Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

SECTION 1. Section 1-3-1 of the charter of the town of Acushnet, which is on file in the office of the archives of the commonwealth, as provided in section 12 of chapter 43B of the General Laws, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 2, the words "executive secretary" and inserting in place thereof the following words:- town administrator.

SECTION 2. Section 3-3-1 of said charter is hereby amended by striking out, in line 6, the words "executive secretary" and inserting in place thereof the following words:- town administrator.

SECTION 3. Section 3-6-2 of said charter is hereby amended by striking out, in line 5, the words "executive secretary" and inserting in place thereof the following words:- town administrator.

SECTION 4. Section 3-8-4 of said charter is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 5 and 6, the words "executive secretary" and inserting in place thereof the following words:- town administrator.

SECTION 5. The title of chapter 5 of said charter is hereby amended by striking out the words "executive secretary" and inserting in place thereof the following words:- town administrator.

SECTION 6. Section 5-1-1 of said charter is hereby amended by striking out, in line 1, the words "executive secretary" and inserting in place thereof the following words:- town administrator.

SECTION 7. Section 5-3-1 of said charter is hereby amended by striking out, in line 1, the words "executive secretary" and inserting in place thereof the following words:- town administrator.

SECTION 8. Section 9-7-1 of said charter is hereby repealed.