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What are your
office hours? |
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How may I obtain
a copy of a vital record a: birth, death, marriage license? |
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Can I do genealogical
research at your office? |
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How do I register
to vote? |
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How do I file
a Business Certificate? |
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How do I protect
my business name? |
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What are your office hours? |
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The regular business hours
for the Office of the Town Clerk are:
Monday through Friday, 8:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M |
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How may I obtain a copy
of a vital record a: birth, death, marriage license? |
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Certified copies of birth,
death and marriage records may be obtained from the Office of the
Town Clerk in person, during regular business hours or by mail. The
fee for a certified copy of a vital record is $10.00. |
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Can I do genealogical research
at your office? |
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The Office of the Town
Clerk provides genealogical researchers access to certain indexes,
records and information. This access is available during regular
business hours. However, during certain busy periods, i.e., election
preparation, it would be difficult for office clerks to offer assistance.
It is recommended that, if extensive time be required of office
clerk, an individual call the office to arrange a convenient time.
Further research may be conducted at:
Vital
Records Division of the Massachusetts Dept. of Public Health
Massachusetts
State Archives
National
Archives-New England Region |
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How do I register to vote?
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To be eligible to register
to vote in Massachusetts you must be a U.S. citizen, and a resident
of Massachusetts, and 18 years old on or before the next election.
You may register to vote in person at any local Town Clerk or Election
Commission office or at any registration event or at a number of
state agencies, including the Department of Transitional Assistance
and the Registry of Motor Vehicles.
You may also register to vote by mail by completing, signing, and
mailing a voter registration form to the Office of the Town Clerk.
Voter registration forms may be obtained from the Office of the
Town Clerk by calling (508)-841-8507. |
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How do I file a Business
Certificate? |
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Massachusetts requires anyone
who is conducting business under an alias (i.e. any other name than
their own), including corporations, to file a business certificate
in the community where their business is principally headquartered.
This form, also called a "DBA" which stands for "doing
business as", contains the name and address of the business
and the names and residences of the principals of the business.
This certificate
must be signed in the presence of a designated clerk in the Office
of the Town Clerk or a Notary Public. The certificate is effective
for four years and the filing fee is $25.00. The fee for filing an
amendment is $10.00. |
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How do I protect my business
name? |
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Filing a business certificate
at the local level does not protect your name. If you have a business
name or a symbol that you consider unique and valuable you may want
to register it as a trademark or a service mark. Trademarks are any
word, name, symbol, or device, or any combination of these used to
identify the goods of a business and distinguish those goods from
the goods of others. Similarly, there are service marks that may be
used to identify and distinguish a business, which provides a service
rather than goods.
You are not required to register your trademark or service mark
with any governmental agency. Trademarks are protected under common
law. However, by registering your mark, you may gain certain exclusive
ownership benefits under statutory law. You should contact the Specialized
Section in the Corporations Division of the Office of the Secretary
of the Commonwealth for further information.
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