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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 143, sec. 12 — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 143 / Section 12
Restraint of construction, repair, or use of a structure; order for removal
Status: in_force

Section 12. The supreme judicial or superior court may restrain the construction, alteration, repair, maintenance or use of a building or structure in violation of any ordinance or by-law of a city or town or of the state building code and order its removal or abatement as a nuisance; and may restrain the further construction, alteration or repair, maintenance, use or occupancy of a building or structure reported to be dangerous, under a survey authorized by section eight, until the determination of the matter, as provided in section ten.

Section 12. The supreme judicial or superior court may restrain the construction, alteration, repair, maintenance or use of a building or structure in violation of any ordinance or by-law of a city or town or of the state building code and order its removal or abatement as a nuisance; and may restrain the further construction, alteration or repair, maintenance, use or occupancy of a building or structure reported to be dangerous, under a survey authorized by section eight, until the determination of the matter, as provided in section ten.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 166, sec. 7 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 166 / Section 7
Increase of capital stock; shareholders' rights to new shares
Status: in_force

Section 7. If any such company increases its capital stock, such new shares necessary to produce the amount of increased capital stock authorized shall, except as provided in the following section, be offered proportionately to its stockholders at not less than the market value thereof at the time of increase, to be determined by the department of telecommunications and cable, taking into account previous sales of stock of the corporation and other pertinent conditions, which determination shall be in writing and with the date thereof shall be certified to and recorded in the books of the corporation. The directors, upon the approval of such increase as provided in section four and the determination of the market value as hereinbefore provided, shall cause written notice of such increase to be given to each stockholder who was such at the date of the vote to increase, stating the amount of such increase, the number of shares or fractions of shares to which he, according to the proportionate number of his shares at the date of such vote, is entitled, the price at which he is entitled to take them, and fixing a time, not less than fifteen days after the date of such determination, within which he may subscribe for such additional stock. Each stockholder may, within the time limited, subscribe for his portion of such stock, which shall be paid for in cash before the issue of a certificate therefor.

Section 7. If any such company increases its capital stock, such new shares necessary to produce the amount of increased capital stock authorized shall, except as provided in the following section, be offered proportionately to its stockholders at not less than the market value thereof at the time of increase, to be determined by the department of telecommunications and cable, taking into account previous sales of stock of the corporation and other pertinent conditions, which determination shall be in writing and with the date thereof shall be certified to and recorded in the books of the corporation. The directors, upon the approval of such increase as provided in section four and the determination of the market value as hereinbefore provided, shall cause written notice of such increase to be given to each stockholder who was such at the date of the vote to increase, stating the amount of such increase, the number of shares or fractions of shares to which he, according to the proportionate number of his shares at the date of such vote, is entitled, the price at which he is entitled to take them, and fixing a time, not less than fifteen days after the date of such determination, within which he may subscribe for such additional stock. Each stockholder may, within the time limited, subscribe for his portion of such stock, which shall be paid for in cash before the issue of a certificate therefor.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, sec. 36 — MA Code / Part III / Title I / Chapter 218 / Section 36
Justice of peace; taking bail
Status: in_force

Section 36. The governor, with the advice and consent of the council, may from time to time, upon the petition of the aldermen or the selectmen of any town within the judicial district of a district court, except a town in which the clerk of such court resides, designate and commission a justice of the peace residing in such town to take bail in criminal cases arising within said judicial district.

Section 36. The governor, with the advice and consent of the council, may from time to time, upon the petition of the aldermen or the selectmen of any town within the judicial district of a district court, except a town in which the clerk of such court resides, designate and commission a justice of the peace residing in such town to take bail in criminal cases arising within said judicial district.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 233, sec. 67 — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 233 / Section 67
Evidence in equity
Status: in_force

Section 67. Evidence in any proceeding seeking equitable relief shall be taken in the same manner as in actions at law, unless the court otherwise orders; but this section shall not prevent such use of affidavits as had been heretofore allowed.

Section 67. Evidence in any proceeding seeking equitable relief shall be taken in the same manner as in actions at law, unless the court otherwise orders; but this section shall not prevent such use of affidavits as had been heretofore allowed.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 132A, sec. 1E — MA Code / Part I / Title XIX / Chapter 132A / Section 1E
Duties of bureau of recreation; expenses
Status: in_force

Section 1E. The bureau of recreation shall perform such duties as the director, with the approval of the commissioner, may require, and shall be responsible for such other duties pertaining to administration and management of recreation areas as are now vested in the division of parks and recreation by the general laws or any special laws. Expenses incurred by the bureau relating to the improvement, development and operation of recreation areas and appurtenant facilities shall be construed as chargeable under the provisions of chapter one hundred and thirty-two A.

Section 1E. The bureau of recreation shall perform such duties as the director, with the approval of the commissioner, may require, and shall be responsible for such other duties pertaining to administration and management of recreation areas as are now vested in the division of parks and recreation by the general laws or any special laws.

Expenses incurred by the bureau relating to the improvement, development and operation of recreation areas and appurtenant facilities shall be construed as chargeable under the provisions of chapter one hundred and thirty-two A.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 205, sec. 33 — MA Code / Part II / Title II / Chapter 205 / Section 33
Execution for undesignated persons; procedure
Status: in_force

Section 33. If such execution is awarded without expressing it to be for the use of any particular person, all money received thereon shall be paid to the co-executor or co-administrator, if any, or to the person who is then the rightful executor or administrator, and shall be assets in his hands to be administered according to law.

Section 33. If such execution is awarded without expressing it to be for the use of any particular person, all money received thereon shall be paid to the co-executor or co-administrator, if any, or to the person who is then the rightful executor or administrator, and shall be assets in his hands to be administered according to law.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32, sec. 85C — MA Code / Part I / Title IV / Chapter 32 / Section 85C
Policemen and firemen excepted from law
Status: in_force

Section 85C. No policeman or fireman whose employment begins after June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and thirty-seven, shall be subject to the provisions of sections eighty-three to eighty-five B, inclusive, or any of them.

Section 85C. No policeman or fireman whose employment begins after June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and thirty-seven, shall be subject to the provisions of sections eighty-three to eighty-five B, inclusive, or any of them.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 109, sec. 10 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 109 / Section 10
Cancellation of certificate
Status: in_force

Section 10. A certificate of limited partnership shall be cancelled upon the dissolution and the commencement of winding up of the partnership or at any other time there are no limited partners. A certificate of cancellation shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state and set forth: (1) the name of the limited partnership; (2) the date of filing of its certificate of limited partnership; (3) the reason for filing the certificate of cancellation; (4) the effective date, which shall be a date certain, of cancellation if it is not to be effective upon the filing of the certificate; and (5) any other information the general partners filing the certificate determine.

Section 10. A certificate of limited partnership shall be cancelled upon the dissolution and the commencement of winding up of the partnership or at any other time there are no limited partners. A certificate of cancellation shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state and set forth:

(1) the name of the limited partnership;

(2) the date of filing of its certificate of limited partnership;

(3) the reason for filing the certificate of cancellation;

(4) the effective date, which shall be a date certain, of cancellation if it is not to be effective upon the filing of the certificate; and

(5) any other information the general partners filing the certificate determine.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 33, sec. 105 — MA Code / Part I / Title V / Chapter 33 / Section 105
Loss or damage to military property; liability; restitution
Status: in_force

Section 105. An officer or enlisted person of the military forces of the commonwealth who damages, loses through carelessness or neglect, carries away or unlawfully disposes of military property of the United States or of the commonwealth, shall be charged with the money value thereof, as determined by an investigating officer or board of survey detailed or appointed by the adjutant general to investigate and report upon the case. Such investigating officer or board of survey shall submit with the report all the evidence bearing upon the loss, damage or disposition of the property.

Section 105. An officer or enlisted person of the military forces of the commonwealth who damages, loses through carelessness or neglect, carries away or unlawfully disposes of military property of the United States or of the commonwealth, shall be charged with the money value thereof, as determined by an investigating officer or board of survey detailed or appointed by the adjutant general to investigate and report upon the case. Such investigating officer or board of survey shall submit with the report all the evidence bearing upon the loss, damage or disposition of the property.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 233, sec. 43 — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 233 / Section 43
Rules for taking depositions outside of commonwealth
Status: in_force

Section 43. The courts may make rules for the issuing of commissions, the filing of interrogatories and all other matters relative to depositions taken without the commonwealth.

Section 43. The courts may make rules for the issuing of commissions, the filing of interrogatories and all other matters relative to depositions taken without the commonwealth.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 212, sec. 6 — MA Code / Part III / Title I / Chapter 212 / Section 6
Criminal jurisdiction
Status: in_force

Section 6. The court shall have original jurisdiction of all crimes. Crimes committed in that part of Scituate described in chapter three hundred and ninety-four of the acts of nineteen hundred and twelve shall be within the territorial jurisdiction of the court both in Norfolk county and in Plymouth county, and arrests and service of process in such cases may be made by an officer qualified to serve criminal process in Cohasset. Crimes committed in any part of Cambridge, Watertown or Newton lying in the Charles river basin shall be within the territorial jurisdiction of the court both in Middlesex county and in Suffolk county.

Section 6. The court shall have original jurisdiction of all crimes. Crimes committed in that part of Scituate described in chapter three hundred and ninety-four of the acts of nineteen hundred and twelve shall be within the territorial jurisdiction of the court both in Norfolk county and in Plymouth county, and arrests and service of process in such cases may be made by an officer qualified to serve criminal process in Cohasset. Crimes committed in any part of Cambridge, Watertown or Newton lying in the Charles river basin shall be within the territorial jurisdiction of the court both in Middlesex county and in Suffolk county.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 255B, sec. 13 — MA Code / Part III / Title IV / Chapter 255B / Section 13
Copy of contract; delivery to buyer; failure to deliver; effect; cancellation of contract
Status: in_force

Section 13. The seller shall deliver to the buyer, or mail to him at his address shown on the contract, a copy of the contract signed by the seller. If the seller fails to deliver or mail to the buyer on or before the time of the delivery of the motor vehicle a copy of the contract signed by the seller, the buyer shall have the right to refuse to take delivery of the motor vehicle and shall be entitled to receive an immediate refund of all payments made and redelivery of the motor vehicle or vehicles traded in to the seller on account or in contemplation of the contract, or if said motor vehicle or vehicles so traded in have been sold by the seller in a bona fide sale, which sale shall not take place for at least ten days unless the seller has delivered to the buyer a full and complete copy of the contract as required herein, the proceeds thereof, less the expenses incurred by the seller in connection with such sale including the cost of any repairs made to such property to make it ready for sale; provided, however, that if delivery of the motor vehicle is accepted by the buyer he shall have no further right of cancellation, but shall be entitled to the benefit of penalties otherwise provided for herein. The foregoing provisions shall not entitle a buyer to cancel an order or a contract or to receive any refund thereunder except under the circumstances set forth in the preceding sentence.

Section 13. The seller shall deliver to the buyer, or mail to him at his address shown on the contract, a copy of the contract signed by the seller. If the seller fails to deliver or mail to the buyer on or before the time of the delivery of the motor vehicle a copy of the contract signed by the seller, the buyer shall have the right to refuse to take delivery of the motor vehicle and shall be entitled to receive an immediate refund of all payments made and redelivery of the motor vehicle or vehicles traded in to the seller on account or in contemplation of the contract, or if said motor vehicle or vehicles so traded in have been sold by the seller in a bona fide sale, which sale shall not take place for at least ten days unless the seller has delivered to the buyer a full and complete copy of the contract as required herein, the proceeds thereof, less the expenses incurred by the seller in connection with such sale including the cost of any repairs made to such property to make it ready for sale; provided, however, that if delivery of the motor vehicle is accepted by the buyer he shall have no further right of cancellation, but shall be entitled to the benefit of penalties otherwise provided for herein. The foregoing provisions shall not entitle a buyer to cancel an order or a contract or to receive any refund thereunder except under the circumstances set forth in the preceding sentence.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 59, sec. 63 — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 59 / Section 63
Notice of decision
Status: in_force

Section 63. Assessors shall, within ten days after their decision on an application for an abatement, send written notice thereof to the applicant. If the assessors fail to take action on such application for a period of three months following the filing thereof, they shall, within ten days after such period, send the applicant written notice of such inaction. Said notice shall indicate the date of the decision or the date the application is deemed denied as provided in section sixty-four, and shall further state that appeal from such decision or inaction may be taken as provided in sections sixty-four to sixty-five B, inclusive.

Section 63. Assessors shall, within ten days after their decision on an application for an abatement, send written notice thereof to the applicant. If the assessors fail to take action on such application for a period of three months following the filing thereof, they shall, within ten days after such period, send the applicant written notice of such inaction. Said notice shall indicate the date of the decision or the date the application is deemed denied as provided in section sixty-four, and shall further state that appeal from such decision or inaction may be taken as provided in sections sixty-four to sixty-five B, inclusive.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40M, sec. 10 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 40M / Section 10
Reports
Status: in_force

Section 10. (A) Each group shall submit to the commissioner of insurance thirty days before the end of its policy year a performance report estimating total outstanding liability, including incurred but not reported claims, for that policy year. (B) Each group shall submit to the commissioner a statement of financial condition audited by an independent certified public accountant on or before the last day of the sixth month following the end of the group's fiscal year. The financial statement shall be on a form prescribed by the commissioner and shall include, but not be limited to, actuarially appropriate reserves for (1) known claims and expenses associated therewith, (2) claims incurred but not reported and expenses associated therewith, (3) unearned premiums and (4) bad debts, which reserves shall be shown as liabilities. (C) The commissioner may prescribe a uniform financial reporting system for all public employer self-insurance groups to ensure the accurate and complete reporting of groups' financial information. (D) The commissioner may prescribe the format and frequency of other reports which may include, but shall not be limited to, payroll audit reports, summary loss reports, and quarterly financial statements.

Section 10. (A) Each group shall submit to the commissioner of insurance thirty days before the end of its policy year a performance report estimating total outstanding liability, including incurred but not reported claims, for that policy year.

(B) Each group shall submit to the commissioner a statement of financial condition audited by an independent certified public accountant on or before the last day of the sixth month following the end of the group's fiscal year. The financial statement shall be on a form prescribed by the commissioner and shall include, but not be limited to, actuarially appropriate reserves for (1) known claims and expenses associated therewith, (2) claims incurred but not reported and expenses associated therewith, (3) unearned premiums and (4) bad debts, which reserves shall be shown as liabilities.

(C) The commissioner may prescribe a uniform financial reporting system for all public employer self-insurance groups to ensure the accurate and complete reporting of groups' financial information.

(D) The commissioner may prescribe the format and frequency of other reports which may include, but shall not be limited to, payroll audit reports, summary loss reports, and quarterly financial statements.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 269, sec. 17 — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 269 / Section 17
Hazing; organizing or participating; hazing defined
Status: in_force

Section 17. Whoever is a principal organizer or participant in the crime of hazing, as defined herein, shall be punished by a fine of not more than three thousand dollars or by imprisonment in a house of correction for not more than one year, or both such fine and imprisonment. The term ''hazing'' as used in this section and in sections eighteen and nineteen, shall mean any conduct or method of initiation into any student organization, whether on public or private property, which wilfully or recklessly endangers the physical or mental health of any student or other person. Such conduct shall include whipping, beating, branding, forced calisthenics, exposure to the weather, forced consumption of any food, liquor, beverage, drug or other substance, or any other brutal treatment or forced physical activity which is likely to adversely affect the physical health or safety of any such student or other person, or which subjects such student or other person to extreme mental stress, including extended deprivation of sleep or rest or extended isolation. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section to the contrary, consent shall not be available as a defense to any prosecution under this action.

Section 17. Whoever is a principal organizer or participant in the crime of hazing, as defined herein, shall be punished by a fine of not more than three thousand dollars or by imprisonment in a house of correction for not more than one year, or both such fine and imprisonment.

The term ''hazing'' as used in this section and in sections eighteen and nineteen, shall mean any conduct or method of initiation into any student organization, whether on public or private property, which wilfully or recklessly endangers the physical or mental health of any student or other person. Such conduct shall include whipping, beating, branding, forced calisthenics, exposure to the weather, forced consumption of any food, liquor, beverage, drug or other substance, or any other brutal treatment or forced physical activity which is likely to adversely affect the physical health or safety of any such student or other person, or which subjects such student or other person to extreme mental stress, including extended deprivation of sleep or rest or extended isolation.

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section to the contrary, consent shall not be available as a defense to any prosecution under this action.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 202, sec. 12 — MA Code / Part II / Title II / Chapter 202 / Section 12
License to guardian of spendthrift; notice
Status: in_force

Section 12. No license to sell real estate shall be granted to the guardian of a spendthrift who resides in the commonwealth unless seven days notice of the petition therefor has been given to the department of transitional assistance. Such notice may be served upon any member of said board or department.

Section 12. No license to sell real estate shall be granted to the guardian of a spendthrift who resides in the commonwealth unless seven days notice of the petition therefor has been given to the department of transitional assistance. Such notice may be served upon any member of said board or department.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, sec. 45 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXI / Chapter 149 / Section 45
Work on holidays
Status: in_force

Section 45. Whoever requires an employee to work in any mill or factory on any legal holiday, except to perform such work as is both absolutely necessary and can lawfully be performed on Sunday, shall be punished by a fine of not more than fifteen hundred dollars.

Section 45. Whoever requires an employee to work in any mill or factory on any legal holiday, except to perform such work as is both absolutely necessary and can lawfully be performed on Sunday, shall be punished by a fine of not more than fifteen hundred dollars.