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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 3, sec. 49 — MA Code / Part I / Title I / Chapter 3 / Section 49
Proceedings to compel filing of proper statement required by Secs. 43, 44 or 47;equitable or mandamus relief to enforce Secs. 41 to 43; speedy trial
Status: in_force

Section 49. The supreme judicial court or superior court may compel any person, group, or organization failing to file a statement required by sections forty-three, forty-four or forty-seven, or filing a statement not conforming to the requirements of said sections in respect to its truth, sufficiently in detail, or otherwise to file a sufficient statement, upon the application of the attorney general. The supreme judicial court or superior court may, upon application of the attorney general, grant equitable or mandamus relief to enforce sections 41 to 43, inclusive, prohibiting the offering or giving of or paying for gifts, meals, beverages, or other items. Relief under this section may include (a) an order to pay to the commonwealth an amount equal to the value of any compensation or thing paid or received in violation of section 42, or the value of any gift, meal, beverage, or other item given or received in violation of section 43; and (b) a civil penalty of up to $10,000 for each violation of sections 41 to 47, inclusive. Proceedings under this section shall be advanced for speedy trial upon the request of either party.

Section 49. The supreme judicial court or superior court may compel any person, group, or organization failing to file a statement required by sections forty-three, forty-four or forty-seven, or filing a statement not conforming to the requirements of said sections in respect to its truth, sufficiently in detail, or otherwise to file a sufficient statement, upon the application of the attorney general. The supreme judicial court or superior court may, upon application of the attorney general, grant equitable or mandamus relief to enforce sections 41 to 43, inclusive, prohibiting the offering or giving of or paying for gifts, meals, beverages, or other items. Relief under this section may include (a) an order to pay to the commonwealth an amount equal to the value of any compensation or thing paid or received in violation of section 42, or the value of any gift, meal, beverage, or other item given or received in violation of section 43; and (b) a civil penalty of up to $10,000 for each violation of sections 41 to 47, inclusive. Proceedings under this section shall be advanced for speedy trial upon the request of either party.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21, sec. 50A — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 21 / Section 50A
Oil terminals; pollution prevention; revocation of license
Status: in_force

Section 50A. Notwithstanding the provisions of section fifty, every owner or operator of an oil terminal or wharf shall employ a trained crew and have a boom, on terminal property or readily available under a plan with other persons complying with the law or rules and regulations of the division and of a design approved by the division, which is capable of encircling any ship or vessel depositing oil into tanks or other receptacles at such terminal or wharf, and which is designed to prevent seepage, overflow or excess oil from polluting or contaminating any lake, river, harbor, tidal water or flats. If the director finds that because of the negligence of such owner, operator or one of his agents or servants repeated seepage, overflow or excess oil has contaminated any lake, river, harbor, tidal water or flats, he shall require every such owner or operator to encircle every ship or vessel depositing oil at his wharf or terminal with such a boom. The authority granted to the director under the preceding sentence shall not be construed to diminish his powers to regulate and control oil spillage, including his power to require the use of booms, granted by section fifty. The owner or operator of any such wharf or terminal shall remove any oil held within such boom prior to a ship or vessel leaving the same. A license issued under section fifty to operate a terminal may be revoked for violation of any of the provisions of this section.

Section 50A. Notwithstanding the provisions of section fifty, every owner or operator of an oil terminal or wharf shall employ a trained crew and have a boom, on terminal property or readily available under a plan with other persons complying with the law or rules and regulations of the division and of a design approved by the division, which is capable of encircling any ship or vessel depositing oil into tanks or other receptacles at such terminal or wharf, and which is designed to prevent seepage, overflow or excess oil from polluting or contaminating any lake, river, harbor, tidal water or flats. If the director finds that because of the negligence of such owner, operator or one of his agents or servants repeated seepage, overflow or excess oil has contaminated any lake, river, harbor, tidal water or flats, he shall require every such owner or operator to encircle every ship or vessel depositing oil at his wharf or terminal with such a boom. The authority granted to the director under the preceding sentence shall not be construed to diminish his powers to regulate and control oil spillage, including his power to require the use of booms, granted by section fifty. The owner or operator of any such wharf or terminal shall remove any oil held within such boom prior to a ship or vessel leaving the same. A license issued under section fifty to operate a terminal may be revoked for violation of any of the provisions of this section.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 115A, sec. 1 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVII / Chapter 115A / Section 1
Benefits of state-operated veterans' home; persons entitled
Status: in_force

Section 1. A person who is a veteran as defined in section 1 of chapter 115 shall be entitled to out-patient treatment at, admission to and hospitalization in a state-operated veterans' home, subject to the provisions of section 3.

Section 1. A person who is a veteran as defined in section 1 of chapter 115 shall be entitled to out-patient treatment at, admission to and hospitalization in a state-operated veterans' home, subject to the provisions of section 3.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 175, sec. 96A — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 175 / Section 96A
Loss of use or occupancy; limitations
Status: in_force

Section 96A. Neither insurance authorized under the provisions of clause seventeenth of section forty-seven nor insurance against loss of use or occupancy shall be subject to the limitations as to value contained in sections ninety-five, ninety-six, ninety-nine, one hundred and two A and one hundred and two B.

Section 96A. Neither insurance authorized under the provisions of clause seventeenth of section forty-seven nor insurance against loss of use or occupancy shall be subject to the limitations as to value contained in sections ninety-five, ninety-six, ninety-nine, one hundred and two A and one hundred and two B.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 126, sec. 21 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVIII / Chapter 126 / Section 21
Abstract of mittimus upon commitment of female
Status: in_force

Section 21. The keeper of a jail or master of a house of correction to which a female has been committed shall forthwith transmit to the commissioner of correction such an abstract of the mittimus upon which she has been committed as he may require.

Section 21. The keeper of a jail or master of a house of correction to which a female has been committed shall forthwith transmit to the commissioner of correction such an abstract of the mittimus upon which she has been committed as he may require.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 255D, sec. 31 — MA Code / Part III / Title IV / Chapter 255D / Section 31
Truth-in-lending act; application
Status: in_force

Section 31. A transaction subject to the provisions of this chapter shall also be subject to the provisions of chapter one hundred and forty D and a retail seller or holder subject to the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to the provisions of said chapter one hundred and forty D and in the event of a conflict between the provisions of this chapter and said chapter one hundred and forty D, the provisions of said chapter one hundred and forty D shall control.

Section 31. A transaction subject to the provisions of this chapter shall also be subject to the provisions of chapter one hundred and forty D and a retail seller or holder subject to the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to the provisions of said chapter one hundred and forty D and in the event of a conflict between the provisions of this chapter and said chapter one hundred and forty D, the provisions of said chapter one hundred and forty D shall control.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 67, sec. 21 — MA Code / Part I / Title XI / Chapter 67 / Section 21
Incorporation of religious societies
Status: in_force

Section 21. An unincorporated religious society, if it contains ten or more members, male or female, may become a corporation, and may hold so much real and personal estate as may be necessary for the objects of such organization, and no more.

Section 21. An unincorporated religious society, if it contains ten or more members, male or female, may become a corporation, and may hold so much real and personal estate as may be necessary for the objects of such organization, and no more.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 146, sec. 54A — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 146 / Section 54A
Violation of Sec. 53, 53A, or 54; penalties
Status: in_force

Section 54A. Whoever violates any provision of section 53, 53A or 54, or any rule or regulation made thereunder, shall be punished by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars and not more than three thousand dollars, or by imprisonment for not more than three months, or both such fine and imprisonment. Whoever prevents or attempts to prevent any inspector from entering on any premises in the discharge of his duty with respect to sections fifty-three and fifty-four, shall be punished by a fine of not less than two hundred and fifty dollars and not more than three thousand dollars, or by imprisonment for not more than three months, or both such fine and imprisonment. Any person who permits an unlicensed person to operate hoisting machinery shall be subject to a fine of not less than one thousand dollars and not more than three thousand dollars, or by imprisonment for not more than three months, or both such fine and imprisonment.

Section 54A. Whoever violates any provision of section 53, 53A or 54, or any rule or regulation made thereunder, shall be punished by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars and not more than three thousand dollars, or by imprisonment for not more than three months, or both such fine and imprisonment. Whoever prevents or attempts to prevent any inspector from entering on any premises in the discharge of his duty with respect to sections fifty-three and fifty-four, shall be punished by a fine of not less than two hundred and fifty dollars and not more than three thousand dollars, or by imprisonment for not more than three months, or both such fine and imprisonment.

Any person who permits an unlicensed person to operate hoisting machinery shall be subject to a fine of not less than one thousand dollars and not more than three thousand dollars, or by imprisonment for not more than three months, or both such fine and imprisonment.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 29, sec. 28 — MA Code / Part I / Title III / Chapter 29 / Section 28
State publications; costs; payments
Status: in_force

Section 28. The cost of printing and publishing any publication issued by or on behalf of the commonwealth by any office or department shall be paid from the appropriation for such office or department.

Section 28. The cost of printing and publishing any publication issued by or on behalf of the commonwealth by any office or department shall be paid from the appropriation for such office or department.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156E, sec. 4 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 156E / Section 4
Organization of benefit corporation
Status: in_force

Section 4. A benefit corporation shall be organized under either chapter 156A or chapter 156D, as applicable, except that a benefit corporation's articles of organization shall make clear reference that it is a benefit corporation.

Section 4. A benefit corporation shall be organized under either chapter 156A or chapter 156D, as applicable, except that a benefit corporation's articles of organization shall make clear reference that it is a benefit corporation.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 255, sec. 21 — MA Code / Part III / Title IV / Chapter 255 / Section 21
Payment by owner of vessel
Status: in_force

Section 21. If a contractor or sub-contractor unreasonably neglects or refuses to pay for labor procured by him to be performed in constructing, repairing or launching a vessel upon which a lien exists therefor and the owner or other person who made the agreement with such contractor or sub-contractor pays the debt secured by the lien, he shall have the same claim against such contractor or sub-contractor as if the lien had been enforced by judgment.

Section 21. If a contractor or sub-contractor unreasonably neglects or refuses to pay for labor procured by him to be performed in constructing, repairing or launching a vessel upon which a lien exists therefor and the owner or other person who made the agreement with such contractor or sub-contractor pays the debt secured by the lien, he shall have the same claim against such contractor or sub-contractor as if the lien had been enforced by judgment.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91, sec. 57 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 91 / Section 57
Jurisdiction of supreme judicial court
Status: in_force

Section 57. The supreme judicial court shall have jurisdiction in equity, upon information filed by the attorney general, of violations of this chapter.

Section 57. The supreme judicial court shall have jurisdiction in equity, upon information filed by the attorney general, of violations of this chapter.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 272, sec. 78 — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 272 / Section 78
Selling, leading, or using horses not fit for work; forfeiture of auctioneer's license
Status: in_force

Section 78. No person holding an auctioneer's license shall receive or offer for sale or sell at public auction, nor shall any person sell at private sale, or lead, ride or drive on any public way, for any purpose except that of conveying the horse to a proper place for its humane keeping or killing, or for medical or surgical treatment, any horse which, by reason of debility, disease or lameness, or for other cause, could not be worked in the commonwealth without violating the laws against cruelty to animals. This section shall not prohibit the purchase of horses by humane societies incorporated under the laws of the commonwealth for the purpose of humanely killing the same. Violation of this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than five nor more than one hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than six months. If a licensed auctioneer violates this section, he shall also forfeit his license.

Section 78. No person holding an auctioneer's license shall receive or offer for sale or sell at public auction, nor shall any person sell at private sale, or lead, ride or drive on any public way, for any purpose except that of conveying the horse to a proper place for its humane keeping or killing, or for medical or surgical treatment, any horse which, by reason of debility, disease or lameness, or for other cause, could not be worked in the commonwealth without violating the laws against cruelty to animals. This section shall not prohibit the purchase of horses by humane societies incorporated under the laws of the commonwealth for the purpose of humanely killing the same. Violation of this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than five nor more than one hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than six months. If a licensed auctioneer violates this section, he shall also forfeit his license.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6D, sec. 17 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 6D / Section 17
Annual report; audits
Status: in_force

Section 17. The commission shall keep an accurate account of all its activities and of all its receipts and expenditures and shall annually make a report thereof as of the end of its fiscal year to its board, to the governor, to the general court, and to the state auditor, such reports to be in a form prescribed by the board, with the written approval of the auditor. The auditor may investigate the affairs of the commission, may severally examine the properties and records of the commission, and may prescribe methods of accounting and of rendering of periodic reports in relation to projects undertaken by the commission. The commission shall be subject to an audit by the state auditor, in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards, once every 3 years or as often as the state auditor determines is necessary.

Section 17. The commission shall keep an accurate account of all its activities and of all its receipts and expenditures and shall annually make a report thereof as of the end of its fiscal year to its board, to the governor, to the general court, and to the state auditor, such reports to be in a form prescribed by the board, with the written approval of the auditor. The auditor may investigate the affairs of the commission, may severally examine the properties and records of the commission, and may prescribe methods of accounting and of rendering of periodic reports in relation to projects undertaken by the commission. The commission shall be subject to an audit by the state auditor, in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards, once every 3 years or as often as the state auditor determines is necessary.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 122, sec. 1 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVII / Chapter 122 / Section 1
Supervision; inpatient and outpatient services
Status: in_force

Section 1. The department of public health, in this chapter called the department, shall have general supervision of the Tewksbury hospital; and may delegate any of its powers and duties to and execute any of its functions by agents appointed for the purpose. Subject to appropriation and subject to the provisions of sections twenty-five B to twenty-five G, inclusive, of chapter one hundred and eleven, the department shall be authorized to establish at the Tewksbury hospital, with the approval of the superintendent and the trustees, any inpatient or outpatient services, including but not limited to medical, surgical, restorative, rehabilitative or chronic services, mental health and mental retardation services, extended care services, dental services, rehabilitative therapy services, family planning services, services for treatment of alcoholism and drug addiction, skilled nursing care services, intermediate care facility services, and residency care services.

Section 1. The department of public health, in this chapter called the department, shall have general supervision of the Tewksbury hospital; and may delegate any of its powers and duties to and execute any of its functions by agents appointed for the purpose.

Subject to appropriation and subject to the provisions of sections twenty-five B to twenty-five G, inclusive, of chapter one hundred and eleven, the department shall be authorized to establish at the Tewksbury hospital, with the approval of the superintendent and the trustees, any inpatient or outpatient services, including but not limited to medical, surgical, restorative, rehabilitative or chronic services, mental health and mental retardation services, extended care services, dental services, rehabilitative therapy services, family planning services, services for treatment of alcoholism and drug addiction, skilled nursing care services, intermediate care facility services, and residency care services.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43B, sec. 2 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 43B / Section 2
Adoption, revision or amendment of existing charter
Status: in_force

Section 2. Every city and town shall have the power to adopt or revise its charter or to amend its existing charter in accordance with procedures prescribed by this chapter.

Section 2. Every city and town shall have the power to adopt or revise its charter or to amend its existing charter in accordance with procedures prescribed by this chapter.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, sec. 94 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 160 / Section 94
Recovery by railroad from person required to fence
Status: in_force

Section 94. If a person other than a railroad corporation is required by law or contract to erect or maintain fences along a part of the line of the railroad, the corporation shall erect such fences or keep them in repair as provided in the preceding section, and may recover in contract the reasonable cost thereof from such person. If he is an owner of land adjoining such line, the corporation shall also have a lien upon said land for labor performed and furnished and all materials furnished and used by it in erecting and repairing such fences upon such land, and for the costs which may arise in enforcing it; and it shall be enforced in the manner provided for enforcing liens for labor in chapter two hundred and fifty-four.

Section 94. If a person other than a railroad corporation is required by law or contract to erect or maintain fences along a part of the line of the railroad, the corporation shall erect such fences or keep them in repair as provided in the preceding section, and may recover in contract the reasonable cost thereof from such person. If he is an owner of land adjoining such line, the corporation shall also have a lien upon said land for labor performed and furnished and all materials furnished and used by it in erecting and repairing such fences upon such land, and for the costs which may arise in enforcing it; and it shall be enforced in the manner provided for enforcing liens for labor in chapter two hundred and fifty-four.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 132A, sec. 1C — MA Code / Part I / Title XIX / Chapter 132A / Section 1C
Bureau of forest fire control; bureau of forestry; bureau of recreation; chiefs
Status: in_force

Section 1C. There shall be in the division of forests and parks a bureau of forest fire control under the direction and control of a chief fire warden, a bureau of forestry under the direction and control of a chief forester and a bureau of recreation under the direction and control of a chief of recreation. The director of the division of forests and parks shall, subject to the approval of the commissioner, appoint for a term of five years, outside the provisions of chapter thirty-one, the chief of recreation, who shall be qualified by training and experience to administer the duties of his office. With like approval he may remove the chiefs of the several bureaus.

Section 1C. There shall be in the division of forests and parks a bureau of forest fire control under the direction and control of a chief fire warden, a bureau of forestry under the direction and control of a chief forester and a bureau of recreation under the direction and control of a chief of recreation. The director of the division of forests and parks shall, subject to the approval of the commissioner, appoint for a term of five years, outside the provisions of chapter thirty-one, the chief of recreation, who shall be qualified by training and experience to administer the duties of his office. With like approval he may remove the chiefs of the several bureaus.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 33A, sec. 137 — MA Code / Part I / Title V / Chapter 33A / Section 137
Articles to be made available
Status: in_force

Article 137. Articles to be made available. The text of the code and of the regulations prescribed under the code shall be made available to a member of the state military forces, upon request by the member, for the member's personal examination.

Article 137. Articles to be made available.

The text of the code and of the regulations prescribed under the code shall be made available to a member of the state military forces, upon request by the member, for the member's personal examination.