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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 203, sec. 3A — MA Code / Part II / Title II / Chapter 203 / Section 3A
Trusts for benefit of employees; rule against perpetuities
Status: in_force

Section 3A. A trust created by an employer as part of a stock bonus, pension, disability, death benefit or profit sharing plan for the benefit of some or all of his employees, to which contributions are made by the employer or employees, or both, for the purpose of distributing to the employees the earnings or the principal, or both earnings and principal, of the fund held in trust, may continue in perpetuity or for such time as may be necessary to accomplish the purpose for which it is created, and shall not be invalid as violating any rule of law against perpetuities or suspension of the power of alienation of the title to property.

Section 3A. A trust created by an employer as part of a stock bonus, pension, disability, death benefit or profit sharing plan for the benefit of some or all of his employees, to which contributions are made by the employer or employees, or both, for the purpose of distributing to the employees the earnings or the principal, or both earnings and principal, of the fund held in trust, may continue in perpetuity or for such time as may be necessary to accomplish the purpose for which it is created, and shall not be invalid as violating any rule of law against perpetuities or suspension of the power of alienation of the title to property.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 64H, sec. 9 — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 64H / Section 9
Classified permits establishing percentage of exempt sales
Status: in_force

Section 9. Upon application of a vendor, the commissioner may issue a classified permit establishing such vendor's percentage of exempt sales. Such classified permits may be amended or revoked as to classification whenever the commissioner shall determine that the percentage of exempt sales is inaccurate or that such classification is not appropriate.

Section 9. Upon application of a vendor, the commissioner may issue a classified permit establishing such vendor's percentage of exempt sales. Such classified permits may be amended or revoked as to classification whenever the commissioner shall determine that the percentage of exempt sales is inaccurate or that such classification is not appropriate.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94, sec. 102 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 94 / Section 102
Marking or branding of apples
Status: in_force

Section 102. The person possessing the apples at any time shall be deemed responsible for the proper marking of the apples. Each package of apples packed or repacked within the commonwealth and intended for sale within or without the commonwealth, shall be marked or branded at the time of packing, repacking or closing with a statement of the name and legal address of the person by whose authority the apples were packed, the true name of the variety, the official grade designation, and the minimum size or numerical count of the apples contained therein. Each package, lot or open bulk display of apples sold, offered, exposed or advertised for sale at retail shall be plainly marked and identified as to variety, official grade and size. The provisions of this section shall not apply to apples that are in transit from the grower to storage, packer, repacker, or processor, provided that invoices from the grower showing the destination, quantity and ownership of such apples accompany each lot. If the true name of the variety is not known the marks shall include the words ''variety unknown''.

Section 102. The person possessing the apples at any time shall be deemed responsible for the proper marking of the apples. Each package of apples packed or repacked within the commonwealth and intended for sale within or without the commonwealth, shall be marked or branded at the time of packing, repacking or closing with a statement of the name and legal address of the person by whose authority the apples were packed, the true name of the variety, the official grade designation, and the minimum size or numerical count of the apples contained therein. Each package, lot or open bulk display of apples sold, offered, exposed or advertised for sale at retail shall be plainly marked and identified as to variety, official grade and size. The provisions of this section shall not apply to apples that are in transit from the grower to storage, packer, repacker, or processor, provided that invoices from the grower showing the destination, quantity and ownership of such apples accompany each lot. If the true name of the variety is not known the marks shall include the words ''variety unknown''.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 159, sec. 6 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 159 / Section 6
Foreign express businesses; general agent's bond
Status: in_force

Section 6. Such general agent shall give bond to the state treasurer, with one or more sureties to be approved by him, in the sum of two thousand dollars, conditioned that he will accept service of all lawful process against his principal.

Section 6. Such general agent shall give bond to the state treasurer, with one or more sureties to be approved by him, in the sum of two thousand dollars, conditioned that he will accept service of all lawful process against his principal.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6A, sec. 18 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 6A / Section 18
Agencies within executive office of public safety and security
Status: in_force

Section 18. The following state agencies are hereby declared to be within the executive office of public safety and security: the department of fire services; the office of grants and research and the highway safety division; the municipal police training committee; the Massachusetts department of criminal justice information services; the state 911 department; the department of state police; the office of the chief medical examiner; the Massachusetts emergency management agency; the military department; the department of correction, including the parole board; the sex offender registry board; and all other agencies and boards within said departments, committees and boards.

Section 18. The following state agencies are hereby declared to be within the executive office of public safety and security: the department of fire services; the office of grants and research and the highway safety division; the municipal police training committee; the Massachusetts department of criminal justice information services; the state 911 department; the department of state police; the office of the chief medical examiner; the Massachusetts emergency management agency; the military department; the department of correction, including the parole board; the sex offender registry board; and all other agencies and boards within said departments, committees and boards.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94, sec. 10B — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 94 / Section 10B
Granting of permits to engage in business of manufacturing or bottling of non-alcoholic beverages; expiration; renewals; fees
Status: in_force

Section 10B. Local boards of health may grant permits to engage within their respective municipalities in the business of manufacturing or bottling of beverages specified in the preceding section, and the state department of public health may grant permits to the owners of plants for the manufacture or bottling of such beverages located without the commonwealth to sell such beverages within the commonwealth. Such a permit granted by said department shall apply only to one such plant and shall be valid throughout the commonwealth. Each permit granted under this section shall expire one year from the date of its issue. The fee for each such permit and for each annual renewal thereof shall be determined annually by the commissioner of administration under the provision of section three B of chapter seven. Each local board of health shall pay to the state department of public health, for the use of the commonwealth, one half of the fee collected for each permit granted by it hereunder and shall send to said department a copy of each such permit so granted.

Section 10B. Local boards of health may grant permits to engage within their respective municipalities in the business of manufacturing or bottling of beverages specified in the preceding section, and the state department of public health may grant permits to the owners of plants for the manufacture or bottling of such beverages located without the commonwealth to sell such beverages within the commonwealth. Such a permit granted by said department shall apply only to one such plant and shall be valid throughout the commonwealth. Each permit granted under this section shall expire one year from the date of its issue. The fee for each such permit and for each annual renewal thereof shall be determined annually by the commissioner of administration under the provision of section three B of chapter seven. Each local board of health shall pay to the state department of public health, for the use of the commonwealth, one half of the fee collected for each permit granted by it hereunder and shall send to said department a copy of each such permit so granted.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 33A, sec. 18 — MA Code / Part I / Title V / Chapter 33A / Section 18
Jurisdiction of general courts-martial
Status: in_force

Article 18. Jurisdiction of general courts-martial. General courts-martial shall have jurisdiction to try persons subject to this code for an offense made punishable by this code, and may, under such limitations as the commander-in-chief may prescribe, adjudge any punishment not forbidden by this code.

Article 18. Jurisdiction of general courts-martial.

General courts-martial shall have jurisdiction to try persons subject to this code for an offense made punishable by this code, and may, under such limitations as the commander-in-chief may prescribe, adjudge any punishment not forbidden by this code.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40, sec. 6A — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 40 / Section 6A
Advertising
Status: in_force

Section 6A. A city or town which accepts the provisions of this section may appropriate annually a sum for the purpose of advertising its resources, advantages and attractions. The money so appropriated shall be expended under the direction of the mayor and city council of the city or the board of selectmen of the town. Two or more municipalities having resources, advantages or attractions in common may join in advertising the same hereunder.

Section 6A. A city or town which accepts the provisions of this section may appropriate annually a sum for the purpose of advertising its resources, advantages and attractions. The money so appropriated shall be expended under the direction of the mayor and city council of the city or the board of selectmen of the town. Two or more municipalities having resources, advantages or attractions in common may join in advertising the same hereunder.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 169A, sec. 4 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 169A / Section 4
Denial of application; notice; appeal
Status: in_force

Section 4. If the commissioner refuses to issue a license, he shall notify the applicant of the denial, and within twenty days thereafter, he shall enter upon his records a written decision and findings containing the reasons supporting the denial and shall forthwith give written notice thereof by registered mail to the applicant. Within thirty days after the date of such notice, the applicant may appeal such denial to the superior court sitting in the county in which the business of the applicant is located. The court shall hear all pertinent evidence, determine the facts and, upon the facts as so determined, review such denial and affirm the same or order the commissioner to issue such license, as justice and equity may require.

Section 4. If the commissioner refuses to issue a license, he shall notify the applicant of the denial, and within twenty days thereafter, he shall enter upon his records a written decision and findings containing the reasons supporting the denial and shall forthwith give written notice thereof by registered mail to the applicant. Within thirty days after the date of such notice, the applicant may appeal such denial to the superior court sitting in the county in which the business of the applicant is located. The court shall hear all pertinent evidence, determine the facts and, upon the facts as so determined, review such denial and affirm the same or order the commissioner to issue such license, as justice and equity may require.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 33A, sec. 12 — MA Code / Part I / Title V / Chapter 33A / Section 12
Confinement with enemy prisoners prohibited
Status: in_force

Article 12. Confinement with enemy prisoners prohibited. No member of the state military forces may be placed in confinement in immediate association with enemy prisoners.

Article 12. Confinement with enemy prisoners prohibited.

No member of the state military forces may be placed in confinement in immediate association with enemy prisoners.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32, sec. 76 — MA Code / Part I / Title IV / Chapter 32 / Section 76
Amount of pension; counties liable; apportionment
Status: in_force

Section 76. Every person retired under section seventy-five shall receive an annual pension equal to one half of the compensation received by him at the time of his retirement, to be paid by the county in which he has performed his duties, or if he has performed such duties in more than one county, it shall be apportioned by the superior court among such counties; provided, that no person so retired upon attaining the age of seventy shall be entitled to such pension unless, during the fifteen years immediately preceding retirement, he has given his whole time to the duties of the office of probation officer and has faithfully performed such duties.

Section 76. Every person retired under section seventy-five shall receive an annual pension equal to one half of the compensation received by him at the time of his retirement, to be paid by the county in which he has performed his duties, or if he has performed such duties in more than one county, it shall be apportioned by the superior court among such counties; provided, that no person so retired upon attaining the age of seventy shall be entitled to such pension unless, during the fifteen years immediately preceding retirement, he has given his whole time to the duties of the office of probation officer and has faithfully performed such duties.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 182, sec. 2B — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 182 / Section 2B
Investment company trust; trustee
Status: in_force

Section 2B. This section shall apply to a trust that is an investment company, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, and that is registered thereunder with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. A trustee of a trust who with respect to the trust is not an interested person, as defined in said Investment Company Act of 1940, shall be deemed to be independent and disinterested when making any determination or taking any action as a trustee.

Section 2B. This section shall apply to a trust that is an investment company, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, and that is registered thereunder with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

A trustee of a trust who with respect to the trust is not an interested person, as defined in said Investment Company Act of 1940, shall be deemed to be independent and disinterested when making any determination or taking any action as a trustee.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111, sec. 171 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 111 / Section 171
Wilful deposit of excrement or foul matter into water supply; bathing in water supply
Status: in_force

Section 171. Whoever wilfully deposits excrement or foul or decaying matter in water used for domestic water supply, or upon the shore thereof within five rods of the water, or whoever bathes in such water shall be punished by a fine of not more than fifty dollars or by imprisonment for not more than one month. A police officer or constable of a town where such water is wholly or partially situated, acting within the limits of such town, and any executive officer or agent of a water board, board of water commissioners, public institution or water company furnishing water or ice for domestic purposes, acting upon the premises of such board, institution or company and not more than five rods from the water, may without a warrant arrest any person found in the act of violating this section and detain him in some convenient place until a complaint can be made against him therefor. The provisions of this section shall not interfere with the sewage of a town or public institution, or prevent the enrichment of land for agricultural purposes by the owner or occupant thereof.

Section 171. Whoever wilfully deposits excrement or foul or decaying matter in water used for domestic water supply, or upon the shore thereof within five rods of the water, or whoever bathes in such water shall be punished by a fine of not more than fifty dollars or by imprisonment for not more than one month. A police officer or constable of a town where such water is wholly or partially situated, acting within the limits of such town, and any executive officer or agent of a water board, board of water commissioners, public institution or water company furnishing water or ice for domestic purposes, acting upon the premises of such board, institution or company and not more than five rods from the water, may without a warrant arrest any person found in the act of violating this section and detain him in some convenient place until a complaint can be made against him therefor. The provisions of this section shall not interfere with the sewage of a town or public institution, or prevent the enrichment of land for agricultural purposes by the owner or occupant thereof.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 48, sec. 24 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 48 / Section 24
Firefighting expenditures
Status: in_force

Section 24. Money appropriated by a town under section eleven of chapter forty, for the prevention of forest fires, and all fines received under sections eleven, thirteen and twenty-six of this chapter and section nine of chapter two hundred and sixty-six shall be expended by the forest warden, under the supervision of the selectmen, in trimming brush out of wood roads, in preparing and preserving suitable lines for back fires, for fire patrols, or in other ways adapted to prevent or check the spread of fire; or such town may expend any portion of such money in taking by eminent domain such woodland as the selectmen, upon recommendation of the forest warden, consider expedient to prevent forest fires. Such taking and the payment of damages therefor or for injury to property, other than by fire or back fire, shall be governed by chapter seventy-nine. In the event of a forest fire getting beyond the control of a local forest warden, the forester or his assistant may take entire charge of the extinguishment of such fire and engage all help and equipment necessary therefor. All expenses thereby incurred in a town wherein a fire occurs after the forester has so taken charge shall be divided equally between such town and the commonwealth. The expenses aforesaid shall be paid by the commonwealth upon presentation of pay rolls and vouchers approved in such manner as the forester shall direct. One half of any sums so paid shall be assessed and collected as a part of the state tax of such town.

Section 24. Money appropriated by a town under section eleven of chapter forty, for the prevention of forest fires, and all fines received under sections eleven, thirteen and twenty-six of this chapter and section nine of chapter two hundred and sixty-six shall be expended by the forest warden, under the supervision of the selectmen, in trimming brush out of wood roads, in preparing and preserving suitable lines for back fires, for fire patrols, or in other ways adapted to prevent or check the spread of fire; or such town may expend any portion of such money in taking by eminent domain such woodland as the selectmen, upon recommendation of the forest warden, consider expedient to prevent forest fires. Such taking and the payment of damages therefor or for injury to property, other than by fire or back fire, shall be governed by chapter seventy-nine. In the event of a forest fire getting beyond the control of a local forest warden, the forester or his assistant may take entire charge of the extinguishment of such fire and engage all help and equipment necessary therefor. All expenses thereby incurred in a town wherein a fire occurs after the forester has so taken charge shall be divided equally between such town and the commonwealth. The expenses aforesaid shall be paid by the commonwealth upon presentation of pay rolls and vouchers approved in such manner as the forester shall direct. One half of any sums so paid shall be assessed and collected as a part of the state tax of such town.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 255D, sec. 24 — MA Code / Part III / Title IV / Chapter 255D / Section 24
Waiver
Status: in_force

Section 24. No act, agreement or statement of any buyer in any retail installment sale agreement or revolving credit agreement shall constitute a valid waiver of any benefit or protection afforded by the provisions of this chapter.

Section 24. No act, agreement or statement of any buyer in any retail installment sale agreement or revolving credit agreement shall constitute a valid waiver of any benefit or protection afforded by the provisions of this chapter.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, sec. 11A — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 12 / Section 11A
Division of civil rights and liberties
Status: in_force

Section 11A. There shall be in the department of the attorney general a division of civil rights and liberties. The attorney general shall designate an assistant attorney general as director of said division. Said director may appoint and remove, subject to the approval of the attorney general, such expert, clerical and other assistants as the work of the division may require.

Section 11A. There shall be in the department of the attorney general a division of civil rights and liberties. The attorney general shall designate an assistant attorney general as director of said division. Said director may appoint and remove, subject to the approval of the attorney general, such expert, clerical and other assistants as the work of the division may require.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 221B, sec. 5 — MA Code / Part III / Title I / Chapter 221B / Section 5
Rules
Status: in_force

Section 5. The child support cases heard by the child support hearing officers shall be governed by rules promulgated by the Supreme Judicial Court. Such rules shall specify that the parties shall receive adequate notice and opportunity to be heard and present relevant evidence in all proceedings. Such rules shall establish all procedures for child support cases, including initiation of actions, conduct of proceedings before the hearing officers, and approval of hearing officers' orders and judgments by justices of the trial court departments.

Section 5. The child support cases heard by the child support hearing officers shall be governed by rules promulgated by the Supreme Judicial Court. Such rules shall specify that the parties shall receive adequate notice and opportunity to be heard and present relevant evidence in all proceedings. Such rules shall establish all procedures for child support cases, including initiation of actions, conduct of proceedings before the hearing officers, and approval of hearing officers' orders and judgments by justices of the trial court departments.