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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21G, sec. 19 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 21G / Section 19
Public water system rates; propriety
Status: in_force

Section 19. Nothing in this chapter shall limit the authority of the department of telecommunications and energy to rule on the propriety of any rates charged by any public water system subject to its jurisdiction; provided, however, that in making such a ruling the department of telecommunications and energy may consider any fees required by registration adopted pursuant to section eighteen; and, provided further, that such ruling shall not impose any condition inconsistent with the provisions of any order issued by the department or the terms and conditions of a permit issued under this chapter or the regulations adopted hereunder. Compliance with any requirement imposed by the department of telecommunications and energy shall not exempt any public water supply systems from requirements of this chapter or the regulations adopted hereunder.

Section 19. Nothing in this chapter shall limit the authority of the department of telecommunications and energy to rule on the propriety of any rates charged by any public water system subject to its jurisdiction; provided, however, that in making such a ruling the department of telecommunications and energy may consider any fees required by registration adopted pursuant to section eighteen; and, provided further, that such ruling shall not impose any condition inconsistent with the provisions of any order issued by the department or the terms and conditions of a permit issued under this chapter or the regulations adopted hereunder. Compliance with any requirement imposed by the department of telecommunications and energy shall not exempt any public water supply systems from requirements of this chapter or the regulations adopted hereunder.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 74, sec. 6 — MA Code / Part I / Title XII / Chapter 74 / Section 6
Advisory committees
Status: in_force

Section 6. Each school district, county agricultural school, collaborative or municipality operating an approved vocational-technical program shall, under a plan approved by the commissioner under the direction of the state board, appoint advisory committees composed of representatives of local business and industry related to the program, organized labor, parents and students, which shall consult with and advise the trustees and other school officials managing and supervising such schools.

Section 6. Each school district, county agricultural school, collaborative or municipality operating an approved vocational-technical program shall, under a plan approved by the commissioner under the direction of the state board, appoint advisory committees composed of representatives of local business and industry related to the program, organized labor, parents and students, which shall consult with and advise the trustees and other school officials managing and supervising such schools.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156B, sec. 102 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 156B / Section 102
Continuation for purposes of litigation and settlement of affairs
Status: in_force

Section 102. Every corporation whose corporate existence for other purposes is terminated (1) by dissolution under the provisions of section ninety-nine, one hundred, or one hundred and one, (2) by the expiration of the period for its duration limited by its articles of organization, or (3) in any other manner, shall nevertheless be continued as a body corporate for three years after the time when its existence is terminated, for the purpose of prosecuting and defending suits by or against it and of enabling it gradually to settle and close its affairs, to dispose of and convey its property to any person and to make distributions to its stockholders of any assets remaining after the payment of its debts and obligations, but not for the purpose of continuing the business for which it was established; provided, that the corporate existence of such a corporation, for the purposes of any suit brought by or against it prior to the commencement of, or during, said period of three years, shall continue beyond said period for a further period of ninety days after the final judgment in the suit.

Section 102. Every corporation whose corporate existence for other purposes is terminated (1) by dissolution under the provisions of section ninety-nine, one hundred, or one hundred and one, (2) by the expiration of the period for its duration limited by its articles of organization, or (3) in any other manner, shall nevertheless be continued as a body corporate for three years after the time when its existence is terminated, for the purpose of prosecuting and defending suits by or against it and of enabling it gradually to settle and close its affairs, to dispose of and convey its property to any person and to make distributions to its stockholders of any assets remaining after the payment of its debts and obligations, but not for the purpose of continuing the business for which it was established; provided, that the corporate existence of such a corporation, for the purposes of any suit brought by or against it prior to the commencement of, or during, said period of three years, shall continue beyond said period for a further period of ninety days after the final judgment in the suit.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91, sec. 18A — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 91 / Section 18A
Public access to great ponds; petition
Status: in_force

Section 18A. Upon petition of ten citizens of the commonwealth that in their opinion public necessity requires a right of way for public access to any great pond within the commonwealth, the department and the attorney general or a representative designated by him sitting jointly shall hold a public hearing and receive such evidence thereon as may be presented to them. The joint board may make such additional investigation as it deems desirable and if it appears to said board that such a right of way exists it shall present a petition to the land court for registration of the easement. If it appears that no right of way exists it shall submit a report, together with recommendations thereon, to the general court on or before January first of the following year. This section shall not apply to any body of water used as a source of water supply by the commonwealth or by any town or district, or water company, nor shall it affect the right of the commonwealth or any town or district or water company to the use and control of the waters of any such pond for the purposes of a water supply, nor shall it affect or diminish any existing right to the use of the water of any such pond for mercantile or manufacturing purposes.

Section 18A. Upon petition of ten citizens of the commonwealth that in their opinion public necessity requires a right of way for public access to any great pond within the commonwealth, the department and the attorney general or a representative designated by him sitting jointly shall hold a public hearing and receive such evidence thereon as may be presented to them. The joint board may make such additional investigation as it deems desirable and if it appears to said board that such a right of way exists it shall present a petition to the land court for registration of the easement. If it appears that no right of way exists it shall submit a report, together with recommendations thereon, to the general court on or before January first of the following year. This section shall not apply to any body of water used as a source of water supply by the commonwealth or by any town or district, or water company, nor shall it affect the right of the commonwealth or any town or district or water company to the use and control of the waters of any such pond for the purposes of a water supply, nor shall it affect or diminish any existing right to the use of the water of any such pond for mercantile or manufacturing purposes.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 268, sec. 13 — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 268 / Section 13
Corrupting or attempting to corrupt masters, auditors, jurors, arbitrators, umpires or referees
Status: in_force

Section 13. Whoever corrupts or attempts to corrupt a master in chancery, master, auditor, juror, arbitrator, umpire or referee by giving, offering or promising any gift or gratuity whatever, with intent to influence his opinion or decision, relative to a cause or matter pending in a court, or before an inquest, or for the decision of which he has been chosen or appointed, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than five years or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars and imprisonment in jail for not more than one year.

Section 13. Whoever corrupts or attempts to corrupt a master in chancery, master, auditor, juror, arbitrator, umpire or referee by giving, offering or promising any gift or gratuity whatever, with intent to influence his opinion or decision, relative to a cause or matter pending in a court, or before an inquest, or for the decision of which he has been chosen or appointed, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than five years or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars and imprisonment in jail for not more than one year.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 121B, sec. 24 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVII / Chapter 121B / Section 24
Agreement to bear acquisition loss
Status: in_force

Section 24. A city or town, in which the operating agency, pursuant to section forty-seven, proposes to take, acquire or clear land constituting the whole or part or parts of an area which the agency has determined to be a substandard, decadent or blighted open area and for which such agency is preparing an urban renewal plan, may enter into an agreement with the operating agency to bear any loss that may arise as a result of such taking, acquisition or clearance in the event that such land is not used for urban renewal purposes; provided, however, that no city or town shall enter into any agreement under this paragraph which would cause the losses agreed to be borne by such city or town under all agreements under this paragraph in effect at any one time, according to the estimates of costs upon which such agreement or agreements are originally based, to exceed four per cent of its equalized valuation.

Section 24. A city or town, in which the operating agency, pursuant to section forty-seven, proposes to take, acquire or clear land constituting the whole or part or parts of an area which the agency has determined to be a substandard, decadent or blighted open area and for which such agency is preparing an urban renewal plan, may enter into an agreement with the operating agency to bear any loss that may arise as a result of such taking, acquisition or clearance in the event that such land is not used for urban renewal purposes; provided, however, that no city or town shall enter into any agreement under this paragraph which would cause the losses agreed to be borne by such city or town under all agreements under this paragraph in effect at any one time, according to the estimates of costs upon which such agreement or agreements are originally based, to exceed four per cent of its equalized valuation.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 45, sec. 22 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 45 / Section 22
Buildings; erection; lease
Status: in_force

Section 22. Any city or town owning a public domain may lease any building thereon, and it may erect thereon any building for public instruction and recreation. All sums derived from rents or from the sale of the products of any such domain shall be applied, so far as may be necessary, to the management thereof.

Section 22. Any city or town owning a public domain may lease any building thereon, and it may erect thereon any building for public instruction and recreation. All sums derived from rents or from the sale of the products of any such domain shall be applied, so far as may be necessary, to the management thereof.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111, sec. 72BB — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 111 / Section 72BB
Administering of psychotropic medication by nursing home, rest home or other long-term care facility; informed consent
Status: in_force

Section 72BB. (a) For the purposes of this section, the term ''facility'' shall mean a nursing home, rest home or other long-term care facility. (b) The department shall establish a schedule of psychotropic medications that shall not be administered to a resident by a facility without informed written consent. (c) Prior to administering psychotropic medication listed on the schedule created under subsection (b), a facility shall obtain the informed written consent of the resident, the resident's health care proxy or the resident's guardian. Informed written consent shall be obtained on a form approved by the department, which shall include, at a minimum, the following information: (i) the purpose for administering the listed psychotropic drug; (ii) the prescribed dosage; and (iii) any known effect or side effect of the psychotropic medication. The written consent form shall be kept in the resident's medical record.

Section 72BB. (a) For the purposes of this section, the term ''facility'' shall mean a nursing home, rest home or other long-term care facility.

(b) The department shall establish a schedule of psychotropic medications that shall not be administered to a resident by a facility without informed written consent.

(c) Prior to administering psychotropic medication listed on the schedule created under subsection (b), a facility shall obtain the informed written consent of the resident, the resident's health care proxy or the resident's guardian. Informed written consent shall be obtained on a form approved by the department, which shall include, at a minimum, the following information: (i) the purpose for administering the listed psychotropic drug; (ii) the prescribed dosage; and (iii) any known effect or side effect of the psychotropic medication. The written consent form shall be kept in the resident's medical record.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 26, sec. 2 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 26 / Section 2
Commissioner of banks
Status: in_force

Section 2. The commissioner shall be appointed by the governor to serve for a term coterminous with that of the governor. The position of commissioner shall be classified in accordance with section forty-five of chapter thirty and the salaries shall be determined in accordance with section forty-six C of said chapter thirty and he shall devote his full time during business hours to the duties of his office. He shall not be an officer of or directly or indirectly interested in any national bank or in any bank, trust company, corporation, business or occupation that requires his official supervision, and he shall not engage in any other business. He shall give bond with sureties in the sum of twenty thousand dollars, to be approved by the state treasurer, for the faithful performance of his duties.

Section 2. The commissioner shall be appointed by the governor to serve for a term coterminous with that of the governor. The position of commissioner shall be classified in accordance with section forty-five of chapter thirty and the salaries shall be determined in accordance with section forty-six C of said chapter thirty and he shall devote his full time during business hours to the duties of his office. He shall not be an officer of or directly or indirectly interested in any national bank or in any bank, trust company, corporation, business or occupation that requires his official supervision, and he shall not engage in any other business. He shall give bond with sureties in the sum of twenty thousand dollars, to be approved by the state treasurer, for the faithful performance of his duties.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 244, sec. 17C — MA Code / Part III / Title III / Chapter 244 / Section 17C
Waiver of provisions of Secs. 17A and 17B; validity
Status: in_force

Section 17C. The provisions of sections seventeen A and seventeen B shall not be waived, and any agreement to waive them or covenant not to rely upon them made before suit is commenced shall be void.

Section 17C. The provisions of sections seventeen A and seventeen B shall not be waived, and any agreement to waive them or covenant not to rely upon them made before suit is commenced shall be void.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 48, sec. 15 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 48 / Section 15
Powers of arrest
Status: in_force

Section 15. The forester, the state fire warden or any duly authorized assistant, the forest warden in a town or the official performing the duties of a forest warden in a city, or any duly appointed deputy forest warden, the director of the division of fisheries and wildlife, an environmental police officer or deputy environmental police officer or a fish and game warden may arrest without warrant any person found in the act of setting, maintaining or increasing a fire in violation of section thirteen. They shall take precautions to prevent the progress of forest fires, or the improper kindling thereof, and upon the discovery of any such fire shall immediately require the necessary assistance in accordance with section ten, the provisions of which and of sections eleven and twelve are hereby made applicable in such case, and shall notify the local forest warden.

Section 15. The forester, the state fire warden or any duly authorized assistant, the forest warden in a town or the official performing the duties of a forest warden in a city, or any duly appointed deputy forest warden, the director of the division of fisheries and wildlife, an environmental police officer or deputy environmental police officer or a fish and game warden may arrest without warrant any person found in the act of setting, maintaining or increasing a fire in violation of section thirteen. They shall take precautions to prevent the progress of forest fires, or the improper kindling thereof, and upon the discovery of any such fire shall immediately require the necessary assistance in accordance with section ten, the provisions of which and of sections eleven and twelve are hereby made applicable in such case, and shall notify the local forest warden.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 79, sec. 31 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIII / Chapter 79 / Section 31
Petition by tenant in possession of encumbered property
Status: in_force

Section 31. The tenant in possession of property which is encumbered by a contingent remainder, executory devise or power of appointment may, subject to section sixteen, petition the superior court for the assessment of damages; and if he fails so to petition within the first six months of the year allowed by said section, a trustee under section twenty-four or section twenty-six may within the remaining six months thereof petition therefor.

Section 31. The tenant in possession of property which is encumbered by a contingent remainder, executory devise or power of appointment may, subject to section sixteen, petition the superior court for the assessment of damages; and if he fails so to petition within the first six months of the year allowed by said section, a trustee under section twenty-four or section twenty-six may within the remaining six months thereof petition therefor.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 33A, sec. 105 — MA Code / Part I / Title V / Chapter 33A / Section 105
Misconduct as prisoner
Status: in_force

Article 105. Misconduct as prisoner. A person subject to this code who, while in the hands of the enemy in time of war: (1) for the purpose of securing favorable treatment by such person's captors, acts without proper authority in a manner contrary to law, custom or regulation to the detriment of others of the nationality held by the enemy as civilian or military prisoners; or (2) while in a position of authority over such persons, maltreats such persons without justifiable cause shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

Article 105. Misconduct as prisoner.

A person subject to this code who, while in the hands of the enemy in time of war: (1) for the purpose of securing favorable treatment by such person's captors, acts without proper authority in a manner contrary to law, custom or regulation to the detriment of others of the nationality held by the enemy as civilian or military prisoners; or (2) while in a position of authority over such persons, maltreats such persons without justifiable cause shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 275, sec. 12 — MA Code / Part IV / Title II / Chapter 275 / Section 12
Discharge from commitment upon giving security
Status: in_force

Section 12. A person committed for not finding sureties, or for refusing to recognize as required, may be discharged upon giving such security.

Section 12. A person committed for not finding sureties, or for refusing to recognize as required, may be discharged upon giving such security.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94, sec. 305 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 94 / Section 305
Fraud in packing commodities sold by weight; penalties
Status: in_force

Section 305. Whoever, with intent to defraud or injure, in baling or in packing in any container any commodity sold by weight, including wool, leather, cotton, waste, rags and paper, places therein any substance foreign to the contents thereof shall be punished for the first offence by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars, for the second offence by a fine of not more than two hundred dollars, and for a subsequent offence by a fine of fifty dollars and imprisonment for not less than one nor more than three months.

Section 305. Whoever, with intent to defraud or injure, in baling or in packing in any container any commodity sold by weight, including wool, leather, cotton, waste, rags and paper, places therein any substance foreign to the contents thereof shall be punished for the first offence by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars, for the second offence by a fine of not more than two hundred dollars, and for a subsequent offence by a fine of fifty dollars and imprisonment for not less than one nor more than three months.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 113A, sec. 23 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 113A / Section 23
Compliance with donor's decision
Status: in_force

Section 23. An individual's decision to make a donation of that individual's own organ or tissue after death shall be complied with and shall not require the consent or concurrence of any other individual after the donor's death. In the absence of a revocation or amendment, health care providers and procurement organizations shall act in accordance with the donor's decision and may take such appropriate actions as necessary to effect the anatomical gift.

Section 23. An individual's decision to make a donation of that individual's own organ or tissue after death shall be complied with and shall not require the consent or concurrence of any other individual after the donor's death. In the absence of a revocation or amendment, health care providers and procurement organizations shall act in accordance with the donor's decision and may take such appropriate actions as necessary to effect the anatomical gift.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 54, sec. 88 — MA Code / Part I / Title VIII / Chapter 54 / Section 88
Distribution of absent voting ballots
Status: in_force

Section 88. The state secretary shall retain for his own use so many of the papers provided for in the preceding section as he may deem sufficient, and shall supply each city and town clerk in the commonwealth with as many of them as he may deem necessary.

Section 88. The state secretary shall retain for his own use so many of the papers provided for in the preceding section as he may deem sufficient, and shall supply each city and town clerk in the commonwealth with as many of them as he may deem necessary.