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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 114, sec. 39 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 114 / Section 39
Owner of tomb; appeal from order of board of health
Status: in_force

Section 39. The owner of a tomb aggrieved by an order of the board of health closing a tomb, burial ground or cemetery may, within six months after the date thereof, appeal therefrom to the superior court, first giving written notice to the board fourteen days before the entry of such appeal; but the order of the board shall remain in force until the appeal has been determined.

Section 39. The owner of a tomb aggrieved by an order of the board of health closing a tomb, burial ground or cemetery may, within six months after the date thereof, appeal therefrom to the superior court, first giving written notice to the board fourteen days before the entry of such appeal; but the order of the board shall remain in force until the appeal has been determined.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 74, sec. 58 — MA Code / Part I / Title XII / Chapter 74 / Section 58
Use of tobacco products within school buildings or facilities or on school grounds
Status: in_force

Section 58. No person shall use a tobacco product, as defined in section 6 of chapter 270, within the school buildings or facilities or on the grounds or school buses of a public or private vocational school or at a vocational school-sponsored event. Each school committee or board of trustees shall establish a policy regarding violations of this section. The policy may include, but shall not be limited to, mandatory education classes on the hazards of using tobacco products.

Section 58. No person shall use a tobacco product, as defined in section 6 of chapter 270, within the school buildings or facilities or on the grounds or school buses of a public or private vocational school or at a vocational school-sponsored event.

Each school committee or board of trustees shall establish a policy regarding violations of this section. The policy may include, but shall not be limited to, mandatory education classes on the hazards of using tobacco products.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 221, sec. 44B — MA Code / Part III / Title I / Chapter 221 / Section 44B
Copies of Sec. 44A; furnishing to hospitals; posting
Status: in_force

Section 44B. The superintendent or other person in immediate charge of each hospital, infirmary or institution referred to in section forty-four A shall cause to be posted and kept posted in a conspicuous place therein printed copies of said section. Printed copies of said section shall, on application therefor, be furnished to each such hospital, infirmary and institution by the department of public health at a price to be determined by the commission on administration and finance. Any such superintendent or other person who violates any provision of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars.

Section 44B. The superintendent or other person in immediate charge of each hospital, infirmary or institution referred to in section forty-four A shall cause to be posted and kept posted in a conspicuous place therein printed copies of said section. Printed copies of said section shall, on application therefor, be furnished to each such hospital, infirmary and institution by the department of public health at a price to be determined by the commission on administration and finance. Any such superintendent or other person who violates any provision of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, sec. 132 — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 266 / Section 132
Pigeons; killing or frightening
Status: in_force

Section 132. Whoever wilfully kills pigeons upon, or frightens them from, beds which have been made for the purpose of taking them in nets, by any method, within one hundred rods of the same, except on land lawfully occupied by himself, shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than one month or by a fine of not more than twenty dollars, and shall also be liable for the actual damages to the owner or occupant of such beds.

Section 132. Whoever wilfully kills pigeons upon, or frightens them from, beds which have been made for the purpose of taking them in nets, by any method, within one hundred rods of the same, except on land lawfully occupied by himself, shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than one month or by a fine of not more than twenty dollars, and shall also be liable for the actual damages to the owner or occupant of such beds.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 118C, sec. 8 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVII / Chapter 118C / Section 8
Studies; reports; recommendations
Status: in_force

Section 8. The state agency shall make studies concerning the problem of old age and survivors insurance protection for employees of the commonwealth and its instrumentalities, and concerning the operation of agreements made and plans approved under this chapter, and shall submit a report to the general court at the beginning of each regular session, covering the administration and operation of this chapter during the preceding calendar year, including recommendations for amendments to this chapter.

Section 8. The state agency shall make studies concerning the problem of old age and survivors insurance protection for employees of the commonwealth and its instrumentalities, and concerning the operation of agreements made and plans approved under this chapter, and shall submit a report to the general court at the beginning of each regular session, covering the administration and operation of this chapter during the preceding calendar year, including recommendations for amendments to this chapter.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 18C, sec. 9 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 18C / Section 9
Procedures for performance of duties; rules and regulations
Status: in_force

Section 9. The child advocate shall develop internal procedures appropriate for the effective performance of his duties. The child advocate may, subject to chapter 30A, adopt, amend or repeal such rules and regulations as are deemed necessary to carry out the functions of the office.

Section 9. The child advocate shall develop internal procedures appropriate for the effective performance of his duties.

The child advocate may, subject to chapter 30A, adopt, amend or repeal such rules and regulations as are deemed necessary to carry out the functions of the office.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 64E, sec. 11 — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 64E / Section 11
Penalty for violations
Status: in_force

Section 11. Any person who violates any provision of this chapter, for which a penalty is not otherwise provided, shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment for one year, or both.

Section 11. Any person who violates any provision of this chapter, for which a penalty is not otherwise provided, shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment for one year, or both.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 41, sec. 23 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 41 / Section 23
Rescission of vote by selectmen; election of other officers; tenure
Status: in_force

Section 23. A town may, after a vote under section twenty-one has been in effect therein for a period of not less than three years, by a vote at a meeting held at least sixty days before the annual town election, rescind such action in whole or in part and thereupon such town shall, at the next town election, nominate and elect such officers as are necessary to carry out the duties exercised in accordance with section twenty-one by the board of selectmen or officers appointed by them. Such officers, when to be elected for three year terms, if members of a board of three or more, shall be nominated and elected for one, two or three years respectively, and thereafter for the term of three years, and upon their election and qualification shall have all the duties and obligations imposed upon them by law.

Section 23. A town may, after a vote under section twenty-one has been in effect therein for a period of not less than three years, by a vote at a meeting held at least sixty days before the annual town election, rescind such action in whole or in part and thereupon such town shall, at the next town election, nominate and elect such officers as are necessary to carry out the duties exercised in accordance with section twenty-one by the board of selectmen or officers appointed by them. Such officers, when to be elected for three year terms, if members of a board of three or more, shall be nominated and elected for one, two or three years respectively, and thereafter for the term of three years, and upon their election and qualification shall have all the duties and obligations imposed upon them by law.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43D, sec. 7 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 43D / Section 7
Time for final actions
Status: in_force

Section 7. Failure by any issuing authority to take final action on a permit or approval within the 180–day period or extended time, if applicable, shall be considered a grant of the relief requested of that authority. In that event, within 14 days after the date of expiration of the time period, the applicant shall file an affidavit with the city or town clerk, attaching the application, setting forth the facts giving rise to the grant and stating that notice of the grant has been mailed, by certified mail, to all parties to the proceedings and all persons entitled to notice of hearing in connection with the application.

Section 7. Failure by any issuing authority to take final action on a permit or approval within the 180–day period or extended time, if applicable, shall be considered a grant of the relief requested of that authority. In that event, within 14 days after the date of expiration of the time period, the applicant shall file an affidavit with the city or town clerk, attaching the application, setting forth the facts giving rise to the grant and stating that notice of the grant has been mailed, by certified mail, to all parties to the proceedings and all persons entitled to notice of hearing in connection with the application.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 84, sec. 14 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 84 / Section 14
Financing repairs
Status: in_force

Section 14. The proprietors and occupants may, at a meeting for that purpose, authorize any person to contract for making and keeping in repair such private way or bridge, may vote to raise such amount as they consider necessary for carrying such contracts into effect; and may choose assessors, who shall assess each proprietor and occupant for his proportion of such amount according to his interest in such way or bridge, and shall deliver the lists of such assessments to the surveyor, with proper warrants of distress, in substance as is prescribed by law for collection of town taxes, and the surveyor may levy and collect such taxes in the same manner as collectors of taxes are empowered to collect taxes. If a surveyor neglects or refuses to pay over according to the direction of his warrant the moneys so collected, he shall be liable to such proprietors or occupants in contract for the amount collected, together with twenty per cent interest in addition thereto.

Section 14. The proprietors and occupants may, at a meeting for that purpose, authorize any person to contract for making and keeping in repair such private way or bridge, may vote to raise such amount as they consider necessary for carrying such contracts into effect; and may choose assessors, who shall assess each proprietor and occupant for his proportion of such amount according to his interest in such way or bridge, and shall deliver the lists of such assessments to the surveyor, with proper warrants of distress, in substance as is prescribed by law for collection of town taxes, and the surveyor may levy and collect such taxes in the same manner as collectors of taxes are empowered to collect taxes. If a surveyor neglects or refuses to pay over according to the direction of his warrant the moneys so collected, he shall be liable to such proprietors or occupants in contract for the amount collected, together with twenty per cent interest in addition thereto.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 233, sec. 11 — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 233 / Section 11
Requiring testimony
Status: in_force

Section 11. A justice of the supreme judicial or the superior court, upon the application of a magistrate or tribunal authorized to summon and compel the attendance of witnesses may, in his discretion, compel the giving of testimony by them before such magistrate or tribunal, in the same manner and to the same extent as before said courts.

Section 11. A justice of the supreme judicial or the superior court, upon the application of a magistrate or tribunal authorized to summon and compel the attendance of witnesses may, in his discretion, compel the giving of testimony by them before such magistrate or tribunal, in the same manner and to the same extent as before said courts.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 220, sec. 13A — MA Code / Part III / Title I / Chapter 220 / Section 13A
Contempt cases; rights of defendant
Status: in_force

Section 13A. Any person who shall wilfully disobey any lawful process, order, judgment or command of the court in any action in which injunctive relief is sought in any matter involving or growing out of a labor dispute, as defined in section twenty C of chapter one hundred and forty-nine, by doing any act or thing in or by such process, order, judgment or command forbidden to be done by him, if the act or thing so done by him is of such character as to constitute also a criminal offense under the laws of the commonwealth shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial for his said contempt by an impartial jury of the county wherein it shall have been committed; provided, that this right shall not apply to contempts committed in the presence of the court or so near thereto as to interfere directly with the administration of justice or apply to the misbehavior, misconduct or disobedience of any officer of the court in respect to the orders or process of the court.

Section 13A. Any person who shall wilfully disobey any lawful process, order, judgment or command of the court in any action in which injunctive relief is sought in any matter involving or growing out of a labor dispute, as defined in section twenty C of chapter one hundred and forty-nine, by doing any act or thing in or by such process, order, judgment or command forbidden to be done by him, if the act or thing so done by him is of such character as to constitute also a criminal offense under the laws of the commonwealth shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial for his said contempt by an impartial jury of the county wherein it shall have been committed; provided, that this right shall not apply to contempts committed in the presence of the court or so near thereto as to interfere directly with the administration of justice or apply to the misbehavior, misconduct or disobedience of any officer of the court in respect to the orders or process of the court.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 112, sec. 5A — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 112 / Section 5A
Physician's license restrictions
Status: in_force

Section 5A. The board shall have the authority, after a hearing pursuant to chapter thirty A, to impose restrictions on a physician's license prohibiting the physician from performing certain medical procedures or operations, or from performing procedures except under certain conditions. The board shall by regulations specify the bases for such restrictions.

Section 5A. The board shall have the authority, after a hearing pursuant to chapter thirty A, to impose restrictions on a physician's license prohibiting the physician from performing certain medical procedures or operations, or from performing procedures except under certain conditions. The board shall by regulations specify the bases for such restrictions.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 217, sec. 29L — MA Code / Part III / Title I / Chapter 217 / Section 29L
Norfolk probate and family court; deputy assistant register
Status: in_force

Section 29L. The register of the Norfolk probate and family court may, with the approval of the chief justice of the probate and family court, designate 1 employee as deputy assistant register with the same powers as an assistant register and with the approval of the chief justice remove a deputy assistant register. The deputy assistant register shall receive additional compensation in an amount equal to 15 per cent of the annual salary of the Norfolk county register of probate.

Section 29L. The register of the Norfolk probate and family court may, with the approval of the chief justice of the probate and family court, designate 1 employee as deputy assistant register with the same powers as an assistant register and with the approval of the chief justice remove a deputy assistant register. The deputy assistant register shall receive additional compensation in an amount equal to 15 per cent of the annual salary of the Norfolk county register of probate.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 81, sec. 7G — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 81 / Section 7G
Relocation of public utilities; purchase of lands and easements
Status: in_force

Section 7G. Whenever, in connection with the laying out, widening, relocating, constructing or altering of a public way by the department, land or an easement therein owned by a public utility company is taken by the department by eminent domain under chapter seventy-nine, thereby necessitating the relocation of the facilities of such company, the department may acquire by purchase or otherwise or take by eminent domain under chapter seventy-nine such land or easements therein as such company may designate for the relocation of such facilities, and convey the same to such company. Such conveyance shall be in lieu of any damages for the value of the land or easements therein of such company so taken by the department, not including, however, any damages for the cost of such relocation for which the commonwealth may be liable.

Section 7G. Whenever, in connection with the laying out, widening, relocating, constructing or altering of a public way by the department, land or an easement therein owned by a public utility company is taken by the department by eminent domain under chapter seventy-nine, thereby necessitating the relocation of the facilities of such company, the department may acquire by purchase or otherwise or take by eminent domain under chapter seventy-nine such land or easements therein as such company may designate for the relocation of such facilities, and convey the same to such company. Such conveyance shall be in lieu of any damages for the value of the land or easements therein of such company so taken by the department, not including, however, any damages for the cost of such relocation for which the commonwealth may be liable.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, sec. 81 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 161 / Section 81
Application to have way designated as highway; determination; payment for damages
Status: in_force

Section 81. If the board of aldermen of a city or the selectmen of a town and a company having a location in a way which said board of aldermen or said selectmen or the county commissioners of the county where said city or town lies have in writing requested the commonwealth to take charge of, make application to the department of highways, and with the application submit satisfactory plans, profiles and cross sections of said way, said department shall indicate on such plans, profiles and cross sections a location and grade for the tracks of said company. If said department considers said way suitable for a state highway, and said department and the company by vote of its directors agree as to the proportionate part of the cost of construction which shall be paid by the commonwealth and by the company, said department may pay, out of the appropriations for the construction and repair of state highways, said proportionate part of the damages sustained by a person whose property may be injured by the construction of such state highway, and of the cost of grading it to the lines established by said department. A way graded under this section shall remain a town way or a highway, subject to all laws relative thereto, until said way is taken charge of as a state highway by the commonwealth.

Section 81. If the board of aldermen of a city or the selectmen of a town and a company having a location in a way which said board of aldermen or said selectmen or the county commissioners of the county where said city or town lies have in writing requested the commonwealth to take charge of, make application to the department of highways, and with the application submit satisfactory plans, profiles and cross sections of said way, said department shall indicate on such plans, profiles and cross sections a location and grade for the tracks of said company. If said department considers said way suitable for a state highway, and said department and the company by vote of its directors agree as to the proportionate part of the cost of construction which shall be paid by the commonwealth and by the company, said department may pay, out of the appropriations for the construction and repair of state highways, said proportionate part of the damages sustained by a person whose property may be injured by the construction of such state highway, and of the cost of grading it to the lines established by said department. A way graded under this section shall remain a town way or a highway, subject to all laws relative thereto, until said way is taken charge of as a state highway by the commonwealth.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 33A, sec. 95 — MA Code / Part I / Title V / Chapter 33A / Section 95
Resistance, flight, breach of arrest and escape
Status: in_force

Article 95. Resistance, flight, breach of arrest and escape. A person subject to this code who: (1) resists apprehension; (2) flees from apprehension; (3) breaks arrest; or (4) escapes from custody or confinement shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

Article 95. Resistance, flight, breach of arrest and escape.

A person subject to this code who: (1) resists apprehension; (2) flees from apprehension; (3) breaks arrest; or (4) escapes from custody or confinement shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111, sec. 75 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 111 / Section 75
Unlawful use of buildings for hospitals
Status: in_force

Section 75. Whoever occupies or uses a building for a hospital in a part of a town prohibited by the aldermen or selectmen shall forfeit not more than fifty dollars for every month of such occupancy or use and in like proportion for a shorter time. The supreme judicial or superior court may restrain such occupancy or use.

Section 75. Whoever occupies or uses a building for a hospital in a part of a town prohibited by the aldermen or selectmen shall forfeit not more than fifty dollars for every month of such occupancy or use and in like proportion for a shorter time. The supreme judicial or superior court may restrain such occupancy or use.