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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156C, sec. 51 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 156C / Section 51
Resident agent for service of process on foreign limited liability company
Status: in_force

Section 51. Each foreign limited liability company doing business in the commonwealth shall appoint a resident agent as its true and lawful attorney upon whom all lawful process in any action or proceeding against the foreign limited liability company in the commonwealth may be served. Sections 15.07, 15.08 and 15.09 of chapter 156D relative to the appointment and qualifications of a resident agent shall be applicable to the appointment of a resident agent pursuant to this section.

Section 51. Each foreign limited liability company doing business in the commonwealth shall appoint a resident agent as its true and lawful attorney upon whom all lawful process in any action or proceeding against the foreign limited liability company in the commonwealth may be served. Sections 15.07, 15.08 and 15.09 of chapter 156D relative to the appointment and qualifications of a resident agent shall be applicable to the appointment of a resident agent pursuant to this section.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 175, sec. 101E — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 175 / Section 101E
Reference of amount of loss or sound value of affected property under policy of fire insurance to referees; non-waiver of legal defenses to claim
Status: in_force

Section 101E. A company which in compliance with section one hundred or one hundred and one D joins in reference proceedings shall not thereby be held to have waived any legal defense to the claim in respect to which the reference proceedings are held and such proceedings shall fix only the amount of the loss sustained by the insured or the sound value of the property, as the case may be, unless both parties shall agree in writing that the reference shall be held and shall proceed under the provisions of chapter two hundred and fifty-one.

Section 101E. A company which in compliance with section one hundred or one hundred and one D joins in reference proceedings shall not thereby be held to have waived any legal defense to the claim in respect to which the reference proceedings are held and such proceedings shall fix only the amount of the loss sustained by the insured or the sound value of the property, as the case may be, unless both parties shall agree in writing that the reference shall be held and shall proceed under the provisions of chapter two hundred and fifty-one.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 208, sec. 2 — MA Code / Part II / Title III / Chapter 208 / Section 2
Causes for divorce; confinement for crime
Status: in_force

Section 2. A divorce may also be adjudged if either party has been sentenced to confinement for life or for five years or more in a federal penal institution or in a penal or reformatory institution in this or any other state; and, after a divorce for such cause, no pardon granted to the party so sentenced shall restore such party to his or her conjugal rights.

Section 2. A divorce may also be adjudged if either party has been sentenced to confinement for life or for five years or more in a federal penal institution or in a penal or reformatory institution in this or any other state; and, after a divorce for such cause, no pardon granted to the party so sentenced shall restore such party to his or her conjugal rights.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 244, sec. 22 — MA Code / Part III / Title III / Chapter 244 / Section 22
Suit without previous tender
Status: in_force

Section 22. The person entitled to redeem may, before the expiration of the three years limited for redemption, and before or after an entry for breach of condition, and before a sale pursuant to a power contained in the mortgage, commence suit for redemption without previous tender, and may in such suit offer to pay such amount as shall be found due from him, or to perform such other condition as the case may require; but a mortgagee who has published a notice of sale prior to the commencement of such suit may proceed with said sale unless the amount due is paid into court or the sale enjoined.

Section 22. The person entitled to redeem may, before the expiration of the three years limited for redemption, and before or after an entry for breach of condition, and before a sale pursuant to a power contained in the mortgage, commence suit for redemption without previous tender, and may in such suit offer to pay such amount as shall be found due from him, or to perform such other condition as the case may require; but a mortgagee who has published a notice of sale prior to the commencement of such suit may proceed with said sale unless the amount due is paid into court or the sale enjoined.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156B, sec. 40 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 156B / Section 40
Voting by corporation
Status: in_force

Section 40. No corporation shall directly or indirectly vote any share of its own stock. Nothing in this section shall be construed as limiting the right of any corporation to vote shares of stock held directly or indirectly by it in a fiduciary capacity.

Section 40. No corporation shall directly or indirectly vote any share of its own stock. Nothing in this section shall be construed as limiting the right of any corporation to vote shares of stock held directly or indirectly by it in a fiduciary capacity.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209, sec. 16 — MA Code / Part II / Title III / Chapter 209 / Section 16
Disability of husband or wife provisions; disposition of proceeds
Status: in_force

Section 16. If the wife so releases her homestead, or so conveys her own estate, the proceeds of the sale may be so invested and disposed of as to secure to her, and to the minor children of the owner if it is an estate of homestead, the same rights in the principal and income thereof as she or they would have had therein if it had not been sold. An agreement made between her and the guardian or conservator for securing and disposing of the proceeds or any part thereof for the purpose aforesaid, if approved by the probate court for the county where the guardian or conservator was appointed, or, in default of such agreement, an order therefor made by the probate court, shall be valid and binding on all persons interested in the granted property or in said proceeds, and may be enforced by the court or by an action at law.

Section 16. If the wife so releases her homestead, or so conveys her own estate, the proceeds of the sale may be so invested and disposed of as to secure to her, and to the minor children of the owner if it is an estate of homestead, the same rights in the principal and income thereof as she or they would have had therein if it had not been sold. An agreement made between her and the guardian or conservator for securing and disposing of the proceeds or any part thereof for the purpose aforesaid, if approved by the probate court for the county where the guardian or conservator was appointed, or, in default of such agreement, an order therefor made by the probate court, shall be valid and binding on all persons interested in the granted property or in said proceeds, and may be enforced by the court or by an action at law.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, sec. 60D — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 231 / Section 60D
Claim by minor against provider of health care; limitations
Status: in_force

Section 60D. Notwithstanding the provisions of section seven of chapter two hundred and sixty, any claim by a minor against a health care provider stemming from professional services or health care rendered, whether in contract or tort, based on an alleged act, omission or neglect shall be commenced within three years from the date the cause of action accrues, except that a minor under the full age of six years shall have until his ninth birthday in which the action may be commenced, but in no event shall any such action be commenced more than seven years after occurrence of the act or omission which is the alleged cause of the injury upon which such action is based except where the action is based upon the leaving of a foreign object in the body.

Section 60D. Notwithstanding the provisions of section seven of chapter two hundred and sixty, any claim by a minor against a health care provider stemming from professional services or health care rendered, whether in contract or tort, based on an alleged act, omission or neglect shall be commenced within three years from the date the cause of action accrues, except that a minor under the full age of six years shall have until his ninth birthday in which the action may be commenced, but in no event shall any such action be commenced more than seven years after occurrence of the act or omission which is the alleged cause of the injury upon which such action is based except where the action is based upon the leaving of a foreign object in the body.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 179, sec. 3 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 179 / Section 3
Formation of corporation; selection of officers; certification of organization
Status: in_force

Section 3. At such meeting, by vote of a majority in number and interest of all of the proprietors, they may organize themselves as a corporation under this chapter; and they may thereupon choose a clerk, treasurer, collector and such committees and other officers as they deem necessary for the management of their affairs, and may agree upon and direct the manner of calling future meetings. Each officer chosen shall hold his office until his successor is qualified. The clerk, treasurer and collector shall forthwith make, sign and swear to a certificate setting forth the name of the corporation, its purpose, the town and county where it is located, the date of the meeting for organization and any adjournments thereof, and any other facts of importance contained in the proceedings of organization. The certificate and the record of the meeting, including any by-laws, shall be submitted to the state secretary, who shall examine them and who may require such amendments thereof or such additional information as he deems necessary. If he finds that the provisions of law relative to the organization of the corporation have been complied with, he shall endorse his approval on the certificate. The certificate shall, upon payment of a fee to be determined annually by the commissioner of administration under the provision of section three B of chapter seven, be filed in the office of the state secretary; otherwise, the organization shall be void.

Section 3. At such meeting, by vote of a majority in number and interest of all of the proprietors, they may organize themselves as a corporation under this chapter; and they may thereupon choose a clerk, treasurer, collector and such committees and other officers as they deem necessary for the management of their affairs, and may agree upon and direct the manner of calling future meetings. Each officer chosen shall hold his office until his successor is qualified. The clerk, treasurer and collector shall forthwith make, sign and swear to a certificate setting forth the name of the corporation, its purpose, the town and county where it is located, the date of the meeting for organization and any adjournments thereof, and any other facts of importance contained in the proceedings of organization. The certificate and the record of the meeting, including any by-laws, shall be submitted to the state secretary, who shall examine them and who may require such amendments thereof or such additional information as he deems necessary. If he finds that the provisions of law relative to the organization of the corporation have been complied with, he shall endorse his approval on the certificate. The certificate shall, upon payment of a fee to be determined annually by the commissioner of administration under the provision of section three B of chapter seven, be filed in the office of the state secretary; otherwise, the organization shall be void.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 114, sec. 51 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 114 / Section 51
Embalming fluid
Status: in_force

Section 51. No person shall sell, offer for sale, or supply others with any embalming fluid, or any substitute therefor, which contains more than five milligrams of arsenic per litre. Violation of any provision of this section shall be punished by a fine of one thousand dollars or by imprisonment for one year, or both.

Section 51. No person shall sell, offer for sale, or supply others with any embalming fluid, or any substitute therefor, which contains more than five milligrams of arsenic per litre. Violation of any provision of this section shall be punished by a fine of one thousand dollars or by imprisonment for one year, or both.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, sec. 17 — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 266 / Section 17
Entering without breaking at night; breaking and entering in day time; weapons; punishment
Status: in_force

Section 17. Whoever, in the night time, enters without breaking, or breaks and enters in the day time, a building, ship, vessel, or vehicle, with intent to commit a felony, the owner or any other person lawfully therein being put in fear, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than ten years. Whoever commits any offense described in this section while armed with a firearm, as defined in section 121 of chapter 140, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not less than 7 years or in the house of correction for not less than 2 years nor more than 21/2 years.

Section 17. Whoever, in the night time, enters without breaking, or breaks and enters in the day time, a building, ship, vessel, or vehicle, with intent to commit a felony, the owner or any other person lawfully therein being put in fear, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than ten years. Whoever commits any offense described in this section while armed with a firearm, as defined in section 121 of chapter 140, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not less than 7 years or in the house of correction for not less than 2 years nor more than 21/2 years.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 64G, sec. 3 — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 64G / Section 3
Imposition and rate; payment
Status: in_force

[Text of section effective as provided by 2018, 337, Secs. 14 and 15A as added by 2019, 5, Sec. 37.]

[Text of section effective as provided by 2018, 337, Secs. 14 and 15A as added by 2019, 5, Sec. 37.]

Section 3. An excise shall be imposed upon the transfer of occupancy of a room or unit in a bed and breakfast establishment, hotel, lodging house, short-term rental or motel by an operator at the rate of 5 per cent of the total amount of rent for each such occupancy. An excise shall not be imposed if the total amount of rent is less than $15 per day or its equivalent.

The operator shall pay the excise to the commissioner at the time provided for filing the return required under section 16 of chapter 62C.

No excises or fees established under this chapter shall be imposed upon the transfer of occupancy of a short-term rental if the operator transfers such short-term rental for not more than 14 days in a calendar year, provided, that the operator has first: (i) registered with the commissioner in accordance with section 67 of chapter 62C; and (ii) filed a declaration with the commissioner, signed by the operator and subject to section 5 of chapter 62C, setting forth the intention to transfer the short-term rental for not more than 14 days in a calendar year. Such a declaration, if applicable, shall be required annually in a manner determined by the commissioner. If the operator transfers the short-term rental for 15 days or more in the same calendar year, or fails to register and file a declaration as required by this section, then the operator shall be liable for the payment of required excises and fees under this chapter, including payment of required taxes and fees on the first 14 days the short-term rental was transferred in the calendar year.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 140, sec. 137B — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 140 / Section 137B
Sale or other delivery of unlicensed dog by kennel licensee
Status: in_force

Section 137B. Every holder of a kennel license, on delivering an unlicensed dog to a purchaser or to any other person, shall attach to such dog a collar or harness which shall carry a tag marked with the name and address of such kennel licensee, and a number, which number shall be properly recorded on the records of such licensee, and shall also furnish to the person to whom the dog is delivered a certificate bearing the same number and a description of the dog. Such certificate shall bear the date of purchase, exchange or gift and, with the tag, shall, for a period of two weeks following such date, be a legal substitute for a license. The purchaser or other recipient of a dog shall, within two weeks of the purchase or receipt of such dog, either return the same to the licensee from whom it was received, together with the collar or harness, tag and certificate, or return to such licensee said tag, and a certificate signed by the clerk of the town or city where the dog is to be kept and certifying that the dog has been licensed in the name of such purchaser or recipient or of some other person. If any such purchaser or recipient fails to comply with the preceding sentence, such licensee shall notify the clerk of the town or city in which he is licensed of the purchase, exchange or gift of such dog and shall furnish to such clerk the date thereof, and the name and address of the purchaser or recipient.

Section 137B. Every holder of a kennel license, on delivering an unlicensed dog to a purchaser or to any other person, shall attach to such dog a collar or harness which shall carry a tag marked with the name and address of such kennel licensee, and a number, which number shall be properly recorded on the records of such licensee, and shall also furnish to the person to whom the dog is delivered a certificate bearing the same number and a description of the dog. Such certificate shall bear the date of purchase, exchange or gift and, with the tag, shall, for a period of two weeks following such date, be a legal substitute for a license. The purchaser or other recipient of a dog shall, within two weeks of the purchase or receipt of such dog, either return the same to the licensee from whom it was received, together with the collar or harness, tag and certificate, or return to such licensee said tag, and a certificate signed by the clerk of the town or city where the dog is to be kept and certifying that the dog has been licensed in the name of such purchaser or recipient or of some other person. If any such purchaser or recipient fails to comply with the preceding sentence, such licensee shall notify the clerk of the town or city in which he is licensed of the purchase, exchange or gift of such dog and shall furnish to such clerk the date thereof, and the name and address of the purchaser or recipient.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 58A, sec. 14 — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 58A / Section 14
Disproportionate assessments; measure of damages
Status: in_force

Section 14. In cases where the board finds that a taxpayer is being assessed disproportionately with respect to other properties within the same city or town, the board shall compute the measure of damages in the following manner: (1) by computing an equalized tax rate by dividing the total taxes as assessed for that city or town for the year for which the finding was made by the fair cash value of the city or town, which shall in no event be higher than the equalized value as finally reported to the general court pursuant to section 10C of chapter 58 for that city or town in the year next preceding the year for which the finding was made. (2) by applying the rate as computed in accordance with subsection 1 to the fair cash value of the property and thereby determine the taxes which should have been paid. (3) by subtracting the amount of taxes which should have been paid from those actually paid or assessed. In such cases within a city or town that has been certified for classification by the commissioner under the provisions of section 56 of chapter 40 and has implemented such classification system the measure of damages shall be computed on the basis of the tax rate of the class in which the property has been assessed or should have been assessed, as the case may be.

Section 14. In cases where the board finds that a taxpayer is being assessed disproportionately with respect to other properties within the same city or town, the board shall compute the measure of damages in the following manner:

(1) by computing an equalized tax rate by dividing the total taxes as assessed for that city or town for the year for which the finding was made by the fair cash value of the city or town, which shall in no event be higher than the equalized value as finally reported to the general court pursuant to section 10C of chapter 58 for that city or town in the year next preceding the year for which the finding was made.

(2) by applying the rate as computed in accordance with subsection 1 to the fair cash value of the property and thereby determine the taxes which should have been paid.

(3) by subtracting the amount of taxes which should have been paid from those actually paid or assessed.

In such cases within a city or town that has been certified for classification by the commissioner under the provisions of section 56 of chapter 40 and has implemented such classification system the measure of damages shall be computed on the basis of the tax rate of the class in which the property has been assessed or should have been assessed, as the case may be.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 30, sec. 33 — MA Code / Part I / Title III / Chapter 30 / Section 33
Annual reports; recommendations for legislation
Status: in_force

Section 33. Any state officer or department or head thereof making an annual report may include therein, in even-numbered years, recommendations for legislative action which recommendations shall contain a detailed explanation of reasons therefor, other than requests for appropriations or any matters required to be covered by budget estimates submitted to the budget director under section three or four of chapter twenty-nine. Such recommendations shall be filed with the clerk of the house of representatives on or before the first Wednesday in November preceding the first annual session of the general court.

Section 33. Any state officer or department or head thereof making an annual report may include therein, in even-numbered years, recommendations for legislative action which recommendations shall contain a detailed explanation of reasons therefor, other than requests for appropriations or any matters required to be covered by budget estimates submitted to the budget director under section three or four of chapter twenty-nine. Such recommendations shall be filed with the clerk of the house of representatives on or before the first Wednesday in November preceding the first annual session of the general court.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40, sec. 42 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 40 / Section 42
Laying pipes and conduits
Status: in_force

Section 42. The board of aldermen or the selectmen may, upon terms and conditions prescribed by them, authorize the laying of pipes and conduits for the conveyance of water under any public way in their town; provided, that this section shall not authorize any person to supply water to any other person in any town where municipal water works are established except with the consent of the board or authority having charge of such water works therein.

Section 42. The board of aldermen or the selectmen may, upon terms and conditions prescribed by them, authorize the laying of pipes and conduits for the conveyance of water under any public way in their town; provided, that this section shall not authorize any person to supply water to any other person in any town where municipal water works are established except with the consent of the board or authority having charge of such water works therein.