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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 272, sec. 43A — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 272 / Section 43A
Smoking or carrying open flame or lighted match, pipe or tobacco product in public conveyances and transportation terminals
Status: in_force

Section 43A. Whoever, in or upon a railroad carriage, steamboat, or other public conveyance, or in a terminal or other facility of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, smokes or carries an open flame or lighted match, pipe or tobacco product as defined in section 6 of chapter 270 shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than ten days or by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars, or both such fine and imprisonment.

Section 43A. Whoever, in or upon a railroad carriage, steamboat, or other public conveyance, or in a terminal or other facility of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, smokes or carries an open flame or lighted match, pipe or tobacco product as defined in section 6 of chapter 270 shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than ten days or by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars, or both such fine and imprisonment.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 229, sec. 6B — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 229 / Section 6B
New assets
Status: in_force

Section 6B. In the event that any sum recovered under section six comes into the hands of the executor or administrator of the deceased after the expiration of one year after the date of the death of the deceased, such sum shall be treated as new assets of the estate of the deceased within the meaning of section eleven of chapter one hundred and ninety-seven.

Section 6B. In the event that any sum recovered under section six comes into the hands of the executor or administrator of the deceased after the expiration of one year after the date of the death of the deceased, such sum shall be treated as new assets of the estate of the deceased within the meaning of section eleven of chapter one hundred and ninety-seven.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 176C, sec. 16 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 176C / Section 16
Salaries, compensation or emoluments
Status: in_force

Section 16. No corporation subject to this chapter shall pay any salary, compensation or emolument to any officer, trustee or director thereof, nor shall any such corporation pay any salary, compensation or emolument, amounting in any year to more than five thousand dollars, to any person, unless such payment be first authorized by a vote of its board of directors. No corporation subject to this chapter shall make any agreement with any of its officers, trustees or employees whereby it agrees that for any services rendered or to be rendered he shall receive any salary, compensation or emolument for a period of more than three years from the date of such agreement.

Section 16. No corporation subject to this chapter shall pay any salary, compensation or emolument to any officer, trustee or director thereof, nor shall any such corporation pay any salary, compensation or emolument, amounting in any year to more than five thousand dollars, to any person, unless such payment be first authorized by a vote of its board of directors. No corporation subject to this chapter shall make any agreement with any of its officers, trustees or employees whereby it agrees that for any services rendered or to be rendered he shall receive any salary, compensation or emolument for a period of more than three years from the date of such agreement.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111, sec. 127 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 111 / Section 127
Regulations relative to house drainage
Status: in_force

Section 127. The board of health of a city or town may make and enforce regulations for the public health and safety relative to house drainage and connection with common sewers, if such a sewer abuts the estate to be drained. Master plumbers and journeymen licensed under chapter one hundred and forty-two shall be exempt from any such regulation relative to license qualifications, but shall be subject to all other regulations. Whoever violates any such regulation shall forfeit not more than one hundred dollars.

Section 127. The board of health of a city or town may make and enforce regulations for the public health and safety relative to house drainage and connection with common sewers, if such a sewer abuts the estate to be drained. Master plumbers and journeymen licensed under chapter one hundred and forty-two shall be exempt from any such regulation relative to license qualifications, but shall be subject to all other regulations. Whoever violates any such regulation shall forfeit not more than one hundred dollars.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 127, sec. 38 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVIII / Chapter 127 / Section 38
Use of gags
Status: in_force

Section 38. Punishment by the use of the gag shall not be allowed in any penal, reformatory or charitable institution. An officer of any such institution who uses a gag as a punishment shall be punished by a fine of not more than fifty dollars.

Section 38. Punishment by the use of the gag shall not be allowed in any penal, reformatory or charitable institution. An officer of any such institution who uses a gag as a punishment shall be punished by a fine of not more than fifty dollars.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 179, sec. 37 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 179 / Section 37
Fields established by court order; management
Status: in_force

Section 37. After a common or general field is so established by an order of the court, the further proceedings in relation thereto shall be the same as are provided when a field is so enclosed by the consent of the proprietors; and the proprietors shall be entitled to the privileges and be subject to the duties before provided in this chapter relative to the proprietors of fields enclosed by consent.

Section 37. After a common or general field is so established by an order of the court, the further proceedings in relation thereto shall be the same as are provided when a field is so enclosed by the consent of the proprietors; and the proprietors shall be entitled to the privileges and be subject to the duties before provided in this chapter relative to the proprietors of fields enclosed by consent.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 281, sec. 2 — MA Code / Part V / Title I / Chapter 281 / Section 2
Construction of General Laws as continuation of former acts
Status: repealed

Section 2. The provisions of the General Laws, so far as they are the same as those of existing statutes, shall be construed as a continuation thereof and not as new enactments, and a reference in a statute which has not been repealed to provisions of law which are revised and re-enacted herein shall be construed as applying to such provisions as so incorporated in the General Laws.

Section 2. The provisions of the General Laws, so far as they are the same as those of existing statutes, shall be construed as a continuation thereof and not as new enactments, and a reference in a statute which has not been repealed to provisions of law which are revised and re-enacted herein shall be construed as applying to such provisions as so incorporated in the General Laws.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22, sec. 11B — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 22 / Section 11B
Bungee jumping; rules and regulations
Status: in_force

Section 11B. The office of public safety and inspections shall promulgate rules and regulations relative to bungee jumping.

Section 11B. The office of public safety and inspections shall promulgate rules and regulations relative to bungee jumping.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 140, sec. 70 — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 140 / Section 70
Licensing of pawnbrokers; governing statutes; revocation
Status: in_force

Section 70. The police commissioner of Boston, the license commission of Lowell, the aldermen of any other city, or the selectmen of any town, if ordinances or by-laws therefor have been adopted in such city or town, may license suitable persons to carry on the business of pawnbrokers in such city or town, subject to sections two hundred and two to two hundred and five, inclusive, and may revoke such licenses at pleasure.

Section 70. The police commissioner of Boston, the license commission of Lowell, the aldermen of any other city, or the selectmen of any town, if ordinances or by-laws therefor have been adopted in such city or town, may license suitable persons to carry on the business of pawnbrokers in such city or town, subject to sections two hundred and two to two hundred and five, inclusive, and may revoke such licenses at pleasure.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, sec. 65 — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 231 / Section 65
Person answering interrogatories when corporation, municipal corporation, minor or incompetent is party
Status: in_force

Section 65. If a corporation is a party, the adverse party may examine the president, treasurer, clerk or a director, manager or superintendent, or other officer thereof, as if he were a party. If a municipal corporation is a party, the mayor or the chairman of the board of selectmen may be examined as if he were a party, except that no city or town official shall be interrogated concerning matters of public record. If a minor or person under guardianship is a party, the adverse party may examine as if said party were not a minor or under guardianship; provided, that if the minor be not of such age as to appreciate an oath, or the person under guardianship be mentally incompetent to answer, the person appearing in the suit as the guardian, guardian ad litem or next friend of such party shall make answer.

Section 65. If a corporation is a party, the adverse party may examine the president, treasurer, clerk or a director, manager or superintendent, or other officer thereof, as if he were a party. If a municipal corporation is a party, the mayor or the chairman of the board of selectmen may be examined as if he were a party, except that no city or town official shall be interrogated concerning matters of public record. If a minor or person under guardianship is a party, the adverse party may examine as if said party were not a minor or under guardianship; provided, that if the minor be not of such age as to appreciate an oath, or the person under guardianship be mentally incompetent to answer, the person appearing in the suit as the guardian, guardian ad litem or next friend of such party shall make answer.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 246, sec. 20A — MA Code / Part III / Title IV / Chapter 246 / Section 20A
Attachment of wages; proceedings outside commonwealth against resident debtors and employers prohibited
Status: in_force

Section 20A. No person shall send out of this commonwealth by assignment, transfer, or in any other manner, with or without consideration, or institute in a foreign court any action upon a claim against a resident debtor of this commonwealth, with the intent of depriving such resident debtor of the benefit of the exemptions and protection accorded by this commonwealth to wage earners whose wages are in the hands of their employers, so long as such resident debtor and the employer holding such wages intended to be reached by such proceedings are within the jurisdiction of the courts of this commonwealth.

Section 20A. No person shall send out of this commonwealth by assignment, transfer, or in any other manner, with or without consideration, or institute in a foreign court any action upon a claim against a resident debtor of this commonwealth, with the intent of depriving such resident debtor of the benefit of the exemptions and protection accorded by this commonwealth to wage earners whose wages are in the hands of their employers, so long as such resident debtor and the employer holding such wages intended to be reached by such proceedings are within the jurisdiction of the courts of this commonwealth.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 112, sec. 65F — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 112 / Section 65F
Fee for reinstating lapsed or expired license issued by a board of registration under the supervision of the division of occupational licensure
Status: in_force

Section 65F. Notwithstanding any general law or special law to the contrary, the fee for reinstating a lapsed or expired license issued by a board of registration under the supervision of the division of occupational licensure shall be not more than the cost of the current renewal fee for 2 missed renewal cycles. The fee for reinstatement shall be in addition to any applicable late fee.

Section 65F. Notwithstanding any general law or special law to the contrary, the fee for reinstating a lapsed or expired license issued by a board of registration under the supervision of the division of occupational licensure shall be not more than the cost of the current renewal fee for 2 missed renewal cycles. The fee for reinstatement shall be in addition to any applicable late fee.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161A, sec. 16 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 161A / Section 16
Rights of holders of bonds
Status: in_force

Section 16. Any holder of bonds or refunding bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter or of any of the coupons appertaining thereto, and the trustee under the trust agreement, if any, except to the extent the rights herein given may be restricted by such resolution or trust agreement, may, either at law or in equity, by suit, action, mandamus or other proceeding, protect and enforce any and all rights under the laws of the commonwealth or granted hereunder or under such resolution or trust agreement, and may enforce and compel the performance of all duties required by this chapter or by such resolution or trust agreement to be performed by the authority or by any officer thereof.

Section 16. Any holder of bonds or refunding bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter or of any of the coupons appertaining thereto, and the trustee under the trust agreement, if any, except to the extent the rights herein given may be restricted by such resolution or trust agreement, may, either at law or in equity, by suit, action, mandamus or other proceeding, protect and enforce any and all rights under the laws of the commonwealth or granted hereunder or under such resolution or trust agreement, and may enforce and compel the performance of all duties required by this chapter or by such resolution or trust agreement to be performed by the authority or by any officer thereof.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, sec. 8 — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 266 / Section 8
Injury by fire; negligent use
Status: in_force

Section 8. Whoever, not being a tenant thereof, sets or increases a fire upon land of another whereby the property of another is injured, or whoever negligently or wilfully suffers any fire upon his own land to extend beyond the limits thereof whereby the woods or property of another are injured, shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment for not more than two years, and the town where such fire occurred may recover in an action of tort, brought within two years after the cause of action accrues, against any such person the expense of extinguishing such fire.

Section 8. Whoever, not being a tenant thereof, sets or increases a fire upon land of another whereby the property of another is injured, or whoever negligently or wilfully suffers any fire upon his own land to extend beyond the limits thereof whereby the woods or property of another are injured, shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment for not more than two years, and the town where such fire occurred may recover in an action of tort, brought within two years after the cause of action accrues, against any such person the expense of extinguishing such fire.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 279, sec. 40 — MA Code / Part IV / Title II / Chapter 279 / Section 40
Service of new warrant of commitment upon convict
Status: in_force

Section 40. If a convict imprisoned under sentence is again sentenced to confinement in a prison other than that in which he is then held, the warrant for his commitment in pursuance of the second sentence shall be placed in the hands of the superintendent or keeper of the prison where the convict is held, and said superintendent or keeper, upon the expiration of the first sentence, shall commit the convict in obedience to said warrant.

Section 40. If a convict imprisoned under sentence is again sentenced to confinement in a prison other than that in which he is then held, the warrant for his commitment in pursuance of the second sentence shall be placed in the hands of the superintendent or keeper of the prison where the convict is held, and said superintendent or keeper, upon the expiration of the first sentence, shall commit the convict in obedience to said warrant.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 247, sec. 22 — MA Code / Part III / Title IV / Chapter 247 / Section 22
Effect of foregoing provisions
Status: in_force

Section 22. The foregoing provisions shall not preclude the defendant from his remedy on the replevin bond, nor, except as provided in section fourteen, from his remedy against the officer for the insufficiency of the sureties on the bond, to recover the value of the goods and the loss or damage caused by the replevin, although he has endeavored to recover the same by the writ of return as before provided.

Section 22. The foregoing provisions shall not preclude the defendant from his remedy on the replevin bond, nor, except as provided in section fourteen, from his remedy against the officer for the insufficiency of the sureties on the bond, to recover the value of the goods and the loss or damage caused by the replevin, although he has endeavored to recover the same by the writ of return as before provided.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 185C, sec. 9A — MA Code / Part II / Title I / Chapter 185C / Section 9A
Salaries of clerks and assistant clerks; practice of law
Status: in_force

Section 9A. The salaries of the clerks of the housing court department appointed under the provisions of section nine shall be 81.57 per cent of the salary of the chief justice of said department and shall be paid, subject to appropriation, by the commonwealth. The salaries of the first assistant clerks in said department shall be eighty-three and one-half percent of the salary of the clerks of said court and shall be paid, subject to appropriation, by the commonwealth. The salaries of assistant clerks in said department appointed under the provisions of section eleven shall be seventy-seven percent of said clerk's salary and shall be paid, subject to appropriation, by the commonwealth. Said clerks and assistant clerks shall devote their entire time during business hours to their respective duties and shall not, directly or indirectly, engage in the practice of law.

Section 9A. The salaries of the clerks of the housing court department appointed under the provisions of section nine shall be 81.57 per cent of the salary of the chief justice of said department and shall be paid, subject to appropriation, by the commonwealth. The salaries of the first assistant clerks in said department shall be eighty-three and one-half percent of the salary of the clerks of said court and shall be paid, subject to appropriation, by the commonwealth. The salaries of assistant clerks in said department appointed under the provisions of section eleven shall be seventy-seven percent of said clerk's salary and shall be paid, subject to appropriation, by the commonwealth.

Said clerks and assistant clerks shall devote their entire time during business hours to their respective duties and shall not, directly or indirectly, engage in the practice of law.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111, sec. 64 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 111 / Section 64
Annual inventory; report; audit
Status: in_force

Section 64. The commissioner shall annually cause to be made an accurate inventory of the stock and supplies on hand and the amount and value thereof at the end of the fiscal year at each hospital under the department; shall make a full and detailed annual report of the condition of each such hospital, and all its affairs, with a copy of the inventory required herein; shall receive and audit the annual report of the treasurer of each hospital, and shall deposit the same, with said annual report, with the state secretary.

Section 64. The commissioner shall annually cause to be made an accurate inventory of the stock and supplies on hand and the amount and value thereof at the end of the fiscal year at each hospital under the department; shall make a full and detailed annual report of the condition of each such hospital, and all its affairs, with a copy of the inventory required herein; shall receive and audit the annual report of the treasurer of each hospital, and shall deposit the same, with said annual report, with the state secretary.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 175, sec. 117 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 175 / Section 117
Steam boiler insurance; term of policy
Status: in_force

Section 117. No company shall issue a policy of insurance on a steam boiler for a longer period than three years. This provision shall not apply to policies issued under authority of section twenty-two A which, as part of the coverage thereof, insure real or personal property against loss or damage by fire at residential locations or which, as part of the coverage thereof, insure the output of a manufacturer against such loss or damage by fire only at locations other than his manufacturing premises.

Section 117. No company shall issue a policy of insurance on a steam boiler for a longer period than three years. This provision shall not apply to policies issued under authority of section twenty-two A which, as part of the coverage thereof, insure real or personal property against loss or damage by fire at residential locations or which, as part of the coverage thereof, insure the output of a manufacturer against such loss or damage by fire only at locations other than his manufacturing premises.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 127, sec. 93 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVIII / Chapter 127 / Section 93
Appropriations for moral and religious instruction in jails and houses of correction
Status: in_force

Section 93. The keeper or superintendent of a jail or house of correction shall in his statement of his requirements submitted to the county commissioners under section twenty-eight of chapter thirty-five include a sum to cover the expenses of providing a copy of the version which he wishes of the Bible or of the New Testament for each prisoner in his charge who is able and wishes to read, which may be used by him at proper seasons during his confinement, and such keeper or superintendent may also include therein a sum to cover the expenses of providing books and papers for such prisoners. The county commissioners may include such amounts, and an amount to cover the expense of providing moral and religious instruction for prisoners in jails and houses of correction within their county, among the items requested to be appropriated for their respective counties.

Section 93. The keeper or superintendent of a jail or house of correction shall in his statement of his requirements submitted to the county commissioners under section twenty-eight of chapter thirty-five include a sum to cover the expenses of providing a copy of the version which he wishes of the Bible or of the New Testament for each prisoner in his charge who is able and wishes to read, which may be used by him at proper seasons during his confinement, and such keeper or superintendent may also include therein a sum to cover the expenses of providing books and papers for such prisoners. The county commissioners may include such amounts, and an amount to cover the expense of providing moral and religious instruction for prisoners in jails and houses of correction within their county, among the items requested to be appropriated for their respective counties.