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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 272, sec. 67 — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 272 / Section 67
Vagrants; arrest without warrant; taking before court; complaint
Status: in_force

Section 67. Sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, constables and police officers, acting on the request of any person or upon their own information or belief, shall without a warrant arrest and carry any vagrant before a district court for the purpose of an examination, and shall make complaint against him.

Section 67. Sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, constables and police officers, acting on the request of any person or upon their own information or belief, shall without a warrant arrest and carry any vagrant before a district court for the purpose of an examination, and shall make complaint against him.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 10, sec. 8 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 10 / Section 8
Receipt of federal funds for highways
Status: in_force

Section 8. He shall receive from the United States all sums of money payable to the commonwealth under any act of congress for the construction of any highways therein. The sums so received shall be credited to the Highway Fund.

Section 8. He shall receive from the United States all sums of money payable to the commonwealth under any act of congress for the construction of any highways therein. The sums so received shall be credited to the Highway Fund.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 115, sec. 14 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVII / Chapter 115 / Section 14
Municipal departments of veterans' services; control and direction of commissioner; separate and independent location
Status: in_force

Section 14. Departments established and maintained under sections ten to fourteen, inclusive, shall be under the general direction of the secretary, and they shall be physically located independently of, and separate and apart from, any other public or private agency, board, bureau, social agency or society, except a department or agency disbursing aid or relief or veterans' benefits under this chapter.

Section 14. Departments established and maintained under sections ten to fourteen, inclusive, shall be under the general direction of the secretary, and they shall be physically located independently of, and separate and apart from, any other public or private agency, board, bureau, social agency or society, except a department or agency disbursing aid or relief or veterans' benefits under this chapter.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, sec. 12 — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 266 / Section 12
Fire alarm, engine or apparatus; injury during fire to prevent alarm or extinction of fire
Status: in_force

Section 12. Whoever, during the burning of a building or other property, wilfully and maliciously cuts or removes a bell rope or a wire or conduit connected with a fire alarm signal system or injures or disables any fire alarm signal box or any part of such system in the vicinity of such building or property, or otherwise prevents an alarm being given, or whoever cuts, injures or destroys an engine, hose or other fire apparatus, in said vicinity, or otherwise wilfully and maliciously prevents or obstructs the extinction of a fire shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than seven years or in jail for not more than two and one half years or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars.

Section 12. Whoever, during the burning of a building or other property, wilfully and maliciously cuts or removes a bell rope or a wire or conduit connected with a fire alarm signal system or injures or disables any fire alarm signal box or any part of such system in the vicinity of such building or property, or otherwise prevents an alarm being given, or whoever cuts, injures or destroys an engine, hose or other fire apparatus, in said vicinity, or otherwise wilfully and maliciously prevents or obstructs the extinction of a fire shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than seven years or in jail for not more than two and one half years or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 64H, sec. 7 — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 64H / Section 7
Registration required
Status: in_force

Section 7. No person shall do business in this commonwealth as a vendor unless a registration shall have been issued to him for each place of business in accordance with section sixty-seven of chapter sixty-two C.

Section 7. No person shall do business in this commonwealth as a vendor unless a registration shall have been issued to him for each place of business in accordance with section sixty-seven of chapter sixty-two C.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 221, sec. 28 — MA Code / Part III / Title I / Chapter 221 / Section 28
Records; duty of clerk to exhibit
Status: in_force

Section 28. The clerks of the courts in the several counties and of the supreme judicial and superior courts in Suffolk county shall at the first sitting in each year of the supreme judicial court in their counties exhibit their latest books of records to a justice of the court, who shall cause errors and defects therein to be corrected.

Section 28. The clerks of the courts in the several counties and of the supreme judicial and superior courts in Suffolk county shall at the first sitting in each year of the supreme judicial court in their counties exhibit their latest books of records to a justice of the court, who shall cause errors and defects therein to be corrected.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 61A, sec. 21 — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 61A / Section 21
Factual details on tax list
Status: in_force

Section 21. The factual details to be shown on the tax list of a board of assessors with respect to land which is valued, assessed and taxed under this chapter shall be the same as those set forth by said board with respect to other taxable property in the same city or town.

Section 21. The factual details to be shown on the tax list of a board of assessors with respect to land which is valued, assessed and taxed under this chapter shall be the same as those set forth by said board with respect to other taxable property in the same city or town.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111, sec. 142G — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 111 / Section 142G
Burning of Christmas trees restricted
Status: in_force

Section 142G. Notwithstanding the provisions of sections one hundred and forty-two A and one hundred and forty-two B, any person may burn Christmas trees during the period from December twenty-sixth to January seventh in each year, provided that said person obtains a permit from the head of the fire department of the city or town wherein such burning shall take place and provided further that such burning is conducted under the supervision and control of said head of the fire department.

Section 142G. Notwithstanding the provisions of sections one hundred and forty-two A and one hundred and forty-two B, any person may burn Christmas trees during the period from December twenty-sixth to January seventh in each year, provided that said person obtains a permit from the head of the fire department of the city or town wherein such burning shall take place and provided further that such burning is conducted under the supervision and control of said head of the fire department.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, sec. 134 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 161 / Section 134
Rights and liabilities of railway company under new name
Status: in_force

Section 134. A company shall have the same rights, powers and privileges, and be subject to the same duties, obligations and liabilities, under its new name as before its name was changed, and may sue and be sued by its new name; but any action brought against it under its former name shall not be defeated on that account, and, on motion of either party, the new name may be substituted therefor.

Section 134. A company shall have the same rights, powers and privileges, and be subject to the same duties, obligations and liabilities, under its new name as before its name was changed, and may sue and be sued by its new name; but any action brought against it under its former name shall not be defeated on that account, and, on motion of either party, the new name may be substituted therefor.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 158, sec. 31 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 158 / Section 31
Notice of sale; transfer of shares sold
Status: in_force

Section 31. The treasurer shall give notice of the time and place appointed for such sale, and of the amount due on each share, by advertising the same three weeks successively before the sale in a newspaper, published in the county where the corporation is established; and an assignment of the shares so sold, made by the treasurer and acknowledged before a justice of the peace and recorded in the books of the corporation, shall transfer said shares to the purchaser, who shall be entitled to a certificate therefor.

Section 31. The treasurer shall give notice of the time and place appointed for such sale, and of the amount due on each share, by advertising the same three weeks successively before the sale in a newspaper, published in the county where the corporation is established; and an assignment of the shares so sold, made by the treasurer and acknowledged before a justice of the peace and recorded in the books of the corporation, shall transfer said shares to the purchaser, who shall be entitled to a certificate therefor.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 211D, sec. 6A — MA Code / Part III / Title I / Chapter 211D / Section 6A
Establishment of children and family law program; utilization of certified private counsel
Status: in_force

Section 6A. In carrying out its duties as prescribed in sections 5 and 6, the committee shall establish a children and family law program which shall, upon the court's appointment, provide representation to indigent persons in children and family law cases. Nothing herein shall be construed to limit the system as established in sections 5 and 6, whereby the court appoints certified private counsel to represent children and parents in the majority of children and family law cases.

Section 6A. In carrying out its duties as prescribed in sections 5 and 6, the committee shall establish a children and family law program which shall, upon the court's appointment, provide representation to indigent persons in children and family law cases. Nothing herein shall be construed to limit the system as established in sections 5 and 6, whereby the court appoints certified private counsel to represent children and parents in the majority of children and family law cases.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 34, sec. 20 — MA Code / Part I / Title VI / Chapter 34 / Section 20
Applicability of laws relating to county commissioners and clerks to certain other officers
Status: in_force

Section 20. The laws relative to the powers, duties and liabilities of county commissioners and their clerks shall apply, except as otherwise provided, to all other public officers exercising their powers.

Section 20. The laws relative to the powers, duties and liabilities of county commissioners and their clerks shall apply, except as otherwise provided, to all other public officers exercising their powers.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, sec. 113 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 161 / Section 113
Misuse of transfer ticket; penalty
Status: in_force

Section 113. Every company shall cause to be printed on the transfer tickets issued by it to passengers the conditions under which such tickets may be used. Whoever uses a transfer ticket in violation of any such condition, or whoever uses or attempts to use a transfer ticket not issued to him, or whoever for value disposes of or attempts to dispose of to any other person a transfer ticket issued to him, or whoever for value delivers or attempts to deliver a transfer ticket not issued to him to any person, shall be punished by a fine of not more than fifty dollars or by imprisonment for not more than one month.

Section 113. Every company shall cause to be printed on the transfer tickets issued by it to passengers the conditions under which such tickets may be used. Whoever uses a transfer ticket in violation of any such condition, or whoever uses or attempts to use a transfer ticket not issued to him, or whoever for value disposes of or attempts to dispose of to any other person a transfer ticket issued to him, or whoever for value delivers or attempts to deliver a transfer ticket not issued to him to any person, shall be punished by a fine of not more than fifty dollars or by imprisonment for not more than one month.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 75, sec. 4 — MA Code / Part I / Title XII / Chapter 75 / Section 4
Meetings of trustees; quorum; executive sessions
Status: in_force

Section 4. The trustees shall determine the time and place of their meeting. Nine members shall constitute a quorum. Meetings of the board of trustees shall be subject to the provisions of said sections eleven A and eleven A1/2 of said chapter thirty A; provided, that in addition to the purposes enumerated in said section eleven A1/2, the trustees may hold an executive session for the following purposes:— (1) to consider the award of honorary degrees; (2) to consider the award of tenure to a member of the faculty.

Section 4. The trustees shall determine the time and place of their meeting. Nine members shall constitute a quorum. Meetings of the board of trustees shall be subject to the provisions of said sections eleven A and eleven A1/2 of said chapter thirty A; provided, that in addition to the purposes enumerated in said section eleven A1/2, the trustees may hold an executive session for the following purposes:—

(1) to consider the award of honorary degrees;

(2) to consider the award of tenure to a member of the faculty.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156B, sec. 96 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 156B / Section 96
Dividends and voting rights after demand for payment
Status: in_force

Section 96. Any stockholder who has demanded payment for his stock as provided in this chapter shall not thereafter be entitled to notice of any meeting of stockholders or to vote such stock for any purpose and shall not be entitled to the payment of dividends or other distribution on the stock (except dividends or other distributions payable to stockholders of record at a date which is prior to the date of the vote approving the proposed corporate action) unless: (1) A bill shall not be filed within the time provided in section ninety; (2) A bill, if filed, shall be dismissed as to such stockholder; or (3) Such stockholder shall with the written approval of the corporation, or in the case of a consolidation or merger, the resulting or surviving corporation, deliver to it a written withdrawal of his objections to and an acceptance of such corporate action. Notwithstanding the provisions of clauses (1) to (3), inclusive, said stockholder shall have only the rights of a stockholder who did not so demand payment for his stock as provided in this chapter.

Section 96. Any stockholder who has demanded payment for his stock as provided in this chapter shall not thereafter be entitled to notice of any meeting of stockholders or to vote such stock for any purpose and shall not be entitled to the payment of dividends or other distribution on the stock (except dividends or other distributions payable to stockholders of record at a date which is prior to the date of the vote approving the proposed corporate action) unless:

(1) A bill shall not be filed within the time provided in section ninety;

(2) A bill, if filed, shall be dismissed as to such stockholder; or

(3) Such stockholder shall with the written approval of the corporation, or in the case of a consolidation or merger, the resulting or surviving corporation, deliver to it a written withdrawal of his objections to and an acceptance of such corporate action.

Notwithstanding the provisions of clauses (1) to (3), inclusive, said stockholder shall have only the rights of a stockholder who did not so demand payment for his stock as provided in this chapter.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 133, sec. 2 — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 133 / Section 2
Value of animals taken; payment
Status: in_force

Section 2. The value or damages, if any, determined under the preceding section, and the reasonable costs and expenses incurred by said officer and approved by the court, shall be paid by the society whose officer or agent made the application for process.

Section 2. The value or damages, if any, determined under the preceding section, and the reasonable costs and expenses incurred by said officer and approved by the court, shall be paid by the society whose officer or agent made the application for process.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94, sec. 65G — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 94 / Section 65G
Definitions applicable to Secs. 65G to 65U
Status: in_force

Section 65G. For the purposes of sections sixty-five G to sixty-five U, inclusive, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings:— ''Department'', the department of public health. ''Frozen desserts'', ice cream, French ice cream, frozen custard, ice milk, sherbet, water ice, quiescently frozen confection, quiescently frozen dairy confection, frozen dietary dairy dessert and any imitation frozen dessert. ''Frozen dessert mix'', any unfrozen mixture to be used in the manufacture of frozen desserts or milk shakes. ''Imitation frozen dessert'', any frozen substance, mixture or compound, regardless of the name under which it is sold or exchanged, or offered or exposed for sale or exchange, or advertised, which is made in imitation or semblance of any frozen dessert, or is prepared or frozen in the manner in which any frozen dessert is customarily prepared or frozen, and which is not ice cream, French ice cream, frozen custard, ice milk, sherbet, water ice, quiescently frozen confection or quiescently frozen dairy confection as manufactured in accordance with the regulations promulgated by the department under section sixty-five U.

Section 65G. For the purposes of sections sixty-five G to sixty-five U, inclusive, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings:—

''Department'', the department of public health.

''Frozen desserts'', ice cream, French ice cream, frozen custard, ice milk, sherbet, water ice, quiescently frozen confection, quiescently frozen dairy confection, frozen dietary dairy dessert and any imitation frozen dessert.

''Frozen dessert mix'', any unfrozen mixture to be used in the manufacture of frozen desserts or milk shakes.

''Imitation frozen dessert'', any frozen substance, mixture or compound, regardless of the name under which it is sold or exchanged, or offered or exposed for sale or exchange, or advertised, which is made in imitation or semblance of any frozen dessert, or is prepared or frozen in the manner in which any frozen dessert is customarily prepared or frozen, and which is not ice cream, French ice cream, frozen custard, ice milk, sherbet, water ice, quiescently frozen confection or quiescently frozen dairy confection as manufactured in accordance with the regulations promulgated by the department under section sixty-five U.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 167C, sec. 4 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 167C / Section 4
Mobile branch banking
Status: in_force

Section 4. The commissioner may authorize a bank to conduct mobile branch banking subject to this chapter in any county in the commonwealth in which the bank has its main office or a branch office under conditions as he may approve and in accordance with regulations he may establish for the purpose.

Section 4. The commissioner may authorize a bank to conduct mobile branch banking subject to this chapter in any county in the commonwealth in which the bank has its main office or a branch office under conditions as he may approve and in accordance with regulations he may establish for the purpose.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 210, sec. 5A — MA Code / Part II / Title III / Chapter 210 / Section 5A
Children under fourteen; adoption; regulations; removals
Status: in_force

At any time after the report has been filed, the court after notice and hearing shall order the removal of the child from the proposed adoption home if, in the opinion of the court, such removal is in the best interests of the child. If such removal is ordered, the court shall appoint a guardian who shall be a relative of the child, a person designated by the department of children and families or an agency licensed by the department to have custody of the child, with authority to provide for his future care.

The court may waive the provisions of this section in the case of a petition for the adoption of a child of one of the parties petitioning for said adoption.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 70B, sec. 20 — MA Code / Part I / Title XII / Chapter 70B / Section 20
Submission of plans or blueprints associated with construction, renovation or reconstruction of school building to police and fire departments and emergency management agency
Status: in_force

Section 20. The authority shall, in cooperation with a school district or municipality, submit plans or blueprints approved by the authority, associated with approved construction, renovation or reconstruction of a school building, to the local police department, fire department, Massachusetts emergency management agency and any regional law enforcement entity. The plans shall identify points of entry into a school building, emergency access routes for ingress or egress and other public safety features, including, but not limited to: fire hydrants, utility access points and stairwells. Any department in receipt of such plans may submit comments to the authority and school district. Upon completion of the approved construction, the authority shall, subject to appropriation, in cooperation with a school district or municipality, submit updated, as-built plans to the local police department, fire department, Massachusetts emergency management agency and any regional law enforcement entity, a copy of which shall be maintained on file by each department or agency in receipt of the plans. Plans submitted pursuant to this section shall be deemed confidential and shall not be considered public records under clause Twenty-sixth of section 7 of chapter 4.

Section 20. The authority shall, in cooperation with a school district or municipality, submit plans or blueprints approved by the authority, associated with approved construction, renovation or reconstruction of a school building, to the local police department, fire department, Massachusetts emergency management agency and any regional law enforcement entity. The plans shall identify points of entry into a school building, emergency access routes for ingress or egress and other public safety features, including, but not limited to: fire hydrants, utility access points and stairwells. Any department in receipt of such plans may submit comments to the authority and school district. Upon completion of the approved construction, the authority shall, subject to appropriation, in cooperation with a school district or municipality, submit updated, as-built plans to the local police department, fire department, Massachusetts emergency management agency and any regional law enforcement entity, a copy of which shall be maintained on file by each department or agency in receipt of the plans. Plans submitted pursuant to this section shall be deemed confidential and shall not be considered public records under clause Twenty-sixth of section 7 of chapter 4.