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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 33A, sec. 94 — MA Code / Part I / Title V / Chapter 33A / Section 94
Mutiny or sedition
Status: in_force

Article 94. Mutiny or sedition. (a) A person subject to this code who: (1) with intent to usurp or override lawful military authority, refuses, in concert with another person, to obey orders or otherwise do their duty or creates any violence or a disturbance shall be guilty of mutiny; (2) with intent to cause the overthrow or destruction of lawful civil authority, creates, in concert with another person, revolt, violence or other disturbance against that authority shall be guilty of sedition; or (3) fails to do their utmost to prevent and suppress a mutiny or sedition being committed in such person's presence or fails to take all reasonable means to inform such person's superior commissioned officer or commanding officer of a mutiny or sedition which such person knows or has reason to believe is taking place shall be guilty of a failure to suppress or report a mutiny or sedition. (b) A person who is found guilty of attempted mutiny, mutiny, sedition or failure to suppress or report a mutiny or sedition shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

Article 94. Mutiny or sedition.

(a) A person subject to this code who: (1) with intent to usurp or override lawful military authority, refuses, in concert with another person, to obey orders or otherwise do their duty or creates any violence or a disturbance shall be guilty of mutiny; (2) with intent to cause the overthrow or destruction of lawful civil authority, creates, in concert with another person, revolt, violence or other disturbance against that authority shall be guilty of sedition; or (3) fails to do their utmost to prevent and suppress a mutiny or sedition being committed in such person's presence or fails to take all reasonable means to inform such person's superior commissioned officer or commanding officer of a mutiny or sedition which such person knows or has reason to believe is taking place shall be guilty of a failure to suppress or report a mutiny or sedition.

(b) A person who is found guilty of attempted mutiny, mutiny, sedition or failure to suppress or report a mutiny or sedition shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 221, sec. 6F — MA Code / Part III / Title I / Chapter 221 / Section 6F
Superior court for county of Worcester; criminal proceedings clerk
Status: in_force

Section 6F. The justices of the superior court may designate, for a term of three years from the date of such designation, one of the assistant clerks for the county of Worcester, appointed under section five, to perform, under the direction of the clerk of the courts for the county of Worcester, the duties of clerk pertaining to the criminal proceedings in said court, and such other duties as the clerk shall determine, who shall receive from said county, in addition to the salary paid to him as an assistant clerk under section four, a sum equivalent to ten per cent of the salary of the clerk.

Section 6F. The justices of the superior court may designate, for a term of three years from the date of such designation, one of the assistant clerks for the county of Worcester, appointed under section five, to perform, under the direction of the clerk of the courts for the county of Worcester, the duties of clerk pertaining to the criminal proceedings in said court, and such other duties as the clerk shall determine, who shall receive from said county, in addition to the salary paid to him as an assistant clerk under section four, a sum equivalent to ten per cent of the salary of the clerk.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 278A, sec. 5 — MA Code / Part IV / Title II / Chapter 278A / Section 5
Appointed counsel
Status: in_force

Section 5. The court may assign or appoint counsel to represent a moving party who meets the definition of indigency under section 2 of chapter 211D in the preparation and presentation of motions filed under this chapter.

Section 5. The court may assign or appoint counsel to represent a moving party who meets the definition of indigency under section 2 of chapter 211D in the preparation and presentation of motions filed under this chapter.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, sec. 7 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIX / Chapter 131 / Section 7
Wildlife sanctuaries; trusts
Status: in_force

Section 7. For the purpose of protecting any species of useful fish, birds or mammals and for aiding the propagation thereof, the director may acquire in fee by purchase, gift or devise, or may lease, or with the consent of the owners, may control, any land, water or shore or the right to use the same, including the right of the public on such land or on or in such water or shore, as a wildlife sanctuary. The director, with the approval of the governor, may receive in trust for the commonwealth any grant or devise of land or any gift or bequest of personal property for the purpose of aiding in the propagation and protection of any useful fish, birds or mammals; provided, that, unless approved by the general court, no obligation shall be imposed on the commonwealth to expend in the carrying out of any trust more than the income of the trust property, or more than the income and principal thereof if by the terms of the trust the principal may be expended. Any such gift or bequest of money or securities shall be transferred forthwith to the state treasurer, who shall administer it as provided in section sixteen of chapter ten.

Section 7. For the purpose of protecting any species of useful fish, birds or mammals and for aiding the propagation thereof, the director may acquire in fee by purchase, gift or devise, or may lease, or with the consent of the owners, may control, any land, water or shore or the right to use the same, including the right of the public on such land or on or in such water or shore, as a wildlife sanctuary. The director, with the approval of the governor, may receive in trust for the commonwealth any grant or devise of land or any gift or bequest of personal property for the purpose of aiding in the propagation and protection of any useful fish, birds or mammals; provided, that, unless approved by the general court, no obligation shall be imposed on the commonwealth to expend in the carrying out of any trust more than the income of the trust property, or more than the income and principal thereof if by the terms of the trust the principal may be expended. Any such gift or bequest of money or securities shall be transferred forthwith to the state treasurer, who shall administer it as provided in section sixteen of chapter ten.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111, sec. 73B — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 111 / Section 73B
Facilities operated by Roman Catholic Church
Status: in_force

Section 73B. Nothing in this chapter or in any rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto, shall be construed to authorize or require any facility which is operated for only those duly ordained priests, or for the members of the religious orders of the Roman Catholic Church in their own locations, buildings, residences or headquarters to provide care, shelter, treatment and medical assistance for any of the said duly ordained priests or members of the said religious orders, to be licensed or inspected; except under laws, rules or regulations pertaining to sanitation, fire, safety, and building construction codes; nor shall personnel while working at such facility be subjected to any requirements of medical supervision, regulation, or control in connection with the operation of any such facility.

Section 73B. Nothing in this chapter or in any rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto, shall be construed to authorize or require any facility which is operated for only those duly ordained priests, or for the members of the religious orders of the Roman Catholic Church in their own locations, buildings, residences or headquarters to provide care, shelter, treatment and medical assistance for any of the said duly ordained priests or members of the said religious orders, to be licensed or inspected; except under laws, rules or regulations pertaining to sanitation, fire, safety, and building construction codes; nor shall personnel while working at such facility be subjected to any requirements of medical supervision, regulation, or control in connection with the operation of any such facility.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40B, sec. 12 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 40B / Section 12
Commission; membership; appointment; term
Status: in_force

Section 12. In the regional planning and economic development district established pursuant to section nine, there shall be a regional planning and economic development commission which shall consist of the mayor of each city, or in a city that has a Plan D or Plan E form of government the city manager, or their designees, a member appointed by the board of selectmen of each town included within said district who need not be a member of the board of selectmen, a member appointed by the planning board of each such city or town who need not be a member of the planning board. Each member shall be appointed for a term of one year commencing June first of the year appointed to May thirty-first of the succeeding year, and the appointment or reappointment of each member shall be certified annually to the commission by the appointing authority in the month of May. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing provisions, the commission may increase its membership by not more than six in order to provide representation to low-income and minority groups.

Section 12. In the regional planning and economic development district established pursuant to section nine, there shall be a regional planning and economic development commission which shall consist of the mayor of each city, or in a city that has a Plan D or Plan E form of government the city manager, or their designees, a member appointed by the board of selectmen of each town included within said district who need not be a member of the board of selectmen, a member appointed by the planning board of each such city or town who need not be a member of the planning board. Each member shall be appointed for a term of one year commencing June first of the year appointed to May thirty-first of the succeeding year, and the appointment or reappointment of each member shall be certified annually to the commission by the appointing authority in the month of May. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing provisions, the commission may increase its membership by not more than six in order to provide representation to low-income and minority groups.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22C, sec. 35 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 22C / Section 35
Availability of hate crime data to law enforcement and other agencies
Status: in_force

Section 35. The crime reporting unit shall cause any hate crime data collected to be made available for use by any law enforcement agency and shall also be made available to any unit of local government, to any state agency and to the general public in a manner consistent with the requirements of sections one hundred and sixty-seven and one hundred and sixty-eight of chapter six. Dissemination of such information shall be subject to all confidentiality requirements otherwise imposed by law.

Section 35. The crime reporting unit shall cause any hate crime data collected to be made available for use by any law enforcement agency and shall also be made available to any unit of local government, to any state agency and to the general public in a manner consistent with the requirements of sections one hundred and sixty-seven and one hundred and sixty-eight of chapter six. Dissemination of such information shall be subject to all confidentiality requirements otherwise imposed by law.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, sec. 38A — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 266 / Section 38A
Construction loan; misapplication
Status: in_force

Section 38A. Whoever obtains a building or construction loan, secured by a mortgage of real estate, for the payment for labor furnished or to be furnished and/or materials used and/or employed or to be used and/or employed in the construction, repair, removal or alteration of a building or other structure which is attached or is to be attached to such real estate, and, before payment in full for all labor furnished or to be furnished and/or materials used or to be used and/or employed or to be employed as aforesaid, applies the proceeds of such loan, or any part thereof, to any use other than payment for labor and/or materials as aforesaid, shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment in jail for not more than one year, or both.

Section 38A. Whoever obtains a building or construction loan, secured by a mortgage of real estate, for the payment for labor furnished or to be furnished and/or materials used and/or employed or to be used and/or employed in the construction, repair, removal or alteration of a building or other structure which is attached or is to be attached to such real estate, and, before payment in full for all labor furnished or to be furnished and/or materials used or to be used and/or employed or to be employed as aforesaid, applies the proceeds of such loan, or any part thereof, to any use other than payment for labor and/or materials as aforesaid, shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment in jail for not more than one year, or both.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 223, sec. 120 — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 223 / Section 120
Dissolution of attachment upon giving of bond
Status: in_force

Section 120. A defendant whose property has been attached in a civil action may at any time dissolve the attachment by giving a bond with sufficient sureties, who shall be approved by the plaintiff or by his attorney in writing, by a master in chancery, or by a justice of a court if the attachment is made within the jurisdiction of such justice, conditioned to pay the plaintiff, within thirty days from the expiration of the time to appeal such final judgment, or within thirty days of the entry of an order of the supreme judicial court or the appeals court affirming such final judgment, such amount, if any, as he may recover; and also to pay to the plaintiff, within thirty days from the expiration of the time to appeal a special judgment entered in accordance with the provisions of chapter two hundred and thirty-five, the amount, if any, for which such special judgment shall be entered. Sureties shall not be sufficient unless they are satisfactory to the plaintiff or unless the magistrate finds that each, if there are only two, is worth, in excess of his indebtedness, an amount equal to that for which the attachment is made; or, if there are more than two, that they are together worth twice such amount.

Section 120. A defendant whose property has been attached in a civil action may at any time dissolve the attachment by giving a bond with sufficient sureties, who shall be approved by the plaintiff or by his attorney in writing, by a master in chancery, or by a justice of a court if the attachment is made within the jurisdiction of such justice, conditioned to pay the plaintiff, within thirty days from the expiration of the time to appeal such final judgment, or within thirty days of the entry of an order of the supreme judicial court or the appeals court affirming such final judgment, such amount, if any, as he may recover; and also to pay to the plaintiff, within thirty days from the expiration of the time to appeal a special judgment entered in accordance with the provisions of chapter two hundred and thirty-five, the amount, if any, for which such special judgment shall be entered. Sureties shall not be sufficient unless they are satisfactory to the plaintiff or unless the magistrate finds that each, if there are only two, is worth, in excess of his indebtedness, an amount equal to that for which the attachment is made; or, if there are more than two, that they are together worth twice such amount.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94, sec. 10E — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 94 / Section 10E
Rules and regulations applicable to Secs. 10A to 10D1/2 and Sec. 10E1/2
Status: in_force

Section 10E. The state department of public health and the local boards of health may make rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of sections ten A to ten D1/2, inclusive, and section ten E1/2.

Section 10E. The state department of public health and the local boards of health may make rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of sections ten A to ten D1/2, inclusive, and section ten E1/2.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 85, sec. 33 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 85 / Section 33
Scope of Secs. 30 to 32
Status: in_force

Section 33. Nothing in sections thirty to thirty-two, inclusive, shall affect the liability of the commonwealth or of any county, city, or town to pay for any damage or injury to any person or property.

Section 33. Nothing in sections thirty to thirty-two, inclusive, shall affect the liability of the commonwealth or of any county, city, or town to pay for any damage or injury to any person or property.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 13, sec. 15D — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 13 / Section 15D
Board of registration in nursing; compensation and expense limit
Status: in_force

Section 15D. The compensation and traveling expenses of the members of the board, and the incidental expenses necessarily incurred by the board and by any member thereof paid by the commonwealth, in any year shall not exceed the receipts from registration and licensing paid to the commonwealth by the board.

Section 15D. The compensation and traveling expenses of the members of the board, and the incidental expenses necessarily incurred by the board and by any member thereof paid by the commonwealth, in any year shall not exceed the receipts from registration and licensing paid to the commonwealth by the board.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, sec. 120 — MA Code / Part I / Title VIII / Chapter 53 / Section 120
Preservation of ballots and voting lists
Status: in_force

Section 120. The secretary of a caucus held under the three preceding sections shall, at the written request of ten voters entitled to vote in the caucus, preserve all ballots cast and voting lists used therein for three months, and shall produce the same if required by any court, board, convention or other tribunal having jurisdiction thereof.

Section 120. The secretary of a caucus held under the three preceding sections shall, at the written request of ten voters entitled to vote in the caucus, preserve all ballots cast and voting lists used therein for three months, and shall produce the same if required by any court, board, convention or other tribunal having jurisdiction thereof.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, sec. 114 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 161 / Section 114
Transportation of milk and cream
Status: in_force

Section 114. All companies may transport milk and cream over and upon their respective lines of railway and from and to any point thereon, subject only to the supervision of and to such regulations as may be imposed by the department.

Section 114. All companies may transport milk and cream over and upon their respective lines of railway and from and to any point thereon, subject only to the supervision of and to such regulations as may be imposed by the department.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 81, sec. 27 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 81 / Section 27
Maintenance costs; conditions of payment
Status: in_force

Section 27. Expenditure of state funds under section twenty-six shall be made only upon the written petition of the selectmen, containing such information as the department may require.

Section 27. Expenditure of state funds under section twenty-six shall be made only upon the written petition of the selectmen, containing such information as the department may require.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161C, sec. 8 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 161C / Section 8
Surplus railroad-related materials and equipment; offer to freight railroads operating on in-state tracks owned by the commonwealth
Status: in_force

Section 8. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the secretary of transportation may offer and convey surplus rail and other track material, surplus rail-related equipment, such as signals, and surplus railroad bridge materials to freight railroads operating on tracks in the commonwealth to which they have rights and to the freight railroads operating on in-state tracks owned by the commonwealth. Working in concert with the Massachusetts Railroad Association, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation shall design and implement a fair, reasonable and orderly system to distribute the surplus assets; provided, however, that the department may change that system, as needed, in order to improve it in any way consistent with the objectives of the reuse program. The assets shall only be conveyed to a railroad which has demonstrated an impending need for the assets at a specific in-state location. The secretary shall cause to be created and published periodically a list of surplus rail assets which may be made available through the department or from department projects and from Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority projects to the freight railroad companies operating in the commonwealth.

Section 8. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the secretary of transportation may offer and convey surplus rail and other track material, surplus rail-related equipment, such as signals, and surplus railroad bridge materials to freight railroads operating on tracks in the commonwealth to which they have rights and to the freight railroads operating on in-state tracks owned by the commonwealth. Working in concert with the Massachusetts Railroad Association, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation shall design and implement a fair, reasonable and orderly system to distribute the surplus assets; provided, however, that the department may change that system, as needed, in order to improve it in any way consistent with the objectives of the reuse program. The assets shall only be conveyed to a railroad which has demonstrated an impending need for the assets at a specific in-state location. The secretary shall cause to be created and published periodically a list of surplus rail assets which may be made available through the department or from department projects and from Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority projects to the freight railroad companies operating in the commonwealth.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 93E, sec. 7 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 93E / Section 7
Violations of chapter; actions for damages by dealers; attorney's fees
Status: in_force

Section 7. A dealer may bring an action for damages sustained as a result of (1) failure to make such disclosures as are required in section three; or (2) failure to make an offer in good faith to repurchase as required in section four; or (3) wrongful termination of or failure to renew his agreement as set forth in section five; or (4) any violation of section six. This remedy is in addition to all other remedies available under contract or provided by law. If the court finds that the violation of this chapter has been willful the court may allow reasonable attorney fees.

Section 7. A dealer may bring an action for damages sustained as a result of (1) failure to make such disclosures as are required in section three; or (2) failure to make an offer in good faith to repurchase as required in section four; or (3) wrongful termination of or failure to renew his agreement as set forth in section five; or (4) any violation of section six. This remedy is in addition to all other remedies available under contract or provided by law. If the court finds that the violation of this chapter has been willful the court may allow reasonable attorney fees.