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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156E, sec. 3 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 156E / Section 3
Compliance with chapters 156A and 156D; authority of this chapter over articles of organization, bylaws or shareholder agreement of benefit corporation
Status: in_force

Section 3. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a benefit corporation doing business in the commonwealth shall comply with all applicable laws regarding corporations, including chapters 156A and 156D. Chapter 156D shall apply to benefit corporations and they shall enjoy the powers and privileges and be subject to the duties, restrictions and liabilities of corporations organized under said chapter 156D except where inconsistent with this chapter. The existence of this chapter shall not excuse or exempt any business organized under the laws of the commonwealth from complying with all relevant laws and regulations in the commonwealth, except to the extent they are inconsistent with this chapter. (b) The articles of organization, bylaws or shareholder agreement of a benefit corporation may not relax, be inconsistent with or supersede this chapter. A benefit corporation's articles of organization, bylaws or shareholder agreement that is inconsistent with this chapter shall be void and unenforceable under this subsection and shall not render the entirety or remaining provisions of the articles of organization, bylaws or shareholder agreement void or unenforceable.

Section 3. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a benefit corporation doing business in the commonwealth shall comply with all applicable laws regarding corporations, including chapters 156A and 156D. Chapter 156D shall apply to benefit corporations and they shall enjoy the powers and privileges and be subject to the duties, restrictions and liabilities of corporations organized under said chapter 156D except where inconsistent with this chapter. The existence of this chapter shall not excuse or exempt any business organized under the laws of the commonwealth from complying with all relevant laws and regulations in the commonwealth, except to the extent they are inconsistent with this chapter.

(b) The articles of organization, bylaws or shareholder agreement of a benefit corporation may not relax, be inconsistent with or supersede this chapter. A benefit corporation's articles of organization, bylaws or shareholder agreement that is inconsistent with this chapter shall be void and unenforceable under this subsection and shall not render the entirety or remaining provisions of the articles of organization, bylaws or shareholder agreement void or unenforceable.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, sec. 97 — MA Code / Part I / Title VIII / Chapter 53 / Section 97
Nomination papers; sealing; filing; opening
Status: in_force

Section 97. All nomination papers shall be sealed up and filed with the secretary of the city or town committee not less than ten week days previous to the day on which the caucus is to be held for which the nominations are made, and he shall endorse upon them the time when he received them. They shall not be opened until the time for their filing has expired, when the secretary, at his office, shall publicly open them and publicly announce the nominations therein made.

Section 97. All nomination papers shall be sealed up and filed with the secretary of the city or town committee not less than ten week days previous to the day on which the caucus is to be held for which the nominations are made, and he shall endorse upon them the time when he received them. They shall not be opened until the time for their filing has expired, when the secretary, at his office, shall publicly open them and publicly announce the nominations therein made.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 270, sec. 15 — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 270 / Section 15
Arrest without warrant for spitting
Status: in_force

Section 15. Any person detected in the act of violating the preceding section may, if his name is unknown to the officer, be arrested without a warrant by any officer authorized to serve criminal process in the place where the offence is committed and kept in custody until he can be taken before a court having jurisdiction of such offence.

Section 15. Any person detected in the act of violating the preceding section may, if his name is unknown to the officer, be arrested without a warrant by any officer authorized to serve criminal process in the place where the offence is committed and kept in custody until he can be taken before a court having jurisdiction of such offence.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, sec. 27E — MA Code / Part I / Title XXI / Chapter 149 / Section 27E
Employment of residents in highway districts
Status: in_force

Section 27E. At least seventy-five per cent of the persons employed by the department of highways to work in connection with the construction, reconstruction, alteration or repair of any public works, in positions other than those subject to the civil service laws and rules and regulations, shall be residents in the highway district, as then established by said department or its successor in office, in which the work is being done.

Section 27E. At least seventy-five per cent of the persons employed by the department of highways to work in connection with the construction, reconstruction, alteration or repair of any public works, in positions other than those subject to the civil service laws and rules and regulations, shall be residents in the highway district, as then established by said department or its successor in office, in which the work is being done.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23N, sec. 1 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 23N / Section 1
Short title
Status: in_force

Section 1. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the ''Massachusetts Sports Wagering Act''.

Section 1. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the ''Massachusetts Sports Wagering Act''.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 146, sec. 42 — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 146 / Section 42
Ammonia compressor safety valves
Status: in_force

Section 42. No person shall use an ammonia compressor unless it is equipped with a safety valve.

Section 42. No person shall use an ammonia compressor unless it is equipped with a safety valve.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 13, sec. 16 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 13 / Section 16
Board of registration in optometry; membership; appointment; term; qualifications
Status: in_force

Section 16. There shall be a board of registration in optometry, in the following sections called the board, consisting of five members, citizens of the commonwealth to be appointed by the governor, four of whom shall have been engaged in the practice of optometry as defined in section sixty-six of chapter one hundred and twelve for the five years next preceding their appointment, and one of whom shall be a representative of the public, subject to the provisions of section nine B. One member shall annually, in September, be appointed by the governor for a term of five years. No member of the board shall be a stockholder of any school of optometry, a member of the faculty or on the board of trustees thereof, or financially interested in a manufacturing or wholesale optical business. No registered optometrist shall be appointed or reappointed to the board unless he is certified for use of diagnostic pharmaceutical agents under the provisions of section sixty-six A of said chapter one hundred and twelve.

Section 16. There shall be a board of registration in optometry, in the following sections called the board, consisting of five members, citizens of the commonwealth to be appointed by the governor, four of whom shall have been engaged in the practice of optometry as defined in section sixty-six of chapter one hundred and twelve for the five years next preceding their appointment, and one of whom shall be a representative of the public, subject to the provisions of section nine B. One member shall annually, in September, be appointed by the governor for a term of five years. No member of the board shall be a stockholder of any school of optometry, a member of the faculty or on the board of trustees thereof, or financially interested in a manufacturing or wholesale optical business. No registered optometrist shall be appointed or reappointed to the board unless he is certified for use of diagnostic pharmaceutical agents under the provisions of section sixty-six A of said chapter one hundred and twelve.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 47, sec. 9 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 47 / Section 9
Discontinuance
Status: in_force

Section 9. An infirmary may be discontinued or appropriated to any other use if the towns interested so determine.

Section 9. An infirmary may be discontinued or appropriated to any other use if the towns interested so determine.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 233, sec. 15 — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 233 / Section 15
Mode of administering oaths
Status: in_force

Section 15. The usual mode of administering oaths now practiced in the commonwealth, with the ceremony of holding up the hand, shall be observed in all cases in which an oath may be administered by law, except as provided in sections sixteen to nineteen, inclusive.

Section 15. The usual mode of administering oaths now practiced in the commonwealth, with the ceremony of holding up the hand, shall be observed in all cases in which an oath may be administered by law, except as provided in sections sixteen to nineteen, inclusive.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, sec. 33 — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 266 / Section 33
Larceny; false pretences relating to contracts, banking transactions or credit
Status: in_force

Section 33. (1) Whoever, with intent to defraud, obtains by a false pretence the making, acceptance or endorsement of a bill of exchange or promissory note, the release or substitution of collateral or other security, an extension of time for the payment of an obligation, or the release or alteration of the obligation of a written contract, or (2) whoever, with intent to defraud, by a false statement in writing respecting the financial condition, or means or ability to pay, of himself or of any other person, obtains for himself or for any other person credit from any bank or trust company or any banking institution or any mortgage lender, as defined in section 1 of chapter 255E, or any retail seller of goods or services accustomed to give credit in any form whatsoever shall be guilty of larceny.

Section 33. (1) Whoever, with intent to defraud, obtains by a false pretence the making, acceptance or endorsement of a bill of exchange or promissory note, the release or substitution of collateral or other security, an extension of time for the payment of an obligation, or the release or alteration of the obligation of a written contract, or (2) whoever, with intent to defraud, by a false statement in writing respecting the financial condition, or means or ability to pay, of himself or of any other person, obtains for himself or for any other person credit from any bank or trust company or any banking institution or any mortgage lender, as defined in section 1 of chapter 255E, or any retail seller of goods or services accustomed to give credit in any form whatsoever shall be guilty of larceny.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 59, sec. 26 — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 59 / Section 26
Number of assessments
Status: in_force

Section 26. The assessors may include state, county, city and town taxes, or any two of them, in the same assessment.

Section 26. The assessors may include state, county, city and town taxes, or any two of them, in the same assessment.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 82, sec. 7 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 82 / Section 7
Taking land or easement by eminent domain; damages
Status: in_force

Section 7. If it is necessary, for the purpose of laying out, altering or relocating a highway, or establishing a building line in connection therewith, to acquire land, or an easement or right therein, the commissioners shall, at the same time that the highway is laid out, altered or relocated, take such land, easement or right by eminent domain under chapter seventy-nine. Any person sustaining damage in his property by the laying out, alteration, relocation, discontinuance or discontinuance of maintenance of a highway, or by specific repairs thereon, or by the establishment or discontinuance of a building line, shall be entitled to recover the same under said chapter. If no entry has been made upon land taken for highway purposes, or if the location has for any other cause become void, or if specific repairs which have been ordered are not made, a person who has suffered loss or been put to expense by the proceedings shall be entitled to recover indemnity therefor under said chapter.

Section 7. If it is necessary, for the purpose of laying out, altering or relocating a highway, or establishing a building line in connection therewith, to acquire land, or an easement or right therein, the commissioners shall, at the same time that the highway is laid out, altered or relocated, take such land, easement or right by eminent domain under chapter seventy-nine. Any person sustaining damage in his property by the laying out, alteration, relocation, discontinuance or discontinuance of maintenance of a highway, or by specific repairs thereon, or by the establishment or discontinuance of a building line, shall be entitled to recover the same under said chapter. If no entry has been made upon land taken for highway purposes, or if the location has for any other cause become void, or if specific repairs which have been ordered are not made, a person who has suffered loss or been put to expense by the proceedings shall be entitled to recover indemnity therefor under said chapter.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 223, sec. 129A — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 223 / Section 129A
Attaching officer; liability for release of attached property
Status: in_force

Section 129A. The officer shall not be liable for the release of personal property attached by him if he receives a certificate from the clerk of the court to which the writ is returnable, stating that a bond purporting to dissolve such attachment has been filed in the office of said clerk.

Section 129A. The officer shall not be liable for the release of personal property attached by him if he receives a certificate from the clerk of the court to which the writ is returnable, stating that a bond purporting to dissolve such attachment has been filed in the office of said clerk.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 112, sec. 243 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 112 / Section 243
Sheet metal workers; fees for licenses
Status: in_force

Section 243. The fees for a license as a journeyperson, master and apprentice sheet metal worker, or for any biennial renewal thereof, shall be determined annually by the secretary of administration pursuant to section 3B of chapter 7.

Section 243. The fees for a license as a journeyperson, master and apprentice sheet metal worker, or for any biennial renewal thereof, shall be determined annually by the secretary of administration pursuant to section 3B of chapter 7.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 255B, sec. 11 — MA Code / Part III / Title IV / Chapter 255B / Section 11
Delinquency and collection charge; amount
Status: in_force

Section 11. The holder of a retail installment contract may, if the contract so provides, collect a delinquency and collection charge on each installment in default for a period of not less than fifteen days in an amount not in excess of five percent of each installment or five dollars, whichever is less, and assess and collect a charge, not to exceed ten dollars, for any check, draft or order for the payment of money submitted in accordance with said contract which is returned unpaid or not honored by a bank or other depository.

Section 11. The holder of a retail installment contract may, if the contract so provides, collect a delinquency and collection charge on each installment in default for a period of not less than fifteen days in an amount not in excess of five percent of each installment or five dollars, whichever is less, and assess and collect a charge, not to exceed ten dollars, for any check, draft or order for the payment of money submitted in accordance with said contract which is returned unpaid or not honored by a bank or other depository.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111H, sec. 35 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 111H / Section 35
Phase V of the Low&ndash;Level Radioactive Waste Management Act; facility development, operation, and closure
Status: in_force

Section 35. Facility development, operation, closure, and post-closure observation and maintenance shall be conducted in accordance with sections thirty-six to forty-four, inclusive, shall be known and be cited as ''Phase V of the Low–Level Radioactive Waste Management Act'', and in accordance with the regulations adopted by the department of public health under section sixteen. The provisions of such sections and regulations shall be implemented so as to provide for the safe and orderly development, operation, closure and post-closure observation and maintenance of any facility licensed pursuant to ''Phase IV of the Low–Level Radioactive Waste Management Act''.

Section 35. Facility development, operation, closure, and post-closure observation and maintenance shall be conducted in accordance with sections thirty-six to forty-four, inclusive, shall be known and be cited as ''Phase V of the Low–Level Radioactive Waste Management Act'', and in accordance with the regulations adopted by the department of public health under section sixteen. The provisions of such sections and regulations shall be implemented so as to provide for the safe and orderly development, operation, closure and post-closure observation and maintenance of any facility licensed pursuant to ''Phase IV of the Low–Level Radioactive Waste Management Act''.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 230, sec. 3 — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 230 / Section 3
Recovery of goods or damages for benefit of another
Status: in_force

Section 3. If the executor or administrator of a trustee, carrier, depositary or other person who claimed only a special property in goods which he held for the use and benefit of another recovers such goods, or damages for the taking or detention thereof, the goods or money recovered shall not be assets in his hands, but shall, after the deduction of the costs and expenses of the action, be delivered or paid to the person for whose use and benefit they were so held or claimed by the deceased.

Section 3. If the executor or administrator of a trustee, carrier, depositary or other person who claimed only a special property in goods which he held for the use and benefit of another recovers such goods, or damages for the taking or detention thereof, the goods or money recovered shall not be assets in his hands, but shall, after the deduction of the costs and expenses of the action, be delivered or paid to the person for whose use and benefit they were so held or claimed by the deceased.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 74, sec. 44 — MA Code / Part I / Title XII / Chapter 74 / Section 44
Reports
Status: in_force

Section 44. The commissioner shall make an annual report as to said college, and said institute, containing a concise statement as to its buildings, equipment, and resources, its courses and methods of instruction, the number of teachers and students during the preceding school year and the number of graduates.

Section 44. The commissioner shall make an annual report as to said college, and said institute, containing a concise statement as to its buildings, equipment, and resources, its courses and methods of instruction, the number of teachers and students during the preceding school year and the number of graduates.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 56, sec. 21 — MA Code / Part I / Title VIII / Chapter 56 / Section 21
Misconduct relating to absent voting
Status: in_force

Section 21. Any city or town officer trusted with the execution of the laws relative to absent voting, who wilfully violates any provision thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars.

Section 21. Any city or town officer trusted with the execution of the laws relative to absent voting, who wilfully violates any provision thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 65C, sec. 2 — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 65C / Section 2
Computation of estate tax
Status: in_force

Section 2. (a) A tax computed in accordance with the following table less the credit, if any, provided in subsection (a) of section three, is hereby imposed on the transfer of the Massachusetts taxable estate of every deceased resident of Massachusetts:—

Section 2. (a) A tax computed in accordance with the following table less the credit, if any, provided in subsection (a) of section three, is hereby imposed on the transfer of the Massachusetts taxable estate of every deceased resident of Massachusetts:—

; provided, however, that the tax under this subsection shall not be greater than twenty per cent of the amount by which the Massachusetts net estate exceeds the exemption given at subsection (a) of section three.

(b) If the maximum credit for state death taxes allowable to the estate of a deceased resident or nonresident against the federal estate tax, computed according to the rate schedule found in section two thousand and eleven of the Code based upon an amount equal to the Massachusetts taxable estate, computed, with respect to a nonresident, as if the decedent had been a resident and apportioned in accordance with subsection (b) of section four, exceeds the tax imposed under subsection (a), the amount of such excess shall be added to the tax imposed under said subsection (a). In the case of a decedent who was a nonresident of the United States, however, the Massachusetts taxable estate shall be computed as if such decedent had been a resident without apportionment in accordance with subsection (b) of section four. For purposes of this subsection, the Massachusetts taxable estate shall include the value of any property subject to a power of appointment to the extent that such value has been excluded from the computation in said subsection (a) because a tax had been paid thereon pursuant to section fourteen of chapter sixty-five and shall also include the value of qualified terminable interest property, as defined in subsection (b)(7)(B) of section two thousand and fifty-six of the Internal Revenue Code in effect on January first, nineteen hundred and eighty-five, to the extent that such property has been included in the gross estate of the decedent as finally determined for federal estate tax purposes but has not been included in the gross estate of the decedent for Massachusetts estate tax purposes, in each case less the deductions described in subsection (b) of section three attributable thereto and the value of real and tangible personal property includible therein and having an actual situs outside the commonwealth.

(c) The provisions of this section shall apply to decedents dying on or before December thirty-first nineteen hundred and ninety-six.