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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32, sec. 88 — MA Code / Part I / Title IV / Chapter 32 / Section 88
Pensions for dependents of persons killed while aiding police officers or firefighters
Status: in_force

Section 88. The selectmen of any town which accepts this section or has accepted corresponding provisions of earlier laws by a two thirds vote at an annual town meeting may pay to the widow of any person aiding a police officer in the discharge of his duty by the order or request of such officer or any of the authorities of the town, or to the widow of a person doing fire duty at the request or by the order of the authorities of the town, if it has no organized fire department, or of a person performing the duties of a fireman in such town, who dies from injuries received through no fault of his own in the actual performance of his duty, a pension not exceeding three hundred dollars a year while such widow remains unmarried, or, if there is no widow, a pension not exceeding said sum for the benefit of any of the children under sixteen of such deceased person while any such child is under the age of sixteen, and the selectmen of such town may determine the amount of such pension within said limits. No payments shall be made under this section on account of any death in respect to which compensation is payable under section eighty-nine.

Section 88. The selectmen of any town which accepts this section or has accepted corresponding provisions of earlier laws by a two thirds vote at an annual town meeting may pay to the widow of any person aiding a police officer in the discharge of his duty by the order or request of such officer or any of the authorities of the town, or to the widow of a person doing fire duty at the request or by the order of the authorities of the town, if it has no organized fire department, or of a person performing the duties of a fireman in such town, who dies from injuries received through no fault of his own in the actual performance of his duty, a pension not exceeding three hundred dollars a year while such widow remains unmarried, or, if there is no widow, a pension not exceeding said sum for the benefit of any of the children under sixteen of such deceased person while any such child is under the age of sixteen, and the selectmen of such town may determine the amount of such pension within said limits. No payments shall be made under this section on account of any death in respect to which compensation is payable under section eighty-nine.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6, sec. 15PP — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 6 / Section 15PP
Town Meeting Day
Status: in_force

Section 15PP. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart October eighth, as Town Meeting Day in commemoration of the holding of the first town meeting, recommending that said day be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.

Section 15PP. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart October eighth, as Town Meeting Day in commemoration of the holding of the first town meeting, recommending that said day be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 255C, sec. 4 — MA Code / Part III / Title IV / Chapter 255C / Section 4
Name and address of licensee; posting of license; change of location
Status: in_force

Section 4. Such license shall state the name and address of the licensee. Such license shall be conspicuously posted in the specified office of the licensee and shall not be transferable, except as hereinafter provided, or assignable. Before any licensee changes such office from one location to another he shall give written notice thereof to the commissioner who, if he approves said change, shall issue without charge an endorsement indicating the change and the date thereof, which endorsement shall be attached to the license for such office and shall constitute the authority for the operation of the business under such license at such new location.

Section 4. Such license shall state the name and address of the licensee. Such license shall be conspicuously posted in the specified office of the licensee and shall not be transferable, except as hereinafter provided, or assignable. Before any licensee changes such office from one location to another he shall give written notice thereof to the commissioner who, if he approves said change, shall issue without charge an endorsement indicating the change and the date thereof, which endorsement shall be attached to the license for such office and shall constitute the authority for the operation of the business under such license at such new location.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21G, sec. 10 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 21G / Section 10
Recommendations
Status: in_force

Section 10. The department shall, by regulation, establish a procedure to be followed in obtaining recommendations from local officials or bodies, regional planning agencies, or others including any comments received by the water resources management official pursuant to section nine, for use by the department in making findings under section eleven; provided, however, that failure of any local official or body or regional planning agency to make timely recommendations in accordance with such procedures shall not bar the department from ruling on any application if it determines that it has an adequate basis for making the findings required by regulation.

Section 10. The department shall, by regulation, establish a procedure to be followed in obtaining recommendations from local officials or bodies, regional planning agencies, or others including any comments received by the water resources management official pursuant to section nine, for use by the department in making findings under section eleven; provided, however, that failure of any local official or body or regional planning agency to make timely recommendations in accordance with such procedures shall not bar the department from ruling on any application if it determines that it has an adequate basis for making the findings required by regulation.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 44, sec. 18 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 44 / Section 18
Discount of notes
Status: in_force

Section 18. Notes issued under section four, five, five A, five B, six, six A or seventeen may be sold at such discount as the treasurer or other officer authorized to sell the same may, with the approval of the officer or officers whose counter-signature is required on said notes, deem proper, the discount to be treated as interest paid in advance.

Section 18. Notes issued under section four, five, five A, five B, six, six A or seventeen may be sold at such discount as the treasurer or other officer authorized to sell the same may, with the approval of the officer or officers whose counter-signature is required on said notes, deem proper, the discount to be treated as interest paid in advance.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 171, sec. 42 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 171 / Section 42
Deceased depositors and shareholders
Status: in_force

Section 42. Deposits or shares standing in the individual name of a deceased depositor or shareholder shall, except as otherwise provided in this chapter, be paid to his legal representative; but if the total of the deposits and shares does not exceed $10,000 and there has been no demand for payment from a duly appointed executor or administrator, payment may be made at the discretion of a duly authorized officer of the corporation, after the expiration of 30 days from the death of the depositor or shareholder, to the surviving spouse of the deceased depositor or if there be no surviving spouse, to the next of kin of the deceased, upon presentation of a copy of the decedent's death certificate and the surrender of the passbook or other instrument, if any, evidencing the deposits or shares. Payments made as provided in this section shall discharge the liability of the corporation to all persons to the extent of such payments.

Section 42. Deposits or shares standing in the individual name of a deceased depositor or shareholder shall, except as otherwise provided in this chapter, be paid to his legal representative; but if the total of the deposits and shares does not exceed $10,000 and there has been no demand for payment from a duly appointed executor or administrator, payment may be made at the discretion of a duly authorized officer of the corporation, after the expiration of 30 days from the death of the depositor or shareholder, to the surviving spouse of the deceased depositor or if there be no surviving spouse, to the next of kin of the deceased, upon presentation of a copy of the decedent's death certificate and the surrender of the passbook or other instrument, if any, evidencing the deposits or shares. Payments made as provided in this section shall discharge the liability of the corporation to all persons to the extent of such payments.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 71, sec. 57A — MA Code / Part I / Title XII / Chapter 71 / Section 57A
Students with potential indicators of a neurological learning disability; guidelines for development of screening procedures
Status: in_force

Section 57A. The department of elementary and secondary education, in consultation with the department of early education and care, shall, subject to appropriation, issue guidelines to assist districts in developing screening procedures or protocols for students that demonstrate 1 or more potential indicators of a neurological learning disability including, but not limited to, dyslexia.

Section 57A. The department of elementary and secondary education, in consultation with the department of early education and care, shall, subject to appropriation, issue guidelines to assist districts in developing screening procedures or protocols for students that demonstrate 1 or more potential indicators of a neurological learning disability including, but not limited to, dyslexia.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 245, sec. 7 — MA Code / Part III / Title III / Chapter 245 / Section 7
Judgments for commonwealth; effect
Status: in_force

Section 7. The commonwealth shall be actually seized and possessed of the land as soon as judgment is rendered in its favor, without a writ of possession.

Section 7. The commonwealth shall be actually seized and possessed of the land as soon as judgment is rendered in its favor, without a writ of possession.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, sec. 34A — MA Code / Part I / Title VIII / Chapter 53 / Section 34A
Absentee ballots; application; forms; envelopes; preparation
Status: in_force

Section 34A. Prior to each biennial or special state primary the state secretary shall prepare in such quantities as he may deem necessary the following papers:— (a) Official absent voting ballots, similar in all respects to the official ballot to be used at such primary, on paper similar in color to the official ballot of the respective parties. Instructions for the use of said absentee ballots may be printed on the back of the ballots. (b) Blank forms of application for such ballots, worded substantially as provided by section eighty-seven of chapter fifty-four, except that the application shall indicate that the ballot is to be used at the primary, and shall also indicate the party whose ballot the voter desires to obtain. Any form of written communication evidencing a desire that an absent voting ballot be sent to him for use of voting at any regular or special state primary or any presidential primary, and specifying the party whose ballot he desires to obtain, shall be given the same effect as an application for an absent voting ballot made in the form prescribed by law. (c) Envelopes conforming substantially to subsections (c) and (d) of section eighty-seven of said chapter fifty-four.

Section 34A. Prior to each biennial or special state primary the state secretary shall prepare in such quantities as he may deem necessary the following papers:—

(a) Official absent voting ballots, similar in all respects to the official ballot to be used at such primary, on paper similar in color to the official ballot of the respective parties. Instructions for the use of said absentee ballots may be printed on the back of the ballots.

(b) Blank forms of application for such ballots, worded substantially as provided by section eighty-seven of chapter fifty-four, except that the application shall indicate that the ballot is to be used at the primary, and shall also indicate the party whose ballot the voter desires to obtain.

Any form of written communication evidencing a desire that an absent voting ballot be sent to him for use of voting at any regular or special state primary or any presidential primary, and specifying the party whose ballot he desires to obtain, shall be given the same effect as an application for an absent voting ballot made in the form prescribed by law.

(c) Envelopes conforming substantially to subsections (c) and (d) of section eighty-seven of said chapter fifty-four.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 223, sec. 14 — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 223 / Section 14
Forfeitures
Status: in_force

Section 14. A civil action for the recovery of a forfeiture, except an action in which the commonwealth is plaintiff, or in which money is sought to be recovered for the commonwealth, shall be brought in the county where the offence was committed, unless the statute imposing the forfeiture otherwise provides.

Section 14. A civil action for the recovery of a forfeiture, except an action in which the commonwealth is plaintiff, or in which money is sought to be recovered for the commonwealth, shall be brought in the county where the offence was committed, unless the statute imposing the forfeiture otherwise provides.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 143, sec. 96 — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 143 / Section 96
Specialized codes, rules or regulations
Status: in_force

Section 96. The state building code shall incorporate any specialized construction codes, rules or regulations pertaining to building construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair or demolition promulgated by and under the authority of the various boards which have been authorized from time to time by the general court. For the purposes of this section, ''specialized codes'' shall include, but not be limited to, the specialized stretch energy code developed and promulgated by the department of energy resources, the state plumbing code, electrical code, architectural barriers regulations, fire safety code, fire prevention regulations, sheet metal regulations and elevator regulations.

Section 96. The state building code shall incorporate any specialized construction codes, rules or regulations pertaining to building construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair or demolition promulgated by and under the authority of the various boards which have been authorized from time to time by the general court.

For the purposes of this section, ''specialized codes'' shall include, but not be limited to, the specialized stretch energy code developed and promulgated by the department of energy resources, the state plumbing code, electrical code, architectural barriers regulations, fire safety code, fire prevention regulations, sheet metal regulations and elevator regulations.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 142A, sec. 4 — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 142A / Section 4
Arbitration; appeals
Status: in_force

Section 4. (a) There shall be a private arbitration services program approved by the director, to consider disputes between owners and registered contractors and subcontractors, concerning or arising from contracts for residential contracting services. No claim may be filed for arbitration after 5 years from the date of the contract. Such arbitration shall be performed by private arbitration services approved by said director, and shall operate in accordance with the regulations promulgated by the director. Either party may elect to pursue an action in small claims court if the amount of the dispute is within small claims jurisdiction. (b) All registered contractors and subcontractors who enter into contracts for residential contracting impliedly consent to the provisions contained in this section. (c) A contractor or subcontractor who is required to submit to arbitration as a result of an owner's application for arbitration may file a counterclaim, based on or arising from the same contract, in that arbitration. (d) All findings of fact issuing from arbitration shall be taken as prima facie evidence in any subsequent appeal brought by either party ensuing from the matter considered in said arbitration. (e) A contractor, subcontractor or homeowner may also appeal the decision of an arbitrator for a trial de novo in superior court or district court. Such appeal must be filed within twenty-one days from the issuance of such findings and shall stay any work or payment to the owner, contractor or subcontractor.

Section 4. (a) There shall be a private arbitration services program approved by the director, to consider disputes between owners and registered contractors and subcontractors, concerning or arising from contracts for residential contracting services. No claim may be filed for arbitration after 5 years from the date of the contract. Such arbitration shall be performed by private arbitration services approved by said director, and shall operate in accordance with the regulations promulgated by the director. Either party may elect to pursue an action in small claims court if the amount of the dispute is within small claims jurisdiction.

(b) All registered contractors and subcontractors who enter into contracts for residential contracting impliedly consent to the provisions contained in this section.

(c) A contractor or subcontractor who is required to submit to arbitration as a result of an owner's application for arbitration may file a counterclaim, based on or arising from the same contract, in that arbitration.

(d) All findings of fact issuing from arbitration shall be taken as prima facie evidence in any subsequent appeal brought by either party ensuing from the matter considered in said arbitration.

(e) A contractor, subcontractor or homeowner may also appeal the decision of an arbitrator for a trial de novo in superior court or district court. Such appeal must be filed within twenty-one days from the issuance of such findings and shall stay any work or payment to the owner, contractor or subcontractor.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 112, sec. 80G — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 112 / Section 80G
Nurse-midwives; authority to order and interpret tests and prescribe medications; clinical relationship with obstetrician-gynecologist; standards of care
Status: in_force

Section 80G. A nurse authorized to practice as a certified nurse-midwife, under section 80C, may order and interpret tests, therapeutics and prescribe medications in accordance with regulations promulgated by the board and the commissioner of public health under subsection (g) of section 7 of chapter 94C. Nurse-midwives shall practice within a health care system and have clinical relationships with obstetrician-gynecologists that provide for consultation, collaborative management or referral, as indicated by the health status of the patient. Nurse-midwifery care shall be consistent with the standards of care established by the American College of Nurse–Midwives.

Section 80G. A nurse authorized to practice as a certified nurse-midwife, under section 80C, may order and interpret tests, therapeutics and prescribe medications in accordance with regulations promulgated by the board and the commissioner of public health under subsection (g) of section 7 of chapter 94C. Nurse-midwives shall practice within a health care system and have clinical relationships with obstetrician-gynecologists that provide for consultation, collaborative management or referral, as indicated by the health status of the patient. Nurse-midwifery care shall be consistent with the standards of care established by the American College of Nurse–Midwives.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 203A, sec. 1A — MA Code / Part II / Title II / Chapter 203A / Section 1A
Investments by national banking association or foreign corporation acting as fiduciary
Status: in_force

Section 1A. Any national banking association or foreign corporation either alone or in conjunction with one or more other persons acting with it in a fiduciary capacity having qualified as fiduciary in this state pursuant to the provisions of section forty-three of chapter one hundred and sixty-seven, may invest any funds held by it as such fiduciary in any common trust fund which it maintains according to the laws of the state where its principal place of business is located, provided the instrument, judgment, decree or order creating such fiduciary relationship, does not specifically or otherwise prohibit such investment.

Section 1A. Any national banking association or foreign corporation either alone or in conjunction with one or more other persons acting with it in a fiduciary capacity having qualified as fiduciary in this state pursuant to the provisions of section forty-three of chapter one hundred and sixty-seven, may invest any funds held by it as such fiduciary in any common trust fund which it maintains according to the laws of the state where its principal place of business is located, provided the instrument, judgment, decree or order creating such fiduciary relationship, does not specifically or otherwise prohibit such investment.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6, sec. 15TTT — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 6 / Section 15TTT
Law Enforcement Memorial Month
Status: in_force

Section 15TTT. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the month of May as Law Enforcement Memorial Month and recommending that said month be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.

Section 15TTT. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the month of May as Law Enforcement Memorial Month and recommending that said month be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 185, sec. 27 — MA Code / Part II / Title I / Chapter 185 / Section 27
Filing of petition; memorandum relating to petition; duties of assistant recorder
Status: in_force

Section 27. The petition may be filed with the recorder, or with the assistant recorder at the registry of deeds for any district where the land, or any part thereof, lies. Upon filing his petition, the petitioner shall forthwith cause to be filed in the registry of deeds for each district where any part of the land lies a memorandum stating that the petition for registration has been filed, the date and place of filing, and a copy of the description in the petition of the land or of so much thereof as is within the district. Such memorandum shall be recorded and indexed by the register with the records of deeds. Each assistant recorder shall also keep an index of all petitions in his district, and in every case where the petition is filed with him shall transmit the petition, the papers and plans filed therewith and such memorandum, when recorded, to the recorder.

Section 27. The petition may be filed with the recorder, or with the assistant recorder at the registry of deeds for any district where the land, or any part thereof, lies. Upon filing his petition, the petitioner shall forthwith cause to be filed in the registry of deeds for each district where any part of the land lies a memorandum stating that the petition for registration has been filed, the date and place of filing, and a copy of the description in the petition of the land or of so much thereof as is within the district. Such memorandum shall be recorded and indexed by the register with the records of deeds. Each assistant recorder shall also keep an index of all petitions in his district, and in every case where the petition is filed with him shall transmit the petition, the papers and plans filed therewith and such memorandum, when recorded, to the recorder.