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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, sec. 41 — MA Code / Part I / Title VIII / Chapter 51 / Section 41
Preservation of documents
Status: in_force

Section 41. The registrars shall preserve all written applications, complaints, certificates and affidavits received by them, and all other documents in their custody relative to listing and registration, for two years after the dates thereof; provided, however, that original affidavits of registration, or microfilm copies thereof, shall be preserved and shall be deemed to be public records, except large print affidavits of registration.

Section 41. The registrars shall preserve all written applications, complaints, certificates and affidavits received by them, and all other documents in their custody relative to listing and registration, for two years after the dates thereof; provided, however, that original affidavits of registration, or microfilm copies thereof, shall be preserved and shall be deemed to be public records, except large print affidavits of registration.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 112, sec. 12O — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 112 / Section 12O
Abortion performed pursuant to Sec. 12N; protection of unborn child
Status: in_force

Section 12O. If an abortion is performed pursuant to section 12N, the facility where the abortion is performed shall maintain life-supporting equipment, as defined by the department of public health, to enable the physician performing the abortion to take appropriate steps, in keeping with good medical practice and consistent with the procedure being used, to preserve the life and health of a live birth and the patient.

Section 12O. If an abortion is performed pursuant to section 12N, the facility where the abortion is performed shall maintain life-supporting equipment, as defined by the department of public health, to enable the physician performing the abortion to take appropriate steps, in keeping with good medical practice and consistent with the procedure being used, to preserve the life and health of a live birth and the patient.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 75, sec. 22 — MA Code / Part I / Title XII / Chapter 75 / Section 22
University farm
Status: in_force

Section 22. The trustees shall maintain and manage an experimental farm, to be known as the university farm, and shall use therefor the land heretofore acquired therefor. Their rules and by-laws shall make just and reasonable provision for manual labor on said farm by students of the university.

Section 22. The trustees shall maintain and manage an experimental farm, to be known as the university farm, and shall use therefor the land heretofore acquired therefor. Their rules and by-laws shall make just and reasonable provision for manual labor on said farm by students of the university.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 157, sec. 12 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 157 / Section 12
First meeting; selection of directors
Status: in_force

Section 12. The first meeting of the corporation shall be held within six months after the execution of the articles of organization. If the directors of the corporation have been previously chosen in anticipation of its organization, or in connection with a plan for preliminary organization, or in accordance with contracts made in anticipation of such organization, such choice of directors shall be ratified at said meeting. Elections of directors shall thereafter be governed by section forty-seven of chapter one hundred and fifty-six B, except as provided in the following section.

Section 12. The first meeting of the corporation shall be held within six months after the execution of the articles of organization. If the directors of the corporation have been previously chosen in anticipation of its organization, or in connection with a plan for preliminary organization, or in accordance with contracts made in anticipation of such organization, such choice of directors shall be ratified at said meeting. Elections of directors shall thereafter be governed by section forty-seven of chapter one hundred and fifty-six B, except as provided in the following section.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 141, sec. 6 — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 141 / Section 6
Liability for work of employee
Status: in_force

Section 6. No person, firm or corporation holding a ''certificate A or certificate C'' shall be liable for work done by his or its employees, unless it appears that such work was done with his or its knowledge or consent or by his or its authorization.

Section 6. No person, firm or corporation holding a ''certificate A or certificate C'' shall be liable for work done by his or its employees, unless it appears that such work was done with his or its knowledge or consent or by his or its authorization.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, sec. 143A — MA Code / Part I / Title XXI / Chapter 149 / Section 143A
Protection from undue competition and of health and well-being of workers
Status: in_force

Section 143A. Protection of factory industries from undue competition and protection of the health and well-being of the workers is a matter which concerns the general welfare of the public. Remedy for this evil has been sought through the enactment of laws to protect health and to raise living standards for workers engaged in industrial homework.

Section 143A. Protection of factory industries from undue competition and protection of the health and well-being of the workers is a matter which concerns the general welfare of the public. Remedy for this evil has been sought through the enactment of laws to protect health and to raise living standards for workers engaged in industrial homework.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 179, sec. 27 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 179 / Section 27
Remedy for injury to land caused by beasts of stranger
Status: in_force

Section 27. A proprietor injured in his lands by the beasts of a stranger shall have the same remedy therefor as if his land had been enclosed and used separately.

Section 27. A proprietor injured in his lands by the beasts of a stranger shall have the same remedy therefor as if his land had been enclosed and used separately.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111, sec. 91C — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 111 / Section 91C
Diseases of chest; use of facilities for treatment; rules and regulations
Status: in_force

Section 91C. Whenever, in the opinion of the board or officer in charge of a tuberculosis hospital maintained by a city or town, the entire facilities of such hospital are no longer needed for the treatment and care of persons in said city or town suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis, such board or officer may, so long as the department approves, establish and maintain at such hospital a division for the care and treatment of persons suffering from other diseases of the chest; provided, that sufficient beds are at all times available for persons with tuberculosis; and provided, further, that such division is licensed in accordance with sections seventy to seventy-three, inclusive. Subject to the approval of the department, the board or officer in charge of such hospital may, notwithstanding any contrary provisions of this chapter, promulgate rules and regulations for such division, including the charges for care and treatment therein.

Section 91C. Whenever, in the opinion of the board or officer in charge of a tuberculosis hospital maintained by a city or town, the entire facilities of such hospital are no longer needed for the treatment and care of persons in said city or town suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis, such board or officer may, so long as the department approves, establish and maintain at such hospital a division for the care and treatment of persons suffering from other diseases of the chest; provided, that sufficient beds are at all times available for persons with tuberculosis; and provided, further, that such division is licensed in accordance with sections seventy to seventy-three, inclusive. Subject to the approval of the department, the board or officer in charge of such hospital may, notwithstanding any contrary provisions of this chapter, promulgate rules and regulations for such division, including the charges for care and treatment therein.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 46, sec. 18 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 46 / Section 18
Script used on forms; state standards for uniformity, security, materials, devices and preservation
Status: in_force

Section 18. Records transmitted by the town clerk under section 12 and sections 17 to 17D, inclusive, shall be written in legible hand, typewritten, printed using an electronic format approved by the state registrar or printed using the centralized, automated database operated by the state registrar pursuant to section 32. All forms and formats shall have the prior approval of the state registrar and shall meet state standards for uniformity, security, materials, devices and preservation.

Section 18. Records transmitted by the town clerk under section 12 and sections 17 to 17D, inclusive, shall be written in legible hand, typewritten, printed using an electronic format approved by the state registrar or printed using the centralized, automated database operated by the state registrar pursuant to section 32. All forms and formats shall have the prior approval of the state registrar and shall meet state standards for uniformity, security, materials, devices and preservation.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 254, sec. 10 — MA Code / Part III / Title IV / Chapter 254 / Section 10
Dissolution by notice
Status: in_force

Section 10. The lien of any person may, so far as his interest is concerned, be dissolved by a notice signed by him, stating that his lien is dissolved, filed in the registry of deeds where the notice of the contract is filed under which contract the lien is claimed.

Section 10. The lien of any person may, so far as his interest is concerned, be dissolved by a notice signed by him, stating that his lien is dissolved, filed in the registry of deeds where the notice of the contract is filed under which contract the lien is claimed.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, sec. 8D — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 164 / Section 8D
Confirmation of organization or subsequent proceedings; certificate; submission to state secretary; effective date
Status: in_force

Section 8D. If doubts arise as to the legality of the organization of any corporation created by special charter for a purpose mentioned in this chapter, which is in the exercise of its franchise, or as to the regularity or sufficiency of the proceedings of any such corporation, whether created by special charter or formed under the general laws, in consequence of failure subsequent to the organization to comply with the directions or requirements of any statute, the stockholders, at a special meeting called for the purpose in the manner provided in section thirty-four of chapter one hundred and fifty-six B, may by vote confirm such defective proceedings and all subsequent proceedings of the corporation dependent thereon. The clerk or an assistant clerk shall thereupon under the penalties of perjury make a certificate setting forth the particular matters especially causing a doubt, and a copy of the call of the meeting and of the vote of the stockholders, and the date of holding the meeting, which he shall submit to the state secretary. The certificate shall become effective when filed in accordance with section six of chapter one hundred and fifty-six B and thereupon such proceedings shall be taken to be legal and valid as fully as if the requirements of the statutes had been satisfied.

Section 8D. If doubts arise as to the legality of the organization of any corporation created by special charter for a purpose mentioned in this chapter, which is in the exercise of its franchise, or as to the regularity or sufficiency of the proceedings of any such corporation, whether created by special charter or formed under the general laws, in consequence of failure subsequent to the organization to comply with the directions or requirements of any statute, the stockholders, at a special meeting called for the purpose in the manner provided in section thirty-four of chapter one hundred and fifty-six B, may by vote confirm such defective proceedings and all subsequent proceedings of the corporation dependent thereon. The clerk or an assistant clerk shall thereupon under the penalties of perjury make a certificate setting forth the particular matters especially causing a doubt, and a copy of the call of the meeting and of the vote of the stockholders, and the date of holding the meeting, which he shall submit to the state secretary. The certificate shall become effective when filed in accordance with section six of chapter one hundred and fifty-six B and thereupon such proceedings shall be taken to be legal and valid as fully as if the requirements of the statutes had been satisfied.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 75, sec. 30 — MA Code / Part I / Title XII / Chapter 75 / Section 30
Use; purposes
Status: in_force

Section 30. The trustees shall use so much of such land as they shall determine for instruction in forestry and as a laboratory for research and illustration in economic questions, and for practical work in the conservation and use of forest tracts and farm woodlots.

Section 30. The trustees shall use so much of such land as they shall determine for instruction in forestry and as a laboratory for research and illustration in economic questions, and for practical work in the conservation and use of forest tracts and farm woodlots.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32, sec. 22E — MA Code / Part I / Title IV / Chapter 32 / Section 22E
Review, evaluation and financial impact of statutory adjustments to the commonwealth pension liability
Status: in_force

Section 22E. (a) For the purposes of this section, ''statutory adjustment to the commonwealth pension liability'' shall mean an adjustment that changes the benefits or contributions of classes of members including, but not limited to, early retirement incentive programs, cost-of-living adjustments, the membership of those classes or any amendments to chapter 32 that may change the actuarial liability of the commonwealth pension system. (b) Upon request of a joint standing committee of the general court having jurisdiction or upon request of the committee on ways and means of either branch, the actuary of the public employee retirement administration commission shall conduct and prepare a review, evaluation and financial impact of the statutory adjustment to the commonwealth pension liability, in consultation with other relevant state agencies, and shall report to the committee within 90 days of the request.

Section 22E. (a) For the purposes of this section, ''statutory adjustment to the commonwealth pension liability'' shall mean an adjustment that changes the benefits or contributions of classes of members including, but not limited to, early retirement incentive programs, cost-of-living adjustments, the membership of those classes or any amendments to chapter 32 that may change the actuarial liability of the commonwealth pension system.

(b) Upon request of a joint standing committee of the general court having jurisdiction or upon request of the committee on ways and means of either branch, the actuary of the public employee retirement administration commission shall conduct and prepare a review, evaluation and financial impact of the statutory adjustment to the commonwealth pension liability, in consultation with other relevant state agencies, and shall report to the committee within 90 days of the request.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 62C, sec. 45 — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 62C / Section 45
Designation of banks as depository for receiving taxes
Status: in_force

Section 45. The commissioner is authorized, subject to the approval of the state treasurer, to designate any bank doing business in the commonwealth as a depository and fiscal agent for the purpose of receiving any tax imposed under the provisions of chapters sixty-two to sixty-five C, inclusive, and section twenty-one of chapter one hundred and thirty-eight in such manner, at such times and under such conditions as the commissioner may prescribe. He shall also prescribe which taxpayers or classes of taxpayers must make payments of taxes to designated banks and the method or methods of making such payments. Notwithstanding any provision of section thirty-three A of this chapter, the commissioner shall also so prescribe the manner, times and conditions under which the receipt of any such tax by a designated bank is to be treated as payment of such tax to the commissioner. The designated bank shall transmit to the commissioner the taxes collected by it on his behalf at such times and in such manner as the commissioner may prescribe.

Section 45. The commissioner is authorized, subject to the approval of the state treasurer, to designate any bank doing business in the commonwealth as a depository and fiscal agent for the purpose of receiving any tax imposed under the provisions of chapters sixty-two to sixty-five C, inclusive, and section twenty-one of chapter one hundred and thirty-eight in such manner, at such times and under such conditions as the commissioner may prescribe. He shall also prescribe which taxpayers or classes of taxpayers must make payments of taxes to designated banks and the method or methods of making such payments. Notwithstanding any provision of section thirty-three A of this chapter, the commissioner shall also so prescribe the manner, times and conditions under which the receipt of any such tax by a designated bank is to be treated as payment of such tax to the commissioner. The designated bank shall transmit to the commissioner the taxes collected by it on his behalf at such times and in such manner as the commissioner may prescribe.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, sec. 34 — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 265 / Section 34
Tattooing body of person by other than qualified physician; punishment
Status: in_force

Section 34. Whoever, not being registered as a qualified physician under section two of chapter one hundred and twelve, or corresponding provisions of earlier laws, marks the body of any person by means of tattooing, shall be punished by a fine of not more than three hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or both.

Section 34. Whoever, not being registered as a qualified physician under section two of chapter one hundred and twelve, or corresponding provisions of earlier laws, marks the body of any person by means of tattooing, shall be punished by a fine of not more than three hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or both.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156B, sec. 31 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 156B / Section 31
Unclaimed dividends; publication
Status: in_force

Section 31. Every corporation shall, once in every five years, publish once each week for three successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in Boston, and also in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the corporation has its principal office, a list of all dividends which have remained unclaimed for two years or more and the names and last known addresses of the persons to whose credit such dividends stand.

Section 31. Every corporation shall, once in every five years, publish once each week for three successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in Boston, and also in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the corporation has its principal office, a list of all dividends which have remained unclaimed for two years or more and the names and last known addresses of the persons to whose credit such dividends stand.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111, sec. 4 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 111 / Section 4
Health districts; district health officers; enforcement of laws in districts
Status: in_force

Section 4. The commissioner, with the approval of the council, shall from time to time divide the state into not more than eight health districts. He may from time to time order two or more district health officers to work in one district, in order to study, suppress or prevent disease. Each district health officer shall act as the representative of the commissioner, and under his direction shall secure the enforcement within his district of the laws and regulations relating to public health. He shall have the powers and perform the duties set forth in this chapter, and, under the direction of the commissioner, shall perform such other duties as he may prescribe.

Section 4. The commissioner, with the approval of the council, shall from time to time divide the state into not more than eight health districts. He may from time to time order two or more district health officers to work in one district, in order to study, suppress or prevent disease. Each district health officer shall act as the representative of the commissioner, and under his direction shall secure the enforcement within his district of the laws and regulations relating to public health. He shall have the powers and perform the duties set forth in this chapter, and, under the direction of the commissioner, shall perform such other duties as he may prescribe.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 15D, sec. 14 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 15D / Section 14
Background information on prospective adoptive families; registration of placement agency with adoptive resource exchange
Status: in_force

Section 14. (a) A person whose consent is required by section 2 of chapter 210 may, before surrender, request from a placement agency background information pertaining to the prospective adoptive family in which the placement agency expects to place the child if surrendered. The board shall adopt rules and regulations regarding the nature of the background information. No agency shall be required to reveal the identity or geographical location of the prospective adoptive family to such person. The placement agency shall provide the background information in writing unless the person whose consent is required signs a written waiver of the request. (b) Each placement agency shall register with an adoption resource exchange in the commonwealth whose goal is adoption of a child, whether the child is free for adoption or at legal risk, for whom the placement agency has been unable to identify a specific adoptive family or initiate the adoption process with a prospective adoptive family within 60 days of the determination of the goal of adoption. For the purposes of this section, an ''adoption resource exchange'' shall mean a nonprofit agency, the primary purpose of which is to link children awaiting placement with permanent families by providing information and referral services and by the recruitment of potential adoptive families.

Section 14. (a) A person whose consent is required by section 2 of chapter 210 may, before surrender, request from a placement agency background information pertaining to the prospective adoptive family in which the placement agency expects to place the child if surrendered. The board shall adopt rules and regulations regarding the nature of the background information. No agency shall be required to reveal the identity or geographical location of the prospective adoptive family to such person. The placement agency shall provide the background information in writing unless the person whose consent is required signs a written waiver of the request.

(b) Each placement agency shall register with an adoption resource exchange in the commonwealth whose goal is adoption of a child, whether the child is free for adoption or at legal risk, for whom the placement agency has been unable to identify a specific adoptive family or initiate the adoption process with a prospective adoptive family within 60 days of the determination of the goal of adoption. For the purposes of this section, an ''adoption resource exchange'' shall mean a nonprofit agency, the primary purpose of which is to link children awaiting placement with permanent families by providing information and referral services and by the recruitment of potential adoptive families.