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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, sec. 206 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 160 / Section 206
Application of Sec. 205
Status: in_force

Section 206. The preceding section shall apply to all persons engaged only in a local express business for the forwarding of express matter between points within the commonwealth in the trains or cars of any railroad corporation, and to persons desiring to engage therein who obtain the recommendation of the department therefor, and who agree in writing to indemnify the corporation against all loss of and damage to any property carried by them on its trains. Such recommendation shall be given only after notice to all parties interested and a hearing thereon, and with regard, among other considerations, to the public interest. Such corporation may contract with one or more persons for the express service over its railroad or system, subject to the rights of such persons as may then be engaged in, or shall have obtained the recommendation aforesaid to conduct such local express business thereon between points within the commonwealth under this section; and the terms, facilities and accommodations provided for such last named persons shall not be unreasonable or unequal, having regard to the amount and character of the service and also to such reasonable regulation of said business as may be for the public interest and the efficient operation of the railroad. This section shall not deprive any railroad corporation of any right which it has under its charter or under general laws, to perform all the transportation of property upon its railroad.

Section 206. The preceding section shall apply to all persons engaged only in a local express business for the forwarding of express matter between points within the commonwealth in the trains or cars of any railroad corporation, and to persons desiring to engage therein who obtain the recommendation of the department therefor, and who agree in writing to indemnify the corporation against all loss of and damage to any property carried by them on its trains. Such recommendation shall be given only after notice to all parties interested and a hearing thereon, and with regard, among other considerations, to the public interest. Such corporation may contract with one or more persons for the express service over its railroad or system, subject to the rights of such persons as may then be engaged in, or shall have obtained the recommendation aforesaid to conduct such local express business thereon between points within the commonwealth under this section; and the terms, facilities and accommodations provided for such last named persons shall not be unreasonable or unequal, having regard to the amount and character of the service and also to such reasonable regulation of said business as may be for the public interest and the efficient operation of the railroad. This section shall not deprive any railroad corporation of any right which it has under its charter or under general laws, to perform all the transportation of property upon its railroad.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94, sec. 18 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 94 / Section 18
Sale of milk of less fat content than stated on label, etc.; penalty
Status: in_force

Section 18. Whoever himself or by his servant or agent sells, exposes for sale, or has in his custody or possession with intent to sell, milk labelled as to its fat content which, upon analysis, is found to contain less milk fat than is stated upon the label, cap or tag, and whoever himself or by his servant or agent sells, exposes for sale or exchange, or delivers milk not wholly produced in the commonwealth in containers bearing, upon a label, cap, tag, or otherwise, words indicating that such milk was produced in the commonwealth, and whoever in any manner represents that milk not wholly produced in the commonwealth was wholly produced therein, shall be punished for the first offence by a fine of not more than fifty dollars, for the second offence by a fine of not less than fifty nor more than one hundred dollars, and for a subsequent offence by a fine of not less than one hundred nor more than two hundred dollars.

Section 18. Whoever himself or by his servant or agent sells, exposes for sale, or has in his custody or possession with intent to sell, milk labelled as to its fat content which, upon analysis, is found to contain less milk fat than is stated upon the label, cap or tag, and whoever himself or by his servant or agent sells, exposes for sale or exchange, or delivers milk not wholly produced in the commonwealth in containers bearing, upon a label, cap, tag, or otherwise, words indicating that such milk was produced in the commonwealth, and whoever in any manner represents that milk not wholly produced in the commonwealth was wholly produced therein, shall be punished for the first offence by a fine of not more than fifty dollars, for the second offence by a fine of not less than fifty nor more than one hundred dollars, and for a subsequent offence by a fine of not less than one hundred nor more than two hundred dollars.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 41, sec. 85 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 41 / Section 85
Weighers, measurers and surveyors of goods or commodities; appointment; qualifications; tenure; removal
Status: in_force

Section 85. The mayor or the selectmen, on the written request of any person engaged in buying, selling or transporting goods or commodities which require weighing, surveying or measuring, shall appoint weighers, measurers or surveyors of such goods or commodities, who shall be sworn before entering upon their duties, shall serve for one year, and may be removed at any time by the appointing authority. At least one such weigher, measurer and surveyor in each town shall not be engaged in the business of buying, selling or transporting the goods or commodities weighed, measured or surveyed by him, but no person shall be ineligible for appointment because of sex or because of residence elsewhere than in the town where appointed, notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary in any general or special act.

Section 85. The mayor or the selectmen, on the written request of any person engaged in buying, selling or transporting goods or commodities which require weighing, surveying or measuring, shall appoint weighers, measurers or surveyors of such goods or commodities, who shall be sworn before entering upon their duties, shall serve for one year, and may be removed at any time by the appointing authority. At least one such weigher, measurer and surveyor in each town shall not be engaged in the business of buying, selling or transporting the goods or commodities weighed, measured or surveyed by him, but no person shall be ineligible for appointment because of sex or because of residence elsewhere than in the town where appointed, notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary in any general or special act.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22C, sec. 67 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 22C / Section 67
State lottery commission employees; appointment as special officers
Status: in_force

Section 67. The colonel may, at the request of the state lottery commission, appoint as special state police officers employees of said lottery commission holding the title of chief of security, security officer, license agent, field investigator, supervisor of beano, or assistant supervisor of beano. Such special state police officers shall serve for one year, subject to removal by the colonel, and they shall have the same power to make arrests as the state police for any criminal offense committed in connection with any activities operated or regulated by the state lottery commission. They shall report to the colonel as to their official acts at such times and in such manner as he may require. They shall serve without pay, except their regular compensation as employees of said lottery commission, and they shall receive no fees for service or return of any criminal process.

Section 67. The colonel may, at the request of the state lottery commission, appoint as special state police officers employees of said lottery commission holding the title of chief of security, security officer, license agent, field investigator, supervisor of beano, or assistant supervisor of beano. Such special state police officers shall serve for one year, subject to removal by the colonel, and they shall have the same power to make arrests as the state police for any criminal offense committed in connection with any activities operated or regulated by the state lottery commission. They shall report to the colonel as to their official acts at such times and in such manner as he may require. They shall serve without pay, except their regular compensation as employees of said lottery commission, and they shall receive no fees for service or return of any criminal process.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 90K, sec. 9 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 90K / Section 9
Rules and regulations
Status: in_force

Section 9. The authority shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary to implement this chapter.

Section 9. The authority shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary to implement this chapter.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94A, sec. 7 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 94A / Section 7
Hearing; delivery and return of revoked or cancelled license
Status: in_force

Section 7. (a) Before declining to grant a license of any type, or suspending or revoking a license, the commissioner shall hold a hearing and grant the applicant or licensee an opportunity to be heard in person or by attorney. A duly attested copy of the order of the commissioner upon such hearing shall be served upon the applicant or the licensee in the manner provided by section nineteen. (b) Any licensee whose license has been revoked or cancelled shall upon notice thereof forthwith deliver and return said license to the commissioner or to any authorized representative of the commissioner.

Section 7. (a) Before declining to grant a license of any type, or suspending or revoking a license, the commissioner shall hold a hearing and grant the applicant or licensee an opportunity to be heard in person or by attorney. A duly attested copy of the order of the commissioner upon such hearing shall be served upon the applicant or the licensee in the manner provided by section nineteen.

(b) Any licensee whose license has been revoked or cancelled shall upon notice thereof forthwith deliver and return said license to the commissioner or to any authorized representative of the commissioner.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94, sec. 295P — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 94 / Section 295P
Retail sale of motor fuel below cost
Status: in_force

Section 295P. No retail dealer shall, with intent to injure competitors or destroy substantially or lessen competition, advertise, offer to sell, or sell at retail motor fuel at less than cost to such retail dealer.

Section 295P. No retail dealer shall, with intent to injure competitors or destroy substantially or lessen competition, advertise, offer to sell, or sell at retail motor fuel at less than cost to such retail dealer.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 253, sec. 43 — MA Code / Part III / Title IV / Chapter 253 / Section 43
Security from corporations
Status: in_force

Section 43. The court in which an action for such compensation is pending shall, if requested by the plaintiff, require such corporation to give satisfactory security for the payment of all damages and costs which may be awarded thereon, and if the court finds that the security has become insufficient, it shall require the corporation to give further security. If the corporation neglects for one month or for such further time as the court allows to comply with any such order, it shall lose all rights under this chapter, and the court may restrain it from flowing or injuring such land or property until such security has been given.

Section 43. The court in which an action for such compensation is pending shall, if requested by the plaintiff, require such corporation to give satisfactory security for the payment of all damages and costs which may be awarded thereon, and if the court finds that the security has become insufficient, it shall require the corporation to give further security. If the corporation neglects for one month or for such further time as the court allows to comply with any such order, it shall lose all rights under this chapter, and the court may restrain it from flowing or injuring such land or property until such security has been given.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, sec. 3 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 43 / Section 3
Effect of chapter on legislative powers of cities
Status: in_force

Section 3. None of the legislative powers of a city shall be abridged or impaired by this chapter; but all such legislative powers shall be possessed and exercised by such body as shall be the legislative body of the city under this chapter.

Section 3. None of the legislative powers of a city shall be abridged or impaired by this chapter; but all such legislative powers shall be possessed and exercised by such body as shall be the legislative body of the city under this chapter.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 112, sec. 11 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 112 / Section 11
Prohibition of certain acts by osteopaths
Status: in_force

Section 11. No person now registered as an osteopath under section one or two of chapter five hundred and twenty-six of the acts of nineteen hundred and nine shall prescribe or administer drugs for internal use, perform major operations in surgery, engage in the practice of obstetrics, or hold himself out, by virtue of such registration, as and for other than an osteopath. Violation hereof shall be punished by the penalty provided in section six.

Section 11. No person now registered as an osteopath under section one or two of chapter five hundred and twenty-six of the acts of nineteen hundred and nine shall prescribe or administer drugs for internal use, perform major operations in surgery, engage in the practice of obstetrics, or hold himself out, by virtue of such registration, as and for other than an osteopath. Violation hereof shall be punished by the penalty provided in section six.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6, sec. 15OOOOOO — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 6 / Section 15OOOOOO
Observance of the founding of the United States Army
Status: in_force

Section 15OOOOOO. The governor shall annually set apart June 14, the anniversary of the founding of the United States Army, in recognition of the distinguished patriotic services rendered by that organization, and by the citizens of the commonwealth who so gallantly served, and shall issue a proclamation recommending that the day be observed by the people in the display of the flag and in appropriate public exercises, commemorative of the services and sacrifices of the citizens of the commonwealth who have served and continue to serve in the defense of the United States.

Section 15OOOOOO. The governor shall annually set apart June 14, the anniversary of the founding of the United States Army, in recognition of the distinguished patriotic services rendered by that organization, and by the citizens of the commonwealth who so gallantly served, and shall issue a proclamation recommending that the day be observed by the people in the display of the flag and in appropriate public exercises, commemorative of the services and sacrifices of the citizens of the commonwealth who have served and continue to serve in the defense of the United States.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, sec. 18 — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 266 / Section 18
Dwelling house; entry at night; breaking and entering in day time; firearms; punishment
Status: in_force

Section 18. Whoever, in the night time, enters a dwelling house without breaking, or breaks and enters in the day time a building, ship or motor vehicle or vessel, with intent to commit a felony, no person lawfully therein being put in fear, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than ten years or by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars and imprisonment in jail for not more than two years. Whoever commits any offense described in this section while armed with a firearm, as defined in section 121 of chapter 140, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not less than 7 years or by imprisonment in the house of correction for not less than 2 years nor more than 21/2 years.

Section 18. Whoever, in the night time, enters a dwelling house without breaking, or breaks and enters in the day time a building, ship or motor vehicle or vessel, with intent to commit a felony, no person lawfully therein being put in fear, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than ten years or by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars and imprisonment in jail for not more than two years. Whoever commits any offense described in this section while armed with a firearm, as defined in section 121 of chapter 140, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not less than 7 years or by imprisonment in the house of correction for not less than 2 years nor more than 21/2 years.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 277, sec. 55 — MA Code / Part IV / Title II / Chapter 277 / Section 55
Compensation of counsel of prisoner
Status: in_force

Section 55. A justice of the court, sitting at the trial or other proceedings upon an indictment for murder, may allow reasonable compensation for the services of counsel assigned to defend the prisoner if he is otherwise unable to procure counsel, and such compensation shall be paid by the county where the indictment is found.

Section 55. A justice of the court, sitting at the trial or other proceedings upon an indictment for murder, may allow reasonable compensation for the services of counsel assigned to defend the prisoner if he is otherwise unable to procure counsel, and such compensation shall be paid by the county where the indictment is found.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 90, sec. 51J — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 90 / Section 51J
Rules and regulations; use of airports; safety of public
Status: in_force

Section 51J. An airport commission shall adopt rules and regulations for the use of municipal airports or for the safety of the public upon or beyond the limits of airports under its control, whether such airport facilities are within or without the territorial limits of the city or town. Such rules and regulations shall not be effective until approved by the Massachusetts aeronautics commission and published in the same manner that by-laws and ordinances are required to be published. Such rules and regulations shall conform to and be consistent with the laws of the commonwealth and the rules and regulations of the Massachusetts aeronautics commission, and shall not be inconsistent with or contrary to any act of the Congress of the United States relating to aeronautics or any regulations promulgated or standards established pursuant thereto.

Section 51J. An airport commission shall adopt rules and regulations for the use of municipal airports or for the safety of the public upon or beyond the limits of airports under its control, whether such airport facilities are within or without the territorial limits of the city or town. Such rules and regulations shall not be effective until approved by the Massachusetts aeronautics commission and published in the same manner that by-laws and ordinances are required to be published. Such rules and regulations shall conform to and be consistent with the laws of the commonwealth and the rules and regulations of the Massachusetts aeronautics commission, and shall not be inconsistent with or contrary to any act of the Congress of the United States relating to aeronautics or any regulations promulgated or standards established pursuant thereto.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 59, sec. 28 — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 59 / Section 28
Unpaid taxes; collection
Status: in_force

Section 28. If a state or county tax is not assessed, and paid by the town, within the time prescribed, and remains unpaid at the expiration of five months after the receipt of a warrant from the state treasurer or of a certificate from the county commissioners requiring its assessment, the amount of the tax may be recovered of the town in contract by the state treasurer or the treasurer of the county respectively.

Section 28. If a state or county tax is not assessed, and paid by the town, within the time prescribed, and remains unpaid at the expiration of five months after the receipt of a warrant from the state treasurer or of a certificate from the county commissioners requiring its assessment, the amount of the tax may be recovered of the town in contract by the state treasurer or the treasurer of the county respectively.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 93, sec. 113 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 93 / Section 113
Annual report; records of companies that have engaged in unauthorized switching of customer's IXC or LEC
Status: in_force

Section 113. (a) The department shall track instances in which an IXC, LEC, or TPV company switched a customer's IXC or LEC without the customer's valid LOA or TPV. (b) The department shall prepare an annual report of the impact of the provision of sections 108 to 113, inclusive, and submit it to the joint committee on government relations and the attorney general, within 30 days of its completion. (c) The department shall keep monthly records of each unauthorized IXC or LEC change by company and produce an annual report of each violation by company and submit it to the joint committee on government regulations and the attorney general. (d) The department shall keep a record of any TPV companies and any other agent affiliated with an IXC or an LEC that has engaged in the unauthorized switching of a customer's IXC or LEC. (e) The department shall promulgate rules and regulations for the implementation of this section.

Section 113. (a) The department shall track instances in which an IXC, LEC, or TPV company switched a customer's IXC or LEC without the customer's valid LOA or TPV.

(b) The department shall prepare an annual report of the impact of the provision of sections 108 to 113, inclusive, and submit it to the joint committee on government relations and the attorney general, within 30 days of its completion.

(c) The department shall keep monthly records of each unauthorized IXC or LEC change by company and produce an annual report of each violation by company and submit it to the joint committee on government regulations and the attorney general.

(d) The department shall keep a record of any TPV companies and any other agent affiliated with an IXC or an LEC that has engaged in the unauthorized switching of a customer's IXC or LEC.

(e) The department shall promulgate rules and regulations for the implementation of this section.