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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 48, sec. 10 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 48 / Section 10
Powers; appointment of assistants; commandeering of people and property
Status: in_force

Section 10. The forest warden may appoint deputies to assist him in his duties and may discharge them; and he or his deputies may, if in their judgment there is danger from a forest fire, employ assistance or require any person in their town between the ages of eighteen and fifty to aid in its extinguishment or prevention, and may require the use of horses, wagons, equipment and other property adapted therefor, and shall keep an account of the time of all persons assisting them and a schedule of all property so used.

Section 10. The forest warden may appoint deputies to assist him in his duties and may discharge them; and he or his deputies may, if in their judgment there is danger from a forest fire, employ assistance or require any person in their town between the ages of eighteen and fifty to aid in its extinguishment or prevention, and may require the use of horses, wagons, equipment and other property adapted therefor, and shall keep an account of the time of all persons assisting them and a schedule of all property so used.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 109, sec. 3 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 109 / Section 3
Reservation of name
Status: reserved

Section 3. (a) The exclusive right to the use of a name may be reserved by: (1) any person intending to organize a limited partnership under this chapter and to adopt such name; (2) any domestic limited partnership or any foreign limited partnership registered in the commonwealth which, in either case, intends to adopt such name; (3) any foreign limited partnership intending to register in the commonwealth and adopt such name; and (4) any person intending to organize a foreign limited partnership and intending to have it registered in the commonwealth and adopt such name. (b) The reservation shall be made by filing with the secretary of state an application, executed by the applicant and accompanied by the requisite fee, to reserve a specified name. If the secretary of state finds such name is available for use by a domestic or foreign limited partnership, he shall reserve the name for the exclusive use of the applicant for a period of 60 days. The secretary of state may extend the reservation for an additional 60 days upon written request of the applicant accompanied by the requisite fee. The right to the exclusive use of a reserved name may be transferred to any other person by filing in the office of the secretary of state a notice of the transfer, executed by the applicant for whom the name was reserved, specifying the name and the address of the transferee and accompanied by the requisite fee.

Section 3. (a) The exclusive right to the use of a name may be reserved by:

(1) any person intending to organize a limited partnership under this chapter and to adopt such name;

(2) any domestic limited partnership or any foreign limited partnership registered in the commonwealth which, in either case, intends to adopt such name;

(3) any foreign limited partnership intending to register in the commonwealth and adopt such name; and

(4) any person intending to organize a foreign limited partnership and intending to have it registered in the commonwealth and adopt such name.

(b) The reservation shall be made by filing with the secretary of state an application, executed by the applicant and accompanied by the requisite fee, to reserve a specified name. If the secretary of state finds such name is available for use by a domestic or foreign limited partnership, he shall reserve the name for the exclusive use of the applicant for a period of 60 days. The secretary of state may extend the reservation for an additional 60 days upon written request of the applicant accompanied by the requisite fee. The right to the exclusive use of a reserved name may be transferred to any other person by filing in the office of the secretary of state a notice of the transfer, executed by the applicant for whom the name was reserved, specifying the name and the address of the transferee and accompanied by the requisite fee.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23G, sec. 24 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 23G / Section 24
Authorization to borrow; issuance of bonds and notes
Status: in_force

Section 24. The state treasurer may borrow from time to time on the credit of the commonwealth such sums of money as may be necessary, but not exceeding, in the aggregate, the sum of $40,000,000, for the purposes of acquisition, holding, protection, maintenance, repair or use of lands or for provision of personnel and administrative cost of the Agency as provided by this chapter, and may issue and renew from time to time bonds or notes of the commonwealth therefor bearing interest at such times and at such rate as shall be fixed by the state treasurer. Such notes shall be issued and may be renewed one or more times for such terms, not exceeding one year, as the governor may recommend to the general court in accordance with Section 3 of Article LXII of the Amendments to the Constitution of the Commonwealth. All payments on account of principal on such notes shall be repaid from the Government Land Bank Fund; provided, however, that notwithstanding any provision of this chapter, such notes shall be general obligations of the commonwealth.

Section 24. The state treasurer may borrow from time to time on the credit of the commonwealth such sums of money as may be necessary, but not exceeding, in the aggregate, the sum of $40,000,000, for the purposes of acquisition, holding, protection, maintenance, repair or use of lands or for provision of personnel and administrative cost of the Agency as provided by this chapter, and may issue and renew from time to time bonds or notes of the commonwealth therefor bearing interest at such times and at such rate as shall be fixed by the state treasurer. Such notes shall be issued and may be renewed one or more times for such terms, not exceeding one year, as the governor may recommend to the general court in accordance with Section 3 of Article LXII of the Amendments to the Constitution of the Commonwealth. All payments on account of principal on such notes shall be repaid from the Government Land Bank Fund; provided, however, that notwithstanding any provision of this chapter, such notes shall be general obligations of the commonwealth.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 152, sec. 70 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXI / Chapter 152 / Section 70
Procedure and jurisdiction; compensation paid by commonwealth and its subdivisions
Status: in_force

Section 70. Procedure under sections sixty-nine to seventy-five, inclusive, and the jurisdiction of the department shall be the same as under sections one to sixty-eight, inclusive, and the commonwealth or such county, city, town or district shall have the same rights in proceedings under said sections as the insurer. The state treasurer or the treasurer or officer having similar duties of such county, city, town or district shall pay compensation awarded for injury to persons in its employment upon proper vouchers without further authority.

Section 70. Procedure under sections sixty-nine to seventy-five, inclusive, and the jurisdiction of the department shall be the same as under sections one to sixty-eight, inclusive, and the commonwealth or such county, city, town or district shall have the same rights in proceedings under said sections as the insurer. The state treasurer or the treasurer or officer having similar duties of such county, city, town or district shall pay compensation awarded for injury to persons in its employment upon proper vouchers without further authority.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164A, sec. 25 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 164A / Section 25
Ownership or control of domestic electric utilities by foreign corporations; applicability of corporation law
Status: in_force

Section 25. A domestic electric utility shall not be subject to the provisions of section ten of chapter one hundred eight-one in the event a foreign corporation, as defined in said chapter, owns or controls a majority of the capital stock of said domestic electric utility, provided such ownership or control results from action pursuant to authority granted by this chapter.

Section 25. A domestic electric utility shall not be subject to the provisions of section ten of chapter one hundred eight-one in the event a foreign corporation, as defined in said chapter, owns or controls a majority of the capital stock of said domestic electric utility, provided such ownership or control results from action pursuant to authority granted by this chapter.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 90, sec. 1D — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 90 / Section 1D
Motorized bicycles; sales; number sticker or plate
Status: in_force

Section 1D. Any person who is engaged in the business of buying or selling bicycles or motorized bicycles shall, upon the sale of such motorized bicycle, affix a sticker or plate which shall bear a distinctive number, as prescribed by the registrar, to said bicycle upon a fee to be determined annually by the commissioner of administration under the provision of section three B of chapter seven. Said fee shall be forwarded to the registry of motor vehicles by such person. Said sticker shall be renewed biannually in the manner prescribed by the registrar.

Section 1D. Any person who is engaged in the business of buying or selling bicycles or motorized bicycles shall, upon the sale of such motorized bicycle, affix a sticker or plate which shall bear a distinctive number, as prescribed by the registrar, to said bicycle upon a fee to be determined annually by the commissioner of administration under the provision of section three B of chapter seven. Said fee shall be forwarded to the registry of motor vehicles by such person. Said sticker shall be renewed biannually in the manner prescribed by the registrar.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, sec. 168 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 160 / Section 168
Testing of locomotive boilers, rolling stock or other equipment
Status: in_force

Section 168. The department shall make and revise regulations for testing boilers of locomotives, rolling stock or any other piece of railroad equipment designated by the department used by railroad corporations, by other corporations, and by persons, firms or associations upon any railroad or railway within the commonwealth, and every person, firm, association and corporation other than a railroad corporation, so using a locomotive, shall inform the department in writing on or before June thirtieth of each year of the number of locomotives so used by him or it, together with the length of track of such railroad or railway, its location and uses, and such other information as the department may require. This section shall apply to railroads for private use authorized by section two hundred and forty-five of this chapter. Tests under regulations made as aforesaid shall, if possible, be made by the master mechanic of the corporation, association, person or firm which constructs, repairs or uses the boiler of the locomotive, and the report of such tests shall be in form satisfactory to the department. A corporation, association, firm or person using a locomotive in the commonwealth the boiler of which has not been tested in accordance with this section shall be punished by a fine of twenty dollars for every day after notice by the department during which such use continues.

Section 168. The department shall make and revise regulations for testing boilers of locomotives, rolling stock or any other piece of railroad equipment designated by the department used by railroad corporations, by other corporations, and by persons, firms or associations upon any railroad or railway within the commonwealth, and every person, firm, association and corporation other than a railroad corporation, so using a locomotive, shall inform the department in writing on or before June thirtieth of each year of the number of locomotives so used by him or it, together with the length of track of such railroad or railway, its location and uses, and such other information as the department may require. This section shall apply to railroads for private use authorized by section two hundred and forty-five of this chapter. Tests under regulations made as aforesaid shall, if possible, be made by the master mechanic of the corporation, association, person or firm which constructs, repairs or uses the boiler of the locomotive, and the report of such tests shall be in form satisfactory to the department. A corporation, association, firm or person using a locomotive in the commonwealth the boiler of which has not been tested in accordance with this section shall be punished by a fine of twenty dollars for every day after notice by the department during which such use continues.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 210, sec. 2B — MA Code / Part II / Title III / Chapter 210 / Section 2B
Adoption decrees; mandatory language
Status: in_force

Section 2B. Every decree of adoption entered by the court shall include the words ''This adoption is final and irrevocable.''

Section 2B. Every decree of adoption entered by the court shall include the words ''This adoption is final and irrevocable.''
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 59, sec. 40 — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 59 / Section 40
Telephone and telegraph companies; assessors; informing commissioners
Status: in_force

Section 40. Every board of assessors shall, as and when required by the commissioner, furnish him with any and all information in its knowledge or possession relating to any property, the value of which he is required to determine by the preceding section.

Section 40. Every board of assessors shall, as and when required by the commissioner, furnish him with any and all information in its knowledge or possession relating to any property, the value of which he is required to determine by the preceding section.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 272, sec. 35 — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 272 / Section 35
Unnatural and lascivious acts
Status: in_force

Section 35. Whoever commits any unnatural and lascivious act with another person shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred nor more than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than five years or in jail or the house of correction for not more than two and one half years.

Section 35. Whoever commits any unnatural and lascivious act with another person shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred nor more than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than five years or in jail or the house of correction for not more than two and one half years.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22C, sec. 17 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 22C / Section 17
Estimate of expenses and patrolling time; recommendation of appropriations
Status: in_force

Section 17. The colonel shall forward to the secretary of public safety and the commissioner of administration his estimate of expenses for the department as required under section three of chapter twenty-nine, a statement of the approximate proportion of the time of the department devoted to the service of patrolling the highways of the commonwealth for the purpose of controlling and supervising traffic. Said statement shall be the basis for a recommendation by the governor as to the proportion of the appropriations made for expenses of said department which it appears may fairly be charged to the Highway Fund.

Section 17. The colonel shall forward to the secretary of public safety and the commissioner of administration his estimate of expenses for the department as required under section three of chapter twenty-nine, a statement of the approximate proportion of the time of the department devoted to the service of patrolling the highways of the commonwealth for the purpose of controlling and supervising traffic. Said statement shall be the basis for a recommendation by the governor as to the proportion of the appropriations made for expenses of said department which it appears may fairly be charged to the Highway Fund.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, sec. 66 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 164 / Section 66
Application of chapter and by-laws of town to plant authorized by special act
Status: in_force

Section 66. This chapter, and all ordinances or by-laws of any town acting under its provisions relative to the manufacture, use or distribution of gas or electricity, or to the quality thereof, or to the plant or the appliances therefor, shall apply to such town, so far as applicable.

Section 66. This chapter, and all ordinances or by-laws of any town acting under its provisions relative to the manufacture, use or distribution of gas or electricity, or to the quality thereof, or to the plant or the appliances therefor, shall apply to such town, so far as applicable.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111, sec. 159 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 111 / Section 159
Supervision of inland waters
Status: in_force

Section 159. The department of environmental protection, in this section and sections one hundred and sixty to one hundred and sixty-six, inclusive, called the department, shall have the general oversight and care of all inland waters and of all streams, ponds and underground waters used by any city, town, water supply or fire district or public institution or by any water or ice company or any person in the commonwealth as sources of ice or water supply and of all springs, streams and watercourses tributary thereto. It shall be provided with maps, plans and documents suitable for such purposes, and shall keep records of all its transactions relative thereto. It shall give notice to the attorney general of any violation of law relative to the pollution of water supplies and inland waters.

Section 159. The department of environmental protection, in this section and sections one hundred and sixty to one hundred and sixty-six, inclusive, called the department, shall have the general oversight and care of all inland waters and of all streams, ponds and underground waters used by any city, town, water supply or fire district or public institution or by any water or ice company or any person in the commonwealth as sources of ice or water supply and of all springs, streams and watercourses tributary thereto. It shall be provided with maps, plans and documents suitable for such purposes, and shall keep records of all its transactions relative thereto. It shall give notice to the attorney general of any violation of law relative to the pollution of water supplies and inland waters.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 93, sec. 68 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 93 / Section 68
Noncompliance as unfair trade practice
Status: in_force

Section 68. Failure to comply with the provisions of sections fifty through sixty-seven shall constitute an unfair trade practice under the provisions of clause (a) of section two of chapter ninety-three A.

Section 68. Failure to comply with the provisions of sections fifty through sixty-seven shall constitute an unfair trade practice under the provisions of clause (a) of section two of chapter ninety-three A.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 255D, sec. 19 — MA Code / Part III / Title IV / Chapter 255D / Section 19
Statement of account; contents
Status: in_force

Section 19. A. Within six months after the execution of the retail installment sale agreement or revolving credit agreement and within every six-month period thereafter until the buyer has discharged all his obligations under the agreement, the holder shall send to the buyer upon request a statement of account which shall list the following items designated as such: (1) The amounts paid by or on behalf of the buyer, setting forth any refund and any payment of charges for delinquencies, expenses of repossession and extensions, to the date of the statement of account; (2) The amounts, if any, which have become due but remain unpaid, setting forth any charges for delinquencies, expenses of repossession and extensions; (3) The number of installment payments and the dollar amount of each installment not due but still to be paid and the remaining period the agreement is to run. B. The buyer shall be entitled to only one such statement in any six-month period free of charge. The holder shall be entitled to the sum of one dollar for each additional written statement requested by the buyer before supplying such additional written statement. C. If the buyer requests information for income tax purposes as to the amount of the finance charges, the holder shall provide such information without charge once in every calendar year.

Section 19. A. Within six months after the execution of the retail installment sale agreement or revolving credit agreement and within every six-month period thereafter until the buyer has discharged all his obligations under the agreement, the holder shall send to the buyer upon request a statement of account which shall list the following items designated as such:

(1) The amounts paid by or on behalf of the buyer, setting forth any refund and any payment of charges for delinquencies, expenses of repossession and extensions, to the date of the statement of account;

(2) The amounts, if any, which have become due but remain unpaid, setting forth any charges for delinquencies, expenses of repossession and extensions;

(3) The number of installment payments and the dollar amount of each installment not due but still to be paid and the remaining period the agreement is to run.

B. The buyer shall be entitled to only one such statement in any six-month period free of charge. The holder shall be entitled to the sum of one dollar for each additional written statement requested by the buyer before supplying such additional written statement.

C. If the buyer requests information for income tax purposes as to the amount of the finance charges, the holder shall provide such information without charge once in every calendar year.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 121B, sec. 53 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVII / Chapter 121B / Section 53
Application for urban renewal assistance grant or urban revitalization and development grant
Status: in_force

Section 53. Any city or town, acting by and through its urban renewal agency, may apply to the department for an urban renewal assistance grant to meet in part the cost of an approved urban renewal project. Any city or town, acting by and through its urban renewal agency, may apply to the department for an urban revitalization and development grant to meet in part the cost of an approved urban revitalization and development project. Such application shall be in the form prescribed by the department, and shall be accompanied by such additional information, drawings, plans, reports, estimates and exhibits as the department may require. The department may make such rules and regulations as are necessary to effectuate the purposes of this section and sections fifty-four to fifty-seven, inclusive.

Section 53. Any city or town, acting by and through its urban renewal agency, may apply to the department for an urban renewal assistance grant to meet in part the cost of an approved urban renewal project. Any city or town, acting by and through its urban renewal agency, may apply to the department for an urban revitalization and development grant to meet in part the cost of an approved urban revitalization and development project. Such application shall be in the form prescribed by the department, and shall be accompanied by such additional information, drawings, plans, reports, estimates and exhibits as the department may require. The department may make such rules and regulations as are necessary to effectuate the purposes of this section and sections fifty-four to fifty-seven, inclusive.