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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 79, sec. 12A — MA Code / Part I / Title XIII / Chapter 79 / Section 12A
Property taken diminished in value by disaster; full compensation; determination of fair market value; time limit
Status: in_force

Section 12A. Notwithstanding any special or general law to the contrary, if property which is known to be subject to an imminent taking under this chapter is diminished in value by a disaster as determined by the President of the United States pursuant to section 102 of the Disaster Relief Act of 1970, 42 U.S.C. 4402(1), prior to or within two years after the recording of such order of taking, the damages for such property not compensated by insurance or otherwise shall be fixed at the fair market value prior to the time of the disaster. If property diminished in value by such a disaster is not subject to the original notice of taking but, within said two years, is included within such order of taking, damages for such property shall also be fixed at the fair market value prior to the time of the disaster.

Section 12A. Notwithstanding any special or general law to the contrary, if property which is known to be subject to an imminent taking under this chapter is diminished in value by a disaster as determined by the President of the United States pursuant to section 102 of the Disaster Relief Act of 1970, 42 U.S.C. 4402(1), prior to or within two years after the recording of such order of taking, the damages for such property not compensated by insurance or otherwise shall be fixed at the fair market value prior to the time of the disaster. If property diminished in value by such a disaster is not subject to the original notice of taking but, within said two years, is included within such order of taking, damages for such property shall also be fixed at the fair market value prior to the time of the disaster.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 55, sec. 6A — MA Code / Part I / Title VIII / Chapter 55 / Section 6A
Contributions from political action committees; limitations
Status: in_force

Section 6A. A candidate and such candidate's committee shall not accept any contribution from a political action committee if such contribution would result in such candidate and such committee together receiving from all political action committees aggregate contributions in any calendar year in excess of the following amounts: (a) a candidate for governor, including contributions jointly to such candidate for governor and a candidate for lieutenant governor in a state election—one hundred and fifty thousand dollars; (b) a candidate for lieutenant governor—thirty-one thousand, two hundred and fifty dollars; (c) a candidate for attorney general—sixty-two thousand, five hundred dollars; (d) a candidate for state secretary, state treasurer, and state auditor—thirty-seven thousand, five hundred dollars; (e) a candidate for state senator, county commissioner, governor's councillor, district attorney, clerk of courts, register of probate, registrar of deeds or any other county officer—eighteen thousand, seven hundred and fifty dollars; (f) a candidate for state representative—seven thousand, five hundred dollars.

Section 6A. A candidate and such candidate's committee shall not accept any contribution from a political action committee if such contribution would result in such candidate and such committee together receiving from all political action committees aggregate contributions in any calendar year in excess of the following amounts:

(a) a candidate for governor, including contributions jointly to such candidate for governor and a candidate for lieutenant governor in a state election—one hundred and fifty thousand dollars;

(b) a candidate for lieutenant governor—thirty-one thousand, two hundred and fifty dollars;

(c) a candidate for attorney general—sixty-two thousand, five hundred dollars;

(d) a candidate for state secretary, state treasurer, and state auditor—thirty-seven thousand, five hundred dollars;

(e) a candidate for state senator, county commissioner, governor's councillor, district attorney, clerk of courts, register of probate, registrar of deeds or any other county officer—eighteen thousand, seven hundred and fifty dollars;

(f) a candidate for state representative—seven thousand, five hundred dollars.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156B, sec. 60 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 156B / Section 60
Improper stock issue; liability of directors
Status: in_force

Section 60. If stock of a corporation is issued for a consideration which does not comply with the requirements of sections eighteen or twenty-one, the directors who voted to authorize such issuance and the president and the treasurer of the corporation shall be jointly and severally liable to any stockholder to the extent of the actual damage sustained by such stockholder by reason of such issuance. Nothing in this section shall limit any liability imposed on such director or officer in respect of stock issued in contravention of any provision of the articles of organization.

Section 60. If stock of a corporation is issued for a consideration which does not comply with the requirements of sections eighteen or twenty-one, the directors who voted to authorize such issuance and the president and the treasurer of the corporation shall be jointly and severally liable to any stockholder to the extent of the actual damage sustained by such stockholder by reason of such issuance. Nothing in this section shall limit any liability imposed on such director or officer in respect of stock issued in contravention of any provision of the articles of organization.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 138, sec. 33B — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 138 / Section 33B
Sales of alcoholic beverages by on-premise licensees on Sundays and certain legal holidays; sales between 10:00 A.M. and 12:00 noon
Status: in_force

Section 33B. The local licensing authority of any city or town which accepts this section may authorize licensees under section twelve to sell alcoholic beverages between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon on Sundays, the last Monday in May and on Christmas day or on the day following when said day occurs on Sunday.

Section 33B. The local licensing authority of any city or town which accepts this section may authorize licensees under section twelve to sell alcoholic beverages between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon on Sundays, the last Monday in May and on Christmas day or on the day following when said day occurs on Sunday.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 279, sec. 8 — MA Code / Part IV / Title II / Chapter 279 / Section 8
Commitments upon two or more sentences
Status: in_force

Section 8. A convict upon whom two or more sentences to imprisonment are imposed may be fully committed upon all such sentences at the same time, and shall serve them in the order named in the mittimuses upon which he is committed; but when fine and imprisonment are named in one of the sentences the prisoner shall always be committed upon the term sentence first.

Section 8. A convict upon whom two or more sentences to imprisonment are imposed may be fully committed upon all such sentences at the same time, and shall serve them in the order named in the mittimuses upon which he is committed; but when fine and imprisonment are named in one of the sentences the prisoner shall always be committed upon the term sentence first.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 33, sec. 2 — MA Code / Part I / Title V / Chapter 33 / Section 2
Membership
Status: in_force

Section 2. The militia of the commonwealth shall consist of: (i) all able-bodied citizens and all other able-bodied persons who have declared their intention to become citizens of the United States, between the ages of 18 and 65, and who are residents of the commonwealth; and (ii) such other persons who, upon their own application, enlist or are commissioned pursuant to this chapter, subject to exemptions created by law.

Section 2. The militia of the commonwealth shall consist of: (i) all able-bodied citizens and all other able-bodied persons who have declared their intention to become citizens of the United States, between the ages of 18 and 65, and who are residents of the commonwealth; and (ii) such other persons who, upon their own application, enlist or are commissioned pursuant to this chapter, subject to exemptions created by law.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 143, sec. 81 — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 143 / Section 81
Suspension and revocation of license; appeal
Status: in_force

Section 81. An operator's license may be suspended or revoked for cause at any time by an inspector; but the person whose license is so suspended or revoked may appeal to the commissioner of the division of occupational licensure, whose decision in the matter shall be final.

Section 81. An operator's license may be suspended or revoked for cause at any time by an inspector; but the person whose license is so suspended or revoked may appeal to the commissioner of the division of occupational licensure, whose decision in the matter shall be final.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 186, sec. 16 — MA Code / Part II / Title I / Chapter 186 / Section 16
Leases or rental agreements restricting occupancy of children
Status: in_force

Section 16. Any provision of a lease or other rental agreement relating to real property whereby a lessee or tenant enters into a covenant, agreement or contract, by the use of any words whatsoever, the effect of which is to terminate, or to provide that the lessor or landlord may terminate, such lease or agreement if the tenant has or shall have a child or children, who shall occupy the premises covered by such lease or agreement, shall be deemed to be against public policy and void.

Section 16. Any provision of a lease or other rental agreement relating to real property whereby a lessee or tenant enters into a covenant, agreement or contract, by the use of any words whatsoever, the effect of which is to terminate, or to provide that the lessor or landlord may terminate, such lease or agreement if the tenant has or shall have a child or children, who shall occupy the premises covered by such lease or agreement, shall be deemed to be against public policy and void.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 211A, sec. 8 — MA Code / Part III / Title I / Chapter 211A / Section 8
Clerk to serve as administrative officer; cost of maintaining office; duties
Status: in_force

Section 8. The clerk shall serve as the administrative officer of the court and shall maintain an office in Boston and at such other place or places as the supreme judicial court may designate. The cost of maintaining such office or offices shall be borne by the commonwealth. The clerk or one of the assistant clerks shall attend all sessions of the appeals court; keep and preserve all the papers, records and files thereof; maintain a docket of all matters presented to the appeals court and all proceedings therein and enter thereon accurate records of all orders, decrees, determinations or directions of the court in each case; transmit to the clerk and reporter of the supreme judicial court all papers, opinions, and decrees as required by statute or rule; and receive and keep safely all papers transmitted to him by the clerks of courts, registers of probate and recorder of the land court. He shall make copies of all papers on file in the appeals court and of its docket, upon request, and certify them, if desired, and charge the same fees payable for like services of clerks of courts. He shall issue such notice as the court or any justice thereof may order.

Section 8. The clerk shall serve as the administrative officer of the court and shall maintain an office in Boston and at such other place or places as the supreme judicial court may designate. The cost of maintaining such office or offices shall be borne by the commonwealth. The clerk or one of the assistant clerks shall attend all sessions of the appeals court; keep and preserve all the papers, records and files thereof; maintain a docket of all matters presented to the appeals court and all proceedings therein and enter thereon accurate records of all orders, decrees, determinations or directions of the court in each case; transmit to the clerk and reporter of the supreme judicial court all papers, opinions, and decrees as required by statute or rule; and receive and keep safely all papers transmitted to him by the clerks of courts, registers of probate and recorder of the land court. He shall make copies of all papers on file in the appeals court and of its docket, upon request, and certify them, if desired, and charge the same fees payable for like services of clerks of courts. He shall issue such notice as the court or any justice thereof may order.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 167G, sec. 8 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 167G / Section 8
Funds held in trust department awaiting investment or distribution
Status: in_force

Section 8. Notwithstanding section 4, funds held in the trust department of any bank awaiting investment or distribution may be deposited in its banking department if such bank shall first transfer to its trust department, to be held as security therefor, bonds, notes, bills and certificates of indebtedness of the United States, of the commonwealth, or of any of the states or any other securities in which the bank may legally invest, of an aggregate value of not less an amount than funds so deposited, and such bank shall at all times maintain the value of such security at such amount; provided, however, that such security shall not be required to the extent that the funds so deposited are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

Section 8. Notwithstanding section 4, funds held in the trust department of any bank awaiting investment or distribution may be deposited in its banking department if such bank shall first transfer to its trust department, to be held as security therefor, bonds, notes, bills and certificates of indebtedness of the United States, of the commonwealth, or of any of the states or any other securities in which the bank may legally invest, of an aggregate value of not less an amount than funds so deposited, and such bank shall at all times maintain the value of such security at such amount; provided, however, that such security shall not be required to the extent that the funds so deposited are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 52, sec. 9 — MA Code / Part I / Title VIII / Chapter 52 / Section 9
Ward and town committees; number of members to be elected at presidential primaries; notice
Status: in_force

Section 9. Ward and town committees, respectively, shall fix the number of members of ward and town committees to be elected at the presidential primaries, not less than three nor more than thirty-five for each ward and each town. Notice of the number of committee members to be elected shall be given by the ward or town committee, as the case may be, to the state secretary on or before August first of the year preceding the year in which said persons are to be elected. In case a ward or town committee fails to fix the number of members of a ward or town committee or to give such notice, the number of members of such ward or town committee to be elected shall be the number of members last so fixed or assigned.

Section 9. Ward and town committees, respectively, shall fix the number of members of ward and town committees to be elected at the presidential primaries, not less than three nor more than thirty-five for each ward and each town. Notice of the number of committee members to be elected shall be given by the ward or town committee, as the case may be, to the state secretary on or before August first of the year preceding the year in which said persons are to be elected. In case a ward or town committee fails to fix the number of members of a ward or town committee or to give such notice, the number of members of such ward or town committee to be elected shall be the number of members last so fixed or assigned.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 176B, sec. 4X — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 176B / Section 4X
Coverage for patient care services provided under qualified clinical trials
Status: in_force

Section 4X. Any subscription certificate under an individual or group medical service agreement delivered, issued or renewed within the commonwealth shall provide for the coverage of patient care services furnished pursuant to qualified clinical trials as defined in, and subject to the requirements and limitations of, section 110L of chapter 175.

Section 4X. Any subscription certificate under an individual or group medical service agreement delivered, issued or renewed within the commonwealth shall provide for the coverage of patient care services furnished pursuant to qualified clinical trials as defined in, and subject to the requirements and limitations of, section 110L of chapter 175.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 67, sec. 13 — MA Code / Part I / Title XI / Chapter 67 / Section 13
Warning of meetings
Status: in_force

Section 13. Meetings shall be warned in the manner provided by any by-law or vote of the society, or, if no such provision has been made, in such manner as the assessors or standing committee in their warrant may direct.

Section 13. Meetings shall be warned in the manner provided by any by-law or vote of the society, or, if no such provision has been made, in such manner as the assessors or standing committee in their warrant may direct.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 109A, sec. 3 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 109A / Section 3
Insolvency; excluded assets
Status: in_force

Section 3. (a) A debtor is insolvent if the sum of the debtor's debts is greater than all of the debtor's assets, at a fair valuation. (b) A debtor who is generally not paying his debts as they become due is presumed to be insolvent. (c) A partnership is insolvent under subsection (a) if the sum of the partnership's debts is greater than the aggregate, at a fair valuation, of all of the partnership's assets, and the sum of the excess of the value of each general partner's nonpartnership assets over the partner's nonpartnership debts. (d) Assets under this section shall not include property that has been transferred, concealed, or removed with intent to hinder, delay, or defraud creditors or that has been transferred in a manner making the transfer voidable under this chapter. (e) Debts under this section shall not include an obligation to the extent it is secured by a valid lien on property of the debtor not included as an asset.

Section 3. (a) A debtor is insolvent if the sum of the debtor's debts is greater than all of the debtor's assets, at a fair valuation.

(b) A debtor who is generally not paying his debts as they become due is presumed to be insolvent.

(c) A partnership is insolvent under subsection (a) if the sum of the partnership's debts is greater than the aggregate, at a fair valuation, of all of the partnership's assets, and the sum of the excess of the value of each general partner's nonpartnership assets over the partner's nonpartnership debts.

(d) Assets under this section shall not include property that has been transferred, concealed, or removed with intent to hinder, delay, or defraud creditors or that has been transferred in a manner making the transfer voidable under this chapter.

(e) Debts under this section shall not include an obligation to the extent it is secured by a valid lien on property of the debtor not included as an asset.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 205, sec. 27 — MA Code / Part II / Title II / Chapter 205 / Section 27
Obligor; summoning
Status: in_force

Section 27. If the principal in the bond is a resident of the commonwealth at the commencement of the action, and is not made a defendant therein or is not served with process, the court may, at the request of any of the sureties, continue or postpone the action so long as may be necessary to summon or bring in the principal as provided in the following section.

Section 27. If the principal in the bond is a resident of the commonwealth at the commencement of the action, and is not made a defendant therein or is not served with process, the court may, at the request of any of the sureties, continue or postpone the action so long as may be necessary to summon or bring in the principal as provided in the following section.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, sec. 235A — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 160 / Section 235A
Clearing of inflammable material along right of way
Status: in_force

Section 235A. Every railroad corporation shall, between April first and December first in each year, keep the full width of all its locations, to a point two hundred feet distant from the center line on each side thereof, clear of dead leaves, dead grass, dry brush or other inflammable material, and shall not at any time leave any deposit of fire, hot ashes or live coals upon its locations in the immediate vicinity of woodlands or grass lands, and shall post in stations and other conspicuous places within its location and right of way such notices and warning placards as are furnished to it for the purpose by the director of the division of forests and parks in the department of environmental management; provided, that this section shall not prohibit any railroad corporation from piling or keeping upon its location or right of way cross-ties or other material necessary for the maintenance and operation of its railroad.

Section 235A. Every railroad corporation shall, between April first and December first in each year, keep the full width of all its locations, to a point two hundred feet distant from the center line on each side thereof, clear of dead leaves, dead grass, dry brush or other inflammable material, and shall not at any time leave any deposit of fire, hot ashes or live coals upon its locations in the immediate vicinity of woodlands or grass lands, and shall post in stations and other conspicuous places within its location and right of way such notices and warning placards as are furnished to it for the purpose by the director of the division of forests and parks in the department of environmental management; provided, that this section shall not prohibit any railroad corporation from piling or keeping upon its location or right of way cross-ties or other material necessary for the maintenance and operation of its railroad.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 140, sec. 32S — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 140 / Section 32S
Rules and regulations
Status: in_force

Section 32S. The attorney general from time to time shall promulgate such rules and regulations as he deems necessary for the interpretation, implementation, administration and enforcement of sections thirty-two A to thirty-two S, inclusive. Such authority shall be in addition to, and not in derogation of, the attorney general's authority to promulgate rules and regulations under section two of chapter ninety-three A with respect to manufactured housing communities.

Section 32S. The attorney general from time to time shall promulgate such rules and regulations as he deems necessary for the interpretation, implementation, administration and enforcement of sections thirty-two A to thirty-two S, inclusive. Such authority shall be in addition to, and not in derogation of, the attorney general's authority to promulgate rules and regulations under section two of chapter ninety-three A with respect to manufactured housing communities.