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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 140, sec. 2 — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 140 / Section 2
Issuance of license to be innholders or common victuallers; signing; refusal; fee; record; penalty
Status: in_force

Section 2. Licensing authorities may grant licenses to persons to be innholders or common victuallers. Such license shall not be issued or be valid until it has been signed by a majority of the aldermen in cities where the license is to be granted by the aldermen, by a majority of the licensing board in other cities or by the selectmen in towns. An alderman, any member of the licensing board or a selectman may refuse to sign a license for a person who, in his opinion, has not complied with this chapter. This section shall not require the licensing authorities to grant either of said licenses if, in their opinion, the public good does not require it. Unless otherwise established in a town by town meeting action and in a city by city council action, and in a town with no town meeting by town council action, by adoption of appropriate by-laws and ordinances to set such fees, a fee of not more than twenty-five dollars may be charged for either of said licenses, but in no event shall any such fee be greater than $100. The licenses shall be recorded in the office of the licensing authorities. An alderman, member of a licensing board or selectman who signs a license granted contrary to this chapter shall be punished by a fine of not more than fifty dollars.

Section 2. Licensing authorities may grant licenses to persons to be innholders or common victuallers. Such license shall not be issued or be valid until it has been signed by a majority of the aldermen in cities where the license is to be granted by the aldermen, by a majority of the licensing board in other cities or by the selectmen in towns. An alderman, any member of the licensing board or a selectman may refuse to sign a license for a person who, in his opinion, has not complied with this chapter. This section shall not require the licensing authorities to grant either of said licenses if, in their opinion, the public good does not require it. Unless otherwise established in a town by town meeting action and in a city by city council action, and in a town with no town meeting by town council action, by adoption of appropriate by-laws and ordinances to set such fees, a fee of not more than twenty-five dollars may be charged for either of said licenses, but in no event shall any such fee be greater than $100. The licenses shall be recorded in the office of the licensing authorities. An alderman, member of a licensing board or selectman who signs a license granted contrary to this chapter shall be punished by a fine of not more than fifty dollars.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 121B, sec. 50 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVII / Chapter 121B / Section 50
Delegation of power to municipality to plan and undertake urban renewal project
Status: in_force

Section 50. An urban renewal agency is hereby authorized to delegate to a city or town or other public body or to any board or officer of a city, town or other public body any of the powers or functions of the agency with respect to the planning or undertaking of an urban renewal project in the area in which such city, town or other public body is authorized to act, and such city, town or other public body, or such board or officer thereof, is hereby authorized to carry out or perform such powers or functions for the agency. Any public body is hereby authorized to enter into agreements which may extend over the period of a loan to the urban renewal agency by the federal government, notwithstanding any provision of rule of law to the contrary, with any other public body or bodies respecting action to be taken pursuant to any of the powers granted by this chapter, including the furnishing of funds or other assistance, in connection with an urban renewal plan or urban renewal project. An urban renewal agency, to the greatest extent it determines to be feasible in carrying out the provisions of this chapter, shall afford maximum opportunity consistent with the sound needs of the city or town as a whole for the rehabilitation or redevelopment of decadent, substandard or blighted open areas by private enterprise.

Section 50. An urban renewal agency is hereby authorized to delegate to a city or town or other public body or to any board or officer of a city, town or other public body any of the powers or functions of the agency with respect to the planning or undertaking of an urban renewal project in the area in which such city, town or other public body is authorized to act, and such city, town or other public body, or such board or officer thereof, is hereby authorized to carry out or perform such powers or functions for the agency. Any public body is hereby authorized to enter into agreements which may extend over the period of a loan to the urban renewal agency by the federal government, notwithstanding any provision of rule of law to the contrary, with any other public body or bodies respecting action to be taken pursuant to any of the powers granted by this chapter, including the furnishing of funds or other assistance, in connection with an urban renewal plan or urban renewal project. An urban renewal agency, to the greatest extent it determines to be feasible in carrying out the provisions of this chapter, shall afford maximum opportunity consistent with the sound needs of the city or town as a whole for the rehabilitation or redevelopment of decadent, substandard or blighted open areas by private enterprise.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 203A, sec. 2 — MA Code / Part II / Title II / Chapter 203A / Section 2
Fiduciary consent
Status: in_force

Section 2. If the individual, corporation or association maintaining a common trust fund holds property as a fiduciary together with a co-fiduciary or co-fiduciaries, investment of such property in participations in a common trust fund may be made only with the written consent of such co-fiduciary or co-fiduciaries and shall be withdrawn upon the written request of any such co-fiduciary.

Section 2. If the individual, corporation or association maintaining a common trust fund holds property as a fiduciary together with a co-fiduciary or co-fiduciaries, investment of such property in participations in a common trust fund may be made only with the written consent of such co-fiduciary or co-fiduciaries and shall be withdrawn upon the written request of any such co-fiduciary.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, sec. 108 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 160 / Section 108
Jurisdiction of county commissioners
Status: in_force

Section 108. County commissioners shall have original jurisdiction of questions relative to obstructions to public ways caused by the construction or operation of railroads.

Section 108. County commissioners shall have original jurisdiction of questions relative to obstructions to public ways caused by the construction or operation of railroads.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 71, sec. 14E — MA Code / Part I / Title XII / Chapter 71 / Section 14E
Regional school district committee membership options
Status: in_force

Section 14E. A regional school district may, by amendment to its regional school district agreement, provide for one of the following options concerning the members of its regional district school committee: (1) electing committee members by voters in member communities with each community's representation apportioned according to population; (2) electing members in district-wide elections to be held at the biennial state elections; (3) electing members with residency requirements in district-wide elections to be held at the biennial state elections; (4) weighing the votes of committee members according to the population they represent; and (5) appointing committee members by locally elected officials such as school board members. Each regional school district shall designate an individual to serve as district clerk. If a regional school district decides to elect members in district-wide elections to be held at the biennial state elections or if any vacancy is to be so filled, the district clerk shall notify the state secretary by April fifteenth of the year of the biennial state election of that fact and also of his name and mailing address.

Section 14E. A regional school district may, by amendment to its regional school district agreement, provide for one of the following options concerning the members of its regional district school committee: (1) electing committee members by voters in member communities with each community's representation apportioned according to population; (2) electing members in district-wide elections to be held at the biennial state elections; (3) electing members with residency requirements in district-wide elections to be held at the biennial state elections; (4) weighing the votes of committee members according to the population they represent; and (5) appointing committee members by locally elected officials such as school board members. Each regional school district shall designate an individual to serve as district clerk.

If a regional school district decides to elect members in district-wide elections to be held at the biennial state elections or if any vacancy is to be so filled, the district clerk shall notify the state secretary by April fifteenth of the year of the biennial state election of that fact and also of his name and mailing address.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 234A, sec. 63 — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 234A / Section 63
Telephone lines established by office of jury commissioner
Status: in_force

Section 63. The office of jury commissioner, with the approval of the committee, may establish a sufficient number of telephone lines for the purposes of responding to juror inquiries, scheduling jurors' terms of service, disseminating general information and standby information to jurors, and for use in snow emergencies, other public emergencies, and personal problems and emergencies of jurors. Automatic telephone answering devices may be used where appropriate. These information lines may be toll-free where justified by the volume of use and public convenience. Juror information lines and automatic answering equipment may be located in juror pools or other appropriate locations outside of the office of jury commissioner.

Section 63. The office of jury commissioner, with the approval of the committee, may establish a sufficient number of telephone lines for the purposes of responding to juror inquiries, scheduling jurors' terms of service, disseminating general information and standby information to jurors, and for use in snow emergencies, other public emergencies, and personal problems and emergencies of jurors. Automatic telephone answering devices may be used where appropriate. These information lines may be toll-free where justified by the volume of use and public convenience. Juror information lines and automatic answering equipment may be located in juror pools or other appropriate locations outside of the office of jury commissioner.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 272, sec. 86D — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 272 / Section 86D
Pails of water and sand in buildings used for stables
Status: in_force

Section 86D. On every floor of a building not equipped with an automatic sprinkler system, where horses or mules are stabled, there shall be kept in accessible locations and filled at all times, four pails of water and one pail of sand, for each one thousand square feet of floor space, to be used for no other purpose than extinguishing fires and to be so marked.

Section 86D. On every floor of a building not equipped with an automatic sprinkler system, where horses or mules are stabled, there shall be kept in accessible locations and filled at all times, four pails of water and one pail of sand, for each one thousand square feet of floor space, to be used for no other purpose than extinguishing fires and to be so marked.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40R, sec. 1 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 40R / Section 1
Purpose
Status: in_force

Section 1. It is the purpose of this chapter to encourage smart growth and increased housing production in Massachusetts. Smart growth is a principle of land development that emphasizes mixing land uses, increases the availability of affordable housing by creating a range of housing opportunities in neighborhoods, takes advantage of compact design, fosters distinctive and attractive communities, preserves open space, farmland, natural beauty and critical environmental areas, strengthens existing communities, provides a variety of transportation choices, makes development decisions predictable, fair and cost effective and encourages community and stakeholder collaboration in development decisions.

Section 1. It is the purpose of this chapter to encourage smart growth and increased housing production in Massachusetts. Smart growth is a principle of land development that emphasizes mixing land uses, increases the availability of affordable housing by creating a range of housing opportunities in neighborhoods, takes advantage of compact design, fosters distinctive and attractive communities, preserves open space, farmland, natural beauty and critical environmental areas, strengthens existing communities, provides a variety of transportation choices, makes development decisions predictable, fair and cost effective and encourages community and stakeholder collaboration in development decisions.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 260, sec. 10 — MA Code / Part III / Title V / Chapter 260 / Section 10
Death of party; effect
Status: in_force

Section 10. If a person entitled to bring or liable to any action before mentioned dies before the expiration of the time hereinbefore limited, or within thirty days after the expiration of said time, and the cause of action by law survives, the action may be commenced by the executor or administrator at any time within the period within which the deceased might have brought the action or within two years after his giving bond for the discharge of his trust and against the executor or administrator in accordance with the limitations provided by chapter one hundred and ninety-seven, relative to the limitation of actions against the executor or administrator by creditors of the deceased. If a person, liable to an action for death the payment of the judgment in which is required to be secured by chapter ninety, dies before the expiration of the time limited in section four, or within thirty days after the expiration of said time, the action may be commenced against the executor or administrator subject to the pertinent limitations in chapter one hundred and ninety-seven, relative to the limitation of actions against the executor or administrator by creditors of the deceased. Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, any action pursuant to this section may be commenced by the executor or administrator within three years from the date when the executor or administrator knew, or in the exercise of reasonable diligence, should have known of the factual basis for a cause of action.

Section 10. If a person entitled to bring or liable to any action before mentioned dies before the expiration of the time hereinbefore limited, or within thirty days after the expiration of said time, and the cause of action by law survives, the action may be commenced by the executor or administrator at any time within the period within which the deceased might have brought the action or within two years after his giving bond for the discharge of his trust and against the executor or administrator in accordance with the limitations provided by chapter one hundred and ninety-seven, relative to the limitation of actions against the executor or administrator by creditors of the deceased. If a person, liable to an action for death the payment of the judgment in which is required to be secured by chapter ninety, dies before the expiration of the time limited in section four, or within thirty days after the expiration of said time, the action may be commenced against the executor or administrator subject to the pertinent limitations in chapter one hundred and ninety-seven, relative to the limitation of actions against the executor or administrator by creditors of the deceased.

Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, any action pursuant to this section may be commenced by the executor or administrator within three years from the date when the executor or administrator knew, or in the exercise of reasonable diligence, should have known of the factual basis for a cause of action.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 255D, sec. 22A — MA Code / Part III / Title IV / Chapter 255D / Section 22A
Avoidance of chapter
Status: in_force

Section 22A. No seller shall directly or indirectly in connection with the retail sale of goods or services, and for the purpose of evading any of the provisions of this chapter, arrange for a loan or aid or assist any buyer in obtaining a loan from any person, the proceeds of which are to be used in whole or in part for the purchase of such goods or services.

Section 22A. No seller shall directly or indirectly in connection with the retail sale of goods or services, and for the purpose of evading any of the provisions of this chapter, arrange for a loan or aid or assist any buyer in obtaining a loan from any person, the proceeds of which are to be used in whole or in part for the purchase of such goods or services.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 277, sec. 2B — MA Code / Part IV / Title II / Chapter 277 / Section 2B
Middlesex county; issuance of letters of venire for grand jurors
Status: in_force

Section 2B. The clerk of courts in Middlesex county shall, not less than seventy days before the first Monday of January and July, respectively, issue letters of venire to the jury commissioner for thirty-five prospective grand jurors from whom the court shall select twenty-three grand jurors who shall serve in said court for each sitting thereof for six months and until another grand jury has been impanelled in their stead.

Section 2B. The clerk of courts in Middlesex county shall, not less than seventy days before the first Monday of January and July, respectively, issue letters of venire to the jury commissioner for thirty-five prospective grand jurors from whom the court shall select twenty-three grand jurors who shall serve in said court for each sitting thereof for six months and until another grand jury has been impanelled in their stead.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 59, sec. 46 — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 59 / Section 46
Entries in books
Status: in_force

Section 46. The assessors shall enter in the books so furnished the valuation, classification and assessment of the estates of the persons assessed, as directed in the headings of the various columns and shall state the value of each building described, including therein water wheels but excluding land and water power and machinery used in the building. Such valuation book shall contain at the end thereof a summary listing the total valuation for each classification of property as prescribed by the commissioner.

Section 46. The assessors shall enter in the books so furnished the valuation, classification and assessment of the estates of the persons assessed, as directed in the headings of the various columns and shall state the value of each building described, including therein water wheels but excluding land and water power and machinery used in the building. Such valuation book shall contain at the end thereof a summary listing the total valuation for each classification of property as prescribed by the commissioner.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 261, sec. 2 — MA Code / Part III / Title VI / Chapter 261 / Section 2
Insolvency of defendant
Status: in_force

Section 2. If a discontinuance or a nonsuit is entered in an action solely in consequence of an answer of the defendant which alleges his discharge in bankruptcy or insolvency, the defendant shall recover no costs. If issue is joined upon such defence solely and judgment is rendered for the defendant, he shall recover only his costs accruing after the joinder of such issue.

Section 2. If a discontinuance or a nonsuit is entered in an action solely in consequence of an answer of the defendant which alleges his discharge in bankruptcy or insolvency, the defendant shall recover no costs. If issue is joined upon such defence solely and judgment is rendered for the defendant, he shall recover only his costs accruing after the joinder of such issue.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 127, sec. 72 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVIII / Chapter 127 / Section 72
Payment of salaries and bills for tools, machinery and materials; schedules
Status: in_force

Section 72. Subject to appropriation, the bills for tools, implements, machinery and materials purchased for, and the salaries of persons employed in, the correctional institutions of the commonwealth, under sections fifty-one to fifty-eight, inclusive, sections sixty, sixty-one, and sixty-six to sixty-nine, inclusive, shall be paid monthly by the commonwealth, upon schedules prepared and sworn to by the superintendents and approved by the commissioner. Bills for tools, implements, machinery and materials purchased by, and the salaries of persons employed in, the jails and houses of correction under said sections shall be paid monthly by the county, upon schedules prepared and sworn to by the superintendent or keeper and approved by the commissioner. The schedule of bills for tools, implements and machinery and of bills for materials and salaries shall be kept separate from each other and from the schedules of bills incurred for the maintenance of the correctional institutions of the commonwealth, jails or houses of correction.

Section 72. Subject to appropriation, the bills for tools, implements, machinery and materials purchased for, and the salaries of persons employed in, the correctional institutions of the commonwealth, under sections fifty-one to fifty-eight, inclusive, sections sixty, sixty-one, and sixty-six to sixty-nine, inclusive, shall be paid monthly by the commonwealth, upon schedules prepared and sworn to by the superintendents and approved by the commissioner. Bills for tools, implements, machinery and materials purchased by, and the salaries of persons employed in, the jails and houses of correction under said sections shall be paid monthly by the county, upon schedules prepared and sworn to by the superintendent or keeper and approved by the commissioner. The schedule of bills for tools, implements and machinery and of bills for materials and salaries shall be kept separate from each other and from the schedules of bills incurred for the maintenance of the correctional institutions of the commonwealth, jails or houses of correction.