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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 10, sec. 50 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 10 / Section 50
Children's Trust Fund
Status: in_force

Section 50. There shall be established upon the books of the commonwealth a separate fund to be known as the Children's Trust Fund, which shall not be subject to further appropriation. Said fund shall be expended for the purposes set forth in the fourth paragraph of section two hundred and two and subsections (1) to (9), inclusive, of section two hundred and three of chapter six. The child abuse prevention board, established pursuant to section two hundred and two and two hundred and three of chapter six, is authorized to receive and expend monies received from (1) state appropriations; (2) gifts, grants and donations from public or private sources; (3) federal reimbursements, grants-in-aid, or other monies credited or transferred from any other fund or source pursuant to law; (4) and any interest earned from the Children's Trust Fund. Such funds shall be impressed with a trust and held for said board in the Children's Trust Fund. The treasurer may receive, deposit and invest funds held for said board in a manner that will insure the highest interest rate available consistent with the safety of said Children's Trust Fund. The books and records of the Children's Trust Fund shall be subject to an audit by the state auditor, in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards, as often as the state auditor determines is necessary. The comptroller is hereby authorized to transfer to the Children's Trust Fund all monies, including interest, in the Child Abuse Prevention Fund.

Section 50. There shall be established upon the books of the commonwealth a separate fund to be known as the Children's Trust Fund, which shall not be subject to further appropriation. Said fund shall be expended for the purposes set forth in the fourth paragraph of section two hundred and two and subsections (1) to (9), inclusive, of section two hundred and three of chapter six.

The child abuse prevention board, established pursuant to section two hundred and two and two hundred and three of chapter six, is authorized to receive and expend monies received from (1) state appropriations; (2) gifts, grants and donations from public or private sources; (3) federal reimbursements, grants-in-aid, or other monies credited or transferred from any other fund or source pursuant to law; (4) and any interest earned from the Children's Trust Fund. Such funds shall be impressed with a trust and held for said board in the Children's Trust Fund. The treasurer may receive, deposit and invest funds held for said board in a manner that will insure the highest interest rate available consistent with the safety of said Children's Trust Fund.

The books and records of the Children's Trust Fund shall be subject to an audit by the state auditor, in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards, as often as the state auditor determines is necessary.

The comptroller is hereby authorized to transfer to the Children's Trust Fund all monies, including interest, in the Child Abuse Prevention Fund.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 176P, sec. 10 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 176P / Section 10
Certificate of commissioner; time limitation; certificate of incorporation; cessation of business operations
Status: in_force

Section 10. If a society fails to secure its certificate of incorporation and to begin business within one year after the date of receiving the certificate of the commissioner, as provided in section 7, its agreement of association and all proceedings thereunder shall become null and void. If a domestic corporation subject to this chapter ceases to do business for the period of one year, its charter or certificate of incorporation shall become null and void.

Section 10. If a society fails to secure its certificate of incorporation and to begin business within one year after the date of receiving the certificate of the commissioner, as provided in section 7, its agreement of association and all proceedings thereunder shall become null and void. If a domestic corporation subject to this chapter ceases to do business for the period of one year, its charter or certificate of incorporation shall become null and void.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, sec. 50A — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 43 / Section 50A
City council; filling vacancies in
Status: in_force

Section 50A. Vacancies in the city council shall be filled by the remaining members thereof for the remainder of the unexpired term.

Section 50A. Vacancies in the city council shall be filled by the remaining members thereof for the remainder of the unexpired term.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 227, sec. 1 — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 227 / Section 1
Actions in personam
Status: in_force

Section 1. A personal action shall not be maintained against a person not an inhabitant of the commonwealth unless he or his agent appointed under section five or five A has been served with process in the commonwealth, or unless service has been made upon him outside the commonwealth, as authorized by chapter two hundred and twenty-three A, or unless an effectual attachment of his property within the commonwealth has been made upon a writ of attachment, and in case of such attachment without such service, the judgment shall be valid only to secure the application of the property so attached to the satisfaction of the judgment.

Section 1. A personal action shall not be maintained against a person not an inhabitant of the commonwealth unless he or his agent appointed under section five or five A has been served with process in the commonwealth, or unless service has been made upon him outside the commonwealth, as authorized by chapter two hundred and twenty-three A, or unless an effectual attachment of his property within the commonwealth has been made upon a writ of attachment, and in case of such attachment without such service, the judgment shall be valid only to secure the application of the property so attached to the satisfaction of the judgment.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94, sec. 65U — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 94 / Section 65U
Rules and regulations for the manufacture, sale and labeling of frozen desserts and frozen dessert mixes
Status: in_force

Section 65U. The department shall adopt regulations establishing standards of identity and labeling requirements for frozen desserts and frozen dessert mixes, and shall adopt regulations for the manufacture and sale of frozen desserts and frozen dessert mixes. The regulations adopted by the department establishing the standards of identity and labeling requirements shall not conflict with definitions and standards established by federal regulations and affecting frozen desserts.

Section 65U. The department shall adopt regulations establishing standards of identity and labeling requirements for frozen desserts and frozen dessert mixes, and shall adopt regulations for the manufacture and sale of frozen desserts and frozen dessert mixes. The regulations adopted by the department establishing the standards of identity and labeling requirements shall not conflict with definitions and standards established by federal regulations and affecting frozen desserts.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 172, sec. 2 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 172 / Section 2
Powers
Status: in_force

Section 2. A trust company shall have all the powers expressly granted by law and whatever further incidental powers may fairly be implied from those expressly conferred and such as are reasonably necessary to enable it to exercise fully those powers according to common or accepted banking customs and usages.

Section 2. A trust company shall have all the powers expressly granted by law and whatever further incidental powers may fairly be implied from those expressly conferred and such as are reasonably necessary to enable it to exercise fully those powers according to common or accepted banking customs and usages.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156B, sec. 106 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 156B / Section 106
Duties of receiver
Status: in_force

Section 106. The receivers shall pay all debts due from the corporation if the funds in their hands are sufficient therefor; and if they are not, they shall distribute them ratably among the creditors who approve their debts in the manner directed by any decree of the court for that purpose. If there is a balance remaining after the payment of the debts, the receivers shall distribute and pay it to those who are justly entitled thereto as having been stockholders of the corporation, or their legal representatives.

Section 106. The receivers shall pay all debts due from the corporation if the funds in their hands are sufficient therefor; and if they are not, they shall distribute them ratably among the creditors who approve their debts in the manner directed by any decree of the court for that purpose. If there is a balance remaining after the payment of the debts, the receivers shall distribute and pay it to those who are justly entitled thereto as having been stockholders of the corporation, or their legal representatives.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 3, sec. 54 — MA Code / Part I / Title I / Chapter 3 / Section 54
Continuous consolidation of the general statutes; counsel; assistance and expenses
Status: in_force

Section 54. The said counsel may employ such legal and other assistance as may be necessary in the discharge of their duties, subject to the approval of the said committees on rules, and may expend with like approval such sums as may be necessary for office, printing and other expenses.

Section 54. The said counsel may employ such legal and other assistance as may be necessary in the discharge of their duties, subject to the approval of the said committees on rules, and may expend with like approval such sums as may be necessary for office, printing and other expenses.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 35, sec. 47 — MA Code / Part I / Title VI / Chapter 35 / Section 47
Penalty for noncompliance with orders
Status: in_force

Section 47. An officer or person named in section forty-four or forty-five who refuses or neglects to comply with any provision thereof, or who, for more than ten consecutive days, refuses or neglects to enter in the cash book prescribed by the director of accounts all money received or expended by him in his official capacity or on account of the same, or refuses or neglects to give any information within his knowledge required by said director or his representative shall be reported by the director to the attorney general, and shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars.

Section 47. An officer or person named in section forty-four or forty-five who refuses or neglects to comply with any provision thereof, or who, for more than ten consecutive days, refuses or neglects to enter in the cash book prescribed by the director of accounts all money received or expended by him in his official capacity or on account of the same, or refuses or neglects to give any information within his knowledge required by said director or his representative shall be reported by the director to the attorney general, and shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 159B, sec. 8 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 159B / Section 8
Certificate of common carrier and permit of contract carrier held by one carrier
Status: in_force

Section 8. No carrier shall be permitted to hold both a common carrier certificate and a contract carrier permit until after having shown to the satisfaction of the department at a public hearing that operation under such certificate and permit is consistent with the public interest and with the policy declared in section one.

Section 8. No carrier shall be permitted to hold both a common carrier certificate and a contract carrier permit until after having shown to the satisfaction of the department at a public hearing that operation under such certificate and permit is consistent with the public interest and with the policy declared in section one.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, sec. 10A — MA Code / Part IV / Title II / Chapter 276 / Section 10A
Authority of officer of another state to arrest felon
Status: in_force

Section 10A. Any member of a duly organized state, county or municipal peace unit of another state of the United States the laws of which contain provisions substantially equivalent to the provisions of this and the following section, who enters this commonwealth in fresh pursuit, and continues herein in such fresh pursuit, of a person in order to arrest him on the ground that he has committed a felony in such other state shall have the same authority to arrest and hold in custody such person as members of a duly organized state, county or municipal peace unit of this commonwealth have to arrest and hold in custody a person on the ground that he has committed a felony in this commonwealth. This section shall not be construed so as to make unlawful any arrest in this commonwealth which would otherwise be lawful.

Section 10A. Any member of a duly organized state, county or municipal peace unit of another state of the United States the laws of which contain provisions substantially equivalent to the provisions of this and the following section, who enters this commonwealth in fresh pursuit, and continues herein in such fresh pursuit, of a person in order to arrest him on the ground that he has committed a felony in such other state shall have the same authority to arrest and hold in custody such person as members of a duly organized state, county or municipal peace unit of this commonwealth have to arrest and hold in custody a person on the ground that he has committed a felony in this commonwealth. This section shall not be construed so as to make unlawful any arrest in this commonwealth which would otherwise be lawful.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 71, sec. 83 — MA Code / Part I / Title XII / Chapter 71 / Section 83
Dress and appearance of students protected
Status: in_force

Section 83. School officials shall not abridge the rights of students as to personal dress and appearance except if such officials determine that such personal dress and appearance violate reasonable standards of health, safety and cleanliness.

Section 83. School officials shall not abridge the rights of students as to personal dress and appearance except if such officials determine that such personal dress and appearance violate reasonable standards of health, safety and cleanliness.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 41, sec. 108P — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 41 / Section 108P
Additional compensation for collectors or treasurers
Status: in_force

Section 108P. In any city, town or district that accepts this section, a collector or a treasurer who has completed the necessary courses of study and training and has been awarded a certificate by the Massachusetts Collectors and Treasurers Association as a certified Massachusetts municipal collector or a certified Massachusetts municipal treasurer or a certified Massachusetts district treasurer, shall receive as compensation from such city, town or district, in addition to the regular annual compensation paid by such city, town or district for services in such office, an amount equal to 10 per cent of such regular annual compensation, but not more than $1,000 per year. A collector or treasurer who has been awarded both certificates referred to above shall receive such additional compensation for only one such certificate. In order to qualify for such additional compensation, a collector or treasurer shall submit to the mayor or the board of selectmen of such city or town, or the governing board of a district proof of the award of either or both such certificates. The additional compensation provided in this section shall be prorated for any 12 month period in which an eligible person does not hold the office of collector or treasurer for 12 consecutive months. Such additional compensation shall be discontinued when certification is discontinued or withdrawn.

Section 108P. In any city, town or district that accepts this section, a collector or a treasurer who has completed the necessary courses of study and training and has been awarded a certificate by the Massachusetts Collectors and Treasurers Association as a certified Massachusetts municipal collector or a certified Massachusetts municipal treasurer or a certified Massachusetts district treasurer, shall receive as compensation from such city, town or district, in addition to the regular annual compensation paid by such city, town or district for services in such office, an amount equal to 10 per cent of such regular annual compensation, but not more than $1,000 per year. A collector or treasurer who has been awarded both certificates referred to above shall receive such additional compensation for only one such certificate. In order to qualify for such additional compensation, a collector or treasurer shall submit to the mayor or the board of selectmen of such city or town, or the governing board of a district proof of the award of either or both such certificates. The additional compensation provided in this section shall be prorated for any 12 month period in which an eligible person does not hold the office of collector or treasurer for 12 consecutive months. Such additional compensation shall be discontinued when certification is discontinued or withdrawn.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 176E, sec. 5 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 176E / Section 5
Subscribers; qualifications; misrepresentation
Status: in_force

Section 5. Any person residing in the commonwealth shall have the right to become a subscriber of a dental service corporation if his qualifications meet those specified in the by-laws of such corporation, provided that such a corporation may, in its discretion, refuse to issue a subscription certificate to, or upon due notice cancel the subscription certificate of, any person who has made any fraudulent claim or representation to the corporation or to a participating dentist, or has been guilty of uncooperative or unethical dealings with the corporation, or has failed to pay premiums and assessments seasonably and promptly or for any other cause which may be approved by the commissioner.

Section 5. Any person residing in the commonwealth shall have the right to become a subscriber of a dental service corporation if his qualifications meet those specified in the by-laws of such corporation, provided that such a corporation may, in its discretion, refuse to issue a subscription certificate to, or upon due notice cancel the subscription certificate of, any person who has made any fraudulent claim or representation to the corporation or to a participating dentist, or has been guilty of uncooperative or unethical dealings with the corporation, or has failed to pay premiums and assessments seasonably and promptly or for any other cause which may be approved by the commissioner.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 205, sec. 10 — MA Code / Part II / Title II / Chapter 205 / Section 10
Approval by judge or register
Status: in_force

Section 10. No bond required to be given to a judge of probate or to be filed in a registry of probate shall be sufficient, unless it has been examined and approved by the judge or register, and his approval over his official signature written thereon.

Section 10. No bond required to be given to a judge of probate or to be filed in a registry of probate shall be sufficient, unless it has been examined and approved by the judge or register, and his approval over his official signature written thereon.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 112, sec. 26 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 112 / Section 26
Display of certificate of registration from the board of registration in pharmacy
Status: in_force

Section 26. Every person receiving a certificate of registration from the board shall conspicuously display the same in his place of business.

Section 26. Every person receiving a certificate of registration from the board shall conspicuously display the same in his place of business.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23L, sec. 8 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 23L / Section 8
Agreements for benefit of bond holders
Status: in_force

Section 8. The agency may make representations and agreements for the benefit of the holders of the agency's bonds and notes or other obligations to provide secondary market disclosure information. The agreement may include: (i) covenants to provide secondary market disclosure information; (ii) arrangements for such information to be provided with the assistance of a paying agent, trustee, dissemination or other agent; and (iii) remedies for breach of the agreements, which remedies may be limited to specific performance.

Section 8. The agency may make representations and agreements for the benefit of the holders of the agency's bonds and notes or other obligations to provide secondary market disclosure information. The agreement may include: (i) covenants to provide secondary market disclosure information; (ii) arrangements for such information to be provided with the assistance of a paying agent, trustee, dissemination or other agent; and (iii) remedies for breach of the agreements, which remedies may be limited to specific performance.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 67, sec. 48 — MA Code / Part I / Title XI / Chapter 67 / Section 48
Notice of meeting
Status: in_force

Section 48. A notice, signed by one or more of the members of such church, stating the object, time and place of the meeting for its incorporation, and the first election of officers, shall, at least fifteen days before such meeting, be posted in a conspicuous place near one of the principal entrances of the usual place of meeting of said church.

Section 48. A notice, signed by one or more of the members of such church, stating the object, time and place of the meeting for its incorporation, and the first election of officers, shall, at least fifteen days before such meeting, be posted in a conspicuous place near one of the principal entrances of the usual place of meeting of said church.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 127, sec. 121 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVIII / Chapter 127 / Section 121
Execution of order of removal
Status: in_force

Section 121. An officer authorized to serve criminal process may execute an order of removal or return issued under this chapter.

Section 121. An officer authorized to serve criminal process may execute an order of removal or return issued under this chapter.