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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94, sec. 277C — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 94 / Section 277C
Original paintings
Status: in_force

Section 277C. No person shall sell, or offer or expose for sale, or have in his possession with intent to sell, any painting which is not an original painting unless it is plainly labelled ''not an original''. All labels required thereunder shall be securely attached to any such painting. Such labels shall be fixed in such a position that they may be conveniently examined and shall be in accordance with the provisions of this section. No person shall advertise for sale such goods unless such advertisement contains the words ''not an original''. The word ''person'' in this paragraph shall not be construed to include a person owning or publishing a newspaper, owning or operating a radio or television station or other person furnishing an advertising medium for the sale of such goods. Whoever violates any provision of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars for each such painting. For the purposes of this section, the phrase ''original painting'' shall mean a painting in any medium which has been independently created and executed and signed by the individual artist. For purposes of this section, the word ''person'' shall mean a corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship or other similar business association engaged in the manufacture or sale of paintings.

Section 277C. No person shall sell, or offer or expose for sale, or have in his possession with intent to sell, any painting which is not an original painting unless it is plainly labelled ''not an original''.

All labels required thereunder shall be securely attached to any such painting. Such labels shall be fixed in such a position that they may be conveniently examined and shall be in accordance with the provisions of this section.

No person shall advertise for sale such goods unless such advertisement contains the words ''not an original''. The word ''person'' in this paragraph shall not be construed to include a person owning or publishing a newspaper, owning or operating a radio or television station or other person furnishing an advertising medium for the sale of such goods.

Whoever violates any provision of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars for each such painting.

For the purposes of this section, the phrase ''original painting'' shall mean a painting in any medium which has been independently created and executed and signed by the individual artist.

For purposes of this section, the word ''person'' shall mean a corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship or other similar business association engaged in the manufacture or sale of paintings.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6, sec. 88 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 6 / Section 88
Atomic energy commission; duties
Status: in_force

Section 88. Said commission shall keep itself fully and currently informed on the development of atomic energy as it may affect the welfare of the commonwealth, shall consult and advise with the co-ordinator of atomic development, and the governor and council, and shall render an annual report on the progress of atomic energy development in the commonwealth for the information and guidance of the general court and the public. The commission shall, at the call of the chairman, meet within the commonwealth not less often than four times annually but may meet at such other times and at such places, within or without the commonwealth as the chairman deems necessary.

Section 88. Said commission shall keep itself fully and currently informed on the development of atomic energy as it may affect the welfare of the commonwealth, shall consult and advise with the co-ordinator of atomic development, and the governor and council, and shall render an annual report on the progress of atomic energy development in the commonwealth for the information and guidance of the general court and the public. The commission shall, at the call of the chairman, meet within the commonwealth not less often than four times annually but may meet at such other times and at such places, within or without the commonwealth as the chairman deems necessary.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 253, sec. 45 — MA Code / Part III / Title IV / Chapter 253 / Section 45
Dam registration form; failure to file; penalties; notice on transfer of legal title or change
Status: in_force

Section 45. The owner of any dam shall file with the commissioner on or before July 1, 2003, and before operating any dam constructed thereafter, on such form or forms prescribed by the commissioner, a dam registration form containing the name of the owner, the location and the dimensions of the dam and such other information as the commissioner may require by regulation. A registration form shall not be deemed received by the commissioner until all information specifically required by statute or regulation is submitted. Failure to file a dam registration form by the time prescribed shall subject the owner to fines prescribed by regulation, and an inspection by the commissioner who may enter the property of the owner to obtain the requisite information. The registered owner of any dam shall notify the commissioner, by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, of the transfer of legal title of the dam and any of changes for which the department may require notice by regulation, not later than 10 days after the date of such transfer or change. Upon receipt and approval of the dam registration form, the department shall issue a certificate of registration to each dam owner.

Section 45. The owner of any dam shall file with the commissioner on or before July 1, 2003, and before operating any dam constructed thereafter, on such form or forms prescribed by the commissioner, a dam registration form containing the name of the owner, the location and the dimensions of the dam and such other information as the commissioner may require by regulation. A registration form shall not be deemed received by the commissioner until all information specifically required by statute or regulation is submitted. Failure to file a dam registration form by the time prescribed shall subject the owner to fines prescribed by regulation, and an inspection by the commissioner who may enter the property of the owner to obtain the requisite information. The registered owner of any dam shall notify the commissioner, by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, of the transfer of legal title of the dam and any of changes for which the department may require notice by regulation, not later than 10 days after the date of such transfer or change. Upon receipt and approval of the dam registration form, the department shall issue a certificate of registration to each dam owner.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 257, sec. 7 — MA Code / Part III / Title IV / Chapter 257 / Section 7
Decree
Status: in_force

Section 7. If the libellant maintains his action, the court shall decree a forfeiture and sale of the property and a distribution of the proceeds, or other appropriate disposition thereof. If he fails to maintain it, the court shall decree a restitution of the property to the claimant.

Section 7. If the libellant maintains his action, the court shall decree a forfeiture and sale of the property and a distribution of the proceeds, or other appropriate disposition thereof. If he fails to maintain it, the court shall decree a restitution of the property to the claimant.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 176B, sec. 7A — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 176B / Section 7A
Medicare supplemental group coverage; eligibility due to age or disability
Status: in_force

Section 7A. Any person who is eligible for Medicare coverage for both hospital and physician service due to age or disability, other than end-stage renal disease, shall be eligible for supplemental coverage to Medicare ninety days before and after the month of such person's Medicare effective date or of the month of loss of group or individual health coverage resulting from such person's retirement. Such supplemental coverage shall be effective no earlier than the effective date of Medicare coverage.

Section 7A. Any person who is eligible for Medicare coverage for both hospital and physician service due to age or disability, other than end-stage renal disease, shall be eligible for supplemental coverage to Medicare ninety days before and after the month of such person's Medicare effective date or of the month of loss of group or individual health coverage resulting from such person's retirement. Such supplemental coverage shall be effective no earlier than the effective date of Medicare coverage.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 203E, sec. 105 — MA Code / Part II / Title II / Chapter 203E / Section 105
Default and mandatory rules
Status: in_force

Section 105. Default and mandatory rules (a) Except as otherwise provided in the terms of the trust, this chapter shall govern the duties and powers of a trustee, relations among trustees and the rights and interests of a beneficiary. (b) The terms of a trust shall prevail over any provision of this chapter except: (1) the requirements for creating a trust; (2) the duty of a trustee to act in good faith and in accordance with the terms and purposes of the trust and the interests of the beneficiaries; (3) the requirement that a trust have a purpose that is lawful and not contrary to public policy; (4) the power of the court to modify or terminate a trust under sections 410 to 416, inclusive; (5) the effect of a spendthrift provision and the rights of certain creditors and assignees to reach a trust, as provided in article 5; (6) the power of the court under section 702 to require, dispense with or modify or terminate a bond; (7) the power of the court under subsection (b) of section 708 to adjust a trustee's compensation specified in the terms of the trust which is unreasonably low or high; (8) the effect of an exculpatory term under section 1008; (9) the rights under sections 1010 to 1013, inclusive, of a person other than a trustee or beneficiary; and (10) the power of the court to take such action and exercise such jurisdiction as may be necessary in the interests of justice.

Section 105. Default and mandatory rules

(a) Except as otherwise provided in the terms of the trust, this chapter shall govern the duties and powers of a trustee, relations among trustees and the rights and interests of a beneficiary.

(b) The terms of a trust shall prevail over any provision of this chapter except:

(1) the requirements for creating a trust;

(2) the duty of a trustee to act in good faith and in accordance with the terms and purposes of the trust and the interests of the beneficiaries;

(3) the requirement that a trust have a purpose that is lawful and not contrary to public policy;

(4) the power of the court to modify or terminate a trust under sections 410 to 416, inclusive;

(5) the effect of a spendthrift provision and the rights of certain creditors and assignees to reach a trust, as provided in article 5;

(6) the power of the court under section 702 to require, dispense with or modify or terminate a bond;

(7) the power of the court under subsection (b) of section 708 to adjust a trustee's compensation specified in the terms of the trust which is unreasonably low or high;

(8) the effect of an exculpatory term under section 1008;

(9) the rights under sections 1010 to 1013, inclusive, of a person other than a trustee or beneficiary; and

(10) the power of the court to take such action and exercise such jurisdiction as may be necessary in the interests of justice.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 234A, sec. 74A — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 234A / Section 74A
Gratuities
Status: in_force

Section 74A. If either party to a case at the sitting at which a verdict is returned, either before or after the trial, gives to any of the jurors who try the case anything by way of treat or gratuity, the court may, upon motion of the adverse party, set aside the verdict and award a new trial.

Section 74A. If either party to a case at the sitting at which a verdict is returned, either before or after the trial, gives to any of the jurors who try the case anything by way of treat or gratuity, the court may, upon motion of the adverse party, set aside the verdict and award a new trial.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 254, sec. 29 — MA Code / Part III / Title IV / Chapter 254 / Section 29
Laws applicable to Sec. 27 or 28
Status: in_force

Section 29. All the provisions of this chapter relative to liens for the erection, alteration, repair or removal of a building or structure or for furnishing material therefor, attaching under the provisions of section two or four, shall apply, so far as apt, to liens attaching under section twenty-seven or twenty-eight.

Section 29. All the provisions of this chapter relative to liens for the erection, alteration, repair or removal of a building or structure or for furnishing material therefor, attaching under the provisions of section two or four, shall apply, so far as apt, to liens attaching under section twenty-seven or twenty-eight.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 185, sec. 58 — MA Code / Part II / Title I / Chapter 185 / Section 58
Notice of registering, filing or entering
Status: in_force

Section 58. Every conveyance, lien, attachment, order, decree, instrument or entry affecting registered land, which would under other provisions of law, if recorded, filed or entered in the registry of deeds, affect the land to which it relates, shall, if registered, filed or entered in the office of the assistant recorder of the district where the land to which such instrument relates lies, be notice to all persons from the time of such registering, filing or entering.

Section 58. Every conveyance, lien, attachment, order, decree, instrument or entry affecting registered land, which would under other provisions of law, if recorded, filed or entered in the registry of deeds, affect the land to which it relates, shall, if registered, filed or entered in the office of the assistant recorder of the district where the land to which such instrument relates lies, be notice to all persons from the time of such registering, filing or entering.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 33, sec. 101 — MA Code / Part I / Title V / Chapter 33 / Section 101
Unit clothing and equipment; issuance
Status: in_force

Section 101. Except as otherwise provided, units of the military forces of the commonwealth shall be provided, at the expense of the commonwealth, with the individual and unit clothing and equipment necessary for their proper training and performance of military duties. Individual and unit clothing and equipment shall be issued in the manner prescribed by the adjutant general.

Section 101. Except as otherwise provided, units of the military forces of the commonwealth shall be provided, at the expense of the commonwealth, with the individual and unit clothing and equipment necessary for their proper training and performance of military duties. Individual and unit clothing and equipment shall be issued in the manner prescribed by the adjutant general.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 71, sec. 64 — MA Code / Part I / Title XII / Chapter 71 / Section 64
Union superintendent; compensation
Status: in_force

Section 64. The salary of the superintendent in such a union or in any twelve grade regional school district or the combined salary received by a person serving in a dual capacity as a superintendent in a union and a regional school district or in two or more regional school districts shall be not less than the amounts provided in the following schedule: ninety-five hundred dollars for the first year of service, ten thousand dollars for the second year, ten thousand five hundred dollars for the third year, eleven thousand dollars for the fourth year. If his salary is not in excess of eleven thousand six hundred dollars the union or any twelve grade regional school district or the union and the regional school district or two or more regional school districts, as the case may be, shall, and otherwise may, reimburse him for his actual traveling expenses incurred in the discharge of his duties, but such reimbursement may be limited to six hundred dollars a year.

Section 64. The salary of the superintendent in such a union or in any twelve grade regional school district or the combined salary received by a person serving in a dual capacity as a superintendent in a union and a regional school district or in two or more regional school districts shall be not less than the amounts provided in the following schedule: ninety-five hundred dollars for the first year of service, ten thousand dollars for the second year, ten thousand five hundred dollars for the third year, eleven thousand dollars for the fourth year. If his salary is not in excess of eleven thousand six hundred dollars the union or any twelve grade regional school district or the union and the regional school district or two or more regional school districts, as the case may be, shall, and otherwise may, reimburse him for his actual traveling expenses incurred in the discharge of his duties, but such reimbursement may be limited to six hundred dollars a year.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 48, sec. 28C — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 48 / Section 28C
Closing of forest lands during dry periods; penalty for trespassing
Status: in_force

Section 28C. When, in the judgment of the director of the division of forests and parks, the forest fire hazard is such as to require the use of forest fire patrols in any town, all forest lands therein shall be closed to all persons except the owners thereof and the tenants of such owners or to the authorized agents of such owners and tenants and the director shall use all reasonable means to notify all persons of such closing. While such fire hazard exists, a duly authorized forest warden, deputy forest warden, chief fire warden and his assistants, environmental police officer or deputy environmental police officer may arrest without a warrant any person found within the forest lands of another without authorization from the owner or tenant thereof or without other legal authority if such person refuses to leave such forest lands upon request and such person shall be punished by a fine of not more than $100.

Section 28C. When, in the judgment of the director of the division of forests and parks, the forest fire hazard is such as to require the use of forest fire patrols in any town, all forest lands therein shall be closed to all persons except the owners thereof and the tenants of such owners or to the authorized agents of such owners and tenants and the director shall use all reasonable means to notify all persons of such closing. While such fire hazard exists, a duly authorized forest warden, deputy forest warden, chief fire warden and his assistants, environmental police officer or deputy environmental police officer may arrest without a warrant any person found within the forest lands of another without authorization from the owner or tenant thereof or without other legal authority if such person refuses to leave such forest lands upon request and such person shall be punished by a fine of not more than $100.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 48, sec. 49 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 48 / Section 49
Engineers; duties; liabilities; privileges and exemptions
Status: in_force

Section 49. The engineers and all persons appointed by them shall perform the duties, be subject to the liabilities and entitled to the privileges and exemptions of enginemen appointed by selectmen.

Section 49. The engineers and all persons appointed by them shall perform the duties, be subject to the liabilities and entitled to the privileges and exemptions of enginemen appointed by selectmen.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, sec. 52 — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 266 / Section 52
Bank officers and employees; fraud or embezzlement
Status: in_force

Section 52. An officer, director, trustee, agent or employee of a bank, as defined in section one of chapter one hundred and sixty-seven, who fraudulently converts, or fraudulently takes and secretes with intent so to do, any bullion, money, note, bill or other security for money which belongs to and is in possession of such bank, or which belongs to any person and is deposited therein, shall, whether intrusted with the custody thereof or not, be guilty of larceny from said bank. Any such officer, director, trustee, agent or employee so guilty of larceny and any person who knowingly aids, counsels or procures such larceny to be committed shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than fifteen years, or by a fine of not more than two thousand dollars and imprisonment in jail for not more than two and one half years.

Section 52. An officer, director, trustee, agent or employee of a bank, as defined in section one of chapter one hundred and sixty-seven, who fraudulently converts, or fraudulently takes and secretes with intent so to do, any bullion, money, note, bill or other security for money which belongs to and is in possession of such bank, or which belongs to any person and is deposited therein, shall, whether intrusted with the custody thereof or not, be guilty of larceny from said bank. Any such officer, director, trustee, agent or employee so guilty of larceny and any person who knowingly aids, counsels or procures such larceny to be committed shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than fifteen years, or by a fine of not more than two thousand dollars and imprisonment in jail for not more than two and one half years.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 267, sec. 27 — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 267 / Section 27
Possession of worthless bank bills or notes
Status: in_force

Section 27. Whoever has in his possession at the same time five or more bank bills or notes not current which are worthless as bank bills or notes, knowing the same to be worthless as aforesaid, or has papers not bank bills or notes, but made in the similitude thereof, or papers purporting to be the bills or notes of a bank which has never existed, knowing the character of such papers, with intent to pass, utter or circulate the same, or to procure any other person so to do, for the purpose of injuring or defrauding, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than five years, or by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars and imprisonment in the house of correction for not more than two and one half years.

Section 27. Whoever has in his possession at the same time five or more bank bills or notes not current which are worthless as bank bills or notes, knowing the same to be worthless as aforesaid, or has papers not bank bills or notes, but made in the similitude thereof, or papers purporting to be the bills or notes of a bank which has never existed, knowing the character of such papers, with intent to pass, utter or circulate the same, or to procure any other person so to do, for the purpose of injuring or defrauding, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than five years, or by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars and imprisonment in the house of correction for not more than two and one half years.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 224, sec. 24 — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 224 / Section 24
Debtors of commonwealth; discharge
Status: in_force

Section 24. If a debtor committed to prison on a warrant of distress in favor of the commonwealth is unable to pay the debt for which he is imprisoned, he shall be entitled to discharge in like manner as a debtor before a court on supplementary proceedings; and the laws relative to such proceedings so far as applicable shall apply, except as hereinafter provided.

Section 24. If a debtor committed to prison on a warrant of distress in favor of the commonwealth is unable to pay the debt for which he is imprisoned, he shall be entitled to discharge in like manner as a debtor before a court on supplementary proceedings; and the laws relative to such proceedings so far as applicable shall apply, except as hereinafter provided.