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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 240, sec. 27 — MA Code / Part III / Title III / Chapter 240 / Section 27
Fiduciaries, etc.; establishing power or authority
Status: in_force

Section 27. Any person having, in a representative or fiduciary capacity or otherwise, a power or authority created by any written instrument to sell, convey, mortgage or otherwise transfer any interest in real estate may file a petition in the land court setting forth the act or acts which he proposes to do by virtue of such power or authority, and praying that his power or authority under such written instrument to do such act or acts may be established.

Section 27. Any person having, in a representative or fiduciary capacity or otherwise, a power or authority created by any written instrument to sell, convey, mortgage or otherwise transfer any interest in real estate may file a petition in the land court setting forth the act or acts which he proposes to do by virtue of such power or authority, and praying that his power or authority under such written instrument to do such act or acts may be established.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, sec. 45 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 160 / Section 45
Voting power of preferred stock; amount of stock
Status: in_force

Section 45. Any preferred stock issued under authority of section forty-three shall have the same voting power as the common stock, except that, in any case, there may be such limitations of the voting power of the preferred stock as the department approves and finds to be consistent with the adequate protection of the public interest. The aggregate amount at par of preferred stock of all classes issued by a railroad corporation shall at no time exceed twice the amount at par value of its outstanding common stock, and no class of preferred stock shall be created which is not, in a manner approved by the department, made subordinate in respect to dividends or to participation in the proceeds of liquidation to the preferences of every previously created class of preferred stock.

Section 45. Any preferred stock issued under authority of section forty-three shall have the same voting power as the common stock, except that, in any case, there may be such limitations of the voting power of the preferred stock as the department approves and finds to be consistent with the adequate protection of the public interest. The aggregate amount at par of preferred stock of all classes issued by a railroad corporation shall at no time exceed twice the amount at par value of its outstanding common stock, and no class of preferred stock shall be created which is not, in a manner approved by the department, made subordinate in respect to dividends or to participation in the proceeds of liquidation to the preferences of every previously created class of preferred stock.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 10, sec. 35 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 10 / Section 35
State lottery and gaming fund; expenditures
Status: in_force

Section 35. There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a separate fund, to be known as the State Lottery and Gaming Fund. Said fund shall consist of all revenues received from the sale of lottery tickets or shares, and all other monies credited or transferred thereto from any other fund or source pursuant to law. In order to provide local property tax relief and continue services at the local level, revenues of the lottery commission from whatever source shall be expended only for the following purposes: (a) For the payment of prizes to the holders of winning lottery tickets or shares; (b) For the expenses of the commission in administering and operating the lottery, as certified by the secretary of administration and finance, provided that the state treasurer shall transfer the certified amount to the General Fund for said purposes; (c) For budgeted aid to cities and towns as provided in section 18C of chapter 58, subject to appropriation; and (d) For the purposes of accommodating discrepancies between the receipt of revenues and related expenditures, the commission may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment expenses incurred in anticipation of revenues.

Section 35. There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a separate fund, to be known as the State Lottery and Gaming Fund. Said fund shall consist of all revenues received from the sale of lottery tickets or shares, and all other monies credited or transferred thereto from any other fund or source pursuant to law.

In order to provide local property tax relief and continue services at the local level, revenues of the lottery commission from whatever source shall be expended only for the following purposes:

(a) For the payment of prizes to the holders of winning lottery tickets or shares;

(b) For the expenses of the commission in administering and operating the lottery, as certified by the secretary of administration and finance, provided that the state treasurer shall transfer the certified amount to the General Fund for said purposes;

(c) For budgeted aid to cities and towns as provided in section 18C of chapter 58, subject to appropriation; and

(d) For the purposes of accommodating discrepancies between the receipt of revenues and related expenditures, the commission may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment expenses incurred in anticipation of revenues.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 167, sec. 15I — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 167 / Section 15I
Purchase of stock of savings or co-operative bank, federal savings and loan association or federal saving bank
Status: in_force

Section 15I. Subject to applicable banking laws, an entity that may invest pursuant to section 15A or the legal list may purchase the whole or any part of the stock of a savings bank, co-operative bank, federal savings and loan association or federal savings bank; provided, however, that the bank or association shall be well capitalized under bank regulatory criteria.

Section 15I. Subject to applicable banking laws, an entity that may invest pursuant to section 15A or the legal list may purchase the whole or any part of the stock of a savings bank, co-operative bank, federal savings and loan association or federal savings bank; provided, however, that the bank or association shall be well capitalized under bank regulatory criteria.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111, sec. 148 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 111 / Section 148
Exercise of trade or employment during pendency of proceedings
Status: in_force

Section 148. Such trade or employment shall not be exercised contrary to the order while such proceedings are pending, unless specially authorized by the board; and if so specially authorized all further proceedings by the board shall be stayed while such proceedings are pending. Upon any violation of the order, unless specially authorized as aforesaid, the proceedings shall forthwith be dismissed.

Section 148. Such trade or employment shall not be exercised contrary to the order while such proceedings are pending, unless specially authorized by the board; and if so specially authorized all further proceedings by the board shall be stayed while such proceedings are pending. Upon any violation of the order, unless specially authorized as aforesaid, the proceedings shall forthwith be dismissed.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 7C, sec. 11 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 7C / Section 11
Office of programming; director of programming
Status: in_force

Section 11. There shall be located within the division of capital asset management and maintenance an office of programming headed by a director of programming. Said director shall be appointed by the commissioner of capital asset management and maintenance, with the prior written approval of the secretary of administration and finance, and may be removed in like manner. The position of director shall not be subject to chapter 31 or section 9A of chapter 30. No person shall be appointed director of the office of programming unless the person has extensive experience in the study and programming of buildings. The commissioner of capital asset management and maintenance shall be responsible for the exercise of all powers and the performance of all duties assigned by law to the office of programming, which shall be under his direction, control, and supervision.

Section 11. There shall be located within the division of capital asset management and maintenance an office of programming headed by a director of programming. Said director shall be appointed by the commissioner of capital asset management and maintenance, with the prior written approval of the secretary of administration and finance, and may be removed in like manner. The position of director shall not be subject to chapter 31 or section 9A of chapter 30.

No person shall be appointed director of the office of programming unless the person has extensive experience in the study and programming of buildings.

The commissioner of capital asset management and maintenance shall be responsible for the exercise of all powers and the performance of all duties assigned by law to the office of programming, which shall be under his direction, control, and supervision.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156B, sec. 46 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 156B / Section 46
Stockholder's action; qualifications of plaintiff
Status: in_force

Section 46. No stockholder shall institute or maintain any suit or proceeding in the right of the corporation against stockholders, directors or officers of the corporation as such, based on liability under this chapter or otherwise with respect to any alleged act or default of such stockholders, directors or officers unless the stockholder owned stock in the corporation at the time of the act or default complained of or his stock devolved upon him thereafter by operation of law from one who was a stockholder at such time.

Section 46. No stockholder shall institute or maintain any suit or proceeding in the right of the corporation against stockholders, directors or officers of the corporation as such, based on liability under this chapter or otherwise with respect to any alleged act or default of such stockholders, directors or officers unless the stockholder owned stock in the corporation at the time of the act or default complained of or his stock devolved upon him thereafter by operation of law from one who was a stockholder at such time.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, sec. 96 — MA Code / Part IV / Title II / Chapter 276 / Section 96
Penalty for refusal or neglect of duties by probation officer
Status: in_force

Section 96. Any probation officer who refuses or neglects to perform any of the duties required of him shall forfeit two hundred dollars to the use of the commonwealth.

Section 96. Any probation officer who refuses or neglects to perform any of the duties required of him shall forfeit two hundred dollars to the use of the commonwealth.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 112, sec. 91 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 112 / Section 91
Chiropractors; application for certificate; filing; fees; qualifications of applicant
Status: in_force

Section 91. Every person, before engaging in the practice of chiropractic in this commonwealth, shall make application to the board, on a form prescribed and furnished by it, for a certificate to practice chiropractic. Said application shall be filed with the secretary of the board at least thirty days before the date of examination, and shall be accompanied by an examination fee as determined annually by the commissioner of administration under the provision of section three B of chapter seven or, in the case of reexamination, each applicant shall pay a fee as determined under the aforementioned provision for each subject upon which he is reexamined. Each applicant must be at least eighteen years of age and of good moral character, and shall furnish the board with satisfactory proof that he has completed two years in a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in liberal arts or science and that he is a graduate of a chiropractic school or college approved by the board, and which is (1) authorized by its charter to confer the degree of doctor of chiropractic; (2) gives a course of four academic years, comprising a total of four thousand hours, to matriculants possessing the educational qualifications required for graduation from an accredited public high school; and (3) confers such degree only after personal attendance of the applicant therefor at such course, and upon completion thereof.

Section 91. Every person, before engaging in the practice of chiropractic in this commonwealth, shall make application to the board, on a form prescribed and furnished by it, for a certificate to practice chiropractic. Said application shall be filed with the secretary of the board at least thirty days before the date of examination, and shall be accompanied by an examination fee as determined annually by the commissioner of administration under the provision of section three B of chapter seven or, in the case of reexamination, each applicant shall pay a fee as determined under the aforementioned provision for each subject upon which he is reexamined. Each applicant must be at least eighteen years of age and of good moral character, and shall furnish the board with satisfactory proof that he has completed two years in a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in liberal arts or science and that he is a graduate of a chiropractic school or college approved by the board, and which is (1) authorized by its charter to confer the degree of doctor of chiropractic; (2) gives a course of four academic years, comprising a total of four thousand hours, to matriculants possessing the educational qualifications required for graduation from an accredited public high school; and (3) confers such degree only after personal attendance of the applicant therefor at such course, and upon completion thereof.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, sec. 43 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 156 / Section 43
Approval of amendments or alterations; fees
Status: in_force

Section 43. Within thirty days after any meeting at which any amendment or alteration of the agreement of association or articles of organization has been adopted, articles of amendment, signed and sworn to by the president, treasurer and a majority of the directors, setting forth such amendment or alteration and the due adoption thereof, shall be submitted to the secretary, who shall examine them with the same powers as in the case of the original articles of organization, and, if he finds that they conform to the requirements of law, shall so certify and endorse his approval thereon. Thereupon the articles of amendment shall, upon payment of the fee provided in section fifty-four or fifty-five, as the case may be, be filed in the office of the state secretary. No such amendment or alteration shall take effect until such articles of amendment shall have been filed as aforesaid.

Section 43. Within thirty days after any meeting at which any amendment or alteration of the agreement of association or articles of organization has been adopted, articles of amendment, signed and sworn to by the president, treasurer and a majority of the directors, setting forth such amendment or alteration and the due adoption thereof, shall be submitted to the secretary, who shall examine them with the same powers as in the case of the original articles of organization, and, if he finds that they conform to the requirements of law, shall so certify and endorse his approval thereon. Thereupon the articles of amendment shall, upon payment of the fee provided in section fifty-four or fifty-five, as the case may be, be filed in the office of the state secretary. No such amendment or alteration shall take effect until such articles of amendment shall have been filed as aforesaid.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 277, sec. 44 — MA Code / Part IV / Title II / Chapter 277 / Section 44
Indictment for subornation of perjury
Status: in_force

Section 44. If, in an indictment for subornation of perjury or for attempting to incite or procure another person to commit perjury, it is alleged that perjury has been committed, an allegation of the perjury as provided in the preceding section and an allegation that the defendant wilfully incited or procured said person to commit said perjury shall be sufficient. If it is not alleged that such perjury has been committed, an allegation of the substance of the crime with which the defendant is charged shall be sufficient, without allegations as to matters or things which by the preceding section are declared to be unnecessary.

Section 44. If, in an indictment for subornation of perjury or for attempting to incite or procure another person to commit perjury, it is alleged that perjury has been committed, an allegation of the perjury as provided in the preceding section and an allegation that the defendant wilfully incited or procured said person to commit said perjury shall be sufficient. If it is not alleged that such perjury has been committed, an allegation of the substance of the crime with which the defendant is charged shall be sufficient, without allegations as to matters or things which by the preceding section are declared to be unnecessary.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 126, sec. 37 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVIII / Chapter 126 / Section 37
Removal of prisoners to industrial farms; custody
Status: in_force

Section 37. On the request of said commissioners, the sheriff of the county shall remove to said farm such prisoners as in his opinion can advantageously be employed thereon in carrying out sections thirty-five and thirty-six, and on the order of the said commissioners the sheriff shall return any prisoner to the jail or house of correction from which he was taken, or to which he was sentenced. The superintendents of industrial farms shall have the custody of all prisoners removed thereto, and a prisoner who escapes or attempts to escape therefrom shall be punished therefor by imprisonment in a jail or house of correction for not more than one year. Permits to be at liberty shall be issued to the inmates of county industrial farms and revoked in the manner provided by law for the issuance or revocation of permits to prisoners in jails and houses of correction.

Section 37. On the request of said commissioners, the sheriff of the county shall remove to said farm such prisoners as in his opinion can advantageously be employed thereon in carrying out sections thirty-five and thirty-six, and on the order of the said commissioners the sheriff shall return any prisoner to the jail or house of correction from which he was taken, or to which he was sentenced. The superintendents of industrial farms shall have the custody of all prisoners removed thereto, and a prisoner who escapes or attempts to escape therefrom shall be punished therefor by imprisonment in a jail or house of correction for not more than one year. Permits to be at liberty shall be issued to the inmates of county industrial farms and revoked in the manner provided by law for the issuance or revocation of permits to prisoners in jails and houses of correction.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 58, sec. 17B — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 58 / Section 17B
Property taken for flood control; loss of taxes; reimbursement
Status: in_force

Section 17B. The state treasurer shall annually, not later than November twentieth, upon certification by the commissioner as hereinafter provided, pay to each town in which property has been taken for flood control reservoirs by the commonwealth under any act, or the United States pursuant to consent granted by the commonwealth under chapter two hundred and eighty-four of the acts of nineteen hundred and thirty-nine, chapter five hundred and ninety-four of the acts of nineteen hundred and forty-eight and chapter six hundred and thirteen of the acts of nineteen hundred and fifty-six, an amount determined by the commissioner as tax losses resulting from the takings. Such losses of taxes as determined by the commissioner shall be based on the then current tax rate in each town in which property has been taken for flood control reservoirs and on the average assessed valuation for a period of five years prior to the acquisition of said land; provided, however, that whenever a town wherein a flood control reservoir or portion thereof is located shall have made a general revaluation of property subject to the annual municipal taxes for such town, the commissioner may use such revaluation for determining the taxes for which payment shall be made. Said commissioner shall annually ascertain said valuation and the amount to be paid to each town, and shall certify the same to the state treasurer not later than November first.

Section 17B. The state treasurer shall annually, not later than November twentieth, upon certification by the commissioner as hereinafter provided, pay to each town in which property has been taken for flood control reservoirs by the commonwealth under any act, or the United States pursuant to consent granted by the commonwealth under chapter two hundred and eighty-four of the acts of nineteen hundred and thirty-nine, chapter five hundred and ninety-four of the acts of nineteen hundred and forty-eight and chapter six hundred and thirteen of the acts of nineteen hundred and fifty-six, an amount determined by the commissioner as tax losses resulting from the takings. Such losses of taxes as determined by the commissioner shall be based on the then current tax rate in each town in which property has been taken for flood control reservoirs and on the average assessed valuation for a period of five years prior to the acquisition of said land; provided, however, that whenever a town wherein a flood control reservoir or portion thereof is located shall have made a general revaluation of property subject to the annual municipal taxes for such town, the commissioner may use such revaluation for determining the taxes for which payment shall be made. Said commissioner shall annually ascertain said valuation and the amount to be paid to each town, and shall certify the same to the state treasurer not later than November first.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, sec. 29A — MA Code / Part I / Title XXI / Chapter 149 / Section 29A
Enforcement of surety bonds by persons furnishing labor or materials on private building projects
Status: in_force

Section 29A. Whenever any surety bond shall be given in connection with any written contract for the erection, alteration, repair or removal of any private building or structure upon privately owned land, containing a condition for the payment of all labor and material used or reasonably required for use in the performance of the contract, any person who furnishes such labor or materials shall be entitled to sue for his own use and benefit upon such bond in accordance with its provisions and need not prove that he relied upon the bond in furnishing labor or material.

Section 29A. Whenever any surety bond shall be given in connection with any written contract for the erection, alteration, repair or removal of any private building or structure upon privately owned land, containing a condition for the payment of all labor and material used or reasonably required for use in the performance of the contract, any person who furnishes such labor or materials shall be entitled to sue for his own use and benefit upon such bond in accordance with its provisions and need not prove that he relied upon the bond in furnishing labor or material.