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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 55B, sec. 2 — MA Code / Part I / Title VIII / Chapter 55B / Section 2
Members holding or nominated for public office
Status: in_force

Section 2. No member of said commission shall hold any public office except that of justice of the peace, notary public, or be a candidate for public office, or member or employee of any political committee. If any member of the commission shall be nominated as a candidate for public office and shall not in writing decline said nomination within three days, he shall be deemed to have vacated his office as a member of said commission.

Section 2. No member of said commission shall hold any public office except that of justice of the peace, notary public, or be a candidate for public office, or member or employee of any political committee. If any member of the commission shall be nominated as a candidate for public office and shall not in writing decline said nomination within three days, he shall be deemed to have vacated his office as a member of said commission.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21K, sec. 4 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 21K / Section 4
Emergency mitigation response actions
Status: in_force

Section 4. The department may, at the request of the local fire department or on its own authority, dispatch member departments of the hazardous materials mitigation emergency response plan to a site in the commonwealth for the purpose of conducting an emergency mitigation response for a hazardous material release or threat of release. During a declared emergency mitigation response action, the team leader shall have complete operational authority for hazardous materials team operations at all times. Once the team leader has determined that the imminent threat of harm from the hazardous materials release has been satisfactorily mitigated, the team leader shall thereafter notify the incident commander. The incident commander shall have authority over the emergency mitigation response site during a declared emergency mitigation response. Any emergency mitigation response action taken by a member department under the hazardous materials mitigation emergency response plan shall be deemed to have been taken on behalf of the department and for the benefit of the commonwealth for the purpose of implementing the provisions of this chapter. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed in any manner to limit or abridge the right of the department of environmental protection to respond to a release or threat of release pursuant to chapter 21E.

Section 4. The department may, at the request of the local fire department or on its own authority, dispatch member departments of the hazardous materials mitigation emergency response plan to a site in the commonwealth for the purpose of conducting an emergency mitigation response for a hazardous material release or threat of release. During a declared emergency mitigation response action, the team leader shall have complete operational authority for hazardous materials team operations at all times. Once the team leader has determined that the imminent threat of harm from the hazardous materials release has been satisfactorily mitigated, the team leader shall thereafter notify the incident commander. The incident commander shall have authority over the emergency mitigation response site during a declared emergency mitigation response.

Any emergency mitigation response action taken by a member department under the hazardous materials mitigation emergency response plan shall be deemed to have been taken on behalf of the department and for the benefit of the commonwealth for the purpose of implementing the provisions of this chapter. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed in any manner to limit or abridge the right of the department of environmental protection to respond to a release or threat of release pursuant to chapter 21E.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 166A, sec. 12 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 166A / Section 12
Mandamus, injunctive, or other judicial proceedings; institution or intervention by department
Status: in_force

Section 12. The department shall have the right to institute, or to intervene as a party in, any action in any court of competent jurisdiction seeking mandamus, injunctive or other relief to compel compliance with any provision of this chapter or any rule, regulation or order adopted thereunder, or to restrain or otherwise prevent or prohibit any illegal or unauthorized conduct in connection therewith.

Section 12. The department shall have the right to institute, or to intervene as a party in, any action in any court of competent jurisdiction seeking mandamus, injunctive or other relief to compel compliance with any provision of this chapter or any rule, regulation or order adopted thereunder, or to restrain or otherwise prevent or prohibit any illegal or unauthorized conduct in connection therewith.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 60, sec. 31 — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 60 / Section 31
Release of imprisoned taxpayers; proceedings
Status: in_force

Section 31. The notice required by chapter two hundred and twenty-four to be given to a creditor may be given to any one of the assessors or to the collector of the city or town where the tax was assessed, any of whom may appear at the examination and do all other things which a creditor might do upon such supplementary proceedings. If a debtor is unable to pay such tax, he may be discharged in the manner provided under such proceedings.

Section 31. The notice required by chapter two hundred and twenty-four to be given to a creditor may be given to any one of the assessors or to the collector of the city or town where the tax was assessed, any of whom may appear at the examination and do all other things which a creditor might do upon such supplementary proceedings. If a debtor is unable to pay such tax, he may be discharged in the manner provided under such proceedings.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 102, sec. 2 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 102 / Section 2
Exemption of seamen or mariners from arrest on debt; liens
Status: in_force

Section 2. A seaman or mariner who has shipped or entered into a contract for a voyage from a port in this commonwealth shall not be arrested on mesne process on account of a debt to a landlord or boarding house keeper; nor shall a landlord or boarding house keeper detain or have a lien upon his wearing apparel or other property, or hinder, obstruct or delay him in the performance of such contract. Violation of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than two hundred dollars.

Section 2. A seaman or mariner who has shipped or entered into a contract for a voyage from a port in this commonwealth shall not be arrested on mesne process on account of a debt to a landlord or boarding house keeper; nor shall a landlord or boarding house keeper detain or have a lien upon his wearing apparel or other property, or hinder, obstruct or delay him in the performance of such contract. Violation of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than two hundred dollars.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, sec. 130 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 160 / Section 130
Signs indicating way stations
Status: in_force

Section 130. Every railroad corporation shall indicate to its passengers the name of each way station by placing at or near the station a proper and conspicuous sign or signs, and shall forfeit fifty dollars for each violation of this section.

Section 130. Every railroad corporation shall indicate to its passengers the name of each way station by placing at or near the station a proper and conspicuous sign or signs, and shall forfeit fifty dollars for each violation of this section.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, sec. 31 — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 266 / Section 31
Signature; obtaining under false pretenses
Status: in_force

Section 31. Whoever by a false pretence, with intent to defraud, obtains the signature of a person to a written instrument, the false making whereof would be a forgery, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than ten years, or by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars and imprisonment in the jail for not more than two years.

Section 31. Whoever by a false pretence, with intent to defraud, obtains the signature of a person to a written instrument, the false making whereof would be a forgery, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than ten years, or by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars and imprisonment in the jail for not more than two years.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 11, sec. 6 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 11 / Section 6
Divisions; appointments; duties; compensation; tenure
Status: in_force

Section 6. The state auditor may appoint and remove such employees as the work of the department may require. Said employees shall be organized in five divisions, namely, the division of state audits, the division of authority audits, the division of federal audits, the division of contract audits and the division of local mandates. The state auditor shall establish the salaries, duties and personnel regulations of all officers and employees within the department of the state auditor; provided, however, that the salaries of said officers and employees shall not exceed the sum annually appropriated therefor by the general court. The provisions of sections nine A and forty-five of chapter thirty, chapter thirty-one and chapter one hundred and fifty E shall not apply to officers and employees within the department of the state auditor.

Section 6. The state auditor may appoint and remove such employees as the work of the department may require. Said employees shall be organized in five divisions, namely, the division of state audits, the division of authority audits, the division of federal audits, the division of contract audits and the division of local mandates. The state auditor shall establish the salaries, duties and personnel regulations of all officers and employees within the department of the state auditor; provided, however, that the salaries of said officers and employees shall not exceed the sum annually appropriated therefor by the general court. The provisions of sections nine A and forty-five of chapter thirty, chapter thirty-one and chapter one hundred and fifty E shall not apply to officers and employees within the department of the state auditor.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 130, sec. 47 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIX / Chapter 130 / Section 47
Marking barrels, boxes or containers of lobsters or lobster meat
Status: in_force

Section 47. All barrels, boxes or other containers containing lobsters, or lobster meat after the same has been taken from the shell, shall, before being delivered to any carrier, be marked by the shipper in a plain and legible manner on the outside thereof ''Lobsters'' or ''Lobster Meat'', as the case may be, in capital letters at least one inch in length, together with the full name and address of the shipper, and, in the case of such lobster meat, also with the words, ''removed under permit No. '', followed by the number of the permit under which the same was taken from the shell; and, unless in barrels, boxes or other containers so marked, no lobster or lobster meat shall be transported. Any such barrels, boxes or other containers delivered to or transported by any carrier without being marked as above required, and the lobsters or lobster meat therein, shall be seized and forfeited. This section and section forty-nine shall not apply to lobsters or lobster meat passing through the commonwealth under authority of the laws of the United States.

Section 47. All barrels, boxes or other containers containing lobsters, or lobster meat after the same has been taken from the shell, shall, before being delivered to any carrier, be marked by the shipper in a plain and legible manner on the outside thereof ''Lobsters'' or ''Lobster Meat'', as the case may be, in capital letters at least one inch in length, together with the full name and address of the shipper, and, in the case of such lobster meat, also with the words, ''removed under permit No. '', followed by the number of the permit under which the same was taken from the shell; and, unless in barrels, boxes or other containers so marked, no lobster or lobster meat shall be transported. Any such barrels, boxes or other containers delivered to or transported by any carrier without being marked as above required, and the lobsters or lobster meat therein, shall be seized and forfeited. This section and section forty-nine shall not apply to lobsters or lobster meat passing through the commonwealth under authority of the laws of the United States.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 90D, sec. 4 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 90D / Section 4
Registration under chapter 90; application for certificate of title required
Status: in_force

Section 4. (a) Except for vehicles referred to in section two, whoever acquires a motor vehicle or trailer after the effective date of this chapter, shall be required to make application for a certificate of title. Such application shall be made within ten days from the acquisition of ownership of said vehicle or trailer. (b) Except for vehicles referred to in section two, no new application for registration pertaining to a motor vehicle or trailer shall be accepted under the provisions of chapter ninety until the owner thereof makes application to the registrar for a certificate of title of the vehicle.

Section 4. (a) Except for vehicles referred to in section two, whoever acquires a motor vehicle or trailer after the effective date of this chapter, shall be required to make application for a certificate of title. Such application shall be made within ten days from the acquisition of ownership of said vehicle or trailer.

(b) Except for vehicles referred to in section two, no new application for registration pertaining to a motor vehicle or trailer shall be accepted under the provisions of chapter ninety until the owner thereof makes application to the registrar for a certificate of title of the vehicle.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 29, sec. 37 — MA Code / Part I / Title III / Chapter 29 / Section 37
Real estate acquired by foreclosure; sale by state
Status: in_force

Section 37. Real estate acquired by the commonwealth by foreclosure may, with the approval of the governor and council, be conveyed by the state treasurer upon payment of the amount of the mortgage debt with the interest and expenses accrued thereon.

Section 37. Real estate acquired by the commonwealth by foreclosure may, with the approval of the governor and council, be conveyed by the state treasurer upon payment of the amount of the mortgage debt with the interest and expenses accrued thereon.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 112, sec. 283 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 112 / Section 283
Appraisal management companies; fees
Status: in_force

Section 283. The following fees shall be determined annually by the secretary of administration and finance under section 3B of chapter 7 and shall be collected by the board: (i) an application fee; (ii) an initial registration fee; (iii) an annual renewal fee; (iv) a change in controlling person or employee in charge fee; and (v) a late renewal fee.

Section 283. The following fees shall be determined annually by the secretary of administration and finance under section 3B of chapter 7 and shall be collected by the board: (i) an application fee; (ii) an initial registration fee; (iii) an annual renewal fee; (iv) a change in controlling person or employee in charge fee; and (v) a late renewal fee.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19B, sec. 16 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 19B / Section 16
Intellectual disability facility employees; civil service exemption
Status: in_force

Section 16. Stationary engineers, steam firemen, school teachers and head farmers employed in intellectual disability facilities of the department and, except as otherwise provided by the civil service law and rules, the classified labor service of the department, shall be exempt from chapter thirty-one; provided, however, that whenever, as a condition of receiving federal grants for programs and activities to which the federal standards for a merit system of personnel administration relate, federal requirements make necessary the application of the civil service law and rules to any such position, or to the classified labor service or any portion thereof, said positions or service shall be subject to chapter thirty-one; provided, further, such federal requirements are uniform in all states.

Section 16. Stationary engineers, steam firemen, school teachers and head farmers employed in intellectual disability facilities of the department and, except as otherwise provided by the civil service law and rules, the classified labor service of the department, shall be exempt from chapter thirty-one; provided, however, that whenever, as a condition of receiving federal grants for programs and activities to which the federal standards for a merit system of personnel administration relate, federal requirements make necessary the application of the civil service law and rules to any such position, or to the classified labor service or any portion thereof, said positions or service shall be subject to chapter thirty-one; provided, further, such federal requirements are uniform in all states.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 158, sec. 10 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 158 / Section 10
Business powers of corporation
Status: in_force

Section 10. A corporation may in its corporate name purchase, hold and convey real and personal property necessary for the purposes of its organization; may carry on its business, or so much thereof as is convenient, beyond the limits of this commonwealth, and may there purchase and hold real or personal property necessary for conducting its business; but it shall not direct its operations or appropriate its funds to any other purpose than that specified in its agreement of association or its charter, as the case may be, except as provided in the following section and in sections twenty-two and twenty-three of chapter one hundred and sixty-four. No conveyance or mortgage of its real property, or lease thereof for more than one year, shall be made unless authorized by a vote of the stockholders at a meeting called for the purpose.

Section 10. A corporation may in its corporate name purchase, hold and convey real and personal property necessary for the purposes of its organization; may carry on its business, or so much thereof as is convenient, beyond the limits of this commonwealth, and may there purchase and hold real or personal property necessary for conducting its business; but it shall not direct its operations or appropriate its funds to any other purpose than that specified in its agreement of association or its charter, as the case may be, except as provided in the following section and in sections twenty-two and twenty-three of chapter one hundred and sixty-four. No conveyance or mortgage of its real property, or lease thereof for more than one year, shall be made unless authorized by a vote of the stockholders at a meeting called for the purpose.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 176F, sec. 4 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 176F / Section 4
Contracts with subscribers and participating optometrists
Status: in_force

Section 4. Any optometric service corporation may enter into contracts with its subscribers and with participating optometrists for the rendering of optometric service to the subscribers. A contract with a subscriber may provide for the optometric care of any dependents of the subscriber named therein. The extent of optometric services to be provided and the form of agreement with participating optometrists shall at all times be subject to the written approval of the commissioner. The fees to be paid to participating optometrists for their services to the subscribers or to insured dependents and the rates charged by such corporation to the subscribers shall at all times be subject to a public hearing as provided by section two of chapter thirty A. Such fees shall be lower than the fees charged by participating optometrists to their non-subscriber patients. The form of subscription certificate, the rates charged by such corporation to the subscribers and the fees at which participating optometrists are compensated for their services to the subscribers or to covered dependents, shall at all times be subject to the written approval of the commissioner. Acquisition costs in connection with the solicitation of subscribers and costs of administration shall at all times be limited to such amounts as the commissioner shall approve.

Section 4. Any optometric service corporation may enter into contracts with its subscribers and with participating optometrists for the rendering of optometric service to the subscribers. A contract with a subscriber may provide for the optometric care of any dependents of the subscriber named therein. The extent of optometric services to be provided and the form of agreement with participating optometrists shall at all times be subject to the written approval of the commissioner. The fees to be paid to participating optometrists for their services to the subscribers or to insured dependents and the rates charged by such corporation to the subscribers shall at all times be subject to a public hearing as provided by section two of chapter thirty A. Such fees shall be lower than the fees charged by participating optometrists to their non-subscriber patients. The form of subscription certificate, the rates charged by such corporation to the subscribers and the fees at which participating optometrists are compensated for their services to the subscribers or to covered dependents, shall at all times be subject to the written approval of the commissioner. Acquisition costs in connection with the solicitation of subscribers and costs of administration shall at all times be limited to such amounts as the commissioner shall approve.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40D, sec. 19 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 40D / Section 19
Appropriations
Status: in_force

Section 19. Any municipality may appropriate money for the benefit of an authority for organizational expenses, and for operating expenses and to transfer for use by any such authority, with or without consideration, any interest in real or personal property or interest therein for facilities, not directly related to a particular project or projects. Any municipality may appropriate money for planning and other preliminary expenses for a particular project or projects; provided, however, that such municipality shall be reimbursed from the proceeds of bonds issued to finance such project for all such advances.

Section 19. Any municipality may appropriate money for the benefit of an authority for organizational expenses, and for operating expenses and to transfer for use by any such authority, with or without consideration, any interest in real or personal property or interest therein for facilities, not directly related to a particular project or projects. Any municipality may appropriate money for planning and other preliminary expenses for a particular project or projects; provided, however, that such municipality shall be reimbursed from the proceeds of bonds issued to finance such project for all such advances.