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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40, sec. 39J — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 40 / Section 39J
Pricing system; costs
Status: in_force

Section 39J. In any city or town which accepts the provisions of this section, either by a vote of the city council, board of selectmen, board of water commissioners, or by vote of said city or town in a general election or town meeting, said city or town shall for the purposes of water conservation, water resource management, water resource planning and comprehensive financial management, adopt a pricing system which includes the costs of the provision of water and sewer services to the residents and industrial and commercial users of said city or town receiving said services. The definition of costs as used in this section shall include, but not be limited to, costs of pipe and related appurtenances, replacement stock for water and sewer, costs relating to the replacement and repair thereof including street work, maintenance of all equipment and related appurtenances necessary for the provision of water or the removal of wastewater services, all costs relating to the metering of water, all related costs of police and fire protection, all administrative costs relating to the collection of said water and sewer fees, all costs of chemicals relating to the treatment of water and wastewater, all costs relating to the personnel of the departments, as well as any long term planning costs for the continued provision of said services, and any costs of land acquisition relating to long range planning and future water supply development or wastewater treatment facilities.

Section 39J. In any city or town which accepts the provisions of this section, either by a vote of the city council, board of selectmen, board of water commissioners, or by vote of said city or town in a general election or town meeting, said city or town shall for the purposes of water conservation, water resource management, water resource planning and comprehensive financial management, adopt a pricing system which includes the costs of the provision of water and sewer services to the residents and industrial and commercial users of said city or town receiving said services. The definition of costs as used in this section shall include, but not be limited to, costs of pipe and related appurtenances, replacement stock for water and sewer, costs relating to the replacement and repair thereof including street work, maintenance of all equipment and related appurtenances necessary for the provision of water or the removal of wastewater services, all costs relating to the metering of water, all related costs of police and fire protection, all administrative costs relating to the collection of said water and sewer fees, all costs of chemicals relating to the treatment of water and wastewater, all costs relating to the personnel of the departments, as well as any long term planning costs for the continued provision of said services, and any costs of land acquisition relating to long range planning and future water supply development or wastewater treatment facilities.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 204, sec. 7 — MA Code / Part II / Title II / Chapter 204 / Section 7
Petitions for sales by foreign fiduciaries; venue
Status: in_force

Section 7. All proceedings in probate courts relative to sales by a foreign executor, administrator, guardian, conservator or trustee shall be in the county where an authenticated copy of his appointment is first filed.

Section 7. All proceedings in probate courts relative to sales by a foreign executor, administrator, guardian, conservator or trustee shall be in the county where an authenticated copy of his appointment is first filed.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 221, sec. 73 — MA Code / Part III / Title I / Chapter 221 / Section 73
Compensation in Suffolk county land court and probate court
Status: in_force

Section 73. The officer in attendance upon the land court in Suffolk County shall receive from the commonwealth in full for all services performed by him such salary as shall be fixed by the judges of said court. Each officer in attendance upon the probate court in said county shall receive in full for all services performed by him such salary as shall be fixed by the judges of said court.

Section 73. The officer in attendance upon the land court in Suffolk County shall receive from the commonwealth in full for all services performed by him such salary as shall be fixed by the judges of said court. Each officer in attendance upon the probate court in said county shall receive in full for all services performed by him such salary as shall be fixed by the judges of said court.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 44, sec. 55B — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 44 / Section 55B
Investment of public funds
Status: in_force

Section 55B. All moneys held in the name of a city, town, district or regional school district or any other account under the jurisdiction of a city, town, district, or regional school district or officer thereof, which are not required to be kept liquid for purposes of distribution, shall be invested in such a manner as to require the payment of interest on the money at the highest possible rate reasonably available, taking account of safety liquidity and yield. All officers of a city, town district or regional school district who control the investment of such funds shall invest them prudently, consistent with the provisions of sections fifty-four and fifty-five and, if the funds are the result of gift or grant or bequest, the terms of such gift or grant or bequest, so as to accrue the highest amount of interest reasonably available on such funds taking account of safety, liquidity and yield. The provisions of section sixty-two shall not apply to this section.

Section 55B. All moneys held in the name of a city, town, district or regional school district or any other account under the jurisdiction of a city, town, district, or regional school district or officer thereof, which are not required to be kept liquid for purposes of distribution, shall be invested in such a manner as to require the payment of interest on the money at the highest possible rate reasonably available, taking account of safety liquidity and yield. All officers of a city, town district or regional school district who control the investment of such funds shall invest them prudently, consistent with the provisions of sections fifty-four and fifty-five and, if the funds are the result of gift or grant or bequest, the terms of such gift or grant or bequest, so as to accrue the highest amount of interest reasonably available on such funds taking account of safety, liquidity and yield. The provisions of section sixty-two shall not apply to this section.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, sec. 23 — MA Code / Part I / Title VIII / Chapter 53 / Section 23
Sections applicable to all primaries
Status: in_force

Section 23. Sections twenty-four to forty, inclusive, shall apply to all primaries, except as therein otherwise provided.

Section 23. Sections twenty-four to forty, inclusive, shall apply to all primaries, except as therein otherwise provided.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 246, sec. 69 — MA Code / Part III / Title IV / Chapter 246 / Section 69
Payable out of effects
Status: in_force

Section 69. If a person is adjudged a trustee, his costs and charges shall be deducted from the goods, effects and credits in his hands, and he shall be chargeable for the balance only to be paid on the execution. If such goods, effects and credits are not of sufficient value to discharge the costs taxed in his favor, he shall have judgment and execution against the plaintiff for the balance of such costs, after deducting the amount disclosed, in the same manner as if he had been discharged.

Section 69. If a person is adjudged a trustee, his costs and charges shall be deducted from the goods, effects and credits in his hands, and he shall be chargeable for the balance only to be paid on the execution. If such goods, effects and credits are not of sufficient value to discharge the costs taxed in his favor, he shall have judgment and execution against the plaintiff for the balance of such costs, after deducting the amount disclosed, in the same manner as if he had been discharged.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 159A, sec. 11B — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 159A / Section 11B
Agreements to contribute to costs of public transportation authorized
Status: in_force

Section 11B. Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter one hundred and sixty-one A to the contrary, any city or town may, for the purpose of providing public transportation facilities or avoiding a reduction or discontinuance of such transportation facilities or for the purpose of the securing of grants from appropriate federal agencies, enter into agreements to contribute to the costs of such services with any person lawfully authorized to operate any motor bus on any public way therein for the carrying of passengers for hire. The contribution to the costs of services shall include the purchase, sale or leasing of transportation equipment by said city or town.

Section 11B. Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter one hundred and sixty-one A to the contrary, any city or town may, for the purpose of providing public transportation facilities or avoiding a reduction or discontinuance of such transportation facilities or for the purpose of the securing of grants from appropriate federal agencies, enter into agreements to contribute to the costs of such services with any person lawfully authorized to operate any motor bus on any public way therein for the carrying of passengers for hire. The contribution to the costs of services shall include the purchase, sale or leasing of transportation equipment by said city or town.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 128, sec. 56 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIX / Chapter 128 / Section 56
Prohibited acts or omissions
Status: in_force

Section 56. No person shall (a) manufacture or distribute any commercial feed that is adulterated or misbranded; (b) adulterate or misbrand any commercial feed; (c) distribute agricultural commodities which are adulterated within the meaning of section fifty-four; (d) remove or dispose of a commercial feed in violation of an order under section sixty; (e) fail or refuse to register in accordance with section fifty-two; (f) fail to pay registration fees and file reports as required by section fifty-two.

Section 56. No person shall (a) manufacture or distribute any commercial feed that is adulterated or misbranded;

(b) adulterate or misbrand any commercial feed;

(c) distribute agricultural commodities which are adulterated within the meaning of section fifty-four;

(d) remove or dispose of a commercial feed in violation of an order under section sixty;

(e) fail or refuse to register in accordance with section fifty-two;

(f) fail to pay registration fees and file reports as required by section fifty-two.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 148, sec. 51 — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 148 / Section 51
Forfeiture of explosive, inflammable and combustible substances; sale or destruction; proceeds
Status: in_force

Section 51. Articles seized under the preceding section may, after due notice and hearing, be adjudged to be forfeited, and may be ordered to be sold or destroyed in such manner as the court or magistrate may direct, and the proceeds, if any, paid into the county treasury.

Section 51. Articles seized under the preceding section may, after due notice and hearing, be adjudged to be forfeited, and may be ordered to be sold or destroyed in such manner as the court or magistrate may direct, and the proceeds, if any, paid into the county treasury.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6, sec. 140 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 6 / Section 140
Rules and regulations relative to fund raising for blind; provision for penalties
Status: in_force

Section 140. The commissioner may make rules and regulations relative to the conduct of sales, entertainments, soliciting campaigns and other methods of raising funds for the benefit of blind persons, and may by such rules and regulations limit the amount of commissions and other compensation to be received by persons engaged in raising such funds. Such rules and regulations may provide penalties for the violation thereof not exceeding a fine of five hundred dollars for any particular offense.

Section 140. The commissioner may make rules and regulations relative to the conduct of sales, entertainments, soliciting campaigns and other methods of raising funds for the benefit of blind persons, and may by such rules and regulations limit the amount of commissions and other compensation to be received by persons engaged in raising such funds. Such rules and regulations may provide penalties for the violation thereof not exceeding a fine of five hundred dollars for any particular offense.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 8, sec. 19 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 8 / Section 19
Portraits of designated former governors
Status: in_force

Section 19. The governor, with the advice and consent of the council, may expend, for the purpose of procuring portraits of the governors of the commonwealth who shall have held office subsequent to May fourth, nineteen hundred, such amounts as are appropriated for the purpose, and such portraits shall be hung in the state house under the direction of the art commission.

Section 19. The governor, with the advice and consent of the council, may expend, for the purpose of procuring portraits of the governors of the commonwealth who shall have held office subsequent to May fourth, nineteen hundred, such amounts as are appropriated for the purpose, and such portraits shall be hung in the state house under the direction of the art commission.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 183, sec. 41 — MA Code / Part II / Title I / Chapter 183 / Section 41
Proof of deed made outside commonwealth
Status: in_force

Section 41. The proof of a deed or other instrument, if made without the commonwealth in some state, territory, district or dependency of the United States, may be made before any of the persons enumerated in clause (b) of section thirty; provided, however, that a certificate of authority as provided in section thirty-three shall be attached thereto; if without the United States or any dependency thereof, such proof may be made before any of the persons enumerated in clause (c) of said section thirty.

Section 41. The proof of a deed or other instrument, if made without the commonwealth in some state, territory, district or dependency of the United States, may be made before any of the persons enumerated in clause (b) of section thirty; provided, however, that a certificate of authority as provided in section thirty-three shall be attached thereto; if without the United States or any dependency thereof, such proof may be made before any of the persons enumerated in clause (c) of said section thirty.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 78, sec. 33 — MA Code / Part I / Title XII / Chapter 78 / Section 33
Policy for selection and use of library materials and facilities
Status: in_force

Section 33. The board of trustees of a free public library in any city or town, or in the absence of such board, the city or town official possessing the appointive powers of such board, shall establish a written policy for the selection of library materials and the use of materials and facilities in accordance with standards adopted by the American Library Association. No employee shall be dismissed for the selection of library materials when the selection is made in good faith and in accordance with the approved policy adopted pursuant to the provisions of this section.

Section 33. The board of trustees of a free public library in any city or town, or in the absence of such board, the city or town official possessing the appointive powers of such board, shall establish a written policy for the selection of library materials and the use of materials and facilities in accordance with standards adopted by the American Library Association. No employee shall be dismissed for the selection of library materials when the selection is made in good faith and in accordance with the approved policy adopted pursuant to the provisions of this section.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 33, sec. 110 — MA Code / Part I / Title V / Chapter 33 / Section 110
Premiums on bonds; payment
Status: in_force

Section 110. The premium due to any surety company for acting as surety on any bond given under the provisions of sections fifteen, one hundred and eight and one hundred and nine shall be paid by the commonwealth.

Section 110. The premium due to any surety company for acting as surety on any bond given under the provisions of sections fifteen, one hundred and eight and one hundred and nine shall be paid by the commonwealth.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 41, sec. 24 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 41 / Section 24
Assessors; number; method of selection; tenure
Status: in_force

Section 24. There shall be one, three, five, seven or nine assessors in every city and one, three or five assessors in every town. The assessors in every city and town shall be elected or appointed as otherwise provided by law; but as nearly one third of their number as may be shall be elected or appointed annually, each to hold office for three years and thereafter until his successor is duly elected or appointed. As soon as may be after such annual election or appointment, the assessors of every city and town shall organize by choosing one of their number as chairman and another as secretary or clerk of their board. None of the foregoing provisions shall apply to the city of Boston. In no city or town, including Boston, shall an assessor hold the office of collector of taxes or deputy collector of taxes, whether said deputy is appointed under the provisions of section thirty-seven of this chapter or section ninety-two of chapter sixty.

Section 24. There shall be one, three, five, seven or nine assessors in every city and one, three or five assessors in every town. The assessors in every city and town shall be elected or appointed as otherwise provided by law; but as nearly one third of their number as may be shall be elected or appointed annually, each to hold office for three years and thereafter until his successor is duly elected or appointed. As soon as may be after such annual election or appointment, the assessors of every city and town shall organize by choosing one of their number as chairman and another as secretary or clerk of their board. None of the foregoing provisions shall apply to the city of Boston. In no city or town, including Boston, shall an assessor hold the office of collector of taxes or deputy collector of taxes, whether said deputy is appointed under the provisions of section thirty-seven of this chapter or section ninety-two of chapter sixty.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 60A, sec. 7 — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 60A / Section 7
Uncollectible tax; abatement
Status: in_force

Section 7. If a collector is satisfied that an excise that has been committed to him or to any of his predecessors in office for collection, is uncollectible by reason of the death, absence, poverty, insolvency, bankruptcy, or other inability of the person assessed to pay, he shall notify the assessors thereof in writing on oath, stating why such excise cannot be collected. The assessors shall act upon such notification within thirty days, and, after due inquiry, may abate such excise or any part thereof, and shall certify such abatement in writing to the collector, and said certificate shall discharge the collector from further obligation to collect the excise so abated.

Section 7. If a collector is satisfied that an excise that has been committed to him or to any of his predecessors in office for collection, is uncollectible by reason of the death, absence, poverty, insolvency, bankruptcy, or other inability of the person assessed to pay, he shall notify the assessors thereof in writing on oath, stating why such excise cannot be collected. The assessors shall act upon such notification within thirty days, and, after due inquiry, may abate such excise or any part thereof, and shall certify such abatement in writing to the collector, and said certificate shall discharge the collector from further obligation to collect the excise so abated.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 175, sec. 66E — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 175 / Section 66E
Life companies; investment in limited partnership interests
Status: in_force

Section 66E. A domestic life company may invest in or otherwise acquire and hold a limited partnership interest in any limited partnership formed pursuant to chapter one hundred and nine or pursuant to the laws of any state or of the United States. No limited partnership interest shall be acquired under this section if the cost thereof would exceed two per cent of the assets of such company nor if such cost, plus the book value on the date of such acquisition of all limited partnership interests held under this section, would exceed ten per cent of such assets.

Section 66E. A domestic life company may invest in or otherwise acquire and hold a limited partnership interest in any limited partnership formed pursuant to chapter one hundred and nine or pursuant to the laws of any state or of the United States.

No limited partnership interest shall be acquired under this section if the cost thereof would exceed two per cent of the assets of such company nor if such cost, plus the book value on the date of such acquisition of all limited partnership interests held under this section, would exceed ten per cent of such assets.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 227, sec. 12 — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 227 / Section 12
Judgment in real actions
Status: in_force

Section 12. If the original judgment was for seisin of the land demanded in a real action, the writ of seisin may be issued in favor of the plaintiff without his giving bond; and if the judgment is reversed in whole or in part upon a review or other proceeding, whether sued out or commenced within the year or afterward, the original defendant may have restitution of the land.

Section 12. If the original judgment was for seisin of the land demanded in a real action, the writ of seisin may be issued in favor of the plaintiff without his giving bond; and if the judgment is reversed in whole or in part upon a review or other proceeding, whether sued out or commenced within the year or afterward, the original defendant may have restitution of the land.