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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 255, sec. 14 — MA Code / Part III / Title IV / Chapter 255 / Section 14
Liens on vessels
Status: in_force

Section 14. If by virtue of a contract, express or implied, with the owners of a vessel or with the agents, contractors or sub-contractors of such owners, or with any of them, or with a person who has been employed to construct, repair or launch a vessel or to assist therein, money is due for labor performed, materials used or labor and materials furnished in the construction, launching or repairs of, or in the construction of the launching ways for, or for provisions, stores or other articles furnished for or on account of such vessel in the commonwealth, the person to whom such money is due shall have a lien upon the vessel, her tackle, apparel and furniture to secure the payment of such debt, and such lien shall be preferred to all others on such vessel, except that for mariners' wages, and shall continue until the debt is satisfied.

Section 14. If by virtue of a contract, express or implied, with the owners of a vessel or with the agents, contractors or sub-contractors of such owners, or with any of them, or with a person who has been employed to construct, repair or launch a vessel or to assist therein, money is due for labor performed, materials used or labor and materials furnished in the construction, launching or repairs of, or in the construction of the launching ways for, or for provisions, stores or other articles furnished for or on account of such vessel in the commonwealth, the person to whom such money is due shall have a lien upon the vessel, her tackle, apparel and furniture to secure the payment of such debt, and such lien shall be preferred to all others on such vessel, except that for mariners' wages, and shall continue until the debt is satisfied.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 127, sec. 6 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVIII / Chapter 127 / Section 6
Service of process in penal or reformatory institutions
Status: in_force

Section 6. All process to be served within the precincts of any penal or reformatory institution shall be directed to and served by the superintendent, superintendent or keeper of each jail or house of correction thereof or his deputy.

Section 6. All process to be served within the precincts of any penal or reformatory institution shall be directed to and served by the superintendent, superintendent or keeper of each jail or house of correction thereof or his deputy.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 47, sec. 4 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 47 / Section 4
Joint infirmaries
Status: in_force

Section 4. Any number of towns may, at their joint charge and for their common use, erect or provide an infirmary and purchase land for the use thereof.

Section 4. Any number of towns may, at their joint charge and for their common use, erect or provide an infirmary and purchase land for the use thereof.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 244, sec. 17A — MA Code / Part III / Title III / Chapter 244 / Section 17A
Limitation of actions
Status: in_force

Section 17A. Actions on mortgage notes, whether witnessed or not, or on other obligations to pay a debt secured by mortgage of real estate, to recover judgments for deficiencies after foreclosure by sale under a power contained in the mortgage, and actions on such notes or other obligations which are subject to a prior mortgage, to recover the amount due thereon after the foreclosure by sale of such prior mortgage under power contained therein, shall, except as hereinafter provided, be commenced within two years after the date of the foreclosure sale or, if the principal of the note or other obligation does not become payable until after the foreclosure sale, then within two years after the time when the cause of action for the principal accrues. Such actions in cases where the foreclosure sale shall have occurred or the cause of action shall have accrued prior to January first, nineteen hundred and forty-six shall be commenced within two years after said date. Nothing in this section shall extend any other period of limitation.

Section 17A. Actions on mortgage notes, whether witnessed or not, or on other obligations to pay a debt secured by mortgage of real estate, to recover judgments for deficiencies after foreclosure by sale under a power contained in the mortgage, and actions on such notes or other obligations which are subject to a prior mortgage, to recover the amount due thereon after the foreclosure by sale of such prior mortgage under power contained therein, shall, except as hereinafter provided, be commenced within two years after the date of the foreclosure sale or, if the principal of the note or other obligation does not become payable until after the foreclosure sale, then within two years after the time when the cause of action for the principal accrues.

Such actions in cases where the foreclosure sale shall have occurred or the cause of action shall have accrued prior to January first, nineteen hundred and forty-six shall be commenced within two years after said date. Nothing in this section shall extend any other period of limitation.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111J, sec. 7 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 111J / Section 7
License examinations
Status: in_force

Section 7. Examinations for licensure, where applicable, shall be conducted not less than twice per year at times and places and in formats designated by the department. Examinations for licensure, where applicable, shall be written; provided, however, that portions thereof may be conducted orally at the department's discretion; and provided further, that a person who fails an examination may be admitted to the next available examination.

Section 7. Examinations for licensure, where applicable, shall be conducted not less than twice per year at times and places and in formats designated by the department. Examinations for licensure, where applicable, shall be written; provided, however, that portions thereof may be conducted orally at the department's discretion; and provided further, that a person who fails an examination may be admitted to the next available examination.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 60, sec. 21 — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 60 / Section 21
Error in name of person; collection from intended persons
Status: in_force

Section 21. If, in the assessors' lists or in their warrant and list committed to the collector, there is an error in the name of a person taxed, the tax assessed to him may be collected of the person intended to be assessed, if he is taxable and can be identified by the assessors.

Section 21. If, in the assessors' lists or in their warrant and list committed to the collector, there is an error in the name of a person taxed, the tax assessed to him may be collected of the person intended to be assessed, if he is taxable and can be identified by the assessors.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 80A, sec. 16 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIII / Chapter 80A / Section 16
Election to proceed under this chapter
Status: in_force

Section 16. In any case where the commonwealth, or a county, city, town or district thereof, has been or shall be authorized by provisions of general or special law to take real estate or any interest therein by eminent domain under chapter seventy-nine, the officer or board of officers thereof authorized to exercise such power may, unless otherwise provided, elect to take such property or interest under this chapter and, if betterments are to be assessed, to assess the same hereunder.

Section 16. In any case where the commonwealth, or a county, city, town or district thereof, has been or shall be authorized by provisions of general or special law to take real estate or any interest therein by eminent domain under chapter seventy-nine, the officer or board of officers thereof authorized to exercise such power may, unless otherwise provided, elect to take such property or interest under this chapter and, if betterments are to be assessed, to assess the same hereunder.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 93L, sec. 6 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 93L / Section 6
Compliance with federal laws and regulations
Status: in_force

Section 6. A student loan servicer shall comply with all applicable federal laws and regulations relating to student loan servicing. A violation of a federal law or regulation shall be a violation of this chapter and the commissioner may investigate any such violation pursuant to section 7.

Section 6. A student loan servicer shall comply with all applicable federal laws and regulations relating to student loan servicing. A violation of a federal law or regulation shall be a violation of this chapter and the commissioner may investigate any such violation pursuant to section 7.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 112A, sec. 10 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 112A / Section 10
Construction; severability
Status: in_force

Section 10. This compact shall be liberally construed to effectuate its purposes. The provisions of this compact shall be severable and if any phrase, clause, sentence or provision of this compact is declared to be contrary to the constitution of any party state or of the United States or if the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person or circumstance is held to be invalid, the validity of the remainder of this compact and the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person or circumstance shall not be affected thereby. If this compact shall be held to be contrary to the constitution of any party state, this compact shall remain in full force and effect as to the remaining party states and in full force and effect as to the party state affected as to all severable matters.

Section 10. This compact shall be liberally construed to effectuate its purposes. The provisions of this compact shall be severable and if any phrase, clause, sentence or provision of this compact is declared to be contrary to the constitution of any party state or of the United States or if the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person or circumstance is held to be invalid, the validity of the remainder of this compact and the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person or circumstance shall not be affected thereby. If this compact shall be held to be contrary to the constitution of any party state, this compact shall remain in full force and effect as to the remaining party states and in full force and effect as to the party state affected as to all severable matters.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 88, sec. 2 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 88 / Section 2
Fares and tolls
Status: in_force

Section 2. The commissioners shall establish at each ferry the fares or tolls for passengers, horses, vehicles and other things there transported, having regard to the length and situation of the ferry and to the number of persons using the same. This and the preceding section shall not apply to ferries established by law prior to April thirtieth, eighteen hundred and thirty-six.

Section 2. The commissioners shall establish at each ferry the fares or tolls for passengers, horses, vehicles and other things there transported, having regard to the length and situation of the ferry and to the number of persons using the same. This and the preceding section shall not apply to ferries established by law prior to April thirtieth, eighteen hundred and thirty-six.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 140, sec. 157A — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 140 / Section 157A
Non-compliance of dog owner or keeper with order; transferring ownership or selling of dangerous dog
Status: in_force

Section 157A. (a) An owner or keeper of a dog who fails to comply with an order of a hearing authority or district court shall be punished, for a first offense, by a fine of not more than $500 or imprisonment for not more than 60 days in a jail or house of correction, or both, and for a second or subsequent offense by a fine of not more than $1,000 or imprisonment for not more than 90 days in a jail or house of correction. (b) No person over the age of 17 who has actual knowledge that a dog has been deemed dangerous under section 157 shall permit a child under the age of 17 to own, possess or have the care or custody of such dog. (c) No person shall transfer ownership or possession of a dog which such person knows, or reasonably should have known, has been deemed dangerous under section 157 or offer such dangerous dog for sale or breed without informing the recipient of the dog of the finding of dangerousness.

Section 157A. (a) An owner or keeper of a dog who fails to comply with an order of a hearing authority or district court shall be punished, for a first offense, by a fine of not more than $500 or imprisonment for not more than 60 days in a jail or house of correction, or both, and for a second or subsequent offense by a fine of not more than $1,000 or imprisonment for not more than 90 days in a jail or house of correction.

(b) No person over the age of 17 who has actual knowledge that a dog has been deemed dangerous under section 157 shall permit a child under the age of 17 to own, possess or have the care or custody of such dog.

(c) No person shall transfer ownership or possession of a dog which such person knows, or reasonably should have known, has been deemed dangerous under section 157 or offer such dangerous dog for sale or breed without informing the recipient of the dog of the finding of dangerousness.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 41, sec. 65 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 41 / Section 65
Sewer commissioners; powers and duties
Status: in_force

Section 65. If sewer commissioners be chosen, they shall, as to sewers and drains, exclusively have the powers, perform the duties and be subject to the liabilities and penalties of selectmen and road commissioners.

Section 65. If sewer commissioners be chosen, they shall, as to sewers and drains, exclusively have the powers, perform the duties and be subject to the liabilities and penalties of selectmen and road commissioners.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, sec. 109 — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 231 / Section 109
Appeal to appeals court from appellate division
Status: in_force

Section 109. An appeal to the appeals court shall lie from the final decision of the appellate division of any division of the district court department including appeals taken hereunder from the appellate division of the Boston municipal court department. Claims of appeal shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the district court within thirty days after notice of the decision of the appellate division. The appeal shall not remove the cause, but only the question or questions to be determined. The completion of such appeal shall be in accordance with the Massachusetts Rules of Appellate Procedure. The expense of the preparation of the necessary papers and copies of papers and their transmission, and the entry fee in the appeals court, shall be taxed in the bill of costs of the prevailing party, if he has paid it.

Section 109. An appeal to the appeals court shall lie from the final decision of the appellate division of any division of the district court department including appeals taken hereunder from the appellate division of the Boston municipal court department. Claims of appeal shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the district court within thirty days after notice of the decision of the appellate division. The appeal shall not remove the cause, but only the question or questions to be determined. The completion of such appeal shall be in accordance with the Massachusetts Rules of Appellate Procedure. The expense of the preparation of the necessary papers and copies of papers and their transmission, and the entry fee in the appeals court, shall be taxed in the bill of costs of the prevailing party, if he has paid it.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 184, sec. 8A — MA Code / Part II / Title I / Chapter 184 / Section 8A
Name and address of owner; request for information; records; penalty
Status: in_force

Section 8A. In any city or town which accepts this section, the assessors shall, if they have reason to believe that the name and address of the grantee of record in a transfer of real estate is not the name and address of the owner of the real estate, by written notice, request such grantee to submit the name and address of said owner within five days of the receipt of such notice. The assessors shall maintain a record of the names and addresses of such owners which shall be open to public inspection. Whoever violates any of the provisions of this section after being so notified shall be punished by a fine of not more than fifty dollars.

Section 8A. In any city or town which accepts this section, the assessors shall, if they have reason to believe that the name and address of the grantee of record in a transfer of real estate is not the name and address of the owner of the real estate, by written notice, request such grantee to submit the name and address of said owner within five days of the receipt of such notice. The assessors shall maintain a record of the names and addresses of such owners which shall be open to public inspection. Whoever violates any of the provisions of this section after being so notified shall be punished by a fine of not more than fifty dollars.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 93, sec. 99 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 93 / Section 99
Violations of Secs. 96 to 98; remedies
Status: in_force

Section 99. Any person who is aggrieved as a result of a violation of sections ninety-six to ninety-eight, inclusive, or the attorney general, may bring an action for recovery of actual damages or one thousand dollars, whichever is greater, and other relief, including injunctive relief, civil penalties and attorney's fees as provided by chapter ninety-three A. Nothing in this section shall be construed to allow treble damages pursuant to chapter ninety-three A. Nothing in sections ninety-six to ninety-eight, inclusive, shall be construed so as to nullify or impair any other right or rights which a person may have against a subscriber or listing service at common law, by statute, or otherwise. The provisions of said sections ninety-six to ninety-eight, inclusive, are not exclusive and do not relieve the subscriber or listing services from compliance with all other applicable provisions of law.

Section 99. Any person who is aggrieved as a result of a violation of sections ninety-six to ninety-eight, inclusive, or the attorney general, may bring an action for recovery of actual damages or one thousand dollars, whichever is greater, and other relief, including injunctive relief, civil penalties and attorney's fees as provided by chapter ninety-three A. Nothing in this section shall be construed to allow treble damages pursuant to chapter ninety-three A. Nothing in sections ninety-six to ninety-eight, inclusive, shall be construed so as to nullify or impair any other right or rights which a person may have against a subscriber or listing service at common law, by statute, or otherwise. The provisions of said sections ninety-six to ninety-eight, inclusive, are not exclusive and do not relieve the subscriber or listing services from compliance with all other applicable provisions of law.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 69, sec. 4 — MA Code / Part I / Title XII / Chapter 69 / Section 4
Compilation of statistics as to certain institutions
Status: in_force

Section 4. The department, through its division of research and statistics, shall prepare, with due reference to the requirements of the federal office of education, and annually, on or before May tenth, send to every literary, scientific or professional institution of learning in the commonwealth, and every training school or infirmary, blank forms of inquiry for such statistics as it may prescribe, relative to the number of pupils and instructors, courses of study, cost of tuition and the general condition of the institution or school. The trustees, officers or persons in charge thereof shall annually, on or before June first, return the same with the information required.

Section 4. The department, through its division of research and statistics, shall prepare, with due reference to the requirements of the federal office of education, and annually, on or before May tenth, send to every literary, scientific or professional institution of learning in the commonwealth, and every training school or infirmary, blank forms of inquiry for such statistics as it may prescribe, relative to the number of pupils and instructors, courses of study, cost of tuition and the general condition of the institution or school. The trustees, officers or persons in charge thereof shall annually, on or before June first, return the same with the information required.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 38, sec. 7 — MA Code / Part I / Title VI / Chapter 38 / Section 7
Attorney general; notice of circumstances of death
Status: in_force

Section 7. If, during the course of investigation, the medical examiner is of the opinion that the death may have been caused by the act or negligence of another, he shall at once notify the district attorney within whose district the deceased was found or, if such act or negligence has occurred in a different district, the district attorney for such other district. He shall also make available to the district attorney any and all records pertaining to such investigation. He shall in all cases forthwith certify to the city or town clerk or registrar in the place where the deceased died, the name and address, if known, or otherwise a description as full as may be of the deceased, and the cause and manner of death. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, such certification may indicate that the death was caused by auto-immune deficiency syndrome, so-called. In cases of homicide, after indictment and arraignment, and while the defendant is in custody or subject to the jurisdiction of the court, upon his request, a copy of the official autopsy report and a copy of the inquest report, if any, shall be made available to him by the district attorney in accordance with the provisions of the Massachusetts Rules of Criminal Procedure.

Section 7. If, during the course of investigation, the medical examiner is of the opinion that the death may have been caused by the act or negligence of another, he shall at once notify the district attorney within whose district the deceased was found or, if such act or negligence has occurred in a different district, the district attorney for such other district. He shall also make available to the district attorney any and all records pertaining to such investigation. He shall in all cases forthwith certify to the city or town clerk or registrar in the place where the deceased died, the name and address, if known, or otherwise a description as full as may be of the deceased, and the cause and manner of death. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, such certification may indicate that the death was caused by auto-immune deficiency syndrome, so-called.

In cases of homicide, after indictment and arraignment, and while the defendant is in custody or subject to the jurisdiction of the court, upon his request, a copy of the official autopsy report and a copy of the inquest report, if any, shall be made available to him by the district attorney in accordance with the provisions of the Massachusetts Rules of Criminal Procedure.