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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 41, sec. 19 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 41 / Section 19
Assistant town clerks; powers and duties; compensation
Status: in_force

Section 19. The town clerk may in writing appoint an assistant clerk, who shall be sworn to the faithful performance of his duties; and a record shall be made of the appointment and oath. The assistant town clerk shall, in the absence of the clerk, perform his duties and have the powers and be subject to the requirements and penalties applicable to him, unless a temporary clerk is elected or appointed pursuant to section fourteen. Such duties and powers shall include acting as clerk of the board of registrars of voters, in a town where the town clerk performs this function; provided, that equal representation of the two leading political parties on said board, in accordance with section eighteen of chapter fifty-one, is not affected thereby. In towns having five thousand or more inhabitants an assistant clerk appointed under authority of this section shall not be subject to chapter thirty-one. An assistant clerk appointed under this section shall not be required to be a resident nor a registered voter of the town.

Section 19. The town clerk may in writing appoint an assistant clerk, who shall be sworn to the faithful performance of his duties; and a record shall be made of the appointment and oath. The assistant town clerk shall, in the absence of the clerk, perform his duties and have the powers and be subject to the requirements and penalties applicable to him, unless a temporary clerk is elected or appointed pursuant to section fourteen. Such duties and powers shall include acting as clerk of the board of registrars of voters, in a town where the town clerk performs this function; provided, that equal representation of the two leading political parties on said board, in accordance with section eighteen of chapter fifty-one, is not affected thereby. In towns having five thousand or more inhabitants an assistant clerk appointed under authority of this section shall not be subject to chapter thirty-one. An assistant clerk appointed under this section shall not be required to be a resident nor a registered voter of the town.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 127, sec. 165 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVIII / Chapter 127 / Section 165
Expenditures by superintendent or keeper of jail in aid of discharged prisoners
Status: in_force

Section 165. The superintendent or keeper of a jail or house of correction may, with the approval of the county commissioners, expend such amount, not exceeding twenty-five dollars, in aiding a prisoner discharged from his custody as in his opinion will assist such prisoner in his endeavor to reform. He may in his discretion pay it to the prisoner, or to some person selected by the superintendent or keeper, to be expended by him in behalf of the prisoner or for providing the prisoner with board, clothing, transportation or tools. The amount so paid by a superintendent or keeper shall be allowed and paid by the county like other prison expenses.

Section 165. The superintendent or keeper of a jail or house of correction may, with the approval of the county commissioners, expend such amount, not exceeding twenty-five dollars, in aiding a prisoner discharged from his custody as in his opinion will assist such prisoner in his endeavor to reform. He may in his discretion pay it to the prisoner, or to some person selected by the superintendent or keeper, to be expended by him in behalf of the prisoner or for providing the prisoner with board, clothing, transportation or tools. The amount so paid by a superintendent or keeper shall be allowed and paid by the county like other prison expenses.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 167, sec. 36 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 167 / Section 36
Equity jurisdiction of supreme judicial court
Status: in_force

Section 36. The supreme judicial court, or any justice thereof, shall have jurisdiction in equity to enforce the provisions of sections twenty-two to thirty-five B, inclusive, and to act upon all applications and in all proceedings thereunder.

Section 36. The supreme judicial court, or any justice thereof, shall have jurisdiction in equity to enforce the provisions of sections twenty-two to thirty-five B, inclusive, and to act upon all applications and in all proceedings thereunder.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 85, sec. 7B — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 85 / Section 7B
Depositing snow on state highways
Status: in_force

Section 7B. No person other than an employee in the service of the commonwealth or any political subdivision thereof or an employee in the service of an independent contractor acting for the commonwealth or any such subdivision shall pile, push or plow snow or ice onto a state highway so as to impede the flow of traffic on such way. Whoever violates this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred and fifty dollars.

Section 7B. No person other than an employee in the service of the commonwealth or any political subdivision thereof or an employee in the service of an independent contractor acting for the commonwealth or any such subdivision shall pile, push or plow snow or ice onto a state highway so as to impede the flow of traffic on such way. Whoever violates this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred and fifty dollars.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 72, sec. 4 — MA Code / Part I / Title XII / Chapter 72 / Section 4
Report of condition of schools
Status: in_force

Section 4. The committee shall annually make a detailed report of the condition of the public schools, containing such statements or suggestions relative thereto as it considers necessary or proper. It shall cause said report to be printed, for the use of the inhabitants, in octavo, pamphlet form, of the size of the annual reports of the department. The superintendent of schools shall transmit two copies thereof to the commissioner on or before April thirtieth, and shall deposit one copy in the office of the town clerk.

Section 4. The committee shall annually make a detailed report of the condition of the public schools, containing such statements or suggestions relative thereto as it considers necessary or proper. It shall cause said report to be printed, for the use of the inhabitants, in octavo, pamphlet form, of the size of the annual reports of the department. The superintendent of schools shall transmit two copies thereof to the commissioner on or before April thirtieth, and shall deposit one copy in the office of the town clerk.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111, sec. 156 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 111 / Section 156
Stables in vicinity of churches
Status: in_force

Section 156. No person shall in a city occupy or use a building for a livery stable, or a stable for taking or keeping horses and carriages for hire or to let, within two hundred feet of a church or meeting house erected and used for the public worship of God, without the written consent of the religious society or parish worshipping therein; but this section shall not prevent such occupation and use if authorized by law on May seventeenth, eighteen hundred and ninety-one, to the extent then authorized.

Section 156. No person shall in a city occupy or use a building for a livery stable, or a stable for taking or keeping horses and carriages for hire or to let, within two hundred feet of a church or meeting house erected and used for the public worship of God, without the written consent of the religious society or parish worshipping therein; but this section shall not prevent such occupation and use if authorized by law on May seventeenth, eighteen hundred and ninety-one, to the extent then authorized.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40, sec. 44 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 40 / Section 44
Improvement districts; purposes; membership; tenure; powers and duties
Status: in_force

Section 44. A town may, at a town meeting, authorize a village or district therein, if it contains not less than one thousand inhabitants, to organize under a name approved by the town for the purpose of erecting and maintaining street lamps, establishing and maintaining libraries, building and maintaining sidewalks, or for employing and paying police officers, and shall accurately define the limits of such village or district. Such village or district shall have a clerk and a prudential committee, and may have a treasurer and such other officers as it determines, each of whom shall hold office for one year and until another is qualified. Such village or district may adopt by-laws to define the manner of calling its meetings and the duties of its officers, may sue and be sued in the name of its inhabitants, and, so far as appropriate, shall be subject to sections sixty-two, sixty-three, sixty-six, sixty-nine, seventy-one, seventy-two, seventy-three, seventy-seven and seventy-nine of chapter forty-eight.

Section 44. A town may, at a town meeting, authorize a village or district therein, if it contains not less than one thousand inhabitants, to organize under a name approved by the town for the purpose of erecting and maintaining street lamps, establishing and maintaining libraries, building and maintaining sidewalks, or for employing and paying police officers, and shall accurately define the limits of such village or district. Such village or district shall have a clerk and a prudential committee, and may have a treasurer and such other officers as it determines, each of whom shall hold office for one year and until another is qualified. Such village or district may adopt by-laws to define the manner of calling its meetings and the duties of its officers, may sue and be sued in the name of its inhabitants, and, so far as appropriate, shall be subject to sections sixty-two, sixty-three, sixty-six, sixty-nine, seventy-one, seventy-two, seventy-three, seventy-seven and seventy-nine of chapter forty-eight.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 151, sec. 14 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXI / Chapter 151 / Section 14
Review by court; procedure; effect of partial unconstitutionality of wage regulations
Status: in_force

Section 14. Any person aggrieved by any decision of the commissioner may bring a petition in the superior court praying that such decision of the commissioner may be reviewed by the court, and after such notice to the commissioner as the court deems necessary, it shall review such decision, hear the evidence and make such order approving, in whole or in part, or setting aside, in whole or in part, the decision appealed from as justice may require, and may refer any matter or issue arising in the proceedings to the commissioner for further consideration. The filing of the petition shall not stay proceedings upon the decision appealed from, but the court may, on application, after notice to the commissioner and for cause shown, grant a restraining order. Upon any such petition the court may take evidence without being bound by any technical rules of evidence or procedure, to the end that any evidence may be received which the court considers probative. If any part of any minimum fair wage regulation is severable therefrom and if such part is held to be invalid or unconstitutional the remaining parts of said regulation shall not be affected thereby, but shall continue in effect as if the part determined to be invalid or unconstitutional had not been included therein.

Section 14. Any person aggrieved by any decision of the commissioner may bring a petition in the superior court praying that such decision of the commissioner may be reviewed by the court, and after such notice to the commissioner as the court deems necessary, it shall review such decision, hear the evidence and make such order approving, in whole or in part, or setting aside, in whole or in part, the decision appealed from as justice may require, and may refer any matter or issue arising in the proceedings to the commissioner for further consideration. The filing of the petition shall not stay proceedings upon the decision appealed from, but the court may, on application, after notice to the commissioner and for cause shown, grant a restraining order. Upon any such petition the court may take evidence without being bound by any technical rules of evidence or procedure, to the end that any evidence may be received which the court considers probative.

If any part of any minimum fair wage regulation is severable therefrom and if such part is held to be invalid or unconstitutional the remaining parts of said regulation shall not be affected thereby, but shall continue in effect as if the part determined to be invalid or unconstitutional had not been included therein.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 159, sec. 24 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 159 / Section 24
Hearing upon complaint concerning service or rates of carrier transmitting intelligence by electricity
Status: in_force

Section 24. Upon written complaint, relative to the service or charges for service in, to or from any city or town as rendered or made by any company engaged therein in the transmission of intelligence by electricity, by the mayor or selectmen, or by twenty customers of the company, the department shall grant a public hearing, first giving to the complainants and the company reasonable written notice of the time and place thereof. Upon written complaint of the mayor, selectmen or twenty legal voters of a city or town within which any railroad, railway or other carrier of passengers under the jurisdiction of the department is located or renders service, alleging grounds of complaint, the department shall examine the condition and operation of such carrier, first giving to the complainants and such carrier reasonable written notice of the time and place thereof.

Section 24. Upon written complaint, relative to the service or charges for service in, to or from any city or town as rendered or made by any company engaged therein in the transmission of intelligence by electricity, by the mayor or selectmen, or by twenty customers of the company, the department shall grant a public hearing, first giving to the complainants and the company reasonable written notice of the time and place thereof. Upon written complaint of the mayor, selectmen or twenty legal voters of a city or town within which any railroad, railway or other carrier of passengers under the jurisdiction of the department is located or renders service, alleging grounds of complaint, the department shall examine the condition and operation of such carrier, first giving to the complainants and such carrier reasonable written notice of the time and place thereof.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164A, sec. 2 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 164A / Section 2
Agreement provisions authorized
Status: in_force

Section 2. The New England power pool agreement may provide for, among other things: (a) the pooling of power; (b) coordination of planning, construction and operation and the manner of establishing and enforcing standards and other requirements; (c) delegation of authority to administrative committees; (d) amendments of the agreement by vote or other action of the participants or of committees in the manner specified therein, subject to the right of any participant to withdraw in the event of its nonconcurrence with an amendment; (e) appointment of representatives to act for one or more participants in regard to amendments and other matters; (f) the allocation of pool expenses among participants; (g) the provision of new, altered, improved or enlarged facilities by the participants subject to such proceedings as may be required by law for undertaking or financing any such project; (h) limitations on other actions by the participants which might be inconsistent with the agreement or might adversely affect its implementation; (i) arbitration; and (j) other matters deemed necessary or desirable in order to carry out the purpose of the agreement.

Section 2. The New England power pool agreement may provide for, among other things:

(a) the pooling of power;

(b) coordination of planning, construction and operation and the manner of establishing and enforcing standards and other requirements;

(c) delegation of authority to administrative committees;

(d) amendments of the agreement by vote or other action of the participants or of committees in the manner specified therein, subject to the right of any participant to withdraw in the event of its nonconcurrence with an amendment;

(e) appointment of representatives to act for one or more participants in regard to amendments and other matters;

(f) the allocation of pool expenses among participants;

(g) the provision of new, altered, improved or enlarged facilities by the participants subject to such proceedings as may be required by law for undertaking or financing any such project;

(h) limitations on other actions by the participants which might be inconsistent with the agreement or might adversely affect its implementation;

(i) arbitration; and

(j) other matters deemed necessary or desirable in order to carry out the purpose of the agreement.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 147, sec. 37 — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 147 / Section 37
Necessity of physician; duties; qualifications; fees; certificate of contestant's fitness
Status: in_force

Section 37. At any boxing, kickboxing, mixed martial arts or other unarmed combative sporting event, sparring match or exhibition there shall be in attendance at least 1 duly licensed physician, whose duty it shall be to observe the physical condition of the contestants and advise the referee or judges with regard thereto. A competent physician who has at least 3 years of experience as a medical practitioner may be licensed. No contestant shall be allowed to enter the ring unless a physician licensed under this section and section 35 certifies in writing that the contestant is physically fit to engage in the proposed contest. The physician's fee, as fixed by the commission, shall be paid by the licensee conducting the match or exhibition.

Section 37. At any boxing, kickboxing, mixed martial arts or other unarmed combative sporting event, sparring match or exhibition there shall be in attendance at least 1 duly licensed physician, whose duty it shall be to observe the physical condition of the contestants and advise the referee or judges with regard thereto. A competent physician who has at least 3 years of experience as a medical practitioner may be licensed. No contestant shall be allowed to enter the ring unless a physician licensed under this section and section 35 certifies in writing that the contestant is physically fit to engage in the proposed contest. The physician's fee, as fixed by the commission, shall be paid by the licensee conducting the match or exhibition.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 176C, sec. 14 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 176C / Section 14
Tax exemption; liability
Status: in_force

Section 14. Every corporation subject to this chapter is hereby declared to be a charitable and benevolent corporation and, except as hereinafter provided, its property shall be exempt from state, county, district and municipal taxes. No such corporation nor any medical organization shall be liable for injuries resulting from negligence or malpractice on the part of any associated physician or any of its employees.

Section 14. Every corporation subject to this chapter is hereby declared to be a charitable and benevolent corporation and, except as hereinafter provided, its property shall be exempt from state, county, district and municipal taxes. No such corporation nor any medical organization shall be liable for injuries resulting from negligence or malpractice on the part of any associated physician or any of its employees.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23G, sec. 31 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 23G / Section 31
Rents and charges for services or facilities furnished or supplied by agency
Status: in_force

Section 31. Rents and charges for services or facilities furnished or supplied by the Agency shall not be subject to supervision or regulation by any department, division, commission, board, bureau or Agency of the commonwealth or any political subdivision thereof.

Section 31. Rents and charges for services or facilities furnished or supplied by the Agency shall not be subject to supervision or regulation by any department, division, commission, board, bureau or Agency of the commonwealth or any political subdivision thereof.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6, sec. 12ZZ — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 6 / Section 12ZZ
Massachusetts Biomedical Research Day
Status: in_force

Section 12ZZ. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart October 21 as Massachusetts Biomedical Research Day, in conjunction with National Biomedical Research Day, and recommending that the day be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.

Section 12ZZ. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart October 21 as Massachusetts Biomedical Research Day, in conjunction with National Biomedical Research Day, and recommending that the day be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, sec. 78 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 161 / Section 78
Expense of widening; way not presently containing track
Status: in_force

Section 78. If application is made for a location in a public way where no street railway tracks are located, and such way is widened under chapter eighty or eighty-two by an order declaring the widening to be necessary for public convenience for the purpose of granting such location of street railway tracks therein, a proportionate share of the expense of such widening may be assessed upon a company accepting a location in the way so widened; but the amount of such assessment, in addition to the amounts assessed on real estate, shall not exceed one half of the total cost of such widening.

Section 78. If application is made for a location in a public way where no street railway tracks are located, and such way is widened under chapter eighty or eighty-two by an order declaring the widening to be necessary for public convenience for the purpose of granting such location of street railway tracks therein, a proportionate share of the expense of such widening may be assessed upon a company accepting a location in the way so widened; but the amount of such assessment, in addition to the amounts assessed on real estate, shall not exceed one half of the total cost of such widening.