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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6, sec. 15QQQQQQ — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 6 / Section 15QQQQQQ
Observance of the founding of the National Guard
Status: in_force

Section 15QQQQQQ. The governor shall annually set apart December 13, the anniversary of the founding of the National Guard, in recognition of its role as an operational reserve of the United States Army and Air Force, providing ready, well-equipped personnel and equipment to support the federal military mission when called upon by the President and the governor of the commonwealth to respond to domestic emergencies, and by the citizen soldiers and airmen of the commonwealth who have unfailingly answered the call of duty, and shall issue a proclamation recommending that the day be observed by the people in the display of the flag and in appropriate public exercises, commemorative of the services and sacrifices of the citizens of the commonwealth who have served and continue to serve in the defense of the United States.

Section 15QQQQQQ. The governor shall annually set apart December 13, the anniversary of the founding of the National Guard, in recognition of its role as an operational reserve of the United States Army and Air Force, providing ready, well-equipped personnel and equipment to support the federal military mission when called upon by the President and the governor of the commonwealth to respond to domestic emergencies, and by the citizen soldiers and airmen of the commonwealth who have unfailingly answered the call of duty, and shall issue a proclamation recommending that the day be observed by the people in the display of the flag and in appropriate public exercises, commemorative of the services and sacrifices of the citizens of the commonwealth who have served and continue to serve in the defense of the United States.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 41, sec. 98F — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 41 / Section 98F
Daily logs; public records; confidentiality of certain entries
Status: in_force

Section 98F. Each police department and each college or university to which officers have been appointed pursuant to section 63 of chapter 22C shall make, keep and maintain a daily log, written in a form that can be easily understood, recording, in chronological order, all responses to valid complaints received, crimes reported, the names, addresses of persons arrested and the charges against such persons arrested. All entries in said daily logs shall, unless otherwise provided in law, be public records available without charge to the public during regular business hours and at all other reasonable times; provided, however, that the following entries shall be kept in a separate log and shall not be a public record nor shall such entry be disclosed to the public, or any individual not specified in section 97D: (i) any entry in a log which pertains to a handicapped individual who is physically or mentally incapacitated to the degree that said person is confined to a wheelchair or is bedridden or requires the use of a device designed to provide said person with mobility, (ii) any information concerning responses to reports of domestic violence, rape or sexual assault, (iii) any entry concerning the arrest of a person for assault, assault and battery or violation of a protective order where the victim is a family or household member, as defined in section 1 of chapter 209A, or (iv) any entry concerning the arrest of a person who has not yet reached 18 years of age.

Section 98F. Each police department and each college or university to which officers have been appointed pursuant to section 63 of chapter 22C shall make, keep and maintain a daily log, written in a form that can be easily understood, recording, in chronological order, all responses to valid complaints received, crimes reported, the names, addresses of persons arrested and the charges against such persons arrested. All entries in said daily logs shall, unless otherwise provided in law, be public records available without charge to the public during regular business hours and at all other reasonable times; provided, however, that the following entries shall be kept in a separate log and shall not be a public record nor shall such entry be disclosed to the public, or any individual not specified in section 97D: (i) any entry in a log which pertains to a handicapped individual who is physically or mentally incapacitated to the degree that said person is confined to a wheelchair or is bedridden or requires the use of a device designed to provide said person with mobility, (ii) any information concerning responses to reports of domestic violence, rape or sexual assault, (iii) any entry concerning the arrest of a person for assault, assault and battery or violation of a protective order where the victim is a family or household member, as defined in section 1 of chapter 209A, or (iv) any entry concerning the arrest of a person who has not yet reached 18 years of age.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 129, sec. 32 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIX / Chapter 129 / Section 32
Use of tuberculin as diagnostic agent; tests
Status: in_force

Section 32. Tuberculin as a diagnostic agent for the detection of tuberculosis in domestic animals shall be used only upon cattle brought into the commonwealth and upon cattle in quarantine stations; but it may be used as such diagnostic agent on any animal in any other part of the commonwealth, with the written consent of the owner or person in possession thereof, and upon animals which have been reported as tuberculous upon physical examination by a competent veterinary surgeon, and also as provided in section thirty-three B. Such tests by the use of tuberculin shall be made without charge to citizens of the commonwealth, and in all other cases the expense of such tests shall be paid by the owner of such animals or by the person in possession thereof.

Section 32. Tuberculin as a diagnostic agent for the detection of tuberculosis in domestic animals shall be used only upon cattle brought into the commonwealth and upon cattle in quarantine stations; but it may be used as such diagnostic agent on any animal in any other part of the commonwealth, with the written consent of the owner or person in possession thereof, and upon animals which have been reported as tuberculous upon physical examination by a competent veterinary surgeon, and also as provided in section thirty-three B. Such tests by the use of tuberculin shall be made without charge to citizens of the commonwealth, and in all other cases the expense of such tests shall be paid by the owner of such animals or by the person in possession thereof.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 253, sec. 17 — MA Code / Part III / Title IV / Chapter 253 / Section 17
Redemption
Status: in_force

Section 17. A person who is entitled to the land so sold may redeem the same within one year after the sale, upon paying to the purchaser or to the person holding under him the amount paid therefor, with interest at the rate of twelve per cent a year.

Section 17. A person who is entitled to the land so sold may redeem the same within one year after the sale, upon paying to the purchaser or to the person holding under him the amount paid therefor, with interest at the rate of twelve per cent a year.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, sec. 124E — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 164 / Section 124E
Termination of gas and electric service; households with residents 65 or older
Status: in_force

Section 124E. No gas or electric company shall shut off gas or electric service to any household in which all residents are sixty-five years of age or older, for failure to pay an outstanding indebtedness for said service without first complying with all rules and regulations of the department related thereto. The department shall promulgate such rules and regulations as are necessary to ensure that termination of service shall be authorized only after said company has complied with such reasonable methods of collection as may be approved by the department.

Section 124E. No gas or electric company shall shut off gas or electric service to any household in which all residents are sixty-five years of age or older, for failure to pay an outstanding indebtedness for said service without first complying with all rules and regulations of the department related thereto.

The department shall promulgate such rules and regulations as are necessary to ensure that termination of service shall be authorized only after said company has complied with such reasonable methods of collection as may be approved by the department.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 112, sec. 67 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 112 / Section 67
Board of registration in optometry; records; inspection; rules and regulations; reports
Status: in_force

Section 67. The board of registration in optometry, herein and in sections sixty-eight to seventy-three, inclusive, called the board, shall keep a record of the names of all persons examined and registered by it and of all moneys received and disbursed by it, and a duplicate thereof shall be open to public inspection in the office of the state secretary. The board shall make rules and regulations governing its procedure, governing registration and applications therefor, and governing the practice of optometry. Said rules and regulations shall be consistent with the provisions of sections sixteen to eighteen, inclusive, of chapter thirteen and sections sixty-six to seventy-three, inclusive, of this chapter. Said report shall include a listing of the reports, if any, of adverse reactions to the administration of diagnostic pharmaceutical agents in accordance with the provisions of section sixty-eight. The board shall make an annual report of the condition of optometry in the commonwealth.

Section 67. The board of registration in optometry, herein and in sections sixty-eight to seventy-three, inclusive, called the board, shall keep a record of the names of all persons examined and registered by it and of all moneys received and disbursed by it, and a duplicate thereof shall be open to public inspection in the office of the state secretary. The board shall make rules and regulations governing its procedure, governing registration and applications therefor, and governing the practice of optometry. Said rules and regulations shall be consistent with the provisions of sections sixteen to eighteen, inclusive, of chapter thirteen and sections sixty-six to seventy-three, inclusive, of this chapter. Said report shall include a listing of the reports, if any, of adverse reactions to the administration of diagnostic pharmaceutical agents in accordance with the provisions of section sixty-eight. The board shall make an annual report of the condition of optometry in the commonwealth.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 246, sec. 27 — MA Code / Part III / Title IV / Chapter 246 / Section 27
Liability of trustee before knowledge of service
Status: in_force

Section 27. If, after the service of process on the trustee, but before he has knowledge thereof, he makes any payment in good faith or becomes liable to a third person by reason of the goods, effects or credits in his hands, or delivers such goods, effects or credits to the defendant or to any other person who may be entitled thereto, he shall be allowed therefor in the same manner as if the payment or delivery had been made, or as if the liability had been incurred, before the service of process.

Section 27. If, after the service of process on the trustee, but before he has knowledge thereof, he makes any payment in good faith or becomes liable to a third person by reason of the goods, effects or credits in his hands, or delivers such goods, effects or credits to the defendant or to any other person who may be entitled thereto, he shall be allowed therefor in the same manner as if the payment or delivery had been made, or as if the liability had been incurred, before the service of process.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 112, sec. 106 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 112 / Section 106
Landscape architects; suspension or revocation of certificate; reissuance
Status: in_force

Section 106. The board, after due notice and hearing, may suspend or revoke the certificate of registration of a landscape architect upon proof satisfactory to the board: (a) that the holder of such certificate of registration is in violation of any provision of sections ninety-eight to one hundred and seven, inclusive, or of any rule or regulation promulgated by the board; (b) that such certificate of registration was obtained by fraud or misrepresentation; (c) that any money or thing of value, except fees prescribed or authorized by said sections, was paid or received to secure the issuance of such certificate of registration; (d) that the holder of such certificate of registration has been guilty of a felony; (e) that the holder of such certificate of registration has been guilty of fraud or deceit, or of gross negligence, incompetence or misconduct, in the use of the title of landscape architect; or (f) that the holder of such certificate of registration has permitted or suffered his official seal to be affixed to any plans, specifications, drawings or reports, if such portions thereof as involve the practice of landscape architecture were not prepared by him or under his personal supervision by his regularly employed subordinates. The board may reissue a certificate of registration to any person whose certificate of registration has been revoked. Application for the reissuance of a certificate of registration shall be made in such manner as the board may direct.

Section 106. The board, after due notice and hearing, may suspend or revoke the certificate of registration of a landscape architect upon proof satisfactory to the board:

(a) that the holder of such certificate of registration is in violation of any provision of sections ninety-eight to one hundred and seven, inclusive, or of any rule or regulation promulgated by the board;

(b) that such certificate of registration was obtained by fraud or misrepresentation;

(c) that any money or thing of value, except fees prescribed or authorized by said sections, was paid or received to secure the issuance of such certificate of registration;

(d) that the holder of such certificate of registration has been guilty of a felony;

(e) that the holder of such certificate of registration has been guilty of fraud or deceit, or of gross negligence, incompetence or misconduct, in the use of the title of landscape architect; or

(f) that the holder of such certificate of registration has permitted or suffered his official seal to be affixed to any plans, specifications, drawings or reports, if such portions thereof as involve the practice of landscape architecture were not prepared by him or under his personal supervision by his regularly employed subordinates.

The board may reissue a certificate of registration to any person whose certificate of registration has been revoked. Application for the reissuance of a certificate of registration shall be made in such manner as the board may direct.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21, sec. 53A — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 21 / Section 53A
Sewer charges; base rate
Status: in_force

Section 53A. All municipalities or sewer districts within the jurisdiction of the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, but not including communities serviced by the Connecticut Valley Aqueduct shall institute sewer charges and fees that incorporate a base rate for all users; provided, however, that said base rate shall be increased at an increasing rate to fairly reflect the resource demand and discharge of high volumes of sewage.

Section 53A. All municipalities or sewer districts within the jurisdiction of the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, but not including communities serviced by the Connecticut Valley Aqueduct shall institute sewer charges and fees that incorporate a base rate for all users; provided, however, that said base rate shall be increased at an increasing rate to fairly reflect the resource demand and discharge of high volumes of sewage.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 60, sec. 98 — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 60 / Section 98
Back taxes; actions to recover
Status: in_force

Section 98. No action to recover back a tax shall be maintained, except as provided in sections sixty and eighty-five, unless commenced within three months after payment of the tax nor unless such tax is paid either after an arrest of the person paying it, a levy on his goods, a notice of a sale of his land, a written protest signed by him, or a withholding of money due him under section ninety-three. In an action founded on an error or irregularity in the assessment or apportionment of a tax, only the amount in excess of the tax for which the plaintiff was liable shall be recoverable; and no sale, contract or levy shall be avoided solely by reason of such error or irregularity.

Section 98. No action to recover back a tax shall be maintained, except as provided in sections sixty and eighty-five, unless commenced within three months after payment of the tax nor unless such tax is paid either after an arrest of the person paying it, a levy on his goods, a notice of a sale of his land, a written protest signed by him, or a withholding of money due him under section ninety-three. In an action founded on an error or irregularity in the assessment or apportionment of a tax, only the amount in excess of the tax for which the plaintiff was liable shall be recoverable; and no sale, contract or levy shall be avoided solely by reason of such error or irregularity.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, sec. 147A — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 160 / Section 147A
Reflectorizing of signs, etc., at crossings
Status: in_force

Section 147A. All signs, signal posts, gates or other devices maintained by a railroad corporation at a grade crossing shall be reflectorized in accordance with standards prescribed by the department of telecommunications and energy.

Section 147A. All signs, signal posts, gates or other devices maintained by a railroad corporation at a grade crossing shall be reflectorized in accordance with standards prescribed by the department of telecommunications and energy.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 90, sec. 7R — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 90 / Section 7R
Vehicle identification number; display in certain motor vehicles
Status: in_force

Section 7R. All motor vehicles, and all trailer and semi-trailers manufactured for the model year nineteen hundred and seventy-nine and thereafter and registered under the provisions of sections two to five, inclusive, shall be equipped with and display a vehicle identification number, in accordance with such minimum requirements and design as the registrar may prescribe under rules and regulations made by him.

Section 7R. All motor vehicles, and all trailer and semi-trailers manufactured for the model year nineteen hundred and seventy-nine and thereafter and registered under the provisions of sections two to five, inclusive, shall be equipped with and display a vehicle identification number, in accordance with such minimum requirements and design as the registrar may prescribe under rules and regulations made by him.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 109, sec. 32 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 109 / Section 32
Withdrawal of general partner
Status: in_force

Section 32. A general partner may withdraw from a limited partnership at any time by giving written notice to the other partners, but if the withdrawal violates the partnership agreement, the limited partnership may recover from the withdrawing general partner damages for breach of the partnership agreement and offset the damages against the amount otherwise distributable to him.

Section 32. A general partner may withdraw from a limited partnership at any time by giving written notice to the other partners, but if the withdrawal violates the partnership agreement, the limited partnership may recover from the withdrawing general partner damages for breach of the partnership agreement and offset the damages against the amount otherwise distributable to him.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 237, sec. 6 — MA Code / Part III / Title III / Chapter 237 / Section 6
Disseisors
Status: in_force

Section 6. A person in possession of land demanded in a civil action, claiming an estate of freehold therein, may be considered as a disseisor for the purpose of trying the right, irrespective of the manner of his original entry therein.

Section 6. A person in possession of land demanded in a civil action, claiming an estate of freehold therein, may be considered as a disseisor for the purpose of trying the right, irrespective of the manner of his original entry therein.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 234A, sec. 48 — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 234A / Section 48
Payment of regularly employed jurors
Status: in_force

Section 48. Each regularly employed trial or grand juror shall be paid regular wages by his employer for the first three days, or part thereof, of juror service. Regular employment shall include part-time, temporary, and casual employment as long as the employment hours of a juror reasonably may be determined by a schedule or by custom and practice established during the three-month period preceding the term of service of such juror. Each self-employed trial or grand juror shall compensate himself for the first three days, or part thereof, of juror service.

Section 48. Each regularly employed trial or grand juror shall be paid regular wages by his employer for the first three days, or part thereof, of juror service. Regular employment shall include part-time, temporary, and casual employment as long as the employment hours of a juror reasonably may be determined by a schedule or by custom and practice established during the three-month period preceding the term of service of such juror. Each self-employed trial or grand juror shall compensate himself for the first three days, or part thereof, of juror service.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 157, sec. 1 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 157 / Section 1
Co-operative business corporation
Status: in_force

Section 1. A corporation may be organized under chapter one hundred and fifty-six B, with shares having par value, for the purpose of co-operation in carrying on any business or of co-operative trade.

Section 1. A corporation may be organized under chapter one hundred and fifty-six B, with shares having par value, for the purpose of co-operation in carrying on any business or of co-operative trade.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 268, sec. 2 — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 268 / Section 2
Subornation of perjury
Status: in_force

Section 2. Whoever is guilty of subornation of perjury, by procuring another person to commit perjury, shall be punished as for perjury.

Section 2. Whoever is guilty of subornation of perjury, by procuring another person to commit perjury, shall be punished as for perjury.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 114, sec. 5C — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 114 / Section 5C
Cemetery corporations; fiduciary duty owed to contributors to trust fund
Status: in_force

Section 5C. The corporation and its officers shall owe a fiduciary duty to a contributor to the trust fund, his heirs and legal representatives to hold and expend the funds strictly consistent with the purposes of section 5. A contributor to the trust fund, his heirs and legal representatives who were required to invest in the trust fund as a condition of purchasing a right of burial shall have all rights and protections of chapter 110A.

Section 5C. The corporation and its officers shall owe a fiduciary duty to a contributor to the trust fund, his heirs and legal representatives to hold and expend the funds strictly consistent with the purposes of section 5. A contributor to the trust fund, his heirs and legal representatives who were required to invest in the trust fund as a condition of purchasing a right of burial shall have all rights and protections of chapter 110A.