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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 127, sec. 2 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVIII / Chapter 127 / Section 2
Duty of superintendents to keep records
Status: in_force

Section 2. The superintendents of correctional institutions of the commonwealth and the superintendents and keepers of jails, houses of correction and of all other penal or reformatory institutions shall keep full and accurate records of all prisoners committed thereto, maintained therein or discharged therefrom. Systems operated by the department of criminal justice information services, pursuant to sections one hundred and sixty-seven to one hundred and seventy-eight, inclusive, of chapter six, may be used for such record-keeping purposes provided that such records remain subject to the regulations of said board.

Section 2. The superintendents of correctional institutions of the commonwealth and the superintendents and keepers of jails, houses of correction and of all other penal or reformatory institutions shall keep full and accurate records of all prisoners committed thereto, maintained therein or discharged therefrom. Systems operated by the department of criminal justice information services, pursuant to sections one hundred and sixty-seven to one hundred and seventy-eight, inclusive, of chapter six, may be used for such record-keeping purposes provided that such records remain subject to the regulations of said board.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40B, sec. 26 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 40B / Section 26
Establishment; composition
Status: in_force

Section 26. There is hereby established a metropolitan area planning district, in this section and sections twenty-seven to twenty-nine, inclusive, called the district, consisting of the following cities and towns:—

Section 26. There is hereby established a metropolitan area planning district, in this section and sections twenty-seven to twenty-nine, inclusive, called the district, consisting of the following cities and towns:—

and any other city which by vote of its city council and any other town which by vote of a town meeting applies to the council to be included in the district and whose application is approved by a majority vote of the council; provided, that any such city or town is within an area which is being urbanized and which adjoins the metropolitan area planning district and has common or related urban planning problems.

The district shall constitute a public body politic and corporate and, if designated by the Secretary of Commerce of the United States, shall be an economic development district in accordance with the provisions of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 127, sec. 53 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVIII / Chapter 127 / Section 53
Production of articles by prisoners
Status: in_force

Section 53. The commissioner shall, so far as possible, cause such articles and materials as are used in the offices, departments or institutions of the commonwealth and of the several counties, cities and towns to be produced by the labor of prisoners in the institutions named in section fifty-one.

Section 53. The commissioner shall, so far as possible, cause such articles and materials as are used in the offices, departments or institutions of the commonwealth and of the several counties, cities and towns to be produced by the labor of prisoners in the institutions named in section fifty-one.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 278, sec. 34 — MA Code / Part IV / Title II / Chapter 278 / Section 34
Motions in arrest of judgment
Status: in_force

Section 34. No motion in arrest of judgment shall be allowed for a cause existing before verdict, unless it affects the jurisdiction of the court.

Section 34. No motion in arrest of judgment shall be allowed for a cause existing before verdict, unless it affects the jurisdiction of the court.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 64A, sec. 2 — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 64A / Section 2
Licenses
Status: in_force

Section 2. Any person who qualifies under paragraph (c), or paragraph (i), or paragraph (j) of section one may apply to the commissioner, in accordance with section sixty-seven of chapter sixty-two C, for a license as a distributor, as an unclassified importer, or as an unclassified exporter, as the case may be. No distributor or unclassified importer shall make any sale of fuel in the commonwealth, except a sale which is exempt under the constitution and laws of the United States, without such a license.

Section 2. Any person who qualifies under paragraph (c), or paragraph (i), or paragraph (j) of section one may apply to the commissioner, in accordance with section sixty-seven of chapter sixty-two C, for a license as a distributor, as an unclassified importer, or as an unclassified exporter, as the case may be. No distributor or unclassified importer shall make any sale of fuel in the commonwealth, except a sale which is exempt under the constitution and laws of the United States, without such a license.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 186, sec. 1A — MA Code / Part II / Title I / Chapter 186 / Section 1A
Land demised for term of 100 years or more regarded as estate in fee simple
Status: in_force

Section 1A. If land is demised for the term of 100 years or more, the term shall, so long as 50 years thereof remain unexpired, be regarded as an estate in fee simple as to everything concerning the descent and devise thereof upon the decease of the owner, the sale thereof by personal representatives, guardians, conservators or trustees, the levy of execution thereon and the redemption thereof if mortgaged or taken on execution. Whoever holds as lessee or assignee under such a lease shall, so long as 50 years of the term remain unexpired, be regarded as a freeholder for all purposes.

Section 1A. If land is demised for the term of 100 years or more, the term shall, so long as 50 years thereof remain unexpired, be regarded as an estate in fee simple as to everything concerning the descent and devise thereof upon the decease of the owner, the sale thereof by personal representatives, guardians, conservators or trustees, the levy of execution thereon and the redemption thereof if mortgaged or taken on execution. Whoever holds as lessee or assignee under such a lease shall, so long as 50 years of the term remain unexpired, be regarded as a freeholder for all purposes.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156B, sec. 64 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 156B / Section 64
False articles; liability of officers and incorporators
Status: in_force

Section 64. The incorporators and officers of a corporation who sign any articles of organization, articles of amendment, or articles of consolidation or merger required by this chapter which are false in any material respect with regard to said corporation shall be jointly and severally liable to any stockholder of said corporation or of the resulting or surviving corporation, as the case may be, for the actual damage sustained by such stockholder by reason of reliance on such false statement, except that such incorporators and officers shall not be liable to any such stockholder by reason of reliance on such false statement occurring after the filing of corrected or amended articles of organization, articles of amendment, or articles of consolidation or merger in which such false statement is corrected.

Section 64. The incorporators and officers of a corporation who sign any articles of organization, articles of amendment, or articles of consolidation or merger required by this chapter which are false in any material respect with regard to said corporation shall be jointly and severally liable to any stockholder of said corporation or of the resulting or surviving corporation, as the case may be, for the actual damage sustained by such stockholder by reason of reliance on such false statement, except that such incorporators and officers shall not be liable to any such stockholder by reason of reliance on such false statement occurring after the filing of corrected or amended articles of organization, articles of amendment, or articles of consolidation or merger in which such false statement is corrected.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 215, sec. 22 — MA Code / Part III / Title I / Chapter 215 / Section 22
Effect of appeal; interlocutory orders
Status: in_force

Section 22. After an appeal has been claimed and filed in the registry of probate, all proceedings in pursuance of the act appealed from shall, except as otherwise expressly provided, be stayed until the determination thereof by the supreme judicial court or appeals court; but if, upon such appeal, such act is affirmed, it shall thereafter be of full force and validity. An appeal from an interlocutory order, judgment or decree, however, shall not suspend proceedings under the same pending the appeal, except as otherwise expressly provided by law.

Section 22. After an appeal has been claimed and filed in the registry of probate, all proceedings in pursuance of the act appealed from shall, except as otherwise expressly provided, be stayed until the determination thereof by the supreme judicial court or appeals court; but if, upon such appeal, such act is affirmed, it shall thereafter be of full force and validity. An appeal from an interlocutory order, judgment or decree, however, shall not suspend proceedings under the same pending the appeal, except as otherwise expressly provided by law.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 234A, sec. 32 — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 234A / Section 32
Wilful misrepresentations in juror questionnaire
Status: in_force

Section 32. Any juror or other person who wilfully misrepresents a material fact in the confidential questionnaire for the purpose of either avoiding or securing service as a grand or trial juror shall be guilty of a crime, and, upon conviction, may be punished by a fine of not more than two thousand dollars.

Section 32. Any juror or other person who wilfully misrepresents a material fact in the confidential questionnaire for the purpose of either avoiding or securing service as a grand or trial juror shall be guilty of a crime, and, upon conviction, may be punished by a fine of not more than two thousand dollars.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94, sec. 278 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 94 / Section 278
Nails and brads; manufacture; packing
Status: in_force

Section 278. Wrought, cut or wire nails and brads of all sizes manufactured in the commonwealth shall be well made, packed free from waste pieces of iron unless they are refuse nails or brads, and free from any fraudulent mixture increasing the weight, in strong and sufficient casks of season timber, well hooped, containing not more than three hundred pounds each.

Section 278. Wrought, cut or wire nails and brads of all sizes manufactured in the commonwealth shall be well made, packed free from waste pieces of iron unless they are refuse nails or brads, and free from any fraudulent mixture increasing the weight, in strong and sufficient casks of season timber, well hooped, containing not more than three hundred pounds each.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 175E, sec. 13 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 175E / Section 13
Enforcement of orders; jurisdiction; review
Status: in_force

Section 13. The supreme judicial court for the county of Suffolk shall have jurisdiction in equity upon the petition of the commissioner and upon a summary hearing to enforce all lawful orders of the commissioner. Any person aggrieved by any action of the commissioner under this chapter may, within twenty days of the action in question, file a petition for review in the supreme judicial court for the county of Suffolk.

Section 13. The supreme judicial court for the county of Suffolk shall have jurisdiction in equity upon the petition of the commissioner and upon a summary hearing to enforce all lawful orders of the commissioner. Any person aggrieved by any action of the commissioner under this chapter may, within twenty days of the action in question, file a petition for review in the supreme judicial court for the county of Suffolk.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 212, sec. 1A — MA Code / Part III / Title I / Chapter 212 / Section 1A
Deputy court administrator
Status: in_force

Section 1A. The deputy court administrator as provided under section 1 of chapter 211B shall, subject to the superintendence authority of the supreme judicial court as provided in section 3 of chapter 211, have the power, authority and responsibility of a deputy court administrator as set forth in section 10 of chapter 211B.

Section 1A. The deputy court administrator as provided under section 1 of chapter 211B shall, subject to the superintendence authority of the supreme judicial court as provided in section 3 of chapter 211, have the power, authority and responsibility of a deputy court administrator as set forth in section 10 of chapter 211B.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 82, sec. 9 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 82 / Section 9
Culverts and cattle passes
Status: in_force

Section 9. If the commissioners require a culvert, cattle pass or other passageway to be made under a highway, they may order the town to construct the same as a part of the highway, and may order the whole or any part of the expense to be paid by the county.

Section 9. If the commissioners require a culvert, cattle pass or other passageway to be made under a highway, they may order the town to construct the same as a part of the highway, and may order the whole or any part of the expense to be paid by the county.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 241, sec. 37 — MA Code / Part III / Title III / Chapter 241 / Section 37
Nonnavigable natural streams; partition of water
Status: in_force

Section 37. Under the preceding section, partition may be made of the water of a natural stream, not navigable, the banks of which are owned by different riparian proprietors.

Section 37. Under the preceding section, partition may be made of the water of a natural stream, not navigable, the banks of which are owned by different riparian proprietors.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 60, sec. 93 — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 60 / Section 93
Money due taxpayer from municipalities; withholding for delinquent taxes
Status: in_force

Section 93. The treasurer or other disbursing officer of any town may, and if so requested by the collector shall, withhold payment of any money payable to any person from whom there are then due taxes, assessments, rates or other charges committed to such collector, which are wholly or partly unpaid, whether or not secured by a tax title held by the town, to an amount not exceeding the total of the unpaid taxes, assessments, rates and other charges, with interest and costs. The sum withheld shall be paid or credited to the collector, who shall, if required, give a written receipt therefor. The person taxed or charged may in such case have the same remedy as if he had paid such taxes, assessments, rates or other charges after a levy upon his goods. The collector's rights under this section shall not be affected by any assignment or trustee process or attorney's lien.

Section 93. The treasurer or other disbursing officer of any town may, and if so requested by the collector shall, withhold payment of any money payable to any person from whom there are then due taxes, assessments, rates or other charges committed to such collector, which are wholly or partly unpaid, whether or not secured by a tax title held by the town, to an amount not exceeding the total of the unpaid taxes, assessments, rates and other charges, with interest and costs. The sum withheld shall be paid or credited to the collector, who shall, if required, give a written receipt therefor. The person taxed or charged may in such case have the same remedy as if he had paid such taxes, assessments, rates or other charges after a levy upon his goods. The collector's rights under this section shall not be affected by any assignment or trustee process or attorney's lien.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 108A, sec. 42 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 108A / Section 42
Rights of retiring or deceased partner against person or partnership continuing business
Status: in_force

Section 42. When any partner retires or dies, and the business is continued under any of the conditions set forth in section forty-one (1)(2)(3)(5)(6), or section thirty-eight (2b), without any settlement of accounts as between him or his estate and the person or partnership continuing the business, unless otherwise agreed, he or his legal representative as against such persons or partnership may have the value of his interest at the date of dissolution ascertained, and shall receive as an ordinary creditor an amount equal to the value of his interest in the dissolved partnership with interest, or, at his option or at the option of his legal representative, in lieu of interest, the profits attributable to the use of his right in the property of the dissolved partnership; provided, that the creditors of the dissolved partnership as against the separate creditors, or the representative of the retired or deceased partner, shall have priority on any claim arising under this section, as provided by section forty-one (8).

Section 42. When any partner retires or dies, and the business is continued under any of the conditions set forth in section forty-one (1)(2)(3)(5)(6), or section thirty-eight (2b), without any settlement of accounts as between him or his estate and the person or partnership continuing the business, unless otherwise agreed, he or his legal representative as against such persons or partnership may have the value of his interest at the date of dissolution ascertained, and shall receive as an ordinary creditor an amount equal to the value of his interest in the dissolved partnership with interest, or, at his option or at the option of his legal representative, in lieu of interest, the profits attributable to the use of his right in the property of the dissolved partnership; provided, that the creditors of the dissolved partnership as against the separate creditors, or the representative of the retired or deceased partner, shall have priority on any claim arising under this section, as provided by section forty-one (8).
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 119A, sec. 11 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVII / Chapter 119A / Section 11
Child support trust fund; requisitions
Status: in_force

Section 11. The state treasurer shall from time to time requisition from said child support trust fund such amounts, not exceeding the amounts credited to the child support payments account, as the commissioner of revenue deems necessary for the payment of child support to obligees in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. The state treasurer shall also from time to time requisition from said child support trust fund and from the child support penalties account such amounts, not exceeding amounts credited to the child support services account, as the commissioner of revenue deems necessary for a reasonable future period for the provision of child support services; provided that such amounts shall conform to a schedule of anticipated expenditures on file with the fiscal affairs division within the executive office for administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means.

Section 11. The state treasurer shall from time to time requisition from said child support trust fund such amounts, not exceeding the amounts credited to the child support payments account, as the commissioner of revenue deems necessary for the payment of child support to obligees in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. The state treasurer shall also from time to time requisition from said child support trust fund and from the child support penalties account such amounts, not exceeding amounts credited to the child support services account, as the commissioner of revenue deems necessary for a reasonable future period for the provision of child support services; provided that such amounts shall conform to a schedule of anticipated expenditures on file with the fiscal affairs division within the executive office for administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, sec. 85B — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 231 / Section 85B
Action for consequential damages; presumption of automobile owner's responsibility
Status: in_force

Section 85B. In any action to recover the consequential damages specified in section thirty-four A of chapter ninety, arising out of an accident or collision in which a motor vehicle, as defined in sections one and thirty-four A of chapter ninety, was involved, such motor vehicle if registered in the name of the defendant as owner at the time of such accident or collision shall be presumed to have been then operated, maintained, controlled or used by and under the control of a person for whose conduct the defendant was legally responsible, and absence of such responsibility shall be an affirmative defence to be set up in the answer and proved by the defendant.

Section 85B. In any action to recover the consequential damages specified in section thirty-four A of chapter ninety, arising out of an accident or collision in which a motor vehicle, as defined in sections one and thirty-four A of chapter ninety, was involved, such motor vehicle if registered in the name of the defendant as owner at the time of such accident or collision shall be presumed to have been then operated, maintained, controlled or used by and under the control of a person for whose conduct the defendant was legally responsible, and absence of such responsibility shall be an affirmative defence to be set up in the answer and proved by the defendant.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 204, sec. 20 — MA Code / Part II / Title II / Chapter 204 / Section 20
Adverse claims to title
Status: in_force

Section 20. If the validity of a sale is drawn in question by a person claiming adversely to the title of the deceased or of the ward, or under a title not derived from or through the deceased or the ward, the sale shall not be void by reason of any irregularity in the proceedings, if the executor, administrator, guardian, conservator or trustee was licensed to make the sale by a court of competent jurisdiction and executed and acknowledged in legal form a deed of the property.

Section 20. If the validity of a sale is drawn in question by a person claiming adversely to the title of the deceased or of the ward, or under a title not derived from or through the deceased or the ward, the sale shall not be void by reason of any irregularity in the proceedings, if the executor, administrator, guardian, conservator or trustee was licensed to make the sale by a court of competent jurisdiction and executed and acknowledged in legal form a deed of the property.