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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, sec. 54 — MA Code / Part III / Title I / Chapter 218 / Section 54
Civil jurisdiction
Status: in_force

Section 54. In addition to the jurisdiction otherwise conferred and except as otherwise provided by this chapter, the central division of the Boston municipal court department shall have jurisdiction of civil actions in which money damages are sought pursuant to sections 19 and 21 and of actions brought under chapter two hundred and forty-seven if one or more of the defendants lives or has his usual place of business in Suffolk County, excluding Chelsea and Revere, or, if in connection with the commencement of such an action the approval of trustee process is sought, one of the alleged trustees lives or has a usual place of business in Suffolk County, excluding Chelsea and Revere, or, in actions brought under chapter two hundred and twenty-seven, if an attachment of property or personal service of the complaint is made in said county.

Section 54. In addition to the jurisdiction otherwise conferred and except as otherwise provided by this chapter, the central division of the Boston municipal court department shall have jurisdiction of civil actions in which money damages are sought pursuant to sections 19 and 21 and of actions brought under chapter two hundred and forty-seven if one or more of the defendants lives or has his usual place of business in Suffolk County, excluding Chelsea and Revere, or, if in connection with the commencement of such an action the approval of trustee process is sought, one of the alleged trustees lives or has a usual place of business in Suffolk County, excluding Chelsea and Revere, or, in actions brought under chapter two hundred and twenty-seven, if an attachment of property or personal service of the complaint is made in said county.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 64H, sec. 25A — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 64H / Section 25A
Motorboats; aircraft; certificate issuance; evidence of tax payment
Status: in_force

Section 25A. The director of the division of motorboats shall not issue a certificate of number for a motorboat under section three of chapter ninety B and the aeronautics division shall not register a federal certificate for an aircraft under section forty-nine of chapter ninety, except in the case of a renewal by the same owner, until the owner shall furnish evidence, on such forms as shall be prescribed by the commissioner, that any tax due under the provisions of this chapter has been paid or that no such tax is due.

Section 25A. The director of the division of motorboats shall not issue a certificate of number for a motorboat under section three of chapter ninety B and the aeronautics division shall not register a federal certificate for an aircraft under section forty-nine of chapter ninety, except in the case of a renewal by the same owner, until the owner shall furnish evidence, on such forms as shall be prescribed by the commissioner, that any tax due under the provisions of this chapter has been paid or that no such tax is due.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 98, sec. 48 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 98 / Section 48
Use of untested weights or measures
Status: in_force

Section 48. Whoever sells or dispenses drugs, medicines or merchandise requiring the use of apothecaries' weights or apothecaries' liquid measures or in the sale of which they are commonly used, and does not have such weights and measures tested under this chapter shall be punished by a fine of not less than five nor more than fifty dollars or shall be subject to a civil citation as provided in section 29A.

Section 48. Whoever sells or dispenses drugs, medicines or merchandise requiring the use of apothecaries' weights or apothecaries' liquid measures or in the sale of which they are commonly used, and does not have such weights and measures tested under this chapter shall be punished by a fine of not less than five nor more than fifty dollars or shall be subject to a civil citation as provided in section 29A.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 175, sec. 176 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 175 / Section 176
Larceny by agent or broker
Status: in_force

Section 176. An insurance agent or broker who acts in negotiating or renewing or continuing a policy of insurance or an annuity or pure endowment contract issued by a company lawfully doing business in the commonwealth, and who receives any money or substitute for money as a premium for such a policy or contract from the insured or holder thereof, shall be deemed to hold such premium in trust for the company. If he fails to pay the same over to the company after written demand made upon him therefor, less his commission and any deductions to which, by the written consent of the company, he may be entitled, such failure shall be prima facie evidence that he has used or applied the said premium for a purpose other than paying the same over to the company, and upon conviction thereof he shall be guilty of larceny.

Section 176. An insurance agent or broker who acts in negotiating or renewing or continuing a policy of insurance or an annuity or pure endowment contract issued by a company lawfully doing business in the commonwealth, and who receives any money or substitute for money as a premium for such a policy or contract from the insured or holder thereof, shall be deemed to hold such premium in trust for the company. If he fails to pay the same over to the company after written demand made upon him therefor, less his commission and any deductions to which, by the written consent of the company, he may be entitled, such failure shall be prima facie evidence that he has used or applied the said premium for a purpose other than paying the same over to the company, and upon conviction thereof he shall be guilty of larceny.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, sec. 58F — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 164 / Section 58F
Abatement of real estate tax imposed by reason of unpaid charges
Status: in_force

Section 58F. An owner of real estate aggrieved by a charge imposed thereon under sections fifty-eight B to fifty-eight E, inclusive, may apply for an abatement thereon by filing a petition with the municipal light board, as defined in section sixty-nine B, within the time allowed by law for filing an application for abatement of the tax of which such charge is, or, if the property were not tax exempt, would have been a part, and if such board finds that such charge is more than is properly due, a reasonable abatement shall be made.

Section 58F. An owner of real estate aggrieved by a charge imposed thereon under sections fifty-eight B to fifty-eight E, inclusive, may apply for an abatement thereon by filing a petition with the municipal light board, as defined in section sixty-nine B, within the time allowed by law for filing an application for abatement of the tax of which such charge is, or, if the property were not tax exempt, would have been a part, and if such board finds that such charge is more than is properly due, a reasonable abatement shall be made.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 260, sec. 2F — MA Code / Part III / Title V / Chapter 260 / Section 2F
Prescription opioids actions
Status: in_force

Section 2F. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, every cause of action concerning prescription opioids brought against Purdue Pharma L.P., Purdue Pharma Inc., or any of those companies' current or former owners, directors, officers or consultants shall be brought not later than the date required by this chapter, or 6 months from the effective date of this section, whichever is later. This section shall apply regardless of when any such action or claim shall have accrued or been filed, and regardless of whether it may have lapsed or otherwise be barred by time under the law of the commonwealth.

Section 2F. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, every cause of action concerning prescription opioids brought against Purdue Pharma L.P., Purdue Pharma Inc., or any of those companies' current or former owners, directors, officers or consultants shall be brought not later than the date required by this chapter, or 6 months from the effective date of this section, whichever is later. This section shall apply regardless of when any such action or claim shall have accrued or been filed, and regardless of whether it may have lapsed or otherwise be barred by time under the law of the commonwealth.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 280, sec. 16 — MA Code / Part IV / Title II / Chapter 280 / Section 16
Payment by state treasurer of expenses or fees; time limit for demand; qualifications for payment to clerks of district court
Status: in_force

Section 16. The state treasurer shall pay over to the persons entitled thereto all amounts allowed to them for expenses or fees in criminal prosecutions, or allowed by the courts as rewards or compensations to prosecutors, which have been duly certified by the clerks, if demanded within three years after the allowance thereof; but he shall pay no such amounts to a clerk of a district court, until the clerk has rendered a written account of all fines received by him since his last return, and of all fees which have remained in his hands for one year after their allowance.

Section 16. The state treasurer shall pay over to the persons entitled thereto all amounts allowed to them for expenses or fees in criminal prosecutions, or allowed by the courts as rewards or compensations to prosecutors, which have been duly certified by the clerks, if demanded within three years after the allowance thereof; but he shall pay no such amounts to a clerk of a district court, until the clerk has rendered a written account of all fines received by him since his last return, and of all fees which have remained in his hands for one year after their allowance.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 175, sec. 19J — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 175 / Section 19J
Withdrawal or amendment of plan of reorganization
Status: in_force

Section 19J. At any time before the plan of reorganization becomes effective as provided in subsections (a) to (n), inclusive, of section 19K, the mutual insurer may, by vote of a three-fourths majority of the board of directors, withdraw or amend the plan of reorganization. Any such plan amendment shall require the written consent of the commissioner. For a plan amendment, all references in sections 19F to 19W, inclusive, to the plan of reorganization shall be deemed to refer to the plan as amended, but no amendment shall be deemed to change the adoption date of the plan of reorganization. No amendment may change the plan of reorganization in a manner that the commissioner determines is prejudicial to the policyholders of the reorganizing insurer, unless a further hearing is held on the plan as amended, if the amendment is made after the initial public hearing, or unless the plan as amended is submitted for reconsideration by the members, if the amendment is made after the plan has been approved by the members.

Section 19J. At any time before the plan of reorganization becomes effective as provided in subsections (a) to (n), inclusive, of section 19K, the mutual insurer may, by vote of a three-fourths majority of the board of directors, withdraw or amend the plan of reorganization. Any such plan amendment shall require the written consent of the commissioner. For a plan amendment, all references in sections 19F to 19W, inclusive, to the plan of reorganization shall be deemed to refer to the plan as amended, but no amendment shall be deemed to change the adoption date of the plan of reorganization. No amendment may change the plan of reorganization in a manner that the commissioner determines is prejudicial to the policyholders of the reorganizing insurer, unless a further hearing is held on the plan as amended, if the amendment is made after the initial public hearing, or unless the plan as amended is submitted for reconsideration by the members, if the amendment is made after the plan has been approved by the members.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 175F, sec. 17 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 175F / Section 17
Regulations to consider requirements of federal governmental or quasi-governmental agencies
Status: in_force

Section 17. All regulations promulgated by the commissioner pursuant to this chapter shall consider the requirements of federal governmental agencies or quasi-governmental agencies so as to permit funds to satisfy such requirements.

Section 17. All regulations promulgated by the commissioner pursuant to this chapter shall consider the requirements of federal governmental agencies or quasi-governmental agencies so as to permit funds to satisfy such requirements.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, sec. 12 — MA Code / Part III / Title I / Chapter 218 / Section 12
Clerks; oath of office; duties and powers
Status: in_force

Section 12. The clerks, assistant clerks, temporary clerks and temporary assistant clerks of said courts shall be sworn, and in the case of any such assistant clerk, temporary clerk or temporary assistant clerk the oath of office may be administered by the justice or a special or associate justice of his court, who shall, upon administering the same, forthwith make return of such act with the date thereof to the state secretary. They or one of them shall attend all sessions of the court and shall keep a record of all its proceedings. The clerks shall have the care and custody of all the records, books and papers, whether in physical or electronic form, appertaining to, or filed or deposited in, their respective offices. A clerk may make and issue writs and processes, shall make returns of the court, tax bills of costs and receive fines, forfeitures, fees and costs accruing from the civil and criminal business of the court, including fees for blanks and copies.

Section 12. The clerks, assistant clerks, temporary clerks and temporary assistant clerks of said courts shall be sworn, and in the case of any such assistant clerk, temporary clerk or temporary assistant clerk the oath of office may be administered by the justice or a special or associate justice of his court, who shall, upon administering the same, forthwith make return of such act with the date thereof to the state secretary. They or one of them shall attend all sessions of the court and shall keep a record of all its proceedings. The clerks shall have the care and custody of all the records, books and papers, whether in physical or electronic form, appertaining to, or filed or deposited in, their respective offices. A clerk may make and issue writs and processes, shall make returns of the court, tax bills of costs and receive fines, forfeitures, fees and costs accruing from the civil and criminal business of the court, including fees for blanks and copies.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 158, sec. 5 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 158 / Section 5
Contents of agreement of association
Status: in_force

Section 5. The agreement of association shall state that the subscribers thereto associate themselves with the intention of forming a corporation, the corporate name assumed, the purpose for which it is formed, the town, which shall be in this commonwealth, where it is established or located, the amount of its capital stock and the par value and number of its shares.

Section 5. The agreement of association shall state that the subscribers thereto associate themselves with the intention of forming a corporation, the corporate name assumed, the purpose for which it is formed, the town, which shall be in this commonwealth, where it is established or located, the amount of its capital stock and the par value and number of its shares.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 159C, sec. 12 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 159C / Section 12
Jurisdiction; nonresidents
Status: in_force

Section 12. A court of the commonwealth may exercise personal jurisdiction over a nonresident or his executor or administrator as to an action or proceeding authorized by this chapter.

Section 12. A court of the commonwealth may exercise personal jurisdiction over a nonresident or his executor or administrator as to an action or proceeding authorized by this chapter.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, sec. 63 — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 231 / Section 63
Rules governing use of interrogatories
Status: in_force

Section 63. Interrogatories shall be filed in the clerk's office, and notice of such filing, with a copy of the interrogatories, shall be sent by the party interrogating to the party interrogated, or to his attorney of record, and the party interrogated shall file answers to such interrogatories within twenty days after such notice, unless the court otherwise orders; but no party interrogated shall be obliged to answer a question or produce a document tending to criminate him or to disclose his title to any property the title whereof is not material to an issue in the proceeding in the course of which he is interrogated, nor to disclose the names of witnesses, except that the court may compel the party interrogated to disclose the names of witnesses and their addresses if justice seems to require it, upon such terms and conditions as the court deems expedient. A party shall not interrogate an adverse party more than once unless the court otherwise orders.

Section 63. Interrogatories shall be filed in the clerk's office, and notice of such filing, with a copy of the interrogatories, shall be sent by the party interrogating to the party interrogated, or to his attorney of record, and the party interrogated shall file answers to such interrogatories within twenty days after such notice, unless the court otherwise orders; but no party interrogated shall be obliged to answer a question or produce a document tending to criminate him or to disclose his title to any property the title whereof is not material to an issue in the proceeding in the course of which he is interrogated, nor to disclose the names of witnesses, except that the court may compel the party interrogated to disclose the names of witnesses and their addresses if justice seems to require it, upon such terms and conditions as the court deems expedient. A party shall not interrogate an adverse party more than once unless the court otherwise orders.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 223, sec. 74 — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 223 / Section 74
Mortgaged or sold under conditional sales contract
Status: in_force

Section 74. Personal property of a debtor which is subject to a mortgage, pledge or lien, and of which he has the right of redemption, or personal property sold under a contract of conditional sale reserving title in the vendor, may be attached and held as if it were unencumbered, if the attaching creditor pays or tenders to the mortgagee, pledgee, lienor, conditional vendor, or his assigns, the amount for which the property is so liable within ten days after demand as hereinafter provided.

Section 74. Personal property of a debtor which is subject to a mortgage, pledge or lien, and of which he has the right of redemption, or personal property sold under a contract of conditional sale reserving title in the vendor, may be attached and held as if it were unencumbered, if the attaching creditor pays or tenders to the mortgagee, pledgee, lienor, conditional vendor, or his assigns, the amount for which the property is so liable within ten days after demand as hereinafter provided.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 235, sec. 40 — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 235 / Section 40
Adjournment upon injunction
Status: in_force

Section 40. If a sale of such property on execution is enjoined, it may be adjourned by the court granting the injunction to await further order of the court, and upon dissolution of the injunction the court may order the sale to proceed, and may order additional notice of the adjourned sale.

Section 40. If a sale of such property on execution is enjoined, it may be adjourned by the court granting the injunction to await further order of the court, and upon dissolution of the injunction the court may order the sale to proceed, and may order additional notice of the adjourned sale.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 129, sec. 33D — MA Code / Part I / Title XIX / Chapter 129 / Section 33D
Tests for detection of brucellosis; identification of animals; destruction
Status: in_force

Section 33D. Prior to the first day of January, nineteen hundred and fifty-eight, the director may, upon written application of the owner, test cattle and thereafter shall test all cattle by an approved method for the detection of brucellosis. Said director shall provide for the drawing and collecting of the blood samples and for the laboratory testing. He shall cause any such animal reacting positively to any test for brucellosis to be identified by the branding of the letter B, which shall be at least two inches by two inches, on the left jaw, and the insertion of a reactor tag in the left ear, and to be quarantined. Prior to the first day of January, nineteen hundred and sixty, such reactors may be kept on the farm where tested under quarantine and moved only by permit. All such reactors when removed from the farm shall be disposed of for immediate slaughter under official supervision. If the reaction of any animal to a test for brucellosis is doubtful it shall be identified and quarantined, and shall not be disposed of without written permission of the director. The commonwealth shall not be liable for any damage incurred by any such test.

Section 33D. Prior to the first day of January, nineteen hundred and fifty-eight, the director may, upon written application of the owner, test cattle and thereafter shall test all cattle by an approved method for the detection of brucellosis. Said director shall provide for the drawing and collecting of the blood samples and for the laboratory testing. He shall cause any such animal reacting positively to any test for brucellosis to be identified by the branding of the letter B, which shall be at least two inches by two inches, on the left jaw, and the insertion of a reactor tag in the left ear, and to be quarantined. Prior to the first day of January, nineteen hundred and sixty, such reactors may be kept on the farm where tested under quarantine and moved only by permit. All such reactors when removed from the farm shall be disposed of for immediate slaughter under official supervision. If the reaction of any animal to a test for brucellosis is doubtful it shall be identified and quarantined, and shall not be disposed of without written permission of the director. The commonwealth shall not be liable for any damage incurred by any such test.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 176C, sec. 15 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 176C / Section 15
Excise tax; violation
Status: in_force

Section 15. Every corporation subject to this chapter shall annually on or before March first, make a return to the commissioner of revenue, signed and sworn to by a majority of its board of directors, of the total amount of subscription dues paid by subscribing members during the preceding calendar year, and shall pay to said commissioner an excise of one per cent upon the amount of such dues. If said corporation neglects to make such return, it shall forfeit fifty dollars for each day such neglect continues.

Section 15. Every corporation subject to this chapter shall annually on or before March first, make a return to the commissioner of revenue, signed and sworn to by a majority of its board of directors, of the total amount of subscription dues paid by subscribing members during the preceding calendar year, and shall pay to said commissioner an excise of one per cent upon the amount of such dues. If said corporation neglects to make such return, it shall forfeit fifty dollars for each day such neglect continues.