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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 41, sec. 110 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 41 / Section 110
Authorization for holidays
Status: in_force

Section 110. The city council of a city may provide that the employees, including laborers, mechanics and all other classes of workmen employed by the city, shall be allowed one half holiday in each week without loss of pay during such portion of the year as the city council determines. The selectmen of a town, upon the recommendation in writing of the head of any town department, may provide that the employees of such department in the town, including laborers, mechanics and all other classes of workmen employed by the town, shall be allowed one half holiday in each week without loss of pay during such part of the year as the selectmen determine. This section shall not apply to any city or town which has accepted the provisions of section thirty-three A of chapter one hundred and forty-nine.

Section 110. The city council of a city may provide that the employees, including laborers, mechanics and all other classes of workmen employed by the city, shall be allowed one half holiday in each week without loss of pay during such portion of the year as the city council determines. The selectmen of a town, upon the recommendation in writing of the head of any town department, may provide that the employees of such department in the town, including laborers, mechanics and all other classes of workmen employed by the town, shall be allowed one half holiday in each week without loss of pay during such part of the year as the selectmen determine. This section shall not apply to any city or town which has accepted the provisions of section thirty-three A of chapter one hundred and forty-nine.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 203E, sec. 808 — MA Code / Part II / Title II / Chapter 203E / Section 808
Powers to direct
Status: in_force

Section 808. Powers to direct (a) While a trust is revocable, the trustee may follow a direction of the settlor that is contrary to the terms of the trust. (b) If the terms of a trust confer upon a person, other than the settlor of a revocable trust, power to direct certain actions of the trustee, the trustee shall act in accordance with an exercise of the power, unless the attempted exercise is manifestly contrary to the terms of the trust or the trustee knows the attempted exercise would constitute a serious breach of a fiduciary duty that the person holding the power owes to the beneficiaries of the trust. (c) A person who holds a power to direct is presumptively a fiduciary who is required to act in good faith with regard to the purposes of the trust and the interests of the beneficiaries. The holder of a power to direct shall be liable for any loss that results from a breach of a fiduciary duty.

Section 808. Powers to direct

(a) While a trust is revocable, the trustee may follow a direction of the settlor that is contrary to the terms of the trust.

(b) If the terms of a trust confer upon a person, other than the settlor of a revocable trust, power to direct certain actions of the trustee, the trustee shall act in accordance with an exercise of the power, unless the attempted exercise is manifestly contrary to the terms of the trust or the trustee knows the attempted exercise would constitute a serious breach of a fiduciary duty that the person holding the power owes to the beneficiaries of the trust.

(c) A person who holds a power to direct is presumptively a fiduciary who is required to act in good faith with regard to the purposes of the trust and the interests of the beneficiaries. The holder of a power to direct shall be liable for any loss that results from a breach of a fiduciary duty.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 33, sec. 47 — MA Code / Part I / Title V / Chapter 33 / Section 47
Excuse from duty upon physician's certificate of disability
Status: in_force

Section 47. No officer or enlisted person of the armed forces of the commonwealth, not on leave of absence, shall be excused from duty if ordered to duty under section 38, 40 or 41 except upon a physician's certificate of disability.

Section 47. No officer or enlisted person of the armed forces of the commonwealth, not on leave of absence, shall be excused from duty if ordered to duty under section 38, 40 or 41 except upon a physician's certificate of disability.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 236, sec. 54 — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 236 / Section 54
Decedent's land; effect of redemption
Status: in_force

Section 54. Land taken as provided in the preceding section may be redeemed by the executor, administrator, heir or devisee of the deceased, or by any person lawfully claiming under him or them, in like manner as if the land had been taken on an execution against the deceased in his lifetime, and thereafter shall not be again taken on execution for any other debt of the deceased, nor be in any way liable therefor.

Section 54. Land taken as provided in the preceding section may be redeemed by the executor, administrator, heir or devisee of the deceased, or by any person lawfully claiming under him or them, in like manner as if the land had been taken on an execution against the deceased in his lifetime, and thereafter shall not be again taken on execution for any other debt of the deceased, nor be in any way liable therefor.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, sec. 27 — MA Code / Part IV / Title II / Chapter 276 / Section 27
Recognizance
Status: in_force

Section 27. If a defendant so summoned duly appears, he may be ordered to recognize for his further appearance but shall not be required to give surety upon his recognizance at any stage of the prosecution without a special order.

Section 27. If a defendant so summoned duly appears, he may be ordered to recognize for his further appearance but shall not be required to give surety upon his recognizance at any stage of the prosecution without a special order.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, sec. 127 — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 266 / Section 127
Willful, malicious or wanton destruction or injury to personal property, dwelling house or building of another
Status: in_force

Section 127. Whoever destroys or injures the personal property, dwelling house or building of another in any manner or by any means not particularly described or mentioned in this chapter shall, if such destruction or injury is willful and malicious, be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than 10 years or by a fine of $3,000 or 3 times the value of the damage caused to the property so destroyed or injured, whichever is greater, and imprisonment in jail for not more than 21/2 years; or if such destruction or injury is wanton, shall be punished by a fine of $1,000 or 3 times the value of the damage to the property so destroyed or injured, whichever is greater, or by imprisonment for not more than 21/2 years; if the value of the damage to the property so destroyed or injured is not alleged to exceed $1,200, the punishment shall be by a fine of 3 times the value of the damage to property or by imprisonment for not more than 21/2 years; provided, however, that where a fine is levied pursuant to the value of the damage to the property destroyed or injured, the court shall, after conviction, conduct an evidentiary hearing to ascertain the value of the damage to the property so destroyed or injured. The words ''personal property'', as used in this section, shall also include electronically processed or stored data, either tangible or intangible, and data while in transit.

Section 127. Whoever destroys or injures the personal property, dwelling house or building of another in any manner or by any means not particularly described or mentioned in this chapter shall, if such destruction or injury is willful and malicious, be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than 10 years or by a fine of $3,000 or 3 times the value of the damage caused to the property so destroyed or injured, whichever is greater, and imprisonment in jail for not more than 21/2 years; or if such destruction or injury is wanton, shall be punished by a fine of $1,000 or 3 times the value of the damage to the property so destroyed or injured, whichever is greater, or by imprisonment for not more than 21/2 years; if the value of the damage to the property so destroyed or injured is not alleged to exceed $1,200, the punishment shall be by a fine of 3 times the value of the damage to property or by imprisonment for not more than 21/2 years; provided, however, that where a fine is levied pursuant to the value of the damage to the property destroyed or injured, the court shall, after conviction, conduct an evidentiary hearing to ascertain the value of the damage to the property so destroyed or injured. The words ''personal property'', as used in this section, shall also include electronically processed or stored data, either tangible or intangible, and data while in transit.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94B, sec. 9 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 94B / Section 9
Publication of reports and dissemination of information pertaining to hazardous substances
Status: in_force

Section 9. (a) The commissioner may cause to be published from time to time reports summarizing any judgments, decrees or court orders which have been rendered under this chapter including the nature of the charge and the disposition thereof. (b) The commissioner may also cause to be disseminated information regarding hazardous substances in situations involving, in the opinion of the commission, possible danger to health. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the commissioner from collecting, reporting and illustrating the results of his investigations.

Section 9. (a) The commissioner may cause to be published from time to time reports summarizing any judgments, decrees or court orders which have been rendered under this chapter including the nature of the charge and the disposition thereof.

(b) The commissioner may also cause to be disseminated information regarding hazardous substances in situations involving, in the opinion of the commission, possible danger to health. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the commissioner from collecting, reporting and illustrating the results of his investigations.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 176L, sec. 11 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 176L / Section 11
Enforcement by commissioner
Status: in_force

Section 11. The commissioner is authorized to make use of any of the powers established under the laws governing insurance to enforce those laws not specifically preempted by the Risk Retention Act of 1986 including the commissioner's administrative authority to investigate, issue subpoenas, conduct depositions and hearings, issue orders, impose penalties and seek injunctive relief.

Section 11. The commissioner is authorized to make use of any of the powers established under the laws governing insurance to enforce those laws not specifically preempted by the Risk Retention Act of 1986 including the commissioner's administrative authority to investigate, issue subpoenas, conduct depositions and hearings, issue orders, impose penalties and seek injunctive relief.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 41, sec. 72 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 41 / Section 72
Ordinances and by-laws
Status: in_force

Section 72. Cities and towns may make ordinances and by-laws for carrying out the purposes of section seventy and of sections eighty-one A to eighty-one GG, inclusive, and they may appropriate money therefor. The planning board of a town, established under section seventy or corresponding provisions of earlier laws, may be authorized by vote of the town to act as park commissioners therein, and may be vested with all the powers and duties of park commissioners in towns.

Section 72. Cities and towns may make ordinances and by-laws for carrying out the purposes of section seventy and of sections eighty-one A to eighty-one GG, inclusive, and they may appropriate money therefor. The planning board of a town, established under section seventy or corresponding provisions of earlier laws, may be authorized by vote of the town to act as park commissioners therein, and may be vested with all the powers and duties of park commissioners in towns.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 158, sec. 47 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 158 / Section 47
Right of judgment creditor to officer and shareholder list
Status: in_force

Section 47. The clerk or other officer who has charge of the records of a corporation against which judgment has been so recovered and execution so issued and returned unsatisfied, upon reasonable request of the judgment creditor or of his attorney, shall furnish to him a certified list of the names of all persons who were officers and stockholders in such corporation at the time of the commencement of the suit in which judgment was recovered.

Section 47. The clerk or other officer who has charge of the records of a corporation against which judgment has been so recovered and execution so issued and returned unsatisfied, upon reasonable request of the judgment creditor or of his attorney, shall furnish to him a certified list of the names of all persons who were officers and stockholders in such corporation at the time of the commencement of the suit in which judgment was recovered.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, sec. 74 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 161 / Section 74
Application to department
Status: in_force

Section 74. A company whose petition for such temporary location has been refused in whole or in part, or has been neither granted nor refused, within fourteen days after the filing thereof, may apply to the department for such temporary location. If the department deems public necessity and convenience require such temporary location, it may enter a decree granting the same, and may prescribe the use of such appliances and impose such conditions and obligations as it deems proper.

Section 74. A company whose petition for such temporary location has been refused in whole or in part, or has been neither granted nor refused, within fourteen days after the filing thereof, may apply to the department for such temporary location. If the department deems public necessity and convenience require such temporary location, it may enter a decree granting the same, and may prescribe the use of such appliances and impose such conditions and obligations as it deems proper.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 118, sec. 2B — MA Code / Part I / Title XVII / Chapter 118 / Section 2B
Application form; contents
Status: in_force

Section 2B. Every application for assistance made under this chapter shall be in writing on application forms prescribed by the commissioner and shall include but not be limited to the following; the name, age and residence of the applicant; the name, date and place of birth of each dependent; the social security number of the applicant, the spouse and all dependent children over sixteen years of age; a list of any motor vehicle or trailer owned by the applicant or dependent; wages, salaries, pensions, fees, tips, bonuses and all other sources of income of all such persons; said application form shall include a statement not inconsistent with federal regulations giving consent to the department to investigate all facts related to the applicant's eligibility for assistance. The application form prescribed in paragraph one shall contain a statement that it is signed by the applicant under the penalties of perjury.

Section 2B. Every application for assistance made under this chapter shall be in writing on application forms prescribed by the commissioner and shall include but not be limited to the following; the name, age and residence of the applicant; the name, date and place of birth of each dependent; the social security number of the applicant, the spouse and all dependent children over sixteen years of age; a list of any motor vehicle or trailer owned by the applicant or dependent; wages, salaries, pensions, fees, tips, bonuses and all other sources of income of all such persons; said application form shall include a statement not inconsistent with federal regulations giving consent to the department to investigate all facts related to the applicant's eligibility for assistance.

The application form prescribed in paragraph one shall contain a statement that it is signed by the applicant under the penalties of perjury.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94, sec. 27 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 94 / Section 27
Testing method and equipment for determination of milk-fat or other component content of milk or cream; approval; certificate of competency for operators; requirements; fee
Status: in_force

Section 27. No testing method shall be used for the determination of milk-fat or other component content of milk or cream for the purpose of inspection or as a basis for payment in buying or selling unless it has been jointly approved by the director and the chief of the bureau of milk marketing created under the provisions of section six of chapter twenty and duly regulated under the provisions of section twenty-nine A. No person shall operate any mechanical equipment for such determination unless he has first obtained from the director or his agent a certificate indicating that he is competent in such operation and has thereafter been licensed under the provisions of section twenty-eight. The fee for such a certificate of competency shall be set by and be payable to the director. The director shall establish such requirements with respect to the application for and granting of said certificates as he deems appropriate. A copy of each such certificate shall be furnished to the chief of the bureau of milk marketing created under the provisions of section six of chapter twenty.

Section 27. No testing method shall be used for the determination of milk-fat or other component content of milk or cream for the purpose of inspection or as a basis for payment in buying or selling unless it has been jointly approved by the director and the chief of the bureau of milk marketing created under the provisions of section six of chapter twenty and duly regulated under the provisions of section twenty-nine A. No person shall operate any mechanical equipment for such determination unless he has first obtained from the director or his agent a certificate indicating that he is competent in such operation and has thereafter been licensed under the provisions of section twenty-eight. The fee for such a certificate of competency shall be set by and be payable to the director. The director shall establish such requirements with respect to the application for and granting of said certificates as he deems appropriate. A copy of each such certificate shall be furnished to the chief of the bureau of milk marketing created under the provisions of section six of chapter twenty.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 92, sec. 79 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 92 / Section 79
Taking or acquisition of lands for reservations
Status: in_force

Section 79. For the purposes set forth in section thirty-three, the commissioner, acting so far as may be in consultation with the proper local boards, on behalf of the commonwealth, may take in fee or otherwise, by purchase, gift, devise, or eminent domain under chapter seventy-nine, lands and rights in land for reservations within the urban parks district, or take bonds for the conveyance thereof; and may take by eminent domain under said chapter, or acquire by agreement or otherwise, the right forever, or for such period of time as the commissioner deems expedient, to plant, care for, maintain or remove trees, shrubs and growth of any kind within certain spaces regulated by the division along or near rivers and ponds within said district; and may take or impose by eminent domain under said chapter, or acquire the benefit of, by agreement or otherwise, such restrictions upon such regulated spaces as it deems expedient; provided, that no private property shall be taken or restrictions imposed by eminent domain hereunder without the concurrence of a majority of the stewardship council and of the board of park commissioners, if any, of the town where said property is situated.

Section 79. For the purposes set forth in section thirty-three, the commissioner, acting so far as may be in consultation with the proper local boards, on behalf of the commonwealth, may take in fee or otherwise, by purchase, gift, devise, or eminent domain under chapter seventy-nine, lands and rights in land for reservations within the urban parks district, or take bonds for the conveyance thereof; and may take by eminent domain under said chapter, or acquire by agreement or otherwise, the right forever, or for such period of time as the commissioner deems expedient, to plant, care for, maintain or remove trees, shrubs and growth of any kind within certain spaces regulated by the division along or near rivers and ponds within said district; and may take or impose by eminent domain under said chapter, or acquire the benefit of, by agreement or otherwise, such restrictions upon such regulated spaces as it deems expedient; provided, that no private property shall be taken or restrictions imposed by eminent domain hereunder without the concurrence of a majority of the stewardship council and of the board of park commissioners, if any, of the town where said property is situated.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 254, sec. 26 — MA Code / Part III / Title IV / Chapter 254 / Section 26
Remedies
Status: in_force

Section 26. This chapter shall not prevent a person entitled to a lien under it from maintaining a civil action as if he had no lien.

Section 26. This chapter shall not prevent a person entitled to a lien under it from maintaining a civil action as if he had no lien.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 75, sec. 18 — MA Code / Part I / Title XII / Chapter 75 / Section 18
Officers; equipment
Status: in_force

Section 18. The trustees shall appoint a director of said station, a chemist and necessary assistants, and shall provide and maintain suitable and necessary appliances for the purposes specified in the preceding section.

Section 18. The trustees shall appoint a director of said station, a chemist and necessary assistants, and shall provide and maintain suitable and necessary appliances for the purposes specified in the preceding section.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 221, sec. 36A — MA Code / Part III / Title I / Chapter 221 / Section 36A
Admission to the bar; educational requirements of World War II veterans
Status: in_force

Section 36A. No rule requiring that an applicant for admission to the bar shall have completed any college work shall apply to any person who served in the armed forces of the United States during World War II.

Section 36A. No rule requiring that an applicant for admission to the bar shall have completed any college work shall apply to any person who served in the armed forces of the United States during World War II.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 275, sec. 10 — MA Code / Part IV / Title II / Chapter 275 / Section 10
Proceedings on appeal
Status: in_force

Section 10. The justice sitting in the jury session may affirm the order or discharge the appellant, or may require him to enter into a new recognizance, with sufficient sureties, in such sum and for such time as it may order, and may make such order relative to the expenses of prosecution as is just and reasonable.

Section 10. The justice sitting in the jury session may affirm the order or discharge the appellant, or may require him to enter into a new recognizance, with sufficient sureties, in such sum and for such time as it may order, and may make such order relative to the expenses of prosecution as is just and reasonable.