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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 175, sec. 60 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 175 / Section 60
Domestic stock companies; bonds of officers
Status: in_force

Section 60. The secretary, the treasurer, if any, and each assistant secretary, and each assistant treasurer of such a company shall, before entering upon his duties, give a bond payable to the company conditioned upon the faithful performance of his duties. The bond shall be executed as surety by a surety company authorized to transact business in the commonwealth and shall be in a form satisfactory to the commissioner and in such penal sum as the directors shall prescribe. If the authority of any such surety company to transact business in the commonwealth is terminated, each officer bonded as aforesaid by such surety company shall forthwith execute a new bond in compliance with this section. A secretary or assistant secretary or treasurer or assistant treasurer, who is covered by a blanket bond, which provides comparable coverage to the individual bonds otherwise required by this section, shall not be required to execute an individual bond in compliance with this section. A secretary or assistant secretary or treasurer or assistant treasurer who enters upon or performs any of the duties of his office without having previously executed a bond or is not covered by a blanket bond in compliance with this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred nor more than five hundred dollars. The secretary shall be a resident of the commonwealth unless the company shall have a resident agent appointed pursuant to section forty-nine of chapter one hundred and fifty-six B.

Section 60. The secretary, the treasurer, if any, and each assistant secretary, and each assistant treasurer of such a company shall, before entering upon his duties, give a bond payable to the company conditioned upon the faithful performance of his duties. The bond shall be executed as surety by a surety company authorized to transact business in the commonwealth and shall be in a form satisfactory to the commissioner and in such penal sum as the directors shall prescribe. If the authority of any such surety company to transact business in the commonwealth is terminated, each officer bonded as aforesaid by such surety company shall forthwith execute a new bond in compliance with this section. A secretary or assistant secretary or treasurer or assistant treasurer, who is covered by a blanket bond, which provides comparable coverage to the individual bonds otherwise required by this section, shall not be required to execute an individual bond in compliance with this section. A secretary or assistant secretary or treasurer or assistant treasurer who enters upon or performs any of the duties of his office without having previously executed a bond or is not covered by a blanket bond in compliance with this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred nor more than five hundred dollars. The secretary shall be a resident of the commonwealth unless the company shall have a resident agent appointed pursuant to section forty-nine of chapter one hundred and fifty-six B.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, sec. 41 — MA Code / Part III / Title I / Chapter 218 / Section 41
Special justice; powers and duties
Status: in_force

Section 41. A special justice of a district court shall at all times have and exercise all the powers and duties of a justice of such court, so far as to render decisions, make orders, and perform such other acts as he may deem necessary or proper in connection with or relating to matters which have been heard before him.

Section 41. A special justice of a district court shall at all times have and exercise all the powers and duties of a justice of such court, so far as to render decisions, make orders, and perform such other acts as he may deem necessary or proper in connection with or relating to matters which have been heard before him.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 148, sec. 28B — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 148 / Section 28B
Buildings with canine guards; reports
Status: in_force

Section 28B. The board shall by rule require, and the head of the fire department shall make such orders or rules not inconsistent therewith, that any person having control of a mercantile, commercial or industrial establishment wherein canine guards are maintained shall notify the head of the fire department of the district, city or town within which such establishment is located of the name, address and telephone number of the person who supplies or controls such canines.

Section 28B. The board shall by rule require, and the head of the fire department shall make such orders or rules not inconsistent therewith, that any person having control of a mercantile, commercial or industrial establishment wherein canine guards are maintained shall notify the head of the fire department of the district, city or town within which such establishment is located of the name, address and telephone number of the person who supplies or controls such canines.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111L, sec. 6 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 111L / Section 6
Public institutional review board; contract with research institutions
Status: in_force

Section 6. (a) The University of Massachusetts Medical School at Worcester shall establish and maintain, subject to appropriation, a public institutional review board. The public institutional review board shall be available on an ongoing basis to an institution having not more than 50 full-time employees for review of that institution's experimentation, study and procedures for the purposes of conducting research pursuant to this chapter. (b) An institution may access the services of the public institutional review board only through a written instrument of contract. The contract shall include the payment to the public institutional review board of a reasonable fee, calculated pursuant to a methodology approved by the University of Massachusetts Medical School to account for the costs of operating and maintaining the public institutional review board, and the relevant portion of those costs attributable to the particular institution receiving the benefit.

Section 6. (a) The University of Massachusetts Medical School at Worcester shall establish and maintain, subject to appropriation, a public institutional review board. The public institutional review board shall be available on an ongoing basis to an institution having not more than 50 full-time employees for review of that institution's experimentation, study and procedures for the purposes of conducting research pursuant to this chapter.

(b) An institution may access the services of the public institutional review board only through a written instrument of contract. The contract shall include the payment to the public institutional review board of a reasonable fee, calculated pursuant to a methodology approved by the University of Massachusetts Medical School to account for the costs of operating and maintaining the public institutional review board, and the relevant portion of those costs attributable to the particular institution receiving the benefit.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 158, sec. 14 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 158 / Section 14
Pipes or conductors in street; regulation by municipality
Status: in_force

Section 14. The aldermen of a city or the selectmen of a town in which pipes or conductors of such company or corporation are sunk may regulate, restrict and control all acts and doings of such company or corporation which may in any manner affect the health, safety, convenience or property of the inhabitants of such city or town.

Section 14. The aldermen of a city or the selectmen of a town in which pipes or conductors of such company or corporation are sunk may regulate, restrict and control all acts and doings of such company or corporation which may in any manner affect the health, safety, convenience or property of the inhabitants of such city or town.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, sec. 11K — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 12 / Section 11K
Division of victim compensation and assistance
Status: repealed

[[ Text of section effective until July 1, 2025. Repealed by 2025, c. 9, Sec. 9. See 2025, c. 9, Sec. 138.]] Section 11K. Subject to appropriation, there shall be established within the department of the attorney general a division of victim compensation and assistance to administer the provisions of chapter two hundred and fifty-eight C. The attorney general shall designate a program director of said division. Said program director may appoint and remove, subject to the approval of the attorney general, such investigative, legal, clerical and other assistants as the work of the division may require. The program director shall have the authority to promulgate rules and regulations pursuant to chapter thirty A as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of said chapter two hundred and fifty-eight C.

[[ Text of section effective until July 1, 2025. Repealed by 2025, c. 9, Sec. 9. See 2025, c. 9, Sec. 138.]]

Section 11K. Subject to appropriation, there shall be established within the department of the attorney general a division of victim compensation and assistance to administer the provisions of chapter two hundred and fifty-eight C. The attorney general shall designate a program director of said division. Said program director may appoint and remove, subject to the approval of the attorney general, such investigative, legal, clerical and other assistants as the work of the division may require. The program director shall have the authority to promulgate rules and regulations pursuant to chapter thirty A as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of said chapter two hundred and fifty-eight C.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 159B, sec. 19A — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 159B / Section 19A
Transportation bills; credit; exemptions
Status: in_force

Section 19A. Transportation bills for all transportation charges by common carriers of property by motor vehicle shall be presented or mailed to the shippers within seven calendar days from twelve o'clock midnight following delivery of the property. Such carriers may extend credit in the amount of such charges to those who undertake to pay them for a period of fifteen days, excluding Sundays and legal holidays, from the date of presentation or mailing of the transportation bills. If payment for transportation is not received by the carrier before the expiration of the period set forth above, such carrier is prohibited from engaging in any transportation operations for such shipper, except upon a cash basis, until final settlement and payment for the original transportation has been made. This section does not apply to the commonwealth and its political subdivisions and shall have no application to the transportation of rubbish, demolition waste and other waste materials. The department upon determining a violation exists under this section, involving construction dump trucks, shall prohibit all such certificate holders under its jurisdiction from furnishing transportation services to the shipper involved in the violation until and unless the violation has been removed.

Section 19A. Transportation bills for all transportation charges by common carriers of property by motor vehicle shall be presented or mailed to the shippers within seven calendar days from twelve o'clock midnight following delivery of the property. Such carriers may extend credit in the amount of such charges to those who undertake to pay them for a period of fifteen days, excluding Sundays and legal holidays, from the date of presentation or mailing of the transportation bills. If payment for transportation is not received by the carrier before the expiration of the period set forth above, such carrier is prohibited from engaging in any transportation operations for such shipper, except upon a cash basis, until final settlement and payment for the original transportation has been made. This section does not apply to the commonwealth and its political subdivisions and shall have no application to the transportation of rubbish, demolition waste and other waste materials. The department upon determining a violation exists under this section, involving construction dump trucks, shall prohibit all such certificate holders under its jurisdiction from furnishing transportation services to the shipper involved in the violation until and unless the violation has been removed.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 237, sec. 37 — MA Code / Part III / Title III / Chapter 237 / Section 37
Writ of seisin
Status: in_force

Section 37. The writ of seisin issued in such case shall be in the name of the original plaintiff against the original defendant, although either or both of them are dead, and when executed it shall enure to the benefit of the plaintiff or of the person entitled to the land under him, as if it had been executed on the day when the judgment was rendered.

Section 37. The writ of seisin issued in such case shall be in the name of the original plaintiff against the original defendant, although either or both of them are dead, and when executed it shall enure to the benefit of the plaintiff or of the person entitled to the land under him, as if it had been executed on the day when the judgment was rendered.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 121A, sec. 13 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVII / Chapter 121A / Section 13
Application to change type and character of buildings on project; approval
Status: in_force

Section 13. Any such corporation may apply to the housing board for leave to change the type and character of the buildings on a project. The housing board may approve such application, unless in its opinion the proposed change is a fundamental one, in which case the provisions of section five, so far as apt, shall apply to an application for such change. The housing board shall in such case transmit the application to the mayor of the city or the selectmen of the town in which the project is located, and the provisions of section six shall be applicable to their actions thereon. The housing board, if it receives a certificate evidencing the approval of the application by the mayor or the selectmen, and if it finds that the proposed change will be in the interest of the health, safety or general welfare of the city or town and that the proposed use is authorized by section three, may approve such application, and the corporation may act in accordance with such approval.

Section 13. Any such corporation may apply to the housing board for leave to change the type and character of the buildings on a project. The housing board may approve such application, unless in its opinion the proposed change is a fundamental one, in which case the provisions of section five, so far as apt, shall apply to an application for such change. The housing board shall in such case transmit the application to the mayor of the city or the selectmen of the town in which the project is located, and the provisions of section six shall be applicable to their actions thereon. The housing board, if it receives a certificate evidencing the approval of the application by the mayor or the selectmen, and if it finds that the proposed change will be in the interest of the health, safety or general welfare of the city or town and that the proposed use is authorized by section three, may approve such application, and the corporation may act in accordance with such approval.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 56, sec. 38 — MA Code / Part I / Title VIII / Chapter 56 / Section 38
Editorial support; payment for or receipt of payment
Status: in_force

Section 38. No person shall pay the owner, editor, publisher, or agent of a newspaper or other periodical to induce him editorially to advocate or oppose any candidate for public office or political principle, or any question submitted to the voters; and no such owner, editor, publisher, or agent shall accept such payment. This section shall not apply to the outright purchase of such newspaper or periodical.

Section 38. No person shall pay the owner, editor, publisher, or agent of a newspaper or other periodical to induce him editorially to advocate or oppose any candidate for public office or political principle, or any question submitted to the voters; and no such owner, editor, publisher, or agent shall accept such payment. This section shall not apply to the outright purchase of such newspaper or periodical.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, sec. 11I — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 12 / Section 11I
Violations of constitutional rights; civil actions by aggrieved persons; costs and fees
Status: in_force

Section 11I. Any person whose exercise or enjoyment of rights secured by the constitution or laws of the United States, or of rights secured by the constitution or laws of the commonwealth, has been interfered with, or attempted to be interfered with, as described in section 11H, may institute and prosecute in his own name and on his own behalf a civil action for injunctive and other appropriate equitable relief as provided for in said section, including the award of compensatory money damages. Any aggrieved person or persons who prevail in an action authorized by this section shall be entitled to an award of the costs of the litigation and reasonable attorneys' fees in an amount to be fixed by the court.

Section 11I. Any person whose exercise or enjoyment of rights secured by the constitution or laws of the United States, or of rights secured by the constitution or laws of the commonwealth, has been interfered with, or attempted to be interfered with, as described in section 11H, may institute and prosecute in his own name and on his own behalf a civil action for injunctive and other appropriate equitable relief as provided for in said section, including the award of compensatory money damages. Any aggrieved person or persons who prevail in an action authorized by this section shall be entitled to an award of the costs of the litigation and reasonable attorneys' fees in an amount to be fixed by the court.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, sec. 93 — MA Code / Part I / Title VIII / Chapter 53 / Section 93
Provision of polling places; voting lines
Status: in_force

Section 93. At least two weeks prior to the day named for a caucus, the chairman or secretary of the city or town committee shall give notice of such date to the aldermen or to the selectmen, who shall, at least ten days prior to such date, notify the city or town committee of the places selected for holding the caucuses, and shall, at the expense of the city or town, provide polling places, in a city not less than one for each ward, and in cities and towns where elections or caucuses are held in voting precincts, one in each of such precincts, as the city or town committee shall designate, but not less than one for each ward, and furnish them with booths, registering ballot boxes, guard rails and the like, as they are arranged for state elections, also postage for mailing credentials and notices or certificates of nomination and election. If twenty-five voters of a ward or of a town shall request in writing at least twelve days before any caucus of the political party to which they belong, the aldermen or selectmen shall so arrange the polling place of such ward or town as to allow voting to proceed in two or more lines at the caucus.

Section 93. At least two weeks prior to the day named for a caucus, the chairman or secretary of the city or town committee shall give notice of such date to the aldermen or to the selectmen, who shall, at least ten days prior to such date, notify the city or town committee of the places selected for holding the caucuses, and shall, at the expense of the city or town, provide polling places, in a city not less than one for each ward, and in cities and towns where elections or caucuses are held in voting precincts, one in each of such precincts, as the city or town committee shall designate, but not less than one for each ward, and furnish them with booths, registering ballot boxes, guard rails and the like, as they are arranged for state elections, also postage for mailing credentials and notices or certificates of nomination and election.

If twenty-five voters of a ward or of a town shall request in writing at least twelve days before any caucus of the political party to which they belong, the aldermen or selectmen shall so arrange the polling place of such ward or town as to allow voting to proceed in two or more lines at the caucus.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 120, sec. 14 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVII / Chapter 120 / Section 14
Applications for new commitments for persons with a mental illness, persons with a developmental disability or sexually dangerous persons
Status: in_force

Section 14. Whenever the department finds that any person committed to it is mentally ill, within the meaning of chapter one hundred and twenty-three, developmentally disabled or a sexually dangerous person, within the meaning of chapter one hundred and twenty-three A, or a potential psychotic as defined and determined by the assistant commissioner of the bureau of clinical services, the department may make application to the proper court for a new commitment to the appropriate agency in accordance with law.

Section 14. Whenever the department finds that any person committed to it is mentally ill, within the meaning of chapter one hundred and twenty-three, developmentally disabled or a sexually dangerous person, within the meaning of chapter one hundred and twenty-three A, or a potential psychotic as defined and determined by the assistant commissioner of the bureau of clinical services, the department may make application to the proper court for a new commitment to the appropriate agency in accordance with law.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 90E, sec. 1 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 90E / Section 1
Definitions
Status: in_force

Section 1. Wherever used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the following words or terms shall have the following meanings:— ''Bicycle'', a two-wheel nonmotor-powered vehicle. ''Bike path'', a route for the exclusive use of bicycles separated by grade or other physical barrier from motor traffic. ''Bike lane'', a lane on a street restricted to bicycles and so designated by means of painted lines, pavement coloring or other appropriate markings. ''Bike route'', a roadway shared by both bicycles and other forms of transportation designated by the means of signs or pavement markings. ''Bikeway'', bike paths, bike lanes and bike routes. ''Bicycle parking facility'', any facility for the temporary storage of bicycles which allows the frame and both wheels of the bicycle to be locked so as to minimize the risk of theft and vandalism. ''Department'', the division of highways. ''Commissioner'', the administrator for highways.

Section 1. Wherever used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the following words or terms shall have the following meanings:—

''Bicycle'', a two-wheel nonmotor-powered vehicle.

''Bike path'', a route for the exclusive use of bicycles separated by grade or other physical barrier from motor traffic.

''Bike lane'', a lane on a street restricted to bicycles and so designated by means of painted lines, pavement coloring or other appropriate markings.

''Bike route'', a roadway shared by both bicycles and other forms of transportation designated by the means of signs or pavement markings.

''Bikeway'', bike paths, bike lanes and bike routes.

''Bicycle parking facility'', any facility for the temporary storage of bicycles which allows the frame and both wheels of the bicycle to be locked so as to minimize the risk of theft and vandalism.

''Department'', the division of highways.

''Commissioner'', the administrator for highways.