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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 229, sec. 6D — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 229 / Section 6D
Amendments of actions brought under wrong law
Status: in_force

Section 6D. If an action is brought under section two B, or if the action is brought by the legal representatives under the preceding section or under section one of chapter one hundred and fifty-three, such action shall not fail by reason of the fact that it should have been brought under the other section, but at any time prior to final judgment may be so amended as to provide against such failure.

Section 6D. If an action is brought under section two B, or if the action is brought by the legal representatives under the preceding section or under section one of chapter one hundred and fifty-three, such action shall not fail by reason of the fact that it should have been brought under the other section, but at any time prior to final judgment may be so amended as to provide against such failure.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 258D, sec. 8 — MA Code / Part III / Title IV / Chapter 258D / Section 8
Limitation on action
Status: in_force

Section 8. A claim for compensation brought under this chapter shall be commenced within 3 years after either the grant of a pardon or the grant of judicial relief and satisfaction of other conditions described in subsection (B) of section 1. Any action by the commonwealth challenging or appealing the grant of such judicial relief shall toll the 3 year period. Every action brought pursuant to this chapter that is not commenced within the time required by this section is forever barred from consideration by the courts of the commonwealth.

Section 8. A claim for compensation brought under this chapter shall be commenced within 3 years after either the grant of a pardon or the grant of judicial relief and satisfaction of other conditions described in subsection (B) of section 1. Any action by the commonwealth challenging or appealing the grant of such judicial relief shall toll the 3 year period. Every action brought pursuant to this chapter that is not commenced within the time required by this section is forever barred from consideration by the courts of the commonwealth.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, sec. 178 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXI / Chapter 149 / Section 178
Leave of absence from work for voting
Status: in_force

Section 178. No owner, superintendent or overseer in any manufacturing, mechanical or mercantile establishment shall employ or permit to be employed therein any person entitled to vote at an election, during the period of two hours after the opening of the polls in the voting precinct, ward or town in which such person is entitled to vote, if he shall make application for leave of absence during such period.

Section 178. No owner, superintendent or overseer in any manufacturing, mechanical or mercantile establishment shall employ or permit to be employed therein any person entitled to vote at an election, during the period of two hours after the opening of the polls in the voting precinct, ward or town in which such person is entitled to vote, if he shall make application for leave of absence during such period.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 54, sec. 15 — MA Code / Part I / Title VIII / Chapter 54 / Section 15
Eligibility of candidates
Status: in_force

Section 15. No person shall, at a state, city or town election, be eligible or act as an election officer in a voting precinct where he is a candidate for election; and if a person appointed an election officer becomes such a candidate, and does not forthwith resign his office, the mayor or selectmen, if he is a candidate at a state election, shall remove him from office before November first, or, if a candidate at a city election, the mayor shall so remove him at least eight days before the day of the election, or if a candidate at a town election the selectmen shall remove him before the election. Neither a town moderator nor any member of a board of selectmen shall be eligible or act as an election officer in a state or presidential primary, or state election.

Section 15. No person shall, at a state, city or town election, be eligible or act as an election officer in a voting precinct where he is a candidate for election; and if a person appointed an election officer becomes such a candidate, and does not forthwith resign his office, the mayor or selectmen, if he is a candidate at a state election, shall remove him from office before November first, or, if a candidate at a city election, the mayor shall so remove him at least eight days before the day of the election, or if a candidate at a town election the selectmen shall remove him before the election. Neither a town moderator nor any member of a board of selectmen shall be eligible or act as an election officer in a state or presidential primary, or state election.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 169A, sec. 13 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 169A / Section 13
Penalty
Status: in_force

Section 13. Whoever violates any provision of section two or any rule or regulation made thereunder by the commissioner shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or both. Each day a violation continues shall be deemed a separate offense.

Section 13. Whoever violates any provision of section two or any rule or regulation made thereunder by the commissioner shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or both. Each day a violation continues shall be deemed a separate offense.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 83, sec. 19 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 83 / Section 19
Assessments; extension of time for payment
Status: in_force

Section 19. The aldermen of a city or the sewer commissioners, selectmen or road commissioners of a town may extend the time for the payment of such assessments upon land which is not built upon until it is built upon or for a fixed time; but interest at the rate of four per cent per annum shall be paid annually upon the assessment from the time it was made, and the assessment shall be paid within three months after such land is built upon or at the expiration of such fixed time.

Section 19. The aldermen of a city or the sewer commissioners, selectmen or road commissioners of a town may extend the time for the payment of such assessments upon land which is not built upon until it is built upon or for a fixed time; but interest at the rate of four per cent per annum shall be paid annually upon the assessment from the time it was made, and the assessment shall be paid within three months after such land is built upon or at the expiration of such fixed time.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 79, sec. 43 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIII / Chapter 79 / Section 43
Right less than fee; effect of abandonment on award of damages
Status: in_force

Section 43. When any easement or other right less than the fee which has been taken by eminent domain has been abandoned in accordance with law before the damages accruing from such taking have been finally determined, the fact of such abandonment may be considered in reduction of damages in any proceedings under this chapter for the award or assessment thereof.

Section 43. When any easement or other right less than the fee which has been taken by eminent domain has been abandoned in accordance with law before the damages accruing from such taking have been finally determined, the fact of such abandonment may be considered in reduction of damages in any proceedings under this chapter for the award or assessment thereof.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111, sec. 8A — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 111 / Section 8A
Poisonous or corrosive substances; disposal or closures of containers
Status: in_force

Section 8A. The department shall make such rules and regulations concerning the disposal or discard of containers of poisonous substances and concerning the closures of containers of corrosive substances intended for household use as it shall deem necessary for the protection of the lives and safety of the public, which rules and regulations may provide penalties for the violation thereof not exceeding five hundred dollars for any one offence.

Section 8A. The department shall make such rules and regulations concerning the disposal or discard of containers of poisonous substances and concerning the closures of containers of corrosive substances intended for household use as it shall deem necessary for the protection of the lives and safety of the public, which rules and regulations may provide penalties for the violation thereof not exceeding five hundred dollars for any one offence.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 9A, sec. 7 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 9A / Section 7
Regulations
Status: in_force

The secretary shall promulgate regulations to implement this chapter and in doing so shall consult with the secretary of health and human services, Jane Doe Inc.: The Massachusetts Coalition Against Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence, GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders, Inc., Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts, Inc., ABCD, Inc. on behalf of the MA Family Planning Association, The Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers, Inc., the Maternal Outcomes for Translational Health Equity Research Lab, Resilient Sisterhood Project, Inc., Health Care Without Walls, Inc., Our Bodies Ourselves and Reproductive Equity Now, Inc.

The secretary shall promulgate regulations to implement this chapter and in doing so shall consult with the secretary of health and human services, Jane Doe Inc.: The Massachusetts Coalition Against Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence, GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders, Inc., Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts, Inc., ABCD, Inc. on behalf of the MA Family Planning Association, The Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers, Inc., the Maternal Outcomes for Translational Health Equity Research Lab, Resilient Sisterhood Project, Inc., Health Care Without Walls, Inc., Our Bodies Ourselves and Reproductive Equity Now, Inc.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 253, sec. 22 — MA Code / Part III / Title IV / Chapter 253 / Section 22
Reassessment; parties; time
Status: in_force

Section 22. Such new action may be maintained by and against either of the parties to the original action or by and against a person lawfully holding under either of them, but it shall not be brought until the expiration of one month after the payment of the year last preceding was due.

Section 22. Such new action may be maintained by and against either of the parties to the original action or by and against a person lawfully holding under either of them, but it shall not be brought until the expiration of one month after the payment of the year last preceding was due.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 233, sec. 41 — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 233 / Section 41
Taking deposition outside commonwealth
Status: in_force

Section 41. The deposition of a person without the commonwealth may be taken under a commission issued to one or more competent persons in another state or country by the court in which the cause is pending, or it may be taken before a commissioner appointed by the governor for that purpose, and in either case the deposition may be used in the same manner and subject to the same conditions and objections as if it had been taken in the commonwealth.

Section 41. The deposition of a person without the commonwealth may be taken under a commission issued to one or more competent persons in another state or country by the court in which the cause is pending, or it may be taken before a commissioner appointed by the governor for that purpose, and in either case the deposition may be used in the same manner and subject to the same conditions and objections as if it had been taken in the commonwealth.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 126, sec. 22 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVIII / Chapter 126 / Section 22
Burial of deceased prisoners
Status: in_force

Section 22. If a prisoner dies in the jail or house of correction, the sheriff or keeper shall, except as provided in chapter one hundred and thirteen, deliver the body to his relatives or friends if they request it; otherwise, he shall bury it in the common burying ground, and the expense thereof shall be paid by the town where the deceased had resided.

Section 22. If a prisoner dies in the jail or house of correction, the sheriff or keeper shall, except as provided in chapter one hundred and thirteen, deliver the body to his relatives or friends if they request it; otherwise, he shall bury it in the common burying ground, and the expense thereof shall be paid by the town where the deceased had resided.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 241, sec. 6 — MA Code / Part III / Title III / Chapter 241 / Section 6
Form and contents of petition; interveners
Status: in_force

Section 6. The petition shall set forth on oath the nature and extent of the share of each co-tenant, so far as known to the petitioner, stating whether he has an estate of inheritance, for life or for years, whether in possession, remainder or reversion, and whether vested or contingent. It shall contain a description of each parcel of land sufficiently specific for identification. If the common title is derived by will or inheritance from a common ancestor, the name of the testator or common ancestor shall be given; if under a deed, reference shall be made thereto. The petition shall be in the alternative, praying for division of the land or for the sale, either public or private, of all or any part thereof which the court may find cannot be advantageously divided. If a private sale is desired, the minimum sum for which the sale may be made shall be stated. Only persons having legal title to an estate for years, for life or in fee, whether in possession, reversion or remainder, shall be necessary or proper parties. Mortgagees, lienors, attaching creditors and other persons having or claiming encumbrances on the land shall not be parties, but shall be named in the petition and given such notice as the court may order, and shall be permitted to intervene so far as may be necessary to protect their interests in the land or to establish their rights in the proceeds of a sale.

Section 6. The petition shall set forth on oath the nature and extent of the share of each co-tenant, so far as known to the petitioner, stating whether he has an estate of inheritance, for life or for years, whether in possession, remainder or reversion, and whether vested or contingent. It shall contain a description of each parcel of land sufficiently specific for identification. If the common title is derived by will or inheritance from a common ancestor, the name of the testator or common ancestor shall be given; if under a deed, reference shall be made thereto. The petition shall be in the alternative, praying for division of the land or for the sale, either public or private, of all or any part thereof which the court may find cannot be advantageously divided. If a private sale is desired, the minimum sum for which the sale may be made shall be stated. Only persons having legal title to an estate for years, for life or in fee, whether in possession, reversion or remainder, shall be necessary or proper parties. Mortgagees, lienors, attaching creditors and other persons having or claiming encumbrances on the land shall not be parties, but shall be named in the petition and given such notice as the court may order, and shall be permitted to intervene so far as may be necessary to protect their interests in the land or to establish their rights in the proceeds of a sale.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 221, sec. 27 — MA Code / Part III / Title I / Chapter 221 / Section 27
Extension of papers on record
Status: in_force

Section 27. The supreme judicial court shall by rule or order direct in what manner and to what extent, if any, the papers in causes which are entered in any court of the commonwealth shall be extended upon the records, after final judgment or otherwise, and what shall be a final record. Such rule or order shall specify whether such extension shall be in whole or in part, shall be in long hand, typewriting, print or otherwise, or shall consist of the filing of original papers in such causes by loose leaf system or otherwise.

Section 27. The supreme judicial court shall by rule or order direct in what manner and to what extent, if any, the papers in causes which are entered in any court of the commonwealth shall be extended upon the records, after final judgment or otherwise, and what shall be a final record. Such rule or order shall specify whether such extension shall be in whole or in part, shall be in long hand, typewriting, print or otherwise, or shall consist of the filing of original papers in such causes by loose leaf system or otherwise.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 102, sec. 25 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 102 / Section 25
Removal of vessel lying at wharf
Status: in_force

Section 25. If the master or other person in charge of a vessel occupying a berth at a public wharf or pier fails, after notice from the wharfinger thereof or his agent, to remove his vessel from such berth within such time as the harbor master adjudges reasonable, or if the master or other person in charge of such vessel has absented himself from the area of the berth for a period of time exceeding three times the posted limit, and cannot be contacted for the purpose of giving him notice to remove his vessel from such berth, the harbor master may cause such vessel to be removed to some other berth or anchored in the stream, and the city or town wherein the public wharf, pier or float is located, may recover the costs of such removal in an action of contract from the owner, agent or master of said vessel, said costs not to exceed fifty dollars.

Section 25. If the master or other person in charge of a vessel occupying a berth at a public wharf or pier fails, after notice from the wharfinger thereof or his agent, to remove his vessel from such berth within such time as the harbor master adjudges reasonable, or if the master or other person in charge of such vessel has absented himself from the area of the berth for a period of time exceeding three times the posted limit, and cannot be contacted for the purpose of giving him notice to remove his vessel from such berth, the harbor master may cause such vessel to be removed to some other berth or anchored in the stream, and the city or town wherein the public wharf, pier or float is located, may recover the costs of such removal in an action of contract from the owner, agent or master of said vessel, said costs not to exceed fifty dollars.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23K, sec. 32 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 23K / Section 32
Registration of labor organization seeking to represent employees of gaming establishment; financial interest of labor organization or its officers in gaming establishment
Status: in_force

Section 32. (a) Each labor organization, union or affiliate seeking to represent employees who are employed at a gaming establishment shall register with the commission. (b) Neither a labor organization, nor its officers who are not otherwise licensed or registered under this chapter, may hold any financial interest in a gaming establishment whose employees are represented by the organization.

Section 32. (a) Each labor organization, union or affiliate seeking to represent employees who are employed at a gaming establishment shall register with the commission.

(b) Neither a labor organization, nor its officers who are not otherwise licensed or registered under this chapter, may hold any financial interest in a gaming establishment whose employees are represented by the organization.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 167, sec. 37B — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 167 / Section 37B
Student bank programs
Status: in_force

Section 37B. A bank, federal bank, federal credit union or a foreign bank, out-of-state bank and out-of-state federal bank with a branch office in the commonwealth may establish educational bank training programs, student savings deposit programs and school branch office programs. A bank or foreign bank or out-of-state bank with a branch office in the commonwealth shall conduct the program under terms and conditions as the commissioner determines. A federal bank, federal credit union or out-of-state federal bank with a branch office in the commonwealth shall conduct the program in compliance with applicable federal law and regulations.

Section 37B. A bank, federal bank, federal credit union or a foreign bank, out-of-state bank and out-of-state federal bank with a branch office in the commonwealth may establish educational bank training programs, student savings deposit programs and school branch office programs. A bank or foreign bank or out-of-state bank with a branch office in the commonwealth shall conduct the program under terms and conditions as the commissioner determines. A federal bank, federal credit union or out-of-state federal bank with a branch office in the commonwealth shall conduct the program in compliance with applicable federal law and regulations.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 41, sec. 99B — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 41 / Section 99B
Regional police district law; purpose of Secs. 99B to 99K
Status: in_force

Section 99B. The purpose of this and the nine following sections, which shall be designated and may be known as ''The regional police district law'', is to permit two or more contiguous towns to establish a regional police district and organize a common police department to serve and protect the inhabitants of said towns. Sections ninety-nine B to ninety-nine K, inclusive, shall not apply to any town in which the provisions of chapter thirty-one are in effect with respect to the members of the police force or the chief of police.

Section 99B. The purpose of this and the nine following sections, which shall be designated and may be known as ''The regional police district law'', is to permit two or more contiguous towns to establish a regional police district and organize a common police department to serve and protect the inhabitants of said towns.

Sections ninety-nine B to ninety-nine K, inclusive, shall not apply to any town in which the provisions of chapter thirty-one are in effect with respect to the members of the police force or the chief of police.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 46, sec. 27 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 46 / Section 27
Clerks; penalty for neglecting required duties
Status: in_force

Section 27. A city or town clerk or registrar refusing or neglecting to perform any duty required of him under this chapter shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty nor more than one hundred dollars. Fines recovered for violation of section eighteen shall be to the use of the commonwealth.

Section 27. A city or town clerk or registrar refusing or neglecting to perform any duty required of him under this chapter shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty nor more than one hundred dollars. Fines recovered for violation of section eighteen shall be to the use of the commonwealth.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 183, sec. 26 — MA Code / Part II / Title I / Chapter 183 / Section 26
Possessory interest of mortgagor
Status: in_force

Section 26. Until default in the performance or observance of the condition of a mortgage of real estate, the mortgagor and his heirs and assigns may hold and enjoy the mortgaged premises and receive the rents and profits thereof, unless otherwise stated in the mortgage.

Section 26. Until default in the performance or observance of the condition of a mortgage of real estate, the mortgagor and his heirs and assigns may hold and enjoy the mortgaged premises and receive the rents and profits thereof, unless otherwise stated in the mortgage.