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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111, sec. 182 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 111 / Section 182
Vaccination of inmates of institutions supported by aid of commonwealth
Status: in_force

Section 182. The board of health of a town where any incorporated manufacturing company, infirmary, training or industrial school, hospital or other establishment where the poor or sick are received, prison, jail or house of correction, or any institution supported or aided by the commonwealth, is situated may, if it decides that it is necessary for the health of the employees or inmates or for the public safety, require the authorities of said establishment or institution, at the expense thereof, to cause all said employees or inmates to be vaccinated.

Section 182. The board of health of a town where any incorporated manufacturing company, infirmary, training or industrial school, hospital or other establishment where the poor or sick are received, prison, jail or house of correction, or any institution supported or aided by the commonwealth, is situated may, if it decides that it is necessary for the health of the employees or inmates or for the public safety, require the authorities of said establishment or institution, at the expense thereof, to cause all said employees or inmates to be vaccinated.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91, sec. 42 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 91 / Section 42
Granting of title to claimant
Status: in_force

Section 42. Except as otherwise set forth in this chapter or in section 179 or 180 of chapter 6 or sections 26 to 27D, inclusive, of chapter 9, or any other applicable state or federal law, the office may grant title to an abandoned vessel and any contents therein to a claimant. Upon certification as required by section 41 and upon payment of any fees or taxes due, the office shall issue the claimant title to the vessel. The applicant shall be responsible for all costs incurred in transferring title. If the claimant wishes to operate the vessel, the claimant shall, if required by law, register the vessel with the office in accordance with chapter 90B or document the vessel under the applicable federal requirements.

Section 42. Except as otherwise set forth in this chapter or in section 179 or 180 of chapter 6 or sections 26 to 27D, inclusive, of chapter 9, or any other applicable state or federal law, the office may grant title to an abandoned vessel and any contents therein to a claimant. Upon certification as required by section 41 and upon payment of any fees or taxes due, the office shall issue the claimant title to the vessel. The applicant shall be responsible for all costs incurred in transferring title. If the claimant wishes to operate the vessel, the claimant shall, if required by law, register the vessel with the office in accordance with chapter 90B or document the vessel under the applicable federal requirements.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 33A, sec. 56 — MA Code / Part I / Title V / Chapter 33A / Section 56
Maximum limits
Status: in_force

Article 56. Maximum limits. The punishment that a court-martial may direct for an offense may not exceed such limits as prescribed by this code, but in no instance may a sentence exceed more than 10 years for a military offense, nor shall a sentence of death be adjudged. A conviction by general court-martial of any military offense for which an accused may receive a sentence of confinement for more than 1 year is a felony offense. Except for convictions by a summary court-martial, all other military offenses are misdemeanors. Any conviction by a summary court-martial is not a criminal conviction. The limits of punishment for violations of the punitive articles prescribed herein shall be as prescribed by the manual for courts-martial of the commonwealth in effect at the time of the offense, but in no instance shall any punishment exceed 10 years confinement.

Article 56. Maximum limits.

The punishment that a court-martial may direct for an offense may not exceed such limits as prescribed by this code, but in no instance may a sentence exceed more than 10 years for a military offense, nor shall a sentence of death be adjudged. A conviction by general court-martial of any military offense for which an accused may receive a sentence of confinement for more than 1 year is a felony offense. Except for convictions by a summary court-martial, all other military offenses are misdemeanors. Any conviction by a summary court-martial is not a criminal conviction. The limits of punishment for violations of the punitive articles prescribed herein shall be as prescribed by the manual for courts-martial of the commonwealth in effect at the time of the offense, but in no instance shall any punishment exceed 10 years confinement.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111, sec. 4G — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 111 / Section 4G
Epileptics; program for care, treatment and rehabilitation
Status: in_force

Section 4G. The department shall establish, in one or more institutions under its control, a program for the care, treatment and medical rehabilitation of persons suffering from epilepsy and shall disseminate such information relative to the management of convulsive disorders as it considers proper. The department may accept for such purposes and for research into the causes of convulsive disorders any special grant of money, services or property from the federal government or any of its agencies or from any foundation, organization or medical school. The department shall cooperate with MassAbility in developing vocational rehabilitation programs for epileptics.

Section 4G. The department shall establish, in one or more institutions under its control, a program for the care, treatment and medical rehabilitation of persons suffering from epilepsy and shall disseminate such information relative to the management of convulsive disorders as it considers proper. The department may accept for such purposes and for research into the causes of convulsive disorders any special grant of money, services or property from the federal government or any of its agencies or from any foundation, organization or medical school.

The department shall cooperate with MassAbility in developing vocational rehabilitation programs for epileptics.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 130, sec. 76 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIX / Chapter 130 / Section 76
Construction and operation of shellfish purification plants; powers of commissioner
Status: in_force

Section 76. The director of the division of marine fisheries may construct and operate shellfish purification plants for the treatment of shellfish taken from areas determined under section seventy-four or any corresponding provisions of earlier laws, to be contaminated, and may operate such existing purification plants to serve such areas as he may deem necessary for these purposes. Said director may acquire by purchase, gift, lease or otherwise, or take by eminent domain under chapter seventy-nine, such land and buildings thereon as may be necessary for the purposes of this section. Said director or his designee shall have sole authority over the acceptance, treatment and discharge of shellfish at such plants, subject to the rules and regulations, which the department of public health is hereby authorized and directed to adopt, relative to the protection of the public health in the consumption of such shellfish.

Section 76. The director of the division of marine fisheries may construct and operate shellfish purification plants for the treatment of shellfish taken from areas determined under section seventy-four or any corresponding provisions of earlier laws, to be contaminated, and may operate such existing purification plants to serve such areas as he may deem necessary for these purposes. Said director may acquire by purchase, gift, lease or otherwise, or take by eminent domain under chapter seventy-nine, such land and buildings thereon as may be necessary for the purposes of this section. Said director or his designee shall have sole authority over the acceptance, treatment and discharge of shellfish at such plants, subject to the rules and regulations, which the department of public health is hereby authorized and directed to adopt, relative to the protection of the public health in the consumption of such shellfish.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 29, sec. 6C — MA Code / Part I / Title III / Chapter 29 / Section 6C
Operating budget; expenditures from trust and bond funds; reconciliation of reports of budget director and comptroller
Status: in_force

Section 6C. In addition to information required by section 6 to be included in the budget submitted by the governor, said budget shall also include the following information: (a) a description of and the amount of expenditure by state agencies from trust funds and bond funds anticipated for the subsequent fiscal year; and (b) a narrative description accompanied by appropriate fiscal statements which shall reconcile the amounts for state revenues and expenditures for the previous fiscal year as presented by the budget director in the governor's budget with the amounts of state revenues and expenditures for the previous fiscal year as presented by the comptroller in the annual financial report of the commonwealth. Such description shall include a statement concerning the net consolidated surplus or deficit in the budgetary funds which are subject to direct appropriation.

Section 6C. In addition to information required by section 6 to be included in the budget submitted by the governor, said budget shall also include the following information:

(a) a description of and the amount of expenditure by state agencies from trust funds and bond funds anticipated for the subsequent fiscal year; and

(b) a narrative description accompanied by appropriate fiscal statements which shall reconcile the amounts for state revenues and expenditures for the previous fiscal year as presented by the budget director in the governor's budget with the amounts of state revenues and expenditures for the previous fiscal year as presented by the comptroller in the annual financial report of the commonwealth. Such description shall include a statement concerning the net consolidated surplus or deficit in the budgetary funds which are subject to direct appropriation.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 140, sec. 166 — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 140 / Section 166
Election of remedy by person damaged
Status: in_force

Section 166. The owner of live stock or fowls which have been worried, maimed or killed by dogs shall have his election to proceed under section one hundred and sixty-one or sections one hundred and fifty-seven to the hundred and fifty-nine, inclusive; but, having signified his election by proceeding in either mode, he shall not have the other remedy.

Section 166. The owner of live stock or fowls which have been worried, maimed or killed by dogs shall have his election to proceed under section one hundred and sixty-one or sections one hundred and fifty-seven to the hundred and fifty-nine, inclusive; but, having signified his election by proceeding in either mode, he shall not have the other remedy.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 67, sec. 2 — MA Code / Part I / Title XI / Chapter 67 / Section 2
Existing societies; limitation or modification of rights, privileges, etc.
Status: in_force

Section 2. Religious societies, incorporated or unincorporated, shall continue to have and enjoy their existing rights, privileges and immunities, except as limited or modified by this chapter.

Section 2. Religious societies, incorporated or unincorporated, shall continue to have and enjoy their existing rights, privileges and immunities, except as limited or modified by this chapter.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 112, sec. 12K — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 112 / Section 12K
Definitions applicable to Secs. 12L to 12R
Status: in_force

Section 12K. As used in sections 12L to 12R, inclusive, the following words shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly requires otherwise:- ''Abortion'', any medical treatment intended to induce the termination of, or to terminate, a clinically diagnosable pregnancy except for the purpose of producing a live birth; provided, however, that ''abortion'' shall not include providing care related to a miscarriage. ''Hospital'', an institution as defined in section 52 of chapter 111 and duly licensed pursuant to section 51 of said chapter 111. ''Nurse midwife'', a nurse who is designated as a certified nurse midwife by the board of registration in nursing pursuant to section 80B. ''Nurse practitioner'', a nurse who is designated as a certified nurse practitioner by the board of registration in nursing pursuant to section 80B. ''Physician'', a person registered with the board of registration in medicine to practice medicine within the commonwealth. ''Physician assistant'', a person who is a graduate of an approved program for the training of physician assistants and who is supervised by a physician in accordance with sections 9C to 9K, inclusive. ''Pregnancy'', the presence of an implanted human embryo or fetus in the uterus.

Section 12K. As used in sections 12L to 12R, inclusive, the following words shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly requires otherwise:-

''Abortion'', any medical treatment intended to induce the termination of, or to terminate, a clinically diagnosable pregnancy except for the purpose of producing a live birth; provided, however, that ''abortion'' shall not include providing care related to a miscarriage.

''Hospital'', an institution as defined in section 52 of chapter 111 and duly licensed pursuant to section 51 of said chapter 111.

''Nurse midwife'', a nurse who is designated as a certified nurse midwife by the board of registration in nursing pursuant to section 80B.

''Nurse practitioner'', a nurse who is designated as a certified nurse practitioner by the board of registration in nursing pursuant to section 80B.

''Physician'', a person registered with the board of registration in medicine to practice medicine within the commonwealth.

''Physician assistant'', a person who is a graduate of an approved program for the training of physician assistants and who is supervised by a physician in accordance with sections 9C to 9K, inclusive.

''Pregnancy'', the presence of an implanted human embryo or fetus in the uterus.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 41, sec. 28 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 41 / Section 28
Powers and duties of assistant assessors
Status: in_force

Section 28. Assistant assessors shall, in their respective districts, assist the assessors in estimating the value of the real and personal estate in such districts, and in the performance of such other duties as the assessors require.

Section 28. Assistant assessors shall, in their respective districts, assist the assessors in estimating the value of the real and personal estate in such districts, and in the performance of such other duties as the assessors require.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 213, sec. 1B — MA Code / Part III / Title I / Chapter 213 / Section 1B
Questions of law; reservation; report to appeals court
Status: reserved

Section 1B. Questions of law arising in any proceeding of which jurisdiction is vested in the superior court by section one A may be reserved and reported to the appeals court for the consideration of that court in the manner provided in section one hundred and eleven of chapter two hundred and thirty-one.

Section 1B. Questions of law arising in any proceeding of which jurisdiction is vested in the superior court by section one A may be reserved and reported to the appeals court for the consideration of that court in the manner provided in section one hundred and eleven of chapter two hundred and thirty-one.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 54, sec. 73 — MA Code / Part I / Title VIII / Chapter 54 / Section 73
Smoking or intoxicating liquors in polling places prohibited; penalties
Status: in_force

Section 73. Any person who, during an election or town meeting, shall, in a polling place or place of such meeting, smoke or have in his possession a lighted pipe, cigar or cigarette, or carry into any such place or keep therein any intoxicating liquor, shall be deemed guilty of disorderly conduct; and the presiding officer shall order him to remove such pipe, cigar, cigarette or liquor, or to withdraw from such place, and for disobedience of such order shall cause him to be removed from such polling place or meeting. Whoever, when so ordered by the presiding officer of an election, caucus, primary or town meeting, refuses or fails to remove any pipe, cigar, cigarette or liquor, or to withdraw from the polling place, as provided by this section, shall be punished by a fine of not more than twenty dollars.

Section 73. Any person who, during an election or town meeting, shall, in a polling place or place of such meeting, smoke or have in his possession a lighted pipe, cigar or cigarette, or carry into any such place or keep therein any intoxicating liquor, shall be deemed guilty of disorderly conduct; and the presiding officer shall order him to remove such pipe, cigar, cigarette or liquor, or to withdraw from such place, and for disobedience of such order shall cause him to be removed from such polling place or meeting.

Whoever, when so ordered by the presiding officer of an election, caucus, primary or town meeting, refuses or fails to remove any pipe, cigar, cigarette or liquor, or to withdraw from the polling place, as provided by this section, shall be punished by a fine of not more than twenty dollars.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 67, sec. 46 — MA Code / Part I / Title XI / Chapter 67 / Section 46
Powers of corporation
Status: in_force

Section 46. Such corporation may receive, hold and manage all real and personal property belonging to such church; may sell and convey the same; and may hold in trust gifts, grants, bequests or devises to such church for the support of public worship and for other religious purposes; but all the property belonging to any one church or parish and held by such corporation shall never exceed one hundred thousand dollars exclusive of the church buildings.

Section 46. Such corporation may receive, hold and manage all real and personal property belonging to such church; may sell and convey the same; and may hold in trust gifts, grants, bequests or devises to such church for the support of public worship and for other religious purposes; but all the property belonging to any one church or parish and held by such corporation shall never exceed one hundred thousand dollars exclusive of the church buildings.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 64E, sec. 12 — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 64E / Section 12
Actions to restrain collection on sales exempted under federal law
Status: in_force

Section 12. The supreme judicial or the superior court shall have jurisdiction in equity to restrain the collection, upon any sale exempted by the constitution and laws of the United States, of the excise imposed by this chapter. The bill shall be brought against the commissioner, whether the question of the collection of the excise is in the hands of the attorney general or pending before the appellate tax board or is still in the hands of the commissioner.

Section 12. The supreme judicial or the superior court shall have jurisdiction in equity to restrain the collection, upon any sale exempted by the constitution and laws of the United States, of the excise imposed by this chapter. The bill shall be brought against the commissioner, whether the question of the collection of the excise is in the hands of the attorney general or pending before the appellate tax board or is still in the hands of the commissioner.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 215, sec. 58 — MA Code / Part III / Title I / Chapter 215 / Section 58
Sessions of the courts; open times
Status: in_force

Section 58. The probate court shall be open daily on days other than Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays, for hearings, matters in equity, proceedings in contempt and for making orders, judgments and decrees in matters before them, except that, if the convenience of the public so requires, a court shall be open on any Saturday, not a legal holiday, for said purposes during such hours as the judge or judges thereof may determine. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, the times of hearings shall be discretionary with the judges of said courts.

Section 58. The probate court shall be open daily on days other than Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays, for hearings, matters in equity, proceedings in contempt and for making orders, judgments and decrees in matters before them, except that, if the convenience of the public so requires, a court shall be open on any Saturday, not a legal holiday, for said purposes during such hours as the judge or judges thereof may determine. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, the times of hearings shall be discretionary with the judges of said courts.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 45, sec. 5 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 45 / Section 5
Powers and duties of boards of park commissioners
Status: in_force

Section 5. Such boards may lay out and improve public parks, make rules for their use and government, appoint all necessary engineers, surveyors, clerks and other officers, including a police force to act in such parks, define their powers and duties and fix their compensation and do all acts needful for the proper execution of their powers and duties. They shall have the authority given to the mayor, aldermen, selectmen, road commissioners and tree warden respectively by section seven of chapter eighty-four and by chapter eighty-seven, in places under their jurisdiction. Subject to appropriation, such boards shall also have the power to conduct park programs and recreation activities at places other than such public parks.

Section 5. Such boards may lay out and improve public parks, make rules for their use and government, appoint all necessary engineers, surveyors, clerks and other officers, including a police force to act in such parks, define their powers and duties and fix their compensation and do all acts needful for the proper execution of their powers and duties. They shall have the authority given to the mayor, aldermen, selectmen, road commissioners and tree warden respectively by section seven of chapter eighty-four and by chapter eighty-seven, in places under their jurisdiction. Subject to appropriation, such boards shall also have the power to conduct park programs and recreation activities at places other than such public parks.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, sec. 151 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXI / Chapter 149 / Section 151
Payment on pay day before close of working hours
Status: in_force

Section 151. Persons carrying on any manufacturing business employing one hundred or more persons shall, on the day chosen as pay day, pay such of their employees as are on that day working in the manufacturing establishment, before the close of the regular working hours.

Section 151. Persons carrying on any manufacturing business employing one hundred or more persons shall, on the day chosen as pay day, pay such of their employees as are on that day working in the manufacturing establishment, before the close of the regular working hours.