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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 33A, sec. 36 — MA Code / Part I / Title V / Chapter 33A / Section 36
Commander-in-chief or the adjutant general may prescribe rules
Status: in_force

Article 36. Commander-in-chief or the adjutant general may prescribe rules. Pretrial, trial and post-trial procedures, including modes of proof, for courts-martial cases arising under this code, and for courts of inquiry, may be prescribed by the commander-in-chief or the adjutant general by regulations, or as otherwise provided by law, which shall apply the principles of law and the rules of evidence generally recognized in military criminal cases in the courts of the armed forces but which may not be contrary to or inconsistent with this code.

Article 36. Commander-in-chief or the adjutant general may prescribe rules.

Pretrial, trial and post-trial procedures, including modes of proof, for courts-martial cases arising under this code, and for courts of inquiry, may be prescribed by the commander-in-chief or the adjutant general by regulations, or as otherwise provided by law, which shall apply the principles of law and the rules of evidence generally recognized in military criminal cases in the courts of the armed forces but which may not be contrary to or inconsistent with this code.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 118E, sec. 53 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVII / Chapter 118E / Section 53
Covered services
Status: in_force

Section 53. The division shall include within its covered services for adults all federally optional services that were included in its state plan or demonstration program in effect on January 1, 2002. Covered services for adults in the MassHealth Essential program shall include dental services to the same extent as such services were covered for adults in the MassHealth Basic program as of January 1, 2002. To the extent permitted by the demonstration program approved under 42 U.S.C. 1315(a), covered services in the MassHealth Basic and MassHealth Essential programs shall include hospice services to the extent such services are covered in the MassHealth Standard program.

Section 53. The division shall include within its covered services for adults all federally optional services that were included in its state plan or demonstration program in effect on January 1, 2002. Covered services for adults in the MassHealth Essential program shall include dental services to the same extent as such services were covered for adults in the MassHealth Basic program as of January 1, 2002. To the extent permitted by the demonstration program approved under 42 U.S.C. 1315(a), covered services in the MassHealth Basic and MassHealth Essential programs shall include hospice services to the extent such services are covered in the MassHealth Standard program.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 108A, sec. 21 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 108A / Section 21
Accounting of partner to partnership; profits; personal representative of deceased partner
Status: in_force

Section 21. (1) Every partner must account to the partnership for any benefit, and hold as trustee for it any profits derived by him without the consent of the other partners from any transaction connected with the formation, conduct or liquidation of the partnership or from any use by him of its property. (2) This section applies also to the representatives of a deceased partner engaged in the liquidation of the affairs of the partnership as the personal representatives of the last surviving partner.

Section 21. (1) Every partner must account to the partnership for any benefit, and hold as trustee for it any profits derived by him without the consent of the other partners from any transaction connected with the formation, conduct or liquidation of the partnership or from any use by him of its property.

(2) This section applies also to the representatives of a deceased partner engaged in the liquidation of the affairs of the partnership as the personal representatives of the last surviving partner.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6C, sec. 8 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 6C / Section 8
Money received to be held as trust funds
Status: in_force

Section 8. All moneys received pursuant to this chapter, whether as proceeds from the issue of refunding bonds or as revenues or otherwise, shall be deemed to be trust funds to be held and applied solely as provided in this chapter. The resolution authorizing the refunding bonds or the trust agreement securing such notes or bonds shall provide that any officer with whom, or any bank or trust company with which, such moneys shall be deposited shall act as trustee of such moneys and shall hold and apply the same for the purposes hereof, subject to such regulations as this chapter and such resolution or trust agreement may provide.

Section 8. All moneys received pursuant to this chapter, whether as proceeds from the issue of refunding bonds or as revenues or otherwise, shall be deemed to be trust funds to be held and applied solely as provided in this chapter. The resolution authorizing the refunding bonds or the trust agreement securing such notes or bonds shall provide that any officer with whom, or any bank or trust company with which, such moneys shall be deposited shall act as trustee of such moneys and shall hold and apply the same for the purposes hereof, subject to such regulations as this chapter and such resolution or trust agreement may provide.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 45, sec. 23A — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 45 / Section 23A
Petition for shore reservation
Status: in_force

Section 23A. A town bordering on tidewater may, at an annual town meeting, vote to instruct its selectmen to petition in writing the county commissioners of the county in which said town is situated, in this and the two following sections called the commissioners, to establish, lay out and maintain, on behalf of the county, a shore reservation bordering on tidewater in such town, and thereupon said selectmen shall so petition. This section and sections twenty-three B and twenty-three C shall not apply to cities.

Section 23A. A town bordering on tidewater may, at an annual town meeting, vote to instruct its selectmen to petition in writing the county commissioners of the county in which said town is situated, in this and the two following sections called the commissioners, to establish, lay out and maintain, on behalf of the county, a shore reservation bordering on tidewater in such town, and thereupon said selectmen shall so petition. This section and sections twenty-three B and twenty-three C shall not apply to cities.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 95, sec. 4 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 95 / Section 4
Sale of unmeasured leather
Status: in_force

Section 4. Whoever sells or offers leather for sale by measure shall cause the same to be measured by a sworn measurer unless such leather has previously been measured by a sworn measurer of a town in the commonwealth, or by some person lawfully appointed therefor in any other state, or unless the measurement thereof has been expressly waived in writing by the buyer and seller thereof. Whoever violates this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than ten nor more than fifty dollars.

Section 4. Whoever sells or offers leather for sale by measure shall cause the same to be measured by a sworn measurer unless such leather has previously been measured by a sworn measurer of a town in the commonwealth, or by some person lawfully appointed therefor in any other state, or unless the measurement thereof has been expressly waived in writing by the buyer and seller thereof. Whoever violates this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than ten nor more than fifty dollars.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 158, sec. 22 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 158 / Section 22
Lost certificates
Status: in_force

Section 22. In case of the loss of a certificate, a duplicate certificate may be issued upon such reasonable terms as the directors shall prescribe.

Section 22. In case of the loss of a certificate, a duplicate certificate may be issued upon such reasonable terms as the directors shall prescribe.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 252, sec. 13 — MA Code / Part III / Title IV / Chapter 252 / Section 13
Erection of temporary dams; aggrieved parties; notice; appeal
Status: in_force

Section 13. If the commissioners find it necessary or expedient to lower or raise the water to obtain a view of the land or for the more convenient or expeditious removal of obstructions, they may open the flood gates of any mill or make other needful passages through or around the dam thereof, or erect a temporary dam on the land of a person not a party to the proceedings, and may maintain such dam or passages as long as necessary for such purposes; but before so doing, they shall give to such person reasonable written notice of their intention. If such person appeals from their decision and gives reasonable written notice thereof to any commissioner, the commissioners shall suspend all proceedings upon his land until such appeal is determined; provided, that the petition therefor is entered in the superior court for the county where the greater part of the land improved lies not later than thirty days after the time of giving such notice.

Section 13. If the commissioners find it necessary or expedient to lower or raise the water to obtain a view of the land or for the more convenient or expeditious removal of obstructions, they may open the flood gates of any mill or make other needful passages through or around the dam thereof, or erect a temporary dam on the land of a person not a party to the proceedings, and may maintain such dam or passages as long as necessary for such purposes; but before so doing, they shall give to such person reasonable written notice of their intention. If such person appeals from their decision and gives reasonable written notice thereof to any commissioner, the commissioners shall suspend all proceedings upon his land until such appeal is determined; provided, that the petition therefor is entered in the superior court for the county where the greater part of the land improved lies not later than thirty days after the time of giving such notice.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 36, sec. 6 — MA Code / Part I / Title VI / Chapter 36 / Section 6
Assistant registers for districts of southern Essex and Worcester and Hampden county
Status: in_force

Section 6. The registers for the southern district of Essex, the county of Hampden and the Worcester district may, with the approval of their respective county commissioners, appoint and at pleasure remove, a second assistant register. Such an assistant shall have all the powers and authority vested in an assistant register.

Section 6. The registers for the southern district of Essex, the county of Hampden and the Worcester district may, with the approval of their respective county commissioners, appoint and at pleasure remove, a second assistant register. Such an assistant shall have all the powers and authority vested in an assistant register.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 140, sec. 107 — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 140 / Section 107
Security interest, pledge or wage assignment; discharge by payment or tender; future advances; damages for neglect or refusal
Status: in_force

Section 107. If a loan to which sections ninety-six to one hundred and eleven, inclusive, apply is secured by a security interest or pledge of personal property or by an assignment of wages, the security interest, unless it secures future advances, shall be discharged, the pledge restored or the assignment released upon payment or tender of the amount legally due under said sections. If such security interest secures future advances, it need not be discharged except at the borrower's written request and shall be discharged upon such request unless such future advances have been made. Such payment or tender may be made by the debtor, by any person duly authorized by him or by any person having an interest in the property subject to the security interest pledged or in the wages assigned. Whoever refuses or neglects to discharge a security interest as aforesaid, release an assignment or restore a pledge to the party entitled to receive the same, after payment of the debt secured thereby or the tender of the amount due thereon as aforesaid, shall be liable in tort to the borrower for all damages thereby sustained by him.

Section 107. If a loan to which sections ninety-six to one hundred and eleven, inclusive, apply is secured by a security interest or pledge of personal property or by an assignment of wages, the security interest, unless it secures future advances, shall be discharged, the pledge restored or the assignment released upon payment or tender of the amount legally due under said sections. If such security interest secures future advances, it need not be discharged except at the borrower's written request and shall be discharged upon such request unless such future advances have been made. Such payment or tender may be made by the debtor, by any person duly authorized by him or by any person having an interest in the property subject to the security interest pledged or in the wages assigned. Whoever refuses or neglects to discharge a security interest as aforesaid, release an assignment or restore a pledge to the party entitled to receive the same, after payment of the debt secured thereby or the tender of the amount due thereon as aforesaid, shall be liable in tort to the borrower for all damages thereby sustained by him.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 140, sec. 21 — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 140 / Section 21
Third convictions
Status: in_force

Section 21. Whoever is convicted a third time of a violation of any provision of the preceding sections, except those contained in sections seven and eight, shall, in addition to the penalties before provided, be punished by imprisonment for not more than three months.

Section 21. Whoever is convicted a third time of a violation of any provision of the preceding sections, except those contained in sections seven and eight, shall, in addition to the penalties before provided, be punished by imprisonment for not more than three months.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 10, sec. 35F — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 10 / Section 35F
School Improvement Fund
Status: in_force

Section 35F. There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a separate fund, to be known as the School Improvement Fund, to improve the quality of education at the school building level. Said fund shall consist of all monies appropriated therefor in each fiscal year and shall be allocated and expended pursuant to the provisions of section fifty-one of chapter fifteen. Notwithstanding the provisions of section nine B of chapter twenty-nine, all monies appropriated to said fund shall be made available for distribution upon appropriation.

Section 35F. There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a separate fund, to be known as the School Improvement Fund, to improve the quality of education at the school building level. Said fund shall consist of all monies appropriated therefor in each fiscal year and shall be allocated and expended pursuant to the provisions of section fifty-one of chapter fifteen. Notwithstanding the provisions of section nine B of chapter twenty-nine, all monies appropriated to said fund shall be made available for distribution upon appropriation.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 34, sec. 8 — MA Code / Part I / Title VI / Chapter 34 / Section 8
Statement of expenses; certification; payment; audit
Status: in_force

Section 8. An itemized statement of the actual and proper cost to each commissioner for transportation and other necessary expenses incurred in the performance of his official duties shall, on the first day of each month, be approved by a majority of the county commissioners and certified by their clerk to the county treasurer who shall reimburse them. The director of accounts shall audit such expenses in the course of his examination of the books and accounts of the county treasurer pursuant to section forty-four of chapter thirty-five.

Section 8. An itemized statement of the actual and proper cost to each commissioner for transportation and other necessary expenses incurred in the performance of his official duties shall, on the first day of each month, be approved by a majority of the county commissioners and certified by their clerk to the county treasurer who shall reimburse them. The director of accounts shall audit such expenses in the course of his examination of the books and accounts of the county treasurer pursuant to section forty-four of chapter thirty-five.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111, sec. 142F — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 111 / Section 142F
Discharging excess fuel from aircraft into atmosphere; penalty; definitions
Status: in_force

Section 142F. Whoever, except in an emergency, allows excess fuel to be discharged into the atmosphere from an aircraft shall be punished by a fine of not less than two hundred and fifty dollars nor more than seven hundred and fifty dollars. As used in this section ''excess fuel'' shall mean that quantity of unused fuel which collects in ''drain cans'' from the engines of aircraft following the starting up or the shutting off of such engines, and ''drain can'' shall mean that receptacle located below or adjacent to an aircraft engine in which unused fuel collects or is collected when the engine is not in operation or just after the engine has been put into operation.

Section 142F. Whoever, except in an emergency, allows excess fuel to be discharged into the atmosphere from an aircraft shall be punished by a fine of not less than two hundred and fifty dollars nor more than seven hundred and fifty dollars. As used in this section ''excess fuel'' shall mean that quantity of unused fuel which collects in ''drain cans'' from the engines of aircraft following the starting up or the shutting off of such engines, and ''drain can'' shall mean that receptacle located below or adjacent to an aircraft engine in which unused fuel collects or is collected when the engine is not in operation or just after the engine has been put into operation.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 168, sec. 29 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 168 / Section 29
Exemption of savings banks employees retirement association property and funds from taxation, operation of law relating to insolvency, attachment and execution; assignment of rights
Status: in_force

Section 29. The property of the association, the portion of the wages or salary of any employee deducted or to be deducted under sections 27 and 28, the right of an employee to an annuity or pension, and all of an employee's rights in the funds of the association, shall be exempt from taxation and from the operation of any law relating to insolvency, and shall not be attached or taken on execution or other process to satisfy any debt or liability of the association, a participating bank, or any employee member of the association. No assignment of any right in or to said funds or of any pension or annuity payable under section 27 shall be valid, except that deferred annuity contracts purchased by a participating bank on account of past service of eligible employees may be assigned to such bank prior to actual retirement. Nothing in this section shall prevent an employee's annuity or pension from being attached, taken on execution, assigned, or subject to other process to satisfy a support order pursuant to chapter 208, 209 or 273.

Section 29. The property of the association, the portion of the wages or salary of any employee deducted or to be deducted under sections 27 and 28, the right of an employee to an annuity or pension, and all of an employee's rights in the funds of the association, shall be exempt from taxation and from the operation of any law relating to insolvency, and shall not be attached or taken on execution or other process to satisfy any debt or liability of the association, a participating bank, or any employee member of the association. No assignment of any right in or to said funds or of any pension or annuity payable under section 27 shall be valid, except that deferred annuity contracts purchased by a participating bank on account of past service of eligible employees may be assigned to such bank prior to actual retirement.

Nothing in this section shall prevent an employee's annuity or pension from being attached, taken on execution, assigned, or subject to other process to satisfy a support order pursuant to chapter 208, 209 or 273.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 64C, sec. 14 — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 64C / Section 14
Unfair competition; penalty
Status: in_force

Section 14. (a) It shall be unlawful for any retailer, with intent to injure competitors, destroy substantially or lessen competition, to advertise, offer to sell or sell at retail cigarettes at less than cost to the retailer, or for any wholesaler, with intent to injure competitors, destroy substantially or lessen competition, to advertise, offer to sell or sell at wholesale cigarettes at less than cost to the wholesaler. Any such retailer or wholesaler violating this subsection shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars. (b) Evidence of advertisement offering to sell, or sale, of cigarettes by any retailer or wholesaler at less than cost to him, shall be prima facie evidence of intent to injure competitors, destroy substantially or lessen competition.

Section 14. (a) It shall be unlawful for any retailer, with intent to injure competitors, destroy substantially or lessen competition, to advertise, offer to sell or sell at retail cigarettes at less than cost to the retailer, or for any wholesaler, with intent to injure competitors, destroy substantially or lessen competition, to advertise, offer to sell or sell at wholesale cigarettes at less than cost to the wholesaler. Any such retailer or wholesaler violating this subsection shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars.

(b) Evidence of advertisement offering to sell, or sale, of cigarettes by any retailer or wholesaler at less than cost to him, shall be prima facie evidence of intent to injure competitors, destroy substantially or lessen competition.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 202, sec. 36 — MA Code / Part II / Title II / Chapter 202 / Section 36
Tenants by entirety; joinder in sale, mortgage or lease of realty
Status: in_force

Section 36. On petition under any provision of this chapter by a guardian or conservator of a ward who is a tenant by the entirety of real estate or by a receiver, appointed under chapter two hundred, of an absentee person who is such a tenant by the entirety, for a license to sell, mortgage or lease such real estate, the probate court may, if the other tenant by the entirety assents in writing, authorize such guardian, conservator or receiver to join with such other tenant by the entirety in the conveyance, mortgage or lease of such real estate upon such terms as it may approve.

Section 36. On petition under any provision of this chapter by a guardian or conservator of a ward who is a tenant by the entirety of real estate or by a receiver, appointed under chapter two hundred, of an absentee person who is such a tenant by the entirety, for a license to sell, mortgage or lease such real estate, the probate court may, if the other tenant by the entirety assents in writing, authorize such guardian, conservator or receiver to join with such other tenant by the entirety in the conveyance, mortgage or lease of such real estate upon such terms as it may approve.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 71, sec. 38I — MA Code / Part I / Title XII / Chapter 71 / Section 38I
Reimbursement of teachers for tuitions and fees
Status: in_force

Section 38I. The school committee of any city or town may, under regulations prescribed by the school committee, reimburse teachers for tuition and fees incurred by such teachers for upgrading skills and improving proficiency.

Section 38I. The school committee of any city or town may, under regulations prescribed by the school committee, reimburse teachers for tuition and fees incurred by such teachers for upgrading skills and improving proficiency.