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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 112, sec. 69 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 112 / Section 69
Annual license fees; revocation of certificate; renewal of registration, educational requirement
Status: in_force

Section 69. Every registered optometrist shall, annually, before February first, pay to the board a license fee to be determined annually by the commissioner of administration under the provision of section three B of chapter seven, in default of which the board may revoke his certificate and his authority to practice optometry thereunder, after a hearing as provided by section seventy-one; but the payment of said fee at or before the time of the hearing, with such additional sum as determined under the aforementioned provision, shall remove the default. An optometrist duly registered and licensed to practice in this commonwealth, whose license has not been revoked, but who shall have temporarily retired from practice or removed from the commonwealth for not exceeding five years, and shall have notified the board of such retirement or removal, may register upon paying the lapsed annual license fees and filing with the board his affidavit as to the facts aforesaid. Every optometrist registered under the provisions of this chapter shall, as a condition of continuation of his registration, present to the board, on or before February first in each year on such form as it may provide, evidence satisfactory to the board that in the preceding year he attended an educational conference or pursued an educational program within the commonwealth, in conformity with such requirements relating thereto as the board may from time to time establish by regulation.

Section 69. Every registered optometrist shall, annually, before February first, pay to the board a license fee to be determined annually by the commissioner of administration under the provision of section three B of chapter seven, in default of which the board may revoke his certificate and his authority to practice optometry thereunder, after a hearing as provided by section seventy-one; but the payment of said fee at or before the time of the hearing, with such additional sum as determined under the aforementioned provision, shall remove the default. An optometrist duly registered and licensed to practice in this commonwealth, whose license has not been revoked, but who shall have temporarily retired from practice or removed from the commonwealth for not exceeding five years, and shall have notified the board of such retirement or removal, may register upon paying the lapsed annual license fees and filing with the board his affidavit as to the facts aforesaid.

Every optometrist registered under the provisions of this chapter shall, as a condition of continuation of his registration, present to the board, on or before February first in each year on such form as it may provide, evidence satisfactory to the board that in the preceding year he attended an educational conference or pursued an educational program within the commonwealth, in conformity with such requirements relating thereto as the board may from time to time establish by regulation.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 151A, sec. 71D — MA Code / Part I / Title XXI / Chapter 151A / Section 71D
Reemployment assistance program
Status: in_force

Section 71D. Subject to appropriation, the director of career services, in coordination with the secretary and with any other appropriate agency, shall establish a reemployment assistance program to provide counseling, placement, training, and any other services deemed necessary, to employees terminated in plant closings and partial closings which will lead to the reemployment of said employees. Such services shall be provided either at a plant closing site, at local offices of the department of career services or at a site provided by any other appropriate agency. Said reemployment assistance program shall be administered by the director of career services. Participation in said program when said program is available shall be a requirement for eligibility for reemployment assistance benefits established pursuant to section seventy-one F.

Section 71D. Subject to appropriation, the director of career services, in coordination with the secretary and with any other appropriate agency, shall establish a reemployment assistance program to provide counseling, placement, training, and any other services deemed necessary, to employees terminated in plant closings and partial closings which will lead to the reemployment of said employees. Such services shall be provided either at a plant closing site, at local offices of the department of career services or at a site provided by any other appropriate agency. Said reemployment assistance program shall be administered by the director of career services. Participation in said program when said program is available shall be a requirement for eligibility for reemployment assistance benefits established pursuant to section seventy-one F.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 223, sec. 69 — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 223 / Section 69
Papers in actions in federal courts; duties of registers
Status: in_force

Section 69. Registers of deeds shall perform the same duties relative to the filing and entering of copies of writs and other papers in actions commenced in the courts of the United States which affect the title to land by attachment or otherwise as are required relative to the filing and entering of such papers in such actions commenced in the courts of the commonwealth.

Section 69. Registers of deeds shall perform the same duties relative to the filing and entering of copies of writs and other papers in actions commenced in the courts of the United States which affect the title to land by attachment or otherwise as are required relative to the filing and entering of such papers in such actions commenced in the courts of the commonwealth.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 148, sec. 16 — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 148 / Section 16
Fireworks, explosives and inflammable materials; violations; penalties
Status: in_force

Section 16. Whoever keeps, stores, uses, manufactures, sells, handles or otherwise disposes of any of the articles mentioned in section nine, in violation of section twelve or thirteen or of any regulation, ordinance or by-law made under section nine, or whoever violates any regulation made under section thirteen, or whoever, not being exempt from the provisions of section thirteen relating to the filing of a certificate of registration, fails to file said certificate and to pay such fee as may be established under section thirteen, shall, except as provided in sections fifteen and thirty-five and in section one hundred and two A of chapter two hundred and sixty-six, be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than one month, or both.

Section 16. Whoever keeps, stores, uses, manufactures, sells, handles or otherwise disposes of any of the articles mentioned in section nine, in violation of section twelve or thirteen or of any regulation, ordinance or by-law made under section nine, or whoever violates any regulation made under section thirteen, or whoever, not being exempt from the provisions of section thirteen relating to the filing of a certificate of registration, fails to file said certificate and to pay such fee as may be established under section thirteen, shall, except as provided in sections fifteen and thirty-five and in section one hundred and two A of chapter two hundred and sixty-six, be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than one month, or both.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 246, sec. 82 — MA Code / Part III / Title IV / Chapter 246 / Section 82
Adverse claimants
Status: in_force

Section 82. If an adverse claimant is admitted as a party, the court may award costs between him, the plaintiff and the supposed trustee, or any of them.

Section 82. If an adverse claimant is admitted as a party, the court may award costs between him, the plaintiff and the supposed trustee, or any of them.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 140, sec. 33 — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 140 / Section 33
Public lodging house; definition; cubicle plan
Status: in_force

Section 33. In cities of over fifty thousand inhabitants every building not licensed as an inn, in which ten or more persons are lodged free or for a charge of twenty-five cents or less for each person for a day of twenty-four hours, or for any part thereof, shall be deemed a public lodging house within the meaning of sections thirty-four to forty, inclusive. No building or part thereof erected, altered or converted to be used as such a public lodging house shall have the sleeping compartments arranged on the cubicle plan.

Section 33. In cities of over fifty thousand inhabitants every building not licensed as an inn, in which ten or more persons are lodged free or for a charge of twenty-five cents or less for each person for a day of twenty-four hours, or for any part thereof, shall be deemed a public lodging house within the meaning of sections thirty-four to forty, inclusive. No building or part thereof erected, altered or converted to be used as such a public lodging house shall have the sleeping compartments arranged on the cubicle plan.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 223, sec. 72 — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 223 / Section 72
Attachment of property in possession of bailee; limitation
Status: in_force

Section 72. If goods are delivered to a carrier or other bailee by the owner or by a person whose act in conveying title to a purchaser in good faith for value would bind the owner and a negotiable document of title is issued for them, they cannot thereafter, while in the possession of such bailee, be attached by trustee process or otherwise, or be levied upon, unless the document be first surrendered to the bailee or its negotiation enjoined. The bailee shall not be compelled to deliver up the actual possession of the goods until the document is surrendered to him or impounded by the court.

Section 72. If goods are delivered to a carrier or other bailee by the owner or by a person whose act in conveying title to a purchaser in good faith for value would bind the owner and a negotiable document of title is issued for them, they cannot thereafter, while in the possession of such bailee, be attached by trustee process or otherwise, or be levied upon, unless the document be first surrendered to the bailee or its negotiation enjoined. The bailee shall not be compelled to deliver up the actual possession of the goods until the document is surrendered to him or impounded by the court.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 143, sec. 71A — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 143 / Section 71A
Board of examiners; membership; qualifications; chairman; compensation of members
Status: in_force

Section 71A. There shall be in the office of public safety and inspections of the division of occupational licensure a board to consist of not less than three examiners to be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the commissioner. Members of said board, excepting the chairman, shall be employees of the division and shall serve without compensation for the performance of their duties as such examiners. The chairman shall be a licensed elevator engineer or a licensed elevator constructor, maintenance man and repairman having not less than ten years' practical experience in the construction, maintenance and repair of elevators. The chairman shall be paid by the commonwealth as compensation a sum of not less than $50 for each day of service performed in connection with his duties as chairman, but not more than $2,000 in a fiscal year. Each member shall receive from the commonwealth all expenses necessarily incurred by him in the performance of his duties. As used in sections seventy-one B and seventy-one C, board shall mean the board of examiners appointed under the provisions of this section.

Section 71A. There shall be in the office of public safety and inspections of the division of occupational licensure a board to consist of not less than three examiners to be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the commissioner. Members of said board, excepting the chairman, shall be employees of the division and shall serve without compensation for the performance of their duties as such examiners. The chairman shall be a licensed elevator engineer or a licensed elevator constructor, maintenance man and repairman having not less than ten years' practical experience in the construction, maintenance and repair of elevators. The chairman shall be paid by the commonwealth as compensation a sum of not less than $50 for each day of service performed in connection with his duties as chairman, but not more than $2,000 in a fiscal year. Each member shall receive from the commonwealth all expenses necessarily incurred by him in the performance of his duties. As used in sections seventy-one B and seventy-one C, board shall mean the board of examiners appointed under the provisions of this section.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 234A, sec. 11 — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 234A / Section 11
Numbered resident file
Status: in_force

Section 11. On or before the first day of June of each year, each city and town having twenty thousand or more residents on its numbered resident list shall submit to the office of jury commissioner an automated copy of such list. Such automated copy, hereinafter in this chapter referred to as the ''numbered resident file'', shall be a data processing file contained on a magnetic computer tape or disk of such kind and in such format as shall be specified in the regulations of the jury commissioner. Any city or town having less than twenty thousand residents on its numbered resident list may comply with this section. Any city or town that complies with this section shall have fulfilled all of its obligations for submission of population data to the office of jury commissioner for the current year. The cost of preparing the numbered resident file shall be paid by the city or town. The office of jury commissioner shall return said computer tapes to the cities and towns within a reasonable time.

Section 11. On or before the first day of June of each year, each city and town having twenty thousand or more residents on its numbered resident list shall submit to the office of jury commissioner an automated copy of such list. Such automated copy, hereinafter in this chapter referred to as the ''numbered resident file'', shall be a data processing file contained on a magnetic computer tape or disk of such kind and in such format as shall be specified in the regulations of the jury commissioner. Any city or town having less than twenty thousand residents on its numbered resident list may comply with this section. Any city or town that complies with this section shall have fulfilled all of its obligations for submission of population data to the office of jury commissioner for the current year. The cost of preparing the numbered resident file shall be paid by the city or town. The office of jury commissioner shall return said computer tapes to the cities and towns within a reasonable time.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, sec. 178E — MA Code / Part I / Title XXI / Chapter 149 / Section 178E
Group insurance; disposition of dividends
Status: in_force

Section 178E. If a dividend is declared or a reduction in rate is made under any group insurance policy, the excess, if any, of the aggregate dividends or rate reductions under such policy and all other group insurance policies of the policyholder over the aggregate expenditure for insurance under such policies made from funds contributed by the policyholder, or by an employer of insured persons, or by a union or association to which insured persons belong, including expenditures made in connection with administration of such policies, shall be applied by the policyholder for the sole benefit of insured employees or members.

Section 178E. If a dividend is declared or a reduction in rate is made under any group insurance policy, the excess, if any, of the aggregate dividends or rate reductions under such policy and all other group insurance policies of the policyholder over the aggregate expenditure for insurance under such policies made from funds contributed by the policyholder, or by an employer of insured persons, or by a union or association to which insured persons belong, including expenditures made in connection with administration of such policies, shall be applied by the policyholder for the sole benefit of insured employees or members.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 61B, sec. 2 — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 61B / Section 2
Value of recreational land; rate of tax
Status: in_force

Section 2. The value of land classified under the provisions of this chapter shall be determined under section thirty-eight of chapter fifty-nine solely on the basis of its use. The board of assessors shall assess such land at valuations based upon the guidelines established under the provisions of chapter fifty-eight, but in no event shall such valuation exceed twenty-five per cent of its fair cash value as determined pursuant to chapter fifty-nine. The rate of tax applicable to such recreational land shall be the rate determined to be applicable to class three, commercial property under chapter fifty-nine.

Section 2. The value of land classified under the provisions of this chapter shall be determined under section thirty-eight of chapter fifty-nine solely on the basis of its use. The board of assessors shall assess such land at valuations based upon the guidelines established under the provisions of chapter fifty-eight, but in no event shall such valuation exceed twenty-five per cent of its fair cash value as determined pursuant to chapter fifty-nine.

The rate of tax applicable to such recreational land shall be the rate determined to be applicable to class three, commercial property under chapter fifty-nine.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 122, sec. 8 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVII / Chapter 122 / Section 8
Unclaimed patients' valuables; disposition; record
Status: in_force

Section 8. Property known as ''Patients' Valuables'', belonging to, or deposited for the benefit of, former patients of said hospital, which shall have remained unclaimed for more than one year, shall be disposed of as hereinafter provided, by the superintendent thereof and a representative of the trustees designated by them acting as a special board for said purpose, but only if all known next of kin of the former patient shall have been notified in writing by the said superintendent. The board shall ascertain whether the property has any sale value and, if so, shall solicit from at least three reputable dealers in like property offers for the purchase thereof, and shall sell the same to the dealer offering the highest price. The proceeds of such sale shall become a part of the ''Patients' Funds'' and shall be disposed of as provided in section seven. The board may dispose of such of said property as, in its opinion, has no sale value, or any of said property for which no offer, solicited as aforesaid, has been received, in such manner as it may deem proper. A complete record of each transaction hereunder shall be made and signed by both members of the board and filed with the other records at said hospital relating to the former patient whose property shall have been disposed of as aforesaid.

Section 8. Property known as ''Patients' Valuables'', belonging to, or deposited for the benefit of, former patients of said hospital, which shall have remained unclaimed for more than one year, shall be disposed of as hereinafter provided, by the superintendent thereof and a representative of the trustees designated by them acting as a special board for said purpose, but only if all known next of kin of the former patient shall have been notified in writing by the said superintendent. The board shall ascertain whether the property has any sale value and, if so, shall solicit from at least three reputable dealers in like property offers for the purchase thereof, and shall sell the same to the dealer offering the highest price. The proceeds of such sale shall become a part of the ''Patients' Funds'' and shall be disposed of as provided in section seven. The board may dispose of such of said property as, in its opinion, has no sale value, or any of said property for which no offer, solicited as aforesaid, has been received, in such manner as it may deem proper. A complete record of each transaction hereunder shall be made and signed by both members of the board and filed with the other records at said hospital relating to the former patient whose property shall have been disposed of as aforesaid.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 167, sec. 22 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 167 / Section 22
Taking possession of property and business of bank by commissioner
Status: in_force

Section 22. Whenever it shall appear to the commissioner that any bank has violated its charter or any law of the commonwealth, or is conducting its business in an unsafe or unauthorized manner, or that its capital is impaired, or if it shall refuse to submit its books, papers and concerns to the inspection of the commissioner or his duly authorized agents, or if any officer of such bank shall refuse to be examined on oath by the commissioner or his duly authorized assistants touching its concerns, or if it shall suspend payment of its obligations, or if from an examination or from a report provided for by law the commissioner shall have reason to conclude that such bank is in an unsound or unsafe condition to transact the business for which it is organized, or that it is unsafe and inexpedient for it to continue business, the commissioner may take possession forthwith of the property and business of such bank and may retain possession thereof until the bank shall resume business or until its affairs shall finally be liquidated as herein provided.

Section 22. Whenever it shall appear to the commissioner that any bank has violated its charter or any law of the commonwealth, or is conducting its business in an unsafe or unauthorized manner, or that its capital is impaired, or if it shall refuse to submit its books, papers and concerns to the inspection of the commissioner or his duly authorized agents, or if any officer of such bank shall refuse to be examined on oath by the commissioner or his duly authorized assistants touching its concerns, or if it shall suspend payment of its obligations, or if from an examination or from a report provided for by law the commissioner shall have reason to conclude that such bank is in an unsound or unsafe condition to transact the business for which it is organized, or that it is unsafe and inexpedient for it to continue business, the commissioner may take possession forthwith of the property and business of such bank and may retain possession thereof until the bank shall resume business or until its affairs shall finally be liquidated as herein provided.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 63, sec. 38A — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 63 / Section 38A
Taxable net income
Status: in_force

Section 38A. The taxable net income of a business corporation allocated or apportioned to this commonwealth under the provisions of section thirty-eight shall be its net income subject to tax under this chapter.

Section 38A. The taxable net income of a business corporation allocated or apportioned to this commonwealth under the provisions of section thirty-eight shall be its net income subject to tax under this chapter.