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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 221, sec. 50 — MA Code / Part III / Title I / Chapter 221 / Section 50
Attorney's lien for fees; enforcement
Status: in_force

Section 50. From the authorized commencement of an action, counterclaim or other proceeding in any court, or appearance in any proceeding before any state or federal department, board or commission, the attorney who appears for a client in such proceeding shall have a lien for his reasonable fees and expenses upon his client's cause of action, counterclaim or claim, upon the judgment, decree or other order in his client's favor entered or made in such proceeding, and upon the proceeds derived therefrom. Upon request of the client or of the attorney, the court in which the proceeding is pending or, if the proceeding is not pending in a court, the superior court, may determine and enforce the lien; provided, that the provisions of this sentence shall not apply to any case where the method of the determination of attorneys' fees is otherwise expressly provided by statute.

Section 50. From the authorized commencement of an action, counterclaim or other proceeding in any court, or appearance in any proceeding before any state or federal department, board or commission, the attorney who appears for a client in such proceeding shall have a lien for his reasonable fees and expenses upon his client's cause of action, counterclaim or claim, upon the judgment, decree or other order in his client's favor entered or made in such proceeding, and upon the proceeds derived therefrom. Upon request of the client or of the attorney, the court in which the proceeding is pending or, if the proceeding is not pending in a court, the superior court, may determine and enforce the lien; provided, that the provisions of this sentence shall not apply to any case where the method of the determination of attorneys' fees is otherwise expressly provided by statute.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 166, sec. 37 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 166 / Section 37
Prescriptive easements
Status: in_force

Section 37. No enjoyment, for the purposes specified in section twenty-one, for any length of time of the privilege of having or maintaining poles, wires or apparatus in, upon, over or attached to any building or land of other persons shall give a legal right to the continued enjoyment of such easement or raise any presumption of a grant thereof.

Section 37. No enjoyment, for the purposes specified in section twenty-one, for any length of time of the privilege of having or maintaining poles, wires or apparatus in, upon, over or attached to any building or land of other persons shall give a legal right to the continued enjoyment of such easement or raise any presumption of a grant thereof.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 176B, sec. 17 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 176B / Section 17
Enforcement
Status: in_force

Section 17. The provisions of this chapter may be enforced by a bill in equity brought in the supreme judicial court by the commissioner, the attorney general, any district attorney or any aggrieved party.

Section 17. The provisions of this chapter may be enforced by a bill in equity brought in the supreme judicial court by the commissioner, the attorney general, any district attorney or any aggrieved party.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111, sec. 6C — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 111 / Section 6C
Hemophilia program; powers and duties of department
Status: in_force

Section 6C. The department shall:— (a) With the advice of the committee, develop standards for determining eligibility for and the nature of treatment under this program; (b) Extend financial assistance to persons suffering from hemophilia in obtaining blood, blood derivatives and concentrates, and other efficacious agents for treatment of hemophilia in hospital, medical and dental facilities, and at home; (c) Assist in the development and expansion of programs for the care and treatment of persons suffering from hemophilia, including self-administration, prevention, and home care and other medical and dental procedures and techniques designed to provide maximum control over bleeding episodes typical of this condition; (d) Institute and carry on educational programs among physicians, dentists, hospitals, public health departments, and the public concerning hemophilia, including dissemination of information and the conducting of educational programs concerning the methods of care and treatment of persons suffering from this condition; and (e) Promulgate all rules and regulations necessary to effectuate the purposes of this section and sections six A and six B.

Section 6C. The department shall:—

(a) With the advice of the committee, develop standards for determining eligibility for and the nature of treatment under this program;

(b) Extend financial assistance to persons suffering from hemophilia in obtaining blood, blood derivatives and concentrates, and other efficacious agents for treatment of hemophilia in hospital, medical and dental facilities, and at home;

(c) Assist in the development and expansion of programs for the care and treatment of persons suffering from hemophilia, including self-administration, prevention, and home care and other medical and dental procedures and techniques designed to provide maximum control over bleeding episodes typical of this condition;

(d) Institute and carry on educational programs among physicians, dentists, hospitals, public health departments, and the public concerning hemophilia, including dissemination of information and the conducting of educational programs concerning the methods of care and treatment of persons suffering from this condition; and

(e) Promulgate all rules and regulations necessary to effectuate the purposes of this section and sections six A and six B.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111C, sec. 23 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 111C / Section 23
Action by department; adjudicatory hearing; written request
Status: in_force

Section 23. Any person subject to an action by the department to revoke, suspend, deny or take any other action with respect to any license, certification, designation or any other approval under this chapter shall, upon the filing of a written request with the department, be afforded an adjudicatory hearing pursuant to chapter 30A.

Section 23. Any person subject to an action by the department to revoke, suspend, deny or take any other action with respect to any license, certification, designation or any other approval under this chapter shall, upon the filing of a written request with the department, be afforded an adjudicatory hearing pursuant to chapter 30A.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 200A, sec. 15 — MA Code / Part II / Title II / Chapter 200A / Section 15
Insufficient funds; payment of expenses incurred in anticipation of revenues to be received during fiscal year
Status: in_force

Section 15. If during any session of the legislature there are insufficient funds in the Unclaimed Property Fund to pay all the claims which have been allowed by the state treasurer or ordered to be paid by the court, the treasurer may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment expenses incurred in anticipation of revenues to be received during the fiscal year.

Section 15. If during any session of the legislature there are insufficient funds in the Unclaimed Property Fund to pay all the claims which have been allowed by the state treasurer or ordered to be paid by the court, the treasurer may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment expenses incurred in anticipation of revenues to be received during the fiscal year.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 2, sec. 24 — MA Code / Part I / Title I / Chapter 2 / Section 24
Explorer rock of commonwealth
Status: in_force

Section 24. Dighton Rock shall be the explorer rock of the commonwealth.

Section 24. Dighton Rock shall be the explorer rock of the commonwealth.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 175, sec. 174J — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 175 / Section 174J
Notice to prospective insured disclosing broker-controlled insurer relationships
Status: in_force

Section 174J. The broker, at the time or before an application is taken for the policy, shall deliver a separate written notice to the prospective insured disclosing the relationship between the broker and the controlled insurer; except that if the business is placed through a subbroker who is not a controlling broker, the controlling broker shall retain in his records a signed statement from the subbroker that the subbroker is aware of the relationship between the insurer and the broker and that the subbroker has notified the prospective insured of the relationship by separate written notice at or before the time application was taken.

Section 174J. The broker, at the time or before an application is taken for the policy, shall deliver a separate written notice to the prospective insured disclosing the relationship between the broker and the controlled insurer; except that if the business is placed through a subbroker who is not a controlling broker, the controlling broker shall retain in his records a signed statement from the subbroker that the subbroker is aware of the relationship between the insurer and the broker and that the subbroker has notified the prospective insured of the relationship by separate written notice at or before the time application was taken.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 132A, sec. 1G — MA Code / Part I / Title XIX / Chapter 132A / Section 1G
Absence or disability of chiefs
Status: in_force

Section 1G. The director may designate any employee of the division to supervise any of the bureaus during the absence or disability of the chief thereof, and they shall have all the powers required to administer such bureaus, provisions in the general laws to the contrary notwithstanding.

Section 1G. The director may designate any employee of the division to supervise any of the bureaus during the absence or disability of the chief thereof, and they shall have all the powers required to administer such bureaus, provisions in the general laws to the contrary notwithstanding.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 71, sec. 37C — MA Code / Part I / Title XII / Chapter 71 / Section 37C
Promotion of racial balance
Status: in_force

Section 37C. It is hereby declared to be the policy of the commonwealth to encourage all school committees to adopt as educational objectives the promotion of racial balance and the correction of existing racial imbalance in the public schools. The prevention or elimination of racial imbalance shall be an objective in all decisions involving the drawing or altering of school attendance lines, establishing of grade levels, and the selection of new school sites.

Section 37C. It is hereby declared to be the policy of the commonwealth to encourage all school committees to adopt as educational objectives the promotion of racial balance and the correction of existing racial imbalance in the public schools. The prevention or elimination of racial imbalance shall be an objective in all decisions involving the drawing or altering of school attendance lines, establishing of grade levels, and the selection of new school sites.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 258B, sec. 7 — MA Code / Part III / Title IV / Chapter 258B / Section 7
Interagency cooperation
Status: in_force

Section 7. The district attorney, local law enforcement agencies, local social service agencies, and court shall cooperate to afford victims and witnesses of crimes, the rights and services described in this chapter.

Section 7. The district attorney, local law enforcement agencies, local social service agencies, and court shall cooperate to afford victims and witnesses of crimes, the rights and services described in this chapter.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 71A, sec. 6 — MA Code / Part I / Title XII / Chapter 71A / Section 6
Legal standing and parental enforcement
Status: in_force

Section 6. Legal standing and parental enforcement (a) As set forth in Section 4 of this chapter, all school children are to be provided at their assigned school with an English language public education. The parent or legal guardian of any school child shall have legal standing to sue for enforcement of the provisions of this chapter, and if successful shall be awarded reasonable attorney's fees, costs and compensatory damages. (b) Any school district employee, school committee member or other elected official or administrator who willfully and repeatedly refuses to implement the terms of this chapter may be held personally liable for reasonable attorney's fees, costs and compensatory damages by the child's parents or legal guardian, and shall not be subsequently indemnified for such monetary judgment by any public or private third party. Any individual found so liable shall be barred from election or reelection to any school committee and from employment in any public school district for a period of five years following the entry of final judgment. (c) Parents and legal guardians who apply for and are granted exception waivers under Section 5(b)(3) of this chapter retain full and permanent legal right to sue the individuals who granted such waivers if they subsequently discover before the child reaches the age of eighteen that the application for waivers was induced by fraud or intentional misrepresentation and injured the education of their child.

Section 6. Legal standing and parental enforcement

(a) As set forth in Section 4 of this chapter, all school children are to be provided at their assigned school with an English language public education. The parent or legal guardian of any school child shall have legal standing to sue for enforcement of the provisions of this chapter, and if successful shall be awarded reasonable attorney's fees, costs and compensatory damages.

(b) Any school district employee, school committee member or other elected official or administrator who willfully and repeatedly refuses to implement the terms of this chapter may be held personally liable for reasonable attorney's fees, costs and compensatory damages by the child's parents or legal guardian, and shall not be subsequently indemnified for such monetary judgment by any public or private third party. Any individual found so liable shall be barred from election or reelection to any school committee and from employment in any public school district for a period of five years following the entry of final judgment.

(c) Parents and legal guardians who apply for and are granted exception waivers under Section 5(b)(3) of this chapter retain full and permanent legal right to sue the individuals who granted such waivers if they subsequently discover before the child reaches the age of eighteen that the application for waivers was induced by fraud or intentional misrepresentation and injured the education of their child.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, sec. 43 — MA Code / Part IV / Title II / Chapter 276 / Section 43
Conveying prisoner through another county
Status: in_force

Section 43. If the journey from the town where the prisoner is held to the town where he is to be committed on the service of a mittimus can be made by railroad, the officer may convey the prisoner through any portion of another county in the prosecution of such journey.

Section 43. If the journey from the town where the prisoner is held to the town where he is to be committed on the service of a mittimus can be made by railroad, the officer may convey the prisoner through any portion of another county in the prosecution of such journey.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 63, sec. 69 — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 63 / Section 69
Inspection of records; examination of officers
Status: in_force

Section 69. Every corporation taxable under this chapter, except a foreign corporation taxable under section twenty-one or twenty-three, shall, when required for the purposes of any tax submit its books to the inspection of the commissioner, and its treasurer and directors to examination on oath relative to all matters affecting the determinations to be made by said commissioner.

Section 69. Every corporation taxable under this chapter, except a foreign corporation taxable under section twenty-one or twenty-three, shall, when required for the purposes of any tax submit its books to the inspection of the commissioner, and its treasurer and directors to examination on oath relative to all matters affecting the determinations to be made by said commissioner.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 130, sec. 102 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIX / Chapter 130 / Section 102
Marine plants; regulation of taking
Status: in_force

Section 102. No person shall harvest for sale or engage in the aquaculture of marine plants except in accordance with any regulations adopted by the director and subject to a permit or written approval issued by the director.

Section 102. No person shall harvest for sale or engage in the aquaculture of marine plants except in accordance with any regulations adopted by the director and subject to a permit or written approval issued by the director.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, sec. 6C — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 231 / Section 6C
Interest added to damages in contract actions
Status: in_force

Section 6C. In all actions based on contractual obligations, upon a verdict, finding or order for judgment for pecuniary damages, interest shall be added by the clerk of the court to the amount of damages, at the contract rate, if established, or at the rate of twelve per cent per annum from the date of the breach or demand. If the date of the breach or demand is not established, interest shall be added by the clerk of the court, at such contractual rate, or at the rate of twelve per cent per annum from the date of the commencement of the action, provided, however, that in all actions based on contractual obligations, upon a verdict, finding or order for judgment against the commonwealth for pecuniary damages, interest shall be added by the clerk of the court to the amount of damages, at the contract rate, if established, or at a rate calculated pursuant to the provisions of section six I from the date of the breach or demand. If the date of the breach or demand is not established, such interest shall be added by the clerk of the court from the date of the commencement of the action.

Section 6C. In all actions based on contractual obligations, upon a verdict, finding or order for judgment for pecuniary damages, interest shall be added by the clerk of the court to the amount of damages, at the contract rate, if established, or at the rate of twelve per cent per annum from the date of the breach or demand. If the date of the breach or demand is not established, interest shall be added by the clerk of the court, at such contractual rate, or at the rate of twelve per cent per annum from the date of the commencement of the action, provided, however, that in all actions based on contractual obligations, upon a verdict, finding or order for judgment against the commonwealth for pecuniary damages, interest shall be added by the clerk of the court to the amount of damages, at the contract rate, if established, or at a rate calculated pursuant to the provisions of section six I from the date of the breach or demand. If the date of the breach or demand is not established, such interest shall be added by the clerk of the court from the date of the commencement of the action.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 223, sec. 98 — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 223 / Section 98
Action on bond; protection of prior attachments
Status: in_force

Section 98. No judgment or execution shall be awarded for the use of a creditor without reserving as much as may be due upon any prior attachment, whether the creditor in such prior action is or is not one of those by whom the action on the bond is brought.

Section 98. No judgment or execution shall be awarded for the use of a creditor without reserving as much as may be due upon any prior attachment, whether the creditor in such prior action is or is not one of those by whom the action on the bond is brought.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 54, sec. 129 — MA Code / Part I / Title VIII / Chapter 54 / Section 129
Copies of returns of votes; transmittal to state secretary
Status: in_force

Section 129. City and town clerks shall, within fifteen days after an election for representative in the general court, transmit to the state secretary an attested copy of the record of votes cast for all candidates for said office in each voting precinct and in each town not divided into voting precincts.

Section 129. City and town clerks shall, within fifteen days after an election for representative in the general court, transmit to the state secretary an attested copy of the record of votes cast for all candidates for said office in each voting precinct and in each town not divided into voting precincts.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, sec. 118 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 161 / Section 118
Service at cost; application to determine status of unfunded debt
Status: in_force

Section 118. Any company desiring to accept said sections shall, at the time of its application to the department to determine the amount of its stock investment, apply to it to determine the status of its then unfunded debt. The department shall thereupon disallow any amount thereof which it deems was improperly incurred. Interest charges upon the debt so disallowed shall be borne by the company and charged to the amount which would otherwise be available as a return upon the stock investment. Interest charges upon the residue of the unfunded debt shall be included in the cost of service. Interest charges upon the unfunded debt incurred by the company after its acceptance of said sections shall be included in the cost of service unless the department determines any portion of such debt to be unreasonable or improper. Interest charges upon any portion disallowed shall thereafter be deducted from the return upon the stock investment.

Section 118. Any company desiring to accept said sections shall, at the time of its application to the department to determine the amount of its stock investment, apply to it to determine the status of its then unfunded debt. The department shall thereupon disallow any amount thereof which it deems was improperly incurred. Interest charges upon the debt so disallowed shall be borne by the company and charged to the amount which would otherwise be available as a return upon the stock investment. Interest charges upon the residue of the unfunded debt shall be included in the cost of service. Interest charges upon the unfunded debt incurred by the company after its acceptance of said sections shall be included in the cost of service unless the department determines any portion of such debt to be unreasonable or improper. Interest charges upon any portion disallowed shall thereafter be deducted from the return upon the stock investment.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 60, sec. 87 — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 60 / Section 87
Directions to collectors; ordinances or by-laws
Status: in_force

Section 87. A city or town may, by ordinance or by-law, respectively, direct whether its collector shall exercise the power of sale or the power of taking to enforce the lien for taxes; and in default of such ordinance or by-law the collector may exercise either power at his discretion; but the passage of any such ordinance or by-law shall not render invalid any proceedings then pending.

Section 87. A city or town may, by ordinance or by-law, respectively, direct whether its collector shall exercise the power of sale or the power of taking to enforce the lien for taxes; and in default of such ordinance or by-law the collector may exercise either power at his discretion; but the passage of any such ordinance or by-law shall not render invalid any proceedings then pending.