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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, sec. 5 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 164 / Section 5
Organization of corporation; certification by state secretary
Status: in_force

Section 5. The organization of a corporation to be formed under this chapter shall be effected in accordance with the requirements of section twelve of chapter one hundred and fifty-six B and section six. A certified statement of the fact of incorporation by the state secretary shall be conclusive evidence of incorporation. Nothing contained in this chapter shall authorize the organization of a combined gas and electric company, unless the department, after notice and a public hearing, shall certify to the state secretary that it deems the public convenience will be promoted thereby.

Section 5. The organization of a corporation to be formed under this chapter shall be effected in accordance with the requirements of section twelve of chapter one hundred and fifty-six B and section six. A certified statement of the fact of incorporation by the state secretary shall be conclusive evidence of incorporation. Nothing contained in this chapter shall authorize the organization of a combined gas and electric company, unless the department, after notice and a public hearing, shall certify to the state secretary that it deems the public convenience will be promoted thereby.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 167, sec. 15D — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 167 / Section 15D
Classes of bonds, notes or other interest-bearing municipal obligations in which entity may invest
Status: in_force

Section 15D. An entity authorized to invest pursuant to section 15A or the legal list may invest in bond, notes or other interest-bearing obligations of the following classes: (i) legally issued or assumed bonds, notes or other interest-bearing obligations of a county, city, town or legally established district of the commonwealth; and (ii) legally issued or assumed bonds, notes or other interest-bearing obligations of a county, city, town or legally established district outside of the commonwealth; provided, however, that this clause shall not authorize investments in obligations of any city or town outside of the commonwealth which have been in default for more than 120 days in the payment of any part of principal and interest of all bonds, notes or other interest-bearing obligations legal for investment under this section. The full faith and credit of the county, city, town or district shall be pledged for the full payment of principal and interest of all bonds, notes or other interest bearing obligations legal for investment under this section.

Section 15D. An entity authorized to invest pursuant to section 15A or the legal list may invest in bond, notes or other interest-bearing obligations of the following classes:

(i) legally issued or assumed bonds, notes or other interest-bearing obligations of a county, city, town or legally established district of the commonwealth; and

(ii) legally issued or assumed bonds, notes or other interest-bearing obligations of a county, city, town or legally established district outside of the commonwealth; provided, however, that this clause shall not authorize investments in obligations of any city or town outside of the commonwealth which have been in default for more than 120 days in the payment of any part of principal and interest of all bonds, notes or other interest-bearing obligations legal for investment under this section.

The full faith and credit of the county, city, town or district shall be pledged for the full payment of principal and interest of all bonds, notes or other interest bearing obligations legal for investment under this section.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 105, sec. 55 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 105 / Section 55
Issuance of receipt for goods not received
Status: in_force

Section 55. A warehouseman, or any officer, agent or servant of a warehouseman, who issues or aids in issuing a receipt, knowing that the goods for which such receipt is issued have not been actually received by such warehouseman, or are not under his actual control at the time of issuing such receipt, shall be punished by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars or by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than five years, or in a jail or house of correction for not more than two and one half years, or both.

Section 55. A warehouseman, or any officer, agent or servant of a warehouseman, who issues or aids in issuing a receipt, knowing that the goods for which such receipt is issued have not been actually received by such warehouseman, or are not under his actual control at the time of issuing such receipt, shall be punished by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars or by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than five years, or in a jail or house of correction for not more than two and one half years, or both.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 10, sec. 28B — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 10 / Section 28B
List of winning lottery ticket holders; transmission to department of transitional assistance, executive office of health and human services and IV&ndash;D agency
Status: in_force

Section 28B. The commission shall, on a monthly basis, transmit to the department of transitional assistance, the executive office of health and human services, the office of Medicaid and the IV–D agency, as set forth in chapter 119A, a list of all persons who were the holders of a winning ticket in excess of $600 in the prior month. The information shall be provided in a format which is compatible with the automated data processing systems of the respective department, office or agency to ensure the immediate identification of persons who may be receiving public assistance benefits. The information provided shall include the name, address and social security number of the holder of the winning ticket and the face value of the winning ticket.

Section 28B. The commission shall, on a monthly basis, transmit to the department of transitional assistance, the executive office of health and human services, the office of Medicaid and the IV–D agency, as set forth in chapter 119A, a list of all persons who were the holders of a winning ticket in excess of $600 in the prior month. The information shall be provided in a format which is compatible with the automated data processing systems of the respective department, office or agency to ensure the immediate identification of persons who may be receiving public assistance benefits. The information provided shall include the name, address and social security number of the holder of the winning ticket and the face value of the winning ticket.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 121C, sec. 14 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVII / Chapter 121C / Section 14
Revenue and revenue refunding bonds as securities for purposes of investments or deposits by certain institutions
Status: in_force

Section 14. Revenue bonds and revenue refunding bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter are hereby made securities in which all public officers and public bodies of the commonwealth and its political subdivisions, all insurance companies, trust companies in their commercial departments and within the limits set by section fourteen of chapter one hundred and sixty-seven E, banking associations, investment companies, executors, trustees and other fiduciaries, and all other persons whatsoever who are now or may hereafter be authorized to invest in bonds or other obligations of a similar nature may properly and legally invest funds, including capital in their control or belonging to them; and such bonds are hereby made obligations which may properly and legally be made eligible for the investment of savings deposits and the income thereof in the manner provided by section two of chapter one hundred and sixty-seven F. Such bonds are hereby made securities which may properly and legally be deposited with and received by any state or municipal officer or any agency or political subdivision of the commonwealth for any purpose for which the deposit of bonds or other obligations of the commonwealth is now or may hereafter be authorized by law.

Section 14. Revenue bonds and revenue refunding bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter are hereby made securities in which all public officers and public bodies of the commonwealth and its political subdivisions, all insurance companies, trust companies in their commercial departments and within the limits set by section fourteen of chapter one hundred and sixty-seven E, banking associations, investment companies, executors, trustees and other fiduciaries, and all other persons whatsoever who are now or may hereafter be authorized to invest in bonds or other obligations of a similar nature may properly and legally invest funds, including capital in their control or belonging to them; and such bonds are hereby made obligations which may properly and legally be made eligible for the investment of savings deposits and the income thereof in the manner provided by section two of chapter one hundred and sixty-seven F. Such bonds are hereby made securities which may properly and legally be deposited with and received by any state or municipal officer or any agency or political subdivision of the commonwealth for any purpose for which the deposit of bonds or other obligations of the commonwealth is now or may hereafter be authorized by law.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94, sec. 77F — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 94 / Section 77F
Sale of food fish by weight
Status: in_force

Section 77F. All food fish, except soft-shelled clams and oysters sold at wholesale, shall be sold by weight. Whoever violates this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than ten nor more than fifty dollars.

Section 77F. All food fish, except soft-shelled clams and oysters sold at wholesale, shall be sold by weight. Whoever violates this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than ten nor more than fifty dollars.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23B, sec. 10 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 23B / Section 10
Construction
Status: in_force

Section 10. Wherever, in any general or special law, there are used the following words:— (a) division of housing, (b) division of urban renewal, (c) bureau of relocation, (d) bureau of project development services, (e) bureau of construction services, (f) bureau of property management services, (g) bureau of community programs, (h) bureau of financial assistance, (i) state housing board, (j) bureau of planning assistance, (k) commonwealth service corps, (l) bureau of housing for the handicapped, (m) department of community affairs, (n) executive office of communities and development; (o) department of housing and community development, or (p) words having the same connotation, said words shall, unless the context otherwise requires, mean the executive office of housing and livable communities established by this chapter and in section 16G 1/2 of chapter 6A. Any reference in any general or special law to the administrative head of any of the agencies enumerated in the foregoing paragraph shall, unless the context otherwise requires, mean the secretary of housing and livable communities or such officer or employee of the executive office of housing and livable communities as the secretary from time to time may designate.

Section 10. Wherever, in any general or special law, there are used the following words:— (a) division of housing, (b) division of urban renewal, (c) bureau of relocation, (d) bureau of project development services, (e) bureau of construction services, (f) bureau of property management services, (g) bureau of community programs, (h) bureau of financial assistance, (i) state housing board, (j) bureau of planning assistance, (k) commonwealth service corps, (l) bureau of housing for the handicapped, (m) department of community affairs, (n) executive office of communities and development; (o) department of housing and community development, or (p) words having the same connotation, said words shall, unless the context otherwise requires, mean the executive office of housing and livable communities established by this chapter and in section 16G 1/2 of chapter 6A. Any reference in any general or special law to the administrative head of any of the agencies enumerated in the foregoing paragraph shall, unless the context otherwise requires, mean the secretary of housing and livable communities or such officer or employee of the executive office of housing and livable communities as the secretary from time to time may designate.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 3, sec. 1 — MA Code / Part I / Title I / Chapter 3 / Section 1
Records of votes cast for representatives; certificates of examination; duties of state secretary
Status: in_force

Section 1. The state secretary shall receive the copies of records of votes cast for representatives to the general court and shall lay such copies of records before the governor and council. On or before the Tuesday next preceding the first Wednesday of January following a state election he shall deliver to the sergeant-at-arms a certified copy of the list of the persons who appear to be elected as representatives to the general court as shown on the certificate of examination of the copies of the records of votes cast as tabulated by the governor and council and transmitted to him, and upon receiving any further such certificate of examination before the house of representatives is called to order he shall immediately transmit a certified copy of such certificate to the sergeant-at-arms. The state secretary shall also transmit to the house of representatives as soon as the members are called to order a certified copy of each certificate of examination of the copies of records of votes cast as tabulated by the governor and council and transmitted to him.

Section 1. The state secretary shall receive the copies of records of votes cast for representatives to the general court and shall lay such copies of records before the governor and council. On or before the Tuesday next preceding the first Wednesday of January following a state election he shall deliver to the sergeant-at-arms a certified copy of the list of the persons who appear to be elected as representatives to the general court as shown on the certificate of examination of the copies of the records of votes cast as tabulated by the governor and council and transmitted to him, and upon receiving any further such certificate of examination before the house of representatives is called to order he shall immediately transmit a certified copy of such certificate to the sergeant-at-arms. The state secretary shall also transmit to the house of representatives as soon as the members are called to order a certified copy of each certificate of examination of the copies of records of votes cast as tabulated by the governor and council and transmitted to him.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, sec. 145 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 160 / Section 145
Violations; penalties
Status: in_force

Section 145. If any county, city or town shall neglect, for sixty days, to comply with the requirements of section one hundred and forty-two, unless released therefrom by order of the department of telecommunications and energy, or unless prevented by the failure of any railroad corporation to comply with the requirements of section one hundred and forty-three, or if any railroad corporation shall neglect, for sixty days after the expiration of the four months prescribed in section one hundred and forty-three, to comply with the requirements thereof, it shall forfeit one dollar for each day during which such neglect continues, to be recovered in an action of tort brought in the name and for the use of the commonwealth by the attorney general or by the district attorney of the district where the violation occurred.

Section 145. If any county, city or town shall neglect, for sixty days, to comply with the requirements of section one hundred and forty-two, unless released therefrom by order of the department of telecommunications and energy, or unless prevented by the failure of any railroad corporation to comply with the requirements of section one hundred and forty-three, or if any railroad corporation shall neglect, for sixty days after the expiration of the four months prescribed in section one hundred and forty-three, to comply with the requirements thereof, it shall forfeit one dollar for each day during which such neglect continues, to be recovered in an action of tort brought in the name and for the use of the commonwealth by the attorney general or by the district attorney of the district where the violation occurred.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 97, sec. 8 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 97 / Section 8
Massachusetts Coordinate System NAD, 1983; mainland and island zones
Status: in_force

Section 8. The system of plane rectangular coordinates shall be the North American Datum of 1983 as established by the National Ocean Services/National Geodetic Survey (NOS/NGS), or its successors for defining and stating the geographic positions or locations of points on the surface of the earth within the commonwealth and shall be known as the Massachusetts Coordinate System North American Datum (NAD), 1983. For the purposes of the use of said system the commonwealth is hereby divided into a mainland zone and an island zone. The area now included in the following counties shall constitute the mainland zone: Barnstable, Berkshire, Bristol, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk and Worcester. The area now included in the counties of Dukes County and Nantucket shall constitute the island zone.

Section 8. The system of plane rectangular coordinates shall be the North American Datum of 1983 as established by the National Ocean Services/National Geodetic Survey (NOS/NGS), or its successors for defining and stating the geographic positions or locations of points on the surface of the earth within the commonwealth and shall be known as the Massachusetts Coordinate System North American Datum (NAD), 1983.

For the purposes of the use of said system the commonwealth is hereby divided into a mainland zone and an island zone.

The area now included in the following counties shall constitute the mainland zone: Barnstable, Berkshire, Bristol, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk and Worcester.

The area now included in the counties of Dukes County and Nantucket shall constitute the island zone.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 112, sec. 87GG — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 112 / Section 87GG
Aesthetics, barbering, cosmetology, electrolysis, hairdressing and manicuring; expiration of license; renewal fees; practical examination
Status: in_force

Section 87GG. Each license granted under sections 87T to 87JJ, inclusive, shall expire upon the date prescribed pursuant to section 87CC and shall be renewed upon the filing of an application for renewal and the payment of the prescribed renewal fee not later than its expiration. No person licensed under said sections shall engage in the occupation covered by such license until the prescribed renewal fee shall have been paid and renewed license issued. Any licensee whose license has not been renewed within 3 years following the date of expiration of that license shall be entitled to renewal of such license upon filing an application, accompanied by the proper fee for renewal and by passing a practical examination satisfactory to the board; provided, however, that a person who has at any time been licensed as both an aesthetician, barber, electrologist or cosmetologist and as an instructor, if such person has every 2 years renewed either such license, may reinstate the other without examination even if such other has been lapsed beyond 3 years.

Section 87GG. Each license granted under sections 87T to 87JJ, inclusive, shall expire upon the date prescribed pursuant to section 87CC and shall be renewed upon the filing of an application for renewal and the payment of the prescribed renewal fee not later than its expiration. No person licensed under said sections shall engage in the occupation covered by such license until the prescribed renewal fee shall have been paid and renewed license issued. Any licensee whose license has not been renewed within 3 years following the date of expiration of that license shall be entitled to renewal of such license upon filing an application, accompanied by the proper fee for renewal and by passing a practical examination satisfactory to the board; provided, however, that a person who has at any time been licensed as both an aesthetician, barber, electrologist or cosmetologist and as an instructor, if such person has every 2 years renewed either such license, may reinstate the other without examination even if such other has been lapsed beyond 3 years.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19A, sec. 7 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 19A / Section 7
Acceptance of gifts or grants
Status: in_force

Section 7. The secretary may accept on behalf of the commonwealth any gifts or grants of money or property, whether real or personal, from any source, whether public or private, for the purpose of assisting the secretary in the discharge of the duties of the office.

Section 7. The secretary may accept on behalf of the commonwealth any gifts or grants of money or property, whether real or personal, from any source, whether public or private, for the purpose of assisting the secretary in the discharge of the duties of the office.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23A, sec. 6 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 23A / Section 6
Advisory committees and council
Status: in_force

Section 6. To assist MOBD in the discharge of its duties, the director may appoint, without regard to chapter 31, advisory committees on regional planning and commercial and industrial development from among interested citizens of the commonwealth. The director may establish an advisory council that may assist and advise the director on matters related to the administration and evaluation of the regional business development program created under section 3J. Members of such committees shall receive no compensation for their services but may be reimbursed for their expenses. Such committees shall receive assistance from MOBD as designated by the director of MOBD. Each committee shall annually, on or before November 1, make a report to the director of MOBD and may make such special reports as it or the director of MOBD may deem desirable.

Section 6. To assist MOBD in the discharge of its duties, the director may appoint, without regard to chapter 31, advisory committees on regional planning and commercial and industrial development from among interested citizens of the commonwealth. The director may establish an advisory council that may assist and advise the director on matters related to the administration and evaluation of the regional business development program created under section 3J.

Members of such committees shall receive no compensation for their services but may be reimbursed for their expenses. Such committees shall receive assistance from MOBD as designated by the director of MOBD. Each committee shall annually, on or before November 1, make a report to the director of MOBD and may make such special reports as it or the director of MOBD may deem desirable.