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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21D, sec. 8 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 21D / Section 8
Briefing sessions
Status: in_force

Section 8. The department shall conduct briefing sessions for the purposes of insuring the participation of interested persons in the hazardous waste facility siting process pursuant to this chapter and of informing the public about every proposal which the hazardous waste facility siting council has determined to be feasible and deserving of state assistance. The department shall establish whatever schedule of briefing sessions it deems appropriate to achieve these purposes, holding said sessions in such a manner, place, and at such times as in its sole discretion are best calculated to achieve these purposes. The department shall conduct its first briefing session on a proposal within thirty days after it has completed its dissemination of the determination of the council that the proposed project is feasible and deserving of state support pursuant to section seven of this chapter. The department shall give a reasonable opportunity to persons attending the hearing to discuss, comment upon, or criticize all or any part of the proposal and may ask questions of the developer, the department, or any other agencies represented at said briefing session.

Section 8. The department shall conduct briefing sessions for the purposes of insuring the participation of interested persons in the hazardous waste facility siting process pursuant to this chapter and of informing the public about every proposal which the hazardous waste facility siting council has determined to be feasible and deserving of state assistance. The department shall establish whatever schedule of briefing sessions it deems appropriate to achieve these purposes, holding said sessions in such a manner, place, and at such times as in its sole discretion are best calculated to achieve these purposes. The department shall conduct its first briefing session on a proposal within thirty days after it has completed its dissemination of the determination of the council that the proposed project is feasible and deserving of state support pursuant to section seven of this chapter. The department shall give a reasonable opportunity to persons attending the hearing to discuss, comment upon, or criticize all or any part of the proposal and may ask questions of the developer, the department, or any other agencies represented at said briefing session.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 126, sec. 3 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVIII / Chapter 126 / Section 3
Violation of laws relative to prisons; notice
Status: in_force

Section 3. If it appears to the commissioners, from the report of their committee or otherwise, that any law relative to prisons has been violated or neglected in their county, they shall forthwith give notice thereof to the district attorney.

Section 3. If it appears to the commissioners, from the report of their committee or otherwise, that any law relative to prisons has been violated or neglected in their county, they shall forthwith give notice thereof to the district attorney.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, sec. 26 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 43 / Section 26
Vacancies in office of mayor or city council; acting mayor
Status: in_force

Section 26. Except as otherwise provided in sections fifty A, fifty-nine A, eighty-six, one hundred and two and one hundred and twenty-one, if a vacancy occurs in the office of the mayor or city council before the last six months of the term of office, the city council shall order an election for a mayor or a member of the council to serve for the unexpired term; and if such vacancy occurs in the office of mayor in the last six months of the term, the president of the city council shall succeed to said office for the unexpired term. If the mayor is absent or unable from any cause temporarily to perform his duties they shall be performed by the president of the city council. The person upon whom such duties shall devolve shall be called ''acting mayor'', and he shall possess the powers of mayor only in matters not admitting of delay, but shall have no power to make permanent appointments. Whenever, under Plan C, any councillor shall be temporarily unable for any cause to perform the duties of his office, the council may appoint one of its members to exercise his powers and perform his duties during such disability. Should an appointive officer of the city be temporarily unable for any cause to perform his duties, the council or the mayor, having the power of original appointment, may make a temporary appointment of some person to act until such official resumes his duties.

Section 26. Except as otherwise provided in sections fifty A, fifty-nine A, eighty-six, one hundred and two and one hundred and twenty-one, if a vacancy occurs in the office of the mayor or city council before the last six months of the term of office, the city council shall order an election for a mayor or a member of the council to serve for the unexpired term; and if such vacancy occurs in the office of mayor in the last six months of the term, the president of the city council shall succeed to said office for the unexpired term. If the mayor is absent or unable from any cause temporarily to perform his duties they shall be performed by the president of the city council. The person upon whom such duties shall devolve shall be called ''acting mayor'', and he shall possess the powers of mayor only in matters not admitting of delay, but shall have no power to make permanent appointments.

Whenever, under Plan C, any councillor shall be temporarily unable for any cause to perform the duties of his office, the council may appoint one of its members to exercise his powers and perform his duties during such disability. Should an appointive officer of the city be temporarily unable for any cause to perform his duties, the council or the mayor, having the power of original appointment, may make a temporary appointment of some person to act until such official resumes his duties.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23I, sec. 18 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 23I / Section 18
Applicability of other laws to the center
Status: in_force

Section 18. The center shall be subject to section 16G of chapter 6A and section 56 of chapter 23A.

Section 18. The center shall be subject to section 16G of chapter 6A and section 56 of chapter 23A.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 60, sec. 23A — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 60 / Section 23A
Certificate of liens; fee schedule; acceptance of section prior to Jan. 1, 1988
Status: in_force

Section 23A. In any city or town accepting the provisions of this section, prior to January first, nineteen hundred and eighty-eight, the collector of taxes shall furnish a certificate of liens as provided in section twenty-three according to the following fee schedule: for land of less than one acre upon which there is no permanent structure a fee of ten dollars; for land upon which is situated no more than a single family residence and outbuildings a fee of ten dollars; for land upon which is situated no more than a two family residence and outbuildings a fee of fifteen dollars; for land upon which is situated no more than a three family residence with outbuildings a fee of twenty dollars; for land upon which is situated a residence for four or more families a fee of forty dollars; for land upon which is situated a commercial, industrial or public utility structure a fee of one hundred dollars; for farms, forest land and all other real property a fee of fifty dollars. In no case shall the fee exceed one half of one per cent of the assessed value of the real estate and the money so received shall be paid into the town treasury.

Section 23A. In any city or town accepting the provisions of this section, prior to January first, nineteen hundred and eighty-eight, the collector of taxes shall furnish a certificate of liens as provided in section twenty-three according to the following fee schedule: for land of less than one acre upon which there is no permanent structure a fee of ten dollars; for land upon which is situated no more than a single family residence and outbuildings a fee of ten dollars; for land upon which is situated no more than a two family residence and outbuildings a fee of fifteen dollars; for land upon which is situated no more than a three family residence with outbuildings a fee of twenty dollars; for land upon which is situated a residence for four or more families a fee of forty dollars; for land upon which is situated a commercial, industrial or public utility structure a fee of one hundred dollars; for farms, forest land and all other real property a fee of fifty dollars. In no case shall the fee exceed one half of one per cent of the assessed value of the real estate and the money so received shall be paid into the town treasury.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40L, sec. 7 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 40L / Section 7
Special or betterment assessments
Status: in_force

Section 7. Land in an agricultural incentive area, determined by the local assessor to be actively devoted to agricultural, horticultural, or agricultural and horticultural use as defined in sections one to five, inclusive, of chapter sixty-one A and which is subject to special assessments or betterment assessments shall be so assessed as provided under section eighteen of said chapter sixty-one A.

Section 7. Land in an agricultural incentive area, determined by the local assessor to be actively devoted to agricultural, horticultural, or agricultural and horticultural use as defined in sections one to five, inclusive, of chapter sixty-one A and which is subject to special assessments or betterment assessments shall be so assessed as provided under section eighteen of said chapter sixty-one A.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 31A, sec. 8 — MA Code / Part I / Title IV / Chapter 31A / Section 8
Appeals; options; conditions; collective bargaining agreements
Status: in_force

Section 8. Appointing authorities and employees serving in positions subject to the provisions of chapter thirty-one on the effective date of this chapter and their successors, shall have the option to appeal to either the civil service commission or the local merit appeals board, but not both, in the following instances: (a) a disciplinary action, (b) a finding that the examination fairly tested the knowledge, skills and abilities required to perform the primary or dominant duties of the position for which the examination was held, or (c) the results of a performance evaluation. An employee covered by a collective bargaining agreement may continue to exercise any grievance arbitration procedure in said agreement and upon the election of such option by the employee, it shall be the exclusive remedy for resolving such matters. In any disciplinary action or discharge where the substance of such action was based on a performance evaluation the validity of which has been previously determined, the substantive matters involved in the evaluation shall not be open to redetermination by the commission or the board.

Section 8. Appointing authorities and employees serving in positions subject to the provisions of chapter thirty-one on the effective date of this chapter and their successors, shall have the option to appeal to either the civil service commission or the local merit appeals board, but not both, in the following instances:

(a) a disciplinary action,

(b) a finding that the examination fairly tested the knowledge, skills and abilities required to perform the primary or dominant duties of the position for which the examination was held, or

(c) the results of a performance evaluation.

An employee covered by a collective bargaining agreement may continue to exercise any grievance arbitration procedure in said agreement and upon the election of such option by the employee, it shall be the exclusive remedy for resolving such matters. In any disciplinary action or discharge where the substance of such action was based on a performance evaluation the validity of which has been previously determined, the substantive matters involved in the evaluation shall not be open to redetermination by the commission or the board.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40U, sec. 15 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 40U / Section 15
Appeal of decision of municipal hearing officer
Status: in_force

Section 15. A person aggrieved by a decision of the municipal hearing officer may appeal to the district court, housing court or other court of competent jurisdiction pursuant to section 21D of chapter 40, on a form provided by the municipality, and shall be entitled to a de novo hearing before a clerk magistrate of the court. The court shall consider such appeals under a civil standard. The aggrieved person shall file the appeal within 10 days after receiving notice of the decision from the municipal hearing officer who conducted the hearing.

Section 15. A person aggrieved by a decision of the municipal hearing officer may appeal to the district court, housing court or other court of competent jurisdiction pursuant to section 21D of chapter 40, on a form provided by the municipality, and shall be entitled to a de novo hearing before a clerk magistrate of the court. The court shall consider such appeals under a civil standard. The aggrieved person shall file the appeal within 10 days after receiving notice of the decision from the municipal hearing officer who conducted the hearing.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 74, sec. 24B — MA Code / Part I / Title XII / Chapter 74 / Section 24B
Public secondary vocational-technical school districts and public institutions of higher education; coordination of programs
Status: in_force

Section 24B. The state board and the board of regents shall encourage the coordination of programs between public secondary vocational-technical school districts and public institutions of higher education. Said boards shall establish policies and procedures for the standardization of articulation agreements between the aforementioned institutions and that said boards shall meet annually to review the implementation of such policies and procedures.

Section 24B. The state board and the board of regents shall encourage the coordination of programs between public secondary vocational-technical school districts and public institutions of higher education. Said boards shall establish policies and procedures for the standardization of articulation agreements between the aforementioned institutions and that said boards shall meet annually to review the implementation of such policies and procedures.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 140, sec. 76 — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 140 / Section 76
Loans on personal property; purchases on condition of reselling; exceptions
Status: in_force

Section 76. No person shall, in any city or in any town of ten thousand or more inhabitants, engage in or carry on the business of loaning money upon mortgages, deposits or pledges of wearing apparel, jewelry, ornaments, household goods or other personal property, or of purchasing such property on condition of selling it back again at a stipulated price, unless he is licensed as a pawnbroker; but this and the six following sections shall apply only if such property is deposited with the lender, and shall not apply to loans made upon stock, bonds, notes or other written evidences of ownership of property or of indebtedness to the holder or owner of any such securities.

Section 76. No person shall, in any city or in any town of ten thousand or more inhabitants, engage in or carry on the business of loaning money upon mortgages, deposits or pledges of wearing apparel, jewelry, ornaments, household goods or other personal property, or of purchasing such property on condition of selling it back again at a stipulated price, unless he is licensed as a pawnbroker; but this and the six following sections shall apply only if such property is deposited with the lender, and shall not apply to loans made upon stock, bonds, notes or other written evidences of ownership of property or of indebtedness to the holder or owner of any such securities.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 132A, sec. 3 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIX / Chapter 132A / Section 3
Purchase or lease of land lying outside of urban parks district; recreational facilities
Status: in_force

Section 3. The commissioner may, from time to time within the limits of appropriations made therefor, acquire for the commonwealth, by eminent domain under chapter seventy-nine or by purchase, lease or otherwise, any lands suitable for purposes of conservation or recreation lying outside of the urban parks district, and may lay out and maintain such lands for such purposes and erect and maintain such structures and other facilities thereon as may be necessary to render such lands reasonably available and accessible therefor; provided, however, that no land held in trust for public use shall be taken by eminent domain. The commissioner may, with the approval of the governor and council, sell or exchange any land acquired under this section which in his judgment can no longer be advantageously used for purposes of recreation or held for purposes of conservation. He may, with like approval, authorize the construction and maintenance, on any land under control of the department and outside the urban parks district, of towers, poles, wires, pipes, and structures necessary for the purpose of transmitting electric power or intelligence by electricity, and may grant an easement over such land for such purposes. He may, at any time, sell such wood, timber or other product of the lands controlled by the division as the economical management of said lands may require.

Section 3. The commissioner may, from time to time within the limits of appropriations made therefor, acquire for the commonwealth, by eminent domain under chapter seventy-nine or by purchase, lease or otherwise, any lands suitable for purposes of conservation or recreation lying outside of the urban parks district, and may lay out and maintain such lands for such purposes and erect and maintain such structures and other facilities thereon as may be necessary to render such lands reasonably available and accessible therefor; provided, however, that no land held in trust for public use shall be taken by eminent domain. The commissioner may, with the approval of the governor and council, sell or exchange any land acquired under this section which in his judgment can no longer be advantageously used for purposes of recreation or held for purposes of conservation. He may, with like approval, authorize the construction and maintenance, on any land under control of the department and outside the urban parks district, of towers, poles, wires, pipes, and structures necessary for the purpose of transmitting electric power or intelligence by electricity, and may grant an easement over such land for such purposes. He may, at any time, sell such wood, timber or other product of the lands controlled by the division as the economical management of said lands may require.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 104A, sec. 5 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 104A / Section 5
Waiver of provisions
Status: in_force

Section 5. Any provision of a contract or agreement whereby the consignor waives any provision of this chapter is void.

Section 5. Any provision of a contract or agreement whereby the consignor waives any provision of this chapter is void.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, sec. 110 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 160 / Section 110
Denial of access to private land; order for crossing by department
Status: in_force

Section 110. If by the laying out of a railroad, or the widening thereof, a person is cut off from access to land owned by him, and has neither received compensation nor made an agreement with the corporation relative thereto, the department, after notice to the parties and a hearing, may order a crossing to be made and maintained at the expense of the railroad corporation, specifying definitely the character thereof and when it may be used. If the railroad corporation neglects for ninety days after the date of such order to comply therewith, it shall forfeit five dollars for every day thereafter during which such neglect continues, which shall be recovered by the person aggrieved. The amount recovered shall be equally divided between the plaintiff and the county where the crossing was ordered to be maintained.

Section 110. If by the laying out of a railroad, or the widening thereof, a person is cut off from access to land owned by him, and has neither received compensation nor made an agreement with the corporation relative thereto, the department, after notice to the parties and a hearing, may order a crossing to be made and maintained at the expense of the railroad corporation, specifying definitely the character thereof and when it may be used. If the railroad corporation neglects for ninety days after the date of such order to comply therewith, it shall forfeit five dollars for every day thereafter during which such neglect continues, which shall be recovered by the person aggrieved. The amount recovered shall be equally divided between the plaintiff and the county where the crossing was ordered to be maintained.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209, sec. 14 — MA Code / Part II / Title III / Chapter 209 / Section 14
Disability of husband or wife provisions; release of homestead by wife of ward
Status: in_force

Section 14. If the guardian or conservator of a married man is licensed to sell real estate of his ward, the wife of the ward may join with the guardian or conservator in the conveyance, and release homestead in the granted property, in like manner as she might have done by joining in a conveyance thereof made by her husband if he had been under no legal disability.

Section 14. If the guardian or conservator of a married man is licensed to sell real estate of his ward, the wife of the ward may join with the guardian or conservator in the conveyance, and release homestead in the granted property, in like manner as she might have done by joining in a conveyance thereof made by her husband if he had been under no legal disability.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 152, sec. 60 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXI / Chapter 152 / Section 60
Effect of appointment of receiver on order, deposit or payments; deposit by receiver
Status: in_force

Section 60. The appointment of a receiver of a domestic company under section six of chapter one hundred and seventy-five shall not affect any order of the said commissioner or deposit made under section fifty-seven prior to such appointment, and the state treasurer or trustee appointed and approved as provided in section fifty-nine shall retain any deposit made with him as provided in section fifty-seven or fifty-nine and make the payments therefrom as provided in section fifty-nine. If a receiver is so appointed prior to compliance by the company with any such order, he shall, as soon as may be after his appointment, make the deposit required by said order, if the assets of the company in his hands are sufficient therefor.

Section 60. The appointment of a receiver of a domestic company under section six of chapter one hundred and seventy-five shall not affect any order of the said commissioner or deposit made under section fifty-seven prior to such appointment, and the state treasurer or trustee appointed and approved as provided in section fifty-nine shall retain any deposit made with him as provided in section fifty-seven or fifty-nine and make the payments therefrom as provided in section fifty-nine. If a receiver is so appointed prior to compliance by the company with any such order, he shall, as soon as may be after his appointment, make the deposit required by said order, if the assets of the company in his hands are sufficient therefor.