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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 127, sec. 33 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVIII / Chapter 127 / Section 33
Maintenance of order in institutions; enforcement of obedience
Status: in_force

Section 33. The superintendents of all institutions under the jurisdiction of the department of correction and the superintendents and keepers of jails and houses of correction shall cause all necessary means to be used to maintain order in the institutions under their supervision, enforce obedience, suppress insurrection and prevent escapes, and for that purpose they may at all times require the aid and utmost exertions of all the officers of the institution except the chaplain and the physician.

Section 33. The superintendents of all institutions under the jurisdiction of the department of correction and the superintendents and keepers of jails and houses of correction shall cause all necessary means to be used to maintain order in the institutions under their supervision, enforce obedience, suppress insurrection and prevent escapes, and for that purpose they may at all times require the aid and utmost exertions of all the officers of the institution except the chaplain and the physician.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91, sec. 21 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 91 / Section 21
Compensation for displacement of tidewater
Status: in_force

Section 21. The amount of tidewater displaced by any structure below high water mark, or any filling of flats, shall be ascertained by the department, which shall require the person, his heirs or assignees who are responsible for such displacement to make compensation therefor by excavating, under its direction, between high and low water mark in some part of the same harbor a basin for a quantity of water equal to that displaced; or by paying to the commonwealth, in lieu of such excavation, an amount assessed by the department, or by improving the harbor in any other manner satisfactory to the department. The department shall by regulation determine a schedule of rates of assessment to be charged pursuant to this section per cubic yard of water displaced. In determining said rate of assessment the department may consider the following factors: the costs incurred by the department in the licensing of tidelands; the costs typically associated with excavation or improvement of harbors or basins as permitted in lieu of payment of an assessment under this section; and the level of assessments historically charged in the commonwealth or in other states with respect to the displacement of tidewater. An assessment for the tidewater which has been displaced may be recovered in contract in the name of the state treasurer.

Section 21. The amount of tidewater displaced by any structure below high water mark, or any filling of flats, shall be ascertained by the department, which shall require the person, his heirs or assignees who are responsible for such displacement to make compensation therefor by excavating, under its direction, between high and low water mark in some part of the same harbor a basin for a quantity of water equal to that displaced; or by paying to the commonwealth, in lieu of such excavation, an amount assessed by the department, or by improving the harbor in any other manner satisfactory to the department. The department shall by regulation determine a schedule of rates of assessment to be charged pursuant to this section per cubic yard of water displaced. In determining said rate of assessment the department may consider the following factors: the costs incurred by the department in the licensing of tidelands; the costs typically associated with excavation or improvement of harbors or basins as permitted in lieu of payment of an assessment under this section; and the level of assessments historically charged in the commonwealth or in other states with respect to the displacement of tidewater. An assessment for the tidewater which has been displaced may be recovered in contract in the name of the state treasurer.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 90D, sec. 8 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 90D / Section 8
Check of application against records
Status: in_force

Section 8. The registrar, upon receiving an application for a first certificate of title, shall check the identifying number of the vehicle shown in the application against the records of vehicles required to be maintained by section nine and against the record of stolen and converted vehicles required to be maintained by section thirty-three.

Section 8. The registrar, upon receiving an application for a first certificate of title, shall check the identifying number of the vehicle shown in the application against the records of vehicles required to be maintained by section nine and against the record of stolen and converted vehicles required to be maintained by section thirty-three.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 137, sec. 2 — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 137 / Section 2
Liability of owner, tenant or occupant of gaming house
Status: in_force

Section 2. The owner, tenant or occupant of a house or building, but not including an owner or operator of a gaming establishment licensed pursuant to chapter 23K or an operator who offers sports wagering pursuant to chapter 23N, where money or goods are lost, paid or delivered in any form of gaming referred to in the preceding section, or by betting on the sides or hands of those gaming, with the knowledge or consent of said owner, occupant or tenant, shall be liable in the same manner and to the same extent as the winner or receiver thereof is liable under the preceding section.

Section 2. The owner, tenant or occupant of a house or building, but not including an owner or operator of a gaming establishment licensed pursuant to chapter 23K or an operator who offers sports wagering pursuant to chapter 23N, where money or goods are lost, paid or delivered in any form of gaming referred to in the preceding section, or by betting on the sides or hands of those gaming, with the knowledge or consent of said owner, occupant or tenant, shall be liable in the same manner and to the same extent as the winner or receiver thereof is liable under the preceding section.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 148, sec. 55 — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 148 / Section 55
Explosive golf balls
Status: in_force

Section 55. Whoever manufactures or sells or knowingly uses, or has in possession for the purpose of sale, any golf ball containing any acid, fluid, gas or other substance tending to cause the ball to explode and to inflict bodily injury shall for the first offence be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars, and for any subsequent offence by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or both.

Section 55. Whoever manufactures or sells or knowingly uses, or has in possession for the purpose of sale, any golf ball containing any acid, fluid, gas or other substance tending to cause the ball to explode and to inflict bodily injury shall for the first offence be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars, and for any subsequent offence by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or both.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23K, sec. 43 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 23K / Section 43
Playing, placing of wagers or collecting winnings from game in a gaming establishment by or on behalf of person under 21 years of age; penalties
Status: in_force

Section 43. (a) Whoever, being under 21 years old, plays, places wagers at or collects winnings from, whether personally or through an agent, a game in a gaming establishment shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $1,000. (b) Whoever, being a gaming licensee or an employee of a gaming licensee, who knowingly allows a person under the age of 21 to play, place wagers at, or collect winnings from a game in a gaming establishment, whether personally or through an agent, shall be punished, for a first offense, by imprisonment in the house of correction for not more than 1 year or a fine not to exceed $10,000, or both, and in the case of a person other than a natural person, by a fine not to exceed $500,000 and, for a second or subsequent offense, by imprisonment in the house of correction for not more than 2 years or a fine not to exceed $50,000, or both, and in the case of a person other than a natural person, by a fine not to exceed $1,000,000. (c) Whoever knowingly plays, places wagers at or collects winnings from a game in a gaming establishment for or on behalf of a person under 21 years of age shall be punished by imprisonment in a house of correction for not more than 6 months or by a fine of not more than $1,000 or both.

Section 43. (a) Whoever, being under 21 years old, plays, places wagers at or collects winnings from, whether personally or through an agent, a game in a gaming establishment shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $1,000.

(b) Whoever, being a gaming licensee or an employee of a gaming licensee, who knowingly allows a person under the age of 21 to play, place wagers at, or collect winnings from a game in a gaming establishment, whether personally or through an agent, shall be punished, for a first offense, by imprisonment in the house of correction for not more than 1 year or a fine not to exceed $10,000, or both, and in the case of a person other than a natural person, by a fine not to exceed $500,000 and, for a second or subsequent offense, by imprisonment in the house of correction for not more than 2 years or a fine not to exceed $50,000, or both, and in the case of a person other than a natural person, by a fine not to exceed $1,000,000.

(c) Whoever knowingly plays, places wagers at or collects winnings from a game in a gaming establishment for or on behalf of a person under 21 years of age shall be punished by imprisonment in a house of correction for not more than 6 months or by a fine of not more than $1,000 or both.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 55, sec. 8A — MA Code / Part I / Title VIII / Chapter 55 / Section 8A
Media organization offering time and space to qualified candidates at no cost or reduced price; limitations
Status: in_force

Section 8A. (1) As used in this section the following words shall have the following meanings:— ''Media organization'', any corporation, partnership or trust which owns or controls a television station, including without limitation cable television, a radio station or any other such electronic broadcast media outlet or a newspaper, periodical or any other such print outlet. ''Qualified candidate'', any candidate who qualifies to have his name appear on the ballot at an election, whether primary, general, or special election. (2) A media organization may make time or space available to a qualified candidate at no cost or at reduced cost for the purpose of presentation of the candidate's own political advertising; provided, however, that:— (a) time of the same duration and the same market value or the same amount of space and the same market value is made available to all other qualified candidates for the same office for the same election; and (b) the media corporation makes disclosure of its conduct under this section in conformance with rules and regulations promulgated by the director of the office of campaign and political finance. (3) A media organization acting in conformance with this section shall not be deemed to be in violation of section eight and shall not be deemed to be making a contribution within the meaning of this chapter.

Section 8A. (1) As used in this section the following words shall have the following meanings:—

''Media organization'', any corporation, partnership or trust which owns or controls a television station, including without limitation cable television, a radio station or any other such electronic broadcast media outlet or a newspaper, periodical or any other such print outlet.

''Qualified candidate'', any candidate who qualifies to have his name appear on the ballot at an election, whether primary, general, or special election.

(2) A media organization may make time or space available to a qualified candidate at no cost or at reduced cost for the purpose of presentation of the candidate's own political advertising; provided, however, that:—

(a) time of the same duration and the same market value or the same amount of space and the same market value is made available to all other qualified candidates for the same office for the same election; and

(b) the media corporation makes disclosure of its conduct under this section in conformance with rules and regulations promulgated by the director of the office of campaign and political finance.

(3) A media organization acting in conformance with this section shall not be deemed to be in violation of section eight and shall not be deemed to be making a contribution within the meaning of this chapter.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, sec. 96 — MA Code / Part I / Title VIII / Chapter 53 / Section 96
Nominations made by nomination papers; acceptance; vacancies
Status: in_force

Section 96. Nominations of candidates for elective city or town offices and for caucus officers to be voted for at a caucus, shall be made by nomination papers, as hereinafter provided. Such nominations shall be made on the blank nomination papers prepared and delivered in accordance with the preceding section; and no nomination paper offered for filing shall be received or shall be valid to which is attached any card, paper or other device, containing the name of a candidate, his written acceptance, or containing the signature of any voter required by this section. Such papers shall be signed in person by at least five voters of the ward or town where the caucus is to be held, and for a district composed of more than one ward shall be signed by a number of voters equal in the aggregate to not less than five voters for each ward in said district, and shall be subject to sections forty-five and sixty, except that the nomination paper of a candidate for caucus officer shall not contain the statement permitted by section forty-five. No vacancy caused by the death, withdrawal or ineligibility of any of the above candidates shall be filled, unless the person entitled to fill such vacancy files the written acceptance of the candidate nominated to fill the vacancy.

Section 96. Nominations of candidates for elective city or town offices and for caucus officers to be voted for at a caucus, shall be made by nomination papers, as hereinafter provided. Such nominations shall be made on the blank nomination papers prepared and delivered in accordance with the preceding section; and no nomination paper offered for filing shall be received or shall be valid to which is attached any card, paper or other device, containing the name of a candidate, his written acceptance, or containing the signature of any voter required by this section. Such papers shall be signed in person by at least five voters of the ward or town where the caucus is to be held, and for a district composed of more than one ward shall be signed by a number of voters equal in the aggregate to not less than five voters for each ward in said district, and shall be subject to sections forty-five and sixty, except that the nomination paper of a candidate for caucus officer shall not contain the statement permitted by section forty-five. No vacancy caused by the death, withdrawal or ineligibility of any of the above candidates shall be filled, unless the person entitled to fill such vacancy files the written acceptance of the candidate nominated to fill the vacancy.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 92B, sec. 12 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 92B / Section 12
Zoo conditions; report
Status: in_force

Section 12. On or before January first, nineteen hundred and ninety-six, the corporation shall submit to the governor and the clerks of the house of representatives and the senate and the house and senate committees on ways and means, a report detailing the state of the zoos, their operation and management, and financial conditions. The report shall be studied with the purpose of determining whether the condition of the zoos has been improved by the corporation or whether the care, control and custody should return to the commonwealth, on behalf of the commission.

Section 12. On or before January first, nineteen hundred and ninety-six, the corporation shall submit to the governor and the clerks of the house of representatives and the senate and the house and senate committees on ways and means, a report detailing the state of the zoos, their operation and management, and financial conditions. The report shall be studied with the purpose of determining whether the condition of the zoos has been improved by the corporation or whether the care, control and custody should return to the commonwealth, on behalf of the commission.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 114, sec. 43D — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 114 / Section 43D
Location of community mausoleums; exceptions
Status: in_force

Section 43D. Every community mausoleum, other than a structure containing crypts erected or controlled by a church or a religious society and used only as a repository for the remains of the clergy or dignitaries of such church or religious society, and every crematory, columbarium or other structure, other than a columbarium located within or adjacent to a building owned or occupied by a church or religious society in which regular religious services are held and used only as a repository for the ashes of the regular attendants at such religious services and their families, intended to dispose of or hold or contain the bodies or remains of the dead, erected on or after July first, nineteen hundred and thirty-six, shall be located only within the limits of a cemetery containing no less than twenty acres, which shall have been in existence and actually used for burial purposes for a period of at least five years immediately preceding the time of the erection thereof.

Section 43D. Every community mausoleum, other than a structure containing crypts erected or controlled by a church or a religious society and used only as a repository for the remains of the clergy or dignitaries of such church or religious society, and every crematory, columbarium or other structure, other than a columbarium located within or adjacent to a building owned or occupied by a church or religious society in which regular religious services are held and used only as a repository for the ashes of the regular attendants at such religious services and their families, intended to dispose of or hold or contain the bodies or remains of the dead, erected on or after July first, nineteen hundred and thirty-six, shall be located only within the limits of a cemetery containing no less than twenty acres, which shall have been in existence and actually used for burial purposes for a period of at least five years immediately preceding the time of the erection thereof.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, sec. 251 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 160 / Section 251
Application
Status: in_force

Section 251. Such corporation shall be subject to sections twenty-nine to forty, inclusive, and sixty-five, except as otherwise provided in the four preceding sections.

Section 251. Such corporation shall be subject to sections twenty-nine to forty, inclusive, and sixty-five, except as otherwise provided in the four preceding sections.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 166A, sec. 19 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 166A / Section 19
Hearings, applicability of administrative procedure act; public hearings
Status: in_force

Section 19. The hearing provided for in sections eleven, fourteen, fifteen and sixteen shall be subject to the provisions of chapter thirty A. No other hearing provided for or required by any section of this chapter shall be subject to chapter thirty A but all such hearings shall be public.

Section 19. The hearing provided for in sections eleven, fourteen, fifteen and sixteen shall be subject to the provisions of chapter thirty A. No other hearing provided for or required by any section of this chapter shall be subject to chapter thirty A but all such hearings shall be public.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 175, sec. 74 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 175 / Section 74
Mutual fire companies; further insurance by certain companies; certificates
Status: in_force

Section 74. No mutual fire company operating on the cash premium plan as provided in section eighty-one, nor any mutual fire company with a guaranty capital of less than the combined capital and surplus provisions required under section forty-eight, either of which has become insolvent, or through reinsurance or cancellation or expiration of risks has on its books less than one million dollars of insurance in force, not reinsured, or has less than four hundred separate risks in the commonwealth, shall make any further insurance until it has secured applications for policies which, together with the unreinsured risks in force, shall amount to not less than one million dollars in not less than four hundred separate risks in the commonwealth, said applications to be subject to the provisions of the preceding section applying to the subscriptions for insurance in a new company; provided, that whenever such reinsurance has been effected for the purpose of reducing the company's liability on account of excessive loss, the number and amount of said applications for policies shall not be required within one year thereafter. Upon the filing of applications under this section with the commissioner, he may make such investigation as he deems proper, and, if his findings warrant it, grant a certificate to such company to issue policies.

Section 74. No mutual fire company operating on the cash premium plan as provided in section eighty-one, nor any mutual fire company with a guaranty capital of less than the combined capital and surplus provisions required under section forty-eight, either of which has become insolvent, or through reinsurance or cancellation or expiration of risks has on its books less than one million dollars of insurance in force, not reinsured, or has less than four hundred separate risks in the commonwealth, shall make any further insurance until it has secured applications for policies which, together with the unreinsured risks in force, shall amount to not less than one million dollars in not less than four hundred separate risks in the commonwealth, said applications to be subject to the provisions of the preceding section applying to the subscriptions for insurance in a new company; provided, that whenever such reinsurance has been effected for the purpose of reducing the company's liability on account of excessive loss, the number and amount of said applications for policies shall not be required within one year thereafter. Upon the filing of applications under this section with the commissioner, he may make such investigation as he deems proper, and, if his findings warrant it, grant a certificate to such company to issue policies.