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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 145, sec. 59 — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 145 / Section 59
Notice of person controlling tenements; filing; contents; fees
Status: in_force

Section 59. The owner of a tenement house and every lessee of the whole house or of two or more tenements therein, or the agent of the owner or other person having control of a tenement house, shall annually during the month of April file in the office of the town clerk a notice containing his name and address, and also a description of the property, by street number or otherwise, as the case may be, in such manner as will enable the board of health and building inspector easily to find the same; and also the number of apartments in each house, the number of rooms in each apartment, and the number of families occupying the apartments. Such owner shall pay to the said clerk at the time of filing the said notice and description the fee provided by clause (74) of section thirty-four of chapter two hundred and sixty-two.

Section 59. The owner of a tenement house and every lessee of the whole house or of two or more tenements therein, or the agent of the owner or other person having control of a tenement house, shall annually during the month of April file in the office of the town clerk a notice containing his name and address, and also a description of the property, by street number or otherwise, as the case may be, in such manner as will enable the board of health and building inspector easily to find the same; and also the number of apartments in each house, the number of rooms in each apartment, and the number of families occupying the apartments. Such owner shall pay to the said clerk at the time of filing the said notice and description the fee provided by clause (74) of section thirty-four of chapter two hundred and sixty-two.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, sec. 100P — MA Code / Part IV / Title II / Chapter 276 / Section 100P
Exclusion of general public from proceedings relating to petition for expungement
Status: in_force

Section 100P. The court shall exclude the general public from any judicial proceeding where the court will be hearing a petition for an expungement admitting only such persons as may have a direct interest in the case.

Section 100P. The court shall exclude the general public from any judicial proceeding where the court will be hearing a petition for an expungement admitting only such persons as may have a direct interest in the case.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 147, sec. 17A — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 147 / Section 17A
Additional days off or pay
Status: in_force

Section 17A. If any police officer of a city or town is required to work on January the first, July the fourth or Christmas day, or the day following when any of said days occurs on Sunday, or the third Monday in February, the third Monday in April, the last Monday in May, the first Monday in September, the second or fourth Monday in October or Thanksgiving day, he shall be given an additional day off, or, if such additional day off cannot be given because of personnel shortage or other cause, he shall be entitled to an additional day's pay; provided, that, in the case of any such police officer whose regular day off, vacation day or a day on which he is absent from duty because of injuries sustained in line of duty, falls on any of the aforementioned holidays, an additional day off shall be allowed, or payment in lieu of one day shall be allowed. Such additional day's pay shall be based on the hourly rate of his regular compensation for his average weekly hours of regular duty or such higher rate as may be determined by the person or persons authorized to establish pay scales in the respective police departments. This section shall take effect in a city having a Plan E charter when accepted by the affirmative vote of a majority of the city council, and in the case of other cities by vote of the city council subject to the provisions of its charter, and in a town by a majority vote at an annual town meeting.

Section 17A. If any police officer of a city or town is required to work on January the first, July the fourth or Christmas day, or the day following when any of said days occurs on Sunday, or the third Monday in February, the third Monday in April, the last Monday in May, the first Monday in September, the second or fourth Monday in October or Thanksgiving day, he shall be given an additional day off, or, if such additional day off cannot be given because of personnel shortage or other cause, he shall be entitled to an additional day's pay; provided, that, in the case of any such police officer whose regular day off, vacation day or a day on which he is absent from duty because of injuries sustained in line of duty, falls on any of the aforementioned holidays, an additional day off shall be allowed, or payment in lieu of one day shall be allowed. Such additional day's pay shall be based on the hourly rate of his regular compensation for his average weekly hours of regular duty or such higher rate as may be determined by the person or persons authorized to establish pay scales in the respective police departments. This section shall take effect in a city having a Plan E charter when accepted by the affirmative vote of a majority of the city council, and in the case of other cities by vote of the city council subject to the provisions of its charter, and in a town by a majority vote at an annual town meeting.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 241, sec. 20 — MA Code / Part III / Title III / Chapter 241 / Section 20
Stranger claiming as co-tenant; remedies
Status: in_force

Section 20. A person who was not made a party and has not appeared and who claims part of the land as a co-tenant with any of those who were parties to the action, shall, if the share so claimed was unknown or not allowed and left for him in the process of partition, be concluded by the decree so far as it relates to the partition, but may, subject to section eighteen, bring an action for the share claimed by him against each of the persons holding any part of the land under the decree for partition; and, if he prevails, shall recover against each the same proportion of the part so held that he was entitled to claim out of all the land before the partition. If the partition was made by sale, he may in like manner recover his portion of the proceeds, as provided in the preceding section.

Section 20. A person who was not made a party and has not appeared and who claims part of the land as a co-tenant with any of those who were parties to the action, shall, if the share so claimed was unknown or not allowed and left for him in the process of partition, be concluded by the decree so far as it relates to the partition, but may, subject to section eighteen, bring an action for the share claimed by him against each of the persons holding any part of the land under the decree for partition; and, if he prevails, shall recover against each the same proportion of the part so held that he was entitled to claim out of all the land before the partition. If the partition was made by sale, he may in like manner recover his portion of the proceeds, as provided in the preceding section.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 152, sec. 42 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXI / Chapter 152 / Section 42
Notice in general
Status: in_force

Section 42. The said notice shall be in writing, and shall state in ordinary language the time, place and cause of the injury, and shall be signed by the person injured, or, in case of his death, by his legal representative, or by a person to whom payments may be due under this chapter, or by a person in behalf of any one of them. Any form of written communication signed by a person who may give the notice as above provided, containing the information that the person has been so injured, giving the time, place and cause of the injury, shall be considered a sufficient notice.

Section 42. The said notice shall be in writing, and shall state in ordinary language the time, place and cause of the injury, and shall be signed by the person injured, or, in case of his death, by his legal representative, or by a person to whom payments may be due under this chapter, or by a person in behalf of any one of them. Any form of written communication signed by a person who may give the notice as above provided, containing the information that the person has been so injured, giving the time, place and cause of the injury, shall be considered a sufficient notice.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40B, sec. 2A — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 40B / Section 2A
Regional or district groupings; consent to placement
Status: in_force

Section 2A. No state agency shall place a city or town individually or severally, within a regional or district grouping without the consent of the governing body of such city or town. The governing body in a town shall be the town meeting and in a city, the city council.

Section 2A. No state agency shall place a city or town individually or severally, within a regional or district grouping without the consent of the governing body of such city or town. The governing body in a town shall be the town meeting and in a city, the city council.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 49, sec. 28 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 49 / Section 28
Use of premises of field driver for keeping impounded animals; conditions
Status: in_force

Section 28. Beasts taken up by a field driver in a town which adopts this section or has adopted corresponding provisions of earlier laws may be impounded on his own premises; and for the purposes of this chapter he shall be considered a pound keeper, and such place on his premises shall be considered a town pound relative to beasts therein impounded.

Section 28. Beasts taken up by a field driver in a town which adopts this section or has adopted corresponding provisions of earlier laws may be impounded on his own premises; and for the purposes of this chapter he shall be considered a pound keeper, and such place on his premises shall be considered a town pound relative to beasts therein impounded.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94, sec. 295W — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 94 / Section 295W
Citation of Secs. 295P to 295W; Unfair Sales Act for the Retail Sale of Motor Fuels
Status: in_force

Section 295W. Sections two hundred and ninety-five P to two hundred and ninety-five W, inclusive, shall be known and may be cited as the ''Unfair Sales Act for the Retail Sale of Motor Fuels''.

Section 295W. Sections two hundred and ninety-five P to two hundred and ninety-five W, inclusive, shall be known and may be cited as the ''Unfair Sales Act for the Retail Sale of Motor Fuels''.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6C, sec. 35 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 6C / Section 35
Annual report of department's activities
Status: in_force

Section 35. The secretary shall annually submit a complete and detailed report of the department's activities within 90 days after the end of the fiscal year to the clerk of the house of representatives, the clerk of the senate, the chairs of the joint committee on transportation and the chairs of the house and senate committees on ways and means. The secretary shall make the report available on the department's website.

Section 35. The secretary shall annually submit a complete and detailed report of the department's activities within 90 days after the end of the fiscal year to the clerk of the house of representatives, the clerk of the senate, the chairs of the joint committee on transportation and the chairs of the house and senate committees on ways and means. The secretary shall make the report available on the department's website.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 260, sec. 29 — MA Code / Part III / Title V / Chapter 260 / Section 29
Estates tail; barring remainders and reversions
Status: in_force

Section 29. If the right of entry or of action of a tenant in tail, or of a person entitled to a remainder in tail, is barred by this chapter, the estate tail and all remainders and reversions expectant thereon shall also be barred, as fully as they might have been by a conveyance made by the tenant in tail in the manner provided in chapter one hundred and eighty-three.

Section 29. If the right of entry or of action of a tenant in tail, or of a person entitled to a remainder in tail, is barred by this chapter, the estate tail and all remainders and reversions expectant thereon shall also be barred, as fully as they might have been by a conveyance made by the tenant in tail in the manner provided in chapter one hundred and eighty-three.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, sec. 101 — MA Code / Part IV / Title II / Chapter 276 / Section 101
Annual report of commissioner to general court
Status: in_force

Section 101. The commissioner of probation shall make an annual report to the general court of the probation work of the courts for the year ending on December thirty-first preceding. The report shall include such information as the commissioner may consider useful, with his suggestions or recommendations.

Section 101. The commissioner of probation shall make an annual report to the general court of the probation work of the courts for the year ending on December thirty-first preceding. The report shall include such information as the commissioner may consider useful, with his suggestions or recommendations.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, sec. 2 — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 265 / Section 2
Punishment for murder; parole; executive clemency
Status: in_force

Section 2. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), any person who is found guilty of murder in the first degree shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for life and shall not be eligible for parole pursuant to section 133A of chapter 127. (b) Any person who is found guilty of murder in the first degree who committed the offense on or after the person's fourteenth birthday and before the person's eighteenth birthday shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for life and shall be eligible for parole after the term of years fixed by the court pursuant to section 24 of chapter 279. (c) Any person who is found guilty of murder in the second degree shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for life and shall be eligible for parole after the term of years fixed by the court pursuant to section 24 of chapter 279. (d) Any person whose sentence for murder is commuted by the governor and council pursuant to section 152 of chapter 127 shall thereafter be subject to the laws governing parole.

Section 2. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), any person who is found guilty of murder in the first degree shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for life and shall not be eligible for parole pursuant to section 133A of chapter 127.

(b) Any person who is found guilty of murder in the first degree who committed the offense on or after the person's fourteenth birthday and before the person's eighteenth birthday shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for life and shall be eligible for parole after the term of years fixed by the court pursuant to section 24 of chapter 279.

(c) Any person who is found guilty of murder in the second degree shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for life and shall be eligible for parole after the term of years fixed by the court pursuant to section 24 of chapter 279.

(d) Any person whose sentence for murder is commuted by the governor and council pursuant to section 152 of chapter 127 shall thereafter be subject to the laws governing parole.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 71, sec. 19 — MA Code / Part I / Title XII / Chapter 71 / Section 19
Evening classes in high schools
Status: in_force

Section 19. Every city of fifty thousand inhabitants shall maintain annually an evening high school, in which shall be taught such subjects as the school committee considers expedient, if fifty or more residents, sixteen years or over, competent in the opinion of the committee to pursue high school studies, shall petition in writing for an evening high school and certify that they desire to attend.

Section 19. Every city of fifty thousand inhabitants shall maintain annually an evening high school, in which shall be taught such subjects as the school committee considers expedient, if fifty or more residents, sixteen years or over, competent in the opinion of the committee to pursue high school studies, shall petition in writing for an evening high school and certify that they desire to attend.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 41, sec. 54A — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 41 / Section 54A
Notification to assessors of receipts
Status: in_force

Section 54A. The auditor or similar officer in cities and the town accountant, if any, otherwise the town treasurer in towns, shall notify the assessors, not later than August first in each year, of the total receipts of the preceding fiscal year, except from taxes, loans and trust funds, and shall specify in detail the source of such receipts.

Section 54A. The auditor or similar officer in cities and the town accountant, if any, otherwise the town treasurer in towns, shall notify the assessors, not later than August first in each year, of the total receipts of the preceding fiscal year, except from taxes, loans and trust funds, and shall specify in detail the source of such receipts.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 280, sec. 5 — MA Code / Part IV / Title II / Chapter 280 / Section 5
Appeal briefs in criminal cases; payment of costs
Status: in_force

Section 5. In a criminal case in which questions of law are carried to the supreme judicial court, the attorney general or district attorney may have necessary copies of the brief for the commonwealth printed, and the expense thereof shall be paid in the same manner as other expenses in the case.

Section 5. In a criminal case in which questions of law are carried to the supreme judicial court, the attorney general or district attorney may have necessary copies of the brief for the commonwealth printed, and the expense thereof shall be paid in the same manner as other expenses in the case.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 186, sec. 10 — MA Code / Part II / Title I / Chapter 186 / Section 10
Rent as a necessary
Status: in_force

Section 10. Debts for the rent of a dwelling house occupied by the debtor or his family shall be considered as claims for necessaries.

Section 10. Debts for the rent of a dwelling house occupied by the debtor or his family shall be considered as claims for necessaries.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 87, sec. 6 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 87 / Section 6
Penalty for violation of Sec. 3, 4 or 5
Status: in_force

Section 6. Violations of any provision of the three preceding sections shall be punished by forfeiture of not more than five hundred dollars to the use of the city or town.

Section 6. Violations of any provision of the three preceding sections shall be punished by forfeiture of not more than five hundred dollars to the use of the city or town.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 185, sec. 32 — MA Code / Part II / Title I / Chapter 185 / Section 32
Amendments
Status: in_force

Section 32. Amendments to the complaint, including joinder, substitution, or discontinuance as to parties, shall be allowed by the court at any time upon just and reasonable terms; but all amendments shall be in writing, signed and sworn to, like the original.

Section 32. Amendments to the complaint, including joinder, substitution, or discontinuance as to parties, shall be allowed by the court at any time upon just and reasonable terms; but all amendments shall be in writing, signed and sworn to, like the original.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 41, sec. 15A — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 41 / Section 15A
Certification of appropriations
Status: in_force

Section 15A. City and town clerks and clerks of districts shall, as soon as an order or vote appropriating money becomes effective, certify, in a city to the treasurer, assessors and auditor or similar officer, and in a town to the assessors and the town accountant, if any, otherwise to the treasurer, and in a district to the assessors and the accounting officer, if any, otherwise to the treasurer, each appropriation in detail, and the provisions made for meeting the same, if specified in the appropriation order or vote.

Section 15A. City and town clerks and clerks of districts shall, as soon as an order or vote appropriating money becomes effective, certify, in a city to the treasurer, assessors and auditor or similar officer, and in a town to the assessors and the town accountant, if any, otherwise to the treasurer, and in a district to the assessors and the accounting officer, if any, otherwise to the treasurer, each appropriation in detail, and the provisions made for meeting the same, if specified in the appropriation order or vote.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209C, sec. 21 — MA Code / Part II / Title III / Chapter 209C / Section 21
Action to determine mother and child relationship
Status: in_force

Section 21. Any interested party may bring an action to determine the existence of a mother and child relationship. Insofar as practicable, the provisions of this chapter applicable to establishing parentage shall apply.

Section 21. Any interested party may bring an action to determine the existence of a mother and child relationship. Insofar as practicable, the provisions of this chapter applicable to establishing parentage shall apply.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 3, sec. 30 — MA Code / Part I / Title I / Chapter 3 / Section 30
Expenses incurred under general court order; approval
Status: in_force

Section 30. Accounts for expenditures made or services rendered under an order of the general court or of either branch thereof, other than by legislative committees, may be approved by the president or speaker, by the sergeant-at-arms, or by any other person to whose direction or supervision such expenditures or services have been specially intrusted.

Section 30. Accounts for expenditures made or services rendered under an order of the general court or of either branch thereof, other than by legislative committees, may be approved by the president or speaker, by the sergeant-at-arms, or by any other person to whose direction or supervision such expenditures or services have been specially intrusted.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 88, sec. 18 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 88 / Section 18
Recognizance for costs
Status: in_force

Section 18. Before any action is taken upon an appeal under section fifteen or seventeen the appellants shall cause a sufficient recognizance to be given to the county, with sureties to the satisfaction of the county commissioners, for the payment of all costs and expenses to the county which shall arise by reason of the proceedings on such appeal, if the appellants do not prevail.

Section 18. Before any action is taken upon an appeal under section fifteen or seventeen the appellants shall cause a sufficient recognizance to be given to the county, with sureties to the satisfaction of the county commissioners, for the payment of all costs and expenses to the county which shall arise by reason of the proceedings on such appeal, if the appellants do not prevail.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, sec. 4A — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 12 / Section 4A
Acceptance of gifts or grants of money or property
Status: in_force

Section 4A. The department may accept any gifts or grants of money or property, whether real or personal, from any source, whether public or private, including but not limited to the United States of America or its agencies, for the purpose of assisting the department in the discharge of its duties.

Section 4A. The department may accept any gifts or grants of money or property, whether real or personal, from any source, whether public or private, including but not limited to the United States of America or its agencies, for the purpose of assisting the department in the discharge of its duties.