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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 48, sec. 8 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 48 / Section 8
Appointment of forest wardens; tenure
Status: in_force

Section 8. The mayor in cities, subject to charter provisions, and, except as provided in section forty-three, the selectmen in towns, shall annually, in June, appoint a forest warden, and forthwith give notice thereof to the commissioner of environmental management, in this chapter called the forester. The same person may hold the offices of tree warden, selectman, chief of the fire department and forest warden. The forest warden so appointed shall hold office for one year and until his successor is appointed and qualified. Upon the failure of the mayor of a city or the selectmen of a town to make such appointment in the month of June or within thirty days after the office becomes vacant through any cause, the forester shall notify the mayor or selectmen so to do, and if the mayor or selectmen fail to comply within fourteen days after receipt of such notice, the forester may appoint as forest warden in such city or town a suitable person, who shall be a resident thereof.

Section 8. The mayor in cities, subject to charter provisions, and, except as provided in section forty-three, the selectmen in towns, shall annually, in June, appoint a forest warden, and forthwith give notice thereof to the commissioner of environmental management, in this chapter called the forester. The same person may hold the offices of tree warden, selectman, chief of the fire department and forest warden. The forest warden so appointed shall hold office for one year and until his successor is appointed and qualified. Upon the failure of the mayor of a city or the selectmen of a town to make such appointment in the month of June or within thirty days after the office becomes vacant through any cause, the forester shall notify the mayor or selectmen so to do, and if the mayor or selectmen fail to comply within fourteen days after receipt of such notice, the forester may appoint as forest warden in such city or town a suitable person, who shall be a resident thereof.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, sec. 41 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 160 / Section 41
Increase of capital stock; purposes
Status: in_force

Section 41. A railroad corporation, for the purpose of building a branch or extension, or of aiding in the construction of another railroad, or of taking stock in a grain elevator corporation in the organization of which it is an associate, or of erecting and operating grain elevators within the commonwealth, or of building depots, or of abolishing grade crossings, or of making permanent investments or improvements, or of funding its floating debt, or of refunding its funded debt, or for the payment of money borrowed for any lawful purpose, or for other necessary and lawful purposes, may, from time to time, in accordance with sections forty-seven and forty-eight, increase its capital stock or bonds beyond the amounts fixed and limited by its agreement of association or its charter, or by any special law.

Section 41. A railroad corporation, for the purpose of building a branch or extension, or of aiding in the construction of another railroad, or of taking stock in a grain elevator corporation in the organization of which it is an associate, or of erecting and operating grain elevators within the commonwealth, or of building depots, or of abolishing grade crossings, or of making permanent investments or improvements, or of funding its floating debt, or of refunding its funded debt, or for the payment of money borrowed for any lawful purpose, or for other necessary and lawful purposes, may, from time to time, in accordance with sections forty-seven and forty-eight, increase its capital stock or bonds beyond the amounts fixed and limited by its agreement of association or its charter, or by any special law.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6, sec. 39 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 6 / Section 39
Definitions applicable to Secs. 39 to 39B
Status: in_force

Section 39. As used in sections thirty-nine to thirty-nine B, inclusive, the following words shall have the following meanings, unless the context otherwise requires:— ''Agency'', each agency, office, state-supported institution of higher education, department, authority, executive office, bureau, officer, board, committee, task force, commission, special commission, division, executive office of the commonwealth, whether permanent or temporary in nature, including any state agency supported wholly or in part by public funds. ''Publication'', any document, study, rule, regulation, report, directory, pamphlet, brochure, periodical, newsletter, bibliography, microphotographic form, tape or disc recording, annual, biennial or special report, statistical compendium, or other printed material regardless of its format or manner of duplication, issued in the name of or at the request of any agency of the commonwealth or produced and issued as part of a contract entered into by any agency of the commonwealth regardless of the source of funding, provided they constitute ''public records'' as defined in clause Twenty-sixth of section seven of chapter four, excepting correspondence, blank forms, and university press publications. ''Regional public libraries'', those libraries as defined in section nineteen C of chapter seventy-eight. These definitions shall not include any records of the general court.

Section 39. As used in sections thirty-nine to thirty-nine B, inclusive, the following words shall have the following meanings, unless the context otherwise requires:—

''Agency'', each agency, office, state-supported institution of higher education, department, authority, executive office, bureau, officer, board, committee, task force, commission, special commission, division, executive office of the commonwealth, whether permanent or temporary in nature, including any state agency supported wholly or in part by public funds.

''Publication'', any document, study, rule, regulation, report, directory, pamphlet, brochure, periodical, newsletter, bibliography, microphotographic form, tape or disc recording, annual, biennial or special report, statistical compendium, or other printed material regardless of its format or manner of duplication, issued in the name of or at the request of any agency of the commonwealth or produced and issued as part of a contract entered into by any agency of the commonwealth regardless of the source of funding, provided they constitute ''public records'' as defined in clause Twenty-sixth of section seven of chapter four, excepting correspondence, blank forms, and university press publications.

''Regional public libraries'', those libraries as defined in section nineteen C of chapter seventy-eight. These definitions shall not include any records of the general court.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 118E, sec. 13K — MA Code / Part I / Title XVII / Chapter 118E / Section 13K
Adjustment of facility's rate
Status: in_force

Section 13K. Upon petition of a receiver appointed under section 72N of chapter 111, the executive office shall, under regulations to be promulgated hereunder, adjust the facility's rate, if necessary, to insure compensation of the receiver and payment for a bond. Such adjustment shall not be in effect if the licensee is under the jurisdiction of the United States Bankruptcy Court.

Section 13K. Upon petition of a receiver appointed under section 72N of chapter 111, the executive office shall, under regulations to be promulgated hereunder, adjust the facility's rate, if necessary, to insure compensation of the receiver and payment for a bond. Such adjustment shall not be in effect if the licensee is under the jurisdiction of the United States Bankruptcy Court.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 159, sec. 87 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 159 / Section 87
By-laws; statements of membership and financial condition
Status: in_force

Section 87. The by-laws of such corporation shall be approved by the department, and shall prescribe the manner in which, and the officers and agents by whom, the purpose of its incorporation may be carried out, and also the manner in which its property may be invested. Such corporation shall annually, and as often as may be required by the department, render to it such statements of its membership and financial transactions and such other information relative thereto as the department may consider necessary for a proper exhibit of its business and standing. The department may verify such statement by an examination of the books and papers of the corporation; and whoever, having charge or custody of such books and papers, neglects to comply with this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars.

Section 87. The by-laws of such corporation shall be approved by the department, and shall prescribe the manner in which, and the officers and agents by whom, the purpose of its incorporation may be carried out, and also the manner in which its property may be invested. Such corporation shall annually, and as often as may be required by the department, render to it such statements of its membership and financial transactions and such other information relative thereto as the department may consider necessary for a proper exhibit of its business and standing. The department may verify such statement by an examination of the books and papers of the corporation; and whoever, having charge or custody of such books and papers, neglects to comply with this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 19, sec. 11A — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 19 / Section 11A
Disclosure of financial interest in department contracts by human rights advisory committee members
Status: in_force

Section 11A. Nothing in section 7 of chapter 268A shall prevent a person who has a financial interest, directly or indirectly, in a contract made by the department of mental health from serving as a member of the department's human rights advisory committee. Members of such committee shall disclose their financial interest, if any, in a department contract by notifying in writing the commissioner and the state ethics commission.

Section 11A. Nothing in section 7 of chapter 268A shall prevent a person who has a financial interest, directly or indirectly, in a contract made by the department of mental health from serving as a member of the department's human rights advisory committee. Members of such committee shall disclose their financial interest, if any, in a department contract by notifying in writing the commissioner and the state ethics commission.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6, sec. 12A — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 6 / Section 12A
Veterans Day
Status: in_force

Section 12A. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation calling for a proper observance of November eleventh as Veterans Day, in lasting recognition of the service and sacrifice of those sons and daughters of Massachusetts who served in the armed forces of the United States in time of war or insurrection.

Section 12A. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation calling for a proper observance of November eleventh as Veterans Day, in lasting recognition of the service and sacrifice of those sons and daughters of Massachusetts who served in the armed forces of the United States in time of war or insurrection.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111, sec. 94E — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 111 / Section 94E
Financial responsibility for treatment of patients; residence
Status: in_force

Section 94E. The full financial responsibility for the care and treatment of patients hospitalized at the tuberculosis treatment center shall be on the commonwealth. The placing of such financial responsibility on the commonwealth for the patients shall in no way affect the residence or other matters concerning the family or dependents of the patients.

Section 94E. The full financial responsibility for the care and treatment of patients hospitalized at the tuberculosis treatment center shall be on the commonwealth. The placing of such financial responsibility on the commonwealth for the patients shall in no way affect the residence or other matters concerning the family or dependents of the patients.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 114, sec. 23 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 114 / Section 23
Board of cemetery commissioners; powers and duties
Status: in_force

Section 23. Said board shall have the sole care, superintendence and management of all public burial grounds in its town, may lay out any existing public burial grounds in its town or any land purchased and set apart by said town for such cemeteries, in lots or other suitable subdivisions, with proper paths and avenues, may plant, embellish, ornament and fence the same and erect therein such suitable edifices and conveniences and make such improvements as it considers convenient; and, subject to the approval of the town, may make such regulations, consistent with law, as it deems expedient.

Section 23. Said board shall have the sole care, superintendence and management of all public burial grounds in its town, may lay out any existing public burial grounds in its town or any land purchased and set apart by said town for such cemeteries, in lots or other suitable subdivisions, with proper paths and avenues, may plant, embellish, ornament and fence the same and erect therein such suitable edifices and conveniences and make such improvements as it considers convenient; and, subject to the approval of the town, may make such regulations, consistent with law, as it deems expedient.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 278, sec. 5 — MA Code / Part IV / Title II / Chapter 278 / Section 5
Affirmation of jurors
Status: in_force

Section 5. A juror who is conscientiously scrupulous of taking either of the oaths above prescribed shall be allowed to affirm.

Section 5. A juror who is conscientiously scrupulous of taking either of the oaths above prescribed shall be allowed to affirm.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 92, sec. 34A — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 92 / Section 34A
MetroZoos zoological trust
Status: in_force

Section 34A. The executive director of the office of travel and tourism, in this section called the executive director, may receive and hold in trust for the commonwealth, exempt from taxation, any instrument of value, including but not limited to any gift or bequest of money or other personal property, and any grant or devise of lands or rights in land for the purpose of fostering and advancing the MetroZoos zoological parks of the commonwealth, and shall administer the same in such a manner as to carry out the terms of those bequests or gifts, grants, or devises. All money and securities received hereunder shall be transferred to the state treasurer, who shall preserve and invest the proceeds thereof, in notes or bonds secured by good and sufficient mortgage or other securities. The trust property shall be known as the MetroZoos Zoological Trust and shall be used and expended under the direction of the executive director after notification to the office of travel and tourism. Subject to the terms of any grant, gift, devise, or bequest, the office of travel and tourism may expend these funds, whether principal or income.

Section 34A. The executive director of the office of travel and tourism, in this section called the executive director, may receive and hold in trust for the commonwealth, exempt from taxation, any instrument of value, including but not limited to any gift or bequest of money or other personal property, and any grant or devise of lands or rights in land for the purpose of fostering and advancing the MetroZoos zoological parks of the commonwealth, and shall administer the same in such a manner as to carry out the terms of those bequests or gifts, grants, or devises. All money and securities received hereunder shall be transferred to the state treasurer, who shall preserve and invest the proceeds thereof, in notes or bonds secured by good and sufficient mortgage or other securities. The trust property shall be known as the MetroZoos Zoological Trust and shall be used and expended under the direction of the executive director after notification to the office of travel and tourism. Subject to the terms of any grant, gift, devise, or bequest, the office of travel and tourism may expend these funds, whether principal or income.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 33, sec. 65 — MA Code / Part I / Title V / Chapter 33 / Section 65
Boundaries of encampments; establishment; limitations; penalty for trespass or resisting sentry
Status: in_force

Section 65. Every commanding officer, when on duty, may fix necessary bounds and limits to any parade or encampment, but not including a public road within such bounds in such manner as to prevent traveling thereon, within which bounds and limits no person shall enter without authorization. Whoever intrudes within the limits of the parade or encampment, after being forbidden, may be ejected, forcibly if necessary, or may be confined under guard during the time of parade or encampment, or during a shorter time, at the discretion of the commanding officer; and whoever resists a sentry may be detained by order of the commanding officer and dealt with as provided in section sixty-six.

Section 65. Every commanding officer, when on duty, may fix necessary bounds and limits to any parade or encampment, but not including a public road within such bounds in such manner as to prevent traveling thereon, within which bounds and limits no person shall enter without authorization. Whoever intrudes within the limits of the parade or encampment, after being forbidden, may be ejected, forcibly if necessary, or may be confined under guard during the time of parade or encampment, or during a shorter time, at the discretion of the commanding officer; and whoever resists a sentry may be detained by order of the commanding officer and dealt with as provided in section sixty-six.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 59, sec. 53 — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 59 / Section 53
Tax lists; commitment; warrants; collector of taxes
Status: in_force

Section 53. The assessors shall, within a reasonable time, commit the tax list with their warrant to the collector of taxes, and, if there is a fire, water, light or improvement district in the town, they shall commit to him a separate list and warrant for the district taxes. If no collector has been chosen, they shall commit such list with their warrants, to a constable; or, if there is no constable, to the sheriff or his deputy; but the assessors of a town shall not commit a tax list to the collector until the bonds of such collector and of the town treasurer have been given and approved as required by law.

Section 53. The assessors shall, within a reasonable time, commit the tax list with their warrant to the collector of taxes, and, if there is a fire, water, light or improvement district in the town, they shall commit to him a separate list and warrant for the district taxes. If no collector has been chosen, they shall commit such list with their warrants, to a constable; or, if there is no constable, to the sheriff or his deputy; but the assessors of a town shall not commit a tax list to the collector until the bonds of such collector and of the town treasurer have been given and approved as required by law.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6, sec. 15N — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 6 / Section 15N
Police Officers' Week
Status: in_force

Section 15N. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the week in which May fifteen occurs as Police Officers' Week, recommending the proper observance of said week as a period for special attention to the police officers in the commonwealth, to their duties and responsibilities and their accomplishments.

Section 15N. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the week in which May fifteen occurs as Police Officers' Week, recommending the proper observance of said week as a period for special attention to the police officers in the commonwealth, to their duties and responsibilities and their accomplishments.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111, sec. 23 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 111 / Section 23
Annual report of commissioner of environmental protection; recommendations
Status: in_force

Section 23. The commissioner of environmental protection shall make an annual report, including the results of the examination of main outlets of sewers and drainage of towns and the effect of sewage disposal, with such recommendations for the preservation of the interest of persons and property and for the prevention of offensive odors and objectionable conditions as he considers expedient, together with recommendations for the prevention of the pollution of waters used for ice or water supply and for the removal of polluting substances, in order to protect and develop the rights and property of the commonwealth therein and protect public health; and he may recommend any legislation or plans for systems of main sewers necessary for the preservation of the public health and for the purification and prevention of pollution of ponds, streams and inland waters of the commonwealth. The commissioner of environmental protection shall include in his annual report the number of prosecutions by the department of environmental protection and an itemized account of the money expended by it in enforcement actions.

Section 23. The commissioner of environmental protection shall make an annual report, including the results of the examination of main outlets of sewers and drainage of towns and the effect of sewage disposal, with such recommendations for the preservation of the interest of persons and property and for the prevention of offensive odors and objectionable conditions as he considers expedient, together with recommendations for the prevention of the pollution of waters used for ice or water supply and for the removal of polluting substances, in order to protect and develop the rights and property of the commonwealth therein and protect public health; and he may recommend any legislation or plans for systems of main sewers necessary for the preservation of the public health and for the purification and prevention of pollution of ponds, streams and inland waters of the commonwealth. The commissioner of environmental protection shall include in his annual report the number of prosecutions by the department of environmental protection and an itemized account of the money expended by it in enforcement actions.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 35, sec. 12 — MA Code / Part I / Title VI / Chapter 35 / Section 12
Expenses of court sittings; court costs for indigent parties; delivery of bills to treasurer
Status: in_force

Section 12. Original bills or vouchers for services and expenses incident to the sittings of the supreme judicial or superior court under section eight of chapter two hundred and thirteen or for court costs for indigent parties in the supreme judicial, appeals, or superior courts, or in any probate, district, municipal, juvenile or housing court under section twenty-seven A to twenty-seven G, inclusive, of chapter two hundred and sixty-one, shall be delivered to the state treasurer.

Section 12. Original bills or vouchers for services and expenses incident to the sittings of the supreme judicial or superior court under section eight of chapter two hundred and thirteen or for court costs for indigent parties in the supreme judicial, appeals, or superior courts, or in any probate, district, municipal, juvenile or housing court under section twenty-seven A to twenty-seven G, inclusive, of chapter two hundred and sixty-one, shall be delivered to the state treasurer.