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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 41, sec. 35 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 41 / Section 35
Bond of treasurer; duties
Status: in_force

Section 35. Every town treasurer shall give bond annually for the faithful performance of his duties in a form approved by the commissioner of revenue and in such sum, not less than the amount established by said commissioner, as shall be fixed by the selectmen or the mayor and aldermen, and if he fails to give such bond within ten days after his election or appointment, or if within ten days after the expiration of said bond or any renewal of said bond he fails to file a renewal thereof, the selectmen or the mayor and aldermen shall declare the office vacant and the vacancy shall be filled in the manner prescribed by section forty or sixty-one A, as the case may be. He shall receive and take charge of all money belonging to the town, and pay over and account for the same according to the order of the town or of its authorized officers. No other person shall pay any bill of any department; provided, however, this provision shall not prohibit the treasurer from paying such bill by the use of bank treasurer's or cashier's check. He shall have the authority given to an auditor by section fifty-one, and shall annually render a true account of all his receipts and disbursements and a report of his official acts. The bond required herein shall cover the duties of the treasurer with respect to trust funds and funds of retirement systems which are in his custody by virtue of his office, and any such funds, for the purposes of said bond, shall be deemed to be public funds.

Section 35. Every town treasurer shall give bond annually for the faithful performance of his duties in a form approved by the commissioner of revenue and in such sum, not less than the amount established by said commissioner, as shall be fixed by the selectmen or the mayor and aldermen, and if he fails to give such bond within ten days after his election or appointment, or if within ten days after the expiration of said bond or any renewal of said bond he fails to file a renewal thereof, the selectmen or the mayor and aldermen shall declare the office vacant and the vacancy shall be filled in the manner prescribed by section forty or sixty-one A, as the case may be. He shall receive and take charge of all money belonging to the town, and pay over and account for the same according to the order of the town or of its authorized officers. No other person shall pay any bill of any department; provided, however, this provision shall not prohibit the treasurer from paying such bill by the use of bank treasurer's or cashier's check. He shall have the authority given to an auditor by section fifty-one, and shall annually render a true account of all his receipts and disbursements and a report of his official acts. The bond required herein shall cover the duties of the treasurer with respect to trust funds and funds of retirement systems which are in his custody by virtue of his office, and any such funds, for the purposes of said bond, shall be deemed to be public funds.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, sec. 3 — MA Code / Part I / Title VIII / Chapter 53 / Section 3
Nomination of person not printed on primary ballot; acceptance; statement of financial interest
Status: in_force

Section 3. A person whose name is not printed on a state primary ballot as a candidate for an office, but who receives sufficient votes to nominate him therefor, shall, not later than five o'clock post meridian of the thirteenth day after a regular state primary and the sixth day after a special state primary, file in the office of the state secretary a written acceptance of said nomination and a receipt from the state ethics commission verifying the fact that a statement of financial interest has been filed under chapter two hundred and sixty-eight B. A person whose name is not printed on a city or town primary ballot, but who receives sufficient votes to nominate him, shall, within six days from the aforementioned time and day, file a written acceptance of said nomination in the office of the city or town clerk. The name of any such person who fails to file such written acceptance, and such receipt if required, shall not be printed on the official ballot to be used at the ensuing election. When such acceptance has been filed, it may not thereafter be withdrawn. This section shall be construed to provide that written acceptance of such a nomination at a primary shall be filed as aforesaid within the time herein limited, by any such person whose nomination is finally determined after the expiration of the time so limited, otherwise his name shall not be printed on the ballot at the ensuing election.

Section 3. A person whose name is not printed on a state primary ballot as a candidate for an office, but who receives sufficient votes to nominate him therefor, shall, not later than five o'clock post meridian of the thirteenth day after a regular state primary and the sixth day after a special state primary, file in the office of the state secretary a written acceptance of said nomination and a receipt from the state ethics commission verifying the fact that a statement of financial interest has been filed under chapter two hundred and sixty-eight B. A person whose name is not printed on a city or town primary ballot, but who receives sufficient votes to nominate him, shall, within six days from the aforementioned time and day, file a written acceptance of said nomination in the office of the city or town clerk. The name of any such person who fails to file such written acceptance, and such receipt if required, shall not be printed on the official ballot to be used at the ensuing election. When such acceptance has been filed, it may not thereafter be withdrawn. This section shall be construed to provide that written acceptance of such a nomination at a primary shall be filed as aforesaid within the time herein limited, by any such person whose nomination is finally determined after the expiration of the time so limited, otherwise his name shall not be printed on the ballot at the ensuing election.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 98, sec. 2 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 98 / Section 2
Relation of avoirdupois pound to troy pound
Status: in_force

Section 2. The avoirdupois pound shall bear to the troy pound the relation of seven thousand to five thousand seven hundred and sixty. The hundredweight shall contain one hundred avoirdupois pounds, and the ton twenty hundredweight.

Section 2. The avoirdupois pound shall bear to the troy pound the relation of seven thousand to five thousand seven hundred and sixty. The hundredweight shall contain one hundred avoirdupois pounds, and the ton twenty hundredweight.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 42, sec. 10 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 42 / Section 10
Obliteration of monuments; restrictions
Status: in_force

Section 10. No person, except as hereinafter provided, shall remove, obliterate or cover up any monument or mark designating a boundary line of a town. The county commissioners of the county where any such monument or mark is wholly or partly situated may grant to any person making written application permission to remove, cover up or obliterate the same, first making provision for preserving the exact location of the original boundary or mark by causing proper witness marks to be set up, or other means taken, which shall, with proper designation and measurement, indicate the position of the original mark or monument. The commissioners shall cause a full description and designation of such witness marks and monuments so made and set up to be recorded in the office of the town clerk of the contiguous towns, and a copy of such description to be forwarded to the state secretary. This section shall not apply to monuments and marks designating boundary lines of the commonwealth.

Section 10. No person, except as hereinafter provided, shall remove, obliterate or cover up any monument or mark designating a boundary line of a town. The county commissioners of the county where any such monument or mark is wholly or partly situated may grant to any person making written application permission to remove, cover up or obliterate the same, first making provision for preserving the exact location of the original boundary or mark by causing proper witness marks to be set up, or other means taken, which shall, with proper designation and measurement, indicate the position of the original mark or monument. The commissioners shall cause a full description and designation of such witness marks and monuments so made and set up to be recorded in the office of the town clerk of the contiguous towns, and a copy of such description to be forwarded to the state secretary. This section shall not apply to monuments and marks designating boundary lines of the commonwealth.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 121B, sec. 55 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVII / Chapter 121B / Section 55
State aid for urban renewal; certification and payment of grants
Status: in_force

Section 55. From time to time, the department shall certify to the comptroller, and the state treasurer shall, within thirty days after each such certification, pay to the several cities and towns, from any amounts appropriated therefor, the amounts due them in accordance with the following clauses:— (a) Certification may be made only of projects with respect to which contracts for federal capital grants under Title I of the Federal Housing Act of 1949, as amended, have been signed. (b) The total urban renewal assistance grant for any approved federally-aided project as defined in clause (a) shall not exceed one half of the local share of the contribution required from the municipality under the federal capital grant contract or more than one sixth of the net project cost when the municipality pays for administrative planning and legal expenses as a part of the gross project cost. (c) The total urban renewal assistance grant to be paid under the provisions of this section shall be payable in twenty equal annual installments, except that the department may adjust the annual payment upon final determination of the net cost of each approved project. (d) The total amount of urban renewal assistance grants to be paid under this section shall not exceed $4,500,000 in any one fiscal year or a total of $70,000,000 in the aggregate.

Section 55. From time to time, the department shall certify to the comptroller, and the state treasurer shall, within thirty days after each such certification, pay to the several cities and towns, from any amounts appropriated therefor, the amounts due them in accordance with the following clauses:—

(a) Certification may be made only of projects with respect to which contracts for federal capital grants under Title I of the Federal Housing Act of 1949, as amended, have been signed.

(b) The total urban renewal assistance grant for any approved federally-aided project as defined in clause (a) shall not exceed one half of the local share of the contribution required from the municipality under the federal capital grant contract or more than one sixth of the net project cost when the municipality pays for administrative planning and legal expenses as a part of the gross project cost.

(c) The total urban renewal assistance grant to be paid under the provisions of this section shall be payable in twenty equal annual installments, except that the department may adjust the annual payment upon final determination of the net cost of each approved project.

(d) The total amount of urban renewal assistance grants to be paid under this section shall not exceed $4,500,000 in any one fiscal year or a total of $70,000,000 in the aggregate.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 49, sec. 1 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 49 / Section 1
Fence viewers; appointment; tenure
Status: in_force

Section 1. The mayor of each city, subject to confirmation by the city council, and the selectmen of each town shall annually appoint two or more fence viewers, to hold office for one year and until their successors are qualified.

Section 1. The mayor of each city, subject to confirmation by the city council, and the selectmen of each town shall annually appoint two or more fence viewers, to hold office for one year and until their successors are qualified.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 76, sec. 6 — MA Code / Part I / Title XII / Chapter 76 / Section 6
Payment of tuition for non-resident children
Status: in_force

Section 6. If a child resides temporarily in a town other than the legal residence of his parent or guardian for the special purpose of their attending school, the child may attend school with the authorization of the school committee of said town, and the said town may recover tuition from the parent or guardian, unless under section twelve of chapter seventy-six, such tuition is payable by a town. Tuition payable by the parent or guardian shall, for the period of attendance, be computed at the regular rate established by the school committee for non-resident pupils, but in no case exceeding the average expense per pupil in such school for said period. The school committee of the town in which a child is temporarily residing for the special purpose of their attending school may waive all or part of the tuition charge for such child.

Section 6. If a child resides temporarily in a town other than the legal residence of his parent or guardian for the special purpose of their attending school, the child may attend school with the authorization of the school committee of said town, and the said town may recover tuition from the parent or guardian, unless under section twelve of chapter seventy-six, such tuition is payable by a town. Tuition payable by the parent or guardian shall, for the period of attendance, be computed at the regular rate established by the school committee for non-resident pupils, but in no case exceeding the average expense per pupil in such school for said period. The school committee of the town in which a child is temporarily residing for the special purpose of their attending school may waive all or part of the tuition charge for such child.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 171, sec. 70 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 171 / Section 70
Reserve for losses on investments
Status: in_force

Section 70. A credit union shall maintain a reserve for loses on investments equal to five percent of the difference between the book value and the market value of all investments mentioned in section sixty-seven excluding those investments which are included in the liquidity reserve; provided, however, that a credit union shall maintain a reserve for the stock investments authorized by paragraph (o) and the investment funds authorized by paragraph (p) of section sixty-seven. Should the reserves maintained in this section and section sixty-nine exceed the amount necessary to be kept or maintained in those accounts, the credit union may transfer such excess into an undivided earnings account.

Section 70. A credit union shall maintain a reserve for loses on investments equal to five percent of the difference between the book value and the market value of all investments mentioned in section sixty-seven excluding those investments which are included in the liquidity reserve; provided, however, that a credit union shall maintain a reserve for the stock investments authorized by paragraph (o) and the investment funds authorized by paragraph (p) of section sixty-seven.

Should the reserves maintained in this section and section sixty-nine exceed the amount necessary to be kept or maintained in those accounts, the credit union may transfer such excess into an undivided earnings account.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 138, sec. 12B — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 138 / Section 12B
Operation of premises licensed to sell alcoholic beverages; nudity
Status: in_force

Section 12B. In any city or town which accepts the provisions of this section, no licensee, licensed under the provisions of section twelve, shall suffer or permit any person to appear on said licensed premises in any manner or attire as to expose to public view any portion of the pubic area, anus, vulva or genitals, or any simulation thereof, or shall suffer or permit any female to appear on licensed premises in such manner or attire as to expose to view any portion of the breast below the top of the areola, or any simulation thereof. Any violation of the provisions of this section shall be enforced by the alcoholic beverage control commission and the local authorities.

Section 12B. In any city or town which accepts the provisions of this section, no licensee, licensed under the provisions of section twelve, shall suffer or permit any person to appear on said licensed premises in any manner or attire as to expose to public view any portion of the pubic area, anus, vulva or genitals, or any simulation thereof, or shall suffer or permit any female to appear on licensed premises in such manner or attire as to expose to view any portion of the breast below the top of the areola, or any simulation thereof. Any violation of the provisions of this section shall be enforced by the alcoholic beverage control commission and the local authorities.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 56, sec. 17 — MA Code / Part I / Title VIII / Chapter 56 / Section 17
Unlawful examination of ballots after election
Status: in_force

Section 17. A city or town clerk or an election commissioner who examines or permits to be examined, except as required by law, ballots cast at an election, which are received and retained by him under section one hundred and nine of chapter fifty-four, shall be punished by a fine of not more than two hundred dollars.

Section 17. A city or town clerk or an election commissioner who examines or permits to be examined, except as required by law, ballots cast at an election, which are received and retained by him under section one hundred and nine of chapter fifty-four, shall be punished by a fine of not more than two hundred dollars.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 185, sec. 103 — MA Code / Part II / Title I / Chapter 185 / Section 103
Recovery upon judgment
Status: in_force

Section 103. If there are defendants other than the state treasurer and judgment is entered for the plaintiff against the state treasurer and against any of the other defendants, execution shall issue against such other defendants and be levied upon them. If the execution is returned unsatisfied in whole or in part, and the officer returning the same certifies that the amount due cannot be collected from the land or goods of such other defendants, a justice of the superior court shall direct the clerk to certify the amount due on the execution to the comptroller, who shall thereupon audit and certify the amount of the execution in the same manner as claims against the commonwealth, and the state treasurer shall pay the amount out of the assurance fund, without any further act or resolve making an appropriation therefor. If judgment in such action cannot for any reason be entered against any of the other defendants it may be entered against the state treasurer alone, or, if it cannot be entered against all the other defendants, it may be entered against him and such of the other defendants as are found liable, and against whom judgment can lawfully be entered. If judgment is entered against the state treasurer alone, the justice of the superior court before whom the action is tried shall direct the clerk to transmit to the comptroller a certificate of the entry of judgment and of the amount due, and the state treasurer shall pay the same upon the certificate of the comptroller, as above provided.

Section 103. If there are defendants other than the state treasurer and judgment is entered for the plaintiff against the state treasurer and against any of the other defendants, execution shall issue against such other defendants and be levied upon them. If the execution is returned unsatisfied in whole or in part, and the officer returning the same certifies that the amount due cannot be collected from the land or goods of such other defendants, a justice of the superior court shall direct the clerk to certify the amount due on the execution to the comptroller, who shall thereupon audit and certify the amount of the execution in the same manner as claims against the commonwealth, and the state treasurer shall pay the amount out of the assurance fund, without any further act or resolve making an appropriation therefor.

If judgment in such action cannot for any reason be entered against any of the other defendants it may be entered against the state treasurer alone, or, if it cannot be entered against all the other defendants, it may be entered against him and such of the other defendants as are found liable, and against whom judgment can lawfully be entered.

If judgment is entered against the state treasurer alone, the justice of the superior court before whom the action is tried shall direct the clerk to transmit to the comptroller a certificate of the entry of judgment and of the amount due, and the state treasurer shall pay the same upon the certificate of the comptroller, as above provided.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 140, sec. 151C — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 140 / Section 151C
Animal control officer training course
Status: in_force

Section 151C. The commissioner shall, from time to time and subject to the availability of funds from the Homeless Animal Prevention and Care Fund in section 35WW of chapter 10, provide for a training course for animal control officers. For a training course established under this section, there shall be a preference for persons who have been in the employ of a city or town as an animal control officer for 12 months or less. A training course that is offered by a private entity including, but not limited to, the Animal Control Officers Association of Massachusetts, shall not be eligible for reimbursement from the Homeless Animal Prevention and Care Fund unless such course has been approved by the commissioner.

Section 151C. The commissioner shall, from time to time and subject to the availability of funds from the Homeless Animal Prevention and Care Fund in section 35WW of chapter 10, provide for a training course for animal control officers. For a training course established under this section, there shall be a preference for persons who have been in the employ of a city or town as an animal control officer for 12 months or less. A training course that is offered by a private entity including, but not limited to, the Animal Control Officers Association of Massachusetts, shall not be eligible for reimbursement from the Homeless Animal Prevention and Care Fund unless such course has been approved by the commissioner.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 99, sec. 4 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 99 / Section 4
Verification, adjustment and sealing of metric weights and measures
Status: in_force

Section 4. The deputy director of standards may verify, adjust and seal all metric weights and measures brought to him for that purpose. The sealer of weights and measures in each town which has received the standard metric weights and measures shall verify, adjust and seal all metric weights and measures brought to him for that purpose from within the county where such town is situated, and he shall receive a reasonable compensation therefor; but he shall claim no fees for any sealing, verification or adjustment for the performance of which he may otherwise receive compensation by salary paid by the town.

Section 4. The deputy director of standards may verify, adjust and seal all metric weights and measures brought to him for that purpose. The sealer of weights and measures in each town which has received the standard metric weights and measures shall verify, adjust and seal all metric weights and measures brought to him for that purpose from within the county where such town is situated, and he shall receive a reasonable compensation therefor; but he shall claim no fees for any sealing, verification or adjustment for the performance of which he may otherwise receive compensation by salary paid by the town.