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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 83, sec. 3 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 83 / Section 3
Sewer connections
Status: in_force

Section 3. The board or officers of a city or town having charge of the repair and maintenance of sewers may, upon request of the owner of land and payment by him of the actual cost thereof, construct a particular sewer from the street line to a house or building. A town may appropriate money for connecting estates within its limits with common sewers, and no estate shall, in any year in which such an appropriation is made, be connected with a common sewer except in the manner hereinafter provided. If bonds or notes are issued to pay the cost of making such connections, the assessments provided for in section twenty-four shall be applied to the payment of such bonds or notes. If the board of health of a town making such appropriation shall order land abutting upon a public or private way in which a common sewer has been laid to be connected with such sewer, or if the owner of such land shall make to the board or officer having charge of the maintenance and repair of sewers application to connect his land with a common sewer, such board or officer shall make such connection.

Section 3. The board or officers of a city or town having charge of the repair and maintenance of sewers may, upon request of the owner of land and payment by him of the actual cost thereof, construct a particular sewer from the street line to a house or building. A town may appropriate money for connecting estates within its limits with common sewers, and no estate shall, in any year in which such an appropriation is made, be connected with a common sewer except in the manner hereinafter provided. If bonds or notes are issued to pay the cost of making such connections, the assessments provided for in section twenty-four shall be applied to the payment of such bonds or notes. If the board of health of a town making such appropriation shall order land abutting upon a public or private way in which a common sewer has been laid to be connected with such sewer, or if the owner of such land shall make to the board or officer having charge of the maintenance and repair of sewers application to connect his land with a common sewer, such board or officer shall make such connection.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 233, sec. 76A — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 233 / Section 76A
Authenticated copies of documents filed with securities and exchange commission
Status: in_force

Section 76A. Photostatic or other copies of applications, reports, books, records, returns, papers or documents filed with the federal securities and exchange commission, or any successor thereof, pursuant to the provisions of the act of congress known as the Securities Act of 1933, or the act of congress known as the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as heretofore or hereafter amended, if authenticated by the attestation of the officer or person who has charge of the same together with a certificate of any one of the members of said commission, or of the secretary to said commission, or of any successor thereof, that such attestation is in due form and by the proper officer or person, shall be competent evidence in all cases equally with originals thereof.

Section 76A. Photostatic or other copies of applications, reports, books, records, returns, papers or documents filed with the federal securities and exchange commission, or any successor thereof, pursuant to the provisions of the act of congress known as the Securities Act of 1933, or the act of congress known as the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as heretofore or hereafter amended, if authenticated by the attestation of the officer or person who has charge of the same together with a certificate of any one of the members of said commission, or of the secretary to said commission, or of any successor thereof, that such attestation is in due form and by the proper officer or person, shall be competent evidence in all cases equally with originals thereof.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 271, sec. 24 — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 271 / Section 24
Race tracks; owners, proprietors of, or persons present
Status: in_force

Section 24. This chapter shall not authorize the arrest or conviction of the owner or proprietor of a race track or trotting course for the reason that another person has without his knowledge or consent violated any of its provisions relative to the buying and selling of pools or the registering or making of bets or to any offence mentioned in the preceding section; nor the arrest or conviction of a person for being present on a race track or trotting course where pools are sold or bets registered or made on trials of speed or endurance between horses or other animals; but this exception shall not apply to a person in any way participating or assisting in the buying or selling of pools or registering of bets.

Section 24. This chapter shall not authorize the arrest or conviction of the owner or proprietor of a race track or trotting course for the reason that another person has without his knowledge or consent violated any of its provisions relative to the buying and selling of pools or the registering or making of bets or to any offence mentioned in the preceding section; nor the arrest or conviction of a person for being present on a race track or trotting course where pools are sold or bets registered or made on trials of speed or endurance between horses or other animals; but this exception shall not apply to a person in any way participating or assisting in the buying or selling of pools or registering of bets.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 48, sec. 40 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 48 / Section 40
Certificates of employment; penalty for refusing to file
Status: in_force

Section 40. If such chief engineer or other officer wilfully refuses to make such certificate, he shall forfeit for each person entitled to be so certified not more than five dollars, to the use of such person, or, on complaint, to the use of the town; and if such engineer or other officer makes a false certificate in such case, he shall forfeit not less than $50 nor more than $100.

Section 40. If such chief engineer or other officer wilfully refuses to make such certificate, he shall forfeit for each person entitled to be so certified not more than five dollars, to the use of such person, or, on complaint, to the use of the town; and if such engineer or other officer makes a false certificate in such case, he shall forfeit not less than $50 nor more than $100.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94, sec. 180 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 94 / Section 180
Jurisdiction of court; complaints and prosecutions relating to use or giving of false or insufficient weight or measure
Status: in_force

Section 180. Complaints and prosecutions for violations of law relating to the use or giving of false or insufficient weight or measure may be commenced and prosecuted in a court having jurisdiction of the place to which the goods are shipped.

Section 180. Complaints and prosecutions for violations of law relating to the use or giving of false or insufficient weight or measure may be commenced and prosecuted in a court having jurisdiction of the place to which the goods are shipped.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 249, sec. 9 — MA Code / Part III / Title IV / Chapter 249 / Section 9
Jurisdiction of actions against persons holding or claiming public office
Status: in_force

Section 9. The supreme judicial and superior courts shall have like jurisdiction of civil actions brought by the attorney general against a person holding or claiming the right to hold an office or employment, the salary or compensation of which is payable by the commonwealth, a county, city or town.

Section 9. The supreme judicial and superior courts shall have like jurisdiction of civil actions brought by the attorney general against a person holding or claiming the right to hold an office or employment, the salary or compensation of which is payable by the commonwealth, a county, city or town.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 41, sec. 80 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 41 / Section 80
Establishment and discontinuance of exterior way lines
Status: in_force

Section 80. A town which accepts section seventy-three or has accepted corresponding provisions of earlier laws or has accepted any special act authorizing the creation of a board of survey therein may establish, in the manner provided for the laying out of town ways, the exterior lines of any way, the plan of which is approved under section seventy-four or seventy-five or under such special act; and thereafter no structure shall be erected or maintained between the exterior lines of the way so established, except that buildings or parts of buildings existing at the time of the establishment of said lines may remain and be maintained to such extent and under such conditions as may be prescribed by the board of survey of such town. Lines established under this section may be discontinued in the manner provided for the discontinuance of a highway or a town way. This section shall not apply to cities.

Section 80. A town which accepts section seventy-three or has accepted corresponding provisions of earlier laws or has accepted any special act authorizing the creation of a board of survey therein may establish, in the manner provided for the laying out of town ways, the exterior lines of any way, the plan of which is approved under section seventy-four or seventy-five or under such special act; and thereafter no structure shall be erected or maintained between the exterior lines of the way so established, except that buildings or parts of buildings existing at the time of the establishment of said lines may remain and be maintained to such extent and under such conditions as may be prescribed by the board of survey of such town. Lines established under this section may be discontinued in the manner provided for the discontinuance of a highway or a town way. This section shall not apply to cities.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 46, sec. 29 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 46 / Section 29
Attestation of certificates
Status: in_force

Section 29. Town clerks or registrars shall attest their copies of the record of births, marriages or deaths with the official seal of the town.

Section 29. Town clerks or registrars shall attest their copies of the record of births, marriages or deaths with the official seal of the town.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 10, sec. 29 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 10 / Section 29
Prohibited sales; penalty
Status: in_force

Section 29. No person shall sell a ticket or share at a price greater than that fixed by the commission. No person other than a licensed lottery sales agent shall sell lottery tickets or shares, except that nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent any person from giving lottery tickets or shares to another as a gift. No ticket or share shall be sold to any person under age eighteen, provided that a person eighteen years of age or older may purchase a ticket or share for the purpose of making a gift to a person under age eighteen. Whoever violates any provision of this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred nor more than five hundred dollars.

Section 29. No person shall sell a ticket or share at a price greater than that fixed by the commission. No person other than a licensed lottery sales agent shall sell lottery tickets or shares, except that nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent any person from giving lottery tickets or shares to another as a gift.

No ticket or share shall be sold to any person under age eighteen, provided that a person eighteen years of age or older may purchase a ticket or share for the purpose of making a gift to a person under age eighteen.

Whoever violates any provision of this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred nor more than five hundred dollars.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 81, sec. 8 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 81 / Section 8
Construction of state highways; advertising for proposals
Status: in_force

Section 8. The department, when about to construct a state highway, shall advertise in two or more newspapers published in each county in which the highway lies, and in three or more daily newspapers published in Boston, for sealed proposals for the construction of such highway, stating the time and place for opening such proposals, and reserving the right to reject any and all proposals. If a proposal is satisfactory, the department, with the approval of the governor and council, shall make a contract in writing on behalf of the commonwealth for such construction. After the proposals have been accepted or rejected they shall be kept by the department, and shall be open to public inspection for three years, and may then be destroyed by the department. The department may, in the same manner and under the same conditions, contract for the grading of a state highway or for furnishing labor, materials or any other element in its construction. The construction of all state highways shall be under the supervision and subject to the approval of the department and in accordance with plans and specifications furnished by it, and shall be fairly apportioned by the department among the different counties.

Section 8. The department, when about to construct a state highway, shall advertise in two or more newspapers published in each county in which the highway lies, and in three or more daily newspapers published in Boston, for sealed proposals for the construction of such highway, stating the time and place for opening such proposals, and reserving the right to reject any and all proposals. If a proposal is satisfactory, the department, with the approval of the governor and council, shall make a contract in writing on behalf of the commonwealth for such construction. After the proposals have been accepted or rejected they shall be kept by the department, and shall be open to public inspection for three years, and may then be destroyed by the department. The department may, in the same manner and under the same conditions, contract for the grading of a state highway or for furnishing labor, materials or any other element in its construction. The construction of all state highways shall be under the supervision and subject to the approval of the department and in accordance with plans and specifications furnished by it, and shall be fairly apportioned by the department among the different counties.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 234A, sec. 67 — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 234A / Section 67
List of grand and trial jurors expected to appear sent or delivered to appropriate clerks of court
Status: in_force

Section 67. Not later than ten days in advance of scheduled appearances by jurors, the office of jury commissioner shall send or deliver to the appropriate clerks of court a list of the grand and trial jurors expected to appear for service in the respective courts. The list shall contain the name, address, and date of birth of each juror and such other information as the jury commissioner, with the approval of the committee, deems appropriate. Unless the court orders otherwise, the list shall be available upon request for inspection by parties, counsel, their agents, and members of the public.

Section 67. Not later than ten days in advance of scheduled appearances by jurors, the office of jury commissioner shall send or deliver to the appropriate clerks of court a list of the grand and trial jurors expected to appear for service in the respective courts. The list shall contain the name, address, and date of birth of each juror and such other information as the jury commissioner, with the approval of the committee, deems appropriate. Unless the court orders otherwise, the list shall be available upon request for inspection by parties, counsel, their agents, and members of the public.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 64D, sec. 4 — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 64D / Section 4
Erroneously affixed stamps; abatement
Status: in_force

Section 4. If any stamps have been erroneously affixed, the person who has overpaid the tax may apply to the commissioner for an abatement in accordance with section thirty-seven of chapter sixty-two C.

Section 4. If any stamps have been erroneously affixed, the person who has overpaid the tax may apply to the commissioner for an abatement in accordance with section thirty-seven of chapter sixty-two C.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 41, sec. 102 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 41 / Section 102
Inspector of health
Status: in_force

Section 102. If a town votes under section twenty-one to have its selectmen act as a board of health, the selectmen may appoint an inspector of health, who shall assist the selectmen in the performance of their duties as such board.

Section 102. If a town votes under section twenty-one to have its selectmen act as a board of health, the selectmen may appoint an inspector of health, who shall assist the selectmen in the performance of their duties as such board.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 186, sec. 28 — MA Code / Part II / Title I / Chapter 186 / Section 28
Waivers of Secs. 23 to 27 void and unenforceable
Status: in_force

Section 28. A waiver of sections 23 to 27, inclusive, in any lease or other rental agreement, except as otherwise provided by law or by federal, state or local regulation shall be void and unenforceable.

Section 28. A waiver of sections 23 to 27, inclusive, in any lease or other rental agreement, except as otherwise provided by law or by federal, state or local regulation shall be void and unenforceable.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 34, sec. 11 — MA Code / Part I / Title VI / Chapter 34 / Section 11
Clerical employees; temporary clerk; duties
Status: in_force

Section 11. They may employ such clerical employees as may be necessary for the proper performance of the work of their offices, who shall perform such duties as the commissioners may determine. They may, in the absence from any meeting of the clerk or any deputy assistant clerk designated under section seven of chapter two hundred and twenty-one, appoint a temporary clerk, who may be a commissioner or other suitable person. He shall be sworn by the chairman or presiding commissioner, keep a record of the proceedings, and deliver the same forthwith to the clerk or deputy assistant clerk, who shall enter it upon the records of the commissioners.

Section 11. They may employ such clerical employees as may be necessary for the proper performance of the work of their offices, who shall perform such duties as the commissioners may determine. They may, in the absence from any meeting of the clerk or any deputy assistant clerk designated under section seven of chapter two hundred and twenty-one, appoint a temporary clerk, who may be a commissioner or other suitable person. He shall be sworn by the chairman or presiding commissioner, keep a record of the proceedings, and deliver the same forthwith to the clerk or deputy assistant clerk, who shall enter it upon the records of the commissioners.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 112, sec. 84C — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 112 / Section 84C
Requirement that funeral directors make organ donation information available
Status: in_force

Section 84C. Every licensed funeral director, his agent or servant, when discussing preplanning conferences with potential clients, shall make available to those clients information and education regarding organ donation.

Section 84C. Every licensed funeral director, his agent or servant, when discussing preplanning conferences with potential clients, shall make available to those clients information and education regarding organ donation.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 55, sec. 16B — MA Code / Part I / Title VIII / Chapter 55 / Section 16B
Obligation to make political contributions or render political service by persons employed for compensation; penalties
Status: in_force

Section 16B. No person employed for compensation shall be under any obligation to contribute to any candidate or political committee, or to render any political service on account of, or as a consequence of, his employment, and such person shall not be removed or otherwise prejudiced for refusing to do so. This section shall not apply to a person employed by a candidate or political committee or other organization organized for the purpose of rendering political service. A violation of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment for not more than six months or both such fine and imprisonment. Each such violation shall constitute a separate offense.

Section 16B. No person employed for compensation shall be under any obligation to contribute to any candidate or political committee, or to render any political service on account of, or as a consequence of, his employment, and such person shall not be removed or otherwise prejudiced for refusing to do so. This section shall not apply to a person employed by a candidate or political committee or other organization organized for the purpose of rendering political service. A violation of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment for not more than six months or both such fine and imprisonment. Each such violation shall constitute a separate offense.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 56, sec. 6 — MA Code / Part I / Title VIII / Chapter 56 / Section 6
False affidavits and oaths
Status: in_force

Section 6. Whoever knowingly or wilfully makes a false affidavit, takes a false oath or signs a false certificate relative to the qualifications of any person for listing or registration shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment for not more than one year.

Section 6. Whoever knowingly or wilfully makes a false affidavit, takes a false oath or signs a false certificate relative to the qualifications of any person for listing or registration shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment for not more than one year.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 188, sec. 6 — MA Code / Part II / Title I / Chapter 188 / Section 6
Use and enjoyment of homestead estate by spouse and minor children during pendency of case filed in probate court; prohibition against disposing of the estate upon order of probate court
Status: in_force

Section 6. In a case where a complaint for divorce, separate support, guardianship or conservatorship has been filed in the probate court by or against a person entitled to the benefit of an estate of homestead, the spouse and minor children of that person may use, occupy and enjoy the homestead estate until ordered otherwise by the probate court. The recording of an order of the probate court, together with the description of the homestead estate, shall prevent a beneficiary of the homestead estate from disposing of the estate until such time as the probate court revokes the judgment.

Section 6. In a case where a complaint for divorce, separate support, guardianship or conservatorship has been filed in the probate court by or against a person entitled to the benefit of an estate of homestead, the spouse and minor children of that person may use, occupy and enjoy the homestead estate until ordered otherwise by the probate court. The recording of an order of the probate court, together with the description of the homestead estate, shall prevent a beneficiary of the homestead estate from disposing of the estate until such time as the probate court revokes the judgment.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 110E, sec. 7 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 110E / Section 7
Association or trust's power to amend instrument; limitation
Status: in_force

Section 7. No provisions of this chapter shall be deemed to limit the power of an association or trust to amend its instrument or declaration of trust to the extent otherwise lawful.

Section 7. No provisions of this chapter shall be deemed to limit the power of an association or trust to amend its instrument or declaration of trust to the extent otherwise lawful.