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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 234A, sec. 28 — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 234A / Section 28
Cancellation of juror service
Status: in_force

Section 28. The office of jury commissioner may cancel grand or trial juror service whenever it appears that the number of jurors scheduled to appear is in excess of the number reasonably required to conduct the business of the court without delay. The office of jury commissioner shall employ whatever means of notice, including telephone notice, that is appropriate under the circumstances. Any juror or standby juror whose service has been cancelled shall not be required to perform service at another time or place because of the cancellation, but such juror shall not be entitled to be disqualified under section four of this chapter if he should be randomly selected again within the succeeding three-year period.

Section 28. The office of jury commissioner may cancel grand or trial juror service whenever it appears that the number of jurors scheduled to appear is in excess of the number reasonably required to conduct the business of the court without delay. The office of jury commissioner shall employ whatever means of notice, including telephone notice, that is appropriate under the circumstances. Any juror or standby juror whose service has been cancelled shall not be required to perform service at another time or place because of the cancellation, but such juror shall not be entitled to be disqualified under section four of this chapter if he should be randomly selected again within the succeeding three-year period.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 256, sec. 4 — MA Code / Part III / Title IV / Chapter 256 / Section 4
Execution; conditions precedent
Status: in_force

Section 4. Before such execution issues, the original recognizance shall be filed with the clerk, who shall compute the amount, deducting any payments endorsed, and shall issue an execution therefor in common form except that it shall recite the recognizance and state the amount then due. Such execution may be issued by the clerk without a special order of the court.

Section 4. Before such execution issues, the original recognizance shall be filed with the clerk, who shall compute the amount, deducting any payments endorsed, and shall issue an execution therefor in common form except that it shall recite the recognizance and state the amount then due. Such execution may be issued by the clerk without a special order of the court.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 104, sec. 5 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 104 / Section 5
Pledge by consignee to secure antecedent debt
Status: in_force

Section 5. If such merchandise or document is accepted in deposit or pledge for an antecedent debt due from such consignee or factor, the person receiving the same shall thereby acquire no other or further right or interest in or authority over or lien upon the same than the consignee or factor might have enforced against the actual owner.

Section 5. If such merchandise or document is accepted in deposit or pledge for an antecedent debt due from such consignee or factor, the person receiving the same shall thereby acquire no other or further right or interest in or authority over or lien upon the same than the consignee or factor might have enforced against the actual owner.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 10, sec. 35N — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 10 / Section 35N
Martin Luther King Commission Trust Fund
Status: in_force

Section 35N. There is hereby established on the books of the commonwealth a fund to be known as the Martin Luther King Commission Trust Fund. The Martin Luther King commission is hereby authorized to accept donations to the fund for the purpose of planning and executing ceremonies and events in memory of the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr.

Section 35N. There is hereby established on the books of the commonwealth a fund to be known as the Martin Luther King Commission Trust Fund. The Martin Luther King commission is hereby authorized to accept donations to the fund for the purpose of planning and executing ceremonies and events in memory of the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 183A, sec. 9 — MA Code / Part II / Title I / Chapter 183A / Section 9
Deeds of units; contents
Status: in_force

Section 9. Deeds of units shall include the following particulars:— (a) An indication that the deed relates to a condominium and is subject to the provisions of this chapter. If the condominium relates to a lease which is submitted to the provisions of this chapter, the name of the condominium shall contain the word ''Lease'' or ''Leasehold'' and the deed or assignment or each unit shall indicate that the condominium relates to a lease. (b) A description of the land as provided in section eight, or the post office address of the property, in either case including the book, page and date of recording of the master deed. (c) The unit designation of the unit in the master deed and any other data necessary for its proper identification. (d) A statement of the use for which the unit is intended and the restrictions, if any, on its use. (e) The undivided interest appertaining to the unit in the common areas and facilities. (f) Any further provisions which the grantor and grantee may deem desirable to set forth, consistent with the master deed and this chapter.

Section 9. Deeds of units shall include the following particulars:—

(a) An indication that the deed relates to a condominium and is subject to the provisions of this chapter. If the condominium relates to a lease which is submitted to the provisions of this chapter, the name of the condominium shall contain the word ''Lease'' or ''Leasehold'' and the deed or assignment or each unit shall indicate that the condominium relates to a lease.

(b) A description of the land as provided in section eight, or the post office address of the property, in either case including the book, page and date of recording of the master deed.

(c) The unit designation of the unit in the master deed and any other data necessary for its proper identification.

(d) A statement of the use for which the unit is intended and the restrictions, if any, on its use.

(e) The undivided interest appertaining to the unit in the common areas and facilities.

(f) Any further provisions which the grantor and grantee may deem desirable to set forth, consistent with the master deed and this chapter.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 221, sec. 63 — MA Code / Part III / Title I / Chapter 221 / Section 63
Appointment; tenure
Status: in_force

Section 63. There shall be a reporter of decisions of the supreme judicial court. He shall be appointed by the justices of the supreme judicial court, and hold office at their pleasure.

Section 63. There shall be a reporter of decisions of the supreme judicial court. He shall be appointed by the justices of the supreme judicial court, and hold office at their pleasure.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 83, sec. 3A — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 83 / Section 3A
Private ways; repair of sewers
Status: in_force

Section 3A. The board or officers of a city or town having charge of the repair and maintenance of sewers may at the request of the owner of land and payment by him of the actual cost thereof repair a break in a sewer laid in a private way and remove any sewerage flowing from such break.

Section 3A. The board or officers of a city or town having charge of the repair and maintenance of sewers may at the request of the owner of land and payment by him of the actual cost thereof repair a break in a sewer laid in a private way and remove any sewerage flowing from such break.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 248, sec. 40 — MA Code / Part III / Title IV / Chapter 248 / Section 40
Payment of fees
Status: in_force

Section 40. The fees for the service of process and notices and for summoning witnesses shall, upon the approval of the court or district attorney, be paid by the commonwealth if the petitioner is not able to pay them.

Section 40. The fees for the service of process and notices and for summoning witnesses shall, upon the approval of the court or district attorney, be paid by the commonwealth if the petitioner is not able to pay them.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 41, sec. 81R — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 41 / Section 81R
Waiver of strict compliance with rules and regulations
Status: in_force

Section 81R. A planning board may in any particular case, where such action is in the public interest and not inconsistent with the intent and purpose of the subdivision control law, waive strict compliance with its rules and regulations, and with the frontage or access requirements specified in said law, and may, where the ways are not otherwise deemed adequate, approve a plan on conditions limiting the lots upon which buildings may be erected and the number of buildings that may be erected on particular lots and the length of time for which particular buildings may be maintained without further consent by the planning board to the access provided. The planning board shall endorse such conditions on the plan to which they relate, or set them forth in a separate instrument attached thereto to which reference is made on such plan and which shall for the purpose of the subdivision control law be deemed to be a part of the plan.

Section 81R. A planning board may in any particular case, where such action is in the public interest and not inconsistent with the intent and purpose of the subdivision control law, waive strict compliance with its rules and regulations, and with the frontage or access requirements specified in said law, and may, where the ways are not otherwise deemed adequate, approve a plan on conditions limiting the lots upon which buildings may be erected and the number of buildings that may be erected on particular lots and the length of time for which particular buildings may be maintained without further consent by the planning board to the access provided. The planning board shall endorse such conditions on the plan to which they relate, or set them forth in a separate instrument attached thereto to which reference is made on such plan and which shall for the purpose of the subdivision control law be deemed to be a part of the plan.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, sec. 17A — MA Code / Part I / Title XIX / Chapter 131 / Section 17A
Municipal processing fee for sale of licenses
Status: in_force

Section 17A. Any city or town clerk issuing any license under the authority of any provision of this chapter shall, except as otherwise provided by law, charge a municipal processing fee of one dollar, and where applicable retain such fee; provided, however, that such fee shall be in addition to the fee provided under section seventeen of this chapter. Any other person duly authorized by the director to issue licenses at their place of business, provided such persons are duly bonded, may charge a service fee of up to one dollar and fifty cents for the sale of each such license. No person issuing any license under the authority of this chapter shall make a charge for the issuance thereof nor charge any service charge if no fee is required to be paid for the issuance of a license. The director is authorized to enter into agreements for the sale of licenses through other means that shall be subject to a service charge which shall be determined annually by the secretary of administration and finance under the provisions of section three B of chapter seven. The director shall cause to be printed and otherwise published upon its licenses and within its publications a notice of the fees charged pursuant to this section and section seventeen.

Section 17A. Any city or town clerk issuing any license under the authority of any provision of this chapter shall, except as otherwise provided by law, charge a municipal processing fee of one dollar, and where applicable retain such fee; provided, however, that such fee shall be in addition to the fee provided under section seventeen of this chapter. Any other person duly authorized by the director to issue licenses at their place of business, provided such persons are duly bonded, may charge a service fee of up to one dollar and fifty cents for the sale of each such license. No person issuing any license under the authority of this chapter shall make a charge for the issuance thereof nor charge any service charge if no fee is required to be paid for the issuance of a license. The director is authorized to enter into agreements for the sale of licenses through other means that shall be subject to a service charge which shall be determined annually by the secretary of administration and finance under the provisions of section three B of chapter seven. The director shall cause to be printed and otherwise published upon its licenses and within its publications a notice of the fees charged pursuant to this section and section seventeen.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 112, sec. 41A — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 112 / Section 41A
Patent and proprietary medicines; non-controlled substances; exemption from regulation
Status: in_force

Section 41A. Sections thirty-six A to forty-one, inclusive, of this chapter, and sections twenty-nine to thirty G, inclusive, of chapter one hundred and thirty-eight shall not apply to the manufacture or sale of patent and proprietary medicines or any substance or drug not included or defined in chapter ninety-four C as a controlled substance.

Section 41A. Sections thirty-six A to forty-one, inclusive, of this chapter, and sections twenty-nine to thirty G, inclusive, of chapter one hundred and thirty-eight shall not apply to the manufacture or sale of patent and proprietary medicines or any substance or drug not included or defined in chapter ninety-four C as a controlled substance.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40U, sec. 4 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 40U / Section 4
Procedures for payment of fines determined by majority vote
Status: in_force

Section 4. The adoption of procedures for the payment of certain municipal fines under this chapter shall be by majority vote of the city council or town meeting.

Section 4. The adoption of procedures for the payment of certain municipal fines under this chapter shall be by majority vote of the city council or town meeting.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 9, sec. 4B — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 9 / Section 4B
Pamphlet edition of laws; distribution of copies of individual laws
Status: in_force

Section 4B. The state secretary shall, at the close of each regular session of the general court, publish in pamphlet form up to 20,000 copies, of the acts and resolves passed and of any proposed amendments to the constitution passed during such session. The secretary may also apportion the copies among the clerks of the several cities and towns, to be delivered by the clerks to inhabitants who apply for a copy. The secretary shall also, as soon as any act or resolve is passed, send a copy of the act or resolve to the following: each state department, officer, board or commission whose duties are affected by the act or resolve, the clerks of the several cities and towns, for the use of the inhabitants of those cities and towns, the justices, clerks and registers of courts, district attorneys, sheriffs, justices of the peace authorized to issue warrants and take bail, county law libraries and all incorporated law libraries and branch libraries maintained by them; provided, however, upon written request approved by the secretary, additional copies may be distributed to the above list and to any other public officials whose duties in the secretary's opinion require the use of such copies. The secretary may also send copies to such persons as apply for an act or resolve, charging not less than the cost of producing and distributing the copy.

Section 4B. The state secretary shall, at the close of each regular session of the general court, publish in pamphlet form up to 20,000 copies, of the acts and resolves passed and of any proposed amendments to the constitution passed during such session. The secretary may also apportion the copies among the clerks of the several cities and towns, to be delivered by the clerks to inhabitants who apply for a copy.

The secretary shall also, as soon as any act or resolve is passed, send a copy of the act or resolve to the following: each state department, officer, board or commission whose duties are affected by the act or resolve, the clerks of the several cities and towns, for the use of the inhabitants of those cities and towns, the justices, clerks and registers of courts, district attorneys, sheriffs, justices of the peace authorized to issue warrants and take bail, county law libraries and all incorporated law libraries and branch libraries maintained by them; provided, however, upon written request approved by the secretary, additional copies may be distributed to the above list and to any other public officials whose duties in the secretary's opinion require the use of such copies. The secretary may also send copies to such persons as apply for an act or resolve, charging not less than the cost of producing and distributing the copy.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, sec. 45 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 161 / Section 45
Manufacture, use and transmission of electricity
Status: in_force

Section 45. A company may, for all purposes necessary or reasonably incident to the construction, maintenance or operation of its railway, generate, manufacture, use and transmit electricity in any city or town where authorized to operate its railway, and may erect and maintain therefore, as a part of its railway, and subject to sections seven, seventy, seventy-one and seventy-seven, relative to the grant and revocation of authority therefor, poles and trolley, feed and stay wires, and other proper devices for, or used in connection with, the transmission of electricity, of materials and workmanship prescribed in the grant of authority therefor, in, over and under any ways and bridges in any such city or town; provided, that authority to erect and maintain the same is granted by the board of aldermen of the city or selectmen of the town, respectively; and may also erect and maintain such poles, wires and other devices upon and over any private land, with the consent of the owners thereof.

Section 45. A company may, for all purposes necessary or reasonably incident to the construction, maintenance or operation of its railway, generate, manufacture, use and transmit electricity in any city or town where authorized to operate its railway, and may erect and maintain therefore, as a part of its railway, and subject to sections seven, seventy, seventy-one and seventy-seven, relative to the grant and revocation of authority therefor, poles and trolley, feed and stay wires, and other proper devices for, or used in connection with, the transmission of electricity, of materials and workmanship prescribed in the grant of authority therefor, in, over and under any ways and bridges in any such city or town; provided, that authority to erect and maintain the same is granted by the board of aldermen of the city or selectmen of the town, respectively; and may also erect and maintain such poles, wires and other devices upon and over any private land, with the consent of the owners thereof.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40, sec. 48 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 40 / Section 48
Establishment of suitable place to keep books; penalty for noncompliance; custody of books and records
Status: in_force

Section 48. Every town shall provide suitable places, to be approved by the supervisor of public records, for the preservation and convenient use of all books, reports and laws received from the commonwealth; and for every month's neglect so to do shall forfeit ten dollars. Said books, reports and laws shall be in the custody or control of the town clerk, unless the city council or selectmen shall by vote designate some other person to have said custody or control of all or part of the same.

Section 48. Every town shall provide suitable places, to be approved by the supervisor of public records, for the preservation and convenient use of all books, reports and laws received from the commonwealth; and for every month's neglect so to do shall forfeit ten dollars. Said books, reports and laws shall be in the custody or control of the town clerk, unless the city council or selectmen shall by vote designate some other person to have said custody or control of all or part of the same.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 65B, sec. 7 — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 65B / Section 7
Controlling provisions in case of conflict
Status: in_force

Section 7. If, in any case to which this chapter applies, the provisions of this chapter conflict with any other law of this commonwealth, this chapter shall control.

Section 7. If, in any case to which this chapter applies, the provisions of this chapter conflict with any other law of this commonwealth, this chapter shall control.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 123, sec. 2A — MA Code / Part I / Title XVII / Chapter 123 / Section 2A
Geographically-isolated communities; factors to be considered by department when contracting for services to be established by regulation
Status: in_force

Section 2A. When promulgating regulations governing the contracting for services, the department shall establish within its regulations additional factors to be considered when contracting for services in geographically-isolated communities, including, but not limited to, travel and transportation, to ensure availability and access to services.

Section 2A. When promulgating regulations governing the contracting for services, the department shall establish within its regulations additional factors to be considered when contracting for services in geographically-isolated communities, including, but not limited to, travel and transportation, to ensure availability and access to services.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 223, sec. 109 — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 223 / Section 109
Dissolution of prior attachment; effect of pleadings
Status: in_force

Section 109. The proceedings between the adverse claimants or plaintiffs shall not be affected by any pleading or other act of the defendant in the prior action nor by the judgment rendered therein.

Section 109. The proceedings between the adverse claimants or plaintiffs shall not be affected by any pleading or other act of the defendant in the prior action nor by the judgment rendered therein.