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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 74, sec. 23 — MA Code / Part I / Title XII / Chapter 74 / Section 23
Independent industrial shoemaking school of the city of Lynn
Status: in_force

Section 23. The independent industrial shoemaking school of the city of Lynn, established under chapter one hundred and seventy-four of the Special Acts of nineteen hundred and sixteen, shall be maintained by the city of Lynn as a state aided approved vocational school under and subject to sections one to twenty-two, inclusive; provided, that the trustees of said school shall consist of the mayor of Lynn, ex officio, and eight appointive members who shall be residents of Lynn and of whom two shall represent the laboring class. Two appointive members shall annually be appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the council, for terms of four years and until their successors are qualified. The trustees shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for their necessary expenses, to be charged and paid as maintenance. The trustees may determine the situation of said school, subject to the approval of the commissioner, and may expend annually for rent of suitable floor space for the school a sum not exceeding six thousand dollars until such time as it is deemed expedient to purchase, construct or alter a building for the use of the school. After the said school is established and equipped the city of Lynn shall annually raise by taxation such sums as may be needed for its maintenance and operation.

Section 23. The independent industrial shoemaking school of the city of Lynn, established under chapter one hundred and seventy-four of the Special Acts of nineteen hundred and sixteen, shall be maintained by the city of Lynn as a state aided approved vocational school under and subject to sections one to twenty-two, inclusive; provided, that the trustees of said school shall consist of the mayor of Lynn, ex officio, and eight appointive members who shall be residents of Lynn and of whom two shall represent the laboring class. Two appointive members shall annually be appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the council, for terms of four years and until their successors are qualified. The trustees shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for their necessary expenses, to be charged and paid as maintenance.

The trustees may determine the situation of said school, subject to the approval of the commissioner, and may expend annually for rent of suitable floor space for the school a sum not exceeding six thousand dollars until such time as it is deemed expedient to purchase, construct or alter a building for the use of the school. After the said school is established and equipped the city of Lynn shall annually raise by taxation such sums as may be needed for its maintenance and operation.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 253, sec. 3 — MA Code / Part III / Title IV / Chapter 253 / Section 3
Height of water
Status: in_force

Section 3. The height to which the water may be raised and the period of time for which it may be kept up in each year may be determined by jury.

Section 3. The height to which the water may be raised and the period of time for which it may be kept up in each year may be determined by jury.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 7C, sec. 53 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 7C / Section 53
Expedited selection procedures upon declaration of emergency situation
Status: in_force

[ Subsection (a) effective until November 25, 2025. For text effective November 25, 2025, see below.] Section 53. (a) Whenever the health or safety of any persons will be endangered because of the time required for the selection of a designer, interior designer, programmer or construction manager by the procedures prescribed by sections 44 to 58, inclusive, or whenever a deadline for action is set on a project by any court or federal agency which cannot be met if those selection procedures are followed, the commissioner may declare that an emergency situation exists. [ Subsection (a) as amended by 2025, 73, Sec. 6, effective November 25, 2025. For text effective until November 25, 2025, see above.] (a) Whenever the health or safety of any persons will be endangered because of the time required for the selection of a designer, interior designer, programmer or construction manager by the procedures prescribed by sections 44 to 57, inclusive, or whenever a deadline for action is set on a project by any court or federal agency which cannot be met if those selection procedures are followed, the commissioner may declare that an emergency situation exists. (b) If the commissioner declares that an emergency situation exists, finalist selection may be made by the board by expedited procedures adopted by regulation by the board.

[ Subsection (a) effective until November 25, 2025. For text effective November 25, 2025, see below.]

Section 53. (a) Whenever the health or safety of any persons will be endangered because of the time required for the selection of a designer, interior designer, programmer or construction manager by the procedures prescribed by sections 44 to 58, inclusive, or whenever a deadline for action is set on a project by any court or federal agency which cannot be met if those selection procedures are followed, the commissioner may declare that an emergency situation exists.

[ Subsection (a) as amended by 2025, 73, Sec. 6, effective November 25, 2025. For text effective until November 25, 2025, see above.]

(a) Whenever the health or safety of any persons will be endangered because of the time required for the selection of a designer, interior designer, programmer or construction manager by the procedures prescribed by sections 44 to 57, inclusive, or whenever a deadline for action is set on a project by any court or federal agency which cannot be met if those selection procedures are followed, the commissioner may declare that an emergency situation exists.

(b) If the commissioner declares that an emergency situation exists, finalist selection may be made by the board by expedited procedures adopted by regulation by the board.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 201D, sec. 15 — MA Code / Part II / Title II / Chapter 201D / Section 15
Private facilities; refusal to honor proxy
Status: in_force

Section 15. Notwithstanding any provisions herein to the contrary, nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require a private facility to honor an agent's health care decision that the facility would not honor if the decision had been made by the principal because the decision is contrary to a formally adopted policy of the facility that is expressly based on religious beliefs and the facility would be permitted by law to refuse to honor the decision if made by the principal, provided: (a) the facility has informed the patient or the health care agent of such policy prior to or upon admission, if reasonably possible; and (b) the patient is transferred to another equivalent facility that is reasonably accessible to the patient's family and willing to honor the agent's decision. If the facility or the agent is unable to arrange such a transfer, the facility shall seek judicial guidance or honor the agent's decision.

Section 15. Notwithstanding any provisions herein to the contrary, nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require a private facility to honor an agent's health care decision that the facility would not honor if the decision had been made by the principal because the decision is contrary to a formally adopted policy of the facility that is expressly based on religious beliefs and the facility would be permitted by law to refuse to honor the decision if made by the principal, provided:

(a) the facility has informed the patient or the health care agent of such policy prior to or upon admission, if reasonably possible; and

(b) the patient is transferred to another equivalent facility that is reasonably accessible to the patient's family and willing to honor the agent's decision. If the facility or the agent is unable to arrange such a transfer, the facility shall seek judicial guidance or honor the agent's decision.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 165, sec. 12 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 165 / Section 12
Application to other statutes
Status: in_force

Section 12. Aqueduct companies shall, except as otherwise herein provided, be subject to chapter one hundred and fifty-eight and also to sections four to ten, inclusive, of chapter one hundred and sixty-six except that all rights and duties imposed on the department by sections four and five of said chapter one hundred and sixty-six shall in the case of aqueduct companies be exercised by the state secretary.

Section 12. Aqueduct companies shall, except as otherwise herein provided, be subject to chapter one hundred and fifty-eight and also to sections four to ten, inclusive, of chapter one hundred and sixty-six except that all rights and duties imposed on the department by sections four and five of said chapter one hundred and sixty-six shall in the case of aqueduct companies be exercised by the state secretary.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 64L, sec. 4 — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 64L / Section 4
Reimbursement to vendor by purchaser
Status: in_force

Section 4. Reimbursement for the tax imposed by this chapter shall be paid by the purchaser to the vendor, and each vendor in the commonwealth shall add to the sales price and shall collect from the purchaser the full amount of the tax imposed by this chapter and such tax shall be a debt from the purchaser to the vendor, when so added to the sales price, and shall be recoverable at law in the same manner as other debts.

Section 4. Reimbursement for the tax imposed by this chapter shall be paid by the purchaser to the vendor, and each vendor in the commonwealth shall add to the sales price and shall collect from the purchaser the full amount of the tax imposed by this chapter and such tax shall be a debt from the purchaser to the vendor, when so added to the sales price, and shall be recoverable at law in the same manner as other debts.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6E, sec. 12 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 6E / Section 12
Retaliation for providing information to or testifying before the commission prohibited
Status: in_force

Section 12. No officer or employee of the commonwealth or of any county, city, town or district shall discharge an officer or employee, change their official rank, grade or compensation, deny a promotion or take any other adverse action against an officer or employee or threaten to take any such action for providing information to the commission or testifying in any commission proceeding.

Section 12. No officer or employee of the commonwealth or of any county, city, town or district shall discharge an officer or employee, change their official rank, grade or compensation, deny a promotion or take any other adverse action against an officer or employee or threaten to take any such action for providing information to the commission or testifying in any commission proceeding.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 33A, sec. 113 — MA Code / Part I / Title V / Chapter 33A / Section 113
Misbehavior of sentinel
Status: in_force

Article 113. Misbehavior of sentinel. A sentinel or lookout who is found drunk or sleeping upon such person's post or leaves it before being regularly relieved shall be punished, if the offense is committed in time of war, by confinement for not more than 10 years or by such other punishment as a court-martial may direct; provided, however, that if the offense is committed at any other time, such person shall be punished by such other punishment as a court-martial may direct.

Article 113. Misbehavior of sentinel.

A sentinel or lookout who is found drunk or sleeping upon such person's post or leaves it before being regularly relieved shall be punished, if the offense is committed in time of war, by confinement for not more than 10 years or by such other punishment as a court-martial may direct; provided, however, that if the offense is committed at any other time, such person shall be punished by such other punishment as a court-martial may direct.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 155, sec. 6 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 155 / Section 6
General powers
Status: in_force

Section 6. A corporation may, in its corporate name, sue and be sued, appear, prosecute and defend to final judgment or decree and execution; have a corporate seal, which it may alter at pleasure; elect in such manner as it may determine all necessary officers, fix their compensation and define their duties and obligations; and make by-laws and regulations consistent with law for its own government, the due and orderly conduct of its affairs and the management of its property. The clerk, or recording officer with the powers of clerk, shall be a resident of the commonwealth and shall be sworn.

Section 6. A corporation may, in its corporate name, sue and be sued, appear, prosecute and defend to final judgment or decree and execution; have a corporate seal, which it may alter at pleasure; elect in such manner as it may determine all necessary officers, fix their compensation and define their duties and obligations; and make by-laws and regulations consistent with law for its own government, the due and orderly conduct of its affairs and the management of its property. The clerk, or recording officer with the powers of clerk, shall be a resident of the commonwealth and shall be sworn.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94, sec. 224 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 94 / Section 224
False weights, scales, etc.; false and fraudulent certificate; collusion
Status: in_force

Section 224. If a weigher or deputy weigher uses, or has in his possession with intent to use, for the purposes provided in sections two hundred and nineteen to two hundred and twenty-two, inclusive, any false weight, scale, balance or other instrument for weighing, or colludes with the purchaser or seller with intent to defraud the other party, or makes and utters a false and fraudulent certificate under sections two hundred and nineteen to two hundred and twenty-two, inclusive, he may be removed from office by the aldermen or selectmen, and shall also on conviction thereof be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than six months.

Section 224. If a weigher or deputy weigher uses, or has in his possession with intent to use, for the purposes provided in sections two hundred and nineteen to two hundred and twenty-two, inclusive, any false weight, scale, balance or other instrument for weighing, or colludes with the purchaser or seller with intent to defraud the other party, or makes and utters a false and fraudulent certificate under sections two hundred and nineteen to two hundred and twenty-two, inclusive, he may be removed from office by the aldermen or selectmen, and shall also on conviction thereof be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than six months.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 171, sec. 49 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 171 / Section 49
Transfer of funds to reduce debt; notification
Status: in_force

Section 49. Whenever a credit union, as a consequence of a default of a debt owed to said credit union by a depositor or shareholder, makes a transfer of funds of such depositor or shareholder to reduce or extinguish said debt, such depositor or shareholder shall be notified forthwith of such transfer by written notice sent by first class mail or electronic mail, directed to his last known address; provided, however, that if the debt is the result of consumer credit granted under the federal Truth in Lending Act, 15 U.S.C. 1601 et. seq., any required notice shall be made in compliance with the federal law and the regulations promulgated thereunder. A depositor or shareholder to whom such notice has not been sent shall be entitled to recover the amount of any actual damages.

Section 49. Whenever a credit union, as a consequence of a default of a debt owed to said credit union by a depositor or shareholder, makes a transfer of funds of such depositor or shareholder to reduce or extinguish said debt, such depositor or shareholder shall be notified forthwith of such transfer by written notice sent by first class mail or electronic mail, directed to his last known address; provided, however, that if the debt is the result of consumer credit granted under the federal Truth in Lending Act, 15 U.S.C. 1601 et. seq., any required notice shall be made in compliance with the federal law and the regulations promulgated thereunder. A depositor or shareholder to whom such notice has not been sent shall be entitled to recover the amount of any actual damages.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6, sec. 178N — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 6 / Section 178N
Misuse of information; penalties
Status: in_force

Section 178N. Information contained in the sex offender registry shall not be used to commit a crime against a sex offender or to engage in illegal discrimination or harassment of an offender. Any person who uses information disclosed pursuant to the provisions of sections 178C to 178P, inclusive, for such purpose shall be punished by not more than two and one-half years in a house of correction or by a fine of not more than $1,000 or by both such fine and imprisonment.

Section 178N. Information contained in the sex offender registry shall not be used to commit a crime against a sex offender or to engage in illegal discrimination or harassment of an offender. Any person who uses information disclosed pursuant to the provisions of sections 178C to 178P, inclusive, for such purpose shall be punished by not more than two and one-half years in a house of correction or by a fine of not more than $1,000 or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 191B, sec. 2 — MA Code / Part II / Title II / Chapter 191B / Section 2
Making statutory will
Status: in_force

Section 2. An individual having capacity to make a will under the laws of the commonwealth may make a statutory will under the provisions of this chapter. The will shall be executed in a manner recognized as valid under the laws of the commonwealth.

Section 2. An individual having capacity to make a will under the laws of the commonwealth may make a statutory will under the provisions of this chapter. The will shall be executed in a manner recognized as valid under the laws of the commonwealth.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 264, sec. 16A — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 264 / Section 16A
Communist Party
Status: in_force

Section 16A. The Communist Party is hereby declared to be a subversive organization.

Section 16A. The Communist Party is hereby declared to be a subversive organization.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 167I, sec. 10 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 167I / Section 10
Conversion of credit union to mutual bank
Status: in_force

Section 10. A credit union may convert to a mutual bank pursuant to section 80A of chapter 171. A federally-chartered credit union may convert to a mutual bank pursuant to the Federal Credit Union Act subject to the approval of the commissioner under such conditions as may be imposed by the commissioner and subsection (m) of section 80A of chapter 171.

Section 10. A credit union may convert to a mutual bank pursuant to section 80A of chapter 171. A federally-chartered credit union may convert to a mutual bank pursuant to the Federal Credit Union Act subject to the approval of the commissioner under such conditions as may be imposed by the commissioner and subsection (m) of section 80A of chapter 171.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 7, sec. 3 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 7 / Section 3
Principal agency of executive department; purposes
Status: in_force

Section 3. The executive office for administration and finance shall serve as the principal agency of the executive department of the government of the commonwealth for the following purposes: (1) Developing, co-ordinating, administering and controlling the financial policies and programs of the commonwealth; (2) Supervising the organization and conduct of the business affairs of the departments, commissions, offices, boards, divisions, institutions and other agencies within the executive department of the government of the commonwealth; (3) Developing new policies and programs which will improve the organization, structure, functions, economy, efficiency, procedures, services and administrative practices of all such departments, commissions, offices, boards, divisions, institutions and other agencies.

Section 3. The executive office for administration and finance shall serve as the principal agency of the executive department of the government of the commonwealth for the following purposes:

(1) Developing, co-ordinating, administering and controlling the financial policies and programs of the commonwealth;

(2) Supervising the organization and conduct of the business affairs of the departments, commissions, offices, boards, divisions, institutions and other agencies within the executive department of the government of the commonwealth;

(3) Developing new policies and programs which will improve the organization, structure, functions, economy, efficiency, procedures, services and administrative practices of all such departments, commissions, offices, boards, divisions, institutions and other agencies.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 185, sec. 7 — MA Code / Part II / Title I / Chapter 185 / Section 7
Custody and control of papers and documents
Status: in_force

Section 7. The recorder shall be under the direction of the chief justice of the land court division and shall have the custody and control of all papers and documents filed with him in any complaint for registration, action or proceeding in said court, and shall carefully number and index them. Said papers and documents may be kept in Boston in the recorder's office, which shall be near the land court, or may be electronically maintained by the recorder's office. He may, with the approval of the chief justice of the land court department, employ necessary assistants and messengers.

Section 7. The recorder shall be under the direction of the chief justice of the land court division and shall have the custody and control of all papers and documents filed with him in any complaint for registration, action or proceeding in said court, and shall carefully number and index them. Said papers and documents may be kept in Boston in the recorder's office, which shall be near the land court, or may be electronically maintained by the recorder's office. He may, with the approval of the chief justice of the land court department, employ necessary assistants and messengers.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111, sec. 69H — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 111 / Section 69H
Charges for support; rate
Status: in_force

Section 69H. The charges for the support of persons receiving care in said hospitals shall be at the rate determined by the executive office of health and human services or a governmental unit designated by the executive office.

Section 69H. The charges for the support of persons receiving care in said hospitals shall be at the rate determined by the executive office of health and human services or a governmental unit designated by the executive office.