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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 151A, sec. 60 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXI / Chapter 151A / Section 60
Federal moneys allotted to commonwealth paid into accounts
Status: in_force

Section 60. All federal moneys allotted or apportioned to the commonwealth by the Federal Social Security Board, the Federal Railroad Retirement Board, or other federal agency, for the administration of this chapter, shall be paid into the employment security administration account, except that moneys received from the Federal Railroad Retirement Board as compensation for services or facilities supplied to said board shall be paid into this account or the employment service accounts thereof, on the same basis as expenditures are made for such services or facilities from such employment security administration account and employment service accounts.

Section 60. All federal moneys allotted or apportioned to the commonwealth by the Federal Social Security Board, the Federal Railroad Retirement Board, or other federal agency, for the administration of this chapter, shall be paid into the employment security administration account, except that moneys received from the Federal Railroad Retirement Board as compensation for services or facilities supplied to said board shall be paid into this account or the employment service accounts thereof, on the same basis as expenditures are made for such services or facilities from such employment security administration account and employment service accounts.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, sec. 19 — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 266 / Section 19
Railroad car; breaking and entering
Status: in_force

Section 19. Whoever breaks and enters, or enters in the night time without breaking, a railroad car, with intent to commit a felony, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than ten years or by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars and imprisonment in the house of correction for not more than two years.

Section 19. Whoever breaks and enters, or enters in the night time without breaking, a railroad car, with intent to commit a felony, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than ten years or by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars and imprisonment in the house of correction for not more than two years.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 272, sec. 28F — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 272 / Section 28F
Hearing; evidence; adjudication
Status: in_force

Section 28F. If an appearance is entered and answer filed, the case shall be set down for speedy hearing, but a default and order shall first be entered against all persons who have not appeared and answered, in the manner provided in section twenty-eight E. Such hearing shall be conducted in accordance with the usual course of proceedings in equity including all rights of exception and appeal. At such hearing the court may receive the testimony of experts and may receive evidence as to the literary, artistic, political or scientific character of said book and as to the manner and form of its dissemination. Upon such hearing, the court may make an adjudication in the manner provided in said section twenty-eight E.

Section 28F. If an appearance is entered and answer filed, the case shall be set down for speedy hearing, but a default and order shall first be entered against all persons who have not appeared and answered, in the manner provided in section twenty-eight E. Such hearing shall be conducted in accordance with the usual course of proceedings in equity including all rights of exception and appeal. At such hearing the court may receive the testimony of experts and may receive evidence as to the literary, artistic, political or scientific character of said book and as to the manner and form of its dissemination. Upon such hearing, the court may make an adjudication in the manner provided in said section twenty-eight E.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 64E, sec. 4 — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 64E / Section 4
Payments; tax rate
Status: in_force

Section 4. At the time of filing a return required by section sixteen of chapter sixty-two C, every licensee other than a user shall pay to the commissioner an excise at the tax per gallon determined by the commissioner under chapter sixty-four A upon each gallon of special fuels sold or used by him in the commonwealth during the calendar month covered by the return. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the tax per gallon payable upon each gallon of liquified gas shall be separately determined by the commissioner, utilizing the same procedures as those used for fuel under chapter 64A, at a rate of 19.1 per cent of the average price computed to the nearest tenth of one per cent per gallon and such tax per gallon as so determined shall apply to each gallon of liquified gas sold or used by a licensee in the commonwealth during the calendar month covered by the return.

Section 4. At the time of filing a return required by section sixteen of chapter sixty-two C, every licensee other than a user shall pay to the commissioner an excise at the tax per gallon determined by the commissioner under chapter sixty-four A upon each gallon of special fuels sold or used by him in the commonwealth during the calendar month covered by the return. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the tax per gallon payable upon each gallon of liquified gas shall be separately determined by the commissioner, utilizing the same procedures as those used for fuel under chapter 64A, at a rate of 19.1 per cent of the average price computed to the nearest tenth of one per cent per gallon and such tax per gallon as so determined shall apply to each gallon of liquified gas sold or used by a licensee in the commonwealth during the calendar month covered by the return.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 151D, sec. 3A — MA Code / Part I / Title XXI / Chapter 151D / Section 3A
Periodic review of registered pension plans; exceptions; report
Status: in_force

Section 3A. The plan administrator or trustee of a registered pension plan except plans with less than twenty-six participants or pension plans or profit-sharing retirement plans funded solely by the direct purchase of an insurance contract or group annuity contract, or that portion of combination plans funded solely by the direct purchase of an insurance contract or group annuity contract, shall cause the plan to be reviewed not less than once every five years by a qualified certified public accountant or public accountant or actuary and shall submit a report of such review to the board stating: (a) the estimated cost of statutory vested benefits in respect to service in the next succeeding five-year period and the formula for computing such cost for such subsequent five-year period. (b) the contributions made by the employer for the preceding five-year period to fund the statutory vested benefit. (c) the surplus or the experience deficiency for statutory vested benefits in the pension plan after making allowances for the present value of all special payments required to be made in the future by the employer as determined by previous reports. (d) the special payments which will liquidate any such experience deficiency over a term not exceeding five years; and the actuarial assumptions and methods used in the determination.

Section 3A. The plan administrator or trustee of a registered pension plan except plans with less than twenty-six participants or pension plans or profit-sharing retirement plans funded solely by the direct purchase of an insurance contract or group annuity contract, or that portion of combination plans funded solely by the direct purchase of an insurance contract or group annuity contract, shall cause the plan to be reviewed not less than once every five years by a qualified certified public accountant or public accountant or actuary and shall submit a report of such review to the board stating:

(a) the estimated cost of statutory vested benefits in respect to service in the next succeeding five-year period and the formula for computing such cost for such subsequent five-year period.

(b) the contributions made by the employer for the preceding five-year period to fund the statutory vested benefit.

(c) the surplus or the experience deficiency for statutory vested benefits in the pension plan after making allowances for the present value of all special payments required to be made in the future by the employer as determined by previous reports.

(d) the special payments which will liquidate any such experience deficiency over a term not exceeding five years; and the actuarial assumptions and methods used in the determination.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 234A, sec. 3 — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 234A / Section 3
Juror service
Status: in_force

Section 3. Juror service in the participating counties shall be a duty which every person who qualifies under this chapter shall perform when selected. All persons selected for juror service on grand and trial juries shall be selected at random from the population of the judicial district in which they reside. All persons shall have equal opportunity to be considered for juror service. All persons shall serve as jurors when selected and summoned for that purpose except as hereinafter provided. No person shall be exempted or excluded from serving as a grand or trial juror because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, economic status, or occupation. Persons with a physical disability shall serve except where the court finds such service is not feasible. The court shall strictly enforce the provisions of this section.

Section 3. Juror service in the participating counties shall be a duty which every person who qualifies under this chapter shall perform when selected. All persons selected for juror service on grand and trial juries shall be selected at random from the population of the judicial district in which they reside. All persons shall have equal opportunity to be considered for juror service. All persons shall serve as jurors when selected and summoned for that purpose except as hereinafter provided. No person shall be exempted or excluded from serving as a grand or trial juror because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, economic status, or occupation. Persons with a physical disability shall serve except where the court finds such service is not feasible. The court shall strictly enforce the provisions of this section.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 10, sec. 35GG — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 10 / Section 35GG
Abandoned Vessel Trust Fund
Status: in_force

Section 35GG. There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a separate fund to be known as the Abandoned Vessel Trust Fund to be used, without appropriation, by the department of conservation and recreation for the purpose of removing from the public waterways vessels on which title may be presumed to have been abandoned. Available revenues from the sale of abandoned vessels, as provided for in chapter 255, and appropriations from the General Fund shall be deposited into the trust fund. The proceeds of a sale of an abandoned vessel shall be held by in trust for the former owner of record for a period of 2 years, after which time the funds shall become property of the trust. All monies deposited into the fund shall be expended exclusively for the purpose set forth in this section. No expenditure from the fund shall cause the fund to be in deficiency at the close of a fiscal year.

Section 35GG. There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a separate fund to be known as the Abandoned Vessel Trust Fund to be used, without appropriation, by the department of conservation and recreation for the purpose of removing from the public waterways vessels on which title may be presumed to have been abandoned. Available revenues from the sale of abandoned vessels, as provided for in chapter 255, and appropriations from the General Fund shall be deposited into the trust fund. The proceeds of a sale of an abandoned vessel shall be held by in trust for the former owner of record for a period of 2 years, after which time the funds shall become property of the trust. All monies deposited into the fund shall be expended exclusively for the purpose set forth in this section. No expenditure from the fund shall cause the fund to be in deficiency at the close of a fiscal year.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 179, sec. 14 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 179 / Section 14
Sale by proprietors
Status: in_force

Section 14. If there are ten or more proprietors, they may, by vote of more than two thirds both in number and interest at a legal meeting, sell their estate and divide the proceeds thereof.

Section 14. If there are ten or more proprietors, they may, by vote of more than two thirds both in number and interest at a legal meeting, sell their estate and divide the proceeds thereof.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6, sec. 15DDDD — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 6 / Section 15DDDD
Lucy Stone Day
Status: in_force

Section 15DDDD. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart March 8 as Lucy Stone Day and recommending that said day be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.

Section 15DDDD. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart March 8 as Lucy Stone Day and recommending that said day be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94, sec. 119 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 94 / Section 119
Supervision and inspection of establishment or person engaged in business of slaughtering livestock or poultry; rules and regulations; suspension of license and closure
Status: in_force

Section 119. An official establishment or a person engaged in the business of slaughtering livestock or poultry or in the business of the preparation of such products shall be under the supervision of the department and subject to the inspection required by said department. The commissioner may issue orders and said department shall establish, and may from time to time amend, modify, repeal or suspend, rules and regulations, including uniform minimum requirements for the maintenance and operation of said establishments and to otherwise implement the provisions of sections one hundred and eighteen to one hundred and twenty-seven, inclusive. If any establishment licensed under section one hundred and twenty is deemed by the commissioner to be operated or maintained in an unsanitary manner, or in violation of any of said rules and regulations, or not properly constructed or equipped for said business of slaughtering or preparation, said commissioner shall close such establishment until such time as it has been put in proper condition, and the department may also suspend the licenses issued under section one hundred and twenty if the required changes are not made within a reasonable time.

Section 119. An official establishment or a person engaged in the business of slaughtering livestock or poultry or in the business of the preparation of such products shall be under the supervision of the department and subject to the inspection required by said department.

The commissioner may issue orders and said department shall establish, and may from time to time amend, modify, repeal or suspend, rules and regulations, including uniform minimum requirements for the maintenance and operation of said establishments and to otherwise implement the provisions of sections one hundred and eighteen to one hundred and twenty-seven, inclusive.

If any establishment licensed under section one hundred and twenty is deemed by the commissioner to be operated or maintained in an unsanitary manner, or in violation of any of said rules and regulations, or not properly constructed or equipped for said business of slaughtering or preparation, said commissioner shall close such establishment until such time as it has been put in proper condition, and the department may also suspend the licenses issued under section one hundred and twenty if the required changes are not made within a reasonable time.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, sec. 20A — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 266 / Section 20A
Breaking and entering of trucks, tractors, trailers or freight containers
Status: in_force

Section 20A. Whoever breaks and enters, or enters without breaking, a truck, tractor/trailer unit, trailer, semi-trailer or freight container with intent to commit a felony, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than ten years or by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars and imprisonment in the house of correction for not more than two years.

Section 20A. Whoever breaks and enters, or enters without breaking, a truck, tractor/trailer unit, trailer, semi-trailer or freight container with intent to commit a felony, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than ten years or by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars and imprisonment in the house of correction for not more than two years.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 118I, sec. 10 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVII / Chapter 118I / Section 10
Massachusetts Health Information Exchange Fund
Status: in_force

Section 10. There shall be established and set up on the books of the executive office the Massachusetts Health Information Exchange Fund, referred to in this section as the fund, for the purpose of developing a statewide health information exchange. There shall be credited to the fund any appropriations, proceeds of any bonds or notes of the commonwealth issued for the purpose, or other monies authorized by the general court and designated thereto; any federal grants or loans; any private gifts, grants or donations made available; and any income derived from the investment of amounts credited to the fund. The executive office shall seek, to the greatest extent possible, private gifts, grants and donations to the fund. The executive office shall hold the fund in an account or accounts separate from other funds. The fund shall be administered by the executive office without further appropriation. Amounts credited to the fund shall be available for reasonable expenditure by the executive office, subject to the approval of the council where such approval is required under this chapter, for such purposes as the executive office determines are necessary to support the dissemination and development of the statewide health information exchange.

Section 10. There shall be established and set up on the books of the executive office the Massachusetts Health Information Exchange Fund, referred to in this section as the fund, for the purpose of developing a statewide health information exchange. There shall be credited to the fund any appropriations, proceeds of any bonds or notes of the commonwealth issued for the purpose, or other monies authorized by the general court and designated thereto; any federal grants or loans; any private gifts, grants or donations made available; and any income derived from the investment of amounts credited to the fund. The executive office shall seek, to the greatest extent possible, private gifts, grants and donations to the fund. The executive office shall hold the fund in an account or accounts separate from other funds. The fund shall be administered by the executive office without further appropriation. Amounts credited to the fund shall be available for reasonable expenditure by the executive office, subject to the approval of the council where such approval is required under this chapter, for such purposes as the executive office determines are necessary to support the dissemination and development of the statewide health information exchange.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94, sec. 28 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 94 / Section 28
License to operate mechanical equipment for determination of milk-fat or other component content of milk or cream; issuance to persons certified under Sec. 27; revocation or suspension; reinstatement; fees
Status: in_force

Section 28. Said chief of the bureau of milk marketing or his agent shall, upon application on a form provided by him, issue a license to operate to any person holding a certificate of competency obtained as provided in section twenty-seven and dated within thirty days of the date of application. The license fee shall be determined annually by the commissioner of administration under the provision of section three B of chapter seven payable to the chief of the bureau of milk marketing. Said chief may revoke or suspend such license at any time for violation of any of the provisions of sections twenty-five to thirty, inclusive, or of the rules and regulations made thereunder, and may reinstate such license upon his determination that the cause for revocation or suspension has been removed. An additional fee to be determined under the provisions of said section three B of said chapter seven shall be paid to said chief of the bureau of milk marketing for reinstatement of a license which has been revoked. Names of licensees and notice of any suspension, revocation or reinstatement shall be furnished to the director.

Section 28. Said chief of the bureau of milk marketing or his agent shall, upon application on a form provided by him, issue a license to operate to any person holding a certificate of competency obtained as provided in section twenty-seven and dated within thirty days of the date of application. The license fee shall be determined annually by the commissioner of administration under the provision of section three B of chapter seven payable to the chief of the bureau of milk marketing. Said chief may revoke or suspend such license at any time for violation of any of the provisions of sections twenty-five to thirty, inclusive, or of the rules and regulations made thereunder, and may reinstate such license upon his determination that the cause for revocation or suspension has been removed. An additional fee to be determined under the provisions of said section three B of said chapter seven shall be paid to said chief of the bureau of milk marketing for reinstatement of a license which has been revoked. Names of licensees and notice of any suspension, revocation or reinstatement shall be furnished to the director.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 126, sec. 6 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVIII / Chapter 126 / Section 6
Reimbursement of sheriff for damages for escape
Status: in_force

Section 6. If a prisoner escapes by reason of the insufficiency of the jail, whereby the sheriff is made liable to a party at whose suit the prisoner was committed, or to whose use any forfeiture was adjudged against him, the county shall reimburse the amount recovered by such party of the sheriff on account of the escape.

Section 6. If a prisoner escapes by reason of the insufficiency of the jail, whereby the sheriff is made liable to a party at whose suit the prisoner was committed, or to whose use any forfeiture was adjudged against him, the county shall reimburse the amount recovered by such party of the sheriff on account of the escape.