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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 252, sec. 14B — MA Code / Part III / Title IV / Chapter 252 / Section 14B
Additional water power or supply; prescriptive rights; necessity of vote before development
Status: in_force

Section 14B. No person obtaining an additional water power or water supply by the doing of any work contemplated by sections one to fourteen B, inclusive, shall gain a prescriptive right to the use thereof, nor be entitled to any compensation for the taking thereof under said sections by the removal of any dam or flashboards or by the changing of the height or dimensions of any dam. No water power may be developed in a reclamation district organized under this chapter except by vote of the district and approval by the board.

Section 14B. No person obtaining an additional water power or water supply by the doing of any work contemplated by sections one to fourteen B, inclusive, shall gain a prescriptive right to the use thereof, nor be entitled to any compensation for the taking thereof under said sections by the removal of any dam or flashboards or by the changing of the height or dimensions of any dam. No water power may be developed in a reclamation district organized under this chapter except by vote of the district and approval by the board.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 168, sec. 23 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 168 / Section 23
Stockholder voting; votes by proxy
Status: in_force

Section 23. Stockholders entitled to vote may vote in person or by proxy. No proxy dated more than 6 months before the date of the meeting named therein shall be valid, and no proxy shall be valid after the final adjournment of such meeting. A proxy with respect to stock held in the name of 2 or more persons shall be valid if executed by any 1 of them unless at or prior to the exercise of the proxy such corporation receives a specific written notice to the contrary from any 1 of them. A proxy purporting to be executed by or on behalf of a stockholder shall be deemed valid unless challenged at or prior to its exercise, and the burden of proving invalidity shall rest on the challenger. Except as otherwise provided in the articles of organization or by-laws of the corporation, special meetings of the stockholders may be called pursuant to section 7.02 of chapter 156D.

Section 23. Stockholders entitled to vote may vote in person or by proxy. No proxy dated more than 6 months before the date of the meeting named therein shall be valid, and no proxy shall be valid after the final adjournment of such meeting. A proxy with respect to stock held in the name of 2 or more persons shall be valid if executed by any 1 of them unless at or prior to the exercise of the proxy such corporation receives a specific written notice to the contrary from any 1 of them. A proxy purporting to be executed by or on behalf of a stockholder shall be deemed valid unless challenged at or prior to its exercise, and the burden of proving invalidity shall rest on the challenger. Except as otherwise provided in the articles of organization or by-laws of the corporation, special meetings of the stockholders may be called pursuant to section 7.02 of chapter 156D.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 60, sec. 63 — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 60 / Section 63
Payments to treasurer instead of purchaser; certificate of release
Status: in_force

Section 63. The treasurer shall receive money paid to him instead of the purchaser or assignee of a tax title, if the amount tendered equals the amount stated in the instrument of assignment or collector's deed plus additional interest at the rate stated in section 62 from the date of sale or assignment to the date the treasurer receives such payment, and give to the person paying it a certificate specifying the amount paid, the name of the person to whom and the real estate on which the tax was originally assessed, and the registry of deeds and the book and page of the records therein where the collector's deed or evidence of taking and the instrument of assignment, if any, is recorded; and the recording of the certificate in said registry shall extinguish all right and title acquired under the collector's deed or evidence of taking. The treasurer shall forthwith pay over all money so paid, to the person entitled thereto as determined by him, except that he shall retain $10 for the use of the town and shall account to it therefor.

Section 63. The treasurer shall receive money paid to him instead of the purchaser or assignee of a tax title, if the amount tendered equals the amount stated in the instrument of assignment or collector's deed plus additional interest at the rate stated in section 62 from the date of sale or assignment to the date the treasurer receives such payment, and give to the person paying it a certificate specifying the amount paid, the name of the person to whom and the real estate on which the tax was originally assessed, and the registry of deeds and the book and page of the records therein where the collector's deed or evidence of taking and the instrument of assignment, if any, is recorded; and the recording of the certificate in said registry shall extinguish all right and title acquired under the collector's deed or evidence of taking. The treasurer shall forthwith pay over all money so paid, to the person entitled thereto as determined by him, except that he shall retain $10 for the use of the town and shall account to it therefor.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 103, sec. 6 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 103 / Section 6
Bonds of pilots
Status: in_force

Section 6. No person shall receive a commission or exercise the office of pilot until he has given to the state treasurer a bond with two sureties, approved by the commissioners, or a surety bond of a surety company authorized to transact business in the commonwealth, in the penal sum of one thousand dollars, conditioned on the faithful performance of the duties of his office and the payment of all damages accruing from his negligence, unskillfulness or unfaithfulness.

Section 6. No person shall receive a commission or exercise the office of pilot until he has given to the state treasurer a bond with two sureties, approved by the commissioners, or a surety bond of a surety company authorized to transact business in the commonwealth, in the penal sum of one thousand dollars, conditioned on the faithful performance of the duties of his office and the payment of all damages accruing from his negligence, unskillfulness or unfaithfulness.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, sec. 1 — MA Code / Part I / Title VIII / Chapter 53 / Section 1
Parties entitled to make nominations
Status: in_force

Section 1. At any primary, caucus or convention held under this chapter, each party having the right to participate in or hold the same may nominate as many candidates for each office for which it has the right to make nominations therein as there are persons to be elected to that office, and no more. A party which makes one or more nominations shall be entitled to have the name of each of its candidates printed on the ballot to be used at the ensuing election; but, unless the nomination is made by direct plurality vote in a primary or in several caucuses held in more than one ward or in more than one precinct or group of precincts, a certificate of nomination must be filed as provided in section five.

Section 1. At any primary, caucus or convention held under this chapter, each party having the right to participate in or hold the same may nominate as many candidates for each office for which it has the right to make nominations therein as there are persons to be elected to that office, and no more. A party which makes one or more nominations shall be entitled to have the name of each of its candidates printed on the ballot to be used at the ensuing election; but, unless the nomination is made by direct plurality vote in a primary or in several caucuses held in more than one ward or in more than one precinct or group of precincts, a certificate of nomination must be filed as provided in section five.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 13, sec. 66 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 13 / Section 66
Board of registration of chiropractors; compensation and reimbursement of expenses
Status: in_force

Section 66. The members of the board shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses reasonably incurred in the performances of their duties as members or on behalf of the board.

Section 66. The members of the board shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses reasonably incurred in the performances of their duties as members or on behalf of the board.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, sec. 132 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 160 / Section 132
Safety switches
Status: in_force

Section 132. Every switch laid in a railroad track used by passenger or mixed trains shall be a safety switch of a type approved in writing by the department. For each switch laid in violation of this section, the railroad corporation shall forfeit two hundred dollars, and the further sum of five dollars for each day such switch is maintained.

Section 132. Every switch laid in a railroad track used by passenger or mixed trains shall be a safety switch of a type approved in writing by the department. For each switch laid in violation of this section, the railroad corporation shall forfeit two hundred dollars, and the further sum of five dollars for each day such switch is maintained.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 41, sec. 89 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 41 / Section 89
Deputy weighers of fish
Status: in_force

Section 89. A public weigher of fish may appoint, subject to the approval of the mayor or the chairman of the selectmen, deputy weighers, for whose official conduct he shall be answerable, who shall be sworn, and from each of whom such weigher shall require a bond, with sureties, in the sum of one thousand dollars. The weigher and his deputies shall not be interested directly or indirectly in the buying or selling of fish.

Section 89. A public weigher of fish may appoint, subject to the approval of the mayor or the chairman of the selectmen, deputy weighers, for whose official conduct he shall be answerable, who shall be sworn, and from each of whom such weigher shall require a bond, with sureties, in the sum of one thousand dollars. The weigher and his deputies shall not be interested directly or indirectly in the buying or selling of fish.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 93, sec. 52A — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 93 / Section 52A
Child support arrearages; information furnished to consumer reporting agencies; notice to obligor
Status: in_force

Section 52A. The IV–D agency, as set forth in chapter 119A, shall report periodically to consumer reporting agencies the name of any non-custodial parent who is delinquent in the payment of child support, and the amount of overdue support owed by the parent, subject to the requirements of the following paragraph. The IV–D agency shall report information only to an entity that has furnished satisfactory evidence that the entity is a consumer reporting agency. Before reporting the name of any person who is delinquent in the payment of child support to a consumer reporting agency, the IV–D agency shall afford the person notice and due process pursuant to sections 6 and 17 of chapter 119A. Nothing in this section shall impair the rights of any obligor under federal or state law regarding consumer credit reports or consumer credit reporting agencies.

Section 52A. The IV–D agency, as set forth in chapter 119A, shall report periodically to consumer reporting agencies the name of any non-custodial parent who is delinquent in the payment of child support, and the amount of overdue support owed by the parent, subject to the requirements of the following paragraph. The IV–D agency shall report information only to an entity that has furnished satisfactory evidence that the entity is a consumer reporting agency.

Before reporting the name of any person who is delinquent in the payment of child support to a consumer reporting agency, the IV–D agency shall afford the person notice and due process pursuant to sections 6 and 17 of chapter 119A. Nothing in this section shall impair the rights of any obligor under federal or state law regarding consumer credit reports or consumer credit reporting agencies.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 64A, sec. 1A — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 64A / Section 1A
Reduction of tax per gallon on fuel containing eligible cellulosic biofuel; determination of amount of reduction
Status: in_force

[Text of section effective for tax years beginning January 1, 2009 and ending December 31, 2017. See 2008, 206, Sec. 8.]

[Text of section effective for tax years beginning January 1, 2009 and ending December 31, 2017. See 2008, 206, Sec. 8.]

Section 1A. Notwithstanding the definition of ''tax per gallon'' in section 1 and subject to section 2O of chapter 29, for fuel consisting of eligible cellulosic biofuel or of a blend of gasoline and eligible cellulosic biofuel, the tax per gallon shall be reduced in proportion to the percentage of the fuel content consisting of eligible cellulosic biofuel, measured by available energy content, as determined by the department of energy resources, hereinafter referred to as the department.

Manufacturers and wholesale distributors of cellulosic biofuel who seek to have their fuel classified as eligible cellulosic biofuel shall provide documentation satisfactory to the department that such fuel yields at least a 60 per cent reduction in lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions per unit of delivered energy, in comparison to the petroleum-based fuel displaced.

In determining the percentage reduction in lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions relative to petroleum-based fuel achieved by particular supplies of cellulosic biofuel, the department, in consultation with the department of environmental protection and the executive office of energy and environmental affairs, shall use information and best practices available from other sources, including other states, the federal government, foreign governments, academic research and private and non-profit organizations.

If the department determines through an initial review that a waste feedstock will yield at least a 60 per cent lifecycle greenhouse gas reduction, is free of hazardous materials and hazardous waste and meets any other conditions established by the department, the department may exempt fuel produced from such a feedstock from a full lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions analysis.

The department, in consultation with the department of environmental protection and the executive office of energy and environmental affairs, shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 239, sec. 6A — MA Code / Part III / Title III / Chapter 239 / Section 6A
Condition of bond after foreclosure of tax title
Status: in_force

Section 6A. If the action is for the possession of land after foreclosure of a tax title thereon, the condition of the bond shall be for the entry of the action and payment to the plaintiff, if final judgment is in his favor, of all costs and of a reasonable amount as rent of the land from the day when the tax title was foreclosed until possession of the land is obtained by the plaintiff, and of all damage and loss which he may sustain by the withholding of possession of the land or tenements demanded and by any injury done thereto during such withholding.

Section 6A. If the action is for the possession of land after foreclosure of a tax title thereon, the condition of the bond shall be for the entry of the action and payment to the plaintiff, if final judgment is in his favor, of all costs and of a reasonable amount as rent of the land from the day when the tax title was foreclosed until possession of the land is obtained by the plaintiff, and of all damage and loss which he may sustain by the withholding of possession of the land or tenements demanded and by any injury done thereto during such withholding.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 241, sec. 16 — MA Code / Part III / Title III / Chapter 241 / Section 16
Return of commissioners; confirmation; amendments; final decrees; recording
Status: in_force

Section 16. The court may after hearing accept and confirm the return of the commissioners, or set it aside and commit the case anew to the same or to other commissioners having the same powers as those originally appointed; or it may, after a hearing, amend the return, and accept and confirm it as amended. After the return of the commissioners has been accepted and confirmed, the court shall thereupon enter a decree that the partition be firm and effectual forever. If the partition is by division, the commissioners shall record a certified copy of the decree in the registry of deeds for each district where any of the land lies, together with so much of the return, as finally confirmed, as relates thereto; or if any part of the land is registered land, they shall in recording the same comply with section 92 of chapter 185.

Section 16. The court may after hearing accept and confirm the return of the commissioners, or set it aside and commit the case anew to the same or to other commissioners having the same powers as those originally appointed; or it may, after a hearing, amend the return, and accept and confirm it as amended. After the return of the commissioners has been accepted and confirmed, the court shall thereupon enter a decree that the partition be firm and effectual forever. If the partition is by division, the commissioners shall record a certified copy of the decree in the registry of deeds for each district where any of the land lies, together with so much of the return, as finally confirmed, as relates thereto; or if any part of the land is registered land, they shall in recording the same comply with section 92 of chapter 185.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, sec. 81 — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 266 / Section 81
Attached land; conveyance without notice
Status: in_force

Section 81. Whoever, knowing that his land is attached on mesne process, sells and conveys it without giving notice of the attachment to the grantee, and with intent to defraud, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than three years or in jail for not more than one year.

Section 81. Whoever, knowing that his land is attached on mesne process, sells and conveys it without giving notice of the attachment to the grantee, and with intent to defraud, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than three years or in jail for not more than one year.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6, sec. 80 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 6 / Section 80
MassAbility; additional powers and duties
Status: in_force

Section 80. In carrying out the provisions of sections seventy-four to eighty-four, inclusive, the commission shall cooperate with relevant federal agencies and shall develop a state plan including such methods of administration as are found by said agencies and the commission to be necessary for the proper and efficient operation of the commission, to assure that full financial benefits of all federal laws may be available to the commonwealth and the citizens thereof. The commission is authorized to enter into an agreement on behalf of the commonwealth with relevant federal agencies to carry out the provisions of the federal social security act relating to the making of determinations of disability 42 USC 1381 to 1383(c), inclusive, of said act, and to appoint such agents or assistants as may be necessary to administer the provisions of such agreements.

Section 80. In carrying out the provisions of sections seventy-four to eighty-four, inclusive, the commission shall cooperate with relevant federal agencies and shall develop a state plan including such methods of administration as are found by said agencies and the commission to be necessary for the proper and efficient operation of the commission, to assure that full financial benefits of all federal laws may be available to the commonwealth and the citizens thereof.

The commission is authorized to enter into an agreement on behalf of the commonwealth with relevant federal agencies to carry out the provisions of the federal social security act relating to the making of determinations of disability 42 USC 1381 to 1383(c), inclusive, of said act, and to appoint such agents or assistants as may be necessary to administer the provisions of such agreements.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 188, sec. 8 — MA Code / Part II / Title I / Chapter 188 / Section 8
Prior mortgages, lien or other encumbrance
Status: in_force

Section 8. No estate of homestead shall affect a mortgage, lien or other encumbrance previously existing, except as provided in this chapter.

Section 8. No estate of homestead shall affect a mortgage, lien or other encumbrance previously existing, except as provided in this chapter.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, sec. 19C — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 94C / Section 19C
High opiate overdose area pharmacies required to maintain continuous supply of naloxone rescue kits or opioid antagonist medications
Status: in_force

Section 19C. The board of registration in pharmacy shall promulgate regulations requiring pharmacies located in areas with high incidence of opiate overdose, as determined by the board in consultation with the department, to maintain a continuous supply of opioid antagonists, as defined in section 19B; provided, however, that the continuous supply of opioid antagonists shall include opioid antagonists that are approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration to be sold over the counter without a prescription; and provided further, that such pharmacies shall notify the department if the supply or stock of opioid antagonist doses is insufficient to enable compliance with maintaining a continuous supply of opioid antagonists.

Section 19C. The board of registration in pharmacy shall promulgate regulations requiring pharmacies located in areas with high incidence of opiate overdose, as determined by the board in consultation with the department, to maintain a continuous supply of opioid antagonists, as defined in section 19B; provided, however, that the continuous supply of opioid antagonists shall include opioid antagonists that are approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration to be sold over the counter without a prescription; and provided further, that such pharmacies shall notify the department if the supply or stock of opioid antagonist doses is insufficient to enable compliance with maintaining a continuous supply of opioid antagonists.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 204, sec. 9 — MA Code / Part II / Title II / Chapter 204 / Section 9
Proceeds of sales; surplus; disposition
Status: in_force

Section 9. In every sale of the real estate of a deceased person or a ward by an executor, administrator, guardian or conservator, the surplus of the proceeds remaining on the final settlement of the accounts shall be considered as real estate, and shall be disposed of to the same persons and in the same proportions to whom and in which the real estate if not sold would have descended or have been disposed of by law.

Section 9. In every sale of the real estate of a deceased person or a ward by an executor, administrator, guardian or conservator, the surplus of the proceeds remaining on the final settlement of the accounts shall be considered as real estate, and shall be disposed of to the same persons and in the same proportions to whom and in which the real estate if not sold would have descended or have been disposed of by law.