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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 188, sec. 12 — MA Code / Part II / Title I / Chapter 188 / Section 12
Set off of homestead estate to insolvent debtor; appraisal of property
Status: in_force

Section 12. If the property of a debtor is assigned under the laws relative to insolvent debtors and debtor claims and it appears to the court wherein the insolvency proceedings are pending that the debtor is entitled to hold a part thereof as a homestead and that the property in which estate of homestead exists is of greater value than either the automatic homestead exemption or the declared homestead exemption, as applicable, the court shall cause the property to be appraised by 3 disinterested appraisers, 1 of whom shall be appointed by the insolvent debtor, 1 of whom shall be appointed by the assignee and 1 of whom shall be appointed by the court; provided, however, that if either the assignee or insolvent debtor fails to make such appointment, the court shall appoint an appraiser for the assignee or the insolvent debtor. The appraisers shall be sworn faithfully and impartially to appraise the property and shall appraise and set off an estate of homestead therein to the insolvent debtor in the manner prescribed in section 18 of chapter 236 for a judgment debtor and the residue shall vest in and be disposed of by the assignee in the same manner as property which is not exempt by law from levy on execution. The appraisers shall be entitled to the same fees, to be paid out of the estate in insolvency, as are allowed to appraisers of land seized upon execution.

Section 12. If the property of a debtor is assigned under the laws relative to insolvent debtors and debtor claims and it appears to the court wherein the insolvency proceedings are pending that the debtor is entitled to hold a part thereof as a homestead and that the property in which estate of homestead exists is of greater value than either the automatic homestead exemption or the declared homestead exemption, as applicable, the court shall cause the property to be appraised by 3 disinterested appraisers, 1 of whom shall be appointed by the insolvent debtor, 1 of whom shall be appointed by the assignee and 1 of whom shall be appointed by the court; provided, however, that if either the assignee or insolvent debtor fails to make such appointment, the court shall appoint an appraiser for the assignee or the insolvent debtor. The appraisers shall be sworn faithfully and impartially to appraise the property and shall appraise and set off an estate of homestead therein to the insolvent debtor in the manner prescribed in section 18 of chapter 236 for a judgment debtor and the residue shall vest in and be disposed of by the assignee in the same manner as property which is not exempt by law from levy on execution. The appraisers shall be entitled to the same fees, to be paid out of the estate in insolvency, as are allowed to appraisers of land seized upon execution.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, sec. 39 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 160 / Section 39
Assessment; failure to pay assessment
Status: in_force

Section 39. The directors may from time to time assess upon each share such amounts, not exceeding in all one hundred dollars on a share, or the price fixed under section fifty of chapter one hundred and fifty-nine, as they think proper, and may direct the same to be paid to the treasurer, who shall give notice thereof to the subscribers. If a subscriber has made no payment upon his shares, the directors, thirty days after an assessment has become due, may declare them forfeited, and may transfer them to any responsible person who subscribes for them and pays the assessments then due. If a subscriber neglects, for thirty days after notice from the treasurer, to pay an assessment upon his shares, the directors may order the treasurer, after giving notice of the sale, to sell such shares by public auction to the highest bidder, and, upon the payment by him to the corporation of the unpaid assessments, of interest to the date of sale and of the charges of sale, the shares shall be transferred to him. If within thirty days after the sale the purchaser does not make said payment to the corporation, the sale shall be cancelled, and the subscriber shall be liable to the corporation for the unpaid assessments, interest thereon and charges of sale. If the amount so paid by the purchaser to the corporation is more than the amount for which the shares were sold, the subscriber shall be liable to the purchaser for the deficiency; if it is less, the purchaser shall be liable to the subscriber for the surplus.

Section 39. The directors may from time to time assess upon each share such amounts, not exceeding in all one hundred dollars on a share, or the price fixed under section fifty of chapter one hundred and fifty-nine, as they think proper, and may direct the same to be paid to the treasurer, who shall give notice thereof to the subscribers. If a subscriber has made no payment upon his shares, the directors, thirty days after an assessment has become due, may declare them forfeited, and may transfer them to any responsible person who subscribes for them and pays the assessments then due. If a subscriber neglects, for thirty days after notice from the treasurer, to pay an assessment upon his shares, the directors may order the treasurer, after giving notice of the sale, to sell such shares by public auction to the highest bidder, and, upon the payment by him to the corporation of the unpaid assessments, of interest to the date of sale and of the charges of sale, the shares shall be transferred to him. If within thirty days after the sale the purchaser does not make said payment to the corporation, the sale shall be cancelled, and the subscriber shall be liable to the corporation for the unpaid assessments, interest thereon and charges of sale. If the amount so paid by the purchaser to the corporation is more than the amount for which the shares were sold, the subscriber shall be liable to the purchaser for the deficiency; if it is less, the purchaser shall be liable to the subscriber for the surplus.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 241, sec. 26 — MA Code / Part III / Title III / Chapter 241 / Section 26
Death of party named in petition
Status: in_force

Section 26. If a party named in the petition has died prior to the filing thereof, or dies during its pendency, and such fact did not appear during the proceedings, his heir or devisee shall be entitled to the share of land set off to him or his share of the proceeds of a sale. If his death is made known to the court during the proceedings, the share or portion formerly belonging to him may be assigned or set off in his name to be held and disposed of as if the partition had been made prior to his decease, and his heir or devisee may recover the portion assigned to him, or his share of the proceeds, by appropriate action. The court may, however, in any case arising hereunder, if there has been a sale, order his share of the proceeds to be paid to his personal representatives pending settlement of his estate, or deposited under section thirty-four to await their appointment.

Section 26. If a party named in the petition has died prior to the filing thereof, or dies during its pendency, and such fact did not appear during the proceedings, his heir or devisee shall be entitled to the share of land set off to him or his share of the proceeds of a sale. If his death is made known to the court during the proceedings, the share or portion formerly belonging to him may be assigned or set off in his name to be held and disposed of as if the partition had been made prior to his decease, and his heir or devisee may recover the portion assigned to him, or his share of the proceeds, by appropriate action. The court may, however, in any case arising hereunder, if there has been a sale, order his share of the proceeds to be paid to his personal representatives pending settlement of his estate, or deposited under section thirty-four to await their appointment.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 90F, sec. 15 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 90F / Section 15
Registrar; agreements, arrangements or declarations
Status: in_force

Section 15. The registrar may enter into and execute agreements, arrangements, or declarations to carry out the provisions of this chapter.

Section 15. The registrar may enter into and execute agreements, arrangements, or declarations to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, sec. 8 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXI / Chapter 149 / Section 8
Notices and hearings before adoption of regulations and orders; effective dates
Status: in_force

Section 8. Before adopting any rule or regulation under section six, a public hearing shall be given, and not less than ten days before the hearing a notice thereof shall be published in at least three newspapers, of which one shall be published in Boston. Such rules or regulations, when approved by the associate commissioners and the assistant commissioner, shall, subject to section thirty-seven of chapter thirty, take effect thirty days after such approval or at such later time as the associate commissioners and the assistant commissioner may fix. Before adopting any order a hearing shall be given thereon, of which a notice of not less than ten days shall be given to the persons affected thereby.

Section 8. Before adopting any rule or regulation under section six, a public hearing shall be given, and not less than ten days before the hearing a notice thereof shall be published in at least three newspapers, of which one shall be published in Boston. Such rules or regulations, when approved by the associate commissioners and the assistant commissioner, shall, subject to section thirty-seven of chapter thirty, take effect thirty days after such approval or at such later time as the associate commissioners and the assistant commissioner may fix. Before adopting any order a hearing shall be given thereon, of which a notice of not less than ten days shall be given to the persons affected thereby.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 90, sec. 19I — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 90 / Section 19I
Maximum width and weight limitations and minimum speed limits; exception for certain construction vehicles
Status: in_force

Section 19I. Notwithstanding any provisions of this chapter or any other law to the contrary, the maximum vehicle width as provided in section nineteen, maximum vehicle weight as provided in section nineteen A and any minimum speed limit on any way shall not apply to any vehicle being operated on a public way within two hundred yards of the work site of said vehicle, if said vehicle is being used in the performance of duties pursuant to a contract with the commonwealth, any political subdivision thereof or any state authority regarding construction on a public way.

Section 19I. Notwithstanding any provisions of this chapter or any other law to the contrary, the maximum vehicle width as provided in section nineteen, maximum vehicle weight as provided in section nineteen A and any minimum speed limit on any way shall not apply to any vehicle being operated on a public way within two hundred yards of the work site of said vehicle, if said vehicle is being used in the performance of duties pursuant to a contract with the commonwealth, any political subdivision thereof or any state authority regarding construction on a public way.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 10, sec. 55 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 10 / Section 55
Federal funding; plan; administration
Status: in_force

Section 55. This section and sections fifty-three and fifty-four shall constitute the plan of the commonwealth as required by the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965 (Public Law 89–209). The council shall be the sole agency of the commonwealth for the administration of said Act. The state treasurer shall be custodian of funds received by the commonwealth under section 5 (h) of said Act, and said funds shall be expended solely by the council, without special appropriation, on projects and productions approved by it which carry out one or more of the objectives of section 5 (c) of said Act.

Section 55. This section and sections fifty-three and fifty-four shall constitute the plan of the commonwealth as required by the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965 (Public Law 89–209). The council shall be the sole agency of the commonwealth for the administration of said Act. The state treasurer shall be custodian of funds received by the commonwealth under section 5 (h) of said Act, and said funds shall be expended solely by the council, without special appropriation, on projects and productions approved by it which carry out one or more of the objectives of section 5 (c) of said Act.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 140, sec. 108 — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 140 / Section 108
Assignment or order for wages or salary; validity; requisites
Status: in_force

Section 108. An assignment of or order for wages or salary to which sections ninety-six to one hundred and fourteen A, inclusive, apply, shall not be valid unless it states with substantial accuracy the actual amount of the loan, the time for which the loan is made, the rate of interest to be paid, and the expense of making and securing the loan, if any.

Section 108. An assignment of or order for wages or salary to which sections ninety-six to one hundred and fourteen A, inclusive, apply, shall not be valid unless it states with substantial accuracy the actual amount of the loan, the time for which the loan is made, the rate of interest to be paid, and the expense of making and securing the loan, if any.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 44B, sec. 15 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 44B / Section 15
Tort liability for destruction of real property purchased with funds from chapter
Status: in_force

Section 15. (a) A person who, without permission, knowingly carries away or steals, mutilates, destroys, damages, causes to be damaged or cuts any tree, shrub, grass or any other portion of real property purchased by a city or town with funds derived from this chapter shall be liable to the city or town in tort for such actions. (b) Damages, including punitive damages for willful or wanton violation of this chapter or any rule or regulation issued or adopted hereunder, may be recovered in a civil action brought by the city or town or, upon request of the city or town, by the attorney general. The city or town or, upon request of the city or town, the attorney general, may bring an action for injunctive relief against any person violating this chapter or any rule or regulation issued hereunder. The superior court shall have jurisdiction to enjoin violations, to award damages and to grant such further relief as it may deem appropriate. (c) Any damages, penalties, costs or interest thereon recovered pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the Community Preservation Fund of the city or town in which the violation occurred.

Section 15. (a) A person who, without permission, knowingly carries away or steals, mutilates, destroys, damages, causes to be damaged or cuts any tree, shrub, grass or any other portion of real property purchased by a city or town with funds derived from this chapter shall be liable to the city or town in tort for such actions.

(b) Damages, including punitive damages for willful or wanton violation of this chapter or any rule or regulation issued or adopted hereunder, may be recovered in a civil action brought by the city or town or, upon request of the city or town, by the attorney general. The city or town or, upon request of the city or town, the attorney general, may bring an action for injunctive relief against any person violating this chapter or any rule or regulation issued hereunder. The superior court shall have jurisdiction to enjoin violations, to award damages and to grant such further relief as it may deem appropriate.

(c) Any damages, penalties, costs or interest thereon recovered pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the Community Preservation Fund of the city or town in which the violation occurred.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 175, sec. 95B — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 175 / Section 95B
Discrimination against abuse victim in any term or condition of residential property insurance policy prohibited
Status: in_force

Section 95B. No company, and no officer or agent thereof, and no insurance broker, shall cancel, refuse to issue or renew, or in any way make or permit any distinction or discrimination in the amount or payment of premiums or rates charged, in the length of coverage, or in any other of the terms and conditions of a residential property insurance policy upon property within the commonwealth based upon information that an applicant or policy owner, or any member of their family, has been a victim of abuse as defined in section one of chapter two hundred and nine A. No company, and no officer or agent thereof, and no insurance broker shall seek information that such person has been a victim of abuse as defined by said section one of said chapter two hundred and nine A. The practices prohibited under this section shall include not only those overtly discriminatory but also practices and devices which are fair in form but discriminatory in practice. Nothing in this section shall be construed as creating a special class of insureds who have been victims of abuse as defined by said section one of said chapter two hundred and nine A. Any violation of this section shall constitute an unfair method of competition or an unfair or deceptive act or practice in violation of chapters ninety-three A and one hundred and seventy-six D.

Section 95B. No company, and no officer or agent thereof, and no insurance broker, shall cancel, refuse to issue or renew, or in any way make or permit any distinction or discrimination in the amount or payment of premiums or rates charged, in the length of coverage, or in any other of the terms and conditions of a residential property insurance policy upon property within the commonwealth based upon information that an applicant or policy owner, or any member of their family, has been a victim of abuse as defined in section one of chapter two hundred and nine A. No company, and no officer or agent thereof, and no insurance broker shall seek information that such person has been a victim of abuse as defined by said section one of said chapter two hundred and nine A. The practices prohibited under this section shall include not only those overtly discriminatory but also practices and devices which are fair in form but discriminatory in practice. Nothing in this section shall be construed as creating a special class of insureds who have been victims of abuse as defined by said section one of said chapter two hundred and nine A. Any violation of this section shall constitute an unfair method of competition or an unfair or deceptive act or practice in violation of chapters ninety-three A and one hundred and seventy-six D.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, sec. 45A — MA Code / Part I / Title VIII / Chapter 51 / Section 45A
Production of naturalization papers for inspection; notation
Status: in_force

Section 45A. An applicant for registration may produce papers of naturalization for inspection if he so desires, and notation of such production shall be made a part of the registration of said applicant.

Section 45A. An applicant for registration may produce papers of naturalization for inspection if he so desires, and notation of such production shall be made a part of the registration of said applicant.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 162, sec. 15 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 162 / Section 15
Statutes applicable to electric railroads
Status: in_force

Section 15. An electric railroad company shall be subject to sections twenty-five, forty, forty-two, forty-six, forty-nine, fifty, seventy, seventy-one, seventy-seven to ninety-eight, inclusive, one hundred to one hundred and three, inclusive, one hundred and twenty-nine to one hundred and thirty-one, inclusive, and one hundred and forty-one of chapter one hundred and sixty-one and section one hundred and two of chapter two hundred and sixty-six.

Section 15. An electric railroad company shall be subject to sections twenty-five, forty, forty-two, forty-six, forty-nine, fifty, seventy, seventy-one, seventy-seven to ninety-eight, inclusive, one hundred to one hundred and three, inclusive, one hundred and twenty-nine to one hundred and thirty-one, inclusive, and one hundred and forty-one of chapter one hundred and sixty-one and section one hundred and two of chapter two hundred and sixty-six.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 101, sec. 14 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 101 / Section 14
Unauthorized selling or bartering by hawker or pedler
Status: in_force

Section 14. A hawker or pedler who sells or barters or carries for sale or barter or exposes therefor any goods, wares or merchandise, except as permitted by this chapter, shall forfeit not more than two hundred dollars, to be equally divided between the commonwealth and the town in which the offence was committed.

Section 14. A hawker or pedler who sells or barters or carries for sale or barter or exposes therefor any goods, wares or merchandise, except as permitted by this chapter, shall forfeit not more than two hundred dollars, to be equally divided between the commonwealth and the town in which the offence was committed.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 60, sec. 50B — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 60 / Section 50B
Municipalities; foreclosure proceedings; appropriations
Status: in_force

Section 50B. Every city or town shall include in its annual budget the amount estimated by its treasurer as the amount necessary for land court proceedings for tax title foreclosure; provided, that the amount so included shall be not less than eighty dollars for each tax title ripe for foreclosure held by said city or town as security for the payment of taxes involving property having a current assessed valuation in excess of one thousand dollars. If in any year the amount so estimated is not included in the budget as finally passed the treasurer shall certify in writing to the assessors such portion of the amount estimated in accordance with the preceding paragraph as has not been provided and the assessors shall raise in the assessment for such year the amount certified to them by the treasurer and thereupon said amount shall be added to the treasurer's appropriation and may be expended by said treasurer for necessary land court proceedings for tax title foreclosure.

Section 50B. Every city or town shall include in its annual budget the amount estimated by its treasurer as the amount necessary for land court proceedings for tax title foreclosure; provided, that the amount so included shall be not less than eighty dollars for each tax title ripe for foreclosure held by said city or town as security for the payment of taxes involving property having a current assessed valuation in excess of one thousand dollars.

If in any year the amount so estimated is not included in the budget as finally passed the treasurer shall certify in writing to the assessors such portion of the amount estimated in accordance with the preceding paragraph as has not been provided and the assessors shall raise in the assessment for such year the amount certified to them by the treasurer and thereupon said amount shall be added to the treasurer's appropriation and may be expended by said treasurer for necessary land court proceedings for tax title foreclosure.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, sec. 114 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 160 / Section 114
Rights of way across tracks by prescription
Status: in_force

Section 114. No right of way across any railroad track or location which is in use for railroad purposes shall be acquired by prescription. This section shall not apply to rights of way which existed on June fifth, eighteen hundred and ninety-two.

Section 114. No right of way across any railroad track or location which is in use for railroad purposes shall be acquired by prescription. This section shall not apply to rights of way which existed on June fifth, eighteen hundred and ninety-two.