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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 41, sec. 108C — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 41 / Section 108C
By-laws pertaining to administration of personnel; consolidation
Status: in_force

Section 108C. A town may consolidate, in a single chapter or article, all provisions of its by-laws pertaining to the administration of its personnel, including, among other things, the compensation plan established pursuant to paragraph (b) of section five of chapter thirty-one, the plans established pursuant to section one hundred and eight A of this chapter, and any by-laws adopted pursuant to section twenty-one A of chapter forty, and may provide by by-law for the establishment of a personnel board or other agency for the purpose of administering said plans or other provisions of its by-laws pertaining to personnel, determining any questions arising thereunder, and advising the town in any matters pertaining thereto; provided, however, such consolidated by-law shall not be subject to the approval of the attorney general as provided in section thirty-two of chapter forty.

Section 108C. A town may consolidate, in a single chapter or article, all provisions of its by-laws pertaining to the administration of its personnel, including, among other things, the compensation plan established pursuant to paragraph (b) of section five of chapter thirty-one, the plans established pursuant to section one hundred and eight A of this chapter, and any by-laws adopted pursuant to section twenty-one A of chapter forty, and may provide by by-law for the establishment of a personnel board or other agency for the purpose of administering said plans or other provisions of its by-laws pertaining to personnel, determining any questions arising thereunder, and advising the town in any matters pertaining thereto; provided, however, such consolidated by-law shall not be subject to the approval of the attorney general as provided in section thirty-two of chapter forty.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 35, sec. 34A — MA Code / Part I / Title VI / Chapter 35 / Section 34A
Expenses incurred prior to appropriation; highway agreements excepted
Status: in_force

Section 34A. Notwithstanding the provisions of sections thirty-two and thirty-four, county commissioners may in any fiscal year enter into agreements with cities and towns for the allocation of funds for highway maintenance and construction in accordance with the provisions of chapters eighty-two and eighty-four for such year; provided, that the aggregate amounts so allocated by any county shall not exceed the amount appropriated for highways for such county in the appropriation act for the previous fiscal year; and provided further that any unexpended balance of such allocations remaining at the end of a fiscal year may be expended under such agreements until September thirtieth of the following fiscal year.

Section 34A. Notwithstanding the provisions of sections thirty-two and thirty-four, county commissioners may in any fiscal year enter into agreements with cities and towns for the allocation of funds for highway maintenance and construction in accordance with the provisions of chapters eighty-two and eighty-four for such year; provided, that the aggregate amounts so allocated by any county shall not exceed the amount appropriated for highways for such county in the appropriation act for the previous fiscal year; and provided further that any unexpended balance of such allocations remaining at the end of a fiscal year may be expended under such agreements until September thirtieth of the following fiscal year.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 203D, sec. 11 — MA Code / Part II / Title II / Chapter 203D / Section 11
Distribution from trust or estate
Status: in_force

Section 11. A trustee shall allocate to income an amount received as a distribution of income from a trust or an estate in which the trust has an interest other than a purchased interest, and shall allocate to principal an amount received as a distribution of principal from such a trust or estate. If a trustee purchases an interest in a trust that is an investment entity, or a decedent or donor transfers an interest in the trust to a trustee, section 10 or 24 applies to a receipt from the trust.

Section 11. A trustee shall allocate to income an amount received as a distribution of income from a trust or an estate in which the trust has an interest other than a purchased interest, and shall allocate to principal an amount received as a distribution of principal from such a trust or estate. If a trustee purchases an interest in a trust that is an investment entity, or a decedent or donor transfers an interest in the trust to a trustee, section 10 or 24 applies to a receipt from the trust.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94, sec. 286 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 94 / Section 286
Sewing thread; identification of manufacturer or distributor
Status: in_force

Section 286. The marking as required in section two hundred and eighty-five shall in all cases be in combination with the name and place of business of the manufacturer or distributor of the thread, or a trade mark, symbol, brand or other mark which positively identifies such manufacturer or distributor, and which shall be filed with the director of standards.

Section 286. The marking as required in section two hundred and eighty-five shall in all cases be in combination with the name and place of business of the manufacturer or distributor of the thread, or a trade mark, symbol, brand or other mark which positively identifies such manufacturer or distributor, and which shall be filed with the director of standards.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 56, sec. 40 — MA Code / Part I / Title VIII / Chapter 56 / Section 40
Using names of political parties; restrictions
Status: in_force

Section 40. No organization consisting of two or more persons, other than a political committee duly elected in accordance with law or a corporation organized prior to January first, nineteen hundred and twenty-three, under the laws of this commonwealth and having as a part of its name the name of a political party, as defined by law, shall, in order to promote the success or defeat of a political party or principle or of a candidate in a public election, in any circular, advertisement or publication use in its organization name the name of such a political party, except with the written consent of the duly elected state committee representing such political party. Any member of an organization subject to this section who participates in a violation of any provision of said section shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than six months or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars, or both.

Section 40. No organization consisting of two or more persons, other than a political committee duly elected in accordance with law or a corporation organized prior to January first, nineteen hundred and twenty-three, under the laws of this commonwealth and having as a part of its name the name of a political party, as defined by law, shall, in order to promote the success or defeat of a political party or principle or of a candidate in a public election, in any circular, advertisement or publication use in its organization name the name of such a political party, except with the written consent of the duly elected state committee representing such political party.

Any member of an organization subject to this section who participates in a violation of any provision of said section shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than six months or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars, or both.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 175, sec. 160D — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 175 / Section 160D
Agent or broker securing automobile coverage with Mexican companies; separate accounts; payment of percentage of gross premiums
Status: in_force

Section 160D. Section one hundred and sixty shall not apply to a duly licensed insurance agent or broker who negotiates, continues or renews automobile insurance policies for residents of the United States in a Mexican insurance company providing liability or physical damage coverages applying to the use of automobiles in Mexico. Each duly licensed insurance agent or broker acting pursuant to this section shall keep a separate account of the business written under the authority of this section and shall annually, in January, file with the state treasurer a sworn statement of the gross premiums charged for such insurance and the gross return premiums on such insurance during the year ending on December thirty-first next preceding, and, at the time of filing such statement, shall pay the commonwealth an amount equal to four per cent of such gross premiums less such return premiums so reported.

Section 160D. Section one hundred and sixty shall not apply to a duly licensed insurance agent or broker who negotiates, continues or renews automobile insurance policies for residents of the United States in a Mexican insurance company providing liability or physical damage coverages applying to the use of automobiles in Mexico.

Each duly licensed insurance agent or broker acting pursuant to this section shall keep a separate account of the business written under the authority of this section and shall annually, in January, file with the state treasurer a sworn statement of the gross premiums charged for such insurance and the gross return premiums on such insurance during the year ending on December thirty-first next preceding, and, at the time of filing such statement, shall pay the commonwealth an amount equal to four per cent of such gross premiums less such return premiums so reported.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 60, sec. 25 — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 60 / Section 25
Detention of goods distrained; notice; sale
Status: in_force

Section 25. The collector may keep the goods distrained, at the expense of the owner and, if they are not redeemed by payment by the owner or his agent of the tax due, shall within thirty days after the seizure, sell them by public auction for a payment of the tax and charges of keeping and sale, first posting notice of the sale in some public place in the town at least forty-eight hours prior thereto. The notice posted shall be prepared by the department of revenue, in language understandable by a least sophisticated consumer, together with a notice in the 7 most commonly spoken languages in the commonwealth that this notice affects important legal rights and should be translated immediately.

Section 25. The collector may keep the goods distrained, at the expense of the owner and, if they are not redeemed by payment by the owner or his agent of the tax due, shall within thirty days after the seizure, sell them by public auction for a payment of the tax and charges of keeping and sale, first posting notice of the sale in some public place in the town at least forty-eight hours prior thereto. The notice posted shall be prepared by the department of revenue, in language understandable by a least sophisticated consumer, together with a notice in the 7 most commonly spoken languages in the commonwealth that this notice affects important legal rights and should be translated immediately.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 85, sec. 3 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 85 / Section 3
Change of name of ways or parks; appeal
Status: in_force

Section 3. When the name of any public way, place or section, or of any public park, is changed by the board or officer having jurisdiction thereof, if the name changed has been in use for twenty-five years or more, there shall be a right of appeal from such action to the department. Said appeal shall be taken within thirty days after such change, and shall be by petition of at least twenty-five inhabitants of the town in which such change has been made, requesting the reversal of such action. Notice of the filing of such petition shall forthwith be filed by the department in the office of the clerk of the town in which the change has been made, and upon the filing of such petition, a public hearing shall be given by said department, after such public notice as it shall determine, and unless the department shall approve of such change, the same shall be of no effect.

Section 3. When the name of any public way, place or section, or of any public park, is changed by the board or officer having jurisdiction thereof, if the name changed has been in use for twenty-five years or more, there shall be a right of appeal from such action to the department. Said appeal shall be taken within thirty days after such change, and shall be by petition of at least twenty-five inhabitants of the town in which such change has been made, requesting the reversal of such action. Notice of the filing of such petition shall forthwith be filed by the department in the office of the clerk of the town in which the change has been made, and upon the filing of such petition, a public hearing shall be given by said department, after such public notice as it shall determine, and unless the department shall approve of such change, the same shall be of no effect.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 30, sec. 9A — MA Code / Part I / Title III / Chapter 30 / Section 9A
Veterans holding unclassified positions; separation from state service
Status: in_force

Section 9A. A veteran, as defined in section one of chapter thirty-one, who holds an office or position in the service of the commonwealth not classified under said chapter thirty-one, other than an elective office, an appointive office for a fixed term or an office or position under section seven of this chapter, and has held such office or position for not less than three years, shall not be involuntarily separated from such office or position except subject to and in accordance with the provisions of sections forty-one to forty-five, inclusive, of said chapter thirty-one to the same extent as if said office or position were classified under said chapter. If the separation in the case of such unclassified offices or positions results from lack of work or lack of money, such a veteran shall not be separated from his office or position while similar offices or positions in the same group or grade, as defined in section forty-five of this chapter, exist unless all such offices or positions are held by such veterans, in which case such separation shall occur in the inverse order of their respective original appointments.

Section 9A. A veteran, as defined in section one of chapter thirty-one, who holds an office or position in the service of the commonwealth not classified under said chapter thirty-one, other than an elective office, an appointive office for a fixed term or an office or position under section seven of this chapter, and has held such office or position for not less than three years, shall not be involuntarily separated from such office or position except subject to and in accordance with the provisions of sections forty-one to forty-five, inclusive, of said chapter thirty-one to the same extent as if said office or position were classified under said chapter. If the separation in the case of such unclassified offices or positions results from lack of work or lack of money, such a veteran shall not be separated from his office or position while similar offices or positions in the same group or grade, as defined in section forty-five of this chapter, exist unless all such offices or positions are held by such veterans, in which case such separation shall occur in the inverse order of their respective original appointments.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 61B, sec. 17 — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 61B / Section 17
Tax list of board of assessors; information required
Status: in_force

Section 17. The factual details to be shown on the tax list of a board of assessors with respect to land which is valued, assessed and taxed under this chapter shall be the same as those set forth by said board with respect to other taxable property in the same city or town.

Section 17. The factual details to be shown on the tax list of a board of assessors with respect to land which is valued, assessed and taxed under this chapter shall be the same as those set forth by said board with respect to other taxable property in the same city or town.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 255, sec. 34 — MA Code / Part III / Title IV / Chapter 255 / Section 34
Termination of certain liens of bailees
Status: in_force

Section 34. The lien of a bailee of personal property exceeding twenty dollars in value to secure a claim for which he has a lien, shall, if the amount of such claim has been agreed upon or otherwise established, terminate upon tender, at any time before the property is lawfully sold to satisfy the lien, by the bailor or upon his behalf, or by any other person otherwise having the right of possession, of a bond in a penal sum equal to twice the amount of such claim, signed by a surety company qualified to act in the commonwealth, or by sureties approved by a justice of a district court or a master in chancery in the county where the property is held, and conditioned to pay the amount found due on such claim to the bailee within thirty days after final judgment, or order of sale of such property. In any suit to replevy any such property held to secure such a claim, a bond as described herein shall satisfy the requirements of section eight of chapter two hundred and forty-seven.

Section 34. The lien of a bailee of personal property exceeding twenty dollars in value to secure a claim for which he has a lien, shall, if the amount of such claim has been agreed upon or otherwise established, terminate upon tender, at any time before the property is lawfully sold to satisfy the lien, by the bailor or upon his behalf, or by any other person otherwise having the right of possession, of a bond in a penal sum equal to twice the amount of such claim, signed by a surety company qualified to act in the commonwealth, or by sureties approved by a justice of a district court or a master in chancery in the county where the property is held, and conditioned to pay the amount found due on such claim to the bailee within thirty days after final judgment, or order of sale of such property. In any suit to replevy any such property held to secure such a claim, a bond as described herein shall satisfy the requirements of section eight of chapter two hundred and forty-seven.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 76, sec. 15C — MA Code / Part I / Title XII / Chapter 76 / Section 15C
Immunization of college health science students
Status: in_force

Section 15C. No full-time student under thirty years of age or any full-time or part-time undergraduate or graduate students in a health science who is in contact with patients shall, except as hereinafter provided, be registered at an institution of higher education except upon presentation of a medical certificate that such student has been immunized against measles, mumps, rubella, tetanus and diphtheria; provided, however, that a student may be registered at such institution upon certification made, in writing, by a physician who has personally examined such student and in whose opinion the physical condition of such student is such that his health would be endangered by any such immunization; and provided, further, that students who have attended an elementary or secondary school in the commonwealth may submit a copy of their school immunization record, indicating receipt of the above required immunizations, in lieu of such certificate; and provided, further, that unimmunized students may be registered on the condition that the required immunizations be obtained within ten days of registration. In the absence of an emergency or epidemic of disease declared by the department of public health, no student who states in writing that such immunization would conflict with his religious beliefs shall be required to present such medical certificate in order to be admitted to such institution.

Section 15C. No full-time student under thirty years of age or any full-time or part-time undergraduate or graduate students in a health science who is in contact with patients shall, except as hereinafter provided, be registered at an institution of higher education except upon presentation of a medical certificate that such student has been immunized against measles, mumps, rubella, tetanus and diphtheria; provided, however, that a student may be registered at such institution upon certification made, in writing, by a physician who has personally examined such student and in whose opinion the physical condition of such student is such that his health would be endangered by any such immunization; and provided, further, that students who have attended an elementary or secondary school in the commonwealth may submit a copy of their school immunization record, indicating receipt of the above required immunizations, in lieu of such certificate; and provided, further, that unimmunized students may be registered on the condition that the required immunizations be obtained within ten days of registration.

In the absence of an emergency or epidemic of disease declared by the department of public health, no student who states in writing that such immunization would conflict with his religious beliefs shall be required to present such medical certificate in order to be admitted to such institution.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 64I, sec. 6 — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 64I / Section 6
Statement and collection of tax
Status: in_force

Section 6. Upon each sale of tangible personal property or services taxable under the provisions of this chapter the amount of tax collected by the vendor from the purchaser under the provisions of this chapter shall be stated and charged separately from the sales price and shown separately on any record thereof at the time the sale is made, or on any evidence of sale issued or used by the vendor.

Section 6. Upon each sale of tangible personal property or services taxable under the provisions of this chapter the amount of tax collected by the vendor from the purchaser under the provisions of this chapter shall be stated and charged separately from the sales price and shown separately on any record thereof at the time the sale is made, or on any evidence of sale issued or used by the vendor.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 60, sec. 19 — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 60 / Section 19
Special warrant for distress or imprisonment without demand, and for acceptance of early payments
Status: in_force

Section 19. If the assessors are of the opinion that the credit of a person taxed is doubtful or that he is about to leave the commonwealth, they may, by a special warrant, direct the collector forthwith, without demand or notice, to compel payment by distress or imprisonment, whether the tax is payable immediately or at a future day, by instalments or otherwise. If a person desires to make an early payment or payments of taxes, prior to the commitment by the assessors of the tax list and warrant required by section fifty-three of chapter fifty-nine, the assessors may, by a special warrant, authorize the collector to accept such payment.

Section 19. If the assessors are of the opinion that the credit of a person taxed is doubtful or that he is about to leave the commonwealth, they may, by a special warrant, direct the collector forthwith, without demand or notice, to compel payment by distress or imprisonment, whether the tax is payable immediately or at a future day, by instalments or otherwise.

If a person desires to make an early payment or payments of taxes, prior to the commitment by the assessors of the tax list and warrant required by section fifty-three of chapter fifty-nine, the assessors may, by a special warrant, authorize the collector to accept such payment.