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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156B, sec. 5 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 156B / Section 5
Adoption of chapter by certain corporations created by special act; liability for debts
Status: in_force

Section 5. Corporations which would otherwise be within the application of this chapter pursuant to clause (a) of section three, but which were created before March eleventh, eighteen hundred and thirty-one by any special act not subject to amendment, alteration or repeal by the general court, may, at a legal meeting of the stockholders duly called therefor, by vote of two thirds of each class of stock outstanding and entitled to vote, adopt the provisions of this chapter. A certificate of such vote signed under the penalties of perjury by the president or a vice president and the clerk or an assistant clerk shall be submitted to the state secretary. Such vote shall become effective when such certificate is filed in accordance with section six, and thereupon such corporation and its directors, officers and stockholders shall be entitled to all the rights, privileges and immunities and be subject to all the liabilities set forth in this chapter, and no director, officer or stockholder in such corporation shall be liable for debts of the corporation contracted after the filing of such certificate except for the causes and in the manner provided in this chapter.

Section 5. Corporations which would otherwise be within the application of this chapter pursuant to clause (a) of section three, but which were created before March eleventh, eighteen hundred and thirty-one by any special act not subject to amendment, alteration or repeal by the general court, may, at a legal meeting of the stockholders duly called therefor, by vote of two thirds of each class of stock outstanding and entitled to vote, adopt the provisions of this chapter. A certificate of such vote signed under the penalties of perjury by the president or a vice president and the clerk or an assistant clerk shall be submitted to the state secretary. Such vote shall become effective when such certificate is filed in accordance with section six, and thereupon such corporation and its directors, officers and stockholders shall be entitled to all the rights, privileges and immunities and be subject to all the liabilities set forth in this chapter, and no director, officer or stockholder in such corporation shall be liable for debts of the corporation contracted after the filing of such certificate except for the causes and in the manner provided in this chapter.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 127, sec. 133 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVIII / Chapter 127 / Section 133
Granting of parole permits by board; eligibility and requisites
Status: in_force

Section 133. Parole permits may be granted by the parole board to prisoners subject to its jurisdiction at such time as the board in each case may determine; provided, however, that no prisoner sentenced to the state prison shall be eligible for such permit until such prisoner shall have served the minimum term of sentence, pursuant to section twenty-four of chapter two hundred and seventy-nine, as such minimum term of sentence may be reduced by deductions allowed under section one hundred and twenty-nine D. Where an inmate is serving two or more consecutive or concurrent state prison sentences, a single parole eligibility shall be established for all such sentences. Prisoners who are granted parole permits shall remain subject to the jurisdiction of the board until the expiration of the maximum term of sentence or, if a prisoner has two or more sentences to be served otherwise than concurrently, until the aggregate maximum term of such sentence, unless earlier terminated by the board under the provisions of section one hundred thirty A. Sentences of imprisonment in the state prison shall not be suspended in whole or in part.

Section 133. Parole permits may be granted by the parole board to prisoners subject to its jurisdiction at such time as the board in each case may determine; provided, however, that no prisoner sentenced to the state prison shall be eligible for such permit until such prisoner shall have served the minimum term of sentence, pursuant to section twenty-four of chapter two hundred and seventy-nine, as such minimum term of sentence may be reduced by deductions allowed under section one hundred and twenty-nine D. Where an inmate is serving two or more consecutive or concurrent state prison sentences, a single parole eligibility shall be established for all such sentences. Prisoners who are granted parole permits shall remain subject to the jurisdiction of the board until the expiration of the maximum term of sentence or, if a prisoner has two or more sentences to be served otherwise than concurrently, until the aggregate maximum term of such sentence, unless earlier terminated by the board under the provisions of section one hundred thirty A. Sentences of imprisonment in the state prison shall not be suspended in whole or in part.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 118, sec. 15 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVII / Chapter 118 / Section 15
Economic independence goals; demonstration of good faith attempt to meet goals as condition of additional benefits or extension
Status: in_force

Section 15. The department shall develop economic independence goals for all recipients of cash assistance under transitional aid to families with dependent children to be completed during the recipient's first 24 month period of receiving benefits. The economic independence goals shall assist a recipient in determining a path through which the recipient may become self-sufficient. Recipients who re-apply for benefits at any time after the first 24 month period shall demonstrate a good faith attempt to meet their goals prior to receiving additional benefits or an extension of benefits. Recipients who fail to demonstrate a good faith attempt to meet all of their goals shall not receive additional benefits or an extension of benefits; provided, however that this section shall not prohibit a recipient from receiving benefits on behalf of a dependent child.

Section 15. The department shall develop economic independence goals for all recipients of cash assistance under transitional aid to families with dependent children to be completed during the recipient's first 24 month period of receiving benefits. The economic independence goals shall assist a recipient in determining a path through which the recipient may become self-sufficient. Recipients who re-apply for benefits at any time after the first 24 month period shall demonstrate a good faith attempt to meet their goals prior to receiving additional benefits or an extension of benefits. Recipients who fail to demonstrate a good faith attempt to meet all of their goals shall not receive additional benefits or an extension of benefits; provided, however that this section shall not prohibit a recipient from receiving benefits on behalf of a dependent child.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 123, sec. 2 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVII / Chapter 123 / Section 2
Regulations
Status: in_force

Section 2. The department shall, in accordance with section two of chapter thirty A and subject to appropriation, adopt regulations consistent with this chapter which establish procedures and the highest practicable professional standards for the reception, examination, treatment, restraint, transfer and discharge of mentally ill persons in departmental facilities. Said regulations shall be adaptable to changing conditions and to advances in methods of care and treatment of the mentally ill. Said regulations (1) shall include, but not necessarily be limited to, provisions for inpatient care, both during the day and at night, halfway house services, family care, aftercare and home treatment, (2) shall define the categories of mental illness for the purpose of this chapter, and (3) may provide for different procedures for specific types of patients or for particular facilities.

Section 2. The department shall, in accordance with section two of chapter thirty A and subject to appropriation, adopt regulations consistent with this chapter which establish procedures and the highest practicable professional standards for the reception, examination, treatment, restraint, transfer and discharge of mentally ill persons in departmental facilities. Said regulations shall be adaptable to changing conditions and to advances in methods of care and treatment of the mentally ill. Said regulations (1) shall include, but not necessarily be limited to, provisions for inpatient care, both during the day and at night, halfway house services, family care, aftercare and home treatment, (2) shall define the categories of mental illness for the purpose of this chapter, and (3) may provide for different procedures for specific types of patients or for particular facilities.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 39, sec. 17 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 39 / Section 17
Powers of moderator; preservation of order
Status: in_force

Section 17. No person shall address a town meeting without leave of the moderator, and all persons shall, at the request of the moderator, be silent. If a person, after warning from the moderator, persists in disorderly behavior, the moderator may order him to withdraw from the meeting, and, if he does not withdraw, may order a constable or any other person to remove him and confine him in some convenient place until the meeting is adjourned.

Section 17. No person shall address a town meeting without leave of the moderator, and all persons shall, at the request of the moderator, be silent. If a person, after warning from the moderator, persists in disorderly behavior, the moderator may order him to withdraw from the meeting, and, if he does not withdraw, may order a constable or any other person to remove him and confine him in some convenient place until the meeting is adjourned.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, sec. 34 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 156 / Section 34
Replacement of lost or destroyed certificates
Status: in_force

Section 34. The directors of a corporation may, subject to section forty-two of chapter one hundred and fifty-five and to the by-laws of the corporation, determine the conditions upon which a new certificate of stock may be issued in place of any certificate alleged to have been lost or destroyed. They may, in their discretion, require the owner of a lost or destroyed certificate, or his legal representative, to give a bond with sufficient surety to the corporation in a sum not exceeding double the market value of the stock to indemnify the corporation against any loss or claim which may arise by reason of the issue of a certificate in place of such lost or destroyed stock certificate.

Section 34. The directors of a corporation may, subject to section forty-two of chapter one hundred and fifty-five and to the by-laws of the corporation, determine the conditions upon which a new certificate of stock may be issued in place of any certificate alleged to have been lost or destroyed. They may, in their discretion, require the owner of a lost or destroyed certificate, or his legal representative, to give a bond with sufficient surety to the corporation in a sum not exceeding double the market value of the stock to indemnify the corporation against any loss or claim which may arise by reason of the issue of a certificate in place of such lost or destroyed stock certificate.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 278, sec. 12 — MA Code / Part IV / Title II / Chapter 278 / Section 12
Acquittal of part of crime and conviction of residue
Status: in_force

Section 12. If a person indicted for a felony is acquitted by the verdict of part of the crime charged, and is convicted of the residue, such verdict may be received and recorded by the court, and thereupon the defendant shall be adjudged guilty of the crime, if any, which appears to the court to be substantially charged by the residue of the indictment, and shall be sentenced and punished accordingly.

Section 12. If a person indicted for a felony is acquitted by the verdict of part of the crime charged, and is convicted of the residue, such verdict may be received and recorded by the court, and thereupon the defendant shall be adjudged guilty of the crime, if any, which appears to the court to be substantially charged by the residue of the indictment, and shall be sentenced and punished accordingly.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111, sec. 28 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 111 / Section 28
Annual reports of boards of health
Status: in_force

Section 28. In each city such board shall annually in January make a full and comprehensive report to the city council of its acts during the preceding year and of the sanitary condition of the city. It shall also, if the city council or the standing committee on finance thereof so requires, send to the city auditor a detailed estimate of the appropriation required by its department for the next financial year.

Section 28. In each city such board shall annually in January make a full and comprehensive report to the city council of its acts during the preceding year and of the sanitary condition of the city. It shall also, if the city council or the standing committee on finance thereof so requires, send to the city auditor a detailed estimate of the appropriation required by its department for the next financial year.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 152, sec. 57 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXI / Chapter 152 / Section 57
Deposits of value of outstanding claims under contracts
Status: in_force

Section 57. The commissioner of insurance may, whenever he deems it expedient, by a written order in such form as he may prescribe, require a domestic insurance company to deposit with the state treasurer the present value, as computed by him under section fifty-eight, of all or any part of its outstanding claims incurred under its contracts or policies providing for the payment of benefits under this chapter, in cash or in securities approved by the said commissioner, and he may, whenever he deems it expedient, require the company, as aforesaid, to make an additional deposit. The order shall specify the amount to be deposited and the time within which the deposit shall be made, which shall be not less than three days from the date on which the company receives the said order. A duplicate or copy of any such order shall be forthwith filed by the said commissioner with the state treasurer and the department, and the state treasurer, upon the expiration of the time specified in said order, shall forthwith notify the commissioner in writing whether or not the company has made the deposit in accordance therewith. Nothing in this section shall affect the powers conferred on the commissioner of insurance by section six of chapter one hundred and seventy-five.

Section 57. The commissioner of insurance may, whenever he deems it expedient, by a written order in such form as he may prescribe, require a domestic insurance company to deposit with the state treasurer the present value, as computed by him under section fifty-eight, of all or any part of its outstanding claims incurred under its contracts or policies providing for the payment of benefits under this chapter, in cash or in securities approved by the said commissioner, and he may, whenever he deems it expedient, require the company, as aforesaid, to make an additional deposit. The order shall specify the amount to be deposited and the time within which the deposit shall be made, which shall be not less than three days from the date on which the company receives the said order. A duplicate or copy of any such order shall be forthwith filed by the said commissioner with the state treasurer and the department, and the state treasurer, upon the expiration of the time specified in said order, shall forthwith notify the commissioner in writing whether or not the company has made the deposit in accordance therewith.

Nothing in this section shall affect the powers conferred on the commissioner of insurance by section six of chapter one hundred and seventy-five.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 41, sec. 104 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 41 / Section 104
Establishment of purchasing department; submission to electorate
Status: in_force

Section 104. A city council, with the approval of the mayor, may vote to submit the preceding section to the qualified voters of the city at any annual city election, in the form of the following question to be placed upon the ballot: ''Shall section one hundred and three of chapter forty-one of the General Laws, authorizing the establishment of purchasing departments in cities, be accepted?'' If a majority of the voters voting thereon shall vote in the affirmative, said section shall take effect in that city.

Section 104. A city council, with the approval of the mayor, may vote to submit the preceding section to the qualified voters of the city at any annual city election, in the form of the following question to be placed upon the ballot:

If a majority of the voters voting thereon shall vote in the affirmative, said section shall take effect in that city.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, sec. 119 — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 231 / Section 119
Harmless error; disposition of judgment on appeal
Status: in_force

Section 119. No error in either the admission or the exclusion of evidence and no error or defect in any ruling or order or anything done or omitted by the trial court or by any of the parties is ground for modifying or otherwise disturbing a judgment or order unless the appeals court or the supreme judicial court deems that the error complained of has injuriously affected the substantial rights of the parties. If either court finds that the error complained of affects only one or some of the issues or parties involved it may affirm the judgment as to those issues or parties unaffected and may modify or reverse the judgment as to those affected.

Section 119. No error in either the admission or the exclusion of evidence and no error or defect in any ruling or order or anything done or omitted by the trial court or by any of the parties is ground for modifying or otherwise disturbing a judgment or order unless the appeals court or the supreme judicial court deems that the error complained of has injuriously affected the substantial rights of the parties. If either court finds that the error complained of affects only one or some of the issues or parties involved it may affirm the judgment as to those issues or parties unaffected and may modify or reverse the judgment as to those affected.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 136, sec. 3 — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 136 / Section 3
Sports, games and entertainment on Sunday; offering to view or promoting certain unlicensed activities; penalties
Status: in_force

Section 3. Whoever on Sunday offers to view, sets up, establishes or maintains, or attempts to set up, establish or maintain, or promotes or assists in such attempt, or promotes, or aids, abets or participates in offering to view, setting up, establishing or maintaining, or acts as proprietor, manager or person in charge of, dancing or any game, sport, fair, exposition, play, entertainment or public diversion for which a charge in the form of the payment of money or other valuable consideration is made for the privilege of being present thereat or engaging therein, and for which a license has not been granted under the provisions of section two of chapter one hundred and twenty-eight A or as provided in section four, shall be punished by a fine of not more than two thousand dollars.

Section 3. Whoever on Sunday offers to view, sets up, establishes or maintains, or attempts to set up, establish or maintain, or promotes or assists in such attempt, or promotes, or aids, abets or participates in offering to view, setting up, establishing or maintaining, or acts as proprietor, manager or person in charge of, dancing or any game, sport, fair, exposition, play, entertainment or public diversion for which a charge in the form of the payment of money or other valuable consideration is made for the privilege of being present thereat or engaging therein, and for which a license has not been granted under the provisions of section two of chapter one hundred and twenty-eight A or as provided in section four, shall be punished by a fine of not more than two thousand dollars.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 30A, sec. 4 — MA Code / Part I / Title III / Chapter 30A / Section 4
Petitions for adoption, amendment or repeal of regulations
Status: in_force

Section 4. Any interested person may petition an agency requesting the adoption, amendment or repeal of any regulation, and may accompany his petition with such data, views and arguments as he thinks pertinent. Each agency shall prescribe by regulation the procedure for the submission, consideration and disposition of such petitions.

Section 4. Any interested person may petition an agency requesting the adoption, amendment or repeal of any regulation, and may accompany his petition with such data, views and arguments as he thinks pertinent. Each agency shall prescribe by regulation the procedure for the submission, consideration and disposition of such petitions.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 277, sec. 59 — MA Code / Part IV / Title II / Chapter 277 / Section 59
Obtaining money or personal chattel by false pretences; venue
Status: in_force

Section 59. The crime of obtaining money or a personal chattel by a false pretence, and the crime described in section thirty-one of chapter two hundred and sixty-six, may be alleged to have been committed, and may be prosecuted and punished, in any county where the false pretence was made, written or used, or in or through which any of the property obtained was carried, sent, transported or received by the defendant.

Section 59. The crime of obtaining money or a personal chattel by a false pretence, and the crime described in section thirty-one of chapter two hundred and sixty-six, may be alleged to have been committed, and may be prosecuted and punished, in any county where the false pretence was made, written or used, or in or through which any of the property obtained was carried, sent, transported or received by the defendant.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156B, sec. 4 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 156B / Section 4
Rights and liabilities of existing corporations, directors, officers and stockholders
Status: in_force

Section 4. All corporations existing on October first, nineteen hundred and sixty-five and their directors, officers and stockholders shall be entitled to all the rights, privileges and immunities and be subject to all the liabilities set forth in this chapter to the same extent as corporations formed under this chapter and their directors, officers and stockholders; provided that this chapter shall not take away or impair any remedy which may exist by law against a corporation existing on said date, its directors, officers or stockholders, for a liability incurred prior thereto.

Section 4. All corporations existing on October first, nineteen hundred and sixty-five and their directors, officers and stockholders shall be entitled to all the rights, privileges and immunities and be subject to all the liabilities set forth in this chapter to the same extent as corporations formed under this chapter and their directors, officers and stockholders; provided that this chapter shall not take away or impair any remedy which may exist by law against a corporation existing on said date, its directors, officers or stockholders, for a liability incurred prior thereto.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 75, sec. 29 — MA Code / Part I / Title XII / Chapter 75 / Section 29
Protection and maintenance of Mount Toby state demonstration forest
Status: in_force

Section 29. The trustees shall protect and maintain the land owned by the commonwealth situated on or about Mount Toby, so called, in Sunderland and Leverett, known as the Mount Toby state demonstration forest.

Section 29. The trustees shall protect and maintain the land owned by the commonwealth situated on or about Mount Toby, so called, in Sunderland and Leverett, known as the Mount Toby state demonstration forest.