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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 129, sec. 8 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIX / Chapter 129 / Section 8
Hospitals and quarantine stations
Status: in_force

Section 8. The director may establish hospitals or quarantine stations, with proper accommodations, wherein, under prescribed regulations, animals selected by him may be confined and treated for the purpose of determining the characteristics of a specific contagion and the methods by which it may be disseminated or destroyed, and he may direct inspectors to enforce and carry into effect all regulations made from time to time for that purpose.

Section 8. The director may establish hospitals or quarantine stations, with proper accommodations, wherein, under prescribed regulations, animals selected by him may be confined and treated for the purpose of determining the characteristics of a specific contagion and the methods by which it may be disseminated or destroyed, and he may direct inspectors to enforce and carry into effect all regulations made from time to time for that purpose.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 280, sec. 9 — MA Code / Part IV / Title II / Chapter 280 / Section 9
Fines paid; transfer to state treasurer by clerks of courts in Suffolk county
Status: in_force

Section 9. The clerks of all courts in Suffolk county, except those named in the preceding section, who are required to account to the commonwealth shall, on or before the tenth day of each month, pay over to the state treasurer and account, on oath, for all fines, fees and other money received by them in any criminal proceedings during the preceding calendar month remaining after the payments therefrom allowed by law.

Section 9. The clerks of all courts in Suffolk county, except those named in the preceding section, who are required to account to the commonwealth shall, on or before the tenth day of each month, pay over to the state treasurer and account, on oath, for all fines, fees and other money received by them in any criminal proceedings during the preceding calendar month remaining after the payments therefrom allowed by law.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 29, sec. 32A — MA Code / Part I / Title III / Chapter 29 / Section 32A
Unpaid wages and salaries; unclaimed wage fund; refunds
Status: in_force

Section 32A. No wage or salary which is or shall be due from the commonwealth shall be payable later than 6 years after the same has or shall become due, and the obligation of the commonwealth to pay such wage or salary or otherwise to pay for the services rendered by the person to whom the wage or salary is or shall be due shall not be enforceable if the wage or salary is not claimed within 6 years after the same has or shall become due; provided, however, that section 32 shall be applicable and controlling in the case of any wage or salary represented by a check issued by the state treasurer or by any agent or agency of the commonwealth. On June 3 0 in each year the comptroller shall transfer to the General Fund so much of the balance then in the unclaimed wage fund as, in the opinion of the state treasurer, shall not be needed for payments during the ensuing fiscal year from the said unclaimed wage fund. On such date the comptroller also shall refund to the unemployment compensation fund and to each applicable account of monies separately-accounted for by the comptroller as other than commonwealth monies, such amount of the said balance as the state treasurer shall advise the comptroller shall represent all unclaimed wages or salaries from monies of the said fund or such account, respectively, the payment of which shall have been outlawed under this section during the fiscal year ending on such date.

Section 32A. No wage or salary which is or shall be due from the commonwealth shall be payable later than 6 years after the same has or shall become due, and the obligation of the commonwealth to pay such wage or salary or otherwise to pay for the services rendered by the person to whom the wage or salary is or shall be due shall not be enforceable if the wage or salary is not claimed within 6 years after the same has or shall become due; provided, however, that section 32 shall be applicable and controlling in the case of any wage or salary represented by a check issued by the state treasurer or by any agent or agency of the commonwealth. On June 3 0 in each year the comptroller shall transfer to the General Fund so much of the balance then in the unclaimed wage fund as, in the opinion of the state treasurer, shall not be needed for payments during the ensuing fiscal year from the said unclaimed wage fund. On such date the comptroller also shall refund to the unemployment compensation fund and to each applicable account of monies separately-accounted for by the comptroller as other than commonwealth monies, such amount of the said balance as the state treasurer shall advise the comptroller shall represent all unclaimed wages or salaries from monies of the said fund or such account, respectively, the payment of which shall have been outlawed under this section during the fiscal year ending on such date.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 170, sec. 26 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 170 / Section 26
Exemption of co-operative banks employees benefit association property from taxation, operation of law relating to insolvency, attachment and execution; assignment of rights
Status: in_force

Section 26. The property of the benefit association shall be exempt from taxation and from the operation of any law relating to insolvency, and shall not be attached or taken on execution or other process to satisfy any debt or liability of the benefit association, a participating bank, or any employee member of the benefit association. No assignment of any right in or to said funds or of any pension or annuity payable under section 24 shall be valid, except that deferred annuity contracts purchased by a participating bank on account of past service of eligible employees may be assigned to such bank prior to actual retirement. Nothing in this section shall prevent an employee's annuity or pension from being attached, taken on execution, assigned, or subject to other process to satisfy a support order under chapter 208, 209 or 273.

Section 26. The property of the benefit association shall be exempt from taxation and from the operation of any law relating to insolvency, and shall not be attached or taken on execution or other process to satisfy any debt or liability of the benefit association, a participating bank, or any employee member of the benefit association. No assignment of any right in or to said funds or of any pension or annuity payable under section 24 shall be valid, except that deferred annuity contracts purchased by a participating bank on account of past service of eligible employees may be assigned to such bank prior to actual retirement.

Nothing in this section shall prevent an employee's annuity or pension from being attached, taken on execution, assigned, or subject to other process to satisfy a support order under chapter 208, 209 or 273.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, sec. 30 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 164 / Section 30
Change of location; reasonableness and public interest factors considered
Status: in_force

Section 30. The department may, after notice and a public hearing, authorize a gas or electric company to carry on its business in any town in the commonwealth other than the town named in its agreement of association or charter, subject to sections eighty-six to eighty-eight, inclusive, and it may purchase, hold and convey real and personal estate in such other town necessary for carrying on its business therein. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, in deciding whether to exercise its authority pursuant to this section, the department shall consider whether a request to authorize gas distribution service is reasonable and in the public interest; provided, however, that in determining reasonableness and the public interest, the department shall consider factors including, but not limited to: (i) the commonwealth's interest in complying with the greenhouse gas emissions limits and sublimits established pursuant to chapter 21N, including the statewide emissions limit set for 2050; (ii) the commonwealth's interest in avoiding the stranding of assets and the likelihood of costs being borne by ratepayers; and (iii) whether an alternative to gas service is available and likely to provide substantially similar service, which shall include consideration of cost.

Section 30. The department may, after notice and a public hearing, authorize a gas or electric company to carry on its business in any town in the commonwealth other than the town named in its agreement of association or charter, subject to sections eighty-six to eighty-eight, inclusive, and it may purchase, hold and convey real and personal estate in such other town necessary for carrying on its business therein.

Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, in deciding whether to exercise its authority pursuant to this section, the department shall consider whether a request to authorize gas distribution service is reasonable and in the public interest; provided, however, that in determining reasonableness and the public interest, the department shall consider factors including, but not limited to: (i) the commonwealth's interest in complying with the greenhouse gas emissions limits and sublimits established pursuant to chapter 21N, including the statewide emissions limit set for 2050; (ii) the commonwealth's interest in avoiding the stranding of assets and the likelihood of costs being borne by ratepayers; and (iii) whether an alternative to gas service is available and likely to provide substantially similar service, which shall include consideration of cost.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 140, sec. 32E — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 140 / Section 32E
Operating business without license
Status: in_force

Section 32E. Whoever conducts, controls, manages or operates any camp, motel or cabin subject to section thirty-two A to thirty-two C, inclusive, which is not licensed under section thirty-two B, shall be punished by a fine of not less than ten nor more than one hundred dollars. Whoever conducts, controls, manages or operates any manufactured housing community subject to sections thirty-two A to thirty-two C, inclusive, which is not licensed under section thirty-two A to thirty-two B or which is not managed or operated in compliance with sections thirty-two A to thirty-two S, inclusive, shall be punished by a fine of one hundred dollars for each day in which such violation occurs or continues.

Section 32E. Whoever conducts, controls, manages or operates any camp, motel or cabin subject to section thirty-two A to thirty-two C, inclusive, which is not licensed under section thirty-two B, shall be punished by a fine of not less than ten nor more than one hundred dollars.

Whoever conducts, controls, manages or operates any manufactured housing community subject to sections thirty-two A to thirty-two C, inclusive, which is not licensed under section thirty-two A to thirty-two B or which is not managed or operated in compliance with sections thirty-two A to thirty-two S, inclusive, shall be punished by a fine of one hundred dollars for each day in which such violation occurs or continues.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 30, sec. 21 — MA Code / Part I / Title III / Chapter 30 / Section 21
Multiple salaries from treasury
Status: in_force

Section 21. A person shall not at the same time receive more than one salary from the treasury of the commonwealth.

Section 21. A person shall not at the same time receive more than one salary from the treasury of the commonwealth.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91, sec. 19A — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 91 / Section 19A
Lowering waters of great ponds; penalty
Status: in_force

Section 19A. No person authorized or licensed to build any structure, drive piles, fill land or to make any dam or other obstruction or encroachment in, over or upon the waters of any great pond below the natural high water mark, or to make any erection or excavation at any outlet of a great pond whereby the water may be raised or lowered, shall, except in case of emergency, lower the water of said pond, except a body of water used for agricultural, manufacturing, mercantile, irrigation, or insect control purposes, or for flowing cranberry bogs, or for public water supply, unless he shall have notified the department of environmental protection of his intention so to do and has received the approval of said department to lower the waters of said pond. Whoever violates the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred nor more than five hundred dollars.

Section 19A. No person authorized or licensed to build any structure, drive piles, fill land or to make any dam or other obstruction or encroachment in, over or upon the waters of any great pond below the natural high water mark, or to make any erection or excavation at any outlet of a great pond whereby the water may be raised or lowered, shall, except in case of emergency, lower the water of said pond, except a body of water used for agricultural, manufacturing, mercantile, irrigation, or insect control purposes, or for flowing cranberry bogs, or for public water supply, unless he shall have notified the department of environmental protection of his intention so to do and has received the approval of said department to lower the waters of said pond. Whoever violates the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred nor more than five hundred dollars.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 39, sec. 7 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 39 / Section 7
Holding other offices
Status: in_force

Section 7. The mayor or an alderman or a member of the common council of a city which adopts this section or has adopted corresponding provisions of earlier laws, may at the same time hold any other office under the city government to which he may be chosen, except one of emolument.

Section 7. The mayor or an alderman or a member of the common council of a city which adopts this section or has adopted corresponding provisions of earlier laws, may at the same time hold any other office under the city government to which he may be chosen, except one of emolument.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 203E, sec. 110 — MA Code / Part II / Title II / Chapter 203E / Section 110
Others treated as qualified beneficiaries
Status: in_force

Section 110. Others treated as qualified beneficiaries (a) Whenever notice to qualified beneficiaries of a trust is required under this chapter, the trustee shall also give notice to any other beneficiary who has sent the trustee a request for notice. (b) A charitable organization expressly designated to receive distributions under the terms of a charitable trust shall have the rights of a qualified beneficiary under this chapter if, on the date the charitable organization's qualification is being determined, the charitable organization: (1) is a distributee or permissible distributee of trust income or principal; or (2) would be a distributee or permissible distributee of trust income or principal if the trust terminated on that date. (c) A person appointed to enforce a trust created for the care of an animal or another non-charitable purpose, as provided in sections 408 and 409, shall have the rights of a qualified beneficiary under this chapter.

Section 110. Others treated as qualified beneficiaries

(a) Whenever notice to qualified beneficiaries of a trust is required under this chapter, the trustee shall also give notice to any other beneficiary who has sent the trustee a request for notice.

(b) A charitable organization expressly designated to receive distributions under the terms of a charitable trust shall have the rights of a qualified beneficiary under this chapter if, on the date the charitable organization's qualification is being determined, the charitable organization:

(1) is a distributee or permissible distributee of trust income or principal; or

(2) would be a distributee or permissible distributee of trust income or principal if the trust terminated on that date.

(c) A person appointed to enforce a trust created for the care of an animal or another non-charitable purpose, as provided in sections 408 and 409, shall have the rights of a qualified beneficiary under this chapter.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 251, sec. 19 — MA Code / Part III / Title IV / Chapter 251 / Section 19
Uniformity of interpretation
Status: in_force

Section 19. This chapter shall be so construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it.

Section 19. This chapter shall be so construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 268A, sec. 6B — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 268A / Section 6B
Candidates for employment as state employee; disclosure of relation to state employee
Status: in_force

Section 6B. Each candidate for employment as a state employee shall be required by the hiring authority as part of the application process to disclose, in writing, the names of any state employee who is related to the candidate as: spouse, parent, child or sibling or the spouse of the candidate's parent, child or sibling. The contents of a disclosure received under this section from an employee when such employee was a candidate shall be considered public records under section 7 of chapter 4 and chapter 66. All disclosures made by applicants hired by a state agency shall be made available for public inspection to the extent permissible by law by the official with whom such disclosure has been filed.

Section 6B. Each candidate for employment as a state employee shall be required by the hiring authority as part of the application process to disclose, in writing, the names of any state employee who is related to the candidate as: spouse, parent, child or sibling or the spouse of the candidate's parent, child or sibling.

The contents of a disclosure received under this section from an employee when such employee was a candidate shall be considered public records under section 7 of chapter 4 and chapter 66.

All disclosures made by applicants hired by a state agency shall be made available for public inspection to the extent permissible by law by the official with whom such disclosure has been filed.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 126, sec. 35 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVIII / Chapter 126 / Section 35
County industrial farms; acquisition, reclamation, improvement and sale of land
Status: in_force

Section 35. The county commissioners of any county may, subject to the approval of the commissioner of correction, purchase, take by eminent domain under chapter seventy-nine, or lease, in behalf of the county, a tract of land not exceeding five hundred acres in area for use as a county industrial farm, and may reclaim, cultivate and improve the same. The work of reclaiming, cultivating and improving the said land shall, so far as practicable, be done by prisoners transferred thereto as provided in section thirty-seven. At any time after said land has been reclaimed, cultivated and improved, the same may be sold if the county commissioners determine that it is for the best interest of the county.

Section 35. The county commissioners of any county may, subject to the approval of the commissioner of correction, purchase, take by eminent domain under chapter seventy-nine, or lease, in behalf of the county, a tract of land not exceeding five hundred acres in area for use as a county industrial farm, and may reclaim, cultivate and improve the same. The work of reclaiming, cultivating and improving the said land shall, so far as practicable, be done by prisoners transferred thereto as provided in section thirty-seven. At any time after said land has been reclaimed, cultivated and improved, the same may be sold if the county commissioners determine that it is for the best interest of the county.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 15A, sec. 20 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 15A / Section 20
Educational opportunities information center
Status: in_force

Section 20. There shall be an educational opportunities information center in the office of the council to provide information and assistance to prospective college and university students, and to public and independent institutions of higher education on matters regarding student admissions, transfers, and enrollments. Such public institutions shall cooperate with the center by furnishing such nonconfidential information as may assist the center in the performance of its duties. The center may request and receive similar information from private or other public educational institutions to the commonwealth. An applicant for admission to an institution whose application is not accepted may send to the center appropriate nonconfidential information concerning his application. The center may, at its discretion and with permission of the applicant, direct the attention of the applicant to other institutions and direct the attention of other institutions to the applicant. The center may conduct such studies and analyses of admission, transfers and enrollments as may be deemed appropriate.

Section 20. There shall be an educational opportunities information center in the office of the council to provide information and assistance to prospective college and university students, and to public and independent institutions of higher education on matters regarding student admissions, transfers, and enrollments.

Such public institutions shall cooperate with the center by furnishing such nonconfidential information as may assist the center in the performance of its duties. The center may request and receive similar information from private or other public educational institutions to the commonwealth.

An applicant for admission to an institution whose application is not accepted may send to the center appropriate nonconfidential information concerning his application. The center may, at its discretion and with permission of the applicant, direct the attention of the applicant to other institutions and direct the attention of other institutions to the applicant.

The center may conduct such studies and analyses of admission, transfers and enrollments as may be deemed appropriate.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 78, sec. 31 — MA Code / Part I / Title XII / Chapter 78 / Section 31
Status of existing librarians; certificates
Status: in_force

Section 31. Any person who, upon the effective date of this act, is employed in a position defined as that of professional librarian or subprofessional librarian in section twenty-four, shall be granted a certificate as a professional or subprofessional librarian, if he makes application within two years after such effective date.

Section 31. Any person who, upon the effective date of this act, is employed in a position defined as that of professional librarian or subprofessional librarian in section twenty-four, shall be granted a certificate as a professional or subprofessional librarian, if he makes application within two years after such effective date.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 15A, sec. 38 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 15A / Section 38
Military recruiters; on-campus recruiting
Status: in_force

Section 38. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, all public institutions of higher education shall offer the same student information and on-campus recruiting opportunities to representatives of the state or United States armed services as is offered to non-military recruiters.

Section 38. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, all public institutions of higher education shall offer the same student information and on-campus recruiting opportunities to representatives of the state or United States armed services as is offered to non-military recruiters.