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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 48, sec. 48 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 48 / Section 48
Organization of firefighters
Status: in_force

Section 48. Firefighters may organize companies, elect officers and establish such regulations and by-laws as the board of engineers approve; and may annex penalties for the violation thereof, not exceeding ten dollars for each offence, which may be recovered by the clerk to the use of the company.

Section 48. Firefighters may organize companies, elect officers and establish such regulations and by-laws as the board of engineers approve; and may annex penalties for the violation thereof, not exceeding ten dollars for each offence, which may be recovered by the clerk to the use of the company.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 50, sec. 4 — MA Code / Part I / Title VIII / Chapter 50 / Section 4
Computation of time; filing
Status: in_force

Section 4. In computing the period of time prescribed in any statute relating to primaries, caucuses or elections, Sundays and holidays shall generally be included; but when the last day of such period falls on a Sunday or on a holiday, the following day shall be considered the final day of such period; and when the first day of such period falls on a Sunday or on a holiday, the day preceding shall be considered the first day of the period. Whenever the day designated for a primary, caucus or election is a holiday, said primary, caucus or election shall be held on the following day. Except as otherwise provided by section thirty-eight of chapter fifty-three, all certificates of nomination, nomination papers, and other papers pertaining to primaries and elections, required by law to be filed on or before a specified day, shall be filed no later than five o'clock in the afternoon on said day.

Section 4. In computing the period of time prescribed in any statute relating to primaries, caucuses or elections, Sundays and holidays shall generally be included; but when the last day of such period falls on a Sunday or on a holiday, the following day shall be considered the final day of such period; and when the first day of such period falls on a Sunday or on a holiday, the day preceding shall be considered the first day of the period. Whenever the day designated for a primary, caucus or election is a holiday, said primary, caucus or election shall be held on the following day.

Except as otherwise provided by section thirty-eight of chapter fifty-three, all certificates of nomination, nomination papers, and other papers pertaining to primaries and elections, required by law to be filed on or before a specified day, shall be filed no later than five o'clock in the afternoon on said day.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 136, sec. 11 — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 136 / Section 11
Business, trade, labor or work on Sunday; tort actions; defenses
Status: in_force

Section 11. The provisions of sections one to ten, inclusive, shall not constitute a defense to an action for a tort or injury suffered by a person on Sunday.

Section 11. The provisions of sections one to ten, inclusive, shall not constitute a defense to an action for a tort or injury suffered by a person on Sunday.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 126, sec. 9A — MA Code / Part I / Title XVIII / Chapter 126 / Section 9A
Uniforms
Status: in_force

Section 9A. Officers and employees of each county penal institution required to wear uniforms shall wear while on duty uniforms prescribed by the sheriff of the county, which shall be furnished at the expense of said county; provided, that expenditures for the same are authorized by the county commissioners.

Section 9A. Officers and employees of each county penal institution required to wear uniforms shall wear while on duty uniforms prescribed by the sheriff of the county, which shall be furnished at the expense of said county; provided, that expenditures for the same are authorized by the county commissioners.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 244, sec. 2 — MA Code / Part III / Title III / Chapter 244 / Section 2
Entry without judgment; memorandum or certificate; recording
Status: in_force

Section 2. If an entry for breach of condition is made without a judgment, a memorandum of the entry shall be made on the mortgage deed and signed by the mortgagor or person claiming under him, or a certificate, under oath, of two competent witnesses to prove the entry shall be made. Such memorandum or certificate shall after the entry, except as provided in section seventy of chapter one hundred and eighty-five, be recorded in the registry of deeds for the county or district where the land lies, with a note of reference, if the mortgage is recorded in the same registry, from each record to the other. Unless such record is made, the entry shall not be effectual for the purposes mentioned in the preceding section.

Section 2. If an entry for breach of condition is made without a judgment, a memorandum of the entry shall be made on the mortgage deed and signed by the mortgagor or person claiming under him, or a certificate, under oath, of two competent witnesses to prove the entry shall be made. Such memorandum or certificate shall after the entry, except as provided in section seventy of chapter one hundred and eighty-five, be recorded in the registry of deeds for the county or district where the land lies, with a note of reference, if the mortgage is recorded in the same registry, from each record to the other. Unless such record is made, the entry shall not be effectual for the purposes mentioned in the preceding section.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 76, sec. 12 — MA Code / Part I / Title XII / Chapter 76 / Section 12
Attendance outside place of residence
Status: in_force

Section 12. Any child, with the consent of the school committee of the town where he resides, may attend, at the expense of said town, the public schools of another town, upon such terms as may be fixed by the two committees.

Section 12. Any child, with the consent of the school committee of the town where he resides, may attend, at the expense of said town, the public schools of another town, upon such terms as may be fixed by the two committees.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111G, sec. 5 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 111G / Section 5
Monitoring and assessment of program effectiveness; reports
Status: in_force

Section 5. The division shall monitor and assess the effectiveness of early intervention services. Programs which are in receipt of state or federal funding for early intervention services shall report such information relative to program models, characteristics of clients, expenditures, and other material information as the division, with the advice of the advisory committee, shall request for the purpose of monitoring and assessing the effectiveness of such programs.

Section 5. The division shall monitor and assess the effectiveness of early intervention services. Programs which are in receipt of state or federal funding for early intervention services shall report such information relative to program models, characteristics of clients, expenditures, and other material information as the division, with the advice of the advisory committee, shall request for the purpose of monitoring and assessing the effectiveness of such programs.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 272, sec. 30D — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 272 / Section 30D
Dissemination of visual material of child in state of nudity or sexual conduct; injunction; jurisdiction
Status: in_force

Section 30D. The superior court shall also have jurisdiction to enjoin the dissemination of any visual material that contains a representation or reproduction of any posture or exhibition in a state of nudity or of any act that depicts, describes, or represents sexual conduct participated or engaged in by a child who is under eighteen years of age. The procedures for issuance of such injunction shall be the same as those provided in section thirty, and are in addition to other criminal proceedings initiated under any provisions of the General Laws, and not a condition precedent thereto.

Section 30D. The superior court shall also have jurisdiction to enjoin the dissemination of any visual material that contains a representation or reproduction of any posture or exhibition in a state of nudity or of any act that depicts, describes, or represents sexual conduct participated or engaged in by a child who is under eighteen years of age. The procedures for issuance of such injunction shall be the same as those provided in section thirty, and are in addition to other criminal proceedings initiated under any provisions of the General Laws, and not a condition precedent thereto.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 71A, sec. 10 — MA Code / Part I / Title XII / Chapter 71A / Section 10
Qualifications and endorsement of teachers and administrators assigned to language acquisition program
Status: in_force

Section 10. Teachers and administrators assigned to a language acquisition program shall be properly qualified under state law for the program type. The department shall establish endorsements for educators who have completed coursework and field-based experience to provide instruction within sheltered English immersion programs, 2–way immersion programs, transitional bilingual programs and other programs that meet the requirements of this chapter. Annually, not later than June 1, the department shall provide each district with a list of all educators who have current endorsements pursuant to this section. Prior to the beginning of each school year, districts, including charter schools shall verify that each of the educators in an English learner program is properly endorsed for that program.

Section 10. Teachers and administrators assigned to a language acquisition program shall be properly qualified under state law for the program type. The department shall establish endorsements for educators who have completed coursework and field-based experience to provide instruction within sheltered English immersion programs, 2–way immersion programs, transitional bilingual programs and other programs that meet the requirements of this chapter.

Annually, not later than June 1, the department shall provide each district with a list of all educators who have current endorsements pursuant to this section. Prior to the beginning of each school year, districts, including charter schools shall verify that each of the educators in an English learner program is properly endorsed for that program.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 258, sec. 9 — MA Code / Part III / Title IV / Chapter 258 / Section 9
Indemnity of public employees
Status: in_force

Section 9. Public employers may indemnify public employees, and the commonwealth shall indemnify persons holding office under the constitution, from personal financial loss, all damages and expenses, including legal fees and costs, if any, in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000 arising out of any claim, action, award, compromise, settlement or judgment by reason of an intentional tort, or by reason of any act or omission which constitutes a violation of the civil rights of any person under any federal or state law, if such employee or official or holder of office under the constitution at the time of such intentional tort or such act or omission was acting within the scope of his official duties or employment. No such employee or official, other than a person holding office under the constitution acting within the scope of his official duties or employment, shall be indemnified under this section for violation of any such civil rights if he acted in a grossly negligent, willful or malicious manner. For purposes of this section, persons employed by a joint health district, regional health district or regional board of health, as defined by sections twenty-seven A and twenty-seven B of chapter one hundred and eleven, shall be considered employees of the city or town in which said incident, claim, suit, or judgment is brought pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.

Section 9. Public employers may indemnify public employees, and the commonwealth shall indemnify persons holding office under the constitution, from personal financial loss, all damages and expenses, including legal fees and costs, if any, in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000 arising out of any claim, action, award, compromise, settlement or judgment by reason of an intentional tort, or by reason of any act or omission which constitutes a violation of the civil rights of any person under any federal or state law, if such employee or official or holder of office under the constitution at the time of such intentional tort or such act or omission was acting within the scope of his official duties or employment. No such employee or official, other than a person holding office under the constitution acting within the scope of his official duties or employment, shall be indemnified under this section for violation of any such civil rights if he acted in a grossly negligent, willful or malicious manner.

For purposes of this section, persons employed by a joint health district, regional health district or regional board of health, as defined by sections twenty-seven A and twenty-seven B of chapter one hundred and eleven, shall be considered employees of the city or town in which said incident, claim, suit, or judgment is brought pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 114, sec. 37 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 114 / Section 37
Use of cemeteries; regulations by local boards of health; notice
Status: in_force

Section 37. Boards of health may make regulations concerning burial grounds and interments within their towns; may impose penalties not exceeding one hundred dollars for a breach thereof; may prohibit the use by undertakers, for the purpose of speculation, of tombs as places of deposit for bodies committed to them for burial; and may close any tomb, burial ground, cemetery or other place of burial within the town for such time as they consider necessary for the protection of the public health. Notice of such regulations shall be given by publishing them in a newspaper, if any, of the town; otherwise, by posting a copy in a public place therein. Such publication shall be notice to all persons.

Section 37. Boards of health may make regulations concerning burial grounds and interments within their towns; may impose penalties not exceeding one hundred dollars for a breach thereof; may prohibit the use by undertakers, for the purpose of speculation, of tombs as places of deposit for bodies committed to them for burial; and may close any tomb, burial ground, cemetery or other place of burial within the town for such time as they consider necessary for the protection of the public health. Notice of such regulations shall be given by publishing them in a newspaper, if any, of the town; otherwise, by posting a copy in a public place therein. Such publication shall be notice to all persons.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 33A, sec. 6 — MA Code / Part I / Title V / Chapter 33A / Section 6
Judge Advocates
Status: in_force

Article 6. Judge Advocates. (a) The senior force judge advocates in each of the commonwealth's military forces or that judge advocate's delegates shall make frequent inspections in the field in supervision of the administration of military justice in that force. (b) Convening authorities shall at all times communicate directly with their judge advocates in matters relating to the administration of military justice. The judge advocate of any command is entitled to communicate directly with the judge advocate of a superior or subordinate command, or with the state judge advocate. (c) No person who has acted as a member, military judge, trial counsel, defense counsel or investigating officer, or who has been a witness, in any case may later act as a judge advocate to any reviewing authority upon the same case.

Article 6. Judge Advocates.

(a) The senior force judge advocates in each of the commonwealth's military forces or that judge advocate's delegates shall make frequent inspections in the field in supervision of the administration of military justice in that force.

(b) Convening authorities shall at all times communicate directly with their judge advocates in matters relating to the administration of military justice. The judge advocate of any command is entitled to communicate directly with the judge advocate of a superior or subordinate command, or with the state judge advocate.

(c) No person who has acted as a member, military judge, trial counsel, defense counsel or investigating officer, or who has been a witness, in any case may later act as a judge advocate to any reviewing authority upon the same case.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 221, sec. 70A — MA Code / Part III / Title I / Chapter 221 / Section 70A
Court officers; performance of police powers and duties
Status: in_force

Section 70A. Court officers and those authorized to act as court officers within the judicial branch may perform police duties and have police powers in or about the areas of the court to which they have been assigned when so designated by the chief justice of the trial court, the chief justice of the supreme judicial court or the chief justice of the appeals court, as appropriate.

Section 70A. Court officers and those authorized to act as court officers within the judicial branch may perform police duties and have police powers in or about the areas of the court to which they have been assigned when so designated by the chief justice of the trial court, the chief justice of the supreme judicial court or the chief justice of the appeals court, as appropriate.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 75, sec. 44 — MA Code / Part I / Title XII / Chapter 75 / Section 44
Appointment of trustees to corporation receiving assets from clinical operations of Worcester campus; student representative
Status: in_force

Section 44. If the chancellor of the Worcester campus becomes responsible either by agreement or legislative action for appointing two or more trustees to a board of trustees of a corporation receiving assets from the clinical operations of the Worcester campus and maintaining an affiliation with said campus, the chancellor may appoint the elected student representative of the Worcester campus pursuant to section 1A as one of said trustees.

Section 44. If the chancellor of the Worcester campus becomes responsible either by agreement or legislative action for appointing two or more trustees to a board of trustees of a corporation receiving assets from the clinical operations of the Worcester campus and maintaining an affiliation with said campus, the chancellor may appoint the elected student representative of the Worcester campus pursuant to section 1A as one of said trustees.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, sec. 69B — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 164 / Section 69B
Definitions
Status: in_force

Section 69B. The following words and phrases as used in sections sixty-nine C to sixty-nine F, inclusive, shall, unless the context otherwise requires, have the following meanings:— ''Municipal light board'', the municipal light board, municipal gas and electric commission or similar body in a city or town having a municipal light board, gas and electric commission or similar body; the mayor of a city having no municipal light board, municipal gas and electric commission or similar body; or the selectmen of a town having no municipal light board, municipal gas and electric commission or similar body. ''Manager'', the manager of municipal lighting of the city or town. ''Cadet engineer'', any individual who has contracted with a city or town pursuant to the provisions of section sixty-nine C, and who has not completed ''graduate on the job training'' as provided for in said section. ''Plant'', the municipal light plant or the municipal gas plant or the municipal gas and electric plant of the contracting city or town. ''Educator'', the superintendent of schools of the contracting city or town, or the superintendent or director of any accredited school or school system located within such city or town, a member of the school board or school committee of the contracting city or town, or a principal officer of any duly accredited high school or junior high school located within the contracting city or town.

Section 69B. The following words and phrases as used in sections sixty-nine C to sixty-nine F, inclusive, shall, unless the context otherwise requires, have the following meanings:—

''Municipal light board'', the municipal light board, municipal gas and electric commission or similar body in a city or town having a municipal light board, gas and electric commission or similar body; the mayor of a city having no municipal light board, municipal gas and electric commission or similar body; or the selectmen of a town having no municipal light board, municipal gas and electric commission or similar body.

''Manager'', the manager of municipal lighting of the city or town.

''Cadet engineer'', any individual who has contracted with a city or town pursuant to the provisions of section sixty-nine C, and who has not completed ''graduate on the job training'' as provided for in said section.

''Plant'', the municipal light plant or the municipal gas plant or the municipal gas and electric plant of the contracting city or town.

''Educator'', the superintendent of schools of the contracting city or town, or the superintendent or director of any accredited school or school system located within such city or town, a member of the school board or school committee of the contracting city or town, or a principal officer of any duly accredited high school or junior high school located within the contracting city or town.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 166, sec. 11 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 166 / Section 11
Annual return
Status: in_force

Section 11. Every telephone or telegraph company doing business in the commonwealth shall annually, on or before March thirty-first or such subsequent date as the department of telecommunications and cable, for good cause shown in any case, may fix, file with said department a report of its doings for the year ending December thirty-first preceding, which report shall be in such detail as the department prescribes, and shall be called the ''Annual Return.'' Such return shall be sworn to by the treasurer and by the chief accounting officer of such company, and shall include a statement of its business, receipts and expenditures within the commonwealth during the year, its dividends paid out and declared, the amount of its authorized capital and its indebtedness and financial condition. The word ''company'' in this section and in section 12 shall include every person, partnership, association, corporation and municipal lighting plant or cooperative authorized pursuant to section 47E of chapter 164 to engage in the business of the transmission of intelligence by electricity.

Section 11. Every telephone or telegraph company doing business in the commonwealth shall annually, on or before March thirty-first or such subsequent date as the department of telecommunications and cable, for good cause shown in any case, may fix, file with said department a report of its doings for the year ending December thirty-first preceding, which report shall be in such detail as the department prescribes, and shall be called the ''Annual Return.'' Such return shall be sworn to by the treasurer and by the chief accounting officer of such company, and shall include a statement of its business, receipts and expenditures within the commonwealth during the year, its dividends paid out and declared, the amount of its authorized capital and its indebtedness and financial condition. The word ''company'' in this section and in section 12 shall include every person, partnership, association, corporation and municipal lighting plant or cooperative authorized pursuant to section 47E of chapter 164 to engage in the business of the transmission of intelligence by electricity.