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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, sec. 56 — MA Code / Part I / Title VIII / Chapter 53 / Section 56
Primaries for nomination; submission of question; notice of result to state secretary
Status: in_force

Section 56. In any city or town which has adopted the provisions of law for nominating by primaries, the following question shall be put on the official ballot at any city election or annual town meeting on petition of five per cent of the voters registered at the time of the preceding city election or annual town meeting, filed with the city or town clerk on or before the last day for filing nomination papers: ''Shall primaries for the nomination of candidates to be voted for at city (or town) elections continue to be held in this city (or town)?'' In any city or town not nominating by primaries, where such nominations are permitted by law, the following question may, by similar petition, be put on the ballot at the next city election or annual town meeting: ''Shall primaries for the nomination of candidates to be voted for at city (or town) elections be held in this city (or town)?'' In accordance with the result of such vote, such primaries shall or shall not thereafter be held. Clerks of cities or towns which vote to hold primaries or to rescind such action shall forthwith notify the state secretary of such vote. The provisions of law relative to the signing of nomination papers of candidates for state office, and to the identification and certification of names thereon and submission to the registrars therefor, shall apply, so far as apt, to the signing of petitions under this section and to the identification and certification of names thereon.

Section 56. In any city or town which has adopted the provisions of law for nominating by primaries, the following question shall be put on the official ballot at any city election or annual town meeting on petition of five per cent of the voters registered at the time of the preceding city election or annual town meeting, filed with the city or town clerk on or before the last day for filing nomination papers: ''Shall primaries for the nomination of candidates to be voted for at city (or town) elections continue to be held in this city (or town)?'' In any city or town not nominating by primaries, where such nominations are permitted by law, the following question may, by similar petition, be put on the ballot at the next city election or annual town meeting: ''Shall primaries for the nomination of candidates to be voted for at city (or town) elections be held in this city (or town)?'' In accordance with the result of such vote, such primaries shall or shall not thereafter be held.

Clerks of cities or towns which vote to hold primaries or to rescind such action shall forthwith notify the state secretary of such vote.

The provisions of law relative to the signing of nomination papers of candidates for state office, and to the identification and certification of names thereon and submission to the registrars therefor, shall apply, so far as apt, to the signing of petitions under this section and to the identification and certification of names thereon.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 140, sec. 12B — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 140 / Section 12B
Removal of guest from hotel
Status: in_force

Section 12B. An innkeeper may remove or cause to be removed from a hotel a guest or other person who: refuses or is unable to pay for accommodations or services; while on the premises of the hotel acts in an obviously intoxicated or disorderly manner, destroys or threatens to destroy hotel property, or causes or threatens to cause a disturbance; or violates a rule of the hotel that is clearly and conspicuously posted at or near the front desk and on the inside of the entrance door of every guest room. If the guest has paid in advance, the innkeeper shall tender to the guest any unused portion of the advanced payment at the time of removal.

Section 12B. An innkeeper may remove or cause to be removed from a hotel a guest or other person who: refuses or is unable to pay for accommodations or services; while on the premises of the hotel acts in an obviously intoxicated or disorderly manner, destroys or threatens to destroy hotel property, or causes or threatens to cause a disturbance; or violates a rule of the hotel that is clearly and conspicuously posted at or near the front desk and on the inside of the entrance door of every guest room. If the guest has paid in advance, the innkeeper shall tender to the guest any unused portion of the advanced payment at the time of removal.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 129, sec. 2 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIX / Chapter 129 / Section 2
Powers and duties of director; orders
Status: in_force

Section 2. The director may make and enforce reasonable orders, rules and regulations relative to the following: the sanitary condition of neat cattle, other ruminants and swine and of places where such animals are kept; the prevention, suppression and extirpation of contagious diseases of domestic animals; the establishing of disease-free herds of cattle and the issuing of certificates in connection therewith; the inspection, examination, quarantine, care and treatment or destruction of domestic animals affected with or which have been exposed to contagious disease, the burial or other disposal of their carcasses, and the cleansing and disinfection of places where contagion exists or has existed. No rules or regulations shall take effect until approved by the governor and council.

Section 2. The director may make and enforce reasonable orders, rules and regulations relative to the following: the sanitary condition of neat cattle, other ruminants and swine and of places where such animals are kept; the prevention, suppression and extirpation of contagious diseases of domestic animals; the establishing of disease-free herds of cattle and the issuing of certificates in connection therewith; the inspection, examination, quarantine, care and treatment or destruction of domestic animals affected with or which have been exposed to contagious disease, the burial or other disposal of their carcasses, and the cleansing and disinfection of places where contagion exists or has existed. No rules or regulations shall take effect until approved by the governor and council.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 191B, sec. 10 — MA Code / Part II / Title II / Chapter 191B / Section 10
Powers of appointment
Status: in_force

Section 10. (a) A will incorporating by reference the terms of this chapter shall not exercise a power of appointment unless (i) the will complies with any conditions imposed on the exercise of the power, (ii) the appointment is within the scope of the power, and (iii) the will expressly refers to the power or expresses an intent to exercise any power of appointment held by the testator. (b) If a power of appointment is exercised as provided in subsection (a), the appointed property shall pass as part of the statutory will estate unless the will provides otherwise.

Section 10. (a) A will incorporating by reference the terms of this chapter shall not exercise a power of appointment unless (i) the will complies with any conditions imposed on the exercise of the power, (ii) the appointment is within the scope of the power, and (iii) the will expressly refers to the power or expresses an intent to exercise any power of appointment held by the testator.

(b) If a power of appointment is exercised as provided in subsection (a), the appointed property shall pass as part of the statutory will estate unless the will provides otherwise.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, sec. 51A — MA Code / Part I / Title VIII / Chapter 51 / Section 51A
Confidential registration certificate
Status: in_force

Section 51A. To every person whose affidavit of voter registration is not a public record, and whose name and address do not appear on the annual register pursuant to sections thirty-seven and forty-four, the registrars shall issue a certificate entitled ''Confidential Registration'', similar to that provided for in section fifty-nine. Upon presentation of such certificate to the presiding officer at the proper polling place or, in the case of an absent voter, if such certificate is attached to the voting lists, such person shall have the same right to vote as any other registered voter. Except in the case of an absent voter, after such person has voted, the presiding officer shall attach the certificate to the voting list and it shall be returned to the registrars. Any such certificate shall not be a public record and no person shall make any statement or give any information in regard thereto, except as required by law.

Section 51A. To every person whose affidavit of voter registration is not a public record, and whose name and address do not appear on the annual register pursuant to sections thirty-seven and forty-four, the registrars shall issue a certificate entitled ''Confidential Registration'', similar to that provided for in section fifty-nine. Upon presentation of such certificate to the presiding officer at the proper polling place or, in the case of an absent voter, if such certificate is attached to the voting lists, such person shall have the same right to vote as any other registered voter. Except in the case of an absent voter, after such person has voted, the presiding officer shall attach the certificate to the voting list and it shall be returned to the registrars. Any such certificate shall not be a public record and no person shall make any statement or give any information in regard thereto, except as required by law.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 281, sec. 1 — MA Code / Part V / Title I / Chapter 281 / Section 1
Designation as General Laws; citation; effective date
Status: in_force

Section 1. This act shall not in any citation or enumeration of the statutes be reckoned as one of the acts of nineteen hundred and twenty, but may be designated as the General Laws, adding the number of the chapter and section when necessary, and shall take effect from and after December thirty-first, nineteen hundred and twenty.

Section 1. This act shall not in any citation or enumeration of the statutes be reckoned as one of the acts of nineteen hundred and twenty, but may be designated as the General Laws, adding the number of the chapter and section when necessary, and shall take effect from and after December thirty-first, nineteen hundred and twenty.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 268, sec. 17 — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 268 / Section 17
Aiding escape from officer or person having custody
Status: in_force

Section 17. Whoever aids or assists a prisoner in escaping or attempting to escape from an officer or person who has the lawful custody of such prisoner shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than two years.

Section 17. Whoever aids or assists a prisoner in escaping or attempting to escape from an officer or person who has the lawful custody of such prisoner shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than two years.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 54, sec. 71A — MA Code / Part I / Title VIII / Chapter 54 / Section 71A
Supervision of election officers in cities and towns
Status: in_force

Section 71A. Election officers in cities and in towns shall perform their duties under the supervision of the city or town clerk.

Section 71A. Election officers in cities and in towns shall perform their duties under the supervision of the city or town clerk.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 215, sec. 42 — MA Code / Part III / Title I / Chapter 215 / Section 42
Appearances
Status: in_force

Section 42. A duly authorized attorney at law may enter his appearance as attorney for the party represented by him in any proceeding in a probate court, and all processes and notices served upon him shall have the same force and effect as if served upon the party whom he represents. Any person entering an appearance as herein provided, or in his own behalf, shall print or type his name directly below his signature thereon, but failure to do so shall not affect the validity thereof.

Section 42. A duly authorized attorney at law may enter his appearance as attorney for the party represented by him in any proceeding in a probate court, and all processes and notices served upon him shall have the same force and effect as if served upon the party whom he represents. Any person entering an appearance as herein provided, or in his own behalf, shall print or type his name directly below his signature thereon, but failure to do so shall not affect the validity thereof.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 7C, sec. 27 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 7C / Section 27
Building projects performed at one or more using agencies and controlled and supervised by the office of facilities management
Status: in_force

Section 27. The director may, with the approval of the commissioner, initiate capital budget requests for building projects to be performed at one or more using agencies and controlled and supervised by the office of facilities management. Such projects may include, but not be limited to: (a) projects designed to alleviate, through a single undertaking or a series of undertakings, problems of a common nature encountered in buildings of more than 1 using agency; (b) projects to correct problems which require immediate attention, where the using agency has failed to include the project in its capital budget requests for the year, or has given such a request low priority; and (c) such other projects as the director may, with the approval of the commissioner, designate, including energy conservation projects, handicapped access projects, and fire, health and safety projects.

Section 27. The director may, with the approval of the commissioner, initiate capital budget requests for building projects to be performed at one or more using agencies and controlled and supervised by the office of facilities management. Such projects may include, but not be limited to: (a) projects designed to alleviate, through a single undertaking or a series of undertakings, problems of a common nature encountered in buildings of more than 1 using agency; (b) projects to correct problems which require immediate attention, where the using agency has failed to include the project in its capital budget requests for the year, or has given such a request low priority; and (c) such other projects as the director may, with the approval of the commissioner, designate, including energy conservation projects, handicapped access projects, and fire, health and safety projects.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 205, sec. 35 — MA Code / Part II / Title II / Chapter 205 / Section 35
Bond of guardian or conservator; limitation of action against sureties
Status: in_force

Section 35. No action shall be maintained against the sureties on a bond given by a guardian or conservator unless commenced within four years from the time of the discharge of the guardian or conservator; but if at the time of such discharge the person entitled to bring such action is out of the commonwealth, it may be commenced within four years after his return.

Section 35. No action shall be maintained against the sureties on a bond given by a guardian or conservator unless commenced within four years from the time of the discharge of the guardian or conservator; but if at the time of such discharge the person entitled to bring such action is out of the commonwealth, it may be commenced within four years after his return.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, sec. 37A — MA Code / Part I / Title VIII / Chapter 53 / Section 37A
Absentee ballots; application; unenrolled voters; recording upon voting lists
Status: in_force

Section 37A. A voter desiring to vote by absentee ballot in a primary shall specify on his application for the ballot the party with which he is enrolled or, if he is unenrolled, the party in whose primary he desires to vote. A city or town clerk shall not supply any voter with the absentee ballot of more than one party at any one primary. If an enrolled voter requests the ballot of a party other than the party in which the voter is enrolled, the clerk shall supply the voter with the absentee ballot of the party in which such voter is enrolled. The officers processing absentee ballots shall cause to be recorded upon the voting lists to be used at the polling place the political party in whose primary the absentee voter has cast his ballot if he is unenrolled, or the officers charged with the casting of such absentee ballot at the polling place shall so record on the voting list the political party in whose primary the absentee voter has cast his ballot if he is unenrolled. If the voter was unenrolled before selecting a party ballot, he shall continue to be unenrolled and shall be recorded as unenrolled in the current annual register of voters.

Section 37A. A voter desiring to vote by absentee ballot in a primary shall specify on his application for the ballot the party with which he is enrolled or, if he is unenrolled, the party in whose primary he desires to vote. A city or town clerk shall not supply any voter with the absentee ballot of more than one party at any one primary. If an enrolled voter requests the ballot of a party other than the party in which the voter is enrolled, the clerk shall supply the voter with the absentee ballot of the party in which such voter is enrolled.

The officers processing absentee ballots shall cause to be recorded upon the voting lists to be used at the polling place the political party in whose primary the absentee voter has cast his ballot if he is unenrolled, or the officers charged with the casting of such absentee ballot at the polling place shall so record on the voting list the political party in whose primary the absentee voter has cast his ballot if he is unenrolled.

If the voter was unenrolled before selecting a party ballot, he shall continue to be unenrolled and shall be recorded as unenrolled in the current annual register of voters.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 90H, sec. 5 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 90H / Section 5
Authorization for secretary to enter into agreements
Status: in_force

Section 5. The secretary is hereby authorized to enter into agreements on behalf of the department with state, regional or local agencies or authorities of bordering states to accomplish the purposes of this chapter.

Section 5. The secretary is hereby authorized to enter into agreements on behalf of the department with state, regional or local agencies or authorities of bordering states to accomplish the purposes of this chapter.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 127, sec. 60 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVIII / Chapter 127 / Section 60
Noncompliance with sections relative to purchase of articles
Status: in_force

Section 60. Any officer who wilfully refuses or neglects to comply with the provisions of this chapter relative to the purchase of articles and materials from the prisons shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars.

Section 60. Any officer who wilfully refuses or neglects to comply with the provisions of this chapter relative to the purchase of articles and materials from the prisons shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 54, sec. 104 — MA Code / Part I / Title VIII / Chapter 54 / Section 104
Use of state blank forms and apparatus; canvass of votes
Status: in_force

Section 104. The blank forms and apparatus provided by the state secretary shall be used in ascertaining the result of the election or vote in state elections in cities and towns, in city elections, in elections of town officers in towns where official ballots are used, and also in taking the vote upon any proposed amendment to the constitution, upon any law or proposed law submitted to the voters by referendum or initiative petition, and upon any other question submitted by statute to the voters of any senatorial or representative district, or of any city or town in which official ballots are used. If it is impossible to use such blank forms or apparatus, the canvass of the votes shall be made as the presiding officer shall direct; and the clerk shall record the facts relating to the failure to use such blank forms or apparatus, and shall enclose an attested copy of such record in the envelope with the ballots cast.

Section 104. The blank forms and apparatus provided by the state secretary shall be used in ascertaining the result of the election or vote in state elections in cities and towns, in city elections, in elections of town officers in towns where official ballots are used, and also in taking the vote upon any proposed amendment to the constitution, upon any law or proposed law submitted to the voters by referendum or initiative petition, and upon any other question submitted by statute to the voters of any senatorial or representative district, or of any city or town in which official ballots are used. If it is impossible to use such blank forms or apparatus, the canvass of the votes shall be made as the presiding officer shall direct; and the clerk shall record the facts relating to the failure to use such blank forms or apparatus, and shall enclose an attested copy of such record in the envelope with the ballots cast.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 176G, sec. 4A — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 176G / Section 4A
Employees terminated due to plant closings; coverage
Status: in_force

Section 4A. Any health maintenance contract shall provide coverage for employees terminated due to a plant closing or covered partial closing as required by the second paragraph of section one hundred and ten D of chapter one hundred and seventy-five and the second paragraph of section one hundred and ten G of chapter one hundred and seventy-five.

Section 4A. Any health maintenance contract shall provide coverage for employees terminated due to a plant closing or covered partial closing as required by the second paragraph of section one hundred and ten D of chapter one hundred and seventy-five and the second paragraph of section one hundred and ten G of chapter one hundred and seventy-five.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 140, sec. 188 — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 140 / Section 188
Grant of license for picnic grove; terms, conditions and regulations
Status: in_force

Section 188. In a city or town which accepts the provisions of this and the two following sections or has accepted corresponding provisions of earlier laws, the aldermen, except in Boston and Lowell, or the selectmen may grant a license to any person to establish, let, keep open and maintain a grove to be used for picnics or other lawful gatherings and amusements for hire, gain or reward, upon such conditions and regulations as they deem proper, subject to the provisions of sections two hundred and two to two hundred and five, inclusive. In Lowell the license commission and in Boston the licensing board may grant such licenses.

Section 188. In a city or town which accepts the provisions of this and the two following sections or has accepted corresponding provisions of earlier laws, the aldermen, except in Boston and Lowell, or the selectmen may grant a license to any person to establish, let, keep open and maintain a grove to be used for picnics or other lawful gatherings and amusements for hire, gain or reward, upon such conditions and regulations as they deem proper, subject to the provisions of sections two hundred and two to two hundred and five, inclusive. In Lowell the license commission and in Boston the licensing board may grant such licenses.