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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 127, sec. 51 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVIII / Chapter 127 / Section 51
Establishment and maintenance of industries in correctional institutions; contracts for labor
Status: in_force

Section 51. The commissioner, and the superintendents of the correctional institutions of the commonwealth, keepers or superintendents of jails and houses of correction, shall determine the industries to be established and maintained in the respective institutions under the supervision of said officers. The prisoners in said institutions shall be employed in said industries under regulations which shall be established by the commissioner; but no contract shall be made for the labor of prisoners.

Section 51. The commissioner, and the superintendents of the correctional institutions of the commonwealth, keepers or superintendents of jails and houses of correction, shall determine the industries to be established and maintained in the respective institutions under the supervision of said officers. The prisoners in said institutions shall be employed in said industries under regulations which shall be established by the commissioner; but no contract shall be made for the labor of prisoners.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6, sec. 15V — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 6 / Section 15V
White Cane Safety Day
Status: in_force

Section 15V. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the fifteenth day of October as White Cane Safety Day, and recommending that said day be observed by the people in an appropriate manner.

Section 15V. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the fifteenth day of October as White Cane Safety Day, and recommending that said day be observed by the people in an appropriate manner.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 125, sec. 13 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVIII / Chapter 125 / Section 13
Officers of correctional institutions
Status: in_force

Section 13. The officers of each correctional institution shall be a superintendent, a deputy, chaplains and such other officers as the commissioner may find necessary; provided, that there shall be employed therein such additional officers as the commissioner shall consider necessary to comply with section thirty-nine of chapter one hundred and forty-nine.

Section 13. The officers of each correctional institution shall be a superintendent, a deputy, chaplains and such other officers as the commissioner may find necessary; provided, that there shall be employed therein such additional officers as the commissioner shall consider necessary to comply with section thirty-nine of chapter one hundred and forty-nine.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22C, sec. 28A — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 22C / Section 28A
Base salaries; review of salary schedule; adjustments
Status: in_force

Section 28A. Notwithstanding the provisions of sections forty-five and forty-six of chapter thirty, each officer in grade of lieutenant in the department of state police shall receive a base salary of fifteen point five percent greater than the regular salary payable to the next subordinate grade and all other commissioned officers and staff officers shall receive a base salary nine percent greater than the regular salary payable to the next subordinate grade, in accordance with a schedule submitted by the commissioner of administration to the house and senate committees on ways and means. The commissioner of administration in consultation with the colonel of state police shall establish procedures for a review of said salary schedule and shall submit recommendations for adjustments in subsequent years to the house and senate committees on ways and means.

Section 28A. Notwithstanding the provisions of sections forty-five and forty-six of chapter thirty, each officer in grade of lieutenant in the department of state police shall receive a base salary of fifteen point five percent greater than the regular salary payable to the next subordinate grade and all other commissioned officers and staff officers shall receive a base salary nine percent greater than the regular salary payable to the next subordinate grade, in accordance with a schedule submitted by the commissioner of administration to the house and senate committees on ways and means. The commissioner of administration in consultation with the colonel of state police shall establish procedures for a review of said salary schedule and shall submit recommendations for adjustments in subsequent years to the house and senate committees on ways and means.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 130, sec. 92 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIX / Chapter 130 / Section 92
Sale of scallops; soaked scallops; scallops not in shell; marking of containers; common carriers
Status: in_force

Section 92. No person shall sell, exchange, transport or deliver and no person shall offer or expose for sale, exchange or delivery or have in their custody or possession with intent to sell, exchange, transport or deliver any scallops or sea scallops which have been soaked and shall tag such scallops in accordance with regulations promulgated by the director. This section shall not apply to common carriers having scallops in possession for the purpose of transportation.

Section 92. No person shall sell, exchange, transport or deliver and no person shall offer or expose for sale, exchange or delivery or have in their custody or possession with intent to sell, exchange, transport or deliver any scallops or sea scallops which have been soaked and shall tag such scallops in accordance with regulations promulgated by the director.

This section shall not apply to common carriers having scallops in possession for the purpose of transportation.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 162, sec. 11 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 162 / Section 11
Content of certificate of incorporation
Status: in_force

Section 11. The certificate of incorporation issued by the state secretary to the company shall contain the words, ''electric railroad companies'', instead of the words, ''railroad corporations''.

Section 11. The certificate of incorporation issued by the state secretary to the company shall contain the words, ''electric railroad companies'', instead of the words, ''railroad corporations''.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 25, sec. 12G — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 25 / Section 12G
Transportation division; investigations and inquiries
Status: in_force

Section 12G. In all investigations and inquiries authorized by law to be made by the director of the transportation division, and in all proceedings before him, he may summon witnesses, administer oaths and take testimony. The provisions of section five A relative to fees of witnesses in proceedings before the department shall apply to witnesses summoned under this section.

Section 12G. In all investigations and inquiries authorized by law to be made by the director of the transportation division, and in all proceedings before him, he may summon witnesses, administer oaths and take testimony. The provisions of section five A relative to fees of witnesses in proceedings before the department shall apply to witnesses summoned under this section.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 128, sec. 109 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIX / Chapter 128 / Section 109
Temporary suspension of marketing orders or agreements; notice and hearing
Status: in_force

Section 109. The commissioner may temporarily suspend the operation of an effective marketing order or agreement for a continuing period of not longer than one growing and marketing season, found by the commissioner after due notice and an opportunity for a hearing to be unnecessary during such season to fulfill the policy and purposes of said sections one hundred and two through one hundred and fifteen.

Section 109. The commissioner may temporarily suspend the operation of an effective marketing order or agreement for a continuing period of not longer than one growing and marketing season, found by the commissioner after due notice and an opportunity for a hearing to be unnecessary during such season to fulfill the policy and purposes of said sections one hundred and two through one hundred and fifteen.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 121B, sec. 28A — MA Code / Part I / Title XVII / Chapter 121B / Section 28A
Annual plan; availability to public for review and comment
Status: in_force

Section 28A. (a) Each housing authority shall submit to the department an annual plan. The annual plan shall state the housing authority's goals and objectives to meet or improve upon the department's performance based review and assessment standards under section 26B. The annual plan shall further include the housing authority's capital improvement, maintenance and repair plans for the following year and address deficiencies in meeting applicable performance standards. (b) The housing authority shall make the annual plan available for public review and comment through an annual public hearing. Not later than 45 days before the date of a public hearing, the housing authority shall publish a notice informing the public of the agenda items which shall be covered at the hearing, including, but not limited to, the housing authority's: (i) proposed operating budget; (ii) proposed capital plan; and (iii) specific plan to meet or improve upon the performance based review and the assessment standards under section 26B. (c) The department shall promulgate regulations to implement this section.

Section 28A. (a) Each housing authority shall submit to the department an annual plan. The annual plan shall state the housing authority's goals and objectives to meet or improve upon the department's performance based review and assessment standards under section 26B. The annual plan shall further include the housing authority's capital improvement, maintenance and repair plans for the following year and address deficiencies in meeting applicable performance standards.

(b) The housing authority shall make the annual plan available for public review and comment through an annual public hearing. Not later than 45 days before the date of a public hearing, the housing authority shall publish a notice informing the public of the agenda items which shall be covered at the hearing, including, but not limited to, the housing authority's: (i) proposed operating budget; (ii) proposed capital plan; and (iii) specific plan to meet or improve upon the performance based review and the assessment standards under section 26B.

(c) The department shall promulgate regulations to implement this section.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 79A, sec. 15 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIII / Chapter 79A / Section 15
Severability
Status: in_force

Section 15. If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application.

Section 15. If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 18, sec. 33 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 18 / Section 33
Providing of social security number required; exceptions; penalty for noncompliance
Status: in_force

Section 33. The department shall require applicants or recipients of cash assistance to provide their social security number upon application; provided, however, that this section shall not apply to recipients who are present in the United States under 1 of the eligible noncitizen statuses as described in 106 CMR 203.675(A) or 106 CMR 320.620(A) or a victim of domestic violence who has a pending petition for legal status under the federal Violence Against Women Act; provided further, that the department shall provide a 3 month placeholder social security number for applicants or recipients who are expecting mothers in the third trimester of pregnancy or a child under 4 months of age. Failure to provide a valid social security number within 3 months shall result in the suspension of benefits until a valid social security number is provided and verified by the department. The department shall promulgate regulations in accordance with this section.

Section 33. The department shall require applicants or recipients of cash assistance to provide their social security number upon application; provided, however, that this section shall not apply to recipients who are present in the United States under 1 of the eligible noncitizen statuses as described in 106 CMR 203.675(A) or 106 CMR 320.620(A) or a victim of domestic violence who has a pending petition for legal status under the federal Violence Against Women Act; provided further, that the department shall provide a 3 month placeholder social security number for applicants or recipients who are expecting mothers in the third trimester of pregnancy or a child under 4 months of age. Failure to provide a valid social security number within 3 months shall result in the suspension of benefits until a valid social security number is provided and verified by the department. The department shall promulgate regulations in accordance with this section.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 88, sec. 4 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 88 / Section 4
Remedy for damage from negligence or default of ferryman
Status: in_force

Section 4. Whoever suffers damage by the negligence or default of a ferryman may recover the same by an action upon his bond; which may be prosecuted as an action brought on the bond of a sheriff is prosecuted.

Section 4. Whoever suffers damage by the negligence or default of a ferryman may recover the same by an action upon his bond; which may be prosecuted as an action brought on the bond of a sheriff is prosecuted.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 235, sec. 42 — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 235 / Section 42
Return of execution; liability for fraud
Status: in_force

Section 42. The officer making such sale shall in his return of the execution particularly describe the property sold and the amount for which each article was sold; and if he is guilty of fraud in the sale or return, he shall be liable in tort to the party injured for five times the amount of the actual damage sustained by reason of such fraud.

Section 42. The officer making such sale shall in his return of the execution particularly describe the property sold and the amount for which each article was sold; and if he is guilty of fraud in the sale or return, he shall be liable in tort to the party injured for five times the amount of the actual damage sustained by reason of such fraud.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111, sec. 181 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 111 / Section 181
Enforcement of vaccination of inhabitants of towns
Status: in_force

Section 181. Boards of health, if in their opinion it is necessary for public health or safety, shall require and enforce the vaccination and revaccination of all the inhabitants of their towns, and shall provide them with the means of free vaccination. Whoever refuses or neglects to comply with such requirement shall forfeit five dollars.

Section 181. Boards of health, if in their opinion it is necessary for public health or safety, shall require and enforce the vaccination and revaccination of all the inhabitants of their towns, and shall provide them with the means of free vaccination. Whoever refuses or neglects to comply with such requirement shall forfeit five dollars.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91, sec. 54 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 91 / Section 54
Dumping; notice; inspector; cost of supervision
Status: in_force

Section 54. Every contractor or other person shall, at least three days before commencing any piece of dredging in tide water, give written notice to the department of the location and amount of the proposed work, and the time at which it is expected work will begin and, except with the written assent of the department, no dredged or other material which it is proposed to dump in tide water, shall be transported or dumped within the tide waters of the commonwealth, unless there is present on board the scows containing the material, or on the boat towing the same, an inspector employed for that purpose by the department; and no such material shall, in any event, be dumped within the limits of any channel which has been deepened by dredging, nor in any other part of the tide waters of the commonwealth, unless the same is duly authorized. The state treasurer may recover in contract from such contractor or person the cost of supervision determined as provided in the two preceding sections.

Section 54. Every contractor or other person shall, at least three days before commencing any piece of dredging in tide water, give written notice to the department of the location and amount of the proposed work, and the time at which it is expected work will begin and, except with the written assent of the department, no dredged or other material which it is proposed to dump in tide water, shall be transported or dumped within the tide waters of the commonwealth, unless there is present on board the scows containing the material, or on the boat towing the same, an inspector employed for that purpose by the department; and no such material shall, in any event, be dumped within the limits of any channel which has been deepened by dredging, nor in any other part of the tide waters of the commonwealth, unless the same is duly authorized. The state treasurer may recover in contract from such contractor or person the cost of supervision determined as provided in the two preceding sections.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6C, sec. 14 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 6C / Section 14
Department as public agency for purposes of state contracts
Status: in_force

Section 14. The department shall be deemed to be a public agency for purposes of, and shall be subject to, section 39M of chapter 30 and sections 44A to 44H, inclusive, of chapter 149 and shall comply with requirements applicable to an independent public authority for publication of contract information in the central register established pursuant to section 20A of chapter 9.

Section 14. The department shall be deemed to be a public agency for purposes of, and shall be subject to, section 39M of chapter 30 and sections 44A to 44H, inclusive, of chapter 149 and shall comply with requirements applicable to an independent public authority for publication of contract information in the central register established pursuant to section 20A of chapter 9.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 102, sec. 8 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 102 / Section 8
Duties of weighers
Status: in_force

Section 8. Each weigher, upon request, shall furnish the requisite marks and nails, and shall cause lighters and other vessels to be weighed and marked in conformity with the preceding section. The weigher shall keep in a book provided for the purpose a correct account of the distance of each mark from the stationary marks, in feet, inches and fractions thereof, and shall give a certificate thereof, expressing the distance, to the master of every such vessel.

Section 8. Each weigher, upon request, shall furnish the requisite marks and nails, and shall cause lighters and other vessels to be weighed and marked in conformity with the preceding section. The weigher shall keep in a book provided for the purpose a correct account of the distance of each mark from the stationary marks, in feet, inches and fractions thereof, and shall give a certificate thereof, expressing the distance, to the master of every such vessel.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 255F, sec. 16 — MA Code / Part III / Title IV / Chapter 255F / Section 16
Reports of condition
Status: in_force

Section 16. Each licensed mortgage loan originator shall submit to the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry reports of condition, which shall be in such form and shall contain such information as the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry may require.

Section 16. Each licensed mortgage loan originator shall submit to the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry reports of condition, which shall be in such form and shall contain such information as the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry may require.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 166, sec. 38 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 166 / Section 38
Intentional injury or destruction of property; penalty
Status: in_force

Section 38. Whoever unlawfully and intentionally injures, molests or destroys any line, wire, pole, pier or abutment, or any of the materials or property of any street railway company, of any electric railroad company, or of any city or town engaged in the manufacture and sale of electricity for light, heat or power or of any company, owner or association described in sections twenty-one and forty-three shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than two years, or both; and whoever does any act prohibited by this section between the hours of four o'clock in the afternoon and seven o'clock in the forenoon shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment for not more than four years, or both.

Section 38. Whoever unlawfully and intentionally injures, molests or destroys any line, wire, pole, pier or abutment, or any of the materials or property of any street railway company, of any electric railroad company, or of any city or town engaged in the manufacture and sale of electricity for light, heat or power or of any company, owner or association described in sections twenty-one and forty-three shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than two years, or both; and whoever does any act prohibited by this section between the hours of four o'clock in the afternoon and seven o'clock in the forenoon shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment for not more than four years, or both.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 185, sec. 49 — MA Code / Part II / Title I / Chapter 185 / Section 49
Original and transfer certificates
Status: in_force

Section 49. The certificate first registered in pursuance of a judgment of registration in regard to any parcel of land shall, in the registration book, be entitled ''Original certificate of title, entered pursuant to judgment of the land court, dated at'' (stating time and place of entry of judgment and the number of the case). The certificate shall take effect from the date of the transcription of the judgment. Subsequent certificates relating to the same land shall be in like form, but shall be entitled ''Transfer from No. ___'' (the number of the last previous certificate relating to the same land), and also the words ''Originally registered'' (date, volume and page of registration).

Section 49. The certificate first registered in pursuance of a judgment of registration in regard to any parcel of land shall, in the registration book, be entitled ''Original certificate of title, entered pursuant to judgment of the land court, dated at'' (stating time and place of entry of judgment and the number of the case). The certificate shall take effect from the date of the transcription of the judgment. Subsequent certificates relating to the same land shall be in like form, but shall be entitled ''Transfer from No. ___'' (the number of the last previous certificate relating to the same land), and also the words ''Originally registered'' (date, volume and page of registration).