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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 79, sec. 4 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIII / Chapter 79 / Section 4
Taking registered land
Status: in_force

Section 4. If land of a registered owner, or any right or interest therein, is taken by eminent domain, the board of officers by whom the taking is made shall file for registration in the proper registry district a description of the registered land so taken, giving the name of each owner thereof, referring by number and place of registration in the registration book to each certificate of title, and stating what estate or interest in the land is taken, and for what purpose. A memorandum of the right or interest taken shall be made on each certificate of title by the assistant recorder. If the fee simple of part of the registered land is taken a new certificate shall be entered to the owner for the land remaining to him after such taking. All fees on account of any memorandum of registration or entry of new certificates shall be paid by the body politic or corporate which takes the land. If the body politic or corporate which takes the land acquires the fee simple of all or part of the registered land, a new certificate shall be entered to the body politic or corporate making the fee simple taking.

Section 4. If land of a registered owner, or any right or interest therein, is taken by eminent domain, the board of officers by whom the taking is made shall file for registration in the proper registry district a description of the registered land so taken, giving the name of each owner thereof, referring by number and place of registration in the registration book to each certificate of title, and stating what estate or interest in the land is taken, and for what purpose. A memorandum of the right or interest taken shall be made on each certificate of title by the assistant recorder. If the fee simple of part of the registered land is taken a new certificate shall be entered to the owner for the land remaining to him after such taking. All fees on account of any memorandum of registration or entry of new certificates shall be paid by the body politic or corporate which takes the land.

If the body politic or corporate which takes the land acquires the fee simple of all or part of the registered land, a new certificate shall be entered to the body politic or corporate making the fee simple taking.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, sec. 17 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 161 / Section 17
Voting by shareholders; proxies
Status: in_force

Section 17. Stockholders entitled to vote shall have one vote for each share of stock owned by them. Stockholders may vote either in person or by proxy. No proxy dated more than six months before the meeting named therein shall be accepted, and no such proxy shall be valid after the final adjournment of such meeting.

Section 17. Stockholders entitled to vote shall have one vote for each share of stock owned by them. Stockholders may vote either in person or by proxy. No proxy dated more than six months before the meeting named therein shall be accepted, and no such proxy shall be valid after the final adjournment of such meeting.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 84, sec. 1 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 84 / Section 1
Repair of highways and town ways at expense of towns
Status: in_force

Section 1. Highways and town ways, including railroad crossings at grade with such highways and town ways, shall be kept in repair at the expense of the town in which they are situated, so that they may be reasonably safe and convenient for travelers, with their horses, teams, vehicles and carriages at all seasons. A city or town shall submit a letter of request for such repair and for approval by the state department of highways. Upon receipt of such approval, the city or town shall be reimbursed by the commonwealth from monies which may be appropriated therefor by the commonwealth and the federal government to defray expenses of such repairs for safety programming. Such reimbursement will not create liability, of any kind, either civil or criminal on the part of the commonwealth or the federal government.

Section 1. Highways and town ways, including railroad crossings at grade with such highways and town ways, shall be kept in repair at the expense of the town in which they are situated, so that they may be reasonably safe and convenient for travelers, with their horses, teams, vehicles and carriages at all seasons. A city or town shall submit a letter of request for such repair and for approval by the state department of highways. Upon receipt of such approval, the city or town shall be reimbursed by the commonwealth from monies which may be appropriated therefor by the commonwealth and the federal government to defray expenses of such repairs for safety programming. Such reimbursement will not create liability, of any kind, either civil or criminal on the part of the commonwealth or the federal government.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40V, sec. 3 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 40V / Section 3
Approval of application for tax exemption for housing development project under Sec. 59 of chapter 59
Status: in_force

Section 3. Under section 5M of chapter 59, the department may approve a municipality's application for a tax exemption for a housing development project located within an approved housing development zone.

Section 3. Under section 5M of chapter 59, the department may approve a municipality's application for a tax exemption for a housing development project located within an approved housing development zone.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111I, sec. 2 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 111I / Section 2
Intent of program; all those eligible defined; allocation of funds
Status: in_force

Section 2. The WIC program shall serve all those eligible under the Federal WIC program eligibility standards. It is the intent of this program that by July first, nineteen hundred and ninety-four all of those eligible for the program shall be served. The words all those eligible shall mean serving eighty-five percent of all federally eligible women, infants and children. Federal and state funds appropriated to implement this section shall be allocated to expand program operations in areas most in need of supplemental foods as determined by a methodology which shall be included in the state plan, and to fund related administrative services necessary for expansion. It is the intent of this section that state funds provided under this act will supplement federal funds to enable all those eligible as defined above to be served through the WIC program.

Section 2. The WIC program shall serve all those eligible under the Federal WIC program eligibility standards. It is the intent of this program that by July first, nineteen hundred and ninety-four all of those eligible for the program shall be served. The words all those eligible shall mean serving eighty-five percent of all federally eligible women, infants and children.

Federal and state funds appropriated to implement this section shall be allocated to expand program operations in areas most in need of supplemental foods as determined by a methodology which shall be included in the state plan, and to fund related administrative services necessary for expansion.

It is the intent of this section that state funds provided under this act will supplement federal funds to enable all those eligible as defined above to be served through the WIC program.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6, sec. 15DDDDDD — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 6 / Section 15DDDDDD
Seatbelt Awareness Month
Status: in_force

Section 15DDDDDD. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the month of May as Seatbelt Awareness Month to increase awareness of the importance of seatbelt safety and shall recommend that the month be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.

Section 15DDDDDD. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the month of May as Seatbelt Awareness Month to increase awareness of the importance of seatbelt safety and shall recommend that the month be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 269, sec. 16 — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 269 / Section 16
Arrowheads used for hunting; sale
Status: in_force

Section 16. Whoever sells or offers for sale devices known as broadheads, razorheads, or any other arrowhead used exclusively for hunting purposes to any person under fifteen years of age shall be punished by a fine of one hundred dollars upon conviction of the first offense, five hundred dollars upon conviction of the second offense, and one thousand dollars and not less than six months nor more than one year in a house of correction for the third and subsequent offenses.

Section 16. Whoever sells or offers for sale devices known as broadheads, razorheads, or any other arrowhead used exclusively for hunting purposes to any person under fifteen years of age shall be punished by a fine of one hundred dollars upon conviction of the first offense, five hundred dollars upon conviction of the second offense, and one thousand dollars and not less than six months nor more than one year in a house of correction for the third and subsequent offenses.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 272, sec. 80B — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 272 / Section 80B
Exhibiting dogs with ears cropped or cut off
Status: in_force

Section 80B. Whoever shows or exhibits or procures to be shown or exhibited at any dog show or exhibition in the commonwealth a dog with an ear or ears cropped or cut off, except when and as certified to be reasonably necessary by a veterinarian duly registered under the laws of the state of his residence, shall be punished by a fine of not more than two hundred and fifty dollars.

Section 80B. Whoever shows or exhibits or procures to be shown or exhibited at any dog show or exhibition in the commonwealth a dog with an ear or ears cropped or cut off, except when and as certified to be reasonably necessary by a veterinarian duly registered under the laws of the state of his residence, shall be punished by a fine of not more than two hundred and fifty dollars.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 52, sec. 8 — MA Code / Part I / Title VIII / Chapter 52 / Section 8
Election of existing committees
Status: in_force

Section 8. Each committee existing at the time when the party which it represents first polls for any office to be filled by all the voters of the commonwealth at a biennial state election three per cent of the entire vote cast in the commonwealth for that office, and each committee existing at the time when the party it represents first polls for mayor or a selectman at a city or town election at least three per cent of the entire vote cast in the city or town for that office, shall be deemed elected under this chapter, and shall be subject to its provisions.

Section 8. Each committee existing at the time when the party which it represents first polls for any office to be filled by all the voters of the commonwealth at a biennial state election three per cent of the entire vote cast in the commonwealth for that office, and each committee existing at the time when the party it represents first polls for mayor or a selectman at a city or town election at least three per cent of the entire vote cast in the city or town for that office, shall be deemed elected under this chapter, and shall be subject to its provisions.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 165, sec. 4 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 165 / Section 4
Supervisory authority of department
Status: in_force

Section 4. The department shall have general supervision of all corporations and companies subject to this chapter, and shall make all necessary examinations and inquiries and keep itself informed as to the compliance by all such corporations and companies with the law.

Section 4. The department shall have general supervision of all corporations and companies subject to this chapter, and shall make all necessary examinations and inquiries and keep itself informed as to the compliance by all such corporations and companies with the law.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 67, sec. 26 — MA Code / Part I / Title XI / Chapter 67 / Section 26
Record of organization proceedings; filing
Status: in_force

Section 26. The clerk of such corporation, within ten days after the meeting at which it was organized, shall file with the state secretary a true copy of the record of the proceedings of its organization; otherwise the organization shall be void.

Section 26. The clerk of such corporation, within ten days after the meeting at which it was organized, shall file with the state secretary a true copy of the record of the proceedings of its organization; otherwise the organization shall be void.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 30, sec. 30A — MA Code / Part I / Title III / Chapter 30 / Section 30A
Official letterheads; uniform style
Status: in_force

Section 30A. The state secretary, the commissioner of administration and the state purchasing agent shall, after consultation with state officers, heads of departments and superintendents of institutions, determine a uniform style of headings for letterheads to be used by all executive and administrative officers and departments and all institutions; but other styles may be authorized in limited quantities for special purposes.

Section 30A. The state secretary, the commissioner of administration and the state purchasing agent shall, after consultation with state officers, heads of departments and superintendents of institutions, determine a uniform style of headings for letterheads to be used by all executive and administrative officers and departments and all institutions; but other styles may be authorized in limited quantities for special purposes.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 112, sec. 6 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 112 / Section 6
Unauthorized or unregistered practice of medicine; penalties
Status: in_force

Section 6. Except as provided in section sixty-five, whoever, not being lawfully authorized to practice medicine within the commonwealth and registered under section two, or corresponding provisions of earlier laws, or under section one or two of chapter five hundred and twenty-six of the acts of nineteen hundred and nine, holds himself out as a practitioner of medicine or practices or attempts to practice medicine in any of its branches, or whoever practices medicine under a false or assumed name or under a name other than that by which he is registered, or whoever personates another practitioner, or whoever practices or attempts to practice any fraud in connection with the filing of an application, or whoever files an application under a false or assumed name or under a name other than his own, or whoever personates or attempts to personate another applicant for registration during an examination, shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred nor more than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment for not less than one month nor more than one year, or both. A person rendering medical service in violation of this section shall recover no compensation therefor.

Section 6. Except as provided in section sixty-five, whoever, not being lawfully authorized to practice medicine within the commonwealth and registered under section two, or corresponding provisions of earlier laws, or under section one or two of chapter five hundred and twenty-six of the acts of nineteen hundred and nine, holds himself out as a practitioner of medicine or practices or attempts to practice medicine in any of its branches, or whoever practices medicine under a false or assumed name or under a name other than that by which he is registered, or whoever personates another practitioner, or whoever practices or attempts to practice any fraud in connection with the filing of an application, or whoever files an application under a false or assumed name or under a name other than his own, or whoever personates or attempts to personate another applicant for registration during an examination, shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred nor more than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment for not less than one month nor more than one year, or both. A person rendering medical service in violation of this section shall recover no compensation therefor.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156C, sec. 36 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 156C / Section 36
Resignation of member
Status: in_force

Section 36. A member may resign as a member of a limited liability company at the time or upon the happening of events specified in the operating agreement and in accordance with the operating agreement. An operating agreement may provide that a member shall not have the right to resign as a member of a limited liability company. Regardless of whether an operating agreement provides that a member does not have the right to resign as a member of a limited liability company, a member may resign as a member of a limited liability company upon not less than six months' prior written notice to the limited liability company at its office in the commonwealth as set forth in the certificate of organization filed in the office of the state secretary and to each other member and each manager at each other member's and each manager's address as set forth on the records of the limited liability company as of the date of the notice. If the resignation of a member violates the operating agreement, in addition to any remedies otherwise available under applicable law, a limited liability company may recover from the resigning member damages for breach of the operating agreement and offset the damages against any amounts otherwise distributable to the resigning member.

Section 36. A member may resign as a member of a limited liability company at the time or upon the happening of events specified in the operating agreement and in accordance with the operating agreement. An operating agreement may provide that a member shall not have the right to resign as a member of a limited liability company. Regardless of whether an operating agreement provides that a member does not have the right to resign as a member of a limited liability company, a member may resign as a member of a limited liability company upon not less than six months' prior written notice to the limited liability company at its office in the commonwealth as set forth in the certificate of organization filed in the office of the state secretary and to each other member and each manager at each other member's and each manager's address as set forth on the records of the limited liability company as of the date of the notice. If the resignation of a member violates the operating agreement, in addition to any remedies otherwise available under applicable law, a limited liability company may recover from the resigning member damages for breach of the operating agreement and offset the damages against any amounts otherwise distributable to the resigning member.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111, sec. 24I — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 111 / Section 24I
Universal immunization program
Status: in_force

Section 24I. There is hereby established a universal immunization program. Said program shall be administered by the department, subject to appropriation. Any revenues generated by said program shall be credited to the General Fund.

Section 24I. There is hereby established a universal immunization program. Said program shall be administered by the department, subject to appropriation. Any revenues generated by said program shall be credited to the General Fund.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 16, sec. 24B — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 16 / Section 24B
Taxation of private residual waste treatment facilities
Status: in_force

Section 24B. The operator of a privately owned or operated residual waste treatment facility shall pay to the city or town in which the facility is located a fee based upon the volume of residual waste received at the facility. Such fees shall be in lieu of all taxes, fees, charges or assessments imposed by the city or town in which the facility is located, except for real estate taxes imposed solely upon the land on which the said facility is located, and shall be prescribed by municipal ordinance or by-law within limits established in the rules and regulations of the department.

Section 24B. The operator of a privately owned or operated residual waste treatment facility shall pay to the city or town in which the facility is located a fee based upon the volume of residual waste received at the facility. Such fees shall be in lieu of all taxes, fees, charges or assessments imposed by the city or town in which the facility is located, except for real estate taxes imposed solely upon the land on which the said facility is located, and shall be prescribed by municipal ordinance or by-law within limits established in the rules and regulations of the department.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94, sec. 107 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 94 / Section 107
Enforcement of Secs. 99B, 101 to 105, 109; prosecutions; notice
Status: in_force

Section 107. The commissioner of food and agriculture and his duly authorized assistants shall have authority to enforce section ninety-nine B, sections one hundred and one to one hundred and five, inclusive, and one hundred and nine, and to prosecute all violations thereof. Before any prosecution is begun by the commissioner of agriculture or any of his duly authorized assistants the parties concerned shall be given an opportunity to be heard before the said commissioner or a person designated by him for such purpose. The parties concerned shall be given reasonable notice of hearing, specifying the day, hour and place thereof and accompanied by a description of the alleged violation. Such hearings shall be governed by rules and regulations prescribed by said commissioner.

Section 107. The commissioner of food and agriculture and his duly authorized assistants shall have authority to enforce section ninety-nine B, sections one hundred and one to one hundred and five, inclusive, and one hundred and nine, and to prosecute all violations thereof. Before any prosecution is begun by the commissioner of agriculture or any of his duly authorized assistants the parties concerned shall be given an opportunity to be heard before the said commissioner or a person designated by him for such purpose. The parties concerned shall be given reasonable notice of hearing, specifying the day, hour and place thereof and accompanied by a description of the alleged violation. Such hearings shall be governed by rules and regulations prescribed by said commissioner.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 169, sec. 5 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 169 / Section 5
Actions on bonds
Status: repealed

[Text of section effective until January 1, 2026. Repealed by 2024, 312, Sec. 2. See 2024, 312, Sec. 5.]

[Text of section effective until January 1, 2026. Repealed by 2024, 312, Sec. 2. See 2024, 312, Sec. 5.]

Section 5. An action to recover on such bond may be brought by an aggrieved party in the superior court department of the trial court.