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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 275, sec. 4 — MA Code / Part IV / Title II / Chapter 275 / Section 4
Punishment; recognizance to keep the peace
Status: in_force

Section 4. If the person complained of is convicted, he may be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than six months. Instead of imposing sentence, the court or justice may order the person complained of to enter into a recognizance, with sufficient sureties, in such sum as the court or justice orders, to keep the peace toward all the people of the commonwealth, and especially toward the person requiring such security, for such term, not exceeding six months, as the court or justice may order. The court or justice may, for good cause, revoke such order or reduce the amount of the recognizance, or order that it be taken without surety.

Section 4. If the person complained of is convicted, he may be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than six months. Instead of imposing sentence, the court or justice may order the person complained of to enter into a recognizance, with sufficient sureties, in such sum as the court or justice orders, to keep the peace toward all the people of the commonwealth, and especially toward the person requiring such security, for such term, not exceeding six months, as the court or justice may order. The court or justice may, for good cause, revoke such order or reduce the amount of the recognizance, or order that it be taken without surety.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156B, sec. 63 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 156B / Section 63
False statement or report; liability of officers
Status: in_force

Section 63. The directors and officers of a corporation who sign any statement or report required by this chapter which is false in any material representation shall be jointly and severally liable to any creditor of the corporation who has relied upon such false representation to the extent of the actual damage sustained by him by reason of such reliance; provided, that such directors and officers shall not be liable to any creditor on account of such false representation for debts contracted or contracts entered into after the filing of a statement or report in which such false representation is corrected.

Section 63. The directors and officers of a corporation who sign any statement or report required by this chapter which is false in any material representation shall be jointly and severally liable to any creditor of the corporation who has relied upon such false representation to the extent of the actual damage sustained by him by reason of such reliance; provided, that such directors and officers shall not be liable to any creditor on account of such false representation for debts contracted or contracts entered into after the filing of a statement or report in which such false representation is corrected.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43, sec. 64 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 43 / Section 64
Plan C
Status: in_force

Section 64. The method of city government provided for in the fourteen following sections shall be known as Plan C.

Section 64. The method of city government provided for in the fourteen following sections shall be known as Plan C.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 253, sec. 26 — MA Code / Part III / Title IV / Chapter 253 / Section 26
Acceptance of offer; effect
Status: in_force

Section 26. If the offer so made by either party is accepted by the other, it shall establish the annual compensation to be thereafter paid, as if it had been established by a judgment in a civil action, if a memorandum of such offer and acceptance and of the agreement, signed by the respective parties or by persons authorized by them, is filed and recorded in the office of the clerk of the court in which the former judgment was rendered, with a note of reference on the record of the former judgment to the book in which the agreement is recorded.

Section 26. If the offer so made by either party is accepted by the other, it shall establish the annual compensation to be thereafter paid, as if it had been established by a judgment in a civil action, if a memorandum of such offer and acceptance and of the agreement, signed by the respective parties or by persons authorized by them, is filed and recorded in the office of the clerk of the court in which the former judgment was rendered, with a note of reference on the record of the former judgment to the book in which the agreement is recorded.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 88, sec. 17 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 88 / Section 17
Discontinuance; appeal
Status: in_force

Section 17. A town at a meeting called for the purpose may discontinue any common landing place laid out under this chapter. Any resident of the town, or of an adjoining town aggrieved by such discontinuance may, within six months thereafter, appeal to the county commissioners, who shall give notice to the clerk of the town in which such landing place is situated, and to the clerks of every adjoining town, of a hearing on such appeal and of the time and place appointed therefor, at least thirty days before the time appointed for the hearing, and they shall also cause copies of the petition, or abstracts thereof, and of the notice, to be posted in two public places in each of said towns, and to be published three weeks successively in such newspaper as they shall order; the posting and the last publication to be fourteen days at least before any view, hearing or adjudication on such appeal. The proceedings of the county commissioners shall, so far as is practicable, be in accordance with the law regarding the discontinuance of a way by county commissioners, and the decision of the county commissioners shall be final.

Section 17. A town at a meeting called for the purpose may discontinue any common landing place laid out under this chapter. Any resident of the town, or of an adjoining town aggrieved by such discontinuance may, within six months thereafter, appeal to the county commissioners, who shall give notice to the clerk of the town in which such landing place is situated, and to the clerks of every adjoining town, of a hearing on such appeal and of the time and place appointed therefor, at least thirty days before the time appointed for the hearing, and they shall also cause copies of the petition, or abstracts thereof, and of the notice, to be posted in two public places in each of said towns, and to be published three weeks successively in such newspaper as they shall order; the posting and the last publication to be fourteen days at least before any view, hearing or adjudication on such appeal. The proceedings of the county commissioners shall, so far as is practicable, be in accordance with the law regarding the discontinuance of a way by county commissioners, and the decision of the county commissioners shall be final.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, sec. 152 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXI / Chapter 149 / Section 152
Deductions for coming late to work
Status: in_force

Section 152. There shall not be deducted from the wages of an employee in any factory, workshop, manufacturing, mechanical or mercantile establishment, or from the wages of a mechanic, workman or laborer, on account of the employee's coming late to work, a sum in excess of the proportionate wage which would have been earned during the time actually lost. Whoever violates this or the preceding section shall be punished by a fine of not more than fifty dollars.

Section 152. There shall not be deducted from the wages of an employee in any factory, workshop, manufacturing, mechanical or mercantile establishment, or from the wages of a mechanic, workman or laborer, on account of the employee's coming late to work, a sum in excess of the proportionate wage which would have been earned during the time actually lost. Whoever violates this or the preceding section shall be punished by a fine of not more than fifty dollars.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111, sec. 64I — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 111 / Section 64I
Staff members employees of commonwealth
Status: in_force

Section 64I. All members of the professional and non-professional staff of the hospital shall continue to be employees of the commonwealth, irrespective of the source of funds from which their salaries are paid. They shall have the same privileges and benefits of other employees of the commonwealth, such as retirement benefits, group insurance, industrial accident coverage, and other coverage enjoyed by all employees of the commonwealth.

Section 64I. All members of the professional and non-professional staff of the hospital shall continue to be employees of the commonwealth, irrespective of the source of funds from which their salaries are paid. They shall have the same privileges and benefits of other employees of the commonwealth, such as retirement benefits, group insurance, industrial accident coverage, and other coverage enjoyed by all employees of the commonwealth.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 41, sec. 84 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 41 / Section 84
Powers and duties; penalty
Status: in_force

Section 84. In any town which has accepted section eighty-two or corresponding provisions of earlier laws, no municipal structure shall be erected, and no work of art or ornament or object of utility, except authorized structures of public service corporations and public watering troughs or drinking fountains not constituting works of art or ornament, shall be placed on any public ways or on any public lands other than cemeteries, and no work of art or object of decoration shall be placed in or upon any public or municipal building or be removed, relocated or altered, unless the design thereof or the action to be taken therewith shall have been approved in writing by the art commission, or unless said commission shall have failed to disapprove the same in writing within thirty days after its submission. Whoever violates the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than two hundred dollars.

Section 84. In any town which has accepted section eighty-two or corresponding provisions of earlier laws, no municipal structure shall be erected, and no work of art or ornament or object of utility, except authorized structures of public service corporations and public watering troughs or drinking fountains not constituting works of art or ornament, shall be placed on any public ways or on any public lands other than cemeteries, and no work of art or object of decoration shall be placed in or upon any public or municipal building or be removed, relocated or altered, unless the design thereof or the action to be taken therewith shall have been approved in writing by the art commission, or unless said commission shall have failed to disapprove the same in writing within thirty days after its submission. Whoever violates the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than two hundred dollars.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94A, sec. 9 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 94A / Section 9
Annual license fee
Status: in_force

Section 9. Each milk dealer required to be licensed under this chapter shall pay an annual license fee, as determined annually by the commissioner of administration under the provision of section three B of chapter seven, which shall accompany his application for license; provided, however, that each store, as defined in section one of this chapter, shall be issued a license which shall expire thirty-six months from the effective date of said license.

Section 9. Each milk dealer required to be licensed under this chapter shall pay an annual license fee, as determined annually by the commissioner of administration under the provision of section three B of chapter seven, which shall accompany his application for license; provided, however, that each store, as defined in section one of this chapter, shall be issued a license which shall expire thirty-six months from the effective date of said license.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 71, sec. 59A — MA Code / Part I / Title XII / Chapter 71 / Section 59A
Superintendents of schools in small towns; appointment; state aid for compensation
Status: in_force

Section 59A. In any town, having a valuation of less than two million five hundred thousand dollars, which is not a member of a superintendency union under the provision of section sixty-one, the school committee shall, subject to the approval of the department, employ a full-time or a part-time superintendent of schools, and shall, subject to like approval, fix his compensation and his duties as provided in section fifty-nine. Expenses incurred under the provisions of this section shall be reimbursable under chapter seventy.

Section 59A. In any town, having a valuation of less than two million five hundred thousand dollars, which is not a member of a superintendency union under the provision of section sixty-one, the school committee shall, subject to the approval of the department, employ a full-time or a part-time superintendent of schools, and shall, subject to like approval, fix his compensation and his duties as provided in section fifty-nine.

Expenses incurred under the provisions of this section shall be reimbursable under chapter seventy.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40B, sec. 6 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 40B / Section 6
Cooperation of state agencies with planning commissions
Status: in_force

Section 6. The several officers, boards, commissions, departments and divisions of the commonwealth and city and town officials may consult with any such district planning commission and shall furnish or make available to it on request all data and information within their knowledge and control pertaining to the area of jurisdiction of such commission.

Section 6. The several officers, boards, commissions, departments and divisions of the commonwealth and city and town officials may consult with any such district planning commission and shall furnish or make available to it on request all data and information within their knowledge and control pertaining to the area of jurisdiction of such commission.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 255E, sec. 9 — MA Code / Part III / Title IV / Chapter 255E / Section 9
Civil actions filed by commissioner
Status: in_force

Section 9. The commissioner may enforce the provisions of this chapter, or restrain any violations thereof, by filing a civil action in any court of competent jurisdiction.

Section 9. The commissioner may enforce the provisions of this chapter, or restrain any violations thereof, by filing a civil action in any court of competent jurisdiction.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32, sec. 5A — MA Code / Part I / Title IV / Chapter 32 / Section 5A
Wellness program
Status: in_force

Section 5A. Any city, town, district or other governmental unit which accepts the provisions of this section shall establish a wellness program for employees referred to in section ninety-four, except those to whom section sixty-one A of chapter thirty-one applies, if any, employed in such city, town, district or other governmental unit. Such wellness program shall be in accordance with the minimum requirements established by the department. The commonwealth and any agencies or authorities thereof shall establish such programs for any such employees employed by said commonwealth, agencies, or authorities, and shall be deemed to have accepted this section for the purposes of paragraph (e) of subdivision (3) of section five. Any city, town, district or other governmental unit but not including the commonwealth, its agencies or authorities, which accepts the provisions of this section and provides wellness programs pursuant thereto shall be reimbursed for the lesser of (i) one-half the costs thereof or (ii) one hundred dollars per employee, by the commonwealth, upon certification by the secretary of public safety. The secretary shall certify the amount of such reimbursement to be paid to such city, town, district or other governmental unit from information filed on or before September first of each year with said secretary by the appointing authority.

Section 5A. Any city, town, district or other governmental unit which accepts the provisions of this section shall establish a wellness program for employees referred to in section ninety-four, except those to whom section sixty-one A of chapter thirty-one applies, if any, employed in such city, town, district or other governmental unit. Such wellness program shall be in accordance with the minimum requirements established by the department. The commonwealth and any agencies or authorities thereof shall establish such programs for any such employees employed by said commonwealth, agencies, or authorities, and shall be deemed to have accepted this section for the purposes of paragraph (e) of subdivision (3) of section five.

Any city, town, district or other governmental unit but not including the commonwealth, its agencies or authorities, which accepts the provisions of this section and provides wellness programs pursuant thereto shall be reimbursed for the lesser of (i) one-half the costs thereof or (ii) one hundred dollars per employee, by the commonwealth, upon certification by the secretary of public safety. The secretary shall certify the amount of such reimbursement to be paid to such city, town, district or other governmental unit from information filed on or before September first of each year with said secretary by the appointing authority.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 74, sec. 14A — MA Code / Part I / Title XII / Chapter 74 / Section 14A
Practical art classes; receipt and use of federal funds
Status: in_force

Section 14A. The commissioner under the direction of the state board, in the name and on behalf of the commonwealth, may apply for and receive, and thereafter expend for any or all of the purposes of section fourteen any funds received for any of such purposes from the federal government or any of its agencies.

Section 14A. The commissioner under the direction of the state board, in the name and on behalf of the commonwealth, may apply for and receive, and thereafter expend for any or all of the purposes of section fourteen any funds received for any of such purposes from the federal government or any of its agencies.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156B, sec. 85 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 156B / Section 85
Dissenting stockholder; right to demand payment for stock; exception
Status: in_force

Section 85. A stockholder in any corporation organized under the laws of Massachusetts which shall have duly voted to consolidate or merge with another corporation or corporations under the provisions of sections seventy-eight or seventy-nine who objects to such consolidation or merger may demand payment for his stock from the resulting or surviving corporation and an appraisal in accordance with the provisions of sections eighty-six to ninety-eight, inclusive, and such stockholder and the resulting or surviving corporation shall have the rights and duties and follow the procedure set forth in those sections. This section shall not apply to the holders of any shares of stock of a constituent corporation surviving a merger if, as permitted by subsection (c) of section seventy-eight, the merger did not require for its approval a vote of the stockholders of the surviving corporation.

Section 85. A stockholder in any corporation organized under the laws of Massachusetts which shall have duly voted to consolidate or merge with another corporation or corporations under the provisions of sections seventy-eight or seventy-nine who objects to such consolidation or merger may demand payment for his stock from the resulting or surviving corporation and an appraisal in accordance with the provisions of sections eighty-six to ninety-eight, inclusive, and such stockholder and the resulting or surviving corporation shall have the rights and duties and follow the procedure set forth in those sections. This section shall not apply to the holders of any shares of stock of a constituent corporation surviving a merger if, as permitted by subsection (c) of section seventy-eight, the merger did not require for its approval a vote of the stockholders of the surviving corporation.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 56, sec. 43 — MA Code / Part I / Title VIII / Chapter 56 / Section 43
Interference with distribution of printed matter
Status: in_force

Section 43. No person shall prevent, hinder or interfere with the lawful distribution of any circular, poster, card, handbill, placard, picture or other printed matter intended to influence the action of a voter, and no person shall, wilfully and with intent to injure the person in whose behalf such printed matter was distributed, remove such matter from any residential premises to which it was delivered. Violation of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars.

Section 43. No person shall prevent, hinder or interfere with the lawful distribution of any circular, poster, card, handbill, placard, picture or other printed matter intended to influence the action of a voter, and no person shall, wilfully and with intent to injure the person in whose behalf such printed matter was distributed, remove such matter from any residential premises to which it was delivered.

Violation of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 148, sec. 20C — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 148 / Section 20C
Liability for damages caused by blasting
Status: in_force

Section 20C. Any person engaged in a blasting operation shall be liable for direct damages to the person or property of another without proof of negligence.

Section 20C. Any person engaged in a blasting operation shall be liable for direct damages to the person or property of another without proof of negligence.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 63, sec. 79 — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 63 / Section 79
Penalty for failure to make return for corporate franchise tax
Status: in_force

Section 79. Any corporation, company or association, liable to taxation under section fifty-eight, neglecting to make the returns required by subsection (h) of section twelve of chapter sixty-two C, or refusing or neglecting, when required, to submit to the examinations provided for in section sixty-nine of this chapter, shall forfeit such sum not greater than two per cent upon the par value of its capital stock as the court may deem just and equitable.

Section 79. Any corporation, company or association, liable to taxation under section fifty-eight, neglecting to make the returns required by subsection (h) of section twelve of chapter sixty-two C, or refusing or neglecting, when required, to submit to the examinations provided for in section sixty-nine of this chapter, shall forfeit such sum not greater than two per cent upon the par value of its capital stock as the court may deem just and equitable.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111, sec. 144 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 111 / Section 144
Revocation of location assignment; removal of nuisance
Status: in_force

Section 144. If a place or building so assigned becomes a nuisance by reason of offensive odors or exhalations therefrom, or is otherwise hurtful or dangerous to the neighborhood or to travelers, the superior court may, on complaint of any person, revoke such assignment, prohibit such further use of such place or building, and cause the nuisance to be removed or prevented.

Section 144. If a place or building so assigned becomes a nuisance by reason of offensive odors or exhalations therefrom, or is otherwise hurtful or dangerous to the neighborhood or to travelers, the superior court may, on complaint of any person, revoke such assignment, prohibit such further use of such place or building, and cause the nuisance to be removed or prevented.