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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, sec. 33 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIX / Chapter 131 / Section 33
Prohibited acts; licenses, permits, applications, certificates, tags or seals
Status: in_force

Section 33. A person shall not alter, forge or counterfeit any license, permit, permit application, certificate, tag or seal issued under any provisions of this chapter or any rule or regulation made under authority thereof, nor possess or use any such altered, forged or counterfeited license, permit, permit application, certificate, tag or seal, nor procure or attempt to procure a license, permit, permit application, certificate, tag or seal by fraud or false statements of any kind, nor use or attempt to use any license, permit, permit application, certificate, tag or seal of another, nor loan or allow another person to use his license, permit, permit application, certificate, tag or seal.

Section 33. A person shall not alter, forge or counterfeit any license, permit, permit application, certificate, tag or seal issued under any provisions of this chapter or any rule or regulation made under authority thereof, nor possess or use any such altered, forged or counterfeited license, permit, permit application, certificate, tag or seal, nor procure or attempt to procure a license, permit, permit application, certificate, tag or seal by fraud or false statements of any kind, nor use or attempt to use any license, permit, permit application, certificate, tag or seal of another, nor loan or allow another person to use his license, permit, permit application, certificate, tag or seal.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 248, sec. 21 — MA Code / Part III / Title IV / Chapter 248 / Section 21
Prisoners committed on criminal charges; bail
Status: in_force

Section 21. If a person is committed to jail on a criminal accusation for want of bail, a justice of the superior court or of a district court or a trial justice may issue a writ of habeas corpus and cause the prisoner to be brought before him, when it is necessary for the purpose of admitting him to bail pursuant to chapter two hundred and seventy-six.

Section 21. If a person is committed to jail on a criminal accusation for want of bail, a justice of the superior court or of a district court or a trial justice may issue a writ of habeas corpus and cause the prisoner to be brought before him, when it is necessary for the purpose of admitting him to bail pursuant to chapter two hundred and seventy-six.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 253, sec. 19 — MA Code / Part III / Title IV / Chapter 253 / Section 19
Remedies
Status: in_force

Section 19. No action shall be maintained at common law for the recovery of damages for the erection, maintenance or use of a mill or mill dam, if a remedy therefor is provided in this chapter.

Section 19. No action shall be maintained at common law for the recovery of damages for the erection, maintenance or use of a mill or mill dam, if a remedy therefor is provided in this chapter.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 39, sec. 12 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 39 / Section 12
Persons authorized to call meetings upon refusal of selectmen
Status: in_force

Section 12. If the selectmen unreasonably refuse to call a town meeting, a justice of the peace, upon written application of one hundred registered voters or of ten per cent of the total number of registered voters of the town, may call a meeting by a warrant under his hand, stating the subjects to be acted upon, directed to the constables of the town if there are any, otherwise to any of the persons applying therefor, directing them to summon the inhabitants qualified to vote in town affairs to assemble at the time and place and for the purposes expressed in the warrant. In a town having a form of representative town meeting government a special town meeting called under this section shall be conducted as a representative town meeting, and notice thereof shall be given to the town meeting members as provided by law.

Section 12. If the selectmen unreasonably refuse to call a town meeting, a justice of the peace, upon written application of one hundred registered voters or of ten per cent of the total number of registered voters of the town, may call a meeting by a warrant under his hand, stating the subjects to be acted upon, directed to the constables of the town if there are any, otherwise to any of the persons applying therefor, directing them to summon the inhabitants qualified to vote in town affairs to assemble at the time and place and for the purposes expressed in the warrant. In a town having a form of representative town meeting government a special town meeting called under this section shall be conducted as a representative town meeting, and notice thereof shall be given to the town meeting members as provided by law.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 18B, sec. 10 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 18B / Section 10
Legal counsel; staff personnel
Status: in_force

Section 10. The commissioner may appoint a member of the Massachusetts bar a legal counsel who shall be placed in grade 30 of the classification and pay scale of the commonwealth. Said legal counsel shall devote full time to the duties of the office. The commissioner may also, subject to appropriation, appoint such other personnel as may be deemed necessary for the efficient management of the office.

Section 10. The commissioner may appoint a member of the Massachusetts bar a legal counsel who shall be placed in grade 30 of the classification and pay scale of the commonwealth. Said legal counsel shall devote full time to the duties of the office.

The commissioner may also, subject to appropriation, appoint such other personnel as may be deemed necessary for the efficient management of the office.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, sec. 143B — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 266 / Section 143B
Unauthorized reproduction and sale of live performances
Status: in_force

Section 143B. Whoever for commercial advantage or private financial gain records or causes to be recorded a live performance with knowledge that such recording is without the consent of the owner, or advertises, sells, rents, transports or causes to be advertised, sold, rented or transported, or possesses for any of such purposes, a recording of a live performance with the knowledge that the live performance was recorded without the consent of the owner, shall be punished as provided in section 143E.

Section 143B. Whoever for commercial advantage or private financial gain records or causes to be recorded a live performance with knowledge that such recording is without the consent of the owner, or advertises, sells, rents, transports or causes to be advertised, sold, rented or transported, or possesses for any of such purposes, a recording of a live performance with the knowledge that the live performance was recorded without the consent of the owner, shall be punished as provided in section 143E.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, sec. 34C — MA Code / Part I / Title XXI / Chapter 149 / Section 34C
Application of Secs. 30, 34 and 35
Status: in_force

Section 34C. The provisions of sections thirty, thirty-four and thirty-five and of any other pertinent sections shall apply to the commonwealth or any city or town only to the extent that such application will not be inconsistent with the provisions of section thirty A or section thirty-three A.

Section 34C. The provisions of sections thirty, thirty-four and thirty-five and of any other pertinent sections shall apply to the commonwealth or any city or town only to the extent that such application will not be inconsistent with the provisions of section thirty A or section thirty-three A.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, sec. 3 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 156 / Section 3
Corporations not within application of chapter; adoption of chapter
Status: in_force

Section 3. Corporations which would otherwise be within the application of this chapter, as defined in section two, but which were created before March eleventh, eighteen hundred and thirty-one, by any special act not subject to amendment, alteration or repeal by the general court, may, at a legal meeting of the stockholders duly called therefor, by vote of two thirds of each class of stock outstanding and entitled to vote, adopt the provisions of this chapter and all provisions of chapter one hundred and fifty-five applicable to corporations subject to this chapter. A copy of such vote, signed and sworn to by the president, treasurer and a majority of the directors, shall be submitted to and examined by the secretary. If the secretary finds that it conforms to the requirements of law, he shall endorse his approval thereon, and, upon payment of the fee provided in section fifty-five, it shall be filed in the office of the state secretary; and thereupon such corporation with its members and officers shall be entitled to all the rights, privileges and immunities and be subject to all the liabilities set forth in this chapter and in the provisions of chapter one hundred and fifty-five applicable to corporations subject to this chapter, and no stockholder in such corporation shall be liable for debts of the corporation contracted after the filing of the copy of such vote except for the causes and in the manner provided in this chapter.

Section 3. Corporations which would otherwise be within the application of this chapter, as defined in section two, but which were created before March eleventh, eighteen hundred and thirty-one, by any special act not subject to amendment, alteration or repeal by the general court, may, at a legal meeting of the stockholders duly called therefor, by vote of two thirds of each class of stock outstanding and entitled to vote, adopt the provisions of this chapter and all provisions of chapter one hundred and fifty-five applicable to corporations subject to this chapter. A copy of such vote, signed and sworn to by the president, treasurer and a majority of the directors, shall be submitted to and examined by the secretary. If the secretary finds that it conforms to the requirements of law, he shall endorse his approval thereon, and, upon payment of the fee provided in section fifty-five, it shall be filed in the office of the state secretary; and thereupon such corporation with its members and officers shall be entitled to all the rights, privileges and immunities and be subject to all the liabilities set forth in this chapter and in the provisions of chapter one hundred and fifty-five applicable to corporations subject to this chapter, and no stockholder in such corporation shall be liable for debts of the corporation contracted after the filing of the copy of such vote except for the causes and in the manner provided in this chapter.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 67, sec. 47 — MA Code / Part I / Title XI / Chapter 67 / Section 47
Incorporation of churches
Status: in_force

Section 47. Any church may be incorporated under the following sections.

Section 47. Any church may be incorporated under the following sections.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 237, sec. 8 — MA Code / Part III / Title III / Chapter 237 / Section 8
Joint tenants; tenants in common; actions
Status: in_force

Section 8. Joint tenants or tenants in common may join in a civil action for the recovery of land, or any one of them may sue alone for his share.

Section 8. Joint tenants or tenants in common may join in a civil action for the recovery of land, or any one of them may sue alone for his share.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 127, sec. 27 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVIII / Chapter 127 / Section 27
District attorney to furnish criminal history
Status: in_force

Section 27. The district attorney who prosecuted such prisoners as are described in section twenty-three shall forward to the department of correction the criminal history of each prisoner as shown upon the trial, upon blanks to be furnished by the commissioner of correction.

Section 27. The district attorney who prosecuted such prisoners as are described in section twenty-three shall forward to the department of correction the criminal history of each prisoner as shown upon the trial, upon blanks to be furnished by the commissioner of correction.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 211A, sec. 13 — MA Code / Part III / Title I / Chapter 211A / Section 13
Presentation of cases; law governing; adoption of rules
Status: in_force

Section 13. The law governing the presentation of cases to the supreme judicial court for appellate review, except as to the printing of records and briefs, shall apply to the presentation to the appeals court of cases within the concurrent jurisdiction of that court. The appeals court shall, subject to the approval of the supreme judicial court, adopt rules regulating practices, procedures and internal administration of the appeals court. Such rules shall not require the printing of records and briefs, but may require the reproduction of relevant portions of records and briefs by xerography or a similar method producing legible pages in a reasonable number of copies. The supreme judicial court shall adopt rules regulating the review by it, whether by transfer, report, bill of exceptions or appeal, and the time within which review may be sought; and may make such other rules and orders as may facilitate, or are desirable to regulate, appellate review by either court.

Section 13. The law governing the presentation of cases to the supreme judicial court for appellate review, except as to the printing of records and briefs, shall apply to the presentation to the appeals court of cases within the concurrent jurisdiction of that court. The appeals court shall, subject to the approval of the supreme judicial court, adopt rules regulating practices, procedures and internal administration of the appeals court. Such rules shall not require the printing of records and briefs, but may require the reproduction of relevant portions of records and briefs by xerography or a similar method producing legible pages in a reasonable number of copies.

The supreme judicial court shall adopt rules regulating the review by it, whether by transfer, report, bill of exceptions or appeal, and the time within which review may be sought; and may make such other rules and orders as may facilitate, or are desirable to regulate, appellate review by either court.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 171, sec. 3 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 171 / Section 3
Notice to commissioner; investigation fee
Status: in_force

Section 3. A notice of the intention of the subscribers to form such a credit union shall be given to the commissioner. Credit unions shall be organized under the provisions of sections two to six, inclusive, after such notice and hearing, if any, as the commissioner may require. Such an application for a proposed credit union shall be accompanied by an investigation fee, the amount of which shall be determined by the commissioner of administration under the provision of section three B of chapter seven. In determining whether the public convenience and advantage will be promoted by the establishment of such credit union, the commissioner shall consider the proposed field of operation and the standing of the proposed incorporators. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a community development credit union may be organized subject to the approval of the commissioner under such procedures, terms and conditions as said commissioner may impose. A community development credit union shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of said commissioner that most of its members are of low to moderate income or it intends to primarily serve low to moderate income individuals or areas. Such a credit union may accept shares or deposits from nonmembers. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, a credit union may be organized or designated as a low-income credit union subject to the approval of the commissioner under such procedures, terms and conditions as the commissioner may impose.

Section 3. A notice of the intention of the subscribers to form such a credit union shall be given to the commissioner.

Credit unions shall be organized under the provisions of sections two to six, inclusive, after such notice and hearing, if any, as the commissioner may require.

Such an application for a proposed credit union shall be accompanied by an investigation fee, the amount of which shall be determined by the commissioner of administration under the provision of section three B of chapter seven. In determining whether the public convenience and advantage will be promoted by the establishment of such credit union, the commissioner shall consider the proposed field of operation and the standing of the proposed incorporators.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a community development credit union may be organized subject to the approval of the commissioner under such procedures, terms and conditions as said commissioner may impose. A community development credit union shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of said commissioner that most of its members are of low to moderate income or it intends to primarily serve low to moderate income individuals or areas. Such a credit union may accept shares or deposits from nonmembers.

Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, a credit union may be organized or designated as a low-income credit union subject to the approval of the commissioner under such procedures, terms and conditions as the commissioner may impose.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 167, sec. 27 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 167 / Section 27
Inventory of bank assets
Status: in_force

Section 27. Upon taking possession of the property and assets of such bank, the commissioner shall make an inventory, in duplicate, of the assets of the bank, one to be filed in his office and one in the office of the clerk of the supreme judicial court.

Section 27. Upon taking possession of the property and assets of such bank, the commissioner shall make an inventory, in duplicate, of the assets of the bank, one to be filed in his office and one in the office of the clerk of the supreme judicial court.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6C, sec. 66 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 6C / Section 66
Rights of department upon material default by an operator
Status: in_force

Section 66. (a) Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of a material default by an operator, not caused by an event of force majeure, and upon the failure by the contractor or its financing institution on the contractor's behalf, to cure such material default within 30 days of written notice of such default by the department, the department may: (1) elect to take over the transportation facility, including the succession of all right, title and interest in the transportation facility; and (2) terminate the public-private agreement and exercise any other rights and remedies available. (b) In the event that the department elects to take over a transportation facility under subsection (a), the department: (1) shall make interim payments, on behalf of the contractor and for the contractor's account, of any amounts subject to a mechanics lien law of the commonwealth; (2) may develop and operate the transportation facility, impose user fees for the use of the transportation facility and comply with any service contracts; and (3) may solicit proposals for the maintenance and operation of the transportation facility under section 63.

Section 66. (a) Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of a material default by an operator, not caused by an event of force majeure, and upon the failure by the contractor or its financing institution on the contractor's behalf, to cure such material default within 30 days of written notice of such default by the department, the department may:

(1) elect to take over the transportation facility, including the succession of all right, title and interest in the transportation facility; and

(2) terminate the public-private agreement and exercise any other rights and remedies available.

(b) In the event that the department elects to take over a transportation facility under subsection (a), the department:

(1) shall make interim payments, on behalf of the contractor and for the contractor's account, of any amounts subject to a mechanics lien law of the commonwealth;

(2) may develop and operate the transportation facility, impose user fees for the use of the transportation facility and comply with any service contracts; and

(3) may solicit proposals for the maintenance and operation of the transportation facility under section 63.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 148, sec. 10H — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 148 / Section 10H
Firms or corporations; licensing requirements
Status: in_force

Section 10H. No firm or corporation engaged in the business of altering, repairing or installing oil burning equipment shall be required to hold a certificate as an oil burner technician; provided that such work is performed for them by persons certified as oil burner technicians.

Section 10H. No firm or corporation engaged in the business of altering, repairing or installing oil burning equipment shall be required to hold a certificate as an oil burner technician; provided that such work is performed for them by persons certified as oil burner technicians.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 112, sec. 3 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 112 / Section 3
Examinations
Status: in_force

Section 3. Examinations shall be in whole or in part in writing, in English, shall be of a scientific and practical character, shall include the subjects of anatomy, surgery, chemistry, biology, physics, physiology, pathology, obstetrics, gynecology, psychiatry, practice of medicine and hygiene and shall be sufficiently thorough to test the applicants' fitness to practice medicine. The board may employ expert assistance in conducting hospital and laboratory tests.

Section 3. Examinations shall be in whole or in part in writing, in English, shall be of a scientific and practical character, shall include the subjects of anatomy, surgery, chemistry, biology, physics, physiology, pathology, obstetrics, gynecology, psychiatry, practice of medicine and hygiene and shall be sufficiently thorough to test the applicants' fitness to practice medicine. The board may employ expert assistance in conducting hospital and laboratory tests.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32B, sec. 25 — MA Code / Part I / Title IV / Chapter 32B / Section 25
Health reimbursement arrangements
Status: in_force

Section 25. Notwithstanding any general or special law or regulation to the contrary, the appropriate public authority of a political subdivision which has undertaken to provide health insurance coverage to its subscribers under this chapter or transfer its subscribers to the commission under this chapter may provide health reimbursement arrangements to reimburse subscribers for qualified medical expenses which may include, but shall not be limited to, out-of-pocket costs such as inpatient and outpatient copayments, calendar year deductibles, office visit copayments and prescription drug copayments.

Section 25. Notwithstanding any general or special law or regulation to the contrary, the appropriate public authority of a political subdivision which has undertaken to provide health insurance coverage to its subscribers under this chapter or transfer its subscribers to the commission under this chapter may provide health reimbursement arrangements to reimburse subscribers for qualified medical expenses which may include, but shall not be limited to, out-of-pocket costs such as inpatient and outpatient copayments, calendar year deductibles, office visit copayments and prescription drug copayments.