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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 41, sec. 122 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 41 / Section 122
Temporary treasurer; appointment; bond
Status: in_force

Section 122. Unless otherwise provided by law, if the office of treasurer of a district is vacant, or if the treasurer is absent, or unable to perform his duties because of disability, the prudential committee, if any, otherwise the commissioners, may appoint a temporary treasurer to hold such office and exercise the powers and perform the duties thereof until another is duly elected or appointed and qualifies according to law or until the treasurer who was disabled or absent resumes his duties. Any such temporary treasurer shall be sworn to and give bond for the faithful performance of his duties in accordance with the provisions of law applicable to the treasurer whose position he fills, and if he fails so to do within ten days after his appointment, the prudential committee, if any, otherwise the commissioners, shall rescind the appointment and appoint another.

Section 122. Unless otherwise provided by law, if the office of treasurer of a district is vacant, or if the treasurer is absent, or unable to perform his duties because of disability, the prudential committee, if any, otherwise the commissioners, may appoint a temporary treasurer to hold such office and exercise the powers and perform the duties thereof until another is duly elected or appointed and qualifies according to law or until the treasurer who was disabled or absent resumes his duties. Any such temporary treasurer shall be sworn to and give bond for the faithful performance of his duties in accordance with the provisions of law applicable to the treasurer whose position he fills, and if he fails so to do within ten days after his appointment, the prudential committee, if any, otherwise the commissioners, shall rescind the appointment and appoint another.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 143, sec. 3R — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 143 / Section 3R
Apartment houses; exterior doors and locks
Status: in_force

Section 3R. At least one of the doors of the main common entryway into every apartment house having more than three apartments shall be so designed or equipped as to close and lock automatically with a lock, including a lock with an electrically-operated striker mechanism, a self-closing door and associated equipment, and such lock, door or equipment shall be of a type approved by the state board of building regulations and standards. Every door of the main common entryway and every exterior door into every such apartment house, other than the door of such main common entryway which is equipped as provided in the preceding sentence, shall be equipped with a lock of a type approved by said state board of building regulations and standards; provided, however, that the said board may, in writing, waive any of the requirements of this section in appropriate cases in which, in its opinion, other security measures are in force which adequately protect the residents of such apartment house. Whoever, being in control of such premises, willfully and knowingly violates the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars. This section shall not apply to lodging houses, as defined in section twenty-two of chapter one hundred and forty, dormitories of charitable, educational or philanthropic institutions, or projects of housing authorities, as defined in chapter one hundred and twenty-one B.

Section 3R. At least one of the doors of the main common entryway into every apartment house having more than three apartments shall be so designed or equipped as to close and lock automatically with a lock, including a lock with an electrically-operated striker mechanism, a self-closing door and associated equipment, and such lock, door or equipment shall be of a type approved by the state board of building regulations and standards. Every door of the main common entryway and every exterior door into every such apartment house, other than the door of such main common entryway which is equipped as provided in the preceding sentence, shall be equipped with a lock of a type approved by said state board of building regulations and standards; provided, however, that the said board may, in writing, waive any of the requirements of this section in appropriate cases in which, in its opinion, other security measures are in force which adequately protect the residents of such apartment house. Whoever, being in control of such premises, willfully and knowingly violates the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars.

This section shall not apply to lodging houses, as defined in section twenty-two of chapter one hundred and forty, dormitories of charitable, educational or philanthropic institutions, or projects of housing authorities, as defined in chapter one hundred and twenty-one B.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 166A, sec. 6 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 166A / Section 6
Hearing, notice; multiple applicants, choice, grounds, statement of reasons
Status: in_force

Section 6. No license issued under section three shall be granted until the issuing authority has held a public hearing thereon, first causing notice of the time and place of such hearing and of the subject matter sufficient for identification, to be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the city or town once in each of two successive weeks, the first publication being not less than fourteen days before the day of such hearing, or if there is no such newspaper in such city or town then by posting such notice in a conspicuous place in the city or town hall for a period of not less than fourteen days before the day of such hearing. In the event more than one application is filed in any city or town, the issuing authority shall choose that applicant or those applicants which in its opinion will best serve the public interest. The issuing authority shall issue a public statement in writing containing the reasons for its acceptance or rejection of any or all applications.

Section 6. No license issued under section three shall be granted until the issuing authority has held a public hearing thereon, first causing notice of the time and place of such hearing and of the subject matter sufficient for identification, to be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the city or town once in each of two successive weeks, the first publication being not less than fourteen days before the day of such hearing, or if there is no such newspaper in such city or town then by posting such notice in a conspicuous place in the city or town hall for a period of not less than fourteen days before the day of such hearing. In the event more than one application is filed in any city or town, the issuing authority shall choose that applicant or those applicants which in its opinion will best serve the public interest. The issuing authority shall issue a public statement in writing containing the reasons for its acceptance or rejection of any or all applications.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 211, sec. 20 — MA Code / Part III / Title I / Chapter 211 / Section 20
Powers of justices at jury and law sittings
Status: in_force

Section 20. Four or more justices present at a jury sitting shall have the powers of a full court. One justice present at a law sitting shall have the same authority as at a jury sitting.

Section 20. Four or more justices present at a jury sitting shall have the powers of a full court. One justice present at a law sitting shall have the same authority as at a jury sitting.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 101, sec. 10 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 101 / Section 10
Action for recovery of local license fee
Status: in_force

Section 10. If a person liable for the license fee required by section five refuses or neglects to pay the same after demand by the clerk of the town in which he intends to sell goods, wares and merchandise, the clerk may maintain an action of contract therefor in his own name for the benefit of such town.

Section 10. If a person liable for the license fee required by section five refuses or neglects to pay the same after demand by the clerk of the town in which he intends to sell goods, wares and merchandise, the clerk may maintain an action of contract therefor in his own name for the benefit of such town.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 127, sec. 128 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVIII / Chapter 127 / Section 128
Issuance of parole permits
Status: in_force

Section 128. Subject to other provisions of law, parole permits, in this chapter also referred to as permits to be at liberty, may be granted by the parole board to prisoners in state and county correctional institutions serving sentences or total aggregate sentences of sixty days or more, or serving sentences suspended in part pursuant to sections one or one A of chapter two hundred and seventy-nine, or a special sentence of imprisonment imposed pursuant to section six A of chapter two hundred and seventy-nine, having a committed portion of sixty days or more.

Section 128. Subject to other provisions of law, parole permits, in this chapter also referred to as permits to be at liberty, may be granted by the parole board to prisoners in state and county correctional institutions serving sentences or total aggregate sentences of sixty days or more, or serving sentences suspended in part pursuant to sections one or one A of chapter two hundred and seventy-nine, or a special sentence of imprisonment imposed pursuant to section six A of chapter two hundred and seventy-nine, having a committed portion of sixty days or more.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 268, sec. 8B — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 268 / Section 8B
Compulsion or coercion to refuse appointment or promotion
Status: in_force

Section 8B. Any appointing authority or appointing officer, both as defined in chapter thirty-one, who, by himself or by some other person acting on his behalf, compels, or induces by the use of threats or other form of coercion, any person on an eligible list, as defined in chapter thirty-one, to refuse an appointment or promotion by such authority or officer to any position in the classified civil service shall be punished by a fine of not less than fifty nor more than two hundred dollars or by imprisonment in a jail or house of correction for not more than two months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

Section 8B. Any appointing authority or appointing officer, both as defined in chapter thirty-one, who, by himself or by some other person acting on his behalf, compels, or induces by the use of threats or other form of coercion, any person on an eligible list, as defined in chapter thirty-one, to refuse an appointment or promotion by such authority or officer to any position in the classified civil service shall be punished by a fine of not less than fifty nor more than two hundred dollars or by imprisonment in a jail or house of correction for not more than two months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6, sec. 15EE — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 6 / Section 15EE
Endangered Species Day
Status: in_force

Section 15EE. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the second Saturday in September as ''Endangered Species Day'' and recommending that said day be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.

Section 15EE. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the second Saturday in September as ''Endangered Species Day'' and recommending that said day be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 123B, sec. 11 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVII / Chapter 123B / Section 11
Guardian or conservator; appointment
Status: in_force

Section 11. In addition to the periodic review under section four of this chapter, whenever the superintendent has reason to believe that a person who has been under the care of the department as a resident for more than six months, who is not under guardianship or conservatorship, is unable to care for his property, he shall promptly notify said person's nearest living relative and recommend that the necessary steps be taken for the appointment of a guardian or a conservator.

Section 11. In addition to the periodic review under section four of this chapter, whenever the superintendent has reason to believe that a person who has been under the care of the department as a resident for more than six months, who is not under guardianship or conservatorship, is unable to care for his property, he shall promptly notify said person's nearest living relative and recommend that the necessary steps be taken for the appointment of a guardian or a conservator.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, sec. 16 — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 266 / Section 16
Breaking and entering at night
Status: in_force

Section 16. Whoever, in the night time, breaks and enters a building, ship, vessel or vehicle, with intent to commit a felony, or who attempts to or does break, burn, blow up or otherwise injures or destroys a safe, vault or other depository of money, bonds or other valuables in any building, vehicle or place, with intent to commit a larceny or felony, whether he succeeds or fails in the perpetration of such larceny or felony, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than twenty years or in a jail or house of correction for not more than two and one-half years.

Section 16. Whoever, in the night time, breaks and enters a building, ship, vessel or vehicle, with intent to commit a felony, or who attempts to or does break, burn, blow up or otherwise injures or destroys a safe, vault or other depository of money, bonds or other valuables in any building, vehicle or place, with intent to commit a larceny or felony, whether he succeeds or fails in the perpetration of such larceny or felony, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than twenty years or in a jail or house of correction for not more than two and one-half years.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 33A, sec. 13 — MA Code / Part I / Title V / Chapter 33A / Section 13
Punishment prohibited before trial
Status: in_force

Article 13. Punishment prohibited before trial. No person, while being held for trial or awaiting a verdict, may be subjected to punishment or penalty other than arrest or confinement upon the charges pending against the person, nor shall the arrest or confinement imposed upon such person be any more rigorous than the circumstances required to insure the person's presence, but the person may be subjected to minor punishment during that period for infractions of discipline.

Article 13. Punishment prohibited before trial.

No person, while being held for trial or awaiting a verdict, may be subjected to punishment or penalty other than arrest or confinement upon the charges pending against the person, nor shall the arrest or confinement imposed upon such person be any more rigorous than the circumstances required to insure the person's presence, but the person may be subjected to minor punishment during that period for infractions of discipline.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 268, sec. 22 — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 268 / Section 22
Delay of service of warrants
Status: in_force

Section 22. An officer who wilfully delays service of a warrant of arrest or a search warrant committed to him for service shall be punished by a fine of not more than fifty dollars.

Section 22. An officer who wilfully delays service of a warrant of arrest or a search warrant committed to him for service shall be punished by a fine of not more than fifty dollars.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 175, sec. 11 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 175 / Section 11
Computation of assets and liabilities
Status: in_force

Section 11. In addition to the reserve provided for in sections 9 and 10, the commissioner shall charge to each company the liabilities, and allow to the credit of each company in the account of its financial condition only the assets, as are chargeable or allowable, respectively, under accounting practices and procedures prescribed or allowed by the commissioner. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the commissioner shall require that value of the liabilities and assets be computed in accordance with the Annual Statement Instructions and Accounting Practices and Procedures Manual adopted by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, unless modified by the commissioner as the commissioner considers appropriate.

Section 11. In addition to the reserve provided for in sections 9 and 10, the commissioner shall charge to each company the liabilities, and allow to the credit of each company in the account of its financial condition only the assets, as are chargeable or allowable, respectively, under accounting practices and procedures prescribed or allowed by the commissioner. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the commissioner shall require that value of the liabilities and assets be computed in accordance with the Annual Statement Instructions and Accounting Practices and Procedures Manual adopted by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, unless modified by the commissioner as the commissioner considers appropriate.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 118E, sec. 41 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVII / Chapter 118E / Section 41
Bribery or rebates; penalty
Status: in_force

Section 41. Whoever solicits or receives any remuneration, including any bribe or rebate, directly or indirectly, overtly or covertly, in cash or in kind in return for purchasing, leasing, ordering or arranging for or recommending purchasing, leasing, or ordering any good, facility, service, or item for which payment may be made in whole or in part under this chapter, or whoever offers or pays any remuneration, including any bribe or rebate, directly or indirectly, overtly or covertly, in cash or in kind to induce such person to purchase, lease, order, or arrange for or recommend purchasing, leasing, or ordering any good, facility, service, or item for which payment may be made in whole or in part under this chapter shall be punished by a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars, or by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than five years or in a jail or house of correction for not more than two and one-half years, or by both such fine and imprisonment. This section shall not apply to a discount or other reduction in price obtained by a provider of services or other entity under this chapter if the reduction in price is properly disclosed and appropriately reflected in the costs claimed or charges made by the provider or entity under this chapter or to any amount paid by an employer to an employee, who has a bona fide employment relationship with such employer, for employment in the provision of covered items or services.

Section 41. Whoever solicits or receives any remuneration, including any bribe or rebate, directly or indirectly, overtly or covertly, in cash or in kind in return for purchasing, leasing, ordering or arranging for or recommending purchasing, leasing, or ordering any good, facility, service, or item for which payment may be made in whole or in part under this chapter, or whoever offers or pays any remuneration, including any bribe or rebate, directly or indirectly, overtly or covertly, in cash or in kind to induce such person to purchase, lease, order, or arrange for or recommend purchasing, leasing, or ordering any good, facility, service, or item for which payment may be made in whole or in part under this chapter shall be punished by a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars, or by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than five years or in a jail or house of correction for not more than two and one-half years, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

This section shall not apply to a discount or other reduction in price obtained by a provider of services or other entity under this chapter if the reduction in price is properly disclosed and appropriately reflected in the costs claimed or charges made by the provider or entity under this chapter or to any amount paid by an employer to an employee, who has a bona fide employment relationship with such employer, for employment in the provision of covered items or services.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22, sec. 7 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 22 / Section 7
Expenses; inspectors
Status: in_force

Section 7. Each inspector in the division shall receive his actual traveling and necessary expenses when on duty, which shall be verified by oath and approved by the commissioner. No salary shall be paid to any such inspector until he has made oath that he has paid to the commonwealth all fees received by him.

Section 7. Each inspector in the division shall receive his actual traveling and necessary expenses when on duty, which shall be verified by oath and approved by the commissioner. No salary shall be paid to any such inspector until he has made oath that he has paid to the commonwealth all fees received by him.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6, sec. 15AAA — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 6 / Section 15AAA
School Library Media Month
Status: in_force

Section 15AAA. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the month of April as School Library Media Month and recommending that said month be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.

Section 15AAA. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the month of April as School Library Media Month and recommending that said month be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, sec. 36 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 160 / Section 36
Voting rights of stockholders
Status: in_force

Section 36. 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 36. 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. 272, sec. 82 — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 272 / Section 82
Arrest without warrant for violation of Sec. 77 or 81; notice; care of animals; lien
Status: in_force

Section 82. A person found violating any provision of section seventy-seven or eighty-one may be arrested and held without a warrant as provided in section fifty-four; the person making an arrest with or without a warrant shall use reasonable diligence to give notice thereof to the owner of animals found in the charge or custody of the person arrested, shall properly care and provide for such animals until the owner thereof takes charge of them, not, however, exceeding sixty days from the date of said notice, and shall have a lien on said animals for the expense of such care and provision.

Section 82. A person found violating any provision of section seventy-seven or eighty-one may be arrested and held without a warrant as provided in section fifty-four; the person making an arrest with or without a warrant shall use reasonable diligence to give notice thereof to the owner of animals found in the charge or custody of the person arrested, shall properly care and provide for such animals until the owner thereof takes charge of them, not, however, exceeding sixty days from the date of said notice, and shall have a lien on said animals for the expense of such care and provision.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 74, sec. 42I — MA Code / Part I / Title XII / Chapter 74 / Section 42I
Budget
Status: in_force

Section 42I. The trustees shall prepare and submit a detailed budget in such form and manner as the governor and general court may direct.

Section 42I. The trustees shall prepare and submit a detailed budget in such form and manner as the governor and general court may direct.