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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 212, sec. 26 — MA Code / Part III / Title I / Chapter 212 / Section 26
Records; custody
Status: in_force

Section 26. The records of courts, including electronic records, which are transferred to the superior court shall remain in custody of the clerks, whether in physical or electronic form. In Suffolk county, the clerk of said court for civil business shall have the custody of said records in civil cases, and the clerk for criminal business shall have the custody of said records in criminal cases. Copies of said records may be certified by said clerks respectively. Judicial writs and processes which are founded upon such records shall issue under the seal, which may be electronically imprinted, of the superior court, in like manner and with the same effect as similar writs and processes founded upon its own records.

Section 26. The records of courts, including electronic records, which are transferred to the superior court shall remain in custody of the clerks, whether in physical or electronic form. In Suffolk county, the clerk of said court for civil business shall have the custody of said records in civil cases, and the clerk for criminal business shall have the custody of said records in criminal cases. Copies of said records may be certified by said clerks respectively. Judicial writs and processes which are founded upon such records shall issue under the seal, which may be electronically imprinted, of the superior court, in like manner and with the same effect as similar writs and processes founded upon its own records.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 167D, sec. 2 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 167D / Section 2
Powers
Status: in_force

Section 2. Every bank in its banking department shall, subject to any limitations imposed by this chapter, have the following powers and whatever further incidental powers may fairly be implied from those expressly conferred and are reasonably necessary to enable it to exercise fully those powers according to common banking customs and usages: (A) to receive deposits as authorized by this chapter; and (B) to receive on deposit, storage or otherwise, money, government securities, stocks, bonds, coin, jewelry, plate, valuable papers and documents, evidences of debt and other property of any kind, upon such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon between the depositor and the bank and to collect and disburse, at the request of the depositor, the interest or income or principal of said property upon terms to be prescribed by such bank.

Section 2. Every bank in its banking department shall, subject to any limitations imposed by this chapter, have the following powers and whatever further incidental powers may fairly be implied from those expressly conferred and are reasonably necessary to enable it to exercise fully those powers according to common banking customs and usages:

(A) to receive deposits as authorized by this chapter; and

(B) to receive on deposit, storage or otherwise, money, government securities, stocks, bonds, coin, jewelry, plate, valuable papers and documents, evidences of debt and other property of any kind, upon such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon between the depositor and the bank and to collect and disburse, at the request of the depositor, the interest or income or principal of said property upon terms to be prescribed by such bank.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 128, sec. 48 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIX / Chapter 128 / Section 48
Regulations for preservation of peace at meetings or exhibitions; posting
Status: in_force

Section 48. Each agricultural or horticultural society or farmers' club may establish such regulations, not inconsistent with law, as it considers necessary and expedient for the preservation of peace and good order or for the protection of its interests at its regular or annual meetings, shows, fairs or exhibitions, and shall cause at least five copies of such regulations to be posted in public places on its grounds not less than forty-eight hours before the time of holding each meeting, show, fair or exhibition.

Section 48. Each agricultural or horticultural society or farmers' club may establish such regulations, not inconsistent with law, as it considers necessary and expedient for the preservation of peace and good order or for the protection of its interests at its regular or annual meetings, shows, fairs or exhibitions, and shall cause at least five copies of such regulations to be posted in public places on its grounds not less than forty-eight hours before the time of holding each meeting, show, fair or exhibition.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 264, sec. 11 — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 264 / Section 11
Promotion of anarchy; prohibition
Status: in_force

Section 11. Whoever by speech or by exhibition, distribution or promulgation of any written or printed document, paper or pictorial representation advocates, advises, counsels or incites assault upon any public official, or the killing of any person, or the unlawful destruction of real or personal property, or the overthrow by force or violence or other unlawful means of the government of the commonwealth or of the United States, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than three years, or in jail for not more than two and one half years, or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars; provided, that this section shall not be construed as reducing the penalty now imposed for the violation of any law. It shall be unlawful for any person who shall have been convicted of a violation of this section, whether or not any sentence shall have been imposed, to perform the duties of a teacher or of an officer of administration in any public or private educational institution, and the superior court, in a suit by the commonwealth, shall have jurisdiction in equity to restrain and enjoin any such person from performing such duties thereafter; provided, that any such restraining order or injunction shall be forthwith vacated if such conviction shall be set aside.

Section 11. Whoever by speech or by exhibition, distribution or promulgation of any written or printed document, paper or pictorial representation advocates, advises, counsels or incites assault upon any public official, or the killing of any person, or the unlawful destruction of real or personal property, or the overthrow by force or violence or other unlawful means of the government of the commonwealth or of the United States, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than three years, or in jail for not more than two and one half years, or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars; provided, that this section shall not be construed as reducing the penalty now imposed for the violation of any law. It shall be unlawful for any person who shall have been convicted of a violation of this section, whether or not any sentence shall have been imposed, to perform the duties of a teacher or of an officer of administration in any public or private educational institution, and the superior court, in a suit by the commonwealth, shall have jurisdiction in equity to restrain and enjoin any such person from performing such duties thereafter; provided, that any such restraining order or injunction shall be forthwith vacated if such conviction shall be set aside.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, sec. 64 — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 266 / Section 64
Fraudulent hiring of media of transportation
Status: in_force

Section 64. Whoever hires a horse, carriage or other vehicle, and, with intent to cheat or defraud the owner thereof, makes to him or to his agent at the time of such hiring a false statement of the distance which he proposes to travel with such horse, carriage or other vehicle, or whoever, with such intent, makes to the owner or his agent, after the use of a horse, carriage or other vehicle, a false statement of the distance which he has actually traveled with such horse, carriage or other vehicle, and whoever, with such intent, refuses to pay for the use of a horse, carriage or other vehicle the lawful fare established therefor by any town, shall be punished by a fine of not more than twenty dollars or by imprisonment for not more than two months, or both.

Section 64. Whoever hires a horse, carriage or other vehicle, and, with intent to cheat or defraud the owner thereof, makes to him or to his agent at the time of such hiring a false statement of the distance which he proposes to travel with such horse, carriage or other vehicle, or whoever, with such intent, makes to the owner or his agent, after the use of a horse, carriage or other vehicle, a false statement of the distance which he has actually traveled with such horse, carriage or other vehicle, and whoever, with such intent, refuses to pay for the use of a horse, carriage or other vehicle the lawful fare established therefor by any town, shall be punished by a fine of not more than twenty dollars or by imprisonment for not more than two months, or both.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 112, sec. 29 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 112 / Section 29
Suspension of certificate of registration of registered pharmacist
Status: in_force

Section 29. It may, by a majority vote of all its members, after hearing, suspend the certificate of registration of a registered pharmacist, who, in its judgment, is a menace to the public by reason of the improper use of intoxicating liquor or drugs.

Section 29. It may, by a majority vote of all its members, after hearing, suspend the certificate of registration of a registered pharmacist, who, in its judgment, is a menace to the public by reason of the improper use of intoxicating liquor or drugs.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 276, sec. 68 — MA Code / Part IV / Title II / Chapter 276 / Section 68
Surrender of principal; notice; exoneration of bail; return of deposits; subsequent bail
Status: in_force

Section 68. Bail in criminal cases may be exonerated at any time before default upon their recognizance by surrendering their principal into court or to the jailer in the county where the principal is held to appear, or by such voluntary surrender by the principal himself, and in either event, in all cases where bank books, money or bonds are deposited by the surety, the court shall thereupon order the bank books, money or bonds so deposited to be returned to the surety or his order, and to be reassigned to the person entitled thereto. They shall deliver to the jailer their principal, with a certified copy of the recognizance, and he shall be received and detained by the jailer, but may again be bailed in the same manner as if committed for not finding sureties to recognize for him, provided that the surety making the surrender shall not be accepted as bail if the person surrendered shall again be bailed. The jailer shall forthwith notify the clerk or justice of the court where the proceeding is pending of such surrender.

Section 68. Bail in criminal cases may be exonerated at any time before default upon their recognizance by surrendering their principal into court or to the jailer in the county where the principal is held to appear, or by such voluntary surrender by the principal himself, and in either event, in all cases where bank books, money or bonds are deposited by the surety, the court shall thereupon order the bank books, money or bonds so deposited to be returned to the surety or his order, and to be reassigned to the person entitled thereto. They shall deliver to the jailer their principal, with a certified copy of the recognizance, and he shall be received and detained by the jailer, but may again be bailed in the same manner as if committed for not finding sureties to recognize for him, provided that the surety making the surrender shall not be accepted as bail if the person surrendered shall again be bailed. The jailer shall forthwith notify the clerk or justice of the court where the proceeding is pending of such surrender.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 155, sec. 5A — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 155 / Section 5A
Allowances for depreciation ordered set aside by department of utilities or department of telecommunications and cable
Status: in_force

Section 5A. If, when the department of public utilities or the department of telecommunications and cable, as required by law, approves an issue of stock, bonds, coupon notes or other evidences of indebtedness of a company under its supervision, or passes upon the price, rates, charges or service of such company, it determines that the provision made by such company for the depreciation of its property has been inadequate, the department shall order such company to set aside out of earnings such allowances for depreciation and for such period or periods as the department may from time to time prescribe. All moneys required by such order to be so set aside shall be kept as a separate fund and shall not, without the further order of the department, be used for any other purpose than for renewals other than ordinary repairs, or for extensions, reconstruction and enlargements of and additions to plant, and the department shall prescribe in its order such requirements relative to the creation and maintenance of such fund and its devotion to such aforesaid authorized uses as it may deem advisable. All orders and decisions of the department under the provisions of this section shall be enforced as provided in section sixteen of chapter one hundred and sixty-four.

Section 5A. If, when the department of public utilities or the department of telecommunications and cable, as required by law, approves an issue of stock, bonds, coupon notes or other evidences of indebtedness of a company under its supervision, or passes upon the price, rates, charges or service of such company, it determines that the provision made by such company for the depreciation of its property has been inadequate, the department shall order such company to set aside out of earnings such allowances for depreciation and for such period or periods as the department may from time to time prescribe. All moneys required by such order to be so set aside shall be kept as a separate fund and shall not, without the further order of the department, be used for any other purpose than for renewals other than ordinary repairs, or for extensions, reconstruction and enlargements of and additions to plant, and the department shall prescribe in its order such requirements relative to the creation and maintenance of such fund and its devotion to such aforesaid authorized uses as it may deem advisable. All orders and decisions of the department under the provisions of this section shall be enforced as provided in section sixteen of chapter one hundred and sixty-four.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 246, sec. 45 — MA Code / Part III / Title IV / Chapter 246 / Section 45
Action to satisfy judgment upon default of trustee
Status: in_force

Section 45. If a person adjudged a trustee does not, upon demand, pay over to the officer goods, effects or credits sufficient to satisfy the execution and if the execution is not otherwise satisfied, the plaintiff may commence an action in the court in which the judgment was rendered to have the original judgment, or the amount remaining unsatisfied, satisfied from the goods and estate of the trustee or trustees. Such an action may be commenced at any time after thirty days from the date of judgment.

Section 45. If a person adjudged a trustee does not, upon demand, pay over to the officer goods, effects or credits sufficient to satisfy the execution and if the execution is not otherwise satisfied, the plaintiff may commence an action in the court in which the judgment was rendered to have the original judgment, or the amount remaining unsatisfied, satisfied from the goods and estate of the trustee or trustees. Such an action may be commenced at any time after thirty days from the date of judgment.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32B, sec. 1 — MA Code / Part I / Title IV / Chapter 32B / Section 1
Purpose of chapter
Status: in_force

Section 1. The purpose of this chapter is to provide a plan of group life insurance, group accidental death and dismemberment insurance and group general or blanket hospital, surgical, medical, dental and other health insurance for certain persons in the service of counties, except Worcester county, cities, towns and districts and their dependents.

Section 1. The purpose of this chapter is to provide a plan of group life insurance, group accidental death and dismemberment insurance and group general or blanket hospital, surgical, medical, dental and other health insurance for certain persons in the service of counties, except Worcester county, cities, towns and districts and their dependents.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 237, sec. 20 — MA Code / Part III / Title III / Chapter 237 / Section 20
Limitation of allowances
Status: in_force

Section 20. The amount recovered by the defendant upon such counterclaim shall not exceed the amount actually expended by the defendant and those under whom he claims, nor shall it exceed the amount by which the value of the land is actually increased thereby as assessed at the time of the action.

Section 20. The amount recovered by the defendant upon such counterclaim shall not exceed the amount actually expended by the defendant and those under whom he claims, nor shall it exceed the amount by which the value of the land is actually increased thereby as assessed at the time of the action.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91, sec. 33 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 91 / Section 33
Improvement of topographical survey of commonwealth; sale of maps
Status: in_force

Section 33. The department may make such surveys and do such other work as may be required by any order of the land court, to reestablish and permanently mark certain triangulation points and stations previously established in connection with the topographical survey of the commonwealth, and the town boundary survey, which have been lost or destroyed, and to obtain the geographical position of such new points and stations as may be required from time to time by the court. The department may sell at such prices and on such conditions as it may prescribe maps prepared by it from time to time in connection with its functions under this chapter in respect to waterways and public lands.

Section 33. The department may make such surveys and do such other work as may be required by any order of the land court, to reestablish and permanently mark certain triangulation points and stations previously established in connection with the topographical survey of the commonwealth, and the town boundary survey, which have been lost or destroyed, and to obtain the geographical position of such new points and stations as may be required from time to time by the court. The department may sell at such prices and on such conditions as it may prescribe maps prepared by it from time to time in connection with its functions under this chapter in respect to waterways and public lands.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 66, sec. 11 — MA Code / Part I / Title X / Chapter 66 / Section 11
Fireproof vaults and safes
Status: in_force

Section 11. Officers in charge of a state department, county commissioners, city councils and selectmen shall, at the expense of the commonwealth, county, city or town, respectively, provide and maintain fireproof rooms, safes or vaults for the safe keeping of the public records of their department, county, city or town, other than the records in the custody of teachers of the public schools, and shall furnish such rooms with fittings of non-combustible materials only.

Section 11. Officers in charge of a state department, county commissioners, city councils and selectmen shall, at the expense of the commonwealth, county, city or town, respectively, provide and maintain fireproof rooms, safes or vaults for the safe keeping of the public records of their department, county, city or town, other than the records in the custody of teachers of the public schools, and shall furnish such rooms with fittings of non-combustible materials only.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, sec. 49 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 161 / Section 49
Street sprinkling cars upon railway tracks
Status: in_force

Section 49. A company may allow street sprinkling cars or similar apparatus to be used upon its tracks, may furnish the motive power and use of tracks or other facilities, and may make contracts therefor; but this section shall be operative only to such extent and subject to such regulations and restrictions as the department, having regard to the necessities of public travel, may approve.

Section 49. A company may allow street sprinkling cars or similar apparatus to be used upon its tracks, may furnish the motive power and use of tracks or other facilities, and may make contracts therefor; but this section shall be operative only to such extent and subject to such regulations and restrictions as the department, having regard to the necessities of public travel, may approve.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 29, sec. 53 — MA Code / Part I / Title III / Chapter 29 / Section 53
Notes or bonds maturing later than three years after issuance; requirements for inviting purchase proposals; waiver
Status: in_force

Section 53. Whenever there is to be an issue of bonds or notes of the commonwealth maturing at a time later than 3 years from their dates, excepting such bonds or notes as are to be issued for the investment of cash in any of the sinking or other established funds of the commonwealth, the state treasurer shall solicit bids for the purchase thereof, and shall provide reasonable notice to the public of such solicitations. The state treasurer may reserve the right to reject any or all bids. If no bid is accepted, the whole or any part of the loan may be awarded to any person. Compliance with this section may be waived with respect to an issue of bonds or notes upon the approval of the state finance and governance board established under section 97 of chapter 6.

Section 53. Whenever there is to be an issue of bonds or notes of the commonwealth maturing at a time later than 3 years from their dates, excepting such bonds or notes as are to be issued for the investment of cash in any of the sinking or other established funds of the commonwealth, the state treasurer shall solicit bids for the purchase thereof, and shall provide reasonable notice to the public of such solicitations. The state treasurer may reserve the right to reject any or all bids. If no bid is accepted, the whole or any part of the loan may be awarded to any person. Compliance with this section may be waived with respect to an issue of bonds or notes upon the approval of the state finance and governance board established under section 97 of chapter 6.