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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 203, sec. 42 — MA Code / Part II / Title II / Chapter 203 / Section 42
Trusts for the benefit of creditors; termination of trust
Status: in_force

Section 42. If, upon petition or otherwise, the probate court for the county where letters testamentary or of administration have been granted on the estate of a deceased person finds that such person in his lifetime made a conveyance of real estate in the commonwealth in trust for the benefit of his creditors, and the trustee certifies that all the debts secured by such conveyance and due to persons other than himself have been paid or otherwise adjusted to the satisfaction of the creditors so far as known and that he desires to settle his trust account and to terminate the trust, the court shall appoint a time and place for hearing all persons interested in such trust, of which notice shall be given by publication in a newspaper published in the county, or otherwise, as the court orders. Upon such hearing the court may terminate the trust so far as the creditors and persons claiming under them are concerned, may discharge such real estate from the trust, may settle the trust account, and make any further order as to the disposition, distribution or partition of the remaining trust estate, consistent with the provisions of the original instrument creating the trust. This section shall not apply to any case where the instrument creating the trust does not bear date more than six years previous to the time appointed for the hearing; nor shall it affect the operation of the insolvent laws of the commonwealth.

Section 42. If, upon petition or otherwise, the probate court for the county where letters testamentary or of administration have been granted on the estate of a deceased person finds that such person in his lifetime made a conveyance of real estate in the commonwealth in trust for the benefit of his creditors, and the trustee certifies that all the debts secured by such conveyance and due to persons other than himself have been paid or otherwise adjusted to the satisfaction of the creditors so far as known and that he desires to settle his trust account and to terminate the trust, the court shall appoint a time and place for hearing all persons interested in such trust, of which notice shall be given by publication in a newspaper published in the county, or otherwise, as the court orders. Upon such hearing the court may terminate the trust so far as the creditors and persons claiming under them are concerned, may discharge such real estate from the trust, may settle the trust account, and make any further order as to the disposition, distribution or partition of the remaining trust estate, consistent with the provisions of the original instrument creating the trust. This section shall not apply to any case where the instrument creating the trust does not bear date more than six years previous to the time appointed for the hearing; nor shall it affect the operation of the insolvent laws of the commonwealth.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 270, sec. 8 — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 270 / Section 8
Candy containing alcohol; sale
Status: in_force

Section 8. Whoever sells to a person any candy enclosing or containing liquid or syrup having more than one per cent of alcohol shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars.

Section 8. Whoever sells to a person any candy enclosing or containing liquid or syrup having more than one per cent of alcohol shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111, sec. 213 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 111 / Section 213
Access to tanning facilities for inspections; rules and regulations; phototherapy devices excluded
Status: in_force

Section 213. The board of health, local health agent, or department shall have access at all reasonable times to any tanning facility for the purposes of inspecting said facility. The department may promulgate rules and regulations necessary for the implementation of sections two hundred and seven to two hundred and fourteen, inclusive, including, but not limited to, the maximum exposure limit for a person using a tanning device which limit shall not exceed the manufacturer's recommended maximum exposure time. The provisions of sections two hundred and seven to two hundred and fourteen, inclusive, shall not apply to a phototherapy device used by or under the supervision of a licensed physician who is trained in the use of such phototherapy device.

Section 213. The board of health, local health agent, or department shall have access at all reasonable times to any tanning facility for the purposes of inspecting said facility.

The department may promulgate rules and regulations necessary for the implementation of sections two hundred and seven to two hundred and fourteen, inclusive, including, but not limited to, the maximum exposure limit for a person using a tanning device which limit shall not exceed the manufacturer's recommended maximum exposure time.

The provisions of sections two hundred and seven to two hundred and fourteen, inclusive, shall not apply to a phototherapy device used by or under the supervision of a licensed physician who is trained in the use of such phototherapy device.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 33, sec. 3 — MA Code / Part I / Title V / Chapter 33 / Section 3
Organized and unorganized militia
Status: in_force

Section 3. The militia shall consist of two classes, namely, the organized militia, composed and organized as provided in this chapter, and the remainder, to be known as the unorganized militia. The unorganized militia shall not be subject to duty except in case of war, actual or threatened, invasion, the prevention of invasion, threats to homeland security and the assisting of civil officers in the execution of the laws.

Section 3. The militia shall consist of two classes, namely, the organized militia, composed and organized as provided in this chapter, and the remainder, to be known as the unorganized militia. The unorganized militia shall not be subject to duty except in case of war, actual or threatened, invasion, the prevention of invasion, threats to homeland security and the assisting of civil officers in the execution of the laws.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40, sec. 17 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 40 / Section 17
Assessment
Status: in_force

Section 17. If a city determines that the public ways or any portion thereof shall be sprinkled in whole or in part at the expense of the abutters, such expense for a municipal year, and the proportion thereof to be borne by abutters, and the rate to be assessed upon each linear foot of frontage upon such ways, shall be estimated and determined by the board of aldermen and assessed upon the estates abutting on such ways in proportion to the number of linear feet of each estate upon such ways or portion thereof sprinkled. The amount of such assessments upon each estate shall be determined by said board, or, if said board so designates, by the board of public works, board of street commissioners, superintendent of streets or other officer; and such board or officer shall, as soon as may be after the first day of January, cause a list of such ways or portions thereof to be made, specifying each estate and the number of linear feet thereof abutting thereon, the amount per linear foot, and the amount on each estate of such assessment, and certify and commit said list to the assessors of taxes. In a town such assessment shall be made by the assessors.

Section 17. If a city determines that the public ways or any portion thereof shall be sprinkled in whole or in part at the expense of the abutters, such expense for a municipal year, and the proportion thereof to be borne by abutters, and the rate to be assessed upon each linear foot of frontage upon such ways, shall be estimated and determined by the board of aldermen and assessed upon the estates abutting on such ways in proportion to the number of linear feet of each estate upon such ways or portion thereof sprinkled. The amount of such assessments upon each estate shall be determined by said board, or, if said board so designates, by the board of public works, board of street commissioners, superintendent of streets or other officer; and such board or officer shall, as soon as may be after the first day of January, cause a list of such ways or portions thereof to be made, specifying each estate and the number of linear feet thereof abutting thereon, the amount per linear foot, and the amount on each estate of such assessment, and certify and commit said list to the assessors of taxes. In a town such assessment shall be made by the assessors.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 59, sec. 69 — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 59 / Section 69
Reimbursement; interest
Status: in_force

Section 69. A person whose tax has been abated shall, if the tax has been paid, be reimbursed by the town to the amount of the abatement allowed, including all interest and all charges paid therewith except legal costs paid as provided in section sixty-two, with interest on the amount so abated at eight per cent from the time of payment or the due date of the tax, whichever is later. No refund shall be paid on account of an abatement when there remains an outstanding balance of the tax to which the abatement relates, nor shall any interest be paid on account of an abatement for any period during which any part of the abated tax, net of the amount of the abatement, was outstanding.

Section 69. A person whose tax has been abated shall, if the tax has been paid, be reimbursed by the town to the amount of the abatement allowed, including all interest and all charges paid therewith except legal costs paid as provided in section sixty-two, with interest on the amount so abated at eight per cent from the time of payment or the due date of the tax, whichever is later. No refund shall be paid on account of an abatement when there remains an outstanding balance of the tax to which the abatement relates, nor shall any interest be paid on account of an abatement for any period during which any part of the abated tax, net of the amount of the abatement, was outstanding.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 70, sec. 13 — MA Code / Part I / Title XII / Chapter 70 / Section 13
Allocation of funds
Status: in_force

Section 13. If the amount appropriated for chapter 70 school aid in a fiscal year is less than the amount prescribed in sections 2 and 3, priority shall be given to funding foundation aid.

Section 13. If the amount appropriated for chapter 70 school aid in a fiscal year is less than the amount prescribed in sections 2 and 3, priority shall be given to funding foundation aid.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 151A, sec. 69A — MA Code / Part I / Title XXI / Chapter 151A / Section 69A
Charging off uncollectible amounts
Status: in_force

Section 69A. The commissioner, upon certification to the state advisory council, may charge off any delinquent contributions, payments in lieu of contributions, interest, or penalties at any time after six years from the date of delinquency, if the commissioner is satisfied that such amounts are uncollectible. The term ''uncollectible'', as used in this section, includes, but is not limited to, those situations where (1) the employing unit has ceased operations and (2) the owner, or if the employing unit is or was a corporation, the president, the secretary, and the treasurer, or officers exercising corresponding functions, are deceased or cannot be located. Notwithstanding the foregoing paragraph the commissioner may charge off annually any delinquent employer account where the amount owed is ten dollars or less.

Section 69A. The commissioner, upon certification to the state advisory council, may charge off any delinquent contributions, payments in lieu of contributions, interest, or penalties at any time after six years from the date of delinquency, if the commissioner is satisfied that such amounts are uncollectible. The term ''uncollectible'', as used in this section, includes, but is not limited to, those situations where (1) the employing unit has ceased operations and (2) the owner, or if the employing unit is or was a corporation, the president, the secretary, and the treasurer, or officers exercising corresponding functions, are deceased or cannot be located.

Notwithstanding the foregoing paragraph the commissioner may charge off annually any delinquent employer account where the amount owed is ten dollars or less.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 221, sec. 91D — MA Code / Part III / Title I / Chapter 221 / Section 91D
Court reporters; practices; contracts
Status: in_force

Section 91D. (a) As used in this section, the following words and phrases unless the context otherwise requires, shall have the following meanings: ''Court reporter'', a shorthand reporter or voice reporter engaged in the practice of court reporting. ''Practice of court reporting'', the making of a verbatim record of any Massachusetts trial, legislative public hearing, state agency public hearing, deposition, examination before trial, hearing or proceeding before any grand jury, referee, board, commission, master or arbitrator, or other testimony given under oath. (b) Contracts entered into pursuant to the practice of court reporting, not related to a particular case or reporting incident, between a court reporter or any person with whom a court reporter has a principal and agency relationship and an attorney at law, party to an action, or party having a financial interest in an action shall be prohibited. An attorney shall not be prohibited from negotiating or bidding reasonable court reporting fees, equal to all parties, on a case by case basis. This section shall not apply to a contract entered into pursuant to the practice of court reporting for the courts or to other contracts with governmental entities. A person aggrieved by a violation of this section shall be entitled to review in the superior court and shall be entitled to all legal and equitable relief within the jurisdiction of the court.

Section 91D. (a) As used in this section, the following words and phrases unless the context otherwise requires, shall have the following meanings:

''Court reporter'', a shorthand reporter or voice reporter engaged in the practice of court reporting.

''Practice of court reporting'', the making of a verbatim record of any Massachusetts trial, legislative public hearing, state agency public hearing, deposition, examination before trial, hearing or proceeding before any grand jury, referee, board, commission, master or arbitrator, or other testimony given under oath.

(b) Contracts entered into pursuant to the practice of court reporting, not related to a particular case or reporting incident, between a court reporter or any person with whom a court reporter has a principal and agency relationship and an attorney at law, party to an action, or party having a financial interest in an action shall be prohibited. An attorney shall not be prohibited from negotiating or bidding reasonable court reporting fees, equal to all parties, on a case by case basis. This section shall not apply to a contract entered into pursuant to the practice of court reporting for the courts or to other contracts with governmental entities.

A person aggrieved by a violation of this section shall be entitled to review in the superior court and shall be entitled to all legal and equitable relief within the jurisdiction of the court.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, sec. 60 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIX / Chapter 131 / Section 60
Weapons; careless or negligent use causing injury or death to another; report
Status: in_force

Section 60. A person shall not use any firearm, bow and arrow or other weapon or article in a careless or negligent manner so as to cause bodily injury or death to another while engaged in hunting or target shooting. Any person, while so engaged, who causes injury or death to any other person by reason of the use of any firearm, bow and arrow or other weapon or article and any person having knowledge of such injury or death shall immediately report the same to the state or local police who shall in turn submit a copy of such report to the director of law enforcement. Any person found guilty of, or convicted of, any violation of the first sentence of this section or any person failing to make the report required by this section who is the holder of any hunting or sporting license issued under the provisions of this chapter shall forthwith lose any rights thereunder, and said license shall be surrendered to any officer empowered to enforce the provisions of this chapter and no other hunting or sporting license shall be granted to him for a period of five years.

Section 60. A person shall not use any firearm, bow and arrow or other weapon or article in a careless or negligent manner so as to cause bodily injury or death to another while engaged in hunting or target shooting. Any person, while so engaged, who causes injury or death to any other person by reason of the use of any firearm, bow and arrow or other weapon or article and any person having knowledge of such injury or death shall immediately report the same to the state or local police who shall in turn submit a copy of such report to the director of law enforcement.

Any person found guilty of, or convicted of, any violation of the first sentence of this section or any person failing to make the report required by this section who is the holder of any hunting or sporting license issued under the provisions of this chapter shall forthwith lose any rights thereunder, and said license shall be surrendered to any officer empowered to enforce the provisions of this chapter and no other hunting or sporting license shall be granted to him for a period of five years.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 272, sec. 71 — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 272 / Section 71
Disinterring bodies
Status: in_force

Section 71. Whoever, not being lawfully authorized by the proper authorities, wilfully digs up, disinters, removes or conveys away a human body, or the remains thereof, or knowingly aids in such disinterment, removal or conveying away, and whoever is accessory thereto either before or after the fact, 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 four thousand dollars.

Section 71. Whoever, not being lawfully authorized by the proper authorities, wilfully digs up, disinters, removes or conveys away a human body, or the remains thereof, or knowingly aids in such disinterment, removal or conveying away, and whoever is accessory thereto either before or after the fact, 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 four thousand dollars.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, sec. 47D — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 164 / Section 47D
Exemption from public records and open meeting requirements in certain instances
Status: in_force

Section 47D. A municipal lighting plant created pursuant to the provisions of this chapter or any special law shall be exempt from the public record requirements of section 10 of chapter 66 and the open meeting requirements of sections 20 and 21 of chapter 30A in those instances when necessary for protecting trade secrets, confidential, competitively sensitive or other proprietary information provided in the course of proceedings conducted pursuant to this chapter when such municipal lighting plant board determines that such disclosure will adversely affect its ability to conduct business in relation to other entities making, selling, or distributing electric power and energy pursuant to this chapter.

Section 47D. A municipal lighting plant created pursuant to the provisions of this chapter or any special law shall be exempt from the public record requirements of section 10 of chapter 66 and the open meeting requirements of sections 20 and 21 of chapter 30A in those instances when necessary for protecting trade secrets, confidential, competitively sensitive or other proprietary information provided in the course of proceedings conducted pursuant to this chapter when such municipal lighting plant board determines that such disclosure will adversely affect its ability to conduct business in relation to other entities making, selling, or distributing electric power and energy pursuant to this chapter.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, sec. 7A — MA Code / Part I / Title VIII / Chapter 53 / Section 7A
Nomination papers for city offices; deadlines; signatures; certification and checking
Status: in_force

Section 7A. Except where otherwise provided by law, every nomination petition or other like paper of a candidate for a city office in a city wherein preliminary elections for the nomination of candidates for such office are held shall be submitted, on or before five o'clock in the afternoon of the fourteenth day preceding the day on which it must be filed, to the registrars of the city. In each case the registrars shall check each name to be certified by them on the nomination petition or other like paper and shall forthwith certify thereon the number of signatures so checked which are names of voters both in the city and in the district for which the nomination is made, and only names so checked shall be deemed to be names of qualified voters for the purposes of nomination. The registrars need not certify a greater number of names than are required to make a nomination, increased by one fifth thereof. Names not certified in the first instance shall not thereafter be certified on the same nomination petitions or other like papers.

Section 7A. Except where otherwise provided by law, every nomination petition or other like paper of a candidate for a city office in a city wherein preliminary elections for the nomination of candidates for such office are held shall be submitted, on or before five o'clock in the afternoon of the fourteenth day preceding the day on which it must be filed, to the registrars of the city. In each case the registrars shall check each name to be certified by them on the nomination petition or other like paper and shall forthwith certify thereon the number of signatures so checked which are names of voters both in the city and in the district for which the nomination is made, and only names so checked shall be deemed to be names of qualified voters for the purposes of nomination. The registrars need not certify a greater number of names than are required to make a nomination, increased by one fifth thereof. Names not certified in the first instance shall not thereafter be certified on the same nomination petitions or other like papers.