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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 140, sec. 115 — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 140 / Section 115
Necessity of license for furnaces or steam engines; contents; application; hearing; notice; fee
Status: in_force

Section 115. A furnace for melting iron or making glass, or a stationary steam engine for use in a mill for planing or sawing boards or turning wood or in which other fuel than coal is used to create steam, shall not be erected or put up to be used in a city or town which accepts this and sections one hundred and sixteen and one hundred and seventeen or has accepted corresponding provisions of earlier laws, unless the aldermen or selectmen thereof have granted a license therefor, prescribing the place where the building shall be erected in which the steam engine or furnace is to be used and the materials and construction thereof, and have made such regulations as to the height of flues and protection against fire as they deem necessary for the safety of the neighborhood. Such license may be granted on a written application, and shall be recorded in the city or town records. The aldermen or selectmen shall assign a time and place for a hearing upon such application, and cause at least fourteen days' public notice thereof to be given, at the expense of the applicant, in such manner as they may order. The fee for such a license shall be set by the aldermen or selectmen, but in no event shall any such fee be greater than twenty-five dollars for each such license.

Section 115. A furnace for melting iron or making glass, or a stationary steam engine for use in a mill for planing or sawing boards or turning wood or in which other fuel than coal is used to create steam, shall not be erected or put up to be used in a city or town which accepts this and sections one hundred and sixteen and one hundred and seventeen or has accepted corresponding provisions of earlier laws, unless the aldermen or selectmen thereof have granted a license therefor, prescribing the place where the building shall be erected in which the steam engine or furnace is to be used and the materials and construction thereof, and have made such regulations as to the height of flues and protection against fire as they deem necessary for the safety of the neighborhood. Such license may be granted on a written application, and shall be recorded in the city or town records. The aldermen or selectmen shall assign a time and place for a hearing upon such application, and cause at least fourteen days' public notice thereof to be given, at the expense of the applicant, in such manner as they may order. The fee for such a license shall be set by the aldermen or selectmen, but in no event shall any such fee be greater than twenty-five dollars for each such license.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 80A, sec. 13 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIII / Chapter 80A / Section 13
Taxation of costs
Status: in_force

Section 13. If the petition is dismissed under section seven, costs, as in actions at law, shall be awarded to the respondents, in addition to indemnity for loss and damages as provided in section eleven. If, upon entry of an interlocutory or final judgment of condemnation it appears that a respondent has been awarded greater compensation or damages than was allotted to him in the estimate contained in the order adopted under sections two and three or if betterments to be assessed on the land of any respondent have been determined to be less than as estimated in said order, such respondent shall be entitled to such costs; otherwise, he shall be liable for such costs.

Section 13. If the petition is dismissed under section seven, costs, as in actions at law, shall be awarded to the respondents, in addition to indemnity for loss and damages as provided in section eleven. If, upon entry of an interlocutory or final judgment of condemnation it appears that a respondent has been awarded greater compensation or damages than was allotted to him in the estimate contained in the order adopted under sections two and three or if betterments to be assessed on the land of any respondent have been determined to be less than as estimated in said order, such respondent shall be entitled to such costs; otherwise, he shall be liable for such costs.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111, sec. 107 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 111 / Section 107
Transportation of infected dead bodies; rules and regulations
Status: in_force

Section 107. No person shall convey or cause to be conveyed through or from any town in the commonwealth the body of any person who has died from any disease dangerous to the public health, except in accordance with such rules and regulations as may be made from time to time by the department. No town clerk, or clerk or agent of the board of health, shall give a permit for the removal of such a body until he has received from the board of health of the town where the death occurred a certificate stating the cause of death, and that said body has been prepared so as to preclude danger of contagion or infection by its transportation. The certificate shall be delivered to the agent or person receiving the body. The department shall formulate such rules and regulations pertaining to funerals of all persons dying from any disease dangerous to the public health as it deems necessary to prevent the spread of infection. Whoever violates any provision of this section or any rule or regulation made hereunder shall forfeit not more than twenty-five dollars.

Section 107. No person shall convey or cause to be conveyed through or from any town in the commonwealth the body of any person who has died from any disease dangerous to the public health, except in accordance with such rules and regulations as may be made from time to time by the department. No town clerk, or clerk or agent of the board of health, shall give a permit for the removal of such a body until he has received from the board of health of the town where the death occurred a certificate stating the cause of death, and that said body has been prepared so as to preclude danger of contagion or infection by its transportation. The certificate shall be delivered to the agent or person receiving the body. The department shall formulate such rules and regulations pertaining to funerals of all persons dying from any disease dangerous to the public health as it deems necessary to prevent the spread of infection. Whoever violates any provision of this section or any rule or regulation made hereunder shall forfeit not more than twenty-five dollars.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94, sec. 305E — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 94 / Section 305E
Transportation of bakery products; permit
Status: in_force

Section 305E. No person shall transport or cause to be transported into the commonwealth any bakery product for the purpose of sale without having obtained a permit from the department of public health. Such permit shall apply to one place of business only. Each permit granted under this section shall expire one year from the date of its issue. The fee for each such permit and for each annual renewal thereof shall be determined annually by the commissioner of administration under the provisions of section three B of chapter seven. Whoever violates the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty-five nor more than two hundred dollars. This section shall not apply to common carriers, their agents or servants.

Section 305E. No person shall transport or cause to be transported into the commonwealth any bakery product for the purpose of sale without having obtained a permit from the department of public health. Such permit shall apply to one place of business only. Each permit granted under this section shall expire one year from the date of its issue. The fee for each such permit and for each annual renewal thereof shall be determined annually by the commissioner of administration under the provisions of section three B of chapter seven.

Whoever violates the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty-five nor more than two hundred dollars. This section shall not apply to common carriers, their agents or servants.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 54, sec. 30 — MA Code / Part I / Title VIII / Chapter 54 / Section 30
Voting place or precinct seals; use and custody
Status: in_force

Section 30. The city or town clerk shall furnish to the clerk of each voting place or precinct a seal of suitable device with a designation thereon of such voting place or precinct; and such seal shall be used in sealing all envelopes or other containers required by law to be used at elections. The clerk of the voting place or precinct shall retain custody of the seal, and shall, at the end of his term of office, deliver it, with the records of the voting place or precinct and other official documents in his custody to the city or town clerk.

Section 30. The city or town clerk shall furnish to the clerk of each voting place or precinct a seal of suitable device with a designation thereon of such voting place or precinct; and such seal shall be used in sealing all envelopes or other containers required by law to be used at elections. The clerk of the voting place or precinct shall retain custody of the seal, and shall, at the end of his term of office, deliver it, with the records of the voting place or precinct and other official documents in his custody to the city or town clerk.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, sec. 79 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 161 / Section 79
Expense of altering or changing grade; way containing track
Status: in_force

Section 79. If a public way where the tracks of a company have been located for a period of five years is altered, or if the grade thereof is changed under chapter eighty or eighty-two, the company shall pay such proportionate share of the expense thereof, including therein the necessary cost of changing its railway to conform to such alteration or change of grade, as may be assessed upon it, provided that, if betterments are assessed, no such assessment on the company shall exceed the aggregate amount of all the betterments assessed upon real estate, and that in no case shall such assessment exceed one quarter of the total cost of such alteration or change of grade.

Section 79. If a public way where the tracks of a company have been located for a period of five years is altered, or if the grade thereof is changed under chapter eighty or eighty-two, the company shall pay such proportionate share of the expense thereof, including therein the necessary cost of changing its railway to conform to such alteration or change of grade, as may be assessed upon it, provided that, if betterments are assessed, no such assessment on the company shall exceed the aggregate amount of all the betterments assessed upon real estate, and that in no case shall such assessment exceed one quarter of the total cost of such alteration or change of grade.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156A, sec. 14 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 156A / Section 14
Merger into or consolidation with business corporation
Status: in_force

Section 14. A professional corporation which has ceased to render any professional services under this chapter or which is permitted to render professional services as a business corporation organized under chapter 156D may change its status by merging into or consolidating with the business corporation or by filing articles of amendment to change its name, where necessary, and purposes to those of the business corporation.

Section 14. A professional corporation which has ceased to render any professional services under this chapter or which is permitted to render professional services as a business corporation organized under chapter 156D may change its status by merging into or consolidating with the business corporation or by filing articles of amendment to change its name, where necessary, and purposes to those of the business corporation.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21A, sec. 8F — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 21A / Section 8F
Meetings; expenses; per diem
Status: in_force

Section 8F. The commission shall meet at least once a month, on the second Monday, and may meet more often as the members may determine. The members shall be reimbursed for expenses incurred in connection with their duties and the appointed members of the commission shall, subject to appropriation, receive in addition to their expenses, fifty dollars per day for each day or part thereof of service to said commission.

Section 8F. The commission shall meet at least once a month, on the second Monday, and may meet more often as the members may determine. The members shall be reimbursed for expenses incurred in connection with their duties and the appointed members of the commission shall, subject to appropriation, receive in addition to their expenses, fifty dollars per day for each day or part thereof of service to said commission.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 64I, sec. 5 — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 64I / Section 5
Computation of tax
Status: in_force

Section 5. For the purposes of adding and collecting the tax imposed by this chapter to be paid to the commonwealth or to be reimbursed to the seller by the purchaser, the tax computation shall be carried to the third decimal place and it shall be rounded to a whole cent, rounding up to the next cent whenever the third decimal place is greater than 4. A seller may elect to compute the tax due on a transaction on an item or an invoice basis.

Section 5. For the purposes of adding and collecting the tax imposed by this chapter to be paid to the commonwealth or to be reimbursed to the seller by the purchaser, the tax computation shall be carried to the third decimal place and it shall be rounded to a whole cent, rounding up to the next cent whenever the third decimal place is greater than 4. A seller may elect to compute the tax due on a transaction on an item or an invoice basis.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40, sec. 44D — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 40 / Section 44D
Report of board
Status: in_force

Section 44D. The regional refuse disposal planning board shall report its findings and recommendations to the board of selectmen and the mayor, as the case may be, of each city or town comprising the board. If the board recommends that a regional refuse disposal district be established, a copy of the proposed agreement shall accompany the report to each such city or town.

Section 44D. The regional refuse disposal planning board shall report its findings and recommendations to the board of selectmen and the mayor, as the case may be, of each city or town comprising the board. If the board recommends that a regional refuse disposal district be established, a copy of the proposed agreement shall accompany the report to each such city or town.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111, sec. 4H — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 111 / Section 4H
Chronic renal diseases; care and treatment; agreements
Status: in_force

Section 4H. The department is hereby authorized, subject to appropriation, to establish and maintain services for the treatment and care of persons suffering from chronic renal diseases within the commonwealth. The department may enter into such agreements with community hospitals and other health, welfare and rehabilitation agencies as are necessary to carry out the purposes of this section. The department may enter into agreements with out-of-hospital dialysis units licensed under the provisions of section fifty-one A for the care and treatment of persons suffering from renal disease; provided, that said units are licensed and operated pursuant to the rules and regulations of the department relative to out-of-hospital dialysis units; and, provided further, that any such agreement with an out-of-hospital dialysis unit be made in conjunction with a facility operated by the department which provides in-patient care and treatment for persons suffering from renal disease. Any payment made by the department or any other agency of the commonwealth to an out-of-hospital dialysis unit with which an agreement has been made in accordance with the provisions of this section shall be subject to the provisions of sections thirty K to thirty P, inclusive, of chapter seven and shall in no case be in excess of any applicable rate determined by the executive office of health and human services, or a governmental unit designated by the executive office or any successor agency.

Section 4H. The department is hereby authorized, subject to appropriation, to establish and maintain services for the treatment and care of persons suffering from chronic renal diseases within the commonwealth.

The department may enter into such agreements with community hospitals and other health, welfare and rehabilitation agencies as are necessary to carry out the purposes of this section. The department may enter into agreements with out-of-hospital dialysis units licensed under the provisions of section fifty-one A for the care and treatment of persons suffering from renal disease; provided, that said units are licensed and operated pursuant to the rules and regulations of the department relative to out-of-hospital dialysis units; and, provided further, that any such agreement with an out-of-hospital dialysis unit be made in conjunction with a facility operated by the department which provides in-patient care and treatment for persons suffering from renal disease. Any payment made by the department or any other agency of the commonwealth to an out-of-hospital dialysis unit with which an agreement has been made in accordance with the provisions of this section shall be subject to the provisions of sections thirty K to thirty P, inclusive, of chapter seven and shall in no case be in excess of any applicable rate determined by the executive office of health and human services, or a governmental unit designated by the executive office or any successor agency.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 176G, sec. 9 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 176G / Section 9
Trade regulation practices; application of law
Status: in_force

Section 9. The provisions of sections 1 to 14K, inclusive, and sections 48 to 68, inclusive, of chapter ninety-three, and chapter ninety-three A shall be applicable to the ownership, organization, operation and health care services provided by a health maintenance organization as authorized by this chapter.

Section 9. The provisions of sections 1 to 14K, inclusive, and sections 48 to 68, inclusive, of chapter ninety-three, and chapter ninety-three A shall be applicable to the ownership, organization, operation and health care services provided by a health maintenance organization as authorized by this chapter.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 82, sec. 36 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 82 / Section 36
Penalty for misuse of bicycle paths
Status: in_force

Section 36. Whoever trespasses upon bicycle paths named in the two preceding sections by driving thereon with a horse or other animal, except to cross the same, shall be punished by a fine of not more than twenty dollars; but the aldermen or selectmen may prescribe limits within which this section shall not apply.

Section 36. Whoever trespasses upon bicycle paths named in the two preceding sections by driving thereon with a horse or other animal, except to cross the same, shall be punished by a fine of not more than twenty dollars; but the aldermen or selectmen may prescribe limits within which this section shall not apply.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, sec. 30 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 161 / Section 30
Enforcement of provisions relating to issue of stocks and bonds
Status: in_force

Section 30. The supreme judicial or superior court shall have jurisdiction in equity, upon the application of the department, the attorney general, any stockholder, or any interested party, to enforce the two preceding sections and all lawful orders and decisions, conditions or requirements of said department made in pursuance thereof.

Section 30. The supreme judicial or superior court shall have jurisdiction in equity, upon the application of the department, the attorney general, any stockholder, or any interested party, to enforce the two preceding sections and all lawful orders and decisions, conditions or requirements of said department made in pursuance thereof.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 48, sec. 87 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 48 / Section 87
Standardization of fire fighting equipment
Status: in_force

Section 87. The department of fire services may make rules and regulations providing for the standardization throughout the commonwealth of threads on fire hose couplings, fittings and hydrant outlets for public fire protection. The state fire marshal shall prepare said rules and regulations, and they shall take effect subject to section thirty-seven of chapter thirty when approved by said commissioner and by the governor and council and on such dates as they may fix.

Section 87. The department of fire services may make rules and regulations providing for the standardization throughout the commonwealth of threads on fire hose couplings, fittings and hydrant outlets for public fire protection. The state fire marshal shall prepare said rules and regulations, and they shall take effect subject to section thirty-seven of chapter thirty when approved by said commissioner and by the governor and council and on such dates as they may fix.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, sec. 124F — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 164 / Section 124F
Shutting off service during financial hardship
Status: in_force

Section 124F. No gas or electric company shall between November fifteenth and March fifteenth shut off gas or electric service to any residential customer who cannot pay an overdue charge because of financial hardship, when such gas or electric service is used to provide heat or to operate the heating system of the customer's unit or building. The department may promulgate such rules and regulations consistent with this section as it deems reasonable and necessary to implement the provision of this section.

Section 124F. No gas or electric company shall between November fifteenth and March fifteenth shut off gas or electric service to any residential customer who cannot pay an overdue charge because of financial hardship, when such gas or electric service is used to provide heat or to operate the heating system of the customer's unit or building. The department may promulgate such rules and regulations consistent with this section as it deems reasonable and necessary to implement the provision of this section.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 151C, sec. 5 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXI / Chapter 151C / Section 5
Regulations of commission
Status: in_force

Section 5. The commission shall have the power, after public hearing, to adopt, promulgate, amend or rescind rules and regulations concerning proceedings at hearings and other investigations under this chapter, which rules and regulations shall be not inconsistent with the provisions of said chapter.

Section 5. The commission shall have the power, after public hearing, to adopt, promulgate, amend or rescind rules and regulations concerning proceedings at hearings and other investigations under this chapter, which rules and regulations shall be not inconsistent with the provisions of said chapter.