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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 25C, sec. 3 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 25C / Section 3
Performance of duties by commissioner; pecuniary interest in regulated industry companies
Status: in_force

Section 3. The commissioner shall be sworn to the faithful performance of his official duties. The commissioner shall not own, or be in the employ of, or own any stock in any regulated industry company, nor shall he be in any way directly or indirectly pecuniarily interested in or connected with any such regulated industry company or in the employ or connected with any person financing any regulated industry company. The commissioner shall not personally or through any partner or agent render any professional service or make or perform any business contract with or for any regulated industry company, nor shall he directly or indirectly receive any commission, bonus, discount, present, or reward from any regulated industry company. For the purposes of this section, a regulated industry company shall be defined as any corporation, city, town or other governmental subdivision, partnership or other organization, or any individual engaged within the commonwealth in any business which is, or the persons engaged in which are, in any respect made subject to the supervision or regulation of the department by any provision of law except chapter 110A and chapter 651 of the acts of 1910, as amended.

Section 3. The commissioner shall be sworn to the faithful performance of his official duties. The commissioner shall not own, or be in the employ of, or own any stock in any regulated industry company, nor shall he be in any way directly or indirectly pecuniarily interested in or connected with any such regulated industry company or in the employ or connected with any person financing any regulated industry company. The commissioner shall not personally or through any partner or agent render any professional service or make or perform any business contract with or for any regulated industry company, nor shall he directly or indirectly receive any commission, bonus, discount, present, or reward from any regulated industry company. For the purposes of this section, a regulated industry company shall be defined as any corporation, city, town or other governmental subdivision, partnership or other organization, or any individual engaged within the commonwealth in any business which is, or the persons engaged in which are, in any respect made subject to the supervision or regulation of the department by any provision of law except chapter 110A and chapter 651 of the acts of 1910, as amended.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 41, sec. 82 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 41 / Section 82
Authority to establish art commissions
Status: in_force

Section 82. Cities and towns which accept this section or have accepted corresponding provisions of earlier laws may, except where their charters make special provisions therefor, establish art commissions in accordance with the two following sections. In cities such acceptance shall be by the city council and in towns at an annual town meeting.

Section 82. Cities and towns which accept this section or have accepted corresponding provisions of earlier laws may, except where their charters make special provisions therefor, establish art commissions in accordance with the two following sections. In cities such acceptance shall be by the city council and in towns at an annual town meeting.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 175, sec. 205 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 175 / Section 205
Policies providing supplemental coverage to medicare; approval by commissioner; employers or trade unions exception; regulations
Status: in_force

Section 205. Notwithstanding any provision of sections one hundred and eight, one hundred and ten, one hundred and ninety A, one hundred and ninety B and one hundred and ninety C of chapter one hundred and seventy-five to the contrary, no policy which provides supplemental coverage to medicare shall be delivered, issued for delivery or renewed unless the commissioner shall have approved the policy or certificate in writing nor unless the policy or certificate complies with standards promulgated by the commissioner for such policies and certificates provided, however, that nothing in this section shall be construed to apply to, affect or prohibit the issue of any general or blanket policy of insurance which provides supplemental coverage to medicare delivered, issued for delivery or renewed to: one or more employers or trade unions, the trustees of a fund established by one or more employers or trade unions, or a combination thereof, covering employees, former employees, or a combination thereof, or covering members or former members of the trade unions, or a combination thereof. The commissioner shall promulgate regulations to implement this section.

Section 205. Notwithstanding any provision of sections one hundred and eight, one hundred and ten, one hundred and ninety A, one hundred and ninety B and one hundred and ninety C of chapter one hundred and seventy-five to the contrary, no policy which provides supplemental coverage to medicare shall be delivered, issued for delivery or renewed unless the commissioner shall have approved the policy or certificate in writing nor unless the policy or certificate complies with standards promulgated by the commissioner for such policies and certificates provided, however, that nothing in this section shall be construed to apply to, affect or prohibit the issue of any general or blanket policy of insurance which provides supplemental coverage to medicare delivered, issued for delivery or renewed to: one or more employers or trade unions, the trustees of a fund established by one or more employers or trade unions, or a combination thereof, covering employees, former employees, or a combination thereof, or covering members or former members of the trade unions, or a combination thereof.

The commissioner shall promulgate regulations to implement this section.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 30, sec. 24 — MA Code / Part I / Title III / Chapter 30 / Section 24
Office hours
Status: in_force

Section 24. All offices under the jurisdiction of any department of the state government shall be open to the public for the transaction of business daily on days other than Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays for such hours, beginning not later than nine o'clock in the forenoon and ending not earlier than five o'clock in the afternoon, as may be set by the department head subject to the approval of the commissioner of administration, except that, if the convenience of the public so requires, any department head, subject to like approval, may keep any office under his jurisdiction open on any Saturday, not a legal holiday, from nine o'clock in the forenoon to twelve o'clock noon, and give any employee required to work on Saturday equivalent time off without loss of compensation. When the day or the last day for the performance of any act, including the making of any payment or tender of payment, authorized or required to be performed at such an office falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, the act may be performed on the next succeeding business day.

Section 24. All offices under the jurisdiction of any department of the state government shall be open to the public for the transaction of business daily on days other than Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays for such hours, beginning not later than nine o'clock in the forenoon and ending not earlier than five o'clock in the afternoon, as may be set by the department head subject to the approval of the commissioner of administration, except that, if the convenience of the public so requires, any department head, subject to like approval, may keep any office under his jurisdiction open on any Saturday, not a legal holiday, from nine o'clock in the forenoon to twelve o'clock noon, and give any employee required to work on Saturday equivalent time off without loss of compensation. When the day or the last day for the performance of any act, including the making of any payment or tender of payment, authorized or required to be performed at such an office falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, the act may be performed on the next succeeding business day.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 46, sec. 23 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 46 / Section 23
Prosecution of persons failing to file required reports
Status: in_force

Section 23. The town clerk shall give written notice of the requirements of this chapter to any person neglecting to comply therewith, and upon the continuance of such neglect for one month shall notify the agent or attorney duly appointed by the town to sue in its corporate capacity, or, if there is no such agent or attorney, the district attorney of the district, who shall cause a prosecution for the penalty or forfeiture therefor to be instituted.

Section 23. The town clerk shall give written notice of the requirements of this chapter to any person neglecting to comply therewith, and upon the continuance of such neglect for one month shall notify the agent or attorney duly appointed by the town to sue in its corporate capacity, or, if there is no such agent or attorney, the district attorney of the district, who shall cause a prosecution for the penalty or forfeiture therefor to be instituted.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 8, sec. 21 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 8 / Section 21
Permanent memorials in state house regulated
Status: in_force

Section 21. No tablet, statue or other memorial of a permanent character shall be placed in the state house without the approval of the general court.

Section 21. No tablet, statue or other memorial of a permanent character shall be placed in the state house without the approval of the general court.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 89, sec. 10 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 89 / Section 10
Violation of one-way traffic; civil liability
Status: in_force

Section 10. The violation by the operator or driver of a motor or other vehicle of any rule, regulation, ordinance or by-law limiting traffic on any specified way to traffic moving in one direction shall not, in respect to any civil liability, render such operator or driver, or such vehicle or any occupant thereof, a trespasser upon said way.

Section 10. The violation by the operator or driver of a motor or other vehicle of any rule, regulation, ordinance or by-law limiting traffic on any specified way to traffic moving in one direction shall not, in respect to any civil liability, render such operator or driver, or such vehicle or any occupant thereof, a trespasser upon said way.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6, sec. 15MMMM — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 6 / Section 15MMMM
Luther Burbank Day
Status: in_force

Section 15MMMM. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart March 7 as Luther Burbank Day in recognition of his outstanding contributions to agriculture and plant breeding and recommending that said day be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.

Section 15MMMM. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart March 7 as Luther Burbank Day in recognition of his outstanding contributions to agriculture and plant breeding and recommending that said day be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 175, sec. 50B — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 175 / Section 50B
Amendment of articles of organization; submission; approval; filing; effective date
Status: in_force

Section 50B. Articles of amendment or restatement of articles of organization by any stock or mutual company signed and sworn to by the president and secretary and a majority of the directors, setting forth such amendment or change and the due adoption thereof, shall, within thirty days after their adoption, be submitted to the commissioner, who shall examine them in the same manner and with the same powers as in the case of original articles of organization. If he finds that they conform to the requirements of law he shall so certify and endorse his approval thereon, and they shall thereupon be filed in the office of the state secretary, upon the receipt of a fee in accordance with subsection (b) of section one hundred and fourteen of chapter one hundred and fifty-six B, and said articles of amendment shall then be deemed to be a part of the charter or articles of organization of the company. Such amendment shall become effective when the articles of amendment are filed in the office of the state secretary, unless said articles specify, in accordance with the vote adopting the amendment, a later effective date not more than thirty days after such filing in which event the amendment shall become effective on such later date.

Section 50B. Articles of amendment or restatement of articles of organization by any stock or mutual company signed and sworn to by the president and secretary and a majority of the directors, setting forth such amendment or change and the due adoption thereof, shall, within thirty days after their adoption, be submitted to the commissioner, who shall examine them in the same manner and with the same powers as in the case of original articles of organization. If he finds that they conform to the requirements of law he shall so certify and endorse his approval thereon, and they shall thereupon be filed in the office of the state secretary, upon the receipt of a fee in accordance with subsection (b) of section one hundred and fourteen of chapter one hundred and fifty-six B, and said articles of amendment shall then be deemed to be a part of the charter or articles of organization of the company. Such amendment shall become effective when the articles of amendment are filed in the office of the state secretary, unless said articles specify, in accordance with the vote adopting the amendment, a later effective date not more than thirty days after such filing in which event the amendment shall become effective on such later date.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, sec. 71 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXI / Chapter 149 / Section 71
Issuance of badges to minors; proof of age; grounds for refusal to issue
Status: in_force

Section 71. Such badge shall not be issued until the officer issuing the same shall have received, examined, approved and filed evidence that such boy or girl is twelve or over, which shall consist of either a birth certificate, a baptismal certificate showing the date of birth, or a certified copy of the official school record of the applicant showing his date of birth. Such officer may refuse to issue such badge to any boy or girl who in his opinion, after due investigation, is found physically or mentally incompetent or unable to do such work in addition to the regular school attendance required by law.

Section 71. Such badge shall not be issued until the officer issuing the same shall have received, examined, approved and filed evidence that such boy or girl is twelve or over, which shall consist of either a birth certificate, a baptismal certificate showing the date of birth, or a certified copy of the official school record of the applicant showing his date of birth. Such officer may refuse to issue such badge to any boy or girl who in his opinion, after due investigation, is found physically or mentally incompetent or unable to do such work in addition to the regular school attendance required by law.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 165, sec. 11D — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 165 / Section 11D
Entry on premises to examine water meters and facilities
Status: in_force

Section 11D. Any person employed by a city, town, district or company engaged in supplying water who displays on his outer garment a suitable identification badge bearing his photograph, issued to him by his employer, may at any reasonable time enter any premises supplied with water by such city, town, district or company for the purpose of examining or removing meters, pipes, fittings and works for supplying or regulating the supply of water and of ascertaining the quantity of water consumed or supplied.

Section 11D. Any person employed by a city, town, district or company engaged in supplying water who displays on his outer garment a suitable identification badge bearing his photograph, issued to him by his employer, may at any reasonable time enter any premises supplied with water by such city, town, district or company for the purpose of examining or removing meters, pipes, fittings and works for supplying or regulating the supply of water and of ascertaining the quantity of water consumed or supplied.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 246, sec. 41 — MA Code / Part III / Title IV / Chapter 246 / Section 41
Liability of trustee after thirty days
Status: in_force

Section 41. If no such second attachment of the goods, effects and credits has been made, and no action has been brought therefor by the defendant, and if they have not been paid or delivered to the defendant before they are demanded of the trustee by the officer, the trustee shall be liable to pay and deliver the same, when so demanded, although said thirty days have expired.

Section 41. If no such second attachment of the goods, effects and credits has been made, and no action has been brought therefor by the defendant, and if they have not been paid or delivered to the defendant before they are demanded of the trustee by the officer, the trustee shall be liable to pay and deliver the same, when so demanded, although said thirty days have expired.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, sec. 96 — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 231 / Section 96
Relief from final judgment; vacation; effect of attachment
Status: in_force

Section 96. On motion made pursuant to the Massachusetts Rules of Civil Procedure or the District-Municipal Courts Rules of Civil Procedure, and upon such terms as are just, a court may relieve a party or his legal representative from a final judgment. If no attachment was made in the action, such relief may be granted and execution stayed without security; but if there was such attachment, the amount of the bond shall be fixed at the actual value of the property attached, as agreed by the parties or determined by the court. Liability upon an attachment made or bond given in the original action shall not continue after the judgment has been vacated, except that if the prevailing party has been relieved from judgment under this section within thirty days of the entry thereof, such liability shall, if a subsequent judgment is rendered, continue during such time thereafter as it would have continued upon the original judgment had it not been vacated.

Section 96. On motion made pursuant to the Massachusetts Rules of Civil Procedure or the District-Municipal Courts Rules of Civil Procedure, and upon such terms as are just, a court may relieve a party or his legal representative from a final judgment. If no attachment was made in the action, such relief may be granted and execution stayed without security; but if there was such attachment, the amount of the bond shall be fixed at the actual value of the property attached, as agreed by the parties or determined by the court. Liability upon an attachment made or bond given in the original action shall not continue after the judgment has been vacated, except that if the prevailing party has been relieved from judgment under this section within thirty days of the entry thereof, such liability shall, if a subsequent judgment is rendered, continue during such time thereafter as it would have continued upon the original judgment had it not been vacated.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 262, sec. 53A — MA Code / Part III / Title VI / Chapter 262 / Section 53A
Police officers as witnesses outside place of residence; criminal, juvenile or superior courts
Status: in_force

Section 53A. Any police officer named in section fifty and section fifty-three who attends as a witness at a place other than his residence in a criminal case pending in a district court, including the municipal court of the city of Boston, or in a juvenile court, or in the superior court shall be paid eight cents a mile for travel out and home for each day's attendance, except that travel allowance shall not be allowed when such travel is made in municipally-owned vehicles. Each officer shall certify in writing the amount of his travel and attendance. Such payments shall be in addition to his other expenses necessarily and actually incurred as provided for in section fifty and shall be paid in the same manner as such expenses are required to be paid by section fifty.

Section 53A. Any police officer named in section fifty and section fifty-three who attends as a witness at a place other than his residence in a criminal case pending in a district court, including the municipal court of the city of Boston, or in a juvenile court, or in the superior court shall be paid eight cents a mile for travel out and home for each day's attendance, except that travel allowance shall not be allowed when such travel is made in municipally-owned vehicles. Each officer shall certify in writing the amount of his travel and attendance. Such payments shall be in addition to his other expenses necessarily and actually incurred as provided for in section fifty and shall be paid in the same manner as such expenses are required to be paid by section fifty.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40B, sec. 8 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 40B / Section 8
Borrowing in anticipation of revenue from member municipalities
Status: in_force

Section 8. The district may authorize debt by a majority vote of the commission in anticipation of revenue to an amount not in excess of that to be received during the current fiscal year from member cities and towns. Notes issued under authority of this section shall be in the name of and upon the full faith and credit of the district, and said notes shall be signed by the treasurer of the district, and the chairman of the district planning commission shall countersign and approve them in the presence of the clerk of the district who shall certify to the fact on the face thereof. Such notes shall be payable, and shall be paid not later than one year from their dates, and shall not be renewed or paid by the issue of new notes, except as provided in section seventeen of chapter forty-four.

Section 8. The district may authorize debt by a majority vote of the commission in anticipation of revenue to an amount not in excess of that to be received during the current fiscal year from member cities and towns. Notes issued under authority of this section shall be in the name of and upon the full faith and credit of the district, and said notes shall be signed by the treasurer of the district, and the chairman of the district planning commission shall countersign and approve them in the presence of the clerk of the district who shall certify to the fact on the face thereof. Such notes shall be payable, and shall be paid not later than one year from their dates, and shall not be renewed or paid by the issue of new notes, except as provided in section seventeen of chapter forty-four.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 184, sec. 23C — MA Code / Part II / Title I / Chapter 184 / Section 23C
Solar energy systems; installation or use; restrictive provisions
Status: in_force

Section 23C. Any provision in an instrument relative to the ownership or use of real property which purports to forbid or unreasonably restrict the installation or use of a solar energy system as defined in section one A of chapter forty A or the building of structures that facilitate the collection of solar energy shall be void.

Section 23C. Any provision in an instrument relative to the ownership or use of real property which purports to forbid or unreasonably restrict the installation or use of a solar energy system as defined in section one A of chapter forty A or the building of structures that facilitate the collection of solar energy shall be void.