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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 33, sec. 56 — MA Code / Part I / Title V / Chapter 33 / Section 56
Term of enlistment; training
Status: in_force

Section 56. The part of the unorganized militia so drafted or accepted shall immediately be mustered under the orders of the commander-in-chief into the service of the commonwealth for three years, or for such less period as the commander-in-chief may direct, and shall be organized into new units, or assigned to organizations of the organized militia then existing. Such new organizations shall be officered, equipped, trained and governed according to the laws for the government of the organized militia. The commander-in-chief may detail officers to train and command such new organizations until their officers shall have qualified.

Section 56. The part of the unorganized militia so drafted or accepted shall immediately be mustered under the orders of the commander-in-chief into the service of the commonwealth for three years, or for such less period as the commander-in-chief may direct, and shall be organized into new units, or assigned to organizations of the organized militia then existing. Such new organizations shall be officered, equipped, trained and governed according to the laws for the government of the organized militia. The commander-in-chief may detail officers to train and command such new organizations until their officers shall have qualified.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 48, sec. 80 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 48 / Section 80
Continuance of existing districts
Status: in_force

Section 80. Fire districts heretofore legally organized shall continue and be subject to the provisions of this chapter relative to fire districts.

Section 80. Fire districts heretofore legally organized shall continue and be subject to the provisions of this chapter relative to fire districts.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 242, sec. 5 — MA Code / Part III / Title III / Chapter 242 / Section 5
Actions for triple damages
Status: in_force

Section 5. Such damages may be recovered in tort by one or more of the other co-tenants, without naming any one except the plaintiff, one half to the use of the co-tenants who associate themselves with the plaintiff in bringing the action, and the other half to their use and that of all the other co-tenants except the defendant, to be divided among them in each class in proportion to the value of their respective interests in the land.

Section 5. Such damages may be recovered in tort by one or more of the other co-tenants, without naming any one except the plaintiff, one half to the use of the co-tenants who associate themselves with the plaintiff in bringing the action, and the other half to their use and that of all the other co-tenants except the defendant, to be divided among them in each class in proportion to the value of their respective interests in the land.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 108, sec. 44 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 108 / Section 44
Issuance of unmarked duplicate bill
Status: in_force

Section 44. An officer, agent or servant of a carrier, who with intent to defraud issues, or aids in issuing, a duplicate or additional negotiable bill for goods in violation of section seven—four hundred and two of chapter one hundred and six, knowing that a former negotiable bill for the same goods or any part of them is outstanding and uncancelled, shall be punished by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars or by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than five years or in a jail or house of correction for not more than two and one half years, or both.

Section 44. An officer, agent or servant of a carrier, who with intent to defraud issues, or aids in issuing, a duplicate or additional negotiable bill for goods in violation of section seven—four hundred and two of chapter one hundred and six, knowing that a former negotiable bill for the same goods or any part of them is outstanding and uncancelled, shall be punished by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars or by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than five years or in a jail or house of correction for not more than two and one half years, or both.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 130, sec. 39 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIX / Chapter 130 / Section 39
Hours for tending, lifting or drawing lobster or crab pots or traps
Status: in_force

Section 39. No person shall tend, lift, raise or draw a lobster or crab pot or trap, or take lobsters or edible crabs from such a pot or trap, or catch or take lobsters from the coastal waters by any means, except during the period from one half hour before sunrise until one half hour after sunset, except that traps may be taken up by the owner or by his employee or agent, if licensed under section thirty-eight, at any time when they are endangered by storms, and except that the director, deputy directors of enforcement, chiefs of enforcement, deputy chiefs of enforcement, environmental police officers and deputy environmental police officers may at any time lift, raise or draw such pot or trap with its contents, if any, for the purpose of inspection provided in this chapter.

Section 39. No person shall tend, lift, raise or draw a lobster or crab pot or trap, or take lobsters or edible crabs from such a pot or trap, or catch or take lobsters from the coastal waters by any means, except during the period from one half hour before sunrise until one half hour after sunset, except that traps may be taken up by the owner or by his employee or agent, if licensed under section thirty-eight, at any time when they are endangered by storms, and except that the director, deputy directors of enforcement, chiefs of enforcement, deputy chiefs of enforcement, environmental police officers and deputy environmental police officers may at any time lift, raise or draw such pot or trap with its contents, if any, for the purpose of inspection provided in this chapter.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 54, sec. 40 — MA Code / Part I / Title VIII / Chapter 54 / Section 40
Preparation and furnishing
Status: in_force

Section 40. All ballots for use in elections of state officers shall be prepared and furnished by the state secretary, and all ballots for use in elections of city or town officers, by the city or town clerk. Ballots for use in an electronic voting system shall be in a form approved by the state secretary under sections thirty-two and thirty-seven.

Section 40. All ballots for use in elections of state officers shall be prepared and furnished by the state secretary, and all ballots for use in elections of city or town officers, by the city or town clerk. Ballots for use in an electronic voting system shall be in a form approved by the state secretary under sections thirty-two and thirty-seven.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209A, sec. 3D — MA Code / Part II / Title III / Chapter 209A / Section 3D
Transmission of report containing defendant's name and identifying information and statement describing defendant's alleged conduct and relationship to plaintiff to department of criminal justice information services upon order for suspension or surrender
Status: in_force

Section 3D. Upon an order for suspension or surrender issued pursuant to sections 3B or 3C, the court shall transmit a report containing the defendant's name and identifying information and a statement describing the defendant's alleged conduct and relationship to the plaintiff to the department of criminal justice information services. Upon the expiration, cancellation or revocation of the order, the court shall transmit a report containing the defendant's name and identifying information, a statement describing the defendant's alleged conduct and relationship to the plaintiff and an explanation that the order is no longer current or valid to the department of criminal justice information services who shall transmit the report, pursuant to paragraph (h) of section 167A of chapter 6, to the attorney general of the United States to be included in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System.

Section 3D. Upon an order for suspension or surrender issued pursuant to sections 3B or 3C, the court shall transmit a report containing the defendant's name and identifying information and a statement describing the defendant's alleged conduct and relationship to the plaintiff to the department of criminal justice information services. Upon the expiration, cancellation or revocation of the order, the court shall transmit a report containing the defendant's name and identifying information, a statement describing the defendant's alleged conduct and relationship to the plaintiff and an explanation that the order is no longer current or valid to the department of criminal justice information services who shall transmit the report, pursuant to paragraph (h) of section 167A of chapter 6, to the attorney general of the United States to be included in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111, sec. 62E — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 111 / Section 62E
Records; annual reports of receipts and disbursements
Status: in_force

Section 62E. The commission shall keep a record of its doings and at the close of each financial year shall make a report to the city or town, showing the total amount of such funds and other receipts, together with investments, receipts and disbursements on account of the same, setting forth in detail the sources of the receipts and the purposes of the expenditures.

Section 62E. The commission shall keep a record of its doings and at the close of each financial year shall make a report to the city or town, showing the total amount of such funds and other receipts, together with investments, receipts and disbursements on account of the same, setting forth in detail the sources of the receipts and the purposes of the expenditures.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 184, sec. 23A — MA Code / Part II / Title I / Chapter 184 / Section 23A
Proceedings relating to building restrictions; limitation of actions
Status: in_force

Section 23A. No action, suit, or proceeding shall be maintained either at law or in equity in any court to recover damages or to compel the removal, alteration, or relocation of any structure by reason of any violation of any private restriction or condition in the nature of a restriction by which the use of real property is affected in regard to: (a) building set-back requirements from front, side, or rear property lines, (b) the size, type, number of dwelling units, or number of stories of any structure, (c) the addition of any porch, garage, sign, bay window or similar addition, or the location or construction of any driveway, fence or wall, or (d) the materials used or the expenditures made for construction, unless such action, suit, or proceeding is commenced within six years next after the completion of such building, addition, or other construction. For the purposes of this section, the record of assessment of any house or other structure for taxation shall be prima facie evidence of the completion of such house or structure by the first day of January of the year of assessment. This section shall not be construed as extinguishing, limiting or abridging any defense against any such action, suit or proceeding which would otherwise be available nor as affecting sections nineteen to twenty-three, inclusive, or sections twenty-four to thirty, inclusive.

Section 23A. No action, suit, or proceeding shall be maintained either at law or in equity in any court to recover damages or to compel the removal, alteration, or relocation of any structure by reason of any violation of any private restriction or condition in the nature of a restriction by which the use of real property is affected in regard to: (a) building set-back requirements from front, side, or rear property lines, (b) the size, type, number of dwelling units, or number of stories of any structure, (c) the addition of any porch, garage, sign, bay window or similar addition, or the location or construction of any driveway, fence or wall, or (d) the materials used or the expenditures made for construction, unless such action, suit, or proceeding is commenced within six years next after the completion of such building, addition, or other construction.

For the purposes of this section, the record of assessment of any house or other structure for taxation shall be prima facie evidence of the completion of such house or structure by the first day of January of the year of assessment.

This section shall not be construed as extinguishing, limiting or abridging any defense against any such action, suit or proceeding which would otherwise be available nor as affecting sections nineteen to twenty-three, inclusive, or sections twenty-four to thirty, inclusive.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 29, sec. 2QQQ — MA Code / Part I / Title III / Chapter 29 / Section 2QQQ
Medical Assistance Trust Fund
Status: in_force

Section 2QQQ. There shall be established on the books of the commonwealth the Medical Assistance Trust Fund, which shall be administered by the secretary of health and human services. Funds from the trust fund may be expended for Medicaid payments to qualifying providers or care organizations under an approved state plan or federal waiver. Amounts credited to the trust fund shall not be subject to further appropriation.

Section 2QQQ. There shall be established on the books of the commonwealth the Medical Assistance Trust Fund, which shall be administered by the secretary of health and human services. Funds from the trust fund may be expended for Medicaid payments to qualifying providers or care organizations under an approved state plan or federal waiver. Amounts credited to the trust fund shall not be subject to further appropriation.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 140, sec. 9 — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 140 / Section 9
Suspension; revocation; forfeiture of innholder and common victuallers license
Status: in_force

Section 9. If, in the opinion of the licensing authorities, a licensee as an innholder or a common victualler ceases to be engaged in the business he is licensed to pursue, or fails to maintain upon his premises the implements and facilities required by this chapter, they shall immediately revoke his license. If a licensee at any time conducts his licensed business in an improper manner, the licensing authorities, after notice to the licensee and reasonable opportunity for a hearing, may upon satisfactory proof thereof suspend or revoke his license or impose a fine; provided that, the fine for the first offense within a 6–month period shall be not less than $500 and not more than $1,000; for the second offense within a 6–month period the fine shall be not less than $1,000 and not more than $2,000; for the third offense within a 6–month period the fine shall be not less than $2,000 and not more than $5,000; for the fourth offense within a 6–month period the fine shall be not less than $5,000 and not more than $10,000; and for the fifth offense within a 6–month period the fine shall be not less than $10,000. An innholder who violates section seven shall forfeit his license. A licensee who is convicted a second time of the violation of any of the provisions of sections six to eighteen, inclusive, shall forfeit his license.

Section 9. If, in the opinion of the licensing authorities, a licensee as an innholder or a common victualler ceases to be engaged in the business he is licensed to pursue, or fails to maintain upon his premises the implements and facilities required by this chapter, they shall immediately revoke his license. If a licensee at any time conducts his licensed business in an improper manner, the licensing authorities, after notice to the licensee and reasonable opportunity for a hearing, may upon satisfactory proof thereof suspend or revoke his license or impose a fine; provided that, the fine for the first offense within a 6–month period shall be not less than $500 and not more than $1,000; for the second offense within a 6–month period the fine shall be not less than $1,000 and not more than $2,000; for the third offense within a 6–month period the fine shall be not less than $2,000 and not more than $5,000; for the fourth offense within a 6–month period the fine shall be not less than $5,000 and not more than $10,000; and for the fifth offense within a 6–month period the fine shall be not less than $10,000. An innholder who violates section seven shall forfeit his license. A licensee who is convicted a second time of the violation of any of the provisions of sections six to eighteen, inclusive, shall forfeit his license.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94, sec. 249E — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 94 / Section 249E
Placing foreign substances in coal receptacles; sale
Status: in_force

Section 249E. Whoever, by himself, or by his servant, agent or employee, in placing or packing coal in any basket, bag, sack or other receptacle, places or causes to be placed therein any foreign substance, or sells, or exposes or offers for sale, or has in his custody or possession with intent to sell, coal placed or packed in a basket, bag, or sack or other receptacle containing an unreasonable amount of any foreign substance or producing an excessive amount of non-combustible residue, including ash, shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or both.

Section 249E. Whoever, by himself, or by his servant, agent or employee, in placing or packing coal in any basket, bag, sack or other receptacle, places or causes to be placed therein any foreign substance, or sells, or exposes or offers for sale, or has in his custody or possession with intent to sell, coal placed or packed in a basket, bag, or sack or other receptacle containing an unreasonable amount of any foreign substance or producing an excessive amount of non-combustible residue, including ash, shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or both.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 271, sec. 1A — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 271 / Section 1A
''House'', ''building'' and ''place'' including ship or vessel
Status: in_force

Section 1A. The words ''house'', ''building'' and ''place'' used severally or together in this chapter shall mean and include a ship or vessel when it is within the territorial limits of the commonwealth.

Section 1A. The words ''house'', ''building'' and ''place'' used severally or together in this chapter shall mean and include a ship or vessel when it is within the territorial limits of the commonwealth.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 221, sec. 80 — MA Code / Part III / Title I / Chapter 221 / Section 80
Uniforms of court officers
Status: in_force

Section 80. Court officers receiving stated salaries and deputy sheriffs in attendance upon the supreme judicial, appeals or superior court in Suffolk, Middlesex, Bristol, Norfolk, Hampden and Worcester counties shall, while on duty in said courts, wear uniforms which shall be designated by the court administrator and which shall be furnished at the expense of the commonwealth.

Section 80. Court officers receiving stated salaries and deputy sheriffs in attendance upon the supreme judicial, appeals or superior court in Suffolk, Middlesex, Bristol, Norfolk, Hampden and Worcester counties shall, while on duty in said courts, wear uniforms which shall be designated by the court administrator and which shall be furnished at the expense of the commonwealth.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 67, sec. 1 — MA Code / Part I / Title XI / Chapter 67 / Section 1
Continuance of existing corporations
Status: in_force

Section 1. Every religious society heretofore established or organized under any statute shall continue a body corporate with the powers given to such corporations by law, and with the powers, privileges, liabilities and duties set forth in this chapter; but this chapter shall not impair the existing rights of property of any territorial parish.

Section 1. Every religious society heretofore established or organized under any statute shall continue a body corporate with the powers given to such corporations by law, and with the powers, privileges, liabilities and duties set forth in this chapter; but this chapter shall not impair the existing rights of property of any territorial parish.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 247, sec. 14 — MA Code / Part III / Title IV / Chapter 247 / Section 14
Sureties on bond; approval
Status: in_force

Section 14. Sureties on a replevin bond may be approved in writing by the officer who serves the writ or by the defendant or by a justice of a district court or by a master in chancery, and, if approved otherwise than by the officer, he shall not be responsible for their sufficiency.

Section 14. Sureties on a replevin bond may be approved in writing by the officer who serves the writ or by the defendant or by a justice of a district court or by a master in chancery, and, if approved otherwise than by the officer, he shall not be responsible for their sufficiency.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 113A, sec. 18 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 113A / Section 18
Immunity
Status: in_force

Section 18. (a) A person who acts in accordance with this chapter or with the applicable anatomical gift law of another state or who attempts in good faith to do so, shall not be liable for the act in a civil action, criminal prosecution or administrative proceeding. Following a donor's designation in a donor registry, a signed statement by a donor in an advanced directive or donor card shall be prima facie evidence of good faith. (b) Neither the person making an anatomical gift nor the donor's estate shall be liable for any injury or damage that results from the making or use of the gift. (c) In determining whether an anatomical gift has been made, amended or revoked under this chapter, a person may rely upon representations of an individual listed in subsection (a) of section 9 relating to the individual's relationship to the donor or prospective donor unless the person knows that the representation is false.

Section 18. (a) A person who acts in accordance with this chapter or with the applicable anatomical gift law of another state or who attempts in good faith to do so, shall not be liable for the act in a civil action, criminal prosecution or administrative proceeding. Following a donor's designation in a donor registry, a signed statement by a donor in an advanced directive or donor card shall be prima facie evidence of good faith.

(b) Neither the person making an anatomical gift nor the donor's estate shall be liable for any injury or damage that results from the making or use of the gift.

(c) In determining whether an anatomical gift has been made, amended or revoked under this chapter, a person may rely upon representations of an individual listed in subsection (a) of section 9 relating to the individual's relationship to the donor or prospective donor unless the person knows that the representation is false.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 138, sec. 27 — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 138 / Section 27
Crediting of fees for licenses and permits to general fund; payment of fees for licenses and permits granted by local authorities into local treasuries
Status: in_force

Section 27. All fees for licenses and permits authorized to be granted by the commission under this chapter, and all moneys payable under section twenty-one, shall be paid into the state treasury and shall be credited to the General Fund. All fees for licenses and permits authorized to be granted by the local licensing authorities under this chapter shall be paid into the treasuries of their respective cities and towns.

Section 27. All fees for licenses and permits authorized to be granted by the commission under this chapter, and all moneys payable under section twenty-one, shall be paid into the state treasury and shall be credited to the General Fund. All fees for licenses and permits authorized to be granted by the local licensing authorities under this chapter shall be paid into the treasuries of their respective cities and towns.