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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 268, sec. 29 — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 268 / Section 29
Delivery, or permission of delivery, by officers, of alcoholic beverages, to prisoners; keeping together prisoners of different sexes or classes
Status: in_force

Section 29. A sheriff, jailer, superintendent of a house of correction or officer of a correctional institution who, under any pretence, gives, sells or delivers or knowingly permits to be given, sold or delivered to a prisoner in his custody any alcoholic beverages, as defined in section one of chapter one hundred and thirty-eight, or cider, unless the physician of the penal institution certifies in writing that the health of the prisoner requires the same; or such sheriff, jailer, superintendent of a house of correction or officer of a correctional institution who willingly or negligently suffers such prisoner to have or drink any alcoholic beverages, as so defined, or who places or keeps together prisoners in his custody of different sexes or classes, contrary to section twenty-two of chapter one hundred and twenty-seven, shall forfeit twenty-five dollars for the first offence and fifty dollars for any offence committed subsequent to the first conviction, and, upon such second conviction, shall be removed from office, and be ineligible to hold the office of sheriff, deputy sheriff, jailer, superintendent or keeper of any correctional institution for five years thereafter. If the physician certifies that the health of the prisoner requires such liquor, the prisoner shall be allowed the quantity prescribed and no more.

Section 29. A sheriff, jailer, superintendent of a house of correction or officer of a correctional institution who, under any pretence, gives, sells or delivers or knowingly permits to be given, sold or delivered to a prisoner in his custody any alcoholic beverages, as defined in section one of chapter one hundred and thirty-eight, or cider, unless the physician of the penal institution certifies in writing that the health of the prisoner requires the same; or such sheriff, jailer, superintendent of a house of correction or officer of a correctional institution who willingly or negligently suffers such prisoner to have or drink any alcoholic beverages, as so defined, or who places or keeps together prisoners in his custody of different sexes or classes, contrary to section twenty-two of chapter one hundred and twenty-seven, shall forfeit twenty-five dollars for the first offence and fifty dollars for any offence committed subsequent to the first conviction, and, upon such second conviction, shall be removed from office, and be ineligible to hold the office of sheriff, deputy sheriff, jailer, superintendent or keeper of any correctional institution for five years thereafter. If the physician certifies that the health of the prisoner requires such liquor, the prisoner shall be allowed the quantity prescribed and no more.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 33, sec. 12 — MA Code / Part I / Title V / Chapter 33 / Section 12
Discrimination or segregation because of race, color, religious creed, sexual orientation or national origin
Status: in_force

Section 12. No person shall be discriminated against or be segregated in the military forces of the commonwealth because of race, color, religious creed, sexual orientation or national origin.

Section 12. No person shall be discriminated against or be segregated in the military forces of the commonwealth because of race, color, religious creed, sexual orientation or national origin.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 223, sec. 131 — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 223 / Section 131
Discharge of receiver
Status: in_force

Section 131. If an attachment has been dissolved in the manner provided in the preceding section, the proceedings for the appointment of a receiver shall not thereafter be dismissed and the receiver discharged until all the assets which have come into his hands as receiver have been fully distributed or the claim upon which the attachment was made has been fully paid and discharged, unless the debtor, before such dismissal, deposits with the officer who made the attachment such amount of money as the court before which such receivership proceedings are pending, after notice to the attaching creditor and a hearing, finds reasonable for the protection of his claim in the action in which the attachment was made. Such money shall be held by the officer in place of the property held under the attachment before its dissolution and shall be disposed of as such property would have been disposed of had the attachment not been dissolved.

Section 131. If an attachment has been dissolved in the manner provided in the preceding section, the proceedings for the appointment of a receiver shall not thereafter be dismissed and the receiver discharged until all the assets which have come into his hands as receiver have been fully distributed or the claim upon which the attachment was made has been fully paid and discharged, unless the debtor, before such dismissal, deposits with the officer who made the attachment such amount of money as the court before which such receivership proceedings are pending, after notice to the attaching creditor and a hearing, finds reasonable for the protection of his claim in the action in which the attachment was made. Such money shall be held by the officer in place of the property held under the attachment before its dissolution and shall be disposed of as such property would have been disposed of had the attachment not been dissolved.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 167, sec. 31A — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 167 / Section 31A
Dividend payments to minors; disposition of accounts of decedents
Status: in_force

Section 31A. In the case of a deposit standing in the name of a minor having no known guardian, the commissioner, in his discretion if the amount of the deposit does not exceed five hundred dollars, or with the approval of the supreme judicial court, whether or not the amount of the deposit exceeds five hundred dollars, may make any dividend payment, payable under section thirty-one on account of such deposit, to such minor or either of his parents, and such payment shall be a valid discharge to the same extent as if made to the legal representative of such minor. In the case of a deposit standing in the name of a decedent after whose death sixty days have elapsed, if no petition for the allowance of his will or for the administration of his estate has been filed, the commissioner, in his discretion if the amount of the deposit does not exceed five hundred dollars, may make any dividend payment, payable under said section thirty-one on account of such deposit, to the person or persons whom he finds entitled thereto, or the commissioner, with the approval of the supreme judicial court whether or not the amount of the deposit exceeds five hundred dollars, may make any dividend payment, payable under said section thirty-one on account of such deposit, to the person or persons whom the court finds entitled thereto, and in either case such payment shall be a valid discharge to the same extent as if made to the legal representative of the decedent.

Section 31A. In the case of a deposit standing in the name of a minor having no known guardian, the commissioner, in his discretion if the amount of the deposit does not exceed five hundred dollars, or with the approval of the supreme judicial court, whether or not the amount of the deposit exceeds five hundred dollars, may make any dividend payment, payable under section thirty-one on account of such deposit, to such minor or either of his parents, and such payment shall be a valid discharge to the same extent as if made to the legal representative of such minor. In the case of a deposit standing in the name of a decedent after whose death sixty days have elapsed, if no petition for the allowance of his will or for the administration of his estate has been filed, the commissioner, in his discretion if the amount of the deposit does not exceed five hundred dollars, may make any dividend payment, payable under said section thirty-one on account of such deposit, to the person or persons whom he finds entitled thereto, or the commissioner, with the approval of the supreme judicial court whether or not the amount of the deposit exceeds five hundred dollars, may make any dividend payment, payable under said section thirty-one on account of such deposit, to the person or persons whom the court finds entitled thereto, and in either case such payment shall be a valid discharge to the same extent as if made to the legal representative of the decedent.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 253, sec. 59 — MA Code / Part III / Title IV / Chapter 253 / Section 59
Mortgagor and mortgagee; apportionment of expenses
Status: in_force

Section 59. A mortgagee in possession shall be considered a proprietor for the purposes of this chapter; but if the action is brought against the mortgagor before his right of redemption has been foreclosed, he shall also be liable for all amounts so due on account of his share of the mill, so far as the same have not been recovered from the mortgagee. All amounts paid on this account by the mortgagee shall be allowed, between him and the mortgagor, as so much paid for repairs or improvements.

Section 59. A mortgagee in possession shall be considered a proprietor for the purposes of this chapter; but if the action is brought against the mortgagor before his right of redemption has been foreclosed, he shall also be liable for all amounts so due on account of his share of the mill, so far as the same have not been recovered from the mortgagee. All amounts paid on this account by the mortgagee shall be allowed, between him and the mortgagor, as so much paid for repairs or improvements.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149A, sec. 14 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXI / Chapter 149A / Section 14
Design build contracts
Status: in_force

Section 14. Notwithstanding section 39M of chapter 30, for each contract for the construction, reconstruction, alteration, remodeling or repair of a public works project by an awarding authority and estimated by the awarding authority to cost not less than $5,000,000, the awarding authority may utilize design build for the construction, reconstruction, alteration, remodeling or repair of any public works project pursuant to this section and sections 15 to 21, inclusive; but, before using the design build, the awarding authority shall seek the approval of the inspector general pursuant to section 16.

Section 14. Notwithstanding section 39M of chapter 30, for each contract for the construction, reconstruction, alteration, remodeling or repair of a public works project by an awarding authority and estimated by the awarding authority to cost not less than $5,000,000, the awarding authority may utilize design build for the construction, reconstruction, alteration, remodeling or repair of any public works project pursuant to this section and sections 15 to 21, inclusive; but, before using the design build, the awarding authority shall seek the approval of the inspector general pursuant to section 16.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 101, sec. 22 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 101 / Section 22
License; hawkers and peddlers; certificate of police chief; fees; special state licenses; rules and regulations
Status: in_force

Section 22. The deputy director may grant a license to go about carrying for sale or barter, exposing therefor and selling or bartering any goods, wares or merchandise, the sale of which is not prohibited by section 16, to a person who is or has declared an intention to become a citizen of the United States and who files with the deputy director a completely executed application to be furnished by the deputy director and on which shall be a certificate which shall be signed by the chief of police of the city or town in which the applicant resides which shall state that to the best of his knowledge and belief the applicant therein named is of good repute as to morals and integrity. The deputy director may grant, as aforesaid, special licenses upon payment by the applicant to the deputy director of a fee, as determined annually by the commissioner of administration under the provision of section 3B of chapter 7 and the licensee may go about carrying for sale or barter, exposing therefor and selling or bartering in any city or town any meats, butter, cheese, fish, fruits, vegetables or other goods, wares or merchandise, the sale of which is not prohibited by statute. A hawker or peddler licensed under this section shall not be required to be licensed under section 17. A hawker or peddler licensed under this section shall be subject to such local rules and regulations as may be made in a city by the mayor and city council and in a town by the board of selectmen.

Section 22. The deputy director may grant a license to go about carrying for sale or barter, exposing therefor and selling or bartering any goods, wares or merchandise, the sale of which is not prohibited by section 16, to a person who is or has declared an intention to become a citizen of the United States and who files with the deputy director a completely executed application to be furnished by the deputy director and on which shall be a certificate which shall be signed by the chief of police of the city or town in which the applicant resides which shall state that to the best of his knowledge and belief the applicant therein named is of good repute as to morals and integrity. The deputy director may grant, as aforesaid, special licenses upon payment by the applicant to the deputy director of a fee, as determined annually by the commissioner of administration under the provision of section 3B of chapter 7 and the licensee may go about carrying for sale or barter, exposing therefor and selling or bartering in any city or town any meats, butter, cheese, fish, fruits, vegetables or other goods, wares or merchandise, the sale of which is not prohibited by statute. A hawker or peddler licensed under this section shall not be required to be licensed under section 17. A hawker or peddler licensed under this section shall be subject to such local rules and regulations as may be made in a city by the mayor and city council and in a town by the board of selectmen.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, sec. 114 — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 231 / Section 114
Appeal from final judgment of single justice of supreme judicial court
Status: in_force

Section 114. A party aggrieved by a final judgment of a single justice of the supreme judicial court may appeal therefrom to the full court of the supreme judicial court.

Section 114. A party aggrieved by a final judgment of a single justice of the supreme judicial court may appeal therefrom to the full court of the supreme judicial court.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 204, sec. 12 — MA Code / Part II / Title II / Chapter 204 / Section 12
Church, etc., property; sale or transfer
Status: in_force

Section 12. The supreme judicial court, upon petition of a party interested and after notice, may order the sale or transfer of any real or personal property held for churches, cemeteries or other like trusts and the investment or disposition of the proceeds, and may make orders and decrees necessary to secure the rights of owners of, or of other persons claiming an interest in, pews or in tombs or lots in cemeteries.

Section 12. The supreme judicial court, upon petition of a party interested and after notice, may order the sale or transfer of any real or personal property held for churches, cemeteries or other like trusts and the investment or disposition of the proceeds, and may make orders and decrees necessary to secure the rights of owners of, or of other persons claiming an interest in, pews or in tombs or lots in cemeteries.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, sec. 111 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 164 / Section 111
Unit of measure for sale of gas
Status: in_force

Section 111. The unit of measure for the sale of gas by meter shall be the cubic foot, containing sixty-two and two thousand nine hundred and ninety-three ten-thousandths pounds avoirdupois weight of air-free distilled water at sixty degrees Fahrenheit when weighed in dry air at the same temperature and at a barometric pressure of thirty inches of mercury, or a thermal unit of measure, such as the ''therm'' or ''British Thermal Unit'', as the department shall determine and approve.

Section 111. The unit of measure for the sale of gas by meter shall be the cubic foot, containing sixty-two and two thousand nine hundred and ninety-three ten-thousandths pounds avoirdupois weight of air-free distilled water at sixty degrees Fahrenheit when weighed in dry air at the same temperature and at a barometric pressure of thirty inches of mercury, or a thermal unit of measure, such as the ''therm'' or ''British Thermal Unit'', as the department shall determine and approve.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 146, sec. 77 — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 146 / Section 77
Reports and recommendations of inspectors; insurance cancellation or refusal report
Status: in_force

Section 77. The inspectors of the division shall make reports of all inspections and shall make such recommendations to the chief of inspections as they may deem expedient. Every insurance company shall forward to the chief of inspections, within fourteen days after each inspection, reports of all boilers inspected by it. Such reports shall be made on blanks approved by the chief and shall contain all orders made by the company regarding such boilers. Every insurance company shall report immediately to the chief of inspections the name of the owner or user and the location of every boiler required by section seventy to be inspected, upon which they have cancelled or refused insurance, giving the reasons therefor.

Section 77. The inspectors of the division shall make reports of all inspections and shall make such recommendations to the chief of inspections as they may deem expedient. Every insurance company shall forward to the chief of inspections, within fourteen days after each inspection, reports of all boilers inspected by it. Such reports shall be made on blanks approved by the chief and shall contain all orders made by the company regarding such boilers. Every insurance company shall report immediately to the chief of inspections the name of the owner or user and the location of every boiler required by section seventy to be inspected, upon which they have cancelled or refused insurance, giving the reasons therefor.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 176F, sec. 5 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 176F / Section 5
Subscribers; qualifications; cancellation of subscription
Status: in_force

Section 5. Any person residing in the commonwealth shall have the right to become a subscriber of an optometric service corporation if his qualifications meet those specified in the by-laws of such corporation, provided that such a corporation may, in its discretion, refuse to issue a subscription certificate to, or upon due notice cancel the subscription certificate of, any person who has made any fraudulent claim or representation to the corporation or to a participating optometrist, or has been guilty of uncooperative or unethical dealings with the corporation, or has failed to pay premiums and assessments seasonably and promptly or for any other cause which may be approved by the commissioner.

Section 5. Any person residing in the commonwealth shall have the right to become a subscriber of an optometric service corporation if his qualifications meet those specified in the by-laws of such corporation, provided that such a corporation may, in its discretion, refuse to issue a subscription certificate to, or upon due notice cancel the subscription certificate of, any person who has made any fraudulent claim or representation to the corporation or to a participating optometrist, or has been guilty of uncooperative or unethical dealings with the corporation, or has failed to pay premiums and assessments seasonably and promptly or for any other cause which may be approved by the commissioner.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 41, sec. 29 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 41 / Section 29
Oath of office; penalty for failure to take oath
Status: in_force

Section 29. Any person chosen to assess taxes or to determine or to assist in determining the value of property for the purpose of taxation shall, before entering upon the performance of his duties, take the following oath: I, having been chosen to assess taxes and estimate the value of property for the purpose of taxation for the town (or city) of for the year (or years) ensuing, do swear that I will truly and impartially, according to my best skill and judgment, assess and apportion all such taxes as I may during that time assess; that I will neither overvalue nor undervalue any property subject to taxation, and that I will faithfully perform all the duties of said office. If he neglects to take such oath before entering upon the performance of his duties, he shall forfeit not more than fifty dollars.

Section 29. Any person chosen to assess taxes or to determine or to assist in determining the value of property for the purpose of taxation shall, before entering upon the performance of his duties, take the following oath:

I, having been chosen to assess taxes and estimate the value of property for the purpose of taxation for the town (or city) of for the year (or years) ensuing, do swear that I will truly and impartially, according to my best skill and judgment, assess and apportion all such taxes as I may during that time assess; that I will neither overvalue nor undervalue any property subject to taxation, and that I will faithfully perform all the duties of said office.

If he neglects to take such oath before entering upon the performance of his duties, he shall forfeit not more than fifty dollars.