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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156, sec. 41C — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 156 / Section 41C
Change of shares without par value to par value shares
Status: in_force

Section 41C. Any corporation having authorized shares without par value may, at a meeting duly called for the purpose, by the vote of a majority of all its stock, or, if two or more classes of stock have been issued, of a majority of each class outstanding and entitled to vote, including in any event a majority of the outstanding stock of each class affected, change such shares or any class thereof into any number of shares with par value, or provide for the exchange thereof pro rata for any number of shares with par value; provided, that the preferences, voting powers, restrictions and qualifications of the outstanding shares so changed or exchanged shall not be otherwise impaired or diminished without the consent of the holders thereof; and provided, further, that the par value of each share having a par value shall be at least one dollar per share and that the total authorized capital stock of such corporation shall not be less than one thousand dollars for this purpose counting shares without par value as of a par value of one hundred dollars each; and provided, further, that the aggregate par value of shares becoming outstanding by virtue of such change or exchange shall not exceed the amount of capital shown on the balance sheet of the corporation with respect to the outstanding shares without par value so changed or exchanged, plus the amount of any surplus which by said vote is appropriated to capital in connection with such change or exchange.

Section 41C. Any corporation having authorized shares without par value may, at a meeting duly called for the purpose, by the vote of a majority of all its stock, or, if two or more classes of stock have been issued, of a majority of each class outstanding and entitled to vote, including in any event a majority of the outstanding stock of each class affected, change such shares or any class thereof into any number of shares with par value, or provide for the exchange thereof pro rata for any number of shares with par value; provided, that the preferences, voting powers, restrictions and qualifications of the outstanding shares so changed or exchanged shall not be otherwise impaired or diminished without the consent of the holders thereof; and provided, further, that the par value of each share having a par value shall be at least one dollar per share and that the total authorized capital stock of such corporation shall not be less than one thousand dollars for this purpose counting shares without par value as of a par value of one hundred dollars each; and provided, further, that the aggregate par value of shares becoming outstanding by virtue of such change or exchange shall not exceed the amount of capital shown on the balance sheet of the corporation with respect to the outstanding shares without par value so changed or exchanged, plus the amount of any surplus which by said vote is appropriated to capital in connection with such change or exchange.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6, sec. 15XXXXX — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 6 / Section 15XXXXX
Southbridge Lions Club Bow Ties for Esophageal Cancer Awareness Day
Status: in_force

Section 15XXXXX. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the last Tuesday in May as Southbridge Lions Club Bow Ties for Esophageal Cancer Awareness Day and recommend that the day be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.

Section 15XXXXX. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the last Tuesday in May as Southbridge Lions Club Bow Ties for Esophageal Cancer Awareness Day and recommend that the day be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32A, sec. 17D — MA Code / Part I / Title IV / Chapter 32A / Section 17D
Coverage for bone marrow transplants
Status: in_force

Section 17D. The commission shall provide to any active or retired employee of the commonwealth who is insured under the group insurance commission coverage for a bone marrow transplant for persons who have been diagnosed with breast cancer that has progressed to metastatic disease; provided, however, that said person shall meet the criteria established by the department of public health. The department of public health shall promulgate rules and regulations establishing criteria for eligibility for coverage hereunder which shall be consistent with medical research protocols reviewed and approved by the National Cancer Institute.

Section 17D. The commission shall provide to any active or retired employee of the commonwealth who is insured under the group insurance commission coverage for a bone marrow transplant for persons who have been diagnosed with breast cancer that has progressed to metastatic disease; provided, however, that said person shall meet the criteria established by the department of public health. The department of public health shall promulgate rules and regulations establishing criteria for eligibility for coverage hereunder which shall be consistent with medical research protocols reviewed and approved by the National Cancer Institute.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 277, sec. 58A — MA Code / Part IV / Title II / Chapter 277 / Section 58A
Buying, receiving, concealing or aiding in concealment of stolen or embezzled property; venue
Status: in_force

Section 58A. The crime of buying, receiving or concealing a stolen motor vehicle or trailer, as defined in section twenty-eight of chapter two hundred and sixty-six, and the crime of buying, receiving or aiding in the concealment of stolen or embezzled property, as defined in section sixty of said chapter two hundred and sixty-six, may be prosecuted and punished in the same jurisdiction in which the larceny or embezzlement of any property involved in the crime may be prosecuted and punished.

Section 58A. The crime of buying, receiving or concealing a stolen motor vehicle or trailer, as defined in section twenty-eight of chapter two hundred and sixty-six, and the crime of buying, receiving or aiding in the concealment of stolen or embezzled property, as defined in section sixty of said chapter two hundred and sixty-six, may be prosecuted and punished in the same jurisdiction in which the larceny or embezzlement of any property involved in the crime may be prosecuted and punished.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 66, sec. 5 — MA Code / Part I / Title X / Chapter 66 / Section 5
Municipal records; copies
Status: in_force

Section 5. County commissioners, city councils and selectmen may cause copies of records of counties, cities or towns, of town proprietaries, of proprietors of plantations, townships or common lands, relative to land situated in their county, city or town or of easements relating thereto, to be made for their county, city or town, whether such records are within or without the commonwealth, and such records within the commonwealth may be delivered by their custodians to any county, city or town for such copying. City councils and selectmen may also cause copies to be made of the records of births, baptisms, marriages and deaths kept by a church or parish in their city or town.

Section 5. County commissioners, city councils and selectmen may cause copies of records of counties, cities or towns, of town proprietaries, of proprietors of plantations, townships or common lands, relative to land situated in their county, city or town or of easements relating thereto, to be made for their county, city or town, whether such records are within or without the commonwealth, and such records within the commonwealth may be delivered by their custodians to any county, city or town for such copying. City councils and selectmen may also cause copies to be made of the records of births, baptisms, marriages and deaths kept by a church or parish in their city or town.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156A, sec. 8 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 156A / Section 8
Corporate name
Status: in_force

Section 8. The corporate name of every professional corporation shall end with the word ''Professional Corporation'', ''Corporation'' or ''Incorporated'' or the abbreviation ''P.C.'', ''Corp.'' or ''Inc.'' or any other word or words which in the judgment of the state secretary indicates that the professional corporation is incorporated; provided, however, that a regulating board may by rule adopt further requirements as to the names of professional corporations organized to render a professional service subject to the jurisdiction of such regulating board.

Section 8. The corporate name of every professional corporation shall end with the word ''Professional Corporation'', ''Corporation'' or ''Incorporated'' or the abbreviation ''P.C.'', ''Corp.'' or ''Inc.'' or any other word or words which in the judgment of the state secretary indicates that the professional corporation is incorporated; provided, however, that a regulating board may by rule adopt further requirements as to the names of professional corporations organized to render a professional service subject to the jurisdiction of such regulating board.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, sec. 9 — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 231 / Section 9
Action to recover possession of real property
Status: in_force

Section 9. In an action to recover possession of real property for a term of years or other interest, if the defendant is wrongfully in possession it shall not be material how he obtained such possession.

Section 9. In an action to recover possession of real property for a term of years or other interest, if the defendant is wrongfully in possession it shall not be material how he obtained such possession.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111D, sec. 12 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 111D / Section 12
Complaints by department; jurisdiction
Status: in_force

Section 12. The department, in its own name, may bring a complaint in the superior court or supreme judicial court to enforce compliance with this chapter or any rule, regulation, or order made under this chapter, whenever it shall appear that any person has engaged in, is engaging in, or is about to engage in an act or practice in violation of this chapter or of any rule, regulation, or order made under this chapter, or whenever it shall appear that any person has aided, abetted, caused or permitted, is aiding, abetting, causing or permitting, or is about to aid, abet, cause or permit such an act or practice.

Section 12. The department, in its own name, may bring a complaint in the superior court or supreme judicial court to enforce compliance with this chapter or any rule, regulation, or order made under this chapter, whenever it shall appear that any person has engaged in, is engaging in, or is about to engage in an act or practice in violation of this chapter or of any rule, regulation, or order made under this chapter, or whenever it shall appear that any person has aided, abetted, caused or permitted, is aiding, abetting, causing or permitting, or is about to aid, abet, cause or permit such an act or practice.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 62C, sec. 70 — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 62C / Section 70
Testimony and proofs under oath taken by commissioner; witnesses; production of books, paper, etc.
Status: in_force

Section 70. The commissioner may take testimony and proofs under oath with reference to any matter within the official purview of the department of revenue, and in connection therewith may issue summonses and require the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of books, papers, records, and other data. Such summonses shall be served in the same manner as summonses for witnesses in criminal cases issued on behalf of the commonwealth, and all provisions of law relative to summonses in such cases shall, so far as applicable, apply to summonses issued hereunder. Any justice of the supreme judicial court or of the superior court may, upon the application of the commissioner, compel the attendance of witnesses, the production of books, papers, records, and other data, and the giving of testimony before the commissioner in the same manner and to the same extent as before the said courts.

Section 70. The commissioner may take testimony and proofs under oath with reference to any matter within the official purview of the department of revenue, and in connection therewith may issue summonses and require the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of books, papers, records, and other data. Such summonses shall be served in the same manner as summonses for witnesses in criminal cases issued on behalf of the commonwealth, and all provisions of law relative to summonses in such cases shall, so far as applicable, apply to summonses issued hereunder. Any justice of the supreme judicial court or of the superior court may, upon the application of the commissioner, compel the attendance of witnesses, the production of books, papers, records, and other data, and the giving of testimony before the commissioner in the same manner and to the same extent as before the said courts.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 64G, sec. 3A — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 64G / Section 3A
Local excise tax; information concerning amount collected available
Status: in_force

[Text of section effective as provided by 2018, 337, Secs. 14 and 15A as added by 2019, 5, Sec. 37.]

[Text of section effective as provided by 2018, 337, Secs. 14 and 15A as added by 2019, 5, Sec. 37.]

Section 3A. A city or town that accepts this section may impose a local excise upon the transfer of occupancy of a room in a bed and breakfast establishment, hotel, lodging house, short-term rental or motel located within that city or town by an operator at a rate of not more than 6 per cent of the total amount of rent for each such occupancy; provided, however, that the city of Boston may impose such local excise upon the transfer of occupancy of a room in a bed and breakfast establishment, hotel, lodging house, short-term rental or motel located within the city by an operator at the rate of not more than 6.5 per cent of the total amount of rent of each such occupancy. No excise shall be imposed if the total amount of rent is less than $15 per day or its equivalent or if the accommodation is exempt under section 2. An operator shall pay the local excise imposed under this section to the commissioner at the same time and in the same manner as the excise due to the commonwealth. All sums received by the commissioner under this section as excise, penalties or forfeitures, interest, costs of suit and fines shall at least quarterly be distributed, credited and paid by the state treasurer upon certification of the commissioner to each city or town that has adopted this section in proportion to the amount of such sums received from the transfer of occupancy in each such city or town. Acceptance of this section shall be: (i) by a majority vote of the city council with the approval of the mayor in the case of a city with a mayor elected to serve as the chief executive officer of the city; (ii) by a majority vote of the city council in every other city; (iii) by a majority vote of the annual town meeting or a special meeting called for that purpose in the case of a municipality with a town meeting form of government; or (iv) by a majority vote of the town council in the case of a municipality with a town council form of government. This section shall take effect on the first day of the calendar quarter following 30 days after its acceptance or on the first day of a later calendar quarter as the city or town may designate. The city or town, in accepting this section, shall not revoke or otherwise amend the applicable local tax rate more often than once in a 12-month period.

The commissioner shall make available to a city or town requesting such information the total amount of room occupancy tax collected in the preceding fiscal year in the city or town requesting the information.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 224, sec. 8 — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 224 / Section 8
Recognizances and bonds; breach; remedies
Status: in_force

Section 8. If the condition of a recognizance or bond taken under this chapter is broken, the creditor may, within one year after such breach, commence an action thereon; and judgment shall be entered for the amount of the penalty, but execution shall issue for so much thereof only as may be justly and equitably due. Such actions in favor of the commonwealth shall be brought in the court in which the original judgment was rendered.

Section 8. If the condition of a recognizance or bond taken under this chapter is broken, the creditor may, within one year after such breach, commence an action thereon; and judgment shall be entered for the amount of the penalty, but execution shall issue for so much thereof only as may be justly and equitably due. Such actions in favor of the commonwealth shall be brought in the court in which the original judgment was rendered.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 159, sec. 3 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 159 / Section 3
Limitations upon liability imposed by carrier
Status: in_force

Section 3. No common carrier of passengers shall, by rule, regulation, sign or otherwise, require passengers whom it suffers to enter, or leave by, a door of its car or train, to do so at their own risk; and no such passenger shall be prevented from recovering compensation in damages for any injury by reason of any such rule, regulation, sign or requirement.

Section 3. No common carrier of passengers shall, by rule, regulation, sign or otherwise, require passengers whom it suffers to enter, or leave by, a door of its car or train, to do so at their own risk; and no such passenger shall be prevented from recovering compensation in damages for any injury by reason of any such rule, regulation, sign or requirement.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21E, sec. 18 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 21E / Section 18
Regulations
Status: in_force

Section 18. Any agency of the commonwealth is authorized to promulgate regulations as it deems necessary for the implementation and administration of sections sixteen and seventeen subject to the approval of the executive office of administration and finance. Failure to promulgate such regulations shall not affect any agency's right to enter into indemnification agreements under said sections sixteen and seventeen nor the validity or enforceability of said sections or agreements. Nothing in sections sixteen or seventeen shall affect the liability of any person under any warranty, nor the liability of an employer who is a response action contractor to any employee of such employer under any provision of law, including any provision relating to workers' compensation.

Section 18. Any agency of the commonwealth is authorized to promulgate regulations as it deems necessary for the implementation and administration of sections sixteen and seventeen subject to the approval of the executive office of administration and finance. Failure to promulgate such regulations shall not affect any agency's right to enter into indemnification agreements under said sections sixteen and seventeen nor the validity or enforceability of said sections or agreements.

Nothing in sections sixteen or seventeen shall affect the liability of any person under any warranty, nor the liability of an employer who is a response action contractor to any employee of such employer under any provision of law, including any provision relating to workers' compensation.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 185C, sec. 15 — MA Code / Part II / Title I / Chapter 185C / Section 15
Court officers
Status: in_force

Section 15. The first justice of a division may appoint such number of court officers for his division as the administrative justice of the housing court department may from time to time determine. Any such court officer may be removed for any cause considered by the first justice of the division to be sufficient. Any vacancy caused by removal or otherwise may be filled by the first justice of the division. The court officers shall attend the sessions in the divisions of the housing court department, shall preserve order and may serve warrants, mittimuses, precepts, orders and processes of a division of the housing court department. Each court officer shall give bond for the faithful performance of his duties in the sum of one thousand dollars payable to the commonwealth, with sufficient sureties approved by the administrative justice. Each court officer, while on duty in the housing court department, shall wear a uniform approved by the administrative justice which shall be furnished at the expense of the commonwealth.

Section 15. The first justice of a division may appoint such number of court officers for his division as the administrative justice of the housing court department may from time to time determine. Any such court officer may be removed for any cause considered by the first justice of the division to be sufficient. Any vacancy caused by removal or otherwise may be filled by the first justice of the division. The court officers shall attend the sessions in the divisions of the housing court department, shall preserve order and may serve warrants, mittimuses, precepts, orders and processes of a division of the housing court department. Each court officer shall give bond for the faithful performance of his duties in the sum of one thousand dollars payable to the commonwealth, with sufficient sureties approved by the administrative justice. Each court officer, while on duty in the housing court department, shall wear a uniform approved by the administrative justice which shall be furnished at the expense of the commonwealth.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 110, sec. 19 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 110 / Section 19
Prima facie evidence of unlawful use
Status: in_force

Section 19. The purchase, sale, traffic in, disposal or use of any such registered vessel by a person engaged in the manufacture, bottling or sale of beverages, without the written consent of the owner thereof, shall be prima facie evidence of a violation of the preceding section. Possession of any such registered vessel by a junk dealer or dealer in second hand articles, without the written consent of the owner, shall be prima facie evidence of such violation. This section shall not apply to vessels purchased from the owner.

Section 19. The purchase, sale, traffic in, disposal or use of any such registered vessel by a person engaged in the manufacture, bottling or sale of beverages, without the written consent of the owner thereof, shall be prima facie evidence of a violation of the preceding section. Possession of any such registered vessel by a junk dealer or dealer in second hand articles, without the written consent of the owner, shall be prima facie evidence of such violation. This section shall not apply to vessels purchased from the owner.