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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 92, sec. 52 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 92 / Section 52
Payment of cost of construction and maintenance of crossings
Status: in_force

Section 52. All expenses of, and incident to, constructing and maintaining any roadway or parkway crossing a railroad, as provided in the three preceding sections, shall be borne by the commonwealth, and shall be paid out of the funds available for use by the commission for boulevard or reservation purposes, unless otherwise determined by an agreement between the commission and any such railroad corporation.

Section 52. All expenses of, and incident to, constructing and maintaining any roadway or parkway crossing a railroad, as provided in the three preceding sections, shall be borne by the commonwealth, and shall be paid out of the funds available for use by the commission for boulevard or reservation purposes, unless otherwise determined by an agreement between the commission and any such railroad corporation.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 10, sec. 68 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 10 / Section 68
Worker and Small Investor Protection Fund
Status: in_force

Section 68. There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a separate fund to be known as Worker and Small Investor Protection Fund. There shall be credited to the fund all civil penalties and fines due the commonwealth collected under chapter 110A and any income derived from investment of amounts credited to the fund. Amounts credited to the fund shall be received and held in trust solely for investigations and enforcement of chapter 110A and dissemination of information about the requirements of said chapter. Revenues and expenditures of the fund shall be reported on the Massachusetts management and accounting and reporting system and maintained by the state treasurer. The fund shall not exceed a maximum of $500,000. Amounts collected in excess of the maximum shall be deposited in the General Fund. Expenditures from the Worker and Small Investor Protection Fund shall be made without further appropriation but shall be approved in writing by the secretary of the commonwealth for the sole purposes of investigating or enforcing chapter 110A and the dissemination of information about the requirements of said chapter.

Section 68. There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a separate fund to be known as Worker and Small Investor Protection Fund. There shall be credited to the fund all civil penalties and fines due the commonwealth collected under chapter 110A and any income derived from investment of amounts credited to the fund. Amounts credited to the fund shall be received and held in trust solely for investigations and enforcement of chapter 110A and dissemination of information about the requirements of said chapter. Revenues and expenditures of the fund shall be reported on the Massachusetts management and accounting and reporting system and maintained by the state treasurer. The fund shall not exceed a maximum of $500,000. Amounts collected in excess of the maximum shall be deposited in the General Fund.

Expenditures from the Worker and Small Investor Protection Fund shall be made without further appropriation but shall be approved in writing by the secretary of the commonwealth for the sole purposes of investigating or enforcing chapter 110A and the dissemination of information about the requirements of said chapter.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 118A, sec. 4 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVII / Chapter 118A / Section 4
Applications; eligibility for assistance; determination
Status: in_force

Section 4. An application to the Social Security Administration for supplemental security income benefits under Title XVI shall also be considered an application for state supplementary payment for the category of assistance for which the application is filed. Eligibility for any category of assistance of an individual or couple shall be determined in accordance with federal law. Unless the commissioner of transitional assistance elects federal administration of the state supplementary payment program, procedures related to notices, appeals and hearings regarding this program shall be determined in accordance with state law.

Section 4. An application to the Social Security Administration for supplemental security income benefits under Title XVI shall also be considered an application for state supplementary payment for the category of assistance for which the application is filed. Eligibility for any category of assistance of an individual or couple shall be determined in accordance with federal law. Unless the commissioner of transitional assistance elects federal administration of the state supplementary payment program, procedures related to notices, appeals and hearings regarding this program shall be determined in accordance with state law.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 221, sec. 93 — MA Code / Part III / Title I / Chapter 221 / Section 93
Supreme judicial court; salaries of clerks
Status: in_force

Section 93. The salary of the clerk of the supreme judicial court for the commonwealth shall be 81.57 per cent of the salary of the chief justice of the supreme judicial court and shall be paid, subject to appropriation, by the commonwealth. The salary of the first assistant clerk of said court shall be 89.25 per cent of the salary of said clerk and shall be paid, subject to appropriation, by the commonwealth. The salary of the assistant clerks of the supreme judicial court for the commonwealth shall be 82.50 per cent of the salary of said clerk and shall be paid, subject to appropriation, by the commonwealth. The clerk of the supreme judicial court for the commonwealth may employ necessary clerical assistance and may expend for said purpose such sums as may be appropriated therefore, subject, however, to the approval of the chief justice. Said clerk and assistant clerk shall devote their entire time during ordinary business hours to their respective duties and shall not, directly or indirectly, engage in the practice of law.

Section 93. The salary of the clerk of the supreme judicial court for the commonwealth shall be 81.57 per cent of the salary of the chief justice of the supreme judicial court and shall be paid, subject to appropriation, by the commonwealth. The salary of the first assistant clerk of said court shall be 89.25 per cent of the salary of said clerk and shall be paid, subject to appropriation, by the commonwealth. The salary of the assistant clerks of the supreme judicial court for the commonwealth shall be 82.50 per cent of the salary of said clerk and shall be paid, subject to appropriation, by the commonwealth. The clerk of the supreme judicial court for the commonwealth may employ necessary clerical assistance and may expend for said purpose such sums as may be appropriated therefore, subject, however, to the approval of the chief justice.

Said clerk and assistant clerk shall devote their entire time during ordinary business hours to their respective duties and shall not, directly or indirectly, engage in the practice of law.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40, sec. 47 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 40 / Section 47
Town seal; establishment; use
Status: in_force

Section 47. Each town shall have a seal, established at a town meeting, to be kept by the town clerk. Papers or documents issued from any office or board of the town may be attested therewith. Cities which had an authorized seal in use on May tenth, eighteen hundred and ninety-nine, may continue to use such seal until changed by ordinance, and other cities shall by ordinance establish a seal of the city and designate the custodian thereof.

Section 47. Each town shall have a seal, established at a town meeting, to be kept by the town clerk. Papers or documents issued from any office or board of the town may be attested therewith. Cities which had an authorized seal in use on May tenth, eighteen hundred and ninety-nine, may continue to use such seal until changed by ordinance, and other cities shall by ordinance establish a seal of the city and designate the custodian thereof.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 67, sec. 36 — MA Code / Part I / Title XI / Chapter 67 / Section 36
Assessments on pews; consent of owners
Status: in_force

Section 36. Such corporation which had erected or procured such house prior to said date may avail itself of the provisions of the preceding section, if the consent of all the pew owners is obtained, or if two thirds of its members present and voting at a meeting called for that purpose so determined.

Section 36. Such corporation which had erected or procured such house prior to said date may avail itself of the provisions of the preceding section, if the consent of all the pew owners is obtained, or if two thirds of its members present and voting at a meeting called for that purpose so determined.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6, sec. 12U — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 6 / Section 12U
Children's Day
Status: in_force

Section 12U. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the second Sunday in June as Children's Day and recommending that said day be observed by the people in an appropriate manner in recognition of our children of today from whom will come the leaders of tomorrow.

Section 12U. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the second Sunday in June as Children's Day and recommending that said day be observed by the people in an appropriate manner in recognition of our children of today from whom will come the leaders of tomorrow.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 176A, sec. 3B — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 176A / Section 3B
Medical service plans; genetic tests; discrimination based on genetic information
Status: in_force

Section 3B. For the purposes of this section the following words shall have the following meanings:— ''Genetic information'', a written recorded individually identifiable result of a genetic test as defined by this section or explanation of such a result. ''Genetic test'', a test of human DNA, RNA, mitochondrial DNA, chromosomes or proteins for the purpose of identifying the genes, or genetic abnormalities, or the presence or absence of inherited or acquired characteristics in genetic material. No corporation subject to this chapter and no officer or agent thereof, shall cancel, refuse to issue or renew, or in any way make or permit any distinction or discrimination in the amount of payment of premiums or rates charged, in the length of coverage, or in any other of the terms and conditions of a medical service plan based on genetic information as defined in this section. No corporation subject to the provisions of this chapter and no officer or agent thereof, shall require genetic tests or private genetic information, as defined in this section, as a condition of the issuance or renewal of a hospital service plan. Any violation of this section shall constitute an unfair method of competition or unfair or deceptive act or practice in violation of chapters 93A and 176D.

Section 3B. For the purposes of this section the following words shall have the following meanings:—

''Genetic information'', a written recorded individually identifiable result of a genetic test as defined by this section or explanation of such a result.

''Genetic test'', a test of human DNA, RNA, mitochondrial DNA, chromosomes or proteins for the purpose of identifying the genes, or genetic abnormalities, or the presence or absence of inherited or acquired characteristics in genetic material.

No corporation subject to this chapter and no officer or agent thereof, shall cancel, refuse to issue or renew, or in any way make or permit any distinction or discrimination in the amount of payment of premiums or rates charged, in the length of coverage, or in any other of the terms and conditions of a medical service plan based on genetic information as defined in this section. No corporation subject to the provisions of this chapter and no officer or agent thereof, shall require genetic tests or private genetic information, as defined in this section, as a condition of the issuance or renewal of a hospital service plan. Any violation of this section shall constitute an unfair method of competition or unfair or deceptive act or practice in violation of chapters 93A and 176D.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 91, sec. 44 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 91 / Section 44
Liability of insurer
Status: in_force

Section 44. An insurer of a vessel who has paid the loss thereon shall not, by reason of such insurance, be held liable to remove such vessel, or to pay the cost and expenses of such removal, unless he has exercised some act of ownership or control over such vessel or some part or appurtenance thereof or received the proceeds of the sale thereof.

Section 44. An insurer of a vessel who has paid the loss thereon shall not, by reason of such insurance, be held liable to remove such vessel, or to pay the cost and expenses of such removal, unless he has exercised some act of ownership or control over such vessel or some part or appurtenance thereof or received the proceeds of the sale thereof.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40B, sec. 9 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 40B / Section 9
Southeastern regional planning and economic development district; establishment
Status: in_force

Section 9. The secretary of economic development may establish a regional planning and economic development district consisting of all the cities and towns in the Southeastern Massachusetts Regional Planning District established under this chapter, and the towns of Plymouth, Plympton, Carver and Kingston, to be known as the Southeastern Regional Planning and Economic Development District, provided a determination is made by the United States Secretary of Commerce that said area is eligible for designation as an economic development district in accordance with the provisions of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965.

Section 9. The secretary of economic development may establish a regional planning and economic development district consisting of all the cities and towns in the Southeastern Massachusetts Regional Planning District established under this chapter, and the towns of Plymouth, Plympton, Carver and Kingston, to be known as the Southeastern Regional Planning and Economic Development District, provided a determination is made by the United States Secretary of Commerce that said area is eligible for designation as an economic development district in accordance with the provisions of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 15, sec. 64 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 15 / Section 64
Carnegie school grant program; definitions
Status: in_force

Section 64. As used in sections sixty-three to sixty-five, inclusive, the following words shall have the following meanings:— ''Carnegie school'', an individual public school, including a school operated by an educational collaborative established under section four E of chapter forty, which operates pursuant to a system of governance set out in an approved Carnegie school plan. ''Carnegie school plan'', a comprehensive three-year strategy approved by the board of education which restructures the school building governance and educational environment, and empowers public school teachers and other professional staff by enabling them to participate in and design the public school governance and organization. Such plan may also include financial decisions on how Carnegie school grant funds are to be allocated at the school building level. ''Waiver'', a written agreement between the school-based planning team and an involved organization allowing exemptions from regulations, local school policies, or contractual provisions which, in the opinion of a school-based planning team, are necessary to implement the provisions of the Carnegie school plan. Said waiver may be approved by the board only when the board is convinced that the intent of existing rights and protections accorded to students is maintained or enhanced, and where there is reasonable promise of improved student achievement.

Section 64. As used in sections sixty-three to sixty-five, inclusive, the following words shall have the following meanings:—

''Carnegie school'', an individual public school, including a school operated by an educational collaborative established under section four E of chapter forty, which operates pursuant to a system of governance set out in an approved Carnegie school plan.

''Carnegie school plan'', a comprehensive three-year strategy approved by the board of education which restructures the school building governance and educational environment, and empowers public school teachers and other professional staff by enabling them to participate in and design the public school governance and organization. Such plan may also include financial decisions on how Carnegie school grant funds are to be allocated at the school building level.

''Waiver'', a written agreement between the school-based planning team and an involved organization allowing exemptions from regulations, local school policies, or contractual provisions which, in the opinion of a school-based planning team, are necessary to implement the provisions of the Carnegie school plan. Said waiver may be approved by the board only when the board is convinced that the intent of existing rights and protections accorded to students is maintained or enhanced, and where there is reasonable promise of improved student achievement.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156B, sec. 47 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 156B / Section 47
Directors; number; election; qualifications
Status: reserved

Section 47. Except as reserved to the stockholders pursuant to section fifty-four, the business of every corporation shall be managed by a board of directors. The number of directors shall be fixed by or determined in the manner provided in the by-laws, but shall be not less than three, except that whenever there shall be only two stockholders the number of directors shall be not less than two and whenever there shall be only one stockholder or prior to the issuance of any stock, there shall be at least one director. Except as otherwise provided in sections fifty and fifty-two or in the articles of organization, the directors shall be elected at the annual meeting of the stockholders by such stockholders as have the right to vote thereon. The board of directors may be enlarged by the stockholders at any meeting or, if authorized by the by-laws, by vote of a majority of the directors then in office. Any elections of directors by stockholders shall be by ballot if so requested by any stockholder entitled to vote thereon. Unless required by the by-laws, no director need be a stockholder.

Section 47. Except as reserved to the stockholders pursuant to section fifty-four, the business of every corporation shall be managed by a board of directors. The number of directors shall be fixed by or determined in the manner provided in the by-laws, but shall be not less than three, except that whenever there shall be only two stockholders the number of directors shall be not less than two and whenever there shall be only one stockholder or prior to the issuance of any stock, there shall be at least one director. Except as otherwise provided in sections fifty and fifty-two or in the articles of organization, the directors shall be elected at the annual meeting of the stockholders by such stockholders as have the right to vote thereon. The board of directors may be enlarged by the stockholders at any meeting or, if authorized by the by-laws, by vote of a majority of the directors then in office. Any elections of directors by stockholders shall be by ballot if so requested by any stockholder entitled to vote thereon. Unless required by the by-laws, no director need be a stockholder.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 200A, sec. 5 — MA Code / Part II / Title II / Chapter 200A / Section 5
Dividends, stock, bonds, etc.; presumption of abandonment
Status: in_force

Section 5. Subject to the provision of section one A, all intangible personal property not otherwise presumed to have been abandoned under any other section of this chapter, including but not limited to all certificates of ownership, dividends, stocks, bonds, money, drafts and claims for money and credits, except deposits and the increments thereon referred to in section three that are held or owing in the commonwealth in the ordinary course of the person's business, including all such property held by any fiduciary, shall be presumed abandoned unless claimed by the beneficiary or person entitled thereto within three years after the date prescribed for payment or delivery. Any dividend, distribution, interest, accrual, or payment on principal declared, set aside, accumulated, provided for or owed with respect to property presumed abandoned under the foregoing provisions of this section shall itself be presumed abandoned. Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, any outstanding credit balances to a vendor or commercial customer from a vendor resulting from a transaction occurring in the normal and ordinary course of business shall be exempt from the provisions of this chapter. This exemption shall not apply to unallocated distributions from securities held by financial intermediaries including, but not limited to, brokers, mutual funds, custodians, trust companies and depositories and owing to unknown beneficiaries but held in the intermediary's nominee names.

Section 5. Subject to the provision of section one A, all intangible personal property not otherwise presumed to have been abandoned under any other section of this chapter, including but not limited to all certificates of ownership, dividends, stocks, bonds, money, drafts and claims for money and credits, except deposits and the increments thereon referred to in section three that are held or owing in the commonwealth in the ordinary course of the person's business, including all such property held by any fiduciary, shall be presumed abandoned unless claimed by the beneficiary or person entitled thereto within three years after the date prescribed for payment or delivery. Any dividend, distribution, interest, accrual, or payment on principal declared, set aside, accumulated, provided for or owed with respect to property presumed abandoned under the foregoing provisions of this section shall itself be presumed abandoned.

Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, any outstanding credit balances to a vendor or commercial customer from a vendor resulting from a transaction occurring in the normal and ordinary course of business shall be exempt from the provisions of this chapter. This exemption shall not apply to unallocated distributions from securities held by financial intermediaries including, but not limited to, brokers, mutual funds, custodians, trust companies and depositories and owing to unknown beneficiaries but held in the intermediary's nominee names.