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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 175, sec. 156 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 175 / Section 156
Companies formed under laws of any government or state other than the United States or one of the United States; appointment of trustees
Status: in_force

Section 156. Any such company may appoint trustees, who are citizens or corporations of the United States and approved by the commissioner, to hold funds in trust for the benefit of its policyholders and creditors in the United States. Said trustees shall be named by the directors of the company, and a certified copy of the record of the appointment of such trustees and a duplicate original of the deed of trust on a form approved by him shall be filed with the commissioner, who may examine such trustees and the assets in trust and all books and papers relative thereto in the same manner as he may examine the officers, agents, assets and affairs of companies. The funds so held by such trustees, and all assets held by or for such company within the United States for the benefit of its policyholders and creditors in the United States, so far as the same are in securities, money or credits admissible as sound assets in the financial accounts of companies, shall, with its deposits made in accordance with the preceding section, constitute the assets of such company for the purpose of making its annual statements to the commissioner. Such company shall file with the annual statement required by section twenty-five a statement of the trustees executed as prescribed in the preceding section, in such form and detail as the commissioner requires, showing the funds held by them.

Section 156. Any such company may appoint trustees, who are citizens or corporations of the United States and approved by the commissioner, to hold funds in trust for the benefit of its policyholders and creditors in the United States. Said trustees shall be named by the directors of the company, and a certified copy of the record of the appointment of such trustees and a duplicate original of the deed of trust on a form approved by him shall be filed with the commissioner, who may examine such trustees and the assets in trust and all books and papers relative thereto in the same manner as he may examine the officers, agents, assets and affairs of companies. The funds so held by such trustees, and all assets held by or for such company within the United States for the benefit of its policyholders and creditors in the United States, so far as the same are in securities, money or credits admissible as sound assets in the financial accounts of companies, shall, with its deposits made in accordance with the preceding section, constitute the assets of such company for the purpose of making its annual statements to the commissioner. Such company shall file with the annual statement required by section twenty-five a statement of the trustees executed as prescribed in the preceding section, in such form and detail as the commissioner requires, showing the funds held by them.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 112, sec. 47 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 112 / Section 47
Examination
Status: in_force

Section 47. The examination may be written or oral or both, at the option of the board, and may include the principal subjects taught in reputable dental colleges. Demonstrations in operative and prosthetic dentistry, diagnosis and prognosis may be required.

Section 47. The examination may be written or oral or both, at the option of the board, and may include the principal subjects taught in reputable dental colleges. Demonstrations in operative and prosthetic dentistry, diagnosis and prognosis may be required.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 183A, sec. 19 — MA Code / Part II / Title I / Chapter 183A / Section 19
Removal from provisions of this chapter
Status: in_force

Section 19. (a) Seventy-five per cent of the unit owners, or such greater percentage as is stipulated in the by-laws, may remove all of a condominium or portion thereof from the provisions of this chapter by an instrument to that effect, duly recorded, provided that the holders of all liens upon any of the units affected consent thereto by instruments duly recorded. Upon such removal, the condominium, including all the units, or the portion thereof thus removed shall be owned in common by the unit owners and the organization of unit owners shall be dissolved, unless it is otherwise provided in the removal instrument. The undivided interest in the property owned in common held by each unit owner shall be equal to the percentage of the undivided interest of such owner in the common areas and facilities. (b) Such removal shall not bar the subsequent resubmission of the land and buildings involved to the provisions of this chapter.

Section 19. (a) Seventy-five per cent of the unit owners, or such greater percentage as is stipulated in the by-laws, may remove all of a condominium or portion thereof from the provisions of this chapter by an instrument to that effect, duly recorded, provided that the holders of all liens upon any of the units affected consent thereto by instruments duly recorded. Upon such removal, the condominium, including all the units, or the portion thereof thus removed shall be owned in common by the unit owners and the organization of unit owners shall be dissolved, unless it is otherwise provided in the removal instrument. The undivided interest in the property owned in common held by each unit owner shall be equal to the percentage of the undivided interest of such owner in the common areas and facilities.

(b) Such removal shall not bar the subsequent resubmission of the land and buildings involved to the provisions of this chapter.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 64I, sec. 3 — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 64I / Section 3
Liability for tax
Status: in_force

Section 3. Every person storing, using or otherwise consuming in the commonwealth tangible personal property or services purchased from a vendor shall be liable for the tax imposed by this chapter. His liability shall not be extinguished until said tax has been paid to the commissioner, except that a receipt from a vendor engaged in business in the commonwealth or from a vendor who is authorized by the commissioner, under such regulations as the commissioner may prescribe, to collect the tax and who is, for the purposes of this chapter, regarded as a vendor engaged in business in the commonwealth, given to the purchaser pursuant to section four, shall be sufficient to relieve the purchaser from further liability for the tax to which the receipt refers.

Section 3. Every person storing, using or otherwise consuming in the commonwealth tangible personal property or services purchased from a vendor shall be liable for the tax imposed by this chapter. His liability shall not be extinguished until said tax has been paid to the commissioner, except that a receipt from a vendor engaged in business in the commonwealth or from a vendor who is authorized by the commissioner, under such regulations as the commissioner may prescribe, to collect the tax and who is, for the purposes of this chapter, regarded as a vendor engaged in business in the commonwealth, given to the purchaser pursuant to section four, shall be sufficient to relieve the purchaser from further liability for the tax to which the receipt refers.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111, sec. 27 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 111 / Section 27
Organization of boards; appointment of physician and clerk; compensation
Status: in_force

Section 27. Every such board shall organize annually by the choice of one of its number as chairman. It may make rules and regulations for its own government and for the government of its officers, agents and assistants. It may appoint a physician to the board, who shall hold his office during its pleasure, may choose a clerk, who in a city shall not be a member of the board, and may employ the necessary officers, agents and assistants to execute the health laws and its regulations. It may fix the salary or other compensation of such physician and its clerk and other agents and assistants.

Section 27. Every such board shall organize annually by the choice of one of its number as chairman. It may make rules and regulations for its own government and for the government of its officers, agents and assistants. It may appoint a physician to the board, who shall hold his office during its pleasure, may choose a clerk, who in a city shall not be a member of the board, and may employ the necessary officers, agents and assistants to execute the health laws and its regulations. It may fix the salary or other compensation of such physician and its clerk and other agents and assistants.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6, sec. 15G — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 6 / Section 15G
Youth Honor Day
Status: in_force

Section 15G. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the thirty-first day of October as Youth Honor Day and recommending that it be observed by the people with appropriate exercises and activities in the schools and elsewhere in recognition of the honorable and outstanding achievements of youthful citizens, and as a reminder to these young citizens that they prepare for their responsibilities and obligations as the future leaders of the state and the nation.

Section 15G. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the thirty-first day of October as Youth Honor Day and recommending that it be observed by the people with appropriate exercises and activities in the schools and elsewhere in recognition of the honorable and outstanding achievements of youthful citizens, and as a reminder to these young citizens that they prepare for their responsibilities and obligations as the future leaders of the state and the nation.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, sec. 11F — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 12 / Section 11F
Insurance companies; intervention in legal proceedings on behalf of consumers; expenditure of funds
Status: in_force

Section 11F. The attorney general is hereby authorized to intervene in administrative or judicial proceedings held in the commonwealth on behalf of any group of consumers in connection with any matter involving the rates, charges, premiums and prices charged by any insurance company doing business in the commonwealth and subject to the division of insurance within the department of banking and insurance. For the purpose of such intervention the attorney general may expend such funds as may be appropriated therefor; provided, however, that such expenditures shall not exceed annually one hundred and fifty percent of the amount assessed against insurance companies under the provisions of section eight F of chapter twenty-six. The attorney general shall have no authority to expend any of such funds wherever the expenditure thereof shall conflict with the duties imposed upon him under the provisions of section three.

Section 11F. The attorney general is hereby authorized to intervene in administrative or judicial proceedings held in the commonwealth on behalf of any group of consumers in connection with any matter involving the rates, charges, premiums and prices charged by any insurance company doing business in the commonwealth and subject to the division of insurance within the department of banking and insurance.

For the purpose of such intervention the attorney general may expend such funds as may be appropriated therefor; provided, however, that such expenditures shall not exceed annually one hundred and fifty percent of the amount assessed against insurance companies under the provisions of section eight F of chapter twenty-six.

The attorney general shall have no authority to expend any of such funds wherever the expenditure thereof shall conflict with the duties imposed upon him under the provisions of section three.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40L, sec. 9 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 40L / Section 9
Rules and regulations
Status: in_force

Section 9. The commissioner of the department of food and agriculture is hereby empowered to promulgate such rules and regulations and to prescribe such forms as he shall deem necessary to effectuate the purposes of this chapter.

Section 9. The commissioner of the department of food and agriculture is hereby empowered to promulgate such rules and regulations and to prescribe such forms as he shall deem necessary to effectuate the purposes of this chapter.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 74, sec. 42K — MA Code / Part I / Title XII / Chapter 74 / Section 42K
Receipts and expenditures; annual report; monthly statements; accounting system
Status: in_force

Section 42K. A complete financial report covering all receipts and expenditures shall be made annually to the governor and the general court. Monthly statements of receipts and expenditures shall be made to the state comptroller. The trustees shall see that there is maintained an accounting system as required by the state comptroller and the trustees may maintain such additional accounts as they deem necessary for the management of the college and the institute.

Section 42K. A complete financial report covering all receipts and expenditures shall be made annually to the governor and the general court. Monthly statements of receipts and expenditures shall be made to the state comptroller. The trustees shall see that there is maintained an accounting system as required by the state comptroller and the trustees may maintain such additional accounts as they deem necessary for the management of the college and the institute.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156B, sec. 10 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 156B / Section 10
Unauthorized exercise of franchise or privilege or transaction of business; injunction
Status: in_force

Section 10. Upon an information in equity by the attorney general at the relation of the state secretary, the supreme judicial or superior court may restrain by injunction any corporation from assuming or exercising any franchise or privilege or transacting any kind of business not authorized by its articles of organization and the laws of the commonwealth.

Section 10. Upon an information in equity by the attorney general at the relation of the state secretary, the supreme judicial or superior court may restrain by injunction any corporation from assuming or exercising any franchise or privilege or transacting any kind of business not authorized by its articles of organization and the laws of the commonwealth.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94, sec. 249B — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 94 / Section 249B
Interference with officials; penalty
Status: in_force

Section 249B. Any person who hinders, obstructs or interferes with the department of public health, local boards of health, the director of standards, local sealers of weights and measures, or their authorized agents, in the performance of their duties under section two hundred and forty-nine A, shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred nor more than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment for not less than one month nor more than one year, or both.

Section 249B. Any person who hinders, obstructs or interferes with the department of public health, local boards of health, the director of standards, local sealers of weights and measures, or their authorized agents, in the performance of their duties under section two hundred and forty-nine A, shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred nor more than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment for not less than one month nor more than one year, or both.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 43E, sec. 6 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 43E / Section 6
Commencement of time period for appeal of grant
Status: in_force

Section 6. The commencement of the time period for an administrative or judicial appeal of a grant under section 3 shall be the date the applicant files notice of the grant under said section 3. The 180 or 210 day timeline shall not apply to an administrative appeal following the issuance of a permit.

Section 6. The commencement of the time period for an administrative or judicial appeal of a grant under section 3 shall be the date the applicant files notice of the grant under said section 3. The 180 or 210 day timeline shall not apply to an administrative appeal following the issuance of a permit.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 98, sec. 55 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 98 / Section 55
Seizure of devices not conforming to legal standards; destruction
Status: in_force

Section 55. A sealer or deputy may seize weighing or measuring devices not conforming to legal standards or not sealed as required by law; and a person having in his possession such weighing or measuring devices, with intent to use them in violation of law, shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or shall be subject to a civil citation as provided in section 29A; and such devices, upon order of a court, shall be destroyed. Possession thereof shall be prima facie evidence of intention to use them in violation of law.

Section 55. A sealer or deputy may seize weighing or measuring devices not conforming to legal standards or not sealed as required by law; and a person having in his possession such weighing or measuring devices, with intent to use them in violation of law, shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or shall be subject to a civil citation as provided in section 29A; and such devices, upon order of a court, shall be destroyed. Possession thereof shall be prima facie evidence of intention to use them in violation of law.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, sec. 93 — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 266 / Section 93
Animals; obtaining or giving false pedigree
Status: in_force

Section 93. Whoever, by a false pretence, obtains from any club, association, society or company for improving the breed of cattle, horses, sheep, swine or other domestic animals, the registration, or a certificate thereof, of any animal in the herd register, or any other register of such club, association, society or company, or a transfer of such registration, or whoever knowingly makes, exhibits or gives a false pedigree in writing of any animal, shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than two years or by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars, or both.

Section 93. Whoever, by a false pretence, obtains from any club, association, society or company for improving the breed of cattle, horses, sheep, swine or other domestic animals, the registration, or a certificate thereof, of any animal in the herd register, or any other register of such club, association, society or company, or a transfer of such registration, or whoever knowingly makes, exhibits or gives a false pedigree in writing of any animal, shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than two years or by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars, or both.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 33, sec. 67A — MA Code / Part I / Title V / Chapter 33 / Section 67A
Medal of liberty; license plate
Status: in_force

Section 67A. There shall be a medal of liberty which shall be awarded to the next of kin of service men and women from the commonwealth killed in action or who died in service while in a designated combat area in the line of duty or who died as a result of wounds received in action or who died as a result of a training accident in the line of duty. The adjutant general and 2 field grade officers of the armed forces of the commonwealth detailed by the adjutant general shall constitute a commission to make recommendations to the commander-in-chief for the awarding of the medal of liberty. If a fallen service member from the commonwealth who qualifies for the medal of liberty has no surviving spouse, children, siblings or parents, such service member's next closest surviving relative including, but not limited to, any nephews or nieces, shall be eligible for the medal of liberty. Next of kin of a fallen service member may apply to the adjutant general for a medal of liberty, in a form prescribed by the adjutant general. There shall be within the application for the medal of liberty a notification that informs applicants of their eligibility to receive the medal of liberty license plate, pursuant to section 2 of chapter 90, free of charge upon approval of the application. The notification shall read as follows: IF YOU RECEIVE THE MEDAL OF LIBERTY, YOU ARE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE THE MEDAL OF LIBERTY LICENSE PLATE FREE OF CHARGE. APPLY AT https://www.mass.gov /doc/appl ication–for–m edal–of–liberty–plates.

Section 67A. There shall be a medal of liberty which shall be awarded to the next of kin of service men and women from the commonwealth killed in action or who died in service while in a designated combat area in the line of duty or who died as a result of wounds received in action or who died as a result of a training accident in the line of duty. The adjutant general and 2 field grade officers of the armed forces of the commonwealth detailed by the adjutant general shall constitute a commission to make recommendations to the commander-in-chief for the awarding of the medal of liberty. If a fallen service member from the commonwealth who qualifies for the medal of liberty has no surviving spouse, children, siblings or parents, such service member's next closest surviving relative including, but not limited to, any nephews or nieces, shall be eligible for the medal of liberty.

Next of kin of a fallen service member may apply to the adjutant general for a medal of liberty, in a form prescribed by the adjutant general. There shall be within the application for the medal of liberty a notification that informs applicants of their eligibility to receive the medal of liberty license plate, pursuant to section 2 of chapter 90, free of charge upon approval of the application. The notification shall read as follows: IF YOU RECEIVE THE MEDAL OF LIBERTY, YOU ARE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE THE MEDAL OF LIBERTY LICENSE PLATE FREE OF CHARGE. APPLY AT https://www.mass.gov /doc/appl ication–for–m edal–of–liberty–plates.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 175, sec. 55 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 175 / Section 55
Continuation of mutual companies organized to transact employers' liability insurance or steam boiler insurance
Status: in_force

Section 55. Mutual companies organized prior to April sixth, nineteen hundred and eleven, to transact employers' liability insurance may continue such business under the sixth clause of section forty-seven. They may also transact all the kinds of business specified in the said sixth clause if authorized so to do by a vote of two thirds of the policyholders present and voting at a meeting called therefor. Mutual companies organized prior to March first, nineteen hundred and fifteen, to transact steam boiler insurance may transact all the kinds of business specified in the fifth clause of section forty-seven.

Section 55. Mutual companies organized prior to April sixth, nineteen hundred and eleven, to transact employers' liability insurance may continue such business under the sixth clause of section forty-seven. They may also transact all the kinds of business specified in the said sixth clause if authorized so to do by a vote of two thirds of the policyholders present and voting at a meeting called therefor.

Mutual companies organized prior to March first, nineteen hundred and fifteen, to transact steam boiler insurance may transact all the kinds of business specified in the fifth clause of section forty-seven.