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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 130, sec. 4 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIX / Chapter 130 / Section 4
Record of licenses, permits or certificates; inspection; endorsement of date of sale on license, permits and certificates
Status: in_force

Section 4. The director or his agent shall make a record, in books kept therefor, of all licenses, permits or certificates issued by him under the authority of this chapter, and shall date each license, permit or certificate as of the date of issue; and except as hereinafter provided no other date shall be placed on such license, permit or certificate. Such books shall be subject at all times to audit and inspection by the state auditor or by the comptroller or by their respective agents. Nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit the sale of license, permits and certificates during the month of December in any year to be valid for use only on and after January first next succeeding. Any license, permit or certificate so sold shall have the date of sale endorsed thereon.

Section 4. The director or his agent shall make a record, in books kept therefor, of all licenses, permits or certificates issued by him under the authority of this chapter, and shall date each license, permit or certificate as of the date of issue; and except as hereinafter provided no other date shall be placed on such license, permit or certificate. Such books shall be subject at all times to audit and inspection by the state auditor or by the comptroller or by their respective agents.

Nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit the sale of license, permits and certificates during the month of December in any year to be valid for use only on and after January first next succeeding. Any license, permit or certificate so sold shall have the date of sale endorsed thereon.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94, sec. 168 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 94 / Section 168
Imitation or counterfeit seal; possession; use; penalty
Status: in_force

Section 168. Whoever makes, causes to be made, uses or has in his possession, an imitation or counterfeit of a seal used by an inspector or other officer engaged in the inspection of vinegar, and whoever changes or tampers with a sample taken or sealed as provided in section one hundred and sixty-six, shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or both.

Section 168. Whoever makes, causes to be made, uses or has in his possession, an imitation or counterfeit of a seal used by an inspector or other officer engaged in the inspection of vinegar, and whoever changes or tampers with a sample taken or sealed as provided in section one hundred and sixty-six, shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or both.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 41, sec. 109 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 41 / Section 109
Resignation; notice; residence requirements
Status: in_force

Section 109. No resignation of a town or district officer shall be deemed effective unless and until such resignation is filed with the town or district clerk or such later time certain as may be specified in such resignation. Upon receipt of a resignation the clerk shall notify the remaining members, if the resignation is received from a board of two or more members, and he shall further notify the executive officers of the town or district and such notification shall include the effective date of the resignation. Unless otherwise provided by general or special law, ordinance or by-law, a person need not, in order to accept appointment to a public office in a town or district, be a resident of such town or district; provided, however, that if an appointed town or district officer is required to become a resident within a period of time specified at the time of his appointment by the board or officer making the appointment but fails to do so within the time specified, or if an elected or appointed town or district officer removes from the town or district in which he holds his office, he shall be deemed to have vacated his office.

Section 109. No resignation of a town or district officer shall be deemed effective unless and until such resignation is filed with the town or district clerk or such later time certain as may be specified in such resignation. Upon receipt of a resignation the clerk shall notify the remaining members, if the resignation is received from a board of two or more members, and he shall further notify the executive officers of the town or district and such notification shall include the effective date of the resignation. Unless otherwise provided by general or special law, ordinance or by-law, a person need not, in order to accept appointment to a public office in a town or district, be a resident of such town or district; provided, however, that if an appointed town or district officer is required to become a resident within a period of time specified at the time of his appointment by the board or officer making the appointment but fails to do so within the time specified, or if an elected or appointed town or district officer removes from the town or district in which he holds his office, he shall be deemed to have vacated his office.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 93, sec. 103 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 93 / Section 103
Equal rights; age and disability; violations; remedies
Status: in_force

Section 103. (a) Any person within the commonwealth, regardless of handicap or age as defined in chapter one hundred and fifty-one B, shall, with reasonable accommodation, have the same rights as other persons to make and enforce contracts, inherit, purchase, lease, sell, hold and convey real and personal property, sue, be parties, give evidence, and to the full and equal benefit of all laws and proceedings for the security of persons and property, including, but not limited to, the rights secured under Article CXIV of the Amendments to the Constitution. (b) Any person whose rights under the provisions of subsection (a) have been violated may commence a civil action for injunctive and other appropriate equitable relief, including, but not limited to, the award of compensatory and exemplary damages. Said civil action shall be instituted either in the superior court for the county in which the conduct complained of occurred, or in the superior court for the county in which the person whose conduct complained of resides or has his principal place of business. (c) A violation of subsection (a) shall be established if, based upon the totality of circumstances, it is shown that any individual is denied any of the rights protected by subsection (a). (d) An aggrieved person who prevails in an action authorized by subsection (b), in addition to other damages, shall be entitled to an award of the costs of the litigation and reasonable attorneys' fees in an amount to be determined by the court.

Section 103. (a) Any person within the commonwealth, regardless of handicap or age as defined in chapter one hundred and fifty-one B, shall, with reasonable accommodation, have the same rights as other persons to make and enforce contracts, inherit, purchase, lease, sell, hold and convey real and personal property, sue, be parties, give evidence, and to the full and equal benefit of all laws and proceedings for the security of persons and property, including, but not limited to, the rights secured under Article CXIV of the Amendments to the Constitution.

(b) Any person whose rights under the provisions of subsection (a) have been violated may commence a civil action for injunctive and other appropriate equitable relief, including, but not limited to, the award of compensatory and exemplary damages. Said civil action shall be instituted either in the superior court for the county in which the conduct complained of occurred, or in the superior court for the county in which the person whose conduct complained of resides or has his principal place of business.

(c) A violation of subsection (a) shall be established if, based upon the totality of circumstances, it is shown that any individual is denied any of the rights protected by subsection (a).

(d) An aggrieved person who prevails in an action authorized by subsection (b), in addition to other damages, shall be entitled to an award of the costs of the litigation and reasonable attorneys' fees in an amount to be determined by the court.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, sec. 21 — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 266 / Section 21
Stolen property; refusal to surrender
Status: in_force

Section 21. Whoever, having been convicted, either as principal or accessory, of burglary or robbery, or of any of the crimes described in sections seventeen to twenty, inclusive, of chapter two hundred and sixty-five, or of breaking and entering or of entering a building with intent to commit robbery or larceny, has in his possession or control money, goods, bonds or bank notes, or any paper of value, or any property of another, which was obtained or taken by means of such crime, and, upon being requested by the lawful owner thereof to deliver the same to him, refuses or fails so to do while having power to deliver the same, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than five years or in jail or house of correction for not more than two years.

Section 21. Whoever, having been convicted, either as principal or accessory, of burglary or robbery, or of any of the crimes described in sections seventeen to twenty, inclusive, of chapter two hundred and sixty-five, or of breaking and entering or of entering a building with intent to commit robbery or larceny, has in his possession or control money, goods, bonds or bank notes, or any paper of value, or any property of another, which was obtained or taken by means of such crime, and, upon being requested by the lawful owner thereof to deliver the same to him, refuses or fails so to do while having power to deliver the same, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than five years or in jail or house of correction for not more than two years.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 140, sec. 113 — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 140 / Section 113
Disposal of returns made to commissioner
Status: in_force

Section 113. Returns made to the commissioner under section ninety-eight may be destroyed or disposed of by his order after the lapse of three years from the date of their receipt, and any proceeds received in the course of their disposal shall be paid to the commonwealth.

Section 113. Returns made to the commissioner under section ninety-eight may be destroyed or disposed of by his order after the lapse of three years from the date of their receipt, and any proceeds received in the course of their disposal shall be paid to the commonwealth.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 211B, sec. 5A — MA Code / Part III / Title I / Chapter 211B / Section 5A
Deputy court administrators; appointment; term; removal; submission of disputes to chief justice of the trial court and court administrator
Status: in_force

Section 5A. The office of the deputy court administrator of a department of the trial court, as provided in section 1, shall be filled by appointment by the court administrator and the chief justice of each department of the trial court; provided, however, that said deputy court administrator shall not be a justice of the trial court and shall devote his full time to the duties of his office. A deputy court administrator shall hold said office for a term that shall be coterminous with the terms of the chief justices of their respective court departments and shall be eligible to be reappointed to serve additional terms. A deputy court administrator, so appointed, may be removed from that office prior to the expiration of his term by the court administrator and the chief justice of the respective court departments. The chief justice or deputy court administrator of the respective court departments shall submit any dispute that arises between said chief justice and said deputy court administrator, concerning the management and administration of the respective court departments, to the chief justice of the trial court and the court administrator, who shall, within 30 days, determine the matter.

Section 5A. The office of the deputy court administrator of a department of the trial court, as provided in section 1, shall be filled by appointment by the court administrator and the chief justice of each department of the trial court; provided, however, that said deputy court administrator shall not be a justice of the trial court and shall devote his full time to the duties of his office. A deputy court administrator shall hold said office for a term that shall be coterminous with the terms of the chief justices of their respective court departments and shall be eligible to be reappointed to serve additional terms. A deputy court administrator, so appointed, may be removed from that office prior to the expiration of his term by the court administrator and the chief justice of the respective court departments.

The chief justice or deputy court administrator of the respective court departments shall submit any dispute that arises between said chief justice and said deputy court administrator, concerning the management and administration of the respective court departments, to the chief justice of the trial court and the court administrator, who shall, within 30 days, determine the matter.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 41, sec. 111D — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 41 / Section 111D
Vacations for police and firemen
Status: in_force

Section 111D. In any city or town which accepts this section, all members of its regular police or fire force may be granted a vacation without loss of pay. Such vacations shall be computed in the following manner:— For five years' service, but less than ten years' service, a vacation of three weeks. For ten years' service or more, a vacation of four weeks. Section one hundred and eleven shall not apply to the members of the regular or permanent police or fire force in any such city or town.

Section 111D. In any city or town which accepts this section, all members of its regular police or fire force may be granted a vacation without loss of pay. Such vacations shall be computed in the following manner:—

For five years' service, but less than ten years' service, a vacation of three weeks.

For ten years' service or more, a vacation of four weeks.

Section one hundred and eleven shall not apply to the members of the regular or permanent police or fire force in any such city or town.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6, sec. 33 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 6 / Section 33
Board of trustees of the state library
Status: in_force

Section 33. There shall be a board of trustees of the state library, consisting of the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives and the state secretary, who shall be trustees ex-officiis, and four other persons appointed by the governor, of whom one shall be appointed annually for a four year term commencing June first of the year of appointment. An ex-officio member of the board may designate another person to serve in his place by notice in writing to the librarian. Any person so designated shall serve until such member ceases to be a member of the board ex-officio or until sooner removed by such member by notice in writing to the librarian stating the reasons for removal. The board shall elect from its membership a chairman to serve for a term of one year. The librarian shall serve as clerk to the board. Four members of the board, or their designees, shall constitute a quorum for the conduct of the official business of the board.

Section 33. There shall be a board of trustees of the state library, consisting of the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives and the state secretary, who shall be trustees ex-officiis, and four other persons appointed by the governor, of whom one shall be appointed annually for a four year term commencing June first of the year of appointment. An ex-officio member of the board may designate another person to serve in his place by notice in writing to the librarian. Any person so designated shall serve until such member ceases to be a member of the board ex-officio or until sooner removed by such member by notice in writing to the librarian stating the reasons for removal. The board shall elect from its membership a chairman to serve for a term of one year. The librarian shall serve as clerk to the board. Four members of the board, or their designees, shall constitute a quorum for the conduct of the official business of the board.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 35, sec. 39C — MA Code / Part I / Title VI / Chapter 35 / Section 39C
Bearer notes; procedure for issuance
Status: in_force

Section 39C. County notes, when issued for a serial loan, may be made payable to ''bearer'', and when so issued section thirty-nine B may be construed by the director as being properly complied with in so far as it relates to the proper filling in of the space provided for the name of the purchaser of the loan, and he may certify such notes; provided, that before certification there shall be filed with him by the county treasurer the name of the purchaser of such loan.

Section 39C. County notes, when issued for a serial loan, may be made payable to ''bearer'', and when so issued section thirty-nine B may be construed by the director as being properly complied with in so far as it relates to the proper filling in of the space provided for the name of the purchaser of the loan, and he may certify such notes; provided, that before certification there shall be filed with him by the county treasurer the name of the purchaser of such loan.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 37, sec. 17 — MA Code / Part I / Title VI / Chapter 37 / Section 17
Salaries
Status: in_force

Section 17. The salaries of sheriffs shall be paid by their respective counties and shall, except as hereinafter provided, be in full compensation for all services rendered both as sheriff and as superintendent or keeper of the jail or house of correction. If a sheriff elects to act, or his deputy acts, as superintendent or keeper of the jail or house of correction and resides thereat, he shall be entitled to rent, heat and light, and such subsistence as he may desire out of the regular subsistence rations purchased for prisoners, together with such other maintenance as may be determined from time to time by the county personnel board. The sheriffs of the counties of Barnstable, Bristol, Norfolk, Plymouth and Suffolk and of the former counties of Berkshire, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex and Worcester shall each receive a salary of $191,000. The sheriff of the county of Dukes shall receive a salary of $150,527. The sheriff of the county of Nantucket shall receive a salary of $120,846.

Section 17. The salaries of sheriffs shall be paid by their respective counties and shall, except as hereinafter provided, be in full compensation for all services rendered both as sheriff and as superintendent or keeper of the jail or house of correction. If a sheriff elects to act, or his deputy acts, as superintendent or keeper of the jail or house of correction and resides thereat, he shall be entitled to rent, heat and light, and such subsistence as he may desire out of the regular subsistence rations purchased for prisoners, together with such other maintenance as may be determined from time to time by the county personnel board.

The sheriffs of the counties of Barnstable, Bristol, Norfolk, Plymouth and Suffolk and of the former counties of Berkshire, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex and Worcester shall each receive a salary of $191,000. The sheriff of the county of Dukes shall receive a salary of $150,527. The sheriff of the county of Nantucket shall receive a salary of $120,846.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 41, sec. 4 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 41 / Section 4
Penalty for failure to choose selectmen or assessors
Status: in_force

Section 4. A town which does not choose selectmen or assessors shall forfeit such amount, not less than one hundred nor more than five hundred dollars, as the county commissioners of the county where the town is situated may order.

Section 4. A town which does not choose selectmen or assessors shall forfeit such amount, not less than one hundred nor more than five hundred dollars, as the county commissioners of the county where the town is situated may order.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 217, sec. 30 — MA Code / Part III / Title I / Chapter 217 / Section 30
Court officers; appointment for certain counties
Status: in_force

Section 30. The judges of probate for the counties of Suffolk, Middlesex, Plymouth and Norfolk may appoint three officers, and the judges of probate for the counties of Essex and Worcester may appoint two officers to attend the sessions of the court for their respective counties. Such officers may be removed at the pleasure of the judge or judges of probate of their respective counties, and said judge or judges may fill any vacancy caused by removal or otherwise. Each court officer appointed hereunder for Suffolk, Middlesex, Worcester, Essex, Norfolk or Plymouth county shall give bond with sufficient sureties approved by a judge of his court for the faithful performance of his duties, in the sum of one thousand dollars, payable to the state treasurer. Each officer appointed hereunder shall serve the orders, precepts and processes issued by the probate court for which he is appointed or by a judge thereof; and shall at the expense of the commonwealth be furnished with a uniform such as the court shall order, which he shall wear while in attendance on said court.

Section 30. The judges of probate for the counties of Suffolk, Middlesex, Plymouth and Norfolk may appoint three officers, and the judges of probate for the counties of Essex and Worcester may appoint two officers to attend the sessions of the court for their respective counties. Such officers may be removed at the pleasure of the judge or judges of probate of their respective counties, and said judge or judges may fill any vacancy caused by removal or otherwise. Each court officer appointed hereunder for Suffolk, Middlesex, Worcester, Essex, Norfolk or Plymouth county shall give bond with sufficient sureties approved by a judge of his court for the faithful performance of his duties, in the sum of one thousand dollars, payable to the state treasurer. Each officer appointed hereunder shall serve the orders, precepts and processes issued by the probate court for which he is appointed or by a judge thereof; and shall at the expense of the commonwealth be furnished with a uniform such as the court shall order, which he shall wear while in attendance on said court.