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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32, sec. 90D — MA Code / Part I / Title IV / Chapter 32 / Section 90D
Increasing allowance of former employees retired on ordinary disability
Status: in_force

Section 90D. Any city, town or district or the Massachusetts Port Authority which has accepted the provisions of section ninety C, and accepts the provisions of this section in the manner hereinafter provided, may, in the case of a city by a two thirds vote of the city council and with the approval of the mayor, or in the case of a town by a two thirds vote at the annual town meeting, or in a district by a two thirds vote of its prudential committee or, in the case of the Massachusetts Port Authority, by vote of a majority of its members, increase the retirement allowance of any former employee retired under any provision of this chapter or similar provision of earlier law on account of ordinary disability after having served such city, town or district for a period of not less than twenty-five years to an amount not exceeding one half the rate of regular compensation payable to employees of such city, town or district holding similar positions at the time of increasing such allowance in the same grade or classification occupied by such former employee at the time of his retirement.

Section 90D. Any city, town or district or the Massachusetts Port Authority which has accepted the provisions of section ninety C, and accepts the provisions of this section in the manner hereinafter provided, may, in the case of a city by a two thirds vote of the city council and with the approval of the mayor, or in the case of a town by a two thirds vote at the annual town meeting, or in a district by a two thirds vote of its prudential committee or, in the case of the Massachusetts Port Authority, by vote of a majority of its members, increase the retirement allowance of any former employee retired under any provision of this chapter or similar provision of earlier law on account of ordinary disability after having served such city, town or district for a period of not less than twenty-five years to an amount not exceeding one half the rate of regular compensation payable to employees of such city, town or district holding similar positions at the time of increasing such allowance in the same grade or classification occupied by such former employee at the time of his retirement.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 212, sec. 13 — MA Code / Part III / Title I / Chapter 212 / Section 13
Late entry of appeal
Status: in_force

Section 13. If, by mistake or accident, an appeal to the superior court is not duly entered therein, or if, for a like reason, a complaint founded on an omission to enter an appeal has not been entered by the appellee, the court, upon petition filed within one year after the appeal or complaint should have been entered, may upon terms allow the appeal or complaint to be entered; but attachments made and security given in the original action shall not thereby be revived or continued in force.

Section 13. If, by mistake or accident, an appeal to the superior court is not duly entered therein, or if, for a like reason, a complaint founded on an omission to enter an appeal has not been entered by the appellee, the court, upon petition filed within one year after the appeal or complaint should have been entered, may upon terms allow the appeal or complaint to be entered; but attachments made and security given in the original action shall not thereby be revived or continued in force.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111, sec. 187 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 111 / Section 187
Enforcement of chapter
Status: in_force

Section 187. The supreme judicial or superior court, upon the application of the board of health of a town, may enforce the orders of said board relative to public health. Sections eleven and twelve of chapter two hundred and fourteen shall apply to such cases; but a jury may be summoned under said sections, if there is no sitting of the court, within one month after issues have been framed.

Section 187. The supreme judicial or superior court, upon the application of the board of health of a town, may enforce the orders of said board relative to public health. Sections eleven and twelve of chapter two hundred and fourteen shall apply to such cases; but a jury may be summoned under said sections, if there is no sitting of the court, within one month after issues have been framed.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 157B, sec. 5 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 157B / Section 5
Application of laws; conflict of laws
Status: in_force

Section 5. The provisions of chapter one hundred and fifty-six B shall be applicable to cooperative corporations, and they shall enjoy the powers and privileges, and be subject to the duties, restrictions and liabilities of other corporations, except where inconsistent with the letter and purpose of this chapter. This chapter shall take precedence in the event of any conflict with provisions of said chapter one hundred and fifty-six B, and any conflict with the provisions of section three A and section four of chapter one hundred and fifty-seven.

Section 5. The provisions of chapter one hundred and fifty-six B shall be applicable to cooperative corporations, and they shall enjoy the powers and privileges, and be subject to the duties, restrictions and liabilities of other corporations, except where inconsistent with the letter and purpose of this chapter. This chapter shall take precedence in the event of any conflict with provisions of said chapter one hundred and fifty-six B, and any conflict with the provisions of section three A and section four of chapter one hundred and fifty-seven.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 240, sec. 12 — MA Code / Part III / Title III / Chapter 240 / Section 12
Unknown, etc., respondents; describing; amending petition
Status: in_force

Section 12. If it is averred in the petition that there are necessary or proper respondents whose names are unknown to the petitioner, they may be described generally, as heirs or devisees of a person deceased, as persons claiming under certain persons named, as the owners of certain land, or otherwise, and if it is so averred that the true name of a respondent cannot be ascertained, he shall be described as accurately as practicable. If it is so averred that there are classes of necessary or proper respondents whom it is impracticable and unnecessary to name and to serve with process individually, they may be described generally. The court may, if in its opinion the petitioner can and should do so, require him by amendment to name or describe respondents more particularly.

Section 12. If it is averred in the petition that there are necessary or proper respondents whose names are unknown to the petitioner, they may be described generally, as heirs or devisees of a person deceased, as persons claiming under certain persons named, as the owners of certain land, or otherwise, and if it is so averred that the true name of a respondent cannot be ascertained, he shall be described as accurately as practicable. If it is so averred that there are classes of necessary or proper respondents whom it is impracticable and unnecessary to name and to serve with process individually, they may be described generally. The court may, if in its opinion the petitioner can and should do so, require him by amendment to name or describe respondents more particularly.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 90, sec. 6B — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 90 / Section 6B
One number plate; display
Status: in_force

Section 6B. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of law, the registrar may issue but one number plate, instead of two, for certain motor vehicles or for all motor vehicles. Such plate shall be displayed at the rear of the vehicle for which it is issued, and all consistent provisions of law or of rules and regulations relating to number plates shall apply to such plate.

Section 6B. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of law, the registrar may issue but one number plate, instead of two, for certain motor vehicles or for all motor vehicles. Such plate shall be displayed at the rear of the vehicle for which it is issued, and all consistent provisions of law or of rules and regulations relating to number plates shall apply to such plate.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 74, sec. 43 — MA Code / Part I / Title XII / Chapter 74 / Section 43
Acceptance of gifts
Status: in_force

Section 43. The board of trustees of said college and of said institute shall be a corporation for the purpose of taking by gift, bequest or devise any real or personal property.

Section 43. The board of trustees of said college and of said institute shall be a corporation for the purpose of taking by gift, bequest or devise any real or personal property.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131B, sec. 11 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIX / Chapter 131B / Section 11
Construction and application
Status: in_force

Section 11. The interstate wildlife violator compact shall be liberally construed to effectuate the purposes stated herein. The provisions of the compact shall be severable and if any phrase, clause, sentence or provision of the compact is declared to be contrary to the constitution of a participating state or of the United States or if the applicability thereof to any government, agency, individual or circumstance is held to be invalid, the validity of the remainder of the compact shall not be affected. If the compact is held contrary to the constitution of a participating state, the compact shall remain in full force and effect as to the remaining states and in full force and effect as to the participating state affected as to all severable matters.

Section 11. The interstate wildlife violator compact shall be liberally construed to effectuate the purposes stated herein. The provisions of the compact shall be severable and if any phrase, clause, sentence or provision of the compact is declared to be contrary to the constitution of a participating state or of the United States or if the applicability thereof to any government, agency, individual or circumstance is held to be invalid, the validity of the remainder of the compact shall not be affected. If the compact is held contrary to the constitution of a participating state, the compact shall remain in full force and effect as to the remaining states and in full force and effect as to the participating state affected as to all severable matters.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 31, sec. 66 — MA Code / Part I / Title IV / Chapter 31 / Section 66
Labor service positions in highways department; certification; promotions; districts
Status: in_force

Section 66. The administrator shall certify persons to fill positions in the labor service of the highway division in the Massachusetts Department of Transportation according to districts established by the division. Districts so established shall not be changed unless written notice of such change, including a statement of the reasons therefor, is sent to the administrator at least six months prior to the effective date of the change. All promotional examinations in the division shall be open to all eligible employees of the division as determined by the administrator, regardless of where they are employed in the division. Notwithstanding the provisions of section thirty-three, in the case of a promotion pursuant to section eight, the length of service of an employee of the division shall be computed without regard to the component or components of the division where such service was performed. All promotions in the official service of the department of unemployment assistance be made pursuant to section eight or section ten.

Section 66. The administrator shall certify persons to fill positions in the labor service of the highway division in the Massachusetts Department of Transportation according to districts established by the division. Districts so established shall not be changed unless written notice of such change, including a statement of the reasons therefor, is sent to the administrator at least six months prior to the effective date of the change.

All promotional examinations in the division shall be open to all eligible employees of the division as determined by the administrator, regardless of where they are employed in the division. Notwithstanding the provisions of section thirty-three, in the case of a promotion pursuant to section eight, the length of service of an employee of the division shall be computed without regard to the component or components of the division where such service was performed.

All promotions in the official service of the department of unemployment assistance be made pursuant to section eight or section ten.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111, sec. 70A — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 111 / Section 70A
Hospital lien; creation; priority; application
Status: in_force

Section 70A. Any person and any city or town maintaining a hospital licensed under the provisions of section fifty-one, any hospital located in the commonwealth and operated by the United States Veterans Administration, any hospital operated by the commonwealth which furnished medical or other services to any person injured in an accident not covered by chapter 152 shall, subject to the provisions of section seventy B, have a lien for the reasonable and necessary charges of such hospital, not exceeding, however, the amount which would be charged in a ward of such hospital, and any health maintenance organization which has furnished health services, and any hospital, medical, or dental service corporation which has provided benefits for covered services furnished to a person injured in such an accident shall, subject to the provisions of section seventy B, have a lien for such benefits, upon the net amount payable to such injured person, his heirs or legal representative out of the total amount of any recovery or sum had or collected or to be collected, whether by judgment or by settlement or compromise, from another person as damages on account of such injuries. The lien of any attorney shall have precedence over the lien created under this section. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any such charges incurred subsequent to any such judgment, settlement or compromise.

Section 70A. Any person and any city or town maintaining a hospital licensed under the provisions of section fifty-one, any hospital located in the commonwealth and operated by the United States Veterans Administration, any hospital operated by the commonwealth which furnished medical or other services to any person injured in an accident not covered by chapter 152 shall, subject to the provisions of section seventy B, have a lien for the reasonable and necessary charges of such hospital, not exceeding, however, the amount which would be charged in a ward of such hospital, and any health maintenance organization which has furnished health services, and any hospital, medical, or dental service corporation which has provided benefits for covered services furnished to a person injured in such an accident shall, subject to the provisions of section seventy B, have a lien for such benefits, upon the net amount payable to such injured person, his heirs or legal representative out of the total amount of any recovery or sum had or collected or to be collected, whether by judgment or by settlement or compromise, from another person as damages on account of such injuries. The lien of any attorney shall have precedence over the lien created under this section. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any such charges incurred subsequent to any such judgment, settlement or compromise.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 263, sec. 8A — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 263 / Section 8A
Acquittal on merits in district court or housing courts of city of Boston and county of Worcester; effect
Status: in_force

Section 8A. A person shall not be held to answer in a district court or the housing court of the city of Boston, the western division of the housing court department, the northeastern division of the housing court department, the southeastern division of the housing court department, or the housing court of the county of Worcester to a second complaint for an offense for which he has already been tried upon the merits in a district court or in the housing court of the city of Boston, the housing court of the county of Hampden, the northeastern division of the housing court department, the southeastern division of the housing court department, or the housing court of the county of Worcester.

Section 8A. A person shall not be held to answer in a district court or the housing court of the city of Boston, the western division of the housing court department, the northeastern division of the housing court department, the southeastern division of the housing court department, or the housing court of the county of Worcester to a second complaint for an offense for which he has already been tried upon the merits in a district court or in the housing court of the city of Boston, the housing court of the county of Hampden, the northeastern division of the housing court department, the southeastern division of the housing court department, or the housing court of the county of Worcester.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 118I, sec. 14 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVII / Chapter 118I / Section 14
Federal financial participation
Status: in_force

Section 14. The executive office, the council and the institute shall pursue and maximize all opportunities to qualify for federal financial participation under the matching grant program established under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, P.L. 111–5. The council shall consult with the office of Medicaid to maximize all opportunities to qualify any expenditure for any other federal financial participation.

Section 14. The executive office, the council and the institute shall pursue and maximize all opportunities to qualify for federal financial participation under the matching grant program established under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, P.L. 111–5. The council shall consult with the office of Medicaid to maximize all opportunities to qualify any expenditure for any other federal financial participation.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 140, sec. 141C — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 140 / Section 141C
Sale, transfer, etc., of dog or cat less than 8 weeks of age prohibited; penalties; enforcement
Status: in_force

Section 141C. (a) No person shall sell, offer to sell, exchange, trade, barter, lease or transfer for permanent physical placement a dog or cat that is less than 8 weeks of age. (b) A violation of this subsection shall be punished by a fine of not more than $100. Each dog or cat sold, exchanged, traded, bartered, leased or transferred for permanent physical placement in violation of this section shall constitute a separate offense. (c) A city or town shall enforce this section through its animal control officers or police officers in a manner consistent with the disposition provisions in section 21D of chapter 40.

Section 141C. (a) No person shall sell, offer to sell, exchange, trade, barter, lease or transfer for permanent physical placement a dog or cat that is less than 8 weeks of age.

(b) A violation of this subsection shall be punished by a fine of not more than $100. Each dog or cat sold, exchanged, traded, bartered, leased or transferred for permanent physical placement in violation of this section shall constitute a separate offense.

(c) A city or town shall enforce this section through its animal control officers or police officers in a manner consistent with the disposition provisions in section 21D of chapter 40.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 59, sec. 81 — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 59 / Section 81
Appeal from apportionment
Status: in_force

Section 81. A person aggrieved by any action of the assessors in making such apportionment may within 30 days thereafter appeal in like manner as in case of an overassessment, and the decision upon such appeal shall be final.

Section 81. A person aggrieved by any action of the assessors in making such apportionment may within 30 days thereafter appeal in like manner as in case of an overassessment, and the decision upon such appeal shall be final.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, sec. 106 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXI / Chapter 149 / Section 106
Drinking water; violation of statute; coverage of term ''industrial establishments''
Status: in_force

Section 106. All industrial establishments and every person engaged in carrying on a construction project shall provide fresh and pure drinking water to which their employees shall have access during working hours. Any person owning, in whole or in part, managing, controlling or superintending any industrial establishment or construction project in which this section is violated shall, on the complaint of the local board of health, the selectmen of a town or an inspector, be punished by a fine of one hundred dollars. For the purposes of this section the term ''industrial establishments'' shall be deemed to include public garages and premises used by express, trucking and transportation companies where persons are employed.

Section 106. All industrial establishments and every person engaged in carrying on a construction project shall provide fresh and pure drinking water to which their employees shall have access during working hours. Any person owning, in whole or in part, managing, controlling or superintending any industrial establishment or construction project in which this section is violated shall, on the complaint of the local board of health, the selectmen of a town or an inspector, be punished by a fine of one hundred dollars. For the purposes of this section the term ''industrial establishments'' shall be deemed to include public garages and premises used by express, trucking and transportation companies where persons are employed.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, sec. 44 — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 265 / Section 44
Coercion of child under eighteen into criminal conspiracy; penalties
Status: in_force

Section 44. Whoever commits an assault and battery on a child under the age of eighteen for the purpose of causing or coercing such child to join or participate in a criminal conspiracy in violation of section seven of chapter two hundred and seventy-four, including but not limited to a criminal street gang or other organization of three or more persons which has a common name, identifying sign or symbol and whose members individually or collectively engage in criminal activity, shall, for the first offense, be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not less than three nor more than five years or by imprisonment in the house of correction for not more than two and one-half years; and for a second or subsequent offense by imprisonment in the state prison for not less than five nor more than ten years.

Section 44. Whoever commits an assault and battery on a child under the age of eighteen for the purpose of causing or coercing such child to join or participate in a criminal conspiracy in violation of section seven of chapter two hundred and seventy-four, including but not limited to a criminal street gang or other organization of three or more persons which has a common name, identifying sign or symbol and whose members individually or collectively engage in criminal activity, shall, for the first offense, be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not less than three nor more than five years or by imprisonment in the house of correction for not more than two and one-half years; and for a second or subsequent offense by imprisonment in the state prison for not less than five nor more than ten years.