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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 167D, sec. 14 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 167D / Section 14
Agreements to exculpate bank from payment of deposit account to person unlawfully presenting evidence of account
Status: in_force

Section 14. Any agreement between a depositor and any bank which exculpates such bank when a deposit account, or any part thereof, is paid by such bank to a person unlawfully presenting a passbook, or other instrument as evidence of such account is hereby declared to be contrary to public policy and void.

Section 14. Any agreement between a depositor and any bank which exculpates such bank when a deposit account, or any part thereof, is paid by such bank to a person unlawfully presenting a passbook, or other instrument as evidence of such account is hereby declared to be contrary to public policy and void.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 162, sec. 5 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 162 / Section 5
Content of agreement of association; execution of agreement
Status: in_force

Section 5. The agreement of association shall state— (a) That the subscribers thereto associate themselves with the intention of forming an electric railroad company; (b) The corporate name assumed, which shall be one not in use by any other electric railroad company in the commonwealth, or, in the judgment of the department, so similar thereto as to be likely to be mistaken for it, or for any railroad corporation or street railway company in this commonwealth, and which shall contain the words, ''electric railroad company'', at the end thereof; (c) The termini of the railroad; (d) The length of the railroad, as nearly as may be; (e) The name of each county, city and town in which the railroad is to be located; (f) The gauge of the railroad, which shall be four feet eight and one half inches; (g) The total amount of the capital stock of the company, which shall be not less than ten thousand dollars for each mile; (h) The par value of the shares, which shall be one hundred dollars; (i) The names and residences of at least five persons, who shall be subscribers to the agreement of association, to act as directors until others are chosen and qualified in their stead. Each associate shall subscribe to the agreement of association his name, residence, post office address, and the number of shares of stock which he agrees to take, but no subscriber shall be bound to pay more than ten per cent of the amount of his subscription unless a company is incorporated.

Section 5. The agreement of association shall state—

(a) That the subscribers thereto associate themselves with the intention of forming an electric railroad company;

(b) The corporate name assumed, which shall be one not in use by any other electric railroad company in the commonwealth, or, in the judgment of the department, so similar thereto as to be likely to be mistaken for it, or for any railroad corporation or street railway company in this commonwealth, and which shall contain the words, ''electric railroad company'', at the end thereof;

(c) The termini of the railroad;

(d) The length of the railroad, as nearly as may be;

(e) The name of each county, city and town in which the railroad is to be located;

(f) The gauge of the railroad, which shall be four feet eight and one half inches;

(g) The total amount of the capital stock of the company, which shall be not less than ten thousand dollars for each mile;

(h) The par value of the shares, which shall be one hundred dollars;

(i) The names and residences of at least five persons, who shall be subscribers to the agreement of association, to act as directors until others are chosen and qualified in their stead.

Each associate shall subscribe to the agreement of association his name, residence, post office address, and the number of shares of stock which he agrees to take, but no subscriber shall be bound to pay more than ten per cent of the amount of his subscription unless a company is incorporated.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, sec. 42D — MA Code / Part I / Title VIII / Chapter 51 / Section 42D
Registration sessions in regional high schools, colleges or universities
Status: in_force

Section 42D. The registrars or election commissioners may hold registration sessions in any regional high school, college or university, in any city or town in the commonwealth where there are persons entitled to be registered in their city or town who are regularly gathered there by reason of education or employment.

Section 42D. The registrars or election commissioners may hold registration sessions in any regional high school, college or university, in any city or town in the commonwealth where there are persons entitled to be registered in their city or town who are regularly gathered there by reason of education or employment.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 56, sec. 59 — MA Code / Part I / Title VIII / Chapter 56 / Section 59
Supreme judicial court; superior court departments; jurisdiction
Status: in_force

Section 59. The supreme judicial court and the superior court department of the trial court shall have jurisdiction of civil actions to enforce the provisions of chapters fifty to fifty-six, inclusive, and may award relief formerly available in equity or by mandamus. The supreme judicial court shall also have jurisdiction of any civil action relative to the division of the commonwealth into congressional, councillor, senatorial, and representative districts in chapter fifty-seven, but every such action shall be filed within thirty days after the act establishing such districts has the force of a law.

Section 59. The supreme judicial court and the superior court department of the trial court shall have jurisdiction of civil actions to enforce the provisions of chapters fifty to fifty-six, inclusive, and may award relief formerly available in equity or by mandamus. The supreme judicial court shall also have jurisdiction of any civil action relative to the division of the commonwealth into congressional, councillor, senatorial, and representative districts in chapter fifty-seven, but every such action shall be filed within thirty days after the act establishing such districts has the force of a law.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 167C, sec. 6 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 167C / Section 6
Establishment of branch by bank through merger or consolidation with or purchase of foreign, out-of-state or out-of-state federal bank
Status: in_force

Section 6. A bank, upon approval by the commissioner of an application therefor in prescribed manner and form and in accordance with applicable law, may establish and maintain branches through a merger or consolidation with or by the purchase of the whole or any part of the assets or stock of a foreign bank, out-of-state bank or out-of-state federal bank. A request for the approval by the commissioner shall be accompanied by an investigation fee the amount of which shall be determined annually by the secretary of administration and finance pursuant to section 3B of chapter 7. The offices of a foreign bank, out-of-state bank or out-of-state federal bank merged or consolidated with or whose assets or stock were purchased pursuant to this section, may be maintained as branch offices of the bank; provided, however, the resulting branch outside the commonwealth shall be considered to be an out-of-state branch and subject to the supervision of the commissioner and the applicable laws of the jurisdiction in which the out-of-state branch is located.

Section 6. A bank, upon approval by the commissioner of an application therefor in prescribed manner and form and in accordance with applicable law, may establish and maintain branches through a merger or consolidation with or by the purchase of the whole or any part of the assets or stock of a foreign bank, out-of-state bank or out-of-state federal bank. A request for the approval by the commissioner shall be accompanied by an investigation fee the amount of which shall be determined annually by the secretary of administration and finance pursuant to section 3B of chapter 7.

The offices of a foreign bank, out-of-state bank or out-of-state federal bank merged or consolidated with or whose assets or stock were purchased pursuant to this section, may be maintained as branch offices of the bank; provided, however, the resulting branch outside the commonwealth shall be considered to be an out-of-state branch and subject to the supervision of the commissioner and the applicable laws of the jurisdiction in which the out-of-state branch is located.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 118E, sec. 43 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVII / Chapter 118E / Section 43
Health care facilities; additional charges as precondition for admission or continuance; penalty
Status: in_force

Section 43. Whoever knowingly and willfully charges, solicits, accepts or receives, in addition to any amount otherwise required to be paid under this chapter, any gift, money, donation, or other consideration as a precondition or guarantee of admitting a recipient of services under this chapter whether or not presently certified or otherwise lawfully approved for long term care, to a hospital or nursing facility or to expedite the admission of such recipient or as a requirement for such recipient's continued stay in such a facility shall be punished by a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars or by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than five years or in a jail or house of correction for not more than two and one-half years or by both such fine and imprisonment.

Section 43. Whoever knowingly and willfully charges, solicits, accepts or receives, in addition to any amount otherwise required to be paid under this chapter, any gift, money, donation, or other consideration as a precondition or guarantee of admitting a recipient of services under this chapter whether or not presently certified or otherwise lawfully approved for long term care, to a hospital or nursing facility or to expedite the admission of such recipient or as a requirement for such recipient's continued stay in such a facility shall be punished by a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars or by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than five years or in a jail or house of correction for not more than two and one-half years or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 51, sec. 42E — MA Code / Part I / Title VIII / Chapter 51 / Section 42E
Voter registration affidavit forms for college, high school and vocational school students
Status: in_force

Section 42E. All public and independent colleges, universities, high schools and vocational schools shall make available affidavit of voter registration forms at all locations where students may register for classes. Such locations shall be published along with the annual course listing for students or in some other schoolwide publication. Every such school shall publicize the availability of such voter registration affidavit forms within the school.

Section 42E. All public and independent colleges, universities, high schools and vocational schools shall make available affidavit of voter registration forms at all locations where students may register for classes. Such locations shall be published along with the annual course listing for students or in some other schoolwide publication. Every such school shall publicize the availability of such voter registration affidavit forms within the school.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 140D, sec. 9 — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 140D / Section 9
Information rendered inaccurate
Status: in_force

Section 9. If information disclosed in accordance with this chapter is subsequently rendered inaccurate as the result of any act, occurrence, or agreement subsequent to the delivery of the required disclosures, the inaccuracy resulting therefrom does not constitute a violation of this chapter.

Section 9. If information disclosed in accordance with this chapter is subsequently rendered inaccurate as the result of any act, occurrence, or agreement subsequent to the delivery of the required disclosures, the inaccuracy resulting therefrom does not constitute a violation of this chapter.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 263, sec. 1A — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 263 / Section 1A
Fingerprinting and photographing; contents of record; audits
Status: in_force

Section 1A. Whoever is arrested by virtue of process or is taken into custody by an officer and is charged with the commission of a felony shall be fingerprinted according to the system of the department of state police and photographed. The fingerprints and photographs shall be immediately forwarded to the department of state police to allow a biometric positive identification. The fingerprint record shall be suitable for comparison and shall include an offense-based tracking number, completed description of the offenses charged and other descriptors as required. The executive office of public safety and security may audit police departments for compliance with this section.

Section 1A. Whoever is arrested by virtue of process or is taken into custody by an officer and is charged with the commission of a felony shall be fingerprinted according to the system of the department of state police and photographed. The fingerprints and photographs shall be immediately forwarded to the department of state police to allow a biometric positive identification. The fingerprint record shall be suitable for comparison and shall include an offense-based tracking number, completed description of the offenses charged and other descriptors as required. The executive office of public safety and security may audit police departments for compliance with this section.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 74, sec. 26 — MA Code / Part I / Title XII / Chapter 74 / Section 26
Management; appointment of trustees
Status: in_force

Section 26. There shall be a board of trustees for each of the schools enumerated in section twenty-five. The boards of trustees for the Bristol county agricultural school and the Norfolk county agricultural school shall each consist of the county commissioners, ex officiis, and four residents of the county, appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the council, for four years. The term of one appointive trustee in each county shall expire each year.

Section 26. There shall be a board of trustees for each of the schools enumerated in section twenty-five. The boards of trustees for the Bristol county agricultural school and the Norfolk county agricultural school shall each consist of the county commissioners, ex officiis, and four residents of the county, appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the council, for four years. The term of one appointive trustee in each county shall expire each year.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 175, sec. 94G — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 175 / Section 94G
Issuance of insurance contracts; conditions precedent
Status: in_force

Section 94G. The attorney in fact shall execute no insurance contract with any subscriber unless the subscriber shall have agreed that, except as hereinafter provided, in case the funds on hand are not sufficient to meet the losses, he will, upon demand, pay to the attorney in fact an amount at least equal to and in addition to the current annual premium deposit called for by his contract, which liability shall endure as long as there are outstanding any claims on contracts issued while he was a subscriber. The total amount of the contingent liability of the subscriber shall be plainly and legibly stated upon each policy. Any domestic exchange meeting the financial requirements imposed on mutual companies transacting the same classes of business under section eighty-five A and section ninety-three F and which has made the deposit with the state treasurer required thereunder, may issue non-assessable policies. Any foreign exchange meeting the financial requirements imposed on foreign mutual companies transacting the same classes of business under section one hundred and fifty-two A may issue non-assessable policies. The provisions of this section relating to contingent liability of subscribers shall not apply to any such non-assessable policies.

Section 94G. The attorney in fact shall execute no insurance contract with any subscriber unless the subscriber shall have agreed that, except as hereinafter provided, in case the funds on hand are not sufficient to meet the losses, he will, upon demand, pay to the attorney in fact an amount at least equal to and in addition to the current annual premium deposit called for by his contract, which liability shall endure as long as there are outstanding any claims on contracts issued while he was a subscriber. The total amount of the contingent liability of the subscriber shall be plainly and legibly stated upon each policy. Any domestic exchange meeting the financial requirements imposed on mutual companies transacting the same classes of business under section eighty-five A and section ninety-three F and which has made the deposit with the state treasurer required thereunder, may issue non-assessable policies. Any foreign exchange meeting the financial requirements imposed on foreign mutual companies transacting the same classes of business under section one hundred and fifty-two A may issue non-assessable policies. The provisions of this section relating to contingent liability of subscribers shall not apply to any such non-assessable policies.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 223, sec. 39B — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 223 / Section 39B
Reciprocal or inter-insurance exchange; service on attorney in fact of subscribers
Status: in_force

Section 39B. In an action against the subscribers of a reciprocal or inter-insurance exchange defined in section ninety-four A of chapter one hundred and seventy-five and authorized to transact business in the commonwealth under said chapter, service may be made upon the attorney in fact of such subscribers, as defined in said section ninety-four A, if a domestic exchange, as so defined, instead of on the commissioner of insurance under clause Third of section one hundred and fifty-one of said chapter one hundred and seventy-five.

Section 39B. In an action against the subscribers of a reciprocal or inter-insurance exchange defined in section ninety-four A of chapter one hundred and seventy-five and authorized to transact business in the commonwealth under said chapter, service may be made upon the attorney in fact of such subscribers, as defined in said section ninety-four A, if a domestic exchange, as so defined, instead of on the commissioner of insurance under clause Third of section one hundred and fifty-one of said chapter one hundred and seventy-five.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, sec. 85F — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 231 / Section 85F
Imputation of negligence of operator of motor vehicle to passenger-owner
Status: in_force

Section 85F. In an action to recover damages for death or for injuries or property damage arising out of an accident or collision in which a motor vehicle was involved while the owner thereof was a passenger therein, the negligence of the operator of such motor vehicle shall not be imputed to the owner for the sole reason that he was a passenger.

Section 85F. In an action to recover damages for death or for injuries or property damage arising out of an accident or collision in which a motor vehicle was involved while the owner thereof was a passenger therein, the negligence of the operator of such motor vehicle shall not be imputed to the owner for the sole reason that he was a passenger.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 277, sec. 42 — MA Code / Part IV / Title II / Chapter 277 / Section 42
Prosecutions for buying, receiving or aiding in concealment of stolen property
Status: in_force

Section 42. In prosecutions for buying, receiving or aiding in the concealment of stolen property known to have been stolen, it shall not be necessary to allege or prove that the person who stole the property has been convicted.

Section 42. In prosecutions for buying, receiving or aiding in the concealment of stolen property known to have been stolen, it shall not be necessary to allege or prove that the person who stole the property has been convicted.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40X, sec. 7 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 40X / Section 7
Special assessment; other funding sources
Status: in_force

Section 7. (a) By formal approval of a tourism destination marketing district, the municipal governing body of a lead jurisdiction shall adopt the special assessment methodology for the financing of supplemental services submitted in the tourism destination marketing district plan for the tourism destination marketing district. (b) The basis of such special assessment may be determined by a formula utilizing any 1 or a combination of the following: (i) different rates for varying classifications of lodging businesses; (ii) different rates for different benefit zones; or (iii) any other formula which meets the objectives of the tourism destination marketing district. The special assessment shall be equal to a percentage, not to exceed 2 per cent, of the total amount of rent taxable under chapter 64G. (c) The methodology for determining the tourism destination marketing district special assessment shall be set forth in the original petition as required by section 3. (d) In addition to receiving funds from the tourism destination marketing district special assessment, the management entity may receive grants, donations or gifts on behalf of the tourism destination marketing district.

Section 7. (a) By formal approval of a tourism destination marketing district, the municipal governing body of a lead jurisdiction shall adopt the special assessment methodology for the financing of supplemental services submitted in the tourism destination marketing district plan for the tourism destination marketing district.

(b) The basis of such special assessment may be determined by a formula utilizing any 1 or a combination of the following:

(i) different rates for varying classifications of lodging businesses;

(ii) different rates for different benefit zones; or

(iii) any other formula which meets the objectives of the tourism destination marketing district.

The special assessment shall be equal to a percentage, not to exceed 2 per cent, of the total amount of rent taxable under chapter 64G.

(c) The methodology for determining the tourism destination marketing district special assessment shall be set forth in the original petition as required by section 3.

(d) In addition to receiving funds from the tourism destination marketing district special assessment, the management entity may receive grants, donations or gifts on behalf of the tourism destination marketing district.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 159, sec. 72 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 159 / Section 72
Crossing abolished upon state highway; clear view
Status: in_force

Section 72. Whenever a grade crossing is abolished upon a state highway, county way, or way which has been petitioned for as a state highway, the said highway or way shall be so constructed that there shall be a clear view in each direction for at least one hundred and fifty feet from the center of said highway or other way where the same passes over or under the railroad, except in any particular case, when compliance with said requirement is deemed by the department of highways to be unnecessary and unreasonable under all the circumstances.

Section 72. Whenever a grade crossing is abolished upon a state highway, county way, or way which has been petitioned for as a state highway, the said highway or way shall be so constructed that there shall be a clear view in each direction for at least one hundred and fifty feet from the center of said highway or other way where the same passes over or under the railroad, except in any particular case, when compliance with said requirement is deemed by the department of highways to be unnecessary and unreasonable under all the circumstances.