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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 158, sec. 50 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 158 / Section 50
Proportionate assessment of shareholders
Status: in_force

Section 50. Such sums as may be decreed to be paid by the stockholders in such suit in equity shall be assessed upon them in proportion to the amounts of stock held by them respectively at the time when the suit in which said judgment was recovered was begun; but no stockholder shall be liable to pay a larger sum than the amount of stock held by him at that time at its par value.

Section 50. Such sums as may be decreed to be paid by the stockholders in such suit in equity shall be assessed upon them in proportion to the amounts of stock held by them respectively at the time when the suit in which said judgment was recovered was begun; but no stockholder shall be liable to pay a larger sum than the amount of stock held by him at that time at its par value.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 85, sec. 22 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 85 / Section 22
Regulation of speed on incorporated bridges
Status: in_force

Section 22. The proprietors of an incorporated bridge may make by-laws to prohibit persons from riding or driving horses over such bridge at a rate faster than a walk; and may affix penalties not exceeding two dollars for each offence, to be recovered to the use of the corporation.

Section 22. The proprietors of an incorporated bridge may make by-laws to prohibit persons from riding or driving horses over such bridge at a rate faster than a walk; and may affix penalties not exceeding two dollars for each offence, to be recovered to the use of the corporation.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 7A, sec. 11 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 7A / Section 11
Furnishing of accounting statements
Status: in_force

Section 11. The office of the comptroller shall be properly equipped, subject to appropriation, and shall furnish to the agencies within the executive office of administration and finance, to the house and senate committees on ways and means, and to other state agencies and other individuals as required by law or as the advisory board to the comptroller shall direct, all accounting statements relating to the financial status, funds, reserves, appropriation control and cost of operation of the commonwealth at the end of the state fiscal year and at intermediate monthly periods when such information is needed in effecting economies before appropriations have been exhausted, or for other purposes.

Section 11. The office of the comptroller shall be properly equipped, subject to appropriation, and shall furnish to the agencies within the executive office of administration and finance, to the house and senate committees on ways and means, and to other state agencies and other individuals as required by law or as the advisory board to the comptroller shall direct, all accounting statements relating to the financial status, funds, reserves, appropriation control and cost of operation of the commonwealth at the end of the state fiscal year and at intermediate monthly periods when such information is needed in effecting economies before appropriations have been exhausted, or for other purposes.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 222, sec. 7 — MA Code / Part III / Title I / Chapter 222 / Section 7
Instructions to commissioner
Status: in_force

Section 7. The state secretary shall prepare and forward to each commissioner appointed under section four, instructions and forms in conformity to law, and a copy of the three preceding sections.

Section 7. The state secretary shall prepare and forward to each commissioner appointed under section four, instructions and forms in conformity to law, and a copy of the three preceding sections.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 176D, sec. 1 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 176D / Section 1
Definitions
Status: in_force

Section 1. When used in this chapter, the following words shall have the following meanings except as otherwise specifically provided: (a) ''Person'', any individual, corporation, association, partnership, reciprocal exchange, inter-insurer, Lloyds insurer, fraternal benefit society, operators of any medical service plan and hospital service plan as defined in chapters 176B, 176C, 176E and 176F, carriers and health maintenance organizations as defined in chapter 176G, insurers and sponsors of a legal services plan as defined in chapter 176H, any other legal entity or self insurer which is engaged in the business of insurance, including agents, brokers, and adjusters, the Massachusetts Insurers Insolvency Fund and any joint underwriting association established pursuant to law. For purposes of this chapter, operators of any such medical and hospital service plans and carriers and such health maintenance organizations shall be engaged in the business of insurance. (b) ''Commissioner'', the commissioner of insurance. (c) ''Insurance policy'' or ''insurance contract'', any contract or insurance, indemnity, medical or hospital service, dental or optometric, suretyship, or annuity issued, proposed for issuance or intended for issuance by any person.

Section 1. When used in this chapter, the following words shall have the following meanings except as otherwise specifically provided:

(a) ''Person'', any individual, corporation, association, partnership, reciprocal exchange, inter-insurer, Lloyds insurer, fraternal benefit society, operators of any medical service plan and hospital service plan as defined in chapters 176B, 176C, 176E and 176F, carriers and health maintenance organizations as defined in chapter 176G, insurers and sponsors of a legal services plan as defined in chapter 176H, any other legal entity or self insurer which is engaged in the business of insurance, including agents, brokers, and adjusters, the Massachusetts Insurers Insolvency Fund and any joint underwriting association established pursuant to law. For purposes of this chapter, operators of any such medical and hospital service plans and carriers and such health maintenance organizations shall be engaged in the business of insurance.

(b) ''Commissioner'', the commissioner of insurance.

(c) ''Insurance policy'' or ''insurance contract'', any contract or insurance, indemnity, medical or hospital service, dental or optometric, suretyship, or annuity issued, proposed for issuance or intended for issuance by any person.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 58, sec. 10B — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 58 / Section 10B
Appeal to appellate tax board
Status: in_force

Section 10B. On or before August tenth next following, a city or town aggrieved by the equalized valuation established by the commissioner under sections nine and ten A may appeal the determination of the commissioner to the appellate tax board. The appellant shall have the burden of proving that the equalized valuation of such city or town is substantially different from the commissioner's determination. Every such appeal shall be decided by the board not later than January twentieth of the year next following the year in which it is filed. If the board fails to act upon an appeal within said time, it shall be deemed to be a denial of such appeal. The decision of the board shall be final.

Section 10B. On or before August tenth next following, a city or town aggrieved by the equalized valuation established by the commissioner under sections nine and ten A may appeal the determination of the commissioner to the appellate tax board. The appellant shall have the burden of proving that the equalized valuation of such city or town is substantially different from the commissioner's determination. Every such appeal shall be decided by the board not later than January twentieth of the year next following the year in which it is filed. If the board fails to act upon an appeal within said time, it shall be deemed to be a denial of such appeal. The decision of the board shall be final.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 176I, sec. 7 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 176I / Section 7
Report
Status: in_force

Section 7. An organization which enters into a preferred provider arrangement shall file annually with the commissioner, within one hundred and twenty days of the close of its fiscal year, a report covering its prior fiscal year. The report shall include: (a) the number of covered persons under health benefit plans and workers' compensation insurance or self-insured workers' compensation plans, which include preferred provider arrangements; (b) financial and utilization date of health benefit plans and workers' compensation insurance or self-insured workers' compensation plans, which include preferred provider arrangements; (c) a list of preferred providers; and (d) such other information as the commissioner may reasonably require.

Section 7. An organization which enters into a preferred provider arrangement shall file annually with the commissioner, within one hundred and twenty days of the close of its fiscal year, a report covering its prior fiscal year. The report shall include:

(a) the number of covered persons under health benefit plans and workers' compensation insurance or self-insured workers' compensation plans, which include preferred provider arrangements;

(b) financial and utilization date of health benefit plans and workers' compensation insurance or self-insured workers' compensation plans, which include preferred provider arrangements;

(c) a list of preferred providers; and

(d) such other information as the commissioner may reasonably require.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 175C, sec. 8 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 175C / Section 8
Assessment of insurance companies for operating expenses
Status: in_force

Section 8. (a) In order to carry out the purpose of this chapter the commissioner is authorized to assess each insurance company an amount in the proportion that the premiums earned in the commonwealth during the preceding calendar year by each such company in those lines of insurance which are eligible for reinsurance by the Secretary of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development in the commonwealth during the current calendar year bear to the aggregate premiums earned in the commonwealth during such preceding calendar year by all such companies on such lines, sufficient to provide a fund to reimburse said secretary pursuant to the provisions of section 1223(a)(1) of the Federal Urban Property Protection and Reinsurance Act of 1968. Such assessment shall be made by the commissioner only after receipt and verification by him of a claim from said secretary and shall be due and payable to the commissioner on and after the forty-fifth day following the receipt by the commissioner of a claim from said secretary. (b) Insurers may add to the premium rate applicable to such lines of insurance on policies issued to be effective after the date of such assessment an amount, to be approved by the commissioner, sufficient to recover within not more than three years any amounts assessed under subsection (a) of this section during the preceding calendar year plus costs and expenses reasonably attributable to such assessment and recovery.

Section 8. (a) In order to carry out the purpose of this chapter the commissioner is authorized to assess each insurance company an amount in the proportion that the premiums earned in the commonwealth during the preceding calendar year by each such company in those lines of insurance which are eligible for reinsurance by the Secretary of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development in the commonwealth during the current calendar year bear to the aggregate premiums earned in the commonwealth during such preceding calendar year by all such companies on such lines, sufficient to provide a fund to reimburse said secretary pursuant to the provisions of section 1223(a)(1) of the Federal Urban Property Protection and Reinsurance Act of 1968. Such assessment shall be made by the commissioner only after receipt and verification by him of a claim from said secretary and shall be due and payable to the commissioner on and after the forty-fifth day following the receipt by the commissioner of a claim from said secretary.

(b) Insurers may add to the premium rate applicable to such lines of insurance on policies issued to be effective after the date of such assessment an amount, to be approved by the commissioner, sufficient to recover within not more than three years any amounts assessed under subsection (a) of this section during the preceding calendar year plus costs and expenses reasonably attributable to such assessment and recovery.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 46, sec. 16 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 46 / Section 16
Blank forms for vital records; security features; approval of non-state registrar supplied forms; standards for forms used for permanent records
Status: in_force

Section 16. The state registrar shall prepare and furnish forms of uniform size to the clerks, boards of health, physicians, hospitals, the chief medical examiner, funeral directors, probate and district courts and others involved in the preparation and registration of vital records and shall provide them with any necessary instructions and explanations as to use of such forms. All forms shall have security features that deter alteration, counterfeiting, duplication or simulation of vital records and shall meet applicable federal and state standards established for this purpose. All forms and other materials that are used for preparation of vital records but are not supplied by the state registrar shall be approved by the state registrar. All forms used for permanent records shall meet standards established by the state registrar, which standards shall be no less stringent than the current standards of the supervisor of public records and the state archivist for materials, devices and preservation.

Section 16. The state registrar shall prepare and furnish forms of uniform size to the clerks, boards of health, physicians, hospitals, the chief medical examiner, funeral directors, probate and district courts and others involved in the preparation and registration of vital records and shall provide them with any necessary instructions and explanations as to use of such forms. All forms shall have security features that deter alteration, counterfeiting, duplication or simulation of vital records and shall meet applicable federal and state standards established for this purpose. All forms and other materials that are used for preparation of vital records but are not supplied by the state registrar shall be approved by the state registrar. All forms used for permanent records shall meet standards established by the state registrar, which standards shall be no less stringent than the current standards of the supervisor of public records and the state archivist for materials, devices and preservation.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 277, sec. 29 — MA Code / Part IV / Title II / Chapter 277 / Section 29
Criminal responsibility
Status: in_force

Section 29. An allegation that the defendant committed the act charged shall be a sufficient allegation that he was criminally responsible therefor.

Section 29. An allegation that the defendant committed the act charged shall be a sufficient allegation that he was criminally responsible therefor.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, sec. 4 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXI / Chapter 149 / Section 4
Reports of diseases
Status: in_force

Section 4. The department shall promptly report to the department of public health all cases of disease in industrial establishments affecting the health of the community.

Section 4. The department shall promptly report to the department of public health all cases of disease in industrial establishments affecting the health of the community.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 74, sec. 36 — MA Code / Part I / Title XII / Chapter 74 / Section 36
Short unit courses
Status: in_force

Section 36. Short unit courses may be given at the Bristol county agricultural school, the Essex agricultural and technical institute and the Norfolk county agricultural school, and elsewhere in the respective counties.

Section 36. Short unit courses may be given at the Bristol county agricultural school, the Essex agricultural and technical institute and the Norfolk county agricultural school, and elsewhere in the respective counties.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111, sec. 5G — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 111 / Section 5G
Water supply; treatment facilities
Status: in_force

Section 5G. The department may require by order a city, town, person or district maintaining a water supply to provide and operate such treatment facilities as are in its opinion necessary to insure the delivery of a safe water supply to all consumers. The supreme judicial or the superior court shall have jurisdiction in equity to enforce any such order.

Section 5G. The department may require by order a city, town, person or district maintaining a water supply to provide and operate such treatment facilities as are in its opinion necessary to insure the delivery of a safe water supply to all consumers. The supreme judicial or the superior court shall have jurisdiction in equity to enforce any such order.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 53, sec. 70F — MA Code / Part I / Title VIII / Chapter 53 / Section 70F
Canvass of returns; notice; certification; certificates
Status: in_force

Section 70F. Upon the receipt of the records of the votes cast at presidential primaries and within four days after said primary the city or town clerk shall forthwith canvass the same and make return of the votes for nomination for president, and for election as members of the state committee to the state secretary, who shall forthwith canvass such returns, determine the results thereof, notify the successful candidates, and certify to the state committees the names of the persons appearing on the ballots as candidates or potential candidates for president and the results of the vote therefor, and the names of the persons elected as members of state committees. Said clerks shall determine the results of the votes for members of ward and town committees, issue proper certificates thereof to the successful candidates and notify the chairmen of the city and town committees of the respective parties, and the chairmen of the state committees of the respective parties.

Section 70F. Upon the receipt of the records of the votes cast at presidential primaries and within four days after said primary the city or town clerk shall forthwith canvass the same and make return of the votes for nomination for president, and for election as members of the state committee to the state secretary, who shall forthwith canvass such returns, determine the results thereof, notify the successful candidates, and certify to the state committees the names of the persons appearing on the ballots as candidates or potential candidates for president and the results of the vote therefor, and the names of the persons elected as members of state committees. Said clerks shall determine the results of the votes for members of ward and town committees, issue proper certificates thereof to the successful candidates and notify the chairmen of the city and town committees of the respective parties, and the chairmen of the state committees of the respective parties.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 183C, sec. 18 — MA Code / Part II / Title I / Chapter 183C / Section 18
Relief; remedies
Status: in_force

Section 18. (a) A violation of this chapter shall constitute a violation of chapter 93A. (b) An aggrieved borrower or borrowers may bring a civil action for injunctive relief or damages in a court of competent jurisdiction for any violation of this chapter. (c) In addition the court shall, as the court may consider appropriate: (1) issue an order or injunction rescinding a home mortgage loan contract which violates this chapter, or barring the lender from collecting under any home mortgage loan which violates this chapter; (2) issue an order or injunction barring any judicial or non judicial foreclosure or other lender action under the mortgage or deed of trust securing any home mortgage loan which violates this chapter; (3) issue an order or injunction reforming the terms of the home mortgage loan to conform to this chapter; (4) issue an order or injunction enjoining a lender from engaging in any prohibited conduct; or (5) impose such other relief, including injunctive relief, as the court may consider just and equitable. (d) In addition, any lender found to be in violation of this chapter shall be subject to sections 2A and 2D of chapter 167. (e) Originating or brokering a home loan that violates a provision of this section shall constitute a violation of this chapter.

Section 18. (a) A violation of this chapter shall constitute a violation of chapter 93A.

(b) An aggrieved borrower or borrowers may bring a civil action for injunctive relief or damages in a court of competent jurisdiction for any violation of this chapter.

(c) In addition the court shall, as the court may consider appropriate: (1) issue an order or injunction rescinding a home mortgage loan contract which violates this chapter, or barring the lender from collecting under any home mortgage loan which violates this chapter; (2) issue an order or injunction barring any judicial or non judicial foreclosure or other lender action under the mortgage or deed of trust securing any home mortgage loan which violates this chapter; (3) issue an order or injunction reforming the terms of the home mortgage loan to conform to this chapter; (4) issue an order or injunction enjoining a lender from engaging in any prohibited conduct; or (5) impose such other relief, including injunctive relief, as the court may consider just and equitable.

(d) In addition, any lender found to be in violation of this chapter shall be subject to sections 2A and 2D of chapter 167.

(e) Originating or brokering a home loan that violates a provision of this section shall constitute a violation of this chapter.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, sec. 20A — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 161 / Section 20A
Change of par value of capital stock
Status: in_force

Section 20A. Every corporation subject to this chapter may, at a meeting duly called for the purpose, by the vote of a majority of all of its stock or, if two or more classes of stock have been issued, of a majority of each class outstanding and entitled to vote, authorize a change of the par value of the shares of its capital stock in accordance with paragraph ( h ) of section four or paragraph (i) of section one hundred and thirty-six, or authorize a change of the par value or values of the shares of any class or classes of its capital stock to a par value or values of ten dollars or of five dollars; but such change shall not be effective unless the department shall approve the same on an application of the corporation filed within thirty days after the passage of such vote. The aggregate par value of the outstanding shares shall not be increased by a change in the par value thereof.

Section 20A. Every corporation subject to this chapter may, at a meeting duly called for the purpose, by the vote of a majority of all of its stock or, if two or more classes of stock have been issued, of a majority of each class outstanding and entitled to vote, authorize a change of the par value of the shares of its capital stock in accordance with paragraph ( h ) of section four or paragraph (i) of section one hundred and thirty-six, or authorize a change of the par value or values of the shares of any class or classes of its capital stock to a par value or values of ten dollars or of five dollars; but such change shall not be effective unless the department shall approve the same on an application of the corporation filed within thirty days after the passage of such vote. The aggregate par value of the outstanding shares shall not be increased by a change in the par value thereof.