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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 60, sec. 30 — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 60 / Section 30
Certificate of commitment
Status: in_force

Section 30. A collector who commits a person to jail pursuant to a warrant to distrain or commit shall give to the keeper thereof a certificate signed by him stating that he has committed the person for nonpayment of his tax and for want of goods and chattels whereof to make distress and setting forth the amount said person shall pay for said tax, interest, charges and fees.

Section 30. A collector who commits a person to jail pursuant to a warrant to distrain or commit shall give to the keeper thereof a certificate signed by him stating that he has committed the person for nonpayment of his tax and for want of goods and chattels whereof to make distress and setting forth the amount said person shall pay for said tax, interest, charges and fees.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 114, sec. 48 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 114 / Section 48
Cremation; certificates for burial
Status: in_force

Section 48. An undertaker shall not bury the ashes of a human body until he has received from the person having the charge of the crematory a certificate that the burial permit and the certificate of the medical examiner prerequisite to the cremating of said body have been duly presented.

Section 48. An undertaker shall not bury the ashes of a human body until he has received from the person having the charge of the crematory a certificate that the burial permit and the certificate of the medical examiner prerequisite to the cremating of said body have been duly presented.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156B, sec. 115 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 156B / Section 115
Conveyance of land
Status: in_force

Section 115. Any recordable instrument purporting to affect an interest in real estate, executed in the name of a corporation by the president or a vice president and the treasurer or an assistant treasurer, who may be one and the same person, shall be binding on the corporation in favor of a purchaser or other person relying in good faith on such instrument notwithstanding inconsistent provisions of the articles of organization, certificate of incorporation, charter, special act of incorporation, constitution, by-laws, resolutions or votes of the corporation.

Section 115. Any recordable instrument purporting to affect an interest in real estate, executed in the name of a corporation by the president or a vice president and the treasurer or an assistant treasurer, who may be one and the same person, shall be binding on the corporation in favor of a purchaser or other person relying in good faith on such instrument notwithstanding inconsistent provisions of the articles of organization, certificate of incorporation, charter, special act of incorporation, constitution, by-laws, resolutions or votes of the corporation.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 48, sec. 90 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 48 / Section 90
Fire district; municipal agency
Status: in_force

Section 90. For the purposes of chapter 268A, a fire district shall be considered a municipal agency and each part-time firefighter of such fire district and any person who performs professional services for such a fire district on a part-time, intermittent or consultant basis, shall be considered a special municipal employee.

Section 90. For the purposes of chapter 268A, a fire district shall be considered a municipal agency and each part-time firefighter of such fire district and any person who performs professional services for such a fire district on a part-time, intermittent or consultant basis, shall be considered a special municipal employee.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 122, sec. 13 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVII / Chapter 122 / Section 13
Removal of persons infected with dangerous disease; expenses
Status: in_force

Section 13. The department may, if expedient, remove any person infected with a disease dangerous to the public health, who is maintained or liable to be maintained by the commonwealth, to the Tewksbury hospital, or may provide such place of reception for such person as is judged best for his accommodation and the safety of the public, which place shall be subject to the regulations of said department, and it shall have the same authority to remove such person thereto as is conferred upon boards of health by section ninety-five of chapter one hundred and eleven, and any expenses incurred in carrying out this section may be paid from the annual appropriation to the department of transitional assistance for expenses in connection with smallpox and other diseases dangerous to the public health.

Section 13. The department may, if expedient, remove any person infected with a disease dangerous to the public health, who is maintained or liable to be maintained by the commonwealth, to the Tewksbury hospital, or may provide such place of reception for such person as is judged best for his accommodation and the safety of the public, which place shall be subject to the regulations of said department, and it shall have the same authority to remove such person thereto as is conferred upon boards of health by section ninety-five of chapter one hundred and eleven, and any expenses incurred in carrying out this section may be paid from the annual appropriation to the department of transitional assistance for expenses in connection with smallpox and other diseases dangerous to the public health.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 112, sec. 135C — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 112 / Section 135C
Social workers; restriction of right to practice after termination of partnership, employment or professional relationship void
Status: in_force

Section 135C. A contract or agreement creating or establishing the terms of a partnership, employment, or any other form of professional relationship with a social worker licensed under this chapter that includes a restriction of the right of the social worker to practice in any geographic area for any period of time after termination of the partnership, employment or professional relationship shall be void and unenforceable with respect to that restriction. This section shall not render void or unenforceable the remainder of the contract or agreement.

Section 135C. A contract or agreement creating or establishing the terms of a partnership, employment, or any other form of professional relationship with a social worker licensed under this chapter that includes a restriction of the right of the social worker to practice in any geographic area for any period of time after termination of the partnership, employment or professional relationship shall be void and unenforceable with respect to that restriction. This section shall not render void or unenforceable the remainder of the contract or agreement.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 44, sec. 16A — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 44 / Section 16A
Facsimile signature
Status: in_force

Section 16A. Any officer authorized to sign bonds or notes of a city, town or district may execute such bonds or notes or cause them to be executed by a facsimile signature in lieu of his manual signature, provided that at least one signature required or permitted to be placed thereon shall be manually subscribed. In the case of registered bonds issued in exchange for or in replacement of prior bonds, no manually subscribed signature of an authorized officer shall be required if the signature of an authorized signer of a bank, trust company, or other banking or financial institution acting as trustee, authenticating agent, transfer agent or similar agent is manually subscribed. The facsimile signature of an authorized officer on a bond or note shall have the same legal effect as his manual signature.

Section 16A. Any officer authorized to sign bonds or notes of a city, town or district may execute such bonds or notes or cause them to be executed by a facsimile signature in lieu of his manual signature, provided that at least one signature required or permitted to be placed thereon shall be manually subscribed. In the case of registered bonds issued in exchange for or in replacement of prior bonds, no manually subscribed signature of an authorized officer shall be required if the signature of an authorized signer of a bank, trust company, or other banking or financial institution acting as trustee, authenticating agent, transfer agent or similar agent is manually subscribed. The facsimile signature of an authorized officer on a bond or note shall have the same legal effect as his manual signature.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 208, sec. 35 — MA Code / Part II / Title III / Chapter 208 / Section 35
Alimony; enforcement
Status: in_force

Section 35. The court may enforce judgments, including foreign decrees, for allowance, alimony or allowance in the nature of alimony, in the same manner as it may enforce judgments in equity.

Section 35. The court may enforce judgments, including foreign decrees, for allowance, alimony or allowance in the nature of alimony, in the same manner as it may enforce judgments in equity.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 4, sec. 3 — MA Code / Part I / Title I / Chapter 4 / Section 3
Enacting style of initiative measures
Status: in_force

Section 3. The enacting style of all measures submitted to the people in pursuance of an initiative petition for a law shall be: Be it enacted by the People, and by their authority.

Section 3. The enacting style of all measures submitted to the people in pursuance of an initiative petition for a law shall be: Be it enacted by the People, and by their authority.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 143, sec. 71S — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 143 / Section 71S
Jurisdiction and control
Status: in_force

Section 71S. Recreational tramways shall not be subject to the provisions of chapters one hundred and fifty-nine, one hundred and sixty, one hundred and sixty-one, and one hundred and sixty-two, and shall not be subject to the jurisdiction or control of the department of telecommunications and energy.

Section 71S. Recreational tramways shall not be subject to the provisions of chapters one hundred and fifty-nine, one hundred and sixty, one hundred and sixty-one, and one hundred and sixty-two, and shall not be subject to the jurisdiction or control of the department of telecommunications and energy.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, sec. 1K — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 164 / Section 1K
Penalties to be credited back to customers
Status: in_force

Section 1K. Any penalty levied by the department against an investor-owned electric distribution, transmission or natural gas distribution company for any violation of the department's standards of acceptable performance for emergency preparation and restoration of service for electric and gas distribution companies shall be credited back to the company's customers in a manner determined by the department.

Section 1K. Any penalty levied by the department against an investor-owned electric distribution, transmission or natural gas distribution company for any violation of the department's standards of acceptable performance for emergency preparation and restoration of service for electric and gas distribution companies shall be credited back to the company's customers in a manner determined by the department.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 36, sec. 13B — MA Code / Part I / Title VI / Chapter 36 / Section 13B
Plans; filing in registry of deeds; fees
Status: in_force

Section 13B. A plan, the original of which was prepared by an engineer, surveyor or draftsman who is no longer living or whose whereabouts is not known but which plan has been referred to in deeds or other documents theretofore duly recorded or a plan prepared or bearing a date prior to January first, nineteen hundred and sixteen, shall be received for filing in the registry of deeds of the district or county where the land lies even though the original or the best available print or photo copy thereof does not conform to the rules established under section thirteen A, provided there is filed and recorded with it a tracing or copy thereof prepared in accordance with said rules as then applicable in said registry and duly identified as a copy thereof. The fee for filing such plan shall be the recording fee for the tracing or copy thereof, as provided by section thirty-eight of chapter two hundred and sixty-two, together with a further fee to be established in each case by the register of deeds with due regard to the probable expense of preserving and storing the original or print or photo copy thereof. In his discretion, the register may require the person presenting such plan for filing to provide and to record an affidavit setting forth the facts that qualify said plan to be received under the provisions of this section.

Section 13B. A plan, the original of which was prepared by an engineer, surveyor or draftsman who is no longer living or whose whereabouts is not known but which plan has been referred to in deeds or other documents theretofore duly recorded or a plan prepared or bearing a date prior to January first, nineteen hundred and sixteen, shall be received for filing in the registry of deeds of the district or county where the land lies even though the original or the best available print or photo copy thereof does not conform to the rules established under section thirteen A, provided there is filed and recorded with it a tracing or copy thereof prepared in accordance with said rules as then applicable in said registry and duly identified as a copy thereof. The fee for filing such plan shall be the recording fee for the tracing or copy thereof, as provided by section thirty-eight of chapter two hundred and sixty-two, together with a further fee to be established in each case by the register of deeds with due regard to the probable expense of preserving and storing the original or print or photo copy thereof. In his discretion, the register may require the person presenting such plan for filing to provide and to record an affidavit setting forth the facts that qualify said plan to be received under the provisions of this section.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 262, sec. 10 — MA Code / Part III / Title VI / Chapter 262 / Section 10
Conveyance; necessity of certificate
Status: in_force

Section 10. If it is necessary in the service of civil process for an officer to use a conveyance for a distance exceeding two miles one way, he may be allowed therefor fifteen cents a mile for the distance traveled, not exceeding thirty miles. If he uses the conveyance of another person he shall be allowed the amount actually expended by him therefor; but no allowance for the actual amount so expended by him shall be made unless the officer certifies that it was necessary for him to use a conveyance, and that he actually used it for the distance, and paid therefor the amount stated in his certificate.

Section 10. If it is necessary in the service of civil process for an officer to use a conveyance for a distance exceeding two miles one way, he may be allowed therefor fifteen cents a mile for the distance traveled, not exceeding thirty miles. If he uses the conveyance of another person he shall be allowed the amount actually expended by him therefor; but no allowance for the actual amount so expended by him shall be made unless the officer certifies that it was necessary for him to use a conveyance, and that he actually used it for the distance, and paid therefor the amount stated in his certificate.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 147, sec. 39A — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 147 / Section 39A
Boxer, kickboxer, mixed martial arts contestant or other unarmed combative sport contestant previously knocked out six or more times
Status: in_force

Section 39A. No professional boxer, kickboxer, mixed martial arts contestant or other unarmed combative sport contestant licensed under section 35 who has been knocked out, technically or otherwise, or lost a contest by way of submission, 6 or more times in the preceding 12 months shall take part in a match or exhibition until he has been examined and found fit to take part in such a match or exhibition, by a physician selected by the commission, at a place and time designated by the commission. The cost of conducting the examination shall be borne by the contestant. If a contestant is found unfit to engage in a match or exhibition, he shall be excluded from participation for 3 months, after which time he may make a request to the commission for another physical examination. A license issued to an individual under section 35 shall be immediately suspended for at least 30 days if the individual is knocked out.

Section 39A. No professional boxer, kickboxer, mixed martial arts contestant or other unarmed combative sport contestant licensed under section 35 who has been knocked out, technically or otherwise, or lost a contest by way of submission, 6 or more times in the preceding 12 months shall take part in a match or exhibition until he has been examined and found fit to take part in such a match or exhibition, by a physician selected by the commission, at a place and time designated by the commission. The cost of conducting the examination shall be borne by the contestant. If a contestant is found unfit to engage in a match or exhibition, he shall be excluded from participation for 3 months, after which time he may make a request to the commission for another physical examination. A license issued to an individual under section 35 shall be immediately suspended for at least 30 days if the individual is knocked out.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32, sec. 89C — MA Code / Part I / Title IV / Chapter 32 / Section 89C
Annuities to widows of employees of cities and towns killed in line of duty
Status: in_force

Section 89C. The widow of any employee of a city or town who was killed, or who died from injuries received, or died as the natural and proximate result of undergoing a hazard peculiar to his employment, while in the performance of his duty, and whose death occurred prior to the effective date of any law providing benefits to his widow, shall be paid an annuity in the amount of fifteen hundred dollars so long as she remains unmarried. This section shall become effective in a city having a Plan E or Plan D charter when accepted by a majority of the members of the city council, and in the case of other cities by vote of the city council, subject to the provisions of its charter, and in a town by a majority vote at an annual town meeting.

Section 89C. The widow of any employee of a city or town who was killed, or who died from injuries received, or died as the natural and proximate result of undergoing a hazard peculiar to his employment, while in the performance of his duty, and whose death occurred prior to the effective date of any law providing benefits to his widow, shall be paid an annuity in the amount of fifteen hundred dollars so long as she remains unmarried.

This section shall become effective in a city having a Plan E or Plan D charter when accepted by a majority of the members of the city council, and in the case of other cities by vote of the city council, subject to the provisions of its charter, and in a town by a majority vote at an annual town meeting.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 157A, sec. 8 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 157A / Section 8
Net earnings or losses; apportionment, distribution and payment
Status: in_force

Section 8. (a) The net earnings or losses of an employee cooperative shall be apportioned and distributed at such times and in such manner as the articles of organization or by-laws shall specify. Net earnings declared as patronage allocations with respect to a period of time, and paid or credited to members, shall be apportioned among the members in accordance with the ratio which each member's patronage during the period involved bears to total patronage by all members during that period. As used in this chapter, ''patronage'' means the amount of work performed as a member of an employee cooperative, measured in accordance with the articles of organization and by-laws. (b) The apportionment, distribution, and payment of net earnings required by subsection (a) may be in cash, credits, written notices of allocation, or capital stock issued by the employee cooperative.

Section 8. (a) The net earnings or losses of an employee cooperative shall be apportioned and distributed at such times and in such manner as the articles of organization or by-laws shall specify. Net earnings declared as patronage allocations with respect to a period of time, and paid or credited to members, shall be apportioned among the members in accordance with the ratio which each member's patronage during the period involved bears to total patronage by all members during that period. As used in this chapter, ''patronage'' means the amount of work performed as a member of an employee cooperative, measured in accordance with the articles of organization and by-laws.

(b) The apportionment, distribution, and payment of net earnings required by subsection (a) may be in cash, credits, written notices of allocation, or capital stock issued by the employee cooperative.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 52, sec. 3 — MA Code / Part I / Title VIII / Chapter 52 / Section 3
City committees
Status: in_force

Section 3. The members of the several ward committees of a political party in a city shall constitute the city committee.

Section 3. The members of the several ward committees of a political party in a city shall constitute the city committee.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, sec. 13B — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 231 / Section 13B
Ad damnum or monetary amount claimed
Status: in_force

Section 13B. No complaint in any civil action shall contain an ad damnum or monetary amount claimed against any defendant, unless such ad damnum or monetary amount claimed indicates damages which are liquidated or ascertainable by calculation and a statement under oath by a person having knowledge thereof is attached to such complaint setting forth the manner in which the amount of said damages was calculated. For the purposes of this section complaint shall include a claim, crossclaim or counterclaim. In civil actions in the superior court, parties, through their counsel, may suggest a specific monetary amount for damages at trial.

Section 13B. No complaint in any civil action shall contain an ad damnum or monetary amount claimed against any defendant, unless such ad damnum or monetary amount claimed indicates damages which are liquidated or ascertainable by calculation and a statement under oath by a person having knowledge thereof is attached to such complaint setting forth the manner in which the amount of said damages was calculated. For the purposes of this section complaint shall include a claim, crossclaim or counterclaim. In civil actions in the superior court, parties, through their counsel, may suggest a specific monetary amount for damages at trial.