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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 147, sec. 40A — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 147 / Section 40A
Boxers' fund
Status: in_force

Section 40A. Every licensee holding or conducting any boxing, kickboxing, mixed martial arts, or other unarmed combative sporting event or sparring match or exhibition shall, before the commencement of the feature bout of the event, pay to the state treasurer, in addition to the payment required under section 40, a sum equal to 1 per cent of the total gross receipts from the sale of tickets or from admission fees; provided, however, that if the match or exhibition is conducted as an incidental feature in an event or entertainment of a different character, the portion of the total receipts shall be paid to the commonwealth as the commission may determine or as may be fixed by rule adopted under section 46. The sums shall be credited by the state treasurer to a fund to be known as the Boxers' Fund which shall be administered by the Massachusetts State Athletic Commission for the use and benefit of a contestant or former contestant in a regulated event under the purview of the commission for funeral expenses or assistance needed as a result of an injury suffered while participating in an event.

Section 40A. Every licensee holding or conducting any boxing, kickboxing, mixed martial arts, or other unarmed combative sporting event or sparring match or exhibition shall, before the commencement of the feature bout of the event, pay to the state treasurer, in addition to the payment required under section 40, a sum equal to 1 per cent of the total gross receipts from the sale of tickets or from admission fees; provided, however, that if the match or exhibition is conducted as an incidental feature in an event or entertainment of a different character, the portion of the total receipts shall be paid to the commonwealth as the commission may determine or as may be fixed by rule adopted under section 46. The sums shall be credited by the state treasurer to a fund to be known as the Boxers' Fund which shall be administered by the Massachusetts State Athletic Commission for the use and benefit of a contestant or former contestant in a regulated event under the purview of the commission for funeral expenses or assistance needed as a result of an injury suffered while participating in an event.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, sec. 173 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXI / Chapter 149 / Section 173
Destruction or sale of records and papers
Status: in_force

Section 173. The commissioner, having first obtained authority from the governor and council, may destroy or sell all such records, papers and schedules accumulated in the department as in his judgment are of no value.

Section 173. The commissioner, having first obtained authority from the governor and council, may destroy or sell all such records, papers and schedules accumulated in the department as in his judgment are of no value.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 253, sec. 14 — MA Code / Part III / Title IV / Chapter 253 / Section 14
Damages; lien on mill
Status: in_force

Section 14. The person who is entitled to receive said annual compensation or gross damages shall have a lien therefor, from the time of the commencement of the original action, on the mill and mill dam with their appurtenances and on the land under and adjoining the same and used therewith; but such lien shall not extend to any amount due more than three years before the commencement of an action therefor.

Section 14. The person who is entitled to receive said annual compensation or gross damages shall have a lien therefor, from the time of the commencement of the original action, on the mill and mill dam with their appurtenances and on the land under and adjoining the same and used therewith; but such lien shall not extend to any amount due more than three years before the commencement of an action therefor.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 140, sec. 180A — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 140 / Section 180A
Definitions
Status: in_force

Section 180A. The following words, as used in this section and in sections one hundred and eighty B to one hundred and eighty F, inclusive, shall, unless the context otherwise requires, have the following meanings:— ''Theatrical engagement'', any engagement or employment of a person as an actor, performer or entertainer in a circus, agricultural fair, vaudeville, banquet and other stage performances, stage productions in theaters, including floor shows, so called, in restaurants, clubs, beer gardens, tents, arenas, halls and similar places of amusement. ''Booking agent, personal agent or actor's manager'', any person who holds himself out as an agent of a person who is seeking employment or who is available for a theatrical engagement, including actors, actresses, chorus girls or chorus boys, musicians and entertainers of all descriptions.

Section 180A. The following words, as used in this section and in sections one hundred and eighty B to one hundred and eighty F, inclusive, shall, unless the context otherwise requires, have the following meanings:—

''Theatrical engagement'', any engagement or employment of a person as an actor, performer or entertainer in a circus, agricultural fair, vaudeville, banquet and other stage performances, stage productions in theaters, including floor shows, so called, in restaurants, clubs, beer gardens, tents, arenas, halls and similar places of amusement.

''Booking agent, personal agent or actor's manager'', any person who holds himself out as an agent of a person who is seeking employment or who is available for a theatrical engagement, including actors, actresses, chorus girls or chorus boys, musicians and entertainers of all descriptions.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 277, sec. 35 — MA Code / Part IV / Title II / Chapter 277 / Section 35
Variance; prejudice
Status: in_force

Section 35. A defendant shall not be acquitted on the ground of variance between the allegations and proof if the essential elements of the crime are correctly stated, unless he is thereby prejudiced in his defence. He shall not be acquitted by reason of an immaterial misnomer of a third party, an immaterial mistake in the description of property or the ownership thereof, failure to prove unnecessary allegations in the description of the crime or any other immaterial mistake in the indictment.

Section 35. A defendant shall not be acquitted on the ground of variance between the allegations and proof if the essential elements of the crime are correctly stated, unless he is thereby prejudiced in his defence. He shall not be acquitted by reason of an immaterial misnomer of a third party, an immaterial mistake in the description of property or the ownership thereof, failure to prove unnecessary allegations in the description of the crime or any other immaterial mistake in the indictment.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94, sec. 45 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 94 / Section 45
Milk containers; names on caps or labels; fees; penalty
Status: in_force

Section 45. No licensed milk dealer shall sell, or have in his possession with intent to sell, milk not contained in clean vessels on which, or on a cap, tag or label attached to which, appears his own name, or the name under which his business is conducted, and no other name; but this section shall not apply to a person using clean vessels on which appears the name of another person whose written permission for such use has been obtained previously and registered in the office of the inspector of milk, in towns having such officer, and in other towns registered in the office of the town clerk upon the payment of the fee provided by clause (76) of section thirty-four of chapter two hundred and sixty-two. Whoever violates this section shall be punished by a fine of ten dollars.

Section 45. No licensed milk dealer shall sell, or have in his possession with intent to sell, milk not contained in clean vessels on which, or on a cap, tag or label attached to which, appears his own name, or the name under which his business is conducted, and no other name; but this section shall not apply to a person using clean vessels on which appears the name of another person whose written permission for such use has been obtained previously and registered in the office of the inspector of milk, in towns having such officer, and in other towns registered in the office of the town clerk upon the payment of the fee provided by clause (76) of section thirty-four of chapter two hundred and sixty-two. Whoever violates this section shall be punished by a fine of ten dollars.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 26, sec. 8L — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 26 / Section 8L
Implementation and enforcement of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act of 1998 regarding licensed carriers pursuant to chapters 175, 176A, 176B, 176E, 176F and 176G
Status: in_force

Section 8L. In regard to any carrier licensed pursuant to chapters 175, 176A, 176B, 176E, 176F and 176G, the commissioner of insurance may implement and enforce: (i) the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Public Law 111–148, as well as any rules, regulations or guidance applicable thereto, as amended from time to time; and (ii) the Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act of 1998, Public Law 105–277, as well as any rules, regulations or guidance applicable thereto, as amended from time to time, including, but not limited to, the amendments made by: Title X of said Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, Public Law 111–152; and the Indian Health Care Improvement Reauthorization and Extension Act of 2009, as enacted in amended form by section 10221 said federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Section 8L. In regard to any carrier licensed pursuant to chapters 175, 176A, 176B, 176E, 176F and 176G, the commissioner of insurance may implement and enforce: (i) the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Public Law 111–148, as well as any rules, regulations or guidance applicable thereto, as amended from time to time; and (ii) the Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act of 1998, Public Law 105–277, as well as any rules, regulations or guidance applicable thereto, as amended from time to time, including, but not limited to, the amendments made by: Title X of said Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, Public Law 111–152; and the Indian Health Care Improvement Reauthorization and Extension Act of 2009, as enacted in amended form by section 10221 said federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 63, sec. 80 — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 63 / Section 80
Collection of penalties
Status: in_force

Section 80. Penalties and forfeitures imposed by this chapter or by section seventy-four of chapter sixty-two C may be collected by an action of contract under section forty-seven of chapter sixty-two C or by an information under section forty-nine of chapter sixty-two C.

Section 80. Penalties and forfeitures imposed by this chapter or by section seventy-four of chapter sixty-two C may be collected by an action of contract under section forty-seven of chapter sixty-two C or by an information under section forty-nine of chapter sixty-two C.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 110G, sec. 5 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 110G / Section 5
Transactions governed by chapter; consent of parties; waiver
Status: in_force

Section 5. (a) This chapter does not require a record or signature to be created, generated, sent, communicated, received, stored, or otherwise processed or used by electronic means or in electronic form. (b) This chapter applies only to transactions between parties each of which has agreed to conduct transactions by electronic means. Whether the parties agree to conduct a transaction by electronic means is determined from the context and surrounding circumstances, including the parties' conduct. (c) A party that agrees to conduct a transaction by electronic means may refuse to conduct other transactions by electronic means. The right granted by this subsection may not be waived by agreement. (d) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the effect of any of its provisions may be varied by agreement. The presence in this chapter of the words ''unless otherwise agreed'', or words of similar import, shall not imply that the effect of other provisions may not be varied by agreement. (e) Whether an electronic record or electronic signature has legal consequences is determined by this chapter and other applicable law.

Section 5. (a) This chapter does not require a record or signature to be created, generated, sent, communicated, received, stored, or otherwise processed or used by electronic means or in electronic form.

(b) This chapter applies only to transactions between parties each of which has agreed to conduct transactions by electronic means. Whether the parties agree to conduct a transaction by electronic means is determined from the context and surrounding circumstances, including the parties' conduct.

(c) A party that agrees to conduct a transaction by electronic means may refuse to conduct other transactions by electronic means. The right granted by this subsection may not be waived by agreement.

(d) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the effect of any of its provisions may be varied by agreement. The presence in this chapter of the words ''unless otherwise agreed'', or words of similar import, shall not imply that the effect of other provisions may not be varied by agreement.

(e) Whether an electronic record or electronic signature has legal consequences is determined by this chapter and other applicable law.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94, sec. 9I — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 94 / Section 9I
Sitting or lounging on tables and other equipment used in connection with bakery products; animals or fowls
Status: in_force

Section 9I. No person shall sit, lie or lounge or be permitted to sit, lie or lounge upon any of the tables, shelves, boxes or other equipment or accessories used in connection with the production, preparation, packing, storing, display or sale of bakery products. No animals or fowls shall be kept in or permitted to enter any building or part thereof used for such production, preparation, packing, storing, display or sale.

Section 9I. No person shall sit, lie or lounge or be permitted to sit, lie or lounge upon any of the tables, shelves, boxes or other equipment or accessories used in connection with the production, preparation, packing, storing, display or sale of bakery products. No animals or fowls shall be kept in or permitted to enter any building or part thereof used for such production, preparation, packing, storing, display or sale.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 138, sec. 36 — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 138 / Section 36
Analysis of alcoholic beverages by department of state police
Status: in_force

Section 36. The analyst or assistant analyst of the department of state police shall upon request make, free of charge, an analysis of all alcoholic beverages sent to it by the licensing authorities or by police officers or other officers authorized by law to make seizures of alcoholic beverages, if the department is satisfied that the analysis requested is to be used in connection with the enforcement of the laws of the commonwealth. The said department shall return to such police or other officers, as soon as may be, a certificate, signed by the analyst or assistant analyst making such analysis, of the percentage of alcohol which such samples of beverages contain, and, if the commission so requests, of the composition and quality of such beverages as shown by the samples submitted. Such certificate shall be prima facie evidence of the composition and quality of the alcoholic beverages to which it relates, and the court may take judicial notice of the signature of the analyst or the assistant analyst, and of the fact that he is such.

Section 36. The analyst or assistant analyst of the department of state police shall upon request make, free of charge, an analysis of all alcoholic beverages sent to it by the licensing authorities or by police officers or other officers authorized by law to make seizures of alcoholic beverages, if the department is satisfied that the analysis requested is to be used in connection with the enforcement of the laws of the commonwealth. The said department shall return to such police or other officers, as soon as may be, a certificate, signed by the analyst or assistant analyst making such analysis, of the percentage of alcohol which such samples of beverages contain, and, if the commission so requests, of the composition and quality of such beverages as shown by the samples submitted. Such certificate shall be prima facie evidence of the composition and quality of the alcoholic beverages to which it relates, and the court may take judicial notice of the signature of the analyst or the assistant analyst, and of the fact that he is such.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 127, sec. 52 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVIII / Chapter 127 / Section 52
Supervisors and instructors; authority; removal
Status: in_force

Section 52. Supervisors and instructors to instruct the prisoners in industries determined upon in accordance with section fifty-one of chapter one hundred and twenty-seven in the correctional institutions of the commonwealth shall be appointed by the commissioner, and in jails and houses of correction by the superintendents and keepers thereof, with the approval of the commissioner. Such supervisors and instructors shall have the same authority relative to the prisoners as the subordinate officers of the institution where they are employed. In the correctional institutions of the commonwealth they may be removed by the commissioner, and in jails and houses of correction by the superintendent or keeper thereof.

Section 52. Supervisors and instructors to instruct the prisoners in industries determined upon in accordance with section fifty-one of chapter one hundred and twenty-seven in the correctional institutions of the commonwealth shall be appointed by the commissioner, and in jails and houses of correction by the superintendents and keepers thereof, with the approval of the commissioner. Such supervisors and instructors shall have the same authority relative to the prisoners as the subordinate officers of the institution where they are employed. In the correctional institutions of the commonwealth they may be removed by the commissioner, and in jails and houses of correction by the superintendent or keeper thereof.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 20, sec. 2 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 20 / Section 2
Compensation of commissioner
Status: in_force

Section 2. The position of commissioner shall be classified in accordance with section forty-five of chapter thirty and the salary shall be determined in accordance with section forty-six C of said chapter thirty, and the commissioner shall receive traveling expenses incurred in his official duties, and shall devote his full time during business hours to the duties of his office.

Section 2. The position of commissioner shall be classified in accordance with section forty-five of chapter thirty and the salary shall be determined in accordance with section forty-six C of said chapter thirty, and the commissioner shall receive traveling expenses incurred in his official duties, and shall devote his full time during business hours to the duties of his office.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111, sec. 127P — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 111 / Section 127P
Land covered by subdivision plan; application of state environmental code
Status: in_force

Section 127P. Whenever a person has submitted a subdivision plan, or a preliminary subdivision plan which is followed within seven months by a definitive plan, or a plan referred to in section eighty-one P of chapter forty-one, the land shown on such plan shall be governed by provisions of the state environmental code, or of the provisions of local board of health regulations which differ from said code, which are in effect at the time of first submission of said plan. Said provisions shall apply during the time such plan is being processed, including the time required to pursue or await the determination of an appeal relative to said plan. If such plan is approved, or if it is found such approval under the subdivision control law is not required, such provisions shall apply for a period of three years from the date of the endorsement of such approval or from the endorsement that approval under the subdivision control law is not required.

Section 127P. Whenever a person has submitted a subdivision plan, or a preliminary subdivision plan which is followed within seven months by a definitive plan, or a plan referred to in section eighty-one P of chapter forty-one, the land shown on such plan shall be governed by provisions of the state environmental code, or of the provisions of local board of health regulations which differ from said code, which are in effect at the time of first submission of said plan. Said provisions shall apply during the time such plan is being processed, including the time required to pursue or await the determination of an appeal relative to said plan. If such plan is approved, or if it is found such approval under the subdivision control law is not required, such provisions shall apply for a period of three years from the date of the endorsement of such approval or from the endorsement that approval under the subdivision control law is not required.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 56, sec. 11A — MA Code / Part I / Title VIII / Chapter 56 / Section 11A
False or willful alteration of district designation on nomination papers
Status: in_force

Section 11A. Whoever falsely or willfully alters the designation of the district on a nomination paper after the names of voters signed thereto have been certified shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment for not more than one year.

Section 11A. Whoever falsely or willfully alters the designation of the district on a nomination paper after the names of voters signed thereto have been certified shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment for not more than one year.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 175, sec. 69 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 175 / Section 69
Impaired capital; assessment; effect of non-compliance with commissioner; order
Status: in_force

Section 69. If the net assets of the company do not amount to more than three fourths of its capital, it may make good its capital by assessment of its stock. Shares on which such assessment is not paid within sixty days after demand shall be forfeitable, and may be cancelled by a vote of the directors, and new shares issued to make up the deficiency. If such company shall not, within three months after notice from the commissioner, make good its capital as aforesaid, or reduce the same as provided in section seventy-one, its authority to transact new business shall cease.

Section 69. If the net assets of the company do not amount to more than three fourths of its capital, it may make good its capital by assessment of its stock.

Shares on which such assessment is not paid within sixty days after demand shall be forfeitable, and may be cancelled by a vote of the directors, and new shares issued to make up the deficiency.

If such company shall not, within three months after notice from the commissioner, make good its capital as aforesaid, or reduce the same as provided in section seventy-one, its authority to transact new business shall cease.