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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 167A, sec. 8 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 167A / Section 8
Confidentiality of information in any application filed with the board of bank incorporation
Status: in_force

Section 8. A banking institution, a bank holding company, a company or a mutual holding company, as defined in section 1 of chapter 167H, may request that specific information in any application filed with the board of bank incorporation be eligible for confidential treatment. The following information shall be eligible for confidential treatment: (i) personal information, the release of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of privacy; (ii) commercial or financial information, the disclosure of which could result in substantial competitive harm to the submitter; and (iii) information, the disclosure of which could seriously affect the financial condition of any such banking institution, bank holding company, company or mutual holding company. The board may determine that certain information should be treated as confidential and withhold that information from the public file. If any such banking institution, bank holding company, company or mutual holding company requests confidential treatment for information that the board determines not to be confidential, the board may include that information in the public file after notifying the banking institution, bank holding company, company or mutual holding company.

Section 8. A banking institution, a bank holding company, a company or a mutual holding company, as defined in section 1 of chapter 167H, may request that specific information in any application filed with the board of bank incorporation be eligible for confidential treatment. The following information shall be eligible for confidential treatment: (i) personal information, the release of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of privacy; (ii) commercial or financial information, the disclosure of which could result in substantial competitive harm to the submitter; and (iii) information, the disclosure of which could seriously affect the financial condition of any such banking institution, bank holding company, company or mutual holding company. The board may determine that certain information should be treated as confidential and withhold that information from the public file.

If any such banking institution, bank holding company, company or mutual holding company requests confidential treatment for information that the board determines not to be confidential, the board may include that information in the public file after notifying the banking institution, bank holding company, company or mutual holding company.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6, sec. 12FF — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 6 / Section 12FF
Anniversary of enlistment of Deborah Samson
Status: in_force

Section 12FF. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart May twenty-third as the anniversary of the enlistment of Deborah Samson, official heroine of the commonwealth, under the name of Robert Shurtliff, in the Continental Army, in recognition of her courage, determination, outstanding service and unique contribution as a woman to American independence and recommending that said day be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.

Section 12FF. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart May twenty-third as the anniversary of the enlistment of Deborah Samson, official heroine of the commonwealth, under the name of Robert Shurtliff, in the Continental Army, in recognition of her courage, determination, outstanding service and unique contribution as a woman to American independence and recommending that said day be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 277, sec. 43 — MA Code / Part IV / Title II / Chapter 277 / Section 43
Indictment for perjury
Status: in_force

Section 43. In an indictment for perjury alleged to have been committed in a criminal case an allegation of the substance of the crime shall be sufficient; if alleged to have been committed in a civil case, an allegation of the nature of the controversy in general terms shall be sufficient. In both cases, the court or magistrate before whom the oath or affirmation was taken shall be alleged, but no part of the proceeding in which, or the commission or authority of the court or person before whom, the perjury was committed need be alleged.

Section 43. In an indictment for perjury alleged to have been committed in a criminal case an allegation of the substance of the crime shall be sufficient; if alleged to have been committed in a civil case, an allegation of the nature of the controversy in general terms shall be sufficient. In both cases, the court or magistrate before whom the oath or affirmation was taken shall be alleged, but no part of the proceeding in which, or the commission or authority of the court or person before whom, the perjury was committed need be alleged.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 202, sec. 2 — MA Code / Part II / Title II / Chapter 202 / Section 2
Realty subject to sale
Status: in_force

Section 2. The real estate so liable to be sold shall include all land of the deceased, all rights of entry and of action and all other rights and interests in land, which would descend to his heirs or would have been liable to attachment or execution by a creditor of the deceased in his lifetime; but the title passed by any such sale shall, except as provided in the following section, be subject to the dower of the wife or curtesy of the husband of the deceased. No claim by entry or by action to land fraudulently conveyed by the deceased shall be made unless within five years after the decease of the grantor.

Section 2. The real estate so liable to be sold shall include all land of the deceased, all rights of entry and of action and all other rights and interests in land, which would descend to his heirs or would have been liable to attachment or execution by a creditor of the deceased in his lifetime; but the title passed by any such sale shall, except as provided in the following section, be subject to the dower of the wife or curtesy of the husband of the deceased. No claim by entry or by action to land fraudulently conveyed by the deceased shall be made unless within five years after the decease of the grantor.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 75, sec. 16A — MA Code / Part I / Title XII / Chapter 75 / Section 16A
Diagnostic laboratory
Status: in_force

Section 16A. The trustees shall establish and maintain at said station a diagnostic laboratory for the purpose of the provisions of clause First of section seventeen relative to domestic animals. Experiments may be conducted at said station in co-operation with Massachusetts dairy farmers to control and eliminate the disease of mastitis. For the purpose of the collection and laboratory examination of milk samples to eliminate mastitis, in the conduct of such work, a fee as determined annually by the commissioner of administration under the provision of section three B of chapter seven for each sample tested may be charged. The director shall accept samples of milk for test collected by the department of agriculture and may accept samples from such other qualified persons as he may approve for the collection of such samples.

Section 16A. The trustees shall establish and maintain at said station a diagnostic laboratory for the purpose of the provisions of clause First of section seventeen relative to domestic animals. Experiments may be conducted at said station in co-operation with Massachusetts dairy farmers to control and eliminate the disease of mastitis. For the purpose of the collection and laboratory examination of milk samples to eliminate mastitis, in the conduct of such work, a fee as determined annually by the commissioner of administration under the provision of section three B of chapter seven for each sample tested may be charged. The director shall accept samples of milk for test collected by the department of agriculture and may accept samples from such other qualified persons as he may approve for the collection of such samples.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111H, sec. 37 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 111H / Section 37
Commencement of facility construction
Status: in_force

Section 37. Upon the determination of the department of public health that the environmental monitoring program or detailed site characterization of the superior site has yielded representative baseline data, the operator may commence construction of the facility. The operator shall construct, install and, from time to time, in accordance with the regulations adopted under section sixteen and the conditions of its facility license, make additions or improvements to such structures and equipment as are necessary to operate the facility. Said department shall, in cooperation with officials of each site community and according to the regulations adopted pursuant to said section sixteen, periodically inspect such construction to ensure that such regulations and the conditions of the license are satisfied. The board shall appoint a resident engineer having the experience and expertise specified in section forty-two J of chapter seven, who shall represent the board daily at the superior site during the construction of the facility and who shall, in cooperation with officials of each site community, check, inspect and report to the board as to events at the construction site, in order to ensure that the terms of the comprehensive operating contract are satisfied. The commissioner of capital asset management and maintenance shall assist said department and the board in fulfilling their obligations under this section, and shall advise them on the adequacy of construction activities.

Section 37. Upon the determination of the department of public health that the environmental monitoring program or detailed site characterization of the superior site has yielded representative baseline data, the operator may commence construction of the facility. The operator shall construct, install and, from time to time, in accordance with the regulations adopted under section sixteen and the conditions of its facility license, make additions or improvements to such structures and equipment as are necessary to operate the facility. Said department shall, in cooperation with officials of each site community and according to the regulations adopted pursuant to said section sixteen, periodically inspect such construction to ensure that such regulations and the conditions of the license are satisfied. The board shall appoint a resident engineer having the experience and expertise specified in section forty-two J of chapter seven, who shall represent the board daily at the superior site during the construction of the facility and who shall, in cooperation with officials of each site community, check, inspect and report to the board as to events at the construction site, in order to ensure that the terms of the comprehensive operating contract are satisfied. The commissioner of capital asset management and maintenance shall assist said department and the board in fulfilling their obligations under this section, and shall advise them on the adequacy of construction activities.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, sec. 1J — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 164 / Section 1J
Establishment of standards of acceptable performance for emergency preparation and restoration of service for electric and gas distribution companies; investigation of violation of standards; penalties
Status: in_force

Section 1J. The department shall promulgate rules and regulations to establish standards of acceptable performance for emergency preparation and restoration of service for electric and gas distribution companies doing business in the commonwealth. The department shall levy a penalty not to exceed $500,000 for each violation for each day that the violation of the department's standards persists; provided, however, that the maximum penalty shall not exceed $50,000,000 for any related series of violations. The department shall open a full investigation, upon its own initiative, or upon petition of the attorney general or by the city council in an affected city or by the board of selectmen in an affected town, regarding a violation of the department's standards of acceptable performance to determine whether the electric or gas distribution company violated such standards; provided, however, that said petition shall be filed with the department not later than 90 days after the violation has been remedied.

Section 1J. The department shall promulgate rules and regulations to establish standards of acceptable performance for emergency preparation and restoration of service for electric and gas distribution companies doing business in the commonwealth. The department shall levy a penalty not to exceed $500,000 for each violation for each day that the violation of the department's standards persists; provided, however, that the maximum penalty shall not exceed $50,000,000 for any related series of violations. The department shall open a full investigation, upon its own initiative, or upon petition of the attorney general or by the city council in an affected city or by the board of selectmen in an affected town, regarding a violation of the department's standards of acceptable performance to determine whether the electric or gas distribution company violated such standards; provided, however, that said petition shall be filed with the department not later than 90 days after the violation has been remedied.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 67, sec. 39 — MA Code / Part I / Title XI / Chapter 67 / Section 39
Protestant Episcopal societies; organization
Status: in_force

Section 39. In religious societies belonging to the Protestant Episcopal Church or the Reformed Episcopal Church, the rector or one of the wardens may, unless otherwise provided in some by-law, preside at their meetings with all the powers of a moderator; and the wardens, or wardens and vestry, may exercise all the powers of a standing committee in accordance with the usages and discipline of said churches. Unless they assess or collect a tax on the pews, such societies need not choose a collector or assessors; and they may in their by-laws provide that the duties of assessors shall be performed by the wardens. The officers upon whom the duties of standing committee or assessors may devolve shall be elected by ballot.

Section 39. In religious societies belonging to the Protestant Episcopal Church or the Reformed Episcopal Church, the rector or one of the wardens may, unless otherwise provided in some by-law, preside at their meetings with all the powers of a moderator; and the wardens, or wardens and vestry, may exercise all the powers of a standing committee in accordance with the usages and discipline of said churches. Unless they assess or collect a tax on the pews, such societies need not choose a collector or assessors; and they may in their by-laws provide that the duties of assessors shall be performed by the wardens. The officers upon whom the duties of standing committee or assessors may devolve shall be elected by ballot.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 221, sec. 40 — MA Code / Part III / Title I / Chapter 221 / Section 40
Removal; grounds; expenses
Status: in_force

Section 40. An attorney may be removed by the supreme judicial or superior court for deceit, malpractice or other gross misconduct, and shall also be liable in damages to the person injured thereby, and to such other punishment as may be provided by law. Whenever a petition is filed for the removal of an attorney, the proceedings thereafter shall be conducted by an attorney to be designated by the court. The expenses of the inquiry and proceedings in either court shall be paid as in criminal prosecutions in the superior court.

Section 40. An attorney may be removed by the supreme judicial or superior court for deceit, malpractice or other gross misconduct, and shall also be liable in damages to the person injured thereby, and to such other punishment as may be provided by law. Whenever a petition is filed for the removal of an attorney, the proceedings thereafter shall be conducted by an attorney to be designated by the court. The expenses of the inquiry and proceedings in either court shall be paid as in criminal prosecutions in the superior court.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94, sec. 84 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 94 / Section 84
Quintal weight of fish
Status: in_force

Section 84. If fish are sold by the quintal, it shall mean a quintal of one hundred pounds avoirdupois, and all contracts relative to fish thus sold shall be so construed.

Section 84. If fish are sold by the quintal, it shall mean a quintal of one hundred pounds avoirdupois, and all contracts relative to fish thus sold shall be so construed.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 109, sec. 7 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 109 / Section 7
Partners transacting business with partnership
Status: in_force

Section 7. Except as provided in the partnership agreement, a partner may lend money to and transact other business with the limited partnership and, subject to other applicable law, has the same rights and obligations with respect thereto as a person who is not a partner.

Section 7. Except as provided in the partnership agreement, a partner may lend money to and transact other business with the limited partnership and, subject to other applicable law, has the same rights and obligations with respect thereto as a person who is not a partner.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 237, sec. 44 — MA Code / Part III / Title III / Chapter 237 / Section 44
Actions by mortgagees
Status: in_force

Section 44. The provisions of this chapter relative to rents and profits to be recovered, an allowance for improvements made on the land demanded and the value of the land without the improvements shall not apply to an action brought by a mortgagee, his heirs or assigns, against a mortgagor, his heirs or assigns, for the recovery of the land mortgaged.

Section 44. The provisions of this chapter relative to rents and profits to be recovered, an allowance for improvements made on the land demanded and the value of the land without the improvements shall not apply to an action brought by a mortgagee, his heirs or assigns, against a mortgagor, his heirs or assigns, for the recovery of the land mortgaged.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94, sec. 9D — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 94 / Section 9D
Regulations of boards of health; posting
Status: in_force

Section 9D. Except as provided in section nine F, boards of health may make such further regulations as the public health may require, and shall cause such regulations, together with sections nine A to nine E, inclusive, to be printed and posted in all such bakeries and places of business.

Section 9D. Except as provided in section nine F, boards of health may make such further regulations as the public health may require, and shall cause such regulations, together with sections nine A to nine E, inclusive, to be printed and posted in all such bakeries and places of business.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, sec. 32A — MA Code / Part III / Title I / Chapter 218 / Section 32A
Inclusion of offense-based tracking number on application for complaint
Status: in_force

Section 32A. An application for a criminal complaint submitted to the district court by a police department against a person arrested for a felony offense shall be accompanied by an offense-based tracking number. An otherwise valid application for a complaint submitted by a police department against a person arrested shall not preclude the issuance of a complaint merely because the application does not include an arrestee's offense-based tracking number. If a complaint is issued based on an application for a complaint submitted by a police department against a person arrested for a felony that did not include the arrestee's offense-based tracking number, the prosecutor shall submit the offense-based tracking number of the defendant to the court to be included in the case file.

Section 32A. An application for a criminal complaint submitted to the district court by a police department against a person arrested for a felony offense shall be accompanied by an offense-based tracking number. An otherwise valid application for a complaint submitted by a police department against a person arrested shall not preclude the issuance of a complaint merely because the application does not include an arrestee's offense-based tracking number. If a complaint is issued based on an application for a complaint submitted by a police department against a person arrested for a felony that did not include the arrestee's offense-based tracking number, the prosecutor shall submit the offense-based tracking number of the defendant to the court to be included in the case file.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 35, sec. 14 — MA Code / Part I / Title VI / Chapter 35 / Section 14
Statement of law authorizing payment of accounts; liability for payments; exceptions
Status: in_force

Section 14. The treasurer may, before payment of an account rendered against the county by a county officer, in writing require of him a written statement of the specific provision of law authorizing it, which shall be filed with the vouchers. The treasurer shall be personally liable for money paid out by him, except when specifically required by law, unless there is an unexpended balance of an appropriation made therefor sufficient for such payment, except as provided in section thirty-four, and for any money paid by him without the voucher and certificate required by law.

Section 14. The treasurer may, before payment of an account rendered against the county by a county officer, in writing require of him a written statement of the specific provision of law authorizing it, which shall be filed with the vouchers. The treasurer shall be personally liable for money paid out by him, except when specifically required by law, unless there is an unexpended balance of an appropriation made therefor sufficient for such payment, except as provided in section thirty-four, and for any money paid by him without the voucher and certificate required by law.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 96, sec. 8 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 96 / Section 8
Acting in adjoining towns; application for license; fee
Status: in_force

Section 8. A measurer of lumber in any town may apply to the selectmen of an adjoining town for a license to measure lumber therein, and if the selectmen are of the opinion that it will be for the public convenience they may, upon payment of a fee not exceeding one dollar, grant such license, and may limit the territory in which such license may be exercised. Such a license shall remain in force while the licensee holds the office of measurer in the town for which he was chosen, but not later than the next annual town meeting of said town.

Section 8. A measurer of lumber in any town may apply to the selectmen of an adjoining town for a license to measure lumber therein, and if the selectmen are of the opinion that it will be for the public convenience they may, upon payment of a fee not exceeding one dollar, grant such license, and may limit the territory in which such license may be exercised. Such a license shall remain in force while the licensee holds the office of measurer in the town for which he was chosen, but not later than the next annual town meeting of said town.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 186, sec. 4 — MA Code / Part II / Title I / Chapter 186 / Section 4
Liability of tenant for rent for proportion of land in possession
Status: in_force

Section 4. A person in possession of land out of which rent is due shall be liable for the amount or proportion of rent due from the land in his possession although it is only a part of that originally demised.

Section 4. A person in possession of land out of which rent is due shall be liable for the amount or proportion of rent due from the land in his possession although it is only a part of that originally demised.