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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 159, sec. 83 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 159 / Section 83
Examination by railways; report; submission of plans for bridge
Status: in_force

Section 83. Every railroad corporation and railway company shall, upon request of the department, and at least once in two years, cause an examination of its tracks and roadbed and of its tunnels and bridges and of the approaches thereto to be made by a competent engineer, who shall report the result of his examination, his conclusions and recommendations to the corporation or company, and it shall forthwith transmit a copy of the report to the department. Before a railway company builds a bridge, it shall first submit the plans thereof to the department for approval. Upon the completion of a new bridge, the railroad corporation or railway company shall forthwith cause such examination and report to be made and transmitted to the department. The report shall furnish such information, in such detail and with such drawings or prints, as may be requested in writing by the department. The department may make further examination of the bridge structure if necessary or expedient. This section shall not exempt a corporation from making other and more frequent examination of its bridges and the approaches thereto.

Section 83. Every railroad corporation and railway company shall, upon request of the department, and at least once in two years, cause an examination of its tracks and roadbed and of its tunnels and bridges and of the approaches thereto to be made by a competent engineer, who shall report the result of his examination, his conclusions and recommendations to the corporation or company, and it shall forthwith transmit a copy of the report to the department. Before a railway company builds a bridge, it shall first submit the plans thereof to the department for approval. Upon the completion of a new bridge, the railroad corporation or railway company shall forthwith cause such examination and report to be made and transmitted to the department. The report shall furnish such information, in such detail and with such drawings or prints, as may be requested in writing by the department. The department may make further examination of the bridge structure if necessary or expedient. This section shall not exempt a corporation from making other and more frequent examination of its bridges and the approaches thereto.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, sec. 212 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 160 / Section 212
Complete service; equal tariffs
Status: in_force

Section 212. A railroad corporation shall not receive, forward or deliver milk in large quantities over any portion of its line, or permit others so to do, under contract, lease or hiring of cars or otherwise, without at the same time providing, as regards time, care and preservation of the milk and the return of the empty cans, equal facilities and advantages for receiving, forwarding and delivering milk by the can over the same portion of its line; nor without establishing a tariff for the milk by the can which is the same rate which it charges or receives as aforesaid for milk in large quantities.

Section 212. A railroad corporation shall not receive, forward or deliver milk in large quantities over any portion of its line, or permit others so to do, under contract, lease or hiring of cars or otherwise, without at the same time providing, as regards time, care and preservation of the milk and the return of the empty cans, equal facilities and advantages for receiving, forwarding and delivering milk by the can over the same portion of its line; nor without establishing a tariff for the milk by the can which is the same rate which it charges or receives as aforesaid for milk in large quantities.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 256, sec. 7 — MA Code / Part III / Title IV / Chapter 256 / Section 7
Death of one of several conusors or conusees
Status: in_force

Section 7. If one or more of several conusees or conusors dies before the debt is fully satisfied, the rights and obligations of the survivors and the proceedings for the recovery of the debt shall be substantially the same as in the case of the death of one or more joint judgment creditors or debtors.

Section 7. If one or more of several conusees or conusors dies before the debt is fully satisfied, the rights and obligations of the survivors and the proceedings for the recovery of the debt shall be substantially the same as in the case of the death of one or more joint judgment creditors or debtors.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111H, sec. 29 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 111H / Section 29
Phase IV of the Low&ndash;Level Radioactive Waste Management Act; facility approval and licensing
Status: in_force

Section 29. Facility approval and licensing shall be conducted in accordance with sections thirty to thirty-four, inclusive, which shall be known and be cited as ''Phase IV of the Low–Level Radioactive Waste Management Act'', and in accordance with the regulations adopted under section sixteen. The provisions of such sections and regulations shall be implemented so as to ensure an open and fair process for carrying out the environmental review and licensing of any facility for which a site, operator and technology have been selected pursuant to Phase III of the Low–Level Radioactive Waste Management Act and to require a comprehensive operating contract setting forth the rights and responsibilities of the board and the operator with respect to such facility.

Section 29. Facility approval and licensing shall be conducted in accordance with sections thirty to thirty-four, inclusive, which shall be known and be cited as ''Phase IV of the Low–Level Radioactive Waste Management Act'', and in accordance with the regulations adopted under section sixteen. The provisions of such sections and regulations shall be implemented so as to ensure an open and fair process for carrying out the environmental review and licensing of any facility for which a site, operator and technology have been selected pursuant to Phase III of the Low–Level Radioactive Waste Management Act and to require a comprehensive operating contract setting forth the rights and responsibilities of the board and the operator with respect to such facility.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6, sec. 15PPPP — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 6 / Section 15PPPP
Thomas Paine Day
Status: in_force

Section 15PPPP. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart January 29 as Thomas Paine Day, in honor of one of America's founding fathers, a patriot and the author of the influential ''Common Sense'', and recommending that the day be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.

Section 15PPPP. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart January 29 as Thomas Paine Day, in honor of one of America's founding fathers, a patriot and the author of the influential ''Common Sense'', and recommending that the day be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 223, sec. 97 — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 223 / Section 97
Action on bond; distribution of money by court
Status: in_force

Section 97. The court may, upon a hearing, determine the rights of the several attaching creditors and award a separate execution for the amount due or payable to each, to be served and levied to his own use in the manner provided when a judgment is rendered on an administration bond; or it may award one execution for the whole amount due on the bond and cause the money received to be distributed among the creditors according to their respective rights.

Section 97. The court may, upon a hearing, determine the rights of the several attaching creditors and award a separate execution for the amount due or payable to each, to be served and levied to his own use in the manner provided when a judgment is rendered on an administration bond; or it may award one execution for the whole amount due on the bond and cause the money received to be distributed among the creditors according to their respective rights.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, sec. 201 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 160 / Section 201
Required upon request
Status: in_force

Section 201. Every railroad corporation shall, upon request of the postmaster general or of an authorized agent of the post office department, carry the mails at such times and upon such trains as may be desired by him upon the terms provided in the two following sections.

Section 201. Every railroad corporation shall, upon request of the postmaster general or of an authorized agent of the post office department, carry the mails at such times and upon such trains as may be desired by him upon the terms provided in the two following sections.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 104, sec. 1 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 104 / Section 1
Sales by consignees
Status: in_force

Section 1. A factor or other agent intrusted with the possession of merchandise or of a bill of lading consigning merchandise to him with authority to sell the same shall be deemed the true owner of such merchandise, so far as to give validity to any bona fide contract of sale made by him.

Section 1. A factor or other agent intrusted with the possession of merchandise or of a bill of lading consigning merchandise to him with authority to sell the same shall be deemed the true owner of such merchandise, so far as to give validity to any bona fide contract of sale made by him.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 127, sec. 148 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVIII / Chapter 127 / Section 148
Revocation of permit to be at liberty
Status: in_force

Section 148. The parole board may revoke a permit to be at liberty at any time prior to its expiration.

Section 148. The parole board may revoke a permit to be at liberty at any time prior to its expiration.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 263, sec. 8 — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 263 / Section 8
Acquittal on defective pleadings; subsequent indictment
Status: in_force

Section 8. If a person has been acquitted by reason of a variance between the indictment or complaint and the proof, or by reason of a defect of form or substance in the indictment or complaint, he may be again arraigned, tried and convicted for the same crime on a new indictment or complaint, notwithstanding such former acquittal.

Section 8. If a person has been acquitted by reason of a variance between the indictment or complaint and the proof, or by reason of a defect of form or substance in the indictment or complaint, he may be again arraigned, tried and convicted for the same crime on a new indictment or complaint, notwithstanding such former acquittal.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, sec. 225 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 160 / Section 225
Malicious injury to railroad; treble damages
Status: in_force

Section 225. Whoever maliciously injures a railroad, or anything pertaining thereto, or any materials or implements for the construction or use thereof, or aids or abets in such trespass, shall be punished by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars or by imprisonment in jail for not more than one year, or both, and shall for each offense forfeit to the use of the corporation treble the amount of damages which it has sustained thereby.

Section 225. Whoever maliciously injures a railroad, or anything pertaining thereto, or any materials or implements for the construction or use thereof, or aids or abets in such trespass, shall be punished by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars or by imprisonment in jail for not more than one year, or both, and shall for each offense forfeit to the use of the corporation treble the amount of damages which it has sustained thereby.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 236, sec. 30 — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 236 / Section 30
Adjournment by court
Status: in_force

Section 30. Section forty of chapter two hundred and thirty-five relative to adjournment by order of court shall apply to such sales.

Section 30. Section forty of chapter two hundred and thirty-five relative to adjournment by order of court shall apply to such sales.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 278, sec. 16A — MA Code / Part IV / Title II / Chapter 278 / Section 16A
Exclusion of public from trial for sex offenses involving minors under age of eighteen
Status: in_force

Section 16A. At the trial of a complaint or indictment for rape, incest, carnal abuse or other crime involving sex, where a minor under eighteen years of age is the person upon, with or against whom the crime is alleged to have been committed, or at the trial of a complaint or indictment for getting a woman with child out of wedlock, or for the non-support of a child born out of wedlock, the presiding justice shall exclude the general public from the court room, admitting only such persons as may have a direct interest in the case.

Section 16A. At the trial of a complaint or indictment for rape, incest, carnal abuse or other crime involving sex, where a minor under eighteen years of age is the person upon, with or against whom the crime is alleged to have been committed, or at the trial of a complaint or indictment for getting a woman with child out of wedlock, or for the non-support of a child born out of wedlock, the presiding justice shall exclude the general public from the court room, admitting only such persons as may have a direct interest in the case.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 203E, sec. 101 — MA Code / Part II / Title II / Chapter 203E / Section 101
Short title
Status: in_force

Section 101. Short title This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Massachusetts Uniform Trust Code.

Section 101. Short title

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Massachusetts Uniform Trust Code.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 235, sec. 52 — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 235 / Section 52
Detaining money collected on execution; penalty
Status: in_force

Section 52. An officer who, upon demand by the creditor, unreasonably neglects to pay money collected by him on execution shall forfeit to the creditor five times the lawful interest of the money from the time of the demand until it is paid.

Section 52. An officer who, upon demand by the creditor, unreasonably neglects to pay money collected by him on execution shall forfeit to the creditor five times the lawful interest of the money from the time of the demand until it is paid.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 255D, sec. 10A — MA Code / Part III / Title IV / Chapter 255D / Section 10A
Discrimination against cash buyers
Status: in_force

Section 10A. No retail establishment offering goods and services for sale shall discriminate against a cash buyer by requiring the use of credit by a buyer in order to purchase such goods and services. All such retail establishments must accept legal tender when offered as payment by the buyer.

Section 10A. No retail establishment offering goods and services for sale shall discriminate against a cash buyer by requiring the use of credit by a buyer in order to purchase such goods and services. All such retail establishments must accept legal tender when offered as payment by the buyer.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, sec. 123 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 161 / Section 123
Sale of railway property and franchise to state or municipality
Status: in_force

Section 123. Any company accepting said sections shall be bound thereby to sell its entire property and franchises as a going concern to the commonwealth or to any city or town at any time for an amount in cash equal to the stock investment, and the amount of cash paid in for preferred stock, and the purchaser shall in addition assume all outstanding bonds, contracts, leases and other liabilities of the company. Said sections shall not affect the right of the commonwealth or of any city or town to acquire at any time, by eminent domain under chapter seventy-nine, the property and franchises of any company accepting said sections.

Section 123. Any company accepting said sections shall be bound thereby to sell its entire property and franchises as a going concern to the commonwealth or to any city or town at any time for an amount in cash equal to the stock investment, and the amount of cash paid in for preferred stock, and the purchaser shall in addition assume all outstanding bonds, contracts, leases and other liabilities of the company. Said sections shall not affect the right of the commonwealth or of any city or town to acquire at any time, by eminent domain under chapter seventy-nine, the property and franchises of any company accepting said sections.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 118E, sec. 44 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVII / Chapter 118E / Section 44
Civil remedies; limitations
Status: in_force

Section 44. If any person violates the provisions of this chapter, the attorney general or a district attorney may bring a civil action, either in lieu of or in addition to a criminal prosecution, and recover three times the amount of damages sustained including the costs of investigation and litigation. No action shall be brought under this section more than six years after it accrues.

Section 44. If any person violates the provisions of this chapter, the attorney general or a district attorney may bring a civil action, either in lieu of or in addition to a criminal prosecution, and recover three times the amount of damages sustained including the costs of investigation and litigation. No action shall be brought under this section more than six years after it accrues.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 202, sec. 24 — MA Code / Part II / Title II / Chapter 202 / Section 24
Investment; disposition of proceeds of sale
Status: in_force

Section 24. If the property is sold in order to place on interest or invest the proceeds, the guardian or conservator shall make the investment according to his best judgment, or in pursuance of any order of the court relative thereto.

Section 24. If the property is sold in order to place on interest or invest the proceeds, the guardian or conservator shall make the investment according to his best judgment, or in pursuance of any order of the court relative thereto.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 118I, sec. 9 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVII / Chapter 118I / Section 9
Temporary waiver of certain requirements if unable to comply due to the lack of broadband internet access
Status: in_force

Section 9. If a provider is located in a geographic area of the commonwealth that does not have broadband internet access and, due to lack of such broadband internet access, such provider is unable to fully comply with the requirements of the health information exchange and any other health it information technology requirements implemented by the executive office under this chapter, such provider may apply to the executive office for a temporary waiver of any specific requirement with which it is unable to comply. If the executive office determines that the provider is unable to comply with a requirement due to the lack of broadband internet access, the executive office may grant a waiver of such requirement; provided, however, that, upon a determination by the executive office that broadband internet access has become available to such provider since the date of the grant of the waiver, the executive office shall notify such provider of such availability. Within 180 days of such notice, such provider shall take such actions as are necessary to bring the provider into full compliance with the requirements of the health information exchange and any other health information technology requirements implemented by the executive office under this chapter.

Section 9. If a provider is located in a geographic area of the commonwealth that does not have broadband internet access and, due to lack of such broadband internet access, such provider is unable to fully comply with the requirements of the health information exchange and any other health it information technology requirements implemented by the executive office under this chapter, such provider may apply to the executive office for a temporary waiver of any specific requirement with which it is unable to comply. If the executive office determines that the provider is unable to comply with a requirement due to the lack of broadband internet access, the executive office may grant a waiver of such requirement; provided, however, that, upon a determination by the executive office that broadband internet access has become available to such provider since the date of the grant of the waiver, the executive office shall notify such provider of such availability. Within 180 days of such notice, such provider shall take such actions as are necessary to bring the provider into full compliance with the requirements of the health information exchange and any other health information technology requirements implemented by the executive office under this chapter.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 176S, sec. 6 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 176S / Section 6
Complaint for noncompliance
Status: in_force

Section 6. A complaint for noncompliance against a carrier shall be filed with and investigated by the commissioner or the group insurance commission, whichever shall have regulatory authority over the carrier. The commissioner and the group insurance commission shall promulgate regulations to enforce this chapter.

Section 6. A complaint for noncompliance against a carrier shall be filed with and investigated by the commissioner or the group insurance commission, whichever shall have regulatory authority over the carrier. The commissioner and the group insurance commission shall promulgate regulations to enforce this chapter.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 31, sec. 13 — MA Code / Part I / Title IV / Chapter 31 / Section 13
Provisional appointments; notice; filing
Status: in_force

Section 13. An appointing authority, in requesting authorization to make a provisional appointment, shall file with the administrator or, if the appointing authority is a department, board, commission, institution or other agency within an executive office, with the secretary in charge of such office, a notice containing: (1) the information which the appointing authority believes is necessary to prepare and conduct an examination for the position for which such authorization is being requested, including a statement of the duties of the position, and the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to perform such duties; (2) a proposal specifying the type of examination which should be held by the administrator; (3) a substantiation that the person proposed for the provisional appointment meets the proposed requirements for appointment to the position and possesses the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to perform such duties.

Section 13. An appointing authority, in requesting authorization to make a provisional appointment, shall file with the administrator or, if the appointing authority is a department, board, commission, institution or other agency within an executive office, with the secretary in charge of such office, a notice containing: (1) the information which the appointing authority believes is necessary to prepare and conduct an examination for the position for which such authorization is being requested, including a statement of the duties of the position, and the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to perform such duties; (2) a proposal specifying the type of examination which should be held by the administrator; (3) a substantiation that the person proposed for the provisional appointment meets the proposed requirements for appointment to the position and possesses the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to perform such duties.