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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 259, sec. 3 — MA Code / Part III / Title V / Chapter 259 / Section 3
Insolvent debtor; new promise; necessity of writing
Status: in_force

Section 3. No promise for the payment of a debt, made by an insolvent debtor who has obtained his discharge from such debt under proceedings in bankruptcy or insolvency, shall be evidence of a new or continuing contract whereby to deprive the debtor of the benefit of relying upon such discharge in bar of the recovery of a judgment upon such debt, unless such promise is made by or contained in some writing signed by him, or by some person thereunto by him lawfully authorized.

Section 3. No promise for the payment of a debt, made by an insolvent debtor who has obtained his discharge from such debt under proceedings in bankruptcy or insolvency, shall be evidence of a new or continuing contract whereby to deprive the debtor of the benefit of relying upon such discharge in bar of the recovery of a judgment upon such debt, unless such promise is made by or contained in some writing signed by him, or by some person thereunto by him lawfully authorized.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 110A, sec. 102 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 110A / Section 102
Advisory Activities
Status: in_force

Section 102. It is unlawful for any person who receives, directly or indirectly, any consideration from another person primarily for advising the other person as to the value of securities or their purchase or sale, whether through the issuance of analyses or reports or otherwise (1) to employ any device, scheme, or artifice to defraud the other person, or (2) to engage in any act, practice, or course of business which operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit upon the other person.

Section 102. It is unlawful for any person who receives, directly or indirectly, any consideration from another person primarily for advising the other person as to the value of securities or their purchase or sale, whether through the issuance of analyses or reports or otherwise

(1) to employ any device, scheme, or artifice to defraud the other person, or

(2) to engage in any act, practice, or course of business which operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit upon the other person.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 55, sec. 9B — MA Code / Part I / Title VIII / Chapter 55 / Section 9B
Joint contributions to be attributed equally to each contributor when unspecified; rules and regulations for joint contributions
Status: in_force

Section 9B. (a) Any joint contribution received by a candidate or political committee that does not indicate the amount to be attributed to each contributor may be attributed equally to each contributor; provided, however, that the attribution does not cause a contributor to make a contribution exceeding the limits in section 7A. (b) The director shall establish reasonable rules and regulations concerning the making of joint contributions and corresponding contributor notification and recordkeeping requirements for candidates and political committees.

Section 9B. (a) Any joint contribution received by a candidate or political committee that does not indicate the amount to be attributed to each contributor may be attributed equally to each contributor; provided, however, that the attribution does not cause a contributor to make a contribution exceeding the limits in section 7A.

(b) The director shall establish reasonable rules and regulations concerning the making of joint contributions and corresponding contributor notification and recordkeeping requirements for candidates and political committees.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 48, sec. 55 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 48 / Section 55
Tenure of members
Status: in_force

Section 55. A town which has established a fire department may vote to fix the term of office for the members of such department at one year from a designated day, and may at the same time determine the then current term of office of members of fire departments; but no term shall be made shorter than six or longer than eighteen months, and the incumbents shall hold office until others are appointed in their stead. In such cases all provisions of this chapter referring to the month of May shall be construed to refer to the first month of the year thus designated.

Section 55. A town which has established a fire department may vote to fix the term of office for the members of such department at one year from a designated day, and may at the same time determine the then current term of office of members of fire departments; but no term shall be made shorter than six or longer than eighteen months, and the incumbents shall hold office until others are appointed in their stead. In such cases all provisions of this chapter referring to the month of May shall be construed to refer to the first month of the year thus designated.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156B, sec. 81 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 156B / Section 81
Surviving or new corporation; bond and stock issues to complete merger or consolidation
Status: in_force

Section 81. When two or more corporations are consolidated or merged, the corporation resulting from or surviving such consolidation or merger (1) may issue bonds or other obligations, negotiable or otherwise, and with or without coupons or interest certificates thereto attached, to an amount sufficient with its capital stock to provide for all the payments it will be required to make, or obligations it will be required to assume, in order to effect such consolidation or merger, to secure the payment of which bonds and obligations it shall be lawful to mortgage its corporate franchise, rights, privileges and property, real, personal or mixed, and (2) may issue shares of its capital stock and other securities to the stockholders of such constituent corporations in exchange or payment for the original shares, in such amount as shall be necessary in accordance with the terms of the agreement of consolidation or merger in order to effect such consolidation or merger in the manner and on the terms specified in such agreement.

Section 81. When two or more corporations are consolidated or merged, the corporation resulting from or surviving such consolidation or merger (1) may issue bonds or other obligations, negotiable or otherwise, and with or without coupons or interest certificates thereto attached, to an amount sufficient with its capital stock to provide for all the payments it will be required to make, or obligations it will be required to assume, in order to effect such consolidation or merger, to secure the payment of which bonds and obligations it shall be lawful to mortgage its corporate franchise, rights, privileges and property, real, personal or mixed, and (2) may issue shares of its capital stock and other securities to the stockholders of such constituent corporations in exchange or payment for the original shares, in such amount as shall be necessary in accordance with the terms of the agreement of consolidation or merger in order to effect such consolidation or merger in the manner and on the terms specified in such agreement.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, sec. 44I — MA Code / Part I / Title XXI / Chapter 149 / Section 44I
Severability of Secs. 44A to 44H
Status: in_force

Section 44I. If any provision of sections forty-four A to forty-four H, inclusive, or the application of such provision to any person or circumstance shall be held invalid or unconstitutional, the other provisions of said sections or the application of such provision to any person or circumstance other than that as to which it is held invalid or unconstitutional, shall not be affected thereby.

Section 44I. If any provision of sections forty-four A to forty-four H, inclusive, or the application of such provision to any person or circumstance shall be held invalid or unconstitutional, the other provisions of said sections or the application of such provision to any person or circumstance other than that as to which it is held invalid or unconstitutional, shall not be affected thereby.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 201D, sec. 3 — MA Code / Part II / Title II / Chapter 201D / Section 3
Eligibility to serve as agent
Status: in_force

Section 3. No person who is an operator, administrator or employee of a facility may be appointed as health care agent by an adult, who, at the time of executing the health care proxy is a patient or resident of such facility or has applied for admission to such facility unless said operator, administrator or employee is related to the principal by blood, marriage or adoption.

Section 3. No person who is an operator, administrator or employee of a facility may be appointed as health care agent by an adult, who, at the time of executing the health care proxy is a patient or resident of such facility or has applied for admission to such facility unless said operator, administrator or employee is related to the principal by blood, marriage or adoption.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 125, sec. 12 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVIII / Chapter 125 / Section 12
Holding prisoners in accordance with sentences or orders of courts; personal property; receipt
Status: in_force

Section 12. All persons sentenced to any of the correctional institutions of the commonwealth shall be held in accordance with the sentences or orders of the courts and the rules and regulations of the commissioner. The personal property, valued in excess of fifty dollars, of all inmates held in correctional institutions of the commonwealth or in institutions maintained under the provisions of chapter one hundred and twenty-six shall, in so far as practical, be permanently marked with an identifying number assigned to the owner. If said property is removed from the possession of the owner, the owner shall be given a receipt, prior to any such removal.

Section 12. All persons sentenced to any of the correctional institutions of the commonwealth shall be held in accordance with the sentences or orders of the courts and the rules and regulations of the commissioner. The personal property, valued in excess of fifty dollars, of all inmates held in correctional institutions of the commonwealth or in institutions maintained under the provisions of chapter one hundred and twenty-six shall, in so far as practical, be permanently marked with an identifying number assigned to the owner. If said property is removed from the possession of the owner, the owner shall be given a receipt, prior to any such removal.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 126, sec. 2 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVIII / Chapter 126 / Section 2
Exhibition of prison books, documents and accounts; examination of prison officers
Status: in_force

Section 2. When the commissioners or any of them visit any of said prisons, the sheriff, superintendent, keeper or other officer in charge thereof shall admit them, when required, into every apartment of such prison, exhibit all books, precepts, documents, accounts and papers relative to the affairs of the prison or to the detention or confinement of any person therein, which may be required, and give such aid as they request in the performance of their duties. The commissioners or their committee may examine on oath, administered by one of them, either by written interrogatories, to be answered in writing and subscribed, or otherwise as they may direct, any officer, keeper or other person relative to the affairs or management of any prison, and they may also converse with any prisoner apart, and without the presence of any officer or keeper.

Section 2. When the commissioners or any of them visit any of said prisons, the sheriff, superintendent, keeper or other officer in charge thereof shall admit them, when required, into every apartment of such prison, exhibit all books, precepts, documents, accounts and papers relative to the affairs of the prison or to the detention or confinement of any person therein, which may be required, and give such aid as they request in the performance of their duties. The commissioners or their committee may examine on oath, administered by one of them, either by written interrogatories, to be answered in writing and subscribed, or otherwise as they may direct, any officer, keeper or other person relative to the affairs or management of any prison, and they may also converse with any prisoner apart, and without the presence of any officer or keeper.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23B, sec. 5B — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 23B / Section 5B
Joint task force on housing for persons with disabilities
Status: in_force

Section 5B. There shall be within the executive office a joint task force on housing for persons with disabilities, consisting of one employee of the executive office to be appointed by the secretary; 1 employee of the Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency to be appointed by the executive director of said agency; 2 employees of the executive office of health and human services to be appointed by the secretary of said executive office; 2 persons, not employees of the commonwealth, from the disability community to be appointed by the secretary of human services, after consultation with the director of housing and community development and the director of the Massachusetts office on disability; and 2 other persons, not employees of the commonwealth, who are experts in the production or management of such housing to be appointed by the secretary of health and human services, after consultation with the secretary of housing and livable communities and with leaders of trade associations and others in the private sector, including the chief executive officer of the Rental Housing Association. Said joint task force may advise the secretary of health and human services, the secretary of housing and livable communities and the executive director of the Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency on questions relating to the development and management of housing used by persons with disabilities and may act in a consultative capacity to any persons with problems or disputes relating to such housing.

Section 5B. There shall be within the executive office a joint task force on housing for persons with disabilities, consisting of one employee of the executive office to be appointed by the secretary; 1 employee of the Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency to be appointed by the executive director of said agency; 2 employees of the executive office of health and human services to be appointed by the secretary of said executive office; 2 persons, not employees of the commonwealth, from the disability community to be appointed by the secretary of human services, after consultation with the director of housing and community development and the director of the Massachusetts office on disability; and 2 other persons, not employees of the commonwealth, who are experts in the production or management of such housing to be appointed by the secretary of health and human services, after consultation with the secretary of housing and livable communities and with leaders of trade associations and others in the private sector, including the chief executive officer of the Rental Housing Association.

Said joint task force may advise the secretary of health and human services, the secretary of housing and livable communities and the executive director of the Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency on questions relating to the development and management of housing used by persons with disabilities and may act in a consultative capacity to any persons with problems or disputes relating to such housing.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 71, sec. 25 — MA Code / Part I / Title XII / Chapter 71 / Section 25
Unemployed minors; attendance requirements
Status: in_force

Section 25. Any minor under sixteen who has been regularly employed in a town other than that of his residence, and who is temporarily unemployed, may be required, under conditions approved by the department, to attend a continuation school or course in the town of his residence.

Section 25. Any minor under sixteen who has been regularly employed in a town other than that of his residence, and who is temporarily unemployed, may be required, under conditions approved by the department, to attend a continuation school or course in the town of his residence.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 175, sec. 90 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 175 / Section 90
Provisions relating to mutual fire companies applicable to other mutual companies
Status: in_force

Section 90. Mutual companies, other than life, formed to transact or transacting business under any one or more of clauses three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, twelve and thirteen of section forty-seven, or under clause (a), (b), (d) or (e) of section fifty-four, and the officers, directors, agents and members of such companies shall, except as provided in clause (e) of said section fifty-four and in sections ninety A, ninety B, ninety-two, ninety-three, ninety-three A, ninety-three B, ninety-three C, ninety-three D, one hundred and ten and one hundred and thirteen B, be subject to all the provisions of this chapter relating to mutual fire companies and their officers, directors, agents and members, so far as applicable; provided, that, except to the extent set forth in section ninety-three F, the provisions of section eighty-five A shall not apply thereto. A policyholder in any domestic mutual company specified in the first paragraph of section fifty-five or in any domestic mutual company incorporated on or after April sixth, nineteen hundred and eleven and prior to January first, nineteen hundred and twenty-seven under a special charter and authorized to transact the same kinds of business as the mutual companies specified as aforesaid shall not be liable to pay his proportionate part of any assessments which may be laid by such companies unless he is notified of such assessment within one year after the expiration or cancellation of his policy.

Section 90. Mutual companies, other than life, formed to transact or transacting business under any one or more of clauses three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, twelve and thirteen of section forty-seven, or under clause (a), (b), (d) or (e) of section fifty-four, and the officers, directors, agents and members of such companies shall, except as provided in clause (e) of said section fifty-four and in sections ninety A, ninety B, ninety-two, ninety-three, ninety-three A, ninety-three B, ninety-three C, ninety-three D, one hundred and ten and one hundred and thirteen B, be subject to all the provisions of this chapter relating to mutual fire companies and their officers, directors, agents and members, so far as applicable; provided, that, except to the extent set forth in section ninety-three F, the provisions of section eighty-five A shall not apply thereto.

A policyholder in any domestic mutual company specified in the first paragraph of section fifty-five or in any domestic mutual company incorporated on or after April sixth, nineteen hundred and eleven and prior to January first, nineteen hundred and twenty-seven under a special charter and authorized to transact the same kinds of business as the mutual companies specified as aforesaid shall not be liable to pay his proportionate part of any assessments which may be laid by such companies unless he is notified of such assessment within one year after the expiration or cancellation of his policy.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 209A, sec. 3A — MA Code / Part II / Title III / Chapter 209A / Section 3A
Nature of proceedings and availability of other criminal proceedings; information required to be given to complainant upon filing
Status: in_force

Section 3A. Upon the filing of a complaint under this chapter, a complainant shall be informed that the proceedings hereunder are civil in nature and that violations of orders issued hereunder are criminal in nature. Further, a complainant shall be given information prepared by the appropriate district attorney's office that other criminal proceedings may be available and such complainant shall be instructed by such district attorney's office relative to the procedures required to initiate criminal proceedings including, but not limited to, a complaint for a violation of section forty-three of chapter two hundred and sixty-five. Whenever possible, a complainant shall be provided with such information in the complainant's native language.

Section 3A. Upon the filing of a complaint under this chapter, a complainant shall be informed that the proceedings hereunder are civil in nature and that violations of orders issued hereunder are criminal in nature. Further, a complainant shall be given information prepared by the appropriate district attorney's office that other criminal proceedings may be available and such complainant shall be instructed by such district attorney's office relative to the procedures required to initiate criminal proceedings including, but not limited to, a complaint for a violation of section forty-three of chapter two hundred and sixty-five. Whenever possible, a complainant shall be provided with such information in the complainant's native language.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 278, sec. 2 — MA Code / Part IV / Title II / Chapter 278 / Section 2
Trial of issues of fact
Status: in_force

Section 2. Issues of fact joined upon an indictment or complaint shall, in the superior court, be tried by a jury drawn and returned in the manner provided for the trial of issues of fact in civil causes, unless the person indicted or complained against elects to be tried by the court as provided by law.

Section 2. Issues of fact joined upon an indictment or complaint shall, in the superior court, be tried by a jury drawn and returned in the manner provided for the trial of issues of fact in civil causes, unless the person indicted or complained against elects to be tried by the court as provided by law.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 65C, sec. 4 — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 65C / Section 4
Nonresident decedents; tax on certain property located in commonwealth
Status: in_force

Section 4. (a) A tax is hereby imposed on the transfer of a nonresident decedent's real and tangible personal property having an actual situs in Massachusetts, if such property would have been included in the Massachusetts gross estate had the decedent been a resident. (b) The tax imposed under subsection (a) shall be an amount which bears the same ratio to the tax that would be due if the decedent had been a resident as (i) the value of all real and tangible personal property, diminished by any mortgage or lien thereon, having an actual situs in Massachusetts, the transfer of which is subject to tax under said subsection (a) bears to (ii) the value of the decedent's Massachusetts gross estate, diminished by any mortgage or lien or property included therein, determined as if he had been a resident.

Section 4. (a) A tax is hereby imposed on the transfer of a nonresident decedent's real and tangible personal property having an actual situs in Massachusetts, if such property would have been included in the Massachusetts gross estate had the decedent been a resident.

(b) The tax imposed under subsection (a) shall be an amount which bears the same ratio to the tax that would be due if the decedent had been a resident as (i) the value of all real and tangible personal property, diminished by any mortgage or lien thereon, having an actual situs in Massachusetts, the transfer of which is subject to tax under said subsection (a) bears to (ii) the value of the decedent's Massachusetts gross estate, diminished by any mortgage or lien or property included therein, determined as if he had been a resident.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6, sec. 5 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 6 / Section 5
Governor's employees; compensation
Status: in_force

Section 5. The governor may appoint such employees as may be necessary, who shall hold office during the pleasure of the governor, and shall receive such salaries as may be approved by the governor.

Section 5. The governor may appoint such employees as may be necessary, who shall hold office during the pleasure of the governor, and shall receive such salaries as may be approved by the governor.