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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 228, sec. 6 — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 228 / Section 6
Nonsuit or default
Status: in_force

Section 6. If the executor or administrator does not appear on the return of the citation or within such further time as the court allows, he shall be nonsuited or defaulted and judgment rendered against him in like manner as if the action had been commenced by or against him in his said capacity, except that he shall not be personally liable for costs; but the estate of the deceased in his hands shall be liable for the costs, as well as for the debt or damages recovered.

Section 6. If the executor or administrator does not appear on the return of the citation or within such further time as the court allows, he shall be nonsuited or defaulted and judgment rendered against him in like manner as if the action had been commenced by or against him in his said capacity, except that he shall not be personally liable for costs; but the estate of the deceased in his hands shall be liable for the costs, as well as for the debt or damages recovered.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 159A, sec. 11 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 159A / Section 11
Violation of provisions of chapter; revocation of registration of vehicle or driver's license
Status: in_force

Section 11. If the department after notice and hearing finds that any motor vehicle subject to this chapter has been operated in violation of any provision thereof, it may notify the registrar of motor vehicles of its findings, and the registrar may thereupon revoke the registration of such motor vehicle or the license of the driver thereof, or both, as may be recommended by the department.

Section 11. If the department after notice and hearing finds that any motor vehicle subject to this chapter has been operated in violation of any provision thereof, it may notify the registrar of motor vehicles of its findings, and the registrar may thereupon revoke the registration of such motor vehicle or the license of the driver thereof, or both, as may be recommended by the department.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 32, sec. 95 — MA Code / Part I / Title IV / Chapter 32 / Section 95
Granting annuities to certain officials or employees not entitled to retirement allowance or pension
Status: in_force

Section 95. For the purpose of promoting the public good and in consideration of long and meritorious service of any official or employee who is not entitled to a retirement allowance or pension under the provisions of any general or special law, a city or town may grant an annuity to such official or employee or to his surviving spouse so long as such spouse survives and does not remarry, or, if no surviving spouse to a legal guardian for the benefit of any surviving child who is unmarried and under age eighteen, in such amount as it may determine, but not to exceed one half of the regular annual compensation received by such official or employee or two thousand dollars, whichever is less; provided, that such official or employee has been permanently employed on full-time basis by such city or town for not less than fifteen years; and provided, further, that if any annuity granted hereunder to such spouse or for the benefit of any such child is less than twelve hundred dollars, it may be increased to an amount not exceeding twelve hundred dollars. The annuity provided to be paid to a surviving spouse under this section shall be paid only to such surviving spouse as was married to such official or employee at the time of his retirement.

Section 95. For the purpose of promoting the public good and in consideration of long and meritorious service of any official or employee who is not entitled to a retirement allowance or pension under the provisions of any general or special law, a city or town may grant an annuity to such official or employee or to his surviving spouse so long as such spouse survives and does not remarry, or, if no surviving spouse to a legal guardian for the benefit of any surviving child who is unmarried and under age eighteen, in such amount as it may determine, but not to exceed one half of the regular annual compensation received by such official or employee or two thousand dollars, whichever is less; provided, that such official or employee has been permanently employed on full-time basis by such city or town for not less than fifteen years; and provided, further, that if any annuity granted hereunder to such spouse or for the benefit of any such child is less than twelve hundred dollars, it may be increased to an amount not exceeding twelve hundred dollars. The annuity provided to be paid to a surviving spouse under this section shall be paid only to such surviving spouse as was married to such official or employee at the time of his retirement.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 110F, sec. 4 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 110F / Section 4
Maximum required vote of shareholders
Status: in_force

Section 4. No provision of a corporation's articles of organization or by-laws shall require, for any vote of stockholders required by this chapter, a greater vote of stockholders than that specified in this chapter.

Section 4. No provision of a corporation's articles of organization or by-laws shall require, for any vote of stockholders required by this chapter, a greater vote of stockholders than that specified in this chapter.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 159B, sec. 13 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 159B / Section 13
Exempt vehicles
Status: in_force

Section 13. Motor vehicles owned by the commonwealth or any of its political subdivisions and motor vehicles engaged in the transportation of non-hazardous waste materials shall be subject to section eighteen, but shall be exempt from all other provisions of this chapter. Motor vehicles while engaged exclusively in the delivery of the United States mail or any other work directly under the United States shall be exempt from all provisions of this chapter except section eighteen, but shall be subject to said section so far as may be permissible under the constitution and laws of the United States.

Section 13. Motor vehicles owned by the commonwealth or any of its political subdivisions and motor vehicles engaged in the transportation of non-hazardous waste materials shall be subject to section eighteen, but shall be exempt from all other provisions of this chapter. Motor vehicles while engaged exclusively in the delivery of the United States mail or any other work directly under the United States shall be exempt from all provisions of this chapter except section eighteen, but shall be subject to said section so far as may be permissible under the constitution and laws of the United States.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 13, sec. 86 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 13 / Section 86
Board of registration of speech-language pathology and audiology; examination, licensing and registration; ethical standards; complaints
Status: in_force

Section 86. The board shall establish the requirements for registration, establish ethical standards, investigate complaints, evaluate the qualifications of applicants, supervise examinations and grant licenses to those who pass the examination and who are determined to be qualified as speech-language pathologists or audiologists. The board shall also evaluate the qualifications of applicants and grant certificates to those who are determined to be qualified as speech-language pathology assistants or audiology assistants.

Section 86. The board shall establish the requirements for registration, establish ethical standards, investigate complaints, evaluate the qualifications of applicants, supervise examinations and grant licenses to those who pass the examination and who are determined to be qualified as speech-language pathologists or audiologists. The board shall also evaluate the qualifications of applicants and grant certificates to those who are determined to be qualified as speech-language pathology assistants or audiology assistants.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 31A, sec. 11 — MA Code / Part I / Title IV / Chapter 31A / Section 11
Revocation of acceptance
Status: in_force

Section 11. Revocation of the acceptance of this chapter by a city or town shall be in the same manner as its acceptance. Upon revocation, said city or town shall be subject to the provisions of chapter thirty-one of the General Laws to the same extent as it was immediately prior to its acceptance of this chapter.

Section 11. Revocation of the acceptance of this chapter by a city or town shall be in the same manner as its acceptance. Upon revocation, said city or town shall be subject to the provisions of chapter thirty-one of the General Laws to the same extent as it was immediately prior to its acceptance of this chapter.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 41, sec. 111J — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 41 / Section 111J
Attendance at veterans' conventions
Status: in_force

Section 111J. Any employee of a city or town who is a delegate or alternate to a state or national convention of a veterans' organization chartered by the congress of the United States may, when authorized by the board or officer having the power to remove him, attend such convention without loss of pay or vacation leave.

Section 111J. Any employee of a city or town who is a delegate or alternate to a state or national convention of a veterans' organization chartered by the congress of the United States may, when authorized by the board or officer having the power to remove him, attend such convention without loss of pay or vacation leave.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40N, sec. 17 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 40N / Section 17
Bonds deemed to be investment securities
Status: in_force

Section 17. Notwithstanding any of the provisions of this chapter or any recitals in any bonds issued under this chapter, all such bonds shall be deemed to be investment securities under chapter one hundred and six.

Section 17. Notwithstanding any of the provisions of this chapter or any recitals in any bonds issued under this chapter, all such bonds shall be deemed to be investment securities under chapter one hundred and six.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 200A, sec. 7A — MA Code / Part II / Title II / Chapter 200A / Section 7A
Notice to property owner at last known address
Status: in_force

Section 7A. If the person in possession of property in an amount of one hundred dollars or more presumed abandoned under this chapter has the last known address of the apparent owner which the person's records do not disclose to be inaccurate, the holder shall at least sixty days before filing the annual report send a notice by first class mail to inform the owner of the process necessary to rebut the presumption of abandonment.

Section 7A. If the person in possession of property in an amount of one hundred dollars or more presumed abandoned under this chapter has the last known address of the apparent owner which the person's records do not disclose to be inaccurate, the holder shall at least sixty days before filing the annual report send a notice by first class mail to inform the owner of the process necessary to rebut the presumption of abandonment.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 61A, sec. 4A — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 61A / Section 4A
Tax rate for land actively devoted to agricultural or horticultural use
Status: in_force

Section 4A. In a city or town that accepts this section, the rate of tax applicable to land actively devoted to agricultural, horticultural or agricultural and horticultural uses shall be the rate determined to be applicable to class two, open space.

Section 4A. In a city or town that accepts this section, the rate of tax applicable to land actively devoted to agricultural, horticultural or agricultural and horticultural uses shall be the rate determined to be applicable to class two, open space.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 176B, sec. 4L — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 176B / Section 4L
Chiropractic services benefits
Status: in_force

Section 4L. Any subscription certificate under an individual or group medical service agreement which shall be delivered or issued or renewed in the commonwealth shall provide as benefits to all individual subscribers and members within the commonwealth and to all group members having a principal place of employment within the commonwealth for expense for chiropractic service.

Section 4L. Any subscription certificate under an individual or group medical service agreement which shall be delivered or issued or renewed in the commonwealth shall provide as benefits to all individual subscribers and members within the commonwealth and to all group members having a principal place of employment within the commonwealth for expense for chiropractic service.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 83, sec. 1F — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 83 / Section 1F
Discrimination prohibited
Status: in_force

Section 1F. In carrying out the provisions of sections 1A to 1E, inclusive, a municipality shall not discriminate against any person on the grounds of race, color, marital status, physical disability, age, sex, sexual orientation, religion, ancestry or national origin in any manner prohibited by federal or state law.

Section 1F. In carrying out the provisions of sections 1A to 1E, inclusive, a municipality shall not discriminate against any person on the grounds of race, color, marital status, physical disability, age, sex, sexual orientation, religion, ancestry or national origin in any manner prohibited by federal or state law.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 46, sec. 17D — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 46 / Section 17D
Amended birth, marriage and death records; certified copies to holders of originals
Status: in_force

Section 17D. If an amendment to a birth, death or marriage record is completed at the state registry, the state registrar shall forward a certified copy of the amended birth, death or marriage record to all cities and towns holding an original or certified copy of the initial record within ten days of recording such event. If a delayed record of birth or death or other return of birth or death is recorded by the state registry, the state registrar shall transmit a certified copy of a delayed record of marriage to the town clerk where the original intention of marriage was filed. In cases where no such intention has been filed, the state registrar shall transmit such certified copy to the town clerk in the community where the marriage occurred.

Section 17D. If an amendment to a birth, death or marriage record is completed at the state registry, the state registrar shall forward a certified copy of the amended birth, death or marriage record to all cities and towns holding an original or certified copy of the initial record within ten days of recording such event. If a delayed record of birth or death or other return of birth or death is recorded by the state registry, the state registrar shall transmit a certified copy of a delayed record of marriage to the town clerk where the original intention of marriage was filed. In cases where no such intention has been filed, the state registrar shall transmit such certified copy to the town clerk in the community where the marriage occurred.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 126, sec. 38 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVIII / Chapter 126 / Section 38
Borrowing money to meet expenses; bonds or notes
Status: in_force

Section 38. To meet the expense of acquiring land in fee under section thirty-five or for constructing buildings under section thirty-six, the county commissioners may borrow from time to time, upon the credit of the county, such sums as may be necessary, not exceeding in the aggregate in any one year the sum of ten thousand dollars, and may issue bonds or notes of the county therefor, which shall be payable in not more than five years from their respective dates. The expense of maintaining industrial farms as authorized under sections thirty-five, thirty-six and thirty-seven shall be provided for in accordance with section twenty-eight of chapter thirty-five. Bonds or notes issued under authority of this section shall bear on their face the words, County of Industrial Farm Loan, General Laws, Chapter 126, — and, except as herein provided, shall be subject to chapter thirty-five. Such bonds or notes shall be signed by the treasurer of the county and countersigned by a majority of the county commissioners and shall not be sold for less than their par value. The county may sell the said securities at public or private sale and the proceeds shall be used only for such of the aforesaid purposes as are specified in the vote authorizing the loan.

Section 38. To meet the expense of acquiring land in fee under section thirty-five or for constructing buildings under section thirty-six, the county commissioners may borrow from time to time, upon the credit of the county, such sums as may be necessary, not exceeding in the aggregate in any one year the sum of ten thousand dollars, and may issue bonds or notes of the county therefor, which shall be payable in not more than five years from their respective dates. The expense of maintaining industrial farms as authorized under sections thirty-five, thirty-six and thirty-seven shall be provided for in accordance with section twenty-eight of chapter thirty-five. Bonds or notes issued under authority of this section shall bear on their face the words, County of Industrial Farm Loan, General Laws, Chapter 126, — and, except as herein provided, shall be subject to chapter thirty-five. Such bonds or notes shall be signed by the treasurer of the county and countersigned by a majority of the county commissioners and shall not be sold for less than their par value. The county may sell the said securities at public or private sale and the proceeds shall be used only for such of the aforesaid purposes as are specified in the vote authorizing the loan.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 2, sec. 8 — MA Code / Part I / Title I / Chapter 2 / Section 8
Tree or tree emblem of commonwealth
Status: in_force

Section 8. The American elm ( Ulmus americana ) shall be the tree or tree emblem of the commonwealth.

Section 8. The American elm ( Ulmus americana ) shall be the tree or tree emblem of the commonwealth.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 165, sec. 4B — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 165 / Section 4B
Water companies; eminent domain or purchase; waters, water rights, lands and easements
Status: in_force

Section 4B. Any water company or corporation subject to this chapter having franchise rights encompassing an entire city, town or district may, subject to determination by the department after notice and a public hearing as to the public convenience and necessity, and with the advice and consent of the department of environmental protection, take by eminent domain under chapter seventy-nine or acquire by purchase or otherwise and hold the waters, or any portion thereof, of any pond, brook, spring, stream or groundwater sources within its franchise territory not already appropriated for purposes of public water supply, and any water or flowage rights connected therewith, and such lands, rights of way and other easements as may be necessary for collecting, storing, holding, purifying and treating such water and protecting and preserving the purity thereof, and for conveying the same to any place within its franchise territory.

Section 4B. Any water company or corporation subject to this chapter having franchise rights encompassing an entire city, town or district may, subject to determination by the department after notice and a public hearing as to the public convenience and necessity, and with the advice and consent of the department of environmental protection, take by eminent domain under chapter seventy-nine or acquire by purchase or otherwise and hold the waters, or any portion thereof, of any pond, brook, spring, stream or groundwater sources within its franchise territory not already appropriated for purposes of public water supply, and any water or flowage rights connected therewith, and such lands, rights of way and other easements as may be necessary for collecting, storing, holding, purifying and treating such water and protecting and preserving the purity thereof, and for conveying the same to any place within its franchise territory.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 131, sec. 2A — MA Code / Part I / Title XIX / Chapter 131 / Section 2A
Wildland acquisition account
Status: in_force

Section 2A. There is hereby established within the Inland Fisheries and Game Fund, a wildland acquisition account which shall be credited monies received from the sale of wildland conservation stamps, the portion of the fees for sporting, fishing, trapping and hunting licenses to be credited under the provisions of section 2C, contributions thereto and any grant monies from the federal government or other public and private sources. Said account, subject to appropriation, shall be used only for the purchase of land containing wildlife habitat and for costs directly related to the administration of the wildlands stamp program. The director may contract with the seller of wildlands for installment payments provided that the total of all such installment payments does not exceed seventy-five percent of the previous year's income to the wildlands acquisition account. Acquisition of all lands so purchased shall be made with the advice and consent of the fisheries and wildlife board. All such lands shall be acquired exclusively for protection and management of wildlife habitat and shall be available for fishing, trapping, and hunting.

Section 2A. There is hereby established within the Inland Fisheries and Game Fund, a wildland acquisition account which shall be credited monies received from the sale of wildland conservation stamps, the portion of the fees for sporting, fishing, trapping and hunting licenses to be credited under the provisions of section 2C, contributions thereto and any grant monies from the federal government or other public and private sources.

Said account, subject to appropriation, shall be used only for the purchase of land containing wildlife habitat and for costs directly related to the administration of the wildlands stamp program.

The director may contract with the seller of wildlands for installment payments provided that the total of all such installment payments does not exceed seventy-five percent of the previous year's income to the wildlands acquisition account. Acquisition of all lands so purchased shall be made with the advice and consent of the fisheries and wildlife board. All such lands shall be acquired exclusively for protection and management of wildlife habitat and shall be available for fishing, trapping, and hunting.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, sec. 80 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXI / Chapter 149 / Section 80
Furnishing minors with articles for sale in, and encouragement of, violation of statutes
Status: in_force

Section 80. Whoever furnishes or sells to any minor any article of any description with the knowledge that the minor intends to sell such article in violation of any provision of sections sixty-nine to seventy-three, inclusive, or after having received written notice to this effect from any officer charged with the enforcement thereof, or knowingly procures or encourages any minor to violate any provisions of said sections, shall be punished by a fine of not less than ten nor more than two hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than two months, or both.

Section 80. Whoever furnishes or sells to any minor any article of any description with the knowledge that the minor intends to sell such article in violation of any provision of sections sixty-nine to seventy-three, inclusive, or after having received written notice to this effect from any officer charged with the enforcement thereof, or knowingly procures or encourages any minor to violate any provisions of said sections, shall be punished by a fine of not less than ten nor more than two hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than two months, or both.