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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 143, sec. 13 — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 143 / Section 13
Inspection by inspector of office of public safety and inspections
Status: in_force

Section 13. Any inspector of the office of public safety and inspections of the division of occupational licensure, if called upon by the aldermen of any city or by the selectmen of any town, shall inspect any building or other structure in such city or town, or anything attached to or connected therewith, which has been represented to be dangerous to life or limb.

Section 13. Any inspector of the office of public safety and inspections of the division of occupational licensure, if called upon by the aldermen of any city or by the selectmen of any town, shall inspect any building or other structure in such city or town, or anything attached to or connected therewith, which has been represented to be dangerous to life or limb.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 171, sec. 20 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 171 / Section 20
Compensation and expense reimbursement; restrictions on loans to directors
Status: in_force

Section 20. No member of the board of directors shall receive compensation for his services as a member of the board or as a member of any committee. A director may be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in the performance of responsibilities of director or as a member of any committee; provided, however, that such expenses must be itemized in writing and approved by the board of directors. Such expenses shall be reported to the members at the next annual meeting or at a special meeting called for that purpose. The officers elected by the board shall receive such compensation as it may authorize. No member of said board shall borrow from the corporation, by means of a personal loan upon his note, to an amount in excess of the total of his shares and deposits in said credit union, and the accumulated earnings standing to his credit thereon on the books of the corporation or with sufficient collateral pledged to secure the same made up of negotiable bonds or notes of the United States valued at not more than eighty percent of their market value or by the assignment of his passbook in a savings bank, cooperative bank or a federal savings and loan association, all doing business in the commonwealth or policies issued by life insurance companies authorized to transact business in this commonwealth valued at not more than their cash surrender value, unless approved by vote of two-thirds of the other members of said board.

Section 20. No member of the board of directors shall receive compensation for his services as a member of the board or as a member of any committee. A director may be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in the performance of responsibilities of director or as a member of any committee; provided, however, that such expenses must be itemized in writing and approved by the board of directors. Such expenses shall be reported to the members at the next annual meeting or at a special meeting called for that purpose. The officers elected by the board shall receive such compensation as it may authorize. No member of said board shall borrow from the corporation, by means of a personal loan upon his note, to an amount in excess of the total of his shares and deposits in said credit union, and the accumulated earnings standing to his credit thereon on the books of the corporation or with sufficient collateral pledged to secure the same made up of negotiable bonds or notes of the United States valued at not more than eighty percent of their market value or by the assignment of his passbook in a savings bank, cooperative bank or a federal savings and loan association, all doing business in the commonwealth or policies issued by life insurance companies authorized to transact business in this commonwealth valued at not more than their cash surrender value, unless approved by vote of two-thirds of the other members of said board.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 235, sec. 25 — MA Code / Part III / Title II / Chapter 235 / Section 25
Special judgment where insolvent, etc., has given bond to dissolve an attachment
Status: in_force

Section 25. If a plaintiff would be entitled to a judgment or decree except for the bankruptcy or insolvency of a defendant, or his discharge therein, who has given a bond to dissolve an attachment or to release money or property brought within the control of a court of equity in any manner specified in the preceding section, which attachment was made or money or property brought within control more than four months prior to the commencement of proceedings in bankruptcy, or, in voluntary proceedings in insolvency, more than four months prior to the first publication of the notice of the issuing of the warrant, or, in involuntary proceedings in insolvency, more than four months prior to the first publication of the notice of the filing of the petition, or, in proceedings in composition in insolvency in which no assignment has been made, more than four months prior to the notice by the register to the creditors of the debtor's proposal of composition, the court may at any time, upon motion, enter a special judgment or decree for the plaintiff, which shall be a sufficient judgment or decree, within the meaning of the condition of the bond, if like that set forth in sections one hundred and twenty and one hundred and twenty-five of chapter two hundred and twenty-three, to enable him to maintain an action against the sureties thereon.

Section 25. If a plaintiff would be entitled to a judgment or decree except for the bankruptcy or insolvency of a defendant, or his discharge therein, who has given a bond to dissolve an attachment or to release money or property brought within the control of a court of equity in any manner specified in the preceding section, which attachment was made or money or property brought within control more than four months prior to the commencement of proceedings in bankruptcy, or, in voluntary proceedings in insolvency, more than four months prior to the first publication of the notice of the issuing of the warrant, or, in involuntary proceedings in insolvency, more than four months prior to the first publication of the notice of the filing of the petition, or, in proceedings in composition in insolvency in which no assignment has been made, more than four months prior to the notice by the register to the creditors of the debtor's proposal of composition, the court may at any time, upon motion, enter a special judgment or decree for the plaintiff, which shall be a sufficient judgment or decree, within the meaning of the condition of the bond, if like that set forth in sections one hundred and twenty and one hundred and twenty-five of chapter two hundred and twenty-three, to enable him to maintain an action against the sureties thereon.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, sec. 43A — MA Code / Part III / Title I / Chapter 218 / Section 43A
Uniform practices; forms; superintendence of record keeping
Status: in_force

Section 43A. The chief justice shall be authorized to require uniform practices, to prescribe forms of blanks and records, and to superintend the keeping of records by clerks. He may authorize any justice or special justice to hold a session of any division at another division or elsewhere, in order to promote the speedy dispatch of the court's business.

Section 43A. The chief justice shall be authorized to require uniform practices, to prescribe forms of blanks and records, and to superintend the keeping of records by clerks. He may authorize any justice or special justice to hold a session of any division at another division or elsewhere, in order to promote the speedy dispatch of the court's business.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 120A, sec. 10 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVII / Chapter 120A / Section 10
Resolution of disputes arising among compacting states and between compacting and non-compacting states
Status: in_force

Section 10. (a) The compacting states shall report to the interstate commission on all issues and activities necessary for the administration of the compact as well as issues and activities relative to compliance with the compact and its by-laws and rules. (b) The interstate commission shall attempt, upon the request of a compacting state, to resolve any disputes or other issues which are subject to the compact and which may arise among compacting states and between compacting and non-compacting states. The commission shall promulgate a rule providing for both mediation and binding dispute resolution for disputes among the compacting states. (c) The interstate commission, in the reasonable exercise of its discretion, shall enforce the provisions and rules of this compact using any or all means set forth in section 16.

Section 10. (a) The compacting states shall report to the interstate commission on all issues and activities necessary for the administration of the compact as well as issues and activities relative to compliance with the compact and its by-laws and rules.

(b) The interstate commission shall attempt, upon the request of a compacting state, to resolve any disputes or other issues which are subject to the compact and which may arise among compacting states and between compacting and non-compacting states. The commission shall promulgate a rule providing for both mediation and binding dispute resolution for disputes among the compacting states.

(c) The interstate commission, in the reasonable exercise of its discretion, shall enforce the provisions and rules of this compact using any or all means set forth in section 16.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 215, sec. 47 — MA Code / Part III / Title I / Chapter 215 / Section 47
Waiver of notice
Status: in_force

Section 47. The notice required in any proceeding in a probate court may be dispensed with if all parties entitled thereto assent in writing to such proceeding or waive notice.

Section 47. The notice required in any proceeding in a probate court may be dispensed with if all parties entitled thereto assent in writing to such proceeding or waive notice.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 12, sec. 20A — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 12 / Section 20A
Suffolk and Northern districts; special assistant district attorney, appointment and removal; duties; power; salary
Status: in_force

Section 20A. The district attorney for the Suffolk district and the district attorney for the northern district may each appoint an attorney at law as a special assistant district attorney, whose duties shall be the listing and assignment of cases, under the supervision of the district attorney, and may remove him at pleasure. Such special assistants shall have all powers of an assistant district attorney, and shall receive from the commonwealth a salary not exceeding twenty-one thousand seven hundred and eighty dollars.

Section 20A. The district attorney for the Suffolk district and the district attorney for the northern district may each appoint an attorney at law as a special assistant district attorney, whose duties shall be the listing and assignment of cases, under the supervision of the district attorney, and may remove him at pleasure. Such special assistants shall have all powers of an assistant district attorney, and shall receive from the commonwealth a salary not exceeding twenty-one thousand seven hundred and eighty dollars.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 175, sec. 26 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 175 / Section 26
Failure to make and file annual statements; penalty
Status: in_force

Section 26. A company neglecting to make and file its annual statement or the materials required by the commissioner to be filed with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners under the provisions of section twenty-five in the form and within the time provided by the preceding section shall forfeit one hundred dollars for each day during which such neglect continues, and, upon notice by the commissioner to that effect, its authority to do new business shall cease while such default continues without any proceedings under section five or six.

Section 26. A company neglecting to make and file its annual statement or the materials required by the commissioner to be filed with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners under the provisions of section twenty-five in the form and within the time provided by the preceding section shall forfeit one hundred dollars for each day during which such neglect continues, and, upon notice by the commissioner to that effect, its authority to do new business shall cease while such default continues without any proceedings under section five or six.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156B, sec. 32A — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 156B / Section 32A
Restrictions on exercise, transfer, receipt or holding of rights or options issued by corporations
Status: in_force

Section 32A. The terms and conditions of any rights or options issued by the corporation, including those outstanding on the effective date of this section, may include, without limitation, restrictions or conditions that preclude or limit the exercise, transfer, receipt or holding of such rights or options by any person owning or offering to acquire a specified number or percentage of the outstanding stock or other securities of the corporation, or any transferees of any such persons, or that preclude or limit such actions based on such other factors, including the nature or identity of such persons, as the directors determine to be reasonable and in the best interests of the corporation. Nothing contained in this section shall affect the duties or standard of care of a director pursuant to section sixty-five of this chapter.

Section 32A. The terms and conditions of any rights or options issued by the corporation, including those outstanding on the effective date of this section, may include, without limitation, restrictions or conditions that preclude or limit the exercise, transfer, receipt or holding of such rights or options by any person owning or offering to acquire a specified number or percentage of the outstanding stock or other securities of the corporation, or any transferees of any such persons, or that preclude or limit such actions based on such other factors, including the nature or identity of such persons, as the directors determine to be reasonable and in the best interests of the corporation. Nothing contained in this section shall affect the duties or standard of care of a director pursuant to section sixty-five of this chapter.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 159, sec. 39 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 159 / Section 39
Violations; action by attorney general
Status: in_force

Section 39. If in the judgment of the department any common carrier violates or neglects in any respect to comply with the provisions of any law, and after written notice by the department continues such violation or neglect, or neglects to make returns as required by law, or to amend the same when lawfully required so to do, the department shall forthwith present the facts to the attorney general for action.

Section 39. If in the judgment of the department any common carrier violates or neglects in any respect to comply with the provisions of any law, and after written notice by the department continues such violation or neglect, or neglects to make returns as required by law, or to amend the same when lawfully required so to do, the department shall forthwith present the facts to the attorney general for action.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 81, sec. 7H — MA Code / Part I / Title XIV / Chapter 81 / Section 7H
Lease of lands for public parking facility
Status: in_force

Section 7H. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the department may, with the approval of the governor and council, lease land adjacent to, over or under a state highway for use as a public parking facility; provided, however, (1) the term of any such lease shall not exceed five years (2) the provisions of section eight A of chapter twenty-nine relative to notice of and proposals for any contract in excess of five thousand dollars for work under the supervision or control of the department shall apply to such leases (3) the lessee has filed with the department a statement under oath containing the names and addresses of the officers and directors in the case of a corporation, or of the person or persons in the case of a partnership or other voluntary association, or of any other person or persons, having any financial or beneficial interest in said lease (4) the lessee shall within thirty days after any change in the stockholders or persons holding any such interest file a statement thereof under oath with the department and (5) no such lease shall be renewed or extended except in accordance with the provisions of this section applicable to a new lease. Whoever wilfully violates any provision of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars.

Section 7H. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the department may, with the approval of the governor and council, lease land adjacent to, over or under a state highway for use as a public parking facility; provided, however, (1) the term of any such lease shall not exceed five years (2) the provisions of section eight A of chapter twenty-nine relative to notice of and proposals for any contract in excess of five thousand dollars for work under the supervision or control of the department shall apply to such leases (3) the lessee has filed with the department a statement under oath containing the names and addresses of the officers and directors in the case of a corporation, or of the person or persons in the case of a partnership or other voluntary association, or of any other person or persons, having any financial or beneficial interest in said lease (4) the lessee shall within thirty days after any change in the stockholders or persons holding any such interest file a statement thereof under oath with the department and (5) no such lease shall be renewed or extended except in accordance with the provisions of this section applicable to a new lease.

Whoever wilfully violates any provision of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 208, sec. 20 — MA Code / Part II / Title III / Chapter 208 / Section 20
Continuance of action; temporary separation
Status: in_force

Section 20. The court may, without entering a judgment of divorce, order the action continued upon the docket from time to time, and during such continuance may make orders relative to a temporary separation of the parties, the separate maintenance of either spouse and the custody and support of minor children. Such orders may be changed or annulled as the court may determine, and shall, while they are in force, supersede any order of the probate court under section thirty-two of chapter two hundred and nine and may suspend the right of said court to act under said section. When the court makes an order for maintenance of a spouse or support of a minor child, and such spouse or child is not a member of a private group health insurance plan, the court shall include in such order a provision relating to health insurance, which provision shall be in accordance with section thirty-four.

Section 20. The court may, without entering a judgment of divorce, order the action continued upon the docket from time to time, and during such continuance may make orders relative to a temporary separation of the parties, the separate maintenance of either spouse and the custody and support of minor children. Such orders may be changed or annulled as the court may determine, and shall, while they are in force, supersede any order of the probate court under section thirty-two of chapter two hundred and nine and may suspend the right of said court to act under said section. When the court makes an order for maintenance of a spouse or support of a minor child, and such spouse or child is not a member of a private group health insurance plan, the court shall include in such order a provision relating to health insurance, which provision shall be in accordance with section thirty-four.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, sec. 102 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 164 / Section 102
Consolidation of Boston Consolidated Gas and Boston Edison
Status: in_force

Section 102. The six preceding sections shall not be construed to authorize the consolidation of the Boston Consolidated Gas Company and the Boston Edison Company.

Section 102. The six preceding sections shall not be construed to authorize the consolidation of the Boston Consolidated Gas Company and the Boston Edison Company.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 176P, sec. 50 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 176P / Section 50
Violation of chapter provisions; penalty
Status: in_force

Section 50. Whoever violates any provision of this chapter for which a specific penalty is not provided shall be punished by a fine of not more than $200.

Section 50. Whoever violates any provision of this chapter for which a specific penalty is not provided shall be punished by a fine of not more than $200.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, sec. 16 — MA Code / Part III / Title I / Chapter 218 / Section 16
Bond of clerk
Status: in_force

Section 16. The clerk of a division of the district court department before entering upon the performance of his official duties, and thereafter, at intervals of not more than one year, so long as he continues to hold such office, shall give to the commonwealth a bond, conditioned to perform faithfully his official duties, with a surety company authorized to transact business in the commonwealth, as surety, in a sum approved by the chief justice of the district court department, but in no event less than five thousand dollars. Failure to give such bond shall be sufficient cause for his removal.

Section 16. The clerk of a division of the district court department before entering upon the performance of his official duties, and thereafter, at intervals of not more than one year, so long as he continues to hold such office, shall give to the commonwealth a bond, conditioned to perform faithfully his official duties, with a surety company authorized to transact business in the commonwealth, as surety, in a sum approved by the chief justice of the district court department, but in no event less than five thousand dollars. Failure to give such bond shall be sufficient cause for his removal.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6C, sec. 72 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 6C / Section 72
Waiver of sovereign immunity not limited
Status: in_force

Section 72. Nothing in sections 62 to 73, inclusive, shall limit any waiver of the sovereign immunity of the commonwealth or any officer or employee of the commonwealth with respect to the participation in or approval of all or any part of the transportation facility or its operation.

Section 72. Nothing in sections 62 to 73, inclusive, shall limit any waiver of the sovereign immunity of the commonwealth or any officer or employee of the commonwealth with respect to the participation in or approval of all or any part of the transportation facility or its operation.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, sec. 53 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 164 / Section 53
Delivery by street railway; metering
Status: in_force

Section 53. Electricity supplied by a street railway company to a town shall be delivered to the distributing system of said town at some specified place or places therein, and the meter or meters by which such electricity is measured shall be a part of the distributing system.

Section 53. Electricity supplied by a street railway company to a town shall be delivered to the distributing system of said town at some specified place or places therein, and the meter or meters by which such electricity is measured shall be a part of the distributing system.