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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, sec. 27A — MA Code / Part I / Title XXI / Chapter 149 / Section 27A
Appeals from classifications and wage determinations
Status: in_force

Section 27A. Within five days from the date of the first advertisement or call for bids, two or more employers of labor, or two or more members of a labor organization, or the awarding officer or official, or five or more residents of the town or towns where the public works are to be constructed, may appeal to the commissioner or his designee from a wage determination, or a classification of employment as made by the commissioner, by serving on the commissioner a written notice to that effect. Thereupon the commissioner or his designee shall immediately hold a public hearing on the action appealed from. The commissioner or his designee shall render his decision not later than three days after the closing of the hearing. The decision of the commissioner or his designee shall be final and notice thereof shall be given forthwith to the awarding official or public body.

Section 27A. Within five days from the date of the first advertisement or call for bids, two or more employers of labor, or two or more members of a labor organization, or the awarding officer or official, or five or more residents of the town or towns where the public works are to be constructed, may appeal to the commissioner or his designee from a wage determination, or a classification of employment as made by the commissioner, by serving on the commissioner a written notice to that effect. Thereupon the commissioner or his designee shall immediately hold a public hearing on the action appealed from. The commissioner or his designee shall render his decision not later than three days after the closing of the hearing. The decision of the commissioner or his designee shall be final and notice thereof shall be given forthwith to the awarding official or public body.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 176T, sec. 8 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 176T / Section 8
Non-exemption of applicable provisions of chapter 111, 112 or 176T
Status: in_force

Section 8. Nothing in this chapter shall exempt any person from any applicable provisions of chapter 111, 112 or 176T including, but not limited to, provisions relating to determination of need, licensure and regulation of hospitals and clinics and registration of health professionals.

Section 8. Nothing in this chapter shall exempt any person from any applicable provisions of chapter 111, 112 or 176T including, but not limited to, provisions relating to determination of need, licensure and regulation of hospitals and clinics and registration of health professionals.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 156B, sec. 89 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 156B / Section 89
Demand for payment; time for payment
Status: in_force

Section 89. If within twenty days after the date of mailing of a notice under subsection (e) of section eighty-two, subsection (f) of section eighty-three, or section eighty-eight, any stockholder to whom the corporation was required to give such notice shall demand in writing from the corporation taking such action, or in the case of a consolidation or merger from the resulting or surviving corporation, payment for his stock, the corporation upon which such demand is made shall pay to him the fair value of his stock within thirty days after the expiration of the period during which such demand may be made.

Section 89. If within twenty days after the date of mailing of a notice under subsection (e) of section eighty-two, subsection (f) of section eighty-three, or section eighty-eight, any stockholder to whom the corporation was required to give such notice shall demand in writing from the corporation taking such action, or in the case of a consolidation or merger from the resulting or surviving corporation, payment for his stock, the corporation upon which such demand is made shall pay to him the fair value of his stock within thirty days after the expiration of the period during which such demand may be made.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111, sec. 69G — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 111 / Section 69G
Effect of notice of admission of needy person
Status: in_force

Section 69G. In the case of a needy person not already in receipt of public assistance, the notice of admission shall constitute an application on behalf of the patient. Upon receipt of such application, the department of transitional assistance shall determine his eligibility for assistance, and if he is found eligible, he shall be granted the type of assistance for which he qualifies, from the date of the notice or application.

Section 69G. In the case of a needy person not already in receipt of public assistance, the notice of admission shall constitute an application on behalf of the patient. Upon receipt of such application, the department of transitional assistance shall determine his eligibility for assistance, and if he is found eligible, he shall be granted the type of assistance for which he qualifies, from the date of the notice or application.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, sec. 91 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 164 / Section 91
Enforcement of conditions imposed under Sec. 90
Status: in_force

Section 91. The supreme judicial or superior court shall have jurisdiction in equity, on application of the department or of the mayor of any city or the selectmen of any town where electricity is distributed and sold under the preceding section, to compel the observance and to restrain the violation of any provision thereof and of the general laws relating to electric companies and of all lawful orders, decisions and terms made or imposed by the department or by the aldermen or selectmen under said section.

Section 91. The supreme judicial or superior court shall have jurisdiction in equity, on application of the department or of the mayor of any city or the selectmen of any town where electricity is distributed and sold under the preceding section, to compel the observance and to restrain the violation of any provision thereof and of the general laws relating to electric companies and of all lawful orders, decisions and terms made or imposed by the department or by the aldermen or selectmen under said section.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 105A, sec. 6 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 105A / Section 6
Notices; delivery by verified or electronic mail
Status: in_force

Section 6. Unless otherwise specifically provided, all notices required by this chapter shall be sent by verified mail or electronic mail. Notices sent to the operator shall be sent to the self-service storage facility where the occupant's property is stored. Notices to the occupant shall be sent to the occupant at the occupant's last known address. Except in the case of electronic mail, notices shall be deemed delivered when deposited with the United States Postal Service, properly addressed as provided in the second paragraph, with postage paid. In the case of electronic mail, notices shall be deemed delivered when an electronic delivery receipt is obtained.

Section 6. Unless otherwise specifically provided, all notices required by this chapter shall be sent by verified mail or electronic mail.

Notices sent to the operator shall be sent to the self-service storage facility where the occupant's property is stored. Notices to the occupant shall be sent to the occupant at the occupant's last known address.

Except in the case of electronic mail, notices shall be deemed delivered when deposited with the United States Postal Service, properly addressed as provided in the second paragraph, with postage paid. In the case of electronic mail, notices shall be deemed delivered when an electronic delivery receipt is obtained.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 93, sec. 83 — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 93 / Section 83
Assignment of contract for health club services; right of cancellation preserved; notice of assignment
Status: in_force

Section 83. No assignee or creditor who takes a note or other obligation as consideration for a contract for health club services shall fail to honor the consumer's right of cancellation as provided in section eighty-one or eighty-two. No assignee of a contract shall fail to give notice of the assignment to the consumer. A notice of assignment shall be in writing addressed to the consumer at the address shown on the contract and shall identify the contract.

Section 83. No assignee or creditor who takes a note or other obligation as consideration for a contract for health club services shall fail to honor the consumer's right of cancellation as provided in section eighty-one or eighty-two. No assignee of a contract shall fail to give notice of the assignment to the consumer. A notice of assignment shall be in writing addressed to the consumer at the address shown on the contract and shall identify the contract.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 218, sec. 14 — MA Code / Part III / Title I / Chapter 218 / Section 14
Facsimile or electronic rendering of signatures
Status: in_force

Section 14. Clerks and assistant clerks of district courts may sign process issued by the said courts, and court records, documents or other legal papers, or copies thereof, relating to criminal, delinquent, wayward and neglected cases made or issued by such clerks or assistant clerks in conformity with law, except search warrants and process authorizing arrests or commitments, by imprinting thereon a facsimile or electronic rendering of the signature of the clerk or assistant clerk; and such signatures shall have the same validity as their written signatures. Complaints for violations of the parking law, brought under section twenty A or section twenty C of chapter ninety, may be signed by the complainant by imprinting thereon a facsimile or electronic rendering of his signature. Such signature shall have the same validity as his written signature.

Section 14. Clerks and assistant clerks of district courts may sign process issued by the said courts, and court records, documents or other legal papers, or copies thereof, relating to criminal, delinquent, wayward and neglected cases made or issued by such clerks or assistant clerks in conformity with law, except search warrants and process authorizing arrests or commitments, by imprinting thereon a facsimile or electronic rendering of the signature of the clerk or assistant clerk; and such signatures shall have the same validity as their written signatures.

Complaints for violations of the parking law, brought under section twenty A or section twenty C of chapter ninety, may be signed by the complainant by imprinting thereon a facsimile or electronic rendering of his signature. Such signature shall have the same validity as his written signature.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 128, sec. 7 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIX / Chapter 128 / Section 7
Posters containing extracts of laws; preparation and distribution
Status: in_force

Section 7. The commissioner shall cause to be printed on durable material, suitable to be affixed to trees or otherwise to be posted in the open air, copies of such extracts from section thirty-six of chapter one hundred and thirty-one and sections one hundred and five, one hundred and thirteen, one hundred and fifteen, one hundred and seventeen, one hundred and twenty-two and one hundred and thirty-one of chapter two hundred and sixty-six as in his opinion will tend to prevent depredations on farm and forest lands, and shall furnish a reasonable number of such copies to any owner or tenant of land, upon application, at a price not less than the cost thereof.

Section 7. The commissioner shall cause to be printed on durable material, suitable to be affixed to trees or otherwise to be posted in the open air, copies of such extracts from section thirty-six of chapter one hundred and thirty-one and sections one hundred and five, one hundred and thirteen, one hundred and fifteen, one hundred and seventeen, one hundred and twenty-two and one hundred and thirty-one of chapter two hundred and sixty-six as in his opinion will tend to prevent depredations on farm and forest lands, and shall furnish a reasonable number of such copies to any owner or tenant of land, upon application, at a price not less than the cost thereof.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 215, sec. 6A — MA Code / Part III / Title I / Chapter 215 / Section 6A
Courts and their jurisdictions; attachment by injunction
Status: in_force

Section 6A. In any proceeding before a probate court, an attachment may be made by injunction to reach shares of stock or other property which cannot be reached to be attached in a civil action in which money damages are sought, and the property so attached shall thereafter be subject to such order as justice and equity may require; and in relation to such probate proceedings said court shall have all the powers which the supreme judicial and superior courts have in relation to actions to reach and apply.

Section 6A. In any proceeding before a probate court, an attachment may be made by injunction to reach shares of stock or other property which cannot be reached to be attached in a civil action in which money damages are sought, and the property so attached shall thereafter be subject to such order as justice and equity may require; and in relation to such probate proceedings said court shall have all the powers which the supreme judicial and superior courts have in relation to actions to reach and apply.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 112, sec. 17B — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 112 / Section 17B
Liability of persons filing complaint, reporting or providing information or assisting the board of registration in podiatry
Status: in_force

Section 17B. No person filing a complaint or reporting or providing information or assisting the board at its request in discharging its duties and functions shall be liable in any cause of action arising out of the receiving of such information or assistance, provided the person making the complaint or reporting or providing such information or assistance does so in good faith and without malice.

Section 17B. No person filing a complaint or reporting or providing information or assisting the board at its request in discharging its duties and functions shall be liable in any cause of action arising out of the receiving of such information or assistance, provided the person making the complaint or reporting or providing such information or assistance does so in good faith and without malice.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94, sec. 42J — MA Code / Part I / Title XV / Chapter 94 / Section 42J
Unlicensed receiving of milk from producers; penalty
Status: in_force

Section 42J. Except as provided in section forty-two E, any person who receives milk from producers without having a license under section forty-two A in full force and effect shall be punished by a fine of not more than fifty dollars for each consecutive period of twenty-four hours during which such unlicensed operation continues.

Section 42J. Except as provided in section forty-two E, any person who receives milk from producers without having a license under section forty-two A in full force and effect shall be punished by a fine of not more than fifty dollars for each consecutive period of twenty-four hours during which such unlicensed operation continues.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40A, sec. 4 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 40A / Section 4
Uniform districts
Status: in_force

Section 4. Any zoning ordinance or by-law which divides cities and towns into districts shall be uniform within the district for each class or kind of structures or uses permitted. Districts shall be shown on a zoning map in a manner sufficient for identification. Such maps shall be part of zoning ordinances or by-laws. Assessors' or property plans may be used as the basis for zoning maps. If more than four sheets or plates are used for a zoning map, an index map showing districts in outline shall be part of the zoning map and of the zoning ordinance or by-law.

Section 4. Any zoning ordinance or by-law which divides cities and towns into districts shall be uniform within the district for each class or kind of structures or uses permitted.

Districts shall be shown on a zoning map in a manner sufficient for identification. Such maps shall be part of zoning ordinances or by-laws. Assessors' or property plans may be used as the basis for zoning maps. If more than four sheets or plates are used for a zoning map, an index map showing districts in outline shall be part of the zoning map and of the zoning ordinance or by-law.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 6, sec. 37A — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 6 / Section 37A
Gifts in trust for state library
Status: in_force

Section 37A. The said trustees may receive in trust for the commonwealth any gift or bequest of money or securities for any purpose incident to the uses of the state library, and shall forthwith transfer any money or securities so received to the state treasurer, who shall administer the same as provided by section sixteen of chapter ten.

Section 37A. The said trustees may receive in trust for the commonwealth any gift or bequest of money or securities for any purpose incident to the uses of the state library, and shall forthwith transfer any money or securities so received to the state treasurer, who shall administer the same as provided by section sixteen of chapter ten.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, sec. 103 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXI / Chapter 149 / Section 103
Seats for employees; violation of statute
Status: in_force

Section 103. Employers shall provide suitable seats for the use of their employees and shall permit such employees to use such seats whenever they are not necessarily engaged in the active duties of their employment, and shall also provide for their use and permit them to use suitable seats while at work, except when the work cannot properly be performed in a sitting position or when such seats may reasonably be expected to result in an unsafe or hazardous working condition. Whoever violates this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than fifty nor more than two hundred dollars.

Section 103. Employers shall provide suitable seats for the use of their employees and shall permit such employees to use such seats whenever they are not necessarily engaged in the active duties of their employment, and shall also provide for their use and permit them to use suitable seats while at work, except when the work cannot properly be performed in a sitting position or when such seats may reasonably be expected to result in an unsafe or hazardous working condition. Whoever violates this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than fifty nor more than two hundred dollars.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 44B, sec. 16 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 44B / Section 16
Amendments to amount and computation of surcharge; revocation of Secs. 3 to 7
Status: in_force

Section 16. (a) At any time after imposition of the surcharge, the legislative body may approve and the voters may accept an amendment to the amount and computation of the surcharge, or to the amount of exemption or exemptions, in the same manner and within the limitations set forth in this chapter, including reducing the surcharge to 1 per cent and committing additional municipal funds pursuant to subsection (b1/2) of section 3. (b) At any time after the expiration of five years after the date on which sections 3 to 7, inclusive, have been accepted in a city or town, said sections may be revoked in the same manner as they were accepted by such city or town, but the surcharge imposed under section 3 shall remain in effect in any such city or town, with respect to unpaid taxes on past transactions and with respect to taxes due on future transactions, until all contractual obligations incurred by the city or town prior to such termination shall have been fully discharged.

Section 16. (a) At any time after imposition of the surcharge, the legislative body may approve and the voters may accept an amendment to the amount and computation of the surcharge, or to the amount of exemption or exemptions, in the same manner and within the limitations set forth in this chapter, including reducing the surcharge to 1 per cent and committing additional municipal funds pursuant to subsection (b1/2) of section 3.

(b) At any time after the expiration of five years after the date on which sections 3 to 7, inclusive, have been accepted in a city or town, said sections may be revoked in the same manner as they were accepted by such city or town, but the surcharge imposed under section 3 shall remain in effect in any such city or town, with respect to unpaid taxes on past transactions and with respect to taxes due on future transactions, until all contractual obligations incurred by the city or town prior to such termination shall have been fully discharged.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 221, sec. 32 — MA Code / Part III / Title I / Chapter 221 / Section 32
Fees; duty of clerks to account
Status: in_force

Section 32. The clerks of the courts in the several counties, and of the supreme judicial court and superior court department for Suffolk county, shall keep cash books, which shall be the property of the commonwealth and shall be and remain a part of the records of the courts, in which they shall keep accounts of all fees received by them for their official acts and services, including fees for copies which they are not required by law to furnish, fees and money in proceedings relative to naturalization or for naturalization certificates, and all fees and money of whatever description or character received by them, or by any assistant or other person in their offices or employment, for any acts done or services rendered in connection with their said offices, and shall on or before the tenth day of each month pay over to the state treasurer all fees received during the preceding calendar month, and shall render therewith a sworn account thereof; provided, that said clerks shall account for and pay over to the United States bureau of naturalization in accordance with the federal laws as to naturalization such part of any moneys received by them under or by authority of such laws as they are required thereby to account for and pay over.

Section 32. The clerks of the courts in the several counties, and of the supreme judicial court and superior court department for Suffolk county, shall keep cash books, which shall be the property of the commonwealth and shall be and remain a part of the records of the courts, in which they shall keep accounts of all fees received by them for their official acts and services, including fees for copies which they are not required by law to furnish, fees and money in proceedings relative to naturalization or for naturalization certificates, and all fees and money of whatever description or character received by them, or by any assistant or other person in their offices or employment, for any acts done or services rendered in connection with their said offices, and shall on or before the tenth day of each month pay over to the state treasurer all fees received during the preceding calendar month, and shall render therewith a sworn account thereof; provided, that said clerks shall account for and pay over to the United States bureau of naturalization in accordance with the federal laws as to naturalization such part of any moneys received by them under or by authority of such laws as they are required thereby to account for and pay over.