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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40, sec. 23 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 40 / Section 23
Powers of cities; regulation of erection and maintenance of balustrades; penalty for violation
Status: in_force

Section 23. A city council may make rules and regulations for the erection and maintenance of balustrades or other projections upon the roofs or sides of buildings therein, with penalties for the violation thereof of not more than twenty dollars for each offence; but no such rule or regulation shall take effect until sixty days after its publication in a newspaper published in the city or in the county where the city is situated.

Section 23. A city council may make rules and regulations for the erection and maintenance of balustrades or other projections upon the roofs or sides of buildings therein, with penalties for the violation thereof of not more than twenty dollars for each offence; but no such rule or regulation shall take effect until sixty days after its publication in a newspaper published in the city or in the county where the city is situated.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 112, sec. 19 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 112 / Section 19
Unprofessional conduct; definition; regulation by board
Status: in_force

Section 19. ''Unprofessional conduct'', as used in section eighteen, shall include: (a) the wilful betrayal of a professional secret; (b) lending the use of one's name to an unregistered podiatrist, or having professional connection with such a person or with anyone convicted of any offense involving moral turpitude; (c) the selling or giving of any substance or compound containing alcohol or narcotic drugs for other than legal purposes; (d) written or printed statements of a character tending to claim professional superiority or the performance of professional services in a superior manner; (e) the inclusion of any fraudulent, misleading or deceptive statement in any form of advertising; and (f) any violation of any rule or regulation under section seventeen A. The board may, by regulation, in a manner consistent with the foregoing, further regulate advertising by persons subject to its jurisdiction.

Section 19. ''Unprofessional conduct'', as used in section eighteen, shall include: (a) the wilful betrayal of a professional secret; (b) lending the use of one's name to an unregistered podiatrist, or having professional connection with such a person or with anyone convicted of any offense involving moral turpitude; (c) the selling or giving of any substance or compound containing alcohol or narcotic drugs for other than legal purposes; (d) written or printed statements of a character tending to claim professional superiority or the performance of professional services in a superior manner; (e) the inclusion of any fraudulent, misleading or deceptive statement in any form of advertising; and (f) any violation of any rule or regulation under section seventeen A.

The board may, by regulation, in a manner consistent with the foregoing, further regulate advertising by persons subject to its jurisdiction.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 114, sec. 19 — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 114 / Section 19
Deposits for care and improvement of burial places or lots; records; investment of deposits
Status: in_force

Section 19. A city or town may receive, hold and apply any funds, money or securities deposited with the treasurer thereof for the preservation, care, improvement or embellishment of any public or private burial place situated therein, or of burial lots situated in such burial places. Such funds, money or securities shall be entered upon the books of the treasurer, and held in accordance with ordinances or by-laws relative thereto. A city or town may pass ordinances or by-laws consistent with law, necessary for the purposes of this section. Each treasurer shall invest such deposits under his control to insure a maximum income from such deposits. Upon the receipt of a deposit for the preservation, care, improvement or embellishment of individual lots in public burial places, said treasurer shall so inform the city or town clerk, who shall record the facts relating to such deposit in the margin of his records of said lots.

Section 19. A city or town may receive, hold and apply any funds, money or securities deposited with the treasurer thereof for the preservation, care, improvement or embellishment of any public or private burial place situated therein, or of burial lots situated in such burial places. Such funds, money or securities shall be entered upon the books of the treasurer, and held in accordance with ordinances or by-laws relative thereto. A city or town may pass ordinances or by-laws consistent with law, necessary for the purposes of this section. Each treasurer shall invest such deposits under his control to insure a maximum income from such deposits. Upon the receipt of a deposit for the preservation, care, improvement or embellishment of individual lots in public burial places, said treasurer shall so inform the city or town clerk, who shall record the facts relating to such deposit in the margin of his records of said lots.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 160, sec. 166 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 160 / Section 166
Passenger cars; illuminating oil or fluid
Status: in_force

Section 166. A passenger car on a railroad shall not be lighted by naphtha, nor by an illuminating oil or fluid made in part of naphtha or which will ignite at a temperature of less than three hundred degrees Fahrenheit. A corporation which violates this section shall forfeit not more than five hundred dollars.

Section 166. A passenger car on a railroad shall not be lighted by naphtha, nor by an illuminating oil or fluid made in part of naphtha or which will ignite at a temperature of less than three hundred degrees Fahrenheit. A corporation which violates this section shall forfeit not more than five hundred dollars.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 58, sec. 4C — MA Code / Part I / Title IX / Chapter 58 / Section 4C
Costs of services provided by commissioner
Status: in_force

Section 4C. Whenever the commissioner provides any service under the provisions of section four, four A or four B, the costs of such services shall be incurred by the commonwealth; and payment therefor shall be deducted by the state treasurer under the provisions of section twenty A of chapter fifty-eight from any amount distributable or payable by the commonwealth to such city or town. Whenever, in the opinion of the commissioner, it is necessary for an assessor to attend any training program under the provisions of section three, the registration fees, costs of study material and necessary travel expense shall be paid by the city, town or district of such assessor.

Section 4C. Whenever the commissioner provides any service under the provisions of section four, four A or four B, the costs of such services shall be incurred by the commonwealth; and payment therefor shall be deducted by the state treasurer under the provisions of section twenty A of chapter fifty-eight from any amount distributable or payable by the commonwealth to such city or town.

Whenever, in the opinion of the commissioner, it is necessary for an assessor to attend any training program under the provisions of section three, the registration fees, costs of study material and necessary travel expense shall be paid by the city, town or district of such assessor.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22C, sec. 14 — MA Code / Part I / Title II / Chapter 22C / Section 14
Felony or controlled substance convictions; receipt of gratuities for official services
Status: in_force

Section 14. No person who has been convicted of a felony or any offense punishable under chapter 94C or has been convicted of a misdemeanor and has been confined to any jail or house of correction as punishment for said crime shall be appointed as an employee of the department, including but not limited to a uniformed member, clerk, assistant or expert; provided, however, that the colonel may certify for appointment a civilian employee who has been convicted of a misdemeanor if that appointment will contribute substantially to the work of the department. Any member of the state police who directly or indirectly receives a reward, gift or gratuity on account of his official services shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than three months and shall also be discharged from office. Any such member who fails to faithfully perform his duties shall be immediately discharged from office.

Section 14. No person who has been convicted of a felony or any offense punishable under chapter 94C or has been convicted of a misdemeanor and has been confined to any jail or house of correction as punishment for said crime shall be appointed as an employee of the department, including but not limited to a uniformed member, clerk, assistant or expert; provided, however, that the colonel may certify for appointment a civilian employee who has been convicted of a misdemeanor if that appointment will contribute substantially to the work of the department.

Any member of the state police who directly or indirectly receives a reward, gift or gratuity on account of his official services shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than three months and shall also be discharged from office. Any such member who fails to faithfully perform his duties shall be immediately discharged from office.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 203E, sec. 1010 — MA Code / Part II / Title II / Chapter 203E / Section 1010
Limitation on personal liability of trustee
Status: in_force

Section 1010. Limitation on personal liability of trustee (a) Except as otherwise provided in the contract, a trustee shall not be personally liable on a contract properly entered into in the trustee's fiduciary capacity in the course of administering the trust if the trustee, in the contract, disclosed the fiduciary capacity. (b) A trustee shall be personally liable for torts committed in the course of administering a trust or for obligations arising from ownership or control of trust property, including liability for violation of environmental law, only if the trustee is personally at fault. (c) A claim based on a contract entered into by a trustee in the trustee's fiduciary capacity, on an obligation arising from ownership or control of trust property or on a tort committed in the course of administering a trust, may be asserted in a judicial proceeding against the trustee in the trustee's fiduciary capacity, whether or not the trustee is personally liable for the claim.

Section 1010. Limitation on personal liability of trustee

(a) Except as otherwise provided in the contract, a trustee shall not be personally liable on a contract properly entered into in the trustee's fiduciary capacity in the course of administering the trust if the trustee, in the contract, disclosed the fiduciary capacity.

(b) A trustee shall be personally liable for torts committed in the course of administering a trust or for obligations arising from ownership or control of trust property, including liability for violation of environmental law, only if the trustee is personally at fault.

(c) A claim based on a contract entered into by a trustee in the trustee's fiduciary capacity, on an obligation arising from ownership or control of trust property or on a tort committed in the course of administering a trust, may be asserted in a judicial proceeding against the trustee in the trustee's fiduciary capacity, whether or not the trustee is personally liable for the claim.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 268, sec. 31 — MA Code / Part IV / Title I / Chapter 268 / Section 31
Delivery or receipt of articles to or from inmates
Status: in_force

Section 31. Whoever delivers or procures to be delivered, or has in his possession with intent to deliver, to an inmate confined in any penal institution, or whoever deposits or conceals in or about the institution, or the dependencies thereof, or upon any land appurtenant thereto, or in any boat or vehicle going into the premises belonging to the institution, any article, with intent that an inmate shall obtain or receive it, and whoever receives from an inmate any article with intent to convey it out of the institution, contrary to the rules and regulations thereof, and without the knowledge and permission of the commissioner of correction or of the superintendent, keeper, sheriff or other officer in charge thereof shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than three years or in jail for not more than two and one half years. Any inmate of a correctional institution who, upon returning from a furlough or a work program, brings or attempts to bring into said institution an illegal drug, gun, knife or other similar weapon as defined in section ten of chapter two hundred and sixty-nine of the General Laws, shall be punished by an additional sentence of not less than seven nor more than ten years in state prison.

Section 31. Whoever delivers or procures to be delivered, or has in his possession with intent to deliver, to an inmate confined in any penal institution, or whoever deposits or conceals in or about the institution, or the dependencies thereof, or upon any land appurtenant thereto, or in any boat or vehicle going into the premises belonging to the institution, any article, with intent that an inmate shall obtain or receive it, and whoever receives from an inmate any article with intent to convey it out of the institution, contrary to the rules and regulations thereof, and without the knowledge and permission of the commissioner of correction or of the superintendent, keeper, sheriff or other officer in charge thereof shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than three years or in jail for not more than two and one half years.

Any inmate of a correctional institution who, upon returning from a furlough or a work program, brings or attempts to bring into said institution an illegal drug, gun, knife or other similar weapon as defined in section ten of chapter two hundred and sixty-nine of the General Laws, shall be punished by an additional sentence of not less than seven nor more than ten years in state prison.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 129, sec. 36 — MA Code / Part I / Title XIX / Chapter 129 / Section 36
Notice of contagious diseases
Status: in_force

Section 36. Whoever kills an animal or causes it to be killed, with the consent of the owner or person in possession thereof, upon suspicion that it is affected with or has been exposed to a contagious disease, and who, upon the inspection of the carcass thereof, finds or is of opinion that it is affected with a contagious disease, shall forthwith notify such owner or person in possession thereof, and the director or an inspector for the town where such animal was kept, of the existence of such disease, and of the place where the animal was found, the name of the owner or person in possession thereof and of the disposal made of such carcass. Whoever violates any provision of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than two months, or both.

Section 36. Whoever kills an animal or causes it to be killed, with the consent of the owner or person in possession thereof, upon suspicion that it is affected with or has been exposed to a contagious disease, and who, upon the inspection of the carcass thereof, finds or is of opinion that it is affected with a contagious disease, shall forthwith notify such owner or person in possession thereof, and the director or an inspector for the town where such animal was kept, of the existence of such disease, and of the place where the animal was found, the name of the owner or person in possession thereof and of the disposal made of such carcass. Whoever violates any provision of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than two months, or both.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40, sec. 7 — MA Code / Part I / Title VII / Chapter 40 / Section 7
Removal of ice and snow from sidewalks in towns
Status: in_force

Section 7. Any town which accepts this section or has accepted corresponding provisions of earlier laws may appropriate money for the removal of snow and ice from its sidewalks, in accordance with the provisions of section six of chapter eighty-five. This section shall not apply to cities.

Section 7. Any town which accepts this section or has accepted corresponding provisions of earlier laws may appropriate money for the removal of snow and ice from its sidewalks, in accordance with the provisions of section six of chapter eighty-five. This section shall not apply to cities.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 138, sec. 43 — MA Code / Part I / Title XX / Chapter 138 / Section 43
Search of dwelling house
Status: in_force

Section 43. A warrant shall not be issued for the search of a dwelling house, if no inn, tavern, store, grocery, eating house or place of common resort is kept therein, unless one of the complainants makes oath that he has evidence that such alcoholic beverages have been sold therein or taken therefrom for the purpose of being sold by the occupant, or by his consent, or permission, contrary to law, within one month next before making such complaint, and are then kept therein for sale contrary to law by the person complained against. Such complainant shall state the facts and circumstances which constitute such evidence, and such allegations shall be recited in the complaint and warrant.

Section 43. A warrant shall not be issued for the search of a dwelling house, if no inn, tavern, store, grocery, eating house or place of common resort is kept therein, unless one of the complainants makes oath that he has evidence that such alcoholic beverages have been sold therein or taken therefrom for the purpose of being sold by the occupant, or by his consent, or permission, contrary to law, within one month next before making such complaint, and are then kept therein for sale contrary to law by the person complained against. Such complainant shall state the facts and circumstances which constitute such evidence, and such allegations shall be recited in the complaint and warrant.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 112, sec. 52F — MA Code / Part I / Title XVI / Chapter 112 / Section 52F
Suspension of or refusal to renew registrant's license; hearing
Status: in_force

Section 52F. The board may, without a hearing, suspend or refuse to renew a registrant's license if the board finds that the health, safety or welfare of the public warrants such summary action; provided, however, that the board shall, within seven days of such summary action, afford the registrant the opportunity of a hearing pursuant to chapter thirty A. Any suspension imposed by the board shall remain in effect until the conclusion of the proceedings including judicial review thereof, unless sooner dissolved by a court of competent jurisdiction or withdrawn by the board.

Section 52F. The board may, without a hearing, suspend or refuse to renew a registrant's license if the board finds that the health, safety or welfare of the public warrants such summary action; provided, however, that the board shall, within seven days of such summary action, afford the registrant the opportunity of a hearing pursuant to chapter thirty A. Any suspension imposed by the board shall remain in effect until the conclusion of the proceedings including judicial review thereof, unless sooner dissolved by a court of competent jurisdiction or withdrawn by the board.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, sec. 44 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXI / Chapter 149 / Section 44
Service by veterans on Memorial Day
Status: in_force

Section 44. No veteran, as defined in section one of chapter thirty-one, in the service of the commonwealth or of any county, city or town therein, except policemen, firemen, and members of the office of public safety and inspections of the division of occupational licensure or the division of inspection of the department of fire services doing police duty, shall be required to perform any service on Memorial Day. Such veterans, if employed as policemen or firemen by any city or town, may be granted leave of absence without loss of pay on Memorial Day by the governing authorities in cities and towns.

Section 44. No veteran, as defined in section one of chapter thirty-one, in the service of the commonwealth or of any county, city or town therein, except policemen, firemen, and members of the office of public safety and inspections of the division of occupational licensure or the division of inspection of the department of fire services doing police duty, shall be required to perform any service on Memorial Day. Such veterans, if employed as policemen or firemen by any city or town, may be granted leave of absence without loss of pay on Memorial Day by the governing authorities in cities and towns.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 164, sec. 18 — MA Code / Part I / Title XXII / Chapter 164 / Section 18
Disposition of shares
Status: in_force

Section 18. Except as otherwise provided in this section, shares of the capital stock of a gas or electric company shall be offered at such price, not less than par, as its directors may fix. The vote of the department, as provided in section fourteen, as to the amount of stock reasonably necessary for the purpose for which the issue of such shares has been authorized, shall be based on the price fixed by the directors unless the department deems that such price is so low as to be inconsistent with the public interest, in which case it may fix the price at which such shares may be issued. If it deems that such shares cannot be disposed of at or above the par value thereof, it may, notwithstanding the provisions of this or any other section, authorize the issue of such shares at a price less than the par value thereof and with such requirements for the amortization of the discount as it may deem necessary in the public interest. Its determination shall be made part of the vote of the department as provided in section fourteen, and shall be certified and recorded as therein prescribed.

Section 18. Except as otherwise provided in this section, shares of the capital stock of a gas or electric company shall be offered at such price, not less than par, as its directors may fix. The vote of the department, as provided in section fourteen, as to the amount of stock reasonably necessary for the purpose for which the issue of such shares has been authorized, shall be based on the price fixed by the directors unless the department deems that such price is so low as to be inconsistent with the public interest, in which case it may fix the price at which such shares may be issued. If it deems that such shares cannot be disposed of at or above the par value thereof, it may, notwithstanding the provisions of this or any other section, authorize the issue of such shares at a price less than the par value thereof and with such requirements for the amortization of the discount as it may deem necessary in the public interest. Its determination shall be made part of the vote of the department as provided in section fourteen, and shall be certified and recorded as therein prescribed.