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MA Gen L ch 2 § 30 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title I - Jurisdiction and Emblems of the Commonwealth, the General Court, Statutes and Public Documents|Chapter 2 - Arms, Great Seal and Other Emblems of the Commonwealth|Section 30 - Cat of Commonwealth

Section 30. The Tabby cat shall be the official cat of the commonwealth.
MA Gen L ch 2 § 31 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title I - Jurisdiction and Emblems of the Commonwealth, the General Court, Statutes and Public Documents|Chapter 2 - Arms, Great Seal and Other Emblems of the Commonwealth|Section 31 - Patriotic Song of Commonwealth

Section 31. The song ''Massachusetts (Because of You Our Land Is Free)'', words and music by Bernard Davidson, shall be the patriotic song of the commonwealth.
MA Gen L ch 2 § 32 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title I - Jurisdiction and Emblems of the Commonwealth, the General Court, Statutes and Public Documents|Chapter 2 - Arms, Great Seal and Other Emblems of the Commonwealth|Section 32 - Folk Dance of Commonwealth

Section 32. Square Dancing shall be the official folk dance of the commonwealth.
MA Gen L ch 2 § 33 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title I - Jurisdiction and Emblems of the Commonwealth, the General Court, Statutes and Public Documents|Chapter 2 - Arms, Great Seal and Other Emblems of the Commonwealth|Section 33 - Soil of Commonwealth

Section 33. The Paxton Soil Series shall be the official soil of the commonwealth.
MA Gen L ch 2 § 34 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title I - Jurisdiction and Emblems of the Commonwealth, the General Court, Statutes and Public Documents|Chapter 2 - Arms, Great Seal and Other Emblems of the Commonwealth|Section 34 - Memorial of Commonwealth to Honor Vietnam War Veterans of Commonwealth

Section 34. The memorial to be constructed and maintained in the city of Worcester at Green Hill Park by the department of veterans' services and the city of Worcester in cooperation with The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Vietnam Veterans' Memorial Trust, Incorporated shall be the official memorial of the commonwealth to honor the Vietnam veterans of the commonwealth.
MA Gen L ch 2 § 35 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title I - Jurisdiction and Emblems of the Commonwealth, the General Court, Statutes and Public Documents|Chapter 2 - Arms, Great Seal and Other Emblems of the Commonwealth|Section 35 - Designation of Citizens of Commonwealth

Section 35. Bay Staters shall be the official designation of citizens of the commonwealth.
MA Gen L ch 2 § 36 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title I - Jurisdiction and Emblems of the Commonwealth, the General Court, Statutes and Public Documents|Chapter 2 - Arms, Great Seal and Other Emblems of the Commonwealth|Section 36 - Game Bird of Commonwealth

Section 36. The wild turkey (Meleagris Gallopavo) shall be the game bird and game bird emblem of the commonwealth.
MA Gen L ch 2 § 37 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title I - Jurisdiction and Emblems of the Commonwealth, the General Court, Statutes and Public Documents|Chapter 2 - Arms, Great Seal and Other Emblems of the Commonwealth|Section 37 - Memorial of Commonwealth to Honor Southwest Asia War Veterans

Section 37. The memorial to be constructed in the city of Worcester by the Desert Calm Committee, Inc. shall be the official state monument for the veterans of the Southwest Asia War.
MA Gen L ch 2 § 38 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title I - Jurisdiction and Emblems of the Commonwealth, the General Court, Statutes and Public Documents|Chapter 2 - Arms, Great Seal and Other Emblems of the Commonwealth|Section 38 - Bean of Commonwealth

Section 38. The baked navy bean shall be the official bean of the commonwealth.
MA Gen L ch 2 § 39 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title I - Jurisdiction and Emblems of the Commonwealth, the General Court, Statutes and Public Documents|Chapter 2 - Arms, Great Seal and Other Emblems of the Commonwealth|Section 39 - Berry of Commonwealth

Section 39. The cranberry (vaccinium macrocarpon) shall be the official berry of the commonwealth.
MA Gen L ch 2 § 40 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title I - Jurisdiction and Emblems of the Commonwealth, the General Court, Statutes and Public Documents|Chapter 2 - Arms, Great Seal and Other Emblems of the Commonwealth|Section 40 - Folk Hero of the Commonwealth

Section 40. Johnny Appleseed shall be the official folk hero of the commonwealth.
MA Gen L ch 2 § 41 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title I - Jurisdiction and Emblems of the Commonwealth, the General Court, Statutes and Public Documents|Chapter 2 - Arms, Great Seal and Other Emblems of the Commonwealth|Section 41 - Dessert or Dessert Emblem of Commonwealth

Section 41. The Boston cream pie shall be the official dessert or dessert emblem of the commonwealth.
MA Gen L ch 2 § 42 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title I - Jurisdiction and Emblems of the Commonwealth, the General Court, Statutes and Public Documents|Chapter 2 - Arms, Great Seal and Other Emblems of the Commonwealth|Section 42 - Cookie of Commonwealth

Section 42. The chocolate chip cookie shall be the official cookie of the commonwealth.
MA Gen L ch 2 § 43 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title I - Jurisdiction and Emblems of the Commonwealth, the General Court, Statutes and Public Documents|Chapter 2 - Arms, Great Seal and Other Emblems of the Commonwealth|Section 43 - Glee Club Song of Commonwealth

Section 43. The song ''The Great State of Massachusetts'', words by George A. Wells, and music by J. Earl Bley, shall be the glee club song of the commonwealth.
MA Gen L ch 2 § 44 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title I - Jurisdiction and Emblems of the Commonwealth, the General Court, Statutes and Public Documents|Chapter 2 - Arms, Great Seal and Other Emblems of the Commonwealth|Section 44 - Polka of the Commonwealth

Section 44. The words and music of ''Say Hello to Someone in Massachusetts'' by Lenny Gomulka shall be the official polka of the commonwealth.
MA Gen L ch 2 § 45 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title I - Jurisdiction and Emblems of the Commonwealth, the General Court, Statutes and Public Documents|Chapter 2 - Arms, Great Seal and Other Emblems of the Commonwealth|Section 45 - Peace Statue of Commonwealth

Section 45. A memorial statue built in the town of Orange in recognition of veterans who served in World War I and designated as the Orange Peace Statue shall be the official peace statue of the commonwealth.
MA Gen L ch 2 § 46 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title I - Jurisdiction and Emblems of the Commonwealth, the General Court, Statutes and Public Documents|Chapter 2 - Arms, Great Seal and Other Emblems of the Commonwealth|Section 46 - Memorial of Commonwealth to Honor Korean War Veterans of Commonwealth

Section 46. The Korean War Memorial located in the shipyard park of the Charlestown Navy Yard shall be the official memorial of the commonwealth to honor the Korean War veterans of the commonwealth.
MA Gen L ch 2 § 47 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title I - Jurisdiction and Emblems of the Commonwealth, the General Court, Statutes and Public Documents|Chapter 2 - Arms, Great Seal and Other Emblems of the Commonwealth|Section 47 - Ode of the Commonwealth

Section 47. The words and music of ''Ode to Massachusetts'' by Joseph Falzone shall be the official ode of the commonwealth.
MA Gen L ch 2 § 48 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title I - Jurisdiction and Emblems of the Commonwealth, the General Court, Statutes and Public Documents|Chapter 2 - Arms, Great Seal and Other Emblems of the Commonwealth|Section 48 - Mia/pow Memorial of Commonwealth

Section 48. The MIA/POW Memorial located at the Massachusetts National Cemetery in the town of Bourne shall be the official MIA/POW memorial of the commonwealth.
MA Gen L ch 2 § 49 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title I - Jurisdiction and Emblems of the Commonwealth, the General Court, Statutes and Public Documents|Chapter 2 - Arms, Great Seal and Other Emblems of the Commonwealth|Section 49 - Children's Book of Commonwealth

Section 49. The book ''Make Way for Ducklings'' by Robert McCloskey shall be the official children's book of the commonwealth.
MA Gen L ch 2 § 50 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title I - Jurisdiction and Emblems of the Commonwealth, the General Court, Statutes and Public Documents|Chapter 2 - Arms, Great Seal and Other Emblems of the Commonwealth|Section 50 - Children's Author and Children's Illustrator of Commonwealth

Section 50. The author Theodor Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss, shall be the official children's author and children's illustrator of the commonwealth.
MA Gen L ch 2 § 51 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title I - Jurisdiction and Emblems of the Commonwealth, the General Court, Statutes and Public Documents|Chapter 2 - Arms, Great Seal and Other Emblems of the Commonwealth|Section 51 - Donut of Commonwealth

Section 51. The Boston Cream Donut shall be the official donut of the commonwealth.
MA Gen L ch 2 § 52 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title I - Jurisdiction and Emblems of the Commonwealth, the General Court, Statutes and Public Documents|Chapter 2 - Arms, Great Seal and Other Emblems of the Commonwealth|Section 52 - District Tartan of the Commonwealth

Section 52. The Bay State Tartan shall be the official District Tartan of the commonwealth.
MA Gen L ch 2 § 53 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title I - Jurisdiction and Emblems of the Commonwealth, the General Court, Statutes and Public Documents|Chapter 2 - Arms, Great Seal and Other Emblems of the Commonwealth|Section 53 - Colors of Commonwealth

Section 53. Blue, green and cranberry shall be the official colors of the commonwealth.
MA Gen L ch 2 § 54 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title I - Jurisdiction and Emblems of the Commonwealth, the General Court, Statutes and Public Documents|Chapter 2 - Arms, Great Seal and Other Emblems of the Commonwealth|Section 54 - Blues Artist of Commonwealth

Section 54. The musician, Henry St. Clair Fredericks, better known as Taj Mahal, shall be the official Blues Artist of the commonwealth.
MA Gen L ch 2 § 55 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title I - Jurisdiction and Emblems of the Commonwealth, the General Court, Statutes and Public Documents|Chapter 2 - Arms, Great Seal and Other Emblems of the Commonwealth|Section 55 - Sport of Commonwealth

Section 55. The sport of basketball shall be the official sport of the commonwealth.
MA Gen L ch 2 § 56 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title I - Jurisdiction and Emblems of the Commonwealth, the General Court, Statutes and Public Documents|Chapter 2 - Arms, Great Seal and Other Emblems of the Commonwealth|Section 56 - Inventor of the Commonwealth

Section 56. Benjamin Franklin shall be the official inventor of the commonwealth.
MA Gen L ch 2 § 57 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title I - Jurisdiction and Emblems of the Commonwealth, the General Court, Statutes and Public Documents|Chapter 2 - Arms, Great Seal and Other Emblems of the Commonwealth|Section 57 - Reptile of Commonwealth

Section 57. The garter snake shall be the official reptile of the commonwealth.
MA Gen L ch 2 § 58 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title I - Jurisdiction and Emblems of the Commonwealth, the General Court, Statutes and Public Documents|Chapter 2 - Arms, Great Seal and Other Emblems of the Commonwealth|Section 58 - Artist of Commonwealth

Section 58. Norman Rockwell shall be the official artist of the commonwealth.
MA Gen L ch 2 § 59 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title I - Jurisdiction and Emblems of the Commonwealth, the General Court, Statutes and Public Documents|Chapter 2 - Arms, Great Seal and Other Emblems of the Commonwealth|Section 59 - Glacial Rock of the Commonwealth

Section 59. Rolling Rock, located in the city of Fall River, shall be the glacial rock of the commonwealth.
MA Gen L ch 2 § 60 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title I - Jurisdiction and Emblems of the Commonwealth, the General Court, Statutes and Public Documents|Chapter 2 - Arms, Great Seal and Other Emblems of the Commonwealth|Section 60 - Salem as Birthplace of National Guard

Section 60. The city of Salem shall be designated and known as the birthplace of the National Guard.
MA Gen L ch 2 § 61 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title I - Jurisdiction and Emblems of the Commonwealth, the General Court, Statutes and Public Documents|Chapter 2 - Arms, Great Seal and Other Emblems of the Commonwealth|Section 61 - Groundhog of Commonwealth

[Text of section added by 2014, 206. See also, Section 61 added by 2014, 208, below.]  Section 61. Ms. G of the Massachusetts Audubon Society, Inc. shall be the official groundhog of the commonwealth and shall be utilized as a way to educate elementary school children on the importance of meteorology.  Chapter 2: Section 61. Recreational and team sport of commonwealth [Text of section added by 2014, 208. See also, Section 61 added by 2014, 206, above.]  Section 61. Volleyball shall be the official recreational and team sport of the commonwealth.
MA Gen L ch 2 § 62 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title I - Jurisdiction and Emblems of the Commonwealth, the General Court, Statutes and Public Documents|Chapter 2 - Arms, Great Seal and Other Emblems of the Commonwealth|Section 62 - Official Vessel of the Commonwealth

Section 62. The Schooner Ernestina-Morrissey shall be the official vessel of the commonwealth.
MA Gen L ch 2 § 63 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title I - Jurisdiction and Emblems of the Commonwealth, the General Court, Statutes and Public Documents|Chapter 2 - Arms, Great Seal and Other Emblems of the Commonwealth|Section 63 - Gold Star Families Memorial Monument

[Text of section added by 2016, 141, Sec. 1. See, also, Section 63 as added by 2016, 260, below.]  Section 63. The Gold Star Families Memorial Monument located in Bicentennial Park in the city of Fall River shall be the official Gold Star Families Memorial Monument of the commonwealth.  Chapter 2: Section 63. Billerica as the Yankee Doodle town [Text of section added by 2016, 260. See, also, Section 63 added by 2016, 141, Sec. 1, above.]  Section 63. The town of Billerica shall be known as the Yankee Doodle town.
MA Gen L ch 3 § 1 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title I - Jurisdiction and Emblems of the Commonwealth, the General Court, Statutes and Public Documents|Chapter 3 - The General Court|Section 1 - Records of Votes Cast for Representatives; Certificates of Examination; Duties of State Secretary

Section 1. The state secretary shall receive the copies of records of votes cast for representatives to the general court and shall lay such copies of records before the governor and council. On or before the Tuesday next preceding the first Wednesday of January following a state election he shall deliver to the sergeant-at-arms a certified copy of the list of the persons who appear to be elected as representatives to the general court as shown on the certificate of examination of the copies of the records of votes cast as tabulated by the governor and council and transmitted to him, and upon receiving any further such certificate of examination before the house of representatives is called to order he shall immediately transmit a certified copy of such certificate to the sergeant-at-arms. The state secretary shall also transmit to the house of representatives as soon as the members are called to order a certified copy of each certificate of examination of the copies of records of votes cast as tabulated by the governor and council and transmitted to him.
MA Gen L ch 3 § 2 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title I - Jurisdiction and Emblems of the Commonwealth, the General Court, Statutes and Public Documents|Chapter 3 - The General Court|Section 2 - Admission of Persons Listed to Take Seats as Representatives

Section 2. The persons named on the lists delivered to the sergeant-at-arms shall be admitted to take seats as members in the representatives' chamber on said first Wednesday of January or thereafter during the terms for which they are elected.
MA Gen L ch 3 § 3 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title I - Jurisdiction and Emblems of the Commonwealth, the General Court, Statutes and Public Documents|Chapter 3 - The General Court|Section 3 - Calling House to Order; Presiding Officer

Section 3. On said first Wednesday of January, between the hours of ten in the forenoon and twelve at noon, the persons so returned and admitted as members into the representatives' chamber shall be called to order by the oldest senior member present, who shall be the presiding officer of the house until a speaker is chosen or the house otherwise determines.
MA Gen L ch 3 § 4 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title I - Jurisdiction and Emblems of the Commonwealth, the General Court, Statutes and Public Documents|Chapter 3 - The General Court|Section 4 - Unlisted Person May Present Certificate or Evidence of Election

Section 4. A person having a certificate or other documentary evidence of his election as a representative who is not named on said lists may, after the house has been called to order, present such certificate or evidence to the presiding officer, or to the speaker if one has been chosen, who shall communicate the same to the house for its action thereon; but such person shall not take a seat as a member until permitted by the house.
MA Gen L ch 3 § 5 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title I - Jurisdiction and Emblems of the Commonwealth, the General Court, Statutes and Public Documents|Chapter 3 - The General Court|Section 5 - Presentation of Certain Petitions; Notice by Publication; Deposit and Filing of Petition and Bill; Fee

Section 5. Any petition to the general court for the incorporation of a city or town, for the annexation of one municipality to another, for the consolidation of two or more municipalities or for the division of an existing municipality, or for the incorporation or revival of a railroad, street railway, elevated railroad, canal, telephone, telegraph, water, gas, electric light, power or other public service corporation, for the amendment, alteration or extension of the charter or corporate powers or privileges, or for the change of name of any such company, whether specially incorporated or organized under the General Laws, or for authority to take water for a water supply, or relative to building structures in or over navigable or tidewaters, which is seasonably filed in the office of the clerk of either branch and is accompanied by a bill embodying the legislation petitioned for, shall, be transmitted by such clerk to the office of the state secretary.  Said secretary shall within ten days notify the petitioner by registered mail that such petition shall be published at the petitioner's expense, within thirty days, in such newspaper as the secretary shall prescribe and a copy thereof shall be transmitted to the mayor, board of selectmen and town council, as the case may be, in all cities and towns affected by said petition.  Upon receipt of proof of notice, or upon the failure after sixty days to produce such notice, the secretary shall return said petition and bill forthwith to the clerk of the branch in which they were filed accompanied by a statement that such advertisement or notice was or was not made.  Every petition seeking as aforesaid the incorporation or revival or change of name of a public service corporation and every petition by or on behalf of such a corporation seeking as aforesaid legislation otherwise amending, altering or extending the charter or corporate powers or privileges of such a corporation shall be accompanied by a fee of twenty-five dollars which shall be paid to the commonwealth.
MA Gen L ch 3 § 7 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title I - Jurisdiction and Emblems of the Commonwealth, the General Court, Statutes and Public Documents|Chapter 3 - The General Court|Section 7 - Petitions for Legislation Respecting Corporations

Section 7. Any petition to the general court, except a petition subject to the provisions of section five for the establishment or revival, or for the amendment, alteration or extension of the charter or corporate powers or privileges, or for the change of name of any corporation, except for a body politic and corporate, which is seasonably filed in the office of the clerk of either branch and is accompanied by a bill embodying in substance the legislation petitioned for, shall, with said accompanying bill, be transmitted as soon as may be by the clerk of the branch in which they were filed to the office of the state secretary.  The petition shall contain the business or mailing address of the petitioner and, if such petition relates to a corporation organized or to be organized for purposes of business or profit, shall be accompanied by a fee of twenty-five dollars, which shall be paid to the commonwealth.  Said secretary shall, not later than the thirtieth day following the date of receipt thereof, return the same with the accompanying bill to the clerk of the branch in which they were originally filed, together with a memorandum stating whether or not, in his opinion, the object sought may be accomplished under the General Laws or whether the same requires legislation. He may also insert in said memorandum any other relevant statement which, in his opinion, might be of assistance to the general court in passing on the petition.
MA Gen L ch 3 § 8 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title I - Jurisdiction and Emblems of the Commonwealth, the General Court, Statutes and Public Documents|Chapter 3 - The General Court|Section 8 - Report on Financial Condition of Town Petitioning to Borrow Outside Statutory Debt Limit

Section 8. When evaluating a petition by a city or town to borrow money in excess of the statutory limit of indebtedness under section 10 of chapter 44, the legislative committee to which that petition may be referred shall solicit a report on the financial condition of the city or town from the division of local services, which shall deliver the report as soon as possible.