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MA Gen L ch 34b § 5 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title VI - Counties and County Officers|Chapter 34b - Abolition of County Government|Section 5 - Liabilities, Debts and Assets of Abolished Counties

Section 5. All valid liabilities and debts of an abolished county which are in force immediately before the transfer date shall be obligations of the commonwealth as of the transfer date, except as may be otherwise provided in this chapter. All assets, including revenue received pursuant to chapter 64D and such other revenue said county receives as of immediately before the transfer date shall become assets and revenue of the commonwealth, except as otherwise provided in this chapter.  All valid liabilities and debts of the Suffolk and Berkshire counties' registries of deeds which are in force immediately before July 1, 1999 shall be obligations of the commonwealth on July 1, 1999 except as may be otherwise provided in this chapter. All assets of said registries, including revenue received pursuant to paragraph (2) of section 12 of chapter 64D, and such other revenues received as of immediately before July 1, 1999, shall become assets and revenues of the commonwealth except as otherwise provided in this chapter.  The registries of deeds in Berkshire county shall, until the transfer date of Berkshire county pursuant to section 1, forward to the county commissioners in Berkshire county the deeds revenues that are necessary for the continued operation of Berkshire county government as certified by the county government finance review board; provided, however, that the secretary of administration and finance shall first certify that the commonwealth shall collect and retain sufficient revenue during fiscal year 2000 to fully fund the operations of said registries of deeds.
MA Gen L ch 34b § 7 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title VI - Counties and County Officers|Chapter 34b - Abolition of County Government|Section 7 - Leases and Contracts of Abolished Counties

Section 7. All valid leases and contracts of an abolished county which are in force immediately before the transfer date shall be obligations of the commonwealth as of the transfer date and the commonwealth shall have authority to exercise all rights and enjoy all interests conferred upon the county by said leases and contracts except as may be otherwise provided in this chapter.  All valid leases and contracts of the Suffolk and Berkshire counties' registries of deeds which are in force immediately before July 1, 1999 shall be obligations of the commonwealth as of July 1, 1999 and the commonwealth may exercise all rights and enjoy all interests conferred upon the county by such leases and contracts except as may be otherwise provided in this chapter.
MA Gen L ch 34b § 9 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title VI - Counties and County Officers|Chapter 34b - Abolition of County Government|Section 9 - Treasurers of Abolished Counties

Section 9. The treasurer of an abolished county shall cooperate with the secretary of administration and finance in effecting the orderly transfer of assets, liabilities, personnel, functions, duties and responsibilities from an abolished county or from the Suffolk and Berkshire registries of deeds to the commonwealth. For the duration of his term, said treasurer shall continue to occupy at no cost the office space occupied by the office of the county treasurer immediately before the transfer date.
MA Gen L ch 34b § 11 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title VI - Counties and County Officers|Chapter 34b - Abolition of County Government|Section 11 - Rights of Employees of Registries of Deeds

Section 11. The rights of all employees of each registry of deeds of an abolished county and Hampshire county and the Suffolk and Berkshire county registries of deeds shall continue to be governed by the terms of collective bargaining agreements, as applicable, including employees transferred to the office of the state secretary.
MA Gen L ch 34b § 12 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title VI - Counties and County Officers|Chapter 34b - Abolition of County Government|Section 12 - Sheriffs of Abolished Counties

Section 12. Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, the sheriff of an abolished county, including Franklin county, in office immediately before the transfer date, and, in Hampshire county, on September 1, 1998 shall become an employee of the commonwealth with salary to be paid by the commonwealth. The sheriff shall remain an elected official under the provisions of section 159 of chapter 54. Said sheriff shall operate pursuant to the provisions of chapter 37. Such sheriff shall retain administrative and operational control over the office of the sheriff, the jail, and the house of correction as of the transfer date. Said administrative and operational control shall include, but not be limited to, the procurement of supplies, services and equipment.
MA Gen L ch 34b § 13 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title VI - Counties and County Officers|Chapter 34b - Abolition of County Government|Section 13 - Employees of Sheriffs of Abolished Counties

Section 13. An employee of a sheriff of an abolished county, or of Hampshire county after August 31, 1998 shall be an ''employee'' or ''public employee'' as defined in section 1 of chapter 150E and the sheriff of such county shall be an ''employer'' or ''public employer'' as defined in said section 1 of said chapter 150E. A collective bargaining agreement negotiated by each such sheriff shall be submitted to the governor in conformity with the provisions of subsection (c) of section 7 of said chapter 150E.
MA Gen L ch 34b § 15 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title VI - Counties and County Officers|Chapter 34b - Abolition of County Government|Section 15 - Statutory Rights of Employees of Abolished Counties

Section 15. All officers and employees of an abolished county or of Hampshire county or of the Suffolk and Berkshire counties' registries of deeds transferred to the service of the commonwealth or a regional retirement system shall be transferred without impairment of seniority, retirement or other statutory rights of employees, without reduction in compensation or salary grade and without change in union representation, except as otherwise provided in this chapter. Any collective bargaining agreement in effect for such transferred employees immediately before the transfer date shall continue as if the employees had not been so transferred, until the expiration date of such collective bargaining agreement. Nothing in this section shall be construed to confer upon any employee any right not held immediately prior to the date of said transfer, or to prohibit any reduction of salary or grade, transfer, reassignment, suspension, discharge, layoff or abolition of position not prohibited prior to such date.
MA Gen L ch 34b § 17 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title VI - Counties and County Officers|Chapter 34b - Abolition of County Government|Section 17 - Education Aid for Independent Agricultural and Technical Schools

Section 17. The amount of state education aid for an independent agricultural and technical school, established pursuant to chapter 74A, shall be supplemented, in the first fiscal year of establishment, with a state appropriation for 50 per cent of the local assessment required of cities and towns with students enrolled in said school, and in the second fiscal year, with a state appropriation for 25 percent of such local assessment.
MA Gen L ch 34b § 21 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title VI - Counties and County Officers|Chapter 34b - Abolition of County Government|Section 21 - Secretary of Administration and Finance; Plans for Effective Transfer of County Functions to Commonwealth

Section 21. The secretary of administration and finance, in consultation with the comptroller, the state secretary, the judiciary, and such other departments of the commonwealth as may be necessary or appropriate, shall make such plans and arrangements as may be necessary to ensure the effective transfer of county functions to the commonwealth pursuant to this chapter.
MA Gen L ch 34b § 22 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title VI - Counties and County Officers|Chapter 34b - Abolition of County Government|Section 22 - Municipalities of Abolished Counties; Dog Funds

Section 22. Notwithstanding the provisions any general or special law to the contrary, the municipalities of an abolished county shall be deemed to have accepted the provisions of section 147A of chapter 140, and shall enact by-laws to provide for the functions performed by the abolished government of a county with respect to dogs pursuant to sections 136A to 174D, inclusive, of said chapter 140, as of July 11, 1997. The balance of funds remaining in the dog fund of an abolished county as of the transfer date shall be disbursed forthwith by the state treasurer in the manner prescribed by section 172 of said chapter 140 to the treasurer of each city and town, who shall maintain a separate dog fund consistent with the by-laws adopted by the city or town and said sections 136A to 174D, inclusive, of said chapter 140.
MA Gen L ch 35 § 1 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title VI - Counties and County Officers|Chapter 35 - County Treasurers, State Supervision of County Accounts and County Finances|Section 1 - Qualifications; Election; Tenure

Section 1. In Suffolk county the treasurer of Boston, and in Nantucket county the treasurer of the town of Nantucket, shall be the county treasurer. In all other counties, a treasurer, who shall be a resident of the county, shall be elected as provided in section one hundred and sixty of chapter fifty-four, for the term of six years beginning with the first Wednesday of January following his election and until his successor is qualified. No incumbent of the office of attorney general, district attorney, justice of the superior court, clerk of the courts or sheriff shall be county treasurer.
MA Gen L ch 35 § 2 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title VI - Counties and County Officers|Chapter 35 - County Treasurers, State Supervision of County Accounts and County Finances|Section 2 - Assistant Treasurer; Bond; Duties

Section 2. In any county, except Suffolk and Nantucket, the county treasurer may appoint an assistant in his office, who has served therein for at least one year, as assistant treasurer, removable at his pleasure. The assistant treasurer shall give bond, and the provisions of the second sentence of section three shall apply to such bond.  If the treasurer is unable to act, the assistant treasurer shall perform his duties. If both the treasurer and the assistant treasurer are unable to act, the county commissioners may appoint a temporary treasurer, who shall hold office until the treasurer or assistant treasurer is able to resume his duties. The temporary treasurer shall give bond, and the provisions of the second sentence of section three shall apply to such bond.
MA Gen L ch 35 § 3 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title VI - Counties and County Officers|Chapter 35 - County Treasurers, State Supervision of County Accounts and County Finances|Section 3 - Oaths; Bonds

Section 3. County treasurers, except in Suffolk and Nantucket counties, shall be sworn before the county commissioners, who shall make a record thereof. Each treasurer shall give an annual bond to the county for the faithful performance of his official duties, in a form approved by the attorney general, with a surety company authorized to transact business in the commonwealth, as surety, and in such sum as the commissioners shall approve. An attested copy thereof and a certificate of the commissioners that the original is in their possession shall be filed with the state secretary within one week after its approval. Suit thereon may be brought in the name and for the benefit of the county by the commissioners or by the attorney general. The bond required herein shall cover the duties of the treasurer with respect to trust funds and funds of retirement systems which are in his custody by virtue of his office, and any such funds, for the purposes of said bond, shall be deemed to be public funds.
MA Gen L ch 35 § 4 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title VI - Counties and County Officers|Chapter 35 - County Treasurers, State Supervision of County Accounts and County Finances|Section 4 - Salaries; Source of Payment

Section 4. The salaries of county treasurers shall be payable by their respective counties.
MA Gen L ch 35 § 7 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title VI - Counties and County Officers|Chapter 35 - County Treasurers, State Supervision of County Accounts and County Finances|Section 7 - Commissioners Acting by Appointment; Compensation; Travel Expenses

Section 7. The treasurer shall be provided by the county with an office and shall be allowed such clerical assistance as shall be approved by the county commissioners with compensation payable by the county.
MA Gen L ch 35 § 8 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title VI - Counties and County Officers|Chapter 35 - County Treasurers, State Supervision of County Accounts and County Finances|Section 8 - Traveling Expenses

Section 8. The county treasurer shall be paid his actual and proper traveling expenses incurred in the transaction of county business. An itemized statement thereof shall, on the first day of each month, be certified to the commissioners, by whom it shall be audited and approved.
MA Gen L ch 35 § 9 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title VI - Counties and County Officers|Chapter 35 - County Treasurers, State Supervision of County Accounts and County Finances|Section 9 - Wilful Violation of Duty; Penalties

Section 9. For wilful violation of a duty imposed by law, a county treasurer shall forfeit not less than fifty nor more than one thousand dollars, recoverable at the suit of the attorney general to the use of the county.
MA Gen L ch 35 § 10 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title VI - Counties and County Officers|Chapter 35 - County Treasurers, State Supervision of County Accounts and County Finances|Section 10 - Collection and Disbursement of County Funds; Investment of Funds

Section 10. The treasurer shall collect, receive and safely keep all money belonging to the county, and disburse it according to law. He shall not make payments to the county commissioners or associate commissioners to be disbursed by them in behalf of the county. He shall pay all claims against his county within thirty days after their allowance. He may pay any claim by a bank check which, when paid and returned, shall be a sufficient receipt therefor.  All monies held in the name of a county or a county retirement system, or any other account under the jurisdiction of a county government, or by a county officer, which are not required to be kept liquid for purposes of distribution for the thirty-day period next following, shall be invested in such a manner as to require the payment of interest on the money at the highest possible rate reasonably available. It shall be the fiduciary duty of all officers of a county government who control the investment of such funds to invest them prudently so as to accrue the highest amount of interest reasonably available on such funds.  No officer of a county shall accept a loan or other thing of value from any institution or business where he has, as a part of his official duties, invested or committed county funds.
MA Gen L ch 35 § 10a (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title VI - Counties and County Officers|Chapter 35 - County Treasurers, State Supervision of County Accounts and County Finances|Section 10a - Disbursement of Matching Funds for Federally Funded Programs

Section 10A. The county treasurer may disburse sums appropriated as matching funds for federally funded programs approved by the county commissioners.
MA Gen L ch 35 § 12 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title VI - Counties and County Officers|Chapter 35 - County Treasurers, State Supervision of County Accounts and County Finances|Section 12 - Expenses of Court Sittings; Court Costs for Indigent Parties; Delivery of Bills to Treasurer

Section 12. Original bills or vouchers for services and expenses incident to the sittings of the supreme judicial or superior court under section eight of chapter two hundred and thirteen or for court costs for indigent parties in the supreme judicial, appeals, or superior courts, or in any probate, district, municipal, juvenile or housing court under section twenty-seven A to twenty-seven G, inclusive, of chapter two hundred and sixty-one, shall be delivered to the state treasurer.
MA Gen L ch 35 § 13 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title VI - Counties and County Officers|Chapter 35 - County Treasurers, State Supervision of County Accounts and County Finances|Section 13 - Filing of Bills

Section 13. Bills, vouchers and other evidences of county indebtedness shall be carefully filed and safely kept by the treasurer, so as to be accessible for future reference.
MA Gen L ch 35 § 14 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title VI - Counties and County Officers|Chapter 35 - County Treasurers, State Supervision of County Accounts and County Finances|Section 14 - Statement of Law Authorizing Payment of Accounts; Liability for Payments; Exceptions

Section 14. The treasurer may, before payment of an account rendered against the county by a county officer, in writing require of him a written statement of the specific provision of law authorizing it, which shall be filed with the vouchers. The treasurer shall be personally liable for money paid out by him, except when specifically required by law, unless there is an unexpended balance of an appropriation made therefor sufficient for such payment, except as provided in section thirty-four, and for any money paid by him without the voucher and certificate required by law.
MA Gen L ch 35 § 15 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title VI - Counties and County Officers|Chapter 35 - County Treasurers, State Supervision of County Accounts and County Finances|Section 15 - Accounts; Form and Contents

Section 15. The treasurer shall keep a full and accurate account stating when, from or to whom, and on what account money has been received or paid. Except in Suffolk county, his books shall be kept in the form prescribed by the director of accounts.
MA Gen L ch 35 § 16 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title VI - Counties and County Officers|Chapter 35 - County Treasurers, State Supervision of County Accounts and County Finances|Section 16 - Fiscal Year

Section 16. The fiscal year of each county shall be the year beginning with July first and ending with the following June thirtieth; but the treasurer shall, until July tenth, enter in his books the items for the payment of bills incurred and salaries earned during the previous fiscal year. Immediately after July first, he shall pay to every officer in his county any salary balance remaining due.
MA Gen L ch 35 § 18 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title VI - Counties and County Officers|Chapter 35 - County Treasurers, State Supervision of County Accounts and County Finances|Section 18 - Suffolk and Nantucket Counties; Applicability of Laws

Section 18. Sections ten, fourteen, twenty-five to twenty-nine, inclusive, and forty-four shall not apply to Suffolk county, nor shall sections fifteen, sixteen, twenty-five to thirty, inclusive, and thirty-two to thirty-four, inclusive, affect the special laws relative to Suffolk or Nantucket county.
MA Gen L ch 35 § 19 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title VI - Counties and County Officers|Chapter 35 - County Treasurers, State Supervision of County Accounts and County Finances|Section 19 - County Salaries; Payment; Payroll Deductions; Deposits to Employee Bank Accounts Authorized

Section 19. County salaries shall, except as otherwise provided, be payable in monthly installments on the first day of the month.  No county treasurer shall pay any salary, wages or other compensation to any person in the service of a county unless the payroll, voucher or account is signed under the penalties of perjury by the officer in charge of the department, or the person immediately responsible for the appointment or employment of the persons named therein, or, in the absence or disability of such officer then by a person designated by him and approved by the county commissioners.  Every such payroll shall contain at least the following information: the payroll period; the full name of each officer or employee; title of office or position held; rate of salary or wages or other compensation; and any portion of the payroll period for which salary, wages, or other compensation is being paid on account of sick leave, vacation or other leave.  Each treasurer making deductions from the salary, wages or compensation of an employee shall notify in writing such employee of the amounts and nature of such deductions at the time of payment of the salary, wages or compensation from which such deductions are made. The provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to Suffolk county.  Any county treasurer may pay salaries, wages, or other compensation to any person in the service of the county by means of deposits to the employees' bank accounts provided employees have expressly authorized said deposits.