ACTS
RESOLVES
PASSED BY THE
(icncral djaurt of p;a^SHi:husEtts,
IN THE YEAR
1914,
TOGETHER WITH
THE CONSTITUTION, LIST OF THE CIVIL GOVERNMENT, TABLES
SHOWING CHANGES IN THE STATUTES, ETC., ETC.
PUBLISHED BY THE
SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH.
BOSTON:
WRIGHT & POTTER PRINTING CO., STATE PRINTERS,
32 DERNE STREET.
1914.
A CONSTITUTION
FORM OF GOVERNMENT
(IIl|0 Qlommomu^altli of iiaBsarliuB^tta
PREAMBLE.
The end of the institution, maintenance, and administra- objects of
tion of government, is to secure the existence of the body government.
politic, to protect it, and to furnish the individuals who
compose it with the power of enjoying in safety and tran-
quillity their natural rights, and the blessings of life : and
whenever these great objects are not obtained, the people
have a right to alter the government, and to take meas-
ures necessary for their safety, prosperity, and happiness.
The body politic is formed by a voluntary association Body politic,
of individuals : it is a social compact, by which the whole us^at'u^! '
people covenants with each citizen, and each citizen with
the whole people, that all shall be governed by certain
laws for the common good. It is the duty of the people,
-therefore, in framing a constitution of government, to pro-
vide for an equitable mode of making laws, as well as for
an impartial interpretation and a faitliful execution of
them ; that every man may, at all times, find his security
in them.
We, therefore, the people of Massachusetts, acknowl-
edging, with grateful hearts, the goodness of the great
Legislator of the universe, in affording us, in the course
of His providence, an opportunity, deliberately and peace-
CONSTITUTION OF THE
ably, without fraud, violence, or surprise, of entering into
an original, explicit, and solemn compact with each other ;
and of forming a new constitution of civil government,
for ourselves and posterity ; and devoutly imploring His
direction in so interesting a design, do agree upon, ordain,
and establish, the following Declaration of Rights, and
Frame of Government, as the Constitution^ of the Com-
monwealth OF Massachusetts.
Equality and
natural rights
of all men.
Right and duty
of public relig-
iouB worship.
Protection
therein.
2 CuBh. 104.
12 Allen, 129.
Amendments,
Art. XI. substi-
tuted for this.
Legislature
empowered to
compel provi-
sion for public
worship ;
PART THE FIRST.
A Declaration of the Ilights of the Inhabitants of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Article I. All men are born free and equal, and have
certain natm^al, essential, and unalienable rights ; among
which may be reckoned the right of enjoying and defend-
ing their lives and liberties ; that of acquiring, possess-
ing, and protecting property ; in fine, that of seeking and
obtaining their safety and happiness.
II. It is the right as well as the duty of all men in
societ}^ publicly, and at stated seasons, to worship the
Supreme Being, the great Creator and Preserver of the
universe. And no subject shall be hurt, molested, or
restrained, in his person, liberty, or estate, for worship-
ping God in the manner and season most agreeable to the
dictates of his own conscience ; or for his religious pro-
fession of sentiments ; provided he doth not disturb the
public peace, or obstruct others in theu' religious worship.
III. [As the happiness of a people, and the good order
and preservation of civil government, essentially depend
upon piety, religion, and morality ; and as these cannot
be generally diffused through a community but by the
institution of the public worship of God, and of public
instructions in piety, religion, and moralit}^ : Therefore,
to promote their happiness, and to secure the good order
and preservation of their government, the people of this
commonwealth have a riffht to invest their legislature with
power to authorize and require, and the legislature shall,
from time to time, authorize and require, the several towns,
parishes, precincts, and other bodies politic, or religious
societies, to make suitable provision, at their own expense,
for the institution of the public worship of God, and for
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. 5
the support and maintenance of public Protestant teachers
of piety, rehgion, and morality, in all cases where such
provision shall not be made voluntarily.
And the people of this commonwealth have also a right atte°ifdance^°*'*
to, and do, invest their legislatiu'e with authority to enjoin thereon.
upon all the subjects an attendance upon the instructions
of the public teachers aforesaid, at stated times and sea-
sons, if there be any on whose instructions they can con-
scientiously and conveniently attend.
Provided, notwithstanding, that the several towns, par- Exclusive right
ishes, precincts, and other bodies politic, or religious socie- CouVteacheTs'^'
ties, shall, at all times, have the exclusive right of electing secured.
their public teachers, and of contracting with them for
their support and maintenance.
And all moneys paid by the subject to the support of ^^homparochiai
public worship, and of the public teachers aforesaid, shall, p^'a^ij^ ^l^gg®
if he require it, be uniformly applied to the support of the etc. '
public teacher or teachers of his own religious sect or de-
nomination, provided there be any on whose instructions
he attends ; otherwise it may be paid towards the support
of the teacher or teachers of the parish or precinct in which
the said moneys are raised.
And every denomination of Christians, demeaning them- ah denomina-
selves peaceably, and as good subjects of the commonwealth, protected. ^
shall be equally .under the protection of the law : and no suboi'dination
subordination of any one sect or denomination to another anoth^erp°rV-°
shall ever be established by law.] hibited.
IV. The people of this commonwealth have the sole Right of self
and exclusive right of governing themselves, as a free, secured.
sovereign, and independent state ; and do, and forever
hereafter shall, exercise and enjoy every power, jurisdic-
tion, and right, which is not, or may not hereafter be, by
them expressly delegated to the United States of America,
in Congress assembled.
V. All power residing originally in the people, and ^/aiTo°ffl^Jr"7
being derived from them, the several magistrates and etc.
officers of government, vested with authority, whether
legislative, executive, or judicial, are their substitutes
and agents, and are at all times accountable to them.
VI. No man, nor corporation, or association of men, services ren.
have any other title to obtain advantages, or particular pubuc being
and exclusive privileges, distinct from those of the com- p^cui'iar prw*"
munity, than what arises from the consideration of ser- [afy^^fflcet'^ire
vices rendered to the public ; and this title being in ^^^'^^j^^^^^'*
nature neither hereditary, nor transmissible to children.
CONSTITUTION OF THE
Objects of gov-
ernment; right
of people to
institute and
change it.
Right of people
to secure rota-
tion in office.
All, having the
qualifications
prescribed,
equally eligible
to office. For
the definition of
" inhabitant,"
Bee Oh. 1, Sect.
2, Art. II.
Right of protec-
tion and duty of
contribution
correlative.
Taxation
founded on
consent.
16 Mass. 326.
1 Pick. 418.
7 Pick. 344.
12 Pick. 184, 467.
16 Pick. 87.
23 Pick. 360.
7 Met. 388.
4 Gray, 474.
7 Gray, 363.
14 Gray, 154.
1 Allen, 150.
4 Allen, 474.
Private prop-
erty not to be
taken for public
uses without,
etc.
See amend-
ments, Art.
XXXIX.
6 Cush. 327.
14 Gray, 1.55.
16 Gray, 417,
431.
Remedies, by
recourse to the
law, to be free,
complete and
prompt.
or descendants, or relations by blood, the idea of a man
born a magistrate, lawgiver, or judge, is absurd and
unnatural.
VII. Government is instituted for the common good ;
for the protection, safety, prosperity, and happiness of the
people ; and not for the profit, honor, or private interest
of any one man, family, or class of men : Therefore the
people alone have an incontestable, unalienable, and inde-
feasible right to institute government ; and to reform,
alter, or totally change the same, when their protection,
safety, prosperity, and happiness require it.
VIII. In order to prevent those who are vested with
authority from becoming oppressors, the people have a
right, at such periods and in such manner as they shall
establish by their frame of government, to cause their
public officers to return to private life ; and to fill up
vacant places by certain and regular elections and appoint-
ments.
IX. All elections ought to be free ; and all the inhab-
itants of this commonwealth, having such qualifications as
they shall establish by their frame of government, have an
equal right to elect officers, and to be elected, for public
employments. 122 Mass. 595, 596.
X. Each individual of the society has a right to be
protected by it in the enjoyment of his life, liberty, and
property, according to standing laws. He is obliged, con-
sequently, to contribute his share to the expense of this
protection ; to give his personal service, or an equivalent,
when necessary : but no part of the property of any indi-
vidual can, with justice, be taken from him, or applied to
public uses, without his own consent, or that of the repre-
sentative body of the people. In fine, the people of this
commonwealth are not controllable by any other laws
than those to which their constitutional representative
body have given their consent. And whenever the pub-
lic exigencies require that the property of any individual
should be appropriated to public uses, he shall receive a
reasonable compensation therefor.
1 Allen, 150. 103 Mass. 120, 624. 113 Mass. 45. 127 Mass. 50, 52,
11 Allen, 530, 106 Mass. 356, 362. 116 Mass. 463. 358, 363, 410, 413.
12 Allen, 223, 230. 108 Mass. 202, 213. 126 Mass. 428, 441. 129 Mass. 559.
100 Mass. 544, 560. Ill Mass. 130.
XL Every subject of the commonwealth ought to find
a certain remedy, by having recourse to the laws, for all
injuries or wrongs which he may receive in his person,
property, or character. He ought to obtain right and
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. 7
justice freely, and without being obliged to purchase it ; i
completely, and without any denial ; promptly, and with-
out delay ; conformably to the laws.
Xn. No subject shall be held to answer for any crimes Prosecutions
or offence, until the same is fully and plainly, substantial!}^ rHck. 211.
and formally, described to him ; or be compelled to accuse, is pick'. 434.
or furnish evidence against himself. And every subject f'uethid!^'
shall have a right to produce all proofs that may be favor- i^(jja*^"/^^'
able to him ; to meet the witnesses against him face to face, & Gray', leo.
and to be fully heard in his defence by himself, or his 10 Gray, ii*
counsel, at his election. And no subject shall be arrested, 2 AiiTn.'swu'
imprisoned, despoiled, or deprived of his propert}^ mimu- 24ot264°4l9^
nities, or privileges, put out of the protection of the law, la^'^ug^ j^o
exiled, or deprived of his life, liberty, or estate, but by the 97Mass.'57o,
judgment of his peers, or the law of the land. looMass. 287,
107 Mass. 172, 180. 118 Mass. 443, 451. 122 Mass. 332. 127 Mass. 550, 554. lOSMass. 418.
108 Mass. 5, 6. 120 Mass. 118, 120. 124 Mass. 464. 129 Mass. 559.
And the leg-islature shall not make any law that shall Rigw to trial
* . 1 . -, -^ . 1 ^y jury m
subiect any person to a capital or iniamous punishment, criminal cases,
GXCGPt etc
exceptino- for the a:overnmeut of the army and navy, with- 8'Gray',329,373.
4. t ' ^ u • " 103 Mass. 418.
out trial by jury.
XHI. In criminal prosecutions , the verification of facts , crimes to be
in the vicinity where they happen, is one of the great- ?idnity!° ^^^
est securities of the life, liberty, and property of the i2iM''a8s!*6i 62,
citizen .
XrV. Every subiect has a right to be secure from all Right of search
1 , ..~ 1^ -I • • ^^"^ seizure
unreasonable searches, and seizures, of his person, his regulated.
, , . J n 1 • • *Yi ^ Const, of U.S.,
houses, his papers, and all his possessions. All warrants, Amend'tiv.
therefore, are contrary to this right, if the cause or founda- scush.seg.
tion of them be not previously supported b}^ oath or affir- l3^Gmy,^454.
mation, and if the order in the warrant to a civil officer, to loo'Mas^s I'fe
make search in suspected places, or to arrest one or more J39.
- ^ f , . 126 Mass. 269,
suspected persons, or to seize their property, be not accom- 273.
panied with a special designation of the persons or objects
of search, arrest, or seizure : and no warrant ought to be
issued but in cases, and with the formalities prescribed by
the laws.
XV. In all controversies concerning propert}'^, and in Right to trial
all suits between two or more persons, except in cases in esclp'tfeTc!'^^^'
which it has heretofore been otherways used and practised, Amendn^vif.''
the parties have a right to a trial by jury ; and this method 2 ^|^^-'^^^.
of procedure shall be held sacred, unless, in causes arising 5 Gray, 144.
on the high seas, and such as relate to mariners' wages, ii_Aiien, 574,
the legislature shall hereafter find it necessar}^ to alter it. io2'Mass.45,47.
114 Mass. 388, 390. 122 Mass. 505, 516. 125 Mass. 182, 188.
120 Mass. 320, 321. 123 Mass. 590, 593. 128 Mass. 600.
CONSTITUTION OF THE
Liberty of the
presa.
Bight to keep
and bear arras.
Stand iug armies
dangerous.
Military power
subordinate to
civil.
5 Gray, 121.
Moral qualifica-
tions for office.
Moral obliga.
tions of law-
givers and
magistrates.
Right of people
to instruct rep-
resentatives
and petition
legislature.
Power to sus-
pend the laws
or their execu-
tion.
Freedom of de-
bate, etc., and
reason thereof.
Frequent ses-
sions, and ob-
jects thereof.
Taxation
founded on
consent.
8 Allen, 24T.
XVI. The liberty of the press is essential to the secu-
rity of freedom in a state : it ought not, therefore, to be
restrained in this commonwealth.
XVII. The people have a right to keep and to bear
arms for the common defence. And as, in time of peace,
armies are dangerous to liberty, the}^ ought not to be
maintained without the consent of the legislature ; and
the military power shall alwaj^s be held in an exact subor-
dination to the civil authority, and be governed by it.
XVIII. A frequent recurrence to the fundamental
principles of the constitution, and a constant adherence
to those of piet}^ justice, moderation, temperance, indus-
try, and frugality, are absolutely necessary to preserve the
advantages of liberty, and to maintain a free government.
The people ought, consequently, to have a particular atten-
tion to all those principles, in the choice of their officers
and representatives : and they have a right to require of
their lawgivers and magistrates an exact and constant
observance of them, in tlie formation and execution of the
laws necessary for the good administration of the common-
wealth.
XIX. The people have a right, in an orderly and peace-
able manner, to assemble to consult upon the common
good; give instructions to their representatives, and to
request of the legislative body, by the way of addresses,
petitions, or remonstrances, redress of the wrongs done
them, and of the grievances they suffer.
XX. The power of suspending the laws, or the execu-
tion of the laws, ought never to be exercised but by the
legislature, or by authority derived from it, to be exer-
cised in such particular cases only as the legislature shall
expressly provide for.
XXI. The freedom of deliberation, speech, and debate,
in either house of the legislature, is so essential to the
rights of the people, that it cannot be the foundation of
any accusation or prosecution, action or complaint, in any
other court or place whatsoever.
XXII. The legislature ought frequently to assemble
for the redress of grievances, for correcting, strengthening,
and confirming the laws, and for making new laws, as the
common good may require.
XXIII. No subsidy, charge, tax, impost, or duties
ought to be established, fixed, laid, or levied, under any
pretext whatsoever, without the consent of the people or
their representatives in the legislature.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. 9
XXIY. Laws made to punish for actions done before ex post. facto
the existence of such laws, and which have not been de- vTl\\^^i\^^'
clared crimes by preceding laws, are unjust, oppressive, ^^^'*-^'**^'
and inconsistent with the fundamental principles of a free
government.
XXV. No subject ought, in an}^ case, or in an}' time, Legislature not
to be declared guilty of treason or felon}" by the legis- treasS^.'^etc.
lature.
XXVI. No magistrate or court of law shall demand o/flnet'^lr.d''"
excessive bail or sureties, mipose excessive fines, or inflict cruel punish.
, , *■ ' ments, pro-
Cruel . or unusual punishments. 5 Gray, 482. hiblted.
XXVn. Li tune of peace, no soldier ought to be quar- no soidienobe
tered in any house without the consent of tlie owner ; and house7unie88^^
in time of war, such quarters ought not to be made but ^*'''
by the civil magistrate, in a manner ordained by the legis-
lature.
XXVni. No person can in any case be subject to law- citizens exempt
martial, or to any penalties or pains, by virtue of that law, tiai, unksT.'^etc.
except those employed in the army or navy, and except
the militia in actual service, but by authority of the legis-
lature.
XXIX. It is essential to the preservation of the rights judges of su-
of every individual, his life, liberty, property, and charac- court? ''"'^'"^^
ter, that there be an impartial interpretation of the laws, f om^y^'^Jr^'.
and administration of justice. It is the right of every ^^J}^^'^^^-
citizen to be tried by judges as free, impartial, and inde- los Mass. 219,
pendent as the lot of humanity will admit. It is, therefore , TeAure'cf their
not only the best policy, but for the security of the rights °
of the people, and of every citizen, that the judges of the
supreme judicial court should hold their offices as long as
they behave themselves well ; and that they should have
honorable salaries ascertained and established by standing Salaries.
laws .
XXX. In the government of this commonwealth, the separation of
legislative department shall never exercise the executive chfi!auTieg^8''
and judicial powers, or either of them : the executive shall menfs!^^^'*''*'
never exercise the legislative and judicial powers, or either f^Wen sei'.
of them : the iudicial shall never exercise the leo-islative L-^Vf^'^-^i^sa.
. "^ O . 100 Mass. 282,
and executive powers, or either ot them : to the end it 2S6.
, X /? 1 1 ^ !• IW Mass. 247,
mav be a government 01 laws and not 01 men. 249.
116 Mass. 317. 129 Mass. 559.
10
CONSTITUTION OF THE
Title of body
politic.
PAKT THE SECOND.
The Frame of Governwient.
The people, inhabiting the territory formerly called the
Province of Massachusetts Bay, do hereby solemnly and
mutually agree with each other, to form themselves into a
free, sovereign, and independent body politic, or state, by
the name of The Coivimonwealth of Massachusetts.
CHAPTER I.
Legislative
department.
For change of
time, etc., see
amendments,
Art. X.
Governor's
veto.
99 Mass. 636.
Bill may be
passed by two-
thirds of each
house, notwith-
standing.
THE LEGISLATIVE POWER.
Section^ I.
The General Court.
Article I. The department of legislation shall be
formed by two branches, a Senate and House of Represent-
atives ; each of which shall have a negative on the other.
The legislative body shall assemble every year [on the
last Wednesday in May, and at such other times as they
shall judge necessary ; and shall dissolve and be dissolved
on the day next preceding the said last "Wednesday in
May ;] and shall be styled. The General Court of
]VIassachusetts.
II. No bill or resolve of the senate or house of repre-
sentatives shall become a law, and have force as such, until
it shall have been laid before the governor for his revisal ;
and if he, upon such revision, approve thereof, he shall
signify his approbation by signing the same. But if he
have an}^ objection to the passing of such bill or resolve, he
shall return the same, together with his objections thereto,
in writing, to the senate or house of representatives, in
whichsoever the same shall have originated ; who -shall
enter the objections sent down by the governor, at large,
on their records, and proceed to reconsider the said bill or
resolve. But if after such reconsideration, two-thirds of
the said senate or house of representatives, shall, notwith-
standing the said objections, agree to pass the same, it
shall, together with the objections, be sent to the other
branch of the legislature, where it shall also be reconsid-
ered, and if approved by two-thirds of the members pres-
ent, shall have the force of a law : but in all such cases.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. 11
the votes of both houses shall be determined by 3^eas and
nays ; and the names of the persons voting for, or against,
the said bill or resolve, shall be entered upon the public
records of the commonwealth.
And in order to prevent unnecessary delays, if any bill in case of ad-
or resolve shall not be returned by the governor within the'^e'^erai"
five da3^s after it shall have been presented, the same shall the five dal",
have the force of a law. 3 Mass. 567. mItftrArt.i.
III. The general court shall forever have full power General court
and authority to erect and constitute judicatories and j^dicatoAesy*^
courts of record, or other courts, to be held in the name o?dretc°^ "^^^
of the commonwealth, for the hearing, trying, and deter- i2*Gray^i47
mining of all manner of crimes, oflences, pleas, processes, is*,
plaints, actions, matters, causes, and things, whatsoever,
arising or happening within the commonwealth, or between
or concerning persons inhabiting, or residing, or brought
within the same : Avhether the same be criminal or civil,
or whether the said crimes be capital or not capital, and
Avhetlier the said pleas be real, personal, or mixed ; and
for the awarding and making out of execution thereupon.
To Avhich com'ts and judicatories are hereby given and ^^"Idmini'ster
granted full power and authority, from time to time, to oaths.
administer oaths or affirmations, for the better discovery
of truth in any matter in con trovers}' or depending before
them.
IV. And further, full power and authority are hereby General court
given and granted to the said general court, troiii time to etc.
time to make, ordain, and establish, all manner of whole- 4 AUen', i'vs".
some and reasonable orders, laws, statutes, and ordinances, ^gf^^^®"' -^^'
directions and instructions, either with penalties or with- 100 Mass. 544,
out ; so as the same be not repugnant or contrary to this iie Mass. 457,
constitution, as they shall judge to be for the good and may enact
welfare of this commonwealth, and for the government [epugnlnt to '
and ordering thereof, and of the subjects of the same, and g^Xiien^^sa^s*^"""
for the necessary support and defence of the government
thereof; and to name and settle annually, or provide by may provide
n T ^ i? J.1 • 1 xi-T 11 • •! m for tbe election
fixed laws tor tne naming and settling, all civil oincers or appointment
within the said commonwealth, the election and consti- ns^Mafsfeos.
tution of whom are not hereafter in this form of govern-
ment otherwise provided for ; and to set forth the several tii^r^S[feg';"''^
duties, powers, and limits, of the several civil and military
officers of this commonwealth, and the forms of such
oaths or affirmations as shall be respectively administered
unto them for the execution of their several offices and
places, so as the same be not repugnant or contrary to
12 CONSTITUTION OF THE
General court ^his constitutioii : and to impose and levy proportional
may impose ' -C^ iiii
taxes, etc. and reasonable assessments, rates, and taxes, upon all the
ments.Art. inhabitants of, and persons resident, and estates lying,
12 Mass. 252. wlthln tlic sald commonwealth ; and also to impose and
6 Allen! 558! levy reasonable duties and excises upon any produce,
idU'fieAfts's"^^' goods, wares, merchandise, and commodities, whatsoever,
i2Ai'ien'77^223 brought luto, produccd, manufactured, or being within
III' III' fit' ' ^^^ same ; to be issued and disposed of by warrant, under
3i.3!5oo!6i2! the hand of the governor of this commonwealth for the
Mass. 19.
t3'
100 Mass. 2S5. tiuic being, with the advice and consent of the council,
101 Mass. /o, £^^ ^1^^ public service, in the necessary defence and sup-
114 Ma^s! 388! P^^'^ ^^ ^^® government of the said commonwealth, and
iie'Mass 461. ^^^^ protection and preservation of the subjects thereof,
118 Mass. 386, accordlug to such acts as are or shall be in force within
123 Mass. 493, tllC SamC.
127'Mass. 413. And whilc the public charges of government, or any
ta^sVt™^tobe P^^^ thereof, shall be assessed on polls and estates, in the
disposed of for manner that has hitherto been practised, in order that
defence, protec- i • -i i-i
tion, etc. such asscssmeuts may be made with equality, there shall
Valuation of t)e a valuatiou of estates within the commonwealth, taken
ten^ye^ars"'^ft''^ aucw oucc in cvcry ten years at least, and as much oftener
least, while, etc. as the general court shall order.
8 Allen, 247. o
12b Mass. oil. pqj. j^jjg authority of the general court to charter cities, see amendments, Art. II.
For the state wide referendum on bills and resolves of the general court, see
amendments, Art. XLII.
CHAPTER I.
Section H.
Senate.
ofTandbT'"^*"' Article I. [There shall be annually elected, by the
supe"?8edcd^by freeholders and other inhabitants of this commonwealth,
amendmeute, qualified as iu this constitution is provided, fort}^ persons
which was also to bc counciUoi's and senators for the year ensuing their
amendments,^ clcction ; to be choscu b}^ tlic inhabitants of the districts
Art. XXII. j^^Q which the commonwealth may, from time to time, be
divided by the general court for that purpose : and the
general court, in assigning the numbers to be elected by
the respective districts, shall govern themselves by the pro-
portion of the public taxes paid by the said districts ; and
S'co'nncuiore** tiiiicly make known to the inhabitants of the common-
see amend- ' wealth the limits of each district, and the number of coun-
XVI.' ■ cillors and senators to be chosen therein; provided, that
the number of such districts shall never be less than thir-
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. 13
teen ; and tliat no district be so large as to entitle the
same to choose more than six senators.
And the several counties in this commonwealth shall, 5°'?'^*l®* *° I'm
1 II n • • diBtncts, until,
until the general court shall determine it necessary to etc
alter the said districts, be districts for the choice of coun-
cillors and senators, (except that the counties of Dukes
County and Nantucket shall form one district for that pur-
pose) and shall elect the following number for councillors
and senators, viz. : — Suftblk, six ; Essex, six ; Middlesex,
five ; Hampshire, four ; Plymouth, tliree ; Barnstable, one ;
Bristol, three ; York, tAvo ; Dukes County and Nantucket,
one ; Worcester, five ; Cumberland, one ; Lincoln, one ;
Berkshire, two.]
II. The senate shall be the first branch of the legislat- Manner and
. . c? time of choosing
ure ; and the senators shall be chosen in the following man- senators and
ner, viz. : there shall be a meeting on the [first Monday in amendments'^
April,] annually, forever, of the inhabitants of each town xv!' a's''"
in the several counties of this commonwealth ; to be called amendmen^tt,
bv the selectmen, and warned in due course of law, at^J^?^.-
.- ' ' Frovisions as to
least seven days before the ffirst Monday in April,! for i^aiifications of
, /•!• 1 1 voters, super-
the purpose oi electing persons to be senators and coun- seded by amend-
cillors ; [and at such meetings every male inhabitant of ni° xx.^ ^'
twenty-one years of age and upwards, having a freehold xxx^.^xxxi.
estate within the commonwealth, of the annual income of word^uihabi-
three pounds, or any estate of the value of sixtv pounds, tant" defined
I '. ■^. .,. , , ''^ See also amend-
shall have a right to give in his vote for the senators for ments, Art.
the district of which he is an inhabitant.] And to remove was annulled by
all doubts concerning the meaning of the word ' ' inhabi- 12'^Gr'^^^i."
tant" in this constitution, every person shall be considered 122 Mass. 595,
as an inhabitant, for the purpose of electing and being-
elected into any office, or place within this state, in that
town, district, or plantation where he dwelleth, or hath
his home.
The selectmen of the several towns shall preside at selectmen to
1 . , . ,, Tin • 1 1 preside at town
such meetings impartially ; and shall receive the votes of meetings.
all the inhabitants of such towns present and qualified
to vote for senators, and shall sort and count them in
open town meeting, and in presence of the town clerk, Return of votes.
who shall make a fau" record, in presence of the select-
men, and in open town meeting, of the name of every
person voted for, and of the number of votes against his
name : and a fair copy of this record shall be attested by -^^ '^o^<=uies,^see
the selectmen and the town clerk, and shall be sealed up. Art. 11.
directed to the secretary of the commonwealth for the
time being, with a superscription, expressing the purport
14
CONSTITUTION OF THE
Time changed
to first Wediies-
day of January.
See amend-
ments, Art. X.
Inhabitants of
unincorporated
plantations,
who pay state
taxes, may vote.
Plantation
meetings.
Time of elec-
tion changed by
amendments,
Art. XV.
Assessors to
notify, etc.
Governor and
council to ex-
amine and count
votes, and issue
summonses.
Time changed
to first Wednes-
day in January
by amendments,
Art. X.
Majority
change <i to
plurality by
amendments,
Art. XIV.
Senate to be
final judge of
elections, etc.,
of the contents thereof, and delivered by the town clerk
of such towns, to the sheriff" of the county in which such
town lies, thirty days at least before [the last Wednes-
day in May] annually ; or it shall be delivered into the
secretary's office seventeen days at least before the said
[last Wednesday in May :] and the sheriff of each county
shall deliver all such certificates by him received, into
the secretary's office, seventeen days before the said [last
Wednesday in May.]
And the inhabitants of plantations unincorporated,
qualified as this constitution provides, who are or shall
be empowered and required to assess taxes upon them-
selves toward the support of government, shall have
the same privilege of voting for councillors and senators
in the plantations where they reside, as town inhabitants
have in their respective towns ; and the plantation meet-
ings for that purpose shall be held annually [on the same
first Monday in April] , at such place in the plantations,
respectively, as the assessors thereof shall direct ; which
assessors shall have like authority for notifying the elec-
tors, collecting and returning the votes, as the selectmen
and town clerks have in thek" several towns, by this con-
stitution. And all other persons living in places unincor-
porated (qualified as aforesaid) who shall be assessed to
the support of government by the assessors of an adjacent
town, shall have the privilege of giving in their votes for
councillors and senators in the town where they shall be
assessed, and be notified of the place of meeting b}^ the
selectmen of the town where they shall be assessed, for
that purpose, accordingly.
III. And that there may be a due convention of sena-
tors on the [last Wednesday in jSIay] annually, the gov-
ernor with five of the council, for the time being, shall,
as soon as may be, examine the returned copies of such
records ; and fourteen days before the said day he shall
issue his summons to such persons as shall appear to be
chosen by [a majority of] voters, to attend on that day,
and take their seats accordingly : provided, nevertheless,
that for the first year the said returned copies shall be
examined by the president and five of the council of the
former constitution of government ; and the said president
shall, in like manner, issue his summons to the persons
so elected, that they may take their seats as aforesaid.
IV. The senate shall be the final judge of the elec-
tions, returns and qualifications of their own members, as
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. 15
pointed out in tlie constitution; and shall, [on the said ^^/f °'^° '°^™-
last Wednesday in May] annuallj^, determine and declare Time changed
who are elected by each district to be senators [by a day of January'
majority of votes; and in case there shall not appear to ufeXrirt.x.
be the full number of senators returned elected by a d^augelto
majority of yotes for any district, the deficiency shall be ^Jnend,^ent8
supplied in the followins: manner, yiz. : The members of Ait.xiv.
the house of representatives, and such senators as shall
be declared elected, shall take the names of such persons
as shall be found to have the highest number of votes
in such district, and not elected, amounting to twice the
number of senators wanting, if there be so many voted
for ; and out of these shall elect by ballot a number of J!?'^?'^*'*®''' ^°'"
m • mi 1 • • IT- filled.
senators sumcient to fall up the vacancies m such district ; changed to
and in this manner all such vacancies shall be filled up in pe^opie" ^
every district of tlie commonwealth ; and in hke manner nfe^nts?Art.
all vacancies in the senate, arising by death, removal out ^'^^i"^^-
of the state, or otherwise, shall be supplied as soon as ma}'
be, after such vacancies shall happen.]
Y. Provided, nevertheless, that no person shall be Qualifications
capable of being elected as a senator, [who is not seised Pi-openy quaii-
in his own right of a freehold, within this commonwealth, fgh^ed°° '*'^°^"
of the value of three hundred pounds at least, or possessed ^^ent™Art
of personal estate to the value of six hundred pounds at ^^^l: ^
1 pii 1 /•! 1-11-''°'' further pro-
least, or oi both to the amount ot the same sum, and] who vision as to
has not been an inhabitant of this commonwealth for the also amen'd-
space of five years mimediately preceding his election, and, xxii.' ^^^'
at the time of his election, he shall be an inhabitant in the
district for which he shall be chosen .
VI. The senate shall have power to adjourn themselves , senate not to
provided such adjom-nments do not exceed two days at a thi^Ywo'day^s.
time.
Vn. The senate shall choose its own president, ap- shaii choose
... ^ 11 . . ^ 1 ,• '*^ ofiBcers and
point its own omcers, and determine its own rules oi establish its
proceedings.
Vni. The senate shall be a court with full authority . shau try aii
to hear and determine all impeachments made by the
house of representatives, against any officer or officers
of the commonwealth, for misconduct and mal-administra-
tion in their offices. But previous to the trial of every
impeachment the members of the senate shall respectively
be sworn, truly and impartially to try and determine the Oath.
charge in question, according to evidence. Their judg- Limitation of
ment, however, shall not extend further than to removal
from office and disqualification to hold or enjoy any place
16
CONSTITUTION OF THE
Quorum. See
amendments,
Arts. XXII.
and XXXin.
of honor, trust, or profit, under this commonwealth ; but
the party so convicted shall be, nevertheless, liable to
indictment, trial, judgment, and punishment, according to
the laws of the land.
IX. [Not less than sixteen members of the senate
shall constitute a quorum for doing business.]
Representation
of the people.
Representa-
tives, by whom
chosen.
Superseded by
amendments.
Arts. XII. and
XUI., which
were also
superseded by
amendments,
Art. XXI.
7 Mass. 523.
Proviso as to
towns having
less than 150
ratable polls.
Towns liable to
fine in case, etc.
Expenses of
travelling to
and from the
general court,
how paid.
Annulled by
Art. XXXV.
Qualifications
of a repre-
sentative.
CHAPTER I.
Section IH.
House of Rejpresentatives.
Article I. There shall be, in the legislature of this
commonwealth, a representation of the people, annually
elected, and founded upon the principle of equality.
n. [And in order to provide for a representation of
the citizens of this commonwealth, founded upon the prin-
ciple of equality, every corporate town containing one
hundred and fifty ratable polls may elect one represent-
ative ; every corporate town containing three hundred
and seventy-five ratable polls may elect two representa-
tives ; every corporate town containing six hundred ratable
polls may elect three representatives ; and proceeding in
that manner, making two hundred and twenty-five ratable
polls the mean increasing number for every additional
representative.
Provided, nevertheless, that each town now incorporated,
not having one hundred and fifty ratable polls, may elect
one representative ; but no place shall hereafter be incor-
porated Avith the privilege of electing a representative,
unless there are within the same one hundred and fifty
ratable polls.]
And the house of representatives shall have power from
time to tmie to impose fines upon such towns as shall
neglect to choose and return members to the same, agree-
ably to this constitution.
[The expenses of travelling to the general assembly, and
returning home, once in every session, and no more, shall
be paid by the government, out of the public treasury, to
every member who shall attend as seasonably as he can, in
the judgment of the house, and does not depart without
leave.]
IH. Every member of the house of representatives
shall be chosen by Avritten votes ; [and, for one year at
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. 17
least next preceding his election , shall have been an inhab- New provision
itant of, and have been seised in his own right of a free- seeamend-
hold of the value of one hundred pounds within the town xxl'^'*'
he shall be chosen to represent, or any ratable estate to f JaS aTol"'
the value of two hundred pounds ; and he shall cease to ^^^1^^^^^^°^'
represent the said town immediately on his ceasing to be xiii. '
qualified as aforesaid.]
IV. [Every male person, being twenty-one years of ^^av^ter'"''*
age, and resident in any particular town in this common- These pro-
wealth for the space of one year next preceding, having a Uded by"^^'
freehold estate within the said town of the annual income !"f"iTL°xs.,
of three pounds, or any estate of the value of sixty pounds, yxx^xxxT.
shall have a right to vote in the choice of a representative |°e^^^";„j
or representatives for the said town.] m^t*. -•^■"t-.
V. [The members of the house of representatives shall was annulled by
be chosen annually in the month of Ma}^ ten days at least ^^,.^^^34^;
before the last Wednesdav of that month.] tives, when
" -J chosen.
Time of election changed by amendments, Art. X., and changed again by amendments,
Art. XV.
VI. The house of representatives shall be the grand ^°7^^^°^^
inquest of this commonwealth ; and all impeachments
made by them shall be heard and tried by the senate.
VII. All money bills shall originate in the house of House to origi.
J o nate all money
representatives ; but the senate may propose or concur wus.
with amendments, as on other bills.
VIII. The house of representatives shall have power Not to adjourn
to adjoiu'n themselves ; provided such adjournment shall ™a°y8!*^^''*'^°
not exceed two days at a time.
IX. [Not less than sixty members of the house of Quorum, see
L -J ^ , . . amendments,
representatives shall constitute a quorum for doing busi- Art^xxi.and
ness.]
X. The house of representatives shall be the judge of J°J^^^%^^ ^f
the retmnis, elections, and qualifications of its own mem- itsown'mem-
bers, as pointed out in the constitution ; shall choose their its officers and
own speaker; appoint their own officers, and settle the rules, "etc! ^
rules and orders of proceeding in their own house. They May punish
shall have authority to punish by imprisonment every offences'!'"
person, not a member, who shall be guilty of disrespect i^^ <>ray. 226.
to the house, by any disorderly or contemptuous behavior
in its presence; or Avho, in the town where the general
court is sitting, and during the time of its sitting, shall
threaten harm to the body or estate of any of its members,
for any thing said or done in the house ; or who shall
assault any of them therefor ; or who shall assault, or
arrest, any witness, or other person, ordered to attend the
18
CONSTITUTION OF THE
Privileges of
aiembers.
Senate.
Governor and
council may
punish.
General limita-
tion.
14 Gray, 226.
Trial may be by
committee, or
otherwise.
house, in his way in going or returning ; or who shall
rescue any person arrested by the order of the house.
And no member of the house of representatives shall
be arrested, or held to bail on mesne process, during his
going unto, returning from, or his attending the general
assembly.
XI. The senate shall have the same powers in the like
cases ; and the governor and council shall have the same
authority to punish in like cases : provided, that no impris-
onment on the warrant or order of the governor, council,
senate, or house of representatives, for either of the above
described offences, be for a term exceeding thh'ty days.
And the senate and house of representatives may tr}''
and determine all cases where their rights and privileges
are concerned, and which, by the constitution, they have
authority to try and determine, by committees of their own
members, or in such other way as they may respectively
think best.
CHAPTER II.
Governor.
His title.
To be chosen
annually.
Qualifications.
See amend-
ments, Arts.
VII. and
XXXIV.
By whom
chosen, if he
have a majority
of votes.
Time of elec-
tion changed by
amendments,
Art. X., and
changed again
by amend-
ments, Art. XV,
EXECUTIVE POWER.
Section I.
Governor.
Article I. There shall be a supreme executive mag-
istrate, who shall be styled — The Governor or the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts ; and whose title
shall be — His Excellency.
II. The governor shall be chosen annuall}'" ; and no
person shall be eligible to this office, unless, at the time of
his election , he shall have been an inhabitant of this com-
monwealth for seven years next preceding ; [and unless he
shall at the same time be seised, in his own right, of a
freehold, within the commonwealth, of the value of one
thousand pounds ;] [and unless he shall declare himself to
be of the Christian religion.]
III. Those persons who shall be qualified to vote for
senators and representatives within the several towns of
this commonwealth shall, at a meeting to be called for
that purpose, on the [first Monday of April] annually,
give in their votes for a governor, to the selectmen, who
shall preside at such meetings ; and the town clerk, in the
presence and with the assistance of the selectmen, shall,
in open town meeting, sort and count the votes, and form
COMMONWEALTH OF JVIASSACHUSETTS. • ly
a list of the persons voted for, with the nvimbor of votes
for each person against his name ; and shall make a fair
record of the same in the town books, and a public decla- As to cuies, see
ration thereof in the said meeting ; and shall, in the pres- A?rii"^° *'
ence of the inhabitants, seal up copies of the said list,
attested bj him and the selectmen, and transmit the same
to the sheriff of the county, thirty days at least before the
[last Wednesday in Mny^ ; and the sheriff' shall transmit ^'fir'lt wednts
the same to the secretarj^'s office, seventeen days at least day of January
before the said [last Wednesday in May] ; or the select- ments, Art. x.
men may cause returns of the same to be made to the
office of the secretary of the commonwealth, seventeen
daj^s at least before the said day ; and the secretary shall
lay the same before the senate and the house of repre-
sentatives on the [last Wednesday in May] , to be by them changed to
examined ; and in case of an election by a [majority] of all amendments,
the votes retm-ned, the choice shall be by them declared ■^'■'^■^^^•
and published ; but if no person shall have a [majority] of -wheVno person
votes, the house of representatives shall, by ballot, elect ^''^ '^ p^'''^"*^'-
two out of four persons who had the highest number of
votes, if so many shall have been voted for ; but, if other-
wise, oat of the number voted for ; and make return to
the senate of the two persons so elected ; on which the
senate shall proceed, by ballot, to elect one, who shall be
declared governor.
IV. The governor shall have authority, from time to Power of gov.
time, at his discretion, to assemble and call together the governor and
councillors of this commonwealth for the time being ; and *'°"°" •
the governor with the said councillors, or five of them at
least, shall, and ma}', from time to time, hold and keep a
council, for the ordering and du-ecting the afiairs of the
commonwealth, agi'eeably to the constitution and the laws
of the land.
V. The governor, with advice of council, shall have Mayadjoumor
full power and authority', during the session of the gen- genera/comt
eral court, to adjourn or prorogue the same to any time and^onvenl '
the two houses shall desire ; [and to dissolve the same on ^g^to^ ditsoiu-
the day next preceding the last Wednesday in May ; and, ^°°'tf\''rt x!*'
in the recess of the said court, to prorogue the same from
time to time, not exceeding ninety days in any one recess ;]
and to call it together sooner than the time to which it
may be adjourned or prorogued, if the welfare of the com-
monwealth shall require the same ; and in case of any
infectious distemper prevailing in the place where the said
court is next at any time to convene, or any other cause
20
CONSTITUTION OF THE
As to dissolu-
tion, see amend-
ments, Art. X.
Governor and
council may
adjourn the gen-
eral court in
cases, etc., but
not exceeding
ninety days.
Governor to be
commander-in-
chief.
Limitation.
happening, whereby danger may arise to the health or
lives of the members from their attendance, he may direct
the session to be held at some other, the most convenient
place within the state.
[And the governor shall dissolve the said general court
on the day next preceding the last Wednesday in May.]
VI. In cases of disagreement between the two houses,
with regard to the necessity, expediency, or tune of ad-
journment or prorogation, the governor, with advice of
the council, shall have a right to adjourn or prorogue
the general court, not exceeding ninety days, as he shall
determine the public good shall require.
Vn. The governor of this commonwealth, for the time
being, shall be the commander-in-chief of the army and
navy, and of all the military forces of the state, by sea
and land ; and shall have full power, by himself, or by
any commander, or other officer or officers, from time to
time, to train, instruct, exercise, and govern the militia
and navy ; and, for the special defence and safety of the
commonwealth, to assemble in martial array, and put in
warlike posture, the inhabitants thereof, and to lead and
conduct them, and with them to encounter, repel, resist,
expel, and pursue, by force of arms, as well by sea as by
land, within or without the limits of this commonwealth,
and also to kill, slay, and destroy, if necessary, and con-
quer, by all fitting Avays, enterprises, and means whatso-
ever, all and every such person and persons as shall, at
any time hereafter, in a hostile manner, attempt or enter-
prise the destruction, invasion, detriment, or annoyance
of this commonwealth ; and to use and exercise, over the
army and navy, and over the militia in actual service, the
law-martial, in time of war or invasion, and also in time
of rebellion, declared by the legislatm'e to exist, as occa-
sion shall necessarily require ; and to take and surprise,
by all ways and means whatsoever, all and every such
person or persons, with their ships, arms, ammunition,
and other goods, as shall, in a hostile manner, invade, or
attempt the invading, conquering, or annoying this com-
monwealth ; and that the governor be intrusted with all
these and other powers, incident to the offices of ca\>-
tain-general and commander-in-chief, and admiral, to be
exercised agreeably to the rules and regulations of the con-
stitution, and the laws of the land, and not otherwise.
Provided, that the said governor shall not, at any time
hereafter, by virtue of any power by this constitution
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. 21
gi-anted, or hereafter to be gi-anted to him by the legis-
lature, transport any of the inhabitants of this comnion-
■\vealth, or oblige them to march out of the limits of the
same, without thek* free and voluntary consent, or the con-
sent of the general court ; except so far as may be neces-
sary to march or transport them by land or water, for the
defence of such part of the state to which they camiot
otherwise conveniently have access.
Vni. The power of pardoning offences, except such Governor and
as persons may be convicted of before the senate by an pardon offerees,
impeachment of the house, shall be in the governor, by ^^'=*^p*' ^"^•
and with the advice of council ; but no charter of par-
don, granted by the governor, with advice of the council
before conviction, shall avail the party pleading the same. But not before
notwithstanding any general or particular expressions 109 Mass. 323.
contained therein, descriptive of the ofl'ence or offences
intended to be pardoned.
IX. All judicial officers, [the attorney-general,] the Judicial om-
solicitor-general, [all sherifis,] coroners, [and registers of nominated and
probate,] shall be nominated and appointed by the gov- FOT^protisions
ernor, by and with the advice and consent of the council ; ^f attorne'°°
and every such nomination shall be made by the governor, general, see
-, -i -, ^ . -, P amendments,
and made at least seven days prior to such appointment. Art. xvii.
For provision as to election of sheriffs, registers of probate, etc., see amendments,
Art. XIX.. For provision as to appointment of notaries public, see amendments,
Art. IV.
X. The captains and subalterns of the militia shall be Miiitia officers,
elected by the written votes of the train-band and alarm Limitation of
list of thck' respective companies, [of tAventy-one years b|Ymen*d^- °"*
of age and upwards ;] the field officers of regiments shall ments, Art.v.
be elected by the written votes of the captains and subal-
terns of their respective regiments ; the brigadiers shall be
elected, in like manner, by the field officers of their respec-
tive brigades ; and such officers, so elected, shall be com- Howcommis-
missioned by the governor, who shall determine their rank. ^^°°^ "
The legislature shall, by standing laws, direct the time Election of
and manner of convening the electors, and of collect- °
ing votes, and of certifying to the governor, the officers
elected.
The maior-ffenerals shall be appointed by the senate and Major-generaia,
J o ^ IT IT ^ J ^ how appomted
house of representatives, each having a negative upon the andcommis-
other ; and be commissioned by the governor.
For provisions as to appointment of a commissary-general, see amendments. Art. IV.
And if the electors of brig-adiers, field officers, captains vacancies, how
' 111 filled, in case,
or subalterns, shall neglect or refuse to make such eiec- etc.
22
CONSTITUTION OF THE
Officers duly
commiBsioned,
how removed.
Superseded by
ameDdments,
Art. IV.
Adjutants, etc.,
how appointed.
Army officers,
how appointed.
Organization of
militia.
Money, how
drawn from the
treasury,
except, etc.
13 Allen, 593.
All public
boards, etc., to
make quarterly
returns.
tions, after being duly notified, according to the laws for
the time being, then the governor, with advice of council,
shall appoint suitable persons to fill such offices.
[And no officer, duly commissioned to command in the
militia, shall be removed from his office, but by the address
of both houses to the governor, or by fair trial in court-
martial, pursuant to the laws of the commonwealth for the
time being.]
The commanding officers of regiments shall appoint
their adjutants and quartermasters ; the brigadiers their
l^rigade-majors ; and the major-generals their aids ; and
the governor shall appoint the adjutant-general.
The governor, with advice of council, shall appoint all
officers of the continental arm}^, whom by the confedera-
tion of the United States it is provided that this common-
wealth shall appoint, as also all officers of forts and
garrisons.
The divisions of the militia into brigades, regiments, and
companies, made in piu'suance of the militia laws now in
force, shall be considered as the proper divisions of the
militia of this commonwealth, until the same shall be
altered in pursuance of some future law.
XL No moneys shall be issued out of the treasury of
this commonAvealth, and disposed of (except such sums as
may be appropriated for the redemption of bills of credit
or treasurer's notes, or for the pa3mient of interest arising
thereon) but b}^ warrant under the hand of the governor
for the time being, with the advice and consent of the
council, for the necessary defence and support of the com-
monwealth ; and for the protection and preservation of
the inhabitants thereof, agreeably to the acts and resolves
of the general court.
XII. All public boards, the commissary-general, all
superintending officers of public magazines and stores,
belonging to this commonwealth, and all commanding
officers of forts and garrisons within the same, shall once
in every tliree months, officially, and without requisition,
and at other times, when required b}^ the governor, deliver
to him an account of all goods, stores, provisions, ammu-
nition, cannon with their appendages, and small arms
with their accoutrements, and of all other public property
whatever under their care respectively ; distinguishing the
(|uantity, number, quality and kind of each, as particu-
larly as may be ; together with the condition of such forts
and garrisons ; and the said commanding officer shall
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. 23
exhibit to the governor, when required by him, true and
exact plans of such forts, and of the land and sea or har-
bor or harbors, adjacent.
And the said boards, and all public officers, shall com-
municate to the governor, as soon as ma}'^ be after receiv-
ing the same, all letters, despatches, and intelligences of a
public nature, which shall be directed to them respectively.
XIH. As the public good requires that the governor salary of
should not be under the undue influence of anj^ of the g°^ernor.
members of the general court by a dependence on them
for his support, that he should in all cases act with free-
dom for the benefit of the public, that he sliould not have
his attention necessarily diverted from that object to his
private concerns, and that he should maintain the dignity
of the commonwealth in the character of its chief magis-
trate, it is necessary that he should have an honorable
stated salary, of a fixed and permanent value, amply suffi-
cient for those purposes, and established by standing laAvs :
and it shall be among the first acts of the general court,
after the commencement of this constitution, to establish
such salar}^ by law accordingly.
Permanent and honorable salaries shall also be estab- salaries of jus-
lished by law for the justices of the supreme judicial court. judfcLucnirT^
And if it shall be found that any of the salaries afore- salaries to be
said, so established, are insufficient, they shall, from time fnsufficient.
to time, be enlarged, as the general court shall judge
proper.
CHAPTER II.
Section II.
Lieutenant- Governor.
Aeticle I. There shall be annually elected a lieu- Lieutenant-
tenant-governor of* the commonwealth of Massachusetts, trnt^nlquaw-
whose title shall be — His Honor; and who shall be amendment^e!*^
qualified, in point of [religion,] [property,] and residence xxxrv"'*"'^
in the commonwealth, in the same manner with the gov-
ernor ; and the da}^ and manner of his election, and the
qualifications of the electors, shall be the same as are re-
quu'ed in the election of a governor. The return of the How chosen,
votes for this officer, and the declaration of his election,
shall be in the same manner ; [and if no one person shall p/uraiuy p^o-
be found to have a majority of all the votes returned, the ^^g„(jmgnfg
vacancy shall be filled hy the senate a)id house of repre- Art.xiv.
24
CONSTITUTION OF THE
President of
council
Lieutenant-
governor a
member of,
except, etc.
Lieutenant-
governor to be
acting governor,
in case, etc.
sentatives, in the same manner as the governor is to be
elected, in case no one person shall have a majority of the
votes of the people to be governor.]
II. The governor, and in his absence the lieutenant-
governor, shall be president of the council, but shall have
no vote in council ; and the lieutenant-governor shall
always be a member of the council, except when the chair
of the o-overnor shall be vacant.
III. Whenever the chair of the governor shall be
vacant, by reason of his death, or absence from the com-
monwealth, or otherwise, the lieutenant-governor, for the
time being, shall, during such vacancy, perform all £he
duties incumbent upon the governor, and shall have and
exercise all the powers and authorities, which by this con-
stitution the governor is vested with, when personally
present.
CounciL
Number of
councillors
changed to
eight.
See amend-
ments. Art.
XVI.
Number; from
whom, and how
chosen.
Modified by
amendments.
Arts. X. and
XIII.
Superseded by
amendments.
Art. XVI.
If senators be-
come council-
lors, their seats
to be vacated.
CHAPTEE II.
Section III.
Council, and the Manner of settling Elections by the Legis-
lature.
Article I. There shall be a council for advising the
governor in the executive part of the government, to con-
sist of [nine] persons besides the lieutenant-governor,
whom the governor, for the time being, shall have full
power and authority, from time to time, at his discretion,
to assemble and call together ; and the governor, with the
said councillors, or five of them at least, shall and may,
from time to time, hold and keep a council, for the order-
ing and directing the atfairs of the commonwealth, accord-
ing to the laAvs of the land.
II. [Nine councillors shall be annually chosen from
among the persons retm'ned for councillors and senators,
on the last Wednesday in May, b}^ the joint ballot of
the senators and representatives assembled in one room ;
and in case there shall not be found upon the first choice,
the whole number of nine persons who will accept a seat
in the council, the deficienc}'^ shall be made up by the
electors aforesaid from among the people at large ; and
the number of senators left shall constitute the senate
for the year. The seats of the persons thus elected from
the senate, and accepting the trust, shall be vacated in the
senate.]
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. 25
HI. The councillors, in the civil arrangements of the Rank of
conniionwealth, shall have rank next after the lieutenant-
governor.
IV. [Not more than two councillors shall be chosen No district to
out of any one district of this commonwealth.] two^'"°'^^
Superseded by amendments, Art. XVI.
V. The resolutions and advice of the council shall be Register of •
recorded in a register, and signed by the members present ; '^°^°'^^ •
and this record may be called for at any time by either
house of the legislature ; and any member of the council
may insert his opinion, contrary to the resolution of the
majority.
VI. Whenever the office of the governor and lieuten- Council to exer.
ant-governor shall be vacant, b}^ reason of death, absence, o/governCrfn
or otherwise, then the council, or the major part of them, ''^^®' ®*°-
shall, during such vacanc}', have full power and authority
to do, and execute, all and every such acts, matters, and
things, as the governor or the lieutenant-governor might
or could, by virtue of this constitution, do or execute, if
they, or either of them, were personally present.
VII. [And whereas the elections appointed to be made. Elections may
by this constitution, on the last Wednesday in May annu- untlfet'c™^'^
ally, by the two houses of the legislature, may not be
completed on that day, the said elections may be adjourned
from day to day until the same shall be completed. And order thereof.
1 j> I ' ,,, .,- . '- Superseded by
tlie order of elections shall be as follows : the vacancies in amendments,
the senate, if any, shall first be filled up; the governor xxv.'
and lieutenant-governor shall then be elected, provided
there should be no choice of them by the people ; and
afterwards the two houses shall proceed to the election of
the council.]
CHAPTEK II.
Section IV.
Secretary, Treasurer, Co'tnmissary, etc.
Article I. [The secretary, treasurer and receiver- secretary, etc ,
general, and the commissaiy-general, notaries public, and] howcho^e^n.
naval officers, shall be chosen annually, by joint ballot of to^Iiection'of "^
the senators and representatives in one room. And, that ^^r^vaulre-^^^'
the citizens of this commonwealth may be assured, from ceiyergeierai,
.-..,,. and auditor and
time to time, that the moneys remaining in the public attomeygen-
treasury, upon the settlement and liquidation of the pub- ments, Art.
26
CONSTITUTION OF THE
Tieaeurer in-
eligible for
more than five
succeseive
yeai'8.
Secretary to
keep records ;
to attend the
governor and
council, etc.
lie accounts, are theii- property, no man shall be eligible
as treasurer and receiver-general more than five A'ears
successively.
For provision as to appointment of notaries public and the commissary-general, see
amendments, Art. IV.
11. The records of the commonwealth shall be kept in
the office of the secretary, who may appoint his deputies,
for whose conduct he shall be accountable ; and he shall
attend the governor and council, the senate and house of
representatives, in person, or by his deputies, as they shall
respectively require.
CHAPTEE III
Tenure of all
commissioned
officers to be
expressed.
Judicial officers
to hold office
during good
behavior, ex-
cept, etc.
But may be
removed on
address.
Justices of su-
preme judicial
court to give
opinions when
required.
122 Mass. 600.
126 Mass. 557,
661.
Justices of the
peace; tenure
of their office.
3 Cueh. 584.
For remov.ll of
justices of the
peace, see
amendmente,
Art. XXX VU.
Provisions for
holding probate
courts.
12 Gray, 147.
JUDICIARY POWER.
Article I. The tenure, that all commission officers
shall by law have in their offices, shall be expressed in
their respective commissions. All judicial officers, duly
appointed, commissioned, and sworn, shall hold their offices
during good behavior, excepting such concerning whom
there is different provision made in this constitution :
provided, nevertheless, the governor, with consent of the
council, may remove them upon the address of both houses
of the legislature.
II. Each branch of the legislature, as well as the gov-
ernor and council, shall have authorit}^ to require the opin-
ions of the justices of the supreme judicial court, upon
important questions of law, and upon solemn occasions.
III. In order that the people may not suffer from the
long continuance in place of any justice of the peace who
shall fail of discharging the important duties of his office
with ability or fidelity, all commissions of justices of the
peace shall expire and become void, in the term of seven
years from their respective dates ; and, upon the expira-
tion of any commission, the same may, if necessar\% be
renewed, or another person appointed, as shall most con-
duce to the well-being of the commonwealth.
IV. The judges of probate of wills, and for granting
letters of administration, shall hold their courts at such
place or places, on fixed daj's, as the convenience of the
people shall require ; and the legislature shall, from time to
time, hereafter, appoint such times and places ; until which
appointments, the said courts shall be holden at the times
and places which the respective judges shall direct.
COMMO^^VEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. 27
V. All causes of marriage, divorce, and alimon}^ and d^^orlfe^^Iud
all appeals from the judges of probate, shall be heard and ^j^™°"^'-
determined by the governor and council, until the legis- visions made
latui'e shall, by law, make other provision. 105 Mass. 327.
116 MaBS. 317.
CHAPTER IV.
DELEGATES TO CONGRESS.
FThe deleo'ates of this commonwealth to the confess of Delegates to
L- p' 111 •• congress,
the United States, shall, some time m the month of June,
annually, be elected by the joint ballot of the senate and
house of representatives, assembled together in one room ;
to serve in congress for one year, to commence on the first
Monday in November then next ensuing. They shall
have commissions under the hand of the governor, and
the great seal of the commonwealth ; but may be recalled
at any time within the year, and others chosen and com-
missioned, in the same manner, in their stead.]
CHAPTER V.
THE UNIVERSITY AT CAMBRIDGE, AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF
LITERATURE, ETC.
Section I.
The JJniversitij .
Article I. Whereas our wise and pious ancestors, so Harvard
early as the year one thousand six hundred and thirty-six, ^°"®8^-
laid the foundation of Harvard College, in which univer-
sit}^ many persons of great eminence have, by the blessing
of God, been initiated in those arts and sciences which
qualified them for public employments, both in church
and state ; and whereas the encourao^ement of arts and
sciences, and all good literature, tends to the honor of
God, the advantage of the Christian religion, and the great
benefit of this and the other United States of America,
— it is declared, that the President and Felloavs of Powers, prm-
Harvard College, in their corporate capacity, and Ihl^presfdent
their successors in that capacity, their officers and ser- conikmed.^*
vants, shall have, hold, use, exercise, and enjoy, all the
powers, authorities, rights, liberties, privileges, immuni-
ties, and franchises, which they now have, or are entitled
28
CONSTITUTION OF THE
All gifts,
grants, etc.
confirmed.
to have, hold, use, exercise, and enjoy ; and the same are
hereby ratified and confirmed unto them, the said presi-
dent and fellows of Harvard College, and to their suc-
cessors, and to their officers and servants, respectively,
forever.
II. And whereas there have been at sundry times, by
divers persons, gifts, grants, devises of houses, lands, tene-
ments, goods, chattels, legacies, and conveyances, here-
tofore made, either to Harvard College in Cambridge, in
NcAv England, or to the president and fellows of Harvard
College, or to the said college by some other description,
under several charters, successively; it is declared, that
all the said gifts, grants, devises, legacies, and convey-
ances, are hereby forever confirmed unto the president
and fellows of Harvard College, and to their successors
in the capacity aforesaid, according to the true intent and
meaning of the donor or donors, grantor or grantors,
devisor or devisors.
III. And whereas, by an act of the general court of
the colony of Massachusetts Bay, passed in the year one
thousand six hundred and forty-two, the governor and
deputy-governor, for the time being, and all the magis-
trates of that jurisdiction, were, with the president, and
a number of the clergy in the said act described, con-
stituted the overseers of Harvard College ; and it being
necessary, in this new constitution of government to
ascertain who shall be deemed successors to the said gov-
ernor, deputy-governor, and magistrates ; it is declared,
that the governor, lieutenant-governor, council, and sen-
ate of this commonwealth, are, and shall be deemed, their
successors, who, with the president of Harvard College,
for the time being, together with the ministers of the con-
gregational churches in the towns of Cambridge, Water-
town, Charlestown, Boston, Roxbury, and Dorchester,
mentioned in the said act, shall be, and hereby are, vested
with all the powers and authority belonging, or in any
way appertaining to the overseers of Harvard College ;
Power of altera- provided, that nothing herein shall be construed to pre-
tion reserved to j. j.i i • i j. j? xi • lii /> i •
the legislature, vcut the legislature 01 this commonwealth from making
such alterations in the government of the said university,
as shall be conducive to its advantage, and the interest
of the republic of letters, in as full a manner as might
have been done by the legislature of the late Province of
the Massachusetts Bay.
Who shall be
overseers.
See Statutes,
1851, 224.
1852, 27.
1859, 212.
1865, 173.
1880. 65,
COMMONWEALTH OF J^IASSACHUSETTS. 29
CHAPTER V.
Section II.
The Encouragement of Literature, etc.
Wisdom and knowledge, as well as virtue, diffused gen- Dutyof legisiat.
erally among the body of the people, being necessary for iltratesln^i'if
the preservation of tlieir rights and liberties ; and as these Jjl^^furt^er"??©-
depend on spreading the opportunities and advantages of '"^^if/gchooiB
education in the various parts of the country, and among see amend-
the diflerent orders of the people, it shall be the duty xvni.
of legislatures and magistrates, in all future periods of 503. ^°'
this commonwealth, to cherish the interests of literature ^^ Maes. 94, 97.
and the sciences, and all seminaries of them ; especiall}''
the university at Cambridge, public schools and grammar
schools in the towns ; to encourage private societies and
public institutions, rewards and immunities, for the pro-
motion of agricultm*e, arts, sciences, commerce, trades,
manufactures, and a natm^al history of the country ; to
countenance and inculcate the principles of humanity and
general benevolence, public and private charity, industry
and frugality, honesty and punctuality in their dealings ;
sincerity, good humor, and all social affections, and gen-
erous sentiments, among the people.
CHAPTER VI.
OATHS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS ; INCOMPATIBILITY OF AND EXCLU-
SION FROM OFFICES; PECUNIARY QUALIFICATIONS; COMMIS-
SIONS; WRITS; CONFIRMATION OF LAWS; HABEAS CORPUS;
THE ENACTING STYLE; CONTINUANCE OF OFFICERS; PROVI-
SION FOR A FUTURE REVISAL OF THE CONSTITUTION, ETC.
Article I. [An}^ person chosen governor, lieutenant- Oaths, etc.
governor, councillor, senator, or representative, and accept-
ing the trust, shall, before he proceed to execute the duties
of his place or office, make and subscribe the following-
declaration, viz. :
"I, A. B., do declare, that I believe the Christian reli- ^endments^^*
gion, and have a firm persuasion of its truth ; and that I Art. vn.
am seised and possessed, in my own right, of the property
required by the constitution, as one qualification for the
office or place to which I am elected."
And the governor, lieutenant-governor, and councillors,
shall make and subscribe the said declaration, in the pres-
30
CONSTITUTION OF THE
Declaration and
oaths of all
officers.
For new oath
of allegiance,
see amend-
ments, Art. "VI.
Oath of office.
Proviso. See
aroendments,
Art. VI.
ence of the two houses of assembly ; and the senators and
representatives, first elected under this constitution, before
the president and five of the council of the former consti-
tution ; and forever afterwards before the governor and
council for the time being.]
And every person chosen to either of the. places or
offices aforesaid, as also any person appointed or commis-
sioned to any judicial, executive, military, or other oflSce
under the government, shall, before he enters on the dis-
charge of the business of his place or office , take and sub-
scribe the following declaration, and oaths or afl3rmations,
viz. :
[" I, A. B., do truly and sincerel}^ acknowledge, profess,
testify, and declare, that the Commonwealth of Massachu-
setts is, and of right ought to be, a free, sovereign, and
independent state ; and I do swear, that I will bear true
faith and allegiance to the said commonwealth, and that I
will defend the same against traitorous conspiracies and all
hostile attempts whatsoever ; and that I do renounce and
abjure all allegiance, subjection, and obedience to the king,
queen, or government of Great Britain (as the case may
be) , and every other foreign power whatsoever ; and that
no foreign prince, person, prelate, state, or potentate,
hath, or ought to have, any jm-isdiction, superiority, pre-
eminence, authority, dispensing or other power, in any
matter, civil, ecclesiastical, or spuitual, within this com-
monwealth, except the authority and power which is or
may be vested by their constituents in the congress of the
United States : and I do further testifj'^ and declare, that
no man or body of men hath or can have any right to
absolve or discharge me from the obligation of this oath,
declaration, or affirmation ; and that I do make this ac-
knowledgment, profession, testimony, declaration, denial,
renunciation, and abjuration, heartily and truly, according
to the common meaning and acceptation of the foregoing
words, without any equivocation, mental evasion, or secret
reservation whatsoever. So help me, God."]
"I, A. B., do solemnly swear and affirm, that I will
faithfully and impartially discharge and perform all the
duties incumbent on me as , according to
the best of my abilities and understanding, agreeably to
the rules and regulations of the constitution and the laws
of the commonwealth. So help me, God."
Provided, alwaj^s, that when any person chosen or ap-
pointed as aforesaid, shall be of the denomination of the
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. 31
people called Quakers, and shall decline taking the said
oath[s], he shall make his affii-mation in the foregoing
form, and subscribe the same, omitting the words, \^''^Ido
swear," " cuid abjure,'" " oath or," " and ahjiiraiion," in the
first oath, and in the second oath, the words] '■'■ sicear
and," and [in each of them] the Avords " So heljD me,
God ; " subjoining instead thereof, " This I do binder the
jKiins and jjenallies of 2)erjuri/."
And the said oaths or affirmations shall be taken and afflrmifuo^ns
subscribed by the governor, lieutenant-governor, and coun- ^g°'J/'*'^^"'®'
cillors, before the president of the senate, in the presence
of the two houses of assembly ; and b}^ the senators and
representatives first elected under this constitution, before
the president and five of the council of the former consti-
tution ; and forever afterwards before the governor and
council for the time being ; and by the residue of the
officers aforesaid, before such persons and in such manner
as from time to time shall be prescribed by the legislature.
n. Xo governor, lieutenant-governor, or judge of the Plurality of
supreme judicial court, shall hold any other office or place, hibued^to gov.
under the authority of this commonwealth, except such as except*^etc.
by this constitution they are admitted to hold, saving that ment^Trt'.
the judges of the said court may hold the offices of justices "^"i-
of the peace through the state ; nor shall the}^ hold any
other place or office, or receive any pension or salary from
any other state or government or power whatever.
No person shall be capable of holding or exercising at i^fe^'^s^^l"'*
the same time, within this state, more than one of the fol-
lowing offices, viz. : judge of probate — sherifi" — register
of probate — or register of deeds ; and never more than
any two offices, which are to be held by appointment of
the governor, or the governor and council, or the senate,
or the house of representatives, or by the election of the
people of the state at large, or of the people of an}'- county,
militarj' offices, and the offices of justices of the peace
excepted, shall be held by one person.
No person holding the office of judge of the supreme incompatible
judicial court — secretary — attorney-general — solicitor- For further pro-
general — treasurer or receiver-general — judge of probate i^ncompatlbre
— commissary-general — [president, professor, or instruc- °|^e°ameuts,
tor of Harvard College 1 — sheriif — clerk of the house of ^l?-^'^"; ^
c? J _ n 1 ^ Ofticers of Har-
representatives — reo-ister of probate — reo^ister oi deeds vardcouege
— clerk of the supreme judicial court — clerk of the mie- ameudments,
rior court of common pleas — or officer of the customs,
including in this description naval officers — shall at the
32
CONSTITUTION OF THE
Incompatible
offices.
Bribery, etc.,
disqualify.
Value of money
ascertained.
Property quali-
fications may
be increased.
See amend-
ments. Arts.
XIII. and
XXXIV.
Provisions
respecting
commissions.
Provisions re-
specting writs.
2 Pick. 592.
3 Met. 58.
13 Gray, 74.
Continuation of
former laws,
except, etc.
1 Mass. 69.
2 Mass. 534.
8 Pick. 309, 316.
16 Pick. 107, 115.
2 Met. 118.
Benefit of
liabeaK corpus
secured, except,
etc.
same time have a seat in the senate or house of representa-
tives ; but their being chosen or appointed to, and accept-
ing the same, shall operate as a resignation of their seat in
the senate or house of representatives ; and the place so
vacated shall be filled up.
And the same rule shall take place in case any judge of
the said supreme judicial court, or judge of probate, shall
accept a seat in council ; or any councillor shall accept of
either of those offices or places.
And no person shall ever be admitted to hold a seat in
the legislature, or any office of trust or importance under
the government of tliis commonwealth, who shall, in the
due course of law, have been convicted of bribery or cor-
ruption in obtaining an election or appointment.
III. In all cases where sums of money are mentioned
in this constitution, the value thereof shall be computed
in silver, at six shillings and eight pence per ounce ; and
it shall be in the power of the legislature, from tune to
time, to increase such qualifications, as to property, of
the persons to be elected to offices, as the circumstances
of the commonwealth shall requu-e.
IV. All commissions shall be in the name of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, signed by the governor
and attested by the secretary or his deputy, and have the
great seal of the commonwealth affixed thereto.
V. All writs, issuing out of the clerk's office in any of
the courts of law, shall be in the name of the Common-
Avealth of Massachusetts ; they shall be under the seal of
the court from whence they issue ; they shall bear test of
the first justice of the court to which they shall be return-
able, who is not a party, and be signed by the clerk of
such court.
VI. All the laws which have heretofore been adopted,
used, and approved in the Province, Colony, or State of
Massachusetts Bay, and usually practised on in the courts
of law, shall still remain and be in full force, until altered
or repealed by the legislature ; such parts only excepted
as are repugnant to the rights and liberties contained in
this constitution.
VII. The privilege and benefit of the Avrit of habeas
corpus shall be enjoyed in this commonwealth, in the most
free, easy, cheap, expeditious, and ample manner ; and
shall not be suspended by the legislature, except upon the
most urgent and pressing occasions, and for a limited
time, not exceeding twelve months.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. 33
VIH. The enacting style, in making and passing all Jt^^e!''''''""^
acts, statutes, and laws, shall be — "Be it enacted by the
Senate and House of Representatives in General Court
assembled, and by the authority of the same."
IX. To the end there may be no failure of justice, or officers of
danger arise to the commonwealth from a change of the ment continued
form of government, all officers, civil and military, hold- ^°^^'^<=-
ing commissions under the government and people of
Massachusetts Ba}^ in New England, and all other officers
of the said government and people, at the time this con-
stitution shall take effect, shall have, hold, use, exercise,
and enjoy, all the powers and authority to them granted
or committed, until other persons shall be appointed in
their stead ; and all courts of law shall proceed in the
execution of the business of their respective departments ;
and all the executive and legislative officers, bodies, and
powers shall continue in full force, in the enjojmient and
exercise of all their trusts, employments and authority:
until the general cornet, and the supreme and executive offi-
cers under this constitution, are designated and invested
Avith their respective trusts, powers, and authority.
X. [In order the more efi'ectually to adhere to the Provision for
principles of the constitution, and to correct those viola- etitution.
tions which by any means may be made therein, as well piw-tjon af to
as to form such alterations as from experience shall be gel^am^jfd.**'
found necessary, the general court which shall be in the mente, Art. ix.
year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninet}"-
five, shall issue precepts to the selectmen of the several
towns, and to the assessors of the unincorporated planta-
tions, directing them to convene the qualified voters of
their respective towns and plantations, for the pm^pose of
collecting their sentiments on the necessit}^ or expediency
of revising the constitution, in order to amendments.
And if it shall appear, b}^ the returns made, that two- Provision for
thirds of the qualified voters throughout the state, who 6tHutionf°°
shall assemble and vote in consequence of the said pre-
cepts, are in favor of such revision or amendment, the
general court shall issue precepts, or direct them to be
issued from the secretary's office, to the several towns
to elect delegates to meet in convention for the purpose
aforesaid.
The said delegates to be chosen in the same manner
and proportion as their representatives in the second
branch of the legislature are b}^ this constitution to be
chosen.]
3i
CONSTITUTION OF THE
XI. This form of
government
shall be enrolled on
Provision for
preserving and
constitu'tion"^" parchmcnt, and deposited in the secretary's office, and be
a part of the laws of the land ; and printed copies thereof
shall be prefixed to the book containing the laws of this
commonwealth, in all futm-e editions of the said laws.
AETICLES OF AMENDMENT.
Bill, etc., not
approved within
live days, not to
become a law,
if legislature
adjourn in the
mean time.
3 Mass. 587.
See Const., Ch.
I., § 1, Art. U.
General court
empowered to
charter cities.
122 Mass. 354.
Proviso.
112 Mass. 200.
Qualifications of
voters for gov-
ernor, lieuten-
ant-governor,
penators and
representatives.
See amend-
ments, Arts.
XXX., XXXII.
and XL.
11 Pick. 538, 540.
14 Pick. 341.
14 Mass. 367.
5 Met. 162. 298,
591,594.
Article I. If any bill or resolve shall be objected to,
and not approved by the governor ; and if the general
com't shall adjourn within five days after the same shall
have been laid before the governor for his approbation,
and thereby prevent his returning it with his objections,
as provided by the constitution, such bill or resolve shall
not become a law, nor have force as such.
Art. II. The general court shall have full power and
authority to erect and constitute municipal or city gov-
ernments, in any corporate town or towns in this com-
monwealth, and to grant to the inhabitants thereof such
powers, privileges, and immunities, not repugnant to the
constitution, as the general court shall deem necessary
or expedient for the regulation and government thereof,
and to prescribe the manner of calling and holding public
meetings of the inhabitants, in wards or otherwise, for
the election of officers under the constitution, and the
manner of returning the votes given at such meetings.
Provided, that no such government shall be erected or
constituted in any town not containing twelve thousand
inhabitants, nor unless it be with the consent, and on the
application of a majority of the inhabitants of such town,
present and voting thereon, pursuant to a vote at a meet-
ing duly warned and holden for that purpose. And pro-
vided, also, that all by-laws, made by such municipal
or city government, shall be subject, at all times, to be
annulled by the general court.
Art. III. Every male citizen of twenty-one years of
age and upwards, excepting paupers and persons under
guardianship, who shall have resided within the common-
wealth one 3'ear, and within the town or district in which
he may claim a right to vote, six calendar months next
preceding any election of governor, lieutenant-governor,
senators, or representatives, [and who shall have paid,
by himself, or his parent, master, or guardian, any state
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. 35
or county tax, which shall, within two years next preced- IJ^l^y^"^?-
1 , . -, " 1 . ^. 122Ma8s.o9o,
ing such election, have been assessed upon him, in any 597.
town or district of this commonwealth ; and also every For educatioAai
citizen who shall be, by law, exempted from taxation, seeamTud^"'
and who shall be, in all other respects, qualified as above FoTprov^si^'^'
mentioned,] shall have a right to vote in such election of ^^ve 8er°v^eVin °
governor, lieutenant-o-overnor, senators, and representa- the army or
" 1 i" Till -IT • navy in time
tives ; and no other person shall be entitled to vote in of war, see
1 1 , . amendments,
such election. Arts.xxviii.
See also amendments, Art. XXIII., which was annulled by amendments, Art. XXVT. ^ '
Art. IV. Notaries public shall be appointed by the Notarieo puwic,
.1 . 1 . . , ,,, how appointed
governor m the same manner as judicial omcers are ap- and removed,
pointed, and shall hold their offices during seven years,
unless sooner removed by the governor, with the consent
of the council, upon the address of both houses of the ^^e^nt^^rt
leo-islature. xxxvii. '
[In case the office of secretary or treasurer of the com- vacancies in the
i;i 1 11 1 j_ ^ 1 • offices of secre-
mon wealth shall become vacant irom any cause, during tary and treas-
the recess of the general court, the governor, with the TWsciause^^'*'
advice and consent of the council, shall nominate and ^iiPf'.S^lt'l}'^
' amendments,
appoint, under such regulations as may be prescribed ^rt. xvii.
by law, a competent and suitable person to such vacant
office, who shall hold the same until a successor shall be
appointed by the general court.]
Whenever the exigencies of the commonwealth shall ^iL^I^iTJ'J'K^
require the appointment of a commissary-general, he shall appointed, in
, . ■, . , , . . ~ case, etc.
be nominated, appointed, and commissioned, in such man-
ner as the legislature may, by law, prescribe.
All officers commissioned to command in the militia Miutia officers,
T J j> jY- • 1 ji T ' how removed.
may be removed from office m such manner as the legis-
lature may, by law, prescribe.
Art. V. In the elections of captains and subalterns who may vote
of the militia, all the members of their respective compa- subafternr ''"^
nies, as well those under as those above the age of twenty-
one years, shall have a right to vote.
Art. VI. Instead of the oath of allegiance prescribed ?y aVofflVers.""
bv the constitution, the following oath shall be taken and %i^'^rT^\u t
•^ . - ' o Ch. VI., Art. 1.
subscribed by every person chosen or appointed to aii}^
office, civil or military, under the government of this
commonwealth, before he shall enter on the duties of his
office, to Avit : —
"I, A. B., do solemnly swear, that I will bear true
faith and allegiance to the Commonwealth of Massachu-
setts, and will support the constitution thereof. So help
me, God."
36
CONSTITUTION OF THE
Proviso.
Quakers may
afflrra.
Tests abolished.
Incompatibility
of offices.
122 Mass. 445,
600.
123 Mass. 525,
Amendments to
constitution,
bow made.
Provided, That when any person shall be of the denomi-
nation called Quakers, and shall decline taking said oath,
he shall make his affirmation in the foregoing form, omit-
ting the word ' ' swear " and inserting, instead thereof, the
word "affirm," and omitting the words "So help me, God,"
and subjoining, instead thereof, the words, "This I do
under the pains and penalties of perjury."
Art. VII. No oath, declaration, or subscription, ex-
cepting the oath prescribed in the preceding article, and
the oath of office, shall be required of the governor, lieuten-
ant-governor, councillors, senators, or representatives, to
qualify them to perform the duties of their respective offices.
Art. VIIL No judge of any court of this common-
wealth, (except the court of sessions,) and no person
holding any office under the authority of the United
States, (postmasters excepted,) shall, at the same time,
hold the office of governor, lieutenant-governor, or coun-
cillor, or have a seat in the senate or house of representa-
tives of this commonwealth ; and no judge of any court in
this commonwealth, (except the court of sessions,) nor the
attorney-general, solicitor-general, county attorney, clerk
of any court, sheriff, treasm-er and receiver-general, reg-
ister of probate, nor register of deeds, shall continue to
hold his said office after being elected a member of the
Congress of the United States, and accepting that trust ;
but the acceptance of such trust, by any of the officers
aforesaid, shall be deemed and taken to be a resignation
of his said office ; and judges of the comets of common
pleas shall hold no other office under the government of
this commonwealth, the office of justice of the peace and
militia offices excepted.
Art. IX. If, at any time hereafter, any specific and
particular amendment or amendments to the constitution
be proposed in the general court, and agreed to b}'^ a ma-
jority of the senators and two-thkds of the members of
the house of representatives present and voting thereon,
such proposed amendment or amendments shall be entered
on the journals of the two houses, with the yeas and nays
taken thereon, and referred to the general com't then next
to bo chosen, and shall be published ; and if, in the general
court next chosen as aforesaid, such proposed amendment
or amendments shall be agreed to by a majority of the
senators and two-thirds of the members of the house of
representatives present and voting thereon, then it shall
be the duty of the general court to submit such proposed
COMMONWEALTPI OF MASSACHUSETTS. 37
amendment or amendments to the people ; and if they
shall be approved and ratified by a majority of the quali-
fied voters, voting- thereon, at meetings legally warned
and holden for that purpose, they shall become part of
the constitution of this commonwealth.
Akt. X. The political year shall begin on the first commencement
of politiciil
AVednesday of Januarj^ instead of the last Wednesday of year,
May ; and the general court shall assemble every year on
the said first Wednesday of Januar}^ and shall proceed, at
that session, to make all the elections, and do all the other
acts, which are by the constitution required to be made and
done at the session which has heretofore commenced on the
last Wednesday of May. And the general court shall be ^. and termina-
dissolved on the da}'' next preceding the first Wednesday
of January, without any proclamation or other act of the
governor. But nothing herein contained shall prevent
the general court from assembling at such other times as
they shall judge necessar^^ or when called together by the
governor. The governor, lieutenant-governor and coun-
cillors, shall also hold their respective ofiices for one year
next following the fii'st Wednesday of January, and until
others are chosen and qualified in their stead.
FThe meeting for the choice of g-overnor, lieutenant- Meetings for the
L o •1111 choice of tjov-
governor, senators, and representatives, shall be held on emor, iieuten.
the second Monday of November in every year; but utc.rwhen to'be
meetings may be adjourned, if necessary, for the choice This'cianse
of representatives, to the next da}^ and again to the next amet'dments^^
succeeding day, but no further. But in case a second ^^- -^^*
meeting shall be necessary for the choice of representa-
tives, such meetings shall be held on the fourth Monday
of the same month of November.]
All the other provisions of the constitution, respecting
the elections and proceedings of the members of the gen-
eral court, or of any other officers or persons whatever, that
have reference to the last Wednesday of May, as the com-
mencement of the political year, shall be so far altered, as
to have like reference to the first Wednesday of January.
This article shall go into operation on the first day of ^'gotato ^^"^
October, next following the day when the same shall be operation.
duly ratified and adopted as an amendment of the consti-
tution ; and the governor, lieutenant-governor, councillors,
senators, representatives, and all other state officers, who
are annually chosen, and who shall be chosen for the cur-
rent year, when the same shall go into operation, shall
hold their respective offices until the first Wednesday of
38
CONSTITUTION OF THE
Inconsistent
provisions
annulled.
Religious
freedom
established.
See Dec. of
Rights, Art.
m.
122 Maes. 40,41.
Census of rata-
ble polls to be
taken in 1837,
and decennially
thereafter.
This article was
superseded by
amendments,
Art. XIII.,
which was also
superseded by
amendments.
Art. XXI.
Representa-
tives, how
apportioned.
January then next following, and until others are chosen
and qualified in tlieir stead, and no longer ; and the first
election of the governor, lieutenant-governor, senators, and
representatives, to be had in virtue of this article, shall
be had conformably thereunto, in the month of November
following the day on which the same shall be in force, and
go into operation, pursuant to the foregoing provision.
All the provisions of the existing constitution, incon-
sistent with the provisions herein contained, are hereby
wholly annulled.
Art. XI. Instead of the third article of the bill of
rights, the following modification and amendment thereof
is substituted : —
"As the public worship of God and instructions in
piety, religion, and morality, promote the happiness and
prosperity of a people, and the security of a republican
government ; therefore, the several religious societies of
this commonwealth, whether corporate or unincorporate,
at any meeting legtilly warned and holden for that pur-
pose, shall ever have the right to elect their pastors or
religious teachers, to contract with them for their support,
to raise money for erecting and repairing houses for public
worship, for the maintenance of religious instruction, and
for the payment of necessary expenses ; and all persons
belonging to any religious society shall be taken and held
to be members, until they shall file with the clerk of such
society a written notice, declaring the dissolution of their
membership, and thenceforth shall not be liable for any
grant or contract which may be thereafter made, or entered
into by such society ; and all religious sects and denomi-
nations, demeaning themselves peaceably, and as good
citizens of the commonwealth, shall be equally under the
protection of the law ; and no subordination of any one
sect or denomination to another shall ever be established
by law."
Art. XII. [In order to provide for a representation
of the citizens of this commonwealth, founded upon the
principles of equality, a census of the ratable polls, in each
city, town, and district of the commonwealth, on the first
day of May, shall be taken and returned into the secre-
tary's office, in such manner as the legislature shall pro-
vide, within the month of Ma}^ in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and thirty-seven, and in every
tenth year thereafter, in the month of May, in manner
aforesaid ; and each town or city having three hundred rata-
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. 39
ble polls at the last preceding decennial census of polls,
may elect one representative, and for every four hundred
and fifty ratable polls in addition to the first three hun-
dred, one representative more.
Any town having less than three hundred ratable polls Towns having
shall be represented thus : The whole number of ratable ratabie'poiis,
polls, at the last preceding decennial census of polls, shall eented!^'^^'
be multiplied by ten, and the product divided by tliree
hundred ; and such town may elect one representative as
many years within ten years, as three hundred is contained
in the product aforesaid.
Any city or town having ratable polls enough to elect f/prelented*^^
one or more representatives, with any number of polls
beyond the necessary number, maj^ be represented, as to
that surplus number, by multiplying such surplus number
by ten and dividing the product by four hundred and fifty ;
and such city or town may elect one additional representa-
tive as many years, within the ten j^ears, as four hundred
and fifty is contained in the product aforesaid.
Any two or more of the several towns and districts Towns may
1 j_i' ••j/»iiiij j_ \initeinto repre-
may, by consent or a majority oi the legal voters present sentative dis-
at a legal meeting, in each of said towns and districts, *"''**■
respectively, called for that purpose, and held previous to
the first day of July, in the 3^ear in which the decennial
census of polls shall be taken, form themselves into a rep-
resentative district to continue until the next decennial
census of polls, for the election of a representative, or rep-
resentatives ; and such district shall have all the rights, in
regard to representation, which would belong to a town
containing the same nmuber of ratable polls.
The governor and council shall ascertain and determine. The governor
within the months of July and August, in the j^ear of our deferminelhe
Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-seven, accord- rel^madverto"
ing to the foregoing principles, the number of representa- ^^^n^^gntitied
tives, which each city, town, and representativ^e district
is entitled to elect, and the number of years, within the
period of ten years then next ensuing, that each city,
town, and representative district may elect an additional
representative ; and where any town has not a sufficient
number of polls to elect a representative each year, then,
how many years within the ten years, such town may elect
a representative ; and the same shall be done once in ten New apportion-
years, thereafter, by the governor and council, and the ^tfceineveTy ^
number of ratable polls in each decennial census of polls, *^'^>'®'*"-
shall determine the number of representatives, which each
40 CONSTITUTION OF THE
city, town and representative district may elect as afore-
said ; and when the number of representatives to be elected
by each city, town, or representative district is ascertained
and determined as aforesaid, the governor shall cause the
same to be published forthwith for the information of the
people, and that number shall remain fixed and unalterable
for the period of ten years,
provrs^our* ^^^ ^^^® provisions of the existing constitution incon-
annuiied. sistcnt witli tlic provisious herein contained, are hereby
wholly annulled.]
Sbitantf to be ^r.T. XIII. [A census of the inhabitants of each city
Md^di^enniaiiv ^"^^ towu, ou the first day of May, shall be taken, and
thereafter, for" retumcd iuto the Secretary's office, on or before the last
sentation. day of Juuc, of the year one thousand eight hundred and
Provisions as to « , j i? j. j.i j.i j}j. i • i
census super- lorty, and ot every tenth year thereaiter ; which census
mfnt^s^'A^iS!"*^' shall determine the apportionment of senators and repre-
xxi.andxxn. gentativcs for the term of ten years. 122 Mass. 595.
frlct^s^deciared The scvcral Senatorial districts now existing shall be
^ro^s^ousas to pemiaiient. The senate shall consist of forty members ;
senators super- and in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty,
ments.Ait. and cvcry tenth year thereafter, the governor and council
shall assign the number of senators to be chosen in each
district, according to the number of inhabitants in the
same. But, in all cases, at least one senator shall be
assigned to each district.
l^matlveVh^w" The members of the house of representatives shall be
apportioned. apportioned in the following manner : Every town or city
Provisions pa to ^^ ,. iiii-i- -i "
representatives coutiiining twclvc hundred inhabitants may elect one rep-
amendme^uts/ rcscntativc ; and tAVO thousand four hundred inhabitants
Art. XXI. siiall be the mean increasing number, which shall entitle
it to an additional representative.
ho'w'iepi^"^' Ever}^ town containing less than twelve hundred inhab-
eented. itauts shall be entitled to elect a representative as manj^
times within ten years as the number one hundred and
«ixty is contained in the number of the inhabitants of said
town. Such towns may also elect one representative for
the year in which the valuation of estates ^vithin the com-
monwealth shall be settled.
?nite°fnto^^ Any tvv'o or more of the several towns may, by consent
^pfesentiitive Qf q, majority of the legal voters present at a legal meet-
ing, in each of said towns, respectiveljs called for that
purpose, and held before the first day of August, in the
year one thousand eight hundred and forty, and every
tenth year thereafter, form themselves into a representa-
tive district, to continue for the term of ten years ; and
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. 41
such district shall have all the rights, in regard to repre-
sentation, which would belong to a town containing the
same number of inhabitants.
The number of inhabitants which shall entitle a town Basis of
to elect one representative, and the mean increasing num- au'drat/oof°°'
ber which shall entitle a town or city to elect more than ^"'=''^''^®-
one, and also the number by which the population of towns
not entitled to a representative every year is to be divided,
shall be increased, respectively, by one-tenth of the num-
bers above mentioned, whenever the population of the
commonwealth shall have increased to seven hundred and
sevent}^ thousand, and for every additional increase of
seventy thousand inhabitants, the same addition of one-
tenth shall be made, respectivel}^, to the said numbers
above mentioned.
In the year of each decennial census, the governor and aD^cfc^o°JncTi*to
council shall, before the first day of September, a})portion u'Xi'l'^o/'^^
the number of representatives which each cit}^ town, and lepresentatvves
representative district is entitled to elect, and ascertain once m every
how many years, within ten years, an}'' town may elect a ®"^^'*'^"
representative, which is not entitled to elect one every
year ; and the governor shall cause the same to be pub-
lished forthwith.
Nine councillors shall be annually chosen from among councillors to
the people at large, on the first Wednesday of Januarj^ tbe'^peopie at*"^
or as soon thereafter as may be, by the joint ballot of the provisions as to
senators and representatives, assembled in one room, who B°persededby
shall, as soon as may be, in like manner, fill up any vacan- amendments,
cies that may happen in the council, by death, resignation,
or otherwise. No person shall be elected a councillor, who Qualifications
has not been an inhabitant of this commonwealth for the °
term of five years immediately preceding his election ;
and not more than one councillor shall be chosen from
any one senatorial district in the commonwealth.]
No possession of a freehold, or of any other estate, shall quaimciucmlfor
be reciuired as a qualification for holding: a seat in either a seat in general
i A . , ^ . . court or councu
branch oi the general court, or in the executive council, not required.
Art. XI Y. In all elections of civil officers by the Elections by the
people of this commonwealth, whose election is provided piu?a\u>°of ^
for by the constitution, the person having the highest num- '^°^^^
ber of votes shall be deemed and declared to be elected.
Art. XV. The meetino* for the choice of g'overnor, Time of annual
^ " election of °''0V-
lieutenant-governor, senators, and representatives, shall ernor and legis-
be held on the Tuesday next after the first Monday in
November, annually ; but in case of a failure t-o elect re|>
42 CONSTITUTION OF THE
resentatives on that day, a second meeting shall be holden,
for that piu'pose, on the fourth Monday of the same month
of November.
ffiliSJsen '^^'^- XV^- Eight councillors shall be annually chosen
by the people, by the inhabitants of this commonwealth, qualified to vote
598. ' ' for governor. The election of councillors shall be deter-
mined by the same rule that is required in the election of
governor. The legislature, at its first session after this
amendment shall have been adopted, and at its first ses-
sion after the next state census shall have been taken,
and at its first session after each decennial state census
Legislature to thcrcaf tcrwards , shall divide the commonwealth into eiijht
districts of contiguous territory, each containing a number
of inhabitants as nearly equal as practicable, without divid-
ing any town or ward of a city, and each entitled to elect
one councillor : provided, hoivever, that if, at any time, the
constitution shall provide for the division of the common-
wealth into forty senatorial districts, then the legislature
shall so arrange the councillor districts, that each district
shall consist of five contiguous senatorial districts, as
they shall be, from time to time, established by the legis-
di!h!ed.'*^ lature. No person shall be eligible to the office of coun-
cillor who has not been an inhabitant of the commonwealth
for the term of five years mimediately preceding his elec-
?eTof°e'ie™ti'on tiou. The day and manner of the election, the retm-n of
etc the votes, and the declaration of the said elections, shall
be the same as are required in the election of governor.
Vacancies, how j-^henevcr there shall be a failure to elect the full num-
visionTs to°' ^^^ ®^ councillors, the vacancies shall be filled in the same
vacancies, see manner as is required for filling vacancies in the senate ;
amendments, , . ^ , iiti if ji i_
Art. XXV, and vacancies occasioned by death, removal irom the state,
or otherwise, shall be filled in like manner, as'soon as may
Organization of \jq after such vacaucics shall have happened.] And that
the government. ' n i • i . . p-' ,
there may be no delay m the organization oi the govern-
ment on the first Wednesday of January, the governor,
with at least five councillors for the time being, shall, as
soon as may be, examine the returned copies of the records
for the election of governor, lieutenant-governor, and coun-
cillors ; and ten days before the said first Wednesday in
January he shall issue his summons to such persons as
appear to be chosen, to attend on that day to be qualified
accordingly ; and the secretary shall lay the returns before
the senate and house of representatives on the said first
Wednesday in January, to be by them examined ; and in
case of the election of either of said officers, the choice
com:\ionavealth of Massachusetts. 43
shall be by them declared and published ; but in case there
shall be no election of either of said officers, the legislat-
ure shall proceed to fill such vacancies in the manner pro-
vided in the constitution for the choice of such officers.
Art. XVII. The secretary, treasurer and receiver- Election of
general, auditor, and attorney-general, shall be chosen ure^^audHor,"^'
annually, on the da}^ in November prescribed for the generaTby^he
choice of governor ; and each person then chosen as such, V'^opie.
duly qualified in other respects, shall hold his office for
the term of one year from the third Wednesday in Jan-
uary next thereafter, and until another is chosen and
qualified in his stead. The qualification of the voters,
the manner of the election, the return of the votes, and
the declaration of the election, shall be such as are required
in the election of governor. In case of a failure to elect vacancies, how
o . tilled.
either of said officers on the da}^ in November aforesaid,
or in case of the decease, in the mean time, of the person
elected as such, such officer shall be chosen on or before
the thii'd AYednesday in January next thereafter, from
the two persons who had the highest number of votes for
said offices on the day in November aforesaid, by joint
ballot of the senators and representatives, in one room ;
and in case the office of secretar}^ or treasurer and receiver--
general, or auditor, or attorney-general, shall become va-
cant, from any cause, during an annual or special session
of the general court, such vacancy shall in like manner
be filled b}^ choice from the people at large ; but if such
vacancy shall occm' at any other time, it shall be supplied
by the governor by appointment, with the advice and con-
sent of the council. The person so chosen or appointed,
duly qualified in other respects, shall hold his office until
his successor is chosen and duly qualified in his stead.
In case any person chosen or appointed to either of the To qualify
offices aforesaid, shall neglect, for the space of ten days otherwir^of^e
after he could otherwise enter upon his duties, to qualiiy va^ant.^^™^''
himself in all respects to enter upon the discharge of such
duties, the office to which he has been elected or appointed
shall be deemed vacant. No person shall be eligible to Qualification
either of said offices unless he shall have been an inhabi- ^^^^^^^ ^'
tant of this commonwealth five years next preceding his
election or appointment.
Art. XVIII. All moneys raised by taxation in the school moneys
towns and cities for the support of public schools, and puld^fo? sec'ta.
all mone3^s which may be appropriated by the state for Forori^'inil'
the support of common schools, shall be applied to, and provision as to
44
CONSTITUTION OF THE
schools, see
couetitxition,
Part First, Art.
III.
12 Allen, 500,
508.
103 Mass. 94,96,
Legislature to
prescribe for
the election of
sheriffs, regis-
ters of probate,
etc. See
amendments,
Art. XXXVI.
8 Gray, 1.
13 Gray, 74.
Reading cousti-
tution iu
English and
writing, neces-
sary qualifica-
tions of voters.
Proviso.
For other quali-
fications, see
amendments.
Art. III.
See also amend-
ments, Art.
XXIII., which
was annulled by
amendments.
Art. XXVI.
Census of legal
voters and of
iuhabitants,
when taken,
etc. See
P. 8. c. 31.
House of repre-
sentatives to
consist of 240
members.
Legislature to
apportion, etc.
10 Gray, 613.
expended in, no other schools than those which are con-
ducted according to law, under the order and superintend-
ence of the authorities of the town or city in which the
money is to be expended ; and such moneys shall never
be appropriated to any religious sect for the maintenance,
exclusivel3^ of its own school.
Art. XIX. The legislature shall prescribe, b}^ general
law, for the election of sheriffs, registers of probate, [com-
missioners of insolvency,] and clerks of the courts, by the
people of the several counties, and that district-attorneys
shall be chosen by the people of the several districts, for
such term of office as the legislature shall prescribe.
no Mass. 172, 173. 117 Mass. 602, 603. 121 Mass. 65.
Art. XX. No person shall have the right to vote, or
be eligible to office under the constitution of this common-
wealth, who shall not be able to read the constitution in
the English language, and write his name : provided, how-
ever, that the provisions of this amendment shall not apply
to any person prevented b}^ a physical disability from com-
pljdng with its requisitions, nor to any person who now
has the right to vote, nor to any persons who shall be
sixty years of age or upwards at the time this amendment
shall take effect.
Art. XXI. A census of the legal voters of each city
and town, on the first day of May, shall be taken and
returned into the office of the secretary of the common-
wealth, on or before the last day of June, in the year one
thousand eicfht hundred and fiftv-seven ; and a census of
the inhabitants of each city and town, in the year one
thousand eight hundred and sixty-five, and of every tenth
year thereafter. In the census aforesaid, a special enumer-
ation shall be made of the legal voters ; and in each city,
said enumeration shall specify the number of such legal
voters aforesaid, residing in each ward of such city. The
enumeration aforesaid shall determine the apportionment
of representatives for the periods between the taking of
the census.
The house of representatives shall consist of two hun-
dred and forty members, which shall be apportioned by
the legislature, at its first session after the return of each
enumeration as aforesaid, to the several counties of the
commonwealth, equally, as nearly as may be, according
to their relative numbers of legal voters, as ascertained
by the next preceding special enumeration ; and the town
of Cohasset, in the county of Nprfolk, shall, for this pur-
COMI^IONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. 45
pose, as well as in the formation of districts, as hereinafter
provided, be considered a part of the county of Plymouth ;
and it shall be the duty of the secretary of the common- secretary shaii
wealth, to certifj^ as soon as may be after it is determined cei ^authorized
by the legislature, the number of representatives to which counties^
each county shall be entitled, to the board authorized to
divide each countj^ into representative districts. The
mayor and aldermen of the city of Boston, the county
commissioners of other counties than Suflblk, — or in lieu
of the mayor and aldermen of the city of Boston , or of the
county commissioners in each county other than Suffolk,
such board of special commissioners in each county, to
be elected by the people of the county, or of the towns
therein, as may for that purpose be provided by law, —
shall, on the first Tuesday of August next after each Meeting for
assignment of representatives to each count}^ assemble at first"^Tuefday
a shire town of their respective counties, and proceed, as Pr^efSngs.
soon as may be, to divide the same into representative
districts of contiguous territory, so as to apportion the
representation assigned to each count}^ equally, as nearly
as may be, according to the relative number of legal voters
in the several districts of each county ; and such districts
shall be so formed that no town or ward of a cit}^ shall
be divided therefor, nor shall any district be made which
shall be entitled to elect more than three representatives.
Every representative, for one year at least next preceding Quaiiflcationsof
his election, shall have been an inhabitant of the district i22Mrs8!M5r'
for which he is chosen, and shall cease to represent such ^'''^*
district Avhen he shall cease to be an inhabitant of the
commonwealth. The districts in each count}^ shall be Districts to be
numbered by the board creating the same, and a descrip- described knd
tion of each, with the numbers thereof and the number '=®''^*^*^ •
of legal voters therein, shall be returned by the board, to
the secretary of the commonwealth, the county treasurer
of each county, and to the clerk of every town in each
district, to be filed and kept in their respective offices.
The manner of calling and conducting the meetings for
the choice of representatives, and of ascertaining their
election, shall be prescribed by law. [Not less than one Quorum, see
hundred members of the house of representatives shall An.'xxxiii.
constitute a quorum for doing business ; but a less num-
ber may organize temporarily, adjourn from day to da}^
and compel the attendance of absent members.]
Art. XXII, A census of the legal voters of each citv g«°^,V«A^*'=-„,
~ -,, , *^, Seel. 8. col.
and town, on the first day of Ma}^, shall be taken and
46
CONSTITUTION OF THE
Voters to be
basis of appor-
tionmeut of
eenatoi's.
Senate to con-
sist of forty
members.
Senatorial
districts, etc.
See amend-
ments, Art.
XXIV.
Qualifications
of senators.
Quorum, see
amendments,
Art. XXXIII.
Residence of
two years re-
quired of natu-
ralized citizens,
to entitle to suf-
frage or make
eligible to office.
This article
annulled by
Art. 2LS.\/l.
Vacancies in the
senate.
returned into the office of the secretary of the common-
wealth, on or before the last day of June, in the year one
thousand eight hundred and fifty-seven ; and a census of
the inhabitants of each city and town, in the j^ear one
thousand eight hundred and sixty-five, and of every tenth
year thereafter. In the census aforesaid, a special enu-
meration shall be made of the legal voters, and in each
city said enumeration shall specify the number of such
leg-al voters aforesaid, residing in each ward of such city.
The enumeration aforesaid shall determine the apportion-
ment of senators for the periods between the taking of the
census. The senate shall consist of forty members. The
general court shall, at its first session after each next pre-
ceding special enumeration, divide the commonwealth into
fortj^ districts of adjacent territory, each district to contain,
as nearly as may be, an equal number of legal voters, ac-
cording to the enumeration aforesaid : provided, however,
that no town or ward of a city shall be divided therefor ;
and such districts shall be formed, as nearly as may be,
without uniting two counties, or parts of two or more
counties, into one district. Each district shall elect one
senator, who shall have been an inhabitant of this com-
monwealth five 3^ears at least immediately preceding his
election, and at the time of his election shall be an inhab-
itant of the district for which he is chosen ; and he shall
cease to represent such senatorial district when he shall
cease to be an inhabitant of the commonwealth. [Not less
than sixteen senators shall constitute a quorum for doing
business ; but a less number may organize temporarily,
adjourn from day to day, and compel the attendance of
absent members.]
Art. XXIII. [No person of foreign birth shall be en-
titled to vote, or shall be eligible to office, unless he shall
have resided within the jurisdiction of the United States
for two years subsequent to his naturalization, and shall
be otherwise qualified, according to the constitution and
laws of this commonwealth : provided, that this amend-
ment shall not affect the rights which any person of foreign
birth possessed at the time of the adoption thereof; and,
provided, further, that it shall not affect the rights of any
child of a citizen of the United States, born during the
temporary absence of the parent therefrom,]
Art. XXIV. Any vacancy in the senate shall be filled
by election by the people of the unrepresented district,
upon the order of a majority of the senators elected.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. 47
Art. XXV. In case of a vacancy in the council, from vacancies in the
a failiu'e of election, or other cause, the senate and house
of representatives shall, by concurrent vote, choose some
eligible person from the people of the district wherein such
vacancy occurs, to fill that office. If such vacancy shall
happen when the legislature is not in session, the governor,
with the advice and consent of the council, may fill the same
In' appointment of some eligible person.
Art. XXVI. The twentj'-third article of the articles Twenty-third
of amendment of the constitution of this commonwealth, amendments
which is as follows, to wit: " Xo person of foreign birth '^"""iied.
shall be entitled to vote, or shall be eligible to office, unless
he shall have resided within the jurisdiction of the United
States for two years subsequent to his naturalization, and
shall be otherwise qualified, according to the constitution
and laws of this commonwealth : provided, that this amend-
ment shall not affect the rights which any person of foreign
birth possessed at the time of the adoption thereof; and
provided, further, that it shall not affect the rights of any
child of a citizen of the United States, born during the tem-
porary absence of the parent therefrom," is hereby wholly
annulled.
Art. XXVII. So much of article two of chapter six Provisions of
of the constitution of this commonwealth as relates to per- vi.,'reiitingto
sons holding the office of president, professor, or instructor vfrdTcoiieget'^
of Harvard College, is hereby annulled. annuued.
Art. XXVIII. No person having served in the army Superseded by
or navy of the United States in time of war, and having
been honorably discharged from such service, if otherwise
qualified to vote, shall be disqualified therefor on account
of being a pauper ; or, if a pauper, because of the non-
payment of a poll tax.
Art. XXIX. The general court shall have full power voting pre-
and authority to provide for the inhabitants of the towns
in this commonwealth more than one place of public meet-
ing within the limits of each town for the election of officers
under the constitution, and to prescribe the manner of call-
ing, holding and conducting such meetings. All the pro-
visions of the existing constitution inconsistent with the
provisions herein contained are hereby annulled.
Art. XXX. No person, otherwise qualified to vote in voters not dis-
elections for governor, lieutenant-governor, senators, and reasoifof ^
representatives, shall, by reason of a change of residence dencf untifsK
within the commonwealth, be disqualified from voting for y^e*of\em™vai.
said officers in the citv or town from which he has removed
48
CONSTITUTION OF THE
Amendments,
Art. XXVIII.
amended.
Person who
served In army
or navy, etc.,
not disqualified
from voting for
non-paj'ment of
poll tax.
Provisions of
amendments,
Art. 111., rela-
tive to payment
of a tax as a
voting qualifica-
tion, annulled.
Quorum, in each
branch of the
general court,
to consist of a
majority of
members.
Provisions of
Art. II., § I.,
Chap. II., Part
II., relative to
property quali-
fication of
governor,
annulled.
Provisions of
Art. II., § III.,
Chap. I., rela-
tive to expense
of travelling to
the general
assembly by
members of the
house, annulled.
liis residence, until the expiration of six calendar months
from the time of such removal.
Art. XXXI. Article t^yenty-eight of the amendments
of the constitution is hereby amended by striking out in
the fourth line thereof the words " being a pauper", and
inserting in place thereof the words : — receiving or having
received aid from any city or town, — and also by striking
out in said fourth line the words " if a pauper", so that
the article as amended shall read as follows : Article
XXVIII. No person having served in the army or navy
of the United States in time of war, and having been hon-
orably discharged from such service, if otherwise qualified
to vote, shall be disqualified therefor on account of receiv-
ing or having received aid from any city or town, or be-
cause of the non-payment of a poll tax.
Art. XXXII. So much of article three of the amend-
ments of the constitution of the commonwealth as is con-
tained in the following words : " and who shall have paid,
by himself, or his parent, master, or guardian, any state or
county tax, which shall, within two years next preceding
such election, have been assessed upon him, in any town
or district of this commonwealth ; and also every citizen
who shall be, by law, exempted from taxation, and who
shall be, in all other respects, qualified as above men-
tioned", is hereby annulled.
Art. XXXIII. A ma,jority of the members of each
branch of the general court shall constitute a quorum for
the transaction of business, but a less number may adjourn
from day to day, and compel the attendance of absent
members. All the provisions of the existing constitu-
tion inconsistent with the provisions herein contained are
hereby annulled.
Art. XXXIV. So much of article two of section one
of chapter two of part the second of the constitution of
the commonwealth as is contained in the following words :
"and unless he shall at the same time be seised, in his
own right, of a freehold, within the commonwealth, of the
value of one thousand pounds " ; is hereby annulled.
Art. XXXV. So much of article two of section three
of chapter one of the constitution of the commonwealth
as is contained in the following words : " The expenses of
travelling to the general assembly, and returning home,
once in every session, and no more, shall be paid by the
government, out of the public treasury, to every mem-
ber who shall attend as seasonably as he can, in the judg-
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. 49
ment of the house, and does not depart without leave",
is hereby annulled.
Art. XXXVI. So much of article nineteen of the Amendments,
articles of amendment to the constitution of the common- amended.''
wealth as is contained in the folloMdng words : ' ' commis-
sioners of insolvency ", is hereby annulled.
Art. XXX VII. The governor, with the consent of Sin officers,
the council, may remove justices of the peace and notaries
public.
Art. XXXVIII. Voting machines or other mechanical ^^chmes may
devices for votinij may be used at all elections under such ^p used at
regulations as may be prescribed by law : provided, hoiv-
ever, that the right of secret voting shall be preserved.
Art. XXXIX. Article ten of part one of the consti- i^?Sm-e^^^
tution is hereby amended by addino- to it the folio wino- retative to the
n mi i' ' 1 1 -1 /> 1 taking of land,
Avords : — I he legislature may by special acts tor the pur- etc., for
pose of laying out, widening or relocating highways or reiocati'^g ^
streets, authorize the taking in fee by the commonAvealth, '^ ways, etc.
or by a county, city or town, of more land and property
than are needed for the actual construction of such high-
way or street : provided, however, that the land and prop- Proviso,
erty authorized to be taken are specified in the act and
are no more in extent than would be sufficient for suit-
able building lots on both sides of such highway or street,
and after so much of the land or property has been ap-
propriated for such highway or street as is needed there-
for, may authorize the sale of the remainder for value
with or without suitable restrictions.
.Art. XL. Article three of the amendments to the Amendments,
constitution is hereby amended by inserting after the amended,
word " guardianship ", in line two, the following : — and
persons temporarily or permanently disqualified by law
because of corrupt practices in respect to elections.
Art. XLL Full power and authority are hereby given Ta.xationofwiid
and granted to the general court to prescribe for wild or °^ ""^^^
forest lands such methods of taxation as will develop and
conserve the forest resources of the commonwealth.
Art. XLII. Full power and authority are hereby Referendum,
given and granted to the general court to refer to the
people for their rejection or approval at the polls any act
or resolve of the general court or any part or parts thereof.
Such reference shall be by a majority yea and nay vote
of all members of each house present and voting. Any
act, resolve, or part thereof so referred shall be voted on
at the regular state election next ensuing after such refer-
50 CONSTITUTION OF THE
ence, shall become law if approved by a majority of the
voters voting thereon, and shall take effect at the expira-
tion of thirty days after the election at which it was ap-
proved or at such time after the expiration of the said thirty
days as may be fixed in such act, resolve or part thereof.
The constitution of Massachusetts was agreed upon by delegates
of the people, in convention, begun and held at Cambridge, on the
first day of September, 1779, and continued by adjournments to
the second day of March, 1780, when the convention adjourned to
meet on the first Wednesday of the ensuing June. In the mean
time the constitution was submitted to the people, to be adopted by
them, provided two-thirds of the votes given should be in the
affirmative. When the convention assembled, it v/as found that
the constitution had l^een adopted by the requisite number of
votes, and the convention accordingly Resolved, "That the said
Constitution or Frame of Government shall take place on the last
Wednesday of October next; and not before, for any purpose,
save only for that of making elections, agreeable to this resolu-
tion." The first legislature assembled at Boston, on the twenty-
fifth day of October, 1780.
The first nine Articles of Amendment were submitted, bj'' dele-
gates in convention assembled, November 15, 1820, to the people,
and by them ratified and adopted April 9, 1821.
The tenth Article was adopted by the legislatures of the polit-
ical years 1829-30 and 1830-31, respectively, and was approved
and ratified by the people May 11, 1831.
The eleventh Article was adopted by the legislatures of the
political years 1832 and 1833, respectively, and was approved
and ratified by the people November 11, 1833.
The twelfth Article was adopted JDy the legislatures of the polit-
ical years 1835 and 1836, respectively, and was approved and
ratified by the people the fourteenth day of November, 1836.
The thirteenth Article was adopted by the legislatures of the
political years 1839 and 1840, respectively, and was approved
and ratified by the people the sixth day of April, 1840.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. 51
The fourteenth, fifteenth, sixteenth, seventeenth, eighteenth,
and nineteenth Articles were adopted by the legislatures of the
political years 1854 and 1855, respectively, and ratified by the
people the twenty-third day of May, 1855.
The twentieth, twenty-first, and twenty-second Articles were
adopted by the legislatures of the pohtical years 1856 and 1857,
respectively, and ratified by the people on the first day of May,
1857.
The twenty-third Article was adopted by the legislatures of
the pohtical years 1858 and 1859, respectively, and ratified by the
people on the ninth day of May, 1859, and was repealed by the
twenty-sixth Amendment.
The twenty-fourth and twenty-fifth Articles were adopted by
the legislatures of the political j^ears 1859 and 1S60, and ratified
by the people on the seventh day of May, 1860.
The twenty-sixth Article was adopted by the legislatures of the
pohtical years 1862 and 1863, and ratified by the people on the
sixth day of April, 1863.
The twenty-seventh Article was adopted by the legislatures of
the pohtical years 1876 and 1877, and was approved and rati-
fied by the people on the sixth day of November, 1877.
The twenty-eighth Article was adopted by the legislatures of
the political years 1880 and 1881, and was approved and ratified
by the people on the eighth day of November, 1881.
The twenty-ninth Article was adopted by the legislatures of
the political years 1884 and 1885, and was approved and ratified
by the people on the third day of November, 1885.
The thirtieth and thirty-first Articles were adopted by the legis-
latures of the political years 1889 and 1890, and were approved
and ratified by the people on the fourth day of November, 1890.
The thirty-second and thirty-third Articles were adopted by the
legislatures of the pohtical years 1890 and 1891, and were ap-
proved and ratified by the people on the third day of November,
1891.
52 CONSTITUTION OF MASSACHUSETTS.
The thirty-fourth Article was adopted by the legislatures of the
poUtical years 1891 and 1892, and was approved and ratified by
the people on the eighth day of November, 1892.
The thirty-fifth Article was adopted by the legislatures of the
political years 1892 and 1893, and was approved and ratified by
the people on the seventh day of November, 1893.
The thirty-sixth Article was adopted by the legislatures of the
political years 1893 and 1894, and was approved and ratified by
the people on the sixth day of November, 1894.
The thirty-seventh Article was adopted by the legislatures of
the political years 1906 and 1907, and was approved and ratified
by the people on the fifth day of November, 1907.
The thirty-eighth Article was adopted by the legislatures of
the political years 1909 and 1910, and was approved and ratified
by the people on the seventh day of November, 1911.
The thirty-ninth Article was adopted by the legislatures of the
pohtical years 1910 and 1911, and was approved and ratified by
the people on the seventh day of November, 1911.
The fortieth and forty-first Articles were adopted by the legis-
latures of the pohtical years 1911 and 1912, and were approved
and ratified by the people on the fifth day of November, 1912.
The forty-second Article was adopted by the legislatures of the
political years 1912 and 1913, and was approved and ratified by
the people on the fourth day of November, 1913.
[A proposed Article of Amendment prohibiting the manufac-
ture and sale of Intoxicating Liquor as a beverage, adopted by the
legislatures of the poUtical years 1888 and 1889, was rejected by
the people on the twenty-second day of April, 1889.]
[Proposed Articles of Amendment, (1) Establishing biennial
elections of state officers, and (2) Establishing biennial elections
of members of the General Court, adopted by the legislatures of
the pohtical years 1895 and 1896, were rejected by the people at
the annual election held on the third day of November, 1896.]
[A proposed Article of Amendment to make Women eligible to
appointment as Notaries Public, adopted by the legislatures of the
poUtical years 1912 and 1913, was rejected by the people on the
fourth day of November, 1913.]
INDEX TO THE CONSTITUTION.
INDEX TO THE CONSTITUTION.
A.
Page
Acts and resolves of the general court, provision for submission of,
to the people on referendum, ..... 49
Address of both houses of the legislature, judicial officers may be
removed by governor with consent of council upon, . . 26
Adjutant-general, appointed by the governor, .... 22
Adjutants, to be appointed by commanding officers of regiments, . 22
Affirmations, instead of the required oaths, may be made by
Quakers, 30,31,36
Agriculture, arts, commerce, etc., to be encouraged, ... 29
AUmony, divorce, etc., ........ 27
Amendment to the constitution, proposed in the general court,
agreed to by a majoritj' of senators and two thirds of
bouse 'present and voting thereon by yeas and nays; en-
tered upon the journals of both houses, and referred to
the next general court; if the next general court agrees
to the proposition in the same manner, and to the same
effect, it shall be submitted to the people, and, if approved
by them by a majority vote, becomes a part of the con-
stitution, 36,37
Apportionment of councillors, . . . . . . 24, 41, 42
state to be divided into eight districts, ..... 42
Apportionment of senators, . . . . . . 13, 40, 46
on basis of legal voters, and state to be divided into forty
districts, ......... 46
Apportionment of representatives, . . . . 16, 39, 40, 44
to the several counties, made on the basis of legal voters, . 44
Armies, dangerous to liberty, and not to be maintained without
consent of the legislature, ...... 8
Arms, right of people to keep and to bear, for public defence, . 8.
Arrest, members of house of representatives exempted from, on
mesne process, while going to, returning from, or attend-
ing the general assembly, . . . . . .18
Arrest, search and seizure, right of, regulated, .... 7
warrant to contain special designation, ..... 7
Attorney-general, to be chosen by the people annually in Novem-
ber, 21, 43
to hold office for one year from third Wednesday in January
next thereafter, and until another is chosen and qualified, 43
election determined by legislature, ..... 43
in failure of election by the voters, or in case of decease of
person elected, vacancy to be filled by joint ballot of legis-
lature from the two persons having the highest number
of votes at November election, ..... 43
[55]
56 INDEX TO THE CONSTITUTION.
Page
Attorney-general, vacancy occurring during session of the legisla-
ture, filled by joint ballot of legislature from the people
at large, ......... 43
vacancy occurring during recess of legislature, filled by gov-
ernor by appointment, vidth consent of council, . . 43
not eligible, unless an inhabitant of the state for five years
next preceding election or appointment, .... 43
office to be deemed vacant if person elected or appointed fails
to be qualified within ten days, ..... 43
Attorneys, district, elected by the people of the several districts, . 44
Auditor, to be chosen by the people annually in November, . . 43
to hold office for one year from third Wednesday in January
next thereafter, and until another is chosen and qualified, 43
election determined by legislature, ..... 43
vacancy filled in same manner as in office of attorney-general, 43
not eligible, unless an inhabitant of the state for five years
next preceding election, ...... 43
office to be deemed vacant if person elected or appointed fails
to be qualified within ten days, ..... 43
B.
Bail or sureties, excessive, not to be required, .... 9
Bills, money, to originate in the house of representatives, . 17
Bills and resolves, to be laid before governor for revisal, . . 10
to have force of law if signed by governor, .... 10
if objected to by governor in writing, to be returned to
branch in which originated, and may be passed by two
thirds of each branch present and voting thereon by yeas
and nays, ......... 10
if not returned by governor within five days after presenta-
tion, to have force of law, unless the legislature adjourns
before that time expires, . . . . . . 11, 34
provision for submission of, to the people on referendum, . 49
Boards, pubUc, to make quarterly reports to the governor, . . 22
Body pohtic, formation and nature of, .... . 3
title of: The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, ... 10
Bribery or corruption used in procuring an appointment or elec-
tion, to disqualify from holding any office of trust, etc., . 32
c.
Census of ratable polls, ........ 38
of inhabitants, . . . . . . . . 40, 44, 45
of inhabitants and legal voters taken in the year 1865, and
every tenth year thereafter, . . . . . . 44, 46
enumeration of voters to determine the apportionment of
representatives, ........ 44
INDEX TO THE CONSTITUTION
57
Cities, may be chartered by the general court, if containing twelve
thousand inhabitants and consented to by a majority
thereof, .........
Civil officers, meeting for election to be held annually on the Tues-
day next after the first Monday in November, .
whose election is provided for by the constitution to be
elected by a plurality of votes, .....
Clerks of courts, elected by the people of the several counties.
Clerks of towns, to make records and returns of elections.
Colonial laws, not repugnant to the constitution, continued in
force, ..........
Commander-in-chief, governor to be, .
Commerce, agriculture and the arts, to be encouraged, .
Commissary-general, appointed and commissioned as fixed by law.
Commission officers, tenure of office to be expressed in commissions,
Commissioners of insolvency, elected by the people of the several
counties; annulled, .......
Commissions, to be in the name of the commonwealth, signed by
governor, attested by the secretary, and have the great
seal affixed, .........
Congress, delegates to, ....... .
members of, may not hold certain state offices.
Constitution, amendment to, proposed in the general court, agreed
to by a majority of senators and two thirds of the house
present and voting thereon by yeas and nays; entered
upon the journals of both houses, and referred to the next
general court; if the next general court agrees to the
proposition in the same manner and to the same effect, it
shall be submitted to the people, and, if approved by them
by a majority vote, becomes a part of the constitution.
Constitution, provisions for revising, .....
to be enrolled on parchment, deposited in secretary's office
and printed in all editions of the laws.
Coroners, .........
Corrupt practices, in elections, relative to the right to vote by per-
sons disqualified by reason of, ....
Corruption or bribery used in procuring any appointment or elec-
tion, to disqualify from holding any office of trust, etc.,
Council, five members to constitute a quorum, ...
eight councillors to be elected annually,
election to be determined by rule required in that of gov
ernor, .........
to take oath of office before the president of the senate in
presence of both houses of assembly,
to rank next after the lieutenant governor,
resolutions and advice to be recorded in a register, and signed
by the members present, .....
register of council may be called for by either house,
to exercise the power of governor when office of governor
and lieutenant governor is vacant, .....
Page
34
41
41
44
13
32
20
29
25,35
26
44,49
32
27
36
36,37
33,36
34
21
49
32
24
24,42
42
29
25
25
25
25
58 INDEX TO THE CONSTITUTION.
Page
Council, no property qualification required, ..... 41
eight districts to be formed, each composed of five contiguous
senatorial districts, ....... 42
eligible to election if an inhabitant of state for five years pre-
ceding election, ........ 42
term of office, ......... 37
vacancy to be filled by election of a resident of the district by
concurrent vote of the senate and house; if legislature is
not in session, to be filled bj' governor with advice of
council, ......... 47
Court, superior, judges not to hold certain other offices, . . 36
Court, supreme judicial, judges to have honorable salaries fixed
by standing laws, and to hold office during good be-
havior, . . . . . . . . 9, 23
judges not to hold certain other offices, . . . . 36
to give opinions upon important questions of law, etc., when
required by either branch of the legislature or by the
governor and council, ....... 26
Courts, clerks of, elected by the people of the several counties, . 44
Courts, probate, provisions for holding, ..... 26
registers elected by the people of the several counties, . . 44
Courts and judicatories may be established by the general court, . 11
may administer oaths or affirmations, . . . . .11
Crimes and offences, prosecutions for, regulated, .... 7
Crimes to be proved in the vicinity of where they happen, . . 7
D.
Debate, freedom of, in the legislature, ..... 8
Declaration of the rights of the inhabitants, .... 4
Declaration and oaths of officers; tests abolished, . . 29, 35, 36
Delegates to congress, ........ 27
Departments, legislative, excutive and judicial, to be kept separate, 9
District attorneys, elected by the people of the several districts, . 44
Districts, councillor, eight, each to be composed of five contiguous
senatorial districts, ....... 42
Districts, senatorial, forty, to be of adjacent territory, and to con-
tain as near as may be an equal number of voters, . . 46
Districts, representative, to be estabhshed by commissioners in the
several counties, . . . . . . . . 39, 45
Divorce, alimony, etc., ........ 27
E.
Educational interests to be cherished, ..... 29
Election, state, referendum on acts and resolves of the general
court at, ......... 49
Election of civil officers, meeting to be held annually on the first
Tuesday next after the first Monday in November, . 41
in case of failure to elect representative, meeting to be held
on fourth Monday in November, 41, 42
INDEX TO THE CONSTITUTION.
59
Election returns, ......
Elections ought to be free, .....
Elections, by the people, of civil officers provided for by the consti-
tution, to be by plurality of votes, .
voting machines may be used at, .
Enacting style of laws, established.
Equality and natural rights of all men.
Estates, valuation to be taken anew once at least every ten years, .
Executive department, not to exercise legislative or judicial powers.
Ex 'post facto laws, declared unjust and oppressive,
F.
Felony and treason, no subject to be declared guilty of, by the legis-
lature, ......
Fines, excessive, not to be imposed,
Forest lands, taxation of, .
Frame of government, .....
Freedom of speech and debate in the legislature, .
Freehold, possession of, not required as qualification for seat in the
general court or council, ......
possession of, by governor, provision requiring, annulled,
Fundamental principles of the constitution, a frequent recurrence
to, recommended, .......
Page
. 13, 42
6
41
49
33
4
12
9
9
9
9
49
10
8
41
48
G.
General court, to assemble frequently for redress of grievances, and
for making laws, ........ 8
freedom of speech and debate in, ..... . 8
not to declare any subject to be guilty of treason or felony, . 9
formed by two branches, a senate and house of representa-
tives, each having a negative on the other, ... 10
to assemble every year on the first Wednesday of January, at
such other times as they shall judge necessary, and when-
ever called by the governor, with the advice of council, 10, 19, 37
11
may constitute and erect judicatories and courts, .
may make wholesome and reasonable laws and ordinances not
repugnant to the constitution, .....
may provide for the election or appointment of officers, and
prescribe their duties, .......
may impose taxes, etc., to be used for the public service, .
to be dissolved on the day next preceding the first Wednes-
day of January, ........
travelling expenses of members; provision annulled,
may be adjourned or prorogued, upon its request, by the gov-
ernor with advice of council, ......
session may be directed by governor, with advice of council,
to be held in other than the usual place in case of an
infectious distemper prevaiUng, .....
12,
11
11
49
20,37
16,48
19
19,20
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26
32
General court, judicial officers may be removed upon address of,
person convicted of bribery, not to hold seat in, .
may increase property qualifications of persons to be elected
to office, ......... 32
certain officers not to have seats in, . . . .31
may be prorogued by governor and council for ninety days, if
houses disagree, etc., ....... 20
to elect major generals by concurrent vote, . . . . 21
empowered to charter cities, ...... 34
to determine election of governor, lieutenant governor and
councillors, . ........ 41, 42
to prescribe by law for election of sheriffs, registers of probate
and commissioners of insolvency by the people of the coun-
ties, and district attorneys by the people of the districts, 44
quorum, to consist of a majority of members, ... 48
powers of, relative to the taking of land, etc., for widening or
relocating highways or streets, ..... 49
provision for submission of biUs and resolves of, to the people
on referendum, ........ 49
Government, objects of, . . . . . . . . 3, 5, 6
Government by the people, as a free, sovereign and independent state, 5
Governor, the supreme executive magistrate, styled, — The Gov-
ernor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts; with the
title of, — His Excellency; elected annually, ... 18
qualifications, . . . . . . 18, 36, 48
term of office, ......... 37
should have an honorable stated salary, .... 23
the commander-in-chief, of the army and navy, but may not
oblige them to go out of the limits of the state, . . 20, 21
to appoint the adjutant general, ...... 22
may call together the councillors at any time, ... 19
not to hold certain other offices, . . . . . .31
to take oaths of office before president of the senate in pres-
ence of the two houses of assembly, . . . .31
to sign all commissions, ....... 32
election determined by the legislature, . . . . . 42, 43
veto power, ......... 10
vacancy in office of, powers to be exercised by the lieutenant
governor, ......... 24
vacancy in office of governor and lieutenant governor, powers
to be exercised by the council, ..... 25
with advice of council, may adjourn or prorogue the legisla-
ture upon request, and convene the same, ... 19
may adjourn or prorogue the legislature for not exceeding
ninety days when houses disagree, or may direct session
to be held in other than the usual place in case of an in-
fectious distemper prevaiUng, ..... 19
to appoint all judicial officers, notaries public and coroners;
nominations to be made at least seven days before ap-
pointment, ......... 21, 35
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Governor, to appoint officers of the continental army, .
may pardon offences, but not before conviction,
may fill vacancy in council occurring when legislature is not
in session, ........
with consent of council, may remove judicial officers, upon
the address of both houses of the legislature, .
Governor and council, to examine election returns,
may punish persons guilty of disrespect, etc., by imprison
ment not exceeding thirty days, ....
quorum to consist of governor and at least five members of
the council, ........
may require the attendance of the secretary of the common
wealth in person or by deputy, ....
22
21
47
26
14,42
17, 18
19
26
H.
Habeas corpus, privilege of writ to be enjoyed in the most ample
manner, and not to be suspended by legislature except
upon most urgent occasions, ...... 32
Harvard College, powers and privileges, gifts, grants and convey-
ances confirmed, ........ 27, 28
board of overseers established, but the government of the
college may be altered by legislature, .... 28
officers may be elected members of the general court, . . 47
Hereditary offices and privileges, absurd and unnatural, . . 5, 6
Highways, etc., taking of land for widening or relocating, powers of
the legislature concerning, ...... 49
House of representatives, members may be instructed by the people, 8
a representation of the people annually elected and founded
upon the principle of equality, ..... 16
may impose fines upon towTis not choosing members, . . 16
expense of travel once every session each way, to be paid by
the government; provision annulled, . . . . 16, 48
to enter objections made by governor to a bill or resolve at
large upon records, ....... 10
qualifications of members, . . . . . . 17, 41, 45
must be an inhabitant of district for one year preceding elec-
tion, and shall cease to be a member when ceasing to be
an inhabitant of the state, . . . . . .45
members not to be arrested on mesne process during going
to, return from, or attending the general assembly, . . 18
the grand inquest of the commonwealth, .... 17
to originate all money bills, but the senate may propose or
concur -^^dth amendments, ...... 17
not to adjourn more than two days at a time, ... 17
quorum of, ........ 17, 45, 48
to choose officers, establish its rules, etc., .... 17
may punish by imprisonment, not exceeding thirty days, per-
sons guilty of disrespect, etc.; trial may be by committee, 17, 18
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House of representatives, privileges of members, .... 18
may require the attendance of secretary of the commonwealth
in person or by deputy, ...... 26
may require the opinions of the justices of the supreme judi-
cial court upon important questions of law, and upon
solemn occasions, ........ 26
meeting for election to be held on the Tuesday next after the
first Monday of November, ...... 41
in case of failure to elect, meeting to be held on the fourth
Monday of November, . . . . . . . 41, 42
to consist of two hundred and forty members, apportioned to
the several counties equally, according to relative num-
ber of legal voters, ....... 44
commissioners to divide counties into representative districts
of contiguous territory, but no town or ward of a city to
be divided, . . . . . .45
no district entitled to elect more than three representatives, . 45
board authorized to divide county into districts, to be certi-
fied to by the secretary, the number of representatives to
which the county is entitled, ...... 45
I.
Impeachments, by the house of representatives, to be tried by the
senate; limitation of sentence; party convicted liable to
indictment, . . . . . . . . . 15, 16
Incompatible offices, . . . . . . . . . 31, 36
"Inhabitant," the word defined, ...... 13
Inhabitants, census to be taken in 1865, and every tenth year there-
after, 38,40,44,45
Insolvency, commissioners of, elected by the people of the several
counties; annulled, . . . . . . . 44, 49
Instruction of representatives, ....... 8
J.
Judges of courts may not hold certain other offices, . . . 31, 36
Judges of the supreme judicial court, to hold office during good
behavior, and to have honorable salaries established by
standing laws, . . . . . . 9, 23, 26
to give opinions upon important questions of law, etc., when
required by the governor and council, or either branch of
legislature, ......... 26
not to hold certain other offices, . . . . . .31
Judicatories and courts, may be established by the general court, . 11
may administer oaths or affirmations, . . . . .11
Judicial department, not to exercise legislative or executive powers, 9
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Judicial officers, appointed by the governor with consent of council;
nominations to be made seven days prior to appointment, 21
to hold office during good behavior, except when otherwise
provided by the constitution, ..... 26
may be removed from office by the governor, upon the address
of both houses of the legislature, ..... 26
Jury, trial by, right secured, ....... 7
Justices of the peace, commissions to expire in seven years from
date of appointment, but may be renewed, ... 26
removal of, from office, ....... 49
L.
Land, etc., taking of, for widening or relocating highways, etc., . 49
Law-martial, only those employed in the army and navy, and the
militia in actual service, subject to, except by authority
of the legislature, ........ 9
Laws, every person to have remedy in, for injury to person or
property, ......... 6
power of suspension or execution of, only in the legislature, . 8
ex post facto, prohibited as unjust and inconsistent with free
government, ........ 9
of province, colony and state, not repugnant to the constitu-
tion, continued in force, ...... 32
Legislative power, . . . . . . . . . 9, 49
Legislative department, not to exercise executive or judicial powers, 9
Legislature (see General Court).
Liberty of the press, essential to the security of freedom, . . 8
Lieutenant governor, to be annually elected in November, — title
of, His Honor; who shall be qualified same as gov-
ernor, 23, 37, 41, 48
in the absence of governor, to be president of the council, . 24
to be acting governor when the chair of the governor is vacant, . 24
to take oath of office before president of the senate in pres-
ence of both houses, . . . . . . .31
not to hold certain other offices, ...... 31
term of office, ......... 37
Literature and the sciences to be encouraged, .... 29
M.
Magistrates and officers, accountable to the people, ... 5
Magistrates and courts, not to demand excessive bail, impose ex-
cessive fines, or inffict cruel punishments, ... 9
Major generals, elected by senate and house of representatives by
concurrent vote, ........ 21
may appoint their aids, ....... 22
Marriage, divorce and alimony, ....... 27
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Martial law, only those employed in the army and navy, and the
militia in actual service, subject to, except by authority
of legislature, ........ 9
Military power, subordinate to civil authority, .... 8
Militia, not to be obliged by commander-in-chief to march out of
the limits of the state, ....... 21
captains and subalterns, elected by the train-bands, . . 21, 35
all members of companies may vote, including minors, . . 35
field officers, elected by captains and subalterns, . . . 21
brigadiers, elected by field officers, ..... 21
major generals, elected by senate and house of representatives
by concurrent vote, . . . . . . .21
mode of election of officers to be fixed by standing laws, . . 21
if electors refuse to elect, governor with advice of council
may appoint officers, ....... 22
oflBcers commissioned to command may be removed as may
be prescribed by law, . . . . . . . 22, 35
appointment of staff officers, ...... 22
organization; divisions, brigades, regiments and companies, . 22
Money, issued from treasury by warrant of governor, etc., . . 22
mentioned in the constitution, to be computed in silver at six
shillings and eight pence per ounce, .... 32
Money bills, to originate in house of representatives, ... 17
Moneys, raised or appropriated for public or common schools, not
to be appfied for support of sectarian schools, ... 43
Moral obligations of lawgivers and magistrates, .... 8
Moral qualifications for office, ....... 8
N.
Notaries public, to be appointed by governor with advice of coun-
cil, 25, 35
how removed, . . . . . . . • . 35, 49
o.
Oaths and affirmations, may be administered by courts and judica-
tories, ......... 11
how and by whom taken and subscribed, . . 29, 30, 31, 35
forms of, 29,30,35
30,36
35
3,6
7
32
6
Quakers may affirm, ......
to be taken by all civil and military officers, .
Objects of government, ......
Offences and crimes, prosecutions for, regulated, .
Office of trust, person convicted of bribery, etc., not to hold.
Office, rotation in, right secured, ....
all persons having the prescribed qualifications equally eli-
gible to, ........ • 6
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65
Office, no person eligible to, unless they can read and write, . . 44
Officers, civil, legislature may provide for the naming and settHng
of, 11
Officers, commission, tenure of office to be expressed in commis-
sions, .......... 26
Officers, judicial, to hold office during good behavior, except, etc., . 26
may be removed by governor, with consent of council, upon
the address of both houses of the legislature, ... 26
Officers of former government, continued, ..... 33
Officers of the militia, election and appointment of, . . . 21
removal of, ......... 22, 35
Officers and magistrates, accountable to the people, ... 5
Offices, plurality of, prohibited to governor, lieutenant governor
and judges, . . . . . . . . . 31, 36
incompatible, ........ 31, 32, 36
Organization of the mihtia, ....... 22
P.
Pardon of offences, governor with advice of council maj' grant, but
not before conviction, . . . . . . .21
People, to ha.ye the sole right to govern themselves as a free, sover-
. eign and independent state, ...... 6
have a right to keep and to bear arms for the public defence, . 8
have a right to assemble to consult upon the common good, to
instruct their representatives, and to petition legislature, . 8
Person and property, remedy for injuries to, should be in the laws, 6
Petition, right of, ........ . 8
Plantations, unincorporated, tax-paying inhabitants may vote for
councillors and senators, ...... 14
Plurality of offices, ......... 31
of votes, election of civil officers by, ..... 41
Political year, begins on the first Wednesday of January, . . 37
Polls, ratable, census of, ........ 38
Preamble to constitution, ........ 3
Press, liberty of, essential to the security of freedom, ... 8
Private propertj' taken for public uses, compensation to be made
for, .......... 6
Probate courts, provisions for holding, ..... 26
registers, elected by the people of the several counties, . . 21, 44
judges may not hold certain other offices, .... 36
Property qualification, may be increased by the legislature, . . 32
partially abohshed, ........ 41
of governor, annulled, ........ 48
Prosecutions for crimes and offences regulated, .... 7
Provincial laws, not repugnant to the constitution, continued in
force, .......... 32
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Public boards and certain officers to make quarterly reports to the
governor, ......... 22
Public notary (see Notary public).
Public officers, right of people to secure rotation, .... 6
all persons having the prescribed quahfications equally eli-
gible, 6
Public religious worship, right and duty of, .... . 4
Punishments, cruel and unusual, not to be infficted, ... 9
Q.
Quakers, may make affirmation, ....... 30, 36
Qualification of persons to be elected to office may be increased by
the legislature, ........ 32
Qualification, property, of governor, abolished, .... 48
Qualification, property, partially abolished, ..... 41
Quahfications, of a voter, . . . .13, 17, 34, 44, 46, 47, 48, 49
. 18,43,48
. 23,43,48
41, 43
. 15,40,46
. 16,41,45
of governor,
of lieutenant governor,
of councillors,
of senators,
of representatives,
of secretary, treasurer, auditor, and attorney-general, . . 43
Qualifications, moral, of officers and magistrates, .... 8
Quartermasters, appointed by commanding officers of regiments, . 22
Quorum, of council, . . . . . . . . 19, 24, 42
of senate, 16,46,48
of house of representatives, . . . . . .17, 45, 48
R.
Ratable polls, census of, ........ 38
Reading and writing, knowledge of, necessary qualifications for
voting or holding office, ...... 44
Records of the commonwealth to be kept in the office of the secre-
tary, . . . . . . . . 26
Referendum, on acts and resolves of the general court, provision
for submission to the people to accept or reject, . . 49
Register of the council, resolutions and advice to be recorded in,
and signed by members present, ..... 25
Registers of probate, chosen by the people of the several counties, 21, 44
Rehgious denominations, equal protection secured to all, , . 5, 38
Rehgious sect or denomination, no subordination of one to another
to be estabUshed by law, . . . . . . 5, 38
Rehgious societies, may elect then" own pastors or rehgious teachers, 5, 38
membership of, defined, ....... 38
Rehgious worship, pubhc, right and duty of, and protection therein, 4
support of the ministry, and erection and repair of houses of
worship, . . . . . 4, 5, 38
Remedies by recourse to the law, to be free, complete and prompt, 6
23
9,23
44
32
7
5,43
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Page .
Representatives (see House of representatives).
Resolves (see Bills and resolves).
Returns of votes, 13, 19, 42, 43
Revision of constitution provided for in the year 1795, ... 33
Rights, declaration of, ....... • 4
s.
Sailors and soldiers, who have served, etc., during time of war, not
disquaUfied from voting on account of non-payment of
poll tax, ......... 48
Salary, a stated and honorable salary to be established for the
governor, .........
permanent and honorable salaries to be established for the
justices of the supreme judicial court, and to be enlarged
if not sufficient, .......
School moneys, not to be appropriated for sectarian schools, .
Seal, great, of the commonwealth to be affixed to all commissions.
Search, seizure and arrest, right of, regulated.
Secretary of the commonwealth, to be chosen by the people annually
in November, .......
to hold office for one year from third Wednesday in January
next thereafter, and until another is chosen and qualified, 43
manner of election, etc., same as governor, .... 43
in failure of election by voters, or in case of decease of person
elected, vacancy to be filled by joint ballot of legislature,
from the two persons having the highest number of votes
at November election, . . . . . . . 43
vacancy occurring during session of the legislature, filled by
joint ballot of the legislature from the people at large, . 43
vacancy occurring when legislature is not in session, to be
filled by governor, by appointment, with advice and con-
sent of council, . . . . . . . . 35, 43
not eligible, unless an inhabitant of the state for five years
next preceding election or appointment, .... 43
office to be deemed vacant if person elected or appointed fails
to be quaUfied within ten days, ..... 43
records of commonwealth to be kept in office of, . . . 26
may appoint deputies, for whose condiict he shall be account-
able, 26
to attend governor and council, senate and house, in person or
by deputies, as they shall require, . . . . .26
to attest all commissions, ....... 32
to certify to board authorized to divide county into districts,
the number of representatives to which the county is
entitled, 45
Sectarian schools, not to be maintained at pubhc expense, . . 44
• Selectmen, to preside at town meetings, elections, etc., ... 13
Self-government, right of, asserted, ...... 5
26
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Senate, the first branch of the legislature, . . . . . 10, 13
to consist of forty members, apportionment, etc., . . 12, 39, 46
to be chosen annually, ....... 13
governor and at least five councillors, to examine and count
votes, and issue summonses to members, ... 14
to be final judges of elections, returns and qualifications of
their own members, ....... 14
vacancy to be filled by election, by people of the district, upon
order of majority of senators elected, . . . 15, 46
qualifications of a senator, .... . . 15, 41
not to adjourn more than two days at a time, ... 15
to choose its officers and establish rules, . . . .15
shall try all impeachments, . . . . ' . . . 15, 17
quorum of, 16, 46, 48
may punish for certain offences; trial may be by committee, . 18
may require the attendance of the secretary of the common-
wealth in person or by deputy, ..... 26
may require the opinions of the justices of the supreme judicial
court upon important questions of law, and upon solemn
occasions, .........
to enter objections, made by governor to passage of a bill or
resolve, at large on records, ...... 10
districts, forty in number, to be of adjacent territory, and to
contain, as near as may be, an equal number of voters, . 46
apportionment based upon legal voters,. .... 46
Sheriffs, elected by the people of the several counties, . . . 21, 44
Silver, value of money mentioned in the constitution to be computed
in silver at six shillings and eight pence per ounce, . . 32
Soldier, not to be quartered in any house, in time of peace, without
consent of owner, .....•■ 9
Soldiers and sailors, who have served in time of war, etc., not dis-
quahfied from voting on account of non-payment of poll tax, 48
Sohcitor-general, ......... 21
Standing armies, dangerous to hberty and not to be maintained
without consent of the legislature, ..... 8
State election, referendum on acts and resolves of the general court
at, 49
State or body pohtic, entitled, — The Commonwealth of Massachu-
setts, 10
Streets, etc., taking of land for widening or relocating, powers of the
legislature concerning, ....... 49
Supreme judicial court, judges to have honorable salaries fixed by
standing laws, and to hold office during good behavior, . 9, 23
to give opinions upon important questions of law, etc., when
required by either branch of the legislature or by the gov-
ernor and council, ....... 26
not to hold cei'tain other offices, . . . . . .31,36
Sureties of bail, excessive, not to be required, .... 9
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Page
Taxation should be founded on consent, . . . . . 6, 8
Taxes, not to be levied without the consent of the people or their
representatives, ........ 8
may be imposed by the legislature, . . . . . 12, 49
valuation of estates, to be taken anew once at least every ten
years, 12
Tenure that all commission officers shall by law have in their offices,
shall be expressed in their commissions, .... 26
Tests abolished, ......... 36
Title of body pohtic, — The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, . 10
Title of governor to be, — His Excellency, ..... 18
Title of lieutenant governor to be, — His Honor, .... 23
Town clerk, to make record and retm-n of elections, ... 13
Town meetings, selectmen to preside at, .... . 13
Town representation in the legislature, . . . .16, 39, 40
Towns, voting precincts in, ....... 47
Travelling expenses of members, to general assembly and re-
turning home, once in every session, to be paid by the
government, ........ 16
Treason and felony, no subject to be declared guilty of, by the
legislature, ......... 9
Treasurer and receiver general, to be chosen bj' the people an-
nually in November, . . . . . . 25, 26, 43
to hold office for one year from third Wednesday in January
next thereafter, and until another is chosen and qualified, 43
manner of election, etc., same as governor, .... 43
not ehgible, unless an inhabitant of the state for five years
next preceding election or appointment, .... 43
no man eligible more than five years successively, . . .25, 26
in failure of election by voters, or in case of decease of person
elected, vacancy to be filled by joint ballot of legislature
from the two persons having the highest number of votes
at November election, ....... 43
vacancy occurring during session of the legislature, filled by
joint ballot of the legislature from the people at large, . 43
vacancy occurring when legislature is not in session, to be
filled by governor, by appointment, with advice and con-
sent of the council, . . . . . . . 35, 43
office to be deemed vacant if person elected or appointed fails
to be qualified within ten days, ..... 43
Treasury, no moneys to be issued from, but upon the warrant of
governor, except, etc., ....... 22
Trial by jury, right to, secured, ....... 7
guaranteed in criminal cases, except in army and navy, . . 7
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Page
University at Cambridge, 27, 28, 47
V.
Vacancy in office of governor, powers to be exercised by lieutenant
governor, ......... 24
Vacancy in offices of governor and lieutenant governor, powers
to be exercised by tiie council, ..... 25
Vacancy in the council, to be filled by the election of a resident of
the district by concurrent vote of the senate and house;
if legislature is not in session, to be filled by governor
with advice of the council, . . . . . 42, 47
Vacancy in the senate, to be filled by election by the people upon
the order of a majority of senators elected, . . . 15, 46
Vacancy in office of secretary, treasurer, auditor and attorney-
general, caused by decease of person elected, or failure to
elect, filled by joint ballot of legislature from the two persons
having highest number of votes at November election, . 43
occurring during session of legislature, filled by joint ballot
of legislature from people at large, ..... 43
occurring when legislature is not in session, to be filled by
governor, by appointment, with advice of council, . . 35, 43
Vacancy in militia office, filled by governor and council, if electors
neglect or refuse to make election, . . . . . 21, 22
Valuation of estates, to be taken anew once in every ten years at
least, .......... 12
Veto power of the governor, ....... 10
Voters, qualifications of, at elections for governor, lieutenant gov-
ernor, senators and representatives, 13, 17, 34, 44, 46, 47, 48, 49
not disqualified on account of non-payment of poll tax if they
have served in the army or navy in time of war, etc., . 48
male citizens, twenty-one years of age, who have resided in
the state one year, and within the town or district six
months, who have paid a state or county tax within two
years next preceding the election of state officers, and
such as are exempted by law from taxation, but in other
respects qualified, and who can write their names and
read the constitution in the English language, . . 17, 34, 44
the basis upon which the apportionment of representatives
to the several counties is made, ..... 44
basis of apportionment of senators, ..... 46
census of, to be taken in 1865, and every tenth year after, . 44, 46
referendum to, on acts and resolves of the general court, . 49
Votes, returns of, 13, 19, 42, 43
plurality of, to elect civil officers, . . . . .41
Voting machines may be used at elections, ..... 49
Voting precincts in towns, ....... 47
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Wild or forest lands, taxation of, ...... 49
Worship, public, the right and duty of all men, .... 4
Writ of habeas corpus, to be enjoyed in the most free, easy, cheap
and expeditious manner, and not to be suspended by
legislature, except for a limited time, .... 32
Writing and reading, necessary qualifications for voting, or hold-
ing office, ......... 44
Writs, to be issued in the name of the commonwealth under the
seal of the court, bear test of the first justice, and be
signed by the clerk, ....... 32
Y.
Year, political, begins on the first Wednesday' of January, . . 37
ACTS AND RESOLVES
OF
MASSACHUSETTS.
1914.
|^°The General Court of the year nineteen hundred and fourteen assembled
on Wednesday, the seventh day of January. The oaths of office were taken
and subscribed by His Excellency David I. Walsh and His Honor Edward
P. Barky, on Thursday, the eighth day of January, in the presence of the
two Houses assembled in convention.
ACTS.
An Act making appropriations for the compensation (^^^^ j
OF THE MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL COURT, FOR THE
compensation of CERTAIN OFFICERS THEREOF AND FOR
EXPENSES IN CONNECTION THEREWITH.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives
in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the
same, as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro- Appropriations.
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the common-
wealth from the ordinary revenue, for the purposes
specified, for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of
November, nineteen hundred and fourteen, to wit : —
For the compensation of senators, forty-one thousand Seimtors. com-
■^ ' •J pensatiou.
dollars.
For compensation for travel of senators, a sum not ex- Travel.
ceeding thirty-two hundred dollars.
For the compensation of representatives, two hundred Reprcsenta-
1 iin tives, com-
and forty-one thousand dollars. pensation.
For compensation for travel of representatives, a sum Travel.
not exceeding nineteen thousand dollars.
For the salary of Henry D. Coolidge, clerk of the cierk of the
senate, thirty-five hundred dollars. senate.
For the salary of William H. Sanger, assistant clerk of Assistant cierk.
the senate, twenty-five hundred dollars.
For such additional clerical assistance to the clerk of clerical assist-
the senate as may be necessary for the proper despatch
of public business, a sum not exceeding fifteen hundred
dollars.
For the salary of James W. Kimball, clerk of the cierk of the
house of representatives, thirty-five hundred dollars.
For the salary of Frank E. Bridgman, assistant clerk ^saistant cierk.
of the house of representatives, twenty-five hundred dol-
lars.
For such additional clerical assistance to the clerk of ^^^^ ^^*"
the house of representatives as may be necessary for the
proper despatch of public business, a sum not exceeding
twenty-five hundred dollars.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 1.
Chaplains.
Doorkeepers,
etc.
Assistant door-
keepers, etc.
Printing and
binding.
Manual.
Senate sta-
tionery.
House sta-
tionery.
Contingent ex-
penses.
Expenses of
committees.
Advcrti-jing
hearings, etc.
Witness fees,
etc.
Publication of
bulletin.
For the compensation of the chaplains of the senate
and house of representatives, twelve hundred dollars.
For the salaries of the doorkeepers of the senate and
house of representatives, and the postmaster, forty-four
hundred dollars.
For the compensation of assistant doorkeepers and
messengers to the senate and house of representatives,
a sum not exceeding twenty-five thousand two hundred
dollars.
For the compensation of the pages to the senate and
house of representatives, a sum not exceeding sixty-one
hundred and twenty dollars.
For printing and binding ordered by the senate and
house of representatives, or by concurrent order of the
two branches, a sum not exceeding fifty-eight thousand
dollars.
For printing and binding the manual for the general
court, under the direction of the clerks of the senate and
house of representatives, a sum not exceeding fifty-four
hundred dollars.
For stationery for the senate, purchased by the clerk,
a sum not exceeding eight hundred dollars.
For stationery for the house of representatives, pur-
chased by the clerk, a sum not exceeding one thousand
dollars.
For contingent expenses of the senate and house of
representatives, and necessary expenses in and about the
state house, a sum not exceeding eighty-three hundred
and fifty dollars.
For authorized expenses of committees of the present
general court, including clerical assistance to committees
authorized to employ the same, a sum not exceeding
fifteen thousand dollars.
For expenses of advertising hearings of the committees
of the present general court, including expenses of pre-
paring and mailing the advertisements to the various
newspapers, a sum not exceeding ten thousand dollars.
For expenses of summoning witnesses, and for fees of
such witnesses, a sum not exceeding two hundred dollars.
For expenses in connection with the publication of the
bulletin of committee hearings, a sum not exceeding eight
thousand dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved January 21, 1914-
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 2, 3.
An Act making an appropriation to cover subsidies (jj^q^ 2
to cities and towns for establishing and main-
taining tuberculosis hospitals.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. A sum not exceeding one hundred and S'and towns
three thousand eight hundred sixtj^-two dollars and etc.rtubercui^'
eighty-three cents is hereby appropriated, to be paid out ^i^ iiospitais.
of the treasury of the commonwealth from the ordinary
revenue, to certain cities and towns for amounts to which
they are entitled for subsidies for establishing and main-
taining tuberculosis hospitals during the period ending
November thirtieth, nineteen hundred and thirteen.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approded January 21, 101 4-
An Act making appropriations for salaries and ex- (jjidp^ 3
PENSES IN THE DEPARTMENT OF THE AUDITOR OF THE
COMMONWEALTH.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro- Appropria-
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the common- ^^°^'
wealth from the ordinary revenue, for the auditor's
department, for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth
day of November, nineteen hundred and fourteen, to
wit: —
For the salary of the auditor, five thousand dollars. Auditor, salary.
For the salary of the deputy auditor, four thousand ^^p"*^' ^^'^^'
dollars.
For the salary of the second deputy auditor, three Second deputy
thousand dollars.
For the salary of the supervisor of accounts, twenty- Supervisor of
/2 1 1 1 1 11 accounts.
nve hundred dollars.
For the salary of the first clerk, twenty-five hundred ^'ratcierk.
dollars.
For the salary of the second clerk, twenty-four hundred ^^''°°'^ ''''''^''•
dollars.
For additional clerks, examiners and stenographers, a Additional
sum not exceeding fourteen thousand dollars.
For the salary of the messenger, nine hundred dollars. Messenger.
For the salary of the state printing expert, a sum not Printing expert.
exceeding fifteen hundred dollars.
6 Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 4, 5.
Expenses. -p^j, incidental and contingent expenses, a sum not
exceeding fifty-four hundred dollars.
Section 2, This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Aiyproved January 31, 1914-
Chap. 4 An Act making appropriations for the salaries and
EXPENSES OF THE COMMISSION ON ECONOMY AND EFFI-
CIENCY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro-
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the common-
wealth from the ordinary revenue, for the salaries and
expenses of the commission on economy and efficiency, for
the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of November,
nineteen hundred and fourteen, to wit : —
For the salaries of the members of the commission, a
sum not exceeding eighty-five hundred dollars.
For the salaries of the secretary, experts, clerks and
other assistants, and for such other expenses as may be
deemed necessary and proper, a sum not exceeding twenty
thousand dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Ajjproved January 31, 1914-
Appropria^
tions, commis-
sion on econo-
my and effi-
ciency.
Members,
salaries.
Expenses.
Appropria-
tions.
Chap. 5 An Act making appropriations for salaries and ex-
penses IN THE department OF THE TAX COMMIS-
SIONER AND COMMISSIONER OF CORPORATIONS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro-
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the common-
wealth from the ordinary revenue, for the department of
the tax commissioner and commissioner of corporations,
for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of November,
nineteen hundred and fourteen, to wit: —
For the salary of the tax commissioner and commissioner
of corporations, five thousand dollars.
For the salary of Charles A. Andrews, deputy commis-
sioner, four thousand dollars.
For the salary of the second deputy commissioner, three
thousand dollars.
For the salaries of three assistants, eighty-five hundred
dollars.
Tax commis-
sioner, salary.
Deputy com-
missioner.
Second deputy
commissioner.
Assistants.
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 6, 7. 7
For the salary of the first clerk, twenty-five hundred F'^tcierk.
dollars.
For the salary of the second clerk, eighteen hundred •'Second cierk.
dollars.
For the salaries of the supervisors of assessors, seventv- Supervisors of
five hundred dollars. ^ '"''^^""•
For additional clerical assistance, a sum not exceeding clerical assist-
forty-seven thousand five hundred dollars. ^^''^'
For incidental and contingent expenses, including rent incidental ex-
of rooms outside the state house, a sum not exceeding
fourteen thousand dollars.
For travelling expenses of the commissioner and his Travelling ex-
deputy, and for travelling and other expenses of the p""'"'''*'
supervisors of assessors, a sum not exceeding three thou-
sand dollars.
For valuation books for assessors of cities and towns, a Valuation
sum not exceeding twelve hundred dollars. ^°° ''"
For printing and binding the annual report of the Annual report.
table of aggregates, including lists of corporations for the
use of assessors, a sum not exceeding fifteen hundred
dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Apj)'>'oved January 31, 191 4.
An Act making an appropriation for the massa- Chap. 6
CIIUSETTS state FIREMEN's ASSOCIATION.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sum of fifteen thousand dollars is Massachusetts
11 'j^Ij^i • ^ I i> ,1 , i» State Firemen's
hereby appropriated, to be paid out 01 the treasury 01 Association.
the commonwealth from the ordinary revenue, for the
Massachusetts State Firemen's Association, as provided
by chapter one hundred and seventy-one of the acts of
the year nineteen hundred and six.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved January 31, 1914-
An Act making an appropriation for the Worcester Qjmj) 7
polytechnic institute.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sum of fifty thousand dollars is Worcester Poiy-
hereby appropriated, to be paid out of the treasury of the
commonwealth from the ordinary revenue, to the Worces-
technic Insti-
tute.
8
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 8, 9, 10.
Massachusetts
Institute of
Technology.
ter Polytechnic Institute, as provided by chapter eighty-
seven of the resolves of the year nineteen hundred and
twelve.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved January 31, 1914-
Chap. 8 An Act making an appropriation for the Massa-
chusetts INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sum of one hundred thousand dollars
is hereby appropriated, to be paid out of the treasury of
the commonwealth from the ordinary revenue, to the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved January 31, 1914-
Chap. 9 An Act making an appropriation for the mainte-
nance of the old provincial state house in the
city of boston.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Section 1. The sum of fifteen hundred dollars is
hereby appropriated, to be paid out of the treasury of
the commonwealth from the ordinary revenue, toward the
maintenance of the old provincial state house in the city
of Boston, during the present fiscal year, as provided
by chapter two hundred and ninety-eight of the acts of
the year nineteen hundred and ten.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved January 31, 1914-
Chap. 10 An Act making appropriations for salaries and ex-
penses IN THE office OF THE CONTROLLER OF COUNTY
ACCOUNTS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro-
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the common-
wealth from the ordinary revenue, for the controller of
county accounts, for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth
day of November, nineteen hundred and fourteen, to
wit: —
For the salary of the controller, twenty-five hundred
dollars.
Old provincial
state house.
Appropria-
tions, controller
of county ac-
counts.
Controller,
salary.
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 11, 12. 9
For the salary of the first deputy, eighteen hundred ^"'^ '^''P"'^-
dollars.
For the salary of the second deputy, fifteen hundred Second deputy.
dollars.
For the salary of the third deputy, fifteen hundred ^wrd deputy.
dollars.
For travelling and office expenses of the controller and Expenses.
his deputies, including printing and binding the annual
report, a sum not exceeding twenty-one hundred dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved January 31, 1914-
An Act making appropriations for the salary and Chap. 11
EXPENSES of the COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC RECORDS.
Be it enacted, etc., as joUows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro- Appropna-
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the common- sioner of public
wealth from the ordinary revenue, for the commissioner ^^""^ ^'
of public records, for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth
day of November, nineteen hundred and fourteen, to
wit : —
For the salary of the commissioner, three thousand £°ar^'^'''°"®'''
dollars.
For travelling, clerical and other necessary expenses of Expenses.
the commissioner, including printing the annual report,
a sum not exceeding twenty-nine hundred and seventy-
five dollars.
For the purchase of ink for public records, a sum not Purchase of
exceeding four hundred dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved January 31, 1914-
An Act making appropriations for salaries and ex- Qhap. 12
PENSES IN THE STATE LIBRARY.
Be it enacted, etc., as JoUoivs:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro- Appropm-
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the common- library. "* ^
wealth from the ordinary revenue, for the state library,
for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of Novem-
ber, nineteen hundred and fourteen, to wit: —
For the salary of the librarian, four thousand dollars. Librarian,
For books, binding, cataloguing and indexing, a sum not Booksi etc.
exceeding ten thousand dollars.
10
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 13, 14.
Clerical ser-
vices, etc.
Incidental ex-
penses, etc.
For clerical services, for the accommodation of visitors
and for any other services required for the care, main-
tenance and working of the Hbrary, a sum not exceeding
eleven thousand and ten dollars.
For incidental expenses, including the printing and
binding of the annual report, a sum not exceeding twenty-
five hundred dollars.
. Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Aj)2^rovcd January 31, 1914-
Appropria-
tions.
Chap. 13 An Act making appropriations for salaries and ex-
penses IN the department of tpie attorney-gen-
eral.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro-
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the common-
wealth from the ordinary revenue, for the department of
the attorney-general, for the fiscal year ending on the
thirtieth day of November, nineteen hundred and four-
teen, to wit: —
For the salary of the attorney-general, seven thousand
dollars.
For the compensation of assistants in his office, and
for such additional legal assistance as may be deemed
necessary, and also for any other necessary expenses, a
sum not exceeding fifty thousand dollars.
For expenses in connection with litigation between the
commonwealth of Massachusetts and the Haverhill Gas
Light Company, the suit being now pending, a sum not
exceeding ten thousand dollars; the same to be In addition
to any amount heretofore appropriated for this purpose.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
A'pinoved February 5, 191 4.
Attorney-gen-
eral, salary.
Assistants, etc.
Expenses of cer-
tain litigation.
Chap. 14 An Act making appropriations for salaries and ex-
penses IN THE department OF THE SERGEANT-AT-
ARMS.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro-
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the common-
wealth from the ordinarv revenue, for salaries and ex-
Appropria-
tions.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 14. 11
penses in the department of the sergeant-at-arms, for the
fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of November,
nineteen hundred and fourteen, to wit: —
For the salary of the sergeant-at-arms, thirty-five Sorgoant-at-
1 1 1 J 11 arms, salary.
hundred dollars.
For the salary of the first clerk, twenty-two hundred First cierk.
dollars.
For the salary of the cashier, a sum not exceeding Cashier.
twelve hundred dollars.
For the salaries of additional clerks, the sum of twenty- Additional
eight hundred dollars.
For incidental and contingent expenses and the expense Expenses.
of mailing legislative bulletins, a sum not exceeding six
hundred and fifty dollars.
For the salaries of the chief engineer and other em- cwef engineer,
ployees in the engineer's department, a sum not exceeding
thirty-three thousand five hundred and forty dollars.
For the salaries of the watchmen and assistant watch- watchmen, etc.
men, a sum not exceeding fourteen thousand six hundred
dollars.
For books, stationery, postage, printing and advertising Books, sta-
ordered by the sergeant-at-arms, a sum not exceeding four *'°"*''"y' '"^'=-
hundred dollars.
For the salaries of the messengers, porters and office Messengers, etc.
boy, a sum not exceeding eighty-five hundred and ten
dollars.
For rent of telephones and expenses in connection there- Telephones, etc.
with, a sum not exceeding twelve thousand dollars.
For heat, light and power, including coal, water, neat, light and
gas and removal of ashes, a sum not exceeding thirty- p°^^^'^^°-
five thousand dollars.
For the care of the state house and grounds, including care of state
repairs, furniture and repairs thereof, and such expenses ^''^^^•^^°-
as may be necessary at the various buildings now occu-
pied by state departments, a sum not exceeding twenty-
six thousand dollars.
For new furniture and fixtures, a sum not exceeding New furniture,
twenty-two thousand dollars. *'*''■
For the salary of the matron, a sum not exceeding eight Matron.
hundred and fifty dollars.
For the salary of the carpenter, the sum of sixteen carpenter.
hundred dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
A'pproved February 5, 1014-
12
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 15, 16.
Chap. 15 An Act to change the name of the perkins street
BAPTIST CHURCH OF SOMERVILLE.
Be it enacted, etc., as foUoivs:
Name changed. SECTION 1. The Pcrkins Street Baptist Church of
Somerville shall hereafter be known as the Grace Baptist
Church and shall have all the privileges and may do all
the things which it could have done under its former
name, and shall hold its property under the name of
the Grace Baptist Church.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 9, 1914.
Chap. 16
Appropria-
tions.
Treasurer and
receiver gen-
eral, salary.
Deputy treas-
urer.
Accountant.
Receiving
teller.
Assistant.
Paying teller.
Assistant.
Cashier.
Assistant.
bookkeeper.
Fund clerk.
Bond clerk.
An Act making appropriations for salaries and ex-
penses IN THE department OF THE TREASURER AND
RECEIVER GENERAL.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro-
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the common-
wealth from the ordinary revenue, for the department of
the treasurer and receiver general, for the fiscal year
ending on the thirtieth day of November, nineteen
hundred and fourteen, to wit : —
For the salary of the treasurer and receiver general,
five thousand dollars.
For the salary of the deputy treasurer, three thousand
dollars.
For the salary of the accountant, twenty-five hundred
dollars.
For the salary of the receiving teller, two thousand
dollars.
For the salary of the assistant receiving teller, fifteen
hundred dollars.
For the salary of the paying teller, two thousand
dollars.
For the salary of the assistant paying teller, fifteen
hundred dollars.
For the salary of the cashier, twenty-five hundred
dollars.
For the salary of the assistant bookkeeper, fifteen
hundred dollars.
For the salary of the fund clerk, fifteen hundred dollars.
For the salary of the bond clerk, eighteen hundred
dollars.
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 17, 18. 13
For the salary of the warrant clerk, twelve hundred w^'''"'^'^* '^^erk.
dollars.
For the salary of the record clerk, one thousand dollars. Record cicrk.
For the salary of the stenographer, twelve hundred stenographer.
dollars.
For the salary of the messenger, one thousand dollars. Messenger.
For such additional clerical assistance as may be clerical assist-
necessary for the despatch of public business, a sum not ^^'^^'
exceeding forty-five hundred dollars.
For incidental and contingent expenses, a sum iiot ^"^"^enuu ex-
exceeding fifty-six hundred dollars.
For such expenses as the treasurer and receiver general pg^j^es""^' ""^
may find necessary in carrying out the provisions of the
act imposing a tax on collateral legacies and successions,
a sum not exceeding two hundred dollars.
For expenses in connection with preparing and adver- Preparing, etc.,
tising bond sales, a sum not exceeding fifteen hundred
dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
AjJirroved February 9, 1914-
An Act to authorize the city of boston to pay a sum (Jfiaj) 17
OF MONEY TO THE WIDOW OF DANIEL M. UALLORAN.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The city of Boston Is hereby authorized to city of Boston
pay a sum of money not exceeding five hundred dollars ^''money to^"""'
to Mary Halloran, widow of the late Daniel M. Halloran, MaryHaiioran.
late an employee of the sewer division of said city, who
died from injuries sustained in the performance of his
duty as such employee in the month of November, nine-
teen hundred and eight; his injuries having been caused
by defective and unsafe sewer machinery used in a sewer
on Talbot avenue in the Dorchester district.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its accept- Time of uking
ance by the city council of the said city, with the ap- ^^^''^'
proval of the mayor. Apinovcd February 9, 1914-
An Act relative to the rate of interest to be paid fhnn^ 1 q
BY cities and towns ON MONEY ADVANCED BY THE ^'
COMMONWEALTH FOR THE ABOLITION OF GRADE CROSS-
INGS.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Section 1. Section thirty-nine of Part I of chapter looe, 463. §39,
four hundred and sixty-three of the acts of the year nine- amended.^"
14
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 18.
Auditor, coni-
IJcnsation, du-
ties, etc.
Court to isaue
decrees for
payments.
teen hundred and six, as amended by section two of
chapter three hundred and ninety of the acts of the year
nineteen hundred and eight, is hereby further amended
by striking out the words "of four per cent", in the
thirty-fifth hne, and inserting in place thereof the words:
— of interest determined by the auditor of the common-
wealth as approximately that paid by the commonwealth
on the last money borrowed for the abolition of grade
crossings, — and by striking out the last sentence, so as
to read as follows : — Section 39. The court shall appoint
an auditor, who shall be a disinterested person, not an
inhabitant of the city or town in which the crossing is
situated, whose compensation shall be determined by the
court and to whom shall from time to time be submitted
all accounts of expense incurred by the railroad cor-
porations, street railway companies, if any, city, town,
commission or auditor, and who shall audit the same and
make report thereon to the court. The auditor shall
upon request of any of the parties to the proceeding
investigate the amounts presented for allowance by any
city or town or any railroad corporation as expended in
the payment of damages for land taken or affected by
reason of the proposed alteration, which have been paid
by the party primarily liable therefor, as provided in
section thirty-seven, unless it appears that all of the
parties to the proceeding for the abolition of the grade
crossing have assented in writing to the payment or
settlement so made by the party primarily liable, and in
case the auditor determines that the amount so paid is in
excess of what in his opinion should have been properly
paid therefor, he shall allow only such portion of the
amount so paid as he may deem to be just and reasonable.
Such auditing, when accepted by the court, shall be final.
A certified copy of such report and the decree of the
court thereon shall be filed with the auditor of the com-
monwealth. The court shall, from time to time, issue
its decrees for payments on the part of the railroad cor-
poration and on the part of any street railway company,
not exceeding the amounts apportioned to them respec-
tively by said auditor in his report, and for the pay-
ment by the commonwealth of a sum not exceeding the
amounts apportioned to it and to the city or town; and
such city or town shall repay to the commonwealth the
amount apportioned to it, with interest thereon, payable
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 19, 20. 15
annually at the rate of interest determined by the auditor
of the commonwealth as approximately that paid by the
commonwealth on the last money borrowed for the
abolition of grade crossings, from the date of the accept-
ance of the report of the auditor. Such repayment of the Assessments.
principal shall be made annually in such amounts as
the auditor of the commonwealth may designate; and
the amount of payment designated for the year, with
the interest due on the outstanding principal, shall be
included by the treasurer and receiver general in the
amount charged to such city or town, and shall be as-
sessed upon it in the apportionment and assessment of
its annual state tax. The treasurer and receiver general
shall in each year notify such city or town of the amount
of such assessment, which shall be paid by it into the
treasury of the commonwealth as a part of, and at the
time required for, the payment of its state tax.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 9, 1914.
An Act relative to the number of trustees of the QJidp^ ig
COOLEY DICKINSON HOSPITAL.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section three of chapter one hundred and amended.^ ^
fifty-two of the acts of the year eighteen hundred and
eighty-five is hereby amended by striking out the word
"seven", in the second line, and inserting in place thereof
the words : — twenty-one, — so as to read as follows : —
Section S. The number of the trustees of said corporation Trustees, num-
shall never exceed twenty-one; and said corporation may '^"'^' '^'^'^•
at any legal meeting elect by ballot any citizen of the city
of Northampton or of either of said towns of Hatfield
and Whately to be a member thereof. No person shall
continue a member of said corporation after ceasing
to be a resident of one of said three places.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 9, 1914-
An Act relative to the police control of lake (jji^jj 20
quinsigamond.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section four of chapter seven hundred amended ^^
and forty-two of the acts of the year nineteen hun-
expenses.
16 Acts, 1914. — Chap. 21.
dred and thirteen is hereby amended by striking out the
word "in", in the fourteenth Hne, and inserting in place
thereof the following : — in the proportion of the valua-
tions thereof for the preceding year, and added to, — so
Assessment of as to read as follows : — Section 4- The said commis-
sioners may expend for the pui*poses of this act the sum of
twenty-five thousand dollars annually, to be allowed
and paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth,
and such additional sums as the general court may
from time to time appropriate for such purpose. On or
before the fifteenth day of June in each year the sum
or sums so expended during the preceding year shall be
certified by the said commissioners to the treasurer
and receiver general, and the amount so certified, with
interest thereon at the rate of four per cent per annum
from the date of certification to the date of payment,
shall be included by the treasurer and receiver general
in the amounts charged to the city of Worcester and
to the town of Shrewsbury, and shall be assessed upon said
city and town in the proportion of the valuations thereof
for the preceding year, and added to the apportionment
and assessment of the state tax next following said cer-
tification.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 9, 1914.
Chap. 21 An Act to change the name and to enlarge the
POWERS OF the TAUNTON HOSPITAL COMPANY.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloios:
Name changed. SECTION 1. The uamc of the Taunton Hospital
Company, a corporation organized under the general laws
of the commonwealth and situated in the city of Taunton,
is hereby changed to Morton Hospital.
fXrid Section 2. The said corporation is hereby author-
ized, in addition to the purposes for which it was in-
corporated, to conduct a school for the training of nurses
and to grant diplomas to graduates of the school.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 9, 1914-
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 22, 23, 24. 17
An Act making an appropriation for the payment (Jji^j) 22
OF premiums on securities purchased for the
MASSACHUSETTS SCHOOL FUND.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. A sum not exceeding five hundred dollars Premiums on
is hereby appropriated, to be paid out of the treasury of ciwsed'for^"'^"
the commonwealth from the ordinary revenue, for the scSfi^i^d?
payment by the treasurer and receiver general of pre-
miums on securities purchased for the Massachusetts
School Fund, as provided by section three of chapter
forty-one of the Revised Laws.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 9, 1914-
An Act making appropriations for the board of Chav. 23
REGISTRATION IN DENTISTRY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro- Appropna-
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the common- rc'^SVation^n^
wealth from the ordinary revenue, for the salaries and •^^"^'^'^''y-
expenses of the board of registration in dentistry, for the
fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of November, nine-
teen hundred and fourteen, to wit : —
For the salaries of the members, seventeen hundred Members, sai-
1 I, anes.
dollars.
For clerical services, postage, printing, travelling and Expenses.
other necessary expenses, to include printing the annual
report, a sum not exceeding twenty-two hundred dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 9, 1914-
An Act making appropriations for expenses in con- fhn^ 24
NECTION WITH THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM FOR THE
EMPLOYEES OF THE COMMONWEALTH.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1, The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro- Appropria-
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the common- mcnt system
wealth from the ordinary revenue, for expenses in con- o7the'com-^^
nection with the retirement system for certain employees nionweaith.
18
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 25.
Administration
expenses.
Annuity funds
and pensions.
of the commonwealth, for the fiscal year ending on the
thirtieth day of November, nineteen hundred and fourteen,
to wit : —
For the necessary expenses of administration, including
clerical services, office rent, office supplies and expenses, a
sum not exceeding eight thousand dollars.
To provide for the necessary annuity funds and pensions
for employees retired from the state service, a sum not
exceeding twenty-seven thousand five hundred dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Apijroved Fehruary 9, 1914.
Appropria-
tions.
Chap. 25 An Act making appropriations for salaries and
EXPENSES IN the EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT OF THE
COMMONWEALTH.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro-
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the common-
wealth from the ordinary revenue, for salaries and expenses
in the executive department, for the fiscal year ending
on the thirtieth day of November, nineteen hundred and
fourteen, to wit: —
For the salary of the governor, eight thousand dollars.
For the salary of the lieutenant governor, two thousand
dollars.
For the salaries of the council, eight thousand dollars.
For travelling expenses of the council, a sum not ex-
ceeding one thousand dollars.
For the salary of the private secretary of the governor,
twenty-five hundred dollars.
For the salary of the executive secretary, twenty-five
hundred dollars.
For the salary of the present stenographer, a sum not
exceeding eighteen hundred dollars.
For the salary of the clerk, a sum not exceeding twelve
hundred dollars.
For the salary of the messenger, twelve hundred dollars.
For the salary of the assistant messenger, one thousand
dollars.
For contingent expenses, a sum not exceeding three
thousand dollars.
For postage, printing and stationery, a sum not ex-
ceeding twelve hundred dollars.
Governor,
salary.
Lieutenant
Governor.
Council.
Travelling
expenses.
Private secre-
tary.
Executive sec-
retary.
Stenographer.
Clerk.
Assistant.
Contingent ex-
penses.
Postage, print-
ing, etc.
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 26, 27. 19
For travelling and contingent expenses of the governor Travelling ex-
and council, a sum not exceeding twenty-five hundred ^"^''^'
dollars, .
For postage, printing and stationery for the council, a Council post-
sum not exceeding five hundred dollars.
For payment of extraordinary expenses, to be ex- Extraordinary
pended under the direction of the governor and council, ^''^""'^''•
a sum not exceeding one hundred thousand dollars.
For the preparation of tables and indexes relating to the Tables and in-
statutes of the present year and of previous years, a stat'i!tes.
sum not exceeding six hundred dollars.
For expenses incurred in the arrest of fugitives from Arrest of fugi-
justice, a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 9, 1914-
An Act making appropriations for the board of fhnjy oa
REGISTRATION IN VETERINARY MEDICINE.
Be it enacted, etc., as foUoivs:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro- Appropria-
priatcd, to be paid out of the treasury, of the common- registration in
wealth from the ordinary revenue, for the salaries and me*didne.^
expenses of the board of registration in veterinary medi-
cine, for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of
November, nineteen hundred and fourteen, to wit : —
For the salaries of the members, a sum not exceeding Salaries of
1 1 J J 11 members.
SIX hundred dollars.
For travelling and other expenses, a sum not exceeding Travelling ex-
four hundred dollars. penses, etc.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Aiyproved February 9, 1914-
An Act making appropriations for the salaries and QJiajf 27
expenses of the state board of conciliation and
arbitration.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro- Appropria-
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the common- wncliiation °
wealth from the ordinary revenue, for the salaries and ^nd arbitration.
expenses of the state board of conciliation and arbitration,
for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of Novem-
ber, nineteen hundred and fourteen, to wit : —
20
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 28, 29.
Salaries of
memljers.
Secretary.
Expenses.
For the salaries of the members, seventy-five hundred
dollars.
For the salary of the secretary, fifteen hundred dollars.
For travelling, incidental and contingent expenses,
including printing and binding the annual report and
the compensation of expert assistants, a sum not exceed-
ing fifteen thousand dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 9, 1914-
Appropria-
tions, board of
registration iu
pharmacy.
Salaries of
members.
Chap. 28 An Act making appropriations for the board of
REGISTRATION IN PHARMACY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro-
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the common-
wealth from the ordinary revenue, for the salaries and
expenses of the board of registration in pharmacy, for
the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of November,
nineteen hundred and fourteen, to wit : —
For the salaries of the members, thirty-one hundred
dollars.
For travelling and other expenses of the members, a
sum not exceeding fourteen hundred and twenty-five
dollars.
For salaries and expenses of the agent, a sum not ex-
ceeding twenty-four hundred dollars.
For a stenographer, witness fees and incidental and
contingent expenses, to include printing the annual
report, a sum not exceeding two thousand dollars.
For expenses in pursuance of the act to provide for
registering and licensing stores for the transaction of a
retail drug business, a sum not exceeding one thousand
dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 9, 1914-
Exjjenses.
Agent.
Inciik-ntal es-
peuses, etc.
Expenses of li-
censing, etc.,
retail drug
stores.
Chap. 29 An Act making appropriations for salaries and
expenses in the judicial department of the
commonwealth.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
^ons'^^fuciiciai Section 1. Thc sums hereinafter mentioned are appro-
department. priatcd, to bc paid out of the treasury of the common-
wealth from the ordinary revenue, for the salaries and
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 29. 21
expenses of the judicial department of the commonwealth,
for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of Novem-
ber, nineteen hundred and fourteen, to wit : —
SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT.
For the salary and travellino- expenses of the chief chief justice
.. ipi • ... „ fi'ici associate
justice and of the six associate justices, seventy-four justices.
thousand dollars.
For the salary of the clerk, three thousand dollars. ^'^rk.
For clerical assistance to the clerk, eight hundred clerical assist-
' ~ ance to elerli.
dollars.
For clerical assistance to the justices, a sum not ex- clerical assist-
ceeding twenty-five hundred dollars. tiSS. ° ^"^'
For expenses of the supreme judicial court, a sum not Expenses.
exceeding two thousand dollars.
For the salary of the reporter of decisions, four thousand ^Jionsf Jtc^ ^'^
dollars; and for clerk hire and incidental expenses of said
reporter, a sum not exceeding five thousand dollars.
For the salaries of the officers and messenger, twenty- officers and
n 1 1 1 1 11 ' messenger.
tour hundred dollars.
For the salary of the clerk for the county of Suffolk, fJun'lV^"'^'''^
fifteen hundred dollars.
For the salary of the assistant clerk for the county of Assistant clerk.
Suffolk, five hundred dollars.
For the salaries of the retired justices, fifteen thousand j^gtlcei
three hundred and seventy-five dollars.
SUPERIOR COURT.
For the salary and travelling expenses of the chief fustfces.' *'°"'*'
justice and of the twenty-seven associate justices, two
hundred thirty-eight thousand five hundred dollars.
For the salary of the assistant clerk, five hundred Assistant cierk.
dollars.
For printing, transportation of papers and documents, Printing, etc.
and for incidental expenses of the superior court, a sum
not exceeding four hundred dollars.
For the salary of the retired justice of the superior Retired justice.
court, six thousand dollars.
COURTS OF PROBATE AND INSOLVENCY.
For the salary of the judge for the county of Barnstable, JudKe of pro-
.. 1 I'liii * bate and in-
eignteen hundred dollars. solvency,
For the salary of the judge for the county of Berkshire, Berkshke.''
twenty-five hundred dollars.
22
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 29.
Bristol.
Dukes County.
Essox.
Franklin.
Hampden.
Hampshire.
Middlesex.
Nantucket.
Norfolk.
Plymouth.
Suffolk.
Worcester.
Retired judges.
Judges acting
in other
counties.
Register of
probate and
insolvency.
Barnstaljle.
Berkshire.
Bristol.
Dukes County.
Essex.
Franklin.
Hampden.
Hampsliire.
For the salary of the judge for the county of Bristol,
forty-five hundred dollars.
For the salary of the judge for the county of Dukes
County, one thousand dollars.
For the salaries of the two judges for the county of
Essex, eight thousand dollars.
For the salary of the judge for the county of Franklin,
eighteen hundred dollars.
For the salary of the judge for the county of Hampden,
thirty-eight hundred dollars.
For the salary of the judge for the county of Hamp-
shire, eighteen hundred dollars.
For the salaries of the two judges for the county of
Middlesex, twelve thousand dollars.
For the salary of the judge for the county of Nan-
tucket, one thousand dollars.
For the salary of the judge for the county of Norfolk,
five thousand dollars.
For the salary of the judge for the county of Plymouth,
twenty-seven hundred dollars.
For the salaries of the two judges for the county of
Suffolk, fourteen thousand dollars.
For the salaries of the two judges for the county of
Worcester, nine thousand dollars.
For the salaries of retired judges, a sum not exceeding
thirteen hundred and fifty dollars.
For the compensation of judges acting in other counties
than their own, a sum not exceeding fifteen hundred
dollars.
For the salary of the register for the county of Barn-
stable, sixteen hundred dollars.
For the salary of the register for the county of Berk-
shire, nineteen hundred dollars.
For the salary of the register for the county of Bristol,
thirty-five hundred dollars.
For the salary of the register for the county of Dukes
County, nine hundred dollars.
• For the salary of the register for the county of Essex,
thirty-five hundred dollars.
For the salary of the register for the county of Frank-
lin, sixteen hundred dollars.
For the salary of the register for the county of Hamp-
den, thirty-one hundred dollars.
For the salary of the register for the county of Hamp-
shire, sixteen hundred dollars.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 29. 23
For the salary of the register for the county of Middle- Middlesex.
sex, five thousand dollars.
For the salary of the register for the county of Nan- Nantucket.
tucket, nine hundred dollars.
For the salary of the register for the county of Norfolk, Norfolk.
twenty-seven hundred dollars.
For the salary of the register for the county of Plyra- Plymouth.
outh, twenty-two hundred dollars.
For the salary of the register for the county of Suffolk, Suffolk.
five thousand dollars.
For the salary of the register for the county of Worces- Worcester.
ter, thirty-five hundred dollars.
For the salary of the assistant register for the county Assistant regis-
of Barnstable, eight hundred dollars.
For the salary of the assistant register for the county of ^'^'■^^•"'■e-
Berkshire, twelve hundred dollars.
For the salary of the assistant register for the county of B''13*^°i-
Bristol, twenty-three hundred dollars.
For the salaries of the assistant registers for the county Essex.
of Essex, forty-one hundred dollars.
For the salary of the assistant register for the county of ^'"''^"'^•"»-
Franklin, eight hundred dollars.
For the salary of the assistant register for the county of "'^'^pden-
Hampden, fifteen hundred and fifty dollars.
For the salary of the assistant register for the county of Hampsiure.
Hampshire, eight hundred dollars.
For the salaries of the assistant registers for the county Middlesex.
of Middlesex, seventy-three hundred dollars.
For the salary of Joseph R. McCoole, assistant register Norfolk.
for the county of Norfolk, sixteen hvmdred and fifty dollars.
For the salary of the assistant register for the county of Piy™°"*'i-
Plymouth, eleven hundred dollars.
For the salaries of the assistant registers for the county Suffolk.
of Suffolk, six thousand dollars.
For the salaries of the assistant registers for the county Worcester.
of Worcester, thirty-five hundred dollars.
For extra clerical assistance to the register for the clerical assist-
county of Berkshire, a sum not exceeding six hundred thhe.
dollars.
For extra clerical assistance to the register for the Bristol,
county of Bristol, a sum not exceeding thirty-five hundred
sixty-six dollars and sixty-seven cents.
For extra clerical assistance to the register for the Dukes County.
county of Dukes County, a sum not exceeding three
hundred dollars.
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Esaex.
Franklin.
Hampden.
Hampshire.
Middlesex.
Nantucket.
Norfolk.
Plymouth.
Suffolk.
Worcester.
Clerk of regis-
ter, Suffolk.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 29.
For extra clerical assistance to the register for the
county of Essex, a sum not exceeding seven thousand
sixteen dollars and sixtj^-seven cents.
For extra clerical assistance to the register for the
county of Franklin, a sum not exceeding four hundred
dollars.
For extra clerical assistance to the register for the
county of Hampden, a sum not exceeding twenty-seven
hundred thirty-three dollars and thirty-three cents.
For extra clerical assistance to the register for the
county of Hampshire, a sum not exceeding six hundred
dollars.
For extra clerical assistance to the register for the
county of Middlesex, a sum not exceeding ninety-one
hundred sixty-six dollars and sixty-seven cents.
For extra clerical assistance to the register for the
county of Nantucket, a sum not exceeding three hundred
dollars.
For extra clerical assistance to the register for the
county of Norfolk, a sum not exceeding twenty-nine
hundred dollars.
For extra clerical assistance to the register for the
county of Plymouth, a sum not exceeding twenty-one
hundred thirty-three dollars and thirty-three cents.
For extra clerical assistance to the register for the
county of Suffolk, a sum not exceeding seventy-one hun-
dred dollars.
For extra clerical assistance to the register for the
county of Worcester, a sum not exceeding seven thousand
sixteen dollars and sixty-seven cents.
For the salary of the clerk of the register for the county
of Suffolk, twelve hundred dollars.
District attor-
ney, Suffolk
district.
Assistants.
Deputy as-
sistants.
Northern dis-
trict.
DISTRICT ATTORNEYS.
For the salary of the district attorney for the Suffolk
district, seven thousand dollars.
For the salaries of the first, second and third assistant
district attorneys for the Suffolk district, eleven thousand
four hundred dollars.
For the salaries of the deputy assistants of the district
attorney for the Suffolk district, forty-four hundred
dollars.
For the salary of the district attorney for the northern
district, four thousand dollars.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 30. 25
For the salaries of the assistant .district attorneys for Assistants.
the northern district, thirty-eight hundred dollars.
For the salary of the district attorney for the eastern Eastern dis-
district, three thousand dollars. *"'^^-
For the salary of the assistant district attorney for the Assistant.
eastern district, two thousand dollars.
For the salary of the district attorney for the south- Southeastern
■,. , p I iiiii'^ district.
eastern district, twenty-tour hundred dollars.
For the salary of the assistant district attorney for the Assistant.
southeastern district, sixteen hundred dollars.
For the salary of the district attorney for the southern Southern
district, twenty-four hundred dollars. district.
For the salary of the assistant district attorney for the Assistant.
southern district, sixteen hundred dollars.
For the salary of the district attorney for the middle Middle district.
district, twenty-four hundred dollars.
For the salary of the assistant district attorney for the Assistant.
middle district, sixteen hundred dollars.
For the salary of the district attorney for the western Western
district, twenty-four hundred dollars. '^"*''"'''^-
For the salary of the district attorney for the north- dlstri^r^*"''"
western district, thirteen hundred and fifty dollars.
For travelling expenses necessarily incurred by the Travelling ex-
district attorneys, except in the Suffolk district, a sum not ^'''^^■
exceeding two thousand dollars.
COMMISSION ON PROBATION.
For expenses, including the printing of the annual p rTSlon"" "^
report, of the commission on probation, a sum not ex-
ceeding five thousand dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Ayyroved Febrnary 9, 1914-
An Act making an appropriation for the disposal Chap. 30
OF sewage at the MASSACHUSETTS AGRICULTURAL
COLLEGE.
Be it enacted, etc., as foUoivs:
Section 1. The sum of ninety-two hundred dollars is Appropria-
hereby appropriated, to be paid out of the treasury of the se'^^age'^Mas-
commonwealth from the ordinary revenue, for the purpose cuHumi^cot-^""
of meeting the commonwealth's proportion of the cost of ^''^'^'
the construction of a system of sewerage in the town of
Amherst, to take care of the sewage at the Massachusetts
26
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 31, 32.
Agricultural College jas provided by chapter four hundred
and eighty-four of the acts of the year nineteen hundred
and twelve.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 9, 1914.
Chap. 31 An Act to authorize christ church, Springfield, to
HOLD ADDITIONAL REAL AND PERSONAL ESTATE.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Christ Church, Springfield, a religious
corporation situated in Springfield, is hereby authorized to
receive and hold real and personal estate to an amount not
exceeding four hundred and fifty thousand dollars, which
property, or the income derived therefrom, shall be de-
voted to the purposes set forth in its charter, or to other
purposes of the said corporation.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 9, 1914-
Christ Church,
Springfield,
may hold addi-
tional real and
personal estate.
Transfer of
certain church
property in
Natick au-
thorized.
Chap. 32 An Act to authorize the first congregational
CHURCH OF NATICK TO SUCCEED TO THE PROPERTY AND
DUTIES OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE NATICK MINISTERIAL
FUND AND OF THE FIRST CONGREGATIONAL PARISH OF
NATICK.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The First Congregational Church of Natick
is hereby authorized to receive and hold all trust funds
and property now held by the Trustees of the Natick
Ministerial Fund and all trust funds and property now
held by the First Congregational Parish of Natick under
the provisions of an act approved on the sixteenth day of
June in the year eighteen hundred and twenty, entitled
"An Act to incorporate the First Congregational Parish
of Natick", and of an act passed on the twenty-second
day of June in the year eighteen hundred and twelve, en-
titled "An Act to authorize the town of Natick to sell
the ministry lands and to appropriate the proceeds thereof
towards the ministerial fund and to appoint trustees for
the management thereof", upon the same trusts as those
upon which said trust funds and property are now held
under the several wills, deeds of gift, statutes or other
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 32. 27
instruments or authority under which said trusts were
severally created.
Section 2. The Trustees of the Natick Ministerial JA^jNaUek
Fund may, by a three fourths vote of those present and p^°||*^^|^'*'
voting at any meeting called for the purpose, authorize convey its
<^ ^ ^ , ^ -^ property to the
one or more persons in its name to convey any real or First Congro-
personal estate belonging to said trustees to the First cimrchof
Congregational Church of Natick, to be held by said ^**''''^-
First Congregational Church of Natick in trust in accord-
ance with the provisions of section one of this act. Said
Trustees of the Natick Ministerial Fund may provide
that such conveyance and transfer shall be conditioned
upon the assumption by said First Congregational Church
of Natick of all liabilities of said trustees.
Section 3. The First Congregational Parish of Natick ti^ First
PI !•* onsjregal lonal
may, by a three fourths vote of those present and voting P^rishof
at any meeting called for the purpose, authorize one or may convey
... 1 1 it-spropertv
more persons in its name to convey any real or personal totheFir.st
estate belonging to said parish to the First Congregational rfwctfot'""'''
Church of Natick, to be held by said First Congrega- Natick.
tional Church of Natick in trust in accordance w^ith the
provisions of section one of this act. Said parish may
provide that such conveyance and transfer shall be con-
ditioned upon the assumption by said First Congrega-
tional Church of Natick of all liabilities of said parish.
Section 4. After the First Congregational Church of not affected!*^
Natick shall have received said property, it shall have and
enjoy all the franchises, powers and privileges belonging
to the Trustees of the Natick Ministerial Fund and to the
First Congregational Parish of Natick; and all members
of said First Congregational Parish of Natick shall have
the right to vote at the business meetings of said First
Congregational Church of Natick upon the same ques-
tions, and shall enjoy all other rights and privileges, that
they have hitherto possessed.
Section 5. After the transfer of all the property of ^^^•'^^^' ^°°^^'
the said First Congregational Parish of Natick and of the
said Trustees of the Natick Ministerial Fund to the said
First Congregational Church of Natick, and the assump-
tion by said church of all liabilities of said trustees and of
said parish, as hereinbefore provided, all records and
other books and papers of the First Congregational Parish
of Natick and of the Trustees of the Natick Ministerial
Fund shall be the property of the First Congregational
28 Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 33, 34.
anTpIriih'dis- ChuFch of Natick; and In six months thereafter said
solved. First Congregational Parish of Natick and said corpora-
tion known as Trustees of the Natick Ministerial Fund
shall be dissolved.
Section 6. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Aiyproved February 9, 1914-
Chap. 33 An Act to authorize petitions for the assessment
OF DAMAGES BY A JURY FOR TAKING OF OR INJURY TO
REAL ESTATE BY THE COMMONWEALTH AND BY COUNTIES,
CITIES AND TOWNS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
^u^y'Sr*^^ Section 1. The commonwealth by the attorney-gen-
tok"n ^^'of real ^^^^' cvcry couiity by its county commissioners, every
estate, etc. city by its mayor and every town by its board of select-
men shall have the same right to file a petition and to
secure notice to adverse parties thereon to have damages
assessed by a jury for the taking of lands or rights in
land by right of eminent domain by the commonwealth
or by such county, city or town under authority of any
law or statute as is given to parties in interest whose real
estate is taken or injured by virtue of such law or statute.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 9, 1914-
Chap. 34 An Act relative to bonds of jailers, masters and
keepers.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
R- ^••.224. § 16 Section 1. Section sixteen of chapter two hundred and
twenty-four of the Revised Laws is hereby amended by
adding at the end thereof, the following: — A sheriff, in
case he acts as jailer, master or keeper, or a jailer, master
or keeper appointed by the sheriff, shall give to the treas-
urer and receiver general a bond with such sureties as
the superior court shall order and approve, conditioned
faithfully to perform his duties, — so as to read as fol-
SdyoHaifs, lows: — »Sedio7i 16. The sheriff shall have the custody
«*«=• and control of the jails in his county and, except in the
county of Suffolk, of the houses of correction therein, and
of all prisoners who may be committed thereto, and shall
keep the same himself or by his deputy as jailer, master
or keeper and shall be responsible for them. The jailer.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 35. 29
master or keeper shall appoint subordinate assistants, em-
ployees and officers, and shall be responsible for them.
In the county of Suffolk, the penal institutions commis-
sioner shall appoint a master of the house of correction,
who shall hold office during the pleasure of said commis-
sioner. A sheriff, in case he acts as jailer, master or Jailers, masters,
keeper, or a jailer, master or keeper appointed by the bonds.
sheriff, shall give to the treasurer and receiver general
a bond with such sureties as the superior court shall
order and approve, conditioned faithfully to perform his
duties.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 9, 1914-
An Act relative to the procedure and practice in (jJiar) 35
CIVIL ACTIONS BROUGHT IN THE MUNICIPAL COURT OF
THE CITY OF BOSTON.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The provisions of chapter seven hundred vSons°onti
aw
and sixteen of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and to apply to the
• •, I'l ••! municipal court
thirteen shall apply to actions brought m the municipal of Boston.
court of the city of Boston, so far as the same may be
applicable thereto. The appellate division of said court
shall have all the powers relating to civil actions tried
without a jury given by said chapter to the supreme
judicial court, except as to actions in which there has
been a finding prior to the passage of this act.
Section 2. Section two of chapter six hundred and ^^i^, m, § 2
•PI ft • 1111 amended.
forty-nine or the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
twelve is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof
the following: — provided, however, that if a declaration in
set-off is filed in such action, the plaintiff may of right
remove the cause and claim a jury trial in the manner
and upon the terms set out in section three of this act,
within the time allowed him for filing an answer to such
declaration in set-off, — so as to read as follows : —
Section 2. If after this act takes effect a party elects to Certain righta
bring in said municipal court of the city of Boston any "^^^^^ '
action or other civil proceeding which he might have be-
gun in the superior court, he shall be deemed to have
waived a trial by jury and his right of appeal to the
superior court: provided, however, that if a declaration in Proviso.
set-off is filed in such action, the plaintiff may of right
30
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 35.
1912, 649, § 8
amended.
Appellate di-
vision, powers,
duties, etc.
1912, 649, § 9
amended.
remove the cause and claim a jury trial in the manner and
upon the terms set out in section three of this act, within
the time allowed him for filing an answer to such declara-
tion in set-off.
Section 3. Section- eight of said chapter is hereby-
amended by adding at the end thereof the words : — and
for the granting of new trials, — so as to read as fol-
lows : — Section 8. There shall be an appellate division
of said municipal court for the rehearing of matters of
law arising in civil causes therein, the said division to
consist of three justices thereof, to be designated from
time to time by the chief justice. Any party to a cause
brought in said court after this act takes effect, who is
aggrieved by any ruling on a matter of law by a single
justice, may, as of right, have the ruling reported for
determination by the appellate division when the cause
is otherwise ripe for judgment, or sooner by consent of
the justice hearing the same. The request for such a
report shall be filed with the clerk within two days after
notice of the ruling, and when the objection is to the
admission or exclusion of evidence, the claim for a report
shall also be made known at the time of the ruling. The
justice whose ruling is complained of shall not sit upon
the review thereof. If the appellate division shall decide
that there has been prejudicial error in the ruling com-
plained of, it may reverse, vacate or modify the same or
order a new trial in whole or part; otherwise it shall
dismiss the report, and may impose double costs in the
action if it finds the objection to such ruling to be friv-
olous or intended for delay. If the party claiming such
report shall not duly prosecute the same, by preparing
the necessary papers or otherwise, the appellate division
may order the cause to proceed as though no such claim
had been made, and may in like manner impose costs.
The court shall make rules regulating the procedure and
sittings of the appellate division, for the preparation and
submission of reports and the allowance of reports which
a single justice shall disallow as not conformable to the
facts, or shall fail to allow by reason of physical or mental
disability, death or resignation, and for the granting of
new trials.
Section 4. Section nine of said chapter is hereby
amended by striking out the words "at the rate of
twenty cents a page", in the eleventh line, and by in-
serting after the word "it", in the seventeenth line, the
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 36. 31
words : — The provisions of section twenty-six of chapter
two hundred and three of the Revised Laws, as amended
by chapter four hundred and thirteen of the acts of the
year nineteen hundred and four, shall apply to such
appealed cases, — so as to read as follows: — Section 9. Appeaia, etc.
An appeal shall lie from the final decision of the appellate
division to the supreme judicial court for the common-
wealth. Claim thereof shall be filed in the office of the
clerk of the municipal court within five days after notice
of the decision of the appellate division. The appeal
shall not remove the cause, but only the question or
questions to be determined. The necessary papers shall,
at the expense of the party appealing, unless the court
shall order the expense to be borne by some other party,
be prepared by the clerk, who may require the estimated
expense thereof to be paid in advance. The appeal shall
be transmitted to and entered in the docket of the
supreme judicial court within ten days after notice to the
appealing party that the papers are ready for transmission.
The expense of such copies and transmission, and the
entry fee in the supreme judicial court, shall be taxed in
the bill of costs of the prevailing party, if he has paid it.
The provisions of section twenty-six of chapter two hun- Certain pro-
dred and three of the Revised Laws, as amended by to^'apply! ^*^
chapter four hundred and thirteen of the acts of the year
nineteen hundred and four, shall apply to such appealed
cases. If the appellant fails duly to perfect the appeal
or to enter the same in the supreme judicial court, the
appellate division may upon application of an adverse
party, and after notice to all persons interested, order that
the appeal be vacated and the decision appealed from
affirmed.
Section 5. This act shall take effect upon its passage,
(The foregoing was laid before the governor on the third
day of Februanj, 1914, (^nd after five days it had "the
force of a law ", as prescribed by the constitution, as it
was not returned by him with his objections thereto ivithin
that time.)
Chap. 36
An Act relative to the school committee of the
town of saugus.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The school committee of the town of Election, terms,
Saugus shall, after the annual meeting for the election of bers' of school
32 Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 37, 38.
s^^!^"""^ town officers to be held in March, nineteen hundred and
fourteen, consist of five members. The present members
of the committee shall continue in office until the expira-
tion of the terms to which they were respectively elected;
and at said meeting of the town there shall also be elected
four members, two to serve for one year, one to serve
for two years and one to serve for three years; and there-
after, there shall be elected annually two members to
serve for three years, except that at the annual meeting
for the year nineteen hundred and seventeen, and at each
meeting held every third year thereafter, only one member
shall be elected to serve for said term of three years.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 14, 1914.
Chap. 37 An Act to authorize the city of taunton to pay a
SUM OP MONEY TO JAMES FRANK McMANUS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
ton^maypaya Section 1. The city of Tauutou, acting by its mayor
to janieTrrank ^^^^ muuicipal council, is hereby authorized to pay to
McManus. Jamcs Frank McManus of that city a sum of money not
exceeding one thousand dollars, on account of injuries
received by him while in the performance of his duty as a
member of the police department of the city.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 16, 1914-
Chap. 38 An Act relative to the cost of maintaining and
repairing the sewers in the city of TAUNTON.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
a?^'ndtV^ Section 1. Section six of chapter three hundred and
eighty-four of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
four is hereby amended by striking out the words "two
thirds of the", in the third line, and inserting in place
thereof the words : — the total, — so as to read as f ol-
toKawTrom lows: — Sedion 6. One third of the cost of the sewers
annual charges. Qf qq\^ systcm of sewcrs, cxcludiug sewers built prior to
the adoption of said system, and the total cost, after the
passage of this act, of maintaining and repairing the
sewers of said system of sewers, shall be paid, so far as
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 39. 33
may be, from annual charges for the use of said sewers,
to be estabhshed and collected as hereinafter provided.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 16, 1914-
An Act to incorporate the haverhill board of /^/,^^ on
TRADE, INCORPORATED. ^ *
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Charles H. Croy, Edmund C. Wentworth, uaverhiii
Albert H. Amazeen, George A. Childs, Albert M. Child, ETcorl.^rated!^'''
Charles S. Cohen, Patrick R. Duffy, Charles II. Grover,
Alwyn W. Greeley, Samuel A. Jordan, Fred G. R. Gordon,
Joseph L. Lennox, Lewis R. Ilovey, Otis J. Carlton,
George Mitchell, John J. Ryan, Fred R. Smith, William
W. Emerson, Frank II. Russ, Albert L. Wales, Charles
E. Dole, Robert A. Jordan, William G. Shortess, Edwin
H. Moulton, Lamont II. Chick, John T. Desmond and
Daniel N. Casey, their associates and successors, are
hereby made a corporation by the name of Haverhill
Board of Trade, Incorporated.
Section 2. The purposes of the corporation shall be Purposes.
to promote the commerce, trade, industry and public
interests of the city of Haverhill and New England; to
promote and regulate a commercial exchange in the city
of Haverhill; to acquire and disseminate business informa-
tion; to establish and maintain uniformity in commercial
usages; and to promote just and equitable principles of
trade.
Section 3. The corporation shall have all the powers Powers and
and privileges and be subject to all the duties, restrictions ''"*"^^' ^^'''
and liabilities set forth in all general laws now or here-
after in force applicable to such corporations and not in-
consistent with this act.
Section 4. The corporation shall have power to By-iaws, etc.
establish by-laws suitable to carry out the powers hereby
granted, including provisions as to the admission, suspen-
sion and expulsion of members, and a delegation of power
to officers, committees and directors.
Section 5. The management and control of the officers.
property and affairs of said corporation, subject to its
by-laws, shall be vested in a board of twenty-two directors,
who shall be elected as may be provided in the by-laws
34
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 40, 41.
May hold real
and personal
estate, etc.
to be adopted by the corporation, and there shall be
such other officers with such duties as the by-laws may
prescribe.
Section 6. The corporation is hereby authorized to
hold real and personal estate to an amount not exceeding
fifty thousand dollars, with authority to sell, purchase,
mortgage, lease or rent the same or any part thereof.
Section 7. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 16, 1914-
1868, 15, § 2,
etc., amended.
Chap. 40 An Act to authorize the ladies' city mission society
IN new BEDFORD TO HOLD ADDITIONAL PROPERTY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section two of chapter fifteen of the
acts of the year eighteen hundred and sixty-eight, as
amended by chapter two hundred and sixty-one of the
acts of the year nineteen hundred and three, is hereby
further amended by striking out the word "fifty", in the
third line, and inserting in place thereof the words : —
one hundred and twenty-five, — so as to read as fol-
lows : — Section 2. Said corporation may take and hold
real and personal estate to an amount not exceeding one
hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 16, 1914.
May hold real
and personal
estate.
Chap. 41 An Act to authorize the conveyance to the first
BAPTIST church OF DANVERS OF PROPERTY STANDING
IN THE NAME OF THE FIRST BAPTIST SOCIETY IN DANVERS.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Certain church Section 1. Thc mcmbcrs of the First Baptist Society
ho conveyed to in Dauvcrs, which was incorporated by chapter sixty-nine
tist'church of of the acts of the year eighteen hundred and eighteen,
Danvcrs. being, uuder the provisions of chapter one hundred and
sixteen of the acts of the year eighteen hundred and
twenty-five, the owners of pews in the church edifice
of said society, and it having been for many years past
impossible to ascertain the ownership of said pews, and
The First Baptist Church of Dan vers, a religious corpora?
tion duly established by law, having occupied and used
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 42. 35
said church edifice, Augustus H. Porter and Walter S.
Gould of Danvers are hereby authorized, in the name and
in behalf of said society, to convey to the said The First
Baptist Church all of the property, both real and per-
sonal, belonging to said society or standing in its name,
in consideration that The First Baptist Church shall
assume and pay all outstanding debts or claims against
said First Baptist Society, exclusive of any claims arising
from ownership of pews or of any interest in pews. The
conveyance so made by said Porter and Gould shall vest
in The First Baptist Church of Danvers and its assigns
full title to all the property, both real and personal, be-
longing to or standing in the name of said First Baptist
Society. If for any reason said conveyance cannot be
made by said Porter and Gould, upon petition by The
First Baptist Church the judge of probate for the county
of Essex may authorize any person or persons whom he
may deem to be suitable, to make said conveyance to
The First Baptist Church.
Section 2. Upon the making of the conveyance au- First Baptist
thorized by section one, said First Baptist Society shall be foived%1.c.
dissolved and shall cease to exist.
Section 3. The acts of the persons who have hereto- Acts confirmed.
fore assumed to act as said First Baptist Society, or in
its behalf, are hereby confirmed to the same extent as
such acts would be lawful if performed by said society, or
duly authorized by it.
Section 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
A J) proved February IG, 1914-
An Act kel^vtive to the powers of the trustees of (Jfidj) 42
ST. mark's school.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section two of chapter one hundred and 1865. 10M2
six of the acts of the year eighteen hundred and sixty-
five is hereby amended by striking out the words "a
majority", in the fifth line, and inserting in place thereof
the words : — five members, — so as to read as follows : —
Section 2. Said board of trustees shall consist of not less Trustees, num-
than seven nor more than thirteen members, and shall gfj; p°^<'''^'
have power to fill vacancies in their own number: jjro- proviso.
vided, that no corporate business shall be transacted at
36
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 43, 44.
any meeting of said board unless five members ,of the
trustees are present.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Ayyroved February 16, 1914'
Chap. 43 An Act rel.\tive to the cultivating of clams and
QUAHAUGS IN THE TOWN OF BARNSTABLE.
1911, 499, § 1
amended.
Licenses may
be granted for
planting, etc.,
of clams, etc.,
in town of
Barnstable.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section one of chapter four hundred and
ninety-nine of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
eleven is hereby amended by striking out the word "five","
in the third line, and inserting in place thereof the word:
— fifteen, — so as to read as follows: — Section 1. The
selectmen of the town of Barnstable may, by a writing
under their hands, grant a license for such a term of
years, not exceeding fifteen, as they, in their discretion,
may deem for the public good, to any citizen of the said
town, to plant, cultivate and dig clams and quahaugs
upon and in any flats and creeks in the town; not, how-
ever, impairing the private rights of any person. The
territory covered by any such license shall not be less
than two nor more than five acres for each clam or qua-
haug grant. The license may be assigned by the licensee
to any person who is a citizen of the town, but only with
the written consent of the selectmen.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 16, 1914-
Chap. 44 An Act to authorize the city of taunton to pay a
SUM OF MONEY TO THE WIDOW OF JOHN McNAMARA.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The city of Taunton, acting through the
mayor and municipal council, is hereby authorized to pay
to Ann McNamara, widow of John McNamara who died
as a result of injuries received while employed in the
street department of said city, a sum of money not ex-
ceeding one thousand dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 16, 1914'
City of Taun-
ton may pay a
Bum of
money to Ann
McNamara.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 45. 37
An Act relative to advances from the treasury of Qlidj) 45
THE COMMONWEALTH TO CERTAIN DISBURSING OFFICERS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section thirty-five of chapter six of the r. l. e, §35,
Revised Laws, as amended by chapter three hundred and ^^''■'^'^^'"^^•
sixty-nine of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
five, and by chapter seventy-one of the acts^ of the year
nineteen hundred and twelve, is hereby further amended
by striking out the word "seven", in the sixth hne, and
inserting in place thereof the word : — twelve, — and by
striking out the word "five", in the eighth line, and in-
serting in place thereof the word : — ten, — so as to read
as follows : — Section 35. Officers who are authorized to Advances from
expend money in behalf of the commonwealth may have commonweauh
money advanced to them from the treasury, not exceeding bursTug'offictrs.
at any one time the following amounts: the disbursing
officer of the state board of charity, upon giving a bond in
the sum of twelve thousand dollars, with sufficient sure-
ties, payable to and approved by the treasurer and
receiver general, ten thousand dollars; the disbursing
officer of the state board of insanity, upon giving a bond
in the sum of two thousand dollars, with sufficient
sureties, payable to and approved by the treasurer and
receiver general, fifteen hundred dollars; the treasurer or
disbursing officer of each of the state insane hospitals or
asylums, of the INIassachusetts hospital for dipsomaniacs
and inebriates, of the Massachusetts hospital for epileptics,
of the Massachusetts state sanatorium and of the Massa-
chusetts School for the Feeble-Minded, not more than
two thousand dollars for an institution having not more
than five hundred inmates, and not more than five thou-
sand dollars for an institution having more than five
hundred inmates; the board of prison commissioners, for
aiding prisoners who have been discharged from the
Massachusetts reformatory, five hundred dollars; the
sergeant-at-arms, for necessary and legitimate expendi-
tures made by him for committees of the general court
while travelling under an order thereof, two thousand
dollars, and for the incidental expenditures made by him
in the care of the state house and grounds, five hundred
dollars; the bonded paymasters of the militia, eighty
per cent of the pay and mileage due or to become due
38 Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 46, 47.
to the officers and men of the militia for duty performed
at camp or annual drill, under such rules and regulations
as the treasurer and receiver general may prescribe; the
attorney-general, five hundred dollars; other public officers,
except as otherwise provided, not more than one hundred
and fifty dollars at any one time.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
{The foregoing was laid before the governor on the tenth
day of February, 1914, ci'^^d after five days it had "the
force of a law", as prescribed by the constitution, as it
was not returned by him with his objections thereto within
that time.)
Chap. 46 An Act to authorize the town of falmouth to
APPROPRIATE MONEY FOR IMPROVING A CERTAIN TOWN
LANDING.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
IxovxhlZf' Section 1. The town of Falmouth is hereby au-
mo''ney'for''a thoHzcd to raisc by taxation and appropriate a sum not
town "landing, excccding fifteen hundred dollars for building supporting
walls for the town landing near North street, Woods Hole,
doing other necessary work and making contracts or
agreements for the benefit of the town in connection
therewith.
uTcertarn prit Section 2. Thls act shall be subject to the provisions
visions of law. q{ chaptcr uiucty-six of the Revised Laws and acts in
amendment thereof.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 16, 1914"
Chap. 47 An Act to authorize the city of Worcester to in-
cur indebtedness for the PURPOSE OF INCREASING
ITS WATER SUPPLY.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Watefwn, Section 1. For the purpose of increasing its water
supply, the city of Worcester is hereby authorized to bor-
row, from time to time, such sums of money as it may
deem necessary, to an amount not exceeding five hun-
dred thousand dollars, and to issue therefor notes or
bonds. Such notes or bonds shall be denominated on the
face thereof, Worcester Water Loan, Act of 1914; shall
be payable by such annual payments, beginning not more
than one year after the respective dates thereof, as will
Act of 1914.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 48. 39
extinguish each loan within twenty years from its date;
and the amount of such annual payment of any loan in
any year shall not be less than the amount of the prin-
cipal of said loan payable in any subsequent year. Each
authorized issue of bonds or notes shall constitute a sep-
arate loan. Said bonds or notes shall bear interest at a
rate not exceeding four and one half per cent per annum,
payable semi-annually, and shall be signed by the treasurer
of the city and countersigned by the mayor. The city may
sell the said securities at public or private sale, upon such
terms and conditions as it may deem proper, but they
shall not be sold for less than their par value. The pro-
ceeds of any such sale shall be used only for the purposes
herein specified.
Section 2. The said city shall, at the time of author- Payment of
izing the said loan or loans, provide for the payment
thereof in accordance with section one of this act; and
when a vote to that effect has been passed, a sum which,
with the income derived from water rates, will be suffi-
cient to pay the annual expense of operating its water
works and the interest as it accrues on the bonds or notes
issued as aforesaid by the city, and to make such pay-
ments on the principal as may be required under the pro-
visions of this act, shall, without further vote, be assessed
by the assessors of the city annually thereafter, in the
same manner in which other taxes are assessed, until the
debt incurred by said loan or loans is extinguished.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 16, 1014-
An Act making an appropriation for the develop- (jjidp^ 48
MENT OF THE PORT OF BOSTON.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sum of twenty-five thousand dollars Appropria-
is hereby appropriated, to be paid out of the treasury of Ju^ent'of BoJton
the commonwealth from the ordinary revenue, to be ex- harbor.
pended by the directors of the port of Boston for the im-
provement of Boston harbor as provided by chapter six
hundred and thirty-five of the acts of the year nineteen
hundred and thirteen, the same to be in addition to any
amount heretofore appropriated for this purpose.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Ai^iiroved February 16, 1914-
40
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 49, 50.
Approprjsi-
tions.
Chap. 49 An Act making appropriations for the salary and
EXPENSES OF THE SUPERVISOR OF LOAN AGENCIES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro-
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the common-
wealth from the ordinary revenue, for salaries and expenses
in the office of the supervisor of loan agencies, during the
fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of November, nine-
teen hundred and fourteen, to wit : —
For the salary of the supervisor, thirty-five hundred
dollars.
For clerical assistance, rent and other necessary expenses
of the supervisor, a sum not exceeding seventy-two hun-
dred and fifty dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Apiyroved February 16, 1914.
Supervisor of
loan agencies.
Clerical assist-
ance, etc.
Chap. 50 An Act making appropriations for the salaries and
expenses of the land court.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro-
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the common-
wealth from the ordinary revenue, for the purposes
specified, for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day
of November, nineteen hundred and fourteen, to wit : —
For the salary of the judge of the court, eight thousand
dollars.
Associate judge. ^OT the Salary of the associate judge of the court, eight
thousand dollars.
For the salary of the recorder of the court, forty-five
hundred dollars.
For clerical assistance in the office of said court, a sum
not exceeding thirteen thousand eight hundred and
twenty-four dollars.
For sheriffs' fees, advertising, surveying, examination
of titles and sundry incidental expenses of said court, a
sum not exceeding twenty-eight thousand dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take eft'ect upon its passage.
Approved February 16, 1914'
Appropria-
tions, land
court.
Judge.
Recorder.
Clerical assist-
ance.
Sheriffs' fees,
etc.
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 51, 52. 41
An Act making appropriations for salaries and ex- (7/^^^ 5j
PENSES IN THE DEPARTMENT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro- Appropria-
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the common- glonerrf"'""^'
wealth from the ordinary revenue, for the salaries and weights and
. '. p • 1 1 measures.
expenses of the commissioner of weights and measures,
for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of Novem-
ber, nineteen hundred and fourteen, to wit: —
For the salary of the commissioner, two thousand dol- ni^sg^oner.""™'
lars.
For the salaries of inspectors, eighty-nine hundred six- inspectors.
teen dollars and sixty-six cents.
For clerical services, travel and contingent office ex- Clerical
, T . ,1 1 1 11 services, etc.
penses, a sum not exceeding nine thousand dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take efiect upon its passage.
Apiyroved Fehniary 16, 1914.
An Act making appropriations for the compensation nh^,^ 50
AND expenses OF THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro- Appropria-
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the common- swice'^com-
wealth from the ordinary revenue, for the civil service ^"8^'°°-
commission, for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth
day of November, nineteen hundred and fourteen, to
wit: —
For the salaries of the commissioners, sixty-five hundred ^°™™'^"
dollars. salaries'.
For the salary of the chief examiner, three thousand *^'"^^. ,
*■' ' examiner.
dollars.
For the salary of the deputy examiner, a sum not ex- Deputy
ceeding twenty-five hundred dollars. examiner.
For the salary of the secretary, three thousand dollars. Secretary.
For the salary of the physical inspector, a sum not ex- physical
ceeding twenty-five hundred dollars. inspector.
For the salary of the pay roll inspector, twelve hundred ppetJr°." '"'
dollars.
For the salary of the registrar of labor, two thousand j^blr''.*'"^'' °^
dollars.
42
Expenses.
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 53, 54.
For clerical assistance and for office, printing, travelling
and incidental expenses, advertising and stationery, in-
cluding printing and binding the annual report, a sum not
exceeding thirtj^-six thousand eight hundred dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 16, 1914-
Reimburse-
ment of cities
and towns for
loss of taxes on
certain land.
Chap. 53 An Act making an appropriation for the reimburse-
ment OF cities and towns for loss of taxes on
LAND USED FOR PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sum of thirty-eight thousand dollars
is hereby appropriated, to be paid out of the treasury of
the commonwealth from the ordinary revenue, for the
purpose of reimbursing cities and towns for loss of taxes on
land used for public institutions, during the fiscal year
ending on November thirtieth, nineteen hundred and
fourteen, as provided by chapter six hundred and seven of
the acts of the year nineteen hundred and ten and chapter
four hundred and seventy-eight of the acts of the year
nineteen hundred and eleven.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 16, 1914-
Chap. 54 An Act relative to the return of executions.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
R. L. 177, § 18
amended,
Time of issue
etc., of execu-
tions.
Section 1. Section eighteen of chapter one hundred
and seventy-seven of the Revised Laws is hereby amended
by adding at the end thereof the words : — Alias or suc-
cessive executions shall be of full force and effect for
five years from the date thereof unless satisfied in whole
or discharged by law, and within ten daj^s after satisfac-
tion or discharge as aforesaid they shall be returned to
the court issuing them, — so as to read as follows : —
Section 18. An original execution shall not be issued
after the expiration of one year after the party is first
entitled to take out the same; and an alias or other suc-
cessive execution shall not be issued after the expiration
of five years from the return day of that which preceded
it. Alias or successive executions shall be of full force
and effect for five years from the date thereof unless
satisfied in whole or discharged by law, and within ten
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 55. 43
days after satisfaction or discharge as aforesaid they
shall be returned to the court issuing them.
Section 2. Section twenty-three of said chapter one r. l. 177, § 23
hundred and seventy-seven is hereby amended by striking ^'"'^" ^
out the word "all", in the first line, and inserting in place
thereof the word: — original, — so as to read as fol-
lows:— Section 23. Original executions shall be made Return of
returnable within sixty days after their date. executions.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February IG, 1914.
An Act relative to the issuing of notes of fire, (JJiq^jj 55
water, watch, light and improvement districts.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section two of chapter seven hundred and wis. 727, §2
PI PI • 1111 '^"'ended.
twenty-seven 01 the acts 01 the year nineteen hundred and
thirteen is hereby amended by striking out the words
"board of trustees", in the eleventh line, and inserting in
place thereof the words : — prudential committee, — by
striking out the word "trustees", in the twenty-fourth
line, and inserting in place thereof the words: — prudential
committee, — by striking out the word "trustees", in
the twenty-fifth line, and inserting in place thereof the
words : — ■ members of the prudential committee, — and by
adding at the end of said section the words: — Neither
this section nor any part of this act shall be construed as
affecting the validity of any debt incurred by virtue of
authority granted therefor prior to the passage of this
act, or as affecting the right of any district to incur,
renew, fund, or refund any debt in accordance with the
provisions of any special act passed prior to the passage
of this act, — so as to read as f ollow^s : — Section 2. J^suo of notes
TXTi o 1 T 1 • money
Whenever a fare, water, watch, light or improvement ijorrowed by
d.,.,.i ,1 • ... „ fire, water, etc.,
istrict wishes to borrow money in anticipation or revenue districts.
or for any other purpose, the treasurer thereof shall make
a note or notes for the amount of the proposed loan and
shall use one or more, in serial order, of the forms pro-
vided for in section one of this act, with the blank spaces
thereon properly filled in, except that the rate of interest
need not be designated prior to the certification of the
note as hereinafter provided for. Every such note shall
be signed by the treasurer, and a majority of the pruden-
tial committee or commissioners shall countersign and
44
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 55.
Notes, certifi-
cation, etc., to
be sent to
director of
bureau of
statistics.
Not to affect
certain rights,
etc.
1913, 727, § 3
amended.
Certification
by director of
liureau of
statistics.
approve the same in the presence of the clerk of the
district, who shall certify to the fact on the face of the
note. The treasurer, after making a record of the trans-
action in accordance with the provisions of section one,
shall forward every such note to the director of the
bureau of statistics, together with a copy of said record,
and a copy of the vote authorizing the loan, certified by
the clerk of the district, and a certification by said clerk
that the person whose signature appears upon the note as
that of the treasurer was the duly authorized treasurer of
the district at the date when such signature was made,
and that the persons whose signatures appear upon the
note as those of a majority of the prudential committee or
commissioners of the district were the duly qualified
members of the prudential committee or commissioners
when such signatures were made; and the treasurer shall
furnish such other information in connection with the
financial condition of the district as the director of the
bureau of statistics may, in his judgment, require to
enable him properly to certify the note as provided for in
section three of this act; and he shall at the same time
forward the fee provided for by section four of this act.
Neither this section nor any part of this act shall be con-
strued as affecting the validity of any debt incurred by
virtue of authority granted therefor prior to the passage of
this act, or as affecting the right of any district to incur,
renew, fund, or refund any debt in accordance with the
provisions of any special act passed prior to the passage
of this act.
Section 2. Section three of said chapter seven hun-
dred and twenty-seven is hereby amended by striking out
the word "trustees", in the tenth line, and inserting in
place thereof the words : — prudential committee, — so
as to read as follows : — Section 3. If, upon examination
of a note forwarded to him as provided for by section
two of this act, the director of the bureau of statistics
finds that the note appears to have been duly issued in
accordance with a vote of the district which authorized
the same, or in accordance with an act of the general
court, he shall so certify, and shall thereupon return the
note by registered mail to the treasurer of the district or,
under such regulations as he may prescribe and if so
authorized by the treasurer with the approval of the
prudential committee or commissioners of the district.
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 56, 57. 45
he may deliver a certified note to the payee thereof. The Not, to certify
director shall not certify any note payable on demand. ^^^''^^"^ ^°^^-
The director is authorized to certify to the issue of a note, Date of
provided that the other conditions of this act have been
complied with, on any date not earlier than three days
prior to the date of issue as it appears on the note.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 16, 1914-
An Act kelative to the granting of degrees by (jfmp 5(5
COLLEGES AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS OF LEARNING.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section one of chapter four hundred and ame'nded.^ ^
eighty-one of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
twelve is hereby amended by striking out the word "Jan-
uary", in the first line, and inserting in place thereof the
word: — November, — and by inserting before the word
"session", in the fifth line, the word: — following, — so as
to read as follows : — Section 1 . On or before the first day Filing of peti-
of November, a petition described in section six of chapter to granting of
three of the Revised Laws shall be deposited in the office coiiegls.'Ttc.
of the board of education. The board of education shall
transmit such petition to the general court during the first
week of the following session, together with its recom-
mendations relative thereto.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
(The foregoing was laid before the governor on the cleverith
day of February, 101 4, and after five days it had "the force
of a law", as prescribed by the constitution, as it was not
returned by him ivith his objections thereto within that time.)
An Act to authorize the re-employment of thomas fhnj) 57
GAFFNEY BY THE CITY OF BOSTON.
f
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The commissioner of public works of the Reinstatc-
city of Boston, with the approval of the mayor, is hereby xhomM oas-
authorized to reinstate as an employee of the department ^orte cfepart-
of public works Thomas Gaffney, who was discharged mentofBos-
from the said department.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 21, 1914-
46
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 58, 59.
Chap. 58 An Act to authorize the city of boston to pay a sum
OF MONEY TO JAMES LYNCH.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The city of Boston, by vote of the city
council approved by the mayor, is hereby authorized to
pay to James Lynch, an employee of the city, a sum not
exceeding twenty-seven dollars, on account of an injury
which he sustained in the course of his employment by the
city.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 21, 1914'
City of Boston
may pay a
sum of money
to James
Lynch.
Election of
committee to
sell certain
alowife fish-
eries in Ware-
ham.
Chap. 59 An Act relative to the committee elected by the
TOWN OF WAREHAM TO SELL CERTAIN ALEWIFE FISH-
ERIES BELONGING TO THE SAID TOWN.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The committee chosen by the town of
Wareham to act jointly with the committee chosen by the
town of Plymouth in selling at public auction the privilege
of taking the fish called alewives and shad in the Agawam
and Half- Way Pond rivers in the county of Plymouth in
pursuance of the provisions of chapter eighty-nine of the
acts of the year eighteen hundred and sixty shall hereafter
be elected by the town of Wareham at its regular annual
March meeting, and the members of the committee shall
be nominated and elected in the same manner in which
the other town officers are nominated and elected. There
shall be no election of the said committee in the month of
November in the current year, as is provided by said
chapter eighty-nine, but the members of the committee
now in office shall continue to hold office until their suc-
cessors are elected in accordance with the provisions of
this act in March, nineteen hundred and fifteen.
Section 2. This act shall be submitted to the voters
of the town of Wareham at the annual town meeting in
March in the current year, and shall thereupon take effect
if accepted by a majority of the voters voting thereon,
but the first election hereunder of the said committee shall
not take place until the annual town meeting in March,
nineteen hundred and fifteen.
Approved February 21, 1914.
Time of taking
effect.
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 60, 61, 62. 47
An Act making an appropriation for the payment of (JJidr^ gO
INTEREST ON THE DIRECT DEBT AND TEMPORARY LOANS
OF THE COMMONWEALTH.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. A sum not exceeding one million five liun- Payment cf
dred and fifty thousand dollars is hereby appropriated, to dirccrddft of
be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth, for the weaUhTetc."'
payment of interest on the direct debt, as provided by
chapter two, section one, article eleven, of the constitu-
tion of Massachusetts, also for the payment of interest on
temporary loans, the same being the estimate of the treas-
urer and receiver general.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
^ipproved February 21, 1914.
An Act making an appropriation for the payment of (Jjidjf gj
CLAIMS ARISING FROM THE DEATH OF FIREMEN KILLED
OR INJURED IN THE DISCHARGE OF THEIR DUTIES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sum of ten thousand dollars is hereby Payment of
appropriated, to be paid out of the treasury of the clfuCroTdeath
commonwealth, as authorized by section seventy-seven of ^g^''''''''* ^'^^'
chapter thirty-two of the Revised Laws, for the payment
of such claims as may arise in consequence of death of
firemen belonging to the regular organized fire depart-
ment of a city or town, or of members in active service of
any incorporated protective department, or of any person
doing duty at the request of or by order of the authorities
of a town which has no organized fire department, who
are killed or who die from injuries received while in the
discharge of their duties at fires, during the fiscal year end-
ing on the thirtieth day of November, nineteen hundred
and fourteen.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Ajjproved February 21, 1914-
An Act making appropriations for the board of (Jjidj) Q2
REGISTRATION IN MEDICINE.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro- Appropria-
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the common- registration in
medicine.
48
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 63, 64.
Salaries of
members.
Travelling ex-
penses, etc.
Clerk.
Contingent
expenses, etc.
wealth from the ordinary revenue, for the salaries and ex-
penses of the board of registration in medicine, for the
fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of November, nine-
teen hundred and fourteen, to wit : —
For the salaries of the members of the board, forty-
three hundred dollars.
For travelling and other expenses of the board, a sum
not exceeding four hundred and fifty dollars.
For the clerk of the board, the sum of eight hundred
dollars.
For printing, postage, ofiice supplies and contingent ex-
penses of the members of the board, to include printing
the annual report, a sum not exceeding eight hundred dol-
lars.
Section 2. This act shall take elfect upon its passage.
A2}2)roved February 21, 1014.
Appropria-
tions.
Chap. 63 An Act making appropriations for salaries and ex-
penses IN THE DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro-
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the common-
wealth from the ordinary revenue, for the department of
animal industry, for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth
day of November, nineteen hundred and fourteen, to
wit: —
For the salary of the commissioner of animal industry,
thirty-five hundred dollars.
For clerical assistance and other necessary office ex-
penses, a sum not exceeding seven thousand five hundred
dollars.
For compensation of inspectors of animals, a sum not
exceeding sixty-five hundred dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Ajyproved February 21, 1914-
Commissioner
of animal in-
dustry.
Clerical assist-
ance, etc.
Inspectors of
animals.
Chap. 64 An Act relative to the term of office of the city
TREASURER AND COLLECTOR OF TAXES OF THE CITY OF
WORCESTER.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
and'coUect'oT SECTION 1. The city council of the city of Worcester
yNoT^^t r° shall, in the month of January next following the passage
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 65, 66. 49
of this act, and in every third year thereafter, by con- election, term,
current vote, the board of aldermen acting first, elect by ^
ballot a city treasurer and collector of taxes, to hold office
for three years from the date of his election, and until the
election and qualification of his successor, unless sooner
removed in accordance with law.
Section 2. When a vacancy occurs in the said office vacancy,
it shall forthwith be filled by election in the manner above
provided, and the person so elected shall hold office until
the end of the unexpired term of his predecessor.
Section 3. This act shall take efl"ect when accepted Jg^°^ ^^'""^
by the city council of the city of Worcester.
Approved February 21, 1914-
An Act to authorize the town of sherborn to re- pjidj) (35
IMBURSE GEORGE P. CARTER FOR LOSS SUSTAINED BY
THE NON-SALE OF MILK.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The town of Sherborn is hereby authorized Reimburse-
nil 1 • Hient oJ
to pay to George P. Carter of Sherborn such sum as it George p.
C iirt(*r for loss
may vote so to pay as reimbursement to him for loss sus- sustained \>y
tained by reason of his refraining, pursuant to the order miiir*'°
of the board of health of said town, from selling his milk
during a part of the year nineteen hundred and twelve,
while diphtheria prevailed in his household.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 21, 1914-
An Act to authorize the town of sherborn to reim- nhnj, gg
BURSE IRVING C. HILDRETH FOR LOSS SUSTAINED BY
THE NON-SALE OF MILK.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The town of Sherborn is hereby authorized Reimburse-
T • /^ TT'i 1 1 p Oil 1 1 • ment of Irving
to pay to irvmg C rlildreth 01 Sherborn such sum as it c. inidreth for
may vote so to pay as reimbursement to him for loss sus- bTnon-saieof
tained by reason of his refraining, pursuant to the order *"'
of the board of health of said town, from selling his milk
during a part of the year nineteen hundred and twelve,
while diphtheria prevailed in his household.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 21, 1914-
50
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 67, 68.
Chap. 67 An Act kelative to the manufacture and sale op
ICE CREAM.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section one of chapter seven hundred and
forty-three of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
thirteen is hereby amended by striking out the word
"and", in the first line, and inserting in place thereof the
word : — or, — so as to read as follows : — Section 1 . Sub-
stances manufactured or sold under the general name of
"ice cream" shall contain not less than seven per cent of
milk fat, and if flavored with fruit shall be flavored only
with sound, clean, matured fruit, and if containing nuts
shall contain only sound, matured, non-rancid nuts.
Section 2. Said chapter seven hundred and forty-
three is hereby further amended by striking out section
two and inserting in place thereof the following new
section : — Section 2. Whoever, by himself or by his ser-
vant or agent, or as the servant or agent of another per-
son, manufactures, exposes for sale, or has in his custody
or possession with intent to sell, or sells, under the general
name of "ice cream", substances in violation of section
one of this act shall be punished by a fine not exceeding
one hundred dollars. Approved February 21, 1914-
1913, 743, § 1
amended.
Manufacture
and salo of ice
cream regu-
lated.
1913, 743, § 2
amended.
Penalty.
Chap. 68 An Act making appropriations for the Massachusetts
AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro-
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the common-
wealth from the ordinary revenue, for the Massachusetts
Agricultural College, for the fiscal year ending on the thir-
tieth day of November, nineteen hundred and fourteen, to
wit : —
For the general administration of the college, thirty
thousand dollars.
For teaching equipment and for the general maintenance
of the college, including heat, light, water and labor,
eighty-five thousand dollars.
For sundry improvements at the college, the sum of
eight thousand dollars.
Appropria-
tions, Massa-
chusetts Agri-
cultural
College.
General admin-
istration.
Teaching
equipment,
maintenance,
etc.
Improvements.
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 69, 70. 51
For agricultural investigations and experiments, includ- ^nd^^x^^'r-'"^
ing the maintenance of the Massachusetts agricultural ments, etc.
experiment station, the sum of twenty thousand dollars.
For providing for theoretical and practical instruction, instruction.
required by the charter of the college and by the laws of
the United States relating thereto, eighty-five thousand
dollars.
For short courses and extension work in agriculture, short courses,
fifty thousand dollars.
For expenses of the graduate school, the sum of two Graduate
thousand dollars.
For travelling and other necessary expenses of the trus- Travelling ex-
tees, a sum not exceeding eight hundred dollars.
For printing and binding the reports of the trustees, a Reports of
sum not exceeding three thousand dollars.
For the inspection of commercial feed stuffs, six thou- inspection of
1 111 feed stuffs.
sand dollars.
To meet the costs of prosecutions in regulating the use Costs of
of utensils for testing the composition or value of milk and cutions.^"^"^^
cream, a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take eft'ect upon its passage.
Aiyproved February 21, 1014-
An Act making an appropriation for the suppression Qfidjj 59
OF THE GYPSY AND BROWN TAIL MOTHS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sum of one hundred and twenty-five suppression
thousand dollars is hereby appropriated, to be paid out of bro^wnTait^*^
the treasury of the commonwealth from the ordinary '^°*'^^-
revenue, for the suppression of the gypsy and brown tail
moths and for expenses incidental thereto, as authorized
by chapter four hundred and fifty-two of the acts of the
year nineteen hundred and nine, the same to be in addi-
tion to the amounts heretofore appropriated for this pur-
pose.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 21, 191 4-
An Act making appropriations for the payment of (jjiQ^nj 7q
annuities and pensions to soldiers and others.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro- Appropria-
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the common- *'°°^"
52
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 71.
Annuities.
Pensions.
wealth from the ordinary revenue, for the payment of
annuities and pensions due from the commonwealth to
soldiers and others, during the fiscal year ending on the
thirtieth day of November, nineteen hundred and four-
teen, to wit : —
For annuities, the sum of eighty-six hundred and twelve
dollars.
For pensions, the sum of two hundred and eighty dol-
lars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Ayproved February 21, 1914-
Chap. 71 An Act making appropriations for purchasing paper,
PRINTING AND BINDING PUBLIC DOCUMENTS, PRINTING
AND DISTRIBUTING BALLOTS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro-
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the common-
wealth from the ordinary revenue, for the purposes speci-
fied, for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of
November, nineteen hundred and fourteen, to wit : —
For printing and binding public documents, a sum not
exceeding twenty-five thousand dollars.
For printing the pamphlet edition of the acts and re-
solves of the present year, a sum not exceeding seventy-
five hundred dollars.
For printing and binding the blue book edition of the
acts and resolves of the present year, twelve thousand dol-
lars.
For printing a cumulative index of the acts and resolves,
a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars.
For the newspaper publication of the general laws and
information intended for the public, a sum not exceeding
five hundred dollars.
For reports of decisions of the supreme judicial court, a
sum not exceeding two thousand dollars.
For the purchase of paper used in the execution of the
contract for the state printing, a sum not exceeding sixty
thousand dollars.
For registration books and blanks, indexing returns and
editing the registration report, a sum not exceeding three
thousand dollars.
Appropria-
tions.
Public docu-
ments.
Pamphlet
edition of acts,
etc.
Blue book.
Cumulative
index.
Publication of
laws, etc.
Reports of
decisions, etc.
Purchase of
paper.
Registration
books, etc.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 72. 53
For printing and distributing ballots, a sum not exceed- s^""*^-
ing ten thousand dollars.
For expenses in connection with primary elections, a ^^^^^"^ ^^'"''
sum not exceeding forty thousand dollars.
For blanks for town officers, election laws and blanks Blanks for
. . ,, 1 J • i 1 J.' J town oincers.
and mstructions on all matters relatmg to elections, and
the expense of advertising the state ticket, a sum not ex-
ceeding five thousand dollars.
For suitable blank books for registration of voters, a Books for
1 . ft 1 1 1111 resistration of
sum not exceeding five hundred dollars. voters.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Api^i'^vcd February 21, 1914.
An Act making appropriations for salaries and ex- Ql^p^ 72
PENSES IN THE DEPARTMENT OF THE SECRETARY OF THE
COMMONWEALTH.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro- Appropna-
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the common-
wealth from the ordinary revenue, for the department of
the secretary of the commonwealth, for the fiscal year end-
ing on the thirtieth day of November, nineteen hundred
and fourteen, to wit: —
For the salary of the secretary, five thousand dollars. Secretary of the
1 1 DXTi TT-r» 1 e commonwealth.
For the salary of Herbert H. Boynton, deputy, tour Deputy.
thousand dollars.
For the salary of the second deputy, three thousand Second deputy.
dollars.
For the salary of the chief of the archives division, two chief of
,1 1 1 11 archives.
thousand dollars.
For the salary of the commission clerk, fifteen hundred ^""k"''^""'""
dollars.
For the salary of the cashier, a sum not exceeding twelve Cashier.
hundred dollars.
For messengers and additional clerical assistance, a sum clerical assist-
not exceeding thirty-nine thousand five hundred antl ^"'^^''
seventy dollars.
For incidental and contingent expenses, a sum not ex- Expenses.
ceeding six thousand dollars.
For the arrangement and preservation of state records preservation of
and papers, a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars. ^^^°'^ ^' *^ "'
For postage and expressage on documents, and for postage on
printing and mailing copies of bills and resolves to certain dtwuments,
54
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 73.
Ballot boxes.
Counting
apparatus.
Regimental
histories.
Preservation
of certain town
records.
state, city and town officials, a sum not exceeding fifty-
five hundred dollars.
For furnishing cities and towns with ballot boxes and
for repairs to the same, a sum not exceeding one thousand
dollars.
For the purchase of apparatus to be used at polling
places in the canvass and count of votes, a sum not ex-
ceeding two hundred and fifty dollars.
For the purchase of histories of regiments, batteries and
other military organizations of the Massachusetts volun-
teers who served in the civil war, a sum not exceeding one
thousand dollars.
For the preservation of town records of births, mar-
riages and deaths previous to the year eighteen hundred
and fifty, a sum not exceeding fifteen thousand dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 21, 1914-
Appropria-
tions, gas and
electric light
commissioners
Chap. 73 An Act making ArPROPRiATioNS for the salaries and
EXPENSES OF THE BOARD OF GAS AND ELECTRIC LIGHT
COMMISSIONERS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro-
priated, to be paid out of the Gas and Electric Light
Commissioners' Fund, except as is otherwise provided
herein, for the salaries and expenses of the gas and electric
light commissioners, for the fiscal year ending on the
thirtieth day of November, nineteen hundred and fourteen,
to wit : —
For the salaries of the commissioners, fourteen thousand
dollars.
For clerical assistance, a sum not exceeding seventy-
five hundred dollars.
For statistics, books, stationery, and for other necessary
expenses, a sum not exceeding four thousand dollars.
For rent of offices, a sum not exceeding forty-seven hun-
dred dollars.
For the inspection of electric meters, a sum not exceed-
ing one thousand dollars.
For the salary of the present gas inspector, twenty-
eight hundred dollars.
For the salary of the present first assistant inspector,
eighteen hundred dollars.
Salaries of
commis-
sioners.
Clerical assist-
ance.
Books, station-
ery, etc.
Rent of offices.
Inspection of
meters.
Gas inspector.
First assistant
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 74, 75. 55
For the salary of the present second assistant inspector, second assist-
eighteen hundred dollars.
For compensation of deputies, travelling expenses, ap- Deputies.
paratus, office rent and other incidental expenses, a sum pcn'^g.'^tc^"'
not exceeding ninety-five hundred dollars.
For printing and binding the annual report, a sum not Annual report.
exceeding twenty-nine hundred dollars.
For expenses in connection with the abatement of the Abatement of
smoke nuisance, a sum not exceeding eight thousand dol- nuiaance.
lars, the same to be assessed upon the cities and towns of
the district named in section one of chapter six hundred
and fifty-one of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
ten.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 21, 191 4.
An Act making appropriations for the expenses of (JJ^^^^ 74.
the massachusetts nautical school.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro- Apiimpna-
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the common- churetts^'nau'ti-
wealth from the ordinary revenue, for the expenses of the ''^^ "''^''"'•
Massachusetts nautical school, for the fiscal year ending
on the thirtieth day of November, nineteen hundred and
fourteen, to wit: —
For the current expenses of the school, a sum not ex- Cun-ent ex-
ceeding sixty-two thousand dollars. penses.
For expenses of the commissioners, the salary of the Additional ex-
secretary, clerical services, printing, stationery, contingent ^°^^'
expenses, and for printing and binding the annual report,
a sum not exceeding six thousand dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 21, 191 4.
An Act making appropriations for the expenses of nhnj) 75
THE BOARD OF FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro- Appropria-
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the common- puhucffbrary
wealth from the ordinary revenue, for the free public gfoners?
library commissioners, for the fiscal year ending on the
56
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 76, 77.
Agent.
Educational
work among
aliena.
Establishment,
etc., of free
public
libraries.
Clerical assist-
ance, etc.
Annual report.
1913, 214, § 1
amcndod.
thirtieth day of November, nineteen hundred and four-
teen, to wit : —
For the salary of the agent of said commissioners, the
sum of sixteen hundred dollars.
For the salaries and expenses of an agent to direct edu-
cational work among aliens, a sum not exceeding two
thousand dollars.
To carry out the provisions of the act to promote the
establishment and efficiency of free public libraries, a sum
not exceeding four thousand dollars.
For clerical assistance to and incidental expenses of the
commissioners, a sum not exceeding three thousand dollars.
For printing and binding the annual report, a sum not
exceeding three hundred and fifty dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
A'p'proved February 21, 1914-
Chap. 76 An Act to prohibit the throwing of glass on or
NEAR bathing BEACHES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section one of chapter two hundred and
fourteen of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
thirteen is hereby amended by striking out the word "wil-
fully", in the first line, and by inserting after the word
"highway", in the second line, the words: ^ — or on a
bathing beach or near the same, or on a street or highway,
sidewalk or reservation in the immediate neighborhood of
a bathing beach, — so as to read as follows : — Section 1 .
Whoever throws or drops glass in a public street or high-
way, or on a bathing beach or near the same, or on a
street or highway, sidewalk or reservation in the imme-
diate neighborhood of a bathing beach, may be punished
by a fine of not more than fifty dollars, or by imprison-
ment for not more than thirty days.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
A'p'proved Februar'y 24, 1914.
Chap. 77 An Act to authorize the town of falmouth to
APPROPRIATE MONEY FOR BUILDING A WHARF AT ME-
GANSETT.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The town of Falmouth is hereby author-
ized to raise by taxation and appropriate a sum not ex-
Penalty for
throwing, etc.,
of glass in
public streets,
etc.
Town of Fal-
mouth may
appropriate
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 78, 79, 80. 57
ceeding two thousand dollars for the purpose of building ^oney for
a wharf at the end of the county road at Megansett, so- wharf"^*
called, in the town.
Section 2. This act shall be subject to the provisions Act to be sub-
of chapter ninety-six of the Revised Laws and the amend- ijofete.^' ^"
ments thereof.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Ajjproved February 24, 1914.
An Act to authorize the metropolitan water and (jjidp yg
SEWERAGE BOARD TO PERMIT RESIDENTS OF THE TOWN
OF FRAMINGIIAM TO USE FARM POND FOR BATHING
PURPOSES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The metropolitan water and sewerage Use of certain
board is hereby authorized to permit the inhabitants and pond°for bath-
residents of the town of Framingham, at such times as auulomri!^
the board may determine and under such rules and regu-
lations as the board may prescribe, to use for the purposes
of bathing and swimming such part of Farm pond in said
town as is situated southerly and southwesterly of the
conduit of the metropolitan system of water supply in
said pond.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Ajyproved February 24, 1014-
An Act to provide for a close season on quail in Chap. 79
the county of ESSEX FOR FIVE YEARS.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
It shall be unlawful to hunt, pursue, take or kill quail ^,l°f°,^^ff?°°
in the county of Essex until the beginning of the open f^^^^'i^,ig'j'^"Ji*^
season for quail throughout the commonwealth in the year
nineteen hundred and nineteen.
Approved February 24, 1914.
An Act to authorize the city of marlborougii to (^/^^^ §q
refund or extend a part of its indebtedness.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The city of Marlborough, by vote of acityofMari-
majority of the members of the city council taken by yeas reTunl ceTtam
and nays, is hereby authorized to refund or extend from indebtedness.
time to time an amount not exceeding fifty thousand dol-
58
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 81, 82.
lars of the tax loans issued prior to the first day of Jan-
uary, nineteen hundred and fourteen, and now outstand-
ing, for a period not exceeding two years from the date of
the passage of this act, and no appropriation shall be
made chargeable to revenue from the levies of the year
nineteen hundred and thirteen and the years prior thereto,
so long as there are outstanding revenue loans. Securi-
ties issued under authority of this act shall be deemed to
be outside the statutory limit of indebtedness of the city.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Ajyproved February 24, 1914-
Locations for
electric lines
granted by the
town of Hurl-
son confirmed.
Chap. 81 An Act to confirm the locations granted by the
TOWN OF HUDSON FOR ELECTRIC LINES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. All lines for the transmission of electricity
for lighting, heat or power heretofore acquired or con-
structed by the town of Hudson upon, along, over and
under the public ways and places of said town, and the
poles, piers, abutments, conduits and other fixtures neces-
sary to sustain or protect the wires of said lines and now
in actual use, are hereby made lawful notwithstanding the
lack of any valid locations therefor or any informality in
the proceedings relative to their location and erection.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Aijproved February 24, 1914.
Chap. 82 An Act to authorize the boston chamber of com-
merce TO CREATE A TRUST FUND FOR ITS GENERAL
BENEFIT AND TO HOLD ITS CERTIFICATES IN SUCH TRUST
FUND.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Section 1. Chapter two hundred and fifty-one of the
acts of the year nineteen hundred and nine is hereby
amended by inserting after section twenty the following
Trustees of scctiou, to bc numbered section twenty-one : — Section 21 .
ekction^te'rma, The board of dircctors of the new corporation shall have
***'■ the power and is hereby authorized to establish from the
available funds or property of the corporation a trust fund
for the general benefit of the new corporation. This fund
shall be administered by a board of three trustees elected
by the board of directors as hereinafter provided. Upon
the establishment of the said trust fund the directors shall
1909, 251,
amended by
adding new
section.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 82. 59
elect one trustee for the term of one year, one trustee for
the term of two years, and one trustee for the term of
three years, to hokl office until their successors are
elected and qualified. Each year thereafter the directors
shall elect one trustee for the term of three years, to hold
office until his successor is elected and qualified. If any Vacancy.
vacancy occurs in said board of trustees by resignation or
otherwise, the board of directors at any regular or special
meeting may elect trustees to fill unexpired terms, but
in the meantime the remaining trustee or trustees, if any,
shall exercise all the powers of the board of trustees.
The money or property appropriated for this fund shall
be used to purchase the outstanding certificates of the
new corporation, or, under the direction of the board of
directors, may be invested in other ways. The trustees of ^.X^ete"?
the trust fund so created are empowered to receive gifts
and bequests and to add the same to the fund. The in-
come from the fund shall be paid annually or oftener into
the general treasury of the chamber, and shall be treated
in the same way as money coming from the payment of
membership dues. The trustees of the said fund shall
have the power to hold an unlimited number of the cer-
tificates of the corporation, and to vote the same and to
receive dividends or interest upon the same, any provision
of this charter or of the general law to the contrary not-
withstanding. The trustees shall have power under the
direction of the board of directors to change investments
and to sell any property held by them in the trust fund,
and to reinvest the proceeds, and to reissue the certificates
of membership in the new corporation held by them, and
to reinvest the proceeds thereof, and any purchaser of
such certificates shall have the same rights, privileges and
duties as if the said certificates were issued to him origi-
nally by the new corporation. In the event of liquidation,
dissolution or distribution of the property of the new cor-
poration, the trustees of the trust fund herein created
shall receive their proportionate share of the sum or sums
distributed among the certificate-holders, based on the
number of certificates held by them. In the event of the
distribution of the said trust fund, all members of the new
corporation in good standing, whether holders of certi-
ficates or not, shall share per capita.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 24, 1914-
60
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 83, 84.
1909, 490,
Part I,
amended.
§5.
Chap. 83 An Act to exempt from taxation certain bonds,
NOTES and certificates OF INDEBTEDNESS ISSUED BY
LIGHT, WATCH OR IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The fifteenth clause of section five of Part
I of chapter four hundred and ninety of the acts of the
year nineteen hundred and nine is hereby amended by
inserting after the word "district", in the fifth fine, the
words : — fight district, watch district or improvement
district, — so as to read as follows : — Fifteenth, Bonds or
certificates of indebtedness of the commonwealth issued
since the first day of January in the year nineteen hundred
and six, and bonds, notes and certificates of indebtedness
of any county, fire district, water supply district, light
district, watch district or improvement district, city or
town in the commonwealth which maj^ be issued on or
after the first day of May in the year nineteen hundred
and eight, stating on their face that they are exempt from
taxation in Massachusetts.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 24, 1914.
Certain bonds
exempt from
taxation.
Chap. 84 An Act making appropriations for salaries and ex-
penses IN the department of the insurance com-
missioner.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro-
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the common-
wealth from the ordinary revenue, for the insurance de-
partment, for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day
of November, nineteen hundred and fourteen, to wit : —
For the salary of the commissioner, five thousand dol-
lars.
For the salary of the deputy commissioner, thirty-five
hundred dollars.
For the salary of the examiner, three thousand dollars.
For the salary of an additional examiner, twenty-five
hundred dollars.
For the salary of the actuary, twenty-five hundred dol-
lars.
Appropria-
tions, insurance
department.
Salary of com-
missioner.
Deputy com-
missioner.
Examiner.
Additional
examiner.
Actuary.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 85. 61
For the salary of the assistant actuary, two thousand ^cTul^'^*
dollars.
For the salary of the chief clerk, twenty-five hundred chief cierk.
dollars.
For additional clerks and assistants, a sum not exceeding Additional
fifty-one thousand dollars. *=''^'^' '^*'^-
For incidental and contingent expenses, including rent Expenses.
for rooms outside the state house, a sum not exceeding
twelve thousand five hundred dollars.
For printing and binding the annual report, a sum not Annual report.
exceeding seven thousand dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take efl^ect upon its passage.
Approved February 24, 1914-
Chap. 85
An Act making appkopriations for payment of state
AND military AID AND EXPENSES IN CONNECTION
THEREWITH.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro- Appropria-
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the common- '°'^'
wealth from the ordinary revenue, for the purposes speci-
fied, for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of
November, nineteen hundred and fourteen, to wit : —
For repayment to cities and towns of money paid on state and
account of state and military aid to Massachusetts volun- etc.' ^ ^' '
teers and their families, a sum not exceeding seven hun-
dred and fifteen thousand dollars, the same to be paid on
or before the fifteenth day of November in the year nine-
teen hundred and fourteen.
For the salary of the commissioner of state aid and commissioner
•^ of state aid
pensions, twenty-nve hundred dollars. and pensions.
For the salary of the deputy commissioner, two thou- Deputy com-
1 1 11 niissioncr.
sand dollars.
For the salaries of agents, forty-seven hundred dollars. Agents.
For the salaries of clerks, a sum not exceeding forty- cierks.
two hundred dollars.
For incidental and contingent expenses, to include Expenses.
necessary travel, a sum not exceeding two thousand dol-
lars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Ayyroved February 24, 1914'
62
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 86, 87, 8S.
Sale of certain
fishing privi-
leges in tlie
county of
Plymouth.
He peal.
Chap. 86 An Act relative to the alewife fisheries in the
AGAWAM AND HALF-WAY POND RIVERS IN THE COUNTY
OF PLYMOUTH.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The joint committee elected by the towns
of Plymouth and Wareham, in accordance with the pro-
visions of chapter eighty-nine of the acts of the year eight-
een hundred and sixty, to sell at public auction the privi-
lege of taking the fish called alewives and shad in the
Agawam and Half-Way Pond rivers in the county of
Plymouth may sell the said privilege for such periods not
exceeding five years as the committee may fix, and in case
they sell the said privilege in any year for a period greater
than one year, the succeeding sale shall occur in the same
year in which the said privilege expires. The said joint
committee shall have the right to reject any and all bids.
Section 2, So much of the said chapter eighty-nine as
is inconsistent herewith is hereby repealed.
Approved February 24j 1014-
Chap. 87 An Act to authorize the city of taunton to estab-
lish and maintain a dental clinic for school
children of that city.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The city of Taunton is hereby authorized
to appropriate annually, beginning with the current year,
a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars to be expended
by the school committee for the establishment and main-
tenance of a dental clinic for school children in said city,
upon such terms and conditions and under such regulations
as the school committee shall from time to time prescribe.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 25, 1914-
Chap. 88 An Act relative to the sessions of the probate
court for the county of BRISTOL.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloios:
Section 1. The probate court for the county of Bristol
shall be held at Fall River on the first Friday of January,
April, July and October, on the third Friday of February,
May and November, and on the second Friday of Sep-
City of Taun-
ton may
appropriate
money for a
dental
clinic for
school chil-
dren.
Sessions of
proliate court
for Bristol
county estab-
lished.
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 89, 90. 63
tember; at New Bedford, on the first Frida}^ of February,
May, August and November, and on the third Friday of
March, June and September; and at Taunton on the first
Friday of March, June, September and December; on the
second Friday of January, February, March, April, May,
June, October, November and December, and on the third
Friday of January, April, October and December.
Section 2. So much of section sixty of chapter one Repeal,
hundred and sixty-two of the Revised Laws as is incon-
sistent herewith is hereby repealed.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Amiromd February 25, 1914.
An Act to incorporate the Greenfield society for ^ii q^.
TUE protection OF ANIMALS. ^*
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. George W. Thacher, Eliza B. Leonard, Jhe Greenfield
Mary P. Wells Smith, Lillian F. Aiken, Isabella B. Field, the Protection
Charlotte P. Twitchell, William F. Aiken, Lucy A. Lcorporat^d.
Hackley and Lyman W. Griswold, their associates and
successors, are hereby made a corporation by the name
of The Greenfield Society for the Protection of Animals,
with all the powers and privileges, and subject to all the
duties, liabilities and restrictions set forth in all general
laws now or hereafter in force, relating to such corpora-
tions, with authority to hold real and personal estate for
the purposes of the corporation, not exceeding in value
five thousand dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Ajjproved February 25, 1914-
An Act relative to the publication of regulations r>hnjj on
OF BOARDS OF HEALTH IN TOWNS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section fourteen of chapter seventy-five of the Revised ^- "^Pi § ^*
Laws is hereby amended by striking out the words "if
there is no such newspaper ", in the second and third lines,
so as to read as follows: — Section I4. The board of P"|^||['^^t^g'»^°^
health of a town shall publish all regulations made by it boards of
in a newspaper of its town, or shall post them up in a towns.
public place in the town. Such publication or posting
shall be notice to all persons.
Approved February 25, 1914-
64
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 91.
1908, 459, § 1,
etc., amendod.
Printing of
annual report
of trustees of
Miissacliusotts
Aj.'iricultural
College.
Chap. 91 An Act relative to the annual report of the trus-
tees OF THE MASSACHUSETTS AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section one of chapter four hundred and
fifty-nine of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
eight, as amended by section one of chapter four hundred
and twenty-nine of the acts of the year nineteen hundred
and ten, is hereby further amended by striking out the
words "detailed report of the experiment station", in the
sixth and seventh Hues, and inserting in place thereof
the words: — report of the director of the Massachusetts
agricultural experiment station and other officers, — and
by striking out the words "general report", in the seventh
line, and inserting in place thereof the words : — detailed
reports, — so as to read as follows: — Section 1. The
annual report of the trustees of the Massachusetts Agri-
cultural College may be printed in four parts, namely,
part one to consist of the report of the president and
other officers, part two to consist of the catalogue of the
college, part three to consist of the report of the director
of the Massachusetts agricultural experiment station and
other officers, and part four to consist of the detailed re-
ports of the experiment station.
Section 2. Section two of chapter four hundred and
fifty-nine of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
eight, as amended by section two of chapter four hundred
and twenty-nine of the acts of the year nineteen hundred
and ten, is hereby further amended by striking out the
word "six ", in the fourth line, and inserting in place thereof
the word : — eight, — and by striking out all of said sec-
tion after the word "printed", in the fifth line, and in-
serting in place thereof the following : — as many copies,
not exceeding twenty thousand, as may be requested by
the director of the experiment station for the use of the
said trustees; and of part four, which may be offered for
publication in instalments to be known as bulletins, there
may be printed as many copies of each instalment as shall
be requested by the said director, but in no case to exceed
twenty thousand copies, for the use of the said trustees;
and in addition there may be printed for the use of the
state board of agriculture as many copies of each instal-
ment, not exceeding twenty-five hundred, as may be re-
1908, 459, § 2,
etc., amended.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 92. 65
quested by the said board, — so as to read as follows: —
Section 2. Of part one there may be printed three Number of
thousand copies, of which two thousand copies may be for prfnted?
the use of the trustees of said college; of part two there
may be printed eight thousand copies, for the use of the
said trustees; of part three there may be printed as many
copies, not exceeding twenty thousand, as may be re-
quested by the director of the experiment station for the
use of the said trustees; and of part four, which may be
offered for publication in instalments to be known as bul-
letins, there may be printed as many copies of each instal-
ment as shall be requested by the said director, but in no
case to exceed twenty thousand copies, for the use of the
said trustees; and in addition there may be printed for
the use of the state board of agriculture as many copies
of each instalment, not exceeding twenty-five hundred, as
may be requested by the said board.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Ay-proved February 25, 1914-
An Act to extend the corporate powers of the (Jjiq'y) g2
TRUSTEES OF GROTON SCHOOL.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section three of chapter ninety-four of the 1893,94, §3.
, n ,1 •!, 1 11 1'xxi etc., amended.
acts 01 the year eighteen hundred and mnety-tnree, as
amended by chapter two hundred and eight of the acts of
the year nineteen hundred and three, is hereby further
amended by striking out the word "one", in the last line,
and inserting in place thereof the word : — two, — so as to
read as follows : — Section 3. Said corporation is hereby May hold real
authorized to take and receive by gift, grant, bequest, eatate!""**^
devise or otherwise, any lands, tenements or other estate,
real or personal, to have and to hold the same upon the
terms and for the purposes specified in the declaration of
trust aforesaid; and also upon such terms and for such
purposes and trusts as may be expressed in any deed or
instrument of conveyance or gift made to said corpora-
tion: provided, the same shall not be inconsistent with the Provisos.
terms and purposes of the declaration of trust aforesaid,
made and declared by said trustees; and provided, the real
and personal estate held by said corporation shall not ex-
ceed in value two million dollars.
Section 2, This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 25, 1914.
66
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 93, 94, 95.
1874, 250, § 3,
etc., amended.
Chap. 93 An Act relative to the income of a certain fund
OF THE ROXBURY HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section three of chapter two hundred and
fifty of the acts of the year eighteen hundred and seventy-
four, as amended by chapter one hundred and five of the
acts of the year nineteen hundred and eleven, is hereby
further amended by adding at the end thereof the words : —
and the income of such surplus to be devoted to the main-
tenance of said Roxbury Historical Society, — so as to read
as follows : — Section 3. Upon the completion of said
monument said corporation may convey the same and all
the property held by said corporation, to the Roxbury His-
torical Society, together with any surplus of the fund
raised for the erection of said monument; such surplus to
be devoted to the maintenance of said monument and the
repairs, adornment and enlargement of the grounds about
the same, and the income of such surplus to be devoted to
the maintenance of said Roxbury Historical Society.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 25, 191 If..
Conveyance
of certain
property to
the Roxbury
Historical
Society.
Disposition of
surplus and
income.
Chap. 94 An Act making an appropriation for exterminating
diseases among HORSES, CATTLE AND OTHER ANIMALS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
o/^TOnuigtour Section 1. A sum not exceeding one hundred and
diseases among sixty thousaud dollars is hereby appropriated, to be paid
out of the treasury of the commonwealth from the or-
dinary revenue, for the extermination of contagious dis-
eases among horses, cattle and other animals for the
present year and for previous years.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 25, 191 J^.
Chap. 95 An Act making appropriations for the expenses of
THE state board OF HEALTH.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
^oM,Ttate Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are ap-
beaitLr^ propriated, to be paid out of the treasury of the common-
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 95. 67
wealth from the ordinary revenue, for the salaries and
expenses of the state board of health, for the fiscal year
ending on the thirtieth day of November, nineteen hun-
dred and fourteen, to wit : —
For the salary of the secretary, five thousand dollars. Secretary.
For the general work of the board, including travelling General work,
expenses, a sum not exceeding twenty-six thousand five
hundred dollars.
P^or salaries and expenses in the inspection of milk, inspection of
food and drugs, a sum not exceeding seventeen thousand and drugs.
five hundred dollars.
For expenses of the examination of sewer outlets, a sum Examination
. T'iii 1111 of sewer out-
not exceeding sixteen thousand dollars. lets.
For expenses of the production and distribution of anti- Antitoxin and
f , , , .. vaccine lymph.
toxin and vaccine lymph, a sum not exceeding twenty-one
thousand dollars.
For printing and binding the annual report, a sum not Annual report,
exceeding five thousand dollars.
For services of engineers, chemists, biologists and other Engineers,
assistants, and for other expenses in protecting the purity
of inland waters, a sum not exceeding thirty-six thousand
dollars.
For salaries and expenses of the inspectors of health, a Health inspec-
sum not exceeding thirty-eight thousand eight hundred
dollars.
For expenses in connection with the watershed of the Watershed of
Charles river basin in the city of Boston, a sum not ex- basin.
ceeding eighteen hundred dollars.
For compensation and expenses of the state examiners Examiners of
of plumbers, a sum not exceeding fifty-two hundred ^ "™ ^'^^'
dollars.
For expenses in connection with carrving out the pro- Prevention of
. . PI 1 . 1 • p 1 xi 1 • ophthalmia
Visions 01 the act relative to the prevention oi ophthalmia neonatorum.
neonatorum, a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars.
For expenses in connection with slaughtering and meat fjf^ ^^['°^
inspection, a sum not exceeding five thousand dollars. inspection.
For expenses in connection with the regulation of cold ^fl^torage?^
storage of certain food products, a sum not exceeding
seven thousand dollars.
For expenses in connection with the supervision of water Supervision of
■,. ,11111 water com-
companies, a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars. panies
For expenses in connection with the examination of the Examination
mitary condition of the M
ceeding one thousand dollars.
sanitary condition of the Merrimac river, a sum not ex- river^ *™
68
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 96.
Protection of
public health,
etc.
For expenses in connection with the protection of the
pubHc health along the valley of the Aberjona river, a
sum not exceeding one thousand dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Ayyroved February 25, 1914-
Chap. 96
Appropria-
tions, harbor
and land com-
missioners.
Salaries of
commissioners.
Engineers, etc.
Travelling ex-
penses, etc.
Office ex-
penses, etc.
Printing
atlases.
Improvement,
etc., of rivers,
harbors, etc.
Surveys, etc.,
of harbors,
repair of
damages, etc.
Removal of
wrecks, etc.
An Act making appropriations for the salaries and
expenses of the board of harbor and land com-
missioners.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are ap-
propriated, to be paid out of the treasury of the common-
wealth from the ordinary revenue, for the harbor and land
commissioners, for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth
day of November, nineteen hundred and fourteen, to wit : —
For the salaries of the commissioners, eighty-seven
hundred dollars.
For the compensation and expenses of engineers and
for clerical and other assistance, a sum not exceeding
thirty-six thousand dollars.
For travelling and other necessary expenses, a sum not
exceeding seven hundred and fifty dollars.
For incidental and contingent office expenses, to in-
clude printing and binding the annual report, a sum not
exceeding two thousand dollars.
For printing town boundary atlases, a sum not exceed-
ing two thousand dollars.
For the improvement and protection of rivers, harbors,
tide waters and foreshores, a sum not exceeding one
hundred and fifty thousand dollars, in addition to any
amount heretofore appropriated for these purposes.
For surveys of harbors, improving and preserving .the
same, and repairing damages occasioned by storms along
the coast line or river banks of the commonwealth, a sum
not exceeding fifteen hundred dollars.
For removal of wrecks and other obstructions from tide
waters, a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 25, 1914.
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 97, 98. 69
An Act making appropriations for certain expenses Chap. 97
OF the trustees of hospitals for consumptives.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are ap- Appropriations,
• ,1.1 • 1 j.rxij. jj^i trustees of hos-
propnated, to be paid out oi the treasury or the common- pitais for con-
wealth from the ordinary revenue, for the use of the ^'^'"p*''^'^^-
trustees of hospitals for consumptives, for the fiscal year
ending on the thirtieth day of November, nineteen
hundred and fourteen, to wit: —
For travelling and other necessary expenses of the trus- Expenses of
tees, to include the printing and binding of their annual *'^'^^^^^' ''*^-
report, a sum not exceeding four thousand dollars.
For the salary of the secretary of the trustees, twenty- Secretary.
five hundred dollars.
For the salary of the stenographer, twelve hundred stenographer.
dollars.
For extra clerical services, a sum not exceeding twelve clerical serv-
hundred and fifty dollars. '*='^'' '''''•
To encourage and promote the building and use of hOTpS'."^'"
tuberculosis hospitals in cities and towns, fourteen hun-
dred dollars.
For the salary and expenses of a trained social worker Social worker.
to look up discharged patients, a sum not exceeding
twelve hundred dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Ap2)roved February 25, 101 4.
An Act making appropriations for expenses in con- CJiav 98
nection with the auditing of municipal accounts
and the taking of a summer census by the bureau
of statistics.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. A sum not exceeding forty thousand dol- ^PP^'Xciuing
lars is hereby appropriated for the auditing of municipal ^t municipal
accounts, the same to be met by assessments upon the
municipalities for which the work is done.
A sum not exceeding fifteen hundred dollars is hereby Special census.
appropriated for taking a special census in towns having
an increased resident population during the summer
months, the same to be met by assessments upon the
towns for which the work is done.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 25, 1914-
70
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 99, 100.
Chap.
Appropria-
tions.
Bank com-
missioner.
Deputy.
Examiners,
clerks, etc.
Expenses.
Annual
reports.
99 An Act making appropriations for salaries and ex-
penses IN THE DEPARTMENT OF THE BANK COMMIS-
SIONER.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are ap-
propriated, to be paid out of the treasury of the common-
wealth from the ordinary revenue, for the department of
the bank commissioner, for the fiscal year ending on the
thirtieth day of November, nineteen hundred and fourteen,
to wit : —
For the salary of the commissioner, the sum of five
thousand dollars.
For the salary of the deputy, the sum of thirty-five
hundred dollars.
For the salaries of examiners, clerks, experts and other
assistants, a sum not exceeding seventy-five thousand
dollars.
For printing, stationery, office supplies, travelling and
other expenses, a sum not exceeding thirty thousand
dollars.
For printing and binding the annual reports, a sum not
exceeding seventy-five hundred dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 25, 1914'
Chap. 100 An Act making appropriations for salaries and ex-
penses IN THE department OF THE STATE BOARD OF
AGRICULTURE AND FOR SUISTDRY OTHER AGRICULTURAL
EXPENSES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are ap-
propriated, to be paid out of the treasury of the common-
wealth from the ordinary revenue, for the state board of
agriculture, for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day
of November, nineteen hundred and fourteen, to wit : —
For the salary of the secretary, twenty-five hundred
dollars.
For the salary of the first clerk, eighteen hundred
dollars.
For the salary of the second clerk, fourteen hundred
dollars.
Appropria-
tions, state
board of
agriculture.
Secretary.
First clerk.
Second clerk.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 100. 71
For travelling and other necessary expenses of the Expenses of
secretary, a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars. secretary.
For additional clerical assistance and for lectures before Clerical assist-
the board at its annual and other meetings, a sum not ^'^'^' ^**''
exceeding sixteen hundred dollars.
For printing and binding the annual report, a sum not Annual report.
exceeding six thousand dollars.
For incidental and contingent expenses, including print- incidental ex-
j p ' \ • J. J. J? X 1 i Penses, etc.
mg and lurnishmg extracts irom trespass laws, a sum not
exceeding two thousand dollars.
For travelling and other necessary expenses of the Travelling ex-
members, a sum not exceeding fourteen hundred dollars. ^''^^'
For disseminating useful information in agriculture by DiMeminating
means of lectures at farmers' institutes, a sum not ex- tion.
ceeding six thousand dollars.
For bounties to agricultural societies, a sum not ex- Bounties to
ceeding thirty thousand dollars. ^cietlel""^^
For bounties to encourage and improve the breeding of ^"^"^^t^'^of
poultry, the sum of two thousand dollars. pouiti-y breed-
For the encouragement of agriculture among children En^urage-
and youths, a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars. cutt^ure! efc"'
For the encouragement of dairying and the protection Dairying, etc.
of milk and dairy products of superior quality, a sum not
exceeding five thousand dollars.
For the encouragement of orcharding, the sum of five orcharding,
hundred dollars.
DAIRY BUREAU.
For the salary of the executive officer, five hundred Executive
1 ,1 otlicer.
dollars.
For the salary of a general agent, eighteen hundred General agent.
dollars.
For assistants, experts, chemists, agents and other neces- Assistants, etc.
sary expenses, including printing the annual report, a sum
not exceeding eight thousand dollars.
MISCELLANEOUS.
For compensation and expenses of the state nursery in- Nursery in-
spectors, including expenses in connection with the im- ^p*"=*^"' ^*'''-
portation of nursery stock from any other state, province
or country, a sum not exceeding fifteen thousand dollars.
For compensation and expenses of the inspector of inspector of
T 1 1 11 apiaries.
apiaries, a sum not exceeding two thousand dollars.
72
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 101.
Special
exhibitions.
State orni-
thologist.
Expenses.
For the encouragement of agriculture by the holding of
special exhibitions, a sum not exceeding two thousand
dollars.
For the salary of the state ornithologist, fifteen hundred
dollars.
For travelling and other necessary expenses of the state
ornithologist, a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 25, 191^.
Chap. 101 An Act relative to the disposal of slash or brush
FOLLOWING WOOD OR LUMBER OPERATIONS.
Disposal of
slash or brush
after cutting of
wood or tim-
ber regulated.
Same subiect.
Penalty.
Time of taking
effect.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Every owner, tenant or occupant of land,
and every owner of stumpage, who cuts or permits the
cutting of wood or timber on woodland owned or occupied
by him or on which he has acquired stumpage by purchase
or otherwise, and which borders upon the woodland of
another or upon a highway or railroad location, shall clear
the land of the slash and brush wood then and there re-
sulting from such cutting for such distance, not exceeding
forty feet, from the woodland of such other person, high-
way or railroad location as the local forest warden shall
determine, and within such time and in such manner as
he shall determine.
Section 2. Any person who cuts or causes to be cut
trees or bushes or undergrowth within the limits of any
highway or public road shall dispose of the slash and brush
wood then and there resulting from such cutting within
such time and in such manner as the forest warden of the
city or town wherein such cutting is done shall determine.
Section 3. Whoever neglects to comply with the di-
rections of the forest warden with regard to the disposal of
slash and brush, as provided in sections one and two of
this act, may be punished by a fine of not less than five
dollars nor more than fifty dollars.
Section 4. This act shall take effect on the first day of
January in the year nineteen hundred and fifteen.
Approved February 25, 191 4-
i
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 102. 73
An Act making appropriations for the salaries and (Jjidj) 102
EXPENSES OF THE DISTRICT POLICE,
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are ap- Appropna-
propriated, to be paid out of the treasury of the common- *"'°^'
wealth from the ordinary revenue, for the salaries and
expenses of the district police, for the fiscal year ending
on the thirtieth day of November, nineteen hundred and
fourteen, to wit: —
For the salary of the chief, three thousand dollars. chief of district
For the salary of the jfirst clerk, fifteen hundred dollars. First clerk.
For the salary of the second clerk, one thousand dollars, second cierk.
For the salary of a stenographer in the department of stenographer.
the chief, a sum not exceeding nine hundred and fifty dollars.
For stenographers in branch offices, a sum not exceeding stenographers
thirty-eight hundred and fifty dollars. offices""^
For postage, printing, stationery, telephone, telegraph, Expenses.
incidental and contingent office expenses, including print-
ing and binding the annual report, a sum not exceeding
eighty-five hundred dollars.
DETECTIVE DEPARTMENT.
For the salary of the deputy chief, twenty-four hundred Deputy chief.
dollars.
For the salary of the clerk, twelve hundred dollars. cierk.
For the salaries of the stenographers, thirty-four hun- stenographers.
dred dollars.
For compensation of the members, a sum not exceeding Compensation
P , . , 1 1 1 n of members.
lorty-six thousand dollars.
For travelling expenses of the members, a sum not ex- Travelling
ceeding fourteen thousand five hundred dollars. expenses.
For special services and expenses of persons employed „" fi^re^'etc"'*
under the direction of the deputy chief of the detective
department in the investigation of fires, including witness
fees, travel, contingent and incidental expenses, a sum not
exceeding twenty-five hundred dollars.
building inspection department.
For the salary of the deputy chief, twenty-four hundred ^®P"*y <=^"^^-
dollars.
For the salaries of two stenographers in the inspection stenographers.
department, a sum not exceeding fourteen hundred and
fifty dollars.
74
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 103.
of°S^'bers°'^ -^o^ t^^ compensation of the members, a sum not ex-
ceeding thirty-one thousand dollars.
^pJnsis'!^ For travelling expenses of the members, a sum not ex-
ceeding eighty-five hundred and fifty dollars.
BOILER INSPECTION DEPARTMENT.
For the salary of the deputy chief, twenty-four hundred
dollars.
For the salaries of the stenographers in said department,
a sum not exceeding twenty-eight hundred and fifty
dollars.
For the compensation of the members, a sum not ex-
ceeding forty thousand nine hundred dollars.
For travelling expenses of members, a sum not exceeding
eleven thousand two hundred and fifty dollars.
For compensation of the board of boiler rules, a sum not
exceeding one thousand dollars.
For expenses of the board of boiler rules, a sum not
exceeding one thousand dollars.
For expenses of operating the steamer Lexington, used
in the enforcement of the fish laws of the commonwealth,
a sum not exceeding ninety-five hundred dollars.
For maintaining in good condition apparatus for testing
applicants for moving picture licenses and furnishing
supplies to operate the same, a sum not exceeding six
hundred dollars.
For investigation work and apparatus and for main-
tenance in the boiler inspection department, a sum not ex-
ceeding one thousand dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 25, 1914.
Chap. 103 An Act to authorize the city of boston to pay a
SUM OF money to ARTHUR CHRISTIE.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The city of Boston, by vote of the city
council approved by the mayor, is hereby authorized to
pay a sum of money not exceeding two hundred and fifty
dollars to Arthur Christie, an employee of the city in the
public works department, who was permanently injured
while in the discharge of his duties as such employee.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 25, 1914.
Deputy chief.
Stenographers.
Compensation
of members.
Travelling
expenses.
Board of boiler
rules, com-
pensation.
Expenses.
Steamer
Lexington,
Moving picture
licenses.
Investigation
work and
apparatus, etc.
City of Boston
may pay a
sum of money
to Arthur
Christie.
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 104, 105. 75
An Act to authorize the newton theological in- Chap.104:
STITUTION to hold ADDITIONAL PROPERTY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter seventy-two of the acts of the i894, 72, § i,
year eighteen hundred and ninety-four is hereby amended """^^
by striking out section one and inserting in place thereof
the following: — Section 1. The Newton Theological Insti- fjp^,f^J|f'
tution is hereby authorized to hold property to the value estate.
of two million dollars, of which not more than five hun-
dred thousand dollars shall be in real estate: provided, ^'o^'*'-
that the area of land now in use by said institution shall
not be increased.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 25, 1914.
Chap. 105
An Act to provide that the municipal year of the
CITY of NEWTON SHALL BEGIN UPON THE FIRST SECULAR
DAY IN JANUARY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section three of chapter two hundred and i^e'ndedj^'
eighty-three of the acts of the year eighteen hundred and
ninety-seven, entitled " An Act to revise the charter of the
city of Newton", is hereby amended by striking out the
words ''second Monday", in the fourth line, and inserting
in place thereof the words : — first secular day, — so as to
read as M\o^Ys: — Section 3. The financial year of said Snrdpir'^
city shall begin with the first day of January, and the ^'''^^•
municipal year, and the term of all officers elected at the
annual city election, shall begin with the first secular day
of January following the election.
Section 2. Section six of said chapter two hundred and amended.^ ^'
eighty-three is hereby amended by striking out the words
"second Monday", in the first line, and inserting in place
thereof the words : — first secular day, — so as to read
as follows : — Section 6. On the first secular day in Oaths of office
January at three o'clock in the afternoon the mayor elect aidTrmen elect.
and aldermen elect shall meet and be sworn to the faithful
performance of their duties. At any time thereafter the
oath may be administered to the mayor elect or to any
alderman elect who was absent or was not then elected.
Approved February 25, 1914-
76
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 106, 107.
Chap. 106 An Act to authorize the city of quincy to reward
JAMES R. QUALEY AND PATRICK A. MILFORD.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The city of Quincy is hereby authorized to
pay the sum of five hundred dollars to James R. Qualey
of Braintree and Patrick A. Milford of Quincy, in reward
of their services in finding the body of Louis G. Restelli,
in the year nineteen hundred and ten, for whose appre-
hension the city of Quincy offered a reward of five
hundred dollars; the said sum to be divided equally be-
tween the said Qualey and Milford.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
A])x>roved February 25, 1914.
City of Quincy
may reward
certain persons
for finding
body of Louis
G. Restelli.
Chap,107 An Act making appropriations for salaries and
EXPENSES IN THE DEPARTMENT OF THE STATE BOARD
OF INSANITY.
Be it enacted., etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are ap-
propriated, to be paid out of the treasury of the common-
wealth from the ordinary revenue, for the state board of
insanity, for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of
November, nineteen hundred and fourteen, to wit : —
For travelling, office and contingent expenses, including
printing and binding the annual report, a sum not ex-
ceeding ten thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars.
For salaries of officers and employees, a sum not ex-
ceeding forty-three thousand dollars.
For transportation and medical examination of state
paupers under the charge of the board, for the present
year and for previous years, a sum not exceeding eleven
thousand five hundred dollars.
■ For the support of insane paupers boarded out in
families, under the charge of the board, or temporarily
absent under the authority of the same, for the present
year and for previous years, a sum not exceeding forty-six
thousand dollars.
For the support of state paupers in the Hospital
Cottages for Children, a sum not exceeding ten thousand
five hundred dollars.
Appropria-
tions, state
board of
insanity.
Travelling ex-
penses, etc.
Salaries.
Transportation
of state
paupers, etc.
Support of
insane
paupers, etc.
Support of
certain state
paupers.
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 108, 109. 77
For the expenses of an investigation as to the nature, investigation
causes, results and treatment of mental diseases and de- ei^retc'. '^'^"
fects, and the publication of the results thereof, a sum not
exceeding twenty-five hundred dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 25, 1914-
An Act to give the probate court jurisdiction (Jfiart 108
TO AUTHORIZE THE MORTGAGE OF LAND SUBJECT TO
VESTED REMAINDER OR REVERSION.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section twenty-nine of chapter one hun- R. l. m. § 29,
dred and twenty-seven of the Revised Laws is hereby ^™'"'
amended by inserting after the word "expedient", in
the eighth line, the words : — or to mortage the same,
either with or without a power of sale, for such an
amount, on such terms and for such purposes as may seem
to the court judicious or expedient, — and by inserting
after the word "conveyance", in the eighth and ninth
lines, the words: — or mortgage, — so as to read as fol-
lows:— Section 29. If land is subject to a vested re- saie, etc., of
mainder or reversion, the probate court for the county to^t^Ud r^*'*
in which such land is situated may, upon the petition of mainder.
any person who has either an estate in possession or the
remainder or reversion in such land, and after notice and
other proceedings as hereinafter required, appoint one
or more trustees and authorize him or them to sell and
convey such land, or any part thereof, in fee simple, if
such sale and conveyance appear to the court to be neces-
sary or expedient, or to mortgage the same, either with
or without a power of sale, for such an amount, on
such terms and for such purposes as may seem to the
court judicious or expedient; and such conveyance or
mortgage shall be valid and binding upon all persons.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 25, 1914.
An Act relative to the authority of the city of rjhnjj ing
NORTH ADAMS TO TAKE LAND, WATER RIGHTS AND WATER ^'
COURSES FOR WATER SUPPLY PURPOSES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section one of chapter three hundred and ^^^-^fg^j^'-
eighty-two of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
78
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 109.
thirteen is hereby amended by inserting after the word
"sources", in the seventh line, the words: — including
that stream of water with the water rights connected
therewith rising on the Martin farm located in the Notch
district, so-called, thence flowing westerly and northwest-
erly through the Lillie, Crews, Boland, Beaman, Paul,
Bissaillon, Phelps and Richmond farms, so-called, and
other lands and finally discharging into the Hoosac river
at a point west of the easterly town Hne of Williamstown,
and sometimes called the Lillie brook and towards the
westerly end variously called the Sherman and Carpenter
AdJmimay*'^ brook, — SO as to read as follows: — Section 1. The city of
fM wate^su^i^*'" North Adams, acting by its mayor and city council, may, for
ply purposes, the purposc of supplviug itself and its inhabitants with
water for the extinguishment of fires and for domestic and
other purposes, take by eminent domain, or acquire by
purchase or otherwise, and hold any waters or water
sources within the limits of said city and the water rights
connected with any such waters or water sources, includ-
ing that stream of water with the water rights connected
therewith rising on the Martin farm located in the Notch
district, so-called, thence flowing westerly and north-
w^esterly through the Lillie, Crews, Boland, Beaman, Paul,
Bissaillon, Phelps and Richmond farms, so-called, and
other lands and finally discharging into the Hoosac river
at a point west of the easterly town line of Williams-
town, and sometimes called the Lillie brook and towards
the westerly end variously called the Sherman and Car-
penter brook, and also all lands, rights of way and ease-
ments necessary for holding and preserving the water and
for conveying the same to any part of the city; and may
erect on the lands thus taken or held proper dams,
buildings, fixtures and other structures, and may make
excavations, procure and operate machinery, and provide
such other means and appliances as may be necessary for
the establishment and maintenance of complete and effec-
tive water works; and may construct and lay conduits,
pipes and other works under or over any lands, w^ater
courses, railroads, railways, or public or private ways, and
along any such way, in such manner as not unnecessarily
to obstruct the same; and -for the purpose of constructing,
maintaining and repairing such conduits, pipes and other
works, and for all proper purposes of this act, the said city
may, by and under the direction of the commissioner of
May erect
structures, lay
pipes, etc.
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 110, HI. 79
public works of the city enter upon and dig up any such
lands, ways or water courses. Said city shall not enter
upon, construct or lay any conduits, pipes or other works
within the location of any railroad corporation, except at
such times and in such manner as it may agree upon with
such corporation, or, in case of failure so to agree, as may
be approved by the board of railroad commissioners.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 25, 1914.
An Act to authorize the trustees of the smith col- (^/^^^j 110
LEGE to hold ADDITIONAL REAL AND PERSONAL ESTATE. ^'
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section three of chapter seventy-one of the acts of the i87i, 7i, § 3,
. , , 1111 J 111 etc., amended.
year eighteen hundred and seventy-one, as amended by
chapter fifty-seven of the acts of the year eighteen hun-
dred and ninety-one, is hereby further amended by
inserting after the word "holding", in the tenth line, the
words: — in any amount, — and by striking out all after
the word "personal", in the twelfth line, so as to read as
follows : — Section 3. The said corporation may have a corporation
common seal, which it may alter or renew at its pleasure, ^a^ may" sue
and all deeds sealed with the seal of said corporation and ^°J^ ^^ ^"^^'
signed by its order shall, when made in the corporate
name, be considered in law as the deeds of the said cor-
poration; and said corporation may sue and be sued in all
actions, real, personal or mixed, and may prosecute the
same to final judgment and execution by the name of The
Trustees of the Smith College; and said corporation shall ^Yp'^raonlf*
be capable of taking and holding in any amount in fee «^tate.
simple or any less estate, by gift, grant, bequest, devise
or otherwise, any lands, tenements or other estate, real or
personal. Approved February 25, 1914-
An Act to incorporate the falmouth board of trade. Chap. Ill
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Carl C. Craig, Lewis C. Weeks, John P. ^^iXof
Swift, Frederick T. Lawrence, Rawson C. Jenkins, George '^^^^^^''°°^'
H. Greene, Nathan S. Ellis, Charles S. Burgess, Wilson C.
Jenkins, George W. Jones, Herbert H. Lawrence, John S.
Arenovski, Austin F. Lawrence, Ralph E. Ellis and Rus-
80
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 112.
Purposes.
Powers and
duties, etc.
By-laws.
Officers.
May hold real
and personal
estate, etc.
sell S. Nye, their associates and successors, are here-
by made a corporation by the name of Falmouth Board
of Trade.
Section 2. The purposes of the corporation shall be to
promote the commerce, trade, industry and public interest
of the town of Falmouth and of the commonwealth; to
acquire and disseminate business information; to establish
and maintain uniformity of commercial usages; and to
promote just and equitable principles of trade.
Section 3. The corporation shall have all the powers
and privileges and be subject to all the duties, restric-
tions and liabilities set forth in all general laws now or here-
after in force, applicable to such corporations and not in-
consistent with this act.
Section 4. The corporation shall have power to adopt
by-laws suitable to carry out the powers hereby granted,
including provisions as to the admission, suspension and
expulsion of members, and the delegation of power to
officers, committees and directors.
Section 5. The management and control of the prop-
erty and affairs of said corporation, subject to its by-
laws, shall be vested in a board of twelve directors, who
shall be elected as may be provided in the by-laws to be
adopted by the corporation, and there shall be such
other officers with such duties as the by-laws may
prescribe.
Section 6. The corporation is hereby authorized to
hold real and personal estate to an amount not exceeding
fifty thousand dollars, with authority to sell, purchase,
mortgage, lease or rent the same or any part thereof.
Section 7. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Ayyroved February 25, 1914-
Chap.112 An Act to authorize the city of boston to pay a sum
OF MONEY TO WILLIAM E. STAPLES.
City of Boston
may pay a
sum of money
to William E.
Staples.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The city council of the city of Boston,
with the approval of the mayor, is hereby authorized to
pay to William E. Staples a sum equal to one half of the
annual compensation which he received from the city as
a call man in the fire department of the city at the time
of his retirement from that department after twenty-five
years of service. The said payment by the city shall date
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 113, 114, 115. 81
from the first day of January in the year nineteen hundred
and fourteen.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 25, 1014-
An x\ct to authorize the city of taunton to pay a Chap.113
SUM of money to the widow of PATRICK KENNEALLY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The city of Taunton, acting by its munic- CityofTaim-
ipal council with the approval of the mayor, is hereby sum of money
authorized to pay to Annie Kenneally, widow of Patrick Kenn^Uy.
Kenneally who, while walking on the sidewalk in said city,
was run into and instantly killed by a fire truck of the city,
a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars in one payment
or in equal monthly instalments.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 25, 1014-
An Act to authorize the city of taunton to pay a C/iap.ll4
SUM OF MONEY TO DANIEL J. SULLIVAN.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Section 1. The city of Taunton, acting by its munici- cityofTaun-
1 'I'll 1 c 1 '11 *°" '"^^ P^y *
pal council with the approval or the mayor, is hereby au- sum of money
thorized to pay to Daniel J. Sullivan, formerly employed suUivan.
in the street department of the city, who is becoming
totally blind as the result of an injury received in the dis-
charge of his duty, a sum not exceeding three hundred
dollars annually, during his life, or a sum not exceeding
one thousand dollars to be paid in one payment.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved February 25, 1914-
An Act making appropriations for salaries and ex- njiQ^jy \\^
penses in the bureau of statistics.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are ap- Appropria-
propriated, to be paid out of the treasury of the com- of°°^A.-
monwealth from the ordinary revenue, for salaries and
expenses in the bureau of statistics, for the fiscal year end-
ing on the thirtieth day of November, nineteen hundred
and fourteen, to wit : —
ureau
82
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 116, 117.
Director.
Deputy
director.
Clerical assist-
ance, etc.
Expenses.
Free employ-
ment offices.
For the salary of the director, four thousand dollars.
For the salary of the deputy director, twenty-five hun-
dred dollars.
For additional clerical assistance, and special agents, a
sum not exceeding fifty-four thousand four hundred and
thirty dollars.
For contingent and office expenses, including printing
and binding the annual reports, and travelling and other
expenses in connection with the annual collection of sta-
tistics of manufactures, also expenses in connection with
municipal returns, a sum not exceeding twenty-six thou-
sand three hundred and seventy dollars.
For the establishment and maintenance of free employ-
ment offices in this commonwealth, a sum not exceeding
thirty-six thousand three hundred and fifty dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take eft'ect upon its passage.
Approved February 25, 1914-
Chap. 116 An Act relative to examinations by the board of
REGISTRATION IN VETERINARY MEDICINE.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section five of chapter two hundred and forty-nine of
the acts of the year nineteen hundred and three, as
amended by chapter one hundred and ninety-nine of the acts
of the year nineteen hundred and eleven, is hereby further
amended by striking out said section and inserting in place
thereof the following : — Section 5. Examinations shall
be wholly or in part in writing, shall be in the English
language, and shall be of a scientific and practical charac-
ter. They shall include the subjects of anatomy, surgery,
physiology, animal parasites, obstetrics, pathology, bac-
teriology, diagnosis and practice, therapeutics, materia
medica and veterinary dentistry, and shall be sufficiently
thorough to test the applicant's fitness to practice veter-
inary medicine. Approved February 25, 1914-
1903, 249, § 5,
etc., amended.
Examinations.
Chap.117 An Act to authorize the town of sherborn to supply
ITSELF AND ITS INHABITANTS WITH V/ATER.
The town of
Sherborn may
supply itself
with water.
lie it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The town of Sherborn may supply itself
and its inhabitants with water for the extinguishment of
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 117. 83
jBres and for domestic, manufacturing and other purposes;
may establish fountains and hydrants and relocate or dis-
continue the same; and may regulate the use of such water
and fix and collect rates to be paid therefor.
Section 2. Said town, for the purposes aforesaid, may May take, etc.,
take, or acquire by purchase or otherwise, and hold the iourcesTetef
waters of any pond except Farm pond in said town, and of
any stream or of any ground sources of supply, by means
of driven, artesian or other wells within the limits of the
town, and the water rights connected with any such water
sources, or may purchase water from any individual or
private corporation or from any municipal corporation own-
ing and operating water works, whose territory joins that of
the town of Sherborn, and any such municipal corporation
is hereby authorized to furnish water for the town of Sher-
born upon terms mutually agreed upon, from its own au-
thorized sources of supply; or said town may make arrange-
ments for obtaining water from the metropolitan water
system which shall be satisfactory to the town and to the
metropolitan water and sewerage board, and may also take
or acquire by purchase or otherwise, and hold all lands,
rights of way and easements necessary for collecting, storing,
holding, purifying and preserving the purity of the water
and for conveying the same to any part of said town: yro- Provisos.
vlded, that there is no infringement upon the existing rights
and privileges of the metropolitan water system excepting
as provided for above; and provided, that no source of water
supply and no lands necessary for preserving the quality of
the water shall be taken or used without first obtaining the
advice and approval of the state board of health, and that
the location of all dams, reservoirs and wells to be used as
sources of water supply under this act shall be subject to the
approval of said board. Said town may construct on the May erect
lands acquired and held under the provisions of this act, p^p^a^X^.' ^^^
proper dams, reservoirs, standpipes, tanks, buildings, fixtures
and other structures, and may make excavations, procure
and operate machinery and provide such other means and
appliances and do such other things as may be necessary for
the establishment and maintenance of complete and effective
water works; and for that purpose may construct wells
and reservoirs, and establish pumping works, and may .
construct, lay and maintain aqueducts, conduits, pipes and
other works under or over any land, water courses, railroads,
railways and public or other ways, and along such ways
84 Acts, 1914. — Chap. 117.
in the town of Sherborn, in such manner as not unnecessarily
to obstruct the same; and for the purpose of constructing,
laying, maintaining, operating and repairing such con-
duits, pipes and other works, and for all proper purposes of
this act, said town may dig up or raise and embank any
such lands, highways or other ways in such manner as to
cause the least hindrance to public travel on such ways.
Said town shall not enter upon, construct or lay any con-
duits, pipes or other works within the location of a railroad
corporation, except at such time and in such manner as it
may agree upon with such corporation, or, in case of failure
so to agree, as may be approved by the public service com-
mission,
bnds^^ete., to Section 3. Said town shall, within ninety days after
evd^'^^^'^^^' the taking of any lands, rights of way, water rights, water
sources or easements as aforesaid, otherwise than by pur-
chase, file and cause to be recorded in the registry of deeds
for the county and district within whicli any such land or
other property is situated, a description thereof sufficiently
accurate for identification, with a statement of the purpose
for which the same were taken, signed by the water com-
missioners hereinafter provided for. The title to all land
taken, purchased or acquired in any way under the pro-
visions of this act shall vest in said town of Sherborn, and
the land so taken or acquired may be managed, improved
and controlled by the board of water commissioners here-
inafter provided for, in such manner as they shall deem
for the best interest of said town.
Section 4. Said town shall pay all damages to property
sustained by any person or corporation by the taking of any
land, right of way, water, water source, water right or ease-
ment, or by anything done by said town imder authority of
this act. Any person or corporation sustaining damages as
aforesaid, and failing to agree with said town as to the amount
thereof, may have the same determined in the manner pro-
vided by law in the case of land taken for the laying out of
highways, on application at any time within the period of
two years after the taking of such land or other property or
the doing of other injury under authority of this act; but
no such application shall be made after the expiration of
said two years, and no assessment of damages on an applica-
tion shall be made for the taking of any water, water right,
or for any injury thereto, and said period of two years shall
not begin to run until the water is actually withdrawn or
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 117. 85
diverted by said town under authority of this act. Said
town may by vote, from time to time, determine what
amount or quantity of water it proposes to take and appro-
priate under this act; in wliich case any damages caused
by such taking shall be based upon such amount or quantity
until the same shall be increased by vote or otherwise, and
in such event said town shall be further liable only for the
additional damages caused by such additional taking.
Section 5. The said town may, for the purpose of pay- Town of sher-
ing the necessary expenses and liabilities incurred under the Loan, Act of
provisions of this act, issue from time to time, bonds or ^^^^•
notes to an amount not exceeding sixty thousand dollars.
Such bonds or notes shall bear on their face the words,
Town of Sherborn Water Loan, Act of 1914; shall be pay-
able by such annual pa\TTients, beginning not more than
one year after the date thereof, as will extinguish each loan
within thirty years from its date, and the amount of such
annual payment of any loan in any year shall not be less
than the amount of the principal of said loan payable in any
subsequent year. Each authorized issue of bonds or notes
shall constitute a separate loan. Saifl bonds or notes shall
bear interest at a rate not exceeding five per cent per annum,
payable semi-annually, and shall be signed by the treasurer
of the town and countersigned by a majority of the select-
men. The town may sell the said securities at public or
private sale, upon such terms and conditions as it may deem
proper, but they shall not be sold for less than their par
value, and the proceeds shall be used only for the pur-
poses herein specified.
Section 6. Said town shall, at the time of authorizing Payment of
said loan or loans, provide for the payment thereof in accord- °*'''
ance with the provisions of section five of this act; and
when a vote to that effect has been passed, a sum which,
with the income derived from water rates, will be sufficient
to pay the annual expense of operating its water works and
the interest as it accrues on the bonds or notes issued as
aforesaid by the town, and to make such payments on the
principal as may be required under the provisions of this
act, shall, without further vote, be assessed by the assessors
of the town annually thereafter, in the same manner in
which other taxes are assessed, until the debt incurred by
said loan or loans is extinguished.
Section 7. Whoever wilfully or wantonly corrupts, pol- pXtwJretc.,
lutes or diverts any water taken or helil under this act, or ff ^ater, etc.
86
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 117.
Water com-
missioners,
election,
terms, etc.
Quorum.
Vacancy.
Water rates,
etc.
injures any structure, work or other property owned, held
or used by said town under authority of this act, shall
forfeit and pay to the said town three times the amount of
damages assessed therefor, to be recovered in an action of
tort; and upon being convicted of any of the above wilful
or wanton acts, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding
three hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in jail for a
term not exceeding one year.
Section 8. Said town shall, after its acceptance of this
act, at the same meeting, or at a subsequent meeting duly
called for the purpose, elect by ballot three persons to hold
office, one until the expiration of three years, one until the
expiration of two years and one imtil the expiration of
one year from the next succeeding annual town meeting,
to constitute a board of water commissioners; and at each
annual town meeting thereafter one such commissioner shall
be elected by ballot for the term of three years. All the au-
thority granted to the said town by this act and not other-
wise specifically provided for shall be vested in said water
commissioners, who shall be subject, however, to such in-
structions, rules and regulations as said town may impose
by its vote. A majority of said commissioners shall con-
stitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Any
vacancy occurring in said board from any cause may be
filled by the town for the remainder of the unexpired term
at any legal town meeting called for the purpose. Any
such vacancy may be filled temporarily by a majority vote
of the selectmen, and the person so appointed shall hold
office until the town fills the vacancy in the manner provided
herein.
Section 9. Said commissioners shall fix just and equi-
table prices and rates for the use of water, and shall pre-
scribe the time and manner of payment. The income of
the water works shall be applied to defraying all operating
expenses, interest charges and payments on the principal,
as they accrue, of any bonds or notes issued under authority
of this act. If there should be a net surplus remaining after
providing for the aforesaid charges, it shall be used for such
new construction as the water commissioners may determine
upon, and in case a surplus should remain after pajnient
for such new construction, the water rates shall be reduced
proportionately. No money shall be expended in new con-
struction by the water commissioners except from the net
surplus aforesaid, unless the to^^ n appropriates and provides
\
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 118, 119. 87
money therefor. Said commissioners shall annually, and as Commissioners
often as the town may require, render a report upon the anmiaiTy.
condition of the works under their charp;e, and an account
of their doings, including an account of receipts and ex-
penditures.
Section 10. This act shall take effect upon its accept- J^^^ °^ ^^'"'"^
ance by a majority vote of the legal voters of the town of
Sherborn present and voting thereon at an annual town
meeting within three years after its passage; and for the
purpose of being submitted to the voters as aforesaid this
act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved Febrnary 28, 101 4.
An Act to authorize free public libraries to lend (JfiQj) Xlg
BOOKS and other LIBRARY MATERIAL.
Be it enacted, etc., as follcnvs:
Section 1. Any city or town public library may lend uhmi?e""lay
its books or other librarv material to non-residents and 1'^°'' °'' borrow
. . i> 1 • • '1 1 1 hooks, etc.
Citizens or other cities and towns on such terms and con-
ditions as the trustees of the library may prescribe. Any
city or town may raise money to procure for its inhabitants
the privilege of so borrowing books and other library ma-
terial from the library of any other city or town.
Section 2, This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 4, IOI4.
An Act relative to garages in the city of boston. CJiav 119
Be it enacted, etc., as folloics:
Section 1. Section one of chapter five hundred and if>i3, 577. § 1,
„ , . ^ . 1111 amended.
seventy-seven 01 the acts 01 the year nineteen hundred and
thirteen is hereby amended by striking out the words ''for
hire", in the third line, so as to read as follows: — Section 1. Erection and
In the citj' of Boston no building shall be erected for, or of parages in
maintained as a garage for the storage, keeping or care of regulated.
automobiles until the issue of a permit therefor by the board
of street commissioners of the city after notice and a public
hearing upon an application filed with said board. The ap-
plication for the permit shall be made by the owner of the
parcel of land upon which such building is to be erected or
maintained and shall contain the names and addresses of
every owner of record of each parcel of land abutting thereon.
88
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 120.
1913, 577, § 3,
amended.
Duties of
street com-
missioners.
1913, 577. § 4,
amended.
Not to apply
to certain
buildings, etc.
Section 2. Section three of said cliapter is hereby
amended by inserting after the word "notified", in the
fourth Hne, the word : — and, — and by striking out the
words "and the requirements of pubhc convenience", in
the sixth Hne, so as to read as follows: — Section 3. At the
time and place specified in the notice for the hearing the
said board shall hear all parties interested, and after giving
consideration to the interests of all owners of record no-
tified, and the general character of the neighborhood in
which is situated the land or building referred to in the ap-
plication, shall determine whether or not the application
shall be granted and A permit issued.
Section 3. Section four of said chapter is hereby amended
by striking out the words "for hire", in the third line, so
as to read as follows: — Section 4- The provisions of this
act shall not apply to a building maintained as a garage
for the storage, keeping or care of automobiles at the time
of the passage of this act, but any enlargement of, or addi-
tion to any such building .shall be subject to the provisions
of this act.
Section 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Aj^yroved March 4, 1914.
Chap. 120 An Act relative to the protection and sale of hares
AND RABBITS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follow,'}:
Section one of chapter one hundred and eighteen of the
acts of the year nineteen hundred and eleven is hereby
amended by striking out the word "fifteenth", in the third
line, and inserting in place thereof the word : — eleventh, —
so as to read as follows: — Section 1. It shall be unlawful
to hunt, take or kill a hare or rabbit between the first day
of March and the eleventh day of October, both inclusive,
or to buy or sell or offer for sale a hare or rabbit taken or
killed during the said period in this commonwealth, or
taken or killed at any time contrary to the laws of any
other state or country. But any person may buy or sell
hares or rabbits at any time: provided, that they were not
taken or killed contrary to the laws of this commonwealth
or of any other state or country.
Apjjrored March 4, 1914.
1911, 118. § 1,
amended.
Protection and
sale of hares
and rabbits.
Proviso.
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 121, 122. 89
An Act relative to notices of intention of marriage. (JJk^j) j21
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section seventeen of chapter one hundred ^c^ miAded^'
and fifty-one of tlie Revised Laws, as amended by cliapter
one hundred and twenty of the acts of the year nineteen
hundred and twelve and by section two of chapter seven
hundred and fifty-two of the acts of the year nineteen hun-
dred and thirteen, is hereby further amended by inserting
after the word "him", in the sixth Hne, the words: — or be-
fore a regularly employed clerk in his office designated by
him in writing and made a matter of record in the office, —
so as to read as follows: — Section 17. The clerk or regis- Notice of in-
trar shall require notice of intention of marriage to be given marrfage.^
to him in writing, on })lanks to be furnished by him, by one
of the parties to such intended marriage, or by his or her
parent or legal guardian, and shall require the party who
gives such notice to make oath before him or before a regu-
larly employed clerk in his office designated by him in writ-
ing and made a matter of record in the office, to the truth
of all the statements therein, whereof he or she could have
knowledge, and also to make oath that there are no legal
impediments to such intended marriage. In cities or towns
having an assistant clerk or registrar he may administer the
oath. No fee shall be charged for administering such oath.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 4, 191J^.
An Act to provide that cities and towns shall care Chap. 122
FOR the graves OF SOLDIERS AND SAILORS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. In every city and town there shall annually Careofgrave3
be appointed by the mayor of the city or by the selectmen sai^ors.""^^ ^"^
of the town a citizen of the city or town, preferably a vet-
eran of the civil war or of the Spanish war, whose duty it
shall be to see that the graves of all soldiers and sailors who
served in the civil war or in the Spanish war are suitably
kept and cared for. If the cost of such care and main-
tenance is not paid by private persons, or by the trustees
of the cemetery where any such graves are situated, it
shall be paid by the city or town; and cities and towns are
hereby authorized to appropriate money for this purpose.
90
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 123, 124.
Money so appropriated may be expended directly by the
city or town or may be paid over to the trustees or man-
ao;er of any cemetery in which any such grave is situated;
but the sum so paid over in any year shall not exceed for
each grave the sum charged for the annual care and main-
tenance of like graves in the same cemetery, or, if no such
charge is made in that cemetery, then it shall not exceed the
sum charged in other cemeteries in the same city or town
for the said service.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Ayiwoved March 4, 1914.
Chap.123 An Act to authorize the city of Worcester to make
ORDINANCES PROVIDING FOR THE CONTROL OR PREVEN-
TION OF SMOKE.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The city of Worcester, by vote of its city
council, may make ordinances for the control or prevention
of the emission of smoke of such character as shall be ad-
judged harmful, and for the control or prevention of agencies
causing such smoke, and for the enforcement thereof may
appoint officers or agents and appropriate money for salaries
and for expenses: iirovided, that no such ordinance shall
apply to railroads or railroad operations or emploj^ees.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 4, 1914-
Control, etc.,
of smoke
nuisance in
city of
Worcester.
Proviso.
Appropria-
tions, publica-
tion of prov-
ince laws.
Chap. 124: An Act making appropriations for continuing the
PUBLICATION OF THE PROVINCE LAWS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro-
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth
from the ordinary revenue, for the fiscal year ending on the
thirtieth day of November, nineteen hundred and fourteen,
for the purpose of completing the preparation and pub-
lication of the acts and resolves of the province of Massa-
chusetts Bay, to wit: —
For the salary of the editor, two thousand dollars.
For clerical services and a messenger, a sum not exceeding
twenty-eight hundred dollars.
For stationery, postage, travelling and other expenses,
a sum not exceeding two hundred dollars.
Editor.
Clerical
services, etc.
Expenses.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 125. 91
For printing and binding such volumes as may be com- Printing and
pleted, a sum not exceeding twenty-five hundred dollars, '"°'''°S' "*'"
the same to be in addition to any amount heretofore appro-
priated for this purpose.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Aj^froved March 4, 191 4-
An Act making appropriations for salaries and ex- Chap.125
PENSES OF the QUARTERMASTER GENERAL OF THE MILITIA
AND FOR SUNDRY ARMORY EXPENSES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro- Appropna-
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth
from the ordinary revenue, for the quartermaster general's
department, for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day
of November, nineteen hundred and fourteen, to wit: —
For the salary of the quartermaster general, a sum not ^ene^T™'^''*^^'^
exceeding two thousand dollars.
For the salary of the superintendent of armories, eighteen Superin-
1 J 1111 tendent of
hundred dollars.
armories.
For the salaries of the clerks, ten thousand dollars. cierks.
For the salary of the watchman at the state arsenal, eight Watchman at
,11,,, state arsenal.
hundred dollars.
For incidental and contingent expenses, a sum not exceed- pens'^s'^etc.'^''
ing six thousand dollars.
For quartermasters' supplies, a sum not exceeding twenty- Quartermasters-
three thousand dollars. ^ '"'''''""
For maintenance of armories of the first class, a sum not Armories of
exceeding ninety-seven thousand five hundred dollars.
For the salaries of armorers of the first class, a sum not Armorers,
exceeding fifty-five thousand dollars.
For rent and maintenance of armories of the second class. Armories of
a sum not exceeding seventy-six hundred and sixty-five •'"'*'°"'^ *'''*''^
dollars.
For rent and maintenance of armories of the third class, Armories of
a sum not exceeding fifty-five hundred and seventy-five
dollars.
For allowance to the three batteries of artillery of the Batteries of
volunteer militia, twenty-four hundred dollars. artillery.
For care and maintenance of the camp ground and build- ^^l"^^ ground,
ings at Framingham, a sum not exceeding four thousand
dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Ajijiroved March 4f 1914-
92 Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 126, 127.
Chap. 126 An Act relative to false imprisonment or false
ARREST.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloics:
tn^^lm-^^ Section 1. No action, except for use of excessive force,
prisonment or shall hereafter lie against any officer other than the arrest-
lie only against ing officcr, bv Tcason of the fact that, in good faith and in the
arresting officer, » i>i'i,' i j''j -ji j.
unless, etc. periormance oi his duties, he participates in the arrest or
imprisonment of any person believed to be guilty of a crime
or misdemeanor, unless it can be shown that such other
officer in the performance of his duties took an active part
in the arrest or imprisonment as aforesaid, either by order-
ing or directing that said arrest or imprisonment take place
or be made, or by himself actually initiating the making
Action not to and carrviiig out of said arrest and imprisonment. No
he against by- " , p e • e i 11 !• • x
standerwho actiou, cxccpt lor usc OI cxcessivc torce, shall he against
any bystancler who assists an officer in making an arrest,
at the request of the officer.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Apjyroved March 5, 1914.
assists, etc.
Chap. 121 An Act relative to the construction and inspection
OF certain tanks used in operating pneumatic ma-
chinery.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
amendld.^ '' Section 1. Scctiou ouc of chapter six hundred and
twenty-nine of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
thirteen is hereby amended by striking out the words "ex-
ceeding eighteen inches in diameter", in the second and
third lines, and inserting in place thereof the words: —
except pipes laid from tanks or other receptacles, — and
also by adding at the end thereof the words : — who holds
a certificate of competency as a boiler inspector issued by
the boiler inspection department of the district police, —
Installation and SO as to read as follows I — SectioTi 1 . No person shall
pressed a'iJ' iustall or USC, or cause to be installed or used, any tank or
iat°d"^^"" other receptacle, except pipes laid from tanks or other
receptacles, for the keeping or storage of compressed air
at any pressure exceeding fifty pounds per square inch,
for use in operating pneumatic machinery, unless the owner
or user thereof shall hold a certificate of inspection issued
by the boiler inspection department of the district police,
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 128. 93
certifying that the said tank or other receptacle has been
duly inspected within two years, or unless the owner or
user shall hold a policy of insurance upon the said tank or
other receptacle issued by an insurance company operating
under the laws of this commonwealth, together with a cer-
tificate of inspection from an insurance inspector who holds
a certificate of competency as a boiler inspector issued by
the boiler inspection department of the district police.
Section 2. Section two of said chapter six hundred and ame'ndld.^ ^'
twenty-nine is hereby amended by inserting after the word
"device", in the third line, the words: — use of oil, — so as
to read as follows : — Section 2. The board of boiler rules Regulations.
shall prescribe regulations for the size, shape, construction,
operation, maximum pressure, gauges, safety device, use of
oil and other appurtenances necessary for the safe operation
of all tanks or other receptacles used for the storage of com-
pressed air, excepting those exempted in section seven of
this act.
Section 3. Section six of said chapter six hundred and amended.^ ^'
twenty-nine is hereby amended by inserting after the word
"and", in the second line, the words: — if required by the
inspector, — so as to read as follows: — Section 6. The inspection,
inspection shall consist of a hammer test, and, if required
by the inspector, also a hydrostatic test, the pressure of
which shall be one and one half times the pressure allowed
on the air tank or other receptacle inspected. The air
tank or other receptacle shall be prepared for inspection
by the owner or user thereof.
Section 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 5, 1914-
An Act relative to the industrial school for boys Chap. 128
IN THE CITY OF BOSTON.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The land situated on Halleck, Archibald [^^'Sn to
and Goldthwaite streets in the citv of Boston, heretofore if occupied by
-, " , , PI • ^^^ industrial
taken by the board of stneet commissioners of that city, school for
at the request of the public works department, for a gar-
bage station, is hereby transferred to the control of the
school committee, to be used for school purposes and to
be occupied by the industrial school for boys. The pay- Damages,
ment of all damages for the land so taken shall be met
by appropriation by loan or otherwise by the school com-
94
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 129, 130.
Additional
land may be
taken.
Time of taking
effect.
mittee in accordance with law, and any payments made for
said land shall be chargeable to the appropriation for new
school buildings, lands, yards and furnishings.
Section 2. The said board of street commissioners is
further authorized to take in fee, in accordance with the
provisions of section thirty-one of chapter four hundred
and eighty-six of the acts of the year nineteen hundred
and nine, additional land in said city so that the lot to be
occupied by the industrial school for boys may exceed
two acres but shall not exceed four acres in area.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its accept-
ance by the mayor and the city council of the city of Boston.
Approved March 5, 1914-
C/iap. 129 An Act to authorize the tow^n of ludlow to raise
AND appropriate MONEY FOR THE LUDLOW HOSPITAL.
Town of Lud-
low may raise
money for the
Ludlow hos-
pital.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The town of Ludlow is hereby authorized
to raise by taxation sums of money, not exceeding fifteen
hundred dollars in any one year, and to appropriate the
same at an annual town meeting or at any special meeting
called for the purpose, to be expended by the trustees of
the Ludlow hospital in said town toward the maintenance
and support of said hospital.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 5, 1914-
ChapASO An Act making an appropriation for expenses in con-
nection WITH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF LIFE INSURANCE
DEPARTMENTS BY SAVINGS BANKS.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloics:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are hereby "•]
appropriated, to be paid out of the treasury of the common-
wealth from the ordinary revenue, to be expended under
the direction of the trustees of the General Insurance Guar-
antee Fund for the necessary expenses in connection with
the life insurance departments in savings banks, during the •]
fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of November, nineteen
hundred and fourteen, to wit : —
For the salary of the actuary, the sum of twenty-^four hun-
dred dollars.
Appropria-
tions, life in-
surance de-
partments in
savings banks.
Actuary.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 131. 95^
For the salary of the assistant actuary, the sum of fifteen Assistant
1 1 1 1 11 " actuary.
hundred dollars.
For the salary of tlie medical director, the sum of twenty- Medical
f, 1 1 1 1 11 director.
nve hundred dollars.
For the salary of the assistant medical director, the sum Assistant.
of six hundred dollars.
For the salary of the secretary, the sum of fifteen hundred Secretary.
dollars.
For the rent of offices, the sum of nineteen hundred and ^"eg"^
forty-four dollars.
For other necessary expenses, a sum not exceeding sixty- Expenses.
five hundred and fifty-six dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 7, 1014-
An Act to authorize the conveyance of a part of the (JJku) 13]^
deer hill state reservation to the west cumming-
ton cemetery corporation.
Be it enacted, etc., as folluios:
Section 1. The county commissioners of the county of *-^°rt^of^Dee°r°^
Hampshire, in the name and in behalf of the commonwealth, Hiii reserva-
are hereby authorized to convey to the West Cummhigton cemetery
Cemetery Corporation, situated in the town of Cumming- ''°'^p°'''**'°°-
ton, a part of the Deer Hill state reservation, containing
about three quarters of an acre, and bounded and described
as follows : — Beginning at the northwesterly corner of the
cemetery of said corporation, thence north, forty minutes
east, one hundred feet to a stake; thence south, eighty-
three degrees, thirty minutes east, three hundred seven feet
and six inches, more or less, to a stake; thence south, nine-
teen degrees, thirty-four minutes east, one hundred seventy-
five feet and six inches, more or less, to the northerly side
of the county road running in front of said cemetery; thence
west by said county road sixteen feet to a wall; thence
northwesterly by said wall to the present rear line of said
cemetery; and thence by the rear line of said cemetery
westerly to the point of beginning.
Section 2. This act shall take efl'ect upon its passage.
Approved March 7, 191 Ji-.
96
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 132, 133.
The Refuge in
the City of
Boston may
transfer its
property, etc.,
to the Bethesda
Society.
Chap. 132 An Act to authorize the refuge in the city of boston
TO transfer its funds and property to the be-
thesda society.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The Refuge in the City of Boston, a Massa-
chusetts charitable corporation, is hereby authorized to
transfer, assign, set over and convey any and all of the funds
and property held by it, or the income therefrom as the same
may from time to time accrue, to the Bethesda Society, a
Massachusetts charitable corporation; and the said Bethesda
Society is hereby authorized to receive, accept, hold, manage
and dispose of the same as trustees of said property, in such
way as it may from time to time deem best for the fulfilment
of the charitable purposes of the said first named corpora-
tion.
Section 2. The Bethesda Society shall for all purposes
of gift, devise or bequest become the legal successor of The
Refuge in the City of Boston.
Section 3. The powers hereby granted shall be exercised
only in conformity with a decree of the supreme judicial
court, sitting in equity, in the county of Suffolk, and to be
entered within one year after the passage of this act.
Section 4. This act shall take effect upon its acceptance
by the votes of the board of directors of each of said cor-
porations. Approved March 7, 1914.
The Bethesda
Society to be
legal successor
of The Refuge
in the City of
Boston.
Decree of
supreme
judicial court
required.
Time of taking
effect.
Town of
Saugus Water
Loan, Act of
1914.
Chap. ISS An Act to authorize the town of saugus to make an
ADDITIONAL WATER LOAN.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The town of Saugus, for the purposes speci-
fied in chapter ninety-one of the acts of the year nineteen
hundred and eleven, may issue from time to time notes or
bonds to an amount not exceeding seventy-five thousand
dollars in addition to the amount heretofore authorized by
law to be issued for water supply purposes. Such notes
or bonds shall be denominated upon the face thereof. Town
of Saugus Water Loan, Act of 1914; shall be signed by the
treasurer of the town and countersigned by the water com-
missioners, shall bear interest at a rate not exceeding five
per cent per annum; and shall be payable by such annual
payments, beginning not more than one year after the date
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 134, 135. 97
of each loan, as will extinguish each loan within thirty years
from its date, and the amount of such annual payment of
any loan in any year shall not be less than the amount of
the principal of said loan payable in any subsequent year.
Each authorized issue of bonds or notes shall constitute a
separate loan. The town may sell the said securities at
public or private sale, upon such terms and conditions as it
may deem proper, but they shall not be sold for less than
their par value.
Section 2. The town shall, at the time of authorizing Payment of
said loan or loans, provide for the payment thereof in accord-
ance with section one of this act; and when a vote to that
effect has been passed, a sum which with the income de-
rived from water rates will be sufficient to pay the annual
expense of operating its water works and the interest as it
accrues on the bonds or notes issued as aforesaid, and to
make such payments on the principal as may be required
under the provisions of this act, shall without further vote
be assessed by the assessors of the town annually there-
after, in the same manner in which other taxes are assessed,
until the debt incurred by said loan or loans is extinguished.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 7, 1914.
An Act to provide for sessions in the town of Chap. 134:
FRAMINGHAM OF THE PROBATE COURT FOR THE COUNTY
OF MIDDLESEX.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
The probate court for the county of Middlesex, in addl- sessions of
tion to the places now authorized by law, shall be held in f^Framrng-'^
the town of Framingham at least once in each month in {is^df*'''^'
which the said court is held at any other place in said county.
Approved March 7, 19 14.
An Act relative to assistant assessors in the city of Chav.lo5
LYNN.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Section 1. Assistant assessors in the city of Lynn, to a Assistant as-
number not exceeding one for every three thousand taxable Lyn°n?appoint-
polls and every fractional part of three thousand in excess ^^'^^•^^°-
of fifteen hundred in said city, as shown by the polls returned
for the year previous, may be appointed and may be re-
98
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 136.
Proviso. moved by the board of assessors for said city: provided,
hoivever, that the persons ah'eady serving as assistant assess-
ors of said city shall continue to act in that capacity and
shall hold their positions as shall those who may hereafter
be appointed, subject to the power of the board of assessors
to remove them for reasons stated in writing. The com-
pensation of said assistant assessors shall be such as shall
from time to time be fixed by the municipal council of said
city.
Repeal. SECTION 2. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent
herewith are hereby repealed.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 7, 1914.
Chap. ISQ An Act making appropriations for sundry sinking
FUNDS AND SERIAL BONDS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The following sums are hereby appropriated,
to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth from the
ordinary revenue, for the benefit of the following sinkitig
funds and to provide for the payment of certain serial bonds
due the present year, to wit : —
For the Armory Loan Sinking Fund, the sum of thirty-
four thousand and seventeen dollars.
For the Medfield Insane Asylum Loan Sinking Fund, the
sum of fourteen thousand five hundred and forty-two dollars.
For the Metropolitan Parks Loan Sinking Fund, Boule-
vards, one half, the sum of twenty-nine thousand and ten
dollars.
For the Prisons and Hospitals Loan Sinking Fund, the
sum of seventy-six thousand three hundred and sixty-three
dollars.
For the State Highway Loan Sinking Fund, the sum of
thirty-nine thousand eight hundred and twenty-three dol-
lars.
For the State House Loan Sinking Fund, the sum of
forty-three thousand seven hundred and thirty-eight dollars.
Appropria-
tions, sinking
funds.
Armory Loan.
Medfield In-
sane Asylum
Loan.
Metropolitan
Parka Loan.
Prisons and
Hospitals
Loan.
State Highway
Loan.
State House
Loan.
Serial bonds.
SERIAL BONDS.
County Court ^^^ Suffolk Couuty Court House, due March first and
House. September first, nineteen hundred and fourteen, ten thou-
sand three hundred thirty-three dollars and thirty-three
cents.
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 137, 138. 99
For State Highways, due April first and October first, s^te High-
nineteen hundred and fourteen, one hundred eighty-four
thousand five hundred dollars.
For Abolition of Grade Crossings, due November first, Abolition of
nineteen hundred and fourteen, thirty-four thousand dollars, inga.
For Armories, due September first, nineteen hundred ^'^orics.
and fourteen, thirty thousand dollars.
For the Development of the Port of Boston, due August Development
first, nineteen hundred and lourteen, seventy-uve thousand Boston.
dollars.
For Prisons and Hospitals, due November first, nineteen Prisons and
hundred and fourteen, fifty-two thousand dollars. °^^^
For the Soldiers' Gratuity, due August first, nineteen soWiera'
hundred and fourteen, fifteen thousand dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 7, 1914-
An Act to authorize the city of Worcester to pay a Chap. 1^7
SUM of money to CATHERINE o'rEILLY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The city of Worcester may pay to Catherine cityof
O'Reilly, who was injured on the seventeenth day of March, pa^yTsuiu™!^^
nineteen hundred and thirteen, by being run over by a cathenLe
vehicle then in use by the fire department of said city, a o'Rei'iy-
sum not exceeding five hundred dollars, to compensate her
for the injuries thus sustained.
Section 2. This act shall take eft'ect upon its passage.
Approved March 7, WI4.
An Act relative to the promotion of call men in the nhdYt 138
FIRE departments OF CITIES AND TOWNS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section one of chapter four hundred and eighty-seven of amendtd ^ ''
the acts of the year nineteen hundred and thirteen is hereby
amended by inserting after the word "persons", in the
seventh line, the words : — then in the call or part call fire
department, — so as to read as follows: — Section 1. Cities Certain caii
and towns which have a call or part call fire department JfeparTme^nta
which now is or may hereafter be subject to the civil service pointed to"
rules may, on the recommendation of the board of engineers fo7™.''°^"*
of the fire department or of the officer or board having charge
of the fire department, appoint as members of the permanent
100
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 139, 140, 141.
force without civil service examination any persons then
in the call or part call fire department who have served as
call men or part call men for five or more successive years:
Proviso. provided, that such persons are certified by the city or town
physician to be competent physically for the duty. If there
is no city or town physician, then the said certification
shall be made by a physician designated for the purpose by
the board of engineers or other authority, as aforesaid.
Amwoved March 7, 1914.-
Chap. 139 An Act to authorize the city of boston to pay a sum
OF MONEY TO WILLIAM T. McCORMICK.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Section 1. The city of Boston, by vote of the city
council, approved by the mayor, is hereby authorized to pay
a sum not exceeding one hundred dollars to William T.
McCormick, who was injured while in the performance of
his duty as a member of the fire department of the city.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 7, 1914-
City of Boston
may pay a
sum of money
to William T.
McCormick.
I
City of Brock-
ton may
appropriate
money for the
Brockton
hospital.
Chap. 140 An Act rel.\tive to appropriations by the city of
BROCKTON FOR THE BROCKTON HOSPITAL.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The city of Brockton is hereby authorized
to appropriate a sum not exceeding eight thousand dollars a
year, to be paid to the Brockton Hospital Company toward
the maintenance and support of the Brockton hospital.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 7, 1914'
Chap. 14:1 An Act relative to the issuance of permits and
LICENSES IN THE CITY OF NEW BEDFORD.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The mayor and aldermen and the city
council of the city of New Bedford may delegate to the city
clerk of the city, subject to such restrictions as they may im-
pose, the powers respectively vested in them by the laws of
the commonwealth to grant licenses, and may respectively
Granting of
permits and
licenses in city
of New Bed-
ford regulated.
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 142, 143. 101
regulate the granting of licenses or permits which the mayor
and aldermen or which the city council are authorized to
grant by the statutes of the commonwealth, except such as
may be granted by the mayor and aldermen under the pro-
visions of chapter one hundred of the Revised Laws and acts
in amendment thereof or in addition thereto.
Section 2. So much of any act as is inconsistent here- Repeal.
with is hereby repealed.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Ajjproved March 7, 1914-
An Act relative to the submission to the voters in Q]icm.\^2
THE CITY OF BROCKTON OF THE ACT FOR COMPENSATION
OF PUBLIC EMPLOYEES FOR INJURIES SUSTAINED BY THEM.
Be it enacted, etc., as foUoics:
Chapter eight hundred and seven of the acts of the year chap. 807,
nineteen hundred and thirteen, being an act to provide for to be sub-
compensating certain public employees for injuries sustained "oters o?
in the course of their employment, shall be submitted to the n/uu^c*ipyelec-
voters of the city of Brockton at the annual municipal g'^rrJut^year.
election in the current year in the manner prescribed in the
said chapter, the said act not having been submitted to the
voters of the said city at the annual municipal election in
the year nineteen hundred and thirteen.
Api^roved March 7, 1914-
An Act relative to municipal indebtedness. Chav 143
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section two of chapter seven hundred and amended.^ ^'
nineteen of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and thirteen
is hereby amended by inserting after the word "towns",
in the fourth line, the w^ords : — or districts, — and by strik-
ing out the word "town", in the sixth line, so as to read as
follows : — Section 2. In this act, unless the context other- Certain terms
wise requires: "revenue" means receipts from taxes and
income from all other sources; "majority vote" and "two
thirds vote", as applied to towns or districts, mean the vote
of a majority or two thirds of the voters present and voting
at a meeting duly called, and, as applied to cities, mean
the vote taken by yeas and nays of a majority or of two
thirds, as the case may require, of all the members of each
branch of the city government, where there are two branches,
defined.
102
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 143.
1913, 719, § 3,
amended.
Indebtedness
may be in-
curred for
temporary
loans, etc.
Payment of
notes.
1913, 719, § 6,
amended.
Periods within
which debts
shall be pay-
able.
Proviso.
or of all the members where there is a single branch of the
city government, or of a majority or two thirds of the com-
missioners where the city government consists of a com-
mission; and in every case subject to the approval of the
mayor, where such approval is required by the charter of
the city.
Section 2. Section three of said chapter seven hundred
and nineteen is hereby amended by striking out the words
"and watch", in the first line, and inserting in place thereof
the words : — light, watch, and improvement, — and by
striking out the words "not exceeding", in the sixth line,
and inserting in place thereof the words : — which for cities
and towns shall not exceed, — so as to read as follows : —
Section 3. Cities and towns, and fire, water, light, watch,
and improvement districts, so-called, may, by a majority
vote, incur debt for temporary loans in anticipation of the
revenue of the financial year in which the debt is incurred
and expressly made payable therefrom by such vote, and
may issue a note or notes therefor to an amount which for
cities and towns shall not exceed in the aggregate the total
tax levy of the preceding financial year, together with the
bank, corporation and street railway tax received during
the preceding financial year, exclusive of special or addi-
tional assessments or revenue from any other source except
payments made by the commonwealth in lieu of taxes on
account of property taken for institutions or for metropolitan
district purposes. Such notes shall be payable, and shall
be paid, not later than one year from the date thereof, and
shall not be renewed or paid by the issue of new notes, except
as is provided in section nine.
Section 3. The last paragraph of section six of said
chapter seven hundred and nineteen is hereby amended by
inserting after the word " act", in the sixth line, the words: —
provided, hoivever, that debts mentioned in clause (1) of this
section shall be payable as provided for in sections three,
four and nine of this act, — so that said paragraph will read
as follows : — Debts for all of the purposes mentioned in
this section shall be payable within the periods above speci-
fied from the date of the first issue of bonds or notes on
account thereof, and may be incurred in accordance with
the provisions of existing law, except in so far as the same
are inconsistent with the provisions of this act: provided,
hoivever, that debts mentioned in clause (1) of this section
shall be payable as provided for in sections three, four
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 143. 103
and nine of this act. All other debts hereafter incurred by other debts to
a city or town shall be reckoned in determining its limit of wltirin debt
indebtedness, and debts authorized under the provisions of ''°"*' "*"•
this section, except for temporary loans, may be incurred
only by a vote of two thirds of the voters present and vot-
ing, or of two thirds of all the members of a city council or
other governing body, taken by yeas and nays, and subject
to the approval of the mayor, if such approval is required by
the charter of the city.
Section 4, Section eight of said chapter seven hundred amended ^ ^'
and nineteen is hereby amended by striking out the word
"nine", in the tw^elfth line, and inserting in place thereof
the word: — ten, — so as to read as follows: — Section S. i^sue of bonds,
, ' ^ , , notes, etc.
A city or town which has authorized a debt to be mcurred
Avithin the limitations as to amount and time of payment
prescribed by this act may issue bonds, notes or certificates
of indebtedness therefor, properly denominated on the face
thereof, signed by its treasurer, and, if issued b}^ a city,
countersigned by its mayor, unless its charter otherwise
provides, or if issued by a town, countersigned by a majority
of its selectmen, and by any other officers, boards or com-
missioners of a city or town whose counter-signatures may
be required by law, at such rate of interest as may be deemed
proper, and such city or town may, except as provided in
section ten, sell such bonds, notes or certificates of indebted-
ness at not less than par, at public or private sale, or may
use the same in payment of such debts: iwovided, however, Proviso,
that if the amount of the annual payment and the period
of the loan are not specified by the vote authorizing the
debt to be incurred, the officers authorized to issue bonds or
notes therefor may issue the same subject to the provisions
and limitations of this act. The auditor or similar officer in Duties of
cities, and the town accountant in towns having such an *'®'^*'°° **''^-
officer, and the treasurer in all other tow^ns shall, not later
than May first of each year, notify the board of assessors in
w'riting of the amount of debt falling due during the current
financial year, the sinking fund requirements, if any, and
what provision has been made for meeting such require-
ments; and the board shall make such provision for meeting
said debt and sinking fund requirements in the tax levy of
that year as in its judgment may be necessary.
Section 5. Section nine of said chapter seven hundred amended.^ ^'
and nineteen is hereby amended by striking out the words
"or town", in the first and fourth lines, and inserting in
104
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 144.
Temporary
loan may be
made for
period not
exceeding one
year, etc.
Provisos.
place thereof, in each Instance, the words: — town or dis-
trict, — and by adding at the end of said section the words: —
liroddcd, however, that the period from the date of issue of
the original loan and the date of maturity of the refunding
loan shall be not more than one year; and yrovided, further,
that no notes shall be refunded under the provisions of
this section except under the authority of such vote as is
required for the original borrowing, — so as to read as fol-
lows : — Section 9. If a city, town or district votes to issue
bonds, notes or certificates of indebtedness in accordance
with the provisions of law, the officers authorized to issue
the same may, in the name of such city, town or district,
make a temporary loan for a period of not more than one
year in anticipation of the money to be derived from the
sale of such bonds, notes or certificates of indebtedness
and may issue notes therefor; but the time within which
such securities shall become due and payable shall not be
extended by reason of the making of such temporary loan
beyond the time fixed in the vote authorizing the issue of
such bonds, notes or certificates of indebtedness; and notes
issued under the provisions of this section and of sections
three and four of this act for a shorter period than one year
may be refunded by the issue of other notes maturing within
the required period: provided, hoicever, that the period from
the date of issue of the original loan and the date of ma-
turity of the refunding loan shall be not more than one year;
and provided, further, that no notes shall be refunded under
the provisions of this section except under the authority of
such vote as is required for the original borrowing.
Section 6. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 7, 1914.
Chap. 1^4 An Act to authorize the city of lynn to pay a pension
TO JOHN FOX.
City of Lynn
may pay a
pension to
John Fox.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The city of Lynn is hereby authorized to
pay to John Fox, who was an employee of the city for thirty-
eight years and retired from the service of the city on ac-
count of blindness in the year nineteen hundred and eight,
the same annual pension to which he would be entitled if
the city of Lynn had accepted the provisions of chapter five
hundred and three of the acts of the year nineteen hundred
and twelve, relative to pensioning laborers in the employ
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 145, 146. 105
of cities and towns, while the said Fox was in the employ-
ment of the city.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Ajyproved March 9, 1914-
An Act to incorporate the Suffolk law school. Chav 145
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Section 1. Gleason L. Archer, Thomas J. Boynton, Suffolk Uiw
Wilmot R. Evans, Junior, James H. Vahey, Sumner Robin- porS""""
son, Charles W. Bartlett, Joseph F. O'Connell, and their
successors, are hereby made a corporation by the name of
the Suffolk Law School for the purpose hereinafter named.
Said corporation shall consist of seven members only and
shall have power to fill vacancies within itself. Four of the
members shall be members of the Massachusetts bar. The May take over
corporation is hereby empowered to take over the property erty'!'" '^'^°^"
of the corporation known as the Suffolk School of Law
located in Tremont Temple in the city of Boston.
Section 2. The purpose of the said corporation shall be Powers and
to furnish instruction in law, and for this purpose it may ''"*""'•
appoint such teachers and lecturers and adopt such forms of
organization, by-laws, regulations and methods of adminis-
tration as it may deem advisable. The corporation shall
provide suitable offices, library and lecture halls, and shall
pay the expenses of maintaining the said school, devoting
its income to that end.
Section 3. The course of instruction furnished by the May grant
corporation shall occupy not less than four years, and to '^'^sree, etc.
students of the school, properly accredited and recommended
by a majority of the faculty of the school, the corporation
may grant the degree of Bachelor of Laws.
Section 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Ayiwoved March 10, 1914.
An Act relative to summary process for the posses- /^z,^^ ^a^
SION OF land. ^'
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section one of chapter one hundred and ^^J;;^^^' ^ ^•
eighty-one of the Revised Laws is hereby amended by strik-
ing out the words "if the court of land registration has en-
tered a decree for confirmation and registration of the title
to land", in the sixth and seventh lines, and by adding at
106
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 147.
Persons en-
titled to
summary
process.
the end thereof the following : — A person in whose favor
the land court has entered a decree for confirmation and
registration of his title to land may also recover possession
thereof as hereinafter provided, except in cases where the
person in possession or any person under whom he claims
has erected buildings or improvements on the land, and the
land has been actually held and possessed by him or by those
under whom he claims for six years next before the date of
said decree or was held at the date of said decree under a
title which he had reason to believe to be good, — so as to
read as follows: — Section 1. If a forcible entry into land
or tenements has been made, if a peaceable entry has been
made and the possession is unlawfully held by force, if the
lessee of land or tenements or a person holding under him
holds possession without right after the determination of a
lease by its own limitation or by notice to quit or otherviise,
or if a mortgage of land has been foreclosed by a sale under
a power therein contained or otherwise, the person entitled
to the land or tenements may recover possession thereof as
hereinafter provided. A person in whose favor the land
court has entered a decree for confirmation and registration
of his title to land may also recover possession thereof as
hereinafter provided, except in cases where the person in
possession or any person under whom he claims has erected
buildings or improvements on the land, and the land has
been actually held and possessed by him or by those under
whom he claims for six years next before the date of said
decree or was held at the date of said decree under a title
which he had reaso'n to believe to be good.
Section 2. This act shall take eflfect upon its passage.
Api^roved March 11, 1914-
Chap. 147 An Act to authorize the park commissioners of Lex-
ington TO LEASE A PART OF BUCKMAN TAVERN PARK TO
THE LEXINGTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The park commissioners of the town of Lex-
ington are hereby authorized to lease to the Lexington His-
torical Society, for the uses and purposes for which the so-
ciety is incorporated, the building known as the Buckman
Tavern and such part of Buckman Park in which the build-
ing stands as may be required for its proper maintenance,
for such time and on such terms and conditions as the com-
Certain prop-
erty in Lexing-
ton may bo
leased to the
Lexington
Historical So-
ciety.
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 148, 149. 107
missionors deem expedient but in accordance with the votes
of the town relating thereto, passed May fifteenth, in the
year nineteen hundred and thirteen.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
A])provcd March 11, 1914-
An Act to authorize the city of ciiicopee to pay a sum (jhnnj 148
OF money to the widow of WILLIAM THOMPSON.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The city of Chicopee is hereby authorized to cityof chic-
pay a sum not exceeding six hundred dollars to the widow l^suz^of ^^^
of William Thompson, a police officer who died while in the ^^lo^^o^*^"
service of the city on the twenty-first day of May in the year wiiuam
nineteen hundred and thirteen.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
ApiJwvcd March 11, 191 4.
An Act relative to the city messenger of the city of nhn^ 14Q
holyoke. ^'
Be it enacted, etc., as ] allows:
Section fifteen of chapter four hundred and thirty-eight of '^^^-^^fj ^ '^•
the acts of the year eighteen hundred and ninety-six is hereby
amended by inserting at the beginning of the third line the
word : — and, — by striking out the words " and a city mes-
senger", in the same line, and by inserting after the word
"taxes", in the eleventh line, the words: — a city messen-
ger, — so as to read as follows: — Section 15. The board of Board of aider-
aldermen shall annually in the month of January elect by certain officers
ballot a city auditor and a city physician, each of whom shall ^ * ***' "*"
hold his office for the term of one year beginning with the
first Monday in February in the year of his election and until
his successor is elected and qualified, unless sooner removed.
Said board of aldermen shall also in the month of January
in the year eighteen hundred and ninety-seven, and in the
month of January in every third year thereafter, elect by
ballot a collector of taxes, a city messenger, and a city
almoner, each of whom shall hold his office for the term of
three years beginning with the first ]\Ionday in February in
the year of his election and until his successor is elected and
qualified, unless sooner removed. Said board of aldermen
shall also annually in the month of January elect by ballot
one assessor of taxes, one water commissioner, and one over-
108
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 150, 151.
Proviso.
Vacancies.
seer of the poor, each of whom shall hold his office for the
term of three years beginning with the first Monday in Feb-
ruary in the year of his election and until his successor is
Removals, etc. clcctcd and qualified, unless sooner removed. Any of said
officers may be removed at any time by the board of alder-
men for sufficient cause. The present city physician, assess-
ors of taxes, water commissioners, and overseers of the poor
shall continue to hold their respective offices, unless sooner
removed, for the term of two years from the first Monday in
February in the year following their election: provided, hmv-
eder, that the water commissioner elected in the year eighteen
hundred and ninety-six to fill a vacancy shall continue to
hold his office, unless sooner removed, until the first Monday
in February in the year eighteen hundred and ninety-seven.
Vacancies in city offices, where no other provision is made
for filling the same, shall be filled by the election or appoint-
ment of a successor in the same manner as the previous in-
cumbent was elected or appointed, and the person elected or
appointed to fill the vacancy shall hold his office for the
remainder of the term during which his predecessor would
have been entitled to hold the same.
Approved March 11, 1914-
Chap.150 An Act to authorize the city of taunton to raise
MONEY FOR THE CELEBRATION OF THE TWO HUNDRED AND
SEVENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF ITS SETTLEMENT AS A
TOWN.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The city of Taunton is authorized to raise
by taxation a sum not exceeding five thousand dollars for
the purpose of celebrating during the year nineteen hundred
and fourteen the two hundred and seventy-fifth anniversary
of its settlement as a town, and of publishing an account of
the proceedings of such celebration.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 11, 1914-
Chap.151 An Act relative to the signing of bonds and notes
issued BY the CHELMSFORD WATER DISTRICT.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section five of chapter six hundred and forty-
one of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and thirteen is
hereby amended by striking out the word "town", in the
City of Taun-
ton may raise
money for
celebrating
anniversary,
etc.
1913, 641, § 5,
amended.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 152. 109
sixteenth line, and inserting in place thereof the word : —
district, — so as to read as follows: — Section 5. Said dis- Chelmsford
, . , I. , 1 (• • j^i 1 Water District
tnct, tor the purpose oi paynig the necessary expenses and Loan, Act of
liabilities incurred under the provisions of this act, may ^^^^•
issue from time to time bonds or notes to an amount not
exceeding seventy-five thousand dollars. Such bonds or
notes shall bear on their face the words, Chelmsford Water
District Loan, Act of 1913; shall be payable by such annual
payments, beginning not more than one year after their
respective dates, as will extinguish each loan v.^ithin thirty
years from its date; and the amount of such annual pay-
ment of any loan in any year shall not be less than the
amount of the principal of said loan payable in any subse-
quent year. Each authorized issue of bonds or notes shall
constitute a separate loan. Said bonds or notes shall bear
interest at a rate not exceeding five per cent per annum, pay-
able semi-annually, and shall be signed by the treasurer of
the district and countersigned by a majority of the water
commissioners hereinafter provided for. The district may
sell the said securities at public or private sale, upon such
terms and conditions as it may deem proper, but they shall
not be sold for less than their par value, and the proceeds
shall be used only for the purposes herein specified. The
town of Chelmsford may, at its annual towTi meeting or at
any legal meeting called for the purpose, guarantee the pay-
ment of such bonds or notes.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 11, 1914-
An Act to authorize the west and south water supply Chap.152
DISTRICT of acton TO MAKE AN ADDITIONAL WATER
LOAN.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The West and South Water Supply District wfter^'supply*^
of Acton, established by chapter three hundred and twenty- ?'f™\vlter
six of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and twelve, for Loan, Act of
the purpose of laying additional pipes and making extensions
of its water service, may issue bonds or notes signed by the
treasurer of the district and countersigned by the water
commissioners, to be denominated on the face thereof. West
and South Water Supply District of Acton, Water Loan,
Act of 1914, to an amount not exceeding fifteen thousand
dollars in addition to the amount heretofore authorized to
no Acts, 1914. — Chap. 153.
be issued by said district. Said bonds or notes shall consti-
tute a single loan. They shall be payable by sucli annual
payments, beginning not more than one year after the date
thereof, as will extinguish the loan within thirty years from
its date; and the amount of the annual payment of the loan
in any year shall not be less than the amount of the prin-
cipal of the loan payable in any subsequent year. The said
bonds or notes shall bear interest at a rate not exceeding five
per cent per annum, payable semi-annually. The district
may sell the said securities at public or private sale upon
such terms and conditions as it may deem proper, but they
shall not be sold for less than their par value.
i^tn""^"*"^ Section 2. The said district shall, at the time of au-
thorizing said loan, provide for the payment thereof in ac-
cordance with section one of this act; and when a vote to
that effect has been passed, a sum which with the income
derived from water rates will be sufficient to pay the annual
expenses of operating its water works and the interest as it
accrues on the securities issued as aforesaid by the district,
and to make such payments on the principal as may be re-
quired under the provisions of this act, shall, without fur-
ther vote, be assessed by the assessors of the town, in the
same manner in which taxes are assessed, under the provi-
sions of said chapter three hundred and twenty-six, until
the debt incurred by said loan is extinguished.
Section 3. If any portion of said loan is used or ex-
pended within that part of the district described in section
thirteen of said chapter three hundred and twenty-six, then
the amount so used or expended shall be subject to the con-
ditions, requirements, obligations and provisions of said
section during the remainder of the period of ten years therein
specified.
Section 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 11, 1914-
Chap. 163 An Act to AUTiiORizE the city of lowell to acquire
AND rent suitable STRUCTURES FOR A MUNICIPAL
MARKET.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Sa^ac^'ire"" Section 1. The city of Lowell is hereby authorized to
property for a take land and buildings, or to acquire the same by purchase
market. or othcrwisc, or to build structures on land owned or ac-
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 154, 155. Ill
quired by the said city, and to rent any such land or struc-
tures for use as a municipal market.
Section 2. The damages occasioned by the taking of Damages,
lands, easements or rights under the authority of this act
shall be determined in the same manner as in the case of
the taking of land for highway purposes.
Section 3. This act shall be submitted to the voters of ni1tt!S to^"'''
the city of Lowell at the annual state election in the current l"^^^(^^^ ^*^*''^
year, and shall take effect upon its acceptance by a majority
of the voters voting thereon. The question shall be sub-
mitted upon the official ballot in the following
form: "Shall the city of Lowell acquire or rent
suitable structures for a municipal market?"
Apj^roved March 11, 1914-
An Act to authorize the city of Cambridge to pay a Chav.154:
SUM OF MONEY TO THE WIDOW OF CLARENCE W. AYER.
Be it enacted, etc., as JoUoivs:
Section 1. The city of Cambridge is hereby authorized brkTge^n?aT"
to pay to Grace Stanwood Aver, widow of Clarence W. Ayer, p^y a sym of
p 1 PI I'll monf^y t« the
a sum 01 money equal to the amount oi salary to which he ^'''0"'°^^
would have been entitled as librarian of the Cambridge pub- Ayer.
lie library had he lived until the end of the month in which
his death occurred.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 11, 1914-
An Act relative to the giving of bonds in blasting (7/^^^) 155
operations.
Be it enacted, etc., as foUoivs:
Section 1. Section one of chapter three hundred and ion. 325 §i,
/•PI PI • 1111 attended.
twenty-nve of the acts of the year nmeteen hundred and
eleven is hereby amended by inserting at the end of the first
sentence the following: — provided, however, that the chief
of the district police or the official granting the permits may
determine a single and blanket bond in a penal sum not
exceeding fifteen thousand dollars to be sufficient to cover
the risk of damage from all blasting operations of the appli-
cant, either under the permit so issued, or under future per-
mits to use explosives in blasting operations, — so as to
read as follows: — Section 1. Before the issue of a permit Giving of
.... PI 11 nonds in
to use an explosive in the blasting of rock or any other sub- biaating opera-
112 Acts, 1914. — Chap. 156.
stance as prescribed by the detective and fire inspection
department of the district pohce, the apphcant for the per-
mit shall file with the clerk of the city or town in which the
blasting is to be done, a bond running to the city or town
with a surety or sureties approved by the treasurer thereof,
for such penal sum not exceeding ten thousand dollars as
the chief of the district police or the official granting the per-
mit shall determine to be necessary in order to cover the risk
Proviso. or damage that might ensue from the blasting: provided,
however, that the chief of the district police or the official
granting the permits may determine a single and blanket
bond in a penal sum not exceeding fifteen thousand dollars
to be sufficient to cover the risk of damage from all blasting
operations of the applicant, either under the permit so issued,
or under future permits to use explosives in blasting opera-
tions. The bond shall be conditioned upon the payment of
any loss, damage or injury resulting to persons or property
by reason of the use or keeping of said explosive.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 11, 1914-
Chap.l5Q An Act to authorize the city of Cambridge to incur
INDEBTEDNESS FOR THE PAYMENT OF SALARIES OF SCHOOL
TEACHERS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Teachers' Section 1. The city of Cambridge, for the purpose of
Act'of i9°4°' P^yi'tig the increase in the salaries of school teachers of the
public schools of that city, in compliance with chapter eight
hundred and four of the acts of the year nineteen hundred
and thirteen, may incur indebtedness to an amount not ex-
ceeding twenty-eight thousand dollars, and may from time
to time issue bonds or notes therefor to be denominated on
the face thereof. School Teachers' Salary Loan, Act of 1914.
Such bonds or notes shall be signed by the treasurer of the
city and countersigned by the mayor, shall bear interest at a
rate not exceeding four and one half per cent per annum,
and shall be paid by such annual payments, beginning not
more than one year after the date thereof, as will extinguish
each loan within five years from its date; and the amount
of such annual payment of any loan in any year shall not be
less than the amount of the principal of the loan payable in
any subsequent year. Each authorized issue of notes or
bonds shall constitute a separate loan. The city may sell
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 157. 113
such securities at public or private sale or pledge the same
for money borrowed for the purposes aforesaid, upon such
terms and conditions as it may deem proper: lyrovided, that Proviso,
they shall not be sold or pledged for less than their par value.
Section 2. The city at the time of authorizing said ^^^™®'**'°^
loan shall provide for the payment thereof in such annual
proportionate payments as will extinguish the same within
the time prescribed in this act, and when such provision has
been made, the amount required therefor shall without
further vote annually be assessed by the assessors of the city
in the same manner in which other taxes are assessed, until
the said debt is extinguished.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Aiyprovcd March 12, 1014-
An Act to authorize the granting of permits for the p/,„^, i cy
TAKING OF SMELTS IN ROWLEY WATERS DURING THE CLOSE ^ '
SEASON.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The selectmen of the town of Rowley may Taking of
. . , , • , • e ' 1 A. Jxij-l* e 1j_ smelts in Row-
grant permits to citizens or said town tor the taking or smelts ley waters
in Rowley waters in the close season, between the fifteenth '"''suiated.
day of March and the fifteenth day of April, both dates in-
clusive. Such permits shall prescribe the time and method
of so taking smelts and the selectmen may make such other
regulations in regard to such taking as they may deem ex-
pedient: lyrovided, that the fish so taken shall be in quanti- Proviso,
ties not exceeding thirty-six fish in any one day by any one
person, and the fish shall not be sold or offered for sale at
any time.
Section 2. The board of commissioners on fisheries and Regulations.
1 1 I'll- *'** • ^'^y "^
game may alter or annul any rule, regulation or by-law in altered or
relation to the taking of smelts under this act, if in its opinion
the same is prejudicial to the maintenance of the fisheries.
Section 3. Any person not authorized by the selectmen penalty.
of the said town, as above provided, who shall fish in the said
waters at any time during the close season, and any person
who violates any provision of this act, shall be liable to a
fine of one dollar for each fish in respect to which the viola-
tion occurs.
Section 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 13, 1914-
114
Acts, 1914. — Cpiaps. 158, 159, 160.
R. L. 4, § 5,
amended.
Private secre-
tary to the
governor,
appointment,
etc.
1908, 507, § 1,
amended.
Chap. 158 An Act relative to the salary of the private secre-
tary OF THE GOVERNOR.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Section 1. Section five of chapter four of the Revised
Laws is hereby amended by striking out the words " twenty-
five hundred dollars", at the end thereof, and inserting in
place thereof the words : — four thousand dollars, — so as
to read as follows: — Section 5. The governor may ap-
point a private secretary who shall hold office during the
pleasure of the governor and shall receive an annual salary
of four thousand dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Aiyproved March 16, 1914.
Chap. 159 An Act relative to the title and salary of the clerk
OF THE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section one of chapter five hundred and
seven of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and eight is
hereby amended by striking out the words "a clerk of the
executive department of the commonwealth", in the second
and third fines, and inserting in place thereof the words: —
an assistant private secretary to the governor, — and by
striking out the words "twelve hundred", in the fifth and
sixth lines, and inserting in place thereof the words : — two
thousand, — so as to read as follows: — Section 1. The
governor, wth the advice and consent of the council, may
appoint an assistant private secretary to the governor, who
shall hold office during the pleasure of the governor and shall
receive such compensation for his services, not exceeding
two thousand dollars a year, as the governor and council
may determine.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Ayyroved March 16, 1914-
Chap. 160 An Act making appropriations for salaries and ex-
penses OF CERTAIN RECESS COMMITTEES APPOINTED TO
SIT DURING THE YEAR NINETEEN HUNDRED AND THIRTEEN.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
^PPgX'iit'*"'^ Section 1. A sum not exceeding twenty-one thousand
r^esfcSm-'''" ^"^^ huudrcd doUars is hereby appropriated, to be paid out
mittees.
Assistant pri-
vate secretary
to the gov-
ernor, appoint-
ment, etc.
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 161, 162. 115
of the treasury of the commonwealth, for salaries and ex-
penses of the members of the special committee appointed
to sit during the recess of the general court in the year
nineteen hundred and thirteen to investigate the circum-
stances surrounding women and children; also of the mem-
bers of the special committee appointed to sit during the
recess of the general court in the year nineteen hundred
and thirteen to investigate the present means and methods
employed in checking the spread of tuberculosis, as au-
thorized by chapter thirteen of the resolves of the present
year.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Ai^yroved March 16, 1914-
An Act relative to the maximuim enlisted strength (^/^^^j j^gj^
OF the volunteer militia. ^'
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Whenever, in any regiment of infantry, Maximum en-
squadron of cavalry, battalion of field artillery or corps of miifuaTpro-
of cadets, enlisted men are by the orders of the commanding ^JcreLl°'
officer permanently detailed away from their companies,
the commander-in-chief may authorize the maximum en-
listed strength of such companies to be increased by the
number of men so permanently detailed. If the necessity Reduction of
for which such enlisted men were detailed has ceased to ifated^str'^ng^h.
exist, they shall be returned to their respective companies
and the maximum enlisted strength of such companies may
be reduced by the commander-in-chief by the number of
enlisted men so returned.
Section 2. In computing the attendance at rendezvous Attendance,
drills, men so permanently detailed shall not be included
in the maximum enlisted strength of the company.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 16, 1014-
An Act to authorize the city of springfield to repay Chap. 162
CERTAIN SEWER ENTRANCE FEES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The city of Springfield is hereby authorized ^if^ n^ay"""^'
to repay so much of such sewer entrance fees or assessments repay certain
., ., , , ,, . n sower entrance
as it has received or collected under and by virtue oi an fees.
order of its board of aldermen passed July eighth, in the
116
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 163.
Repayment of
excess.
year nineteen hundred and twelve, as will exceed in amount
the entrance fees which it should have received or collected
under and by virtue of an order passed by its board of alder-
men on December twenty-third, in the year nineteen hundred
and twelve, and approved by its mayor on December twenty-
fourth, in the year nineteen hundred and twelve.
Section 2. The mayor and aldermen of said city may,
by order, authorize the city treasurer to repay the excess
of any amount paid to the city over the amount which
should have been paid as provided in the preceding sec-
tion, and said excess shall be paid by the city treasurer
from the appropriation for sewers and drains, or from any
other money as directed in said order, to the persons for
whom such payments were made, or to their legal repre-
sentatives. Approved March 16, 1914.
C hap. 16S An Act to authorize the city of salem to incur in-
debtedness FOR PLACING WIRES UNDERGROUND.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. For the purpose of complying with the pro-
visions of chapter four hundred and forty-eight of the acts
of the year nineteen hundred and ten, in so far as the said
chapter applies to the police and fire alarm systems of the
city of Salem, either in the territory designated in section
two of the said chapter or in such other streets or parts of
streets as may be deemed expedient by the city council of
the said city, the city of Salem is hereby authorized to borrow
the sum of fifty thousand dollars, and may from time to
time issue bonds or notes therefor, payable at periods not
exceeding ten years from their respective dates of issue.
Each authorized issue of bonds or notes shall constitute a
separate loan. Such bonds or notes shall be signed by the
treasurer and countersigned by a majority of the city council;
shall be denominated on the face thereof, Salem Under-
ground Wire Loan, Act of 1914; and shall bear interest at
a rate not exceeding four and one half per cent per annum,
payable semi-annually. The city may sell the said securities
at public or private sale upon such terms and conditions as
it may deem proper; but they shall not be sold for less
than their par value and the proceeds shall be used only
for the purpose herein specified.
Section 2. The said city shall, at the time of maldng
said loan or loans, provide for the payment thereof in such
Salem Under-
ground Wire
Loan, Act of
1914.
Payment of
loan.
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 164, 165. 117
annual payments, beginning not more than one year after
the date of each respective issue of such bonds or notes, as
will extinguish the same within the time prescribed by this
act; and the amount of such annual payment of any loan
in any year shall not be less than the amount of the prin-
cipal of said loan payable in any subsequent year. When a
vote to that effect has been passed, a sum sufficient to pay
the interest as it accrues on the bonds or notes issued as
aforesaid, and to make such payments on the principal as
may be required under the provisions of this act shall, with-
out further vote, be assessed by the assessors of the city
annually thereafter, in the same manner in which other
taxes are assessed, until the debt incurred by the said loan
or loans is extinguished.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon Its passage.
Ayyroved March 16, 1914.
An Act to prohibit the defacing of toilet appliances Chap.164:
IN INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENTS.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloios:
Whoever wilfully destroys, defaces, injures or defiles any Penalty for
toilet appliances provided in any place of employment shall toiiet'appu-'' '
be punished by a fine of not more than fifty dollars. tHafestabifsh-'
Apjwoved March 16, 1914. °""'*''
An Act making appropriations for the maintenance of qJku) iq^
the westborough state hospital.
Be it enacted, etc., as foUoios:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro- Westborough
priated, for the maintenance of the Westborough state hos- malntenlMe.'
pital, for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of Novem-
ber, nineteen hundred and fourteen, to wit : —
From the receipts of said hospital noM' in the treasury of
the commonwealth, eighty thousand one hundred forty-three
dollars and forty cents; and from the treasury of the common-
wealth from the ordinary revenue, a sum not exceeding two
hundred fifty-one thousand five hundred fifty-six dollars and
sixty cents.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 16, 1914'
118 Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 166, 167, 168.
Chap. 166 An Act making appropriations for the maintenance of
THE FOXBOROUGH STATE HOSPITAL.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloios:
^ate*hMp1tai Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro-
maintenance.' priated, for the maintenance of the Foxborough state hos-
pital, for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of Novem-
ber, nineteen hundred and fourteen, to wit: —
From the receipts of said hospital now in the treasury of
the commonwealth, the sum of forty-three hundred ninety-
one dollars and ninety-seven cents; and from the treasury of
the commonwealth from the ordinary revenue, a sum not
exceeding one hundred three thousand nine hundred thirty-
eight dollars and three cents.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 16, 1914-
Chap. 167 An Act making appropriations for the maintenance of
THE NORFOLK STATE HOSPITAL.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
^oTpu^i.^main- SECTION 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro-
tenance. priatcd, for the maintenance of the Norfolk state hospital,
for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of November,
nineteen hundred and fourteen, to wit : —
From the receipts of said hospital now in the treasury of
the commonwealth, the sum of three hundred fifty-nine dol-
lars and thirty-three cents; and from the treasury of the
commonwealth from the ordinary revenue, a sum not ex-
ceeding seventy-nine thousand six hundred ninety dollars
and sixty-seven cents.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 16, 1914-
Chap. 168 An Act making appropriations for the maintenance of
THE WORCESTER STATE HOSPITAL.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
^Ti^taiTmd^ Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro-
tenance.' priatcd, for the maintenance of the Worcester state hospital,
for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of November,
nineteen hundred and fourteen, to wit : —
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 169, 170. 119
From the receipts of said hospital now in the treasury of the
commonwealth, the sum of sixty-five thousand one hundred
thirty dollars and fifty-two cents; and from the treasury of
the commonwealth from the ordinary revenue, a sum not
exceeding two hundred ninety-seven thousand three hundred
sixty-nine dollars and forty-eight cents.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Ajjprovcd March 16, IOI4.
An Act making appropriations for the maintenance of Chav.lQ9
THE MEDFIELD STATE ASYLUM.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloics:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro- MedSeid state
priated, for the maintenance of the Medfield state asylum, tenance'. '"^*'^'
for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of November,
nineteen hundred and fourteen, to wit : —
From the receipts of said asylum now in the treasury of
the commonwealth, the sum of fourteen thousand one hun-
dred seventy-one dollars and forty-one cents; and from the
treasury of the commonwealth from the ordinary revenue,
a sum not exceeding three hundred seventy-three thousand
five hundred twelve dollars and fifty-nine cents.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Aiyprovcd March 16, 1914-
An Act making appropriations for the maintenance nhny 170
OF THE NORTHAMPTON STATE HOSPITAL.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro- Northampton
priated, for the maintenance of the Northampton state maintenance''
hospital, for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of
November, nineteen hundred and fourteen, to wit: —
From the receipts of said hospital now in the treasury of
the commonwealth, the sum of fifty-one thousand six hun-
dred sixty-five dollars and seventy-five cents; and from the
treasury of the commonwealth from the ordinary revenue,
a sum not exceeding one hundred forty-five thousand one
hundred thirty-four dollars and twenty-five cents.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 16, 1914-
120 Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 171, 172, 173.
Chap. 171 An Act making appropriations for the maintenance of
THE DAN\'ERS STATE HOSPITAL.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
£)tprtoi! ma^in- Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro-
tenance. priatecl, foF the maintenance of the Danvers state hospital,
for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of November,
nineteen hundred and fourteen, to wit: —
From the receipts of said hospital now in the treasury of
the commonwealth, the sum of fiftj-nine thousand sixty-
nine dollars and sixty-eight cents; and from the treasury
of the commonwealth from the ordinary revenue, a sum not
exceeding two hundred ninety-five thousand nine hundred
thirty dollars and thirty-two cents.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Apijroved March 16, 1914.
Chap. 172 An Act making appropriations for the maintenance
of the monson state hospital.
Be it enacted, etc., as folhivs:
ho°sp1trirma!n- Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro-
tenance. priatcd, for the maintenance of the Monson state hospital,
for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of November,
nineteen hundred and fourteen, to wit : — ■
From the receipts of said hospital now in the treasury of
the commonwealth, the sum of sixteen thousand three hun-
dred seven dollars and seventy-eight cents; and from the
treasury of the commonwealth from the ordinary revenue,
a sum not exceeding two hundred and fifteen thousand
fifty-five dollars and twenty-two cents.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Ayinoved March 16, 1914-
Chap.173 An Act to authorize the city of brockton to make an
additional surface drainage loan.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Brockton j|ur- Section 1. In addition to the sums already authorized
Loan, Act of for the purposes stated in chapter three hundred and nine
of the acts of the year eighteen hundred and eighty-eight,
the city of Brockton is hereby authorized to issue from time
to time bonds or notes to an amount not exceeding fifty
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 174. 121
thousand dollars outside its statutory limit of indebtedness.
Such bonds or notes shall be denominated on their face,
Brockton Surface Drainage Loan, Act of 1914, shall be
payable at the expiration of periods not exceeding thirty
years from their respective dates of issue, and shall bear
interest at a rate not exceeding four and one half per cent
per annum. The city may sell the said securities at public
or private sale, at not less than their par value, upon such
terms and conditions as it may deem proper, and shall
provide for the payment thereof by such annual payments
as will extinguish the same at maturity. The first of such ^1^""®°* "^
annual payments shall be made not later than one year
after the date of the bonds or notes issued therefor, and the
amount of such annual payment in any year shall not be
less than the amount of the principal payable in any sub-
sequent year. Each authorized issue of bonds or notes
shall constitute a separate loan.
Section 2. The provisions of chapter seven hundred ^^u[hoHtyof
and nineteen of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and j^iecity not
I'll! 1 1 i'i l""'tea by
thirteen shall apply to the mdebtedness hereby authorized, this act.
except as is otherwise provided herein, and to the securities
issued therefor. Nothing contained in this act, or in any
prior general or special legislation authorizing the city of
Brockton to borrow money or issue bonds for surface drain-
age purposes, shall be deemed to limit the authority of the
said city to borrow money for the purposes specified in such
acts and to issue bonds or notes therefor under the pro-
visions of chapter seven hundred and nineteen of the acts
of the year nineteen hundred and thirteen, or otherwise, in
the same manner and to the same extent as if the special
authority therefor contained in the said special acts had not
been granted.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Apijroved March 16, 1914-
An Act to provide for the training of teachers for nhnj^ 174
STATE-AIDED VOCATIONAL AND CONTINUATION SCHOOLS. ^'
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Any city, town, or district composed of ciassea may be
cities and towns may, with the approval of the board of for training
education, through its school committee or other board of vocational and
trustees for vocational education, establish classes for the schodsTetc"
training of teachers for continuation and vocational schools
122 Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 175, 176.
established and maintained under the provisions of chapter
four hundred and seventy-one of the acts of the year nine-
teen hundred and eleven, or chapter one hundred and six
of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and twelve, and
of chapter eight hundred and five of the acts of the year
nineteen hundred and thirteen. Such classes shall be
maintained under the provisions of, and subject to all the
conditions, not inconsistent with this act, of chapter four
hundred and seventy-one of the acts of the year nineteen
hundred and eleven.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
AjJi^rovcd March 16, 1914-
Chap.175 An Act to authorize the first church in boston to
HOLD additional REAL AND PERSONAL ESTATE.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloios:
The First Section 1. The First Church in Boston, incorporated by
Church in Bos- i • t ^ i>-nxi'i •!
ton may hold spccial act on the third day oi March m the year eighteen
and personal' hundred and twenty-nine, is hereby authorized to hold real
estate. ^^^^ personal estate, exclusive of its meeting-house, to an
amount that shall not exceed in its annual income the sum
of twenty-five thousand dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 16, 1914-
Chap. 17 6 An Act relative to the granting of fishing privileges
IN the TAUNTON GREAT RIVER AND TO THE APPOINTMENT
OF FISH WARDENS BY THE CITY OF FALL RIVER.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
City of Fall SECTION 1. The city of Fall River may sell at public
River may sell . . '' . . pi- iij
fishing privi- auctiou or at private sale the privilege oi taking shad and
ton^Great'river. alcwivcs in the Tauutou Great river or other fishing privi-
leges therein if the city by its city council so votes. The sale
of said privileges shall be made in such manner as the city
council shall prescribe.
Fish wardens. SECTION 2. Said city of Fall River may, by vote of the
city council, choose certain fish wardens in pursuance of the
powers granted to it under chapter four hundred and one
of the acts of the year eighteen hundred and fifty-five.
Repeal. SECTION 3. All provisious of Said chapter four hundred
and one inconsistent herewith, in so far as they affect the
city of Fall River, are hereby repealed.
Approved March 16, 1914-
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 177. 123
An Act relative to the control of ophthalmia neona- Chap. 177
TORUM.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloics:
Section forty-nine of chapter seventy-five of the Revised ^c.^amended.
Laws, as amended by section one of chapter two hundred
and fifty-one of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
five, by chapter four hundred and eighty of the acts of the
year nineteen hundred and seven, and by chapter two hun-
dred and sixty-nine of the acts of the year nineteen hundred
and ten, is hereby further amended by inserting after the
word "necessary", in the twenty-second Une, the words: —
including, so far as may be possible, consultation with an
oculist and the employment of a trained nurse, — so as to
read as follows : — Section 49. A householder who knows Householder to
that a person in his family or house is sick of smallpox, boa°rd'of'heaith
diphtheria, scarlet fever or any other infectious or contagious dlngeroua
disease declared by the state board of health to be dangerous diseases.
to the public health shall forthwith give notice thereof to
the board of health of the city or town in which he dwells.
Upon the death, recovery or removal of such person, the
householder shall disinfect to the satisfaction of the board
such rooms of his house and articles therein as, in the opinion
of the board, have been exposed to infection or contagion.
Should one or both eyes of an infant become inflamed, swollen
and red, and show an unnatural discharge at any time within
two weeks after its birth, it shall be the duty of the nurse,
relative or other attendant having charge of such infant to
report in writing within six hours thereafter, to the board of
health of the city or town in which the parents of the infant
reside, the fact that such inflammation, swelling and redness
of the eyes and unnatural discharge exist. On receipt of
such report, or of notice of the same symptoms given by a
physician as provided by the following section, the board of
health shall take such immediate action as it may deem
necessary, including, so far as may be possible, consultation
with an oculist and the employment of a trained nurse, in
order that blindness may be prevented. Whoever violates Penalty.
the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine of
not more than one hundred dollars. But the board of health
of a city or town may in its discretion, disinfect or fumigate
all such premises as in the opinion of the board have been
exposed to any infectious or contagious disease, at the ex-
124
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 178, 179.
pense of the city or town, and may employ any proper and
competent person or corporation for the purpose of such dis-
infecting or fumigating. Approved March 16, 1914' ■
1902, 393, § 17,
amended.
Chap. 17 8 An Act to prohibit members of the board of aldermen
OF the city of fall river from holding certain
offices.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section seventeen of chapter three hundred
and ninety-three of the acts of the year nineteen hundred
and two is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the
words: — unless he first resigns as alderman; but in no case
shall a member of said board be eligible during the term for
which he is elected to any office created during the said term,
except an office to be filled by vote of the people, — so as to
read as follows: — Section 17. No member of the board of
aldermen shall, during the term for which he is elected, hold
any other office or position the salary or compensation for
which is payable from the city treasury, unless he first re-
signs as alderman; but in no case shall a member of said
board be eligible during the term for which he is elected to
any office created during the said term, except an office to
be filled by vote of the people.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its acceptance
by the board of aldermen of the city of Fall River, with the
approval of the mayor. Approved March 16, 1914-
Not to hold
certain other
offices, unless,
etc.
Time of taking
effect.
Chap. 179 An Act relative to aiding discharged prisoners.
Assistance to
certain dis-
charged pris-
oners.
Repeal.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The agent employed to aid prisoners dis-
charged from the state prison may, with the approval of the
prison commissioners, assist during office hours such other
discharged prisoners, found to be needy and deserving, as
can be assisted without expense to the commonwealth.
Section 2. So much of chapter eight hundred and
twenty-nine of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
thirteen as is inconsistent herewith is hereby repealed.
Approved March 16, 1914'
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 180, 181. 125
An Act relative to the employment of prisoners in Chap. 180
RECLAIMING AND CULTIVATING LAND.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section two of chapter six hundred and thirty-three of the 1913, 633, § 2,
acts of the year nineteen hundred and thirteen is hereljy ^'^'^'"^*"^-
amended by inserting after the word "town", in the sixth
line, the words : — to work said prisoners on any highway or
unimproved land, — by inserting after the word "labor",
in the eighth line, the words: — When prisoners are so em-
ployed they shall be in the custody of the sheriff of the
county, — by inserting after the word "county", in the
ninth line, the words : — or is a highway, — by inserting
after the word "thereof", in the ninth hne, the words: —
or those having in charge the highway, — and by inserting
after the word "commissioners", in the eleventh line, the
word: — sheriff, — so as to read as Mhws: — Section ^. ^,Sers may
The county commissioners of any county may purchase or {^^f,^^°,°[pr
lease land with funds specifically appropriated therefor by purposes of ^^
the general court for the purpose of improving and cultivating '^
it by the labor of prisoners from a jail or house of correction;
and the said commissioners may also make arrangements
with the officials of a city or town to work said prisoners
on any highway or unimproved land, or with a private
owner, to improve waste or unused land by means of such
prison labor. When prisoners are so employed they shall
be in the custody of the sheriff of the county. When land
that is not the property of the county, or is a highway, is so
improved, the owners thereof or those having in charge the
highway shall pay to the county such sums as may be agreed
upon between the county commissioners, sheriff, and the
other parties in interest, for the labor of any prisoners em-
ployed thereon. AjJjJroved March 16, 1014-
An Act making appropriations for the salary and ex- QJiap ^igl
PENSES OF THE STATE FORESTER.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro- Appropriationa.
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth
from the ordinary revenue, for the state forester's depart-
126
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 182, 183.
state forester.
Clerical assist-
ance, etc.
Purchase of
land.
Prevention of
forest fires.
Aiding towns
iu preventing
forest fires, etc.
ment, for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of
November, nineteen hundred and fourteen, to wit : —
For the salary of the state forester, five thousand dollars.
For clerical assistance and incidental and contingent ex-
penses, and for establishing forest tree nurseries, a sum not
exceeding twenty thousand dollars.
For the purchase of land for reforestation, ten thousand
dollars.
To provide for the better prevention of forest fires, a sum
not exceeding twenty-three thousand dollars.
For aiding towns in preventing or extinguishing forest
fires or in making protective belts or zones as a defence
against forest fires, a sum not exceeding five thousand dol-
lars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Amjwved March 16, 1914.
1911, 578, § 1,
amended.
C/iap. 182 An Act relative to vehicles carrying lights at night
ON PUBLIC HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES.
Be it enacted, etc, as follows:
Section one of chapter five hundred and seventy-eight
of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and eleven is hereby
amended by striking out the words "or to any vehicle while
upon any lighted street or highway where street lights are
maintained at a distance of five hundred feet apart or
less", in the seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth lines, so as
to read as follows: — Section 1. Every vehicle on wheels,
whether stationary or in motion, on any public highway or
bridge, shall have attached to it a light or lights which shall
be so displayed as to be visible from the front and the rear
during the period from one hour after sunset to one hour
before sunrise: provided, hoivever, that this act shall not
apply to any vehicle which is designed to be propelled by
hand, or to any vehicle designed for the transportation, as
its principal freight, of hay or straw while loaded with such
freight. Approved March 16, 1914-
Certain
vehicles to
carry lights at
night.
Proviso.
Chap. 183 An Act to establish a standard for weighing diamont)s
AND precious STONES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
R. L.63,§i, Section 1. Section one of chapter sixty-three of the
amended. . i x • i i i i i • • f i J
Revised Laws is hereby amended by inserting alter the word
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 184. 127
"system", in the fifth line, the words: — yromded, however,
that the carat weight of two hundred milHgrams, and its
multiples and subdivisions, shall be the sole legal standard
for the buying and selling of diamonds and precious stones, —
so as to read as follows: — Section 1. The weights and Use of the
measures of the metric system may be employed and used authorized.
in this commonwealth, and no contract or dealing shall be
deemed invalid and no pleading in any court shall be open
to objection because the weights or measures are stated
therein in terms of the metric system: provided, however, Proviso,
that the carat weight of two hundred milligrams, and its
multiples and subdivisions, shall be the sole legal standard
for the buying and selling of diamonds and precious stones.
The metric weights and measures received from the United
States and now in the treasury of the commonwealth may
be used as authorized public standards of weights and meas-
ures, and shall in no case be removed from the treasury except
under necessity for their preservation or repair.
Section 2. This act shall take effect six months after
its passage. Approved March 16, 1014-
An Act to dissolve the polish roman catholic con- Chap. 184:
GREGATION OF PALMER, MASSACHUSETTS.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Section 1. The Polish Roman Catholic Congregation Corporation
of Palmer, Massachusetts, a religious corporation, is hereby '^'^^°^^'^'^-
dissolved, subject to the provisions of sections fifty-two and
fifty-three of chapter four hundred and thirty-seven of the
acts of the year nineteen hundred and three.
Section 2. Nothing in this act shall be construed to NottoaPfect
np , ., !• 1 • i j^i • 1 suits now peud-
aiiect any suit now pendmg by or against the said corpora- ing, etc.
tion, nor any suit now pending or hereafter brought for any
liability now existing against the members or officers of said
corporation, nor to make valid the organization of said
corporation.
Section 3. The conveyance by The Polish Roman Conveyance of
Catholic Congregation of Palmer, Massachusetts, to Albert ratified.'*^
and Honorata Kolbusz of a certain parcel of land in said
Palmer, by deed dated April fourth, nineteen hundred and
thirteen, and recorded with Hampden County Deeds, Book
870, Page 164, is hereby ratified and confirmed as the valid
act of said corporation.
Section 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 16, 1014'
128 Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 185, 186.
Chap. 185 An Act to authorize the town of canton to supply
KNOLLWOOD CEMETERY WITH WATER.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Town of Can- Section 1. The towii of Canton, in addition to the au-
ton may sup- . . i i • n e ^ p i
ply water to thoFity givcn by chapter nniety-iive oi the acts oi the year
Cemetery. eighteen hundred and eighty-five, is hereby authorized,
acting by its board of water commissioners, to supply, for a
period not exceeding twenty-five years from the passage of
this act, water to Knollwood Cemetery, a corporation
organized under the laws of this commonwealth, for use in
its cemetery as now existing, situated in the towns of Canton
and Sharon, upon such terms as may be agreed upon by the
town of Canton and the said cemetery, and to make such
connections of its conduits and pipes within the limits of
the town of Canton and those of the said cemetery as may
be necessary for this purpose.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
A'pyroved March 16, 1914-
Chap. 186 An Act to incorporate the lynn home for children.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Lynn Home Section 1. Edmuud F. Buffintou, William E. Neal and
for Children . , ' i i i
incorporated. Catus Joncs, thcir associatcs and successors, are hereby made
a corporation by the name of the Lynn Home for Children,
for the purpose of providing for the support and general wel-
fare of indigent children, especially girls, in the city of Lynn,
not otherwise provided for, with all the powers and privileges
and subject to all the duties, liabilities and restrictions set
forth in all general laws now or hereafter in force relating to
such corporations.
ofTertaiT^ Section 2. The trustees under the will of Nathan Breed,
propertyto jg^j^g Qf Lyuu, wliicli will was allowed September second, in
corporation. -i iiii ii i
the year eighteen hundred and seventy-two, by the probate
court for said county, are hereby authorized to convey, de-
liver and pay over to the above named corporation the
property given by said will to establish a home for indigent
children, to be held by the said corporation on the trusts set
forth in said will. Approved March 16, 1914-
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 187, 188, 189. 129
An Act making an appropriation for the representa- (^/^q^) 187
tion of the commonwealth at the panama-pacific
international exposition.
Be it enacted, etc., a<s' fulloivs:
Section 1. The sum of one hundred and thirty-one Panama^Pacific
thousand dollars is hereby appropriated, to be paid out of expoTwon!"'^
the treasury of the commonAvealth from the ordinary revenue,
to be expended during the year ending November thirtieth,
nineteen hundred and fourteen, by the board of Panama-
Paeific managers under the direction of the governor and
council for the representation of the commonwealth at the
Panama-Pacific international exposition, the same to be in
addition to any amount heretofore appropriated.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 16, 1914-
An Act to authorize the city of new Bedford to supply (jjidj) igg
WATER TO THE TOWN OF DARTMOUTH.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The city of New Bedford may furnish and Bidf^rd^n-ry
sell by meter water to the town of Dartmouth at the bound- supply water to
,. , . , . , 1 I town of Dart-
ary Ime between said city and town at a rate to be agreed mouth.
upon by the city and town, but which shall not be less than
that prevailing in New Bedford.
Section 2. The town of Dartmouth may at its own ex- Town may in-
pense install mains, service pipes and all other equipment in p^pes^etc^^^'^*^
the highways and other places of the town necessary to re-
ceive water purchased from the city of New Bedford and to
distribute the water. Approved March 17, 1914-
Chap.189
An Act to authorize the city of taunton to furnish
electricity in the town of raynham.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The city of Taunton is hereby authorized, cityofTaun-
with the approval of the selectmen of the town of Raynham nish electricity
and of the board of gas and electric light commissioners, to Raynham.
carry on the business of furnishing electricity for heat, light
and power in Raynham, the same to be supplied from the
Taunton municipal lighting plant situated in Taunton, with
the rights, powers and privileges and subject to the duties,
130
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 190, 191.
liabilities and restrictions set forth in all general laws now
or hereafter in force relating to electric light corporations.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 17, 191 4.
1909. 534, § 14,
etc., amended.
C/iap. 190 An Act relative to the use of mufflers on motor
VEHICLES in cities AND TOWNS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section fourteen of chapter five hundred and
thirty-four of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and nine,
as amended by section five of chapter six hundred and five
of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and ten, is hereby
further amended by inserting after the word "time", in the
thirtieth line, the words : — open the mufiler cut-out in the
thickly settled parts of cities and towns; nor, at any time,
in the thickly settled parts of cities and towns or elsewhere,
— so that the last clause of the sentence preceding the last
sentence of said section will read as follows : — and pro-
vided, further, that no operator of any motor vehicle shall at
any time permit any unreasonable amount of smoke to
escape from such motor vehicle, nor shall said operator at
any time open the mufiler cut-out in the thickly settled parts
of cities and towns; nor, at any time, in the thickly
settled parts of cities and towns or elsewhere, permit such
motor vehicle to make any unnecessary noise, by cutting
out the muffler, or otherwise.
Section 2. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent here-
with are hereby repealed. Approved March 17, 1914-
Proviso.
Repeal.
Chap. 191 An Act relative to the expenses of the commission
ON probation.
1908, 465. } 1,
amended.
Expenses.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section one of chapter four hundred and
sixty-five of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and eight
is hereby amended by striking out the last sentence and in-
serting in place thereof the words : — The commission on
probation may expend for the purposes for which it is estab-
lished such sums as the general court may appropriate from
year to year.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 17, 1914.
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 192, 193. 131
An Act to extend the time for establishing the Chap. 192
DIGHTON WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section fourteen of chapter two hundred and twenty-six ion, 226, § u,
of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and eleven is hereby ^^^^
amended by striking out the word "three", in the seventh
hue, and inserting in place thereof the word : — six, — so as
to read as follows: — Section 14. This act shall take effect Time of taking
upon its acceptance by a majority vote of the voters of said
district present and voting thereon by ballot at any legal
district meeting called for the purpose within three months
after the passage of this act; but it shall become void unless
the said district shall begin to distribute water through its
pipes to consumers in said Dighton Water Supply District
within six years after the date of the acceptance of this act
as aforesaid. Approved March 17, 1914-
An Act making appropriations for salaries and ex- (jfidj) J93
PENSES in the department OF THE BOARD OF EDUCA-
TION AND FOR SUNDRY OTHER EDUCATIONAL EXPENSES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro- Appropriationa,
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth cation °^ ^^^'
from the ordinary revenue, for the salaries and expenses of
the board of education, for the fiscal year ending on the thir-
tieth day of November, nineteen hundred and fourteen, to
wit: —
For the salaries of the commissioner, deputy commis- salaries, etc.
sioners, assistants, agents, and for clerical and messenger
services of said board, a sum not exceeding forty-eight thou-
sand three hundred dollars.
For travelling expenses of the commissioner, deputies. Travelling ex-
agents and assistants, a sum not exceeding five thousand p®°^®^-
dollars.
For rent of office for use of the board, a sum not exceed- Rent of office.
ing forty-four hundred and eighty-five dollars.
For incidental expenses of the board, travelling and other incidental es-
necessary exj^enses of the members thereof, and for obtain- p^"^^^^- ^''°-
ing information regarding educational methods in other
states, a sum not exceeding six thousand dollars.
132
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 193.
Annual report.
Aid to normal
school pupila.
Teachers' insti-
tutes.
Massachusetts
Teachers' Asso-
ciation.
County teach-
ers' associa-
tions.
Superintend-
ents for small
towns.
County agricul-
tural schools.
Education of
deaf pupils.
School registers,
etc.
Perkins Institu-
tion and Massa-
chusetts School
for the Blind.
Tuition of cer-
tain children.
Transportation
of certain
pupila.
Training
teachers.
Instruction of
adult blind.
For printing and binding the annual report, a sum not
exceeding forty-five hundred dollars.
For aid to pupils in state normal schools, a sum not ex-
ceeding four thousand dollars, payable in semi-annual instal-
ments, to be expended under the direction of the board of
education.
For expenses of teachers' institutes, a sum not exceeding
two hundred dollars.
For the Massachusetts Teachers' Association, the sum of
three hundred dollars, subject to the approval of the
board of education.
For expenses of county teachers' associations, a sum not
exceeding seven hundred dollars.
To enable small towns to provide themselves with school
superintendents, a sum not exceeding eighty-six thousand
two hundred dollars.
For expenses of county agricultural schools, a sum not
exceeding eight thousand dollars.
For the education of deaf pupils of the commonwealth
in the schools designated by law, for the present year and
for previous years, a sum not exceeding one hundred and
twenty-five thousand dollars.
For school registers and other school blanks for cities and
towns, a sum not exceeding three thousand dollars.
For the Perkins Institution and Massachusetts School for
the Blind, as provided by chapter nineteen of the resolves
of the year eighteen hundred and sixty-nine, the sum of
thirty thousand dollars.
For the payment of tuition of children in high schools out-
side of the town in which they live, as provided by section
three of chapter forty-two of the Revised Laws, as amended
by chapter four hundred and thirty-three of the acts of the
year nineteen hundred and two, for the present year and for
previous years, a sum not exceeding seventy-nine thousand
dollars.
For the payment of transportation of high school pupils
to outside high schools in certain cases, a sum not exceeding
thirty-five thousand dollars.
For training teachers for vocational schools, a sum not
exceeding twenty-five hundred dollars.
To provide for the instruction of the adult blind at their
homes by the Perkins Institution and Massachusetts School
for the Blind, the sum of five thousand dollars.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 194. 133
For furnishing school committees with rules for testmg the Rules for test-
sight and hearing of pupils, a sum not exceeding eight hun- hllrTng.*^ '^'^'*
dred dollars.
SUPPORT OF STATE NORMAL SCHOOLS.
Bridgewater, a sum not exceeding seventy thousand two Normal school,
hundred and twenty-six dollars. " gewater.
Fitchburg, a sum not exceeding fifty-two thousand eight Fitchburg.
hundred and ninety-five dollars.
Framingham, a sum not exceeding fifty-seven thousand Frammgham.
three hundred and seventy dollars.
Hyannis, a sum not exceeding twenty-six thousand eight Hyannis.
hundred and eighty-seven dollars.
Lowell, a sum not exceeding thirty-six thousand two hun- Loweii.
dred and seven dollars.
North Adams, a sum not exceeding forty-five thousand North Adams.
five hundred and eighty-one dollars.
Salem, a sum not exceeding forty-nine thousand six hun- Saiem.
dred and seventy-five dollars.
Westfield, a sum not exceeding forty thousand five wcstfieid.
hundred and eighty-four dollars.
Worcester, a sum not exceeding forty-two thousand four Worcester.
hundred and ten dollars.
Normal art school, a sum not exceeding fifty-two thou- Normal art
sand three hundred and sixty-three dollars. ^ "° '
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Ajyproved March 17, 1914.
An Act making an appropriation for the publication Chav.194:
OF A record of MASSACHUSETTS SOLDIERS AND SAILORS
WHO SERVED IN THE WAR OF THE REBELLION.
Be it enacted, etc., as joUoics:
Section 1 . The sum of twelve thousand dollars is hereby Publication of
appropriated, to be paid out of the treasury of the common- Massachusetts
wealth from the ordinary revenue, for the fiscal year ending ^Ifo'rsTeTc.'*
on the thirtieth day of November, nineteen hundred and
fourteen, for expenses in connection with the pubHcation of
a record of Massachusetts troops and officers, sailors and
marines in the war of the rebellion.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 17, 1914-
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Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 195, 196.
Appropriations,
Massachusetts
training
schools.
Secretary of
trustees.
Travelling ex-
penses, etc.
Chap.195 An Act making appropriations for the expenses of the
TRUSTEES OF MASSACHUSETTS TRAINING SCHOOLS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro-
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth
from the ordinary revenue, for the trustees of Massachusetts
training schools, for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth
day of November, nineteen hundred and fourteen, to wit : —
For the salary and office expenses of the secretary of the
trustees, a sum not exceeding forty-four hundred dollars.
For travelling and other expenses of the trustees, to in-
clude printing and binding the annual report, a sum not
exceeding fifteen hundred dollars.
For salaries and expenses of such agents as the trustees
may employ, a sum not exceeding twenty-one thousand seven
hundred and fifty dollars.
For expenses in connection with boarding out children
from the Lyman and industrial schools for boys, for the pres-
ent year and for previous years, a sum not exceeding twelve
thousand dollars.
For expenses in connection with the care of probationers
from the state industrial school, to include boarding out and
other expenses of girls on probation, for the present year
and for previous years, a sum not exceeding nineteen thou-
sand seven hundred and seventy dollars.
For instruction in the public schools of children boarded
out by the trustees of the Lyman and industrial schools, a
sum not exceeding sixteen hundred dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
AiJi^roved March 17, 1914-
Agents.
Boarding out
children.
Care of proba-
tioners.
Instruction of
certain chil-
dren.
C/iap. 196 An Act relative to the use of the cinematograph and
SIMILAR apparatus IN ARMORIES AND OTHER PLACES
occupied by THE MILITIA.
Be it enacted, etc., as follcnvs:
dnemauJ^"^ Section 1. Au officcr or enlisted man of the volunteer
graphs, etc^, in militia who has been duly licensed in accordance vnth. sec-
armones, etc. .„ pi n t ^ t ^ • • p ^
tion four of chapter five hundred and sixty-six of the acts
of the year nineteen hundred and eight, as affected by sec-
tion two of chapter two hundred and eightj'^-one of the acts
of the year nineteen hundred and nine and by chapter one
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 197. 135
hundred and eighty-two of the acts of the year nineteen hun-
dred and twelve, may, in any armory or other place perma-
nently occupied by the commonwealth for military purposes,
operate any cinematograph or similar apparatus which is
owned or controlled by the commonwealth, without obtain-
ing the special license required by chapter four himdred and
forty of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and eleven or
by chapter two hundred and eighty of the acts of the year
nineteen hundred and thirteen: provided, however, that all Proviso.
other laws of the commonwealth and the regulations of the
district police relating to the use of the cinematograph or
similar apparatus shall be complied with.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Ax)proved March 17, 1914-
An Act to change the time of holding the annual qJiq^ ig^
MEETING OF THE TOWN OF NORWOOD, TO ENLARGE THE
POWDERS AND DUTIES OF THE SELECTMEN, TO ABOLISH CER-
TAIN OFFICES, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE ADMINISTRATION
OF TOWN AFFAIRS.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloics:
Section 1. The annual meeting of the town of Norwood Date of annual
K !•• town meeting
shall be held on the third IMonday of January, beguining established.
with the year nineteen hundred and fifteen.
Section 2. At the first annual meeting following the selectmen, eiec-
acceptance of this act the voters shall elect by ballot five *'°"' *"'""' ''°-
selectmen who shall hold office, two for the term of three
years, two for the term of two years, and one for the term of
one year. At each annual meeting thereafter there shall be
elected in place of those selectmen whose terms are about to
expire an equal number of selectmen, each to serve for three
years. The selectmen shall serve until their successors are
elected and qualified. If for any reason whatsoever a va- vacancies.
cancy or vacancies occur in the membership of the select-
men, the remaining members shall call a special town meet-
ing to fill the vacancy or vacancies for the unexpired term
or terms, except that if such vacancy or vacancies occur less
than three months prior to the annual meeting and not less
than three selectmen remain in office, the vacancy or vacan-
cies shall remain unfilled until such annual meeting. The
selectmen so elected shall be held to be and shall act as the
overseers of the poor and surveyors of highways of the town
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Acts, 1914. — Chap. 197.
Selectmen to be
lawful succes-
sors of certain
officers, etc.
Town treasurer
and collector of
taxes, election,
etc.
Assessors, ap-
pointment,
terms, etc.
with all the powers and subject to all the duties conferred
or imposed by law upon overseers of the poor and surveyors
of highways.
Section 3. Upon the election and qualification of said
five selectmen as provided in section two, all the powers,
rights, duties and liabilities conferred or imposed by law upon
the water commissioners, sewer commissioners, park com-
missioners, municipal light board, and the tree warden shall
be transferred to and conferred and imposed upon the select-
men, and the offices of water commissioners, sewer commis-
sioners, park commissioners, municipal light board, and the
tree warden of the town of Norwood shall be abolished. The
aforesaid transfer of rights, powers, duties and liabilities
shall not affect any liability incurred, contract made, fine,
special assessment, rate, penalty, forfeiture or tax imposed
before such transfer, nor any suit or other proceeding then
pending; and said selectmen shall in all respects and for all
purposes whatsoever be the lawful successors of said water
commissioners, sewer commissioners, park commissioners,
municipal light board and tree warden.
Section 4. At the annual meeting beginning with the
year nineteen hundred and fifteen and annually thereafter,
there shall be elected by ballot a town official to be known
as the town treasurer and collector of taxes, and upon his
election and qualification the offices of town treasurer and
collector of taxes shall cease and be determined as separate
and distinct offices. Said town treasurer and collector of
taxes so elected shall enjoy all the powers and rights and be
subject to all the duties and liabilities conferred or imposed
by law upon town treasurers and town collectors of taxes
and each of them, whether now existing or hereafter created.
Said town treasurer and collector of taxes shall receive such
compensation for his services as the town maj^ determine.
Section 5. The selectmen first elected as provided in
section two shall forthwith appoint, subject to the confirma-
tion of the tax commissioner of the commonwealth, three
suitable persons as assessors, who shall hold no elective office
in said town of Norwood, and who, upon their appointment
and confirmation, shall organize for the proper conduct of
their duties. One of said persons shall be appointed for a
term of one year, one for a term of two years, and one for a
term of three years; and annually thereafter there shall be
appointed by the selectmen, and confirmed in like manner,
an assessor for a term of three years, in the place of the
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 197. 137
assessor whose term is about to expire. Said assessors shall
serve until their successors are elected and qualified. If for
any reason whatsoever a vacancy occurs in the membership
of said assessors, the vacancy shall be filled forthwith by
the selectmen in like manner, for the unexpired term. Upon
the appointment and cjualification of said assessors, the exist-
ing elective offices of assessors of the town shall cease and
be determined. The assessors so appointed shall enjoy all
the powers and rights, and be subject to all the duties and
liabilities conferred or imposed by law upon assessors of
towns, whether now existing or hereafter created. Before
entering upon the duties of their oflice, the assessors shall be
sworn to the faithful and impartial performance thereof by
the chairman of the selectmen, or by the town clerk and
accountant, or by a justice of the peace.
Section 6. The selectmen elected as provided in section Town cierk and
two shall appoint, as soon as practicable, a person suitably '"'''°"''*^°*-
qualified to the oflice of town clerk and accountant. The
existing elective oflice of town clerk and the existing ap-
pointive office of town accountant, shall be continued until
the person appointed to said office of town clerk and ac-
countant shall have qualified, at which time said elective
office of town clerk and the said independent office of town
accountant shall cease and be determined. Said town clerk
and accountant shall enjoy all the powers and rights and
be subject to all the duties and liabilities conferred or im-
posed by law upon town clerks and upon town accountants,
whether now existing or hereafter created, and shall hold
office for three years from the date of his appointment and
until his successor is chosen and qualified, except as is
herein otherwise provided. In case of a vacancy in said
office the selectmen forthwith shall fill said vacancy for the
unexpired term. Said town clerk and accountant shall be
sworn to the faithful performance of his duties by the chair-
man of the selectmen or by a justice of the peace.
Section 7. The selectmen elected as provided in sec- Board of relief.
tion two shall annually appoint a board of three persons,
who shall be residents of and shall hold no elective oflfice
in said town of Norwood, to be known as the board of relief.
Said board, subject to the direction and supervision of
the selectmen, shall perform the duties and exercise the
powers of overseers" of the poor of said town. The members
of said board of relief shall not receive any compensation
for the services rendered by them.
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General man-
ager, appoint-
ment, etc.
Powers and
duties.
Section S. The selectmen elected as provided in sec-
tion two shall appoint, as soon as practicable, a general
manager who shall be the administrative head of all de-
partments of the town government, the conduct of which
is by the general laws and by this act placed upon the select-
men of said town, except as provided otherwise in this act.
Said general manager shall be subject to the direction and
supervision and shall hold office at the will of the selectmen,
and shall be a person specially fitted by education, training
or experience to perform the duties of said office, and shall
be appointed without regard to his political belief, and he
may or may not be a resident of the town of Norwood when
appointed. He shall be responsible for tKe efficient ad-
ministration of all departments within the scope of his
duties. Before entering upon the duties of his office, the
general manager shall be sworn to the faithful and im-
partial performance thereof by the chairman of the select-
men, or by the town clerk and accountant, or by a justice
of the peace. He shall execute a bond in favor of the
town for the faithful performance of his duties in such
sum and with such surety or sureties as may be fixed or
approved by the selectmen.
Section 9. The powers and duties of the general man-
ager shall include the following : —
(a) To organize, continue or discontinue such divisions
or departments from time to time as may be determined by
vote of the selectmen, or in the absence of such vote, as
may be determined by said general manager to be required
for the efficient conduct of his office;
(h) To appoint upon merit and fitness alone, and, except
as herein otherwise provided, to remove all superintendents
or chiefs of departments and all subordinate officers and
employees in such departments, and to fix all salaries and
wages of all subordinates and employees, subject to law.
The superintendents or chiefs of departments shall not be
removed by the general manager, except on five days' notice
in writing, which shall state the cause of such removal;
(c) To exercise control over all such departments or
divisions so created, or that may hereafter be created, which
shall be made subject to the supervision of said general
manager;
(f/) To attend all regular meetings of the selectmen, and
to recommend to the selectmen for adoption such measures
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 197. 139
requiring action by them or by the town, as he may deem
necessary or expedient;
(e) To keep full and complete records of the doings of his
office, and to render as often as may be required by the
selectmen, a full report of all operations during the period
reported on; and annually, or oftener if required by the
selectmen, to make a synopsis of all reports for publication;
(/) To keep the selectmen fully advised as to the needs
of the town within the scope of his duties, and to furnish
the selectmen on or before the thirty-first day of Decem-
ber of each year a careful, detailed estimate in writing of
the appropriations required during the next ensuing fiscal
year for the proper conduct of all departments of the town
under his control;
(g) To keep in repair the Morrill memorial library and
all school and other town buildings, and to purchase all
supplies for every department of the town, and purchases
of supplies for departments over which the general manager
has no control shall be made onh^ upon request of said de-
partments and upon requisition therefor by the said depart-
ments or their authorized representative;
(h) To perform such other duties, consistent with his
office, as may be required of him by the by-laws of the
town or by vote of the selectmen;
(i) To have the control and supervision of the department
of police of the town, subject, however, to the direction of
the selectmen; and the appointment or removal of the chief
or head of said police department shall not be suljject to the
civil service laws of the commonwealth, but shall be made
in accordance with the provisions of this act.
Section 10. The general manager may without notice Examination of
cause the affairs of any division or department under his ^^''partmente,
control or the conduct of any officer or employee thereof to
be examined. The general manager or any person or per-
sons appointed by him to examine the affairs of any such
department or the conduct of any such officer or employee
shall have the same power to compel the attendance of wit-
nesses and the production of books and papers and other
evidence, and to cause the witnesses to be sworn and to
be punished for contempt as is conferred by law upon the
selectmen. The general manager shall have access to all
town books and papers for information necessary for the
proper performance of his duties.
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Acts, 1914. — Chap. 197.
General man-
ager may be
removed for
cause.
Vacancy.
Powera and
duties relative
to Morrill
memorial li-
brary.
Powers and
duties relative
to school build-
ings, etc.
Section 11. The selectmen, by a majority vote, may
remove the general manager by filing a written statement
with the town clerk and accountant setting forth in de-
tail the specific reasons for his removal, a copy of which
statement shall be delivered or mailed to said general man-
ager. Such removal shall not take effect, however, until
the expiration of five days from the filing of said statement
with the town clerk and accountant; but if so recited in
said statement the general manager shall be suspended forth-
with from his said office. If the general manager so re-
quests within said five-day period, a hearing shall be given
him by the selectmen, and in such event the removal of
said general manager shall not take eft'ect until a written
decision following said hearing shall have been filed with
the town clerk and accountant. Such decision by a ma-
jority of the selectmen shall be final.
Section 12. Any vacancy in the office of general man-
ager shall be filled as soon as possible by the selectmen.
Pending the appointment of a general manager or the filling
of any vacancy, the selectmen may appoint a person to
perform temporarily the duties of said office.
Section 13. The powers, duties and liabilities now con-
ferred and imposed upon the trustees of the Morrill me-
morial library with respect to the repair of said library and
with respect to the purchase of supplies therefor, except
books, are hereby withdrawn from said trustees and con-
ferred and imposed upon the selectmen, and the exercise
of said powers and the performance of said duties shall be
delegated by the selectmen to the general manager, as pro-
vided in this act. It shall be the duty of said trustees to
notify the selectmen when repairs and supplies are required
and said repairs shall be made and supplies furnished upon
proper requisitions therefor.
Section 14. The powers, duties and liabilities now
conferred and imposed upon the school committee with
respect to the repair of all school buildings and the pur-
chase of supplies therefor, except books, are hereby with-
drawn from said school committee and conferred and im-
posed upon the selectmen, and the exercise of said powers
and the performance of said duties shall be delegated by the
selectmen to the general manager, as provided in this act.
It shall be the duty of said school committee to notify
the selectmen when repairs and supplies are required, and
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 197. 141
such repairs shall be made and supplies furnished upon
proper requisitions therefor.
Section 15. The general manager, the assessors, and S'^^™^-
the town clerk and accountant shall each receive such
salary as may be fixed by the selectmen, unless otherwise
specifically voted by the town.
Section 16. At the first annual meeting held after Finance com-
the adoption of this act, the voters of the town shall elect uon.'termsTetc.
by ballot from among their number three persons who shall
serve and be known as the finance commission, who shall
hold office, one until the expiration of three years, one until
the expiration of two years, and one until the expiration of
one year from the date of said annual meeting. Thereafter
one such finance commissioner shall be elected annually at
the annual meeting to serve three years therefrom. The
members of the finance commission shall serve until their
successors are elected and qualified and shall not receive
any salary. During the term for which they are chosen
they shall be ineligible, either b}^ appointment or by elec-
tion, to any town office other than that for which they have
been chosen, nor shall, during any such term, hold any
such other office. They shall be sworn to a faithful per-
formance of their duties by the moderator, town clerk and
accountant or by a justice of the peace.
Section 17. If for any reason whatsoever a vacancy vacancy.
occurs in the finance commission, it shall be the duty of
the remaining member or members of the finance com-
mission to give notice forthwith of such vacancy or va-
cancies to the selectmen. The selectmen shall, within
five days thereafter, call a special town election to fill the
vacancy or vacancies for the unexpired term or terms re-
spectively. Any vacancy or vacancies occurring in the
finance commission less than three months prior to any
town election shall remain unfilled until the date of such
election.
Section 18. The finance commission shall, on or be- Tomakeesti-
fore the thirty-first day of December of each year, submit penditures'
to the selectmen a careful, detailed estimate in writing of
the probable expenditures of the town government for
the next ensuing fiscal year, stating the amount required
to meet the interest and maturing bonds and notes or other
outstanding indebtedness of the town, and showing specifi-
cally the amount necessary to be provided for each fund and
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To make an-
nual report, etc.
Duties relative
to certain pay-
rolls, bills, etc.
May summon
witnesses, etc.
department. The finance commission shall also submit
at the same time an estimate in writing of the amount of
income from all sources of revenue, exclusive of taxes upon
property, and of the probable amount required to be levied
and raised by taxation to defray all expenses and liabilities
of the town. For the purpose of enabling the finance com-
mission to make up said annual estimate of expenditures,
all boards, officers, and committees of the town shall, upon
the written request of the finance commission, furnish all
information in their possession and shall submit to said
finance commission in writing a detailed estimate of ap-
propriations required for the efficient and proper conduct of
their respective departments during the next ensuing fiscal
year.
Section 19. All articles in the warrants for the annual
and special town meetings requiring the appropriation of
money shall be considered by the finance commission, and
the commission shall report thereon in writing to the town
at said meetings, with its recommendations. The finance
commission shall make an annual report, which shall be
published as a part of the annual town report, covering the
matters considered by it during the fiscal year preceding
that in which such report is published, and making such
recomnjendations regarding the finances of the town and
action thereon as seem to said commission to be necessary
and appropriate. All the duties imposed by the by-laws
of the town upon the appropriation committee, so-called,
and not inconsistent with the duties required by this act,
shall be performed by said finance commission, and the
provisions of the by-laws relating to the appointment of
said appropriation committee shall be annulled upon the
election and qualification of the finance commission.
Section 20. Whenever any payroll, bill or other claim
against the town is presented to the selectmen, town clerk
and accountant, town treasurer and collector of taxes,
trustees of the Morrill memorial library, or school com-
mittee, he or they shall, if the same seems to him or them
to be of doubtful validity, excessive in amount, or otherwise
contrary to the interests of the town, refer it to the finance
commission, which shall immediately investigate the facts
and report thereon, and pending said report payment shall
be withheld.
Section 21. For the purpose of enabling the finance
commission to perform the duties and carry out the objects
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 197. 143
herein contemplated, it shall have power to require the
attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production
of all books, papers, contracts, and documents relating to
any matter within the scope of any such investigation or
which may be material in the performance of the duties
imposed by this act. Such witnesses shall be summoned
in the same manner and be paid the same fees as witnesses
before the police, municipal or district courts of the com-
monwealth. Each of such witnesses may be represented by
counsel, who may cross-examine the witness for whom he
appears for not more than- ten minutes during his examina-
tion. The chairman or any member of the finance commis-
sion may administer oaths to, or take all affirmations of,
witnesses who appear before the finance commission. The
finance commission may prescribe reasonable rules and
regulations for the conduct of the hearing and the giving of
testimony. If any person so summoned and paid shall re-
fuse to attend, or to be sworn, or to affirm, or to answer any
question, or to produce any book, contract, document, or
paper pertinent to the matter of inquiry under consideration
before the finance commission, a justice of the supreme
judicial court or of the superior court, may, in his discretion,
upon application by the finance commission or any member
thereof authorized thereto by vote of said commission, issue
an order requiring such person to appear before the said
commission, and to produce his books, contracts, documents
and papers and to give evidence touching the matter in
question. Any failure to obey such order of the court may
be punished by said court as a contempt thereof.
Section 22. Any person so summoned and paid who Penalty for re-
shall refuse to attend, or to be sworn, or to affirm, or to helriil^.'lte'"'^
answer any question, or to produce any book, contract,
document or paper pertinent to the matter under con-
sideration by the finance commission, and any person who
wilfully interrupts or disturbs, or is disorderly at, any hear-
ing of the finance commission, shall be punished by a fine
not exceeding fifty dollars, or by imprisonment for not more
than thirty days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Section 23, Any person who wilfully swears or affirms Penalty for
falsely before the finance commission upon any point ma- affinXg"'^
terial to the matter of inquiry shall be guilty of perjury, and ^^^^^y-
shall be subject to the provisions of sections one to five, both
inclusive, of chapter two hundred and ten of the Revised
Laws and amendments thereof.
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Examination
of persons in
another state,
etc.
Person not
compelled to
give evidence
which may in-
criminate him.
Commission
may employ
experts, etc.
Holder of an
elective ofRco
may be re-
called, etc.
Recall petition,
preparation,
filing, etc.
Section 24. Upon application by the finance commis-
sion to any justice of the supreme judicial court, or of the
superior court, the said justice may issue a commission to
one or more competent persons in another state for the
examination of a person without this commonwealth relative
to any matter within the scope of the investigation or of
this act. The testimony of such person may be taken by
open commission, or otherwise under the procedure, so far
as the same may be applicable, authorized by section forty-
three of chapter one hundred and seventy-five of the Revised
Laws, and the said justice may issue letters rogatory In
support of said commission.
Section 25. Nothing in this act shall be construed to
compel any person to give any testimony or to produce
any evidence, documentary or otherwise, which may tend
to incriminate him.
Section 2G. The said commission is authorized to em-
ploy such experts, counsel and other assistants, and to incur
such other expenses as it may deem necessary, and the same
shall be paid by said town upon requisition by the commis-
sion not exceeding in the aggregate in any year the sum
of two hundred and fifty dollars, or such additional sum as
may be appropriated for the purpose by the town. The
commission shall have the same right to incur expenses In
anticipation of its appropriation as if it were a regular de-
partment of the town.
Section 27. Any holder of an elective office may be re-
called and removed therefrom by the qualified voters of the
town as herein provided.
Section 28. Any qualified voter of the town may make
and file with the town clerk and accountant an affidavit
containing the name of the officer sought to be removed
and a statement of the grounds of removal. The town clerk
and accountant shall thereupon deliver to the voter making
such affidavit a sufficient number of copies of petition blanks
for such recall and removal, printed forms of which he shall
keep on hand. Such blanks shall be issued by the town
clerk and accountant with his signature and official seal
thereto attached; they shall be dated and addressed to
the selectmen, shall contain the name of the person to whom
issued, the number of blanks so Issued, the name of the
person sought to be removed, the office from which such re-
moval is sought, the grounds of removal as stated In said
affidavit, and shall demand the election of a successor to
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 197. 145
such office. A copy of the petition shall be entered in a
record book to be kept in the office of the town clerk and
accountant. Said recall petition shall be returned and filed
with the town clerk and accountant within twenty days
after the filing of the affidavit. Said petition before being
returned and filed shall be signed by two hundred (jualified
voters, and to every such signature shall be added the place
of residence of the signer, giving the street and mimber.
Such signatures need not all be on one paper. One of the
signers of every such paper shall make an affidavit thereto
that the statements therein contained are true, and that
each signature appended to the paper is the genuine signa-
ture of the person whose name it purports to be. All such
papers for the recall of any one officer shall be filed as one
instrument, with the endorsements thereon of the names
and addresses of three persons designated as filing the same.
Section 29. Within five days\nfter the filing of said ^^^^'^^j^^^^.
petition, the town clerk and accountant shall ascertain by t'on. etc
examination thereof and of the registration books and
election returns whether the petition is signed by the req-
uisite number of qualified voters, and shall attach thereto
his certificate showing the result of such examination.
He shall, if necessary, he allowed extra help by the select-
men.
If his certificate shows the petition to be insufficient,
he shall within said five days so notify in writing one or
more of the persons designated on the petition as filing the
same; and the petition may be amended by the addition
of signatures at any time within five days after the giving
of said notice by the town clerk and accountant. The town
clerk and accountant shall, within three days after such
amendment, make like examination of the amended petition,
and attach thereto his certificate of the result. If then
insufficient, or if no amendment was made, he shall return
the petition to one of the persons designated thereon as
filing it, without prejudice, however, to the filing of a new
petition for the same purpose.
Section 30. If the petition or amended petition shall SSfetc.
be found and certified by the town clerk and accountant
to be sufficient, he shall submit the same with his certifi-
cate to the selectmen without delay, and the selectmen
shall forthwith give written notice to said officer of the re-
ceipt of said certificate and shall, if the officer sought to be
removed does not resign within five days thereafter, there-
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Proviso.
Nomination of
candidates.
Incumbent
to hold office
until removal
election, etc.
Office to be
vacant in
certain case.
Recall petition
not to be filed
within three
montlis after
election.
Person removed
not to be ap-
pointed to any
town office
within two
years.
Term defined.
upon order an election to be held on a Tuesday jQxed by
them not less than twenty-five nor more than thirty-five
days after the date of the town clerk and accountant's
certificate that a sufficient petition is filed : provided, however,
that if any other town election is to occur within sixty days
after the date of said certificate, the selectmen may, in their
discretion, postpone the holding of the removal election to
the date of such other election. If a vacancy occurs in
said office after a removal election has so been ordered,
the election shall nevertheless proceed as in this section
provided.
Section 31. Any officer sought to be removed may
be a candidate to succeed himself, and, unless he requests
otherwise in WTiting, the town clerk and accountant shall
place his name on the official ballot svithout nomination.
The nomination of other candidates, the publication of the
warrant for such removal election, and the conduct of the
same, shall all be in accordance with the provisions of law
relating to elections, unless otherwise provided in this act.
Section 32. The incumbent shall continue to perform
the duties of his office until the removal election. If then
re-elected, he shall continue in office for the remainder of his
unexpired term, subject to recall as before, except as pro-
vided in section thirty-three of this act. If not re-elected
in the removal election, he shall be deemed removed upon
the qualification of his successor, who shall hold office during
the unexpired term. If the successor fails to qualify within
five days after receiving notification of his election, the in-
cumbent shall thereupon be deemed removed and the ojBBce
vacant.
Section 33. No recall petition shall be filed against any
officer within three months after his election, nor, in the case
of an officer re-elected in a removal election, until three
months after that election.
Section 34. No person who has been removed from an
office by recall, or who has resigned from some office while
recall proceedings were pending against him, shall be ap-
pointed to any town office within two years after such re-
moval by recall or such resignation.
Section 35. The term "qualified voter", wherever it
occurs in this act, means a voter qualified by law to vote for
candidates for the office to be filled or from which a removal
is sought.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 197. 147
Section 36. It shall be unlawful for any selectman, the Certain town
general manager, any member of the school committee, make'^coTtracta
any member of the finance commission, any trustee of the ^^^ ''^^ *°'^°'
Morrill memorial library, or any other elective or appoint-
ive official except as otherwise provided by law or in this
act, directly or indirectly to make a contract with the town,
or to receive any commission, discount, bonus, gift, con-
tribution or reward from, or any share in the profits of, any
person or corporation making or performing such a contract,
unless such member, officer, or employee immediately upon
learning of the existence of such contract, or that such con-
tract is proposed, shall notify in writing the finance com-
mission of such contract and of the nature of his interest in
such contract and shall abstain from doing any official act
on behalf of the town in reference thereto. In case such
interest exists on the part of an officer whose duty it is to
make such a contract on behalf of the town, the contract
may be made by another officer or person of the town, duly
authorized thereto by vote of the town. A violation of
any provision of this section shall render the contract in
respect to which such violation occurs voidable at the option
of the town. Any person violating any provision of this Penalty,
section shall be punished by a fine of not more than one
thousand dollars, or by imprisonment for not more than
one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Section 37. This act shall be submitted to the qualified ^u^mttted to
voters of the town of Norwood for acceptance at a special Jp^cfai election.
election which shall be called by the selectmen, and shall be etc.
held on the first Tuesday of October in the year nineteen
hundred and fourteen. The town clerk shall, not less than
two weeks before said election, transmit, by mail or other-
wise, to every registered voter in said town a copy of this
act. The vote shall be taken by ballot in answer to the
following question: "Shall an act passed by the general
court in the year nineteen hundred and fourteen, entitled
* An Act to change the time of holding the annual meeting
of the town of Norwood, to enlarge the powers and duties
of the selectmen, to abolish certain offices, and to provide
for the administration of town affairs', be accepted?" which
shall be printed on the official ballot. If this act shall be Time of
so accepted by a majority of the qualified voters voting ^ '"^® ®
thereon, it shall take effect upon its acceptance for the next
annual meeting which shall be held on the third Monday
148 Acts, 1914. — Chap. 198.
of January in the year nineteen hundred and fifteen, and for
all things that pertain to said election and shall go into full
force and effect upon the election of the selectmen and other
town officials on the third Monday of January, nineteen
hundred and fifteen, as herein provided; except that the
appointees in the service of the town at that time of the
officials and boards whose offices shall be abolished and con-
solidated, shall continue to draw compensation at the same
rate and exercise like powers, authority and jurisdiction as
theretofore, until other provision is made.
Duties of ^^ Section 38. It shah be the duty of the selectmen and
officials relative the towu clcrk iu officc and any other town official upon
ection, c c. ^^^^^^ ^^y rcasou of his office a duty devolves by the pre-
visions of this act, when this act is accepted by the quali-
fied voters as herein provided, to comply with all the re-
quirements of this act relating to elections, to the end that
all things may be done necessary for the nomination and
election of the officers first to be elected under this act.
BHaws^ Section 39. All laws, by-laws, rules and regulations,
including the by-laws, rules and regulations relating to the
Highland cemetery, in force in the town of Norwood when
this act takes eft'ect, not inconsistent with its provisions,
whether enacted by authority of the town or any other
authority, shall continue in full force and eftect until other-
wise provided by law, by-law, or vote; all other laws, by-
laws, rules and regulations, so far as they refer to the town
of Norwood, are hereby repealed and annulled, but such
repeal shall not revive any pre-existing enactment.
Section 40. So much of this act as authorizes the sub-
mission of the question of its acceptance to the qualified
voters of said town shall take effect upon its passage.
Aiyproved March 18, 1914.
Chap. 198 An Act to establish the date for the assessment of
TAXES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Be it enacted, etc., as joUows:
Date for assess- Section 1. Thc first dav of April shall hereafter be the
ment of taxes K_>AJv^ii'-'i^ * i ""ii i i i •
established. ^jj^^c as of wliich taxcs sliall be assessed, except where m
specific cases it is by law otherwise provided.
Amendments. Section 2. lu tlic followiug acts and scctious of acts, as
amended, in each place wherein at the passage thereof there
occurred the word "May", said word is hereby stricken out,
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 198. 149
and there is inserted in place thereof the word: — April, —
to wit: — sections four, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, twenty-
three, twenty-six, fifty-seven and ninety-four of Part I of
chapter four hundred and ninety of the acts of the year nine-
teen hundred and nine; sections three, fourteen, thirty-six,
fifty and fifty-one of Part II of said chapter four hundred
and ninety; and sections four, six, eight, eleven, fourteen,
eighteen, fifty-eight, seventy-two, seventy-three and seventy-
five of Part III of said chapter four hundred and ninety.
Section 3. Chapter twenty-six of the Revised Laws is r. l. 26, §26,
hereby amended by striking out section twenty-six and in- ''*""'"'
serting in place thereof the following : — Section 26. If a Assessment of
city determines that the streets or certain streets or portions street watering.
of streets shall be watered, in whole or in part at the expense
of the abutters, such expense for a municipal year and the
proportion thereof to be borne by abutters and the rate to
be assessed upon each linear foot of frontage upon such
streets or portions thereof shall be estimated and determined
by the board of aldermen and assessed upon the estates
abutting on such streets or portions of streets in proportion
to the number of linear feet of each estate upon such street
or portion thereof so watered. The amount of such assess-
ments upon each estate shall be determined by said board,
or, if said board so designates, by the board of public works,
board of street commissioners, superintendent of streets or
other officer; and such board or officer shall as soon as may
be after the first day of April of such municipal year cause a
list of such streets or portions thereof to be made, specifying
each estate and the number of linear feet thereof abutting
thereon, the amount per linear foot and the amount on
each estate of such assessment, and certify and commit said
list to the assessors of taxes.
Section 4. Chapter one hundred and two of the Re- R. l. 102,
vised Laws is hereby amended by striking out sections 142, amended.
one hundred and twenty-eight, one hundred and twenty-
nine and one hundred and forty-two and inserting in place
thereof the following new sections: — Section 128. The Dogs to be
owner or keeper of a dog which is three months old or "''''^^^ '
over shall annually, on or before the thirty-first day of
March, cause it to be registered, numbered, described and
licensed for one year from the first day of April following,
in the office of the clerk of the city or town in which said
dog is kept. The owner or keeper of a licensed dog shall
cause it to wear around its neck a collar distinctly marked
150
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 198.
Licenses issued
after first day
of April, when.
Assessors to
take lists of
dogs.
Penalty for
refusal to
answer, etc.
1909, 490,
Part I, §§ 41,
84, 93, 101,
amended.
Notice of
assessment and
lists of prop-
erty.
^
with its owner's name and its registered number. Section
129. The owner or keeper of a dog may at any time have
it Hcensed until the first day of April following; and a
person who becomes the owner or keeper of a dog after
the first day of April, which is not duly licensed, and the
owner or keeper of a dog not duly licensed which becomes
three months old after the thirty-first day of March in any
year shall, when it is three months old cause it to be regis-
tered, numbered, described, licensed and collared as pro-
vided in the preceding section. Section 1^2. The assessors
shall annually take a list of all dogs owned or kept in their
respective cities or towns on the first day of April, with the
owners' or keepers' names, and return the same to the city
or town clerk, or, in Boston, to the police commissioner, on
or before the first day of July. An owner or keeper of a
dog who refuses to answer or answers falsely to the assessors
relative to the ownership thereof shall be punished by a
fine of not less than ten dollars, which, except in the county
of Suffolk, shall be paid into the county treasury.
Section 5. Part I of chapter four hundred and ninety
of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and nine is hereby
amended by striking out sections forty-one, eighty-four,
ninety-three and one hundred and one, and inserting in
place thereof the following new sections: — Section j^l.
Assessors before making an assessment shall give seasonable
notice thereof to all persons, firms and corporations, domestic
or foreign, subject to taxation in their respective cities and^
towns. Such notice shall be posted in one or more public
places in each city or town, or shall be given in some other
sufficient manner, and shall require the said persons, firms
and corporations to bring in to the assessors, before a date
therein specified, in case of residents a true list of all their
polls and personal estate not exempt from taxation, and in
case of non-residents and foreign corporations a true list
of all their personal estate in that city or town not exempt
from taxation, and may or may not require such list to in-
clude their real estate which is subject to taxation in that
city or town. It shall also require all persons and corpora-
tions, except corporations making returns to the insurance
commissioner as required by section nineteen of chapter five
hundred and seventy-six of the acts of the year nineteen
hundred and seven, to bring in to the assessors before a date
therein specified, which shall not be later than the first day
of June then following, unless the assessors for cause shown
extend the time to the first day of July, true lists of all real
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 198. 151
and personal estate held by them respectively for literary,
temperance, benevolent, charitable or scientific purposes on
the preceding first day of April, or at the election of such
corporation on the last day of its financial year last pre-
ceding said first day of April, and to state the amount of re-
ceipts and expenditures for said purposes during the year
last preceding said days. The notice shall contain the pro-
visions of section forty-five. Section 84- Whenever an Taxcommis-
abatement is finally made to any corporation organized notified"or
under the laws of this commonwealth and liable to a corporate taxe^toTer°iin
franchise tax upon any tax assessed by the assessors of any corporations.
city or town, upon or in respect of works, structures, real
estate, machinery, poles, underground conduits, wires and
pipes, the assessors, commissioners or court granting such
abatement shall forthwith notify the tax commissioner of
the commonwealth thereof, and shall state in such notice
what sum was determined by such assessors, commissioners
or court to have been the fidl and fair cash value of such
works, structures, real estate, machinery, poles, underground
conduits, wires and pipes on the first day of April on which
the tax so abated was originallv assessed. Section 93. Rpturnstotax
A 111 11 IP ir>Tri p commissioner
Assessors shall animally, on or bcrore the first Monday oi ofcoriwrate
July, return to the tax commissioner the names of all cor- ^^°^^ ^ • ^ ""
porations, except banks of issue and deposit, having a capital
stock divided into shares, chartered by the commonwealth or
organized under the general laws for the purposes of business
or profit and established in their rcspecti"\'e cities and towns
or owning real estate therein, and a statement in detail of
the works, structures, real estate, machinery, poles, under-
ground conduits, wires and pipes owned by each of said
corporations and situated in such city or town, with the
value thereof, on the first day of April preceding, and the
amount at which the same is assessed in said city or town for
the then current year. They shall also, on or before the
first Monday of August, return to the tax commissioner the
names of all foreign corporations which have a usual place of
business within said city or town. If the assessors neglect
to comply with the requirements of this section, each assessor
so neglecting shall forfeit one hundred dollars. Section 101. ^oneT^to'pJ-^
Said commissioner shall cause abstracts to be prepared psire abstracts,
showing the amount of the corporate franchise value of cor-
porations organized in this commonwealth and of the value
of the shares of national banks represented by the taxes
distributed according to law to each city and town. He
may require from state, city and town officers such further
152
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 198.
1909, 490,
Part III, §§ 40,
41, 42, 43, 45,
59, 64, 78,
amended.
Annual returns
to tax com-
missioner.
returns and statements relative to the amount and value of
taxable property in the several cities and towns as in his
judgment may be necessary. He shall to the best of his
judgment and discretion prepare said equalization and ap-
portionment upon the basis of the returns and statements
herein provided for and authorized, and of any other in-
formation in his possession.
Section G. Part III of chapter four hundred and ninety
of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and nine is hereby
amended by striking out sections forty, forty-one, forty-
two, forty-three, forty-five, fifty-nine, sixty-four and seventy-
eight, and inserting in place thereof the following new sec-
tions: — Section Jfl. Every corporation organized under the
general or special laws of the commonwealth for purposes of
business or profit, having a capital stock divided into shares,
except banks, whose shares are otherwise taxable under the
provisions of this part, in addition to all returns required
by its charter, and in addition to all returns otherwise re-
quired under the provisions of this part, shall annually, be-
tween the first and tenth days of April, make a return to the
tax commissioner, under oath of its treasurer, stating the
name of the corporation, its place of business, and setting
forth as of the first day of April of the year in which the re-
turn is made : —
First. The total authorized amount of the capital stock
of the corporation; the amount issued and outstanding and
the amount then paid thereon; the classes, if any, into which
it is divided; the par value and number of its shares; the
market value of the shares of its stock, or of each class of
its stock, if there are two or more classes.
Second. A statement in such detail as the tax commis-
sioner may require of the works, structures, real estate, ma-
chinery, poles, underground conduits, wires and pipes, and
of the merchandise and other assets belonging to the cor-
poration, with the value thereof, and of the liabilities of the
corporation; and in the case of domestic business corpora-
tions a statement of such assets as are without the common-
wealth. Except in the case of domestic business corpora-
tions the returns required by this section shall also contain,
in a form prescribed by the tax commissioner, a statement
of the profit or loss which has resulted from the business of
the corporation for the twelve months ending with the
thirty-first day of December next preceding the year in
which the return is made.
Third. A complete list of the shareholders of the cor-
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 198. 153
poration, their residences, the amount and class of stock,
if more than one, belonging to each. If stock is held
as collateral security, the list shall state the name and
residence of the pledgor and of the pledgee. Railroad cor-
porations and telegraph, street railway, and electric railroad
companies, whether chartered or organized in this common-
wealth or elsewhere, shall also state in their return the
whole length of their lines and so much of the length of
their lines as is without the commonwealth; electric rail-
road companies shall also return so much of their line as
is constructed on private land; street railway and electric
railroad companies shall also state in their return the length
of track operated by them in each city or town on the thirty-
first day of ]\Iarch preceding the return, to be determined
by measuring as single track the total length of all tracks
operated by them, including sidings and turn-outs, whether
owned or leased by them or over which they have trackage
rights only, and the amount of dividends paid on their
capital stock during the year ending on the thirtieth day of
September preceding the return, and during each year from
the organization of the company. Telephone companies
organized under the general or special laws of this common-
wealth, and manufacturing, owning, using, selling or licensing
others to use telephones or other apparatus or appliances per-
taining thereto wholly or partly Anthin this commonwealth,
and all such companies incorporated without the common-
wealth for the purpose of establishing, owning or licensing
others to use such telephones, apparatus or appliances, but
having in use within it any of their lines or telephones,
shall also state in their return, in such form as the tax
commissioner may require, the facts necessary to ascertain
the deductions authorized by the follomng section. Such
domestic companies may annually, between the first and
tenth days of April, make a return to the tax commissioner,
signed and sworn to by their president, treasurer and clerk,
specifying the amount and market value of all stocks in
other corporations held by them upon which a tax has been
assessed and actually paid either in this or in any other state
for the year preceding the date of said return; and the books,
accounts and papers of such corporations shall be examined
by the tax commissioner so far as may be necessary for the
verification of said return. Insurance companies organized
under the general or special laws of this commonwealth and
having a capital stock shall also state in their return, in
such detail as the tax commissioner may require, the real
154
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 198.
Valuation of
corporate
franchise, otc.
Deductions.
and personal property belonging to the corporation within
and without the commonwealth. Other corporations re-
quired to make a return under the provisions of this section
shall also state therein the amount, value and location of
all works, structures, real estate, machinery, poles, under-
ground conduits, wires and pipes owned by them and subject
to local taxation without the commonwealth. Such return
shall be filed with the tax commissioner. In the case of
domestic business corporations the whole of said return, and
in the case of other corporations so much of said return as
relates to the profit or loss which has resulted from the
business of the corporation shall be open only to the inspection
of the tax commissioner, his deputy, clerks and assistants,
and such other officers of the commonwealth as may have
occasion to inspect it for the purpose of assessing or collecting
taxes. Section 41. The tax commissioner shall ascertain
from the returns or otherwise the true market value of the
shares of each corporation subject to the requirements of the
preceding section, and shall estimate therefrom the fair
cash value of all of said shares constituting its capital stock
on the preceding first day of April, which, unless by the
charter of a corporation a dift'erent method of ascertaining
such value is provided, shall, for the purposes of this part,
be taken as the true value of its corporate franchise. From
such value there shall be deducted : —
First. In case of a railroad corporation, or telegraph, street
railway or electric railroad company, whether chartered or or-
ganized in this commonwealth or elsewhere, so much of the
value of its capital stock as is proportional to the length of that
part of its line, if any, lying without the commonwealth ; and
also the value of its works, structures, real estate, machinery,
poles, underground conduits, wires and pipes, subject to local
taxation within the commonwealth.
Second. In case of such a domestic telephone company, the
amount and market value of all stock in other corporations held
by it upon which a tax has been paid in this or other states for
the twelve months last preceding the date of the return; and
in case of such a foreign telephone company, so much of the
value of its capital stock as is proportional to the number of
telephones used or controlled by it, or under any letters pat-
ent owned or controlled by it without the commonwealth.
In case of a telephone company, whether chartered or or-
ganized in this commonwealth or elsewhere, the value of
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 198. 155
its works, structures, real estate, machinery, poles, under-
ground conduits, wires and pipes, subject to local taxation
within the commonwealth.
Third. In case of a domestic business corporation, the
value of the works, structures, real estate, machinery, poles,
underground conduits, wires and pipes owned by it within the
commonwealth subject to local taxation, and of securities
which if owned by a natural person resident in this com-
monwealth would not be liable to taxation; also the value
of its property situated in another state or country and
subject to taxation therein. There shall not be deducted
the value of securities which if owned by a natural person
resident in this commonwealth would be liable to taxation,
nor shall there be deducted the value of any shares of
stock of the corporation itself owned directly or indirectly
by it or for its benefit; and the tax commissioner in de-
termining for the purposes of taxation the value of the
corporate franchise of any such corporation shall not take
into consideration an}' debts of such corporation unless the
returns required from it contain a statement duly signed
and sworn to, setting forth that no part of such debts was
incurred for the purpose of reducing the amount of taxes to
be paid by it.
Fourth. In case of corporations subject to the require-
ments of the preceding section, other than railroad cor-
porations, telegrnph, telephone, street railway and electric
railroad companies, whether chartered or organized in this
commonwealth or elsev/here, and of domestic business
corporations, the value as found by the tax commissioner of
their works, structures, real estate, machinery, poles, under-
ground conduits, wires and pipes, subject to local taxation
wherever situated.
Fifth. In case of a stock insurance company the value
as found by the tax commissioner of its real estate subject
to local taxation wherever situated, and of securities which,
if owned by a natural person resident in this commonwealth,
would not be liable to taxation; also the value as found by
the tax commissioner of its personal property situated in
another state or country and subject to taxation therein.
For the purposes of this section the tax commissioner may
take the value at which such works, structures, real estate,
machinery, poles, underground conduits, wires and pipes are
assessed at the place where they are located as the true
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Acts, 1914. — Chap. 198.
Corporation
to prosecute
appeal from
local valuation,
when.
Tax to be paid
upon corporate
franchise.
Rate, how
determined.
Remedy of
corporation
when assessors'
valuation ex-
ceeds tax com-
missioner's.
value, but such local assessment shall not be conclusive of
the true value thereof. Section 1^2. The tax commissioner
may require a corporation to prosecute an appeal from the
valuation of its works, structures, real estate, machinery,
poles, underground conduits, wires and pipes by the assess-
ors of a city or town, either to the county commissioners
or to the superior court, whose decision shall be conclusive
upon the question of value. Upon such an appeal the
tax commissioner may be heard, and in the superior court
costs may be awarded as justice requires. Section 43,
Every corporation subject to the provisions of section forty
shall annually pay a tax upon its corporate franchise,
after making the deductions provided for in section forty-
one, at a rate equal to the average of the annual rates
for three years preceding that in which such assessment is
laid, the annual rate to be determined by an apportion-
ment of the whole amount of money to be raised by
taxation upon property in the commonwealth during the
same year, as returned by the assessors of the several cities
and towns under the provisions of section fifty-nine of Part I,
after deducting therefrom the amount of tax assessed upon
polls for the preceding year, as certified to the tax com-
missioner, upon the aggregate valuation of all cities and
towns for the preceding year, as returned under sections
fifty-nine and sixty of Part I; but the said tax upon the
value of the corporate franchise of a domestic business
corporation, after making the deductions provided for in
section forty-one, shall not exceed a tax levied at the rate
aforesaid upon an amount, less said deductions, twenty
per cent in excess of the value, as found by the tax com-
missioner, of the works, structures, real estate, machinery,
poles, underground conduits, wires and pipes, and mer-
chandise, and of securities which if owned by a natural person
resident in this commonwealth would be liable to taxation ; and
the total amount of the tax to be paid by such corporation
in any year upon its property locally taxed in this common-
wealth and upon the value of its corporate franchise shall
amount to not less than one tenth of one per cent of the mar-
ket value of its capital stock at the time of said assessment
as found by the tax commissioner. Section 4^. If the
value of the works, structures, real estate, machinery, poles,
underground conduits, wires and pipes of a corporation sub-
ject to local taxation within the commonwealth, as determined
by the tax commissioner, is less than the value thereof as
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 198. 157
determined by the assessors of the place where it is situated,
he shall give notice of his determination to such corpora-
tion; and, unless within one month after the date of such
notice it applies to said assessors for an abatement, and,
upon their refusal to grant an abatement, prosecutes an
appeal under the provisions of section seventy-six of Part I,
giving notice thereof to the tax commissioner, the valuation
of said commissioner shall be conclusive upon said corpora-
tion. Section 59. A corporation or agent neglecting to Penalties for
make the returns required by section twenty-six shall forfeit returns, and'for
fifty dollars for every day during which such neglect con- me^nts.^'ett.
tinues. A corporation, company, association or partnership
which fails to make the return required by section thirty-
four shall forfeit twenty-five dollars. If it neglects to make
such return for ten days after notice thereof, addressed to
it, has been deposited in the post office, postage prepaid, it
shall further forfeit five hundred dollars, and upon an in-
formation by the attorney-general at the relation of the tax
commissioner it may be restrained from the further trans-
action of its business in this commonwealth until it has
made such return; but such penalties shall not be incurred
if it is proved that the return was duly made and deposited
in the post office, postage prepaid, properly directed to the
tax commissioner, and that there was no neglect. If any
return required by section thirty-four contains a false state-
ment which is known, or by the exercise of reasonable care
might have been known, to the agent or officers making it,
to be false, such company or agent shall be liable for the
amount of tax thereby lost to the commonwealth and, in
addition, to a penalty of not less than five hundred nor more
than five thousand dollars. Any corporation, company,
co-partnership or association, except a domestic business or
foreign corporation, liable to taxation under the provisions
of sections thirty-seven, thirty-eight, forty-three, forty-four,
fifty-two and fifty-three, neglecting to make the returns
required by this act, or refusing or neglecting, when required,
to submit to the examinations provided for therein shall
forfeit such sum not greater than two per cent upon the
par value of its capital stock as the court may deem just
and equitable. If a guardian, executor, administrator or
trustee neglects to make the returns required by section
eight on or before the tenth day of April of each year, the
tax commissioner shall give notice by mail, postage pre-
paid, to such guardian, executor, administrator or trustee
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Acts, 1914. — Chap. 198.
Recovery
thereof.
Exemption
from local
taxation.
of his or its default. If he or it omits to file the said
return within thirty days after such notice of default has
been given, he or it shall forfeit to the commonwealth not
less than five nor more than ten dollars for each day for
fifteen days after the expiration of said thirty days, and not
less than ten nor more than two hundred dollars for each
day thereafter during wliich such default continues, or any
other sum not greater than the maximum penalty or for-
feiture which the court may deem just and equitable. The
penalties or forfeitures herein provided for may be recovered
in an action brought in the county of Suffolk in the name
of the commonwealth, or they may be recovered by an
information in equity in the name of the attorney-general
at the relation of the tax commissioner brought in the
supreme judicial court for the county of Suffolk. Section
64' No taxes shall be assessed in a city or town for state,
county or town purposes, upon the shares in the capital
stock of corporations, companies or associations taxable
under the provisions of sections thirty-seven, thirty-
eight, forty-three, fifty-two and fifty-three, for any year for
which they pay to the treasurer and receiver general a tax
on their corporate franchises; or, in the case of safe deposit,
loan and trust companies, for any year for which they pay
a tax as provided in section thirty-seven. Such proportion
of the tax paid by each corporation, company or association
under the provisions of sections thirty-eight and forty-three,
except domestic business corporations, street railway and
electric railroad companies, as corresponds to the proportion
of its stock owned by persons residing in this commonwealth,
shall be distributed, credited and paid to the several cities
and towns in which, from the returns or other evidence, it
appears that such persons resided on the preceding first day
of April, according to the number of shares so held in such
Apportionment, cities and towns respectively. Such proportion of the tax
paid by safe deposit, loan and trust companies under the
provisions of section thirty-seven as corresponds to the
amount of property held by them in trust or on deposit, as
described in said section, for beneficiaries or depositors resi-
dent in this commonwealth, shall be distributed, credited
and paid to the several cities and towns in which, from the
returns or other evidence, it appears that such beneficiaries
and depositors resided on the first day of the preceding
April, according to the aggregate amount so held for bene-
ficiaries and depositors residing in such cities and towns
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 198. 159
respectively. If stock is held by co-partners, guardians,
executors, administrators or trustees, the proportion of tax
corresponding to the amount of stock so held shall be credited
and paid to the cities and towns where the stock would have
been taxed under the provisions of clauses fourth, fifth, sixth
and seventh of section twenty-three and section twenty-
seven of Part I. If a city or town owns stock in any
such corporation a return to said city or town shall be made
as if such stock were owned by persons resident therein.
Such proportion of the tax paid by each electric railroad
company under the provisions of sections forty-three and
forty-four as corresponds to the proportion of its line con-
structed on private land shall be distributed, credited and
paid as above provided. Such proportion of the tax paid
by any such electric railroad companj^ under the provisions
of sections forty-three and forty-four as corresponds to the
proportion of its Une located longitudinally upon public
ways and places shall be distributed, credited and paid to
the several cities and towns in proportion to the length of
tracks operated by such company in such cities and towns
respectively. The tax paid by each street railway company
under the provisions of sections forty-three and forty-four
shall be apportioned among the several cities and towns in
proportion to the length of tracks operated by such company
in said cities and towns respectively. The share of the tax
paid by a street railway or an electric railroad company in
respect of its tracks upon locations granted by the board of
metropolitan park commissioners or by the Wachusett moun-
tain state reservation commission or by the Greylock reser-
vation commission shall be apportioned to the commonwealth,
and shall be credited by the treasurer and receiver general to
the sinking fund of the loan to which the expenditure for the
road, boulevard, park or reservation in which the tracks are
located was charged. The tax paid by domestic business
corporations under the provisions of section forty-three shall
be distributed, credited and paid to cities and towns of the
commonwealth or shall be retained by the commonwealth
in the manner following: — Such part of said tax paid by
each of said domestic business corporations as is paid on
account of shares of stock of said corporations owned by
non-residents of Massachusetts shall be retained by the
commonwealth. The remainder of said tax paid by each
of said corporations shall be distributed, credited and paid
to the city or town of the commonwealth where the busi-
160
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 198.
Proviso.
Assessors to
make return
to tax com-
missioner.
Penalty.
1903, 437, § 49,
amended.
Penalty for
failure to file
report of con-
dition.
ness of the corporation is carried on, and if any such
corporation maintains an office, store or factory in more
than one city or town of the commonwealth this part of
the tax paid by it shall be distributed, credited and paid
to such cities and towns in proportion to the value of the
tangible property of the corporation in each of such cities
or towns on the first day of April, as determined from the
returns or in any other manner: provided, that if any such
corporation does not conduct its business in Massachusetts
and does not own any tangible property in any city or town
of the commonwealth, other than furniture and equipment
reasonably necessary for the use of the clerk or other execu-
tive officers of such corporation, all of the tax paid by such
corporation shall be retained by the commonwealth. Section
78. Assessors shall annually on or before the first Monday
in July return to the tax commissioner a list of the real
estate, merchandise and other property of the persons, con-
cerns or companies doing an express business as aforesaid,
and in such form and detail as the tax commissioner may
require, with the value thereof on the first day of April pre-
ceding and the amount at which the same are assessed in
said city or town for the year then current. If the assessors
neglect to comply with the requirements of this section, each
assessor so neglecting shall forfeit one hundred dollars.
Section 7. Chapter four hundred and thirty-seven of the
acts of the year nineteen hundred and three is hereby amended
by striking out section forty-nine and inserting in place
thereof the following new section : — Section Jj9. If a cor-
poration fails to file its report of condition within thirty days
after the date of its annual meeting or of a final adjournment
thereof, the commissioner of corporations shall give notice
by mail, postage prepaid, to such corporation of its default.
If it omits to file such report within thirty days after such
notice of default has been given, it shall forfeit to the common-
wealth not less than five nor more than ten dollars for each
day for fifteen days after the expiration of the said thirty
days, and not less than ten nor more than two hundred dol-
lars for each day thereafter during which such default con-
tinues, or any other sum, not greater than the maximum
penalty or forfeiture, which the court may deem just and
equitable. If a corporation fails for two successive years to
file its annual report of condition, the supreme judicial court,
upon application by the commissioner of corporations, after
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 199, 200, 201. 161
notice and hearing, may decree a dissolution of the corpora-
tion.
Section 8. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Aiyproved March 19, 1914'
An Act relative to coffee houses, so-called, in the (^/^^^ j^gn
CITY OF WORCESTER.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. No coffee house, so-called, or tea house, or Licensing of
place of resort for refreshment, where the principal business etcHn city of
purports to be the sale of coffee, tea or refreshments, shall ^'"^'^'^s**''-
be maintained in the city of Worcester until a license therefor
has been granted by the same authority which has the power
to grant victuallers' licenses in that city. The fee for the Fee, etc.
license shall be five dollars, and any license so granted shall
expire on the first day of IVIay follo\Ndng the date of the grant-
ing of the license and may be revoked by the authority grant-
ing the license.
Section 2. Any violation of the provisions of this act Penalty.
shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one hundred dol-
lars. ApiJroved March 19, 1914-
An Act relative to the maintenance by railroad cor- (^Jk^j) 200
porations of the surfaces of bridges and approaches.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Cities and towns may make agreements with Maintenance
railroad corporations in regard to the kind of material, form brid"es^,'^ltc°
of construction and payment of the cost of the wearing sur- ^rporatioM.
face of bridges and approaches over or under a public way,
wherever the railroad company is required by law to maintain
such surface.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 19, 1914.
An Act to authorize the town of ipswich to make an (jfidj) 201
ADDITIONAL WATER LOAN.
Be it enacted, etc., as follmos:
Section 1. The town of Ipswich, for the purposes men- ipawich
tioned in chapter three hundred and thirteen of the acts of Act1)^f mT'
the year eighteen hundred and ninety and acts in amendment
162 Acts, 1914. — Chap. 202.
thereof, may issue from time to time bonds or notes to an
amount not exceeding thirty thousand dollars, in addition
to the amounts heretofore authorized by law to be issued by
said town for water works purposes. Each authorized issue
of bonds or notes shall constitute a separate loan. Such
bonds or notes shall bear on their face the words, Ipswich
Water Loan, Act of 1914; shall be payable at the expiration
of periods not exceeding thirty years from the respective
dates of issue; shall bear interest, payable semi-annually, at
a rate not exceeding four and one half per cent per annum;
and shall be signed by the treasurer of the town and counter-
signed by the water commissioners. Said town m.ay sell
the said securities at public or private sale upon such terms
and conditions as it may deem proper; but they shall not be
sold for less than the par value thereof.
offoan."' Section 2. ' Said town shall, at the time of authorizing
said loan or loans, provide for the payment thereof by such
annual payments, beginning not more than one year after
the respective dates thereof, as will extinguish each loan
within thirty years from its date; but the amount of such
annual payment of any loan in any year shall not be less than
the amount of the principal of said loan payable in any sub-
sequent year. When a vote to the foregoing effect has been
passed, a sum which, with the income derived from water
rates, will be sufficient to pay the annual expense of operating
its water works and the interest as it accrues on the bonds or
notes issued as aforesaid by said town, and to make such
payments on the principal as may be required under the pro-
visions of this act shall, without further vote, be assessed by
the assessors of the town annually thereafter, in the manner
in which other taxes are assessed, until the debt incurred by
said loan is extinguished.
uk?ng°iffect. Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its acceptance
by a majority of the voters of the town of Ipswich voting
thereon at any annual town meeting, or at a special meeting
duly called for the purpose. Approved March 19, 1914-
Chap. 202 An Act relative to the membership of james collins
IN the fire department of the city of boston.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
S1ames*Comus Section 1. Jaiucs Collins, who was at one time a mem-
in fire ^epart- ^jgj. Qf i\iq regular fire department of the city of Boston, may,
subject to the approval of the fire commissioner, be restored
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 203, 204. 163
to a place in the regular fire department without undergoing
a civil service examination.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 19, 101 4-
An Act relative to the construction or a highway be- (7/,^^) 203
TWEEN THE CITY OF NORTH ADAMS AND THE VALLEY OF
THE DEERFIELD RIVER.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The IVIassachusetts highway commission is construction
hereby authorized to expend such sums of money as it may between North
deem that justice reciuires, as additional compensation under vaiLTof'the
the contract made for the construction of the highwav be- Deeriaeid
river*
tween the city of North Adams and the valley of the Deer-
field river, which was authorized by chapter six hundred and
forty-six of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and twelve
and earlier statutes, because of the character of material
encountered in the work done or to be done, or because of
the additional cost of said construction caused by the un-
expectedly large quantity of material to be excavated. The
commission is hereby authorized to make payment for the
above purposes from any money that may be available for
the construction of state highways, in addition to any money
from any special appropriations which were made for the
construction of said highway.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 10, IOI4.
An Act to define the privileges of non-resident own- (Jhav 204
ERS OF motor vehicles.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section one of chapter five hundred and ^^g-^f^^j ^ ^•
thirty-four of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and nine
is hereby amended in the clause in the middle of the section,
beginning with the word "Non-resident", by striking out
the words "three months", and inserting in place thereof the
words: — thirty days, — so that the said clause will read as
follows: — ■ "Non-resident" shall apply to residents of states Term defined,
or countries who have no regular place of abode or business
in this commonwealth for a period of more than thirty days
in the calendar year.
164
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 204.
1909, 534, § 3,
etc., amended.
Conditions
under which
motor vehicles
owned by non-
residents may
be operated.
Proviso.
Section 2. Section three of said chapter, as amended by
section one of chapter six hundred and five of the acts of
the year nineteen hundred and ten, is hereby further amended
by striking out the words "for not exceeding ten days in
any one calendar year", in the fifth and sixth fines, and by
inserting after the word "commonwealth", in the eighth
line, the words : — the provisions of this section, however,
shall be operative as to a motor vehicle owned by a non-
resident of this state only to the extent that under the laws
of the foreign country, state, territory or federal district of
his residence like exemptions and privileges are granted to
motor vehicles duly registered under the laws of and owned
by residents of this commonwealth, — by inserting after the
word "privileges", in the tenth line, the words:' — and the
extent of the privileges so granted, — and by inserting after
the word "final", in the eleventh line, the words:- — The
commission may suspend or revoke the right of any non-
resident operator to operate in this commonwealth and may
suspend or revoke the right of any owner to operate or have
operated in this commonwealth any motor vehicle for the
same causes and under the same conditions that it can take
such action regarding resident owners, operators and motor
vehicles owned in this commonwealth, — so as to read as
follows: — Section 3. A motor vehicle owned by a non-
resident of this state, who has complied with the laws rela-
tive to motor vehicles and the operation thereof of the state
or covmtry in which he resides, may be operated on the ways
of this state without registration, except as otherwise pro-
vided in section ten: provided, that said state or country
grants similar privileges to residents of this commonwealth;
the provisions of this section, however, shall be operative as
to a motor vehicle owned by a non-resident of this state only
to the extent that under the laws of the foreign country,
state, territory or federal district of his residence like
exemptions and privileges are granted to motor vehicles
duly registered under the laws of and owned by residents
of this commonwealth; and the commission shall from
time to time determine what states or countries do or do
not grant similar privileges and the extent of the priv-
ileges so granted, and its determination shall be final.
The commission may suspend or revoke the right of
any non-resident operator to operate in this common-
wealth and may suspend or revoke the right of any owner
to operate or have operated in this commonwealth any
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 204. 165
motor vehicle for the same causes and under the same
conditions that it can take such action regarding:; resident
owners, operators and motor vehicles owned in this com-
monwealth. Every such vehicle so operated shall have
displayed upon it the distinguishing number or mark of
the state in which the owner thereof resides, and none
other until the vehicle is registered in accordance with the
provisions of this act. If the vehicle be an automobile said
number or mark shall be displayed upon two number plates
substantially as provided in section five. A motor vehicle
so owned may be operated also in this state during the months
of July, August and September in any one year if application
for the registration thereof is made in accordance with the
provisions of section two, and the proper fee provided for
in section twenty-nine is paid and the said vehicle is duly
registered by the commission or its authorized agent. The
commission shall furnish at its office without charge to every
person whose automobile is registered as aforesaid two num-
ber plates of suitable design, each number plate to have dis-
played upon it the register number assigned to such vehicle,
but no such number plates shall be furnished by the com-
mission for motor cycles. The commission shall furnish in
like manner to every person whose motor cycle is registered
as aforesaid a seal, circular in form, approximately two inches
in diameter, bearing thereon the words "Registered Motor
Cycle No. IMass.", together with the year of the issue
thereof and with the register number of the motor cycle
stamped or otherwise suitably inscribed thereon. Such num-
ber plates and seals shall be valid only during the period of
time for which they are issued. Every application filed under
the provisions of this section shall be sworn to by the appli-
cant before a justice of the peace or a notary public. The
fee for such oath shall not exceed twenty-five cents. Every
such registration shall expire at midnight upon the thirtieth
day of September in each year.
Section 3. Section ten of said chapter five hundred and etc!' amended.
thirty-four, as amended by section four of chapter six hun-
dred and five of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
ten, is hereby further amended by striking out the words " of
ten days", in the seventeenth and eighteenth lines, — so as
to read as follows: — Section 10. No person shall operate Regulations
a motor vehicle upon any way in this commonwealth unless operation of
licensed under the provisions of this act, except as is other- ^c.*""^ vehicles,
wise herein provided; but the provisions of this section shall
166 Acts, 1914. — Chap, 205.
not prevent the operation of motor vehicles by unHcensed
persons if riding with or accompanied by a licensed chauffeur
or operator, excepting only persons who have been licensed
and whose licenses are not in force because of revocation or
suspension, and persons less than sixteen years of age; but
such licensed chauffeur or operator shall be liable for the
violation of any provision of this act or of any regulation
made in accordance herewith committed by such unlicensed
Proviso. operator: provided, however, that the examiners of chauffeurs
and operators, in the employ of the commission, when en-
gaged in their official duty, shall not be liable for the acts of
any person who is being examined. During the period within
which a motor vehicle of a non-resident may be operated on
the ways of this state in accordance with the provisions of
section three, such vehicle may be operated by its owner or
by his chauffeur or employee without a license from the com-
mission, if the operator is duly licensed under the laws of
the state in which he resides, or has complied fully with
the laws of the state of his residence respecting the licensing
of operators of motor vehicles; but if any such non-resident or
his chauffeur or employee be convicted by any court or
trial justice of violating any provision of the laws of this
commonwealth relating to motor vehicles or to the operation
thereof, whether or not he appeals, he shall be thereafter
subject to and required to comply with all the provisions of
this act relating to the registration of motor vehicles owned
by residents of this commonwealth and the licensing of the
operators thereof. A record of the trial shall be sent forth-
with by the court or trial justice to the commission. Except
as hereinbefore provided, no person shall operate a motor
vehicle for hire or as a chauffeur unless specially licensed
by the commission so to do.
Section 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 19, 1914'
Chap. 205 An Act relative to the inspection of buildings in the
CITY OF BOSTON AND TO THE DUTIES OF THE BUILDING
COMMISSIONER.
Be it enacted, etc., as jolloios:
imendeV^' Section 1. Scctiou four of chaptcr five hundred and
fifty of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and seven
is hereby amended by inserting after the word "is", in
the fourth line, the words: — not provided with sufficient
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 205. 167
means of egress in case of fire satisfactory to the commis-
sioner, exists in violation of any provision of this act or is,
— by inserting after the word "it", in the fifth line, the
words : — not provided with sufficient means of egress in
case of fire satisfactory to the commissioner, or to exist in
violation of any provision of this act, or, — by inserting after
the word "same," in the seventh line, the words: — to pro-
vide sufficient means of egress in case of fire or to comply
with the provision of this act which is being violated, — by
inserting after the word "condition", in the ninth line, the
words: — or of its condition as a fire-trap or of its being a
common nuisance within the provisions of this act, — and
by inserting after the word "unsafe", in the twelfth line,
the words : — not provided with sufficient means of egress
in case of fire or exists in violation of any provision of this
act, — so as to read as follows: — Section 4- The com- inspection
missioner, or one of his inspectors, shall inspect every build- beiieWto^e
ing or other structure or anything attached to or connected ""^^^®' '''"•
therewith which he has reason to believe is not provided
with sufficient means of egress in case of fire satisfactory to
the commissioner, exists in violation of any provision of
this act or is unsafe or dangerous to life, limb, or adjoining
buildings, and if he finds it not provided with sufficient means
of egress in case of fire satisfactory to the commissioner, or
to exist in violation of any provision of this act, or unsafe or
dangerous, he shall forthwith in writing notify the owner,
agent, or any person having an interest therein, to secure the
same, to provide sufficient means of egress in case of fire or
to comply with the provision of this act which is being vio-
lated, and shall affix in a conspicuous place upon its external
walls a notice of its dangerous condition or of its condition as
a fire-trap or of its being a common nuisance within the pro-
visions of this act. The notice shall not be removed or
defaced without his consent.
The commissioner may with the written approval of the commissioner
mayor order any building which in his opinion is unsafe, bulia^ng'^'^
not provided with sufficient means of egress in case of fire or ^'*'''^*«'''-
exists in violation of any provision of this act, to be vacated
forthwith.
Section 2. Section five of said chapter five hundred and imenfied.^ ^'
fifty is hereby amended by inserting after the word "shall",
in the second fine, the words: — provide sufficient means of
egress in case of fire satisfactory to the building commissioner,
or shall comply with the provision of this act which is being
168
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 206.
violated, or shall, — and by inserting after the word "struc-
ture", in the fifth and sixth lines, the words: — which he
finds unsafe or dangerous, ^ — so as to read as follows: —
Smmlssfoner Sectiou 5. The pcFsou notified as provided in the preceding
in certain cases, scctiou shall providc Sufficient means of egress in case of
fire satisfactory to the building commissioner, or shall com-
ply with the provision of this act which is being violated,
or shall secure or remove said building, structure, attach-
ment or connection forthwith. If the public safety so re-
quires, the commissioner, with the approval of the mayor,
may at once enter the building or other structure which he
finds unsafe or dangerous, the land on which it stands or the
abutting land or buildings, with such assistance as he may
require, and secure the same, and may erect such protection
for the public by proper fence or otherwise as may be neces-
sary, and for this purpose may close a public highway.
Approved March 19, 1014-
Chap. 206 An Act relative to the branding of certain carcasses
AND OF PACKAGES CONTAINING MEAT.
R. L. 75, § 103,
etc., amended.
Certain car-
casses to be
stamped or
branded.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section one hundred and three of chapter
seventy-five of the Revised Laws, as set forth in chapter
two hundred and twenty of the acts of the year nineteen
hundred and three, and as amended by chapter four hundred
and seventy-one of the acts of the year nineteen hundred
and nine and by section five of chapter two hundred and
ninety-seven of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
eleven, is hereby further amended by inserting after the
word "therefor", in the fourteenth line, the words: — All
packages containing meats so stamped or branded by the
inspector as aforesaid shall, before they have been shipped
from the slaughtering establishment, have properly secured
to them a tag bearing the words " Massachusetts, Inspected,
Passed", which tag may be so attached by the licensee, —
and by inserting after the word "stamps", in the same line,
the words: — and tags, — so as to read as follows: — Section
103. In a slaughtering estabUshment wherein inspection
and branding are not carried on under the rules and regula-
tions for the inspection of live stock and other products,
established by the United States department of agriculture
in accordance with acts of congress, the carcasses of animals
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 207. 169
slaughtered under the provisions of the four preceding
sections shall at the time of slaughter, if not condemned,
be stamped or branded by the inspector thereof in like
manner as those inspected by the United States bureau
of animal industry for interstate trade, by a stamp or
brand designed for the purpose by the state board of health,
which shall be furnished by it to the board of health of
a city or town applying therefor. All packages containing
meats so stamped or branded by the inspector as aforesaid
shall, before they have been shipped from the slaughtering
establishment, have properly secured to them a tag bearing
the words "Massachusetts, Inspected, Passed", which tag
may be so attached by the licensee. Such stamps and tags
shall be uniform in design throughout the commonwealth,
but shall contain the name of the city or town in which
they are used.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
AjJjjroved March 19, 1914.
An Act relative to commitments to the industrial Qiid^ 207
SCHOOL FOR BOYS.
Be it enacted, etc., as joUows:
Section 1. Section two of chapter four hundred and e?c!'imeuded.
seventy-two of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
nine, as amended by chapter six hundred and five of the acts
of the year nineteen hundred and eleven, is hereby further
amended by striking out the word "thirteen", in the second
line, and inserting in place thereof the word: • — sixteen, — so
as to read as follows: — Section 2. Until December thirty- Courts of
first, nineteen hundred and sixteen, the trustees of the in- to'b" noulSd
dustrial school for boys may notify the courts of commit- Ts huifetc."'
ment when the school is full, and no boys shall thereafter,
within the said period, be committed, except with the con-
sent of the trustees; but the courts of commitment shall
have during that time the same right to commit boys over
fifteen years of age to the Suffolk school for boys which
existed before August first, nineteen hundred and nine,
when the industrial school for boys was declared opened.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 19, 1914-
170
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 208, 209.
Reimbursement
of town of
Arlington for
care of certain
smallpox
patients.
Chap. 208 An Act to provide for reimbursing the town of Arling-
ton FOR expenses incurred IN THE CARE OF CERTAIN
SMALLPOX PATIENTS.
Be it enacted, etc., as jollows:
Section 1. The treasurer of the commonwealth shall
pay to the town of Arlington the sum of twelve hundred
dollars, being the reasonable expenses incurred by said town
in the care of persons, having no legal settlement in any
city or town of this commonwealth, who were infected with
the smallpox in January and February, nineteen hundred
and twelve.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
{The foregoing ims laid before the governor on the thirteenth
day of March, 1914, and after five days it had "the force of a
law", as prescribed by the constitution, as it was not returned
by him icith his objections thereto within that time.)
1912, 200, etc.:
amended.
C/iap. 209 An Act relative to the granting of bounties to agri-
cultural societies.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Section 1. Chapter two hundred and sixty of the acts
of the year nineteen hundred and twelve, as amended by
chapter two hundred and forty of the acts of the year nine-
teen hundred and thirteen, is hereby" further amended by
striking out the word "October", in the sixth line, and
inserting in place thereof the word : — August, • — so as
to read as follows: — Every incorporated agricultural so-
ciety which is entitled to receive a bounty under section
one of chapter one hundred and twenty-four of the Revised
Laws, as amended by chapter one hundred and thirty-
three of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and nine,
shall be entitled to receive annually in August from the
commonwealth, in addition to the sum which it is entitled
to receive under the said section, four hundred dollars for
the following purposes: — Two hundred dollars to be dis-
tributed in premiums to children and youths under eight-
een years of age for the encouragement of horticulture,
agriculture and domestic manufactures, subject to the
discretion of each society drawing bounty; and two hun-
dred dollars in general premiums; but no society shall re-
ceive a larger sum in addition to the bounty to which it is
Bounties for
encouragement
of agriculture,
etc.
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 210, 211. 171
entitled under the said section than it shall have expended
in the year last preceding in premiums, in excess of the sum
to which it is entitled under the said section; nor in the
case of the sum set apart in this act for premiums to children
and youths a larger sum than it shall have expended for
such premivuns.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Amyroved March 19, 1914'
An Act relative to builx)ing permits in the city of (jj^q^^ 210
cambridge.
Be it enacted, etc., as joUows:
Section 1. In the city of Cambridge permits for the Granting of
construction, alteration, removal or tearing down of buildings mul'^in^hfcity
or other structures, and for the installation of plumbing, ofCambruige.
and for gas fitting, and for the setting and maintenance of
steam boilers and furnaces shall be granted only by the
superintendent of public buildings upon applications in
writing on forms furnished by him and filed with him in
conformity with law. The superintendent may require the
material facts set forth in such application to be verified
by the oath of the applicant; and he may also require,
in his discretion, a survey of a lot on which any proposed
building is to be erected to be filed with the application.
Every application shall state the name and address of the
owner of the premises. All permits issued hy the super-
intendent shall be on printed forms approved by him.
Section 2. On and after the first day of July, nineteen Fees for
hundred and fourteen, there shall be charged for all permits
issued by the superintendent of public buildings, such fees
as the city council of the city of Cambridge may hereafter
authorize. Ai^yroved March 19, 1914-
An Act to authorize the city of lowell to fund a Chap.211
certain part of its indebtedness.
Be it enacted, etc., as follotvs:
Section 1. The city of Lowell, by a vote of three fifths cityofLoweii
of the members of the municipal council taken by yeas and "erfain"
nays, is hereby authorized to extend from time to time any
portion of the tax loans issued prior to January first, nineteen
hundred and fourteen, and now outstanding, and to issue
revenue loans therefor, for a period not exceeding two years
permits.
indebtedness.
172
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 212, 213.
Money to be
used only for
purposes stated.
from the passage of this act; and none of the uncollected
taxes outstanding prior to January first, nineteen hundred
and fourteen, shall be appropriated for any purposes so
long as there are outstanding revenue loans, but when
collected shall remain intact as a special fund to be applied
to the payment of said loans. Debts incurred under au-
thority of this act shall be deemed to be outside the statutory
limit of indebtedness.
Section 2. None of said money shall be paid out except
on the certificate of the city solicitor that it is for the pur-
poses stated in the foregoing section.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 19, 1914-
Chap.212 An Act to authorize the city of boston to pay
soldiers' relief to the widow of RUSSELL M. ZUVER.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The city of Boston is hereby authorized and
directed to pay to Josephine, widow of Russell M. Zuver, a
veteran of the Spanish war who died from disease contracted
in the said war, the soldiers' relief or other assistance to
which she would be entitled had the said Zuver obtained a
settlement in the said city.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its acceptance
by the city council. Approved March 20, 1914.
City of Boston
may pay
soldiers' relief
to widow of
Russell M.
Zuver.
Time of
taking effect.
C/ia2).213 An Act to authorize the mansfield fire district to
expend money and to issue notes or bonds for the
housing and up-keep of its fire department.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The Mansfield Fire District is hereby au-
thorized to expend a sum not exceeding thirty-five thou-
sand dollars in the purchase of land for fire stations, in the
building of fire stations for housing fire apparatus and
firemen, and in the purchase of fire apparatus for the ex-
tinguishment of fires, and for these purposes may issue notes
or bonds to the said amount.
Section 2. Such notes or bonds shall be denominated
on the face thereof, Mansfield Fire District Loan, Act of
1914, and shall be payable by such annual payments, be-
ginning not more than one year after the date thereof, as
Mansfield Fire
District may
spend money
for housing,
etc., its fire
department.
Mansfield Fire
District Loan,
Act of 1914.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 214. 173
will extinguish within twenty years from its date any loan
made for the purchase of land or for the construction of
buildings, and within five years from its date any loan made
for the purchase of fire apparatus. The amount of such
annual payment of any loan in any year shall not be less
than the principal of the loan payable in any subsequent
year. Each authorized issue of bonds or notes shall con-
stitute a separate loan. Said bonds or notes shall bear
interest at a rate not exceeding four per cent per annum,
and shall be signed by the treasurer of the district and
countersigned by the prudential committee. The district
may sell the said notes or bonds at public or private sale
upon such terms and conditions as it may deem proper,
but they shall not be sold for less than their par value. The Payment
district shall, at the time of authorizing said loan or loans,
provide for the payment thereof in accordance with the pro-
visions of this act; and when a vote to that effect has been
passed, a sum which will be sufficient to pay the interest
as it accrues on the notes or bonds issued as aforesaid by the
district, and to make such payments on the principal as
may be required under the provisions of this act, shall,
without further vote, be assessed by the assessors of the town
annually thereafter, in the same manner in which other
taxes are assessed, until the debt incurred by said loan or
loans is extinguished.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
A J) proved March 20, 1014-
An Act to authorize the city of boston to pay an Chav.214L
ANNUITY to the WIDOW OF WILLIAM II. CLAY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The city of Boston is hereby authorized city of Boston
, -^ ^ " niay pay an
to pay an annuity not exceexling three hundred dollars to ?f""''^-Vci
Emma J. Clay, widow of William H. Clay, so long as she
remains unmarried. The said William H. Clay, while in
the discharge of his duties as a member of the fire depart-
ment of the city, received injuries or contracted a disease
which resulted in his death. The fire commissioner may
from time to time order the said annuity to be reduced.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its accept- Time of
1 ,1 ., •! p • 1 'i taking effect.
ance by the city council of said city.
Approved March 23, 1914-
174
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 215, 216.
City of Boston
may pay an
annuity to
Alice M. Goff.
Chap. 215 An Act to authorize the city of boston to pay an
ANNUITY TO THE WIDOW OF JOHN J. GOFF.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The city of Boston is hereby authorized to
pay an annuity of not more than three hundred dollars to
Alice M. Goff, widow of John J. Goff, so long as she remains
unmarried. The said John J. Goff, while in the discharge
of his duties as a member of the fire department of the city,
received injuries or contracted a disease, which injuries or
disease resulted in his death. The fire commissioner may,
from time to time, order the said annuity to be reduced.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its acceptance
by the city council of said city, with the approval of the
mayor. Approved March 23, 1914.
Time of taking
effect.
R. L. 21, § 48,
etc., amended.
Chap. 21Q An Act to provide for the examination of the ac-
counts OF superintendents of shops in houses of
correction.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section forty-eight of chapter twenty-one
of the Revised Laws, as amended by section one of chapter
thirty-five of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
eleven, is hereby further amended by striking out the words
"and also", in the tenth and eleventh lines, and by insert-
ing after the word "officers", in the eleventh line, the words:
— and also superintendents of shops in houses of correc-
tion, — so as to read as follows : — Section 4^. He or his
deputy shall also visit, at least once a year without previous
notice, all other county officers who receive money payable
by them to the county treasurer, clerks of the supreme
judicial court and the superior court in the county of Suffolk,
the recorder and all assistant recorders of the court of land
registration, registers of probate and insolvency, registers
of deeds, trial justices and clerks of police, district and
municipal courts, and justices of such courts having no clerk,
and truant schools, probation officers, and also superintend-
ents of shops in houses of correction, and shall make an
examination of their accounts and vouchers and the items
of receipts and expenditures. He shall ascertain the actual
amount of money on hand in each of said departments or
with any of said officers. He shall require, so far as possible,
Visitations and
examinations
by controller
of county
accounts, etc.
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 217, 218. 175
uniformity and correctness in the method of keeping said
accounts, and may prescribe the classification of receipts and
expenditures and a uniform system of receipts, certificates,
vouchers and exhibits. Said officers and persons shall
afford to the controller and his deputies such assistance as
he may require in making such examination and shall make
returns and exhibits under oath in such form and at such
times as he shall prescribe. They shall also keep an accurate
account of all money charged or received by them in their
official capacities, and also of all expenditures made or lia-
bilities incurred by them on account of the same, and shall
annually, on or before the fifteenth day of January, make
a return under oath to said controller of such receipts and
expenditures for the preceding year.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Ayijroved March 23, 1014-
An Act relativp: to vacations of laborers employed fhnrt 217
BY CITIES and towns.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. All persons classified as laborers, or doing vacations may
the work of laborers, and regularly employed by cities or {'aborera eni-"
towns for more than one year, shall be granted a vacation of Ja^f tow'^n^ "*^'*^^
not less than two weeks during each year of their employ-
ment, without loss of pay.
Section 2. This act shall be submitted to the voters Act to be
of each of the cities and towns of the commonwealth at the voteTs"'''^ *°
next annual state election for their acceptance or rejection,
and shall take effect in any city or town upon its acceptance
by a majority of the voters voting thereon in the affirmative.
Ayyroved March 2S, 1914.
Chap.218
An Act to authorize the city of lynn to incur in-
debtedness FOR THE PURPOSE OF BUILDING AND FUR-
NISHING SCHOOL HOUSES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. For the purpose of erecting and furnishing city of Lynn
a grammar school building in ward five in the city of Lynn, L^an° Act of
and for the purpose of making either extensions or additions ^^^^"
and procuring additional furnishings for the English high
school building in said city, the city of Lynn is hereby au-
176 Acts, 1914. — Chap. 219.
thorized to borrow, in excess of Its statutory limit of in-
debtedness, a Slim not exceeding three hundred and fifty
thousand dollars, and to issue therefor from time to time
bonds or notes. Such bonds or notes shall be denominated
on the face thereof, City of Lynn Schoolhouse Loan, Act
of 1914, shall be signed by the treasurer of the city and
countersigned by a majority of the municipal council, shall
bear interest at a rate not exceeding four and one half per
cent per annum, and shall be payable by such annual pay-
ments, beginning not more than one year after the date of
each loan, as will extinguish each loan within twenty years
from Its date; and the amount of such annual payment on
any loan in any year shall not be less than the amount of the
principal of the loan payable in any subsequent year. Each
authorized issue of bonds or notes shall constitute a separate
loan. The city may sell the said securities at public or
private sale upon such terms and conditions as it may deem
proper, but they shall not be sold for less than their par
value, and the proceeds shall be used only for the purposes
herein specified.
Payment of Section 2. Tlic clty shall, at the time of authorizing
said loan or loans, provide for the payment thereof in accord-
ance with section one of this act, and when a vote to that
effect has been passed, a sum which will be sufficient to
pay the interest as it accrues on the bonds or notes issued
as aforesaid, and to make such payment on the principal
as may be required under the provisions of this act, shall,
without further vote, be assessed by the assessors of the
city annually thereafter, in the same manner In which
other taxes are assessed, until the debt Incurred by said loan
or loans Is extinguished.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Apyroved March 23, 1914.
Chap.219 An Act to authorize the payment of a pension by the
CITY of WOBURN to JOHN CALLAHAN.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
may.piyT"'" Section 1. Thc city of Woburn is hereby authorized
john'caiiahan. ^^^ V^Y aniuially to John Callahan of that city the sum of
two hundred dollars, so long as he lives, the said Callahan
having received injuries or contracted a disease, while in the
discharge of his duties as a member of the highway depart-
ment of the city, which totally incapacitated him for work.
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 220, 221, 222. 177
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its acceptance Time of taking
by the city council of the city, with the approval of the
mayor. Approved March 23, 1914..
An Act making an appropriation for operating the (JJiart 220
NORTH METROPOLITAN SYSTEM OF SEWAGE DISPOSAL.
Be it enacted, etc., as j allows:
Section 1. A sum not exceeding one hundred and J[,"[tanTystem
seventy-three thousand dollars is hereby appropriated, to °oa^rmlil'^
be paid out of the North INIetropolitan System Maintenance tenan'ce.
Fund, for the maintenance and operation of a system of
sewage disposal for the cities included in what is known as
the north metropolitan system, during the fiscal year ending
on the thirtieth day of November, nineteen hundred and
fourteen.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 23, 101 4-
An Act making an appropriation for operating the Chav 221
SOUTH METROPOLITAN SYSTEM OF SEWAGE DISPOSAL.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. A sum not exceeding one hundred twelve South metro-
,1 li21JJ 1 J.J11 'IT- nolitan system
thousand nve hundred and seventy dollars is hereby appro- of sewage dis-
priated, to be paid out of the South Metropolitan Sewerage tenanc"'^'""
System Maintenance Fund, for the cost of maintenance and
operation of the south metropolitan system of sewage dis-
posal, comprising a part of Boston, the cities of Newton and
Waltham, and the towns of Brookline, Watertown, Dedham
and Milton, during the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth
day of November, nineteen hundred and fourteen.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 23, 1914-
An Act making an appropriation for the care of the Chap. 222
CHARLES river BASIN BY THE METROPOLITAN PARK COM-
MISSION.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. A sum not exceeding one hundred thirty- care of charies
two thousand one hundred eleven dollars and twenty cents "^^"^ ^^*°' -
is hereby appropriated, to be paid out of the Charles River
178
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 223, 224.
Basin Maintenance Fund by the metropolitan park com-
missiQn, for the care of the Charles river basin, during the
year ending on the thirtieth day of November, nineteen
hundred and fourteen, as authorized by chapter four hun-
dred and sixty-five of the acts of the year nineteen hundred
and three.
Section 2. This act shall take efiect upon its passage.
Ajyproved March 2S, 1914-
Purchasing
agent for city
of Worcester,
appointment,
etc.
Chap.223 An Act to provide for a purchasing agent for the
CITY OF WORCESTER.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Section 1. There shall be a purchasing agent appointed
annually by the mayor, to be confirmed by the board of
aldermen, in the city of Worcester. The purchasing agent
shall purchase all supplies for the city, except in cases of
emergency. All purchases or contracts for purchases ex-
ceeding twenty-five dollars in amount shall be based upon
competition, and no purchases or contracts for purchases
shall be made for the expenditure of more than twenty-five
dollars for any one class of supplies in any one month except
by competition. A record shall be kept in the office of the
purchasing agent of prices of all supplies, which shall be
open to the inspection of any citizen. The purchasing agent
may employ such assistants as the board of aldermen and
the mayor may deem necessary, and his salary and that
of his assistants shall be fixed by the mayor, with the ap-
proval of the board of aldermen.
Section 2. Said purchases shall be made subject to the
approval of the mayor for all amounts exceeding three hun-
dred dollars.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its accept-
ance by the city council of the city of Worcester.
AiJXirovcd March 23, 1914.
Purchases to be
subject to
approval of
mayor.
Time of taking
effect.
Chap. 224i An Act to authorize the city of fall river to incur
ADDITIONAL INDEBTEDNESS FOR POLICE DEPARTMENT PUR-
POSES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Poilc^BSuding Section 1. The city of Fall River, for the purpose of
ix)an. Act of purchasing or otherAvise acquiring land, and of constructing
buildings thereon for its police department and of equipping
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 225. 179
the same, may incur indebtedness to an amount not ex-
ceeding one hundred and eighty-five thousand dollars, and
may issue bonds or notes therefor, to be denominated on
the face thereof, Fall River Police Building Loan, Act of
1914. Such bonds or notes shall be signed by the treasurer
of the city and countersigned by the mayor, shall bear interest
at a rate not exceeding four and one half per cent per annum,
shall not be reckoned in determining the statutory limit
of indebtedness of the city, and shall be payable by such
annual payments, beginning not more than one year after
the date thereof, as will extinguish each loan within twenty
years after its date. The amount of such annual payment
of any loan in any year shall not be less than the amount
of the principal of the loan payable in any subsequent year.
Each authorized issue of bonds or notes shall constitute a
separate loan. The city may sell the said securities at
public or private sale, upon such terms and conditions as
it may deem proper; but they shall not be sold for less
than their par value.
Section 2. The city, at the time of authorizing the said ^^n'"^'*'^ °*
loan, shall provide for the payment thereof in such annual
payments as will extinguish the same within the time pre-
scribed in this act, and when such provision has been made
the amount required therefor shall, without further vote,
annually be assessed by the assessors of the city, in the same
manner in which other taxes are assessed, until the said debt
is extinguished.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 23, 1914-
An Act to authorize the city of fall river to incur Chav -225
ADDITIONAL INDEBTEDNESS FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The city of Fall River, for the purpose of s^hoS'^an,
purchasing or otherwise acquiring land, and of constructing Act of i9i4.
school buildings thereon, and of equipping new buildings,
may incur indebtedness to an amount not exceeding eighty
thousand dollars, and may issue bonds or notes therefor,
to be denominated on the face thereof. Fall River School
Loan, Act of 1914. Such bonds or notes shall be signed by
the treasurer of the city and countersigned by the mayor,
shall bear interest at a rate not exceeding four and one
half per cent per annum, shall not be reckoned in determining
180 Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 226, 227.
the statutory limit of indebtedness of the city, and shall be
payable by such annual payments, beginning not more than
one year after the date thereof, as will extinguish each loan
within twenty years after its date. The amoimt of such
annual payment of any loan in any year shall not be less
than the amount of the principal of the loan payable in any
subsequent year. Each authorized issue of bonds or notes
shall constitute a separate loan. The city may sell the said
securities at public or private sale, upon such terms and
conditions as it may deem proper; but they shall not be
sold for less than their par value,
^yment of SECTION 2. The city, at the time of authorizing the said
loan, shall provide for the payment thereof in such annual
payments as will extinguish the same within the time pre-
scribed in this act; and when such provision has been made
the amount required therefor shall, without further vote,
annually be assessed by the assessors of the city, in the same
manner in which other taxes are assessed, until the said
debt is extinguished.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 23, 1914-
Chap.22Q An Act relative to the membership of michael l.
IIICKEY IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF
BOSTON.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
SlifchaTL!'* Section 1. INIichael L. Hickey, who was at one time a
de'^artnirntS ni^i^ber of tlic rcgular fire department of the city of Boston
Boston. and who was discharged from said department on February
twenty-eighth, nineteen hundred and eight, and who is at
present employed as a teamster in the repair branch of the
aforesaid department, may, with the approval of the fire
commissioner, be restored to a position in the regular de-
partment without undergoing a civil service examination.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 23, 1914.
Chap. 227 An Act to authorize the county of essex to borrow
MONEY FOR EQUIPPING THE INDEPENDENT AGRICULTURAL
SCHOOL OF THE COUNTY OF ESSEX.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Esaex^may Tlic couuty commissioucrs of the county of Essex are
fo/cq'^ip^ng^ hereby authorized to borrow on the credit of the county
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 228, 229. 181
a sum not exceeding ten thousand dollars, for a period not schoo"!*"'^''^
exceeding one year, for the purpose of equipping the in-
dependent agricultural school of the county of Essex, to
be paid to the trustees of the said school by the treasurer of
the county on their requisition.
Approved March 23, 1914.
An Act to authorize the city of boston to pay a sum (^/^^^ 228
OF MONEY TO MICHAEL o'kEEFE.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Section 1. The city of Boston may pay a sum of money city of Boston
not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars to Michael JJf",Lney to^""
O'Keefe, an employee of the city, on account of serious in- o'SL
juries sustained by him on September tenth, nineteen
hundred and twelve, while in the discharge of his duty as
such employee.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its accept-
ance by the city council of the city of Boston, with the
approval of the mayor. Approved March 23, IOI4.
An Act to change the name of the woman's baptist rjhn^ 929
FOREIGN MISSIONARY SOCIETY AND TO AUTHORIZE IT TO
HOLD ADDITIONAL REAL AND PERSONAL ESTATE.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The name of the Woman's Baptist Foreign Name changed.
Missionary Society, a corporation organized under the
general laws of the commonwealth, is hereby changed to
Woman's American Baptist Foreign Mission Society.
Section 2. The Woman's American Baptist Foreign May hoki real
Mission- Society may, for the purposes of its incorporation, ertltefeTc"'*^
take and hold in fee simple or otherwise, lands, tenements
and hereditaments by gift, grant, purchase or devise, not
exceeding in value one million dollars, and may also take
and hold by gift, grant or bequest personal estate to an
amount not exceeding five million dollars.
Section 3. The Woman's American Baptist Foreign Annual
Mission Society shall meet annually at such time and place ""'''*''°^-
as it may appoint within the United States of America.
Section 4. This act shall take effect on the first day Time of taking
of April, nineteen hundred and fourteen.
Approved March 23, 1914-
182 Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 230, 231, 232.
Chap.230 An Act to authorize the city of boston to pay a sum
OF MONEY TO THE WIDOW OF CHARLES McGOVERN.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
maypi^a'sum Section 1. The city of Boston is hereby authorized
Ma?y °^^ *° to pay to Mary McGovern, widow of Charles McGovern, a
McGovern. former employee of the city, a pension, so long as she lives
and remains unmarried, equal to one half of the annual sum
which the said McGovern was receiving at the time of his
death which occurred on October twenty-eighth, in the
year nineteen hundred and nine, from an accident in the
course of his employment.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its accept-
ance by the city council, with the approval of the mayor.
Approved March 23, 1914.
Chap. 2S1 An Act to authorize the boston fatherless and
widows' society to iioJjD additional property.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
May hold Section 1. The Boston Fatherless and Widows' So-
additional , . i i i i p i i>
property. ciety, mcorporatcd by chapter twenty-three oi the acts or
the year eighteen himdred and thirty-seven, may hold, for
the purposes of the societ}^ real and personal estate to
an amount not exceeding in all two hundred thousand dol-
lars in value.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Ajjproved March 23, 1014-
Chap. 232 An Act to incorporate the trustees of the psi omega
fraternity in WILLIAMS COLLEGE.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Trustees^of the Section 1. Arthur N. Pack, Carl E. Glock, Samuel
Fraternity in Scrivcu Evaus, Juuior, and Charles Bach Utley, their asso-
WiUianis Col- . , , , , , . i
lege inoor- ciatcs and succcssors, are hereby made a corporation under
porate . ^^^ name of the Trustees of the Psi Omega Fraternity in Wil-
liams College, for the purpose of holding and managing the
real estate and personal property of the said fraternity, with
the powers and privileges and subject to the duties, liabilities
and restrictions set forth in the general laws now or hereafter
in force relating to such corporations.
Meetings. Section 2. Tlic Said corporation is hereby authorized
to hold meetings, for the purposes mentioned in this act, in
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 233, 234, 235. ' 183
the city of New York as well as within this common-
wealth.
Section 3. The said corporation may receive, purchase. May hold, etc.,
hold and convey real and personal property for the use of sonafproperty.
said fraternity: lyroimled, that the value of the real estate so Proviso.
held at any time shall not exceed thirty-five thousand dol-
lars; and said property shall not be exempt from taxation.
Section 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 23, 101 4.
Chap.233
An Act relative to the membership of henry b, hey-
MANN in the fire DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF BOSTON.
Be it enacted, etc., as follouis:
Section 1. Henry B. Ileymann, who was at one time a Reinstatement
member of the regular fire department of the city of Boston, neymaan in
may, subject to the approval of the fire commissioner, be mlnt'oflioston.
restored to a place in the said department without under-
going a civil service examination.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 23, 1914.
An Act to authorize the city of Worcester to adopt (j]iQrf 234
ordinances regulating the construction of fire
ESCAPES in or over PUBLIC STREETS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The city of Worcester is authorized to construction of
adopt ordinances, from time to time, permitting and regu- capas'in^'^ftrof
lating the place, design, construction and maintenance of ^^"■"cester.
fire escapes in or over public streets.
Section 2. The authority hereby granted shall not Not to affect^
affect the provisions of chapter six hundred and fifty-five sions of law.
of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and thirteen, and
acts in amendment thereof and in addition thereto, otherwise
than as is herein provided.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 23, 1914-
An Act relative to the reinstatement of daniel j. Chap. 235
MAHONEY IN THE BOSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The fire commissioner, with the approval ^f^DanleTT"*
of the mayor, is hereby authorized to reinstate Daniel J. t,\e Bolton"fire
department.
184
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 236.
Mahoney as a member of the fire department of the city of
Boston without civil service examination.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 24, 1914-
Chap.236 An Act making appropriations for the salaries and
EXPENSES OF THE MASSACHUSETTS HIGHWAY COMMISSION.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro-
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth
from the ordinary revenue, for the salaries and expenses of
the Massachusetts highway commission, for the fiscal year
ending on the thirtieth day of November, nineteen hundred
and fourteen, to wit : —
For the salaries of the commissioners, the sum of thirteen
thousand dollars.
For the salaries of the engineers, clerks and assistants, a
sum not exceeding twenty-seven thousand dollars.
For travelling and other expenses of the commission, a
sum not exceeding four thousand dollars.
For postage, printing and other necessary ofhce expenses,
including printing and binding the annual report, a sum not
exceeding nine thousand dollars.
For rent of offices, a sum not exceeding seven thousand
dollars.
For care and repair of machinery and tools, including
storage, a sum not exceeding fifteen thousand dollars.
For the maintenance of state highways, for the present
year and for previous years, the sum of two hundred and
fifty thousand dollars, the same to be in addition to the
amount authorized to be expended out of the Motor Vehicle
Fees Fund, as authorized by section thirty of chapter five
hundred and thirty-four of the acts of the year nineteen
hundred and nine.
For the maintenance and operation of the Newburv'port
bridge and the Brightman street bridge in Fall River, a sum
not exceeding twenty thousand dollars.
For the suppression of gypsy and brown tail moths and
other insect pests which threaten the trees on state highways,
a sum not exceeding ten thousand dollars.
For the repair of a certain highway in the 'town of Truro,
a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars.
Appropriations,
Massachusetts
highway com-
mission.
Commissioners.
Engineers,
clerks, etc.
Travelling ex-
penses, etc.
Office expenses,
etc.
Rent of offices.
Care of
machinery, etc.
Maintenance of
state highways.
Maintenance,
etc., of certain
bridges.
Suppression of
gypsy and
brown tail
moths.
Repair of high-
way in Truro.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 237. 185
For widening and reconstructing existing state highways, widening, etc.,
a sum not exceeding one hundred thousand dollars. ways. ^
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Api^roved March 21^, 191 J^.
An Act to authorize the city of fall river to incur nh^,^ 237
ADDITIONAL INDEBTEDNESS FOR ALMSHOUSE PURPOSES. ^'
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The city of Fall River, for the purpose of ^-^.'.^g^^^,^^^
purchasing or otherwise acquiring land and of constructing i^^, Act of
buildings thereon for almshouse and poor farm purposes,
and of equipping such buildings, may incur indebtedness to
an amount not exceeding one hundred thousand dollars,
and may issue bonds or notes therefor, to be denominated
on the face thereof. Fall River Almshouse Loan, Act of 1914.
Such bonds or notes shall be signed by the treasurer of the
city and countersigned by the mayor, shall bear interest at
a rate not exceeding four and one half per cent per annum,
shall not be reckoned in determining the statutory' limit
of indebtedness of the city, and shall be payable by such,
annual payments, beginning not more than one year after
the date thereof, as will extinguish each loan within twenty
years from its date. The amount of such annual payment
in any year shall not be less than the amount of the prin-
cipal of the loan payable in any subsequent year. Each
authorized issue of notes or bonds shall constitute a separate
loan. The city may sell the said securities at public or
private sale upon such terms and conditions as it may
deem proper; but they shall not be sold for less than their
par value.
Section 2. The city at the time of authorizing said ^an""^"*"^
loan shall provide for the payment thereof in such annual
payments as will extinguish the same within the time pre-
scribed in this act, and when such provision has been made
the amount required therefor shall, without further vote,
annually be assessed by the assessors of the city in the same
manner in which other taxes are assessed, until the said
debt is extinguished.
Section 3. The proceeds of the sale of any land or Proceeds of sale
buildings now used by the city of Fall River for poor farm ertytobeused
1111 "^ipj^i J" •• for construction
purposes shall be used tor the purpose ot acquirmg a new of new buiid-
site and for the construction of new buildings thereon, and '"^^' ''*''•
any balance remaining from the sale of such land or build-
186
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 238.
ings shall be paid into the sinking funds of the city now
established for the liquidation of debt issued outside the
debt limit, exclusive of water debt, and shall be pro-rated
as nearly as possible in proportion to the amount in the
several funds.
Section 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 24, 1014.
1913, 767. § 4,
amended.
Report to be
acted upon by
council.
Chap.2S8 An Act relative to the approval by the city of fall
RIVER OF PLANS FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE WATUPPA
PONDS AND QUEQUECHAN RIVER.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter seven hundred and sixty-seven of
the acts of the year nineteen hundred and thirteen is hereby
amended by striking out section four and inserting in place
thereof the following new section : — Section 4- When said
plans have been approved by the state board of health, the
Watuppa ponds and Quequechan river commission shall
submit to the city council of Fall River, not later than the
first day of July, nineteen hundred and fifteen, a full report,
giving in detail all plans and estimates of the total cost of
all proposed works, and estimates of damages to be allowed
and benefits to be assessed, and showing the amount of
such total costs to be provided for by the city of Fall River.
Upon receipt of said report, the city council shall, within
thirty days, take positive action on the report, and may
refer the same to said commission for revision or with sug-
gested changes, and said commission shall thereupon re-
consider said plans and resubmit the same with such changes
as it shall approve; or the city council may approve or dis-
approve said plans. If said plans are finally approved
by the city council such approval shall authorize the con-
struction of said proposed works by said commission in
accordance with the provisions of this act. Should the city
council finally vote to disapprove said plans, without re-
ferring the same to said commission for revision, or with
suggested changes, the duties and terms of oflSce of said
commission shall cease.
Section 2. Until the final vote of the city council
approving said plans, thereby authorizing the construction
of the work, the city of Fall River shall have the same rights,
powers and authority which are conferred and imposed
upon said city by chapter one hundred and fourteen of the
City of Fall
River to retain
certain rights,
powers, etc..
until final vote
of council, etc.
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 239, 240. 187
acts of the year eighteen hundred and ninety-one and by acts
in addition thereto and in amendment thereof, and by
chapter four hundred and thirty-seven of the acts of the year
nineteen hundred and nine and by acts in addition thereto
and in amendment thereof, whicli rights, powers and au-
thority shall be exercised by said city as provided by section
seven of said chapter one hundred and fourteen of the acts
of the year eighteen hundred and ninety-one.
Section 3. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent here- Repeal,
with are hereby repealed. Approved March 24, 1914-
An Act relative to the sale by the btate board of Chap.2o9
AGRICULTURE OF POSTERS CONTAINING EXTRACTS FROM
THE TRESPASS LAWS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section three of chapter four hundred and amtndtd.^^'
forty-four of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and four
is hereby amended by inserting after the word "therefor",
in the sixth line, the words : — to sell additional copies at
not less than the cost thereof, — and by adding at the
end thereof the words: — All amounts received from the
sale of said posters shall be paid into the treasury of the
commonwealth, — so as to read as follows : — Section 3. Distribution,
It shall be the duty of the said secretary to cause copies of posters. '
said extracts to be printed on durable material, suitable to
be affixed to trees or otherwise to be posted in the open
air, to furnish not exceeding five copies in any one year
without charge to any reputable person applying therefor,
to sell additional copies at not less than the cost thereof,
and annually on or before the first day of April, to send one
such copy to each post office in the commonwealth. All
amounts received from the sale of said posters shall be paid
into the treasury of the commonwealth.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 24, 1914-
An Act to provide for the improvement of a part of CJiav, 240
DORCHESTER BAY BY THE CITY OF BOSTON.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The city of Boston is hereby authorized to improvement
undertake such work for the improvement and development in Dorchester
of that part of Dorchester bay known as Old Harbor, as is ^^
188
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 241, 242.
Expenditure
authorized.
Time of taking
effect.
defined in plan one of the report of the state board of health
and the directors of the port of Boston to the general court in
accordance with chapter one hundred and thirty-three of the
resolves of the year nineteen hundred and twelve.
Section 2. The city is hereby authorized to expend for
the purposes of this act a sum not exceeding one hundred
thousand dollars.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its acceptance
by the city council of the city of Boston, with the approval of
the mayor. Approved March 25, 1914-
1913, 426, § 1,
amended.
Chap. 24il An Act relative to the moving by women of boxes
AND OTHER RECEPTACLES IN MILLS AND WORKSHOPS.
Be it enacted, etc,, as follows:
Section one of chapter four hundred and twenty-six of the
acts of the year nineteen hundred and thirteen is hereby
amended by striking out the words "having the dimensions of
not less than two feet in width, two and one half feet in
length and two feet in height, or equivalent dimensions",
in the first, second, third and fourth lines, and inserting in
place thereof the words : — which with their contents weigh
seventy-five pounds or over and, — and also by inserting
after the word "device", in the seventh line, the words: —
connected with such boxes or other receptacles, — so as to
read as follows: — Section 1. Boxes, baskets and other re-
ceptacles which with their contents weigh seventy-five pounds
or over and which are to be moved by female employees in
any manufacturing or mechanical establishment, shall be
provided with pulleys, casters or some other mechanical de-
vice connected with such boxes or other receptacles so that
they can be moved easily from place to place in such estab-
lishments. Approved March 25, 1914-
Certain recep-
tacles to be
moved by fe-
male employees
to be provided
with casters,
etc.
Chap. 242 An Act to authorize the city of fall river to incur
ADDITIONAL INDEBTEDNESS FOR PLAYGROUND PURPOSES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The city of Fall River, for the purpose of the
improvement and development of the Eastern plaj'^ground,
so-called, in that city, may incur indebtedness to an amount
not exceeding fifty thousand dollars, and may issue bonds
or notes therefor, to be denominated on the face thereof,
Fall River Playground Loan, Act of 1914. Such bonds or
Fall River
Playground
Loan, Act of
1914.
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 243, 244. 189
notes shall be signed by the treasurer of the city and counter-
signed by the mayor, shall bear interest at a rate not ex-
ceeding four and one half per cent per annum, shall not be
reckoned in determining the statutory limit of indebtedness
of the city, and shall be payable by such animal payments,
beginning not more than one year after the date thereof, as
will extinguish each loan within thirty years from its date.
The amount of such annual payment in any year shall not
be less than the amount of the principal of the loan payable
in any subsequent year. Each authorized issue of notes or
bonds shall constitute a separate loan. The city may sell
the said securities at public or private sale, upon such terms
and conditions as it may deem proper, but they shall not
be sold for less than their par value.
Section 2. The city, at the time of authorizing said ^^^"^''"''°^
loan, shall provide for the payment thereof in such annual
payments as will extinguish the same within the time pre-
scribed in this act; and when such provision has been made
the amount required therefor shall, without further vote,
annually be assessed by the assessors of the city, in the same
manner in which other taxes are assessed, until the debt is
extinguished.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Aijproved March 25, 1914-
An Act making an appropriation for the maintenance Chap. 243
OF the state farm.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. A sum not exceeding three hundred and fifty state farm.
thousand dollars is hereby appropriated, to be paid out of
the treasury of the commonwealth from the ordinary revenue,
for the maintenance of the state farm, during the fiscal year
ending on the thirtieth day of November, nineteen hundred
and fourteen.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Ajjyroved March 25, 1914-
An Act to dissolve certain corporations. Chap. 244:
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Such of the following named corporations. Corporations
as are not already legally dissolved, are hereby dissolved,
subject to the provisions of sections fifty-two and fifty-
190 Acts, 1914. — Chap. 244.
three of chapter four hundred and thirty-seven of the acts
of the year nineteen hundred and three : —
dfssCrved""" A. and A. Supply Company, The
A. E. Thacher Shell Fish Co.
A. F. Marston Company
A. F. Rabeour Company
A. G. Crosby Company
A. Herman Company
A. L. Webster Company
A. S. Persky Company
A. T. Colcord Corporation
Abbott's Menthol Plaster Company
Abrasive Sand Company, The
Acme Company Incorporated
Acme Manufacturing Company
Acme Motor Car Co.
Adams Marble Company
Adelson Company, The
Ainslie, Merry and Boomer, Incorporated
Airedale Mills Company
Airey and Place Company
A-Ke-Les Foot Comfort Co.
Albany Clay Products Company, The
Albert Dodge Company
Alleas Aviation Company
Allerton Worsted Mills Co.
Alley and Emery, Incorporated
Allston Builders' Finish Co.
AUston Hand Laundry Inc.
Alpena Boston Company
Alternating Target Company
Aluminium Solder Company of Boston
Alynbrooke Press Incorporated
Amatouri-Dufresne Company
American Bank Clock Specialty Company
American Brokerage Company
American Cotton Waste Company
American Ever Ready Company
American Float Electric Company
American Heel Company of Peabody
American Hide Washing Machine Company
American Kaolin Company
American Oil and Turpo Company
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 244. 191
American Skate Co. dbsdved'"'^
American Steam Dyeing and French Cleansing Works
American Submerged Exliaust Co.
American Typographic Company
American Woman's Shop Incorporated, The
Amesbury ]\Ietal Body Company
Anchor Mills Company
Anderson Showcase Co.
Andover Amusement Company
Andrews Dykeman Company
Anti-itis Inc.
Appledore Hotel Corporation
Appliance Manufacturing Company
Archibald Wheel Company. (Organized December 26,
1871)
Aristos Company of Boston, The
Arlington Investment Company, The
Arthur A. Allen Company, The
Asbestos INIortar Company
Assembly Club of Boston
Assembly Tea Rooms Inc., The
Associated Lumber Company
Atlantic Aviation Association
Atlantic Dress Manufacturing Company
Atlas IMotor Car Co.
Atterbury Motor Truck Company, The
Attleboro Co-operative Store, Inc.
Auto Foto Boston Company
Auto Spring Wheel Company, The
Automatic Base Ball Company
Automobile League of New England Inc.
Automobile Lighting Company, The
Automobile Omnibus Company
Automobile Transportation Company
B. E. Jones Company
B. S. Gordon Company
B. S. Thompson and Co. Limited
B. Walk and Son Company
Back Bay Baths, Inc.
Backus Heater Sales Company
Baker Construction Co. Inc.
Balch Brothers Company
Banda Sea Expedition, Inc.
Barney & Company Inc.
192 Acts, 1914. — Chap. 244.
dSved!""' Bay Side Motor & Yacht Club, Inc.
Bay State Fire Hose Company
Bay State Grinder Company
Bay State Sign Company
Beach Amusement Company
Beacon Broken Stone Company
Beacon Cutlery Company
Beacon Park Carriage Co.
Beacon Pharmacy, Inc.
Beacon Sanitarium Incorporated
Bean-Fowle Shoe Company
Bean Shoe Company, Incorporated
Bedford- Willis Company
Belchertown Electric Company
Belden Electo Milk Company
Belfast Handkerchief and Embroidery Company
Benjamin Klous Company
Berger Machine Company
Berkeley Motor Car Company, The
Berkeley Trust Associates, Incorporated
Berkshire Hills Ice Company
Berkshire Leather Goods Manufacturing Company
Berkshire Lodge, Incorporated
Berkshire Motors Company
Berwick Cake Company
Bishop-Babcock-Becker Company of Massachusetts,
The
Blake Allen Company
Blake Spark Plug Co.
Blanchard Press
Blue Hill Museum Company
Blue Moon Laundry Company
Bond Exchange Company
Boston-Alberta Company, The
Boston and St. John Tripolite Company
Boston Auto Coach Company
Boston Bent Glass Company, The
Boston Bond & Note Co.
Boston Buying Company
Boston Car Wheel Company
Boston Co-operative Milk Producers' Company, The
Boston Dyeing & Cleansing Co., Inc.
Boston Electric Garage Co.
Boston Exhibiting Association
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 244. 193
Boston Felt Manufacturing Company Corporations
Boston Furniture Company dissolved.
Boston Gas Producer and Engine Company
Boston Handle Company
Boston Hay and Grain Company, The
Boston Independent Investment Company, The
Boston Produce Company
Boston Products Company
Boston Real Estate Association of Boston
Boston Safety Crank Company
Boston Tanners Egg Yolk Co. Inc.
Boston Terrier Record Company
Boston Trap Rock Contracting Company
Boston Traveler Company, The
Boston Wholesale Drug Co.
Boston Wrecking Company, The
Boston Writers Syndicate, Inc.
Bosworth Manufacturing Company
Bowman and Gregg Company
Boyd, Dalton & Co., Inc.
Bradley and Leavitt Counter Co.
Bradshaw Construction Company, The
Brighton Coal Company. (Organized 1904)
Bristol County Investment Company
Brockton Bleach and Stain Company, The
Brockton Lumber and Construction Company
Brockton Shoe Market, Inc.
Brook Manufacturing Company
Brookline Gift Shop, Inc.
Brookline Motor & Specialty Corporation
Brown Brothers Company
Brown-Dexter Co.
Brown Electrical Company, The
Brown-Talbot Machinery Company
Budd Company, Inc.
BufFum-Sorenson Company
Bullard Specialty Co.
Bullion Tip Company
Burnham Shoe Company, The
Burns Jewelry Manufacturing Company
Burrows Lock-Nut & Bolt Company
Burrows Manufacturing Company
Burton Dentists Inc.
Butler Automatic Gas Igniter Syndicate, inc.
194 Acts, 1914. — Chap. 244.
drsIorved°"' Butler Chuck Company, The
Byam-Southwick Company
C. B. Arey & Company, Incorporated
C. D. Wheelock, Inc.
C. E. Davenport Company
C. H. Batchelder Company
C. M. Kimball Company
C. T. Saul Optical Company
C. W. Luce & Co., Inc.
Calcide Process Company
Caloric Bath Institute (Incorporated)
Cambridge Share Club, Incorporated, The
Cambridge Theatre, Inc.
Cameron Manufacturing Company
Capitol Laundry Company
Car Ventilating & Heating Co.
Carohne Chemical Company (1912)
Carroll Construction Company
Carstens Packing Company
Catherine Shea Company
Caxton Society Incorporated, The
Ceely Company
Central Investment Association, Incorporated
Chace Manufacturing Company
Chandler Planer Company
Chapman Valve Manufacturing Company. (Organized
July 20, 1874)
Charles A. Adams, Incorporated
Charles A. Brackett Box Company, The
Charles Daggett Box Company
Chas. F. Page Company
Charles H. Stone Co.
Charles J. Roche & Co., Inc.
Charles River Boat and Transportation Company
Charles River Laundry Company
Chas. S. Hald Painting and Decorating Company
Charlesgate Garage, Incorporated
Chauffeurs' Legal Association
Cheeney Piano and Music Bureau, Inc.
Chelsea Investment Association, Inc., The
Ciambelli Drug Company
City Ice Company
City of Boston Realty Company
City Plumbing Company
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 244. 195
Clayton and Craig, Incorporated d^Iorved"''^
Cliftondale Pharmacy, Inc.
Cobb and White Company
Colher Automobile Goggle Company
Colonial Hat Manufacturing Co.
Colonial Investment Company
Colonial Mica Company
Colonial Operating Company
Colonial Sales Company
Columbia Comb Company
Commercial Securities Company
Commonwealth Investment Company
Concrete Engineering Co., The
Connors Leather Company
Consumers' Auto League Inc.
Cooper Ice Cream Company
Co-operative Auto Sales Co., Inc.
Co-operative Fund, Inc.
Co-operative Publishing Company, The
Coops Manufacturing Company
Corona Manufacturing and Supply Co.
Cotting Manufacturing Co.
Cottle Leather Company
Craftsman Chemical Company
Craglyon Investment Company
Craig and Richards Granite Company
Credit-reform Association
Crescent Land & Building Company
Crown Laundry Company
Crown Neckwear Works
Cuban Land and Fruit Company of Lowell
Curtis Motor Repair Co.
D. A. Baldwin Co.
D. B. WilHs Company
D. Caro and Co., Inc.
D. J. Long Marble Company
D. M. Foster Drug Company
Dalton Life-Saving Appliance Co.
Dan Smith Co.
Daniel J. Shea & Co., Inc.
Daniels Millinery Company
Dartmouth Pharmacy, The
Davidson Specialty Co.
Davis Cash Market Co.
196 Acts, 1914. — Chap. 244.
&vef ''' DeVaux & Peterson, Inc.
Dean Brothers, Inc.
Densmore Mercantile Corporation
Desmond-Hayden Shoe Company
Devereux Corporation, The
Devonshire Overall Company
Die Deutsche Universale Ciematograph Company
District Eye & Ear Infirmaries, The
Dixon, Walsh & Nicholson Co.
Dr. Holland Remedy Company
Dr. Randall Dental Company
Doctor Wilber Institute Inc.
Don Manufacturing Company
Dorchester Sand Company
Dreamland Amusement Company
Drew Stranahan Hussey Company, The
Druggists Co-operative Ice Cream Company
Druggists Supply Company, The
Dwelley-Nichols Engineering Company
Dyer Retanning Company
E. A. Briggs Company
E. B. Blanchard Company
E. C. Andrews Company, The
E. C. Leonard Company
E. D. Leighton Company
E. H. McCausland Co. Inc., The
E. L. Chase, Inc.
E. P. Hall Co.
E. R. Sherburne Company. (Organized February,
1913)
E. S. Adams Company
E. Van Noorden Company
East Texas Farm Association, The
Eastern Autogenous Welding Co.
Eastern Carbonic Gas Company
Eastern Coal Company
Eastern Hotel Company
Eastern Novelty & Lighting Company, The
Eastern Paper Stock Company
Eastern Seats and Tank Co.
Eastman Heating Company
Economy Hanger & Bed-Chair Company, The
Edison Electric Vehicle Company
Edward F. Logan Company
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 244. 197
Edward Holden Company Corporations
Edwards and Poor Company "^^ ^^
Electric Manufacturing Company of Pittsfield
Electric Time Table Machine Corporation
Eliot Motor Car Company, Inc.
Elk Flint Bottle Company
Elliott's Hotel, Inc.
Emanuel Wasserman Company
Emel Chemical Company
Ensign Manufacturing Company (1905)
Enterprise Fuel and Supply Company
Enterprise Furniture Company
Equitable Co-operative Association
Essex Engraving Company
Essex Grocery Company
Essex Hosiery Company
Etna Leather Company
Everybody's Co-operative Grocery Store Corporation
Excelsior Laundry Co., The
Exo Products Co.
Expansion Spring Rim & Tire Company, The
Eytinge & Company of Boston, Inc.
F. H. Wentworth Company, The
Fales Manufacturing Company
Fall Brook Farm Co.
Fall River Building Company
Fay Manufacturing Company, The
Federal Amusement Co. Inc.
Federal Chain and Manufacturing Company
Fenway Auto-Top Company
Ferguson Construction Company
Fernald Company
Fiander Incorporated
Fidelity Fund, Inc.
Fidelity Legal Corporation
Fifield Shoe Machinery Company
Fire Fighters Fearnaught Belt Co.
Fiske Shoe & Leather Co.
Flexible Tire Company, Incorporated, The
Ford & Allen (Inc.) (1911)
Ford & Denning, Inc.
Ford-Hawkes Company
Fort Hill Bronze Mfg. Co.
Fothergill Motor Co.
198 Acts, 1914. — Chap. 244.
SXed""' Frank C. Silvia Company
Frank H. Cowin Company
Frank J. Ross Company
Frankland & Knight Company
Fred Moore Produce Company
Frederick C. Warren Construction Company
Frederick Wallace Submarine Diving & Wrecking Co.,
Inc., The
Freeman-Cotting Coat Co.
Freeman Wight Company
French King Rapids Power Company
Friendly Corporation of Roxbury
Fyfe-Eskrigge Company, The
G. H. Chessman Co., The
G. H. Hammond Company, The
G. V. Scott Company
Gambs & Bishop Company
Gay Automobile Company
General Aviation Company
General Color & Chemical Company. (1908)
General Electric Construction Company
General Engineering Company
General Gas System Company
General Power Company
George A. Paul Lumber Company, Inc.
George B. Perkins Company
George F. Reed Company
George G. Fox Company
George L. Winn Co. (Inc.)
George M. Edgarton Company, Inc. (Organized Sep-
tember 23, 1909)
George M. Harper Co.
George Miles Company
George S. Johnston Co.
German Embroidery Company
Gerrish & Penney Company
Gilbert F. Quinn Company
Gilmore Mfg. Co.
Gilsum Woolen Company
Globe Paper Co. of New York
Goldman Brothers Company
GoUer Grover Shoe Company
Gordon Shoe Company
Gordon W. Turner Company
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 244. 199
Gore Lace Shoe Co., The Corporations
/^ r, ^-^ dissolved.
uoss Bros. Company
Gramm Motor Truck Company of New England
Grand Shoe Company, The
Grant Motor Truck Company
Grant Paint Company, The
Greater Boston Theatres Corporation
Greek American Co-operative Association of Lawrence,
Mass.
Green Supply Company, Lie.
Greenfield Co-operative Store
Gregoire Laboratory of Lowell, Massachusetts, Inc.,
The
Grimwood Tailoring Company
Grocers Packing Co.
Grossman Cap Company
Guarantee Shoe Company, The
Guaranty Plate Works
Guy S. Leavitt Company
H. and M. Electric Company
H. B. Stone & Company, Incorporated
H. F. Estabrook, Inc.
H. G. White Company
H. I. Emmons Company
H. L. Houghton Manufacturing Company
H. W. Vinson Company
H. Wilkinson Company
Hale Piano Company, The
Hamilton Sales Agency, Incorporated
Hammond Beef Company
Harriman Lumber Co.
Harrington Fire-Proofing Company, The
Harry D. Mcintosh Co.
Harry F. Grant Co.
Harvard Aviation Association
Harvard Chemical Manufacturing Company, The
Hayford-Chase Company
Hazard Company
Healey Brothers Shoe Company
Healey Sewer Machine and Construction Company,
The
LTeath Grate Bar Company
Henry F. McManus Company
Henry R. Barry Company, The
200 Acts, 1914. — Chap. 244.
dr/sK""' Henry Wenz Company
Hercules Motor Truck Company
Herman Schreiber Company, The
Hewett Dairy Lunch Co.
Hewitt-Gottfried Co. Inc.
Highland Drug Company, The
Hill Novelty Company, The
Hilton-Dodge Lumber Company, The
Hoagland-Curtis Drug Company
Hobbs Electric Sign Company
Hoben Shoe Company
Holland Realty and Industrial Company
Home Player-Piano Company, The
Homes Building & Mortgage Co., The
Hotel Landansea Company
Howard & Dennis, Incorporated
Hoyle Lumbering Co., The
Hub Brush Co., The
Hudson Bay Fur Company
Hurley Company, The
Hyde Park Water Company
Hygenia Brush Company
Hygienic Container Company
Hyrup Company, The
Ideal Clothing Company, The
Ideal Faucet and Valve Company
Ideal Leather Goods Company
Importing Branch, Ltd.
Independent Ice Company of Peabody
Independent Publishing Co., The
Independent Wholesale Grocery Company
Industrial Securities Company, The
Institution for Physical Therapeutics
Inter-National Grocery Company, The
Inter State Amusement Co.
Inter-State Lumber Company
International Automatic Railway Fan Company
International Automobile Association
International Footograph Company
International News Bureau Publishing Company, The
International Plate Glass Co.
Interstate Sales Corporation
Interurban Ice Manufacturing Company
Investment and Trust Association
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 244. 201
Investors Corporation Company corporations
T • 1 K • r^t r-t dissolved.
Irisn-Amencan (jiue Company
Irving F. Moore Amusement Company
Italian Co-operative Company of Weymouth
Italian Co-operative Market of Lynn Inc.
Italian Publishing Company
J. A. Keating Co.
J. A. Selsman Company Bankers Incorporated
J. A. Stowell Co.
J. D. Gosselin Co.
J. E. Ryan, Incorporated
J. H. Foss Company
J. H. Stedman and Company, Incorporated
J. Johnston Company
J. Krises Company
J. L. Nason Company
J. M. Jameson Company
J. M. Moran Company
J. N. Jowett Company, The
J. Perino Company
J. S. Kennedy Company
J. V. Smith Drug Company
J. W. Reed Provision Co.
Jacobs Wave Motor Company, The
James B. Wood & Son Company
Jas. J. Loughery Co.
James Orr Company
Jenney Safety Switch Company
Jewish Weekly Publishing Co.
John A. Morgan Company
Jno. B. Perkins Company
John Boyle Machine Company
John D. Cox Company, The
John Emerson Shoe Company
John O'Connell, Inc.
John P. Curley Company
John W. Scott Cooperage Co.
Johnson-Coburn Co. Inc.
Johnson-Richardson Company
Journal Publishing Company
Journeymen's Aid, Incorporated
Junction Water Company
Jurist Company, The
K. David's Institute, Inc.
202 Acts, 1914. — Chap. 244.
dS'ed^"' Kaleva Store Company
Keezer's Metal Polish Company
Kelley Damon Auto & Supply Company
Kendall Nail and Supply Company, The
Kennard, Thomas Company
Kensington Press, Incorporated, The
King Cole Company
King's Clothing Companj'^
Kitson Machine Shop
Knott & Heald Co.
Knott, Sampson Lumber Company, The
L. Gordon Company
L. T. Jefts Company
La Cie de Comedie Fran9aise P. Paul-Marcel Inc.
La Court Portable Motor Company
La Mode Neckwear Company
Labelle Fancy Baking Company
Labrador Trading Company
Lachlan Wallace, Incorporated
Lambert Morin Automobile and Carriage Company
Lang-Harral Corporation
Lansden Electric Vehicle Company
Lawrence Beverage Company
Lawrence Fruit and Grocery Company
Lease Audit Company
Lehealol Company
Leighton Auto Company
Leighton Roofing Co.
Lemont Motor Car Co., The
Lenox Chemical Company, The
Lenzi Non-Refillable Bottle Company
Leominster Garage and Auto Company (Inc.)
Lewis J. Ball Company
Lexington Grain Company
Liberty Lumber Company
Lincoln Brothers Company
Lion Fur Company, The
Lithuanian Co-operative Association, The
Lock-Bracket Manufacturing Co.
Locke Engine Stop and Valve Company
Longley's Luncheon Co.
Lord Publishing Co.
Lowell Coach Company
Lowell Shoe Company
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 244. 203
Lowell Weaving Company Corporations
Ludwig and Ward, Tailors, Incorporated dissolved.
Lyman Cordage Company
Lynn Aqueduct Company
Lynn Coal Company. (1908)
Lynn Hebrew Mutual Loan Association
Lynn Shoe Manufacturers' Association, Incorporated
Lynn Theatre Company
Lyric Amusement Company
Lyric Theatre Co., The
M. P. First Co.
Macker Motor Company
Malconta Oil Company
Maiden Co-operative Association
Mann Soap Mfg. Company
Mansfield Biscuit Co.
Mansfield Cracker Company
Manufacturers Holding Co.
Manufacturers Shoe Trimming Company
Manufacturers Specialty Company
Manufactures Hardware and Supply Company
Marshall, Son & Co., Inc.
Marshall Supply Company
Martin Kelley Company
Mason & Phelps Piano Company
Massachusetts Cigar Dealers Co.
Massachusetts Clothing Company
Massachusetts Investment Company
Massachusetts Lime Company
Massachusetts Merchants Company, The
Massachusetts Motor Co.
Massachusetts Peat Fuel Company
Massachusetts Public Service Company
Matson Life Raft Company
Max Bed Spring Company, The
Maynard Laundry Company
McDowell Shoe Machinery Company Inc.
McGowan Novelty Manufacturing Company, The
Medlicott-Morgan Company
Melville Lake Ice Company
Merchants' and Consumers' Company
Merchants National Mercantile Agency, The
Merrimac Advertising Machine Company
Metropolitan Realty Company
204 Acts, 1914. — Chap. 244.
d°ssofv'ed!°°' Metropolitan Wharf and Storage Company
Middlesex Drug Company
Middleton Electric Light Company
Milford Music Hall Company
Millers River Manufacturing Company
Milliken and Clements, Incorporated
Milton Manufacturing Company
Milvor Pharmacal Company, The
Mitchell Manufacturing Company
Mittineague Paper Company
Modern Pants Co., Inc.
Moody Bridge Auto Company
Morewood Lake Ice Company
Morgan Motor Truck Company
Motor Accessories Credit Association of New England
Motor Car Company
Motor Monitor Company
Motor Vehicle Company Incorporated, The
Mt. Pleasant Banding Company
Mount Toby Orchard Company, The
Mount Tom Sulphite Pulp Company, The. (1889)
Mrs. Lincoln's Baking Powder Company
Murdock-Shaw Company
Mutual Benefit Co-operative Co.
Mutual Finance Co., Incorporated
Muzzy-McLaughlin Company
N. N. Crapo Hardware Company
N. T. Gorham Company
Nantucket Telephone Company
Nashua Specialty Company
National Animal Food Company
National Commercial Bureau (Inc.)
National Coupling Manufacturing Company
National Electrical Association
National Envelope Sealing and Stamping Machine
Company
National Envelope Sealing and Stamping Manufactur-
ing Company
National Finance Company
National Fireworks Distributing Company
National Library Society, Inc.
National Live Poultry Company
National Pharmacal Association
National Wadding Manufacturing Company
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 244. 205
National Wire Cloth Company Corporations
Nayasset Club Soda Company, The ^^'""^•
Neal Pond Ice Company
Neponset Coal Company
Nevelson Machine Co.
New Bedford Elastro Company
New Commonwealth Cafe Incorporated, The
New England Apple Associates, Incorporated
New England Bakers Supply Co.
New England Belting Company
New England Building-Finish Company
New England Embroidering Co.
New England Engineer, Inc.
New England Gum Company
New England Hotels Company, The
New England Mineral Company, The
New England Motor Vehicle Company
New England National Exclusive Film Exchange, Inc.
New England Realty Co. (Incorporated)
New England Resort Bureau, Inc., The
New England Royal Lamp Company
New England Vending Machine Company, The
New England Wholesale Opticians, Inc.
New Ideal Laundry, Inc.
New Wool Stock Company
New York Waste and Supply Co.
Newburyport Broom Company, Incorporated
Nichols & Drown Company
Nonquitt Wharf Company
Noonan's Stable, Incorporated
Norfolk Blanket Cleansing Company
North End Ladies Aid Association
North Shore Shoe Company
North Shore Transportation Company
Norwalk Motor Car Company of New England, The
Nova Vita Medical Company
Novelty Dress Company
Nowaste Poultry Supply Company
Official Information Bureau, Incorporated
Old Colony Amusement Company
Old Colony Theatre, Inc.
Oldsmobile Company of Massachusetts
Olympia Park Company
Orrin Ray, Incorporated
206 Acts, 1914. — Chap. 244.
dSfved""' P. A. Breglio Company, The
P. B. Elkins Company, The
P. H. Jackson and Son Company
Palace Auto Station, Incorporated, The
Palmer Coal & Grain Company
Parker's Store Incorporated
Patent Ladder Company
Patents Development Company
Paul Automatic Machine Company
Paul's Star Line Express Co.
Payne Manufacturing Company
Peaslee & Albee, Inc.
Peerless Public Market, Incorporated
People's Amusement Company
Peoples' Co-operative Association of Somerville
Peoples Furniture Company
Perfected Mantle Company
Perfection Dustless Compound Company, The
Peter VonLuck, Inc.
Pex Chemical Company
Philip Holland, Inc.
Phoenix Securities Company
Photo Machine Company
Picture Theatre Corporation
Pike Shoe Company
Pike Tobacco Company, The
Piper Manufacturing Company, The
Pittsfield Baseball Club
Plotner Can Company (Incorporated) >
Plymouth Contractors Supply Company, Inc.
Plymouth Creamery Company
Plymouth Rubber Company. (Organized February 20,
1896)
Poe Undertaking Service Inc.
Pofcher Clothing Company, The
Polish Agricultural Association, Inc.
Polish Department Corporation
Polish Supply Company
Popular Engineering Publishing Company
Porter & Co., Inc.
Porter Screen Company
Portuguese American Press Company
Practical Vacuum Cleaner Company, The
Pratt Shoe Company, The
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 244. 207
Premier Theatre Company Corporations
Preston Auto Improvement Company dissolved.
Progressive Publishing Company
Pullen and Guthro Company
Puritan Cafeteria Company
Puritan Engraving Company
Puritan Lunch Company
Puritan Parlor Frame Company
Queen Bee Confectionery Company. (1905)
R. A. Bergesson Company
R. Ardolino & Company Incorporated
R. H. Lovering Company
R. L. Cleveland Company
R. M. Bucknam & Co., Incorporated
R. Smart Shoe Company
Rafter Two-Color Roller Company, The
Ranelegh Hotel Co.
Real Estate Trustee Company
Reliable Clothing Company, The
Reliance Fluid Company
Remington Tool & Machine' Company, The
Resorter Publishing Company
Revere Baking Company
Revere Cloak and Suit Company
Revere Ice Company
Rex Motor Co.
Reynolds' Chocolate Company. (Organized 1910)
Reynolds Oil Company
Rhode Island Shoe Company
Rich's Grill Company
Riendeau-Morgan Company, The
Rita Collyer, Inc.
River James Drug Company
Robert Gemmell Company, The
Roberts & Sherburne, Incorporated
Robinson-Hazelton Shoe Co.
Roller Bar Door Closer Company
Romanite Floor & Tile Company. (Organized July
29, 1913)
Rondeau Engraving Company, The
Roxbury Iron & Brass Foundry Co.
Roy A. Faye Co.
Roys Laboratories Inc., The
Ruff Bros. Company
208 Acts, 1914. — Chap. 244.
dksofv'edl^''' Ruggles Manufacturing Company
Ruthven Drug Co. Inc.
Rutland-Jefferson Transportation Company
S. Bernstein Company
S. H. Reynolds Sons Co. Dental Laboratory
S. L. Uhrig Tobacco Company
Saco and Pettee Machine Shops
Safety Walk Shoe Co.
Sagamore Engine Co., Inc.
Sagamore Rubber Manufacturing Company
Salem Amusement Company
Salem Parcel Delivery, Inc.
Sally's, Inc.
Salvus Hair Tonic Company, The
Sample Cloak Company, Inc.
Sanborn & Melvin Company
Sandwich Trout Company
Sanitary Kitchen Ventilating Co.
Sanitary Reduction and Construction Company
Savory Express Co.
Saxon Machine Company
Saylor Generator Grate & Stoker Co.
Scantlebury & Monroe Co.
Security Engineering Company
Security System Construction Company
Selbach Rubber Company
Self Locking Clothes Pin Mfg. Co.
Shaboken Farm Milk Company
Sharon Lumber Company
Shawmut Jewelry Company
Shawmut Leather Company
Shawmut Metal Works, Inc.
Sheedy Amusement Company
Shivell Advertising Agency
Shoe City Novelty Company
Simmons Manufacturing Company
Sippewissett Oyster Company, The
Smith & Wallace Co.
Smith Automatic Valve Company, The
Smith Hardware Company
Snap Shot Developing Company
Soares Shoe Company
Somerset Inn Corporation
Somerville Automobile Company
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 244. 209
Somerville Electric Light Company Corporations "
c xi ou r' /^ „ dissolved.
boiitn bhore (jras Lompany
Soutlibridge Cigar INIaniifacturing Company
Soiithbridge Spectacle Manufacturing Company
Southern Commercial Oil and Turpentine Co.
Souvenir Baking Company
Springer Eilenberg Company
Springfield Co-operative Society
Springfield Sanitary Drinking Fountain Company
Springfield Specialty Company
Stalile Mechanical Tire Company
Stampafix Company
Standard Button Works, Inc.
Standard Investment Company
Standard Jewelry Company
Standard Lens Co.
Standard Pharmacy
Standard Turpentine Company
Star Cap Company
State Electrical Manufacturing Co.
State Lunch Co. (Inc.)
Stearns Leather Co.
Steele Insurance Agency, Inc., The
Sterling Amusement Company
Stevens & Snow Company
Stevenson-Meehan Company, The
Stewart 25^ Stores Company
Strogoff & Goff Company
Sudbury Sand Company
Suffolk Leather Manufacturing Co.
Sullivan & Daly Co.
Sun Liniment Company, The
Suomi Co-operative Store Company
Swiss Cleansers and Dyers, Inc.
Swiss Cleansing Company
Symonds & Poor Carbonator Company
Tailby-Nason Company
Talbot Drug Co., Inc.
Tarbox Drug Company
Temple Place Wholesale Millinery Co.
Thayer Manufacturing Company
35% Automobile Supply Company
Thomas J. Ryan Company of Attleboro, The
Thomas Motor Car Company of Boston
210 Acts, 1914. — Chap. 244.
dSved!°°' Timon's Express Company
Tomer-Fisher Corporation
Tonawanda Camp Company
Toquima Reduction Company
Trades Agency, The
Tremont Investment Company
Troy Hand Laundry Co.
Turner and Maloney Shoe Company
Twentieth Century Electrical Construction Company,
The
Twenty-Six Letter Puzzle Company
Tyler Brothers Corporation
Tyrrell-Gill Company
U. S. Mfg. Company
Uinta Oilfields Company
Union Electric Light Company
Union Iron & Metal Company
Union Jewelry Company
Union Leather Company
Union Loan Association
Union Manufacturing and Drop Forge Company
Union Metallic Paint Company of Massachusetts, The
Union Refining Company
United Cloak & Suit House Company
United Clothing Co., of Boston. (Organized April 8,
1913)
United Comfort Shoe Company
United Fuel Company
United Garage Company
United Mercantile Agency, Inc., The
United Propagating Company, Inc.
United Realties Corporation, The
United States Co-operative Automobile League (Inc.)
United States Mail Order Co.
United States Motor Vehicle Association, Inc.
United States Tool Corporation
United States Willow Company
United Theatres Inc.
United Vending Machine Company
Universal Cutter Head Company
Up-To-Date Manufacturing Company
Use-A-Gen Shipping Case Co.
V. A. Zorbas Confectionery Co. Inc.
Van Slyck Publishing Company
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 244. 211
Victor Manufacturing Company Corporations
Victor Shoe Company '^^^''"^•
Victor Tire Traction Company
Victoria Cloak and Suit Company
W. A. Burnham Supply Co.
W. A. Silvernail Company
W. C. Welch Co.
W. F. Godber Company
W. H. McLellan Co.
W. H. Murphy, Inc.
Wa-Po-Vac Eastern Sales Company
Wachusett Machine Company
Wade Foster Company
Walker Garrison Spring Company, The
Wardwell Picker Company
Warner Box Company, The
Washburn Trucking Company, The
Watchman Publishing Company
Watson Blood Company. (1908)
Waushacum Park Company
Wayside INIanufacturing Co.
Weinstein Leather Co.
Wellmade Can Company
Wells-Burrage Company
Western Massachusetts Essenkay Company
Westfield IVIotor Truck Company, The
Whitcomb Jewelry Co. Inc.
White Automobile Company
White River Valley Lumber Company
White Store Company, Lawrence, The
White Store Corporation, Haverhill, The
White Store (Inc.), The
White Swan Laundry Company, The
Whitingham Lime Co., The
Whittier Aeroplane Company of America
Whittredge Shoe Company (Incorporated)
Wiggins Manufacturing Company
Wilber Coal & Ice Company
Wilkinson Company (Inc.), The
William A. Carroll Corporation
Wm. F. Bryan Waste Co.
William II. Sherman Company, The
William J. Corbett Company
William J. Morgan Co.
212
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 244.
Corporations
dissolved.
Pending suits
not affected,
etc.
Proceedings in
suits upon
choscs in
action.
William L, Morrison Co.
Williams' Book Store Incorporated
Wilmington Gravel Company
Winchester Laundry Company. (1906)
Wire-Bound Packing Case Company of Massachusetts
Wire Fabric Company
Wirt Manufacturing Company
Witch City Pharmacy, Incorporated
Witch Manufacturing Company
Woburn Publishing Company
Wolff, the Clothier, Incorporated ^
Wollaston Coal Company
Woman's Club House Corporation
Woodside Mills
Woodside Woolen Company
Woodward Realty Company
Worcester Amusement Company
Worcester Auditorium Company
Worcester Cooperage Company
Worcester Co-operative INIarket Company
Worcester Elastro Company
Worcester Engineering and Foundation Company
Worcester Standard Publishing Company
Workingmen's Consumers' Cooperative Association, The
Woronoco Paper Company, The
Wozelma Farms -Producing Company
Wrapping Machine Company
Wrentham Supply Company (Inc.)
Yesner Mfg. Co., The
Yuill and Dowe, Incorporated
Zenicon Theatre Company
Section 2. Nothing in this act shall be construed to
affect any suit now pending by or against any corpora-
tion mentioned in the first section hereof, nor any suit
now pending or hereafter brought for any liability now
existing against the stockholders or officers of any such
corporation, nor to revive any charter previously annulled
or corporation previously dissolved, nor to make valid any
defective organization of any of the supposed corporations
mentioned in said first section.
Section 3. Suits upon choses in actions arising out of
contracts sold or assigned by any corporation dissolved
by this act may be brought or prosecuted in the name of
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 245, 246. 213
the purchaser or assignee. The fact of sale or assignment
and of purchase by the plaintiff shall be set forth in the
writ or other process; and the defendant may avail himself
of any matter of defence of which he might have availed
himself in a suit upon the claim by such corporation, had it
not been dissolved by this act.
Section 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 26, 1914.
An Act relative to the charter of the sagamore Qfidj) 245
WATER COMPANY.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Section 1. Section seventeen of chapter six hundred and ^^^- ^^^- K^l-
•1 PI PI • 1111 ' ^™siaed.
eighteen of the acts of the year nmeteen hundred and eight,
as amended by section one of chapter one hundred and thirty-
eight of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and eleven, is
hereby further amended by striking out the word "six", in
the fourth line, and inserting in place thereof the word : —
nine, — so as to read as follows: — Section 17. This ^ct Time of taking
shall take effect upon its passage, but shall become void
unless said water company shall have begun to distribute
water through its pipes to consumers in said town within
nine years after the date of its passage.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 26, lOlJf.
An Act to unify the mortality claims of the savings Chav 246
AND insurance BANKS.
Be it enacted, etc., as Jolloivs:
Section 1. Section fifteen of chapter five hundred and amlndtli.^ '^'
sixty-one of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and seven
is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the words:
— The state actuary shall for each year ending October
thirty-first determine the ratio of actual to expected mortality
claims for all of the savings and insurance banks combined,
and shall determine a similar ratio for each of the savings
and insurance banks separately. Both calculations shall be
based upon the mortality tables and the rate of interest used
by the banks in the calculation of the premiums, or upon such
other bases as shall be approved by the insurance commis-
sioner. If the calculation of the ratio pertaining to any sav-
ings and insurance bank shall show that the actual mortality
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Acts, 1914. — Chap. 246.
State actuary,
appointment,
etc.
Clerks and
assistants.
Actuary to
prepare forma,
tables, etc.
experienced is less than the mortahty expected to be experi-
enced by all of the banks combined, the state actuary shall
send to such bank a certificate setting forth the amount of
such difference, and thereupon such bank shall send to the
General Insurance Guaranty Fund in cash the amount of
such certificate. The state actuary shall also furnish to the
trustees of the General Insurance Guaranty Fund a certifi-
cate in respect to any savings and insurance bank in which
the ratio of the actual to the expected mortality has exceeded
the ratio of the actual to the expected mortality for all of
the banks combined, and thereupon the trustees of the Gen-
eral Insurance Guaranty Fund shall pay to such bank the
amount of such excess as evidenced by such certificate.
In determining the net profits, as defined in section
twenty-one, to be distributed to the holders of the policies
and annuity contracts each year for each savings and insur-
ance bank, the state actuary shall consider as a mortality
factor the ratio of the actual to the expected mortality for
all of the savings and insurance banks combined, — so as
to read as follows: — Section 15. The trustees of the Gen-
eral Insurance Guaranty Fund shall, with the approval of
the governor and council, appoint, and may with their con-
sent remove, an insurance actuary to be called state actuary,
with such salary or compensation to be paid by the common-
wealth as the trustees shall, with the approval of the governor
and council, from time to time determine. The trustees
may also appoint such clerks and assistants to the state
actuary as the public business in his charge may require.
The state actuary, with the advice of the attorney-general
as to matters of legal form, shall prepare standard forms of
life insurance policies and life annuity contracts, including a
whole life policy, a limited payment life policy, a limited
term policy, an endowment policy, an annuity contract, and
a combination of life insurance policy and deferred annuity
contract, and such others, if any, as may from time to time,
in the opinion of the insurance commissioner, be desirable.
Every policy and annuity contract shall provide that the
issuing bank may make any payment thereunder by placing
to the credit of the account of the registered beneficiary in
the savings department the amount payable. Such standard
forms shall be used as the uniform and exclusive forms of
policies by all savings and insurance banks. He shall also
prepare the form of blanks for applications for life insurance
policies and life annuity contracts and for proof of loss, and
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 246. 215
all other forms which may be necessary for the efficient prose-
cution of the business, also books of record and of account,
and all schedules and all reports not otherwise provided for
which may be required in the conduct of the business, and
these shall be used as the uniform and exclusive form of
blanks, books, schedules, and reports in the insurance de-
partments of all savings and insurance banks. He shall also,
consistently with the statutes governing domestic legal re-
serve life insurance companies, determine and prepare the
table of premium rates for all kinds of life insurance policies,
and the purchase rates for annuities, and the amount of the
membership fee, the surrender and any proof of death charges,
and the premium rates for reinsurance. The rates, fees, and
charges so fixed shall be adopted as the uniform and exclu-
sive premiums, annuity rates, the initiation, the surrender,
and the proof of death charges. He shall also determine and
prepare tables showing the amounts which may be loaned on
insurance policies, and the reinsurance rates to be charged
by all savings and insurance banks, and the guaranty charges
to be made by the General Insurance Guaranty Fund, but
the loan value shall in no event exceed the reserve on any
policy. He shall also prepare or procure tables for com-
puting the legal reserve to be held under insurance and
annuity contracts, and for this purpose may, with the ap-
proval of the insurance commissioner, adopt a table of
mortality which may be deemed more suitable than the
American experience table for policies of insurance of the
character and amounts to which the risks of the banks are
limited; and shall in all other respects, except as herein
otherwise stated, perform the duties of insurance actuary for
all the savings and insurance banks and the General Insur-
ance Guaranty Fund. The ordinary actuarial routine work
of the banks, including an annual and other valuations of
their policies, shall be performed by their clerks, guided and
assisted, so far as may be necessary, by the advice and in-
struction of the state actuary; but an annual valuation of ^onofpotldes
all the policies of the banks and of the condition of the Gen- etc
eral Insurance Guaranty Fund as of October thirty-first of
each year shall be made in the office of the state actuary
under his direction, and from schedules of policy data on
blanks furnished by him and prepared by the banks in ac-
cordance with his instructions. The state actuary shall also
furnish to the savings and insurance banks and to the Gen-
eral Insurance Guaranty Fund all blanks for policies, appli-
216
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 247.
Determination
of ratio of
actual to ex-
pected mor-
tality claims,
etc.
Determination
of net profits,
etc.
cations, schedules, and other papers and books which the
state actuary is required to prepare, as herein provided.
The state actuary shall for each year ending October thirty-
first determine the ratio of actual to expected mortality claims
for all of the savings and insurance banks combined, and shall
determine a similar ratio for each of the savings and insur-
ance banks separately^ Both calculations shall be based
upon the mortality tables and the rate of interest used by
the banks in the calculation of the premiums, or upon such
other bases as shall be approved by the insurance commis-
sioner. If the calculation of the ratio pertaining to any
savings and insurance bank shall show that the actual mor-
tality experienced is less than the mortality expected to be
experienced by all of the banks combined, the state actuary
shall send to such bank a certificate setting forth the amount
of such difference, and thereupon such bank shall send to
the General Insurance Guaranty Fund in cash the amount
of such certificate. The state actuary shall also furnish to
the trustees of the General Insurance Guaranty Fund a
certificate in respect to any savings and insurance bank in
which the ratio of the actual to the expected mortality has
exceeded the ratio of the actual to the expected mortality
for all of the banks combined, and thereupon the trustees
of the General Insurance Guaranty Fund shall pay to such
bank the amount of such excess as evidenced by such cer-
tificate.
In determining the net profits, as defined in section
twenty-one, to be distributed to the holders of the policies
and annuity contracts each year for each savings and in-
surance bank, the state actuary shall consider as a mortality
factor the ratio of the actual to the expected mortality for
all of the savings and insurance banks combined.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 26, 1914.
1909, 514. § 112,
etc., amended.
Chap. 247 An Act to provide for the weekly payment of wages.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Section one hundred and twelve of chapter five hundred
and fourteen of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
nine, as amended by chapter three hundred and fifty of the
acts of the year nineteen hundred and ten, and by chapter
two hundred and eight of the acts of the year nineteen hun-
dred and eleven, is hereby further amended by striking out
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 247. 217
the words "Every manufacturing, mining, or quarrying,
mercantile, railroad, street railway, telegraph or telephone
corporation, every express company or water company, and
every contractor, person or partnership engaged in any manu-
facturing business, in any of the building trades, in quarries
or mines, upon public works or in the construction or repair
of railroads, street railways, roads, bridges or sewers, or of
gas, water or electric light works, pipes or lines", in the first
nine lines thereof, and inserting in place thereof the follow-
ing : — Every person, firm or corporation engaged in carry-
ing on a factory, workshop, manufacturing, mechanical or
mercantile establishment, mine, quarry, railroad or street
railway, or a telephone, telegraph, express or water company,
or any of the building trades, or the construction or repair
of any railroad, street railway, road, bridge, sewer, gas,
water or electric light works, pipes or lines, — so as to read
as follows: — Section 112. Every person, firm or corpora- weekly pay-
tion engaged in carrying on a factory, workshop, manufac- f^^ °^ ^a.e.e3,
turing, mechanical or mercantile establishment, mine, quarry,
railroad or street railway, or a telephone, telegraph, express
or water company, or any of the building trades, or the con-
struction or repair of any railroad, street railway, road, bridge,
sewer, gas, water or electric light works, pipes or lines, shall
pay weekly each employee engaged in his or its business the
wages earned by him to within six days of the date of said
payment, but any employee leaving his or her employment,
shall be paid in full on the followdng regular pay day; and
any employee discharged from such employment shall be
paid in full on the day of his discharge, or in the city of Bos-
ton as soon as the provisions of law requiring pay rolls,
bills and accounts to be certified shall have been complied
with; and the commonwealth, its officers, boards and com-
missions shall so pay every mechanic, workman and laborer
who is employed by it or them, and every person employed
by it or them in any penal or charitable institution, and
every county and city shall so pay every employee who is
engaged in its business the wages or salary earned by him,
unless such mechanic, workman, laborer or employee re-
quests in writing to be paid in a different manner; and every
town shall so pay each employee in its business if so required
by him; but an employee who is absent from his regular place
of labor at a time fixed for payment shall be paid thereafter
on demand. The provisions of this section shall not apply Exemptiona.
to an employee of a co-operative corporation or association
218
Acts, 1914. — Chap» 248.
Penalty.
if he is a stockholder therein unless he requests such corpora-
tion to pay him weekly. The board of railroad commis-
sioners, after a hearing, may exempt any railroad corporation
from paying weekly any of its employees if it appears to
the board that such employees prefer less frequent payments,
and that their interests and the interests of the public will
not suffer thereby. No corporation, contractor, person or
partnership shall by a special contract with an employee or
by any other means exempt himself or itself from the pro-
visions of this and the following section. Whoever violates
the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine of
not less than ten nor more than fifty dollars.
Ay'proved March 26, 1914-
Chap.24^S An Act relative to buildings erected in the city of
BOSTON FOR THE STORAGE OF ICE.
1907, 550, § 40,
etc., amended.
Dimensions of
wooden build-
ings to be used
for habitation
limited.
Proviso.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section forty of chapter five hundred and
fifty of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and seven, as
amended by section two of chapter seven hundred and four
of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and thirteen, is
hereby further amended by inserting after the word "build-
ing", in the seventh line of the last paragraph, the words:
— except buildings erected for the purpose of storing ice,
which shall not be erected within five hundred feet of any
other building, — so that said paragraph will read as fol-
lows:— No wooden building hereafter erected to be used
in whole or in part as a house of habitation shall exceed
twenty-two hundred square feet in area; and no such exist-
ing building shall be altered or enlarged to exceed twenty-
two hundred square feet in area. No wooden building
hereafter erected to be used for other purposes than habi-
tation shall exceed forty feet in height, and no such build-
ing, except buildings erected for the purpose of storing ice,
which shall not be erected within five hundred feet of any
other building, shall exceed twenty-two hundred feet in
area unless the external parts are covered with incombusti-
ble material to the satisfaction of the commissioner, and no
such building shall exceed five thousand square feet in area
in any event: provided, however, that nothing in this section
shall be construed to affect the provisions of section nine of
this act; and no such existing building shall be altered or
enlarged to exceed forty feet in height; nor shall any such
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 249, 250. 219
building be altered or enlarged to exceed twenty-two hundred
square feet in area unless the external parts are covered with
incombustible material to the satisfaction of the commis-
sioner; nor to exceed five thousand square feet in area in
any event.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 26, 1914-
An Act relative to the membership of michael n. hoar nh^j^ 940
IN the fire department of the city of boston.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Michael N. Hoar, who was at one time a Reinstatement
member of the regular fire department of the city of Bos- Hoar"'hfBo?ton
ton, may, subject to the approval of the fire commissioner, fire department.
be restored to a place in the said department without under-
going a civil service examination.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Apprcyved March 26, 1,914.
Chap.250
An Act to authorize the town of Yarmouth to appro-
priate money for the purpose of dredging the mouth
OF bass river.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1 . The town of Yarmouth is hereby authorized Town of Var-
. . . ,. • mouth may
to raise and appropriate a sum not exceeding twenty-five raise money
hundred dollars for the purpose of dredging the mouth of the mouth of
Bass river in said town, and may issue the note or notes of '^'^^
the town therefor. Such note or notes shall bear interest
at a rate not exceeding four and one half per cent per annum,
payable semi-annually, and shall be payable by such annual
payments, beginning not more than one j'ear after the date
of each loan, as will extinguish each loan within five years
from its date. The amount of such annual pa.yment of any
loan in any year shall not be less than the amount of the
principal of said loan payable in any subsequent year. Each
authorized issue shall constitute a separate loan. The town
may sell the said notes at public or private sale, upon such
terms and conditions as it may deem prjoper, but they shall
not be sold for less than their par value, and the proceeds
shall be used only for the purposes herein specified.
Section 2. Any moneys appropriated under authority Appropriation
hereof shall be paid into the treasury of the commonwealth, b°y 'harbor "mf
land commis-
220 Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 251, 252, 253.
Proviso. ^Q |jg expended by the harbor and land commissioners: x)fo-
mded, hoivever, that said commissioners shall make no ex-
penditures therefrom until an amount not less than five
times the amount appropriated by the said town under
authority hereof is allotted by the said commissioners for
the same purpose from the appropriation made by the com-
monwealth for harbor improvements.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
AiJiwowd March 26, 1914-
Chap. 251 An Act making an appropriation for band concerts in
parks and on other lands under the control of the
metropolitan park commission.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
f^^bTndcon" Section 1. A sum not exceeding twenty-five thousand
p^Tk9%t!!^'^'" dollars is hereby appropriated, to be expended during the
present fiscal year out of the Metropolitan Parks Mainte-
nance Fund, to enable the metropolitan park commission to
provide band concerts in such parks and parkways or on
such other lands under its control as it may select and at
such times as it may deem expedient.
Section 2. Tliis act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 27, 1914.
Chap. 252 An Act relative to the membership of dennis f. o'keefe
IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF BOSTON.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Jf'DennfsT.''* Section 1. Dcnuis F. O'Keefe, who was at one time a
ton^fi^e^depar*t-' member of the regular fire department of the city of Boston,
me"it- may, subject to the approval of the mayor and the fire com-
missioner, be restored to a place in the regular fire depart-
ment without undergoing a civil service examination.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 27, 1914-
Chap. 253 An Act making an appropriation for operating the
metropolitan water system.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Maintenance, Section 1. A sum uot cxcccding four hundred and
etc., of metro- iin 'ii -i
poiitan water forty-fivc thousaud dollars IS hereby appropriated, to be
paid out of the Metropolitan Water Maintenance Fund, for
the maintenance and operation of the metropolitan water
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 254. 221
system for the cities and towns in what is known as the
metropoUtan water district, during the fiscal year ending
on the thirtieth day of November, nineteen hundred and
fourteen.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Aijpromd March 27, 1914.
An Act to authorize the town of somerset to supply (JJiqj) 254
itself and the town of swansea with water.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The town of Somerset may supply itself Townofsomer-
,..,,. . , „ , • • 1 (. s*'* "^^y supply
and its nihabitants with water lor the extinguishment or itself with
fires and for domestic, manufacturing and other purposes;
may establish fountains and hydrants and relocate or dis-
continue the same; and may regulate the use of such water
and fix and collect rates to be paid therefor.
Section 2. The town of Somerset may also supply the May supply the
town of Swansea and its inhabitants with water for the sTans°Jawith
above named purposes. ^'^'^'^''•
Section 3. Said town, for the purposes aforesaid, may May take lands,
take, or acquire by purchase or otherwise, and hold the ^^^^ *='' ^"'''='^^'
waters of any pond or stream or of any ground sources of
supply by means of driven, artesian or other wells within
the limits of the towns of Somerset or Swansea, and the
water rights connected with any such water sources, and
may also take, or acquire by purchase or otherwise, and
hold all lands, rights of way and easements necessary for
collecting, storing, purifying and preserving the water, and
for conveying the same to any part of said towns: provided. Proviso.
however, that no source of water supply and no lands neces-
sary for preserving the quality of the water shall betaken
without first obtaining the advice and approval of the state
board of health, and that the situation of all dams, reservoirs
and wells to be used as sources of water supply under this
act shall be subject to the approval of said board. Said ^fucti^es, lay
town may construct on the lands acquired and held under pipes, etc.
the provisions of this act, proper dams, reservoirs, stand-
pipes, tanks, buildings, fixtures and other structures, and
may make excavations, procure and operate machinery and
provide such other means and appliances and do such other
things as may be necessary for the establishment and main-
tenance of complete and effective water works; and for
that purpose may construct wells and reservoirs and establish
222
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 254.
May lay pipes,
etc., in town of
Swansea.
Taking of
lands, etc., to
be recorded.
Damages.
pumping works, and may construct, lay and maintain aque-
ducts, conduits, pipes and other works under and over
any land, water courses, railroads, railways and public or
other ways, and along such ways in the town of Somerset,
and any adjoining town in such manner as not unnecessarily
to obstruct the same; and for the purpose of constructing,
laying, maintaining, operating and repairing such conduits,
pipes and other works, and for all other proper purposes of
this act, said town may dig up or raise and embank any
such lands, highways or other ways, in such manner as to
cause the least possible hindrance to public travel on such
ways. Said town shall not enter upon, construct or lay any
conduits, pipes or other works within the location of any
railroad corporation, except at such time and in such manner
as it may agree upon with such corporation, or, in case of
failure so to agree, as may be approved by the public service
commission.
Section 4. The town of Somerset shall have the right
to lay its pipes or conduits in the town of Swansea, along a
direct road from the source of supply, in the public streets
of such town, or through private lands acquired in accord-
ance with the provisions of section five.
Section 5. Said town shall, within ninety days after the
taking of any lands, rights of way, water rights, water sources
or easements as aforesaid, file and cause to be recorded in the
registry of deeds for the southern district of the county of
Bristol a description thereof sufficiently accurate for identi-
fication, with a statement of the purpose for which the same
were taken, signed by the water commissioners hereinafter
provided for. The title to all land purchased or taken
under the provisions of this act shall vest in the town of
Somerset, and the land so acquired may be managed, im-
proved and controlled by the board of water commissioners
hereinafter provided for, in such manner as they shall deem
for the best interest of said town.
Section 6. Said town shall pay all damages to property
sustained by any person or corporation by the taking of any
land, right of way, water, water source, water right or ease-
ment, or by any other thing done by said town under au-
thority of this act. Any person or corporation sustaining
damages as aforesaid, who fails to agree with the town as to
the amount thereof, may have the same determined in the
manner provided by law in the case of land taken for the
laying out of highways, on application at any time within
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 254. 223
the period of two years after the taking of such land or other
property or the doing of other injury under authority of
this act; but no such appHcation shall be made after the
expiration of the said two years, and no assessment of
damages upon any such application shall be made for the
taking of any water, water right, or for any injury thereto,
until the water is actually withdrawn or diverted by the
town under authority of this act. Said town may by vote,
from time to time, determine what amount or quantity of
water it proposes to take and appropriate under this act;
in which case any damages caused by such taking shall be
based upon such amount or quantity until the same shall
be increased by vote or otherwise, and in such event said
town shall be further liable only for the additional damages
caused by such additional taking.
Section 7. Said town, for the purpose of paying the Town of somer-
necessary expenses and liabilities incurred under the pro- Act^rfoH^^^'
visions of this act, may issue from time to time bonds or
notes to an amount not exceeding one hundred and fifty
thousand dollars. Such bonds or notes shall bear on their
face the words. Town of Somerset Water Loan, Act of
1914, shall be payable by such annual payments, beginning
not more than one year after their respective dates, as will
extinguish each loan within thirty years from its date; and
the amount of such annual payment of any loan in any year
shall not be less than the amount of the principal of said
loan payable in any subsequent year. Each authorized
issue of bonds or notes shall constitute a separate loan. Said
bonds or notes shall bear interest at a rate not exceeding
five per cent per annum, payable semi-annually, and shall
be signed by the treasurer of the town and countersigned
by a majority of the water commissioners hereinafter pro-
vided for. The town may sell the said securities at public
or private sale, upon such terms and conditions as it may
deem proper, but they shall not be sold for less than their
par value, and the proceeds shall be used only for the pur-
poses herein specified.
Section 8. The said town shall, at the time of authorizing Payment of
said loan or loans, provide for the payment thereof in accord-
ance with the provisions of section seven of this act; and
when a vote to that effect has been passed, a sum which,
with the income derived from water rates, will be sufficient
to pay the annual expense of operating its water works and
the interest as it accrues on the bonds or notes issued as
224
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 254.
Penalty for
pollution, etc.
of water, etc.
Water commis-
sioners, election,
terms, etc.
Quorum.
Vacancy.
Water rates,
etc.
aforesaid by the town, and to make such payments on the
principal as may be required under the provisions of this
act, shall annually thereafter, without further vote, be
assessed by the assessors of the town, in the same manner
in which other taxes are assessed, until the debt incurred
by said loan or loans is extinguished.
Section 9. Whoever wilfully or wantonly corrupts, pol-
lutes or diverts any water taken or held under this act,
or injures any structure, work or other property owned,
held or used by said town under authority of this act, shall
forfeit and pay to the town three times the amount of damages
assessed therefor, to be recovered in an action of tort; and
upon being convicted of any of the above wilful or wanton
acts shall be punished by a fine not exceeding three hundred
dollars or by imprisonment in jail for a term not exceeding
one year.
Section 10. Said town shall, after its acceptance of this
act, at the same meeting at which the act is accepted or at
a legal meeting called for the purpose, elect by ballot three
persons to hold office, one until the expiration of three years,
one until the expiration of two years, and one until the
expiration of one year from the next succeeding annual town
meeting, to constitute a board of water commissioners; and
at each annual town meeting thereafter one such commis-
sioner shall be elected by ballot for the term of three years.
All the authority granted to the said town by this act and
not otherwise specifically provided for shall be vested in said
water commissioners, who shall be subject however to such
instructions, rules and regulations as the town may impose
by its vote. A majority of said commissioners shall con-
stitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Any
vacancy occurring in said board from any cause may be
filled for the remainder of the unexpired term by said town
at any legal town meeting called for the purpose. Any such
vacancy may be filled temporarily by a majority vote of
the selectmen, and the person so appointed shall hold office
until the town fills the vacancy in the manner provided
herein.
Section 11. Said commissioners shall fix just and equi-
table prices and rates for the use of water, and shall pre-
scribe the time and manner of payment. The income of
the water works shall be applied to defraying all operating
expenses, interest charges and payments on the principal
as they accrue upon any bonds or notes issued under au-
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 255, 256. 225
thority of this act. If there should be a net surplus remaining New construe-
after providing for the aforesaid charges it shall be used for
such new construction as the water commissioners may
determine upon, and in case a surplus should remain after
payment for such new construction the water rates shall be
reduced proportionately. No money shall be expended in
new construction by the water commissioners except from
the net surplus aforesaid, unless the town appropriates and
provides money therefor. Said commissioners shall an- Annual report.
nually, and as often as the toAvn may require, render a report
upon the condition of the works under their charge, and an
account of their doings, including an account of receipts and
expenditures.
Section 12. This act shall take eflect upon its accept- T^me of taking
ance by a majority of the legal voters of the town of Somerset
present and voting thereon at a legal meeting called for the
purpose within three years after its passage; but the number
of meetings so called in any one year shall not exceed three;
and for the purpose of being submitted to the voters as afore-
said this act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 30, 191 4.
An Act making appropriations for the compensation Chap. 255
AND expenses OF THE STATE BALLOT LAW COMMISSION.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro- Appropriations,
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth commission.'''''
from the ordinary revenue, for the state ballot law commis-
sion, for the year ending on the thirtieth day of November,
nineteen hundred and fourteen, to wit : —
For compensation of the commissioners, a sum not exceed- ^°mp'^n?atb"'''
ing fifteen hundred dollars.
For expenses, a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars. Expenses.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 30, 1914.
An Act relative to the membership of Joseph h. rose (Jjiap.256
IN THE fire department OF THE CITY OF BOSTON.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Section 1. Joseph H. Rose, who was at one time a Reinstatement
member of the regular fire department of the city of Boston, RoseTn Boston
may, subject to the approval of the fire commissioner, be ||j'"ent!'^*'^*^'
226 Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 257, 258.
restored to a place in the said department without under-
going a civil service examination.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 30, 1914.
Chap. 257 An Act relative to the use of nets or seines in the
WATERS OF THE TOWN OF WINTHROP.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Use of nets or ^ Section 1. It shall be unlawful for any person to use
seines in waters , , » i p i • i
of the town of auy uct OF scmc m any waters of the town of Winthrop,
lated. except that the selectmen of the town may grant permits for
the purpose aforesaid, with such restrictions as in their
judgment will prevent the exercise of the permit from consti-
tuting a nuisance, and they may at any time revoke any
such permit.
Penalties. Section 2. WhoevcF violatcs the provisions of this act
shall be punished for a first offence by a fine of not less than
one hundred nor more than two hundred dollars, or by im-
prisonment for not less than six nor more than twelve months,
or by both such fine and imprisonment, and for a second
offence, by both such fine and imprisonment.
Approved March 30, 1914'
Chap. 258 An Act to authorize the city of brockton to extend
its surface drainage system into the town of west
bridgewater.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
?on^mi^lxtend Section 1. The city of Brockton, for the purpose of
drain'^^Ts s- further extending its system of surface drainage as originally
tem, etc. authorized by chapter three hundred and nine of the acts
of the year eighteen hundred and eighty-eight, may alter,
widen, straighten and deepen the channel of the Salisbury
Plain river, otherwise called the Matfield river, from the
boundary line of said city southerly to Belmont street in the
town of West Bridgewater, and in order properly to carry
out said purpose may take, or acquire by purchase or other-
wise, and hold any such lands, water rights, dams or ease-
ments or other real estate extending along said river within
the limits above described, as may be included within parallel
lines extending along both banks of said river and twenty-
five feet therefrom. All proceedings for the taking of
said land and the manner of making compensation therefor.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 259. 227
and all other acts done in the premises by said city, shall be
in accordance with the provisions of said chapter three
hundred and nine.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 30, 1914.
An Act to authorize the construction of an additional (Jfidj) 259
METROPOLITAN SEWER TO PROVIDE FOR THE SEWAGE OF
THE TOWN OF REVERE.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The metropolitan water and sewerage board ^additfom'i
may, in order to provide an additional outlet for the sewage f^^^g ^wn'^of
of the town of Revere, construct an additional metropolitan Revere author-
sewer for a distance of about one thousand feet in the city of
Chelsea and town of Revere, from station 29+42, section
57, of the north metropolitan system, through private land
in said city and town to a point in Fenno street in Revere
near the boundary line between the said city and town.
Section 2. For the purpose of constructing said addi- Certain provi-
•11 !• -iiipfi siona of law to
tional sew^er, the said board, actmg m behalf of the common- apply, etc.
wealth, shall have and exercise all the authority conferred
upon it by chapter four hundred and thirty-nine of the acts
of the year eighteen hundred and eighty-nine and all acts
in amendment thereof and in addition thereto, and the pro-
visions of said act are hereby made applicable to the taking
of lands and easements in land hereunder and to the con-
struction, maintenance and operation of said sewer except as
is otherwise provided herein.
Section 3. To meet the expenses incurred under this act. Metropolitan
the treasurer and receiver general shall from time to time
issue in the name and behalf of the commonwealth, and
under its seal, bonds designated on the face thereof. Metro-
politan Sewerage Loan, for a term not exceeding thirty
years, and to an amount not exceeding five thousand five
hundred dollars, in addition to the amount of such bonds
heretofore authorized for the construction of the north
metropolitan sewerage works. The provisions of chapter certain pro-
four hundred and thirty-nine of the acts of the year eighteen ^^apply.^ '^"^
hundred and eighty-nine and of chapter four hundred and
twenty-four of the acts of the year eighteen hundred and
ninety-eight, and all acts in amendment thereof and in
addition thereto, shall, so far as they may be applicable,
apply to the indebtedness authorized by this act: provided, P'^°^'^o-
228
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 260.
Annual
ment.
however, that the town of Revere shall not be reimbursed for
any expenses incurred under this act either by the common-
wealth or by the north metropolitan sewerage district.
Section 4. The treasurer and receiver general shall, in
addition to levying the assessments now required by law to
meet the interest and sinking fund requirements of the north
metropolitan system, assess annually upon the town of
Revere such sum as may be necessary to satisfy the interest
and sinking fund and other requirements of the bonds
issued under the provisions of this act.
Section 5. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 30, 1914.
Chap.2Q0 An Act making appkopriations for the compensation
OF VETERANS OF THE CIVIL WAR, PRISON OFFICERS AND
CERTAIN OTHERS RETIRED FROM THE SERVICE OF THE
COMMONWEALTH.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro-
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth
from the ordinary revenue, for the purposes specified, for the
fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of November, nineteen
hundred and fourteen, to wit : —
For the compensation of veterans of the civil war and
certain others formerly in the service of the commonwealth
and now retired from that service, a sum not exceeding sixty
thousand dollars.
For the compensation of certain prison officers and in-
spectors formerly in the service of the commonwealth and
now retired, a sum not exceeding nine thousand dollars.
For compensation of district police officers formerly in the
service of the commonwealth and now retired, a sum not
exceeding one thousand dollars.
For a certain veteran of the civil war formerly employed
at the Massachusetts Soldiers' Home and now retired, a sum
not exceeding five hundred dollars.
For the compensation of certain women formerly employed
by the sergeant-at-arms in cleaning the state house, as au-
thorized by chapter seven hundred and eleven of the acts of
the year nineteen hundred and thirteen, a sum not exceeding
five hundred and fifty-five dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 30, 1914-
Appropriations.
Retired veter-
ans.
Retired prison
officers, etc.
Retired district
police officers.
Retired em-
ployee of the
Soldiers' Home.
Retired women
employees of
the sergeant-
at-arms.
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 2G1, 262. 229
An Act to authorize the selectmen of the town of (Jjidy 261
BARNSTABLE BY LICENSE TO GRANT CERTAIN LOCATIONS
FOR FISH HOUSES AND BATH HOUSES.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Section 1. The selectmen of the town of Barnstable Licenses may
are hereby authorized to grant by license locations for iocations''for°'^
bath houses on public landings or on town ways leading and'fisrhouses
thereto in that town, and to grant locations for fish houses BarnrtabiL
on the public landing at or near the foot of Scudder's lane,
so-called, in the village of Barnstable, under such regulations
and for such fees or other consideration as the selectmen may
prescribe, and they may also prescribe the character of the
buildings to be built on the locations so granted: inovided, Proviso.
however, that aiiy location so granted shall not unreason-
ably obstruct any public landing or town way, and that any
license may be revoked by the selectmen for violation of
any condition thereof, or for any cause which the selectmen
may deem sufficient.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 30, 1914.
Chap.262
An Act relative to protection against forest fires
Be it enacted, etc., as foUoivs:
Section 1. Section one of chapter three hundred and amended^''
ninety-eight of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
ten is hereby amended by striking out the words ''five hun-
dred ", in the second line, and inserting in place thereof the
words : — seven hundred and fifty, — so as to read as fol-
lows : — Section 1 . Every town in the commonwealth with Certain towns
a valuation of one million seven hundred and fifty thousand b'uraerf^'part
dollars or less which appropriates and expends money, with for^protlctior
the approval of the state forester, for apparatus to be used gg^""** ^°''''^*
in preventing or extinguishing forest fires or for making
protective belts or zones as a defence against forest fires,
shall be entitled, upon the recommendation of the state
forester, approved by the governor, to receive from the
treasury of the commonwealth a sum equal to one half of
the said expenditure, but no town shall receive more than
two hundred and fifty dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 31, 101 4.
230
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 263, 264, 265.
Chap. 263 An Act to provide for the posting of information in
INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENTS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The state board of labor and Industries
may require employers to post in conspicuous positions in
any place of employment such placards, posters or signs as
the said board may issue for the information of employees.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
ApjJroved March 31, 1914-
Posting of in-
formation for
employees in
industrial es-
tablishments.
Appropriations,
Boston state
hospital.
Chap. 264: An Act making appropriations for the maintenance of
the boston state hospital.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro-
priated, for the maintenance of the Boston state hospital, for
the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of November,
nineteen hundred and fourteen, to wit : —
From the receipts of said hospital now in the treasury of
the commonwealth, the sum of forty-two thousand two
hundred fifty-five dollars and seventeen cents; and from the
treasury of the commonwealth from the ordinary revenue,
a sum not exceeding three hundred eighty-five thousand
seven hundred forty-four dollars and eighty-three cents.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approwd March 31, 1914.
Chap. 265 An Act making an appropriation for the care and
maintenance of the nantasket beach reservation
BY the metropolitan PARK COMMISSION.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. A sum not exceeding thirty-two thousand
eight hundred sixty-four dollars and fourteen cents is hereby
appropriated, to be paid out of the Metropolitan Park
System, Nantasket, Maintenance Fund, for the care and
maintenance of the Nantasket beach reservation by the
metropolitan park commission, during the fiscal year ending
on the thirtieth day of November, nineteen hundred and
fourteen, the same to be covered by assessments upon certain
cities and towns in the metropolitan district, in accordance
Nantasket
beach reserva-
tion, mainte-
nance.
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 266, 267. 231
with the provisions of chapter four hundred and sixty-four
of the acts of the year eighteen hundred and ninety-nine.
Section 2. Tliis act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 31, 1914.
An Act making an appropriation for the care and (jjidj) 266
MAINTENANCE OF BOULEVARDS AND PARKWAYS IN CHARGE
OF THE METROPOLITAN PARK COMMISSION.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. A sum not exceeding two hundred twenty Boulevards and
thousand nine hundred twenty-nine dollars and six cents is maintenance.
hereby appropriated, for the care and maintenance of boule-
vards and parkways in charge of the metropolitan park
commission, during the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth
day of November, nineteen hundred and fourteen, one half
of this amount to be paid out of the ordinary revenue and
the other half to be assessed upon the metropolitan district.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 31, 1014-
Chap.267
An Act to provide for the encouragement of agri-
culture among children AND YOUTHS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section one of chapter three hundred and amendld ^ ''
nineteen of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and thir-
teen is hereby amended by striking out the word "one", in
the first line, and inserting in place thereof the word : — two,
— so as to read as follows: — Section 1. A sum not exceed- Premiums for
encouragement
mg two thousand dollars mav annually be expended bv the of agriculture
, , , J i! • li • " • " ,1 • " ,1 among children,
state board or agriculture m premuims or otherwise, as the etc
board shall determine, as rewards to children and youths
under eighteen years of age for the purpose of stimulating
interest and activity in agriculture. The board shall report
annually to the legislature the names of the recipients of
premiums or other rewards given hereunder, and the amount
or value given to each.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved March 31, IOI4.
232 Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 268, 269, 270.
Chap. 268 An Act to authorize the city of boston to pension
EDWIN J. EGAN.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
maypl^sL'^" Section 1. The city of Boston is hereby authorized
Edwin J. Egan. ^q pg^y g^jj annual peusion of six hundred and fifty dollars
to or for the benefit of Edwin J. Egan, a former member of
the fire department of the city, who became insane from an
injury received during the course of his employment. The
said pension shall be in lieu of any other pension previously
allowed to him and shall be paid to a guardian appointed for
the purpose, or in such other manner as shall be determined
by the fire commissioner of the city.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
A'piJroved March 31, 1914.
Chap.269 An Act relative to the sale of the shares of the
capital stock of the holyoke and westfield rail-
road company owned by the city of holyoke.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
c^ty^f Holyoke Section 1. The city of Holyoke shall not sell the shares
stocTofcer?'*'*' ^^ ^^^ Capital stock of the Holyoke and Westfield Railroad
tain railroad Compauy, which are owned by it, unless, after a sale of the
out approval stock has bccu authorized by the board of aldermen and
the mayor of the city, such sale shall also be approved by
a majority of the voters of the city voting thereon at any
regular city election, or at a special election duly called for
that purpose.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Ajjproved March 31, 1914.
Chap. 270 An Act making appropriations for salaries and ex-
penses IN THE DEPARTiMENT OF THE SURGEON GENERAL
OF THE MILITIA.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
su^^n"eet^' Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro-
ment ''®'''"''' priatcd, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth
from the ordinary revenue, for the department of the sur-
geon general, for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day
of November, nineteen hundred and fourteen, to wit : —
sturgeon gen- ^qj. ^j^g salary of the surgeon general, twelve hundred
dollars.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 271. 233
For medical supplies for use of the volunteer militia, Medical sup-
and for incidental and contingent expenses of the surgeon eti!^' ''"p^'^'^''^'
general, including clerical services and printing the annual
report, a sum not exceeding thirty-five hundred fifty dollars.
For expenses in connection with the examination of re- Examination
emits for the militia, a sum not exceeding thirty-two hun- °^ '■'"=''"'^^-
dred fifty dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Ayiwoved March 31, 1914.
An Act to establish a board of survey for the city of nhn^ 271
NEW BEDFORD.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The mayor and board of aldermen of the Board of sur-
city of New Bedford shall constitute a board of survey for N/w°Bedtbr°d
the city. The city clerk shall act as clerk of the board. established.
Section 2. Any person or corporation desiring to lay pians, etc., of
out, locate or construct any street or way in the city of orTays'tfbe*'*''
New Bedford shall, before beginning such construction, board."^*^ ***
submit to said board of survey suitable plans and profiles >
of such street or way, so prepared as to show also the method
of drainage of the contiguous territory, all in accordance
with such rules and regulations as the board may pre-
scribe. Upon the receipt of such plans, with a petition for Public hearing
their approval, the board shall give a public hearing thereon *°^''s"'''°' ^^°-
after giving notice of the hearing by publication once a
week for two successive weeks in a new^spaper published in
the city, the last publication to be at least two days before
the hearing; and after the hearing the board may alter
such plans and may determine where such streets or ways
shall be located and the width and grades thereof, and shall
so designate on said plans. The plans shall then be approved ^P^^^'^lf^ ^""^
and signed by the members of the board and by the mayor,
whose refusal to sign shall be a veto, and shall be filed in the
office of the city clerk, who shall attest thereon the date of
filing.
Section 3. The board of survey may from time to time Board may
cause to be made under its direction by the city engineer ptanstrbe"
plans of such territory or sections of land in said city as the ™'*'^'^' ®''''
board may deem necessary, showing thereon the location of
such streets or ways, whether already laid out or not, as
said board shall be of opinion that the interest of the public
requires or will require in such territory, showing clearly the
234
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 271.
Public hear-
ing, etc.
New plans
may be made,
etc.
Proviso.
Certain powers
of tlie board of
aldermen not
abridged.
No street or
way to be laid
out, altered,
etc., except in
accordance with
this act.
directions, widths and grades of each street or way. The
board may incur such expenses as it may deem necessary
therefor, not exceeding the amount of money appropriated
by the city for the purpose. Before making any such plans
the board shall give a public hearing as to the locations,
directions, widths, grades and plan for drainage of streets
or ways in the territory, to be shown on the plan, after ad-
vertising the hearing once a week for two successive weeks
in a newspaper published in said city, the last advertisement
to be at least two days before the hearing, and shall, after
making such plan, give a like notice of hearing and a hearing
thereon, and keep the plan open to public inspection for
one month after the first advertisement of such hearing.
After such hearing, and after the alterations deemed neces-
sary by said board have been made in the plan, the plan
shall be approved, signed, marked, filed and attested as
provided in respect to the plans mentioned in section two.
Section 4. The board of survey may from time to time
make a new plan or plans to take the place of any plans
that may be filed in accordance with the provisions of sec-
tions two and three, or may make changes on any plan or
plans so filed : provided, however, that any action involving
new plans or changes in plans already duly attested and
filed shall be made only after due notice and hearing, and
otherwise in the manner specified in section two; and the
last plan so made, or the plan with the changes last made
thereon and duly attested and filed, shall be the official
plan governing future development.
Section 5. The powers of the board of aldermen of the
city in regard to highways shall not be abridged by this act
in any manner, except as provided in this section, and the
powers conferred by this act shall be in addition to the
powers now possessed by it. After the passage of this
act no street or way in said city, shown on any plan filed
as aforesaid, shall be laid out, located anew, altered or
widened, and no such street or way, whether already or
hereafter laid out, shall be constructed by any public au-
thority except in accordance with the provisions of this act.
If any person or corporation shall hereafter open for public
travel any private way, the location, direction, width and
grades of which have not previously been approved in writ-
ing by the board of survey in the manner provided for in
this act, then neither the city nor any other public authority
shall place any public sewer, drain, water pipe or light in.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 272. 235
or do any public work of any kind on, such private way so
opened to public travel contran^ to the provisions of this
act: yromded, however, that these provisions shall not pre- Proviso.
vent the laying of a trunk sewer, drain, water or gas main,
if it be required by engineering necessities.
Section 6. The city of New Bedford may from time to Expenditures
time appropriate sums of money to be expended by the ^"'^ ^""^'''i-
board of survey in carrying out the provisions of this act;
but no expenditures shall be made in excess of such appro-
priation.
Section 7. Said board of survey, its officers and agents, Damages.
may, so far as they deem it necessary in carrying out the
provisions of this act, enter upon any lands and there make
such examinations and surveys and place and maintain such
monuments and marks as they may deem necessary; and
any person whose property is injured by such entry or by
such placing or maintaining, who fails to agree with the city
as to the amount of his damages, may have them assessed
and determined in the manner provided by law in the case
of land taken for the laying out of highways in said city,
on application at any time within one year after such entry
or after such placing and maintaining.
Section 8. This act shall not be construed to authorize Certain pro-
any taking or condemnation of land, or to render the city of atTthorfzeTby
New Bedford liable for damages of any kind except for
making entries upon land and for placing and maintaining
monuments and marks as authorized by section seven, nor
to authorize said city to lay out or construct any way located
on any of said plans, until such way has been laid out as a
highway under other provisions of law.
Section 9. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Ajiiwoved April 1, 1914-
An Act relative to the conveyance of children to Qhav 272
COURTS AND ASYLUMS.
Be it enacted, etc., as jolloivs:
Section 1. A child who is not convicted or accused of Patroiwagona
rv \ • 1 !!• iMii ''° used
anv oitence but is a neglected or destitute child and is other- to convey
. I , . . p . certain children
Wise so circumstanced as to require its conveyance irom its to courts or
home or from any other place to any court or asylum, shall '^^^ ""'^
not be conveyed in a patrol wagon but shall be conveyed
in such other suitable vehicle as shall be provided or desig-
nated by the children's institutions department in the city
this act.
236
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 273, 274.
Penalty.
of Boston and by the overseers of the poor in all other cities
and in all towns.
Section 2. Whoever violates or causes to be violated
any provision of this act shall be fined not less than twenty-
five dollars nor more than fifty dollars for each offence, or
shall be imprisoned for not more than three months.
Approved April 1, 1914.
Chap.273 An Act to authorize the city of melrose to pay an
ANNUITY TO THE WIDOW OF THOMAS J. HAWKES.
City of Melrose
may pay an
annuity to
widow of
Thomas J.
Hawkes.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The city of Melrose, acting by its board of
aldermen with the approval of the mayor, is hereby au-
thorized to pay to Mary A. Hawkes, widow of Thomas J.
Hawkes who died from injuries received while in the per-
formance of his duty as first assistant chief engineer of the
fire department of said city, an annuity of two hundred
dollars a year, provided that the annuity shall cease if the
said widow should remarry.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Ajjproved April 1, 1914-
Chap. 274: An Act to extend the authority of the city of boston
TO OBTAIN information ON MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.
Representation
of city of
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The mayor of the city of Boston, or such
TO°n*?"ss'l9 etc person or persons as he may appoint, may represent the
held to consider city at cougrcsscs, convcutions and other meetings held
municipal to cousldcr qucstlons of municipal concern, although the
questions to be discussed are not actually pending at the
time in the conduct of the business of the city of Boston.
He may also appoint one or more persons to investigate
and obtain information upon any matter pertaining to the
conduct of the executive and administrative business of
the city. All persons so appointed shall report to the
mayor in writing, and all such reports shall be published
in the City Record.
Section 2. The mayor and city council of the city of
Boston are hereby authorized to appropriate annually,
under the provisions of section three of chapter four hun-
dred and eighty-six of the acts of the year nineteen hun-
Publication
of reports.
Expenses.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 275. 237
dred and nine, an amount not exceeding twenty-five hundred
dollars to defray the travelHng and other necessary expenses
incurred under the provisions of section one of this act.
An itemized account of such expenses shall be filed with the
city auditor.
Section 3. The school committee of the city of Boston Representation
may appoint one or more persons to represent the city at ttcThddlo"'
congresses, conventions and other meetings held to con- qu"stionsof
sider questions of concern to public schools, although the ^Xiic^choois.
questions to be discussed are not actually pending at the
time in the conduct of the schools of the city of Boston.
The committee may also appoint one or more persons to
investigate matters pertaining to the conduct of the schools
of the city and to obtain information thereon. All persons Publication of
so appointed shall report to the school committee in writing, ^""^"^ ^'
and all such reports shall be published in the City Record.
Section 4. The school committee of the city of Boston is Expenses.
hereby authorized to appropriate annually, from the appro-
priations for the support of the public schools, an amount
not exceeding one thousand dollars to defray the travelling
and other necessary expenses incurred under the provisions
of section three of this act. An itemized account of such
expenses shall be filed wdth the city auditor.
Section 5. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Apyroved April 1, 1914-
An Act making appropriations for the soldiers' home Chap. 27 5
IN MASSACHUSETTS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are hereby Appropriations,
appropriated, to be paid out of the treasury of the common- in M^Issachi""
wealth from the ordinary revenue, to the trustees of the ^®"^'
Soldiers' Home in Massachusetts, as authorized by chapter
twenty-three of the resolves of the present year, the pay-
ments to be made in equal quarterly instalments, to wit: —
For maintenance, ninety-five thousand dollars; for per-
manent improvements, twenty-two hundred dollars; and for
religious services, one thousand dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 2, 1914'
238
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 276.
R. L. 124, § 1,
etc., amended.
Bounties to
agricultural
societies.
Chap. 21^ An Act to regulate the payment of bounties to agri-
cultural SOCIETIES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section one of chapter one hundred and
twenty-four of the Revised Laws, as amended by chapter
one hundred and thirty-three of the acts of the year nineteen
hundred and nine, and as affected by chapter two hundred
and sixty of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
twelve, is hereby further amended by striking out the words
"twenty-fifth day of May in the year eighteen hundred and
sixty-six", in the third and fourth Hues, and inserting in
place thereof the words : — thirty-first day of December in
the year nineteen hundred and thirteen, — by striking out
the word "twelve", in the sixth line, and inserting in place
thereof the word : — twenty-five, — by striking out the
word "October", in the fourteenth line, and inserting in
place thereof the word : — August, — and by striking out
the word "twelve", in the twenty-fifth line, and inserting
in place thereof the word : — twenty-five, — so as to read
as follows: — Section 1. Every incorporated agricultural
society which was entitled to bounty from this common-
wealth before the thirty-first day of December, in the year
nineteen hundred and thirteen, and every other such so-
ciety whose exhibition grounds and buildings are not within
twenty-five miles of those of a society which was then en-
titled to bounty, and which has raised by contribution of
individuals and holds, as a capital appropriated to its uses,
one thousand dollars, invested in an interest bearing public
or private security or in real estate, buildings and appur-
tenances for its use and accommodation, shall, except when
otherwise determined by the state board of agriculture as
provided in section four, be entitled to receive annually in
August from the commonwealth, two hundred dollars, and
in that proportion for any greater amount so contributed and
put at interest or invested; but no society shall receive a
larger amount in one year than it has awarded and paid in
premiums during the year last preceding, or otherwise ex-
pended for the encouragement and improvement of agricul-
ture, with the approval of the state board of agriculture, nor,
in any event, more than six hundred dollars. If there is
only one incorporated agricultural society in any county, it
shall be entitled to receive said bounty notwithstanding its
exhibition grounds and buildings are within twenty-five miles
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 277, 278, 279. 239
of a society entitled to said bounty; and, after having re-
ceived said bounty, it shall not be deprived of the right
to receive the same by reason of the subsequent incorpora-
tion of another society within the same county.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 2, 1914'
An Act to provide for submitting to the voters of the Cha'p.277
CITY OF CHICOPEE THE ACT RELATIVE TO AN EIGHT-HOUR
DAY FOR CITY AND TOWN EMPLOYEES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter eight hundred and twenty-two of the acts of the when chap.
year nineteen hundred and thirteen, being an act to provide lois, shaii be
for a referendum relative to an eight-hour day for city and vot^s^fdty
town employees, shall be submitted to the voters of the ofchicopee.
city of Chicopee at the next annual municipal election, in
the manner prescribed in the said chapter, the said act not
having been submitted to the voters of the said city at the
annual city election in the year nineteen hundred and thirteen.
Approved April 2, 1914.
An Act to provide for submitting to the voters of QJidj) 278
THE CITY OF CHICOPEE THE ACT TO PROVIDE FOR COM-
PENSATING certain public EMPLOYEES FOR INJURIES
SUSTAINED IN THE COURSE OF THEIR EMPLOYMENT.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter eight hundred and seven of the acts of the year whenChap.
nineteen hundred and thirteen, being an act to provide for igis.'^shairbe
compensating certain public employees for injuries sustained vot^s*of dty
in the course of their employment, shall be submitted to the °^ chicopee.
voters of the city of Chicopee at the annual municipal
election in the current year, in the manner prescribed in the
said chapter, the said act not having been submitted to the
voters of the said city at the annual city election in the year
nineteen hundred and thirteen. Approved April 2, 1914-
Chap.27d
An Act making an appropriation for the care and
maintenance of wellington bridge by the metro-
politan park commission.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. A sum not exceeding sixty-one hundred mafnTn^ceof
and forty-seven dollars is hereby appropriated, to be paid b^,^gef*°°
240
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 280.
out of the Metropolitan Parks System, Wellington Bridge,
Maintenance Fund, for the care and maintenance of Welling-
ton bridge, including draw-tenders, labor, lighting, watering,
supplies and miscellaneous expenses, by the metropolitan
park commission, for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth
day of November, nineteen hundred and fourteen, in accord-
ance with the provisions of chapter four hundred and ninety-
one of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and one.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Apj)roved April 2, 1914-
Chap. 2S0 An Act to authorize the city of lynn to take flax
POND FOR public PURPOSES.
City of Lynn
may take Flax
pond for
public pur-
poses, etc.
May fill a part
or the whole of
said pond.,
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The city of Lynn, acting through its duly
constituted public authorities hereinafter specified, may
take and maintain the whole or any part of Flax pond in the
said city, the waters thereof, or the land adjacent thereto,
or of the land thereunder, for the purposes of a public park,
playground, path, pathway or highway, or for the purposes
of an approach to any public park or playground now or here-
after existing in said city, and the city shall not be required
to pay any compensation to the commonwealth for the said
pond, the waters thereof, or the land thereunder so taken,
and shall not be required to pay to any person or corporation
any damages other than those which the commonwealth
would legally be liable to pay by reason of any takings for
the said purposes or similar purposes made by the com-
monwealth. Persons holding in respect of said pond any
privileges or grants heretofore made, and liable to revocation
or alteration by the commonwealth or by the city of Lynn,
shall have no claim against said city by reason of any action
taken by the city under this act affecting said privileges,
or any grants or rights thereunder.
Section 2. For the purpose of carrying out the pro-
visions of the foregoing section, the city of Lynn may fill so
much of said pond as may be necessary to construct path-
ways or highways along the shore of the said pond or across
bays, coves or inlets of the pond, and may also fill solid
the pond or any part thereof for the purpose of constructing
playgrounds and parks within the area of the pond. Any
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 280. 241
takings that may be made under this act for the purpose of a TaU^s^a foj^^^
pubhc park or playground or pathway, exclusive of a public etc., how made,
highway, shall be made by the board of park commissioners
of the city of Lynn in the manner provided by law for tak-
ings for park and playground purposes; and damages to
any person owning property or an interest therein affected
by such taking or other act, may be determined, appor-
tioned and paid in the manner provided by law for the
apportionment and payment of damages occasioned by the
taking of land for public parks. Any takings or locations Takingg.for^_^
that shall be made under the authority granted by this act purposes, how
in, to, across or adjacent to said Flax pond for the purpose of ^'^ *"'
a public highway, shall be made by the municipal council
of the city of Lynn in the manner provided by law for mak-
ing takings of land for the purposes of public schools : provided, p^^'so-
howeocr, that the provisions of law relative to takings for
the purposes of public schools, limiting the area so taken
to two acres, shall not apply to any takings made under this
act. Damages for said takings and construction for highway Damages.
purposes shall be determined and paid in the manner pro-
vided by law for the determination and payment of damages
occasioned by the taking of land for highways and the con-
struction thereof. No application for the assessment of
damages shall be made for the taking of any w^ater, water
right or for any injury thereto hereunder, until the water is
actually withdrawn and diverted by said city under authority
of this act. The municipal council of the city of Lynn may Assessment of
assess betterments upon those specially benefited by the
construction of any highway under this act in the manner
provided by law for the assessment of betterments for the
location and construction of public ways, and may also
assess betterments for the location and construction of any
parks or playgrounds which shall be located or constructed
under the provisions of this act. The said betterments
for the location and construction of parks and playgrounds
shall be assessed and determined in the manner provided by
law for the assessment and determination of betterments for
the location and construction of parks, paths and play-
grounds, and said assessment shall be made by the municipal
council of the city of Lynn.
Section 3. Neither the municipal council of the city no work to be
of Lynn nor the board of park commissioners of the city appropriation
shall make any takings or do any construction work under '^ ""'^^-
242 Acts, 1914. — Chap. 281.
the provisions of this act until an appropriation siifRcient
therefor has been made by the municipal council.
Section 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 2, 1914-
Chap. 281 An Act relative to the rights of the proprietors of
THE NEW MATTAKESSETT CREEKS IN THE GREAT POND IN
EDGARTOWN.
Time extended
within which
corporation
may take fish
in Great pond
in Edgartown.
Proviso.
Fee.
Penalty, etc.,
for unlawfully
taking fish in
Great pond,
etc.
Enforcement
of forfeiture.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The Proprietors of the New Mattakessett
Creeks, a corporation established by law in the town of
Edgartown, are hereby authorized to catch fish for the
period of ten years from the termination of the "addi-
tional rights" granted to them by chapter one hundred
and sixteen of the acts of the year eighteen hundred and
ninety-six in the Great pond, so-called, in said town, by
means of nets, seines, drag-seines, traps or pounds, as said
corporation may determine: provided, however, that the said
corporation shall not catch any fish, other than alewives, in
said Great pond in the ways aforesaid, except during the
months of January, February and March.
Section 2. Before the first day of February in each
of the said ten years, the said corporation shall pay into
the treasury of the town of Edgartown for the use of the
town the sum of one hundred dollars.
Section 3. Whoever, other than said corporation, catches
or takes fish in said Great pond, except by naturally or
artificially baited hook and line, or by spear, shall forfeit
one dollar for each, fish so caught or taken, and whoever,
other than said corporation, catches or takes or attempts to
catch or take, fish in said Great pond, except by naturally or
artificially baited hook and line, or by spear, shall forfeit all
seines, boats or other apparatus used in catching or taking
or attempting to catch or take fish from said Great pond.
The forfeiture for fish caught or taken may be enforced in
an action of tort brought by any person, or by criminal com-
plaint on behalf of the commonwealth, and in either case
the proceeds from such forfeiture shall be paid to the county
of Dukes County. For the purpose of enforcing the for-
feiture thereof any person may seize and keep all seines,
boats and other apparatus used in the catching or taking
of fish, or in attempting to catch or take fish in said Great
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 282. 243
pond contrary to the provisions of this act, and the forfeiture
of seines, boats and other apparatus so seized or taken shall
be enforced in accordance with the provisions of chapter
two hundred of the Revised Laws, except that after the
disposition of said seines, boats or other apparatus, the pro-
ceeds shall be paid into the treasury of the county.
Apyroved Ayril 2, 1914-
An Act to authorize the town of milton to provide (Jfidj) 282
FOR SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The town of Milton may, from time to Town of
time, by its board of sewer commissioners, for the purpose provide"for^
of providing better surface or other drainage, guarding against drainage.'^itc^
pollution of waters and otherwise protecting the public
health, deepen, widen, clear of obstruction, straighten or
divert any brooks, streams or water courses within its limits,
and may straighten or alter the channels and divert the
waters thereof, and may lay, make and maintain such main
or other drains as it considers necessary. Said town may,
subject to the approval of the state board of health, discharge
the water collected by such drains, or any of them, into any
brook, stream or other water course within its limits.
Section 2. The town of Milton may, for the purposes May take
0 ,t ' j.'L'j.t- ^ £ •■ xl lands, water
oi this act, by its board oi sewer commissioners, take, or rights, etc.
acquire by purchase or otherwise, any lands, water rights,
water courses, rights of way or easements in said town
deemed by said board necessary for the establishment of
such drains and connections therewith or necessary for the
deepening, widening, clearing of obstruction, straightening
or diverting of any brook, stream or water course, or the
straightening or altering of the channel thereof.
Section 3. The provisions of sections six, seven and Sn^o'ffaT"
eight of chapter three hundred and four of the acts of the *« apply.
year eighteen hundred and ninety-five shall apply to any
taking made by said board under the authority of this act.
Section 4. Said board of sewer commissioners may. Assessment of
■ . • vi • J. i?j. J.1 e ^ betterments.
at any time withm two years after the passage or an order
for the doing of any work authorized by section one of this
act, and after the completion of the work, if in its opinion
any land receives a benefit or advantage therefrom beyond
the general advantage to all land in said town, determine the
244 Acts, 1914. — Chap. 282.
value of such special benefit or advantage to such land and
assess upon the same a proportional share of the cost of such
work, but no such assessment shall exceed one half of the
amount of said adjudged benefit or advantage,
pro^lronsof Section 5. The provisions of sections two to eight,
io'^fa*r°aT^'^' inclusivc, and ten to thirteen, inclusive, of chapter fifty of
applicable. tljc Rcviscd Laws, and of acts in amendment thereof or in
addition thereto, so far as they may be applicable and not
inconsistent herewith, shall apply to the town of Milton in
carrying out the provisions of this act.
M*iiton''surfacc Section 6. The said town may, for the purpose of pay-
L^^an'' Ac"ifof^^° '^^S the ucccssary expenses and liabilities incurred under the
1914. ' provisions of this act, issue, from time to time, bonds, notes
or certificates of indebtedness to an amount not exceeding
in the aggregate one hundred thousand dollars. Such
bonds, notes or certificates shall bear on their face the words,
Town of Milton Surface Water Drainage Loan, Act of 1914;
shall be payable by such annual payments, beginning not
more than one year after the date thereof, as will extinguish
each loan within thirty years from its date, and the amount
of such annual payment of any loan in any year shall not be
less than the amount of the principal of said loan payable
in any subsequent year. Each authorized issue of bonds,
notes or certificates of indebtedness shall constitute a separate
loan. Said bonds, notes or certificates of indebtedness
shall bear interest at a rate not exceeding five per cent per
annum, payable semi-annually, and shall be signed by the
treasurer of the town and countersigned by a majority of the
selectmen. The town may sell the said securities at public
or private sale, upon such terms and conditions as it may
deem proper, but they shall not be sold for less than their
par value, and the proceeds shall be used only for the purposes
herein specified.
Payment of SECTION 7. Said towu shall, at the time of authorizing
said loan or loans, provide for the payment thereof in accord-
ance with the provisions of section six of this act; and when
a vote to that effect has been passed, the amounts required to
be paid thereunder shall, without further vote, be assessed
by the assessors of the town annually thereafter, in the same
manner in which other taxes are assessed, until the debt
incurred by said loan or loans is extinguished.
Section 8. This act shall take efl'ect upon its passage.
Approved April 2, 1914-
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 283. 245
An Act to authorize the establishment of planning Chap. 283
BOARDS BY TOWNS HAVING A POPULATION OF LESS THAN
TEN THOUSAND.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section one of chapter four hundred and ^f/^^^j^j^^i^ ^•
ninety-four of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
thirteen is hereby amended by inserting after the word
"board", in the fourth hue, the words: — and towns having
a population of less than ten thousand may create a board, —
so as to read as follows : — Section 1 . Every city of the planning
commonwealth, and every town having a population of ca?JfanT
more than ten thousand at the last preceding national or [J^^^^^enTof'^'
state census, is hereby authorized and directed to create a
board, and towns having a population of less than ten
thousand may create a board, to be known as the planning
board, whose duty it shall be to make careful studies of the
resources, possibilities and needs of the city or town, par-
ticularly with respect to conditions which may be injurious
to the public health or otherwise injurious in and about
rented dwellings, and to make plans for the development of
the municipality with special reference to the proper housing
of its people. In cities, the said board shall be appointed by
the mayor, subject to confirmation by the council, and in
cities under a commission form of government, so-called,
the members of the board shall be appointed by the govern-
ing body of the city. In towns, the members of the board
shall be elected by the voters at the annual town meeting.
Section 2. Section three of said chapter four hundred amended ^ ^'
and ninety-four is hereby amended by striking out the words
"a population of more than ten thousand at the last pre-
ceding national or state census", in the fifth and sixth lines,
and inserting in place thereof the words : — such a planning
board, — so as to read as follows: — Section 3. The home- Duties of
stead commission, created by chapter six hundred and seven commis'ston.
of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and eleven, is hereby
directed to call the attention of the mayor and city govern-
ments in cities and the selectmen in each town having such
a planning board, to the provisions of this act in such form
as may seem proper; and said commission is furthermore
authorized and directed to furnish information and sug-
gestions from time to time to city governments and to the
selectmen of towns and to local planning boards, when the
same shall have been created, such as may, in its judgment.
246 Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 284, 285, 286.
tend to promote the purposes of this act and of those for
which the said commission was established.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 2, 1914.
Chap. 284: An Act to prohibit the injuring of water meters and
THE UNLAWFUL USE OF WATER.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
PenaWesfor WhoevcF Unlawfully and intentionally injures, or suffers
using water, to bc iniured, a water meter belonging to a city or town, or
injuring water ,.*^ . i • i • j.
meters, etc. to a distnct, or compauy engaged m supplying water, or
prevents such meter from duly registering the quantity of
water supplied through it, or hinders or interferes with its
proper action or just registration, or attaches a pipe to a
main or pipe belonging to a city, town, district or water
company, or otherwise uses or causes to be used the water
supplied by a city, town, district or company without the
consent of the same, unless it passes through a meter set by
such city or town, district or company, shall for every such
offence be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred
dollars or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or
by both such fine and imprisonment.
Appr&ced April 2, 1914'
Chap.285 An Act to authorize the city of Cambridge to pay a
SUM OF money to JOHN McDUFFIE. -
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Camb/id e SECTION 1. The city of Cambridge, acting by its city
may pay an couucil witli the approval of the mayor, is hereby authorized
John 'McDuffie. to pay to Johu McDuffic who has served the city of Cambridge
faithfully for the past thirty-five years, the sum of six hundred
dollars a year for the rest of his life.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 2, 1914-
Chap.28Q An Act to change the name of the trustees of the east
SOMERVILLE SOCIETY OF THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
AND TO CONFIRM ACTS DONE BY SAID CORPORATION.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Name changed. SECTION 1. The name of the Trustccs of the East Somef-
ville Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church, a religious
corporation in the city of Somerville, organized under the
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 287, 288. 247
general laws of the commonwealth on June eighth, eighteen
hundred and sixty-nine, is hereby changed to the Trustees
of the Flint Street Methodist Episcopal Church, and all
acts done by said corporation under any name other than
its legal name are hereby ratified and made valid to the same
extent as though they had been done under the legal name
of said corporation.
Section 2. All gifts, bequests, devises, conveyances and ques^^lJ'c
grants heretofore or hereafter made to said corporation by
either of said names, or by the name of the Trustees of
the East Somerville Methodist Episcopal Church, shall vest
in the Trustees of the Flint Street JMethodist Episcopal
Church, in accordance with the discipline and usage of the
Methodist Episcopal church.
Section 3. This act shall 'take effect upon its passage.
Ai^j^roved Ayril 2, 1914.
An Act rel.\tive to the business of* plumbing. Chap.287
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Chapter five hundred and thirtj'-six of the acts of the loog, 536, § lo.
year nineteen hundred and nine is hereby amended by ^"^^^ ^ '
striking out section ten and inserting in place thereof the
following new section: — Section 10. Every person en- Penalty for
gaging in the business of plumbing as a master plumber, or engal/ng'fn
working at the business of plumbing as a journeyman plum- p"umblr.^^
ber, not having been registered or licensed as herein pro-
vided; and every person engaging in or working at the
business of plumbing in a city or town where he has been
forbidden so to do under the provisions of section four of this
act; and every person engaged in the business of plumbing
as a master plumber or employing plumber who engages or
employs any person to work as a journeyman plumber who
has not been registered or licensed as provided by this act;
and every person violating any provision of this act or any
rule or regulation made hereunder, shall be punished by a
fine not exceeding fifty dollars for each offence.
Ajjproved Ayril 2, 1914-
An Act relative to untrue and misleading advertise- rjhnj. 288
ments.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section one of chapter four hundred and ^^l^j^^j ^ ^•
eighty-nine of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
248
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 289.
twelve is hereby amended by striking out the word "form",
Penalty for {q the third Hne, so as to read as follows : — Section 1 . If
publication of , . ,
certain untrue any person, farm, corporation or association, or any em-
and misleading i , l r • • 1 1 xj. j.1-
advortisements. ploycc tliereoi, in a ncwspaper, circular, letter or other
publication published, distributed or circulated in this com-
monwealth or on any billboard, sign, card, label or other
advertising medium displayed on, in or near a street, elec-
tric car, show case, store or other place in this common-
wealth, knowingly makes or disseminates or causes to be
made or disseminated any statement or assertion of fact con-
cerning the quantity, the quality, the method of production
or manufacture, the cost of production, the cost to the ad-
vertiser, the present or former price, or the reason for the
price of the merchandise of such person, firm, corporation
or association, or concerning the manner or source of pur-
chase of such merchandise, or the possession of rewards,
prizes or distinctions conferred on account of such merchan-
dise, which statement or assertion has the appearance of an
offer advantageous to the purchaser and is untrue or calcu-
lated to mislead, the person or corporation, or the member or
members of a firm or association, causing such statement or
assertion to be made or disseminated, also the employee
making or disseminating such statement or assertion, shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be liable to a fine of
not less than ten nor more than five hundred dollars for each
offence.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 2, 1914.
Chap.2S9 An Act relative to appropriations by the town of
PALMER FOR THE WING MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
PaiTne°may Section 1. Tlic towu of Palmer is hereby authorized to
mo'^ney 'for'tho ^aisc by taxatiou sums of money, not exceeding two thousand
hcis"1t?i^'"°"'^' dollars in any one year, and to appropriate the same toward
the support and maintenance of the Wing memorial hospital,
a hospital established and maintained in said town by the
Wing Memorial Hospital Association.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 2, 1911^.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 290. 249
An Act to authorize the town of nantucket to take (jji^j) 290
CERTAIN LAND OR FLATS FOR A PUBLIC PARK.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The town of Nantucket, by its selectmen, Town of
at any time within two years after the acceptance of this take, etc.! ™^^
act as hereinafter provided, may take, or acquire by purchase foTa public
or otherwise, and hold in fee, land or flats not exceeding six ^*'''^-
acres in extent, situated at the "Clean shore", so-called,
or at the basin north of steamboat wharf, in said town, and
the land so acquired shall thereafter be kept and maintained
as a public park.
Section 2. Said town shall, within sixty days after Taking of land
taking said land, cause to be recorded in the registry of *°^^ '■'^corded,
deeds for the county of Nantucket a description thereof
sufficiently accurate for identification, with a statement of
the purpose for which the same was taken, which statement
shall be signed by the selectmen, and title to the land or flats
so taken shall thereupon vest in the town of Nantucket in
fee.
Section 3. Said town shall pay all damages to property Damages,
sustained by any person by the taking of said land or flats,
and any such person who fails to agree with the town as
to the amount of his damages may have them assessed and
determined in the manner provided by law in the case of
land taken for the laying out of highways, on application at
any time within one year after the taking of said land or
flats.
Section 4. At any time within two years after said betttrmlntV^
park is completed, the selectmen shall have the same au- ^tc.
thority to determine the value of, and to assess upon real
estate the amount of betterments accruing to such real estate
by the construction of the park which is conferred by chapter
fifty of the Revised Laws upon city and town officers au-
thorized to lay out streets or ways, and the provisions of the
first eight sections of the said chapter shall apply to such
assessments by the selectmen.
Sections. This act shall be submitted to the said Jrct.°^*'''''°^
town for acceptance, and shall take effect upon its accept-
ance by a majority of the legal voters present and voting
thereon at an annual town meeting or at a special meeting
duly called for the purpose. Ayyroved Ayril 3, 1914.
250
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 291.
Chap. 291 An Act relative to the printing and distribution of
THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATE BOARD OF AGRI-
CULTURE.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
R. L. 9, § 7
amended.
agriculture.
R. L. 9, § 8,
etc., amended.
Section 1. Section seven of chapter nine of the Revised
Laws as amended is hereby further amended by striking out
lines thirty-four to forty, inchisive, and inserting in place
Report of state thereof the following : — Of the state board of agriculture,
not more than ten thousand copies. Such parts of said
report as the secretary of said board may deem best adapted
to promote the interests of agriculture may be published
separately, for general distribution, the expense of such
publication to be met out of the appropriation for printing
the report.
Section 2. Section eight of said chapter nine, as amended
by chapter four hundred and twenty-two of the acts of the
year nineteen hundred and eight, is hereby further amended
by striking out lines eleven to thirteen, inclusive, and insert-
ing in place thereof the following : — Each member of the
general court and the clerk of each branch thereof shall
also be entitled to receive, upon application, not more than
twenty-five copies each of such parts of the annual report of
the state board of agriculture as may be published separately
in accordance with the preceding section, — so that the
last paragraph of said section eight w^ill read as follows: —
Each member of the general court and the clerk of each
branch thereof shall also be entitled to receive, upon applica-
tion, not more than twenty-five copies each of such parts of
the annual report of the state board of agriculture as may
be published separately in accordance with the preceding
section, seven additional copies of the report of the" board
of health, and of the report of the bureau of statistics of
labor; five additional copies of the report of the secretary
of the board of education, and of the report of statistics of
manufactures.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 3, 1914'
Distribution.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 292. 251
An Act making appropriations for sundry miscel- (^/^^^ 292
laneous expenses authorized by law. ^'
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro- Appropriations.
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth
from the ordinary revenue, unless otherwise specified, for the
fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of November, nineteen
hundred and fourteen, to wit : —
For expenses incurred in the construction and repair of ^f^^f^'d'^^jn''-
roads in the town of INIashpee during the year nineteen Mashpee.
hundred and fourteen, the sum of three hundred dollars.
For reimbursing certain officials for premiums paid for Reimburse-
procuring sureties on their bonds, a sum not exceeding two Snain officials.
thousand dollars.
For preliminary plans, specifications, etc., provided for piana, sppcifi-
by the act relative to the construction and improvement of nations, etc.
buildings, a sum not exceeding two thousand dollars.
For medical examiners' fees, a sum not exceeding eight Medical
1 1 tin examiners' fees.
hundred dollars.
For the payment of damages caused by wild deer, for the Damages by
present year and for previous years, a sum not exceeding ^iiddeer.
twenty thousand dollars.
For small items of expenditure for which no appropriations smaii items of
have been made, and for cases in which appropriations have expenditure.
been exhausted or have reverted to the commonwealth in
previous years, a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars,
to be expended under the direction of the auditor of the
commonwealth .
For expenses of an investigation of the water power re- investigation
sources of the commonwealth, as authorized by chapter five resource?!'"'^^'^
hundred and sixty-four of the acts of the year nineteen hun-
dred and twelve, a sum not exceeding three thousand dollars.
For defraying the expenses of the headquarters of the de- Headquarters of
partment of Massachusetts, Grand Army of the Republic, Mass.c.A.R.
the sum of one thousand dollars.
For Arno E. Hurd and Ellen M. Hurd, on account of Arno r a^d^^
an accident on a state highway, in accordance with an agree-
ment approved by the attorney-general, as authorized by
section thirteen of chapter forty-seven of the Revised Laws,
the sum of two hundred and six dollars.
For the purpose of satisfying a decree of the superior court Decree of court
in the matter of certain money paid into the state treasury estate of
Charles Peters,
252
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 293, 294.
Assistant
register of
probate for
Norfolk county.
Mary A.
Sheppard.
on account of the estate of Charles Peters, the following
sums: — For Emma M. Busteed, one thousand twenty-
three dollars and sixty-eight cents; for Emma B. Doulens,
the sum of five hundred eleven dollars and eighty-four cents;
and for Hattie B. Gray, the sum of five hundred eleven
dollars and eighty-four cents; severally to be paid from the
Escheated Estates Fund.
For the salary of the assistant register of probate for
Norfolk county, such part of the balance of the appropriation
made for the salary of Joseph R. McCoole as may be neces-
sary.
For an annuity for Mary A. Sheppard, as authorized by
chapter ten of the resolves of the present year, the sum of
five hundred dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 3, 1914.
Chap.293 An Act to authorize the county of Plymouth to pen-
sion FRANK H. CUSHMAN.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The county of Plymouth may, with the
approval of the county commissioners, pay annually to Frank
H. Cushman of Plymouth, a sum not exceeding one half of
the annual compensation which he received as an officer of
the house of correction of the county of Plymouth at the
time of his retirement from service, said payment by the
county to date from the first day of May in the year nineteen
hundred and twelve. The said Cushman for more than
twenty-five years faithfully served the commonwealth as
a prison officer, and was compelled to resign on account of
physical disability.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 3, 191 A.
Chap. 2^4: An Act relative to the woman's baptist foreign
missionary society.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter two hundred and twenty-nine of the acts of the
year nineteen hundred and fourteen is hereby amended by
striking out section four and inserting in place thereof the
following new section : — Section 4- This act shall take
effect on the fifteenth day of May, nineteen hundred and
fourteen. Approved April 4, 1914-
County of
Plymouth may
pay a pension
to Frank H.
Cushman.
1914, 229, § 4,
amended.
Time of taking
effect.
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 295, 296, 297. 253
An Act to provide diagnostic facilities for venereal Qfi^rf 295
DISEASES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
The sum of four thousand dollars is hereby added to the Appropriation
appropriation of the state board of health for general ex- faciuttls" for"^
penses for the purpose of establishing laboratory facilities certain diseases.
for the diagnosis of venereal diseases.
Approved April 6, 1914'
An Act to authorize the lake pleasant water supply Chav 296
DISTRICT IN THE TOWN OF MONTAGUE TO SUPPLY ELEC-
TRICITY TO SAID DISTRICT.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The water commissioners of the Lake LakePieasant
Pleasant Water Supply District are hereby authorized to District "w^
contract for the lighting of the streets, ways and public dty'^to slid*"'
district.
Proviso
buildings of said district by electricity: provided, that the '*'^*"'"'-
amount to be paid under any such contract shall not exceed
the appropriation therefor made by the district.
Section 2. The district may levy and collect from May levy taxes,
taxpayers of the district such taxes as may be necessary to ^''°'
defray the expense of lighting the streets, ways and public
buildings within the district.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its acceptance Time of taking
by a majority vote of the voters of said district present and ^^^^^'
voting thereon at a regular meeting or at a special meeting
called for the purpose; but it shall become void unless so
accepted on or before the first day of January in the year
nineteen hundred and fifteen. Approved April 6, IOI4.
An Act to authorize the city of chelsea to sell cer- fhn^ OQ?
tain public park lands.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Permission is hereby granted to the citv of City of Cheisea
„, 1 X 11 J j-'j.Sfi^'i'^ ^^y ^^'' certain
L'helsea to sell and convey a certam part 01 what is known property.
as Powder Horn Park Reservation in that city, and de-
scribed as the ''McElroy Estate", on Hillside avenue,
being one hundred feet, more or less, in frontage, and one
hundred and eighty feet, more or less, in the rear.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 6, 1914-
254
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 298.
1909, 428, § 1,
etc., amended.
Poultry
premium
bounty, dis-
tribution, etc.
Chap. 298 An Act to encourage and improve the breeding of
POULTRY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section one of chapter four hundred and
twenty-eight of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
nine, as amended by chapter five hundred and ninety of
the acts of the year nineteen hundred and thirteen, is hereby
further amended by striking out said section and inserting
in place thereof the following new section: — Section 1.
The sum of two thousand dollars shall be paid annually
from the treasury of the commonwealth to the board of
agriculture, which shall be known as a poultry premium
bounty, and shall be used by the said board to encourage
and improve the breeding of poultry. Said bounty shall be
distributed by said board among the poultry associations
hereinafter designated, during the month of August in each
year, in proportion to the total amounts paid out by such
associations, respectively, during the year ending June
thirtieth, as hereinafter provided, in state premiums for
such breeds and strains of poultry as the said board shall
consider most worthy of encouragement, and the sum so
distributed shall be used by such associations for the purpose
of enabling them to hold annual exhibitions of poultry and
for the payment of premiums only. The board may make
such rules as it may deem suitable for carrying out the pro-
visions of this act; and any part of said bounty not dis-
tributed by the board in any year shall be repaid by it to
the treasurer and receiver general.
Section 2. Said chapter four hundred and twenty-eight
is hereby further amended by striking out section three and
inserting in place thereof the following new section: — Sec-
tion 3. No association shall be entitled to any part of said
bounty unless it shall certify to the board of agriculture,
not later than the tenth day of July, under the oath of the
president and treasurer of such association, that it has held
an exhibition of poultry during the year ending June thir-
tieth, the amount paid in premiums by the association at
such exhibition, and that the association is in need of aid
to enable it to continue its exhibitions of poultry, together
with such other facts as the board may request.
Section 3. For the purposes of this act the term "state
premiums " shall mean all premiums described in the premium
1909, 428, § 3,
amended.
Association to
certify to
certain facts
under oath.
Term defined.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 299. 255
lists of said associations as being offered by the state board
of agriculture through the association.
Section 4. This act shall take effect on the first day of JCt."^ ^^""'"^
July in the year nineteen hundred and fourteen, but nothing
herein shall be construed as affecting returns required to be
made hereunder prior to the tenth day of July In the year
nineteen hundred and fifteen. Approved April 6, 1914-
An Act making appropriations for the maintenance (jfi^jj 299
OF certain practical art classes for the period
previous to DECEMBER FIRST, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND
thirteen.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro- Appropriations,
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth jfraJtlcai^arT '^^
from the ordinary revenue, for meeting the commonwealth's classes.
proportion of the cost of maintenance of practical art classes,
for the period previous to December first, nineteen hundred
and thirteen, In certain cities and towns, under the authority
of chapter one hundred and six of the acts of the year nine-
teen hundred and twelve, to wit: —
To the city of Boston, the sum of six thousand nine hun- Boston.
dred thirty-seven dollars and fifty-two cents.
To the clt}^ of Cambridge, the sum of one thousand one Cambridge.
hundred eighty-one dollars and seventy-two cents.
To the city of Everett, the sum of five hundred fourteen Everett.
dollars and forty-eight cents.
To the city of Holyoke, the sum of four hundred fifty-six Hoiyoke.
dollars and fourteen cents.
To the city of Lawrence, the sum of seven hundred sixty- Lawrence.
five dollars and twenty-two cents.
To the city of Lowell, the sum of eight hundred forty-five Loweii.
dollars and eighty-nine cents.
To the town of Methuen, the sum of thirty-seven dollars Methuen.
and forty-six cents.
To the town of Natick, the sum of four hundred eight Natick.
dollars and fifteen cents.
To the city of New Bedford, the sum of nine hundred New Bedford.
thirty-seven dollars and twenty-seven cents.
To the city of Newton, the sum of four hundred thirty- Newton,
two dollars and ninety-seven cents.
To the town of North Attleborough, the sum of thirty- North
T ,1 1 . , Attleborougli.
nine dollars and seventy cents.
256
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 300.
yumcy.
Somerville.
Taunton.
Wakefield.
Watertown.
Worcester.
To the city of Quincy, the sum of one hundred sixty dol-
lars and seventy cents.
To the city of Somerville, the sum of four hundred forty-
six dollars and one cent.
To the city of Taunton, the sum of fifty-six dollars and
thirty-nine cents.
To the town of Wakefield, the sum of two hundred ninety
dollars and eighty-eight cents.
To the town of Watertown, the sum of two hundred
twenty-four dollars and ninety-eight cents.
To the city of Worcester, the sum of one thousand six
hundred thirty-five dollars and fifty-eight cents.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 6, 1914-
Appropriations,
maintenance of
vocational
agricultural
schools.
Chap.^00 An Act making appropriations for the maintenance
OF vocational agricultural schools and depart-
ments in certain high schools.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro-
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth
from the ordinary revenue, for meeting the commonwealth's
proportion of the cost of maintaining vocational agricultural
schools in certain towns and counties for the period prior to
December first, nineteen hundred and thirteen, under the
authority of sections eight, nine and ten of chapter four hun-
dred and seventy-one of the acts of the year nineteen hundred
and eleven, and of chapters five hundred and sixty-six and
five hundred and eighty-seven of the acts of the year nineteen
hundred and twelve, to wit : —
To the town of Brimfield, the sum of two hundred seventy-
one dollars and seventy-eight cents.
To the county of Essex, the sum of three thousand sixty-
nine dollars and thirty cents.
To the county of I3ristol, the sum of two thousand four
hundred eleven dollars and seventy-five cents.
Section 2. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro-
])riated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth
from the ordinary revenue, for meeting the commonwealth's
proportion of the cost of maintaining vocational agricultural
departments in the high schools of certain towns for the
period prior to December first, nineteen hundred and thirteen.
Brimfield.
Essex county.
Bristol county.
Vocational
agricultural
departments in
certain high
schools,
maintenance.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 300. 257
under the authority of sections eight, nine and ten of chapter
four hundred and seventy-one of the acts of the year nineteen
hundred and eleven, to wit : —
To the town of Petersham, the sum of six hundred ninety- Petersham.
eight dollars and ninety-eight cents.
To the town of Hadle}', the sum of six hundred twenty-six Hadiey.
dollars and sixty-seven cents.
To the town of Northborough, the sum of nine hundred Northborough.
thirty dollars.
To the town of Harwich, the sum of six hundred seventy- Hanvich.
six dollars and sixty-three cents.
To the town of Easton, the sum of one thousand dollars. Easton.
To the town of Ashfield, the sum of one hundred twenty- Ashfieid.
nine dollars and thirty-three cents.
To the town of Sutton, the sum of two hundred forty Sutton.
dollars.
To the town of Concord, the sum of one hundred sixty- Concord.
seven dollars and fifty cents.
Section 3. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro- Tuition of
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth puplilT' '^^
from the ordinary revenue, for meeting the commonwealth's
proportion of the cost of tuition for non-resident pupils ad-
mitted to the vocational agricultural schools and depart-
ments in high schools of certain towns and cities and a certain
county for the period prior to December first, nineteen hun-
dred and thirteen, under the authority of section eight of
chapter four hundred anjd seventy-one of the acts of the year
nineteen hundred and eleven, to wit : —
For one half of the tuition of pupils attending Smith's
agricultural school, Northampton, due the following towns
and cities, to wit : —
To the town of Chester, the sum of eighty-six dollars and Chester.
eleven cents.
To the town of Goshen, the sum of twenty-two dollars and Goshen,
twenty-two cents.
To the city of Holyoke, the sum of sixteen dollars and noiyoke.
sixty-six cents.
To the town of Medway, the sum of thirty-six dollars and Medway.
eleven cents.
To the town of Montgomery, the sum of fifty dollars. Montgomery.
To the town of Natick, the sum of thirty-six dollars and Natick.
eleven cents.
To the town of Plainfield, the sum of one hundred dollars. Piainfieid.
To the town of South Hadiey, the sum of fifty dollars. south Hadiey.
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Springfield.
Warwick.
Williamsburg.
Worthington.
Middleborough.
Holland.
Sturbridge.
Warren.
Dana.
Gardner.
New Salem.
Amherst.
Berlin.
Shrewsbury.
Southborough.
Westborough.
Worcester.
To the city of Springfield, the sum of twenty-two dollars
and twenty-two cents.
To the town of Warwick, the sum of fifty dollars.
To the town of Williamsburg, the sum of fifty dollars.
To the town of Worthington, the sum of fifty dollars.
For one half of the tuition of pupils attending the in-
dependent agricultural school of Bristol county, due the
following town, to wit: —
.To the town of Middleborough, the sum of eleven dollars
and eighty-five cents.
For one half of the tuition of pupils attending the voca-
tional agricultural school at Brimfield, due the following
towns, to wit : —
To the town of Holland, the sum of sixteen dollars and
twenty-five cents.
To the town of Sturbridge, the sum of sixteen dollars and
twenty-five cents.
To the town of Warren, the sum of thirty-two dollars and
fifty cents.
For one half of the tuition of pupils attending the voca-
tional agricultural department at Petersham, due the follow-
ing towns, to wit : —
To the town of Dana, the sum of fifty dollars.
To the town of Gardner, the sum of twenty-two dollars and
fifty cents.
To the town of New Salem, the sum of fifty dollars.
For one half of the tuition of pupils attending the voca-
tional agricultural department at Hadley, due the following
town, to wit : —
To the town of Amherst, the sum of thirty dollars.
For one half of the tuition of pupils attending the voca-
tional agricultural department at Northborough, due the
following towns and city, to wit : —
To the town of Berlin, the sum of two dollars and fifty
cents.
To the town of Shrewsbury, the sum of thirty-five dollars.
To the town of Southborough, the sum of thirty-six dollars
and twenty-five cents.
To the town of Westborough, the sum of ten dollars.
To the city of Worcester, the sum of fifty-six dollars and
twenty-five cents.
For one half of the tuition of pupils attending the voca-
tional agricultural department at Harwich, due the following
towns, to wit : —
Bedford.
Lincoln.
Acton.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 301. 259
To the town of Chatham, the sum of forty-five dollars. Chatham.
To the town of Orleans, the sum of ninety-five dollars. Orleans.
To the town of Truro, the sum of fifty dollars. Truro.
For one half of the tuition of pupils attending the voca-
tional agricultural department at Ashfield, due the following
towns, to wit : —
To the town of Buckland, the sum of twenty-six dollars. Buckiand.
To the town of Cummington, the sum of thirteen dollars, cummington.
To the town of Hawley, the sum of thirteen dollars. Hawiey.
To the town of Plainfield, the sum of fifty-two dollars. piainfieid.
For one half of the tuition of pupils attending the voca-
tional agricultural department at Concord, due the following
towns, to wit : —
To the town of Bedford, the sum of thirty-two dollars and
fifty cents.
To the town of Lincoln, the sum of thirty-two dollars and
fifty cents.
To the town of Acton, the sum of ninety-seven dollars and
fifty cents.
Section 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 6, 1914-
An Act making appropriations for the reimburse- fhnj) qqi
MENT OF EXPENDITURES FOR TUITION IN CERTAIN IN-
DEPENDENT INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro- Appropriations.
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth
from the ordinary revenue, for meeting the commonwealth's
proportion of the cost of tuition in independent industrial
schools paid by certain cities and towns, under the authority
of section seven of chapter four hundred and seventy-one
of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and eleven, to wit : —
For one half of the tuition of pupils attending the Boston Tuition, Boston
evening industrial school during the school year nineteen fndSstnai
hundred and eleven to nineteen hundred and twelve, also ^*'^°*'^-
nineteen hundred and twelve to nineteen hundred and
thirteen, due the following cities and towns, to wit : —
To the town of Arlington, the sum of seventeen dollars Arlington.
and forty cents.
To the town of Brookline, the sum of thirty-four dollars Brookiine.
and forty cents.
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Cambridge.
Chelsea.
Everett.
Maiden.
Medford.
Melrose.
Monroe.
Norwood.
Raynham.
Somerville.
Stoneham.
Watertown.
Tuition, Boston
trade school
for girls.
Arlington.
Belmont.
Beverly.
Brookline.
Cambridge.
Canton.
Chelsea.
Dedham.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 301.
To the city of Cambridge, the sum of eighty-seven dollars
and seventy-five cents.
To the city of Chels'ea, the sum of twenty-five dollars and
twenty cents.
To the city of Everett, the sum of ten dollars and seventy-
five cents.
To the city of Maiden, the sum of fifty dollars and ten
cents.
To the city of Medford, the sum of twenty-one dollars and
thirty cents.
To the city of Melrose, the sum of thirty-two dollars and
twenty cents.
To the town of Monroe, the sum of sixty-five cents.
To the town of Norwood, the sum of six dollars and
ninety cents.
To the town of Raynham, the sum of five dollars and fifty
cents.
To the city of Somerville, the sum of twenty-six dollars
and forty cents.
To the town of Stoneham, the sum of twenty-nine dollars
and forty cents.
To the town of Watertown, the sum of twenty dollars and
twenty cents.
For one half of the tuition of pupils attending the Boston
trade school for girls during the school year nineteen hun-
dred and eleven to nineteen hundred and twelve, also nine-
teen hundred and twelve to nineteen hundred and thirteen,
due the following cities and towns, to wit : —
To the town of Arlington, the sum of thirteen dollars and
fifty cents.
To the town of Belmont, the sum of forty-four dollars and
ten cents.
To the city of Beverly, the sum of sixty-four dollars and
fifty cents.
To the town of Brookline, the sum of two hundred forty-
one dollars and sixty-six cents.
To the city of Cambridge, the sum of four hundred seventy-
one dollars and two cents.
To the town of Canton, the sum of thirty-six dollars and
sixty cents.
. To the city of Chelsea, the sum of nine dollars and eighty-
seven cents.
To the town of Dedham, the sum of one hundred forty-
three dollars and fifty-five cents.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 301. 261
To the town of Easton, the sum of sixty-five dollars and Gaston.
seventy cents.
To the city of Everett, the sum of two hundred sixty- Everett.
eight dollars and eighty cents.
To the town of Hudson, the sum of twenty-eight dollars Hudson.
and five cents.
To the city of Lynn, the sum of fifty-two dollars and ^^"°-
eighty cents.
To the city of Maiden, the sum of three hundred five Maiden.
dollars and eighty-seven cents.
To the town of Mansfield, the sum of four dollars and Mansfield.
fifty cents.
To the town of Medfield, the sum of sixteen dollars and ^edfieid.
sixty-five cents.
To the city of Medford, the sum of two hundred six dol- Bedford.
lars and seventeen cents.
To the city of IVIelrose, the sum of one hundred thirteen Melrose.
dollars and eighty-five cents.
To the town of Milton, the sum of one hundred twenty- Miiton.
one dollars and thirty-three cents.
To the town of Natick, the sum of one dollar and sixty Natick.
cents.
To the city of Quincy, the sum of one hundred two dollars Quincy.
and eighty-one cents.
To the town of Sharon, the sum of forty dollars and Sharon.
ninety-five cents.
To the city of Somerville, the sum of fifty-one dollars and somerviue.
seventy-four cents.
To the town of Stoneham, the sum of one hundred fifteen stoneham.
dollars and fifty-seven cents.
To the town of Stoughton, the sum of thirty-three dollars stoughton.
and sixty cents.
To the town of Watertown, the sum of fifty-nine dollars watertown.
and twenty-five cents.
To the town of Wellesley, the sum of fifty dollars and Weiiesiey.
twenty-five cents.
To the town of Winchester, the sum of fifty-four dollars Winchester.
and thirty-two cents.
To the town of Winthrop, the sum of one hundred thirty- winthrop.
two dollars and forty-five cents.
For one half of the tuition of pupils attending the Boston Tuition, Boston
continuation school of household arts during the school schoo" of ^°^
year nineteen hundred and twelve to nineteen hundred and I'ousehoid arts.
thirteen, due the following cities and town, to wit : —
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Acts, 1914< — Chap. 301.
Arlington.
Everett.
Medford.
Somerville.
Tuition, Boston
industrial
Bchool for boys.
Arlington.
Chelsea.
Easton.
Maiden.
Melrose.
Reading.
Winthrop.
Tuition, Cam-
bridge girls'
trade school.
Arlington.
Tuition, Chic-
opee evening
industrial
school.
Holyoke.
Tuition,
Lawrence in-
dustrial school.
Andover.
. Boxford.
Haverhill.
To the town of Arlington, the sum of thirty-eight dollars
and eighty cents.
To the city of Everett, the sum of fifteen dollars and
eighty-seven cents.
To the city of Medford, the sum of twenty dollars.
To the city of Somerville, the sum of twenty-three dollars
and eighty-seven cents.
For one half of the tuition of pupils attending the Boston
industrial school for boys during the school year nineteen
hundred and twelve to nineteen hundred and thirteen, due
the following cities and towns, to wit : —
To the town of Arlington, the sum of one hundred eleven
dollars and twenty cents.
To the city of Chelsea, the sum of thirty-seven dollars
and twenty cents.
To the town of Easton, the sum of one hundred eleven
dollars and twenty cents.
To the city of IMalden, the sum of sixty-six dollars and
eighty cents.
To the city of Melrose, the sum of two hundred four dol-
lars.
To the town of Reading, the sum of thirtj^'-one dollars and
twenty cents.
To the town of Winthrop, the sum of forty-four dollars
and eighty cents.
For one half of the tuition of pupils attending the Cam-
bridge girls' trade school during the school year nineteen
hundred and twelve to nineteen hundred and thirteen, due
the following town, to wit : —
To the town of Arlington, the sum of nineteen dollars and
fifty cents.
For one half of the tuition of pupils attending the Chicopee
evening industrial school during the school year nineteen
hundred and twelve to nineteen hundred and thirteen, due
the following city, to wit : —
To the city of Holyoke, the sum of ten dollars.
For one half of the tuition of pupils attending the Law-
rence industrial school during the school year nineteen
hundred and twelve to nineteen hundred and thirteen, due
the following city and towns, to wit : —
To the town of Andover, the sum of four hundred dollars.
To the town of Boxford, the sum of twenty dollars.
To the city of Haverhill, the sum of one thousand one
hundred fifty-three dollars and seventy-five cents.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 301. 263
To the town of North Andover, the sum of three hundred ^°'^^ Andover.
seventy-one dollars and fifty-seven cents.
To the town of Methuen, the sum of one thousand six Methuen.
hundred ninety-eight dollars and seventy-five cents.
For one half of the tuition of pupils attending the Lowell t'i^^'^-^°^^^^
industrial school during the school year nineteen hundred school.
and twelve to nineteen hundred and thirteen, due the follow-
ing towns, to wit : —
To the town of Acton, the sum of fifty dollars. Acton.
To the town of Bedford, the sum of five hundred seven Bedford.
dollars and fifty cents.
To the town of Billerica, the sum of seven hundred seventy- BiUeriea.
one dollars and eighty-eight cents.
To the town of Burlington, the sum of one hundred dollars. Burlington.
To the town of Carlisle, the sum of twenty-five dollars. Carlisle.
To the town of Chelmsford, the sum of five hundred cheimsford.
eighty-four dollars and thirty-eight cents.
To the town of Concord, the sum of fifty-one dollars and Concord,
twenty-five cents.
To the town of Dracut, the sum of four hundred thirty Draout.
dollars.
To the town of Dunstable, the sum of twenty-five dollars. Dunstable.
To the town of Tewksbury, the sum of three hundred Tewkshury.
fifteen dollars.
To the town of Tyngsborough, the sum of fifty-six dollars Tyngsborough.
and twenty-five cents.
For one half of the tuition of pupils attending the New Tuition, New
Bedford industrial school during the school year nineteen trial school.
hundred and twelve to nineteen hundred and thirteen, due
the following towns, to wit : —
To the town of Acushnet, the sum of ninety-seven dollars Aeushnet.
and fifty cents.
To the town of Dartmouth, the sum of two hundred Dartmouth.
seventy dollars.
To the town of Fairhaven, the sum of two hundred sixty- Fairhaven.
nine dollars and sixty cents.
To the town of Freetown, the sum of eighty-two dollars Freetown.
and fifty cents.
To the town of Mattapoisett, the sum of three hundred Mattapoisett.
eleven dollars and twenty cents.
To the town of Rochester, the sum of one hundred fifty Rochester.
dollars.
To the town of Wareham, the sum of one hundred eighty- Wareham.
seven dollars and fifty cents.
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Westport.
Tuition,
Newton voca-
tional school.
Barnstable.
Belmont.
Bourne.
Gloucester.
Waltham.
Watertown.
Wellesley.
Tuition,
Smith's
agricultural
school and
Northampton
school of
industries.
Amherst.
Cummington.
Easthampton.
Goahen.
Hadley.
Hatfield.
Leverett.
Orange.
Plainfield.
Rowe.
Whately.
Williamsburg.
Tuition,
Quincy day
industrial
school.
To the town of Westport, the sum of three hundred fifty
dollars.
For one half of the tuition of pupils attending the Newton
vocational school during the school year nineteen hundred
and twelve to nineteen hundred and thirteen, due the follow-
ing cities and towns, to wit : —
To the town of Barnstable, the sum of seventy-five dol-
lars.
To the town of Belmont, the sum of nine dollars and
seventy-five cents.
To the town of Bourne, the sum of seventy-five dollars.
To the city of Gloucester, the sum of twenty-two dollars
and fifty cents.
To the city of Waltham, the sum of three hundred dollars.
To the town of Watertown, the sum of one thousand two
hundred fifteen dollars.
To the town of Wellesley, the sum of twenty-four dollars
and seventy-five cents.
For one half of the tuition of pupils attending the non-
agricultural departments of Smith's agricultural school and
Northampton school of industries during the school year
nineteen hundred and twelve to nineteen hundred and
thirteen, due the following towns, to wit : —
To the town of Amherst, the sum of seventy-two dollars
and twenty-two cents.
To the town of Cummington, the sum of two hundred dol-
lars.
To the town of Easthampton, the sum of one hundred
sixty-six dollars and sixty-seven cents.
To the town of Goshen, the sum of seventy-two dollars
and twenty-two cents.
To the town of Hadlej^, the sum of thirty-eight dollars
and eighty-nine cents.
To the town of Hatfield, the sum of fifty dollars.
To the town of Leverett, the sum of forty-four dollars and
forty-four cents.
To the town of Orange, the sum of fifty dollars.
To the town of Plainfield, the sum of fifty dollars.
To the town of Rowe, the sum of fifty dollars.
To the town of Whately, the sum of one hundred dollars.
To the town of Williamsburg, the sum of two hundred
seventy-seven dollars and seventy-eight cents.
For one half of the tuition of pupils attending the Quincy
day industrial school during the school year nineteen hun-
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 301. 265
dred and twelve to nineteen hundred and thirteen, due
the following city and towns, to wit : —
To the town of Abington, the sum of thirty-seven dollars Abington.
and fifty cents.
To the city of Boston, the sum of thirty dollars. Boston.
To the town of Braintrce, the sum of one hundred one Braintree.
dollars and twenty-five cents.
To the town of Cohasset, the sum of thirty-three dollars cohasset.
and seventy-five cents.
To the town of Rockland, the sum of twenty-six dollars Rockland.
and twenty-five cents.
To the town of Weymouth, the sum of ninety-seven dollars weymouth.
and fifty cents.
For one half of the tuition of pupils attending the Quincy Tuition,
evening industrial school during the school year nineteen i^dus'tnar*'"'"^
hundred and twelve to nineteen hundred and thirteen, due ^^^°°^-
the following towns, to wit : —
To the town of Braintree, the sum of thirty-one dollars Braintree.
and fifty cents.
To the town of Milton, the sum of seven dollars. Miiton.
To the town of Weymouth, the sum of fifty-one dollars Weymouth.
and nineteen cents.
For one half of the tuition of pupils attending the Somer- Tuition,
ville vocational school for boys during the school year vocat[onaf
nineteen hundred and twelve to nineteen hundred and ^''''°°' ^°'' ''°^^'
thirteen, due the following city, to wit : —
To the city of Medford, the sum of one hundred twenty- Medford.
five dollars.
For one half of the tuition of pupils attending the Somer- Tuition,
ville vocational school for girls during the school year nine- vocational
teen hundred and eleven to nineteen hundred and twelve, ^^^°°^ ^""^ ^"''^"
also nineteen hundred and twelve to nineteen hundred and
thirteen, due the following cities, to wit : —
To the city of Cambridge, the sum of sixty-one dollars and Cambridge.
twenty-five cents.
To the city of Everett, the sum of five dollars. Everett.
To the city of Maiden, the sum of twelve dollars and fifty Maiden.
cents.
To the city of Medford, the sum of twenty-one dollars and Bedford,
sixty-seven cents.
For one half of the tuition of pupils attending the Spring- Tuition,
field vocational school during the school year nineteen vocatfo^f
hundred and twelve to nineteen hundred and thirteen, due ^''^^°°^-
the following town, to wit : —
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Wilbraham.
Tuition, Water-
town evening
practical art
classes.
Arlington.
Newton.
Waltham.
Tuition,
Westfield
industrial
school.
Granville.
Russell.
Southampton.
Tuition,
Worcester boys'
trade school.
Auburn.
Berlin.
Boylston.
Charlton.
Clinton.
Holden.
Lancaster.
Leicester.
Millbury.
Northborough.
Northbridge.
Paxton.
To the town of Wilbraham, the sum of forty-one dollars
and twenty-five cents.
For one half of the tuition of pupils attending the Water-
town evening practical art classes during the school year
nineteen hundred and twelve to nineteen hundred and
thirteen, due the following cities and town, to wit : —
To the town of Arlington, the sum of seven dollars and
eighty-eight cents.
To the city of Newton, the sum of seven dollars.
To the city of Waltham, the sum of twenty-one dollars.
For one half of the tuition of pupils attending the West-
field industrial school during the school year nineteen hun-
dred and twelve to nineteen hundred and thirteen, due the
following towns, to wit : —
To the town of Granville, the sum of forty dollars.
To the town of Russell, the sum of twenty dollars.
To the town of Southampton, the sum of fifty dollars.
For one half of the tuition of pupils attending the Worces-
ter boys' trade school during the school year nineteen hun-
dred and eleven to nineteen hundred and twelve, also nine-
teen hundred and twelve to nineteen hundred and thirteen,
due the following towns, to wit : —
To the town of Auburn, the sum of ninety dollars.
To the town of Berlin, the sum of sixty-seven dollars and
fifty cents.
To the town of Boylston, the sum of sixty-seven dollars
and fifty cents.
To the town of Charlton, the sum of two hundred thirteen
dollars and seventy-four cents.
To the town of Clinton, the sum of twenty-two dollars
and fifty cents.
To the town of Holden, the sum of two hundred two
dollars and fifty cents.
To the town of Lancaster, the sum of thirty dollars and
fifty-four cents.
To the town of Leicester, the sum of three hundred two
dollars and fourteen cents.
To the town of Millbury, the sum of four hundred two
dollars and thirty-two cents.
To the town of Northborough, the sum of ninety dollars.
To the town of Northbridge, the sum of four hundred
forty-nine dollars and forty-seven cents.
To the town of Paxton, the sum of sixty-seven dollars and
fifty cents.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 301. 267
To the town of Shrewsbury, the sum of sixty-seven dollars Shrewsbury.
and fifty cents.
To the town of Southborough, the sum of sixty-seven southborough.
dollars and fifty cents.
To the town of Spencer, the sum of one hundred fifty-seven Spencer.
dollars and fifty cents.
To the town of Sterling, the sum of one hundred eighty- sterling.
nine dollars and sixty cents.
To the town of Sutton, the sum of ninety-one dollars and ^'^"°°-
sixty cents.
To the town of Upton, the sum of two hundred two dol- Upton.
lars and forty-seven cents.
To the town of Webster, the sum of twenty-two dollars Webster.
and fifty cents.
To the town of West Boylston, the sum of ninety dollars. West Boyiston.
For one half of the tuition of pupils attending the Worces- Tuition,
ter girls' trade school during the school year nineteen hun- trade school.
dred and twelve to nineteen hundred and thirteen, due the
following towns, to wit : —
To the town of Auburn, the sum of sixty-seven dollars and ■^u'^u^'n-
fifty cents.
To the town of Berlin, the sum of sixty-seven dollars and ^erim.
fifty cents.
To the town of Boylston, the sum of nine dollars and boyiston.
sixty-five cents.
To the town of Charlton, the sum of sixty-seven dollars Chariton.
and fifty cents.
To the town of Grafton, the sum of sixty-seven dollars Grafton.
and fifty cents.
To the town of Holden, the sum of sixty-seven dollars Hoiden.
and fifty cents.
To the town of Millbury, the sum of one hundred thirty- Miiibury.
five dollars.
To the town of Northbridge, the sum of twenty-two dol- Northbridge.
lars and fifty cents.
To the town of Princeton, the sum of twenty-two dollars Princeton.
and fifty cents.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 6, 1914.
268
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 302.
Appropriations,
maintenance
of independent
industrial
scliools.
Chap. 302 An Act making appropriations for the maintenance
OF certain independent industrial schools for the
PERIOD previous TO DECEMBER FIRST, NINETEEN HUN-
DRED AND THIRTEEN.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro-
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth
from the ordinary revenue, for meeting the commonwealth's
proportion of the cost of maintenance of independent in-
dustrial schools for the period previous to December first,
nineteen hundred and thirteen, in certain cities and towns,
under the authority of chapter four hundred and seventy-
one of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and eleven, to
wit: —
To the city of Beverly, the sum of two thousand -eight
hundred sixty dollars and ninety-three cents.
To the city of Boston, the sum of forty-eight thousand
four hundred eighteen dollars and eight cents.
To the city of Cambridge, the sum of three thousand six
hundred twenty dollars and twenty-two cents.
To the city of Chicopee, the sum of one thousand seven
hundred forty-four dollars and thirty-seven cents.
To the city of Everett, the sum of one thousand three
hundred seventy-six dollars and fifteen cents.
To the city of Holyoke, the sum of nine hundred nine
dollars and thirteen cents.
To the city of Lawrence, the sum of three thousand two
hundred thirteen dollars and twenty-seven cents.
To the city of Lowell, the sum of eight thousand nine
hundred seventy-six dollars and thirty-five cents.
To the city of New Bedford, the sum of thirteen thousand
eight hundred nineteen dollars and ninety-one cents.
To the city of Newton, the sum of nineteen thousand four
hundred seventy-one dollars and fifty-eight cents.
To the town of North Attleborough, the sum of six hundred
eighty-six dollars and ninety-one cents.
To the city of Quincy, the sum of two thousand four hun-
dred four dollars and ninety-eight cents.
To the city of Somerville, the sum of six thousand nine
hundred fifty-one dollars and fifty-four cents.
To the city of Springfield, the sum of five thousand three
hundred twenty dollars and thirty-eight cents.
Beverly.
Boston.
Cambridge.
Chicopee.
Everett.
Holyoke.
Lawrence.
Lowell.
New Bedford.
Newton.
North
Attleborough.
Quincy.
Somerville.
Springfield.
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 303, 304. 269
To the city of Taunton, the sum of four hundred eighty- Taunton.
seven dollars and sixty-eight cents.
To the town of Westfield, the sum of two thousand five westfieid.
hundred ninety-four dollars and twenty-three cents.
To the city of Worcester, the sum of thirty-one thousand Worcester.
fifty-seven dollars and forty-three cents.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 6, 1914.
An Act making an appropriation for the salaries and Chap. SOS
EXPENSES OF THE DIRECTORS OF THE PORT OF BOSTON.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1 . The sum of eighty thousand dollars is hereby Directors of
appropriated, to be paid out of the Port of Boston Fund, for Boston. °
the salaries and expenses of the directors of the port of Boston,
for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of November,
nineteen hundred and fourteen, as authorized by chapter
six hundred and sixty-three of the acts of the year nineteen
hundred and twelve.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 6, 1914-
An Act relative to the clearing of obstructions upon r^hruj qqa
LANDS BORDERING UPON STATE HIGHWAYS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The Massachusetts highway commission, Removal of
with the consent of the owner, is hereby authorized and and^sh°rubbery
from lands
upon
directed to remove the limbs of trees and shrubbery from ^°^i^
lands bordering upon state highways when such limbs futhorlfld!'*^^
or shrubbery, in their opinion, obstruct the view of persons
travelling upon the highway or make travelling thereon
dangerous. In case the owner does not desire the ma-
terial which has been so removed, the said commission may
sell or otherwise dispose of the same, and if it is sold the
amount so received shall be used toward defraying the
expense of removing such material.
Section 2. The said commission shall cause all debris Disposal of
resulting from any cutting or trimming done along the state "^ "^'
highways, under authority of this or of any other act, to be
disposed of in such manner that it will not constitute a fire
menace to adjoining property. Approved April 6, 1914-
270
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 305, 306.
Appropriations.
C hap. S05 An Act making appropriations for deficiencies in
APPROPRIATIONS FOR CERTAIN EXPENSES AUTHORIZED IN
THE YEAR NINETEEN HUNDRED AND THIRTEEN.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro-
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth
from the ordinary revenue, for certain expenses in excess of
appropriations therefor in the year nineteen hundred and
thirteen, to wit : —
For the pubhcation of the opinions of the attorney-general,
the sum of seventy-four dollars and ninety-four cents.
For a cumulative index of the acts and resolves, the sum
of one hundred forty-eight dollars and twenty-four cents.
For district attorneys' travel, the sum of five hundred
thirty-four dollars and twenty-three cents.
For expenses of the homestead commission, the sum of
one hundred four dollars and three cents.
For preserving the purity of inland waters, the sum of
three hundred eleven dollars and sixty-six cents.
For expenses of the Gardner state colony, the sum of one
hundred fifty-five dollars and twelve cents.
For expenses of the Worcester state hospital, the sum of
two hundred fifty-five dollars and sixty-one cents.
For expenses of the Northampton state hospital, the sum
of twenty-nine hundred fifty-eight dollars and thirteen
cents.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 6, 1914-
Opinions of
attorney-
general.
Cumulative
index.
District
attorneys'
travel.
Homestead
commission,
expenses.
Purity of
inland waters.
Gardner state
colony.
Worcester
state hospital.
Northampton
state hospital.
Chap. 306 An Act making an appropriation for expenses of cer-
tain litigation between the commonwealth and
the haverhill gas light company.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. A sum not exceeding seventy-five hundred
dollars is hereby appropriated, to be paid out of the treas-
ury of the commonwealth from the ordinary revenue, for
the expenses of the litigation between the commonwealth
and the Haverhill Gas Light Company, the same to be in
addition to any amount heretofore appropriated for this pur-
Appropriation,
expenses of
certain
litigation.
pose.
Section 2.
This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 6, 1914'
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 307. 271
An Act to incorporate the millington village im- Chap. 307
PROVEMENT SOCIETY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Frances Ballard, Edwin A. Goodnow and ^^'/^gf""
Martha Ellis, their associates and successors, are hereby g™?™'^®™^'**
made a corporation by the name of the Millington Village incorporated.
Improvement Society, for the purpose of furthering the
construction and aiding in the maintenance of general
public improvements in the village of Millington, situated
in the town of New Salem, with power to hold, maintain,
improve and ornament any park, grove or other lands of
which said corporation may become possessed by purchase,
gift or otherwise, and for any other public objects for the
improvement of said village, with all the powers and privi-
leges and subject to all the duties, restrictions and liabilities
set forth in all general laws, not inconsistent with this act,
now or hereafter in force applicable to such corporations.
Section 2. Said corporation shall consist of not less Membership.
than twenty-five members.
Section 3. The management and control of the property Trustees,
inp. n .1 .. i«i_L*j^i 1 111 election, terms,
and aiiairs oi said corporation, subject to its bjMaws, shall etc.
be vested in a board of nine trustees who shall be elected,
three each year, for the term of three years, except that at
the first election three trustees shall be elected for one year,
three for two years and three for three years. Said trustee
shall elect annually from their number a president, treasurer
and clerk who shall serve until their successors are elected
and qualified. The treasurer shall give such bond as the
trustees may direct. A vacancy in the board of trustees vacancy,
from any cause may be filled at any regular or special meeting
of the corporation, and a vacancy in the office of president,
treasurer or clerk may be filled at any regular meeting of the
trustees or at any special meeting, if due notice of such pro-
posed election shall have been given. In the choice of
members of the corporation and of the board of trustees or
of the above named officers, no distinction shall be made on
account of sex.
Section 4. Said corporation may adopt such by-laws By-iaws.
as it deems best for carrying out the purposes of its or-
ganization, and said board of trustees may make such by-
laws for its government as it sees fit, provided that the by-
laws contain nothing inconsistent with the provisions of law
or of this act.
272
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 308.
May purchase,
etc., land for
park purposes,
etc.
May receive
gifts, grants,
etc.
Town niay
appropriate
money, etc.
Treasurer to
make annual
report.
Section 5. Said corporation may obtain by purchase,
gift or otherwise, land in the town of New Salem, not exceed-
ing one hundred acres in extent, and may hold, develop and
administer the same for park and pleasure purposes, the
public to have free access to such lands and parks under
reasonable regulations approved by the selectmen of the
town.
Section 6. Said corporation may receive and hold for
the purpose aforesaid any grants, gifts or bequests under
such conditions and rules as may be prescribed in such grants,
gifts and bequests, if not inconsistent with the provisions of
law or of this act, and in the absence of conditions attached to
any grant, gift or bequest, all funds so received shall be
under the control of the trustees of said corporation, and all
property of said corporation, whether real estate or personal
property, not exceeding fifty thousand dollars in value, in
addition to the one hundred acres of land before mentioned,
shall be exempt from taxation so long as it is administered
for the public purposes herein set forth.
Section 7. The town of New Salem is hereby authorized
to appropriate and pay money to said corporation for the
general purposes thereof, or for any specific purposes which
may be designated, and said corporation shall receive and
use the same in accordance with this act and subject to the
approval of the selectmen.
Section 8. The treasurer of the corporation shall
annually in the month of January file with the selectmen of
the town a copy of his report showing the purposes for which
such town appropriations were expended during the pre-
ceding year.
Section 9. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 6, 1914..
Chap.SOS An Act to authorize the town of falmouth to issue
additional bonds or notes for the purpose of ex-
tending its water system to sippewissett.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The town of Falmouth, for the purpose of ex-
tending its water system to and through that part of the
town called Sippewissett, is hereby authorized to issue bonds
or notes to an amount not exceeding fifteen thousand dollars
in addition to the amounts heretofore authorized by chapter
Town of
Falmouth may
issue bonds or
notes for
extension of
water system.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 308. 273
three hundred and thirty-one of the acts of the year nineteen
hundred and two, as amended by chapter one hundred and
twenty-eight of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
three, chapter three hundred and fifty-two of the acts of
the year nineteen hundred and five, and chapter five hun-
dred and ninety-nine of the acts of the year nineteen hundred
and twelve.
Section 2. Bonds or notes issued under authority of pXwuth
this act shall bear on their face the words. Town of Falmouth '^^ct'^i mT'
Water Loan, Act of 1914, shall be payable by such annual
payments, beginning not more than one year after the date
thereof, as will extinguish each loan within thirty years
from its date; and the amount of the annual payment of
any loan in any year shall not be less than the amount of
the principal of said loan payable in any subsequent year.
Each authorized issue of bonds or notes shall constitute a
separate loan. Said bonds or notes shall bear interest at a
rate not exceeding four and one half per cent per annum,
payable semi-annually; and shall be signed by the treasurer
of the town and countersigned by a majority of the water com-
missioners. The town may sell the said securities at public
or private sale, upon such terms and conditions as it may
deem proper, but they shall not be sold for less than their
par value, and the proceeds shall be used only for the purpose
herein specified.
Section 3. Said town shall, at the time of authorizing Payment of
said loan or loans, provide for the payment thereof in ac-
cordance with section two of this act; and when a vote to
that effect has been passed, a sum which, with the income
derived from water rates, wdll be sufficient to pay the annual
expense of operating its water works, and the interest as it
accrues on the bonds or notes issued as aforesaid by the
town, and to make such payments on the principal as may be
required under the provisions of this act, shall, without
further vote, be assessed by the assessors of the town an-
nually thereafter, in the same manner in which other taxes
are assessed, until the debt incurred by said loan or loans is
extinguished.
Section 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 6, 1914.
274
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 309, 310.
Taking of fish
in certain
waters
regulated.
Proviso.
Chap. 309 An Act to regulate the taking of fish in the waters
OF HINGHAM tL^RBOR, WEYMOUTH BACK RIVER, HULL BAY
AND ADJACENT WATERS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1, No person shall set, draw, use, or attempt to
set, draw, or use any net, seine, trap or other device for
catching any fish by other than a naturally or artificially
baited hook in Hingham harbor, Hull bay, Weymouth Back
river, or in any cove, bay, inlet or tributary thereof: provided,
that the selectmen of Hingham, Weymouth and Hull may, by
joint action, grant permits for the purpose aforesaid within
said waters, with such restrictions as, in their judgment, will
prevent the same from constituting or causing a nuisance;
and they may at any time revoke any such permit. The
])rovisions of this act shall not prohibit the use of traps for
the catching of lobsters.
Section 2. Whoever violates the provisions of this act
shall be punished, for a first offence, by a fine of not less than
one hundred nor more than three hundred dollars, or by
imprisonment for not less than six nor more than twelve
months, or by both such fine and imprisonment, and, for a
second offence, by both such fine and imprisonment.
Approved April 6, 1014-
Penalties.
Chap.ZlO An Act relative to duties of court officers in cases
OF COMMITMENT OF PRISONERS ON CONVICTION OF FELONY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter two hundred and twenty of the Revised Laws is
hereby amended by striking out section thirty-one and in-
serting in place thereof the following new section: — Section
SI. When a person is committed to the state prison, the
Massachusetts reformatory, the reformatory for women or
to any other public penal institution, on conviction of felony,
the clerk of the court shall, without charge, transmit with
the mittimus an attested copy of the complaint or indictment
under which such person was convicted, and the names and
addresses of the witnesses who testified for and against
such person at the trial, together Math a record containing
the names and addresses of the presiding judge, district
attorney and of the attorney for the defendant.
Approved April 6, 1914.
R. L. 220, §31,
amended.
Cojjy of
■ indictment,
etc., and certain
other informa-
tion to be
transmitted
with mittimus.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 311. 275
An Act rel.\tive to extending the date of eligibility Chap.Sll
UNDER THE BURIAL ACT FOR THE WIVES AND WIDOWS OF
VETERANS OF THE CIVIL WAR.
Be it enacted, etc., as follaws:
Section 1. Section seventeen of chapter four hundred i^Jle'ndfci.^ ^^'
and sixty-eight of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
nine is hereby amended by striking out the words "the
year eighteen hundred and eighty", in the nineteenth hne,
and inserting in phice thereof the words : — the twenty-
seventh day of June in the year eighteen hundred and ninety,
— so as to read as follows: — Section 17. The mayor of each Burial agents,
city and the selectmen of each town or, in Boston, the powere,*dut'ics,
soldiers' relief commissioner, shall designate a burial agent, ''*'*^-
who shall not be one of the overseers of the poor or be em-
ployed by them, and who shall, under regulations established
by the commissioner of state aid, cause properly to be in-
terred the body of any honorably discharged soldier, sailor
or marine who served in the army or navy of the United
States during the war of the rebellion, or during the war
between the United States and Spain after the fourteenth
day of February and prior to the twelfth day of August in
the year eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, and the body of
his wife, widow or dependent mother, and the bodies of
such army nurses as are entitled to state aid under section
three of this act, if they die without sufficient means to
defray funeral expenses; but no wife or widow of any soldier,
sailor or marine of the civil war shall be entitled to the
benefits of this section unless she was married to him prior
to the twenty-seventh day of June in the year eighteen hun-
dred and ninety, and no wife or widow of any soldier, sailor
or marine of the Spanish war unless she was married to him
prior to the first day of January in the year nineteen hundred
and one. If an interment has taken place without the
knowledge of the burial agent, application may be made
to him within thirty days after the date of the death, and if
upon investigation he shall find that the deceased was within
the provisions of this section and the rules of the commis-
sioner of state aid, he may certify the same as provided in
the following section.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April G, 1014-
276 Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 312, 313.
Chap. 312 An Act kelative to the promotion of certain members
OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF WORCESTER.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Sioyeesof SECTION 1. The mayor of the city of Worccster IS hereby
depirtmlntof ^uthorized to appoint without further civil service examina-
worcester may tiou thc poHcc patrol dfivcrs, pohcc ambulance drivers and
a^ regular ^ poHcc ambulauce attendants now employed as such by
the city as regular members of the police department, with
the same standing as regular patrolmen in said department.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Ajyproved April 6, 1914-
members, etc.
Chap. SIS An Act to establish the duxbury fire and water
DISTRICT AND TO PROVIDE FOR SUPPLYING THE SAME WITH
WATER.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
fnd'waTer^'''" Section 1. Thc inhabitants of the town of Duxbury
StlbiTshed. liable to taxation in said town and residing within the terri-
tory enclosed by the following boundary lines, to wit : —
Beginning at a stake in the southerly line of West street near
the house of Emma M. Brownrigg and distant ninety-seven
and thirty-seven hundredths feet from the southwesterly
corner of the stone foundation of the house of Samuel E.
Hathaway, measured south eighty and one half degrees
west, thence northerly in a straight line to the northwesterly
corner of the land of Doctor Samuel H. Durgin; thence
continuing the same course to the boundary line between
Duxbury and Marslifield; thence running easterly by said
boundary line to a point six hundred feet distant westerly
from the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad
tracks; thence running southerly by a line parallel with
and six hundred feet distant from said railroad tracks to the
Mill brook, so-called; thence running by the southerly side
of said Mill brook, sometimes called Duck Hill river, easterly
to Duxbury bay; thence running by the shore of Duxbury
bay, easterly, southwesterly and southerly to a point on the
Standish shore; thence by a straight line which passes
through the southwesterly corner bound of land which
Edgar H. Thompson purchased of Katharine A. Mulcahy
northwesterly to the Myles Standish monument; thence in
a straight line to a state highway bound on the southerly
water sources,
etc.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 313. 277
side of Tobey Garden street at its junction with Tremont
street; thence by a straight Hne to the westerly corner of
Mayflower cemetery; thence by a straight Hne northerly
to the point of beginning, shall constitute a fire and water
district, and are hereby made a body corporate, by the
name of the Duxbury Fire and Water District, for the pur-
pose of supplying themselves with water for the extinguish-
ment of fires and for domestic and other purposes, with
power to establish fountains and hydrants, and to relocate
and discontinue the same; to regulate the use of such water
and to fix and collect rates to be paid therefor, and to take,
or acquire by lease, purchase or otherwise, and to hold
property, lands, rights of way and easements for the pur-
poses mentioned in this act, and to prosecute and defend in all
actions relating to the property and affairs of the district.
Section 2. Said fire and water district, for the purposes May take lands,
aforesaid, may take, or acquire by purchase or otherwise, and
hold the waters of any pond or stream or of any ground
sources of supply by means of driven, artesian or other wells
within the limits of the town of Duxbury, and the water
rights connected with any such sources, and may also take,
or acquire by purchase or otherwise, and hold all lands,
rights of way and easements necessary for collecting, storing,
holding, purifying and preserving the purity of the water
and for conveying the same to any part of said district:
provided, however, that no source of water supply and no Proviso,
lands necessary for preserving the quality of such water,
shall be taken or used without first obtaining the advice and
approval of the state board of health, and that the location
of all dams, reservoirs and wells to be used as sources of
water supply under this act shall be subject to the approval of
said board. Said district may construct on the lands acquired ^r^^uctures, lay
and held under the provisions of this act, proper dams, p'pes. etc.
reservoirs, standpipes, tanks, buildings, fixtures and other
structures, and may make excavations, procure and operate
machinery and provide such other means and appliances,
and do such other things as may be necessary for the estab-
lishment and maintenance of complete and effective water
works; and for that purpose may construct wells and reser-
voirs and establish pumping works, and may construct,
lay and maintain aqueducts, conduits, pipes and other
works under or over any land, water courses, railroads,
railways and public or other ways, and along such ways in
the town of Duxbury, in such manner as not unnecessarily
278
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 313.
Taking of
lands, etc., to
be recorded,
etc.
Damages.
to obstruct the same; and for the purpose of constructing,
laying, maintaining, operating and repairing such conduits,
pipes, and other works, and for all proper purposes of this
act, said district may dig up or raise and embank any such
lands, highways or other ways in such manner as to cause
the least hindrance to public travel on such ways; and all
things done upon any such way shall be subject to the direc-
tion of the selectmen of the town of Duxbury.
Section 3. Said fire and water district shall, within
ninety days after the taking of any lands, rights of way,
water rights, water sources or easements under the provi-
sions of this act, file and cause to be recorded in the registry
of deeds for the county of Plymouth a description thereof
sufficiently accurate for identification, with a statement of
the purpose for which the same were taken, signed by the
water commissioners hereinafter provided for. The title to
all land taken, purchased or acquired in any way under the
provisions of this act shall vest in said Duxbury Fire and
Water District, and the land so taken may be managed,
improved and controlled by the board of water commis-
sioners hereinafter provided for, in such manner as they
shall deem for the best interest of said district.
Section 4. Said district shall pay all damages to property
sustained by any person or corporation by the taking of any
land, right of way, water, water source, water right or ease-
ment, or by anything done by said district under authority
of this act. Any person or corporation sustaining damages
as aforesaid, and failing to agree with said district as to the
amount thereof, may have the same determined in the manner
provided by law in the case of land taken for the laying out
of highways, on application at any time within the period of
two years after the taking of such land or other property
or the doing of other injury under authority of this act; but
no such application shall be made after the expiration of the
said two years. No assessment of damages shall be made
for the taking of any water, water right, or for any injury
thereto, and the said period of two years shall not begin to
run, until the water is actually withdrawn or diverted by
said district under authority of this act. Said district may
by vote, from time to time, determine what amount or
quantity of water it proposes to take and appropriate under
this act; in which case any damages caused by such taking
shall be based upon such amount or quantity until the same
shall be increased by vote or otherwise, and in such event
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 313. 279
said district shall be further liable only for the additional
damages caused by such additional taking.
Section 5. Said district, for the purpose of paying the DuxburyFire
necessary expenses and liabilities incurred under the pro- Diatricf Loan,
visions of this act, may issue from time to time bonds or ^'^*' °^ ^^'"*-
notes to an amount not exceeding one hundred and ten
thousand dollars. Such bonds or notes shall bear on their
face the words, Duxbury Fire and Water District Loan, Act
of 1914; shall be payable by such annual payments as will
extinguish each loan within thirty years from its date; shall
bear interest, payable semi-annually, at a rate not exceeding
five per cent per annum; and shall be signed by the treas-
urer of the district and countersigned by the chairman of
the water commissioners hereinafter provided for. Each
authorized issue of bonds or notes shall constitute a separate
loan, and the amount payable in any year for principal shall
not be less than the amount of principal payable in any
subsequent year. Said district may sell the said securities
at public or private sale, for the purposes of this act, upon
such terms and conditions as it may deem proper; but
they shall not be sold for less than their par value. Said
bonds shall be exempt from taxation.
Section G. Said district shall, at the time of authorizing Payment of
said loan, provide for the payment thereof in such annual
payments as will extinguish the same within the time pre-
scribed by this act; and when a vote to that effect has been
passed a sum which, with the income derived from water
rates, will be sufficient to pay the annual expense of operating
its water works and the interest as it accrues on the bonds or
notes issued as aforesaid, and to make such payments on the
principal as may be required under the provisions of this
act, shall without further vote be raised annually by tax-
ation in the manner hereinafter provided.
Section 7. Whenever a tax is duly voted bj'^ said dis- Assessment and
trict for the purpose of this act, the clerk of the district shall ta"w.'
send a certified copy of the vote to the assessors of the town
of Duxbury, who shall proceed within thirty daj'^s thereafter
to assess the same in the same manner in which town taxes
are required by law to be assessed. The assessment shall
be committed to the town collector, who shall collect said
tax in the manner provided by law for the collection of town
taxes, and shall deposit the proceeds thereof with the district
treasurer for the use and benefit of said district. Said district
may collect overdue interest on taxes in the manner in which
eetioii of
280
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 313.
Proviso.
First meeting.
Water com-
missioners,
election, terms,
etc.
Treasurer, ap-
pointment, etc.
Quorum.
Vacancy.
Water rates,
etc.
interest is authorized to be collected on town taxes: provided,
that the district at the time of voting to raise the tax shall so
determine and shall also fix a time for the payment thereof.
Section 8. The first meeting of said district shall be
called on petition of ten or more legal voters therein, by
a warrant from the selectmen of the town of Duxbury, or
from a justice of the peace, directed to one of the petitioners,
requiring him to give notice of the meeting by posting copies
of the warrant in two or more public places in the district
seven days at least before the time of the meeting. One of
the petitioners shall preside at the meeting until a clerk is
chosen and sworn, and the clerk shall preside until a modera-
tor is chosen. After the choice of a moderator, the question
of the acceptance of this act shall be submitted to the voters,
and if it shall be accepted by a majority vote of the voters
present and voting thereon it shall take effect, and the meet-
ing may then proceed to act on the other articles contained
in the warrant.
Section 9. The Duxbury Fire and Water District shall,
after the acceptance of this act as aforesaid, elect by ballot
three persons to hold office, one until the expiration of three
years, one until the expiration of tW' o years and one until the
expiration of one j'car from the next succeeding annual dis-
trict meeting, to constitute a board of water commissioners;
and at every annual meeting thereafter one such commis-
sioner shall be elected by ballot for the term of three years.
All the authority granted to said district by this act and not
otherwise specifically provided for shall be vested in said
board of w^ater commissioners, w^ho shall be subject, how-
ever, to such instructions, rules and regulations as the district
may impose by its vote. Said commissioners shall appoint
a treasurer of the district, who may be one of their number,
who shall give bonds to the district to such an amount
and with such sureties as may be approved by the commis-
sioners. A majority of the commissioners shall constitute
a quorum for the transaction of business. Any vacancy oc-
curring in said board from any cause may be filled for the
remainder of the unexpired term by said fire district at any
legal meeting called for the purpose. No money shall be
drawn from the district treasury on account of the water
%vorks except by a written order of said commissioners or a
majority of them.
Section 10. Said commissioners shall fix just and
equitable prices and rates for the use of water, and shall
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 313. 281
prescribe the time and manner of payment. The income of
the water works shall be used to defray all operating expenses,
interest charges and payments on principal as they accrue
upon any bonds or notes issued under authority of this act.
If there should be a net surplus remaining after providing for
the aforesaid charges, it shall be used for such new construc-
tion as the water commissioners may determine upon, and
in case a surplus should remain after payment for such new
construction the water rates shall be reduced proportionately.
No money shall be expended in new construction by the New con-
water commissioners except from the net surplus aforesaid, ^*''"'=*'°°-
unless the district appropriates and provides money therefor.
Said commissioners shall annually, and as often as the dis- Annual report,
trict may require, render a report upon the condition of the
works under their charge and an account of their doings, in-
cluding an account of receipts and expenditures.
Section 11. Said district may adopt by-laws prescribing By-iaws.etc.
by whom and how meetings may be called and notified; and,
upon the application of ten or more legal voters in the dis-
trict, meetings may also be called by warrant as provided in
section eight. Said district ma.y also choose such other
officers, not provided for in this act, as it may deem necessary
or proper.
Section 12. Whoever wilfully or wantonly corrupts, pol- Penalty for
lutes or diverts any water obtained or supplied under this water^etc?
act, or wilfully or wantonly injures any reservoir, stand-
pipe, aqueduct, pipe or other property owned or used by
said district for the purposes of this act shall forfeit and
pay to the district three times the amount of damages
assessed therefor, to be recovered in an action of tort; and
upon conviction of any of the above acts shall be punished
by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars or by imprison-
ment in jail for a term not exceeding six months.
Section 13. This act shall take effect upon its acceptance Time of taking
by a majority vote of the voters of said district present and
voting thereon by ballot at a district meeting called in ac-
cordance with the provisions of section eight, within three
years after the passage of this act, and may be voted on at
as many meetings as may be called: provided, Jioivever, that Proviso.
not more than three meetings for the purpose of accept-
ance of this act shall be held in any one year; but this act
shall become void unless said district shall begin to distribute
water to consumers within three years after the acceptance
of the act as aforesaid. Ayyroved April 6, 1914'
282 Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 314, 315, 316.
Chap. S14 An Act relative to the water commissioner of the
CITY OF CHELSEA.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
mfsslonero'f Section 1. The officc of water commissioner of the city
Sfjccr to civil ^^ Chelsea shall be subject to the civil service laws and
service laws, regulations.
Act to be sub- Section 2. This act shall be submitted to the voters of
S^stafedect^on^ ^^^ city of Cliclsea at the next annual state election in the
form of the following question to be placed upon the official
ballot: — "Shall chapter of the acts passed by
the general court in the year nineteen hundred and fourteen,
making the water commissioner of the city of Chelsea subject
to the civil service laws and regulations, be accepted?" and
this act shall take effect if accepted by a majority of the
voters voting thereon. Approved April 6, 1914-
Chap.S15 An Act relative to the agent of the board of regis-
tration in pharmacy.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
of"regisfmt?on'^ Section 1. Tlic board of registration in pharmacy
in pharmacy, shall appoiut an agent whose duty shall be to inspect the
appointment, ^^,.,*'. ., "^ ,, , ,
etc. drug stores doing busmess in the commonwealth and to make
a daily report of his doings pertaining thereto, and to report
all violations of the laws relating to pharmacy. He shall
receive an annual salary of seventeen hundred and fifty
dollars, with his travelling expenses.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 6, 191 4.
Chap. S16 An Act to prohibit the charging of fees for certifi-
cates RELATING TO MINORS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Cortnin certifi- Section 1. It shall bc unlawful for any city or town
cates relating to fr»'i i e p -n
minors to bo clcrk or othcr official to charge any fee for a certificate re-
issued without . , , p ^ • 1 p • 1
fee. lating to the age or place of birth oi any minor or to any other
fact sought to be established in relation to school attendance,
but such certificates shall be issued, upon request, by any
city or town clerk.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 6, 1914-
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 317, 318, 319. 283
An Act to authorize municipalities to borrow money (Jhav-^Vl
FOR THE construction OF HIGHWAYS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Clause (8) of section five of chapter seven 1913, 719, § 5,
hundred and nineteen of the acts of the year nineteen hun- amended.'
dred and thirteen is hereby amended by inserting after the
word "pavement", in the first line, the words: — or other
road material, — so as to read as follows: — (8) For macadam
pavement or other road material under specifications ap-
proved by the Massachusetts highway commission, five years.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 7, 1914-
An Act relative to levy upon land situated in dif- Chap. 318
FERENT counties.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1 . Section forty-six of chapter one hundred and ^^^nd^d! ^ *^'
seventy-eight of the Revised Laws is hereby amended by in-
serting after the word "redemption", in the first line, the
words: — or a levy by set-off or sale, — so as to read as fol-
lows:— Section Jfi. A levy upon a right of redemption, or Levy on right
a levy by set-off or sale, of land in difl'erent counties mav be of landhi d°f-
made by an officer of any of such counties. " f"*^"* '°"°*'^^'-
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 7, 1914-
An Act to authorize the town of cummington to sup- nhn^ 319
PLY ITSELF WITH WATER.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The town of Cummington may supply itself TownofCum-
,..,,. . , PI . * . , ' "^ „ nungton may
and its inhabitants with water tor the extinguishment 01 supply itself
fires and for domestic, and other purposes; may establish ^'
fountains and hydrants, and relocate or discontinue the same,
and may regulate the use of the water and fix and collect
rates to be paid therefor.
Section 2, The said town may obtain its water supply May take
by means of driven, artesian or other wells, or may take, or iourcesT'ete'
acquire by purchase or otherwise, and hold the water of any
pond, stream or spring, or artesian or driven well, within the
284
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 319.
Proviso.
May erect
structures, lay
pipes, etc.
Description of
land, etc., taken
to be recorded,
etc.
limits of the town, and the water rights connected with any
such water sources, and also all lands, rights of way and
easements necessary for holding and preserving the water
and for convejdng the same to any part of the town: yro-
mded, that no source of water supply for domestic purposes
and no lands necessary for preserving the quality of such
water shall be taken without first obtaining the ad^dce and
approval of the state board of health. Said town may also
erect on the land taken or held as aforesaid proper dams,
buildings, reservoirs, standpipes, tanks and other structures
and may make excavations, procure and operate machinery
and provide such other means and appUances as may be
necessary for the establishment and maintenance of complete
and effective water works; and may construct and lay con-
duits, pipes and other works under or on any lands, water
courses, railroads, railways or public or private ways, and
along any such ways, in such manner as not unnecessarily
to obstruct the same; and for the purpose of constructing,
maintaining and repairing such conduits, pipes and other
works and for all proper purposes of this act the town may
dig up any lands or ways in such manner as to cause the least
hindrance to public travel on such ways. The town shall
not enter upon, or construct or lay any conduits, pipes or
other works within, the location of any railroad corporation
except at such times and in such manner as it may agree
upon with such corporation, or, in case of failure to agree,
as may be approved by the public service commission.
Section 3. The town shall, within ninety days after the
taking of any land, rights of way, water rights, water sources
or easements as aforesaid, file and cause to be recorded in
the registry of deeds for the county and district within which
such land or other property is situated, a description thereof
sufficiently accurate for identification, with a statement of
the purpose for which the same was taken, signed by the
water commissioners hereinafter provided for.
Section 4. The town shall pay all damages to property
sustained by any person or corporation by the taking of any
land, right of way, water, water source, water right or ease-
ment, or by any other thing done by the town under authority
of this act. Any person or corporation sustaining damages
as aforesaid and failing to agree with the town as to the
amount thereof, may have the same determined in the man-
ner provided by law in the case of land taken for laying out
highways, on application at any time within the period of
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 319. 285
two years after the taking of such land or other property
or the doing of other injury under authority of this act; but
no assessments of damages shall be made for the taking of
any water or water right, or for any injury thereto, and the
said period of two years shall not begin until the water is
actually withdrawn or diverted by said town under the
authority of this act.
Section 5. The said town may, for the purpose of pa}-- Town may raise
ing the necessary expenses and liabilities incurred under the giFt^etc!*''*""''^
provisions of this act, raise money by taxation and accept
gifts of money from any person or persons.
Section 6. The town may contract with any person or May acquire
, • 1 1 * J. J. " A. and hold
corporation, and may purchase any interest in any property interest in
which may be deemed necessary to carry out the provisions contracftoljU
of this act, and may hold such interest and property and may °!it^h^appr*ovki
contract to buy or sell water with any adjoining town or of state board
any company serving such town, with the approval of the
state board of health.
Section 7. Whoever wilfully or wantonly corrupts, pol- ^oii'^fe'jf°Jf
lutes or diverts any water taken or held by said town under water, etc.
authority of tliis act, or destroys or injures any structure,
work or other property owned, held or used by the town
under the authority and for the purposes of this act shall
forfeit and pay to the town three times the amount of dam-
ages assessed therefor, to be recovered in an action of tort;
and upon conviction of any of the said wilful or wanton acts
shall be punished by a fine not exceeding three hundred dol-
lars or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year.
Section 8. The town shall, a.fter its acceptance of this water com-
act, at a town meeting called for the purpose, elect by ballot dection!term8,
three persons to hold office, one for three years, one for two ^*'*'-
years and one for one year from the next succeeding annual
town meeting, to constitute a board of water commissioners;
and at every annual town meeting thereafter one water com-
missioner shall be elected by ballot for a term of three years.
All the authority granted to said town by this act and not
otherwise specifically provided for shall be vested in said
board of water commissioners, who shall be subject, however,
to such instructions, rules and regulations as the town may
impose by its vote. A majority of said commissioners shall Quorum,
constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Any vacancy.
vacancy occurring in the board from any cause may be filled
for the remainder of the unexpired term by the town at any
town meeting called for the purpose.
286 Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 320, 321.
Scet.°* *'*'''°^ Section 9. This act shall take effect upon its acceptance
by a majority of the voters present and voting thereon by
ballot at any annual town meeting of the town of Cumming-
ton held within three years after its passage, or by a two thirds
vote at any special meeting called for the purpose within that
time, at which special meeting a majority of the voters shall
be present and voting; but the number of special meetings
so called in any one year shall not exceed two. So far as it
relates to acceptance by the said town this act shall take
effect upon its passage. Apyroved April 8, 1014-
Chap. S20 An Act relative to the election of officers and elec-
tive COMMITTEES OF FRATERNAL BENEFICIARY SOCIETIES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
imendld.^ *^' SECTION 1. Paragraph g of scctioii twclvc of chapter six
hundred and twenty-eight of the acts of the year nineteen
hundred and eleven, is hereby amended by adding at the
Certain officers end tlicrcof tlic words: — The constitution or by-laws may
and members mji rr» iij- i Cii*
may be, ex prcscriDe tlic omccrs and elective members or standnig com-
rcctora, etc. inittccs who may be ex officiis directors or other officers
corresponding thereto.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 8, 1914-
Chap. S21 An Act to authorize the city of beverly to incur in-
debtedness FOR THE improvement OF ITS HARBOR AND
SHORES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
niay Tncur In-^^ SECTION 1. The city of Bcverly, for the purpose of con-
harbor'im- ^""^ structing a public wharf, and a bulkhead to afford a dump-
provements, Jng place for dredge spoil, all within the territorial limits of
Beverly, and all as described in the report of William T.
Rossell, chief of engineers. United States army, under date
of September third in the year nineteen hundred and thir-
teen, found in house document number two hundred and
twenty, of the first session of the sixty-third congress of the
United States of America, said report being modified in
accordance with suggestions made in the report of Edward
Burr, acting chief of engineers, found in rivers and harbors
committee document number eight, sixty-third congress,
second session, or else within such limits or in such manner
as the board of harbor and land commissioners of this com-
etc
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 321. 287
monwealth may approve, is hereby authorized to acquire,
by gift or purchase, or to take in fee by right of eminent
domain, such fiats and otlicr land or real estate within the
territorial limits of said city as may, in the discretion of the
city, be necessary or desirable therefor, whether or not such
flats are owned or held as appurtenant to any upland bor-
dering on the harbor. The said public wharf shall be con-
trolled and managed by the city of Beverly.
Section 2. Within sixty days after the final passage of 1°^^ tK'to^
an order of said city providing for the taking of any land or ';''' recorded,
interest therein under the provisions of this act, the city shall
file and cause to be recorded in the southern district registry
of deeds for the county of Essex, a description thereof suffi-
ciently accurate for identification, and a statement of the
purpose for which it was taken, which shall be signed by the
mayor and a majority of the board of aldermen. The filing
of such description and statement shall constitute a taking
in fee by the city of Beverly.
Section 3. The said city may agree with any person or Damages.
corporation sustaining damages to his or its property by
such taking as to the amount thereof, and the city shall pay
the same; but if they are unable to agree, the damages shall,
on petition of the person or corporation whose land is taken,
- or on the petition of the city, filed in the superior court within
two years after the filing of such description of taking, be
determined by a jury in the manner provided for determining
damages sustained in the taking of land for laying out high-
ways.
Section 4. For the above purposes and for the purpose city of Beverly
of any dredging or other work that may be considered neces- Act^lTml'^'
sary or desirable by the said city for the work described in
section one, the city of Beverly may borrow a sum not ex-
ceeding twenty-five thousand dollars, and may issue therefor
from time to time bonds or notes. Such bonds or notes shall
be denominated on the face thereof. City of Beverly, Har-
bor Loan, Act of 1914, shall be signed by the treasurer and
countersigned by the mayor and auditor of the city, shall
bear interest at a rate not exceeding four and one half per
cent per annum, payable semi-annually, and shall be pay-
able by such annual payments, beginning not more than
one year after the date of each loan, as will extinguish each
loan v/ithin ten years from its date. The amount of such
annual payment of any loan in any year shall not be less
288
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 322, 323.
Town of Savoy
may issue notes
to refund
certain in-
debtedness.
than the amount of the principal of said loan payable in
any subsequent year. Each authorized issue shall consti-
tute a separate loan. The city may sell the said bonds or
notes at public or private sale, upon such terms and condi-
tions as it may deem proper, but they shall not be sold for
less than their par value, and the proceeds shall be used only
for the purposes herein specified.
Section 5. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Ajjproved April 8, 1914'
C hap. S22 An Act to authorize the town of savoy to refund
CERTAIN INDEBTEDNESS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The town of Savoy, for the purpose of re-
funding two thousand dollars, represented by a note given
in anticipation of taxes, is hereby authorized to incur in-
debtedness to that amount and to issue notes of the town
therefor. The notes shall be payable by such annual pay-
ments, beginning not more than one year after the date of
the note first issued, as will extinguish the whole loan within
ten years after the date of the note first issued, and the
amount of such annual payment in any year shall not be
less than the amount of the principal payable in any subse-
quent year. The notes shall bear interest at a rate not ex-
ceeding five per cent per annum, payable semi-annually, and
the amount required to pay the interest and the principal
maturing each year shall be raised by taxation and shall,
without further action by the town, be assessed annually by
the assessors in the same manner in which other taxes are
assessed, until the whole debt is extinguished.
Section 2. The treasurer of the town of Savoy, with
the approval of the selectmen, is hereby authorized to incur
indebtedness in behalf of the town under the provisions of
this act and to issue notes of the town therefor.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 8, 1914.
Chav. S2S ^^ ^^'^ relative to the settlements of patients who
are inmates of institutions.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Certain time Section 1. lu determining the settlement of a person
not to be reck- i. ii ' _l e j. j. j_* u
oned in deter- who IS or has bccu au mmatc or a state sanatorium or nos-
mining settle-
Duties of town
treasurer.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 324. 289
pital or other state institution, the time during which he pents^f^^
was in the institution, or during which he was in any manner institutions.
under the care or direction of such institution or of any
officer connected therewith, shall not be reckoned in deter-
mining the length of his residence in the city or town in which
such institution is situated.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 8, 1914-
An Act relative to the use of the income from the Chap. 324:
WATER SYSTEM OF THE CITY OF BOSTON.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter four hundred and twenty-seven of f^^-^ded.^ ^'
the acts of the year eighteen hundred and ninety-eight is
hereby amended by striking out section one and inserting
in place thereof the following new section: — Sectio7i 1 . ^^^^f°^J^
The income received each year by the city of Boston from ^°;^;^^f ^J^^
its water works shall be applied after the first day of Febru- of Boston.
ary of the year nineteen hundred and thirteen to meet'-the
expenses incurred for maintenance of its water works, in-
cluding the operation, extension, improvement and renewal
of said works, to meet the assessment apportioned to said
city under chapter four hundred and eighty-eight of the acts
of the year eighteen hundred and ninety-five, and acts in
amendment thereof and in addition thereto, and to meet
the interest and sinking fund requirements of the loans and
the principal of maturing serial loans issued for said works,
and the balance, if any, shall be used to meet interest and
sinking fund requirements or serial loan payments on any
debt of the city of Boston. If such income in any year shall
not be sufficient for said payments, the balance required
therefor shall be raised by taxation or by loan as the city
may determine, and the city is hereby authorized to assess
such taxes and make such loans without further authority
from the general court.
Section 2. Said chapter four hundred and twenty-seven isqs, 427. § 2,
is hereby further amended by striking out section two and ^
inserting in place thereof the following new section : —
Section 2. All sums received by said city for the taking of ^ telnvesTed
any part of its water works under the provisions of said 3;^^^°^^''''
chapter prior to the first day of February, nineteen hundred sinking funds.
and thirteen, shall, until otherwise authorized by the gen-
eral court, be invested by the commissioners of sinking funds,
290 Acts, 1914. — Chap. 325.
so far as may be practicable, in securities issued from time
to time by said city, and the balance in other securities, and
be held and managed by said sinking funds commissioners
as a separate fund, and the interest received from said fund
shall, so far as it may be required, be paid to the treasurer
of the city and used to meet the balance, if any, required for
the purposes to which the income from the water works of
the city may be apphed under section one of this act; and
if in any year the total income from said fund shall exceed
the amount required to be so used, the excess shall be added
to the capital of said fund.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Aypromd April 8, 1914-
Chap. 326 An Act relative to establishments for the ]vla.nufac-
TURE OF SAUSAGES OR CHOPPED MEAT OR FOR THE BREAK-
ING OR CANNING OF EGGS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Establishments Section 1. Thc propHctor of every establishment for
for manufacture „ i i i_ e i*i
of sausages, the mauufacturc oi sausages or chopped meat oi any kmd,
etc.; of eggs'^to^' or for tlic breaking or canning of eggs, shall apply for a license
be licensed. ^^ ^j^^ mayor and aldermen of the city, the selectmen of
the town, or, in a town having a population of more than
five thousand, to the board of health, in which such estab-
Ushment is situated. The application shall be in writing,
signed and SAVorn to by one or more of the owners or by one
or more of the persons carrying on such business, or, if a cor-
poration, by some authorized officer thereof, shall state the
name and address of all the owners or persons carrying on
said business, the situation of the establishment in which it
is to be conducted and the nature of the products thereof
License may be to bc sold or uscd for food. The board of health of a city
revoked, etc. , tip iiilj.*
or town may make and enlorce such rules and regulations
as it deems necessary for the conduct of all estabhshments
mentioned in this act, and the license therefor may be re-
voked for any violation of such rules and regulations after
notice to the licensee and a hearing before said board.
Penalty. Section 2. \Mioever carries on an establishment for the
manufacture of sausages or chopped meat of any kind, or
for the breaking or canning of eggs without a license as pro-
vided herein shall be punished by fine or imprisonment at
the discretion of the court. Approved April 8, 1914-
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 326, 327. 291
An Act to establish the salaries of the district at- Cha7}.S2Q
TORNEY AND ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY OF THE SOUTH-
EASTERN district.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The salary of the district attorney of the District at-
southeastern district shall be three thousand dollars a year. esSbHsted!'^*'
Section 2. The salary of the assistant district attorney Assistant,
of the southeastern district shall be two thousand dollars a esubUshed.
year.
Section 3. So much of any act as is inconsistent herewith Repeal,
is hereby repealed.
Section 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 8, 1914'
An Act to confirm the incorporation of the lawrence /^/,^„ 007
CITY mission. ^'
Be it enacted, etc., as foUoics:
Section 1. The action of George Packard, Andrew incorporation
Sharpe, E. M. Mooers, F. E. Clarke, C. D. McDuffie, Henry ci^^'i'Xr''^
Barton, George S. Couch, H. G. Herrick, John Fallon, confirmed.
George A. Fuller, Geo. W. Gile, C. H. Taylor and C. A.
Hayden, who by an agreement dated the twenty-first day
of June, eighteen hundred and seventy-six, and recorded in
the registry of deeds for the northern district of Essex county,
associated themselves to form a corporation, situated in the
city of Lawrence, called the Lawrence City Mission, for the
purpose of the management and direction of such of the public
charities of the city of Lawrence as may be intrusted to it,
together with a general philanthropic and moral work, is
hereby confirmed, notwithstanding the failure of said asso-
ciates to observe certain of the provisions of law then in
force relative to the formation of corporations. The said
associates and their successors now acting under the said
agreement are and shall be a corporation in the city of Law-
rence under the name and for the purposes above mentioned,
with all the powers and obligations of corporations organized
under chapter one hundred and twenty-five of the Revised
Laws and the amendments thereof, and subject to all gen-
eral laws now or hereafter in force relating to such corpora-
tions.
292
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 328.
Certain acta
confirmed.
Section 2. All grants, gifts, devises and bequests to
said Lawrence City Mission, and all acts done by said Law-
rence City Mission are hereby confirmed and made as effec-
tual as they would have been if said Lawrence City Mission
had been duly incorporated according to law on the twenty-
first day of June, eighteen hundred and seventy-six.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
A'p'proved April 8, 191 4-
1909, 514, § 79,
amended.
Sanitary pro-
visions for
factories, work-
shops, etc.
Chap.S28 An Act to provide for sanitary conditions in indus-
trial ESTABLISHMENTS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter five hundred and fourteen of the
acts of the year nineteen hundred and nine is hereby amended
by striking out section seventy-nine and inserting in place
thereof the following new section : — Section 79. In every
factory, workshop, manufacturing, mechanical, mercantile
or other establishment, there shall be provided suitable,
adequate and convenient water-closets and washing facili-
ties, separate for each sex, of such number, in such location
and so constructed, lighted, ventilated, arranged and main-
tained as may be determined by such reasonable rules and
regulations as the state board of labor and industries may
adopt with reference thereto. If any such establishment is
so located that a connection with a sewer system is, in the
opinion of the said board, impossible or impracticable, it
shall provide such suitable toilet and washing facilities as
may be required by the said board.
Section 2. Section ninety-four of said chapter five hun-
dred and fourteen, as amended by chapter three hundred
and eighteen of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
twelve, and by section thirteen of chapter eight hundred
and six of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and thirteen,
is hereby further amended by striking out the said section
and inserting in place thereof the following new section: —
Section 94- The belting, shafting, gearing, drums and all
machinery having movable parts in all factories, mechanical
establishments, workshops and mercantile establishments
if so placed as, in the opinion of the state board of labor and
industries, to be dangerous to employees therein while en-
gaged in their ordinary duties, shall be, so far as is practic-
able, securely guarded. No machinery except steam engines
in a factory, mechanical establishment, workshop or mer-
1909, 514, § 94,
etc., amended.
Belting, etc., in
factories, etc.,
to be guarded.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 329. 293
cantile establishment shall be cleaned while running if objec-
tion in writing is made by one of the inspectors of said board.
Every factory, workshop, manufacturing, mechanical and
mercantile establishment shall be well lighted, well ventilated
and kept clean and free from unsanitary conditions, accord-
ing to such reasonable rules and regulations as may be
adopted with reference thereto by the state board of labor
and industries.
Section 3. Nothing in this act shall be construed as Not to apply
applying to the belting, shafting, gearing, drums or machin- etc™SsedTn^the
ery used in the operation of elevators, nor in any way as eieTato?r, etc.
affecting the powers of the board of elevator regulations given
by chapter eight hundred and six of the acts of the year
nineteen hundred and thirteen.
Apyroved April 8, 1914-
An Act relative to notices or warrants for calling (Jji^p 329
ELECTIONS OF STATE, CITY AND TOWN OFFICERS.
Be it enacted, etc., as foUotvs:
Section two hundred and seventy-nine of chapter eight i9i3, 8.35. § 279,
hundred and thirty-five of the acts of the year nineteen hun-
dred and thirteen is hereby amended by inserting after the
word "cities", in the ninth hne, the words: — and in towns
when voting by precincts, — and by inserting after the
word "towns", in the tenth line, the words: — when not
voting by precincts, — by inserting after the word "may",
in the nineteenth line, the words: — or will, — by inserting
after the word "and", in the twentieth hne, the words: —
in towns not voting by precincts, — l)y striking out the
words "but they shall not", in the twenty-first line, and
inserting in place thereof the words: — In no town shall the
polls, — so as to read as follows: — Section 279. Notices Notices or
or warrants for meetings for state and city elections and for TpMlfy^officea.
the election of town officers in towns where official ballots ^'^*'-
are used shall specify by name all the offices to be voted for,
and state in full any proposed amendment to the constitu-
tion or other question submitted to the people: yromded, Proviso.
however, that any act submitted for acceptance may be stated
by its chapter number and title only. They shall specify To specify time
the time when the polls will be opened, and in cities and in cfosi'ng poifsr"
towns when voting by precincts, when the polls will be closed, ^^°-
and in towns, when not voting by precincts, when they may
be closed.
294
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 330.
In cities, time
of opening and
closing polls.
In towns, time
of opening and
closing polls.
A town may by
by-law desig-
nate hour at
which annual
town meeting
shall be called,
etc.
In cities, the polls may be opened as early as six o'clock
in the forenoon and shall be opened as early as ten o'clock
in the forenoon and shall be kept open at least six hours, but
in no case after the hour of eight o'clock in the evening.
In towns, at the election of state and town officers, the
polls may be opened as early as fifteen minutes before six
o'clock in the forenoon and shall be opened as early as twelve
o'clock, noon, aiid shall be kept open at least four hours,
and until the time specified in the warrant when they may
or will be closed; and in towns not voting by precincts they
may be kept open for such longer time as the meeting shall
direct. In no town shall the polls be kept open after the
hour of eight o'clock in the evening. At ajmual town meet-
ings they shall be kept open at least one hour for the recep-
tion of votes upon the question of licensing the sale of in-
toxicating liquors. After an announcement has been made
by the presiding officer of a time so fixed for closing the polls
they shall not be closed at an earlier hour.
A town may by by-law designate the hour at which the
annual town meeting shall be called, and, subject to the pro-
visions of this section, may designate the hours during which
the polls shall remain open; and, further, may provide that
all business, except the election of such officers and the
determination of such matters as by law are required to be
elected or determined by ballot, shall be considered after a
certain hour, or by adjournment to another day.
Approved April 8, 1914.
Chap. 330 An Act to authorize the county commissioners of the
COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX TO CONSTRUCT A SEWER AND A
ROAD AT THE MIDDLESEX COUNTY TRAINING SCHOOL IN
NORTH CHELMSFORD.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The county commissioners of the county of
Middlesex may connect the buildings of the Middlesex
county training school in North Chelmsford with the public
sewer in Middlesex street in the city of Lowell.
Section 2. Said commissioners may take by right of
eminent domain any lands or easements in land outside the
limits of the said training school grounds which may be neces-
sary for the construction or maintenance of said sewer. The
commissioners shall file in the registry of deeds for the
northern district of Middlesex county at Lowell, a plan and
Middlesex
county training
school may be
connected with
certain sewer in
city of Lowell.
County com-
missioners
may take
land, etc.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 330. 295
description of any lands or easements so taken, whereupon
the lands or easements taken shall vest in the county of Mid-
dlesex. Any person or corporation suffering damage by Damages,
reason of any such taking, shall have the same remedies
provided by law in the case of land taken for highways.
Section 3. The mayor and aldermen of the city of Construction.
Lowell are hereby authorized and directed to permit the
connection of the public sewer in ]\Iiddlesex street in said
city with the sewer from said training school, the construc-
tion to be in a manner satisfactory to the city engineer of
the city of Lowell. The part of the sewer from the training
school entrance to Middlesex street, a distance of about one
thousand feet, may be constructed by the city at the expense
of the county of Middlesex, and in consideration of the
payment by the county of the cost of the construction of
the said sewer, no further assessment or rental or other
charge shall be made for the use of said sewer in the city of
Lowell.
Section 4. Said county commissioners may construct a Construction
road at the expense of the county within the limits of the public^way.
way known as Brouillet street or Grosvenor street, now
roughly graded from Middlesex street to the entrance of
the Middlesex county training school grounds, said way
being partly in Lowell and partly in Chelmsford, and may
continue the construction of said way from said entrance
along the easterly boundary of said grounds to a point near
the power house and laundry building in said grounds. Said
commissioners may take for this purpose the easements and ^kln"^^°be°^
rights necessary for the construction of said road and shall recorded, etc
file within sixty days after the date of their taking, in the
registry of deeds for the northern district of the county of
Middlesex at Lowell a plan and description thereof. The
way thus laid out shall be a public highway and may be
maintained by the county of JVIiddlesex so far as it adjoins
the said training school grounds. Any person or corporation
aggrieved by reason of said proceedings shall have the same
remedies provided by law in the case of land taken for high-
ways.
Section 5. For the purpose of carrying out the pro- county may
visions of this act the count}'' commissioners are authorized faguTnotesrefc.
to borrow on 'the credit of the county of Middlesex the sum
of ten thousand dollars, payable in ten annual payments,
and may issue the notes of the county therefor, signed by
the county treasurer and countersigned by the commissioners.
296 Acts, 1914. — Chap. 331.
Said notes shall bear interest at a rate not exceeding four and
one half per cent per annum, payable semi-annually. The
amount of principal payable on the said loan in any year
shall not be'less than the amount of the principal of the loan
payable in any subsequent year.
Section 6. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 9, 1914-
Chap. S31 An Act to provide for a school administration build-
ing IN THE city of BOSTON.
Be it enacted, etc., as joUows:
propriatfon" Section 1. The school committee of the city of Boston,
may be used foj. ^|^g purposc of acQuiring a sitc for an administration
for a school ad- , ., ,. ^ , » • i i m t i
ministration builduig and 01 coustructing the buildmg upon the site so
building in city . ° i j j U xT. 'j. J J i?
of Boston. acquired, or upon land now owned by the city and used tor
school purposes or otherwise, and for the purpose of fur-
nishing the said building, may appropriate the whole or any
part of the amount authorized for new school buildings,
lands, yards and furnishings by chapter four hundred and
fifty of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and seven.
I^hooThouse Section 2. The board of schoolhouse commissioners of
commissioners, gr^j^j (.j^y j^j^y causc to bc taken, in the same manner in which
land is taken for schoolhouses, land in said city approved by
the school committee for the said building, and the board
of schoolhouse commissioners shall build and furnish such
building as approved by the school committee.
S^^SnMtate Section 3. The proceeds of the sale of the estate on
r '^"rd'^cMt '^ Mason street in said city now occupied by the school com-
etc. ' mittee for office and other purposes shall be applied toward
the cost of the land and building authorized by this act, and
the bonds issued under the provisions of said chapter four
hundred and fifty shall be reduced by an amount equal to
Proviso. the net proceeds of such sale: provided, that if such sale
shall not be completed until after the issue of any or all
of the said bonds, then the net proceeds of such sale, less
any amount employed in reduction of the amount of bonds
thereafter to be issued as above provided, shall be paid to
the board of sinking-fund commissioners and applied to the
retirement or redemption of the said bonds.
?ch^f TOm- Section 4. The superintendent of public buildings of the
mittee, etc., pj^y qJ Bostou mav providc offices and accommodations for
may be pro- J .iii ipiii
vided in certain ^fie school committcc and the board oi schoolhouse commis-
previousiy sioucrs in the building authorized by chapter two hundred
authorized.
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 332, 333. 297
and sixty-three of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
thirteen, upon such terms and conditions as may be agreed
to by the mayor and the school committee of the city of
Boston, acting in its corporate capacity, and thereupon the
occupancy and control of that part of the building to be occu-
pied by the school committee and by the board of school-
house commissioners shall be the same as that of other lands
and buildings occupied for school purposes. The cost of
constructing and furnishing that part of said building to be
under the control of the school committee, which the mayor
and the school committee may determine as aforesaid to be
borne by the school committee, shall be met by appro-
priation under the provisions of section one of this act.
Section 5. This act shall take effect upon its acceptance Time of taking
by the city council of said city, with the approval of the ^^^^^'
mayor. Aiyprowd Ajml 9, 1914-
Chap.332
An Act to authorize the city of boston to pay a pen-
sion TO JOHN J. griffin.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The city of Boston is hereby authorized to city of Boston
pay to John J. Griffin, a former employee of that city who perfsionV
was injured while in the employment of the city, an annual ^°^'^ '^' ^"®"-
pension equal to one half of the average annual compensa-
tion paid to him during the two years next prior to his
retirement from the service of the city.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its accept- Time of taking
ance by the city council of the city of Boston, with the ap- ^
proval of the mayor. Ajjproved April 9, 1914-
An Act to authorize the town of leominster to pay nhnr) 333
MONEY TO THE LEOMINSTER HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Section 1. The town of Leominster is hereby authorized Town of
11 1. iT'TT'i Leominster
to pay annually or otherwise to the Leominster f lospital '"ay pay money
Association, to be used for the charitable purposes of the ster Hospital
association in the said town, such sums as may be appro- "^"""^ "^°'
priated by the town by a two thirds vote at an annual town
meeting, or at a special meeting duly called for the purpose.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 9, 1914.
298
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 334, 335.
Chap. 334: An Act to establish the salary of the sheriff of the
COUNTY OF HAMPDEN.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
fsfabTishS""^ Section 1. The animal salary of the sheriff of the
county of Hampden shall be twenty-five hundred dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 9, 1914-
Certain wires in
city of New
Bedford to be
placed under-
ground.
Streets, etc., to
which this act
shall apply.
Chap. 335 An Act relative to the removal of overhead wires
AND construction IN THE CITY OF NEW BEDFORD.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The board of aldermen of the city of New
Bedford, with the approval of the mayor, shall have ex-
clusive authority to cause to be removed from above the
surface of the streets designated in section two hereof all
telegraph, telephone, electric light, electric motor and power,
and all other wires, cables or conductors, in and above said
streets, and all poles and structures in said streets used for
the support of the same, except such structures, poles, wires,
cables and conductors as are hereinafter excepted, and to
cause all such wires, cables and conductors to be placed,
maintained and operated in underground conduits.
Section 2. The provisions of this act shall apply to
all public ways and places within the area bounded by
a line drawn through David street from Acushnet river to
Clarks cove, thence by the shore of Clarks cove to Rock-
dale avenue, to Dartmouth street, to Oak street, to Grape
street, to Page street, to Hawthorn street, to Ash street,
to Kempton street, to Cedar street, to Durfee street, to
Summer street, to Sawyer street, to Purchase street, to
Dean street, to Quanset street, to Coffin avenue, to Church
street, to Nash road, to Acushnet avenue, to Hadley street,
to Acushnet river and thence to the place of beginning;
also to the following public ways or parts of ways, to wit: —
Hawthorn street from Ash street to Rockdale avenue. Union
street from Ash street to Rockdale avenue, Kempton street
from Ash street to Dartmouth line, iVcushnet avenue from
Hadley street to Tarkiln Hill road, Arnold street from Ash
street to Rockdale avenue.
to make°a*lnuai Section 3. The luspcctor of wircs, city engineer, and
waya^from"'' Superintendent of streets shall annually, in the month
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 335. 299
of January, present to the mayor and board of aldermen a which wires
list of public ways and places specified in section two, or removed!
parts thereof, from which, in their judgment, the overhead
wires and construction should be removed in accordance
with the provisions of this act.
Section 4. On or before the first day of April in any streets, etc..
year, after a hearing, notice of which is given by publication wh-TsIre tobe
in at least two daily newspapers published in the city of designatedlftlr
New Bedford, the first publication to be at least seven days p^^^''^ hearing,
prior to the date of hearing, which notice shall specify the
part or parts of the public ways or places from which it is
intended then to order the removal of all such overhead
wires and construction, the board of aldermen, with the
approval of the mayor, shall designate by order the part or
parts of such ways and places from which all such overhead
wires and construction, other than those excepted in this
act, shall be removed or placed underground within that
calendar year; but the extent of the ways and places so pre-
scribed in any calendar year shall not exceed one mile accord-
ing to lineal measurement, and the Automatic Telephone
Company of New Bedford shall not be required under this
act to do work involving an expenditure of more than five
thousand dollars in any one year, and no person, firm or
corporation shall be required under this act to do work in-
volving an expenditure of more than thirty thousand dol-
lars in any one year. Any expenditure for work ordered
and done under the provisions of this act by any person,
firm or corporation in excess of the limitations above specified
shall be reckoned as a part of the expenditures to be required
under this act in the following year or years and credited
accordingly to the person, firm or corporation making such
expenditure. In complying with any order under this sec-
tion no owner or user of such overhead wires and construction
shall be required to remove the same or to build under-
ground conduits to contain the wires unless such conduits
as ordered will be directly connected with other similar con-
duits of such owner or user. The board of aldermen, with
the approval of the mayor, shall cause the owners and
users of such overhead wires and construction to remove
or place them underground, and also to remove any poles
and structures used to support such overhead wires or con-
struction in the public ways and places, or parts thereof, in
any prescribed part of the said district, except when, in the
judgment of the board of aldermen and of the mayor, it is
300
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 335.
Purpose of act.
No poles, etc.,
for support of
overhead wires,
etc., to be
lilaced in
streets pre-
scribed, except
temporarily,
etc.
Permission for
removal of
wires, etc.,
may be
granted in
certain cases,
etc.
Impracticable or inexpedient to remove any such overhead
wires or construction; it being, nevertheless, the purpose of
this act to cause the removal annually from some specified
mile of the above named public ways and places of all such
overhead wires and construction and all poles or structures
used for the support thereof not herein expressly excepted,
so far as, in the judgment of the mayor and board of alder-
men, such removal is practicable and expedient; and every
owner and user of such overhead wires and construction
shall, in accordance with the direction of the board of alder-
men, with the approval of the mayor, within said calendar
year remove or place the same underground in accordance
with the provisions of this act; and it shall be the duty of
the inspector of wires to enforce compliance with the orders
and directions of the board of aldermen made with the
approval of the mayor under this act.
Section 5. After parts of said public ways and places
shall have been prescribed as aforesaid no person, firm or
corporation shall place any poles or other structures for the
support of overhead wires and construction, except those
herein expres.sly excepted, in any public way or place or
part thereof, thus prescribed, except temporarily, and with
the consent of the inspector of wires; and if, after the ex-
piration of the time specified in the order of removal, there
shall remain in any such public ways or places any poles or
overhead wires and construction which under the provisions
of this act should have been removed or placed underground,
the inspector of wires shall cause the same to be removed
forthwith, and the city may collect the expense of such re-
moval from the owners or users by an action at law, pro-
vided that there was no unreasonable delay in the issuance
of the necessary grants and permits by the proper authorities.
Section 6. Upon any application of any person, firm
or corporation duly authorized by law to lay, erect or main-
tain, and maintaining overhead wires or construction in the
public ways or places of the city, the board of aldermen,
with the approval of the mayor, may grant permission,
after public notice and hearing, such notice to be given by
publication in at least two daily newspapers published in the
city of New Bedford, the first publication to be at least seven
days prior to the date of hearing, for the removal of any such
overhead wires and construction within any of the public
ways or places named in section two and not prescribed in
any year, or within public ways and places of said city out-
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 335. 301
side those specified in section two, and for the placing of the
same and other overhead wires and construction, and any
extensions thereof underground as herein provided. The Locations may
board of aldermen, with the approval of the mayor, shall certafiTpoiesr
also, after public notice and hearing as required by law, grant '^**'*
locations for such additional poles and wires for local dis-
tribution from underground conduits, manholes and con-
nections as may become reasonably necessary by reason of
work done under the provisions of this act, specifying where
such poles may be located and the kind of poles to be used.
And the board of aldermen, with the approval of the mayor,
may delegate to the inspector of wires such authority in
relation to the granting of such locations as the board may
from time to time determine.
Section 7. After the passage of an order by the board fociTions'l^eS
of aldermen, with the approval of the mayor, as provided in cond^tg^e°tc°^^
section four, requiring the removal or placing underground to bo filed and
of all such overhead wires and construction in public ways
or places prescribed in said order, it shall be obligatory
upon such person, firm or corporation, before any opening
shall be made in any such public way or place under such
authority, to file with the city clerk and with the inspector
of wires, a map or maps made to scale showing the public
ways or places which are desired or required to be used
for said purposes, and giving the location, dimensions and
course of the underground conduits, manholes or connec-
tions desired or required to be constructed, which map or
maps shall be satisfactory to and approved in writing by
the city engineer and inspector of wires before they are filed,
and shall also be subject to the approval of the board of
aldermen and of the mayor; and it shall be the duty of the city clerk to
city clerk, and he shall have authority, after such approval itc!^ ^^'^™* '
and filing, to issue upon application by any person, firm or
corporation interested, all permits for opening and occupying
the public ways and places of said city which may be necessary
to carry out the intent of this act.
Section S. The inspector of wires, in case of the re- Duties of in-
pi ij^r p _l' A. spector of
rusal or neglect oi any person, nrm or corporation to com- wires in certain
ply with any requirement made by the board of aldermen, '^^^'
with the approval of the mayor, under the authority of this
act, may proceed in a summary manner to abate, prevent or
remove any danger or injury which he deems likely to result
from the failure to comply with any such requirement. The
inspector of wires, subject to the orders of the board of alder-
302
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 335.
Act not to
apply to cer-
tain wires, etc.
Ordinances,
etc.
Change of
location of
conduits, etc.
men, with the approval of the mayor, shall also have power,
in his discretion, either generally or in particular cases,
to extend the time prescribed for carrying out any work
prescribed in this act.
Section 9. This act shall not apply to overhead wires
and construction for street railway uses only, or to poles
exclusively for street lights or, except as aforesaid, to poles
for local distribution from underground conduits, manholes
or connections, or to long distance telephone wires; nor
shall it revoke or affect any rights already granted to any
person, firm or corporation to place or maintain under-
ground any conduits, manholes or connections; but all
such conduits, manholes or connections laid hereafter in
pursuance of any such grant shall be laid subject to the
provisions of this act so far as they are consistent with the
terms of the grant. For the purposes of this act no wire
shall be deemed a long distance wire which does not ex-
tend at least ten miles in a direct line from some central
telephone office.
Section 10. The board of aldermen, with the approval
of the mayor, may make such orders not inconsistent with the
provisions of this act as may be necessary or expedient to
carry into effect the purposes thereof. No existing ordinance
of the city inconsistent with the provisions of this act shall
apply to the grants or permits to be made or issued, or to
work to be done, or to the conduits, manholes or connections
to be laid or constructed pursuant to the provisions of this
act.
Section 11. The board of aldermen, with the approval
of the mayor, having first given the person, firm or corpora-
tion to whom the permit aforesaid is granted, opportunity
to be heard, may order that the location of any underground
conduit, manhole or connection, overhead wire or construc-
tion, or distributing pole shall be changed whenever it may
deem such a change to be necessary in the public inter-
est, and shall grant a substitute location therefor. When-
ever the position of any underground conduit, manhole or
connection, overhead wire or construction, or distributing
pole is so ordered to be changed, the change shall be made
by and at the expense of the owner, in conformity with the
order, within such time as may be prescribed in the order of
removal, and if not so changed, the inspector of wires may
cause such change to be made, and the expense thereof
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 336. 303
may be recovered of the owners or users by an action at
law in behalf of the city.
Section 12. On or before the first day of November, Plans.
nineteen hundred and fourteen, the city engineer shall
make such plan or plans as he shall deem needful, showing
all electrical conduits, manholes, hand-holes, connections,
poles, piers, or abutments in public ways and places in said
city, the cost of the same to be paid as follows : — One half
by the city, the other half by the companies owning said
conduits, manholes, hand-holes, connections, poles, piers or
abutments, their part to be determined by the city engi-
neer and to be paid within sixty days after the presenta-
tion of bills therefor.
Section 13. The superior court or any justice thereof, of^Jrwi^oM
shall, on petition of the board of aldermen, with the ap- °^ ^*'*' •'*'*'•
proval of the mayor, or of the inspector of wires, have jur-
isdiction in equity to enforce the provisions of this act or
of any order of the board of aldermen, with the approval
of the mayor, issued under authority hereof, and to compel
compliance therewith.
Section 14. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 9, 1914-
An Act relative to the distribution of public docu- Chav-^^G
ments.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section eight of chapter nine of the Revised ^c.^amenled.
Laws, as amended by chapter four hundred and twenty-
two of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and eight, is
hereby further amended by striking out the first paragraph
and inserting in place thereof the following: — The secretary Distribution
of the commonwealth shall furnish one copy of each report doaiments.
included in the public document series to each member of
the legislative and executive departments, to the clerk of
each branch of the general court and to each of the persons
who are entitled to the privileges of the reporters' gallery
of the senate or of the house. He shall also furnish to each
city and town in the commonwealth, to be preserved in a
public place therein, one copy of each of such reports as the
city or town clerk may apply for. He shall furnish one copy
of each of said reports to such public and other libraries
as may apply therefor. If the commissioner of public
304
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 337.
records at any time shall report to the secretary of the
commonwealth that, in his opinion, a city or town is unable
to make suitable provision for the care and use of such
documents, he may discontinue sending them to such city
or town.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 9, 1914-
The Mansfield
Water Supply
District may
extend its
water works,
etc.
Chap.SS7 An Act to extend and improve the works of the mans-
riELD WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The Mansfield Water Supply District, for
the purpose of improving and enlarging its water works,
may take, or acquire by purchase or otherwise, such lands
on Foolish Hill, so-called, in the town of Foxborough as
said district may deem necessary for a reservoir site, and
such other lands, rights of way and easements in said town
as the district may deem necessary for the laying of pipe
lines to connect with said reservoir, and may construct a
reservoir on said site and lay, maintain and operate pipe
lines in said lands and rights of way, and in such highways
and other public places in said town as may be necessary
to carry out the purposes of this act, and may connect the
same with the pipe lines now laid or wdiich may hereafter
be laid in said district, and may maintain and use said reser-
voir and pipe lines for the storage and conveying of the
water supply of said district. The said district shall not,
except by the consent of and mutual agreement with the
Foxborough Water Supply District and the town of Fox-
borough, supply water from said reservoir or pipe lines to
any person or corporation in the town of Foxborough.
Section 2. Said water supply district shall, within ninety
days after the taking of any lands, rights of way or ease-
ments as aforesaid, file and cause to be recorded in the
registry of deeds for the county of Norfolk, a description
thereof sufficiently accurate for identification, with a state-
ment of the purposes for which the same were taken, signed
by the water commissioners of the district.
Section 3. Said district shall pay all damages to prop-
erty sustained by any person or corporation by the taking
of any land, right of way or easement, or by any other
thing done by said district under authority of this act.
Dcaoription of
lands, etc.,
taken to be
recorded.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 337. 305
Any person or corporation sustaining damages as aforesaid,
and failing to agree with said district as to the amount
thereof, may have the same assessed and determined in the
manner provided by law in the case of land taken for high-
ways, on application therefor at any time within two years
after the taking of such lanfl or other property, or the doing
of other injury under authority of this act.
Section 4. In every case of a petition to the superior Specified sum
court for an assessment of damages, the said district may dered Foi^dam-
tender to the petitioner or his attorney any sum, or may ^^^' ^^'''
bring the same into court to be paid to the petitioner, for
the damages sustained by him or claimed in his petition,
or may in writing offer to be defaulted and that damages
may be awarded against it for the sum therein expressed,
and if the petitioner does not accept such sum, with his
costs up to that time, but proceeds in his suit, and does
not recover greater damages than were so offered or ten-
dered, not including interest on the sum recovered in damages
from the date of such offer or tender, the Mansfield Water
Supply District shall have judgment for its costs after said
date, for which execution shall issue; and the petitioner,
if he recovers damages, shall be allowed his costs only to
the date of such offer or tender.
Section 5. Said district, for the purpose of paying MansSeid
the necessary expenses and liabilities incurred under the li^an^Acfor*
provisions of this act, may issue from time to time bonds or ^^^*"
notes to an amount not exceeding seventy-five thousand
dollars. Such bonds or notes shall bear on their face the
words, Mansfield Water District I>oan, Act of 1914; shall
be payable by such annual payments, beginning not more
than one year after their respective dates, as will extinguish
each loan within thirty years from its date; and the amount
of such annual payment of any loan in any year shall not
be less than the amount of the principal of said loan payable
in any subsequent year. Each authorized issue of bonds
or notes shall constitute a separate loan. Said bonds or
notes shall bear interest at a rate not exceeding four and one
half per cent per annum, payable semi-annually, and shall
be signed by the treasurer of the district and countersigned
by a majority of the water commissioners. The district
may sell the said securities at public or private sale, upon
such terms and conditions as it may deem proper, but
they shall not be sold for less than their par value, and the
proceeds shall be used only for the purposes herein specified.
306 Acts, 1914. — Chap. 337.
Payment of SECTION 6. Tlic Said dlstrict sliall, at the time of au-
thorizing said loan or loans, provide for the payment thereof
in accordance with the provisions of section five of this act;
and when a vote to that effect has been passed, a sum which,
with the income derived from water rates, will be sufficient
to pay the annual expense of operating its water works and
the interest as it accrues on the bonds or notes issued as
aforesaid by the district, and to make such payments on
the principal as may be required under the provisions of
this act, shall annually thereafter, without further vote, be
assessed by the assessors of the town, in the same manner in
which other taxes are assessed, until the debt incurred by
said loan or loans is extinguished.
^oiSroV'^ Section 7. Whenever a tax is duly voted by said dis-
*^- trict for the purposes of this act, the clerk shall send a
certified copy of the vote to the assessors of the town of
Mansfield, who shall proceed within thirty days there-
after to assess the same in the same manner in which town
taxes are required by law to be assessed. The assessment
shall be committed to the town collector who shall collect
said tax in the manner provided by law for the collection of
town taxes, and shall deposit the proceeds thereof with
the district treasurer for the use and benefit of said district.
Said district may collect interest on over-due taxes in the
manner in which interest is authorized to be collected on
Proviso. town taxes: yrouided, that the district at the time of voting
to raise the tax shall so determine and shall also fix a time
for payment thereof.
velted'hfboard SECTION 8. All the authoHty granted to said district
mi^fonera?'"" '^y ^his act and not otherwise specifically provided for shall
be vested in the board of water commissioners of the district
elected and exercising authoritj'' in accordance with the
provisions of section ten of chapter three hundred and
thirty-six of the acts of the year eighteen hundred and
eighty-six.
S^ct."^ ^^""'"^ Section 9. This act shall take effect upon its accept-
ance by a two thirds vote of the legal voters of the Mans-
field Water Supply District present and voting thereon at
a legal meeting called for the purpose within two years
after its passage, but the number of meetings so called in
any one year shall not exceed three; and for the purpose of
being submitted to the voters as aforesaid this act shall
take effect upon its passage. Ai^yroved April 10, 1914'
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 338, 339. 307
An Act relative to the Massachusetts employees (jhar) 338
INSURANCE ASSOCIATION. ^'
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Part IV of chapter seven hundred and {^^•^'^^^•^'^^*'
fifty-one of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and eleven amended.
is hereby amended by striking out section two and inserting
in place thereof the following new section : — Section 2. Board of
QirGctors GiGC"
The board of directors of the association shall consist of not tion, etc.'
less than fifteen members, to be elected by ballot by the
members, who shall hold office for such term or terms as
the by-laws may provide in accordance with the provisions
of section twenty-six of chapter five hundred and seventy-
six of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and seven and
until their successors are elected.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 11, 1914-
An Act to incorporate the lunenburg water company, r'/m^ 330
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Emerson W. Baker, Frederick C. Cross, Lunenburg
Henry L. Cass, George P. Grant, Junior, Alvan T. Simonds, ^a'LTincOTpo-
Charles P. Dickinson, Ernest G. Carswell, Sidney H. Francis, '^'***^'^-
Warren Lewis, Carl E. Brown, James S. Gilchrest, James L.
Harrington, Eben H. Mead, George T. Sands, Arthur O.
Scott, Edward E. Spencer, John Woolredge, Ernest K.
Proctor and Sherman Sanderson, their associates and suc-
cessors, are hereby made a corporation under the name of
the Lunenburg Water Company, for the purpose of supply-
ing the town of Lunenburg and its inhabitants with water
for the extinguishment of fires and for domestic, manufac-
turing and other purposes; with all the powers and privileges,
and subject to all the duties, restrictions and liabilities set
forth in all general laws now or hereafter in force applicable
to such corporations.
Section 2. Said corporation, for the purposes afore- May take
said, may take, lease, acquire by purchase or otherwise, and sourcesTet^y
hold the waters of any pond, brook, spring, well or stream
within the limits of the town of Lunenburg, and all the
waters connected therewith, and may obtain and take water
by means of bored, driven, artesian or other wells on any
land within the limits of the said town: provided, that no Proviso.
308
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 339.
May erect
structures, lay
pipes, etc.
Description of
lands, etc.,
taken to be
recorded.
Damages.
source of water supply shall be taken under this act for
domestic purposes without the advice and approval of the
state board of health. Said corporation may carry said
water through said town, and may also take or acquire by
purchase, lease or otherwise, all lands, rights of way and
easements necessary for holding and preserving such water
and for conveying the same to any part of said town; and
may erect on the. lands thus taken or held proper dams, build-
ings, fixtures, reservoirs and other structures, and may make
excavations, procure and operate machinery, and provide
such other means and appliances as may be necessary for
the establishment and maintenance of complete and effective
water works; and may construct and lay conduits, pipes
and other works, over and under any lands, water courses,
railroads, railways, highways, and public or private ways
of any kind, and along such ways in such manner as not un-
necessarily to obstruct the same; and for the purpose of
constructing, maintaining and repairing such conduits, pipes
and other works, and for all proper purposes of this act, said
corporation may enter upon and dig up said lands and any
such ways.
Section 3. Said corporation shall, within sixty days
after the taking of any lands, rights of way, water rights,
water sources or easements as aforesaid, file and cause to be
recorded in the registry of deeds for the county and district
in which the same are situated a description thereof suffi-
ciently accurate for identification, with a statement of the
purposes for which the same are taken, signed by the president
of the corporation.
Section 4. Said corporation shall pay all damages to
property sustained by any person or corporation by the
taking of any land, right of way, water, water source, water
right or easement, or by any other thing done by said corpo-
ration under the authority of this act. Any person sus-
taining damages as aforesaid, and failing to agree with the
said corporation as to the amount thereof, may have the
same assessed and determined in the manner provided
by law in the case of land taken for highways, on applica-
tion at any time Avithin two years after the taking of such
land or other property or the doing of other injury under
the authority of this act; but no such application shall be
made after the expiration of the said two years. No assess-
ment of damages shall be made for the taking of any water,
water right or water source or for any injury thereto, and
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 339. 309
said period of two years shall not begin to run until water is
actually withdrawn or diverted by the said corporation
under authority of this act.
Section 5. Said corporation may distribute water May distribute
through the town of Lunenburg, may regulate the use of tife town of^
said water and fix and collect the rates for the use of the ^tc!"'°^"'^^'
same; and may make all such contracts with said town, or
with any fire district that may hereafter be established
therein, or with any individual or corporation, to supply
water for the extinguishment of fires or for any other purpose,
as may be agreed upon by said town, fire district, individual
or corporation, and the said corporation; and may establish
public fountains and hydrants and relocate and discontinue
the same.
Section 6. Said corporation may, for the purposes set Capital stock.
forth in this act, hold real estate not exceeding in value
twenty thousand dollars, and the whole capital stock of
said corporation shall not exceed ten thousand dollars, to
be divided into shares of one hundred dollars each.
Section 7. Immediately after the payment of the cap- Certificate of
ital stock of said corporation a certificate shall be signed capital'stock,
and sworn to by its president, treasurer and at least a ma- fppTOvaf!etc.
jority of the directors, stating the fact of such payment, the
manner in which the same has been paid in, and the manner
in which its capital has been invested, or voted by the cor-
poration to be invested, at the time of making the certificate.
Such certificate shall be approved by the commissioner of
corporations and shall be filed in the office of the secretary
of the commonwealth. The conveyance to the corpora-
tion of property, real or personal, at a fair valuation, shall
be deemed a sufficient paying in of the capital stock to the
extent of such value, if a statement is included in the cer-
tificate, made, signed and sworn to by its president, treasurer
and a majority of its directors, giving a description of such
property and the value at which it has been taken in pay-
ment, in such detail as the commissioner of corporations
shall require or approve, and endorsed with his certificate
that he is satisfied that the said valuation is fair and reason-
able.
Section 8. Said corporation may issue bonds and secure May issue
the same by a mortgage upon its franchise and other prop- '^°'^'^' ^*''-
erty to an amount not exceeding seventy thousand dollars.
The proceeds of all bonds so issued shall be expended only Application of
in the extension of the works of said corporation and for p''°'^^^'^^-
310
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Issue of capital
stock and
bonds to be
approved by
commissioner
of corporations,
etc.
Penalty for
pollution of
water, etc.
Town of
Lunenburg
may acquire
property of the
corporation,
etc.
the payment of expenditures actually made in the con-
struction of the works, over and above the amount of the
capital stock actually paid in.
Section 9. The capital stock and bonds hereinbefore
authorized shall be issued only in such amounts as may
from time to time, upon investigation by the commissioner
of corporations, be deemed by him to be reasonably required
for the purposes for which such issue of stock or bonds has
been authorized. His decision approving such issue shall
specify the respective amounts of stock and bonds authorized
to be issued, and the purposes to which the proceeds thereof
are to be applied. A certificate setting forth his decision
shall be filed in the office of the secretary of the common-
wealth before the stock or bonds are issued, and the proceeds
of such stock or bonds shall not be applied to any purpose
not specified in such decision.
Section 10. Whoever wilfully or wantonly corrupts,
pollutes or diverts any of the waters taken or held under
this act, or injures any structure, work or other property
owned, held or used by said corporation under the au-
thority and for the purposes of this act, shall forfeit and
pay to said corporation three times the amount of dam-
ages assessed therefor, to be recovered in an action of tort;
and upon conviction of any of the above wilful or wanton
acts shall be punished by a fine not exceeding three hundred
dollars or by imprisonment not exceeding one year.
Section 11. Said town of Lunenburg shall have the
right at any time to take, by purchase or otherwise, the
franchise, corporate property and all the rights and privi-
leges of said corporation, on payment to said corporation
of the actual cost of its franchise, works and property of all
kinds held under the provisions of this act, including in
such cost interest on each expenditure from its date to the
date of such purchase or taking, at the rate of five per cent
per annum. If the cost of maintaining and operating the
works of said corporation exceeds in any year the income
derived from said works by said corporation for that year,
then such excess shall be added to the total cost; and if the
income derived from said works by said corporation exceeds
in any year the cost of maintaining and operating said
works for that year, then such excess shall be deducted from
the total cost. An itemized statement of the receipts and
expenditures of said corporation shall be annually sub-
mitted to the selectmen of the town of Lunenburg, and
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 339. 311
by said selectmen to the citizens of said town. If said cor-
poration has incurred indebtedness, the amount of such
indebtedness outstanding at the time of such taking shall
be assumed by said town, and shall be deducted from the
amount required to be paid by said town to said corporation
under the foregoing provisions of this section. This au-
thority to purchase such franchise and property is granted
on condition that the purchase is assented to by said town
by a two thirds vote of the voters of said town present and
voting thereon at a meeting legally called for that purpose.
Section 12. The town of Lunenburg, if it takes over Town to have
the property and rights of said water company as above dut^?etc!'
provided, shall have the same rights, duties and privileges
in respect to the acquisition of land, water, water rights and
easements, the construction of dams, reservoirs, buildings
and other structures, and to the doing of other things neces-
sary or expedient in carrying out the purposes of this act as
pertain to the said water company under the preceding pro-
visions of this act.
Section 13. Said town of Lunenburg shall, within Description of
ninety days after the taking of any lands, water rights, toTe^eco^ded!
water sources, rights of way or other easements under the ®*''"
provisions of this act, file and cause to be recorded in the
registry of deeds for the county or district in which the same
are situated a description thereof sufficiently accurate for
identification, with a statement of the purpose for which the
same were taken, signed by the water commissioners here-
inafter provided for. All land taken, purchased or acquired
in any way under the provisions of this act may be managed,
improved and controlled by the board of water commis-
sioners hereinafter provided for, in such manner as they
shall deem for the best interest of said town.
Section 14. Said town shall pay all damages to prop- Damages,
erty sustained by any person or corporation by the taking
of any land, water, water source, water right, right of way
or other easement, or by any other thing done by said
town under authority of this act. Any person or corporation
sustaining damages as aforesaid, and failing to agree with
the town as to the amount thereof, may have the same de-
termined in the manner provided by law in the case of land
taken for the laying out of highways, on application at any
time within two years after the taking of such land or other
property or the doing of other injury under authority of this
act; but no such application shall be made after the expira-
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Acts, 1914. — Chap. 339.
Lunenburg
Water Loan.
Payment of
loan.
tion of said two years; and no application for assessment of
damages shall be made for the taking of any water, water
right, or for any injury thereto, until the water is actually
withdrawn or diverted by the town under authority of this
act. Said town may by vote, from time to time, determine
what amount or quantity of water it proposes to take under
this act; in which case any damages caused by such taking
shall be based upon such amount or quantity until the
same shall be increased by vote or otherwise, and in that
event said town shall be liable further only for the additional
damage caused by such additional taking.
Section 15. Said town of Lunenburg, for the purpose
of paying the necessary expenses and liabilities incurred
under the provisions of this act, may issue from time to
time bonds or notes to an amount not exceeding one hundred
thousand dollars. Bonds or notes issued under authority
of this act shall bear on their face the words, Lunenburg
Water Loan; shall be payable by such annual payments,
beginning not more than one year after their respective dates
of issue, as will extinguish each loan within thirty years
from the date thereof; but the amount of such annual
payment of any loan in any year shall not be less than the
amount of the principal of said loan payable in any subse-
quent year. Each authorized issue of bonds or notes shall
constitute a separate loan. Said bonds or notes shall bear
interest at a rate not exceeding four and one half per cent
per annum, payable semi-annually, and shall be signed by
the treasurer of the town and countersigned by a majority
of the water commissioners hereinafter provided for. The
town may sell such bonds or notes at public or private
sale, upon such terms and conditions as it may deem
proper, but they shall not be sold for less than their par
value.
Section 16. The said town shall, at the time of au-
thorizing said loan or loans, provide for the payment thereof
in accordance Avith section fifteen of this act; and when a
vote to that effect has been passed, a sum which, with the
income derived from water rates, will be sufficient to pay
the annual expense of operating its water works and the
interest as it accrues on the bonds or notes issued as aforesaid
by the town, and to make such payments on the principal
as may be required under the provisions of this act, shall,
annually thereafter, without further vote, be assessed by
the assessors of the town, in the same manner in which other
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 339. 313
taxes are assessed, until the debt incurred by said loan or
loans is extinguished.
Section 17. Said town shall, after its purchase of said ^f^'jo^"^"
corporate property as provided in this act, at a legal meeting ^[®'''''°°' *^'""^'
called for the purpose, elect by ballot three persons to hold
office, one until the expiration of three years, one until the
expiration of two years, and one until the expiration of one
year from the next succeeding annual town meeting, to
constitute a board of water commissioners; and at every
annual meeting thereafter one such commissioner shall be
elected by ballot for the term of three years. All the au-
thority granted to said town by this act, and not other-
wise specifically provided for, shall be vested in said board
of water commissioners, who shall be subject, however, to
such instructions, rules and regulations as the town may
by vote impose. A majority of the commissioners shall
constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Any
vacancy occurring in said board from any cause may be
filled for the remainder of the unexpired term by said town
of Lunenburg at any legal meeting called for the purpose.
Section IS. Said commissioners shall fix just and water rates.
equitable prices and rates for the use of water, and shall'
prescribe the time and manner of payment, but such rates
fixed may be increased or reduced by vote of the town.
The income of the water works shall be applied to defray-
ing all operating expenses, interest charges and payments on
the principal as they accrue upon any bonds or notes issued
under authority of this act. If there should be a net surplus New construc-
remaining after providing for the aforesaid charges, it may
be used for such new construction as the water commis-
sioners may determine upon, and in case a surplus should
remain after payment for such new construction, said balance
may be turned into the town treasury to reimburse the town
for sums advanced for interest or payments on account
of principal of said bonds or notes, or maintenance and
operation of plant, or the water rates may be reduced pro-
portionately. No money shall be expended in new con-
struction by the water commissioners except from the
net surplus aforesaid, unless the town appropriates and
provides money therefor. Said commissioners shall an- Annual report.
nually, and as often as the town may require, render a report
upon the condition of the works under their charge and an
account of their doings, including an account of receipts and
expenditures.
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Certain powers
to cease when
water is actu-
ally supplied
to town, etc.
Time of taking
effect.
Section 19, When, under the powers granted by this
act, water is actually supplied to the inhabitants of the town
of Lunenburg, either by the company incorporated under
this act or by the said town as authorized hereby, and when
a certificate to that effect, signed by the president of said
company and by the chairman of the board of selectmen, or,
if said town has purchased the water company incorporated
under the provisions of this act, signed by the water com-
missioners established hereunder, is filed with the secretary
of the commonwealth, all powers granted by chapter two
hundred and three of the acts of the year nineteen hundred
and thirteen shall cease, and all powers granted to the
town of Leominster to supply a part of the town of Lunen-
l^urg with water by chapter four hundred and twenty-seven
of the acts of the year eighteen hundred and ninety-nine
shall cease in so far as said powers pertain to the furnishing
of water to additional territory in said town after the filing
of such certificate.
Section 20. This act shall take effect upon its passage,
but shall become void unless work under this act is begun
within three years from the date of its passage.
Approved April 13, 1914-
Chap.S40 An Act to authorize the metropolitan park com-
mission TO DESTROY CERTAIN INSECT PESTS ON LANDS
NEAR TO OR ADJOINING PARK LANDS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section L The metropolitan park commission is hereby
authorized, whenever it shall deem such action advisable,
to destroy brown tail moths, gypsy moths and other insect
pests on lands near or adjoining lands under the care and
control of said commission and to a distance of one thou-
sand feet therefrom: provided, hoivever, that said commission
shall first have been requested in writing by the owner of
any such land to do said work, and that such owner shall
either have advanced to the commonwealth for the purpose
the cost of such work, as estimated by said commission,
or, if the commission shall so require, shall have given a
bond to the commonwealth to an amount, and with a prin-
cipal and surety or sureties satisfactory to said commission,
to reimburse the commonwealth for the cost of such work.
^acTmayTe' Section 2. The treasurer and receiver general of the
maintained for commouwcalth may maintain an action of contract in his
expenses in— **
curred.
Destruction of
insect pests on
lands adjacent
to certain park
lands.
Proviso.
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 341, 342, 343. 315
own name against any owner of land upon which work has
been done by said commission as herein authorized, or against
the principal and surety or sureties on any bond given
as aforesaid, for the expenses incurred by said commission
in doing such work.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Aiypromd April 13, 1014-
Chap.SAl
An Act relative to the suppression of the gypsy and
BROWN tail moths.
Be it enacted, etc., 05 follows:
The state forester is hereby authorized to expend for the Suppression of
suppression of the gypsy and brown tail moths and for brown tail
expenses incidental thereto, the sum of seventy-five thousand ™°t*i»-
dollars, the same to be in addition to any amount heretofore
appropriated for this purpose; and any balance unexpended
on December first, nineteen hundred and fourteen, may be
used during the year nineteen hundred and fifteen.
Approved April 13, 1014-
Chap.S42
An Act to provide prizes for competitions in the
militia.
Be it enacted, etc., as jolloios:
Section 1. Money or other suitable prizes maj^ be Prizes may be
awarded for shooting, athletic or other competitions in the compltftions
militia under such regulations as the commander-in-chief ^^ ^^'^ miiitia.
shall determine, said prizes to be paid out of the treas-
ury of the commonwealth from the appropriation for military
accounts.
Section 2. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent here- Repeal,
with are hereby repealed.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 13, 1914-
An Act to include the town of wellesley within the pj oaq
SOUTH metropolitan SEWERAGE DISTRICT. ^'
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The territory comprising the town of Welles- Town of
ley is hereby added to the south metropolitan sewerage eluded wtwn
district created by chapter four hundred and twenty-four pouta "sewtr-
of the acts of the year eighteen hundred and ninety-nine, age district.
In becoming a part of the said system, said town shall be
316
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 343.
Construction
of main trunk
sewer, etc.
Authority of
metropolitan
water and
sewerage
board.
Metropolitan
Sewerage Loan,
Assessments,
etc.
subject to the provisions and shall conform to the require-
ments of said chapter and of acts in amendment thereof
and in addition thereto, except as is otherwise provided
herein. Any authority granted to other municipalities
by said chapter or by acts in amendment thereof and in
addition thereto, is also vested in the town of Wellesley in
common with such other municipalities.
Section 2. The metropolitan water and sewerage board
shall provide an outlet at the Wellesley town line for the
sewage of said town, and, acting on behalf of the common-
wealth, shall construct a main trunk sewer or sewers through
such parts of the city of Boston, the towns of Dedham,
Westwood, Dover and Needham, and from said Wellesley
town line to such point in the south metropolitan system as
the board may determine to be necessary in order to make
connection with the Neponset Valley sewer.
Section 3. In providing for such outlet and in receiving
sewage from the town of Wellesley, and in any action relating
thereto, and for the purpose of taking, constructing and main-
taining such additional main lines of sewers, the metropolitan
water and sewerage board, acting on behalf of the common-
wealth, shall have and exercise all the authority conferred
upon it by chapter four hundred and thirty-nine of the acts
of the year eighteen hundred and eighty-nine and by chapter
one hundred and sixty-eight of the acts of the year nineteen
hundred and one, and by acts in amendment thereof and
in addition thereto; and all the provisions of said chapters
and acts are made applicable to the additional construction,
maintenance and operation hereby authorized except as is
otherwise provided herein.
Section 4. To meet the expenses incurred under the
provisions of this act, the treasurer and receiver general of
the commonwealth shall from time to time issue in the name
and behalf of the commonwealth and under its seal, bonds
designated on the face thereof, Metropolitan Sewerage
Loan, for a term not exceeding forty years, to an amount
not exceeding three hundred and fifty thousand dollars in
addition to the amount of such bonds heretofore authorized
for the construction of the south metropolitan sewerage
works. The provisions of said chapter four hundred and
twenty-four and of all acts in amendment thereof and in
addition thereto shall, so far as they are applicable, apply
to the indebtedness authorized by this act.
Section 5. The interest and sinking fund requirements
on account of the moneys expended in constructing that
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 344. 317
part of the sewerage system provided for in this act, and the
cost of maintenance and operation thereof, shall be deemed
to be, and shall be paid as, a part of the interest, sinking
fund requirements and costs specified in said chapter four
hundred and twenty-four and acts in amendment thereof
and in addition thereto, and shall be apportioned, assessed
and collected in the manner provided by that chapter and
acts in amendment thereof and in addition thereto, except
as is otherwise provided herein. The town of Wellesley
shall, in addition to the yearly payment of the assessment so
provided for, pay into the treasury of the commonwealth for
the sinking fund of the south metropolitan sewerage district
such proportion of the total amount of said sinking fund, as
existing on the first day of April in the year of its admission
to the south metropolitan district, as the valuation of the
said town for the said year shall bear to the total amount of
the valuation of said district, as determined for the puri)oses
of apportionment of assessments. Such proportion shall
be determined by the metropolitan water and sewerage
board, and shall be certified by said board to the treasurer
and receiver general of the commonwealth. The treasurer
and receiver general shall determine the total amount so to
be paid by said town on account of its admission to the
district, and for the payment thereof shall add one fifth of
said total amount to the yearly sum payable by said town on
account of its share of the interest and sinking fund require-
ments of the district for the succeeding five years. No
assessment on account of maintenance requirements of the
south metropolitan sewerage district shall be made upon said
town until the calendar year in which its sewers shall be con-
nected w ith the south metropolitan system as herein provided.
Section 6. This act shall take effect w^hen accepted Jg"ct.°^ *'''''°^
by vote of a majority of the voters of the town of Wellesley
present and voting thereon at a meeting legally called for
the purpose. Approved April 13, 1914-
An Act to authorize the metropolitan water and qJkj^ 344
sewerage board to extend the outfall sewer at
deer island.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Section 1. The metropolitan water and sewerage board ^utfaTsewe!
is hereby authorized to construct as a part of the north met- ^^ °<^'" island.
ropolitan sewerage system an extension of the outfall sewer
at Deer Island.
318
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 345.
Certain pro-
visions of law
to apply.
sewerageLo°an. Section 2. To meet the expenses incurred under the
provisions of this act the treasurer and receiver general
shall issue from time to time in the name and behalf of the
commonwealth and under its seal, bonds designated on
the face thereof, Metropolitan Sewerage Loan, to an amount
not exceeding one hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars,
in addition to the amount of such bonds heretofore authorized
for the construction of the north metropolitan sewerage
works.
Section 3. The provisions of chapter four hundred and
thirty-nine of the acts of the year eighteen hundred and
eighty-nine and of all acts in amendment thereof and in
addition thereto shall, so far as they may be applicable,
apply to the indebtedness authorized by this act and to
all proceedings hereunder.
Section 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
AiJjyroved Ayril 13, 1914.
Chap. 345 An Act relative to the right of women voters to
vote for candidates for school committees.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section thirteen of chapter eight hundred
and thirty-five of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
thirteen is hereby amended by inserting after the word
"for", in the fourth line, the words: — the nomination and
election of, — so as to read as follows: — Section 13. Every
female citizen having the qualifications of a male voter re-
quired by the preceding section may have her name entered
upon the list of voters for school committee, and shall have
the right to vote for the nomination and election of members
of the school committee upon complying with the require-
ments hereinafter set forth.
Section 2. Section one hundred and thirty-three of
said chapter eight hundred and thirty-five is hereby amended
by inserting after the word "more", in the twenty-second
line, the words : — Women who are qualified to vote may
sign nomination papers for candidates for members of the
school committee, to be voted for at primaries, and shall be
subject to all the provisions of law relating to such nomination
papers, — so that the first paragraph of said section as
amended will read as follows : — Every nomination paper
shall state, in addition to the name of the candidate, (1)
his residence, with the street and number thereof, if any,
(2) the office for which he is nominated, (3) the political or
1913, 835, § 13,
amended.
QualificatioDs
of female
voters.
1913, 835, § 133,
amended.
Nomination
papers, con-
tents, etc.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 346. 319
municipal party which he represents, and the paper may
state, in not more than eight words, the occupation of the
candidate, the pubHc offices wliich he has held, or that he is
a candidate for renomination, provided he is at the time an
incumbent of the office for which he seeks renomination for
another term, but not otherwise. Every voter who signs
such paper shall sign it in person, with his full surname, his
Christian name, and the initial of every other name which
he may have, and shall state his residence of the previous
first day of April, as well as the place where he is then living,
with the street and number thereof; but any voter who is
prevented by physical disability from writing, or who had
the right to vote on the first day of INlay in the year eighteen
hundred and fifty-seven, may authorize some person to
write his name and residence in his presence; and every
voter may sign as many nomination papers for each office to
be filled as there are persons to be nominated for or elected
thereto, and no more. Women who are qualified to vote
may sign nomination papers for candidates for members of
the school committee, to be voted for at primaries, and sliall
be subject to all the provisions of law relating to such nomi-
nation papers.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Apyrovcd April 13, 1914-
An Act relative to the use of improper weighing or (Jhnr) 346
MEASURING DEVICES IN THE PURCHASE, SALE OR EXCHANGE
OF COMMODITIES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter sixty-two of the Revised Laws is hereby amended |^„e^dcj ^ ^"'
by striking out section thirty and inserting in place thereof
the following new section : — Section 30. A sealer or deputy Seizure of iiie-
sealer of weights and measures may seize any weighing or 1^^ ™^*^"'^'^^'
measuring devices which do not conform to the legal stand-
ards or are not sealed as required by law; and any person Penalty.
who has in his possession such weighing or measuring devices,
with intent to use them in violation of law, shall be punished
by a fine of not more than fifty dollars for each offence, and
such devices, upon order of any court, shall be destroyed.
Possession of such devices shall be prima facie evidence
that they were intended to be used in violation of law.
Violation of the provisions of this section shall be prosecuted
by said officers. Approved April 13, 1914'
320
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 347.
Advertise-
ments, etc.,
for persons to
fill places of
employees
during strikes,
etc., to state
fact that strike
exists, etc.
Employer not
to attempt to
procure per-
sons to fill
places of em-
ployees during
strike, etc.,
without stating
fact that strike
exists, etc.
Chap.S47 An Act to regulate the procuring of persons to take
THE PLACES OF EMPLOYEES DURING STRIKES, LOCKOUTS
OR OTHER LABOR DISPUTES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. If an employer, during the continuance of
a strike among his employees, or during the continuance of
a lockout or other labor trouble among his employees,
publicly advertises in newspapers, or by posters or other-
wise, for employees, or by himself or his agents solicits
persons to work for him to fill the places of strikers, he shall
plainly and explicitly mention in such advertisements or
oral or written solicitations that a strike, lockout or other
labor disturbance exists among his employees.
Section 2. No employer, during the continuance of a
strike, lockout or other labor trouble among his employees,
shall directly or indirectly procure or attempt to procure
persons to fill the places of employees involved in such
strike, lockout or other labor trouble, if such persons are
or have been solicited by means of advertisements or oral
or written statements in which it has not been plainly and
explicitly mentioned that a strike, lockout or other labor
trouble exists in the establishment where such persons are
to be employed. This provision shall apply whether such
advertisements or oral or written solicitations were made
within or without the commonwealth.
Section 3. No person, firm, association or corporation,
during the continuance of a strike, lockout or other labor
trouble among the employees of another person, firm, asso-
ciation or corporation, shall procure, or attempt to procure,
or assist in any way in procuring, or attempting to procure
persons to work for such other person, firm, association, or
corporation, to fill the places of employees involved in such
strike, lockout or other labor trouble, if such persons are or
have been solicited by advertisements or oral or written
statements, whether made within or without the common-
wealth, in which it has not been plainly and explicitly men-
tioned that a strike, lockout or other labor trouble exists
in the establishment where such persons are to be employed.
Section 4. Any person, firm, association or corporation
violating any provision of this act shall be punished by a fine
not exceeding one hundred dollars for each offence.
^o*^nToracT Section 5. The provisions of this act shall cease to be
be'^operatfvl? Operative when the state board of conciliation and arbi-
No other per-
son, firm, etc.,
to assist in
procuring per-
sons to fill
places of em-
ployees during
strike, etc.,
unless fact has
been stated
that strike
exists, etc.
Penalty.
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 348, 349. 321
tration shall determine that the business of the employer,
in respect to which the stril^e or other labor trouble occurred,
is being carried on in the normal and usual manner and
to the normal and usual extent. Said board shall determine
this question as soon as may be, upon the application of the
employer.
Section 6. Chapter four hundred and forty-five of the Repeal.
acts of the year nineteen hundred and ten and chapter five
hundred and forty-five of the acts of the year nineteen hun-
dred and twelve are hereby repealed as to all offences com-
mitted after this act takes effect.
Approved April 13, 1914-
An Act relative to the preparation and opening of Chap.S48
PUBLIC WAYS FOR TRAVEL IN THE CITY OF LYNN.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. After the passage of this act no person or Preparation
corporation shall prepare or open for public travel in the city public ways
of Lynn any way unless its location, width and grades are LynntaV'^
subject to and have been approved in writing by a board con- ^^^^^^' ®*''=-
sisting of the mayor, the commissioner of streets and high-
ways and the city engineer of said city.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its acceptance Time of taking
by the municipal council of the city, after a public hearing.
Approved April 13, 191 4.
An Act relative to the giving of state aid to helpless rjidy 349
CHILDREN OF CERTAIN SOLDIERS AND SAILORS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The third paragraph of section three of ^^i^^td.^ ^'
chapter four hundred and sixty-eight of the acts of the year
nineteen hundred and nine, being the paragraph beginning
with the words "Second Class", is hereby amended by in-
serting at the end of said paragraph the words: — There
shall also be included in this class the crippled or otherwise
helpless children, whether minors or adults, of soldiers or
sailors who served in either of the said wars: provided, that Proviso,
such children are in receipt of a pension from the United
States.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 13, 1914-
322
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 350, 351, 352.
1908, 604, § 173,
etc., amended.
Repeal.
Chap. 350 An Act relative to the pay of officers and enlisted
MEN OF the militia.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section one hundred and seventy-three of
chapter six hundred and four of the acts of the year nine-
teen hundred and eight, as amended by chapter five hundred
and thirty-two of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
thirteen, is hereby further amended by adding at the end
thereof the words : — All sums specified as pay for officers
and enlisted men under this section shall be paid from the
appropriation for pay and allowances for the militia.
Section 2. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent here-
with are hereby repealed.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 13, 1914-
Chap.S51 An Act to create the office of commissioner op
streets in the city of GLOUCESTER.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The office of commissioner of streets is
hereby created in the city of Gloucester. Said commis-
sioner shall be elected by the municipal council to serve for
the term of three years, with the pov/ers and duties now
conferred and imposed on the superintendent of streets in
cities, as set forth in chapter twenty-five of the Revised Laws
and acts in amendment thereof and in addition thereto.
Section 2. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent here-
with are hereby repealed.
Section 3. This act shall be submitted to the voters
of the city of Gloucester on the official ballot at the next
state election, and shall take effect if accepted by a majority
of the voters present and voting thereon; otherwise it shall
not take effect, except as respects its submission to the
voters of the city. Approved April 13, 1914.
Commissioner
of streets in
city of
Gloucester,
election, term,
etc.
Repeal.
Act to be sub-
mitted to voters
at state elec-
tion, etc.
Chap.S52 An Act relative to pensioning laborers in the employ
OF FIRE AND WATER DISTRICTS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Any laborer in the employ of any fire or
water district which accepts this act, who has reached the
age of sixty years and has been in the employ of such dis-
trict for a period of not less than twenty-five years and
Retirement of
laborers in em-
ploy of fire
and water
districts.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 352. 323
has become physically or mentally incapacitated for labor,
and any laborer in the employ of any such district who has
been in such employ for a period of not less than fifteen
years and has become physically or mentally incapacitated
for labor by reason of any injury received in the performance
of his duties for such district may, at his request, with the
approval of the prudential committee or water commissioners,
be retired from service, and if so retired he shall receive
from the district, for the remainder of his life, an annual
pension equal to one half of the average annual compensa-
tion paid to him as a laborer during the two years next prior
to his retirement. Any laborer in the employ of such a
district who has reached the age of sixty-five years and has
been in such employ for a period of not less than twenty-five
years shall be retired from service and shall receive from
the district an annual pension computed in the manner
hereinbefore set forth. This section shall take effect in when tws see-
any fire or water district if accepted by a majority of the es °ct.^^^' ^''^
voters in that district who are present and vote thereon at
any annual meeting or at any special meeting duly called for
the purpose.
Section 2. If any city or town is now under any obliga- certain
tion under chapter five hundred and three of the acts of the city^or'town to
year nineteen hundred and twelve or under chapter six hun- ^'^''^^^' ^*^'
dred and seventy-one of the acts of the year nineteen hun-
dred and thirteen to pay a pension to any employee of a
fire or water district, that obligation shall cease on the day
of the next regular annual meeting of the district contained
or partly contained in such city or town; and at the said fubm°ttedto
next annual meeting of such district this act shall be sub- vot«rsatnext
1 1 1 i»i'i»i • 11 annual meet-
mitted to the voters thereof, and it the act is accepted by a ing, etc.
majority of the voters voting thereon, then the pension
payable by the said city or town to the former employees of
the district shall thereafter be payable by the district, and
the obligation to pay pensions in accordance with the pro-
visions of this act shall thereafter rest upon the said district
and not upon the city or town in which the district is con-
tained or partly contained. This section shall take effect
upon the passage of this act.
Section 3. Chapter six hundred and seventy-one of Repeal,
the acts of the year nineteen hundred and thirteen is hereby
repealed.
Section 4. Except as is otherwise provided herein. Time of taking
this act shall take eft'ect upon its passage.
Aj) proved April 13, 1914-
324
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 353, 354.
Town of
Weymouth may
refund part of
ita water loan.
Town of Wey-
mouth Water
Loan, Act of
1914.
Chap.S5S An Act to authorize the town of weymouth to kefund
PART OF ITS WATER LOAN.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The town of Weymouth, for the purpose of
refunding a part of its water loan, is hereby authorized to
cancel all of its water bonds which mature subsequent to the
year nineteen hundred and twenty-one, and which are now
held by said town as a part of its water loan sinking fund,
to an amount not exceeding ninety-eight thousand dollars,
and the town is hereby authorized to issue bonds or notes to
an amount not exceeding said sum of ninety-eight thousand
dollars.
Section 2. Bonds or notes issued under authority of this
act shall bear on their face the words, Town of Weymouth
Water Loan, Act of 1914, and shall be payable by annual
payments, beginning not more than one year after their date
of issue, as follows: five thousand dollars in the year nine-
teen hundred and fifteen and five thousand dollars annually
thereafter until the year nineteen hundred and thirty-four,
in which year the amount payable shall be three thousand
dollars.
Section 3. Said bonds or notes shall bear interest at a
rate not exceeding four and one half per cent per annum,
payable semi-annually, and shall be signed by the treasurer
of the town and countersigned by the water commissioners.
The town may sell the bonds or notes at public or private
sale, upon such terms and conditions as it may deem proper,
but they shall not be sold for less than their par value.
Section 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 13, 1914-
Rate of
interest, etc.
Chap.354: An Act relative to surface drainage in the town of
LEXINGTON.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The authority conferred upon the town of
Lexington and its board of water and sewer commissioners
by section one of chapter five hundred and four of the acts
Certain au-
thority of
town of
Lexington as
to surface
independent of of the year eighteen hundred and ninety-seven to deepen,
any system^o^^ wldcn aud clear of obstructions any brook, stream or water
course within the limits of said town, and to straighten, alter
or divert the courses or channels thereof, may be exercised
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 355. 325
independently of the lay-out or construction of any system
of sewage disposal.
Section 2. The limitation contained in section nine certain limita-
of said chapter, as amended by section eleven of chapter *'°" «'°'«t™ed.
three hundred and fifty-nine of the acts of the year nine-
teen hundred and six, in relation to the amount of indebted-
ness that may be incurred by the town shall be construed as
limiting only the amount which the town may borrow and
not as limiting the amount which may be appropriated and
expended for the purposes authorized by said chapter five
hundred and four or by this act.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
{The foregoing was laid before the governor on the ninth
day of April, 1914, and after five days it had "the force of a
laiv'\ as prescribed by the constitution, as it was not returned
by him with his objections thereto ivithin that time.)
An Act to authorize the city of fall river to lease (jjmj) 355
certain public lands for the use of the naval
militia.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The city of Fall River may, by its city city of Fail
council and with the approval of the mayor, lease to the i^airc^fam
commonwealth for a term not exceeding twenty years, [.^"navai'^"^
with the right to erect buildings thereon, for the use of militia.
the naval militia situated or stationed in Fall River, a
part of South park, so-called, in said city which abuts on
Mount Hope bay, not, however, exceeding one hundred feet
in width measured along the present mean high water line
of said bay, and extending from said line westerly to the
channel line, and easterly not more than fifty feet, upon
such conditions, stipulations and reservations as the city
council and the mayor may deem proper: provided, that no proviao.
lease or renewal thereof made under authority of this act
shall take effect until it has been approved by the board of
park commissioners of the city.
Section 2. The lease aforesaid may be renewed from Lease may be
time to time, but an}^ lease granted under the provisions of reQewed, etc.
this act shall be made as provided in section one and shall
be subject to all limitations and restrictions contained therein.
Approved April 15, 1914-
326
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 356, 357, 358.
Chap. 356 An Act relative to the appointment of administrators.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section one of chapter one hundred and thirty-seven of
the Revised Laws is hereby amended by striking out the
First and Second clauses and inserting in place thereof the
following clauses : —
First. If the deceased was a married woman, her husband;
or, if the deceased was a married man, his widow, if compe-
tent and willing to undertake the trust, unless it is necessary
or proper to appoint some other person.
Second. The next of kin, as the court shall determine,
unless it is necessary or proper to appoint some other person.
Approved April 15, 1914..
R. L. 137, § 1,
amended.
Administration,
to whom
granted.
Chap.S57 An Act to authorize the town of abington to refund
CERTAIN indebtedness.
Town of
Abington may
extend certain
tax loans, etc.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The town of Abington is hereby authorized
to extend from time to time any part of the tax loans issued
prior to the first day of January, nineteen hundred and
fourteen, and now outstanding, for a period not exceeding
two years from the date of the passage of this act, and none
of the uncollected taxes outstanding prior to the first day
of January, nineteen hundred and fourteen, shall be appro-
priated for any purpose so long as there are outstanding
revenue loans. Any debt or debts incurred under the au-
thority of this act shall be outside the statutory limit of in-
debtedness of the town.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 15, 1914-
Chap.S5S An Act to provide for a new board of trustees for
the foxborough state hospital.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. From and after the first Monday of June,
nineteen hundred and fourteen, the trustees of the Fox-
borough state hospital shall have no further power or au-
thority over the Foxborough state hospital but shall have
and continue to exercise the power and authority heretofore
given them over the Norfolk state hospital, subject to the
Trustees of the
Norfolk state
hospital,
powers, etc.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 358. 327
supervision of the state board of charity, and shall be known
as the trustees of the Norfolk state hospital. Said trustees
shall have authority and power to make by-laws and regula-
tions for the administration and government of the Norfolk
state hospital. All acts and parts of acts in regard to the
commitment, admission, care, maintenance, detention, re-
lease and discharge of inebriates and persons addicted to
drugs, which have heretofore applied to the Foxborough state
hospital shall hereafter apply to the Norfolk state hospital.
There shall be transferred from the Foxborough state hospital ^rtahl'^doiu.
to the Norfolk state hospital all books and documents relating authorized.'
to the care of inebriates and of persons addicted to drugs,
and all records of former patients at the Foxborough state
hospital, except such persons as were committed to said
hospital as insane persons.
Section 2. In the month of May, nineteen hundred and Foxborough
fourteen, the governor, with the advice and consent of the ap^p^jtJtmeuf '
council, shall appoint seven persons, five of whom shall be terms, etc,
men and two of whom shall be women, who shall, after the
first Monday of June, nineteen hundred and fourteen, con-
stitute the board of trustees of the Foxborough state hospital,
and who shall hold their offices from said first IMonday of
June, one until the first Wednesday of February, nineteen
hundred and fifteen, one until the first Wednesday of Feb-
ruary, nineteen hundred and sixteen, one until the first
Wednesday of February, nineteen hundred and seventeen,
one until the first Wednesday of February, nineteen hundred
and eighteen, one until the first Wednesday of February,
nineteen hundred and nineteen, one until the first Wednes-
day of February, nineteen hundred and twenty, one until
the first Wednesday of February, nineteen hundred and
twenty-one, or until their successors shall be appointed.
Said trustees shall, after the first INIonday of June, nineteen
hundred and fourteen, have all the power and authority
over the Foxborough state hospital now exercised by the
present trustees of the Foxborough state hospital, and shall
be subject to all the provisions of law relating to trustees of
state hospitals for the care of the insane.
Section 3. Section fifteen of chapter five hundred and amended. ^ ^^'
four of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and nine is
hereby amended by striking out the words "except that
the trustees of the Foxborough state hospital shall all be
men", in the fourth and fifth fines.
A^woved April 15, 1014-
328 Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 359, 360, 361.
Chap.S59 An Act to PRovroE for additional clerical assistance
IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF PROBATE AND IN-
SOLVENCY FOR THE COUNTY OF HAMPDEN.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Sc.^'km^nded^.' Section 1. Scction twenty-nine of chapter one hundred
and sixty-four of the Revised Laws, as amended by chapter
two hundred and six of the acts of the year nineteen hundred
and seven and by chapter three hundred and thirty-five of
the acts of the year nineteen hundred and ten, is hereby
further amended by striking out the word "seventeen", in
the eleventh hne, and inserting in place thereof the word: —
twenty-one, — so that the part of said section, as amended,
relating to the county of Hampden will read as follows : —
Of Hampden, twenty-one hundred dollars, payable by the
commonwealth upon the certificate of the register, counter-
signed by the judge of probate and insolvency.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
ApiJroved April 15, 1914.
Chap.SQO An Act to confirm the election of certain town offi-
cers AT the annual town MEETING OF THE TOWN OF
SOUTH HADLEY.
Be it enacted, etc., as foUoivs:
townm^'tTng' Section 1. The action of the annual town meeting of
Hadiey^con- ^^^^ towu of South Hadlcy, held on the sixteenth day of
firmed. March in the year nineteen hundred and fourteen, pertain-
ing to the election of a town treasurer, and of a sewer com-
missioner for a term of three years, and all other acts of said
meeting are hereby ratified and confirmed.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 15, 1914-
Chap.SQl An Act to authorize the town of Shrewsbury to make
AN ADDITIONAL WATER LOAN.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
amended.^ ^' Section 1. Chapter one hundred and five of the acts
of the year nineteen hundred and three is hereby amended
by striking out section five and inserting in place thereof
WateTb^an. ^^6 followiug ucw scction : — Section 5. Said town may, for
the purpose of paying the necessary expenses and liabilities
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 361. 329
incurred under the provisions of this act, issue from time
to time, bonds or notes to an amount not exceeding seventy
thousand dollars. Such bonds or notes shall bear on their
face the words, Shrewsbury Water Loan, shall be payable
by such annual payments, beginning not more than one
year after the date thereof, as will extinguish each loan
within thirty years from its date, and the amount of such
annual payment of any loan in any year shall not be less
than the amount of the principal of said loan payable in
any subsequent year. Each authorized issue of bonds or
notes shall constitute a separate loan. Said bonds or notes
shall bear interest at a rate not exceeding five per cent per
annum, payable semi-annually, and shall be signed by the
treasurer of the town and countersigned by a majority of
the selectmen. The town may sell the said securities at
public or private sale, upon such terms and conditions as it
may deem proper, but they shall not be sold for less than
their par value, and the proceeds shall be used only for the
purposes herein specified.
Section 2. Said chapter one hundred and five is hereby loos, los, § 6,
further amended by striking out section six and inserting
in place thereof the following new section: — Section G. f^J^^^^°^
Said town shall, at the time of authorizing said loan or
loans, provide for the payment thereof in accordance with
the provisions of section five of this act; and when a vote
to that effect has been passed, a sum which, with the income
derived from water rates will be sufficient to pay tlie annual
expenses of operating its water works and the interest as it
accrues on the bonds or notes issued as aforesaid by the
town, and to make such payments on the principal as may
be required under the provisions of this act, shall, without
further vote, be assessed by the assessors of the town an-
nually thereafter, in the same manner in which other taxes
are assessed, until the debt incurred by said loan or loans is
extinguished.
Section 3. Section seven of said chapter one hundred Repeal.
and five is hereby repealed.
Section 4. The debts incurred under this act by the Debts not to be
■ coi 1 111 j.1. 1 1'Ij.'*' included within
town ot Shreswbury shall not be reckoned m determining statutory debt
its limit of indebtedness under chapter seven hundred and ''""*^'
nineteen of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and thir-
teen, or other provisions of law relating to the limit of
municipal indebtedness.
330
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 362, 363.
^1^01.°^*^'''°^ Section 5. This act shall take effect upon its accept-
ance by a majority vote of the legal voters of the town of
Shrewsbury present and voting thereon at a legal town
meeting called for the purpose within three years after the
passage of this act. Approved April 15, 1914-
Chap. S62 An Act reiative to the application of the united
STATES NAVAL REGULATIONS TO THE NAVAL MILITIA OF
THE COMMONWEALTH.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloios:
Section 1. Section four of chapter five hundred and
six of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and twelve,
which provides that, so far as is practicable, the regula-
tions of the United States navy shall apply to the naval
militia of the commonwealth, is hereby repealed.
Section 2. All orders issued, acts performed and pay-
ments made since the eighteenth day of April, nineteen
hundred and twelve, which would have been legal under the
militia law of this commonwealth had the said section four
not been enacted are hereby ratified and confirmed.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 16, 1914-
1912, 506, § 4,
repealed.
Certain acts
legalized.
1911, 021, Part
II, § 6,
amended.
Officers to be
elected.
Chap. 363 An Act to amend the charter of the city of Lawrence.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Section 1. Part II of chapter six hundred and twenty-
one of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and eleven is
hereby amended by striking out section six and inserting in
place thereof the following new section : — Section 6. In the
year nineteen hundred and fourteen and in every second
year thereafter there shall be elected at the annual election
of said city one alderman to be director of the department
of public property, one alderman to be director of the de-
partment of public health and charities, and two members
of the school committee for the term of two municipal years
next following their respective elections. In the year nine-
teen hundred and fifteen and every second year thereafter
there shall be elected at the annual city election the mayor,
one alderman to be director of the department of engineering,
one alderman to be director of the department of public
safety, and two members of the school committee, each
for the two municipal years next following his election.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 363. 331
Except as aforesaid, and as otherwise provided in this act,
no city officer shall be elected at any city election. The
above officers may be residents of any part of the city.
Section 2. Part II of said chapter is hereby further ion, m, Part
amended by striking out section ten and inserting in place amended.
thereof the following new section: — Section 10. Any Person desiring
d. "IIP ^'i,. rr' p 1*1 •• to have his
igibie tor any elective omce tor which provision name printed
is made herein may have his name printed as a candidate fiL statement
for that office on the official ballots to be used at a pre- dl^y^ etc"'^'"
liminary election, provided that he shall, at least ten days
before the preliminary election, file with the city clerk a
statement in writing of his candidacy, in substantially the
following form : —
STATEMENT OF CANDIDATE.
I, , on oath declare that I reside at No. Form of
, . • ,1 •, J! T statement.
street, in the city ot Lawrence;
that I am a voter in said city registered to vote for a candi-
date for the office hereinafter named; that I am a candi-
date for nomination for the office of* for
the term of years, to be voted for at the pre-
liminary election to be held on Tuesday, the
day of , 19 ; and I request that my name
be printed as a candidate for that office on the official ballots
to be used at the preliminary election.
(Signed)
* If for the office of alderman, add the words " to be director
of the department of (specifying the department)."
THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Essex, ss.
Subscribed and sworn to this day of
19 , before me,
Justice of the Peace.
(or Notary Public.)
and provided that he shall at the same time file therewith a Petition to be
petition of at least twenty-five registered voters of the city,
qualified to vote for a candidate for said office, which pe-
tition shall be in substantially the following form : —
PETITION ACCOMPANYING STATEMENT OF CANDIDATE.
Whereas, is a candidate for nom- Form of
i nation for the office of * for the term p"*^'*"""-
of years, we, the undersigned voters of the
332
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 363.
city of Lawrence, duly registered and qualified to vote
for a candidate for that office, do hereby request that the
name of said be printed on the
official ballots to be used at the preliminary election to be
held on the Tuesday of , 19 .
We further state that we believe him to be of good m.oral
character and qualified to perform the duties of the office.
* If for the office of alderman, add the words "to be
director of the department of (specifying the department
named in the statement of the candidate)."
Names op Voters.
Street No.
Street, if any.
No acceptance
required.
19n, 621,
Part II, § 11,
amended.
List of nomi-
nations to be
published,
etc.
No acceptance by a candidate for nomination named
in the petition shall be necessary for its validity or for its
filing, and the petition need not be sworn to.
Section 3. Part II of said chapter is hereby further
amended by striking out section eleven and inserting in
place thereof the following new section: — Section 11. On
the first day, not being Sunday or a legal holiday, following
the expiration of the time for filing the above described
statements and petitions, the city clerk shall cause to be
published in one or more daily newspapers published in
the city the names and residences of the candidates for
nomination who have duly filed the above mentioned state-
ments and petitions, and the offices and terms for which
they are candidates for nomination, as they are to appear
on the official ballots to be used at the preliminary election.
The city clerk shall thereupon prepare the ballots to be used
at such preliminary election, and shall cause them to be
printed, and the ballots so prepared shall be the official
ballots and the only ballots used at the preliminary election.
They shall be headed as follows : —
Official
preliminary
ballot.
OFFICIAL PRELIMINARY BALLOT.
Candidates for nomination for Mayor, Alderman to be
director of the department of (engineering, public safety,
public property, or public health and charities), and School
Committee of the City of Lawrence. At a Preliminary
Election for Nomination Held on the
Dav of in the Year Nineteen Hundred and
(The heading shall be varied in accordance with
offices for which nominations are to be made.)
the
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 363. ^ 333
Section 4. Part II of said chapter is hereby further ion, 62i,
amended by striking out section thirteen and inserting in Amended. ^^'
place thereof the following new section: — Section 13. No No party
ballots used at any annual or special city election, or at any be^used^on *°
preliminary election, shall have printed thereon any party i'»"«*'^-
or political designation or mark, other than the titles of
the offices for which the candidates are nominated, and, in
the case of aldermen, the department of which they are
candidates for director, and there shall not be appended to
the name of any candidate anything showing how he was
nominated, or indicating his views or opinions. On all
ballots to be used at annual or special city elections, or at
preliminary elections, blank spaces shall be left at the end
of each list of candidates for the different offices equal to
the number to be elected thereto, in which the voter may
insert the name of any person not printed on the ballot for
whom he desires to vote for such office, provided that such
person is eligible therefor.
Section 5. Part II of said chapter is hereby further ion, 62i.
amended by striking out section forty-one and inserting in amended. '
place thereof the following new section: — Section 4^- The Powers of
mayor shall be director of the department of finance and dtTcouncii.
public affairs and chairman ex officio of the school com-
mittee. Each member of the city council shall manage the
department over which he shall be elected director, subject,
however, to the supervision and control of a majority of the
members of the city council, acting jointly, except as other-
wise provided in this act. The city council may, by a
four fifths vote, when they deem it necessary for the interests
of the city, change the distribution of the executive and
administrative powers, authorities and duties among the
aforesaid five general departments: 'provided, howexier, that Proviso.
any such powers, authorities or duties pertaining to matters
of finance shall always remain under the direction of the
mayor.
Section 6. This act shall be submitted to the registered f^bni'itted to
voters of the city of Lawrence at the state election in the l^^^^on^^^^
year nineteen hundred and fourteen in the form of the
following question which shall be printed on the official
ballot for use at said election : — " Shall an act passed by
the general court in the year nineteen hundred and fourteen,
amending the charter of the city of Lawrence, be accepted?"
and if a majority of the votes cast thereon are in the affirma-
tive, this act shall take effect; otherwise it shall be void.
Approved April 17, 1914-
334
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 364, 365, 366.
Interest on
loans of city of
Boston.
Repeal.
C^ap. 364 An Act relative to loans of the city of boston.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. All loans hereafter issued by the city of
Boston shall bear such rates of interest, not exceeding four
and one half per cent per annum, and the interest shall
be payable at such times as the city auditor, the city treas-
urer and the mayor may determine.
Section 2. So much of any act as is inconsistent here-
with is hereby repealed.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 17, 1914-
Chap. 365 An Act relative to the annual meeting of the trus-
tees OF THE MINISTERIAL FUND OF THE SOUTH PARISH
IN ANDOVER.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Section 1. The Trustees of the Ministerial Fund of
the South Parish in Andover, created by an act approved
on February sixteenth in the year eighteen hundred and
ten, shall annually hold a meeting on or before the first
day of March.
Section 2. So much of the said act as is inconsistent
herewith is hereby repealed.
Section 3. This act shall not apply to the current year.
Approved April 17, 1914-
Chap.36Q An Act to authorize the Worcester children's friend
SOCIETY TO HOLD ADDITIONAL PROPERTY.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Section 1. Section two of chapter eighty-eight of the
acts of the year eighteen hundred and forty-nine, as amended
by section one of chapter one hundred and fourteen of the
acts of the year nineteen hundred and three, is hereby further
amended by striking out the word "two", in the fourth line,
and inserting in place thereof the word : — three, — so as
to read as follows: — Section 2. Said corporation may, for
the purpose aforesaid, take and hold real and personal
property, to an amount not exceeding three hundred thou-
sand dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 17, 1914-
Annual
meeting
Repeal.
1849, 88, § 2,
etc., amended.
May hold real
and personal
property.
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 367, 368. 335
An Act to regulate the sale of food fish. Chap.367
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. All fresh food fish sold at wholesale shall be saie of fresh
sold by weight at the time of delivery. whoiesaie'^reg-
Section 2. Violation of any provision of this act shall ^^^if^^
be punished by a fine of not less than twenty-five nor more
than one hundred dollars for each offence.
Approved April 17, 1914-
An Act relative to the determination of minimum Chav.3QS
WAGES FOR WOMEN AND MINORS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section four of chapter seven hundred and ^ended.^*'
six of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and twelve is
hereby amended by striking out all after the words "con-
sisting of", in the sixth line, and inserting in place thereof
the words : — an equal number of representatives of em-
ployers in the occupation in question, and of persons to
represent the female employees in said occupation, and of
one or more disinterested persons appointed by the com-
mission to represent the public; but the representatives of
the public shall not exceed one half of the number of rep-
resentatives of either of the other parties. The commission
shall give notice to employers and employees in said occu-
pation by publication or otherwise of its determination to
establish a wage board and shall request that said employers
and employees, respectively, nominate representatives for
said board by furnishing names to the commission. The
representatives of employers and employees shall be selected
by the commission from names furnished by the employers
and by the employees, respectively, provided that these
names are furnished within ten days after the request of
the commission. The commission shall designate as chair-
man one of the representatives of the public, and shall make
rules and regulations governing the selection of members
and the modes of procedure of the boards, and shall exercise
exclusive jurisdiction over all questions arising with reference
to the validity of the procedure and of the determinations
of the boards. The members of wage boards shall be com-
pensated at the same rate as jurors, and they shall be allowed
the necessary travelling and clerical expenses incurred in
336 Acts, 1914. — Chap. 368.
the performance of their duties, these payments to be made
from the appropriation for the expenses of the commission, —
Establishment SO as to Tcad as f ollows : — SectioTi 4- If after such in-
bo^S^ vestigation the commission is of the opinion that in the
occupation in question the wages paid to a substantial
number of female employees are inadequate to supply
the necessary cost of living and to maintain the worker
in health, the commission shall establish a wage board
consisting of an equal number of representatives of em-
ployers in the occupation in question, and of persons to
represent the female employees in said occupation, and
of one or more disinterested persons appointed by the
commission to represent the public; but the representa-
tives of the public shall not exceed one half of the number
of representatives of either of the other parties. The com-
mission shall give notice to employers and employees in
said occupation by publication or otherwise of its determina-
tion to establish a wage board and shall request that said
employers and employees, respectively, nominate repre-
sentatives for said board by furnishing names to the com-
mission. The representatives of employers and employees
shall be selected by the commission from names furnished
by the employers and by the employees, respectively, pro-
vided that these names are furnished within ten days after
the request of the commission. The commission shall
designate as chairman one of the representatives of the
public, and shall make rules and regulations governing
the selection of members and the modes of procedure of the
boards, and shall exercise exclusive jurisdiction over all
questions arising with reference to the validity of the pro-
Compensation, ccdurc and of the determinations of the boards. The
members of wage boards shall be compensated at the same
rate as jurors, and they shall be allowed the necessary travel-
ling and clerical expenses incurred in the performance of
their duties, these payments to be made from the appro-
priation for the expenses of the commission.
ltc?,'^^ended. SECTION 2. Scction six of Said chapter seven hundred
and six, as amended by section two of chapter six hundred
and seventy-three of the acts of the year nineteen hundred
and thirteen, is hereby further amended by striking out the
words "in at least one newspaper in each county of the
commonwealth", in the fifteenth and sixteenth lines, and
inserting in place thereof the words : — at such times and
in such manner as it may deem advisable, — so as to read
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 368. 337
as follows : — Section 6. Upon receipt of a report from a commission to
11,1 • • 1 II • J.1 1 review reports
wage board, the commission shall review the same, and may of wage boards,
approve any or all of the determinations recommended, or leaWng^'etc.
may disapprove any or all of them, or may recommit the
subject to the same or to a new wage board. If the com-
mission approves any or all of the determinations of the
wage board it shall, after not less than fourteen days' notice
to employers paying a wage less than the minimum wage
approved, give a public hearing to such employers, and if,
after such public hearing, the commission finally approves
the determination, it shall enter a decree of its findings and
note thereon the names of employers, so far as they may be
known to the commission, who fail or refuse to accept such
minimum wage and to agree to abide by it. The commission May publish
shall thereafter publish at such times and in such manner etc.^"* '^'' ^'
as it may deem advisable a summary of its findings and of
its recommendations. It shall also at such times and in
such manner as it shall deem advisable publish the facts, as
it may find them to be, as to the acceptance of its recom-
mendations by the employers engaged in the industry to
which any of its recommendations relate, and may publish
the names of employers whom it finds to be following or
refusing to follow such recommendations. An employer Employer
who files a declaration under oath in the supreme judicial review of
court or the superior court to the effect that compliance with
the recommendation of the commission would render it im-
possible for him to conduct his business at a reasonable
profit shall be entitled to a review of said recommendation
by the court under the rules of equity procedure. The
burden of proving the averments of said declaration shall
be upon the complainant. If, after such review, the court
shall find the averments of the declaration to be sustained,
it may issue an order restraining the commission from
publishing the name of the complainant as one who refuses
to comply with the recommendations of the commission.
But such review, or any order issued by the court thereupon,
shall not be an adjudication affecting the commission as to
any employer other than the complainant, and shall in no
way affect the right of the commission to publish the names
of those employers who do comply with its recommendations.
The type in which the employers' names shall be printed
shall not be smaller than that in which the news matter of
the paper is printed. The publication shall be attested by
the signature of at least a majority of the commission.
recommenda-
tions.
338
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 368.
Repeal.
1912, 706, § 11,
etc., amended.
Employers to
keep register of
names, etc., of
women and
minor em-
ployees.
Commission
may summon
witnesses, etc.
1912, 706, § 13,
etc., amended.
Penalty for
certain acts of
employers.
Section 3. Section seven of said chapter seven hundred
and six is hereby repealed.
Section 4. Section eleven of said chapter seven hun-
dred and six, as amended by section one of chapter three
hundred and thirty of the acts of the year nineteen hun-
dred and thirteen, is hereby further amended by inserting
after the word "him", in the fourth line, the words: — to-
gether with a record of the amount paid each week to each
woman and minor, — so as to read as follows: — Section 11.
Every employer of women and minors shall keep a register
of the names, addresses and occupations of all women and
minors employed by him, together with a record of the
amount paid each week to each woman and minor, and
shall, on request of the commission or of the director of the
bureau of statistics, permit the commission or any of its
members or agents, or the director of the bureau of statistics
or any duly accredited agent of said bureau, to inspect
the said register and to examine such parts of the books and
records of employers as relate to the wages paid to women
and minors. The commission shall also have power to
subpoena witnesses, administer oaths and take testimony.
Such witnesses shall be summoned in the same manner and
be paid from the treasury of the commonwealth the same
fees as witnesses before the superior court.
Section 5. Section thirteen of said chapter seven hun-
dred and six, as amended by section three of chapter six
hundred and seventy-three of the acts of the year nineteen
hundred and thirteen, is hereby further amended by striking
out the words "or because the employer believes that the
employee may testify", in the fourth and fifth lines, and in-
serting in place thereof the words : — or has served or is
about to serve upon a wage board, or is or has been active in
the formation thereof, or has given or is about to give in-
formation concerning the conditions of such employee's em-
ployment, or because the employer believes that the em-
ployee may testify, or may serve upon a wage board, or may
give information concerning the conditions of the employee's
employment, — so as to read as follows : — Section 13.
Any employer who discharges or in any other manner dis-
criminates against any employee because such employee has
testified, or is about to testify, or has served or is about to
serve upon a wage board, or is or has been active in the for-
mation thereof, or has given or is about to give information
concerning the conditions of such employee's employment,
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 369, 370. 339
or because the employer believes that the employee may
testify, or may serve upon a wage board, or may give in-
formation concerning the conditions of the employee's em-
ployment, in any investigation or proceeding relative to the
enforcement of this act, shall be deemed guilty of a mis-
demeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished
by a fine of not less than two hundred dollars and not more
than one thousand dollars for each offence.
Section 6. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 17, 101 4.
An Act to authorize the town of whitman to refund Qfid-p 3^9
CERTAIN indebtedness.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The town of Whitman is hereby authorized y^°^^^„°^^ ^^y
to extend from time to time any part of the tax loans issued extend certain
prior to the first day of January, nineteen hundred and
fourteen, and now outstanding, for a period not exceeding
two years from the passage of this act, and none of the un-
collected taxes outstanding prior to the first day of January,
nineteen hundred and fourteen, shall be appropriated for
any purpose so long as there are outstanding revenue loans.
Any debt or debts incurred under the authority of this act
shall be outside the statutory limit of indebtedness of the
said town.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 17, 1914-
An Act relative to advances of money from the treas- Chav.S70
URY of the commonwealth TO CERTAIN OFFICIALS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1 , Officers who are authorized to expend money Advances from
in behalf of the commonwealth may have money advanced for'ceTtSn^^
to them from the treasury, in such sums and subject to p"""!^^®^-
such rules and regulations as the auditor of the common-
wealth may determine, for the following purposes and
subject to the following conditions : — To carry out the pro-
visions of law requiring weekly payments of wages, to secure
cash discounts wherever possible, and to pay the necessary
expenses incurred by them or by employees of their de-
partments when obliged to travel in the discharge of their
340 Acts, 1914. — Chap. 371.
duties. For other purposes, except as hereinafter provided,
there may be advanced to them sums not exceeding one
hundred and fifty dollars at any one time.
mTy betcT^'*'^ SECTION 2. Thc acting paymaster general of the militia
^rta?n*° ^^y havc advanccd to him from the treasury of the com-
officiais. monwealth one hundred per cent of the pay and mileage for
duty performed at camp or annual drill, under such rules
and regulations as the auditor may prescribe, and shall
return the unexpended balance of the sum so advanced as
soon as possible, or at such times as the auditor may require;
the board of prison commissioners, for aiding prisoners who
have been discharged from the Massachusetts reformatory,
five hundred dollars; the sergeant-at-arms, for necessary and
legitimate expenditures made by him for committees of the
general court while travelling under an order thereof, two
thousand dollars, and for the incidental expenditures made
by him in the care of the state house and grounds, five hun-
dred dollars; the attorney-general, five hundred dollars.
Repeal. SECTION 3. Scction thirty-fivc of chapter six of the
Revised Laws, chapter four hundred and thirty-four of
the acts of the year nineteen hundred and eight, chapter two
hundred and eighteen of the acts of the year nineteen hun-
dred and nine, chapter four hundred and eighty-eight of
the acts of the j^ear nineteen hundred and ten, chapter one
hundred and forty-five of the acts of the year nineteen hun-
dred and twelve, chapter three hundred and fifty-two of
the acts of the year nineteen hundred and twelve, chapter
forty-five of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
fourteen and all other acts and parts of acts inconsistent
herewith are hereby repealed.
Section 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 17, 1914-
Chap. S71 An Act to require masters in chancery to file with
THE clerk of the MUNICIPAL COURT OF THE CITY OF
BOSTON CERTAIN BONDS APPROVED BY THEM.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
TOrtam°bonds Section 1. Evcry master in chancery who shall approve
by masters in ^ boud givcu for tlic purposc of dissolviug an attachment
made in an action brought in the municipal court of the city
of Boston, to which action the provisions of section one of
chapter six hiuidred and forty-nine of the acts of the year
nineteen hundred and twelve are applicable, shall file the
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 372. 341
bond promptly with the clerk of said court. Every such
bond may be used, at the election of the defendant, for the
removal of the action to the superior court under the pro-
visions of said chapter six hundred and forty-nine, and the
bond shall be in lieu of the bond specified in section three of
said chapter.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
A p proved April 17, 1914.
An Act to abolish the board of public works of the (JJku) 370
city of woburn.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The office of the board of public works of Board of
. ii'iii 1 public works
the city of Woburn, established by chapter one hundred abolished.
and seventy-two of the acts of the year eighteen hundred
and ninety-seven, is hereby abolished.
Section 2. The powers, duties and liabilities conferred Po^ef. duties
1.11 1 11 1 etc., transferred
or imposed by the said chapter one hundred and seventy- to city council.
two on the said board of public works are hereby trans-
ferred to the city council of the city of Woburn, except
that the powers, duties and liabilities of the said board
of public works in respect to,
(A) The construction, alteration, repair, care and light- Exceptions.
ing of streets, ways, bridges and sidewalks;
(B) The construction, alteration, repair and care of
public buildings, except that the school committee shall
control and direct the alteration, repair and care of school
buildings in the use and occupation of the schools;
(C) The construction, extension, alteration, repair and
maintenance of the public water works;
(D) The construction, extension, alteration, care and
maintenance of the public sewers and drains;
(E) The laying out and care of public parks and work in
and upon the same;
(F) The care, superintendence and management of public
grounds, except such as are under the control of the school
committee;
(G) The care and control of shade and ornamental trees
standing in the streets or public ways;
(H) The supervision of the electric lights, power, tele-
graph and telephone poles and gas pipes, and the erection,
placing and removal thereof, are hereby transferred to the
superintendent of public works, hereinafter provided for,
342 Acts, 1914. — Chap. 372.
who shall have exclusively the power vested in the water
commissioner of the city of Woburn by chapter three hun-
dred and seven of the acts of the year eighteen hundred and
seventy-one and acts in amendment thereof or in addition
thereto; and vested in the board of sewerage commissioners
by chapter three hundred and eighty of the acts of the year
eighteen hundred and ninety-one, and acts in amendment
thereof or in addition thereto; and vested in the board of
park commissioners by chapter one hundred and fifty-four
of the acts of the year eighteen hundred and eighty-two,
and acts in amendment thereof or in addition thereto; and
vested in the surveyor of towns by the general laws of the
commonwealth; and all powers and duties conferred or im-
posed by general laws upon the water commissioners, sewerage
commissioners, park commissioners and surveyor of high-
ways of towns, and all provisions of law relating to water
commissioners, sewer commissioners, park commissioners
and surveyor of highways shall apply to the said superin-
tendent of public works, if not inconsistent herewith.
of"^biifworks. Section 3. Upon the passage of this act, the mayor
appointment, of the city of Wobum shall appoint a superintendent of
public works for a term of two years, who shall be a person
specially fitted by education, training and experience to
perform the work devolving upon him. In making this
appointment the mayor shall sign a certificate in the following
form : —
I hereby appoint (name of appointee) to the position of
superintendent of public works of the city of Woburn, and
certify that, in my opinion, he is a person specially fitted by
education, training and experience to perform the duties of
that office.
(Signature of mayor)
toTe approved Section 4. The Certificate of appointment shall be filed
by civil service ^rj^j^ ^[^q citv clcrk, who shall thereupon forward a certi-
commiasioners. „ , , . ., . . . -^ _p,,
ned copy to the civil service commissioners. The said com-
missioners shall immediately make a careful inquiry into
the qualifications of the nominee under such rules as they
may, with the consent of the governor and council establish,
and, if they conclude that he is a competent person with the
requisite qualifications, they shall file with the city clerk of
the city of Woburn a certificate, signed by at least a majority
of the said commission, that they have made a careful
inquiry into the qualifications of the appointee, and that, in
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 372. 343
their opinion, he is quahfied for the office by education,
training and experience, as the case may be, and that they
approve the appointment. Upon the fihng of said certificate
the appointment shall become operative, subject, however,
to all provisions of law or ordinance in regard to the accept-
ance of office, oath of office, and filing bonds. If the com-
mission does not within thirty days after the receipt of said
notice file said certificate with the city clerk of the city of
Woburn, the appointment shall be void.
Section 5. The superintendent of public works shall J^J^ °^ °®<'^'
hold office for a term of two years from the date when his
appointment becomes operative by the filing of said certificate
by the civil service commissioners, and until his successor
is chosen and qualified. Thereafter, there shall be appointed
every two years by the mayor in the manner provided in
sections three, four and five of this act, a superintendent of
public works, who shall hold office for the same period and
shall possess the qualifications, and be subject to the pro-
visions specified in the said sections except, however, that
if the person holding the office is reappointed the approval of
the civil service commissioners shall not be required.
Section G. The superintendent of public works shall be to be subject
sworn to the faithful performance of his duties by the mayor, ^c'^o^/cfty""^'
or by the city clerk, or by a justice of the peace, and shall '=°"°''''' ^*<'-
receive such compensation as the city council, with the ap-
proval of the mayor, shall determine, and shall be subject
to such instructions, rules and regulations as the city council
by its vote may impose.
Section 7. The mayor may remove the superintendent ^ay be re-
of public works by filing with the city clerk a written state-
ment setting forth in detail the specific reasons for his re-
moval, a copy of which shall be delivered to the said super-
intendent of public works: provided, hoivever, that, if the Proviso,
superintendent of public works so requests, a hearing shall
be given him on said charges before the city council, at which
time the charges shall be read and all persons heard. If a
majority of the city council, after the hearing, vote to sustain
the mayor, the order of removal shall be final. If a majority
of the city council vote not to sustain the mayor, the said
order shall become void and the superintendent of public
works shall be reinstated.
Section S. Any vacancy occurring in the office of Vacancy.
superintendent of public works shall be filled in the same
manner provided in sections three, four and five of this act.
344 Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 373, 374.
for the remainder of the term. Pending such appointment
and confirmation, the mayor may designate a person to
perform the duties of the office temporarily.
^oML^LTnot Section 9. The provisions of section thirty-eight of
to apply. chapter one hundred and seventy-two of the acts of the year
eighteen hundred and ninety-seven shall not apply to the
said superintendent of public works, nor to any persons that
he may employ.
m'tt^d to""*" Section 10. This act shall be submitted to the voters
stete"eiect^on* ^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^ ^^^ ^^^^ statc elcctiou, and if a majority of the
registered voters voting at said election shall declare in the
affirmative, this act shall take effect on the first Monday in
January, nineteen hundred and fifteen.
Approved April 17 y 1914.
Chap.S7S An Act to provide for aiding free public libraries in
SMALL TOWNS AND RELATIVE TO THE EXPENSES OF THE
BOARD OF FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
pibHc fiteiries SECTION 1. The board of free public library commis-
in small towns, sioncrs may annually expend a sum not exceeding ten thou-
sand dollars in aid of free public libraries, especially in those
towns the valuation of which does not exceed one million
dollars. Such aid may include the furnishing of books in
small quantities, visits to libraries, the instruction of li-
brarians, and such other means of encouraging and stimu-
lating the small libraries as said commissioners shall deem
Proviso. advisable: protided, that a full detail of expenditures under
this act shall be printed in the annual report of the com-
missioners.
S^'^'etc^^^'^'' Section 2. No member of the board shall receive any
compensation, but the board may annually expend not more
than five thousand dollars, payable by the commonwealth,
for clerical assistance and for other necessary expenses.
Repeal. SECTION 3. So mucli of any act as is inconsistent here-
with is hereby repealed.
Section 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 17, 1914'
Chap. "^7^ An Act relative to the annual report of the board
OF free public library commissioners.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
nuaTreport.'*''" Section 1. Twcuty-fivc hundred copies of the report of
the board of free public library commissioners shall be an-
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 375. 345
nually printed as one of the public document series, twelve
hundred copies of which shall be for the special use of the
said board.
Section 2. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent here- Repeal.
with are hereby repealed.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 17, 101 4.
An Act relative to increasing the amount of state Chap.375
AID to certain recipients.
Be it encicted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section six of chapter four hundred and '^^^i^^fj-^ "■
sixty-eight of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
nine is hereby amended by striking out the word "four",
in the sixth line, and inserting in place thereof the word : —
six, — and by striking out the word "eight", in the seventh
line, and inserting in place thereof the word: — twelve, — so
as to read as follows: — Section 6. No state aid shall be Limits of
paid to or for a person of the first class of section three ex- paid""" ^
ceeding in any one month three fourths of the monthly
amount of his pension, nor exceeding six dollars in any one
month; or to or for a person of the second, third, fourth or
fifth class of said section exceeding six dollars in any one
month; and no more than twelve dollars shall be paid to
or for all the dependent relatives of any one soldier or sailor
in any one month. State aid shall not be paid to or for any No aid to be
, ^. ., , (• • • j_i 'xl O • paid in certain
soldier or sailor on account or service in the war with bpain, cases, unless,
or to his dependent relatives, unless he enlisted or was ap-
pointed in the service of the United States after the four-
teenth day of February and prior to the twelfth day of
August in the year eighteen hundred and ninety-eight;
but it may be allowed to or for volunteers mustered into
the service of the United States in Massachusetts regi-
ments after said twelfth day of August but prior to the first
day of January, eighteen hundred and ninety-nine, who shall
otherwise be qualified to receive the same, and to or for their
dependent relatives.
Section 2. This act shall take effect on the first day of T>^,t.°^ *^'''°^
May, nineteen hundred and fourteen.
Approved April 17, 1914'
346
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 376, 377.
1908, 604, § 83,
amended.
Recruiting
officers.
Chap.S7Q An Act relative to recruiting officers of the militia.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Section 1. Chapter six hundred and four of the acts
of the year nineteen hundred and eight is hereby amended
by striking out section eighty-three and inserting in place
thereof the following new section : — Section 83. The com-
manding officers of brigades, regiments, corps of cadets,
separate battalion, or squadron signal corps or company
and of the naval brigade shall be the recruiting officers for
their respective non-commissioned staffs, and enlisted men
attached to the headquarters of their commands and senior
medical officers assigned to any of the above named or-
ganizations shall be the recruiting officers of the sanitary
troops of their respective organizations. The chief of
the medical department or an officer designated by him
shall be the recruiting officer of sanitary troops assigned
to the signal corps. The chiefs of the staff corps and de-
partments or officers designated by said chiefs shall be the
recruiting officers for their respective corps. The com-
manding officers of field hospitals and ambulance companies
shall be the recruiting officers of their respective commands.
Persons appointed by the commander-in-chief for new
companies shall act as recruiting officers thereof until a
captain is elected or appointed. Company commanders
shall be the recruiting officers for their commands. In
case of a vacancy the commanding officer of a regiment,
separate battalion or squadron, may order some officer to
perform the duty until the vacancy is filled. Recruiting
officers may enroll applicants for enlistment above the
maximum allowed by law, not exceeding fifteen in number in
each company, and such applicants may be instructed and
drilled as recruits, and in the discretion of the recruiting
officer may be preferred for enlistment as vacancies may
occur.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 17, 1914-
Chap. 377 An Act to authorize the town of fairhaven to acquire
AND maintain A FREE PUBLIC WHARF.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
ha^J'n^jlIy"' Section 1. The town of Fairhaven is hereby authorized
pier etc*'"for a ^^ takc, hold and maintain for the purpose of a wharf for a
public wharf.
Vacancy.
Additional re-
cruits, enroll-
ment, etc.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 377. 347
free public landing the existing abutment or pier of the old
New Bedford and Fairhaven bridge now standing in the tide
waters of the Acushnet river within the territorial limits of
the town of Fairhaven, together with so much of the public
highway leading thereto as the selectmen of the town may
determine to be necessary or convenient for use in connec-
tion with said public landing.
Section 2. The town of Fairhaven is also authorized to May repair or
repair or rebuild the said abutment from time to time, and, plerl'etc*'
subject to the provisions of chapter ninety-six of the Revised
Laws, to make alterations in or additions to the said abut-
ment or pier.
Section 3. The provisions of chapter three hundred and ^ep^ai-
eighty-seven of the acts of the year eighteen hundred and
ninety-eight, requiring the removal of said abutment or pier
by the county commissioners of the county of Bristol sub-
ject to the directions of the war department of the United
States, are hereby repealed.
Section 4. The powers conferred by this act upon the Powers of se-
town of Fairhaven may be exercised by the selectmen for ^'' '"'^""
the time being of said town. The selectmen shall also have
power to make rules and regulations governing the use of
said wharf as a free public landing, and shall have authority
to appoint a custodian of the wharf and to fix his compensa-
tion, to be paid by the town.
Section 5. Before taking possession of said pier or abut- ^^^^"^^^^^^'
ment and part of the highway leading thereto, the selectmen filed, etc.
of said town shall file in the registry of deeds for the southern
district of the county of Bristol a plan showing the said pier
or abutment as it exists at the date of such filing, together
with the public highway leading thereto, and showing the
part of the public highway taken for the purposes of said
public landing, together with a statement signed by the
selectmen stating that said pier or abutment and such part
of the public highway so shown are taken under the authority
of this act for the purposes thereof.
Section 6. This act shall be submitted to the voters of J^^'^_°^ *^''''^^
the town of Fairhaven within one year after its passage,
either at a special meeting called for the purpose by the
selectmen in the same manner in which an annual town
meeting is called, or at an annual town meeting; and shall
take effect upon its acceptance by a majority of the voters
present and voting thereon. Approved April 17, 1014-
348
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 378, 379.
Chap. S7 8 An Act to establish a part of the harbor line in new
BEDFORD HARBOR.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Hnfin^New"' SECTION 1. The liiic hereinafter described between the
2tabiL'her''°' Philadelphia and Reading wharf, so-called, and a point oppo-
site the southerly end of Fish island in New Bedford harbor
in the city of New Bedford is hereby established as a har-
bor line l3eyond which no wharf, pier or other structure
shall be extended into or over the tide waters of said har-
bor : — Beginning at a point in the harbor line established
by chapter two hundred and sixty-nine of the acts of the
year eighteen hundred and forty-eight, at its intersection
with a line drawn easterly by the north face of Merrill's
wharf; thence running northerly in an extension of said line
as now established south of said w^harf, about eight hundred
feet to an intersection with a line drawn easterly by the north
face of the city's wharf known as Pier One; thence running
northwesterly about eight hundred and five feet to the har-
bor line established by chapter one hundred and forty-five
of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and six, at its inter-
section with an extension easterly of the southerly line of
property of the Old Colony Railroad Company known as
Hazzard's wharf.
Section 2. That part of the harbor line in said harbor
established by chapter two hundred and sixty-nine of the
acts of the year eighteen hundred and forty-eight and by
chapter one hundred and forty-five of the acts of the year
nineteen hundred and six upon the part of the harbor front-
age covered by the line established by this act is hereby
superseded.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 17, 1914-
Part of old har-
bor line super-
seded.
Chap.S7Q An Act relative to the use of false weights and
MEASURES.
R. L. 62, § 33.
etc., amended.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Section thirty-three of chapter sixty-two of the Revised
Laws, as amended by chapter two hundred and fifteen of the
acts of the year nineteen hundred and six, is hereby further
amended by inserting after the word "commodity", in the
fourth line, the word : — bought, — and after the word
measures.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 380. 349
** exchanged", in the same Hne, the words: — or for hire or
reward, — so as to read as follows: — Section 33. Whoever Penalty for
uses, or has in his possession with intent to use, a false or weightfan'd^'^^
condemned weight, measure, scale, balance or beam for
weighing or measuring any commodity bought, sold or ex-
changed, or for hire or reward, may for each offence be
fined not more than fifty dollars. The possession of such
weight, measure, scale, balance or beam shall be prima facie
evidence that the same was intended to be used in violation
of law. Approved April 17, 1914.
An Act relative to the compensation of members of nhnr) 380
THE MILITIA WHO ARE INJURED IN THE DISCHARGE OF
THEIR DUTY.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Section 1. Section one hundred and ninety-eight of etc^'j^^ended^'
chapter six hundred and four of the acts of the year nine-
teen hundred and eight, as amended by chapter one
hundred and seventy of the acts of the year nineteen
hundred and nine, is hereby further amended by striking
out the word "or", in the sixth line, and by inserting after
the word "sixty", in the same line, the words: — or one
hundred and sixty-two, — and by inserting after the word
"ordered", in the ninth line, the word: — military, — so as
to read as Mlows: — Section IDS. A member of the vol- Compensation
lor injuries to
unteer militia or of the naval brigade who shall, when on members of
duty or when assembled thereror under the provisions or
sections one hundred and forty-one, one hundred and forty-
two, one hundred and fifty-one, one hundred and fifty-two,
one hundred and sixty, or one hundred and sixty-two, re-
ceive any injury, by reason of such duty or assembly, or
who shall without fault or neglect on his part be wounded
or disabled while performing any such lawfully ordered mili-
tary duty, which shall temporarily incapacitate him from
pursuing his usual business or occupation, shall, during the
period of such incapacity, receive such compensation as shall
be fixed by a board appointed to inquire into his claim, not
exceeding in amount the pay provided for by this act and
actual necessary expenses for care and medical attendance.
All claims arising under this section shall be inquired into investigation of
by a board of three officers, at least one being a medical
officer, to be appointed by the commander-in-chief upon the
application of the member making the claim. Such board
350
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 381.
shall have the same power to take evidence, administer oaths,
issue subpoenas and compel witnesses to attend and testify
and produce books and papers, and punish their failure to
do so, as is possessed by a general court-martial. The find-
ings of the board shall be subject to the approval of the com-
mander-in-chief. The amount found due such member by
said board, to the extent that its findings are approved by
the commander-in-chief, shall be a charge and shall be paid
in like manner as other military accounts are paid.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 17, 1914.
Board of com-
missioners for
the promotion
of uniformity
of legislation
in United
States estab-
lished.
Chap.SSl An Act to establish a board of commissioners for the
PROMOTION OF UNIFORMITY OF LEGISLATION IN THE UNITED
STATES.
Be it enojcted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The governor, with the advice and consent
of the council, shall within thirty days after the twenty-
eighth day of July, nineteen hundred and fourteen, appoint
three suitable persons to be a board of commissioners for
the promotion of uniformity of legislation in the United
States. The commissioners shall meet and organize within
thirty days after their appointment, and shall hold office for
a term not exceeding five years from the date of their organ-
ization. Any vacancy in the board arising from resignation
or otherwise shall be filled for the unexpired term by appoint-
ment by the governor, with the advice and consent of the
council. The governor may remove for cause any or all of
said commissioners.
Section 2. It shall be the duty of said board to examine
the subjects of marriage and divorce, insolvency, the descent
and distribution of property, the execution and probate of
wills and other subjects upon which uniformity of legisla-
tion in the various states and territories of the United States
is desirable, but which are outside of the jurisdiction of the
congress of the United States; to confer upon these matters
with the commissioners appointed by other states and terri-
tories for the same purpose; to consider and draft uniform
laws to be submitted for approval and adoption by the sev-
eral states; and generally to devise and recommend such
other or further course of action as may tend to accomplish
the purposes of this act.
Duties.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 382. 351
Section 3. The said board shall keep a record of all of nuaii"rcport!"
its doings, and shall, on or before the thirty-first day of De-
cember in each year, and may at any other time report its
doings and its recommendations to the governor and council,
to be transmitted to the general court.
Section 4. No member of said board shall receive any Compensation.
compensation for his services, but each member shall be
repaid from the state treasury the amount of his actual trav-
elling and other necessary expenses incurred in the discharge
of his official duty, after the account thereof has been audited
by said board and by the state auditor. The said board
shall keep a full account of its expenditures and shall record
the same in each annual report.
Section 5. The said board is hereby authorized in its Contribution
1. ,., x'Ij, 1 i !• for conference
discretion to contribute each year a sum not exceeding one ofcommis-
hundred dollars toward the expenses of the conference of form "tat" "i^ws.
commissioners on uniform state laws, the same to be paid
from the money authorized by this act to be appropriated
for the expenses of the board.
Section 6. To carry out the provisions of this act a Expenditure
sum not exceeding three thousand dollars may be expended.
Section 7. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 17, 1914-
An Act making appropriations for the maintenance Cfiav 382
of the RUTLAND STATE SANATORIUM.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appropri- Rutland state
.„, . piT»ii STL- ^i sanatorium,
ated, tor the maintenance or the Rutland state sanatorium, maintenance.
for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of November,
nineteen hundred and fourteen, to wit : — From the receipts
of said sanatorium now in the treasury of the common-
wealth, the sum of forty-one thousand six hundred sixty-
seven dollars and three cents; and from the treasury of the
commonwealth from the ordinary revenue, a sum not ex-
ceeding one hundred fifty-one thousand four hundred thirty-
two dollars and ninety-seven cents.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 17, 1914-
352 Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 383, 384, 385.
Chap.SSS An Act making appropriations for the maintenance of
THE NORTH READING STATE SANATORIUM.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
^ate^sa^Ito-"^ Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro-
''ance™*'"***" priatcd, for the maintenance of the North Reading state
sanatorium, for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day
of November, nineteen hundred and fourteen, to wit: —
From the receipts of said sanatorium now in the treasury
of the commonwealth, the sum of twenty-one thousand nine
hundred eighteen dollars and fourteen cents; and from the
treasury of the commonwealth from the ordinary revenue,
a sum not exceeding sixty-six thousand six hundred seventy-
three dollars and fourteen cents.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 17, W14-
Chap. 384: An Act to establish the salaries of the members and
secretary of the board of registration in phar-
macy.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Salaries of SECTION 1. The members of the board of registration in
board ot regis- ii i • i i ?
tration in phar- pharmacy shall each receive an annual salary oi seven hun-
lished. dred dollars, except that the secretary of the board shall
receive an annual salary of one thousand dollars, to be so
allowed and paid from the first day of January in the year
nineteen hundred and fourteen.
Repeal. Section 2. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent here-
with are hereby repealed.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 17, 1914-
Chap. 385 An Act relative to the compensation and expenses
OF guardians ad litem.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
R. L. 152, § 13. Section thirteen of chapter one hundred and fifty-two of
the Revised Laws, as amended by section twenty-one of
chapter five hundred and forty-four of the acts of the year
nineteen hundred and two, is hereby further amended by
adding at the end thereof the words: — The compensation
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 386. 353
of such guardian shall be determined by the court and, to-
gether with his necessary expenses, shall be paid by the libel-
lant if the court so orders, — so as to read as follows : —
Section 13. If during the pendency of a libel the libellee is Guardian for
insane, the court shall appoint a suitable guardian to appear « » e ee.
and answer in like manner as a guardian for an infant defend-
ant in an action at law may be appointed. The compensa-
tion of such guardian shall be determined by the court and,
together with his necessary expenses, shall be paid by the
libellant if the court so orders.
Approved April 17, 1914-
An Act rel.\tive to notes issued by counties. Chap.SSQ
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section thirty-nine of chapter twenty-one r.l. 21, §39,
of the Revised Laws is hereby amended by adding at the ^™^° '^ '
end thereof the words : — No note issued under this section
shall be considered to be non-negotiable by reason of the
fact that it is expressly made payable as above provided, —
so as to read as follows: — Section 39. County commis- Debts for tem-
11, n, 1 . J.' • J.' porary loans
sioners may incur debts tor temporary loans in anticipation regulated,
of, and to be paid from, the taxes of the year in which such
debts are incurred to an amount not exceeding the current
annual tax; but until the annual tax has been granted by
the general court, it shall not exceed the amount of the
previous annual tax. They may issue the notes of the
county therefor, bearing interest. Such notes shall be
signed by the treasurer and countersigned by a majority
of the county commissioners; shall be expressly made payable
from the taxes of the year in which they are issued; shall
become due and payable within one year after the date
when the debt for which they are issued was incurred; and
shall not be sold at less than par. Except as herein pro-
vided, neither county commissioners nor county treasurers,
except in Suffolk and Nantucket counties, shall have au-
thority to borrow money or negotiate loans upon the credit
of the county. No note issued under this section shall be
considered to be non-negotiable by reason of the fact that
it is expressly made payable as above provided.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage To apply only
and shall apply only to notes issued after its passage. a°ter°passage^of
Approved April 17, 1914. ^''-
354
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 387, 388, 389.
Ceitain courts
to have juris-
diction over
prosecutious
concerning
false weighta
and measures.
Chap.S87 An Act reljVtive to complaints and prosecutions con-
cerning FALSE WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Complaints and prosecutions for violations
of the statutes relating to the use or giving of false or in-
sufficient weights or measures may also be begun and prose-
cuted in the court having jurisdiction over the place to
which the goods concerned are shipped.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Ayyvovcd Ayril 17, 1914-
Chap. 388 An Act making appropriations for the maintenance
of the reformatory for women.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. A sum not exceeding seventy-one thousand
four hundred nine dollars and fifty cents is hereby appro-
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth
from the ordinary revenue, for the maintenance of the re-
formatory for women, for the fiscal year ending on the
thirtieth day of November, nineteen hundred and fourteen.
For the town of Framingham, toward the annual expense
of maintaining the system of sewage disposal at said re-
formatory, the sum of six hundred dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take eft'ect upon its passage.
Apx^rovcd April 17, 1914-
Chap.389 An Act to authorize the city of medford to borrow
money for filling in and grading public PKriYGROUNDS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The city of INIedford, for the purpose of
filling in and grading public playgrounds, is hereby au-
thorized to borrow the sum of twenty-five thousand dol-
lars, and to issue its bonds or notes therefor from time to
time. Such bonds or notes shall bear on their face the words,
Medford Playground Loan, Act of 1914; shall be payable
at the expiration of periods not exceeding ten years from
the respective dates of issue; shall bear interest, payable
semi-annually, at a rate not exceeding four and one half
per cent per annum; and shall be signed by the mayor and
treasurer of the city, and countersigned by the auditor.
The city may sell the said securities at public or private sale,
Reformatory
for women,
maintenance.
System of
sewage disposal.
Medford Play-
ground Loan,
Act of 1914.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 390. 355
upon such terms and conditions as it may deem proper, but
they shall not be sold for less than their par value, and the
proceeds shall be used solely for the purpose herein specified.
Section 2. The city, at the time of authorizing the Payment of
said loan, shall provide for the payment thereof by such ^°^'^'
annual payments, beginning not more than one year after
the first issue of such bonds or notes, as will extinguish the
loan within ten years from its date, and the amount of such
annual payment in any one year shall not be less than the
amount of the principal of the said loan payable in any
subsequent year. When a vote to the foregoing effect has
been passed, a sum sufficient to pay the interest as it accrues,
and to make such payments of the principal as may be re- ^
quired by this act, shall, without further vote, be assessed
by the assessors of the city in each year thereafter, in the
same manner in which other taxes are assessed, until the
debt incurred by said loan is extinguished.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 17, 1914-
An Act to authorize clerks of the superior court to Qhnr) 390
ADMIT PRISONERS TO BAIL.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Section 1. Section fifty-six of chapter two hundred i^- l- 217, §56,
and seventeen of the Revised Laws, as amended by chapter
two hundred and twenty-six of the acts of the year nineteen
hundred and twelve, is hereby further amended by inserting
after the word "court", in the second line, the words: —
a clerk of courts or the clerk of the superior court for criminal
business in the county of Suft'olk, — so as to read as fol-
lows: — Section 66. A justice of the supreme judicial court Magistrates
or of the superior court, a clerk of courts or the clerk of uj^'bauf ^ "^ °^'*
the superior court for criminal business in the county of
Suffolk, a standing or special commissioner appointed by
either of said courts, a justice or clerk of a police, district or
municipal court, a master in chancery or a trial justice, upon
application of a prisoner or witness held under arrest or com-
mitted, either on a warrant or without one, or held in the
custody of an officer under a mittimus, may inquire into
the case and admit such prisoner or witness to bail; and
may admit to bail any person who is committed for not find-
ing sureties to recognize for him. All persons authorized to
take bail under the provisions of this section shall be governed
356
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 391, 392, 393.
by the rules established by the supreme judicial court or the
superior court.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 21, 1914-
Chap. 391 An Act to authorize the board of education to i\l\in-
TAIN CLASSES FOR THE TRAINING OF TEACHERS FOR STATE-
AIDED VOCATIONAL AND CONTINUATION SCHOOLS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The board of education is hereby authorized
to establish and maintain classes for the purpose of training
teachers for vocational and continuation schools, established
under the provisions of chapter four himdred and seventy-
one of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and eleven,
chapter one hundred and six of the acts of the year nineteen
hundred and twelve and chapter eight hundred and five of
the acts of the year nineteen hundred and thirteen.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 21, 1914-
Establishment
of classes for
training
teachers for vo-
cational
schools, etc.,
authorized.
1896, 110,
amended.
Chap. 392 An Act relative to fishing in the waters of lake
CHAUBUNAGUNGAMAUG in the town of WEBSTER.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter one hundred and ten of the acts
of the year eighteen hundred and ninety-six is hereby amended
by striking out the word "January", in the third line, and
inserting in place thereof the word : — March, — and also
by striking out the words "first day", in the same line, and
inserting in place thereof the words : — twentieth day, — so
as to read as follows : — Whoever takes or catches any fish
in the waters of Lake Chaubunagungamaug in the town of
Webster, between the first day of March and the twentieth
day of June in each year, shall be punished by a fine not ex-
ceeding twenty dollars for each offence.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 21, 1914-
Chap. 393 An Act relative to the returns of votes for certain
COUNTY OFFICERS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
imendod.^ ^^^' Section 1. Scctiou three hundred and eighteen of
chapter eight hundred and thirty-five of the acts of the
year nineteen hundred and thirteen is hereby amended by
Taking of fish
in Lake Chau-
bunagunga-
maug
restricted.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 393. 357
inserting after the word "residence", in the seventh Une,
the words: — and number of votes received by each can-
didate in each city and town, with the name, — so as to
read as follows: — Section 318. The county commissioners County com-
to whom the copies of the records of votes for county treas- exam°nrcer°
urer and register of deeds have been transmitted shall, on votes?etc °^ °^
the first Wednesday of the month following the election,
examine such copies, determine what persons appear to be
elected, issue certificates of election to them and give notice Notice to see-
to the secretary of the commonwealth of the name, residence, cSmmonViSth.
and number of votes received by each candidate in each
city and town, with the name and term of office of every
person elected.
In the county of Suffolk, the election commissioners of Returns of
T» 111*!' 1 i> 1 !• (» • votes for regis-
isoston shall, withm ten days alter the election or register ter of deeds,
of deeds, in like manner examine the copies of the records county.
of votes, determine who appears to be elected, issue a cer-
tificate and give notice as above provided.
Section 2. Section three hundred and nineteen of ame'^jej ^ ^*^'
said chapter is hereby amended by inserting after the word
*' residence", in the fifteenth and sixteenth lines, the words: —
and number of votes received by each candidate in each
city and town, with the name, — so as to read as follows : —
Section 319. In each county except Suffolk and Nantucket, Board of ex-
the judge and register of the probate court and the clerk amlnffncet-'
of the courts shall be a board of examiners; and if two of *^;° '=°"'^"«^'
said offices are held by the same person in any county, the
sheriff shall be a member of the board. The members of
said board shall each be paid at the rate of three dollars a
day for every day employed in the performance of their
duties and ten cents a mile for travel to and from the place
of their meeting; and their accounts shall be audited and
settled by the county treasurer. Said board shall meet
on the first Wednesday of the month following an election
for county commissioner or associate commissioners and
shall examine such copies, determine what persons appear
to be elected, issue certificates of election to them and give
notice to the secretary of the commonwealth of the name. Notice to sec-
residence, and number of votes received by each candidate monweaith!"''
in each city and town, with the name and term of office of
every person so elected, and shall, within three days there-
after deposit said copies in the office of the clerk of the
courts.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 21, 1914-
358
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 394, 395.
State infirmary,
maintenance.
C hap. S94: An Act making an appropriation for the maintenance
OF THE STATE INFIRMARY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. A sum not exceeding four hundred and
sixty-one thousand dollars is hereby appropriated, to be
paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth from the
ordinary revenue, for the maintenance of the state infirmary,
for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of November,
nineteen hundred and fourteen.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approricd Ajml 21, 1914.
Boundarj' line
between the
city of North-
ampton and
town of East-
hampton estab-
lished.
Chap.S95 An Act to establish the boundary line between the
CITY OF NORTHAMPTON AND THE TOWN OF EAST-
HAMPTON.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The following described line shall hereafter
be the boundary line between the city of Northampton and
the town of Easthampton: — Beginning at the corner of
the towns of Easthampton and Iladley and the city of North-
ampton, an unmarked point in the middle of the Connecticut
river; thence south seventy-eight degrees west, true bearing,
about six hundred and fifty feet to the witness mark, a
sandstone monument standing in the present boundary line
in latitude forty-two degrees, seventeen minutes, twenty-four
and sixty-eight hundredths seconds, and longitude seventy-
two degrees, thirty-seven minutes, six and tliirty-eight
hundredths seconds, on the easterly side of the Northampton-
Holyoke highway, at a point four hundred and fifty feet north
of the bridge over the Ox Bow; thence continuing along the
old channel of the Ox Bow to a point opposite the witness
mark; thence south thirty-six degrees, twenty-two minutes
west, true bearing, about four hundred feet to the witness
mark, a sandstone monument standing about fifty feet south-
westerly from the southwesterly shore of the Ox Bow;
thence in the same direction one thousand and fourteen feet
to a sandstone monument standing in the present boundary
line twenty-one feet northeasterly from a junction of high-
ways; thence north fourteen degrees, twenty-eight minutes
west, true bearing, one thousand five hundred and twenty
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 395. 359
feet to a sandstone monument standing in the present
boundary line on the easterly side of the travelled way;
thence north seventy-five degrees, nine minutes west, true
bearing, four hundred and fifty-three feet to a sandstone
monument standing at an angle in the present boundary
line on the northeasterly side of the highway; thence north
forty-two degrees, thirty minutes west, true bearing, nine
hundred and seventy-seven feet to a sandstone monument
standing at an angle in the present boundary line on the
northeasterly side of the highway; thence north fifty-five
degrees, fifteen minutes west, true bearing, eight hundred and
sixty-six feet to a sandstone monument standing at an angle
in the present boundary line on the westerly side of the
electric railway; thence south seventy degrees, thirteen
minutes west, true bearing, three thousand three hundred
and sixty-five feet to a sandstone monument standing at an
angle in the present boundary line five hundred and twenty-
five feet northeasterly from the junction of Lyman and
Northampton streets; thence north eighteen degrees, thirty-
three minutes east, true bearing, two hundred and fourteen
feet to a sandstone monument standing at an angle in the
present boundary line; thence north eighty-three degrees,
fifty-three minutes west, true bearing, three thousand two
hundred and sixteen feet to a sandstone monument stand-
ing in the present boundary line on the easterly side of
Florence street about six hundred and fifty feet north of
its junction with Lyman street; thence northerly along the
easterly side line of Florence street about six hundred and
twenty feet to a point opposite a sandstone monument
standing in the present boundary line on the westerly side
of said street; thence south eighty degrees, fifty-eight
minutes west, true bearing, fifty feet to said monument;
thence in the same direction, seventeen thousand six hun-
dred and fifty-nine feet to a sandstone monument standing
at the corner of the towns of Easthampton and Westhampton
and the city of Northampton, in latitude forty-two degrees,
seventeen minutes, three and forty-two hundredths seconds,
and longitude seventy-two degrees, forty-four minutes,
thirteen and eighty-two hundredths seconds.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 21, 1914-
360 Acts, 1914. — Chap. 396.
Chap.S9Q An Act to empower the mayor of the city op
GLOUCESTER TO APPOINT MEMBERS OF THE LICENSING
BOARD OF THAT CITY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Imendid.^^' Section 1. Section six of chapter six hundred and
eleven of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and eight,
being an act entitled "An Act to amend the charter of the
city of Gloucester", is hereby amended by inserting after
the word "act", in the sixteenth line, the words: — with
the exception that the mayor shall make all original appoint-
ments to the licensing board, shall fill all vacancies in the
board for the residue of any unexpired term, and shall also
have in respect to said licensing board the power and au-
thority set forth in chapter one hundred of the Revised
Laws and amendments thereof, — so as to read as follows : —
to be'abo^hld ^^(^i^on 6. At ten o'clock in the forenoon on the first Monday
etc. of January in the year nineteen hundred and nine, the city
council, board of mayor and aldermen, board of aldermen
and common council of said city shall be abolished; the
terms of office which the present mayor, aldermen, common
councilmen, members of the school committee and assistant
assessors are now serving shall terminate; and, except as
otherwise provided in this act, all the present powers and
duties of all or any, the mayor, mayor and aldermen, alder-
men, board of aldermen, city council, common council, and
common councilmen of said city, under any general or special
acts, shall devolve upon and shall thereafter be exercised
Municipal and performed by a board, styled the municipal council,
anTduti^.^^'^ which shall consist of the mayor and four aldermen elected
under the provisions of this act, with the exception that the
mayor shall make all original appointments to the licensing
board, shall fill all vacancies in the board for the residue of
any unexpired term, and shall also have in respect to said
licensing board the power and authority set forth in chapter
one hundred of the Revised Laws and amendments thereof.
The municipal council shall be the judge of the election of
its own members.
Repeal. SECTION 2. All acts or parts of acts inconsistent here-
with are hereby repealed.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 22, WI4.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 397. 361
An Act relative to the testing of water meters. Chav.^97
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1 . Anv person using water supplied by a city, Water meters
1 . , . , ' , . , . 1 , to be examined
town, district or company, wnicn is measured by a meter, and tested up-
shall be entitled to an examination and test of such meter by user'of '"''
to determine the accuracy of the same in any quarter or ^''**'"'*
period, upon an application therefor in writing, which shall
be made before the expiration of the time when the rate for
such quarter or period is required to be paid, to the board,
commissioner or officer in charge of the water works of the
city, town or district, if the water is supplied by a city, town
or district, or to the company, if the water is supplied by a
company. Such examination and test shall be made by a
competent person employed by the city, town or district, if
the water is supplied by a city, town or district, or by a com-
petent person designated by the mayor of the city or the
selectmen of the town in which the water is supplied, if it
is supplied by a company. A written report of the result Written report
of the examination and test shall be furnished to the person
making the application, and if it appears that the meter has Payment of
registered with substantial accuracy the expense of the ^'^'^'^'^'^■
examination and test shall be paid by the person applying
therefor, and in no case shall the expense so required to be
paid exceed three dollars for each examination and test, but
if it appears that the meter has not registered with substantial
accuracy and that the person has been charged with, or has
paid for, more water than he should have been charged with
or should have paid for, the amount of such excess shall forth-
with be credited to such person or remitted to him if he has
paid the same, and the expense of the examination and test
shall be borne by the city, town, district or company supply-
ing the water: provided, however, that if it appears that the Proviso.
person has been charged with, or has paid for less water than
he should have been charged with or should have paid for,
he shall forthwith be charged with the proper additional
amount and shall pay the same, together w-ith the expense of
the examination and test, to the city, town, district or
company supplying the water.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 22, 1914.
362
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 398.
Construction of
approaches to
Humphrey
street in town
of Swauipscott.
Filing and ap-
proval of plans,
etc.
Powers and
duties of
county com-
missioners.
Chap. 398 An Act relative to the laying out and construction
OF HUMPHREY STREET IN THE TOWN OF SWAMPSCOTT.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The Massachusetts highwaj^ commission is
hereby authorized and directed to prepare forthwith or to
include in its plans and specifications for the lay-out and
construction of Humphrey street in the town of Swampscott,
in accordance with the provisions of chapter seven hundred
and seventy-eight of the acts of the year nineteen hundred
and thirteen, plans and specifications for such suitable ap-
proaches at either end of said Humphrey street as it may
deem proper. Copies of said plans and specifications shall
be filed by the said commission with the county commission-
ers of the county of Essex and the selectmen of the town of
Swampscott, and shall be subject to the approval of said
county commissioners and said selectmen or a majority
thereof.
Section 2. Upon the approval of the plans and specifica-
tions provided for in section one, the county commissioners
of said coimty are authorized and directed to lay out said
approaches in accordance with said plans and specifications
and subject to the provisions of said chapter seven hundred
and seventy-eight. All rights and po"\vers conferred on the
county commissioners by said chapter seven hundred and
seventy-eight are hereby conferred on said county commis-
sioners for the purpose of doing any and all things required
to be done by them by the provisions of this act.
Section 3. Upon the completion of the lay-out of said
approaches, the Massachusetts highway commission shall
construct the approaches in accordance with said plans and
specifications, and the expense of such construction shall be
divided as provided for in said chapter seven hundred and
seventy-eight; the parties in interest paying for the cost of
work of the same kind and character that they are required
to pay for under the provisions of said chapter seven hundred
and seventy-eight. Expenses incurred in making the ap-
proaches provided for in this act shall be paid out of the loans
authorized by chapter seven hundred and seventy-eight of
the acts of the year nineteen hundred and thirteen.
Section 4. The term "underground structures and con-
nections" used in said chapter seven hundred and seventy-
Payment of ex-
pense, etc.
Term defined.
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 399, 400. 363
eight shall include any and all pipes or mains connected with
the water system of the town of Swampscott.
Section o. This act shall take effect upon its x>assage.
Ajwoved April 22, IOI4.
An Act relative to clerical and other assistance in CJiaj) 399
THE OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR OF THE COMMONWEALTH.
Be it enacted, etc., as ]ollows:
Section 1. The auditor of the commonwealth may clerical assist-
expend annually for salaries of examiners, stenographers, ©"auditol^of
and for additional clerical and other assistance such sum as we1iiui'"'"°°"
the general court may appropriate.
Section 2. So much of section fourteen of chapter six Repeal.
of the Revised Laws, as amended by section two of chapter
one hundred and thirty-nine of the acts of the year nineteen
hundred and seven, as is inconsistent herewith, is hereby
repealed.
Section 3. Section eighteen of chapter six of the Re- r. l. 6, § is,
vised Laws is hereby amended by striking out the words ^'"''"^''^■
"at a salary of fifteen hundred dollars a year", in the fourth
and fifth lines, so as to read as follows: — Section 18. The Measurement
auditor shall cause all the printing under the state printing LgTetc.^""*'
contract to be examined and measured, and no bill for print-
ing shall be allowed unless it is in strict conformity with such
contract. He may employ an expert in printing, who shall f^ wt"""*'"^
examine the bills for printing under the state printing con-
tract, and perform such other clerical assistance as the
auditor may require.
Section 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 22, 101 4.
An Act relative to nominations and elections in the QfiQ^ 499
CITY OF HOLYOKE.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section three of chapter six hundred and imendbd.^ ^'
eight of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and thirteen
is hereby amended by striking out the words "board of
registrars", in the form of certification, and inserting in
place thereof the words: — city clerk, — so that the last sen-
tence of the said certification will read as follows: — In case
of the death, withdrawal or incapacity of the above nominee,
after written acceptance filed with the city clerk, we authorize
364
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 401.
1913, 608, § 5,
amended.
Certification
and filing by
registrars, etc.
(names of a committee of not less than five of the signers of
this paper) to fill the vacancy in the manner prescribed by
law.
Section 2. Section five of said chapter is hereby amended
by striking out the word "filed", in the second line, and in-
serting in place thereof the word: — submitted, — by insert-
ing after the word "invalid", in the ninth line, the words: —
and such papers shall be preserved by the board of registrars
of voters for one year, — and by inserting after the word
"election", in the twelfth line, the words: — and said board,
or some member thereof, shall file with the city clerk on or
before the second Wednesday preceding the city election
all papers submitted and certified to by them, with the
exception of papers found to be invalid, — so as to read as
follows: — Section 5. After the said nomination papers
have been submitted, the board of registrars of voters shall
certify thereon the number of signatures which are the names
of registered voters in the city qualified to sign the same.
They need not certify a greater number of names than is re-
quired to make a nomination, with one fifth of such number
added thereto. All such papers found not to contain a
number of names so certified equivalent to the number
required to make a nomination shall be invalid, and such
papers shall be preserved by the board of registrars of voters
for one year. The board of registrars of voters shall com-
plete their certification on or before five o'clock in the after-
noon on the second Tuesday preceding the city election, and
said board, or some member thereof, shall file with the
city clerk on or before the second Wednesday preceding the
city election all papers submitted and certified to by them,
with the exception of papers found to be im^alid. The
certification shall not preclude any voter from filing objections
as to the validity of the nomination.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 22, 1914.
ChapAOl
Open season
may be
declared on
pheasants.
An Act relative to the killing of pheasants.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1 . The board of commissioners on fisheries and
game may declare an open season on pheasants in any county
of the commonwealth, in which such open season seems
advisable, and may make such rules and regulations relating
to bag limit, time and length of open season and varieties
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 402, 403. 365
to be taken and all other matters connected with such open
season as the said board may from time to time deem neces-
sary or expedient.
Section 2. A person may capture, pursue, wound or Pheasants
kill, upon land owned or occupied by him, a pheasant which ing crops may
he finds in the act of doing damage to any crop on cultivated kuiS^ eTc!^ "^
land ; and he may authorize a member of his family or person
permanently employed by him on such land to capture,
pursue, wound or kill a pheasant under the circumstances
above specified. The person by whom or under whose Report to be
direction a pheasant is so captured, wounded or killed shall mfssfoMrTon
within twenty-four hours report the facts in writing to the game!^^*'"^
said board, stating the time, place and the number of pheas-
ants so captured, wounded or killed.
Section 3. Whoever violates any provision of this Penalty.
act or any rule or regulation made under authority hereof
shall be punished by a fine not exceeding fifty dollars for
each bird or part thereof in respect to which the violation
occurs.
Section 4. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent here- Repeal.
with are hereby repealed. Approved April 23, 1914.
An Act to establish the salary of nellie ii. philbrick, (Jjid^f 492
the third assistant register of probate and in-
solvency FOR the county OF MIDDLESEX.
Be it enacted, etc., o,<? foUoivs:
Section 1. The salary of Nellie H. Philbrick, the salary estab-
third assistant register of probate and insolvency for the ''^'^®'*-
county of ]\Iiddlesex, shall be twenty-three hundred dollars
a year.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 23, 1914-
An Act relative to the washingtonian home. Chap. 4^03
Be it enacted, etc., as follov)s:
Section 1. The Washingtonian Home may take and ^^^rSjaf^
hold any property given, devised or bequeathed to it, not estate.
exceeding in value two hundred and fifty thousand dollars in
real estate and two hundred and fifty thousand dollars in
personal estate, for the purposes set forth in its act of in-
corporation.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 23, 1914-
366 Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 404, 405.
ChapA04: An Act to authorize cities and towns to suppress the
TENT CATERPILLAR, LEOPARD MOTH AND ELM BEETLE.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
f"rtSnTus°ct°^ Section 1. The city forester, superintendent or other
pest«^n cities person having charge of the suppression of gypsy and
brown tail moths in each city and town in the common-
wealth, or, where there is no such person, the tree warden,
may destroy within the limits of his city or town the tent
caterpillar, leopard moth and elm beetle, if authorized so to
do by the mayor and city council or commission in cities, or
by the selectmen in towns.
?vxeTforwork SECTION 2. For the purposes of this act the city forester
done on private qj. otlicr officcr designated in section one of this act may
enter upon private land, and the owners of private land
may be taxed for work done under the provisions of section
one of this act in the manner provided by sections six and
seven of chapter three hundred and eighty-one of the acts
of the year nineteen hundred and five and acts in amend-
Proviso. ment thereof and in addition thereto: provided, however,
that nothing contained in this act shall require the com-
monwealth to pay any part of any such expense, other than
for the suppression of the gypsy and brown tail moths, that
no land shall be assessed under the provisions of this act
which has been assessed the maximum amount provided
by said sections six and seven and amendments thereof for
the suppression of the gypsy and brown tail moths, and
that the aggregate assessment on any parcel of private land
for the suppression of the tent caterpillar, leopard moth, elm
beetle and gypsy and brown tail moths shall not exceed the
maximum provided by said sections six and seven and the
amendments thereof.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Apinoted April 23, 1914.
ChapA06 An Act to establish the salary of the assistant clerk
OF. COURTS FOR THE COUNTY OF BRISTOL.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
sai-^^j' cstab- Section 1. The salary of the assistant clerk of courts
for the county of Bristol shall be twenty-eight hundred dol-
lars a year and he shall also be allowed his travelling ex-
penses.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 23, 1014-
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 406, 407, 408. 367
An Act relative to the admission as evidence of QJid'^ 406
RECORDS OF CONVICTION OF WITNESSES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section twenty-one of chapter one hundred and seventy- r. l. 175, § 21,
five of the Revised Laws, as amended by chapter eighty- *'*^*'' ^"'''^ "^ '
one of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and thirteen,
is hereby further amended by striking out the said section
and inserting in phice thereof the following new section : —
Section 21. The conviction of a witness of a crime may be Competency of
shown to affect his credibility; but the conviction of a witness v/cteTorcrime.
of a misdemeanor, after the lapse of five years from the
date of such conviction, and the conviction of a witness
of a felony, after the lapse of fifteen years from the date of
the expiration of his term of imprisonment therefor, shall
not be shown to affect his credibility unless there has been
a subsequent conviction of the witness within the above
mentioned periods. Approved April 23, 1914.
An Act to establish the salaries of the commissioner nh^j^ a 07
AND THE deputy COMMISSIONER OF STATE AID AND PEN- ' '
SIONS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The commissioner of state aid and pensions Salaries estab-
shall receive an annual salary of twenty-seven hundred ^^^'"^'
dollars, and the deputy commissioner shall receive an annual
salary of twenty-three hundred dollars, and each shall devote
his whole time to the duties of his office.
Section 2. So much of section one of chapter four Repeal.
hundred and sixty-eight of the acts of the year nineteen
hundred and nine as authorizes said commissioner to appoint
a bookkeeper at a salary of thirteen hundred dollars a year
is hereby repealed.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 23, 1914.
An Act to standardize tuberculosis dispensaries. Chav. 408
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter five hundred and seventy-six of the acts of the 1911,576.
year nineteen hundred and eleven is hereby amended by in- ^™'''^^*^'^-
serting after the word "situated", in the tenth line, the fol-
lowing:— and shall be inspected by and be satisfactory to
368
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 409.
Establishment
and mainte-
nance of tuber-
culosis dispen-
saries.
Penalty.
the state board of health, — so as to read as follows: —
Every city, and every town containing a population of ten
thousand or more, as determined by the latest United States
census, shall establish and maintain within its limits a dis-
pensary for the discovery, treatment, and supervision of
needy persons resident within its limits and afflicted with
tuberculosis, unless there already exists in such city or town
a dispensary which is satisfactory to the state board of
health. The said dispensaries shall be subject to the regula-
tions of the boards of health of the cities or towns in which
they are respectively situated, and shall be inspected by
and be satisfactory to the state board of health. A city or
town subject to the provisions of this act which, upon the
request of the state board of health, refuses or neglects to
comply with the provisions hereof, shall forfeit not more
than five hundred dollars for every such refusal or neglect.
Approved April 23, 1914.
1912, 649, § 2,
etc., amended.
Certain rights
waived.
ChapA09 An Act relative to the procedure in civil actions
REMOVED FROM THE MUNICIPAL COURT OF THE CITY OF
BOSTON TO THE SUPERIOR COURT.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section two of chapter six hundred and forty-nine of
the acts of the year nineteen hundred and twelve, as amended
by section two of chapter thirty-five of the acts of the year
nineteen hundred and fourteen, is hereby further amended
by striking out the said section and inserting in place thereof
the following new section : — Section 2. If, after this act
takes effect, a party elects to bring in said municipal court
of the city of Boston any action or other civil proceeding
which he might have begun in the superior court, he shall
be deemed to have waived a trial by jury and his right of
appeal to the superior court, unless the said action or other
civil proceeding is removed to the superior court as here-
inafter provided, in which case the plaintiff shall have the
same right to claim a trial by jury as if the action or civil
proceeding had been originally brought in the superior
court: provided, however, that if a declaration in set-off is
filed in such action, the plaintiff may of right remove the
cause and claim a jury trial in the manner and upon the
terms set out in section three of this act, within the time
allowed him for filing an answer to such declaration in set-
off. Approved April 23, 1914.
Proviso.
tions, public
service commis-
sion.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 410. 369
An Act making appropriations for the salaries and Chav 410
EXPENSES of the PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro- Appropria
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth
from the ordinary revenue, for the salaries and expenses of
the public service commission, for the fiscal year ending on
the thirtieth day of November, nineteen hundred and four-
teen, to wit: —
For the salaries of the commissioners, forty thousand five Commission-
hundred dollars. ^"'
For salaries and expenses in the inspection department, a inspection de-
sum not exceeding thirty-six thousand dollars. ^'^^ ^^^^'
For salaries and expenses in the accounting department, ^'^^."^"H"^ ^^
a sum not exceeding seven thousand five hundred dollars.
For salaries and expenses in the tariff department, a sum Tariff depart-
not exceeding five thousand five hundred dollars. ™''°*"
For salaries of secretaries, a sum not exceeding ten thou- Secretaries.
sand five hundred dollars.
For clerical assistance and messenger service, a sum not clerical assist-
exceeding twelve thousand three hundred dollars. ^'^'^'
For rent and care of office, a sum not exceeding sixteen Rent of office,
thousand one hundred forty-five dollars and eighty cents.
For expenses of the telephone department, a sum not Telephone de-
,. /! .1 1 1 11 partment.
exceeding nve thousand dollars.
For printing and binding, including printing the annual ^"ntmg, etc.
report, a sum not exceeding twelve thousand dollars.
For stenographic reports of hearings, a sum not exceeding Reports of
six thousand dollars. earmgs.
For stationery, books, maps and office supplies, a sum not stationery, etc.
exceeding five thousand dollars.
For incidental and contingent expenses, a sum not ex- incidental ex-
!• p .1 1111 penses, etc.
ceeding fave thousand dollars.
For salaries and expenses of experts, a sum not exceeding Experts,
six thousand dollars.
For salaries and expenses of engineers, a sum not exceed- Engineers.
ing ten thousand dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 27, 1914-
370 Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 411, 412, 413.
Chap All An Act to provide for the appointment of additional
MASTERS IN CHANCERY FOR THE COUNTY OF SUFFOLK.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Sc.^'k^nded^.' Section 1. Section fifty-two of chapter one hundred
and sixty-five of the Revised Laws, as amended by chapter
three hundred and forty-eight of the acts of the year nineteen
hundred and four, is hereby further amended by striking
out the word "eleven", in the fourth fine, and inserting
in place thereof the M^ord : — twelve, — so as to read as
^^i^ryrap- f oHows : — ScctioTi 52. The governor, with the advice and
pointment, etc. conscut of the couucil, shall, as vacancies occur, appoint
masters in chancery so that the number thereof in the
several counties shall be twelve in Suffolk, nine in Essex,
eleven in Middlesex, seven in Worcester and not more than
five in any other county. They shall be sworn, and shall
hold their offices for a term of five years, unless sooner re-
moved by the governor and the council.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 28, 1914-
Chap. 4:12 An Act making appropriations for the maintenance of
the lakeville state sanatorium.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
I'aniu^'rium'^^'' Section 1. Thc sums hereinafter mcutioncd are appropH-
maintenance. atcd, for the maintenance of the Lakeville state sanatorium,
for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of November,
nineteen hundred and fourteen, to wit : — From the receipts
of said sanatorium now in the treasury of the common-
wealth, the sum of seventeen thousand seven hundred fifty-
eight dollars and eighty cents; and from the treasury of the
commonwealth from the ordinary revenue, a sum not ex-
ceeding ninety thousand eleven dollars and twenty cents.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 28, 1914.
Chap. 4:13 An Act to fix the salaries of certain women employed
BY THE COUNTY OF SUFFOLK.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Salaries of cer- Section 1. Any womau employed as a cleaner or scrub
tabiished. womau by the county of Suffolk shall be paid a weekly
salary of not less than eight dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 28, 1914'
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 414. 371
An Act making appropriations for salaries and ex- (Jfid^ 414
PENSES IN THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ADJUTANT GENERAL
AND FOR SUNDRY MILITARY EXPENSES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro- Appropna-
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth ge°ner'ars^de-°*
from the ordinary revenue, for salaries and exjDenses in the p^rtment.
department of the adjutant general and for sundry military
expenses, for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day
of November, nineteen hundred and fourteen, to wit: —
For the salary of the adjutant general, thirty-six hundred ^j.^l"*^^*' ^^'^'
dollars.
For the salary of the assistant adjutant general, eighteen Assistant.
hundred dollars.
For the salary of a chief clerk in his department, twenty- Chief derk.
two hundred dollars.
For the salary of a second clerk in his department, two Second clerk,
thousand dollars.
For additional clerical assistance, a sum not exceeding clerical assist-
twelve thousand one hundred dollars.
For incidental and contingent office expenses, including office ex-
printing and binding the annual report, a sum not exceeding ^^^^^' ^^'^■
seven thousand dollars.
For expenses in connection with military accounts not other- Military ac-
wise provided for, a sum not exceeding seven thousand dollars. ''°"°*^-
For compensation of officers and men of the volunteer Compensation
militia, a sum not exceeding two hundred and ten thousand men.
dollars, and not exceeding fifteen thousand dollars of this
sum may be expended for purposes of military maneuvers.
For transportation of officers and men of the volunteer Transporta-
militia, when on military duty, a sum not exceeding thirty- *''°'''
eight thousand dollars.
For expenses in connection with the rifle practice of the Rifle practice.
militia, a sum not exceeding twenty-five thousand five hun-
dred dollars.
For an allowance to commissioned officers of the volunteer Purchase of
militia toward the purchase of uniforms, a sum not exceeding "°'^°""^-
eighteen thousand dollars.
For allowance to officers of the volunteer militia for the Care of prop-
care and responsibility of property, a sum not exceeding ^^ ^' ^ '''
sixty-four hundred and fifty dollars.
For allowance and repair of clothing of the volunteer Repair of cioth-
militia, a sum not exceeding thirteen thousand six hundred ^'^^^
and seventy-two dollars.
372
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 415, 416.
Allowance to
headquarters,
etc.
Company ar-
morers.
Care, etc., of
United States
ship.
Instruction in
riding.
Instruction in
military au-
thority, etc.
Claims for in-
juries to
horses, etc.
Premium on
bonds.
For allowance to headquarters and companies, a sum not
exceeding thirty-eight hundred and forty-five dollars.
For the services of company armorers, a sum not exceeding
twelve thousand six hundred and twenty-five dollars.
For furnishing, repair and care of any United States ship
loaned to the commonwealth of Massachusetts for the use of
the naval militia, a sum not exceeding twelve thousand dol-
lars.
For giving instruction in riding to non-commissioned
officers and others who are required by law to be mounted,
a sum not exceeding sixty-five hundred dollars.
For instruction in military authority, organization and
administration and in the elements of military art, a sum
not exceeding five thousand dollars.
For the payment of claims for the death of or injuries to
horses used by the militia, a sum not exceeding twenty-five
hundred dollars.
For the premium on bonds for the officers of the militia,
a sum not exceeding nine hundred dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
A'p'proved April 28, 1914-
Chap Alb An Act making an appropriation for the maintenance
OF the industrial school for boys.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. A sum not exceeding seventy-seven thousand
seven hundred and eight dollars is hereby appropriated, to
be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth from the
ordinary revenue, for the maintenance of the industrial
school for boys, for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth
day of November, nineteen hundred and fourteen.
Section 2. This act sharll take effect upon its passage.
Ayyroved April 28, 1914-
Industrial
school for boys,
maintenance.
ChapAlQ An Act relative to the authority of the city of bos-
ton to pay a sum of money to the widow of DANIEL
M. HALLORAN.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter seventeen of the acts of the year
nineteen hundred and fourteen is hereby amended by strik-
ing out section one and inserting in place thereof the follow-
1914, 17, § 1,
amended.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 417. 373
ing new section: — Section 1. The city of Boston is hereby city of Boston
authorized to pay a sum of money not exceeding five hun- of money to^"™
dred dollars to Mary Halloran, widow of the late Daniel M. DaniliM. Hai-
Halloran, a former employee of the sewer department of the ^°''^°-
said city, on account of serious injuries sustained by him
while in the performance of his duty as such employee in
the month of November in the year nineteen hundred and
eight.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 28, 1914-
An Act to authorize the town of Pembroke to supply (jji^jf 417
ITSELF WITH WATER, TO PURCHASE WATER FROM THE
TOWNS OF ABINGTON AND ROCKL.\ND AND TO SELL W^ATER
TO THE TOWN OF HANOVER.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Section 1. The town of Pembroke may supply itself 5^°^,^!:" °(^y^™ p.
and its inhabitants with water for the extinguishment of piy itself with
. p . , P water.
fires and for domestic, manufacturmg and other purposes;
may establish fountains and hydrants and relocate or dis-
continue the same; and may regulate the use of such water
and fix and collect rates to be paid therefor.
Section 2. Said town, for the purposes aforesaid, may May acquire
take, or acquire by purchase or otherwise, and hold, the sourcesTet"
waters of Furnace pond, situated in the town of Pembroke,
or of Oldham pond, situated in the towns of Pembroke and
Hanson, or the waters of any pond or stream, or of any
ground sources of supply, taken by means of driven, artesian
or other wells, within the limits of the town of Pembroke,
and the water rights connected with any such water sources;
and may also take, or acquire by purchase or otherwise, and
hold all lands, rights of way and easements necessary for
collecting, storing, holding, purifying and preserving the
purity of the water, and for conveying the same to any part
of said town: provided, however, that no source of water Proviso.
supply and no lands necessary for preserving the quality of
such water shall be taken or used without first obtaining
the advice and approval of the state board of health, and
that the location of all dams, reservoirs and wells to be used
as sources of water supply under this act shall be subject
to the approval of said board. Said town may construct ^[^^^^^^^^3 j^
on the lands acquired and held under the provisions of this pipes, etc'
act proper dams, reservoirs, standpipes, tanks, buildings.
374
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 417.
fixtures and other structures, and may make excavations,
procure and operate machinery and provide such other
means and appHances and do such other things as may be
necessary for the estabHshment and maintenance of complete
and effective water works; and for these purposes may
construct wells and reservoirs and establish pumping works
and may construct, lay and maintain aqueducts, conduits,
pipes and other works under or over any land, water courses,
railroads, railways and public or other ways, and along such
ways in the town of Pembroke, in such manner as not un-
necessarily to obstruct the same; and for the purpose of
constructing, laying, maintaining, operating, and repairing
such conduits, pipes and other works, and for all proper
purposes of this act, said town may dig up or raise and
embank any such lands, highways or other ways in such
manner as to cause the least hindrance to public travel on
such ways. Said town shall not enter upon, construct or
lay any conduits, pipes or other works within the location
of any railroad corporation, except at such time and in such
manner as it may agree upon with such corporation or, in
case of failure so to agree, as may be approved by the public
service commission.
Section 3. The said town, for the purposes aforesaid,
torTnd RoJk-^ ^^ ^^^^ authorized to purchase water from the towns of
land. Abington and Rockland, and the towns of Abington and
Rockland are authorized to sell and deliver water from
their municipal water supply to the town of Pembroke upon
such terms and conditions as may mutually be agreed upon
by the board of water commissioners of the town of Pem-
broke, to be constituted as hereinafter provided, and the
Abington and Rockland water boards. The said towns,
by their water boards, are hereby authorized to construct
such conduits and provide such other appliances as may be
necessary to deliver the water so purchased.
?roplrty taken SECTION 4. Said towu of Pembroke shall, within ninety
to^be recorded, (j^ys after thc taking of any lands, rights of way, water
rights, water sources or easements as aforesaid, file and cause
to be recorded in the registry of deeds for the county and
district within which the same are situated, a description
thereof sufficiently accurate for identification, with a state-
ment of the purpose for which the same were taken, signed
by the water commissioners hereinafter provided for. The
title to all land taken or acquired in any way under the pro-
visions of this act shall vest in the town of Pembroke, and
May purchase
water from
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 417. 375
the land so acquired may be managed, improved and con-
trolled by the board of water commissioners hereinafter pro-
vided for in such manner as they shall deem for the best
interest of said town.
Section 5. Said town of Pembroke shall pay all damages Damages.
to property sustained by any person or corporation by the
taking of any land, right of way, water, water source, water
right or easement, or by anything done by the town under
authority of this act. Any person or corporation sus-
taining damages as aforesaid, and failing to agree with said
town as to the amount thereof, may have the same determined
in the manner provided by law in the case of land taken for
the laying out of highways, on application at any time
within the period of two years after the taking of such
land or other property or the doing of other injury under
authority of this act; but no such application shall be made
after the expiration of the said two years. No assessment
of damages shall be made for the taking of any water or
water right, or for any injury thereto, and the said period
of two years shall not begin to run, until the water is actually
withdrawn or diverted by said town under authority of this
act. Said town may by vote, from time to time, determine
what amount or quantity of water it proposes to take and
appropriate under this act; in which case any damages
caused by such taking shall be based upon such amount or
quantity until the same shall be increased by vote or other-
wise, and in such event the town shall be further liable only
for the additional damages caused by such additional taking.
Section 6. The town of Pembroke, for the purpose of ^,X wateT'
paying the necessary expenses and liabilities incurred under l°^"' ^^^ °*
the provisions of this act, may issue from time to time bonds
or notes to an amount not exceeding fifty thousand dollars.
Such bonds or notes shall bear on their face the words,
Town of Pembroke Water Loan, Act of 1914; shall be
payable by such annual payments, beginning not more than
one year after the date thereof, as will extinguish each loan
within thirty years from its date; and the amount of such
annual payment of any loan in any year shall not be less
than the amount of the principal of said loan payable in
any subsequent year. Each authorized issue of bonds or
notes shall constitute a separate loan. Said bonds or notes
shall bear interest at a rate not exceeding five per cent per
annum, payable semi-annually; and shall be signed by the
treasurer of the town and countersigned by the water com-
376
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 417.
Payment of
loan.
Penalty for
pollution of
water, etc.
missioners. The town may sell the said securities at public
or private sale upon such terms and conditions as it may
deem proper, but they shall not be sold for less than their
par value.
Section 7. Said town of Pembroke shall, at the time of
authorizing said loan or loans, provide for the payment
thereof in accordance with section six of this act ; and when a
vote to that effect has been passed, a sum which, with the
income derived from water rates, will be sufficient to pay the
annual expense of operating its water works and the interest
as it accrues on the bonds or notes issued as aforesaid by
the town, and to make such payments on the principal as
may be required under the provisions of this act, shall with-
out further vote be assessed by the assessors of the town
annually thereafter, in the same manner in which other taxes
are assessed, until the debt incurred by said loan or loans is
extinguished.
Section 8. Whoever wilfully or wantonlj' corrupts, pol-
lutes or diverts any water taken or held under this act, or
injures any structure, work or other property owned, held
or used by said town under authority of this act, shall
forfeit and pay to the said town three times the amount
of damages assessed therefor, to be recovered in an action of
tort; and upon being convicted of any of the above wilful
or wanton acts shall be punished by a fine not exceeding
three hundred dollars or by imprisonment in jail for a term
not exceeding one year.
Section 9. Said town of Pembroke shall, after the accept-
tion, terms, etc. aucc of tliis act, at a legal meeting called for the purpose,
elect by ballot three persons to hold office, one until the ex-
piration of three years, one until the expiration of two
years and one until the expiration of one year from the next
succeeding annual town meeting, to constitute a board of
water commissioners; and at each annual town meeting
thereafter one such commissioner shall be elected by ballot
for the term of three years. All the authority granted
to the said town by this act and not otherwise specifically
provided for shall be vested in said water commissioners,
who shall be subject however to such instructions, rules and
regulations as the town may impose by its vote. A majority
of said commissioners shall constitute a quorum for the
transaction of business.
Section 10, Said commissioners shall fix just and equi-
table prices and rates for the use of water, and shall pre-
Water commia
sionei's, elec-
Quorum.
Water rates,
etc.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 417. 377
scribe the time and manner of payment, but such rates
may be increased or reduced by vote of the town. The
income of the water works shall be applied to defraying all
operating expenses, interest charges, and payments on the
principal as they accrue upon any bonds or notes issued
under authority of this act. If there should be a net surplus
remaining after providing for the aforesaid charges, it may
be used for such new construction as the water commissioners
may determine upon, and in case a surplus should remain
after payment for such new construction, said balance may
be turned into the town treasury to reimburse the town for
sums advanced for interest, bonds or notes, or for main-
tenance and operation of plant, or the water rates may be
reduced proportionately. No money shall be expended in New constmc-
new construction by the water commissioners except from
the net surplus aforesaid, unless the town appropriates and
provides money therefor. Said commissioners shall an- Annual report.
nually, and as often as the town may require, render a report
upon the condition of the works under their charge, and
an account of their doings, including an account of receipts
and expenditures.
Section 11. The town of Pembroke is hereby author- May seii water
ized to sell and deliver to the town of Hanover and to the Hanover.
inhabitants of the town of Hanover who desire to purchase
water from the town of Pembroke, water for domestic or
other purposes upon such terms as may be agreed upon by
the town of Pembroke and the town of Hanover, and the
takers of the water in the town of Hanover.
Section 12. The town of Hanover and the inhabitants Town of Han-
thereof are hereby authorized to purchase water from the chaL'^Tte?"'^
town of Pembroke for public or domestic purposes. Pembroke."^
Section 13. This act shall take effect upon its accept- Time of taking
ance by a two thirds vote of the legal voters of the town
of Pembroke present and voting thereon at a legal meeting
called for the purpose within three years after its passage;
but it shall become void unless the town of Pembroke shall
begin to distribute water to consumers in said town within
three years after the date of the acceptance of this act as
aforesaid. For the purpose of being submitted to the voters
as aforesaid, this act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 28, 1914.
378
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 418, 419, 420.
ChapAlS An Act to authorize the county of Suffolk to com-
pensate BERNARD S. REMICK FOR INJURIES RECEIVED IN
THE SERVICE OF THE COUNTY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The city council of the city of Boston, acting
as county commissioners of the county of Suffolk, with the
approval of the mayor of said city, is hereby authorized to
pay to Bernard S. Remick of Boston, watchman and janitor
in the Suffolk registry of deeds, a sum not exceeding two hun-
dred and sixteen dollars on account of injuries received by
said Remick in the performance of his duties as watchman
and janitor in said registry of deeds.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 28, 1914.
County of Suf-
folk may pay a
sum of money
to Bernard S.
Remick.
Retirement of
employees of
the common-
wealth for per-
manent disa-
bility.
Proviso.
ChapA19 An Act relative to the retirement system for the
EMPLOYEES OF THE COMMONWEALTH.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Any employee of the commonwealth subject
to and affected by the provisions of chapter five hundred
and thirty-two of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
eleven and the amendments thereof may, after fifteen years
of continuous service, be retired for permanent disability
at a yearly rate of not more than one half of his salary, based
on the average sums received during the last ten years of
service: provided, however, that the minimum amount be
not less than two hundred dollars and that the tables now
in use by the board of retirement be used in determining
the amount to be paid, and the board of retirement may call
upon the surgeon general to assist it in determining the degree
of disability. The decision of the board of retirement shall
be final.
Section 2. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent here-
with are hereby repealed. Approved April 28, 1914-
Chap. 420 An Act relative to the operation of motor cycles.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Section 1. Motor cycles shall, on and after the first
day of January in the year nineteen hundred and fifteen,
carry two number plates, displayed and illuminated sub-
stantially in the same manner in which other motor vehicles
Repeal.
Number
plate.s to be
displayed on
motor cycles.
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 421, 422. 379
are required by law to display and illuminate them. The
number plates shall be furnished by the Massachusetts
highway commission, and shall be of such size, shape and
color, with such letters and figures thereon, as said commis-
sion may from time to time determine. No seal shall there-
after be furnished or used.
Section 2. A motor cycle with a side car attachment Operation of
may be operated, provided that the owner has registered it with side car
.iM ,1 i"!" i*j. attachment.
as an automobile, pays the necessary tee tor such registra-
tion, and displays the number plates above provided for
in the manner hereinbefore set forth.
Section 3. The owner of any motor cycle, already Motorcycle
registered as a motor cycle, who has paid the necessary fee, "efe^ aVan'^'
may, upon proper application, have it registered as an auto- a^'J^omobiie,
mobile by paying the additional fee necessary to make up
the total sum of money required for the registration of an
automobile of like horse power, and may thereafter operate
it either with or without the side car attachment, using the
same plates.
Section 4. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent here- Repeal.
with are hereby repealed.
Section 5. This act shall take effect on the first day of JCV^ '"'''^^
January, in the year nineteen hundred and fifteen.
Apjyroved April 2S, 1914-
An Act to authorize the employment of expert assist- (jjidnj 42 1
ance in the enforcement of statutes relative to
explosives and inflammable fluids and compounds.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. There shall annually be allowed and paid out Appropriation,
"^ ^ enforcement 01
or the treasury oi the commonwealth a sum not exceeding statutes reia-
twenty-five hundred dollars, to be expended by the chief of plosives, etc.
the district police for the employment of ex]3ert assistance
to aid in the enforcement of the statutes relative to ex-
plosives and inflammable fluids and compounds.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 28, 1914.
An Act relative to the reserve of certain trust Chav A22
COMPANIES.
Be it enacted, etc., as j allows:
Section 1. Section eight of chapter five hundred and gt^^' amended.
twenty of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and eight, as
Reserve of
trust com-
380 Acts, 1914. — Chap. 423.
amended by chapter three hundred and seventy-seven of
the acts of the year nineteen hundred and ten, is hereby
further amended by adding at the end of the first paragraph
the words: — but this provision shall not affect trust com-
panies doing business in the city of Boston and located at
a distance of not less than three miles from the state house, —
so that the first paragraph of said section will read as fol-
lows : — Every trust company doing business within the
panies. commonwcalth shall at all times have on hand as a reserve
an amount equal to at least fifteen per cent of the aggregate
amount of its deposits, exclusive of savings deposits and all
time deposits represented by certificates or agreements in
writing; but whenever such time deposits may be with-
drawn within thirty days, they shall be subject to the reserve
requirements of this act; and every trust company doing
business in the city of Boston shall at all times have on hand
as a reserve an amount equal to at least twenty per cent of
the aggregate amount of its deposits, computed in the
same manner, but this provision shall not affect trust com-
panies doing business in the city of Boston and located at a
distance of not less than three miles from the state house.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
A'pyroved Ayril 28, 1914-
ChapA2S An Act relative to the duties of railroad and street
RAILWAY police OFFICERS AFTER MAKING ARRESTS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
l^^'^lf'^^^^ Section fifty-four of Part I of chapter four hundred and
amended. sixty-thrcc of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and six
is hereby amended by inserting after the word "stops", in
the fourth line, the words : — or in any city or town of the
same or next adjoining county through which the car passes
Duties of officer after the arrest, — so as to read as follows : — Section 54-
arrest. The pcrsou SO arrcstcd shall be taken to the police station or
other place of lawful detention in the city or town in which
the arrest is made, or in the city or town in which the car
next stops, or in any city or town of the same or next ad-
joining county through which the car passes after the arrest;
he may be placed in charge of a police officer or constable in
either of such cities or towns, to be taken to a lawful place of
detention within twenty-four hours after the time of such
arrest, Sundays excepted. Complaint shall be made against
the person arrested by the officer taking him to the place of
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 424, 425. 381
detention for the offence for which he was arrested to a police,
district or municipal court, or trial justice having jurisdiction
of such offences committed in the city or town in which such
person is detained, and such court or justice shall have
jurisdiction of the case. Apyroved Ayril 28, 1914-
An Act to establish the salary of the state orni- (jfi^p 424
THOLOGIST.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section three of chapter two hundred and etc!' amended.
forty-five of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
eight, as amended by section one of chapter five hundred
of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and twelve, is
hereby further amended by striking out the words "fifteen
hundred", in the second line, and inserting in place thereof
the words: — ^ two thousand, — and by striking out the
words "two thousand", in the ninth line, and inserting in
place thereof the words: — twenty-five hundred, — so as to
read as Mlows: — Section 3. The state ornithologist shall ^°s™aTe°o?n^°
receive two thousand dollars annually for his services, and thoiogist, etc.
such allowance for necessary expenses, travelling or other-
wise, as may be approved by the said board. He may pur-
chase such supplies and apparatus and may employ such
assistance as may be reasonably necessary in carrying out
his duties, subject to the approval of the said board; but
the total amount to be expended under authority of this act
shall not exceed twenty-five hundred dollars annually, in-
cluding the salary of the ornithologist.
Section 2. The salary hereby established shall be Time of taking
allowed from the first day of December, nineteen hundred
and thirteen. Approved April 28, 1914.
An Act making appropriations for the maintenance Qfidj) 425
OF the WRENTHAM state SCHOOL.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro- wrentham state
priated, for the maintenance of the Wrentham state school, ten^ce™^"*
for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of November,
nineteen hundred and fourteen, to wit: — From the receipts
of said school now in the treasury of the commonwealth,
the sum of eleven hundred fourteen dollars and twenty-three
cents; and from the treasury of the commonwealth from the
382
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 426, 427.
ordinary revenue, a sum not exceeding one hundred twenty-
three thousand eight hundred fifteen dollars and seventy-
seven cents.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Ayiwoved April 28, 1914.
1907, 576. § 32,
etc., amended.
Chap.426 An Act to authorize insurance companies to insure
AGAINST losses CAUSED BY THE EXPLOSION OF TANKS
OR OTHER RECEPTACLES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The fourth clause of section thirty-two of
chapter five hundred and seventy-six of the acts of the year
nineteen hundred and seven, as amended by section one of
chapter four hundred and ninety-nine of the acts of the year
nineteen hundred and ten, is hereby further amended by
striking out said clause and inserting in place thereof the
following: — Fourth, To insure against loss or damage
to property of the assured, and loss or damage to the life,
person or property of another for which the assured is liable,
caused by the explosion of steam boilers, tanks or other
receptacles under pressure, or their connections, or by the
breakage or rupture of machinery or fly wheels; and against
loss of use and occupancy caused thereby.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 28, 1914.
Against loss by
explosion of
steam boilers,
etc.
ChapA27 An Act making appropriations for the maintenance of
THE MASSACHUSETTS SCHOOL FOR THE FEEBLE-MINDED.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
^ons,°Misaa- SECTION 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro-
for^th^Ffebfe-' priatcd, for the maintenance of the Massachusetts School
Minded. for the Fceblc-Minded, for the fiscal year ending on the
thirtieth day of November, nineteen hundred and fourteen,
to wit : —
From the receipts of said school now in the treasury of
the commonwealth, the sum of eighteen thousand four hun-
dred forty-three dollars and forty-one cents; and from the
treasury of the commonwealth from the ordinary revenue,
a sum not exceeding two hundred eighty-eight thousand
five hundred fifty-six dollars and fifty-nine cents.
For the city of Waltham, for the annual assessment due
from the commonwealth toward maintaining and operating
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 428. 383
a system of sewage disposal at the Massachusetts School for
the Feeble-Miiided, the sum of eight hundred twenty dol-
lars and eighty-nine cents, as provided in section three of
chapter eighty-three of the acts of the year eighteen hun-
dred and ninety-three.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon Its passage.
Approved April 28, 1914-
An Act relative to the return of marriage certifi- (7/^^^) 428
CATES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section twenty-three of chapter one hundred ^- ^- ^^^' f ^3.
IPC piT-.'iT 111 • etc., amended.
and nrty-one oi the Ke vised Laws, as amended by section
two of chapter seven hundred and thirty-six of the acts of
the year nineteen hundred and eleven and by section one of
chapter four hundred and sixty-three of the acts of the year
nineteen hundred and twelve, is hereby further amended by
adding at the end thereof the following : — If such certificate
is not used, it shall be returned to the office issuing the same
within six months after it is issued, — so as to read as fol-
lows: — Section 23. On or after the fifth day from the date issue of mar-
of the entry of such intention the clerk or registrar shall "^^" certificate.
deliver to the parties a certificate signed by him, specifying
the time when notice of the intention of marriage was entered
with him and all facts relative to the marriage which are
required by law to be ascertained and recorded, except
those relative to the person by whom the marriage is to be
solemnized. Such certificate shall be delivered to the minister
or magistrate before whom the marriage is to be contracted,
before he proceeds to solemnize the same. If such certificate To be returned
is not used, it shall be returned to the office issuing the ' ^^ "^*^ ' '^ '^'
same within six months after it is issued.
Section 2. Said chapter one hundred and fifty-one isR. l. isi.
hereby further amended by adding at the end thereof the ^"''°'^'^'^-
following new section : — Section 45. Whoever performs a Penalty for use
n . ,•<-•, J 1 .of certificate
ceremony oi marriage upon a certmcate more than six after expiration
months after it is issued, and whoever having taken out
such certificate and not having used it fails to return it,
within six months after it is issued, to the office issuing the
same, shall be punished by a fine of not more than ten dol-
lars. Approved April 28, 1914-
of six montha,
etc.
384
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 429.
R. L. 168, § 20,
etc., amended.
Examination
of judgment
debtor.
ChapA29 An Act relative to arrest and examination on civil
PROCESS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section twenty of chapter one hundred and
sixty-eight of the Revised Laws, as amended by section one
of chapter two hundred and three of the acts of the year
nineteen hundred and six, is hereby further amended by
inserting after the word "judgment", in the seventeenth
and eighteenth Hnes, the words : — provided, however, that
no order for arrest shall issue until the expiration of twenty-
four hours after any time set for examination, and within
said period the magistrate shall have power to proceed with
the examination upon motion and proof that the failure
of the debtor or creditor to appear at such time was not due
to his own fault, — so as to read as follows : — Section 20.
If the judgment debtor appears before the magistrate at the
time and place named, he shall be examined on oath upon
the charges specified in said notice to him. Such examina-
tion may be in the presence of the magistrate or otherwise
as he shall order, and when completed, if in writing, shall
be signed and sworn to by the debtor, and shall be preserved
by the magistrate. The examination and hearing shall be
oral or in writing, at the discretion of the court, and either
party may introduce additional evidence. If the debtor
fails to appear at the examination or, if appearing, fails to
comply with all lawful orders of the magistrate, or if the
truth of one at least of charges two to six, inclusive, specified
in section seventeen, is proved to the satisfaction of the
magistrate, the arrest may be authorized upon the original
execution or upon an alias or other successive execution
issuing on the same judgment: 'provided, hotvever, that no
order for arrest shall issue until the expiration of twenty-four
hours after any time set for examination, and within said
period the magistrate shall have power to proceed with the
examination upon motion and proof that the failure of the
debtor or creditor to appear at such time was not due to his
own fault. If the time for the return of the execution expires
while the examination is pending, the arrest may be author-
ized upon an alias or other successive execution, in like
manner and for the same reasons as upon the original execu-
tion. If the time for the return of the execution or of an
alias or other successive execution, issuing on the same
Arrest may-
be authorized.
Proviso.
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 430, 431. 385
judgment, expires after a certificate authorizing an arrest
has been affixed thereto, and before such arrest has been
made thereon, a copy of said original certificate, made and
certified by the clerk of the court or by the magistrate issuing
such execution, shall be affixed to any such alias or other
successive execution, and such copy shall have the same
force and effect as the original certificate.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April "28, 1914-
An Act making appropriations for the ]vl\intenance of njiQjj 430
THE GARDNER STATE COLONY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro- Gardner state
priated, for the maintenance of the Gardner state colony, maintenance.
for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of November,
nineteen hundred and fourteen, to wit: —
From the receipts of said colony now in the treasury of
the commonwealth, the sum of twenty-eight hundred twelve
dollars and fifty -five cents; and from the treasury of the
commonwealth from the ordinary revenue, a sum not ex-
ceeding one hundred forty-six thousand three hundred
eighty-seven dollars and forty-five cents.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 28, 1914-
An Act making appropriations for the maintenance of njidjy 431
reservations under the care of the metropolitan
PARK commission AND FOR CERTAIN PENSIONS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro- Appropriations.
priated, to be paid out of the Metropolitan Parks Main-
tenance Fund, for expenses for the fiscal year ending on the
thirtieth day of November, nineteen hundred and fourteen,
to wit : —
For maintenance of reservations by the metropolitan park Maintenance of
commission, a sum not exceeding four hundred thousand ^^^^^"^^ '°°^'
eight hundred thirty-six dollars and twenty-six cents.
For certain pensions, a sum not exceeding twenty-three Pensions.
hundred four dollars and fifty cents.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 28, 1914.
386
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 432, 433.
R. L. 165, § 45,
amended.
Penalties on
disbarred
attorneys.
Chap .432 An Act to prevent fraud or imposition in the settle-
ment OF CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter one hundred and sixty-five of the Revised Laws
is hereby amended by striking out section forty-five and in-
serting in place thereof the following new section : — Section
4^. Whoever has been so removed and continues thereafter
to practice law or to receive any fee for his services as an
attorney at law rendered after such removal, or who holds
himself out, or who represents or advertises himself as an
attorney or counsellor at law, and whoever, not having been
admitted to practice as an attorney at law in accordance
with the provisions of this chapter, represents himself to be
an attorney or counsellor at law, or to be lawfully qualified
to practice in the courts of this commonwealth, by means
of a sign, business card, letter head or otherwise, or holds
himself out or represents or advertises himself as having
authority or power in behalf of persons who have claims for
damages to procure settlements of such claims for damages
either to person or property, or whoever, not -being an attor-
ney at law, solicits or procures from any such person or his
representative, either for himself or another, the manage-
ment or control of any such claim, or authority to adjust
or bring suit to recover for the same, shall, upon a first con-
viction thereof, be punished by a fine of not more than one
hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than six
months, and upon any subsequent conviction by a fine of
not more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for
not more than one year. Aypromd April 28, 1914-
Chap ASS An Act making appropriations for salaries and ex-
penses IN connection with the retirement system
FOR public school TEACHERS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro-
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth
from the ordinary revenue, for the payment of salaries and
expenses in connection with the retirement system for public
school teachers, as provided by chapter eight hundred
and thirty-two of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
thirteen, for the year ending November thirtieth, nineteen
hundred and fourteen, to \vit : —
Appropriations,
teachers' retire-
ment system.
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 434, 435. 387
For the salary of the secretary of the teachers' retirement Secretary.
association, the sum of two thousand dollars.
For stenographer, clerical and other assistance, a sum not clerical assist-
exceeding seventeen hundred dollars.
For rent of rooms, a sum not exceeding five hundred and ^'"'*"
forty dollars.
For sundry contingent expenses, a sum not exceeding Contingent
twenty-two hundred and sixty dollars.
For the payment of pensions as provided by said act, a Pensions.
sum not exceeding thirty-five thousand dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 28, 1914-
An Act making appropriations for the salaries and QJku) 434
EXPENSES of the INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT BOARD.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro- Appropriations,
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth acciden"board.
from the ordinary revenue, for the salaries and expenses of
the industrial accident board, for the fiscal year ending on
the thirtieth day of November, nineteen hundred and four-
teen, to wit: —
For the salaries of the members of the board, a sum not nfjn^jferr^
exceeding twenty-three thousand dollars.
For the salary of the secretary, a sum not exceeding three Secretary.
thousand dollars.
For salaries and expenses of inspectors, a sum not exceeding inspectors.
fourteen thousand four hundred dollars.
For clerical services, travelling and other necessary ex- Expenses.
penses of the board, a sum not exceeding thirty-eight thou-
sand dollars.
For rent of office, a sum not exceeding nine thousand Rent of office.
dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 28, 101 4.
An Act relative to the names of candidates inserted nhnjy 435
ON the ballot.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Section 1. Section two hundred and ninety-two of ^^i^, 835 § 292,
1 • 1 1 1 1 1 1 • anienaed.
chapter eight hundred and thirty-five of the acts of the
year nineteen hundred and thirteen is hereby amended
388
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 436.
Marking of
ballots.
1913, 835, § 293,
amended.
Voting for
presidential
electors.
by inserting after the word "name", in the seventh line,
the words: — and residence, — so as to read as follows: —
Section 292. The voter on receiving his ballot shall, with-
out leaving the enclosed space, retire alone to one of the
marking compartments, and shall, except in the case of
voting for presidential electors, prepare his ballot by mak-
ing a cross [X] in the square at the right of the name of each
candidate for Avhom he intends to vote or by inserting the
name and residence of such candidate in the space provided
therefor and making a cross in the square at the right; and,
upon a question submitted to the vote of the people, by
making a cross in the square at the right of the answer which
he intends to give.
Section 2. Section two hundred and ninety-three of
said chapter is hereby amended by inserting after the word
"name", in the ninth line, the words: — and residence, —
and by inserting after the word "names", in the thirteenth
line, the words : — and residences, — so as to read as fol-
lows : — Section 293. A voter may vote for an entire group
of candidates for presidential electors by making a cross
[X] in the square at the right of the party or political desig-
nation immediately above such group. If a voter does not
intend to vote for any one candidate in the group, he may
erase his name, and the cross shall count as a vote for each
of the other candidates in such group. If a voter desires to
vote for another person in place of a candidate whose name
he has erased, he may insert his name and residence in one
of the blank spaces and make a cross in the square at the
right thereof. A voter who does not mark for any group
of candidates may vote for candidates for electors, up to the
number to be elected, by inserting names and residences in
the blank spaces at the end of the groups of electors and
making a cross in the square at the right of each name so in-
serted.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 28, 1914-
Chap. 436 An Act relative to the levy of executions on land of
DECEASED PERSONS.
R. L. 178, § 53,
etc., amended.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section fifty-three of chapter one hundred and seventy-
eight of the Revised Laws, as affected by chapter three
hundred and sixty of the acts of the year nineteen hundred
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 437. 389
and twelve, is hereby amended by inserting after the word
"person", in the first Hne, the words: — which has not
been sold and conveyed, by deed duly recorded, by the
executor or administrator with the will annexed of such de-
ceased person under a license from the probate court or under
a power of sale contained in the will of the deceased, — so
as to read as follows : — Section 53. Land of a deceased ^deceMlT*^
person which has not been sold and conveyed, by deed duly person.
recorded, by the executor or administrator with the will
annexed of such deceased person under a license from the
probate court or under a power of sale contained in the
will of the deceased, may be taken on execution on a judg-
ment against his executor or administrator for the debt of
the deceased, for the costs of the action against him if the
executor or administrator has not appeared therein, and
for the fees and charges of the levy, and such land shall be
appraised and set off or sold, in like manner as if execution
had been levied against the deceased in his lifetime.
AiJjJroved April 28, 1914-
An Act to facilitate rural credits and to enlarge QJiqj) 437
the powers of credit unions.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Section 1. Credit unions incorporated under the pro- credit unions
visions of chapter four hundred and nineteen of the acts of moLy'onreai
the year nineteen hundred and nine may lend money, on estate, etc.
the security of first mortgages of real estate, for the purposes
and on the terms and conditions hereinafter stated.
Section 2. Such loans shall be made to members only, Conditions.
shall in no case exceed in amount two thirds of the value of
the property pledged as security, and shall be applied to
the following purposes only: (a) clearing, draining or other-
wise reclaiming and permanently improving agricultural
lands; (6) the providing of facilities for irrigation; (c) the
planting and early care of orchards; (d) the erection of
silos, cold storage plants, greenhouses and permanent farm
buildings; (e) the purchase of farms and farm lands for per-
sonal occupation and management; (/) the discharge of ex-
isting farm mortgages; and (g) subject to the approval of
the bank commissioner, such other improvements of a
permanent nature as, in the opinion of the directors, tend to
develop agricultural resources and to increase the value of
the security. The mortgage deeds securing such loans
390
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 437.
Repayment of
loan, etc.
Rate of
interest, etc.
Issue of
bonds, etc.
Certain
provision
to be made in
by-laws, etc.
shall contain a provision for immediate foreclosure if the
money lent is applied in whole or in part to purposes not
hereby authorized, or if, in the opinion of the directors, it
is being spent unwisely or wastefully.
Section 3. Loans under the authority of this act shall
be for the term of forty years; but the borrower may repay
the whole or any part of his loan on any day on which the
office of the corporation is open for business. For failure
to pay, when due, the interest or any instalment or addi-
tional charge required by the terms of the loan, the borrower
may be fined, if the by-laws so prescribe; but no mortgage
shall be foreclosed because of such delayed payments or
fines unpaid, until the sum thereof is, in the opinion of the
directors, so large as to cause the total liability of the borrower
to exceed two thirds of the value of the property pledged.
The loans shall bear interest at a rate not exceeding five per
cent per annum, payable semi-annually, and the borrower
shall also pay one per cent a year to provide for the amorti-
zation of the loans, together with such further sum, not
exceeding one half of one per cent a year, to defray the ex-
penses of management, as the by-laws may prescribe.
Section 4. Credit unions may, with the approval of
the bank commissioner, issue non-taxable forty-year de-
benture bonds to an amount not exceeding eighty per cent
of the total mortgage loans outstanding at the date of issue.
The bank commissioner shall at least twice a year examine
all credit unions issuing such bonds, and may require the
retirement of any debenture bonds outstanding in excess of
the said eighty per cent. In case of such retirement, bonds
to the required amount shall be called for payment in the
order of their issue, and interest upon bonds so called shall
cease after such date as the bank commissioner may pre-
scribe. In case of failure of a credit union to pay the interest
upon its debenture bonds or the principal when due, the
debenture bonds shall be an underlying lien on all its assets,
and the bank commissioner shall at once take possession
of said assets and wind up the affairs of the corporation.
Section 5. Before a credit union shall make any mort-
gage loans or issue any debenture bonds under the authority
of this act, it shall make such provision in its by-laws for
the application of principal instalments to the amortization
of loans as the bank commissioner shall certify to be just
both to the borrower and to the holder of the debenture
bonds. By-laws so made and approved shall not be changed
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 438, 439, 440. 391
without the capproval of the bank commissioner, and he
shall have power to require the by-laws to be revised from
time to time and, if necessary, to secure their enforcement
by mandamus proceedings in the superior court.
Section 6. For the purposes of this act, a farm is hereby "Farm-
defined as any tract of land of not less than two acres, culti-
vated or managed wholly or principally for the purpose of
obtaining a revenue from the sale of farm, dairy or poultry
products. Ajyprovcd Ayril 2S, 1914-
An Act making an appropriation for the maintenance Chap ASS
OF THE state INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL FOR GIRLS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. A sum not exceeding eighty-two thousand ^ciwoUor'gS
two hundred and eighty-eight dollars is hereby appropriated, mai"tcnance.
to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth from
the ordinary revenue, for the maintenance of the state
industrial school for girls, for the fiscal year ending on the
thirtieth day of November, nineteen hundred and fourteen.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 28, 1914-
An Act making an appropriation for the maintenance QfiQ^p 439
OF THE PENIKESE HOSPITAL.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. A sum not exceeding twenty-eight thousand horpltoi!
dollars is hereby appropriated, to be paid out of the treasury '"lintenance.
of the commonwealth from the ordinary revenue, for the
maintenance of the Penikese hospital, for the fiscal year
ending on the thirtieth day of November, nineteen hundred
and fourteen.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 28, 1914-
An Act to extend the time within which lamplighters (Jjiar) 440
MAY be appointed TO POSITIONS IN THE LABOR SERVICE
OF ANY DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF BOSTON.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section one of chapter three hundred find ][^/,g'J,^''j^ ^•
forty-four of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
392
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 441, 442.
Lamplighters
in city of
Boston may be
appointed to
certain other
positions, etc.
Time of taking
effect.
thirteen is hereby amended by striking out the word "two",
in the fifth hne, and hiserting in place thereof the word : —
four, — so as to read as follows :■ — Section 1 . Any person who
was engaged in the occupation of lamplighter lighting the gas
lamps in the streets, alleys, public grounds and parks of the
city of Boston, on the first day of January in the year nine-
teen hundred and thirteen, and who has lost or shall within
four years from said first day of January lose his position by
reason of a change in the street lighting methods employed
by the city, may in the discretion of the mayor of said city
be appointed to a position as laborer or skilled laborer in the
labor service of any department of the city for which such
lamplighter is qualified and fitted by previous training
and experience, or subject to the approval of said mayor
by the head of iany such department of said city without
being subject as to his appointment to civil service rules,
and without undergoing a civil service examination, and
thereupon he shall be registered upon the list in the class
to which he has been appointed and shall be subject to civil
service laws and rules.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its accept-
ance by the mayor and the city council of the city of Boston.
Approved April 28, 1914-
ChapAAl An Act making an appropriation for the maintenance
OF THE LYMAN SCHOOL FOR BOYS.
Lyman school
for boys,
maintenance.
Be it enacted, etc., as follmvs:
Section 1. A sum not exceeding one hundred twenty-
two thousand dollars is hereby appropriated, to be paid out
of the treasury of the commonwealth from the ordinary
revenue, for the maintenance of the Lyman school for boys,
for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of November,
nineteen hundred and fourteen.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 28, 1914.
ChapA42 An Act to make the medfield state asylum a hospital
FOR THE INSANE AND TO CHANGE ITS NAME.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The Medfield state asylum is hereby made
a state hospital for the care of the insane and shall be subject
to all the provisions of law applicable to such state hospitals.
Medfield state
asylum made a
state hospital
for care of the
insane.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 443. 393
Section 2. The name of the Medfield state asylum is Name changed.
hereby changed to the Medfield State Hospital.
Section 3. Section fourteen of chapter five hundred ^^^^' ^,"'*; ^ i*.
and four of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and nme
is hereby amended by striking out the words "Medfield
State Asylum", in the twenty-seventh line, and inserting in
place thereof the words: — Medfield State Hospital.
Section 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 28, 1914-
An Act relative to annual returns of school ChavA'iS
statistics.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section three of chapter forty-three of ^;^p^j|i^j ^ ^•
the Revised Laws is hereby amended by striking out the
words "between five and fifteen years of age, and of all
minors over fourteen years of age", in the fourth and fifth
lines, and inserting in place thereof the words : — between
five and seven years of age, of all children between seven
and fourteen years of age, of all children between fourteen
and sixteen years of age, and of all minors over sixteen years
of age, — so as to read as follows: — Section 3. The school School censua.
committee of each city and town shall annually ascertain
and record the names, ages and such other information as
may be required by the board of education, of all children
between five and seven years of age, of all children between
seven and fourteen years of age, of all children between
fourteen and sixteen years of age, and of all minors over
sixteen years of age who cannot read at sight and write
legibly simple sentences in the English language, residing
in its city or town on the first day of September, and such
record shall be completed on or before the fifteenth day of
November. Whoever, having under his control a minor
over five years of age, withholds information sought by a
school committee or its agents under the provisions of this
section or makes a false statement relative thereto, shall be
punished by a fine of not more than fifty dollars.
Section 2. Section four of chapter forty-three of the r. l. 43, § 4.
Revised Laws, as amended by section three of chapter three ^^^" """^"^^ "^
hundred and sixty-eight of the acts of the year nineteen hun-
dred and twelve, and by chapter three hundred and fifty-
six of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and thirteen,
is hereby further amended by striking out the words "of
394
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 443.
Certificate
containing
certain atate-
ments to bo
made by
chairman of
school commit-
tee annually.
five and fifteen years, and the number of persons between
the ages of seven and fourteen years," in the sixth, seventh
and eighth Hues, and inserting in place thereof the words : —
of five and seven years, the number of persons between
the ages of seven and fourteen years, and the number of
persons between the ages of fourteen and sixteen years, —
so as to read as follows : — Section 4- The chairman of each
school committee shall annually on or before the thirty-first
day of July transmit to the commissioner of education a
certificate filled out, signed and sworn to by him, containing
the following statements : —
First. The number of persons between the ages of five
and seven years, the number of persons between the ages
of seven and fourteen years, and the number of persons
between the ages of fourteen and sixteen years, residing
in the town (or city), according to the school census taken
on the first day of September, last preceding the date of
this certificate.
Second. The number of persons in the average member-
ship of the public schools of the town (or city), for the school
year last preceding the date of the certificate, as determined
by the rules of the state school register.
Third. The amount of money raised by taxation by the
town (or city), and expended during the fiscal year last pre-
ceding the date of the certificate for the support of the public
schools, including the wages of teachers, the transportation
of school children, fuel, the care of fires, schoolrooms and
school premises, repairs, supervision, text-books and supplies,
and school sundries or incidentals, but excluding alterations
of school buildings, other than repairs, and construction of
schoolhouses and contributions for the support of public
schools which may be received from the commonwealth
or from other sources than local taxation, and also the total
expenditures, classified, for the public schools during the
school year last preceding the date of this certificate.
Fourth. That the town (or city) has maintained during
the school year last preceding the date of this certificate
each of the schools, as required by section one of chapter
forty-two of the Revised Laws, as amended by chapter one
hundred and eighty-one of the acts of the year nineteen
hundred and eight, and by chapter five hundred and twenty-
four of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and ten, for
a period of not less than thirty-two weeks, or twenty-eight
weeks, if such reduction has been allowed under the pro-
visions of the aforesaid section.
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 444, 445. 395
Fifth. That the town (or city) has maintained, during
the school year last preceding the date of this certificate, a
high school, as required by section two of said chapter forty-
two, for a period of months, days, as stated.
The board of education is authorized and directed to Forms to be
prepare and furnish to school committees suitable forms of boar'tfo'f'' ^^
the certificate required by this section. education.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
AjJjJroved April 28, 1914.
An Act to revive the charter of the essex hosiery Qfi^p 444
COMPANY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter two hundred and forty-four of ^^}lfj^^
the acts of the year nineteen hundred and fourteen, in so
far as it applies to or affects the Essex Hosiery Company, is
hereby repealed; and all conveyances to and acts done by
the said company since the passage of the said chapter
shall have the same force and effect as if the said chapter
had not been enacted. The charter, organization and acts
of the said company shall remain of the same force and
effect which they had at the time of the passage of said
act.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 28, 1914-
An Act to establish the salary of the governor of (jf^j) 445
the commonwealth.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloics:
Section 1. Section one of chapter four of the Revised ^ne^dt'd!^'
Laws is hereby amended by striking out the word "eight",
in the first line, and inserting in place thereof the word : —
ten, — so as to read as follows : — Section 1 . The governor salary of
shall receive an annual salary of ten thousand dollars, and ^°^'"^"°''-
shall not be entitled to any fees or perquisites.
Section 2. This act shall take effect on the seventh day Time of taking
of January, in the year nineteen hundred and fifteen. ^^^'^^'
{The foregoing ivas laid before the governor on the twenty-
second day of April, 1914, o,nd after five days it had "the
force of a law", as prescribed by the constitution, as it was not
returned by him with his objections thereto within that time.)
396
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 446, 447.
ChapAAQ An Act relative to clerical assistance for the regis-
ter OF probate and insolvency for the county of
NORFOLK.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The register of probate and insolvency
for the county of Norfolk shall be allowed, in addition to the
amount now allowed by law, a sum not exceeding seven
hundred dollars annually for clerical assistance actually per-
formed, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth
upon the certificate of the judge of probate and insolvency
for said county.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 29, 1914- ■
Clerical assist-
ance to register
of probate
for Norfolk
county.
1910, 483. § 1,
amended.
ChapA47 An Act relative to the publication of reports by
THE secretary OF THE COMMONWEALTH AS TO THE
acceptance or REJECTION OF CERTAIN ACTS PASSED
BY THE GENERAL COURT.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section one of chapter four hundred and
eighty-three of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
ten is hereby amended by striking out the words "in the
volume containing the acts and resolves of the succeeding
year", in the eighth and ninth lines, and inserting in place
thereof the words : — in the annual report of the secretary
of the commonwealth, — so as to read as follows : — Section
1. It shall be the duty of the secretary of the common-
wealth to prepare each year a report showing the aggregate
vote, both affirmative and negative, on every act or part
of an act which shall have been referred by the general
court for acceptance or rejection to the voters of the com-
monwealth or of any part thereof, or to the city council of
any city; and this report, showing the votes so taken in
each calendar year, shall be published in the annual report
of the secretary of the commonwealth.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 29, 1914-
Publication
of vote on
acceptance of
certain acts.
reinsurance.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 448. 397
An Act rel.\tive to reinsurance in unadmitted com- (Jhav 448
PANIES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The third paragraph of section twenty of amended.^ ^°'
chapter five hundred and seventy-six of the acts of the year
nineteen hundred and seven is hereby amended by striking
out the words " If a company directly or indirectly reinsures
a risk taken by it on any", in the sixteenth and seventeenth
lines, and inserting in place thereof the words : — If a com-
pany contracts for indemnity against loss under any con-
tract of insurance or reinsurance assumed by it, which in-
demnity is contingent upon the happening of any event
affecting, — so that said paragraph will read as follows : —
Every fire insurance company admitted to do business in Roportof
this commonwealth shall annually and at such other times
as the insurance commissioner may require, in addition to all
returns now by law required of it or its agents or managers,
make a return to the insurance commissioner in such form
and detail as may be prescribed by him, of all reinsurance
contracted for or effected by it, directly or indirectly, upon
property located in this commonwealth, such return to be
certified by the oath of its president and secretary if a com-
pany of one of the United States, and, if a company of a
foreign country, by its president and secretary or by oflicers
corresponding thereto as to reinsurance as aforesaid con-
tracted for or effected through the foreign office, and by the
United States manager, as to such reinsurance effected by the
United States branch. If a company contracts for in-
demnity against loss under any contract of insurance or re-
insurance assmned by it, which indemnity is contingent
upon the happening of any event affecting property, life or
interest in this commonwealth in a company not duly au-
thorized to transact business herein, or if it refuses or neglects
to make the returns required by this section, the insurance
commissioner may revoke its authority to transact business
in this commonwealth if it is a foreign company and, if a
domestic company, he shall report the facts to the attorney-
general as provided in section ten; but any fire insurance
company authorized to do business in this commonwealth
may insure and have full authority to reinsure in unau-
thorized companies any property located in this common-
wealth in respect to which an affidavit has been filed within
398
Acts, li914. — Chap. 449.
1907, 576, § i
amended.
the twelve months last preceding in accordance with the
provisions of section eighty-eight, in which case the re-
strictive provision of this section as to the amount which
may be insured in a single risk shall not apply.
Section 2. Section eighty-nine of said chapter five hun-
dred and seventy-six is hereby amended by striking out
the last sentence and inserting in place thereof the follow-
ing : — And no company shall contract for indemnity against
loss under any contract assumed by it, which indemnity is
contingent upon the happening of any event affecting
property, life or other interest in this commonwealth, with
any company not authorized to do business therein, except
as provided in section twenty.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 29, 1914.
General and
special laws
passed each
year to be
published in
separate
volumes.
ChapA4Q An Act relative to the separate publication of the
GENERAL AND SPECIAL LAWS PASSED BY THE GENERAL
COURT.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The secretary of the commonwealth shall,
at the close of each session of the general court, collate
and cause to be printed in one volume the constitution
of the commonwealth, all the general acts passed, any
amendments to the constitution agreed to by the general
court, the aggregate vote, both affirmative and negative,
on every act or resolve or part of an act or resolve referred
to the people in accordance with article forty-two of the
amendments to the constitution, a list of the officers of
the civil government of the commonwealth, a table of
changes in the general laws and an index. He shall further,
at the close of each session of the general court, collate and
cause to be printed in a separate volume all the special
acts and the resolves passed at that session. The general
acts shall be divided into chapters to be numbered in a
regular series without regard to the numbering of the special
acts; the special acts shall be arranged in chapters without
regard to the general acts. The governor shall annually
appoint a skilled person to prepare said table and index,
whose compensation shall be determined by the governor
and council : provided, Jiowever, that ■ at the close of the
session of the present year the secretary of the common-
wealth shall collate and cause to be printed in one volume
Proviso.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 450. 399
the constitution of the commonwealth, the acts and resolves
passed, any amendments to the constitution agreed to dur-
ing the said session, a list of the officers of the civil govern-
ment of the commonwealth, a table of changes in the general
laws and an index.
Section 2. Section one of chapter nine of the Revised Repeal.
Laws, and all acts and parts of acts inconsistent herewith
are hereby repealed.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 29, 1014-
An Act relative to the apportionment of sidewalk (jJiaTyA^O
AND CURBSTONE ASSESSMENTS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section fifteen of chapter forty-nine of the r. l. 49, §i5.
Revised Laws, as amended by section one of chapter one *"*"" ^■"*'°*^'''^-
hundred and seventy-seven of the acts of the year nineteen
hundred and seven, by section one of chapter three hundred
and fifty-six of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
eight and by chapter three hundred and thirty of the acts
of the year nineteen hundred and ten, is hereby further
amended by inserting after the word "sewer", in the sixth
line, the words : — or sidewalk or curbstone, — and by strik-
ing out the word "shall", in the eighth line, and inserting
in place thereof the word : — may, — so as to read as fol-
lows:— Section 15. If in a city or town which accepts the Apportionment
provisions of this section or the corresponding provisions of aidc'^v^alk and
any act hereafter passed, or has accepted the corresponding ^^'^^gf^ents.
provisions of earlier laws, the owner of land therein, within
thirty days after notice of a sewer or sidewalk or curbstone
assessment thereon, or of any charges made for entering or
using any public sewer, notifies in writing the assessors to
apportion the same, they may apportion it into such number
of equal parts, not exceeding ten, as the owner shall in said
notice request. Said board may also in its discretion, at
any time before proceedings for the enforcement of the
collection, apportion said assessment into such number of
equal parts, not exceeding ten, as the owner shall in said
notice request; and said board may also in its discretion
make such an apportionment, at any time before proceed-
ings for the enforcement of the collection, without said
notice to the board. The first year the assessors shall add
one of said parts to the annual tax on the land, with interest
400
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 451, 452.
on the principal sum from the date of apportionment;
and thereafter, so long as any of the said parts remains un-
paid, they shall add each year one of the said parts to the
annual tax, with interest on the unpaid balance of the prin-
cipal sum from the date of the last annual assessment.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 29, 1914.
R. L. 102, § 78,
etc., amended.
ChapAbl An Act relative to the operation of boilers in apart-
ment HOUSES.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Section seventy-eight of chapter one hundred and two
of the Revised Laws, as amended by section one of chap-
ter three hundred and seventy-three of the acts of the
year nineteen hundred and seven and by section one of
chapter five hundred and sixty-two of the acts of the year
nineteen hundred and eleven, is hereby further amended by
striking out the word "flats", in the fifth line, and inserting
in place thereof the word : — apartments, — so as to read
as follows : — Section 78. No person shall have charge of
or operate a steam boiler or engine in this commonwealth,
except boilers and engines upon locomotives, motor road
vehicles, boilers and engines in private residences, boilers in
apartment houses of less than five apartments, boilers and
engines under the jurisdiction of the United States, boilers
and engines used for agricultural purposes exclusively,
boilers and engines of less than nine horse power, and boilers
used for heating purposes exclusively which are provided
with a device approved by the chief of the district police
limiting the pressure carried to fifteen pounds to the square
inch, unless he holds a license as hereinafter provided. The
owner or user of a steam boiler or engine, other than boilers
or engines above excepted, shall not operate or cause to be
operated a steam boiler or engine for a period of more than
one week, unless the person in charge of and operating it is
duly licensed. Approved April 29, 1914-
Persons in
charee of
certain boilers
to be licensed,
etc.
Chap. 452 An Act relative to the appointment of sealers and
DEPUTY SEALERS OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The mayor and aldermen of cities and the
Appointment
of sealers and
of wdghtTand selectmen of towns having over ten thousand inhabitants
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 452. 401
shall, subject to the provisions of chapter three hundred and "t^^nd"*
eighty-two of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and certain towns.
nine, appoint one or more sealers of weights and measures,
or one sealer and one or more deputy sealers to act under
the direction of the sealer, who shall hold office during good
behavior and who shall enforce all laws pertaining to weights
and measures: provided, however, that if the governing body Proviso.
of a city does not include a mayor and aldermen, the ap-
pointing power shall be vested in the officer who by the
charter or ordinances of such city is designated to have
supervision of the sealer of weights and measures depart-
ment. Such sealers and deputy sealers shall receive a Salaries, etc.
salary to be determined by the board, officer or body au-
thorized to determine salaries in their respective cities and
towns, and shall also receive an additional allowance for
transportation and other necessary expenses. They shall
account for and pay into their city or town treasuries monthly
all fees received by them and shall make an annual report to
the appointing board or officer and to the commissioner of
weights and measures of the commonwealth.
Section 2. The selectmen of towns of less than ten Seaiersof
thousand inhabitants shall annually appoint a sealer of measures to be
weights and measures who shall receive such compensation annualiyln
as may be determined upon by the selectmen, and an addi- et^^'° *°^'^^'
tional allowance for transportation and other necessary ex-
penses; and they may at any time remove such sealers and
appoint others in their places. Sealers appointed under the
provisions of this section shall account for and pay into the
town treasuries monthly all fees received by them and shall
make an annual report to the selectmen of the town and
to the commissioner of weights and measures of the common-
wealth.
Section 3. Nothing in the preceding sections shall be District
construed so as to prevent two or more towns, or one city ap'lpointment,
and one or more towns, from combining the whole or any ^^'
part of their respective territories, as may be agreed upon by
the boards or officers having the appointing power in such
cities or towns, with one district sealer and one set of stand-
ards. Each district sealer shall forthwith on his appoint- To give bond,
ment give a bond, with sureties to be approved by the
appointing power, for the faithful performance of the duties
of his office, and for the safety of the standards, working
equipment, records, etc., which may be committed to his
care, and for the surrender thereof to his successor in office
etc.
402 Acts, 1914. — Chap. 453.
or to any person appointed by proper authority to receive
them. He shall, under the direction of the commissioner
of weights and measures, perform all of the duties devolving
upon a sealer of weights and measures in the district assigned
to him and for this purpose shall have all of the powers vested
in sealers of weights and measures of cities and towns. He
shall be paid a salary determined by the appointing boards
or officers and provided by them with the necessary standards
and working equipment of weights and measures, and he
shall be allowed such sums as may be necessary for trans-
Annuai report, portatiou and othcr expenses. The district sealer shall
keep a complete record of all work performed by him and
shall make an annual report to the commissioner of weights
and measures and to each city or town included within his
district. He shall account for and pay into the treasury of
each city or town all fees received by him by virtue of his
office in such city or town.
Repeal. SECTION 4. Scctiou eighteen of chapter sixty-two of
the Revised Laws is hereby repealed.
Section 5. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Aj^proved April 29, 1914-
ChapAdS An Act relative to the taking and killing of deer.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
amended.^ ^' Scctiou ouc of cliaptcr five huudrcd and twenty-nine of
the acts of the year nineteen hundred and thirteen is hereby
amended by inserting after the word "him", in the eighth
line, the words : — or, with the consent of the owner, upon
land adjacent thereto, — by striking out the words "found
destroying or injuring any fruit tree or any crop", in the
ninth and tenth lines, and inserting in place thereof the
words : — which he has reasonable cause to believe has
damaged or is about to damage crops, fruit or ornamental
trees, — and by inserting after the word "destroyed", in the
twenty-second line, the words: — or about to be injured or
k^iiili"^o7deer destroyed, — so as to read as follows: — Section 1. It shall
regulated. be uulawful, cxccpt as hereinafter provided, to hunt, pursue,
wound or kill a deer, or to sell or offer for sale, or to have
in possession for the purpose of sale, a deer or the flesh of a
Provisos. jggj, captured or killed in this commonwealth: provided,
that this act shall not apply to a tame deer belonging to
any person and kept on his own premises; and provided,
further, that any farmer or other person may, on land owned
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 454, 455. 403
or occupied by him, or, with the consent of the owner, upon
land adjacent thereto pursue, wound or kill any deer which
he has reasonable cause to believe has damaged or is about
to damage crops, fruit or ornamental trees, except grass
growing on uncultivated land; and he may authorize any
member of his family, or any person employed by him so to
pursue, wound or kill a deer under the circumstances above
specified. In the event of the wounding or killing of a deer
as aforesaid, it shall be the duty of the person by whom or
under whose direction the deer was wounded or killed to
mail or otherwise transmit within twenty-four hours there-
after to the commissioners on fisheries and game a report
in writing signed by him of the facts relative to the said
wounding or killing. The said report shall state the time
and place of the wounding or killing, and the kind of tree
or crop injured or destroyed, or about to be injured or de-
stroyed, by the deer. It shall be unlawful to sell or offer
for sale the whole or any part of a deer killed under the
aforesaid provision. Approved April 29, 1914.
An Act relative to the acceptance of nominations. (7/,^^ 454
Be it enacted, etc., as follows.
Section 1. Section one of chapter eight hundred and j^^^'^^-^^^^^j § *•
thirty-five of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
thirteen is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof
the words: — "Written acceptance" shall mean personal
signature or signature by power of attorney.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 30, 1914.
An Act relative to a half holiday for laborers and ^, . -_
mechanics of the metropolitan water and sewerage ^"'<^P-'*<5^
board and the metropolitan park commission.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section one of chapter five hundred and twenty-eight ini2, 52s, § 1,
of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and twelve is hereby '^"""^
amended by inserting before the word "June", in the seventh
line, the words: — April, ]\Iay, — so as to read as follows: —
Section 1. Laborers and mechanics in the permanent To provide a
service of the metropolitan water and sewerage board or foT certain "^
the metropolitan park commission, except those employed lucchlnics^ttc.
404
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 456, 457.
in the pumping stations of the metropoHtan water and
sewerage board and at the bath-houses under the control of
the metropoUtan park commission, shall be given a half
holiday each week during the months of April, May, June,
July, August and September, without loss of pay, and, if
practicable, the half holiday shall be on Saturday. If,
however, the public service so requires, the metropolitan
park commission and the metropolitan water and sewerage
board may at any time during the year give to the laborers
and mechanics in their permanent service, in lieu of the said
half holidays, days off duty without loss of pay equivalent
in time to the half holidays which would otherwise be given
under this act. Approved April 30, 1914-
ChapAbQ An Act to extend the time within which the new
BUILDINGS AT THE GRAFTON COLONY OF THE WORCESTER
STATE ASYLUM SHALL BE COMPLETED.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section two of chapter six hundred and
seventy-nine of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
twelve is hereby amended by striking out the word "fifteen",
in the third line, and inserting in place thereof the word : —
sixteen, — so as to read as follows: — Section 2. The
Worcester'state said buildiugs sliall be completed and ready for occupation
not later than January first, nineteen hundred and sixteen;
and upon the completion and equipment thereof, the trustees
shall cause to be transferred from the said Worcester state
asylum to the said buildings at the Grafton colony patients
to the number of four hundred.
Section 2, This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 30, 1914.
1912, 679, § 2,
anionded.
Transfer of pa-
tients from the
Chap. 4517 An Act to authorize the county of Suffolk to pension
MAY I. EVERETT.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. May I. Everett, a clerk in the office of the
clerk of the supreme judicial court for the county of Suffolk,
shall, at her request, in recognition of her faithful services
for the past forty-four years, be retired from active service
and placed upon the pension roll by said court, and shall
thereafter receive an annual pension equal to one half of
The county of
Suffolk may
pay a pension
to May I.
Everett.
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 458, 459, 460. 405
the compensation received by her at the time of her retire-
ment. The pension shall be paid in monthly instalments
by the county of Suffolk.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its acceptance T|me of taking
by the city council of the city of Boston, with the approval
of the mayor. Approved Ajml 30, 1914.
An Act relative to wages of laborers in the employ ChavA58
OF the board of prison commissioners.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The wages paid by the board of prison com- wages of cer-
missioners to male laborers directly employed by it shall be established"
not less than two dollars and a half a day.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 30, 1914-
An Act making appropriations for the maintenance of (7/^^^ 459
the westfield state sanatorium.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro- westfieid state
priated, for the maintenance of the Westfield state sana- maintenauc'e.
torium, for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of
November, nineteen hundred and fourteen, to wit : —
From the receipts of said sanatorium now in the treasury
of the commonwealth, the sum of twenty-six thousand two
hundred thirty-eight dollars and ninety-three cents; and
from the treasury of the commonwealth from the ordinary
revenue, a sum not exceeding ninety-three thousand seven
hundred sixty-one dollars and seven cents.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 30, 1914-
An Act relative to the staff department of the (jj^^i^-, 459
militia.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section twelve of chapter six hundred and isos, 604, § 12,
four of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and eight, as
amended by chapter seven hundred and twenty of the acts
of the year nineteen hundred and twelve, is hereby further
amended by striking out said section and inserting in place
406
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 461.
Term of office,
etc.
Eligibility.
folifm°indS-in- thcreof the following new section: — Section 12. The staff
chief. of the commander-in-chief shall consist of : —
1 adjutant general, with the rank of brigadier general, who shall,
ex officio, be chief of staff;
2 aides-de-camp, each with the rank of captain;
S aides-de-camp, to be detailed from the commissioned officers of
the Massachusetts volunteer militia, but not to be relieved
from duty with their organizations while serving in this
capacity.
In time of war the commander-in-chief may appoint such
additional staff officers as the service may require, with
such rank, not higher than that of colonel, as he may desig-
nate. The above staff officers, excepting the detailed aides-
de-camp, shall be commissioned and hold office until their
successors are appointed and qualified, but they may be
removed at any time by the commander-in-chief.
No person shall he eligible to appointment on the staff
of the commander-in-chief unless he has served at least six
years in the volunteer militia of the commonwealth, at least
two years of which shall have been as a commissioned officer,
or has had equivalent service in the army or navy of the
United States or in the militia of other states.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved April 30, 1914.
ChapAQl An Act relative to the appointment of license com-
missioners IN THE CITY OF WORCESTER.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Within ninety days after the passage of
this act, the maj^or of the city of Worcester shall designate
one of the license commissioners then in office to serve for
the term of one year, one to serve for the term of two years,
and one to serve for the term of three years, respectively,
from the first day of January in the year nineteen hundred
and fifteen.
Section 2, The mayor, with the approval of the citj'^
council, shall appoint in the month of January a license
commissioner to fill any vacancy caused by expiration of a
term and such appointee shall hold office for the term of
four years from the first day of January in the year in which
the appointment is made. The license commissioners shall
hold office respectively until their successors are duly ap-
pointed and qualified.
License com-
missioners in
city of Worces-
ter, terms of
office desig-
nated.
Appointment,
term, etc., of
successors.
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 462, 463. 407
Section 3. Vacancies caused by death, removal or vacancies.
resignation may be filled for the unexpired term by ap-
pointment of the mayor, with the approval of the city
council.
Section 4. This act shall take effect upon its acceptance Time of taking
by the city council of the city of Worcester.
Approved May 2, 191 4-
An Act relative to the powers of tiie tax commis- ChapAQt2
SIONER in the assessment OF LEGACY AND SUCCESSION
TAXES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
For the purpose of assessing taxes imposed by the pro- Examination
visions of chapter five hundred and sixty-three of the acts assessment of
of the year nineteen hundred and seven and all acts in ceSLVtaxe's'!'''
amendment thereof and in addition thereto, the tax com-
missioner may summon and examine on oath any person
supposed to know or have means of knowing any material
fact touching the subject of such assessment. The said
examination may be reduced to writing, and false swearing
therein shall be deemed perjury and be punishable as such.
Any justice of the superior court, upon application of the
tax commissioner, may compel the attendance of such wit-
nesses and the giving of such testimony before the tax com-
missioner in the same manner and to the same extent as
before said court. Approved May 2, 191^.
An Act relative to the authority of the town of (7/iar>.463
SHERBORN TO SUPPLY ITSELF AND ITS INHABITANTS WITH
WATER.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section ten of chapter one hundred and seventeen of the 1914, 117, § 10.
acts of the year nineteen hundred and fourteen is hereby '^'"''" ^
amended by inserting after the word "annual", in the third
line, the words: — or special, — so as to read as follows: —
Section 10. This act shall take effect upon its acceptance Time of taking
by a majority vote of the legal voters of the town of Sherborn
present and voting thereon at an annual or special town
meeting within three years after its passage; and for the
purpose of being submitted to the voters as aforesaid this
act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 2, WI4.
408 Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 464, 465.
ChapA64: An Act to reguk\te the payment of losses under
CONTRACTS FOR CASUALTY INSURANCE.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
ply me n't f or*^ Section 1. In respcct to every contract of insurance
'"sTit^fn- ix\ade between an insurance company and any person, firm
surance con- or Corporation, by which such person, firm or corporation is
lated. insured against loss or damage on account of the bodily
injury or death by accident of any person, for which loss
or damage such person, firm or corporation is responsible,
whenever a loss occurs on account of a casualty covered by
such contract of insurance, the liability of the insurance
company shall become absolute, and the payment of said
loss shall not depend upon the satisfaction by the assured
of a final judgment against him for loss, or damage, or death,
ti?n or^annl!!^' occasioncd by said casualty. No such contract of insurance
ment shall be shall bc Cancelled or annulled by any agreement between the
insurance company and the assured after the said assured
has become responsible for such loss or damage, and any
such cancellation or annulment shall be void.
money^tobe Section 2. Upou the Tccovcry of a final judgment
faction'* o°tTe'^" agaiust auy person, firm or corporation by any person,
judgment. iucludiug administrators or executors, for loss or damage
on account of bodily injury or death, if the defendant in
such action was insured against said loss or damage at the
time when the right of action arose, the judgment creditor
shall be entitled to have the insurance money, provided
for in the contract of insurance between the insurance com-
pany and the defendant, applied to the satisfaction of the
ment ii"not judgment, and if the judgment is not satisfied within thirty
satisfied, equity days after the date when it is rendered, the judgment creditor
may be had. may procccd in equity against the defendant and the in-
surance company to reach and apply the insurance money
to the satisfaction of the judgment.
Ajjproved May 2, 1914.
ChapA65 An Act relative to continuances of cases in police,
district and municipal courts.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
fmendld.' ^ ^^' Section 1. Scctiou thirty-four of chapter two hundred
and seventeen of the Revised Laws is hereby amended by
striking out the words "without the consent", in the third
line, and inserting in place thereof the words: — against
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 466, 467. 409
the objection, — so as to read as follows : — Section 34. The Adjournment
... 1. .,• j.'ii? of trial or ex-
court or justice may adjourn an examination or trial irora amination.
time to time, not exceeding ten days at any one time against
the objection of the defendant, and to the same or a different
place in the county. In the meantime, if the defendant is
charged with a crime not bailable, he shall be committed;
otherwise, he may be recognized in a sum and with sureties
to the satisfaction of the court or justice, for his appearance
for such further examination, and for want of such recog-
nizance he shall be committed.
Section 2. Chapter four hundred and fifty-seven of ^^p^'*'-
the acts of the year nineteen hundred and thirteen is hereby
repealed.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 2, 1914.
Chap. 466
An Act to provide for an inclosed athletic field in
the town of revere.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. So much of the park lands known as the Certain land to
Curtis Park playground under the jurisdiction of the park inokTsedath"
commissioners of the town of Revere as shall be designated lowu^ot Revere.
for that purpose by the said commissioners shall be set
apart for an inclosed athletic field under such regulations
as may be prescribed by the commissioners. A plan show- pian to be filed,
ing the extent of the land so set apart shall be made and shall
be kept on file in the office of the park commissioners.
Section 2. This act shall be submitted to the voters Time of taking
of the town of Revere at the annual town meeting in the ® ^'^*"
year nineteen hundred and fifteen, or at a special meeting
called for the purpose in the current year, in answer to the
question: "Shall an act passed by the general court in the
year nineteen hundred and fourteen, authorizing the park
commissioners to set apart a part of the park land known
as the Curtis Park playground for an inclosed athletic field,
be accepted?" If a majority of the votes cast thereon are
in the affirmative, this act shall thereupon take effect.
Approved May 2, 1914.
An Act relative to safety valves as applied to Chap. 467
AMMONIA COMPRESSORS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1 . It shall be unlawful to use an ammonia use of am-
1 ... . 1 -ji p j_ 1 monia comprea-
compressor unless it is equipped with a safety valve. sors regulated.
410
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 468.
Rules for con-
struction of
safety valves.
Rules to have
force of law,
etc.
Changes in
rules to be
made in ac-
cordance with
certain pro-
visions of law.
Enforcement
of provisions of
act.
Section 2. The board of boiler rules shall within ninety
days after the passage of this act formulate rules for the
size, design, location and piping of safety valves on ammonia
compressors.
Section 3. The rules so formulated shall have the force
of law and shall be printed and furnished to those requesting
them by the boiler inspection department.
Section 4. Any changes in the rules as formulated by
the board of boiler rules shall be made in accordance with
section twenty-six of chapter four hundred and sixty-five of
the acts of the year nineteen hundred and seven, as amended
by section two of chapter three hundred and ninety-three of
the acts of the year nineteen hundred and nine.
Section 5. The provisions of this act shall be enforced
by the boiler inspection department of the district police,
and all persons, firms or corporations violating the provisions
of this act shall be punished in accordance with section
eighty-six of chapter one hundred and two of the Revised
Laws, as amended by section three of chapter three hundred
and ten of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and five.
Approved May 2, 1014-
Chap AGS An Act to amend the charter of the Gloucester
MUTUAL FISHING INSURANCE COMPANY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
1847, 3C,§1, etc
amended.
Section 1. Section one of chapter thirty-six of the
acts of the year eighteen hundred and forty-seven, the pro-
visions of which were indefinitely extended by chapter
seven of the acts of the year eighteen hundred and sixty-
six, and which was amended by chapter sixty-two of the
acts of the year eighteen hundred and seventy-three, is
hereby further amended by striking out the words
"Gloucester vessels", and inserting in place thereof the
words: — New England vessels, — so as to read as fol-
lows:— Section 1. Joseph I. Procter, Joseph Friend, Fitz
insurance Com- £ Riffgs, their associatcs and successors, are hereby made a
porated. corporatiou, by the name of the Gloucester Mutual Fishmg
Insurance Company, to be established in the town of
Gloucester, for the purpose of making insurance against
maritime losses on New England vessels and their outfits
and cargoes, on the principle of a mutual company, and,
for this purpose, shall have all the powers and privileges,
and be subject to all the duties, restrictions and liabilities.
Gloucester
Mutual Fishing
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 4G9, 470. 411
set forth in the thirty-seventh and forty-fourth chapters
of the Revised Statutes, so far as the same are appHcable
to the corporation hereby created, to continue for the term
of twenty years.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Ajjproved May 2, IOI4.
An Act to VALroATE the proceedings of the town of (Jjidp 459
WELLESLEY IN ACCEPTING CHAPTER EIGHT HUNDRED AND
SEVEN OF THE ACTS OF THE YEAR NINETEEN HUNDRED AND
THIRTEEN.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
The action of the town of Wellesley in accepting chapter Certain pro-
eight hundred and seven of the acts of the year nineteen town"oTvvei*e3-
hundred and thirteen at the annual town meeting held on !fn^nuai*^towQ
the second day of ]\ larch, nineteen hundred and fourteen, "e^'^uz^d
shall be valid notwithstanding the fact that the question
to be submitted to the voters of the said town, as provided
in said chapter eight hundred and seven, was not in the
warrant calling the said meeting; and the vote of the town
upon the official ballot in accepting said chapter eight hun-
dred and seven shall constitute a sufficient and legal accept-
ance of said act, irrespective of the failure to insert the ques-
tion provided for in said chapter eight hundred and seven
in the warrant calling said annual town meeting; and said
town may provide for compensating laborers, workmen and
mechanics employed by it as provided in said chapter eight
hundred and seven. Approved May 4, 1914-
An Act relative to penalty for unauthorized bank- (JJiaj) 470
ING.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section seventeen of chapter five hundred and ninety of Amende?! ^ ^^'
the acts of the year nineteen hundred and eight is hereby
amended by striking out the word "or", in the sixth line,
and by inserting after the word "banking", in the same line,
the words: — or "trust", — so as to read as follows: —
Section 17. The commissioner or his deputy or examiners Penalty for un-
shall have authority to examine the accounts, books and banking^
papers of any corporation, person, partnership or association
which does a banking business or makes a business of receiving
money on deposit, or which has the words "bank", "bank-
412 Acts, 1914. — Chap. 471.
ing" or "trust" in the name under which its business is
conducted, in order to ascertain whether such corporation,
person, partnership or association has violated or is violating
any provision of section sixteen; and any corporation,
person, partnership or association violating any provision of
section sixteen shall forfeit to the commonwealth one hun-
dred dollars a day for every day or part thereof during which
such violation continues. Any violation of the provisions
of section sixteen shall forthwith be reported by the com-
missioner to the attorney-general. The said forfeiture may
be recovered by an information or other appropriate pro-
ceeding brought in the supreme judicial court or superior
court in the name of the attorney-general. Upon such in-
formation or other proceeding the court may issue an in-
junction restraining such corporation, person, partner-
ship or association from further prosecution of its business
within the commonwealth during the pendency of such
proceeding or for all time, and may make such other order
or decree as equity and justice may require.
Approved May 4, 1914.
Chap. 471 An Act relative to voluntary associations under
WRITTEN INSTRUMENTS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
imendtd.^ '' Scctlon ouc of chaptcr four hundred and forty-one of the
acts of the year nineteen hundred and nine is hereby amended
by adding at the end thereof the words : — Such trustees
shall also, within thirty days after the adoption of any
amendment of such instrument or declaration, file a copy
thereof with the said commissioner and said clerk, — so
Copies of cer- as to Tcad as f ollows : — Section 1 . Trustees of a voluntary
tain written • j' i 'ja ' ±. j. iij." i?
instruments to associatiou undcr a written instrument or declaration or
confmfssToner of trust tlic bcueficial iutcrcst under which is divided into
corporations, transferable certificates of participation or shares, shall file
a copy of such written instrument or declaration of trust
with the commissioner of corporations and with the clerk of
every city or town in which such association has a usual
place of business. Such trustees shall also, within thirty
days after the adoption of any amendment of such instru-
ment or declaration, file a copy thereof with the said com-
missioner and said clerk. Approved May ^, 1914.
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 472, 473, 474. 413
An Act to provide for suitable quarters for the port Qhnr} 472
WARDEN OF GLOUCESTER AND ROCKPORT.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The board of harbor and land commissioners Suitable
may provide, furnish and maintain in the city of Gloucester porTwL^rden to
suitable quarters for the port warden of Gloucester and '^"^ provided.
Rockport, appointed in accordance with the provisions of
section ten of chapter sixty-seven of the Revised Laws.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 5, IOI4.
An Act relative to the commitment of insane persons. Chap. 4.73
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section twenty-nine of chapter five hundred amended.^ ^^'
and four of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and nine
is hereby amended by inserting before the word "Either",
in the first line, the words: — A justice of the superior court,
— so as to read as follows: — -Section 20. A justice of the Commitment
superior court, either of the judges of probate for the county perToM"*'
of Suffolk, the judge of probate for the county of Nantucket
or a justice of a police, district or municipal court, except
the municipal court of the city of Boston, within his county,
may commit to any hospital or receptacle for the insane,
public or private, designated by the state board of insanity,
in accordance with the provisions of the preceding section,
any insane person then residing or being in said county, who
in his opinion is a proper subject for its treatment or custody.
No special justice of a police, district or municipal court
shall make a commitment except in case of the absence or
incapacity of the justice or other emergency.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 5, 1914.
An Act relative to the wages of mechanics employed (jhdy 474
IN THE construction OF PUBLIC WORKS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section twenty-one of chapter five hundred amended.^ ^**
and fourteen of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
nine is hereby amended by inserting after the word "effect",
in the eighth line, the words: — The wages for a day's work
414
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 475.
Preference
given to citizen
mechanics and
laborers.
Penalty.
Enforcement
of provisions of
act.
paid to mechanics employed in such construction of pubhc
works shall be not less than the customary and prevailing
rate of wages for a day's work in the same trade or occupation
in the locality, city or town where such public works are con-
structed,— so as to read as follows: — Section 21. In the
employment of mechanics and laborers in the construction
of public works by the commonwealth, or by a county, city
or town, or by persons contracting therewith, preference
shall be given to citizens of the commonwealth, and, if they
cannot be obtained in sufficient numbers, then to citizens of
the United States; and every contract for such works
shall contain a provision to this effect. The wages for a
day's work paid to mechanics employed in such construction
of public works shall be not less than the customary and
prevailing rate of wages for a day's work in the same trade or
occupation in the locality, city or town where such public
works are constructed. Any contractor who knowingly and
wilfully violates the provisions of this section shall be pun-
ished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars for
each offence.
Section 2. The board of labor and industries shall enforce
the provisions of this act, and in case of any dispute that
may arise upon public works as to the customary and pre-
vailing rate of wages the board of labor and industries shall
investigate the wages paid in the trade or occupation in
the locality, city or town where such public works are under
construction and decide what rate of wages shall be paid
upon such works. Apyroved May 5, 191 4.
ChapA75 An Act making appropriations for the salaries and
EXPENSES OF THE BOARD OF PRISON COMMISSIONERS AND
FOR SUNDRY REFORMATORY EXPENSES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro-
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth
from the ordinary revenue, for the board of prison commis-
sioners, for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of
November, nineteen hundred and fourteen, to wit : —
For the salary of the chairman of the board of prison com-
missioners, four thousand dollars.
For the salary of the deputy commissioner of prisons,
twenty-five hundred dollars.
For the salary of the secretary, twenty-five hundred dollars.
Appropria-
tions, fjoard of
prison commis-
sioners.
Chairman .
Deputy com-
missioner.
Secretary.
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 476, 477. 415
For clerical assistance, a sum not exceeding sixty-five huii- clerical assist-
dred dollars.
For the salaries of agents, eight thousand dollars. Agents.
For travelling expenses, a sum not exceeding four thousand ^'^^*;f''"^ *"'"
dollars.
For incidental and contingent expenses, including printing incidental ex-
and binding the annual report, a sum not exceeding thirty-
five hundred dollars.
For assistance to prisoners discharged from the state A'd to dis-
^p . 11 'j.! charged pris-
prison, Massachusetts reformatory, prison camp and hospital, oners.
and to discharged female prisoners, a sum not exceeding
twelve thousand dollars.
For the salary of the agent for aiding discharged female Agent for aid-
• 11 11111 J^S uiscnargefl
prisoners, twelve hundred dollars. female prison-
For expenses incurred in removing prisoners to and from Removal of
state aiKl county prisons, a sum not exceeding twenty-five P"soners.
hundred dollars.
For expenses in connection with the identification of o/cHmfnais.''
criminals, a sum not exceeding twenty-eight hundred dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 5, 1914-
An Act relative to the apportionment of tiie cost of ChapAlG
RECONSTRUCTING BASS RIVER UPPER BRIDGE BETWEEN
TIIE TOWNS OF DENNIS AND YARMOUTH.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Damages arising from defects in Bass River Apportion-
upper bridge between the towns of Dennis and Yarmouth damages.
shall hereafter be paid as follows: — fifty per cent by the
county of Barnstable, and twenty-five per cent each by the
said towns.
Section 2. So much of chapter three hundred and i^^feai.
ninety-five of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
thirteen as is inconsistent herewith is hereby repealed.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 5, 1914.
An Act relative to the sale of real estate within Chap. 477
the commonwealth by non-resident married women.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. A married woman residing without this Saie of real es-
commonwealth, and owning in her own right real property ro^dent"'^'^'
416 Acts, 1914. — Chap. 478.
married Situated within this commonwealth, whose husband abandon-
women. j^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^ Sufficiently maintaining her has absented him-
self from the place where they last dwelt together, may
bring a petition in the probate court in any county in which
the land lies, describing such real property and praying for
authority to sell and convey it in the same manner and with
the same effect as if she were sole. The court, after such
notice as it may order and a hearing, may, if the court finds
that the petitioner has been abandoned by her husband and
that he does not sufficiently maintain her, authorize the
petitioner to sell and convey within one year from the date
of such decree such real property in the same manner and
with the same effect as if she were sole.
Section 2, This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 5, 1914-
ChapA7S An Act to require the county commissioners of the
COUNTY OF BERKSHIRE TO MAKE COPIES OF CERTAIN
records IN THE REGISTRY OF DEEDS FOR THE MIDDLE
DISTRICT OF SAID COUNTY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
S^n'recoldsTn Section 1. Thc couuty commissioners of the county of
dMdafor'^^^^ Berkshire are hereby authorized and required to cause to
middle district bc made uudcr their direction, and to be completed within
county to be thrcc ycars after the passage of this act, at an expense not
exceeding one thousand dollars, copies, with suitable indexes,
of all records and parts of records and plans recorded and
deposited in the registry of deeds for the middle district of
that county, relating to titles of land in the southern district
of the county, which have not already been copied in accord-
ance with the provisions of chapter three hundred and
eight of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and eight.
The copies so made shall be deposited in the registry of deeds
for said southern district, there to be kept by the register of
deeds of that district as other books of record are kept by
him.
Jc°ord^^e^wrth Section 2. The copies aforesaid shall be made in accord-
^ona'ofl^' ^^^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^ provisions of section two of said chapter three
hundred and eight, and certified copies of the same may be
used in evidence as provided by section three of said chapter.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 5, 1914-
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 479, 480, 481. 417
An Act relative to the promotion of laborers and (JJiqj) 479
mechanics in the public service.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Whenever an appointing officer or board ^,o'"*^gt^be
shall make requisition upon the civil service commission certified for
to fill a vacancy or vacancies in the position of foreman foreman, etc..
. '1 , . 1 • • 1 • •,' e by civil service
or inspector, and a request is made in said requisition tor commission.
the certification of persons having had experience in the
department from which the requisition comes, the com-
mission shall, so far as may be practicable, include among the
names certified the name of at least one person for each
vacancy who is serving as a laborer or mechanic in such
department.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 5, 1914-
An Act making an appropriation for expenses of the (jfiQj) 439
HOMESTEAD COMMISSION.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sum of twenty-five hundred dollars Appropriation,
is hereby appropriated, to be paid out of the treasury of the homeste^d^
commonwealth from the ordinary revenue, to meet clerical
and other expenses of the homestead commission, during the
year ending November thirtieth, nineteen hundred and
fourteen.
Section 2. This act shall take efi^ect upon its passage.
Approved May 5, 1914.
commission.
An Act relative to allowances for regimental head- Chap. 481
quarters of the militia.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section one hundred and seventy-seven of chapter six i908, 604, § 177,
hundred and four of the acts of the year nineteen hundred ^"^^
and eight is hereby amended by inserting after the word
"each", in the seventeenth line, the words: — regimental
headquarters and, — by inserting after the word "armorer",
in the eighteenth line, the words: — or armorer for regimental
headquarters, — and by inserting after the words "of the",
in the twentieth line, the words: — headquarters or, — so
418
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 482.
Postage,
stationery, etc.
Repair, etc.
uniforms.
Company
armorer.
of
as to read as follows: — Section 177. There shall annually
be allowed and paid for postage, printing, stationery, and
oflEice incidentals: to each brigade headquarters, seventy-
five dollars; to each regimental headquarters, three hundred
dollars; to headquarters of the naval brigade, two hundred
dollars; to headquarters of battalions of field artillery and
squadrons of cavalry, fifty dollars; to each corps of cadets,
one hundred dollars; and to each company, fifteen dollars.
There shall annually be allowed and paid to each head-
quarters, department, corps and company the sum of two
dollars for each enlisted man, excepting bandsmen not
mustered, attached thereto or enrolled therein, not exceed-
ing the maximum enlisted strength allowed by law, the
amount so paid to be expended in the repair and alteration of
uniforms, or in defraying the incidental military expenses of
the several organizations. There shall annually be allowed
and paid to each regimental headquarters and company,
for the services of a company armorer or armorer for regi-
mental headquarters, who shall devote all necessary atten-
tion to the care of the arms, equipments, uniforms and
quarters of the headquarters or company, the sum of one
hundred and twenty-five dollars. Approved May 5, 1914-
1879, 139, § 8,
etc., amended.
ChapA82 An Act to authorize the hingham water company to
INCREASE ITS CAPITAL STOCK AND TO EXTEND ITS SUPPLY
INTO THE TOWN OF NORWELL.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section eight of chapter one hundred and
thirty-nine of the acts of the year eighteen hundred and
seventy-nine, as amended by chapter fifty-four of the acts
of the year nineteen hundred and ten, is hereby further
amended by striking out the word "three", in the second
line, and inserting in place thereof the word : — five, — so
as to read as follows : — Section 8. The capital stock of said
corporation shall not exceed five hundred thousand dollars,
and shall be divided into shares of one hundred dollars each;
and said corporation may at any time issue bonds to an
amount equal to the capital stock actually paid in.
Section 2. The said corporation may extend its pipe
lines and apparatus into the town of Norwell for the purpose
of supplying the inhabitants thereof with water for extinguish-
ing fires and for domestic, manufacturing and other purposes :
provided, that it shall first obtain the consent of the town
Amount of
capital stock.
May extend its
pipe lines, etc.,
into town of
Norwell.
Proviso.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 482. 419
and of any water supply company originally incorporated
to supply said town with water.
Section 3. Said corporation may distribute water May distribute
through the town of Norwell or such parts thereof as the water'rates, etc.
town may prescribe, may regulate the use of the same and
may establish and fix, from time to time, rates for the use of
said water and collect the same; and may make such con-
tracts with the said town, with any fire district now or here-
after established therein, or with any individual or corpo-
ration, to supply water for the extinguishing of fires or for
other purposes, as may be agreed upon.
Section 4. The town of Norwell shall have the right Town of Nor-
. p , well may ac-
at any time to acquire, by purchase or by exercise or the quire property,
right of eminent domain, the property and all the rights tion.
and privileges of said corporation, in so far as they per-
tain to the town of Norwell, on payment to said corporation
of the actual cost of its works and property of any kind held
under the provisions of this act; and unless the dividends
earned and declared by said company on its stock shall have
been equal to or in excess of five per cent per annum, there
shall be added to the cost of the works such a sum as would
make the net return to the stockholders five per cent per
annum on its investment in the town of Norwell. The
town, upon taking or upon acquiring by purchase the property
of said corporation as herein provided, shall assume all of its
outstanding obligations incurred in the acquisition, con-
struction or improvement of the said property, and the
amount thus assumed shall be deducted from the total
amount to be paid by the town of Norwell. The company
shall furnish the town with an itemized statement under
oath of the actual cost of the water supply system authorized
under this act, together with a copy of all contracts made in
providing and constructing said water supply system and
any extension thereof, and shall furnish to said town, an-
nually, an itemized statement, under oath, of its receipts
from and expenditures in the said town during the past year,
which statement shall be submitted by the selectmen to the
citizens of the town at the annual town meeting. This au-
thority to take the said property is granted on condition that
such taking is voted for by the said town by a two thirds
vote of the voters present and voting at a meeting legally
called for that purpose; and the taking by exercise of the
right of eminent domain shall be by filing in the registry of
deeds for the county of Plymouth the declaration of such
420
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 482.
Town of Nor-
well Water
Loan, Act of
1914.
Payment of
loan.
taking, which shall include a certified copy of the article in
the warrant under which the town acted, and of the vote
of the town thereon showing that it was passed by a two
thirds vote, as herein required. In case the town and the
corporation shall be unable to agree upon the actual cost of
said property, the supreme judicial court shall, upon ap-
plication of either, and notice to the other, appoint three
commissioners who shall determine the actual cost of said
property, and whose award, when accepted by the court,
shall be final. Interest at the rate of six per cent shall be
included in said award from the date of the taking or pur-
chase.
Section 5. Said town, for the purpose of paying the
cost of said corporate property, and the necessary expenses
and liabilities incurred under the provisions of this act, may
issue from time to time bonds or notes. Such bonds or notes
shall bear on their face the words. Town of Norwell Water
Loan, Act of 1914, and each bond or note shall be payable
at the expiration of a period not exceeding thirty years from
its date; shall bear interest, payable semi-annually, at a
rate not exceeding five per cent per annum; and shall be
signed by the treasurer of the town and countersigned by
the water commissioners hereinafter provided for. Each
authorized issue of bonds or notes shall constitute a separate
loan, and the amount of principal and interest payable in
any year shall not be less than the amount of principal
payalile in any subsequent year. The town may sell the
said securities at public or private sale upon such terms and
conditions as it may deem proper; but they shall not be
sold for less than their par value, and the proceeds of the
sale shall be used only for the purposes herein specified.
Section 6. Said town shall, at the time of authorizing
said loan or loans, provide for the payment thereof in accord-
ance with section five of this act; and when a vote to that
effect has been passed, a sum which, with the income de-
rived from water rates, will be sufficient to pay the annual
expense of operating its water works and the interest as it
accrues on the bonds or notes issued as aforesaid by the town,
and to make such payments on the principal as may be re-
quired under the provisions of this act, shall, without further
vote, be assessed by the assessors of the town annually
thereafter, in the same manner in which other taxes are
assessed, until the debt incurred by said loan or loans is
extinguished.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 482. 421
Section 7. Said town shall, after purchasing or taking water commis-
the said franchise and corporate property, as provided in tion?term3%tc.
this act, if there are no water commissioners therein at that
time, at the next annual town meeting, or at a special meet-
ing called for the purpose, elect by ballot three persons
to hold office, one until the expiration of three years, one
until the expiration of two years and one until the expiration
of one year from the next succeeding annual town meeting,
to constitute a board of water commissioners; and at each
annual town meeting thereafter one such commissioner
shall be elected by ballot for the term of three years. All
the authority granted to the said town by this act and not
otherwise specifically^ provided for shall be vested in the
water commissioners, who shall be subject, however, to
such instructions, rules and regulations as the town may
impose by its vote. A majority of said commissioners shall Quorum,
constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
Section 8. Said commissioners shall fix just and equitable water rates,
prices and rates for the use of water, and shall prescribe the
time and manner of payment, but such rates may be in-
creased or reduced by vote of the town. The income of
the water works shall be applied to defraying all operating
expenses, interest charges, and pajTnents on the principal
as they accrue upon any bonds or notes issued under au-
thority of this act. If there should be a net surplus remain- New construc-
ing after providing for the aforesaid charges, it may be used '°°' ^ "'
for such new construction as the water commissioners may
determine upon, and in case a surplus should remain after
payment for such new construction, it may be paid into the
town treasury to reimburse the town for sums advanced
for interest, bonds or notes, or maintenance and operation
of plant, or the water rates may be reduced proportionately.
No money shall be expended in new construction by the
water commissioners except from the net surplus aforesaid,
unless the town appropriates and provides money therefor.
Said commissioners shall annually, and as often as the town Annual report.
may require, render a report upon the condition of the works
under their charge, and an account of their doings, including
an account of receipts and expenditures.
Section 9. Whoever wilfully or wantonly corrupts, pol- Penalty for
lutes or diverts any water taken, held or used under this water, etc
act, or injures any structure, work or other property owned,
held or used by said corporation or by the town of Norwell
under authority of this act, shall forfeit and pay to said
422 Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 483, 484, 485.
corporation, or said town, as the case may be, three times the
amount of damages assessed therefor, to be recovered in an
action of tort; and upon being convicted of any of the above
wilful or wanton acts shall be punished by a fine not exceed-
ing three hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in jail for a
term not exceeding one year.
ItcV^ ^''^'''^ Section 10. This act shall take effect upon its passage,
but sections two to nine, inclusive, shall become void unless
said water company shall have begun to distribute water
through its pipes to consumers in said town within three years
after the date of its passage. Apj^roved May 5, 1914-
ChapA83 An Act to establish the salary of the clerk of the
REGISTER OF PROBATE AND INSOLVENCY FOR THE COUNTY
OF SUFFOLK.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
hste^^*'*^" Section 1. The annual salary of the clerk of the register
of probate and insolvency for the county of Suffolk shall be
fourteen hundred dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Ajyproved May 5, 1014-
Chap ASA "An Act relative to the analyzing of intoxicating
LIQUORS.
Be it enacted, etc., as ]oUou)s:
Analysis of SECTION 1. The statc board of health shall hereafter
samples of in- ..,. ^ ' ^
toxicating analyze all samples oi mtoxicatmg liquors submitted to it
board of health, for that purposc by any licensing authority, board of health,
or police department of any city or town. Such analysis
shall be made for the purpose of ascertaining the presence
of any poisons, drugs or other substances dangerous to
health.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 5, 1914-
Chap. 485 An Act to authorize the scituate water supply com-
pany TO DISTRIBUTE WATER IN THE TOWN OF NORWELL.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Itf' amended Section 1. Scctiou six of chaptcr three hundred and
ninety-one of the acts of the year eighteen hundred and
ninety-three, as amended by chapter fifty-one of the acts
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 485. 423
of the year nineteen hundred and three and by chapter
three hundred and ninety-two of the acts of the year nineteen
hundred and nine, is hereby further amended by striking
out the word "one", in the fourth hue, and inserting in
place thereof the word: — two, — so as to read as follows: —
Section 6. The said corporation may, for the purposes set T^e Scituate
forth in this act, hold lands not exceeding in value twenty pany may in-
thousand dollars, and the whole capital stock of said cor- tarstock, etc.''
poration shall not exceed two hundred and fifty thousand
dollars, to be divided into shares of one hundred dollars
each; and said corporation may issue bonds to an amount
not exceeding the amount of its capital stock actually paid
in and applied to the purpose of its incorporation, and may
secure the same at any time by a mortgage of its franchise
and property.
Section 2. The said corporation may extend its pipe May extend
lines and apparatus into the town of Norwell for the pur- et(<rmtd'town
pose of supplying the inhabitants thereof with water for °^ Norweii.
extinguishing fires and for domestic, manufacturing and
other purposes: provided, that it shall first obtain the con- Proviso,
sent of the town and of any water supply company originally
incorporated to supply said town with water.
Section 3. Said corporation may distribute water May distribute
through the town of Norwell or such parts thereof as the to^^'^of^Nw-'^
town may prescribe, may regulate the use of the same and ^'®"'®*''-
may establish and fix, from time to time, rates for the use
of said water and collect the same; and may make such
contracts with the said town, with any fire district now or
hereafter established therein, or with any individual or cor-
poration, to supply water for the extinguishing of fires or
for other purposes, as may be agreed upon.
Section 4. The town of Norwell shall have the right Town may
. . , , , -PI acquire
at any time to acquire, by purchase or by exercise or the property of
right of eminent domain, the property and all the rights "^°''p°'^'*'''""-
and privileges of said corporation situate in said town, on
payment to said corporation of the actual cost of its works
and property of any kind held in said town under the pro-
visions of this act; and unless the dividends earned and
declared by said company on its stock shall have been equal
to or in excess of five per cent per annum, there shall be
added to the cost of the work such sum as would make the
net return to the stockholders five per cent per annum on
its investment in the town of Norwell. The town, upon
acquiring the property of said corporation as herein pro-
424 Acts, 1914. — Chap. 485.
vided, shall assume all of its outstanding obligations in-
curred in the acquisition, construction or improvement of the
said property, and the amount thus assumed shall be de-
ducted from the total amount to be paid by said town of
Norwell. The company shall furnish the town with an
itemized statement, under oath, of the actual cost of the
water supply system authorized under this act, together
with a copy of all contracts made in providing and con-
structing said water supply system and any extension
thereof, and shall furnish to said town, annually, an itemized
statement, under oath, of its receipts from and expenditures
in the said town during the past year, which statement shall
be submitted by the selectmen to the citizens of the town at
the annual town meeting. This authority to take the said
property is granted on condition that such taking is voted
for by the said town by a two thirds vote of the voters
present and voting thereon at the annual town meeting;
and the taking by exercise of the right of eminent domain
shall be by filing in the registry of deeds for the county of
Plymouth a declaration of such taking, which shall include
a certified copy of the article in the warrant under which
the town acted, and of the vote of the town thereon showing
that it was passed by a two thirds vote, as herein required.
In case the town and the corporation shall be unable to
agree upon the actual cost of said property, the supreme
judicial court shall, upon application of either, and notice
to the other, appoint three commissioners, who shall de-
termine the actual cost of the property, and whose award,
when accepted by the court, shall be final. Interest at the
rate of six per cent shall be included in said award from the
date of the taking or purchase.
we» Wate?"*^' Section 5. Said town may, for the purpose of paying
Loan, Act of thc cost of Said corporatc property and the necessary ex-
penses and liabilities incurred under the provisions of this
act, issue from time to time bonds or notes. Such bonds or
notes shall bear on their face the words. Town of Norwell
Water Loan, Act of 1914, and each bond or note shall be
payable at the expiration of a period not exceeding thirty
years from its date, shall bear interest, payable semi-
annually, at a rate not exceeding five per cent per annum,
and shall be signed by the treasurer of the town and coun-
tersigned by the water commissioners. Each authorized
issue of bonds or notes shall constitute a separate loan, and
the amount of principal and interest payable in any year
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 485. 425
shall not be less than the amount of principal payable in
any subsequent year. The town may sell the said securities
at public or private sale upon such terms and conditions as
it may deem proper; but they shall not be sold for less
than their par value, and the proceeds of the sale shall be
used only for the purpose herein specified.
Section 6. Said town shall, at the time of authorizing Payment of
said loan or loans, provide for the payment thereof in accord-
ance with section five of this act; and when a vote to that
effect has been passed, a sum which, with the income derived
from water rates, will be sufficient to pay the annual expense
of operating its water works and the interest as it accrues
on the bonds or notes issued as aforesaid by the town, and
to make such payments on the principal as may be required
under the provisions of this act, shall, without further vote,
be assessed by the assessors of the town annually thereafter,
in the same manner in which other taxes are assessed, until
the debt incurred by said loan or loans is extinguished.
Section 7. Said town shall, after purchasing or taking water com-
the said franchise and corporate property, as provided in election!"'
this act, if there are no water commissioners therein at that *'^""^' ^^^'
time, at the next annual town meeting or at a special town
meeting called for the purpose, elect by ballot three persons
to hold office, one until the expiration of three years, one
until the expiration of two years and one until the expiration
of one year from the next succeeding annual town meeting,
to constitute a board of water commissioners; and at each
annual town meeting thereafter one such commissioner
shall be elected by ballot for the term of three years. All
the authority granted to the said town by this act and not
otherwise specifically provided for shall be vested in said
water commissioners, who shall be subject, however, to
such instructions, rules and regulations as the town may
impose by its vote. A majority of said commissioners shall Q"°''"'"-
constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
Section 8. Said commissioners shall fix just and equitable water rates,
prices and rates for the use of water, and shall prescribe the
time and manner of payment, but such rates may be in-
creased or reduced by vote of the town. The income of the
water works shall be applied to defraying all operating
expenses, interest charges, and payments on the principal
as they accrue upon any bonds or notes issued under au-
thority of this act. If there should be a net surplus re- New
maining after providing for the aforesaid charges, it may '^""^
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be used for such new construction as the water commissioners
may determine upon, and in case a surplus should remain
after payment for such new construction, the balance may
be paid into the town treasury to reimburse the town for
sums advanced for interest, bonds or notes, or maintenance
and operation of plant, or the water rates may be reduced
proportionately. No money shall be expended in new
construction by the water commissioners except from the
net surplus aforesaid, unless the town appropriates and
Annual report, providcs moucy tlicrcfor. Said commissioners shall an-
nually, and as often as the town may require, render a report
upon the condition of the works under their charge, and an
account of their doings, including an account of receipts and
expenditures.
Section 9. Whoever wilfully or wantonly corrupts, pol-
lutes or diverts any water taken, held or used under this
act or injures any structure, work or other property owned,
held or used by said corporation or by the town of Norwell
under authority of this act, shall forfeit and pay to said
corporation or said town, as the case may be, three times the
amount of the damages assessed therefor, to be recovered in
an action of tort; and upon being convicted of any of the
above wilful or wanton acts shall be punished by a fine not
exceeding three hundred dollars, or by imprisonment for
a term not exceeding one year.
Section 10. This act shall take effect upon its passage,
but sections two to nine, inclusive, shall become void unless
said water company shall have begun to distribute water
through its pipes to consumers in said town within three
years after the date of its passage.
Approved May 6, 1914-
Penalty for
pollution of
water, etc.
Time of
taking effect
ChapA86 An Act to extend the provisions of the civil service
K\WS TO certain EMPLOYEES.
Certain
engineers, etc.,
included
within the
classified civil
service.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The civil service commissioners shall prepare
rules, which shall take effect when approved by the governor
and council in the manner provided by law, for including
within the classified civil service all engineers, and all persons
having charge of steam boilers, heating, lighting and power
plants maintained by the commonwealth.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 6, 1914-
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 487. 427
An Act to incorporate the west MILLBURY cemetery Qhnj) Ag7
ASSOCIATION.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. True W. Childs of Toledo in the state of ^It^l^^y
Ohio, Henry W. Davidson, Lyman S. Waters, George I. ^®™^|^7^
Stowe, G. Burton Stowe, Oscar H. Stowe, Sally T. Freeman, incorporated.
Clarence E. Freeman, Mary L. Home, Elizabeth E. Whitney,
Emily F. Allen and Sarah L. Stockwell, all of Millbury in
the county of Worcester, and commonwealth of IMassa-
chusetts, Theodore A. Small, Edward S. Small and Mary A.
Haven, all of Worcester in said county, and Edward A.
Waters of West Boylston in said county, having interest
as tenants in common in the cemetery known as West
Millbury cemetery, and such other persons having a like
interest therein as may accept this act by notifying the town
clerk of Millbury in writing before the first day of June,
nineteen hundred and fifteen, are hereby made a corporation
by the name of the West IMillbury Cemetery Association.
Section 2. Any person who at the time of his acceptance Membership.
of this act as specified in section one owns any interest in
said cemetery, individually or as trustee, or as tenant in
common, shall be a member of said corporation so long as
his interest therein continues; and any other person who
hereafter desires to become a member of said corporation
and who possesses a like interest in any lot in said cemetery
may become a member of this corporation if accepted by a
majority vote of the board of officers hereinafter named,
after submitting to them his claim of right or interest in such
lot. Any name on which any ciuestion of eligibility arises
may be presented at any annual meeting and a majority
vote of the members present and voting thereon shall de-
termine such question. Every owner of a lot or interest in
said cemetery shall by virtue of such ownership be eligible
to membership in said corporation.
Section 3. Said association may purchase land for the powers and
purposes of a cemetery, and may receive, hold and manage '*"*'®^-
land, money or other property given or bequeathed to it in
trust, or otherwise, for the care, improvement, enlargement
or ornamentation of the cemetery. It may give deeds of
burial lots, and, when property is given or bequeathed to it
in trust for the perpetual care of a particular lot or tomb, it
may contract with the owner or his representative to carry
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Certain persons
not to be
debarred from
access to
place of
burial, etc.
OflBcers,
election,
terms, etc.
Vacancy.
First
meeting.
By-laws, etc.
out the terms of the trust on such conditions as the parties
may agree upon. Such funds as the association may re-
ceive by gift, by bequest, from the sale of lots, or from other
sources, except so much as may be necessary to defray
current expenses, shall be deposited forthwith in such savings
banks in the county of Worcester as the trustees of the
association may select, in perpetuity; and the income only
of the funds so deposited shall be expended for the care,
preservation and improvement of the cemetery.
Section 4. No owner, relative or friend of any person
buried in said cemetery shall be debarred from access to
the place of burial for the purpose of improving or beau-
tifying it, or erecting thereon a monument, tomb or other
token of affection or respect, provided that such action is
not in violation of the by-laws adopted by the association.
Section 5. The officers of the association shall consist
of a president, vice president, secretary and treasurer,
who shall be chosen annually by ballot, and three trustees,
one of whom shall serve for one year, one for two years
and one for three years, and thereafter one trustee shall
be elected each year for a term of three years, and the said
officers shall be the executive board of the association, and
any four of them shall constitute a quorum for transacting
business. All deeds of lots or lands shall be signed by the
president and treasurer of the association. In case a vacancy
occurs in said board of officers by death or resignation, the
vacancy shall be filled by the surviving officers. All the
above officers shall hold office until their successors are
elected and qualified.
Section 6. The first meeting of the association shall be
held on the twenty-ninth day of May, nineteen hundred and
fourteen, but the date of the annual meeting shall be fixed
by by-law. At the first meeting the officers of the associa-
tion shall be chosen as prescribed in section five of this
act, and at every annual meeting held thereafter those who
held office during the preceding year shall make a full report
of their doings, stating the amount of moneys received and
disbursed, the number of lots sold, the quantity of land
purchased, and all other information which they may be
able to give pertaining to the affairs of the association.
Section 7. The association is hereby empowered to
make such by-laws as a majority of its members present
and voting at any annual meeting may adopt, prescribing
the duties of the several officers and making rules to carry
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 488. 429
out the purposes herein set forth, but no act, by-law or
vote under any by-law of this association shall be valid to
change the provision for investment of the trust funds held
for perpetual care or other designated purposes, as set forth
in section three of this act.
Section 8. Notice of the meetings of the association Caiiingof
shall be given by sending a. written or printed notice to "''^ '°^^'
each member of the association, postage prepaid, directed
to his last known place of residence fourteen days at least
before the holding of the meeting thus notified, and also
by notice posted near the entrance gate to said cemetery.
Special meetings may be called by the president or chairman
of the trustees on the written petition of ten members.
Seven members shall constitute a quorum for the trans- Quorum.
action of business.
Section 9. The association may, upon a vote of three Association
fourths of its members at a meeting specially called for rts^fuirdtoThe
the purpose, turn over all its funds to the town of Millbury *^°'^°' ®*'^"
to be used by said town for the proper care, preservation
and improvement of said cemetery, but in accordance with
the terms and conditions of all gifts, bequests and devises
to said association.
Section 10. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Ai)proved May 6, 1914-
An Act to incorporate the norwell water company. QJiap 488
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. William D. Turner, Ernest H. Sparrell, ^X^"
Edward W. Gardner, Elliott W. Crowell, Ezra E. Stetson, Company
Frank W. Jones, their associates and successors, are hereby
made a corporation by the name of the Norwell Water
Company, for the purpose of supplying the inhabitants of
the town of Norwell, or any part thereof, with water for the
extinguishment of fires and for domestic, manufacturing,
and other purposes, with all the rights, powers, privileges,
and subject to all the duties, restrictions and liabilities
set forth in all general laws now or hereafter in force appli-
cable to such corporations.
Section 2. For any of the purposes aforesaid said fands!''wlter
corporation may, within the limits of said town, take or sources, etc.
acquire by purchase or otherwise, in whole or in part, in
fee or for any lesser interest, the water of any and all ponds,
brooks, surface or underground springs and water courses.
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May construct
couduits,
lay pipes, etc.
Proviso.
May purchase
property of
certain other
company, etc.
Description
of lands, etc.,
taken to be
recorded.
and lands, rights of way, and easements, for holding, pre-
serving and distributing its water supply; and may obtain
water by means of driven, bored, artesian or other wells, and
hold and distribute the same throughout said town; and
may make excavations on any land acquired by it hereunder,
and erect and maintain dams, filter beds, buildings, ma-
chinery, fixtures and other structures thereon. Said cor-
poration may also construct conduits, aqueducts and other
water works; and, under the authority and direction of the
board of selectmen of said town, lay pipes under, over, and
along any land, water courses, railroad or railway locations,
highways, town ways, and public and private ways of all
kinds: provided, that the work is done in such manner as
not unnecessarily to obstruct the same, or hinder unrea-
sonably the public travel thereon. Said corporation shall
have authority to provide such other means and appliances
as may be necessary for the establishment and maintenance
of complete and effective water works and to do all acts
reasonably necessary to carry out the purpose of this act.
Said company shall not enter upon, construct or lay any
conduits, pipes or other works within the location of any
railroad corporation, except at such time and in such manner
as it may agree upon with such corporation, or, in case of
failure so to agree, as may be approved by the public service
commission.
Section 3. In case any water company located in an
adjoining town shall be authorized to supply, and shall
supply, water to the inhabitants of the town of Norwell
for any of the purposes above described, the corporation
hereby created shall have the right, upon terms to be agreed
upon by the parties, to purchase and use hereunder the
property of such other water company located in the town
of Norwell, including land, pipes, hydrants, and other
apparatus used by it in supplying water to the inhabitants
thereof, or to buy water from any such company.
Section 4. Said corporation shall, within ninety days
after voting to take any lands, rights of way, water rights,
water sources or easements as aforesaid, file and cause to be
recorded in the registry of deeds for the county of Plymouth
a description thereof sufficiently accurate for identification,
with a statement of the purpose for which the same were
taken, signed by the president of the corporation. The
recording thereof shall operate as a taking of the real estate
and rights and easements therein described.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 488. 431
Section 5. Said corporation shall pay all damages to Damages.
property sustained by any person, firm or corporation by
the taking of any land, right of way, water, water source,
water right or easement, or by any other thing done by
said corporation under authority of this act. Any person,
firm or corporation sustaining damages as aforesaid, and
failing to agree with said corporation as to the amount
thereof, may have the same assessed and determined in
the manner provided by law in the case of land taken for
the laying out of highways, on application at any time within
two years after the taking of such land or other property, or
the doing of any other injury under authority of this act;
but no such application shall be made after the expiration
of the said two years. No assessment of damages shall be
made for the taking of any water, Avater right or water source,
or for any injury thereto, and the said two years shall not
begin to run, until the water is actually withdrawn or diverted
under authority of this act. Said corporation may by
vote from time to time determine what amount or quantity
of water it proposes to take under this act, in which case
any damages caused by such taking shall be based upon the
said amount or quantity until the same shall be increased
by vote or otherwise, and in such event said corporation
shall be liable further only for the additional damages
caused by such additional taking.
Section 6. Said corporation may distribute water May distribute
through the town of Norwell, or any part thereof; may rates, 'etc.
regulate the use of the same and may establish and fix, from
time to time, the rates for the use of said water and collect
the same; and may make such contracts with the said town
or with any fire district now or hereafter established therein,
or with any individual or corporation, to supply water for
the extinguishing of fires or for other purposes, as may be
agreed upon.
Section 7. Said corporation may, for the purpose set Capital
forth in this act, hold real estate not exceeding in value five
thousand dollars, and its capital stock shall not exceed ten
thousand dollars, to be divided into shares of one hundred
dollars each. If it be necessary for the purposes of said
corporation, an increase of capital stock may be authorized
by the commissioner of corporations in the manner provided
in sections thirty and thirty-one of chapter one hundred
and nine of the Revised Laws, and in any amendment
thereof or addition thereto now or hereafter made.
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Certificate
of issue of
capital stock
to be filed,
etc.
Proceeds to
be expended
for extension
of works, etc.
Issue of
capital stock,
etc., to be
approved by
conimiasioner
of corporations.
Penalty for
pollution of
water, etc.
Section 8. Immediately after the issue of the capital
stock of said company a certificate of that fact and of the
manner in which the same was paid for, and, at the time of
making the certificate, has been invested, signed and sworn
to by the president, treasurer, and a majority of the directors,
and approved by the commissioner of corporations, shall be
filed in the office of the secretary of the commonwealth. A
conveyance to the corporation of property, real or personal,
at a fair valuation, shall be deemed a sufficient payment for
capital stock to the extent of such value, if a statement is
included in the certificate made, signed and sworn to by
its president, treasurer, and a majority of its directors,
giving a description of such property and the value at which
it was taken in payment, in such detail as the commissioner
of corporations shall require or approve, and endorsed with
his certificate that said valuation is fair and reasonable.
Section 9. Said corporation may issue bonds, and
may secure the same by a mortgage of its franchise and
other property to an amount not exceeding its authorized
capital stock. The proceeds of all bonds so issued shall be
expended only in the extension of the works of the company
and in payment of expenditures actually made in the con-
struction of the works, over and above the amount of the
capital stock actually paid for as aforesaid.
Section 10. Capital stock and bonds hereinbefore au-
thorized shall be issued only in such amounts as may from
time to time upon investigation by the commissioner of
corporations be deemed by him to be reasonably requisite for
the purposes for whicli such stock or bonds were authorized.
His decision approving such issue shall specify the respective
amounts of stock and bonds authorized to be issued, and
the purposes to which the proceeds thereof are to be applied.
A certificate setting forth his decision shall be filed in the
office of the secretary of the commonwealth before the
stock or bonds are issued, and the proceeds of the sales of
such stock or bonds shall be applied only to the purposes
specified in such decision.
Section 11. Whoever wilfully or wantonly corrupts, pol-
lutes or diverts any water taken or held under this act,
or injures any structure, work or other property owned, held
or used by said corporation or by the town of Norwell under
authority of this act, as the case may be, shall forfeit and
pay to said corporation or said town, three times the amount
of damages assessed therefor, to be recovered in an action of
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 488. 433
tort; and upon being convicted of any of the above wilful
or wanton acts shall be punished by a fine not exceeding three
hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in jail for a term not
exceeding one year.
Section 12. The town of Norwell shall have the right Town may
I I , ' i> ^ acquire
at any tmie to acquire, by purchase or by exercise or the property of
right of eminent domain, the franchise, property and all the "°'^'^°'^^ "'°'
rights and privileges of said corporation, on payment to said
corporation of the actual cost of the works and property
held or owned by it untler the provisions of this act; and
unless the dividends earned and declared by said company
on its stock shall have been equal to or in excess of five per
cent per annum, there shall be added to the cost of the works
such sum as would make the net return to the stockholders
five per cent per annum on the investment. The town, on
taking the property of said corporation as herein provided,
shall assume all of its outstanding obligations incurred in
the acquisition, construction or improvement of the said
property, including bonds 'secured by mortgage issued
under authority of this act, and the amount thus assumed
shall be deducted from the total amount to be paid by the
town of Norwell. The company shall furnish the town with
an itemized statement under oath of the actual cost of the
water supply system authorized under this act, together
with a copy of all contracts made in providing and con-
structing said water supply system and any extension thereof,
and shall furnish to said town, annually, an itemized state-
ment, under oath, of its receipts and expenditures during
the past year, which statement shall be submitted by the
selectmen to the citizens of the town at the annual town
meeting. This authority to take the said franchise and
property is granted on condition that such taking is au-
thorized by the said town by a two thirds vote of the voters
present and voting at an annual town meeting; and the
taking by exercise of the right of eminent domain shall be by
filing in the registry of deeds for the county of Plymouth a
declaration of such taking, which shall include a certified
copy of the article in the warrant under which the town
acted and of the vote of the town thereon showing that it
was passed by a two thirds vote, as herein required. In case
the town and the corporation shall be unable to agree upon
the actual cost of said property, the supreme judicial court
shall, upon application of either and notice to the other,
appoint three commissioners who shall determine the actual
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Town of
Norwell
Water Loan,
Act of 1914.
Payment of
loan.
Water com-
missioners,
election, terms,
etc.
cost of said property, and whose award, when accepted by
the court, shall be final. Interest at the rate of six per cent
shall be included in said award from the date of the taking
or purchase.
Section 13. Said town may, for the purpose of paying
the cost of said franchise and corporate property, and the
necessary expenses and liabilities incurred under the pro-
visions of this act, issue from time to time bonds or notes
to an amount not exceeding ten thousand dollars. Such
bonds or notes shall bear on their face the words. Town of
Norwell Water Loan, Act of 1914, shall be payable at the
expiration of periods not exceeding thirty years from their
respective dates, shall bear interest, payable semi-annually,
at a rate not exceeding five per cent per annum, and shall
be signed by the treasurer of the town and countersigned by
the water commissioners hereinafter provided for. Each
authorized issue of bonds or notes shall constitute a separate
loan, and the amount of principal and interest payable
in any year shall not be less than the amount of principal
payable in any subsequent year. The town may sell the
said securities at public or private sale upon such terms and
conditions as it may deem proper; but they shall not be
sold for less than their par value, and the proceeds of the
sale shall be used only for the purposes herein specified.
Section 14. Said town shall, at the time of authorizing
said loan or loans, provide for the payment thereof in accord-
ance with section thirteen of this act; and when a vote to
that effect has been passed, a sum which, with the income
derived from water rates, will be sufficient to pay the annual
expense of operating its water works and the interest as it
accrues on the bonds or notes issued as aforesaid by the
town, and to make such payments on the principal as may
be required under the provisions of this act, shall, without
further vote, be assessed by the assessors of the town an-
nually thereafter, in the same manner in which other taxes
are assessed, until the debt incurred by said loan or loans is
extinguished.
Section 15. Said town shall, after purchasing or taking
the said corporate property, as provided in this act, at the
next annual town meeting, or at a special meeting called
for the purpose, if there are no water commissioners in the
town at that time, elect by ballot three persons to hold
office, one until the expiration of three years, one until the
expiration of two years and one until the expiration of one
year from the next succeeding annual town meeting, to con-
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 489. 435
stitute a board of water commissioners; and at each annual
town meeting thereafter one such commissioner shall be
elected by ballot for the term of three years. All the au-
thority granted to the said town by this act and not other-
wise specifically provided for shall be vested in the water
commissioners, who shall be subject, however, to such
instructions, rules and regulations as the town may impose
by its vote. A majority of said commissioners shall con- Quorum,
stitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
Section 16. Said commissioners shall fix just and water rates,
equitable prices and rates for the use of water, and shall
prescribe the time and manner of payment, but such rates
may be increased or reduced by vote of the town. The
income of the water works shall be applied to defraying all
operating expenses, interest charges, and payments on the
principal as they accrue upon any bonds or notes issued under
authority of this act. If there should be a net surplus re- New con-
• • n, • T i? J.1 e • 1 1 •j_ atruction.
mammg alter providmg tor the aioresaid charges, it may
be used for such new construction as the water commissioners
may determine upon, and in case a surplus should remain
after payment for such new construction, said balance may
be paid into the town treasury to reimburse the town for
sums advanced for interest or principal of said bonds or
notes, or maintenance and operation of the plant, or the
water rates may be reduced proportionately. No money
shall be expended in new construction by the water com-
missioners, except from the net surplus aforesaid, unless
the town appropriates and provides money therefor. Said ^^^^f^
commissioners shall annually, and as often as the town
may require, render a report upon the condition of the works
under their charge, and an account of their doings, including
an account of receipts and expenditures.
Section 17. This act shall take effect upon its passage. Time of
but shall become void unless said water company shall have ^''^^^'^^ ®^^''*-
begun to distribute water through its pipes to consumers in
said town within three years after the date of its passage.
Ai) proved May 6, 1914-
ChapA89
An Act to authorize the school committee of the
CITY of boston to LIMIT THE NUMBER OF ASSISTANT
SUPERINTENDENTS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section one of chapter two hundred and amended.^ ^'
thirty-one of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
436
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 489.
School super-
intendents and
assistant
superintend-
ents in
Boston,
election,
terms, etc.
Vacancies.
Duties and
compensation.
Board of
superintend-
ents, powers,
etc.
six is hereby amended by striking out the words "current
year", in the second and fifth Hues, respectively, and insert-
ing in place thereof, in each case, the words: — year nineteen
hundred and six, — by striking out the words "the current",
in the tenth line, and inserting in place thereof the word : —
said, — by striking out the word "shall", in the eleventh
line, and inserting in place thereof the word : — may, — by
inserting after the word "elect", in the same line, the words:
— not more than, — by striking out the words " or of assistant
superintendent", in the fourteenth line, by striking out the
words "or vacancies", in the fifteenth line, and by inserting
after the word "term", in the sixteenth line, the words: —
and if a vacancy shall occur in the office of assistant superin-
tendent, the school committee may fill such vacancy for
the unexpired term, — so as to read as follows: — Section 1.
The school committee of the city of Boston, in the year nine-
teen hundred and six, and in each sixth year thereafter,
shall elect a superintendent of schools, who shall hold office
for the term of six years from the first day of September
in said year. In the year nineteen hundred and six the
school committee shall elect six assistant superintendents,
one of whom shall hold office for one year, one for two years,
one for three years, one for four years, one for five years
and one for six years, all of said terms to begin on the first
day of September in said year; and thereafter said com-
mittee may annually elect not more than one assistant
superintendent for the term of six years from the first day
of September in the year of his election. If a vacancy
shall occur in the office of superintendent the school com-
mittee shall fill such vacancy for the unexpired term, and
if a vacancy shall occur in the office of assistant superin-
tendent, the school committee may fill such vacancy for the
unexpired term. The school committee shall define the
duties and fix the compensation of the superintendent and
assistant superintendents, and may remove them, or any
of them, for cause. The superintendent and assistant
superintendents shall constitute a board, to be known as
the board of superintendents. The superintendent shall,
when present, preside at the meetings of said board. Said
board shall have all the powers and duties now or hereafter
conferred or imposed by law upon the board of supervisors
of said city. No member of either branch of the city council
or of the school committee shall hold the office of superin-
tendent or assistant superintendent, and no member of either
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 490, 491. 437
branch of the city council shall be a member of the school
committee.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 7, 191 4-
An Act relative to the employment of clerks in the Chav.4Q0
DEPARTMENT OF ANIMiVL INDUSTRY.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Section 1. Section three of chapter six hundred and ^^^^^^^^^ § ^'
eight of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and twelve is
hereby amended by striking out all after the word "expenses",
in the tenth line, and inserting in place thereof the words : —
and he may expend for clerks, stenographers and other
office assistants such amount as may be necessary, not
exceeding the amount annually appropriated for the pur-
pose, — so as to read as follows : — Section 3. The governor, commissioner
with the advice and consent of the council, shall appoint as industry,
the head of the said department a commissioner of animal te^rm|"et?.^° '
industry, who shall hold office for a term of three years
from the date of his appointment, and upon the expiration
of the term of office of such commissioner, or upon the
occurrence of a vacancy in said office, the governor shall
appoint a successor for a like term. The commissioner of fxpe^es, etc.
animal industry shall receive an annual salary of thirty-five
hundred dollars and the amount of his necessary expenses,
and he may expend for clerks, stenographers and other
office assistants such amount as may be necessary, not
exceeding the amount annually appropriated for the purpose.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 7, 1914-
An Act relative to the probation officers of the nhnj. 401
MUNICIPAL COURT OF THE CITY OF BOSTON.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section ninety-four of chapter two hundred and seven- r. l. 217, § 94,
teen of the Revised Laws, as amended by chapter four ^ ^" '*"^° ^
hundred and forty of the acts of the year nineteen hundred
and six, is hereby further amended by inserting after the
word "court", at the end of the second line, the words: —
except the municipal court of the city of Boston, — and
by adding thereto the following paragraph : — The probation
438
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 492.
Temporary
support, etc.,
of persona on
probation.
officer of the municipal court of the city of Boston may pro-
vide for the temporary support or transportation, or both,
of a person placed on probation in said court, or for the
relief of the immediate distress of such person in any manner
which he may deem proper, and for these purposes may
expend a sum not exceeding two thousand dollars annually
for all such cases of relief. At the end of each month said
probation officer shall submit to the chief justice of said court
a list of the expenses so incurred, together with proper
vouchers, and upon the approval of the chief justice the
amount thereof shall be paid to the probation officer by the
county of Suffolk, — so as to read as follows : — Section
94. The superior court or a police, district or municipal
court, except the municipal court of the city of Boston, may
authorize a probation officer to expend such amount as
the court considers expedient for the temporary support
or transportation, or both, of a person placed on probation,
and such amount shall be repaid to the probation officer
by the county upon vouchers approved by the court. A
record of any amount so authorized shall be entered on
the clerk's docket of the case.
The probation officer of the municipal court of the city
of Boston may provide for the temporary support or trans-
portation, or both, of a person placed on probation in said
court, or for the relief of the immediate distress of such per-
son in any manner which he may deem proper, and for
these purposes may expend a sum not exceeding two thousand
dollars annually for all such cases of relief. At the end of
each month said probation officer shall submit to the chief
justice of said court a list of the expenses so incurred, to-
gether with proper vouchers, and upon the approval of the
chief justice the amount thereof shall be paid to the proba-
tion officer by the county of Suffolk.
Apj^roved May 7, 1914-
ChapA92 An Act to provide for the better protection of family
CEMETERY LOTS.
Ownership of
family ceme-
tery lot to
descend to
heirs, etc.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. If in a wUl no express disposition or other
mention is made of a cemetery lot owned by the testator at
the time of his decease, and wherein he or any member of
his family is buried, the ownership of the lot shall not pass
from his lawful heirs by any residuary or other general
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 493, 494. 439
clause of the will, but shall descend to his heirs, as if he had
died intestate.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Apiwoved May 11, 1914-
An Act to increase the rate of support for insane Qjmj) 493
PERSONS BOARDED OUT IN FAMILIES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section seventy-one of chapter five hundred a^jg^je^j ^ ''*•
and four of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and nine is
hereby amended by striking out the word "twenty-five", in
the last line, and inserting in place thereof the word : —
seventy-five, — so as to read as follows: — Section 77. Boarding of
. . ... .. . 1 1 11 patients in
Any patient in an institution, public or private, used wholly families.
or in part for the care of the insane, who is quiet and not
dangerous nor committed as a dipsomaniac or inebriate, nor
addicted to the intemperate use of narcotics or stimulants,
and who is under the supervision of the state board of in-
sanity, may be placed by said board if it considers it ex-
pedient, at board in a suitable family or place in the com-
monwealth or elsewhere. Any such patient in a public
institution used wholly or in part for the care of the insane
may so be boarded by the trustees thereof, and such boarder
shall be deemed to be an inmate of the institution. The
cost to the commonwealth of the board of such paupers shall
not exceed three dollars and seventy-five cents a week for
each person.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
ApproDcd May 11, 1914.
An Act to provide that certain teachers in the ChapA94:
SCHOOLS OF the CITY OF BOSTON MAY BECOME MEMBERS
OF THE STATE TEACHERS' RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Teachers employed by the city of Boston Certain
prior to the thirtieth day of June, nineteen hundred and cffy o^f Boston
fourteen, in schools operating under the provisions of chapter memberTof
four hundred and seventy -one of the acts of the year nineteen retir^ement""
hundred and eleven and of chapter eight hundred and association.
five of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and thirteen,
may become members of the teachers' retirement associa-
tion, as established by chapter eight hundred and thirty-two
of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and thirteen, in the
440 Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 495, 496, 497.
manner prescribed by paragraph (2) of section three of
said chapter; and all teachers employed in the said schools
for the first time after the first day of July, nineteen hundred
and fourteen, shall thereby become members of the said re-
tirement association as prescribed by paragraph (1) of said
section three.
vfs^on oH^ Section 2. Paragraph (3) of section three of said chapter
not to apply, gigj^^ huudrcd and thirty-two shall not be construed as
applying to the teachers described in section one of this act.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Ajoproved May 11, 1914-
ChapA95 An Act making an appropriation for the maintenance
OF THE state PRISON.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
mafntenanre. Section 1. A sum uot cxcccding ouc huudrcd seventy-
nine thousand dollars is hereby appropriated, to be paid out
of the treasury of the commonwealth from the ordinary
revenue, for the maintenance of the state prison, for the fiscal
year ending on the thirtieth day of November, nineteen
hundred and fourteen.
Section 2, This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 11, 1914-
ChapA96 An Act making an appropriation for the maintenance
OF the MASSACHUSETTS REFORMATORY,
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
reformatOTy?^ SeCTION 1. A SUm UOt eXCCcdiug two hundred forty-
maintenance. t^Q thousand one hundred and twenty-five dollars is hereby
appropriated, to be paid out of the treasury of the common-
wealth from the ordinary revenue, for the maintenance of
the Massachusetts reformatory, for the fiscal year ending
on the thirtieth day of November, nineteen hundred and
fourteen.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 11, 1914-
Chap. ^^7 An Act making an appropriation for the maintenance
OF the prison camp and hospital.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
rndToapUau Section 1. A sum not exceeding fifty-seven thousand
maintenance, fiyc huudrcd and forty dollars is hereby appropriated, to be
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 498, 499. 441
paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth from the
ordinary revenue, for salaries and expenses at the prison
camp and hospital, for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth
day of November, nineteen hundred and fourteen.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 11, 1914-
An Act making appropriations for the maintenance Cha7)A98
OF the TAUNTON STATE HOSPITAL.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro- Taunton state
priated, for the maintenance of the Taunton state hospital, mamten'ance.
for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of November,
nineteen hundred and fourteen, to wit : — From the receipts
of said hospital now in the treasury of the commonwealth, the
sum of thirty-six thousand six hundred seventy-six dollars
and one cent; and from the treasury of the commonwealth
from the ordinary revenue, a sum not exceeding two hundred
fifty-four thousand six hundred twenty-three dollars and
ninety-nine cents.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 11, 1914-
An Act making appropriations for the maintenance Chav.4Q9
OF the WORCESTER STATE ASYLUM.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro- Worcester
priated, for the maintenance of the Worcester state asylum, inaintTnance!
for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of November,
nineteen hundred and fourteen, to wit : — From the receipts
of said asylum now in the treasury of the commonwealth,
the sum of ten thousand six hundred twelve dollars and
thirty-six cents; and from the treasury of the common-
wealth from the ordinary revenue, a sum not exceeding
three hundred four thousand three hundred eighty-seven
dollars and sixty-four cents.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 11, 1914-
442
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 500.
Chap. 500 An Act making appropriations for sundry miscel-
laneous EXPENSES AUTHORIZED DURING THE PRESENT
YEAR AND FOR CERTAIN OTHER EXPENSES AUTHORIZED
BY LAW.
Appropria-
tions.
Merriniac
Valley
waterway
board.
Special
comniiasion
on peusiona.
Private
secretary of
the governor.
Assistant
private
secretary.
Town of
Arlington.
Encourage-
ment of
agriculture.
Report of
board of
agriculture.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro-
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth
from the ordinary revenue, unless otherwise specified, to wit: —
For compensation of the members of the Merrimac Valley
waterway board, appointed under the provisions of section
one of chapter seven hundred and eight of the acts of the
year nineteen hundred and twelve, the same having been
fixed by the governor and council, a sum not exceeding
five thousand dollars.
For compensation of the members of the special commission
on pensions, as authorized by chapter one hundred and six
of the resolves of the year nineteen hundred and thirteen, the
same having been fixed by the governor and council, a sum
not exceeding seventy-five hundred dollars.
For the salary of the private secretary of the governor, as
authorized by chapter one hundred and fifty-eight of the
acts of the present year, a sum not exceeding one thousand
and sixty-five dollars, the same to be in addition to any
amount heretofore appropriated for this purpose.
For the salary of the assistant private secretary of the
governor, as authorized by chapter one hundred and fifty-
nine of the acts of the present year, the unexpended balance
of the appropriation made for the executive clerk is hereby
made available and in addition thereto a further sum not
exceeding five hundred and seventy dollars.
For the town of Arlington, as authorized by chapter two
hundred and eight of the acts of the present year, the sum
of twelve hundred dollars.
For the payment of premiums to children and youths
under the direction of the board of agriculture, as authorized
by chapter two hundred and sixty-seven of the acts of the
present year, a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars, the
same to be in addition to any amount heretofore appropri-
ated for this purpose.
For the expense of printing the annual report of the board
of agriculture, a sum not exceeding four hundred eighty-five
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 500. 443
dollars and ninety-one cents, the same to be in addition to
any amount heretofore appropriated for this purpose.
For the general expenses of the state board of health, to Certain
provide for diagnostic facilities for venereal diseases, as au- stTte"boa?d
thorized by chapter two hundred and ninety-five of the °^ health.
acts of the present year, a sum not exceeding four thousand
dollars.
For the salary, as authorized by chapter three hundred ^ig^j^^"*.
and twenty-six of the acts of the present year, of the district assistant,
attorney for the southeastern district, a sum not exceeding district.
three hundred eighty-eight dollars and sixty-seven cents;
and for the salary of the assistant district attorney for the
southeastern district, a sum not exceeding two hundred
fifty-eight dollars and eighty-nine cents; both sums being
in addition to the sums heretofore appropriated for the
purpose.
For expenses in connection with the suppression of the Suppression
gypsy and brown tail moths, as authorized by chapter three anFb'rown
hundred and forty-one of the acts of the present year, a *^' ™°* ^'
sum not exceeding seventy-five thousand dollars, the same
to be in addition to the amounts heretofore appropriated
for this purpose.
For an annuity for George Seuss, father of George W. George Seuss.
Seuss, as authorized by chapter sixteen of the resolves of
the present year, the sum of two hundred and seventy-five
dollars.
For John J. Kane of Holyoke, as authorized by chapter John j. Kane,
seventeen of the resolves of the present year, the sum of
three hundred twenty-seven dollars and forty cents.
To provide for reimbursing the city of Northampton for City of
the support of Smith's agricultural school and Northampton °^ ^°^^ °°'
school of industries, as authorized by chapter twenty of the
resolves of the present year, the sum of eight thousand five
hundred eighty-two dollars and ninety-nine cents.
For electric mring and making connections at the state Normal school
normal school at Hyannis, as authorized by chapter twenty- ^*' ^^°°'^"
two of the resolves of the present year, a sum not exceeding
two thousand dollars.
For the payment of an annuity to the selectmen of the james l. Cisco.
town of Grafton for the benefit of James L. Cisco, as au-
thorized by chapter twenty-four of the resolves of the present
year, a sum not exceeding one hundred thirty-seven dollars
and fifty cents.
444
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 501.
John Albert
Burr.
Angela M.
Leach.
Samantha
Talbot and
Delia A.
Daley.
Carrie C.
Washburn.
Charles
Hay den.
State house
guide book.
Widow of
Robert J.
Glavin.
Mary F. Mills.
Ruth
Wood worth.
For an annuity for John Albert Burr, as authorized by
chapter twenty-five of the resolves of the present year, the
sum of one hundred dollars.
For an annuity for Angela M. Leach, payable to the
selectmen of the town of Brimfield, as authorized by chapter
twenty-seven of the resolves of the present year, the sum of
one hundred thirty-seven dollars and fifty cents.
For annuities for Samantha Talbot and Delia A. Daley,
as authorized by chapter twenty-eight of the resolves of the
present year, the sum of one hundred dollars, the same to be
in addition to the amount heretofore appropriated for this
purpose.
For an annuity for Carrie C. Washburn, as authorized by
chapter thirty of the resolves of the present year, the sum
of forty-eight dollars.
For Charles Hayden, as authorized by chapter thirty-one
of the resolves of the present year, the sum of four hundred
and fifty dollars.
For reprinting the state house guide book, as authorized
by chapter thirty-two of the resolves of the present year, a
sum not exceeding one thousand dollars.
For an annuity for the widow of Robert J. Glavin, as
authorized by chapter thirty-three of the resolves of the
present year, a sum not exceeding one hundred and sixty-
three dollars.
For an annuity for Mary F. Mills, widow of Arthur C.
Mills, as authorized by chapter thirty-four of the resolves
of the present year, a sum not exceeding one hundred and
sixty-three dollars.
For an annuity for Ruth Woodworth of Revere, as au-
thorized by chapter forty of the resolves of the present year,
a sum not exceeding two hundred and thirty-eight dollars, to
be paid out of the Metropolitan Parks Maintenance Fund.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 11, 1914-
Chap. 501 An Act making appropriations for the Massachusetts
COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro-
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth
from the ordinary revenue, for salaries and expenses of the
Massachusetts commission for the blind, for the fiscal year
Appropria-
tions, Massa-
chusetts
commission
for the blind.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 502. 445
ending on the thirtieth day of November, nineteen hundred
and fourteen, to wit : —
For the maintenance of industries under the control of ^|f °^^°^;j^^
said commission, a sum not exceeding twenty-five thousand
dollars.
For general administration, furnishing information, in- General ad-
.,,, "I'lii • • ministration,
dustrial and educational aid and other expenses in carrying etc.
out the provisions of the act establishing said commission,
a sum not exceeding forty thousand dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 11, 1914-
An Act to provide for the improvement of a highway Chap.502
BETWEEN THE TOWNS OF DALTON AND GOSHEN IN THE
COUNTIES OF BERKSHIRE AND HAMPSHIRE.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. In addition to any sums heretofore appro- construction,
priated for that purpose, the INIassachusetts highway com- highway
mission is hereby authorized to expend the sum of ten towM^of*""^
thousand dollars during the present year in the construction Gog^^°^,*"*^
and improvement of the highway between the present
easterly terminus of the state highway in the town of Dalton
and the present westerly terminus of the state highway in
the town of Goshen, in order that said way may be made
safe and convenient for public travel. Neither said way nor
any part thereof shall thereby become a state highway, but
the way shall be maintained and kept in good repair by the
town or towns in which it is situated until such time as it
shall become a state highway. This act shall not be con-
strued as prohibiting the laying out and constructing of
said way or any part thereof as a state highway under the
laws applicable thereto whenever said commission shall
deem it expedient so to do. Any unexpended balance of
the sum hereby authorized to be expended may be used in
the succeeding year for the same purpose.
Section 2. For the purpose of meeting the expenditures state
hereby authorized, the treasurer and receiver general is Loan.
hereby empowered, with the approval of the governor and
council, to issue bonds or certificates of indebtedness to an
amount not exceeding ten thousand dollars for a term not
exceeding fifteen years. Such bonds or certificates of in-
debtedness shall be issued as registered bonds or with interest
coupons attached, and shall bear interest at a rate not ex-
446
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 503.
ceeding four per cent per annum, payable semi-annually.
They shall be designated on their face, State Highway
Loan, shall be countersigned by the governor and shall be
deemed a pledge of the faith and credit of the common-
wealth; and the principal and interest thereof shall be paid
at the time specified therein in gold coin of the United States
or its equivalent. They shall be sold at public auction, or
disposed of in such other manner, at such times and prices,
in such amounts and at such rates of interest, not exceeding
the rate above specified, as shall be deemed best.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 11, 1914.
Construction,
etc., of
highway
leading from
Hinsdale to
Chester.
Chap. 503 An Act to PROvroE for the improvement of the high-
way LEADING FROM HINSDALE TO CHESTER THROUGH
MIDDLEFIELD.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The Massachusetts highway commission is
hereby authorized to expend the sum of ten thousand dollars
during the present year in the construction and improvement
of the highway between the present easterly terminus of the
state highway in the town of Hinsdale leading through Peru
and Middlefield to the present westerly terminus of the state
highway in the town of Chester, in order that said way may
be made safe and convenient for public travel. Neither
said way nor any part thereof shall thereby become a state
highway, but the way shall be maintained and kept in good
repair by the town or towns in which it is situated until
such time as it shall become a state highway. This act shall
not be construed as prohibiting the laying out and construc-
tion of said way or any part thereof as a state highway
under the laws applicable thereto whenever said commis-
sion shall deem it expedient so to do. Any unexpended
balance of the sum hereby authorized to be expended may be
used in the succeeding year for the same purpose.
Section 2. For the purpose of meeting the expenditures
hereby authorized, the treasurer and receiver general is
hereby empowered, with the approval of the governor and
council, to issue bonds or certificates of indebtedness to an
amount not exceeding ten thousand dollars for a term not
exceeding fifteen years. Such bonds or certificates of in-
debtedness shall be issued as registered bonds or with interest
coupons attached, and shall bear interest at a rate not ex-
state
Highway
Loan.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 504. 447
ceeding four per cent per annum, payable semi-annually.
They shall be designated on their face, State Highway Loan,
shall be countersigned by the governor and shall be deemed
a pledge of the faith and credit of the commonwealth; and
the principal and interest thereof shall be paid at the time
specified therein in gold coin of the United States or its
equivalent. They shall be sold at public auction, or dis-
posed of in such other manner, at such times and prices,
in such amounts and at such rates of interest, not exceeding
the rate above specified, as shall be deemed best.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Ay proved May 11, 101 4-
An Act relative to trust companies. Chav 504
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. After Januarv first, nineteen hundred and Holding of
• 1 • 1 II 1 1 !• "i p 111 certain capital
eighteen, it shall be unlawrul tor a trust company to hold stock by trust
more than ten per cent of the capital stock of any other regulated.
trust company.
Section 2. No trust company shall be merged in or No trust
consolidated with another trust company except under the merlSfm
provisions of sections forty and forty-four of chapter four et"c°*''" except,
hundred and thirty-seven of the acts of the year nineteen
hundred and three, which are hereby made applicable to
the sale or exchange of all the property and assets, including
the good will and corporate franchise, of a trust company:
provided, however, that such sale to another trust company Proviso.
which owns a majority of its shares shall be authorized by
vote of not less than three fourths of all its stock.
Section 3. Any office of a trust company the business certain office
of which has been taken over under the provisions of the mamtained as a
preceding section by another trust company located in the branch office,
same city or town, may be maintained as a branch office of
such trust company, if in the opinion of the bank commis-
sioner public convenience will be served thereby. The re- Not to be
strictions of section fifteen of chapter five hundred and twenty cer*tmn* *°
of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and eight shall not restrictions.
extend to the maintenance of such branch offices.
Approved May 11, 1914-
448
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 505, 506.
Provisos.
Chap. 505 An Act relative to loans and surrender values and
THE amortization OF BONDS OF LIFE INSURANCE COM-
PANIES.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
companies Section 1. All bonds OF othcF evidences of debt having a
Mortized raiue fi^^d term and rate held by a life insurance company au-
.of bonds or thorizcd to do business in this commonwealth may, if amply
OtuGr CVICIGIICGS V ' IT v
of debt in secured and not in default as to principal or interest, be
statements. valued as follows: — If purchased at par, at the par value;
if purchased above or below par, on the basis of the purchase
price adjusted so as to bring the value to par at maturity
and so as to yield meantime the effective rate of interest
at which the purchase was made : provided, that the purchase
price shall in no case be taken at a higher figure than the
actual market value at the time of purchase; and provided,
further, that the insurance commissioner shall have full dis-
cretion in determining the method of calculating values ac-
cording to the foregoing rule, and the values found by him
in accordance with such method shall be final and binding,
provided, also, that any such corporation may return such
bonds or other evidence of debt at their market value or their
book value, but in no event at an aggregate value exceeding
the aggregate of the values calculated according to the fore-
going rule.
Section 2. So much of any act as is inconsistent here-
with is hereby repealed.
Section 3. This act shall take effect on the first day of
July, nineteen hundred and fourteen.
( The foregoing tvas laid before the governor on the fifth day
of May, 1914, o,nd after five days it had "the force of a law",
as prescribed by the constitution, as it ivas not returned by him
with his objections thereto ivithin that time.)
Repeal.
Time of taking
effect.
Chap. 506 An Act to establish a harbor line on the southerly
side of the merrimac river in the city of haver-
hill.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The following described line on the southerly
side of Merrimac river, in the city of Haverhill, is hereby
established as a harbor line beyond which no wharf, pier or
other structure shall be extended into or over the tide waters
Harbor line in
city of
Haverhill
established.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 506. 449
of said river: — Beginning at a point marked "A" at the
most northerly corner of the Haverhill Box Board Company's
wharf in the city of Haverhill, in latitude forty-two degrees,
forty-six minutes, six and six hundred eleven one thou-
sandths seconds, and longitude seventy-one degrees, three
minutes, fifty-five and nine hundred fifty-six one thou-
sandths seconds; thence running north forty-one degrees,
three minutes west, true bearing, eight hundred and sixty-
eight feet to a point marked *' B " about forty-five feet north
of the shore, at or near what was formerly the northerly
corner of the paper mill wharf; thence running north forty-
eight degrees, eight minutes, twenty seconds west, true
bearing, eleven hundred and thirty-six feet to a. point marked
"C" located about seventy-five feet north of the shore;
thence running north seventy degrees, twenty-five minutes,
forty seconds west, true bearing, eight hundred and sixty-
two feet to a point marked "D" on Taylor, Goodwin and
Company's wharf, about fourteen feet south of the north-
easterly corner of said wharf; thence running south eighty-
eight degrees, thirty-six minutes, fifty seconds west, true
bearing, seven hundred and twenty-three feet to a point
marked "E" on the Haverhill bridge, so-called, said point
being located near the east side line of the bridge and about
eighty-six feet north of the southerly abutment; thence
running south seventy-six degrees, fifty-four minutes, forty
seconds west, true bearing, two hundred and ninety-seven
feet to a point marked "F" on or near the northerly face of
a stone wharf known as Old Fish landing; thence running
south seventy-two degrees, thirty-eight minutes, forty
seconds west, true bearing, seven hundred and forty feet
to a point marked "G" located about fifteen feet north of
the shore; thence running south sixty-three degrees, forty-
eight minutes, twenty seconds west, true bearing, nineteen
hundred and thirty feet to a point marked "H" located on
the foot-bridge, near the Boston and Maine railroad bridge,
and about twenty-five feet north of the north face of the
railroad bridge abutment; thence running south fifty-eight
degrees, four minutes west, true bearing, four hundred and
thirty feet to a point marked "I" located about one hundred
and fifty feet north of the shore; thence running south
forty-five degrees, fifty-seven minutes, ten seconds west,
true bearing, six hundred and twenty-six feet to a point
marked "J" located about one hundred and five feet north
of the shore; thence running south forty-four degrees, twelve
450
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 507.
minutes west, true bearing, ten hundred and thirty-five feet
to a point marked "K" located about thirty feet north of
the shore. The above described points and the location of
the same are shown on a plan on file in the office of the board
of harbor and land commissioners marked "Plan showing
Harbor Line on Southerly Side of the Merrimac River, in
Haverhill. Scale 1 : 2000."
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Ajrproved Maij 12, 1914.
County ot
Bristol may
refund certain
notes.
Chap. 507 An Act to authorize the county of Bristol to refund
CERTAIN INDEBTEDNESS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The county of Bristol, for the purpose of re-
funding certain of its outstanding notes as they become due,
is hereby authorized to incur indebtedness to an amount
not exceeding sixty thousand dollars in each of the three
years nineteen hundred and fourteen, nineteen hundred
and fifteen and nineteen hundred and seventeen, and to an
amount not exceeding one hundred and sixty thousand dol-
lars in the year nineteen hundred and sixteen. The county
commissioners of said county are hereby authorized to is-
sue bonds or notes of the county therefor, to be payable
in such annual payments, beginning not more than one
year after the date of each loan, as will extinguish each loan
within twenty years from its date, and the amount of such
annual payment of any loan in any year shall not be less
than the amount of the principal of the loan payable in any
subsequent year. Each authorized issue of bonds or notes
shall constitute a separate loan. The said bonds or notes
shall bear interest at a rate not exceeding five per cent per
annum, payable semi-annually, and shall be signed by the
treasurer of the county and countersigned by a majority of
the county commissioners. The county may sell the said
securities at public or private sale on such terms or con-
ditions as it may deem proper, but they shall not be sold for
less than their par value, and the proceeds shall be used
only for the purposes herein specified.
Section 2. The county commissioners, at the time of
authorizing the said loan, shall provide for the payment
thereof in accordance with section one of this act; and a
sum sufficient to pay the interest as it accrues on the bonds
or notes issued as aforesaid by the county, and to make such
Payment
of ioan.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 508. 451
payments on the principal as may be required under the pro-
visions of this act, shall be levied as a part of the county tax
of the county of Bristol annually thereafter, in the same
manner in which other taxes are levied, until the debt in-
curred by said loan or loans is extinguished.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 12, 1914-
An Act to authorize the town of scituate to take (jfi^j) 5Qg
LAND FOR THE PURPOSE OF ERECTING A WHARF AND A
PUBLIC LANDING.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The town of Scituate is hereby authorized g^^uaromay
to purchase or take, and to hold and maintain, for the pur- *^'j^'',j^g''"f J^[jj
poses of a wharf and a public landing, lantl bordering on aud wharf.
the harbor of Scituate and lying north of the northerly line
of Burke's wharf, so-called, extended from Front street to
the channel.
Section 2. The powers conferred by this act may be powers of
exercised by the selectmen, who shall also have power to ^''°*'*™®"-
make rules and regulations governing the use of the said
wharf as a public landing, and shall have authority to appoint
a custodian of the wdiarf and to fix his compensation, to be
paid by the town.
Section 3. Within sixty days after taking any land i^^'i'tatto
under authority hereof the selectmen shall cause a description ^^ recorded.
of the land taken, sufficiently accurate for identification,
with a statement of the purpose for which it was taken, signed
by a majority of the selectmen, to be recorded in the registry
of deeds for the county of Plymouth; and upon such re-
cording title to the land so taken shall vest in the town of
Scituate. Damages occasioned by the taking may be re- Damages.
covered in the manner provided in the case of land taken for
a highway.
Section 4. For the purpose of acquiring said land and sc'iuTate PubUc
of erecting said wharf, the town of Scituate may borrow Y^'^i^falf^^'
within the statutory limit of indebtedness such sum or sums
of money as may be necessary, and may issue, for a term not
exceeding ten years, the notes or bonds of the town therefor.
Such notes or bonds shall bear on their face the words,
Town of Scituate Public Landing Loan, Act of 1914, and
shall be payable by such annual payments, beginning not
more than one year after the date of each loan, as will ex-
452
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 509.
Payment
of loan.
When act shall
become opera-
tive.
Time of taking
effect.
tinguish each loan within ten years from its date; and the
amount of such annual payment of any loan in any year shall
not be less than the amount of the principal of such loan
payable in any subsequent year. Each authorized issue of
notes or bonds shall constitute a separate loan. Said notes
or bonds shall bear interest at a rate not exceeding five per
cent per annum, payable semi-annually, and shall be signed
by the treasurer and coimtersigned by a majority of the
selectmen of the town. The town may sell such notes or
bonds at public or private sale upon such terms and condi-
tions as the treasurer may deem expedient, but they shall
not be sold for less than their par value; and the proceeds
thereof shall be used only for the purposes specified in this
act.
Section 5. The town shall, at the time of authorizing
said loan or loans, provide for the payment thereof in accord-
ance with the provisions of section four of this act, and when
a vote to that effect has been passed, a sum which will be
sufficient to pay the interest as it accrues on the notes or
bonds issued as aforesaid by the town and to make such
payments on the principal as may be required under the
provisions of this act, shall, without further vote, be assessed
by the assessors of the town annually thereafter, in the same
manner in which other taxes are assessed, until the debt
incurred by said loan or loans is extinguished.
Section 6. This act shall be submitted to the voters of
the town of Scituate, at any time within three years after
its passage, either at an annual meeting, or at a special
meeting called for the purpose by the selectmen in the
same manner in which an annual meeting is called; and it
shall become operative upon its acceptance by a majority
of the voters present and voting thereon, provided, however,
that not more than one such special meeting shall be called
in any calendar year.
Section 7. For the purpose of its submission as afoife-
said, this act shall take eflfect upon its passage.
Approved May 12, 1914.
Chap.50Q An Act to establish the salaries of the justice and
CLERK OF THE MUNICIPAL COURT OF BROOKLINE.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Salary of justice Section 1. The salarv of the justice of the municipal
established. i ii i « i i i
court of Brookhne shall hereafter be twenty- three hundred
dollars a year.
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 510, 511. 453
Section 2. The salary of the clerk of the municipal estabLhld!'*'^*'
court of Brookline shall bear the same ratio to the salary
of the justice thereof as the salaries of clerks of police, dis-
trict and municipal courts bear to the salaries of justices of
the same, as fixed by chapter four hundred and fifty-three
of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and four, and any
acts in amendment thereof or in addition thereto now or
hereafter made.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 12, IOI4,
An Act to authorize the appointment of women as fhnqy ^in
SPECIAL POLICE OFFICERS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The mayor of a city and the selectmen of a Women may be
town may appoint one or more women as special police spidai police
officers who shall have, within the limits of such city or town, o®'^^'"^-
all the powers conferred by law upon constables, except in
relation to the service of civil process, and all the powers
conferred upon the police as watchmen.
Section 2. All appointments made under this act shall to he subject to
Civil SGrvicc
be subject to the rules and regulations of the civil service, rules, etc.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 12, IOI4.
An Act to provide for clerical assistance for the fLn-yj 51 1
SUPERIOR COURT.
Be it enacted, etc., as foUoivs:
Section 1. Section one of chapter eighty of the acts of aml'nded^^'
the year nineteen hundred and seven is hereby amended by
striking out the words "four hundred", in the second and
third lines, and inserting in place thereof the words : — two
thousand five hundred, — and by inserting after the word
"documents", in the fourth line, the words: — for clerical
work, for the inspection of the records and doings of persons
authorized to admit to bail, — so as to read as follows : —
Section 1. There may annually be expended out of the incidental
treasury of the commomvealth not more than two thousand luperioT court.
five hundred dollars for printing, for transportation of papers
and documents, for clerical work, for the inspection of the
records and doings of persons authorized to admit to bail,
and for certain other expenses incident to the work of the
454 Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 512, 513.
superior court, to be expended under the direction of the
chief justice thereof.
Section 2. This act shall take eifect upon its passage.
Approved May 12, 1914.
Chap.512 An Act to authorize the franklin typographical
SOCIETY TO HOLD ADDITIONAL REAL AND PERSONAL
ESTATE.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
^dutonai real Section 1. Tlic FraukHn Typographical Society, incor-
and personal poratcd by cliaptcr eighty-one of the acts of the year eight-
een hundred and twenty-four, is hereby authorized to hold
additional real estate for the purposes of the society, pro-
vided that the whole ximount so held shall not exceed one
hundred thousand dollars in value, and to hold additional
personal estate for the purposes of the society, provided
that the whole amount so held shall not exceed seventy-
five thousand dollars in value.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 12, 1914,
Chap. 51S An Act to establish a commission of public works in
THE TOWN OF MARION.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Commission of Section 1. The board of sewer commissioners, the
established in watcr commissioncrs, the office of survej^or of highways,
anon. ^^^ ^^^^ commissioucrs and the board of health in the town
of Marion are hereby abolished and all the powers vested
in said boards and surveyor, or any of them, shall be trans-
ferred to and vested in a commission to be known as the
Commission of Public Works. Said commission shall con-
sist of three members, who shall be elected at the next an-
nual meeting of the town after the acceptance of this act,
as hereinafter provided, by the qualified voters of the town
by ballot as follows : — One to hold office for one year, one
for two years and one for three years, each successive elec-
tion thereafter to be for the term of three years.
Powers, duties, SECTION 2. Said commissiou shall have and exercise
GtC.
all the powers of every nature and be subject to the liabilities
and duties vested in and imposed upon the sewer commis-
sioners, water commissioners, surveyor of highways, road
commissioners and board of health of the town of Marion
under any general or special laws now or hereafter in force,
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 514. 455
or by contract or grant from any municipal corporation,
person or private corporation, or by virtue of any order or by-
law of the town.
Section 3. The commission shall have authority to ap- Appointment of
. , '.ij iiTj^rr? 'j. superintendents
pomt such supermtendents and subordmate omcers as it and subordinate
shall deem necessary, and to establish their terms of office. ° °'"'^' ®*'*''
The commission shall, subject to alteration by the town,
have authority to fix the compensation of said superintend-
ents and subordinate officers, and shall also have authority
to employ and discharge such laborers and other employees
as, in its opinion, may be necessary to carry out the work
devolving upon the commission.
Section 4. This act shall not affect anv pending suit. Not to affect
. 1 II 1 • 1 existing Con-
or any existing contract or obligation, and all duties and tracts, etc
obligations now payable or owing to the board of sewer
commissioners or to the water commissioners shall be pay-
able or owed to said commission of public works.
Section 5. Said commission shall constitute a depart- compensation,
ment of the town of Marion within the meaning of the town
orders and by-laws. The members of the commission shall
receive such compensation for their services as the town
shall determine.
Section 6. This act shall be submitted to the voters Time of taking
of the town of Marion at a special town meeting called for ° '"' '
the purpose or at the next state election, and, if accepted
by a majority of the legal voters present and voting thereon
by ballot, shall take effect upon the election of the members
of said commission at the next annual town election after
the acceptance of this act as herein provided.
Approved May 12, 1914-
An Act relative to expenditures for the repair of Chap.514:
state highways.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section sixteen of chapter forty-seven of Jc.^am'eSded.
the Revised Laws, as amended by chapter seven hundred
and seventy-three of the acts of the year nineteen hun-
dred and thirteen, is hereby further amended by striking
out the said section, and inserting in place thereof the fol-
lowing new section : — Section 16. Said commission shall remi'bursement
annually, in January, certify to the treasurer and receiver "gp'g'ir ofstltl
general the amount of the expenditures for repair of state higiiways.
highways in each city and town during the preceding year.
456
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 515.
Proviao.
One half the amount of such expenditures, not exceeding
fifty dollars a mile in towns with a valuation of less than
one million dollars, and not exceeding one hundred dollars
a mile in towns with a valuation of one million dollars and
less than two million dollars, not exceeding two hundred
dollars a mile in towns with a valuation of two million
dollars and less than five million dollars, and in cities and
towns with a valuation of over five million dollars the said
one half of such expenditures, not exceeding two thousand
dollars a mile in the aggregate and not exceeding five hun-
dred dollars a mile in any one year, shall be made a part of
the state tax for such cities and towns, respectively, and any
balance due may be made a part of the state tax in the
succeeding three years: i^rovided, however, that when such
expenditures exceed one thousand dollars a mile in any one
year on any particular mile of road, the amount to be col-
lected on account of such expenditures shall be computed
only for the number of miles actually so improved. Said
expenditures shall include all moneys expended for the above
purpose from whatever source received, and when collected
shall be available for use for repair and maintenance of state
highways in addition to any other money that may be avail-
able therefor. If a city or town elects to make such repairs
upon terms and prices agreed upon by it and said commis-
sion and under the direction of said commission, the com-
mission shall repay to it, from the annual appropriation
for state highways, the amount expended therefor in excess
of the amount which such city or town is required to repay
under this section. The provisions of chapter four hundred
and fifty-four of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
nine shall apply to proceedings under this section.
Section 2, So much of section thirty of chapter five
hundred and thirty-four of the acts of the year nineteen
hundred and nine as is inconsistent herewith is hereby re-
pealed.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 12, 1914-
Chap. 51 5 An Act relative to the lighting of reservations,
PARKWAYS AND OTHER LANDS UNDER THE CONTROL OF
THE METROPOLITAN PARK COMMISSION.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
ughtYng^o/"" Section 1. The metropolitan park commission is hereby
wtthiTthe^*"' authorized to enter into an agreement with any electric
Certain
provisions of
law to apply.
Repeal.
• Acts, 1914. — Chap. 515. 457
light, power or gas company within the metropoHtan parks 7^^^°",^^*^^"
district for a period not exceeding five years for the Hghting authorized.
of any part of the reservations, parkways or other lands
under the control of said commission, upon such terms as
said commission deems most advantageous to the com-
monwealth.
Section 2. Upon complaint in writing of said com- Proceedings in
mission, either of the quality or price of the gas or electric oo^npiaintof
light sold and delivered, or the service rendered under any paA^om-^"^
such contract, the board of gas and electric light commis- ""'ssion.
sioners shall notify the company by leaving at its office a
copy of such complaint, and shall thereupon, after notice,
give a public hearing to the said commission and the com-
pany, and after the hearing may order any reduction in the
price of gas or electric light, or any improvement in the
quality thereof or in the service rendered under the con-
tract, and a report of the proceedings and of the result
thereof shall be included in the annual report of the board
of gas and electric light commissioners. The maximum
price fixed by any such order shall not thereafter be in-
creased by the company except as provided in the following
section.
Section 3. A gas or electric light company which is Gas and
a party to any contract with the metropolitan park com- commissioners
mission as herein authorized, may apply to the board of gas J^derrrl^^ftive
and electric light commissioners to fix the price of gas or q°ufHty%tc.
electricity to be thereafter sold and delivered by said com-
pany under such contract, or to revise any former order or
action of said board relative to the quality or price thereof,
or the service rendered under the contract. The board of
gas and electric light commissioners shall, after notice, give
a public hearing to such petitioner and to the metropolitan
park commission, and thereafter may pass such orders
relative to the price and quality of the gas or electricity
thereafter to be furnished by said company as it determines
are just and reasonable. Such orders shall be binding
upon all parties until further order of the board of gas and
electric light commissioners.
Section 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Aijproved May 12, 1914.
458
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 516.
Boards of
recreation may
be established.
Members,
appointment,
terms, etc.
Officers,
rules, etc.
Chap. 516 An Act to authorize the cities of waltham, spring-
field AND MEDFORD TO ESTABLISH BOARDS OF RECREA-
TION.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The cities of Waltham, Springfield and
Medford may establish boards of recreation composed of
five persons.
Section 2. Said boards of recreation shall consist of
a member of the park commission, or of the department
having control of the parks, a member of the school com-
mittee, and three other citizens; the members shall be
appointed by the mayor to serve, one for one year, two for
two years, and two for three years; their successors to be
appointed for three years or they shall be selected by such
other method as said cities may prescribe.
Section 3. The members of said boards of recreation
shall serve without compensation, and shall elect a chairman
from their own number, a secretary, who shall be its executive
officer, and other necessary officers, to. serve for one year,
or until their successors are elected. Said boards of recrea-
tion shall have power to adopt rules of procedure, fix the
pay of their employees and prescribe regulations for the
conduct of all business within their jurisdiction. A ma-
jority of the membership of the board shall constitute a
quorum. Said cities shall appropriate annually the funds
necessary for the maintenance and operation of said de-
partments, and from time to time such additional funds as
may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this act.
Section 4. Said boards of recreation shall have power
to organize, manage and supervise the various playgrounds,
recreation centers, municipal gymnasiums, municipal floating
baths, bathing grounds, bath houses and other facilities for
recreation of which they may be given charge, as provided
in sections five, six, seven and eight; and to plan and recom-
mend by regular reports to the city government, and after
appropriate action by ordinance to create and develop an
adequate and complete system of playgrounds and recreation
centers and related activities and to employ supervisors,
instructors and other necessary subordinates.
Section 5. Said cities may, upon the creation of the
boards of recreation, from time to time thereafter transfer
to the charge of said boards of recreation any parks, park-
Quorum.
Powers,
duties, etc.
Charge of parks,
playgrounds,
etc., may be
transferred
to boards.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 516. 459
ways, grounds, playgrounds, buildings or other properties
adaptable for recreation purposes, or portions of such parks,
parkways, grounds, buildings or other properties.
Section 6. Said boards of recreation may, on their Further powers
own initiative, take charge of any grounds, with buildings °
thereon erected, the use of which is offered to them tem-
porarily by individuals or corporations, for the purpose
of using such grounds for public playgrounds and recrea-
tion activities, and may co-operate with and promote by
advice, suggestion and otherwise, such voluntary or amateur
organizations for recreation, entertainment or mutual im-
provement as meet their approval.
Section 7. Said boards of recreation may assume the May assume
charge of school playgrounds and of school buildings, or any playgrounds,
part thereof used for recreation centers, if so requested by ^^^'
resolution of the school committee.
Section 8. By authorization of the board of aldermen shaii have
'11 IP ■• 1111 1 e ' • charge of winter
said boards oi recreation shall have charge or provisions sports, etc., if
for winter sports on streets or bodies of water, and for the board™'"^ ^^
observance of holidays, may disburse funds appropriated a'dermen.
therefor, and may have supervision of dance halls, moving
picture shows and other forms of commercial recreation,
and may make recommendations to the licensing authority
or authorities.
Section 9. This act shall not limit or affect in any This act not to
way the authority heretofore conferred by law upon any of certain
• ■i", !• "^IT 1* '1 commissions.
commission to lay out and improve any public park in said
cities now under the control of such commission, nor shall
it restrict in any way the full discretion of any commission
in the execution of any trust created by deed or will. Any
such commission may delegate to said boards of recreation,
and said boards of recreation may accept legal charge of any
grounds or buildings under the control of such commission,
to be used for playgrounds and recreation purposes.
Section 10. Said boards of recreation shall annually Annual report.
make a report of their proceedings during the preceding
year to the mayor, with such recommendations for the de-
velopment of playgrounds and recreation facilities, includ-
ing additions thereto, as they may deem advisable.
Section 11. This act shall take effect upon its acceptance Time of taking
by the boards of aldermen of said cities, with the approval
of the mayors. Ajyiwoxied May 12, 1914-
460 Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 517, 518.
Chap. 517 An Act to authorize the town of clinton to incur
INDEBTEDNESS FOR INCREASING THE STORAGE CAPACITY
OF ITS WATER SYSTEM.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
i!oa^\^tr Section 1. For the purpose of increasing the storage
191*- capacity of Heywood basin in the waterworks system of
the town of Clinton, the said town is hereby authorized,
in addition to the amounts authorized by chapter ninety-
eight of the acts of the year eighteen hundred and seventy-
six and acts in amendment thereof and in addition thereto,
to issue from time to time bonds or notes to an amount not
exceeding sixty thousand dollars. Such bonds or notes shall
be denominated on the face thereof, Clinton Water Loan,
Act of 1914; shall be payable by such annual payments,
beginning not more than one year after the respective dates
thereof, as will extinguish each loan within thirty years
from its date; and the amount of such annual payment of
any loan in any year shall not be less than the amount of the
principal of said loan payable in any subsequent year. Each
authorized issue of bonds or notes shall constitute a separate
loan. Said bonds or notes shall bear interest at a rate not
exceeding four and one half per cent per annum, payable
semi-annually, and shall be signed by the town treasurer and
a majority of the selectmen. The town may sell the said
securities at public or private sale, upon such terms and con-
ditions as it may deem proper, but they shall not be sold for
less than their par value. The proceeds of any such sale,
except premiums, shall be used only for the purposes herein
specified.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 13, 1914-
Chap. 51S An Act relative to the taxation of insane asylums
AND LIKE institutions.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
1909. 490. Part I. Section 1. The third clause of section five of Part I of
§ 5, amenaea.
chapter four hundred and ninety of the acts of the year
nineteen hundred and nine is hereby amended by adding at
the end thereof the following : — nor shall the personal
property or real estate owned by such institutions or cor-
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 518. 461
porations and occupied by them or any department thereof
wholly or partly as and for an insane asylum, insane hospital,
institution for the insane or for the treatment of mental or
nervous diseases, be exempt from taxation unless at least
one fourth of all property so occupied wholly or partly, on
the basis of valuation thereof, and one fourth of the income
of all trust and other funds and property held for the benefit
of such asylum, hospital or institution and not actually
occupied by it for such purposes, be used and expended en-
tirely for the treatment, board, lodging or other direct
benefit of indigent insane persons, or indigent persons in
need of treatment for mental diseases, as resident patients,
without any charge therefor to such persons either directly or
indirectly, — so as to read as follows: — Third, The personal JhaHtlwe"^
property of literary, benevolent, charitable and scientific institutions, etc.
institutions and of temperance societies incorporated within
this commonwealth, the real estate owned and occupied by
them or their officers for the purposes for which they are
incorporated, and real estate purchased by them with the
purpose of removal thereto, until such removal, but not for
more than two years after such purchase. Such real or per-
sonal property shall not be exempt if any of the income or
profits of the business of such corporation is divided among
the stockholders or members, or is used or appropriated for
other than literary, educational, benevolent, charitable, sci-
entific or religious purposes, nor shall it be exempt for any
year in which such corporation wilfully omits to bring in
to the assessors the list and statement required by section
forty-one; nor shall the personal property or real estate
owned by such institutions or corporations and occupied by
them or any department thereof wholly or partly as and for
an insane asylum, insane hospital, institution for the insane
or for the treatment of mental or nervous diseases, be exempt
from taxation unless at least one fourth of all property so
occupied wholly or partly, on the basis of valuation thereof,
and one fourth of the income of all trust and other funds and
property held for the benefit of such asylum, hospital or in-
stitution and not actually occupied by it for such purposes,
be used and expended entirely for the treatment, board,
lodging or other direct benefit of indigent insane persons, or
indigent persons in need of treatment for mental diseases,
as resident patients, without any charge therefor to such
persons either directly or indirectly.
462
Repeal.
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 519, 520.
Section 2. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent here-
with are hereby repealed.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 13, 1914.
Chap.519 An Act to provide that certain officers and opera-
tors EMPLOYED IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY
OF BOSTON SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR PENSIONS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. All provisions of law relative to the pension-
ing of members of the fire department of the city of Boston
shall apply to the superintendent, the assistant superintend-
ent and chief operator, the operators and assistant operators,
foremen of construction and the construction force of the
fire alarm service.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Aiiproved May 13, 1914.
Certain
employees of
Boston fire
department to
be eligible
for pensions.
1911, 4.56, § 6,
amended.
Chap. b20 An Act to provide that bail forfeited in non-support
CASES MAY be APPLIED TO THE SUPPORT OF THE WIFE
AND MINOR CHILDREN.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section six of chapter four hundred and
fifty-six of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and eleven
is hereby amended by inserting after the period in the seventh
line the words: — In case the defendant is admitted to bail
pending the trial of the cause and the bail shall be forfeited,
the money or sum recovered, and, — so as to read as fol-
lows : — Section 6. If the court be satisfied by information
and due proof under oath that at any time during said period
of probation the defendant has violated the terms of the
order, it may forthwith proceed with the trial of the defendant
under the original charge, or sentence him or her under the
original conviction, or enforce the suspended sentence, as
the case may be. In case the defendant is admitted to bail
pending the trial of the cause and the bail shall be forfeited,
the money or sum recovered, and in case of the forfeiture
of the recognizance and enforcement thereof by execution
the sum recovered may, in the discretion of the court, be
paid in whole or in part to the probation officer, who shall
pay over the same to the wife, or to the guardian or custodian
Proceedings in
cases of
violation of
terms of order
of court, etc.
Forfeiture of
recognizance.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 521. 463
of said minor child or children, or to the city, town, corpora-
tion or society supporting the wife or minor child at the time
when the sentence was imposed, or to the treasurer of the
commonwealth for the use of the state board of charity when
the complaint is for neglect to provide for the support of a
minor child or of minor children who have been committed
to the custody of said board.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Ajjproved May 13, 1014-
An Act relative to rewards for the detention, arrest (jfi^jy 521
AND conviction OF PERSONS WHO HAVE COMMITTED A
FELONY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section nine of chapter two hundred and seventeen of the R. l. 217, § 9,
Revised Laws is hereby amended by striking out all after ''™^°
the word "crime", in the eighth line, and inserting in place
thereof the following : — or for information that shall lead
to the arrest and conviction of any person who has com-
mitted a felony, if the person cannot be arrested and secured
in the common course of proceedings. If more than one
claimant applies for the payment of such reward, the gover-
nor shall determine to whom it shall be paid, and if to more
than one person, in what proportion to each, and his de-
termination shall be final, — so as to read as follows: — Sec- Governor may
tion 9. The governor, if in his opinion the public good so re- gfc!'^ reward,
quires, may offer a suitable reward of not more than one
thousand dollars in any one case to be paid by the com-
monwealth to any person who, in consequence of such offer,
apprehends, brings back and secures a person who is con-
victed of or charged with a felony, who has escaped from
prison in this commonwealth, or to any person who in con-
sequence of such offer apprehends and secures a person
charged with such crime, or for information that shall lead
to the arrest and conviction of any person who has committed
a felony, if the person cannot be arrested and secured in the
common course of proceedings. If more than one claimant
applies for the payment of such reward, the governor shall
determine to whom it shall be paid, and if to more than one
person, in what proportion to each, and his determination
shall be final. Approved May 13, 1914-
464
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 522, 523.,
Chap. 522 An Act to authorize the appointment by the board
OF FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY COMMISSIONERS OF A GENERAL
SECRETARY AND ADVISER FOR LIBRARIES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The free public library commissioners may
appoint a general secretary and adviser, with the consent of
the governor, for a period not exceeding three years. The
said secretary may at any time be removed from office by a
majority vote of the commissioners.
Section 2. The salary of the said secretary shall be paid
from the appropriation for clerical assistance and for other
necessary expenses of the commissioners.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 13, 1914.
General
secretary and
adviaer for
libraries,
appointment,
etc.
Salary.
1913, 578,
amended.
§1,
Chap.52S An Act relative to the taxation of personal prop-
erty held for the care of graves, cemetery lots
and similar purposes.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section one of chapter five hundred and
seventy-eight of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
thirteen is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the
words: — nor shall such property be exempt for any year in
which the holder thereof omits to bring in to the assessors
the list and statement required by section forty-one of Part
I of chapter four hundred and ninety of the acts of the
year nineteen hundred and nine: provided, that nothing
herein contained shall be construed to impose upon the
treasurer and receiver general any duty to file said list and
statement with any board of assessors, — so as to read as
follows : — Section 1 . All personal property held by cities,
towns, religious societies and cemeteries, whether incor-
porated or unincorporated, or by the treasurer and receiver
general of the commonwealth or by any corporation, for the
perpetual care of graves, cemetery lots and cemeteries, for
the placing of flowers upon graves, for the care or renewal
of gravestones, monuments or tombs, and for the care and
maintenance of burial chapels, shall be exempt from taxa-
tion, but this exemption shall not apply to any such personal
property held by a cemetery corporation which distributes
any of the income or profits of its business among its stock-
Personal
property held
for care of
graves,
cemetery lots,
etc., to be
exempt from
taxation.
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 524, 525. 465
holders or members, nor shall such property be exempt for
any year in which the holder thereof omits to bring in to
the assessors the list and statement required by section
forty-one of Part I of chapter four hundred and ninety of
the acts of the year nineteen hundred and nine: provided, P''°^'so.
that nothing herein contained shall be construed to impose
upon the treasurer and receiver general any duty to file
said list and statement with any board of assessors.
Section 2. Section two of said chapter five hundred ^^p®""'-
and seventy-eight is hereby repealed.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 13, 1914-
An Act to authorize the city of boston to appoint qJi^j) 524
eugene m. byington a member of the fire depart-
ment without civil service examination.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
The city of Boston is hereby authorized to appoint Eugene city of Boston
M. Byington, connected with the fire department of said Eugene m.
city since the year eighteen hundred and ninety and now membeT^ofthe
superintendent of the repair shop and supervisor of engines fire department.
in the said department, a member of the fire department,
with all the rights, privileges and emoluments of the fire-
fighfing force of the department, without reference to the
requirements of the civil service laws or regulations.
Approved May 13, 1914-
An Act to establish tolerances in packages contain- Chav.525
ING MALT BEVERAGES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section two of chapter sixty-two of the Re- r. l. 62. §2,
vised Laws is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof *™^°
the following : — provided, hotvever, that in barrels and frac-
tional parts of barrels containing malt beverages a variation
or tolerance of six per cent shall be permitted, — so as to read
as follows : — Section 2. The barrel shall contain thirty-one Capacity of
and one half gallons, and the hogshead two barrels: pro- provisei.
vided, however, that in barrels and fractional parts of barrels
containing malt beverages a variation or tolerance of six per
cent shall be permitted.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 13, 1914-
466 Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 526, 527, 528.
Chap. 52Q An Act relative to the inspection of books of jails
AND houses of CORRECTION.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
^^p^^^- Section 1. So much of section five of chapter two hun-
dred and twenty-two of the Revised Laws as requires the
board of prison commissioners to inspect the books of jails
and houses of correction is hereby repealed.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 16, 1914.
Chap. 527 An Act to transfer the duties of the engineer of
grade crossings to the engineer of the public
SERVICE commission.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
^"ijflerof Section 1. The duties heretofore performed by the en-
grade crossings ginccr of grade crossings, appointed under the provisions of
section one of chapter three hundred and seventy-two of
the acts of the year nineteen hundred and eight, are hereby
transferred to the engineer of the public service commis-
sion and shall be performed by him or under his direction.
Repeal. SECTION 2. Section one of chapter three hundred and
seventy-two of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
eight is hereby repealed.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Ajjproved May 16, 1914.
Chap.52S An Act to authorize the town of webster to make an
additional loan to improve its water supply.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
yPXstcT may Section 1. For the purpose of increasing the storage
expend an Capacity of its water system and of improving and extending
for water supply its watcr supply, the town of Webster is hereby authorized
purposes. ^^ expend the sum of seventy-five thousand dollars in ad-
dition to the amounts which the town was authorized to
expend for like purposes by chapter one hundred and fifty-
five of the acts of the year eighteen hundred and ninety-three
and by chapter three hundred and eighty-one of the acts of
the year eighteen hundred and ninety-five. The provisions
of the said chapter one hundred and fifty-five shall apply to
the expenditure hereby authorized, except as is otherwise
provided in this act.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 529. 467
Section 2. The said town, for the purpose of paylna; Town of
,, 1 1- UM-x- • J J ,1 Webster Water
the necessary expenses and habuities nicurred under the Loan, Act
provisions of this act, may issue from time to time bonds or °^ ^^^^'
notes to an amount not exceeding seventy-five thousand
dollars. Such bonds or notes shall bear on their face the
words, Town of Webster Water Loan, Act of 1914; shall be
payable by such annual payments, beginning not more than .
one year after their respective dates, as will extinguish each
loan within thirty years from its date, and the amount of
such annual payment in any year shall not be less than the
amount of the principal of the loan payable in any subsequent
year. Each authorized issue of bonds or notes shall con-
stitute a separate loan. The said bonds or notes shall bear
interest at a rate not exceeding four and one half per cent
per annum, payable semi-annually, and shall be signed by
the treasm-er of the town and countersigned by a majority
of the water commissioners. The town may sell the said
securities at public or private sale upon such terms and con-
ditions as it may deem proper; but they shall not be sold for
less than their par value, and the proceeds shall be used
only for the purposes herein specified.
Section 3. The said town shall, at the time of author- Payment
izing said loan or loans, provide for the payment thereof °
in accordance with the provisions of section two of this
act; and when a vote to that effect has been passed, a sum
which, with the income derived from water rates, will be
sufficient to pay the annual expense of operating its water
works, and the interest as it accrues on the bonds or notes
issued as aforesaid, and to make such payments on the
principal as may be required under the provisions of this
act, shall annually thereafter, without further vote, be as-
sessed by the assessors of the town in the same manner in
which other taxes are assessed, until the debt incurred by
said loan or loans is extinguished.
Section 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 16, 191^.
An Act to extend the limits of the foxborough Qhnj) 529
VILLAGE improvement ASSOCIATION.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
The inhabitants of the town of Foxborough not included in Limits of
the limits of the Foxborough Village Improvement Associa- vnl^J""^**
tion district are hereby annexed to, and made a part of said AssodS'"'*'
extended.
468 Acts, 1914. — Chap. 530.
Foxborough Village Improvement Association district, and
shall hereafter be entitled to all the rights and privileges and
be subject to all the liabilities originally conferred and im-
posed upon said district by its articles of association and by
all articles in amendment thereof and in addition thereto;
and all lands and other estate in said town together with
all parts of streets and town ways of said town, shall here-
after be treated and affected, in all ways and to all intents
and purposes, as if originally included within the Hmits of
said Foxborough Village Improvement Association district,
and hereafter in said articles of association and in all acts
in amendment thereof the term "the Foxborough Village
Improvement Association" shall be construed as applying
to the whole district, including that part hereby annexed
Proviso. thereto: provided, however, that no estate included in said
annexed part of the district shall be subject to any tax voted
by said district if, in the judgment of the assessors of the
town of Foxborough, such estate is so situated that it can
receive no betterment from the system of street lighting
employed by the said district. Ajrproved May 16, 1914'
Chap.530 An Act to provide for new buildings for the inde-
pendent AGRICULTURAL SCHOOL OF THE COUNTY OF
BRISTOL.
Be it enacted, etc., as jolloivs:
new^bu^iFdings"^ Section 1. The trustees of the independent agricultural
for agricultural scliool of Bristol couuty are hereby authorized and directed
school of Bristol . *' . . *' i i i m i-
county. to construct, equip and mamtam a school building and a
V)arn upon the premises of the said school.
County may SECTION 2. For tlic purposcs aforcsaid, the county
borrow money, .. n«i ii i-ii
issue bonds, etc. commissioiiers 01 said county are hereby authorized and
directed to borrow a sum not exceeding forty-five thousand
dollars, and to issue bonds or notes of the county therefor.
Such bonds or notes shall be payable by such annual pay-
ments, beginning not more than one year after the date of
each loan, as will extinguish each loan within fifteen years
from its date, and the amount of such annual payment in
any one year shall not be less than the amount of the prin-
cipal payable in any subsequent year. Each authorized
issue of bonds or notes shall constitute a separate loan.
The county may sell the said securities at public or private
sale upon such terms and conditions as it may deem proper,
but they shall not be sold for less than their par value, and
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 531, 532. 469
the proceeds shall be used only for the purposes herein
specified.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 16, 1914.
An Act to prohibit the pollution of the charles Chap.5Sl
RIVER.
Be it enacted, etc., a^ foUoivs:
Section 1. The metropolitan park commission is hereby Pollution of
authorized to make rules and regulations to prohibit the prohibitecL^'^
pollution of the Charles river within the metropolitan district.
Section 2. Any person or corporation violating any rule Penalty.
or regulation made under authority hereof shall be punished
by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 10, 1914-
An Act to enlarge the jurisdiction and change the rhn^i 532
NAME OF THE POLICE COURT OF LAWRENCE. />•
Be it enacted, etc., as follotcs:
Section 1. The towns of Andover, North Andover and Name of police
Methuen are hereby annexed to, and made a part of, the Lawrence
judicial district of the police court of Lawrence, for civil j^iiAsdfctwn
business, and the name of said court is hereby changed to ^°'*'"s^'^-
the District Court of Lawrence; but this act shall not affect
the authority or jurisdiction of trial justices in criminal cases
where the crime is committed in any of said towns, and shall
not affect any suit or other proceeding now pending before
any justice or court having jurisdiction of the same.
Section 2. The class of said court and the salaries of salaries of
,.. .... ,, ,. Ill e justices, etc.,
the justice, special justices, clerk and assistant clerk thereof readjusted.
shall be readjusted by the officer paying the salaries, accord-
ing to the population, as ascertained by the last national
census, of the district of said court as enlarged by this act,
so as to correspond with the classes and salaries provided
for by chapter four hundred and fifty-three of the acts of
the year nineteen hundred and four, and acts in amendment
thereof and in addition thereto, and the salaries shall be paid
in accordance with such readjustment from the first day of
January in the year nineteen hundred and fifteen.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 16, 1914-
470
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 533, 534.
1912, 726, § 14,
amended.
Chap. 5SS An Act relative to the annual report of the state
BOARD OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIES.
Be it enacted, etc., a^ follows:
Section 1. Section fourteen of chapter seven hundred
and twenty-six of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
twelve is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the
following: — Thirty-five hundred copies of the report shall
be printed, of which number twenty-five hundred copies
shall be delivered to the said board for distribution. Five
hundred copies of those delivered to the board for distribu-
tion shall be bound in cloth, — so as to read as follows : —
Annual report. Section 14- The board shall annually, on or before the first
Wednesday in January, submit to the general court a report
containing a statement of the character and results of the
work performed by it or under its direction during the pre-
ceding year and of the expenditures for the year, together
with an estimate of the sum required for the ensuing year
and recommendations for such additional legislation as the
board shall deem necessary. Thirty-five hundred copies of
the report shall be printed, of which number twenty-five
hundred copies shall be delivered to the said board for dis-
tribution. Five hundred copies of those delivered to the
board for distribution shall be bound in cloth.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Apj^roved May 16, 1914-
Chap. 534: An Act relative to the railway mail association.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Mail
Railway Mail SECTION 1. The Railway
Association i . i i • i •
may do business aUthoriZcd to COllduct itS buSlUCSS
until the first day of October, nineteen hundred and fifteen,
Association is hereby
this commonwealth
m
wealth until
October 1, 1915
etc.
provided, that it only pays benefits for death or disability
resulting from accident, and limits its membership to per-
sons engaged in the railway mail service at the time of their
admission to the association, without conforming to the pro-
visions of chapter six hundred and twenty-eight of the acts
of the year nineteen hundred and eleven.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 16, 1914-
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 535, 536. 471
An Act to authorize the city of chelsea to refund (Jjidp 535
CERTAIN INDEBTEDNESS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The city of Chelsea, by vote of two thirds of ^'*y.°f cheisea
the members of the board of aldermen taken by yeas and Act of 1914.
nays, is authorized to incur indebtedness to an amount not
exceeding forty-nine thousand four hundred dollars, and to
issue bonds or notes therefor bearing interest at a rate not
exceeding four and one half per cent per annum, payable
semi-annually; such bonds or notes to be denominated on
their face, City of Chelsea Funding Loan, Act of 1914. The
said bonds or notes shall be payable as follows : — One
bond or note of ninety-eight hundred and eighty dollars,
not more than one year after the date thereof, and one bond
or note of ninety-eight hundred and eighty dollars annually
thereafter, so that the whole loan shall be extinguished in
five equal payments. None of the proceeds of this loan
shall be appropriated for any purpose other than to reimburse
the treasury for overdrafts of nineteen hundred and thirteen.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 16, 1914-
An Act relative to the retirement of laborers of {jfmj) 535
THE CITY of boston WTIO WERE FORMERLY IN THE SERVICE
OF THE TOWN OF HYDE PARK.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Laborers, skilled laborers, mechanics and Retirement of
. -PI piT-»i certain laborers
craftsmen in the service 01 the town of Hyde Park at the of ^^^ city of
time of its annexation to the city of Boston, who received
appointments in, or were transferred to the labor service
of the city of Boston, shall have the same right to be retired
and to receive a pension under the provisions of chapter
four hundred and thirteen of the acts of the year nineteen
hundred and eleven, as amended by chapter three hundred
and sixty-seven of the acts of the year nineteen hundred
and thirteen, which they would have had if the service per-
formed by them had been performed in, and wholly for, the
city of Boston.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 16, 1914-
472
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 537.
Certain trust
companies to be
subject to
provisions of
"Federal
Reserve Act,"
etc.
Chap.537 An Act relative to trust coivipanies.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. A trust company which becomes a stock-
holder in a federal reserve bank within the federal reserve
district where such trust companj^ is situated, and while
such trust company continues as a member bank under
the provisions of the United States "Federal Reserve Act"
approved December twenty-third, nineteen hundred and
thirteen, or any acts in amendment thereof, shall be sub-
ject to the provisions of said "Federal Reserve Act" and
any amendments thereof relative to bank reserves, in substi-
tution for the requirements of sections eight, nine and ten
of chapter five hundred and twenty of the acts of the year
nineteen hundred and eight, as amended by chapter three
hundred and seventy-seven of the acts of the year nineteen
hundred and ten. Every such trust company may have
and exercise any and all of the corporate powers and privi-
leges which may be exercised by member banks under the
provisions of said "Federal Reserve Act" or any acts in
amendment thereof or in addition thereto.
Section 2. A trust company having a capital and
surplus of one million dollars or more may file application
with the bank commissioner, upon such conditions and
under such regulations as may be prescribed by the bank
commissioner, for the purpose of securing authority to
establish branches in foreign countries or dependencies of
the United States. Such application shall specify, in addi-
tion to the name and capital of the trust company filing it,
the place or places where the banking operations proposed
are to be carried on and the amount of capital set aside for
the conduct of its foreign business. The bank commissioner
shall have power to approve any such application, or to
reject it if, in his judgment, the amount of capital proposed
to be set aside for the conduct of foreign business is in-
adequate, or if for other reasons the granting of the applica-
tion is deemed inexpedient. Every trust company which
shall receive authority to establish foreign branches shall be
required at all times to furnish information concerning the
condition of such branches to the bank commissioner upon
demand, and the bank commissioner may order special
examinations of such foreign branches at such time or
times as he may deem best. Every such trust company
Establishment
of foreign
branches by
trust com-
panies.
Acts, 1914. — Chap, 538. 473
shall conduct the accounts of each foreign branch independ-
ently of the accounts of other foreign branches established
by it and of its home office, and shall at the end of each fis-
cal period transfer to its general ledger profit or loss accru-
ing at each branch, as a separate item.
Section 3. A trust company may accept drafts or bills Acceptance of
PI 1 '.I • xPx j^' drafts or bills
or exchange drawn upon it and growmg out or transactions of exchange, etc.
involving the importation or exportation of goods, having
not more than six months' sight to run, but no trust com-
pany shall accept such bills to an amount equal at any time
in the aggregate to more than one half of its paid-up capital
stock and surplus. A trust company may rediscount notes,
drafts and bills of exchange arising out of actual commercial
transactions. A trust company may give such collateral
or other security for deposits of public or other funds as may
be required by any public authority making such deposits
or controlling the terms upon which the same may be made.
Section 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Ai^noved May 19, 1914.
Chap.5S8
An Act to authorize the use of public school prop-
erty FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section one of chapter three hundred and amended ^ ''
ninety-one of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
thirteen is hereby amended by striking out the words "that
no admission fee is charged and", in the tenth line, so as to
read as follows : — Section 1 . For the purpose of promoting use of public
the usefulness of the public school property the school com- for^enSn^^'^*^
mittee of any city or town may conduct such educational f^^^o^fzld
and recreation activities in or upon school property under
its control, and shall allow the use thereof by individuals
and associations, subject to such regulations as the school
committee shall establish, for such educational, recreation,
social, civic, philanthropic and similar purposes as the com-
mittee may deem to be for the interest of the community,
provided that such use shall not interfere or be inconsistent
with the use of the premises for school purposes.
Section 2. This act shall not apply to the city of Boston. Not to apply to
Section 3. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent here- ^°**°°-
• 1 11 , , Repeal.
With are hereby repealed.
Section 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 19, 1914.
474 Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 539, 540.
Chap. 539 An Act to authorize the city of brockton to incur
INDEBTEDNESS FOR PUBLIC PLAYGROUNDS AND PARKS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
pfayground Section 1. Thc city of Brocktoii, for the purpose of
aud K^l^}^^^' filling in and grading its public playgrounds and parks,
is hereby authorized to borrow a sum not exceeding fifty
thousand dollars, and from time to time to issue its bonds
or notes therefor. Such bonds or notes shall bear on their
face the words, Brockton Playground and Park Loan, Act
of 1914; shall be payable by such annual payments, beginning
not more than one year after their respective dates, as will
extinguish each loan within ten years from its date; and the
amount of such annual payment in any year shall not be
less than the amount of the principal of the loan payabhe in
any subsequent year. Each authorized issue of bonds or
notes shall constitute a separate loan. Said bonds or notes
shall bear interest at a rate not exceeding four and one half
per cent per annum, payable semi-annually. The city may
sell the said securities at pubhc or private sale upon such
terms and conditions as it may deem proper; but they shall
not be sold for less than their par value, and the proceeds
shall be used only for the purposes herein specified.
Payment Section 2. The. Said city shall, at the time of author-
izing said loan or loans, provide for the payment thereof
in accordance with the provisions of section one of this act;
and. when a vote to that effect has been passed, a sum sufficient
to pay the interest as it accrues on the said bonds or notes,
and to make such payments on the principal as may be re-
quired by this act, shall, without further vote, be assessed by
the assessors of the city in each year thereafter in the same
manner in which other taxes are assessed, until the debt
incurred by said loan or loans is extinguished.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 19, 1914-
Chap.5^0 An Act relative to the qualifications of inspectors
OF masonry construction EMPLOYED BY THE COMMON-
WEALTH OR BY COUNTIES, CITIES AND TOWNS.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Qualifications Section 1. Pcrsous employed by the commonwealth,
of inspectors of i • i i • • i
masonry or by any metropolitan board or commission, or by any
construction.
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 541, 542. 475
county, city or town, as inspectors of masonry construction,
shall have had at least three years' practical experience in
masonry construction but shall not be required to have
technical knowledge as engineers, architects or draftsmen,
unless they have other duties for which such knowledge is
necessary. The provisions of this section shall apply only
to persons whose principal duty is the inspection of masonry
construction, consisting of stone, brick or substitutes there-
for.
Section 2. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent here- Repeal.
with are hereby repealed.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Apyromd May 19, 1914.
An Act relative to the material to be used in the (7/^^r) 541
CONSTRUCTION OF THE ADDITIONS TO THE STATE HOUSE.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Section 1. In the purchase of marble or other stone Material to be
or brick material to be used in constructing the additions srr'u'ltron°of'
to the state house, provided for by chapter eight hundred gfate*housl°
and thirty of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
thirteen, preference shall be given by the state house build-
ing commission to material quarried or manufactured within
the commonwealth.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Apyroved May 20, 1914.
An Act to provide for the payment of necessary QJidj) 542
expenses of officers going outside the common-
wealth FOK THE PURPOSE OF PRODUCING PERSONS UNDER
indictment.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The treasurer of any county, upon the counties may
presentation of a certificate signed by the district attorney fo/expenseroT
of the district in which the county is situated, and approved outsWe X"^
by the county commissioners of that county or by a justice commonwealth.
of the superior court, or in Suffolk county by the auditor
of said county, shall advance money to be used for the neces-
sary expenses to be incurred by officers, under the direction
of such district attorney, in going outside the boundary lines
of the commonwealth for the purpose of searching for, or
476 Acts, 1914. — Chap. 543.
bringing back for trial, persons under indictment in such
county, under the provisions of chapter four hundred and
ninety-four of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and six.
After the return of such officers to the commonwealth they
shall account for the money advanced by the county treas-
urer by filing with him itemized vouchers, duly sworn to,
bearing the approval of the district attorney and the ap-
proval of a justice of the superior court, or of the county
commissioners of the county, or, in Suffolk county, of the
auditor of the county, covering the necessary expenses
incurred as aforesaid, together with any unexpended balance
of the advance,
Repeal. SECTION 2. Scction ouc of chapter four hundred and
thirty-nine of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
ten is hereby repealed.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Ayyroved May 20, 1914.
Chap. 543 An Act making appropriations for the compensation
AND expenses OF THE MINIMUM WAGE COMMISSION.
Be it enacted, etc., as jollows:
Appropriations, Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro-
miDimum wage .11 •! pi j>i 11
commission. priatcd, to bc paid out 01 the treasury or the commonwealth
from the ordinary revenue, for the compensation and ex-
penses of the minimum wage commission, during the fiscal
year ending on the thirtieth day of November, nineteen
hundred and fourteen, to wit: —
Commissioners. Yov Salaries and expenses of the commissioners, a sum
not exceeding three thousand dollars.
Secretary. ^ov the Salary of the secretary, two thousand dollars.
as'sTstTnce ^^^ iicccssary clerical assistance, a sum not exceeding
thirty-two hundred dollars.
Investigators. ^ov the salaries of four investigators, a sum not exceeding
four thousand dollars.
Wage boards. jT^p ^^ compensation and expenses of wage boards, a sum
not exceeding twenty-five hundred dollars.
Office rent. ^ox office rent, the sum of sixteen hundred dollars.
Jx'^enils^^etc ^^^ travelling and contingent expenses, including print-
ing and binding the annual report, a sum not exceeding
twenty-six hundred dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 20, 1914.
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 544, 545. 477
An Act relative to the maintenance of the in- Chap.544:
DEPENDENT AGRICULTURAL SCHOOL IN THE COUNT!' OF
BRISTOL.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. After the completion and equipment of the Maintenance of
independent agricultural school in the county of Bristol, agricultural
authorized by chapter five hundred and sixty-six of the acts county"?
of the year nineteen hundred and twelve, the county of
Bristol shall annually raise by taxation a sum not exceeding
sixteen thousand dollars for the maintenance of the said
school.
Section 2. So much of section two of said chapter five Repeal,
hundred and sixty-six as is inconsistent herewith is hereby
repealed.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Ajjproved May 20, 1914.
An Act relative to the sale of eggs taken from cold qJiq^j) 545
STORAGE.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section one of chapter five hundred and thirty-eight of amended. ^ ^'
the acts of the year nineteen hundred and thirteen is hereby
amended by inserting after the word "at", in the second
line, the words : — wholesale or, — by striking out the w ords
"at retail", in the thirteenth line, and by inserting after
the word "act", in the sixteenth line, the words: — shall
be in letters not less than one inch in height and, — so as to
read as follows : — Section 1 . Whenever eggs that have Saie of eggs
been in cold storage are sold at wholesale or retail, or offered storage
or exposed for sale, the basket, box or other container in ^^^'^'^^^ ■
which the eggs are placed shall be marked plainly and
conspicuously vnt\\ the words "cold storage eggs", or there
shall be attached to such container a placard or sign having
on it the said words. If eggs that have been in cold storage
are sold at retail or offered or exposed for sale without a
container, or placed upon a counter or elsewhere, a sign or
placard, having the words "cold storage eggs" plainly and
conspicuously marked upon it, shall be displayed in, upon
or immediately above the said eggs; the intent of this act
being that cold storage eggs sold or offered or exposed for
sale shall be designated in such a manner that the purchaser
478
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 546, 547.
will know that they are cold storage eggs. The display of
the words "cold storage eggs", as required by this act, shall
be in letters not less than one inch in height and shall be
done in such a manner as is approved by the state board of
health. Approved May 20, 1914.
R. L. 21, § 46.
etc., amended.
Chap. 54:6 An Act to authorize the controller of county
ACCOUNTS TO APPOINT A FOURTH DEPUTY CONTROLLER.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section forty-six of chapter twenty-one of
the Revised Laws, as amended by section one of chapter
four hundred and six of the acts of the year nineteen hundred
and twelve, is hereby further amended by striking out the
word "three", in the third line, and inserting in place there-
of the word: — four, — by striking out the word "and", in
the ninth line, and by inserting after the word "dollars",
in the same line, the words: — and of the fourth deputy,
twelve hundred dollars, — so as to read as follows : — Sec-
tion Jf.6. The controller may appoint, with the approval of
the governor and council, and subject to removal with their
consent, four deputy controllers. If the controller is dis-
abled from performing his official duties, or if the office of
controller is vacant, the first deputy shall perform the duties
thereof. The annual salary of the controller shall be twenty-
five hundred dollars, of the first deputy, eighteen hundred
dollars, of the second deputy, fifteen hundred dollars, of the
third deputy, fifteen hundred dollars, and of the fourth
deputy, twelve hundred dollars, payable by the common-
wealth. The controller shall be allowed the actual expenses
of himself and his deputies incurred in travelling in the
performance of official duties.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 20, 1914.
Deputy
controllers of
county
accounts,
appointment,
salaries, etc.
Chap. 547 An Act relative to the salaries of the justice and
CLERK OF THE POLICE COURT OF CHELSEA.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The salary of the justice of the police court
of Chelsea shall be three thousand dollars a year, and of
the clerk eighteen hundred dollars a year.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 20, 1914.
Salary
established.
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 548, 549, 550. 479
An Act to authorize the boston safe deposit and trust (^/^^^p 548
COMPANY TO INCREASE ITS CAPITAL STOCK.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Com- increase of
pany, incorporated by chapter one hundred and fifty-one authorize^d"
of the acts of the year eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, is
hereby authorized to increase its capital stock from time to
time to an amount not exceeding three miUion dollars.
Section 2, This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 20, 1914-
An Act making appropriations for the maintenance of Chav 549
the MASSACHUSETTS HOSPITAL SCHOOL.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
> Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro- Masaachusetts
priated, to be paid for the maintenance of the Massachusetts m°amtenance° '
hospital school, for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth
day of November, nineteen hundred and fourteen, to wit: —
From the receipts of said school now in the treasury of
the commonwealth, the sum of thirty-nine thousand seven
hundred twenty dollars and forty-two cents; and from the
treasury of the commonwealth from the ordinary revenue,
forty-two thousand eight hundred eighteen dollars and fifty-
eight cents.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Ajjproved May 20, 1914-
An Act to incorporate the cummington water com- (jJiQrf 550
PANY.
Be it enacted, etc., as folio ivs:
Section 1. Milton S. Howes, Arthur E. Orcutt, Arlin cummington
V. Stevens and Ralph M. Porter, their associates and sue- Sporated^"^
cessors, are hereby made a corporation by the name of the
Cummington Water Company, for the purpose of supplying
the inhabitants of the town of Cummington or any part
thereof, with water for the extinguishment of fires and for
domestic, manufacturing and other purposes; with all the
powers and privileges and subject to all the duties, restrictions
and liabilities set forth in all general laws now or hereafter
in force applicable to such corporations.
480
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 550.
May acquire
land, water
sources, etc.
May erect
structures, lay
pipes, etc.
Proviso.
May lay and
maintain
aqueducts,
conduits, etc.,
over public and
private ways,
etc.
Description of
lands, etc.,
taken to be
recorded, etc.
Section 2. Said corporation, for the purpose afore-
said, may lease, take or acquire by purchase or otherwise,
and hold the waters of any ponds, brooks or springs within
the limits of said town, and may obtain and take water by
means of driven, bored, artesian or other wells on any land
within the limits of said town, and convey the waters, or
so much thereof as may be necessary, of any underground
water from wells which may be constructed or sunk at any
suitable point for such supply within the limits of said town,
together with any water rights connected therewith, and
also all lands, rights of way and other easements necessary
for holding and preserving such water and for conveying the
same to any part of said town; and may erect on the land
thus taken or held proper dams, buildings, standpipes,
fixtures and other structures, and may make excavations,
procure and operate machinery, and provide such other
means and appliances, and may do such other things, as
may be necessary for the establishment and maintenance
of complete and effective water works: provided, however,
that no source of water supply for domestic purposes or
lands necessary for preserving the quality of such water shall
be acquired under this act without the consent of the state
board of health, and that the situation of all dams, reser-
voirs, wells or other works for collecting or storing water
shall be subject to the approval of said board.
Section 3. Said company, for the purposes aforesaid,
may construct, lay and maintain aqueducts, conduits,
pipes and other works, under or over any land, water courses,
canals, dams, railroads, railways and public or other ways,
and along any highway or other way in the town of Cum-
mington, in such manner as not unnecessarily to obstruct
the same; and for the purpose of constructing, laying, main-
taining and repairing such aqueducts, conduits, pipes and
other works, and for all other purposes of this act said com-
pany may dig up, raise and embank any such lands, high-
ways or other ways in such manner as to cause the least
hindrance to public travel. Said company shall not enter
upon, construct or lay any conduits, pipes or other works
within the location of any railroad corporation, except at
such time and in such manner as it may agree upon with
such corporation, or, in case of failure so to agree, as may
be approved by the public service commission.
Section 4. Said corporation shall, within sixty days
after voting to take any lands, rights of way, water rights,
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 550. 481
water sources or easements as aforesaid, file and cause to be
recorded in the registry of deeds for the county of Hamp-
shire a description thereof sufficiently accurate for identifi-
cation, with a statement of the purpose for which the same
were taken, signed by the president of the corporation.
The recording shall operate as a taking of the real estate and
rights and easements therein described.
Section 5. Said corporation shall pay all damages to Damages.
property sustained by any person, firm or corporation by
the taking of any land, right of way, water, water source,
water right or easement, or by any other thing done by
said corporation under the authority of this act. Any
person, firm or corporation sustaining damages as afore-
said, and failing to agree with said corporation as to the
amount thereof, may have the same assessed and determined
in the manner provided by law in the case of land taken for
the laying out of highways, on application at any time
within two years after the taking of such land or other
property, or the doing of any other injury under authority •
of this act; but no such application shall be made after the
expiration of the said two years. No assessment of damages
shall be made for the taking of any water, Avater right or
water source, or for any injury thereto, and said period of
two years shall not begin to run until the water is actually
withdrawn or diverted under authority of this act. Said
corporation may by vote from time to time determine
what amount or quantity of water it proposes to take under
this act; in which case any damages caused by such taking
shall be based upon the said amoiuit or quantity until the
same shall be increased by vote or otherwise, and in such
event the corporation shall be liable further only for the
additional damages caused by such additional taking.
Section 6. Said corporation may distribute water May distribute
i 1 1 . 1 i J? /^ • X X xl f water, fix rates,
through the town or Cummmgton, or any part thereof, etc.
may regulate the use of the same and may establish and
fix from time to time the rates for the use of water and
collect the same; and may make such contracts with the
said town or with any fire district now or hereafter estab-
lished therein, or with any individual or corporation, to
supply water for the extinguishing of fires or for other pur-
poses, as may be agreed upon.
Section 7. Said corporation may, for the purposes set ^J^ft^fg^^ij
forth in this act, hold real estate not exceeding in value etc.
five thousand dollars, and its capital stock shall not exceed
482
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 550.
Certificate to
be tiled, etc.
Isaue of bonds,
etc.
Amount of
capital stock
and bonds
issued to be
approved by
commissioner
of corporations.
Town may hold
shares of capital
stock, etc.
Proviso.
forty thousand dollars, to be divided into shares of one hun-
dred dollars each.
Section 8. As soon as the capital stock of said com-
pany has been fully paid, a certificate of that fact and of the
manner in which the stock has been paid for and invested,
signed and sworn to by the president, treasurer and at least
a majority of the directors, and approved by the commis-
sioner of corporations, shall be filed in the office of the secre-
tary of the commonwealth. A conveyance to the corpora-
tion of property, real or personal, at a fair valuation, shall
be deemed a sufficient payment for the capital stock to the
extent of the value of such property, if a statement is in-
cluded in the certificate, made, signed and sworn to by its
president, treasurer, and a majority of its directors, giving
a description of such property and the value at which it
was taken in payment, in such detail as the commissioner
of corporations shall require or approve, and endorsed with
his certificate that he is satisfied that the valuation is fair
and reasonable.
Section 9. Said corporation may issue bonds and may
secure the same by a mortgage of its franchise and other
property to an amount not exceeding its capital stock
actually fully paid. The proceeds of all bonds so issued
shall be expended only in the extension of the works of the
company and in payment of expenditures actually made in
the construction of the works, over and above the amount
of the capital stock actually fully paid.
Section 10. Capital stock and bonds hereinbefore au-
thorized shall be issued only in such amounts as may, from
time to time, upon investigation by the commissioner of cor-
porations be deemed by him to be reasonably requisite for
the purposes for which such stock or bonds are authorized.
His decision approving such issue shall specify the respective
amounts of stock and bonds authorized to be issued, and
the purposes to which the proceeds thereof are to be applied.
A certificate setting forth his decision shall be filed in the
office of the secretary of the commonwealth before the
stock or bonds are issued, and the proceeds of such stock
or bonds shall be applied only to the purpose specified in
the decision.
Section 11. The town of Cummington may subscribe
for and hold shares of the capital stock or bonds of said
company to an amount not exceeding in par value five
thousand dollars : provided, that two thirds of the legal voters
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 550. 483
of said town, present and voting by ballot and using the
voting list, at a legal meeting called for the purpose and
held in like manner as the meetings for the choice of mu-
nicipal officers are held therein, vote so to subscribe.
Section 12. In case the town should vote as aforesaid cumm'iLgton
to subscribe for said stock or bonds, the town, for the purpose \^f" L«f°-
• • PIP 1 PI 1 ' • 1914.
of obtaming funds for the payment oi such subscription,
may from time to time issue bonds or notes to an amount
not exceeding five thousand dollars, and the securities so
issued shall not be reckoned in determining the statutory
limit of indebtedness of the town. Such bonds or notes
shall bear on their face the words, Town of Cummington
Water Loan, Act of 1914, and shall be payable by such annual
payments, beginning not more than one year after the date
of each loan, as will extinguish each loan within ten years
after its date. The amount of such annual payment of any
loan in any year shall not be less than the amount of the
principal of such loan payable in any subsequent year. Each
authorized issue of bonds or notes shall constitute a separate
loan. Said bonds or notes shall bear interest at a rate not
exceeding five per cent per annum, payable semi-annually,
and shall be signed by the treasurer of the town, and coun-
tersigned by a majority of the selectmen. The town may
sell the said securities at public or private sale, but they
shall not be sold for less than their par value, and the pro-
ceeds shall be used only for the purposes specified in this
act.
Section 13. Said town shall, at the time of authorizing Payment of
said loan or loans, provide for the payment thereof in ac-
cordance with the provisions of section twelve of this act;
and when a vote to that effect has been passed, a sum which
will be sufficient to pay the interest as it accrues on the
bonds or notes issued as aforesaid by the town, and to make
such payments on the principal as may be required under
the provisions of this act, shall, without further vote, be
assessed by the assessors of the town annually thereafter,
in the same manner in which other taxes are assessed, until
the debt incurred by said loan or loans is extinguished.
Section 14. Whoever wilfully or wantonly corrupts, pol- Penalty for
lutes or diverts any water taken or held under this act, water*,'etc°
or injures any structure, work or other property owned,
held or used by said corporation under authority of this
act, shall forfeit and pay to said corporation three times
the amount of damages assessed therefor, to be recovered
484
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 551.
Town or fire
district may
purchase
property, etc.,
of corporation,
etc.
Act to cease to
be operative,
unless, etc.
in an action of tort; and upon being convicted of any of
the above wilful or wanton acts shall be punished by a fine
not exceeding three hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in
jail for a term not exceeding one year.
Section 15. The town of Cummington, or any fire
district that may hereafter be established therein, shall have
the right at any time during the continuance of the charter
hereby granted to purchase the franchise, corporate prop-
erty and all the rights and privileges of said corporation
at a price which may be agreed upon by said town or fire
district and said corporation; and the said corporation is
authorized to make sale of the same to said town or fire
district. In case the corporation and the town or fire district
are unable to agree as to the compensation to be paid therefor,
the same shall be determined by three commissioners to be
appointed by the supreme judicial court upon application of
either party and notice to the other. The award of the
commissioners or a majority of them, when accepted by
the court, shall be final and binding upon all parties. This
authority to purchase said franchise and property is granted
on condition that the same is assented to by said town or
fire district, by a two thirds vote of the voters of the town
or fire district present and voting thereon at a meeting
called for that purpose, and that all necessary arrangements
shall have been made by special legislation or otherwise to
provide for the payment of the purchase price, the election
of proper town or fire district officers and the carrying out
of other details whereby said transaction may be consum-
mated and the purposes of this act carried out.
Section 16. This act shall cease to be operative four
years after the date of its passage, unless within that period
work hereunder is begun. Approved May 20, 1914-
Chap.551 An Act to regulate the sale of second-hand articles
OF CLOTHING IN THE CITY OF CAMBRIDGE.
Sale of second-
hand clothing,
etc., in city of
Cambridge
regulated.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. No person, firm or corporation shall engage
in or continue the business, in whole or in part, of dealing
in second-hand articles of clothing or other wearing apparel,
mattresses or bedding in the city of Cambridge without a
permit from the board of health of the city. The permits
shall be issued for such time and under such conditions as
the board of health shall determine.
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 552, 553, 554. 485
Section 2. Whoever violates the provisions of this act Penalty.
shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one hundred dol-
lars. Approved May 20, lOlJ^.
An Act to provide for submitting to the voters of (JJku) 552
THE CITY OF FITCHBURG THE ACT RELATIVE TO AN EIGHT-
HOUR DAY FOR CITY AND TOWN EMPLOYEES.
Be it enacted, etc., as ]oJlows:
Chapter eight hundred and twenty-two of the acts of the when chap. 822,
year nineteen hundred and thirteen, being an act to provide shafi be ''^''^'
for a referendum relati\'e to an eight-hour day for city and tot^3"f dty of
town employees, shall be sul)mitted to the voters of the city Fitchburg.
of Fitchburg at the next annual municijDal election, in the
manner prescribed in the said chapter, the said act not having
been submitted to the voters of the said city at the annual
city election in the year nineteen hundred and thirteen.
Approwd May 20, 1914.
An Act relative to proof of contributory negligence rhdy 553
IN actions for the recovery of damages for in-
juries.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Section 1. In all actions, civil or criminal, to recover person injured,
damages for injuries to the person or property or for causing s^m'elTto^l'i^
the death of a person, the person injured or killed shall be d^e"c^re'ete°^
presumed to have been in the exercise of due care, and con-
tributory negligence on his or her part shall be an affirmative
defence to be set up in the answer of, and proved by the
defendant.
Section 2. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent here- Repeal.
with are hereby repealed.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage, Time of taking
but shall apply only to actions or causes of action hereafter '^^'^''*"
accruing. Approved May 21, 1914.
An Act relative to the salaries of watchmen in the (Jhnr) 554
state prison AND THE MASSACHUSETTS REFORMATORY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Watchmen at the state prison and at the salaries of
Massachusetts reformatory who have been in said service rstabi2h"d.
for less than one year shall receive an annual salary of
486 Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 555, 556.
eight hundred dollars; watchmen who have been in said
service for more than one year and less than three years
shall receive an annual salary of one thousand dollars;
watchmen who have been in said service for three years
and less than five years shall receive an annual salary of
twelve hundred dollars. Turnkeys and watchmen who
have been in said service for five or more years shall re-
ceive an annual salary of fourteen hundred dollars.
Repeal. SECTION 2. So mucli of scctious nineteen and twenty-
seven of chapter two hundred and twenty-three of the
Revised Laws, of chapter four hundred and thirty of the
acts of the year nineteen hundred and ten, and of chapter
five hundred and forty-two of the acts of the year nine-
teen hundred and eleven as is inconsistent herewith is
hereby repealed.
t^k"ng°lHect. Section 3. The said salaries shall be allowed from the
first day of January, nineteen hundred and fifteen.
Approved May 21, 1914.
Chap.555 An Act to provide for w^idening and deepening the
CHANNEL IN THE MYSTIC RIVER.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
iTchZlTo^ Section 1. The directors of the port of Boston are
^^horized"'^ hereby authorized and directed to extend, deepen and
improve the present channel in the Mystic river from a
point opposite Island End river to a point near Waterman's
Proviso. wharf, so-called: yrotided, that the directors are satisfied
that the owners or lessees of the said wharf will build a
terminal of proper proportions and capacity for use by
ocean going steamers. For this purpose a sum not exceed-
ing seventy-five thousand dollars may be expended from the
loan provided by section seventeen of chapter seven hundred
and forty-eight of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
eleven.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 21, 191 4.
Chap. 55Q An Act relative to the maintenance of public high
SCHOOLS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
^uitndh}^' Section two of chapter forty-two of the Revised Laws
is hereby amended by inserting after the word "shall", in
the third line, the words : — unless specifically exempted
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 557. 487
by the board of education and under conditions to be defined
by it, — and by strilving out the words " and in such addi-
tional studies as may be required for the general purpose of
training and culture, as well as for the purpose of preparing
pupils for admission to state normal schools, technical
schools and colleges", following the words "high school",
in the eighth line, and inserting in place thereof the follow-
ing:— Any high school maintained by a town required to
belong to a superintendency union shall be maintained in
accordance with standards of organization, equipment and
instruction approved from time to time by the board of
education, — so as to read as follows : — Section 2. Every Maintenance of
city and every town containing, according to the latest cities and
census, state or national, five hundred families or house-
holders, shall, unless specifically exempted by the board of
education and under conditions to be defined by it, and
any other town may, maintain a high school, adequately
equipped, which shall be kept by a principal and such as-
sistants as may be needed, of competent ability and good
morals, who shall give instruction in such subjects designated
in the preceding section as the school committee consider
expedient to be taught in the high school. Any high schoc^l
maintained by a town required to belong to a superintend-
ency union shall be maintained in accordance with standards
of organization, equipment and instruction approved from
time to time by the board of education. One or more courses
of study, at least four years in length, shall be maintained
in each such high school and it shall be kept open for the
benefit of all the inhabitants of the city or town for at least
forty weeks, exclusive of vacations, in each year. A town
may cause instruction to be given in a portion only of the
foregoing requirements if it makes adequate provision for
instruction in the others in the high school of another city
or town. Approved May 22, 191 4.
An Act relative to the providing of medical and QJiap.^^J
SURGICAL chests IN FACTORIES AND MACHINE SHOPS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter five hundred and fourteen of the acts of the year 1909, 514, § 104,
nineteen hundred and nine is hereby amended by striking '*™^°/ ■
out section one hundred and four and inserting in place
thereof the following new section: — Section 104- Every Medical and
/. , . , • i> J 1 • surgical chests
person, farm or corporation operating a factory or shop in to be provided
488 Acts, 1914. — Chap. 558.
for employees which machinery is used for any manufacturing or other
and mercantile purposc cxccpt for elcvators, or for heating or hoisting ap-
is men a. pj^^p^j^^^jg^ shall at all times keep and maintain, free of expense
to the employees, such medical or surgical chest, or both, as
shall be required by the state board of labor and industries,
and containing plasters, bandages, absorbent cotton, gauze,
and all other necessary medicines, instruments and other
appliances for the treatment of persons injured or taken ill
upon the premises, and every person, firm or corporation
carrying on a business in a mercantile establishment in
which twenty or more women or minors are employed, shall
in like manner provide such medical and surgical chest as
Penalty. ^]^g statc board of labor and industries may require. A
person, firm or corporation violating anj^ provision of this
section shall be punished by a fine of not less than five
dollars nor more than five hundred dollars for every week
during which such violation continues.
Ajjjyroved May 22, 1914.
Chap.558 An Act relative to the commitment of dipsomaniacs,
INEBRIATES OR PERSONS ADDICTED TO THE INTEMPERATE
USE OF NARCOTICS AND STIMULANTS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
imended.^^'^' SECTION 1. Scction fifty of chapter five hundred and
four of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and nine is
hereby amended bj^ inserting after the word "twenty-
nine", in the second line, the words: ^ and the justices of
the municipal court of the city of Boston, — and by striking
out in the second and sixth lines, the word " Foxborough ",
and inserting in place thereof in each instance the word: —
STpTiSL. Norfolk, — so as to read as follows: — Section 50. Any of
*'*"• the judges named in section twenty-nine and the justices
of the immicipal court of the city of Boston may commit
to the Norfolk state hospital, the McLean Hospital, or to a
private licensed hospital or house, any male, or to any
hospital or licensed receptacle for the insane, public or pri-
vate, except the Norfolk state hospital, any female, who is
subject to dipsomania or inebriety either in public or private,
or who is so addicted to the intemperate use of narcotics
or stimulants as to have lost the power of self control; but
no such commitment shall be made until satisfactory evidence
is presented to the judge by whom the proceedings for
commitment are heard that such person is not of bad repute
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 559, 5G0. 489
or of bad character apart from such habits of intemperance.
The magistrate who receives the appHcation for such com-
mitment shall examine on oath the apphcant and all other
witnesses, shall reduce the application to writing and cause
it to be subscribed and sworn to by the applicant. He shall
cause a summons and copy of the application to be served
upon such person in the manr.er provided by section twenty-
five of chapter two hinidred and seventeen of the Revised
Laws. Such person shall be entitled to a hearing, unless
after receiving said summons he shall in writing waive a
hearing; and in that case the magistrate may issue an order
for his immediate commitment to said hospital Avithout such
hearing if he is of the opinion that such person is a proper
subject for its treatment and custody. The commitment
may be made forthwith, if the examining physician certifies
the case to be one of emergency. A person committed as
aforesaid may be detained for two years from tlie date of his
commitment and no longer.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 22, 1914.
An Act to PROvroE for clerical assistance for the ^j rrq
REGISTER OF PROBATE AND INSOLVENCY FOR THE COUNTY ^*
OF BARNSTABLE.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The register of probate and insolvency clerical
for the county of Barnstable, from and after the first day agister oV°
of April in the year nineteen hundred and fourteen, shall R''**'^'^\, ,
1 II 1 !• • 1 1 1 1 11 11 Barnstable
be allowed a sum not exceeding six hundred dollars annually county,
for clerical assistance actually performed, to be paid out of
the treasury of the commonwealth upon the certificate of
the judge of probate and insolvency for said county.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 22, 1914-
ChapMO
An Act making appropriations for the salaries and
expenses of the state board of labor and in-
dustries.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro- Appropriations,
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth ^abo^r and^
from the ordinary revenue, for the salaries and expenses >n<i"stne3.
490
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 561.
Members.
Commissioner
and deputies.
Inspectors, etc.
Secretaries,
clerlis, etc.
Travelling
e.xpenses, etc.
Rent of office,
etc.
Postage,
stationery, etc.
of the state board of labor and industries, for the fiscal year
ending on November thirtieth, nineteen hundred and four-
teen, for the following purposes, to wit : —
For the salaries of the members of the board, a sum not
exceeding fifty-five hundred dollars.
For the salaries of the commissioner and deputy commis-
sioners, a sum not exceeding ten thousand five hundred
dollars.
For the salaries of inspectors and investigators, a sum not
exceeding forty thousand dollars.
For the salaries of secretaries, stenographers and clerks,
a sum not exceeding fourteen thousand six hundred dollars.
For travelling expenses of members of the board, officers,
inspectors and investigators, a sum not exceeding twelve
thousand five hundred dollars.
For rent and care of office, a sum not exceeding nine
thousand dollars.
For postage, stationery, office supplies and printing, in-
cluding printing the annual report, a sum not exceeding
eighteen thousand four hundred and sixty dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Ajjproved May 22, 1914.
Chap. 561 An Act making appropriations for the expenses of
THE INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT BOARD AND THE STATE BOARD
OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIES, SITTING JOINTLY.
Be it enacted, etc., as JoUoics:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro-
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth
from the ordinary revenue, for the expenses of the industrial
accident board and the state board of labor and industries,
sitting jointly, during the fiscal year ending November
thirtieth, nineteen hundred and fourteen, to wit: —
For salaries and expenses of expert assistants, a sum not
exceeding six thousand dollars.
For printing, postage and contingent expenses, a sum
not exceeding seventeen hundred fifty dollars.
For travelling expenses of the board and experts, a sum
not exceeding twelve hundred fifty dollars.
For clerical services, a sum not exceeding one thousand
dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 22, 1914.
Appropriations,
industrial
accident
board and
board of labor
and industries,
sitting jointly.
Expert
assistants.
Contingent
expenses.
Travelling
expenses.
Clerical
services.
I
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 562, 563. 491
An Act to confirm the laying out of public ways in (Jhav 562
THE town of LEOMINSTER.
Be it enacted, etc., as joUoics:
Section 1. The location and laying out of all highways Laying out of
and other ways heretofore laid out by any municipal au- town'or''^'' '"
thority of the town of Leominster are hereby legalized and coXmed"
confirmed, notwithstanding any failure to file a description
and plan thereof for record in the registry of deeds for the
county or district in which the land lies, as is required by
section ninety-seven of chapter forty-eight of the Revised
Laws.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage, Not to affect
but shall not affect any suit or other proceedings at law procee'dinga.
now pending. Approved May 22, 1914-
C hap. 56o
An Act relative to the taxation of legacies and
successions.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section twentv-five of chapter five hundred J907. 563, § 25,
•• r^ etc., aniended.
and sixty-three of the acts of the year nineteen hundred
and seven, codified as section twenty-fi^•e of Part IV of chap-
ter four hundred and ninety of the acts of the year nineteen
hundred and nine, is hereby amended by inserting after
the word "made", in the fifth line the words: — or intended
to take effect in possession or enjoyment after the death of
the grantor when such death occurred, — so as to read as
follows : — Section 2d. This part shall not apply to estates Not to apply
of persons deceased prior to the date when chapter five '" <='^'^*'*'" ''*^''^-
hundred and sixty-three of the acts of the year nineteen
hundred and seven took effect, nor to property passing by
deed, grant, sale or gift made or intended to take effect
in possession or enjoyment after the death of the grantor
when such death occurred prior to said date; but said
estates and property shall remain subject to the provisions
of law in force prior to the passage of said chapter.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 22, 1914.
492 Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 5G4, 565, 566.
Chap.5Q4: An Act making an additional appropriation for the
PAYMENT OF INTEREST ON THE DIRECT DEBT OF THE COM-
MONWEALTH.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
paymen't'*oi-°°' Section 1. A Slim iiot exceeclliig one hundred and
direefdeTt thirteen thousand dollars is hereby appropriated; to be paid
01 the com- out of the treasury of the commonwealth from the ordinary
revenue, for the payment of interest on the direct debt, as
provided by section one of chapter two. Article XI, of
the constitution of Massachusetts, the same being the esti-
mate of the treasurer and receiver general.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 22, 1914-
Chap.565 An Act making additional appropriations for certain
serial bonds.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloics:
pa^y%Xt 0/°"^* Section 1. The following sums are hereby appropriated,
bounds" ^'^"^' ^^ ^^ P'"^^^ ^^^ ^^ ^^^^ treasury of the commonwealth from the
ordinary revenue, to provide for the payment of certain
serial bonds due the present year, in addition to the sums
heretofore appropriated, to wit: —
For the Prisons and Hospitals, due November first, nine-
teen hundred and fourteen, thirty-seven thousand nine hun-
dred thirty dollars and twenty-seven cents.
For Soldiers' Gratuity, due August first, nineteen hundred
and fourteen, twenty-nine thousand one hundred twenty-
nine dollars and twenty-four cents.
For State Highway, due October first, nineteen hundred
and fourteen, fifty thousand seven hundred sixty-eight dol-
lars and twenty-eight cents.
For State House Construction, due October first, nineteen
hundred and fourteen, eighty-four hundred eighteen dollars
and forty-six cents.
Section 2. This act shall take efl'ect upon its passage.
Approved May 22, 1914.
Chap. 566 An Act to prohibit the locking of doors of buildings
in which operatives are employed.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Amended. ^ ^^' Chapter five hundred and fourteen of the acts of the year
nineteen hundred and nine is hereby amended by striking
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 567, 568. 493
out section ninety-three and inserting in place thereof the
following new section: — Section 93. No outside or inside Doors not to be
doors of any building in which operatives are employed shall houra'o'f'iabor.
be so locked, bolted or otherwise fastened during the hours
of labor as to prevent free egress. Any person having Penalty.
charge of any such building or of any room thereof, any exit
door of which shall l)e found to be so locked, bolted or other-
wise fastened during the hours of labor as to prevent free
egress, shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty-
five dollars nor more than five hundred dollars or by im-
prisonment for not more than one year, or by both such fine
and imprisonment. Approved May 22, 1914-
An Act relative to the receiving of deposits by in- (JJiQr) 567
SOLVENT BANKS OR BANKERS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Any officer of any trust company, savings or co-operative Penalty for
bank or institution for savings, or any individual banker de^'poli'tfb"'
wdio receives or permits the receipt of, and any employee who b"a^nks!etc.
receives, any deposit knowing that such company, bank, in-
stitution, or banker is insolvent, shall be punished by im-
prisonment for not more than three years, or by a fine of
not more than five thousand dollars, or by both such fine
and imprisonment. Approved May 22, 1914-
An xA.ct rel.\tive to the retirement system of the nhnyj 5fiQ
EMPLOYEES OF THE COMMONWEALTH. '
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section one of chapter five hundred and i^'^- 532, § i,
thirty-tw^o of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
eleven, as amended by section one of chapter three hundred
and sixty-three of the acts of the 3'ear nineteen hundred and
twelve, is hereby further amended by striking out the words
"one year", in the fourth line of paragraph (/), and inserting
in place thereof the words : — two years, — and by adding
at the end of said paragraph the words : — and engineers and
inspectors in the intermittent service of the commonwealth
shall not lose the benefit of the continuity of service in the
intervals between employments, and, for the purpose of
computation, cumulative credit shall be given them for all
periods of employment in the service of the commonwealth,
as shown by the records of the civil service commission, —
494
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 569, 570.
Repeal.
Term defined, so that said paragraph will read as follows : ^ (/) The
words "continuous service" mean uninterrupted employ-
ment, with these exceptions: a lay-off on account of illness
or reduction of force, and a leave of absence, suspension or
dismissal followed by reinstatement within two years. As
to appointees of the sergeant-at-arms the interval between
sessions of the general court shall not be considered as break-
ing the continuity of service, and engineers and inspectors in
tlie intermittent service of the commonwealth shall not lose
the benefit of continuity of service in the intervals between
employments, and, for the purpose of computation, cumu-
lative credit shall be given them for all periods of employment
in the service of the commonwealth, as shown by the records
of the civil service commission.
Section 2. So much of any act as is inconsistent here-
with is hereby repealed.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 22, 101 4.
Chap. 569 An Act relative to the taking of land for municipal
PURPOSES IN THE CITY OF BOSTON.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. All takings of land for any municipal purpose
by the board of street commissioners of the city of Boston
in the name of the city recorded in the registry of deeds for
the county of Suffolk subsequent to the eleventh day of June
in the year nineteen hundred and nine are hereby authorized,
ratified and confirmed.
Section 2. The time within which any person may file
a petition in the office of the clerk of the superior court for
the county of Suffolk for a jury to determine the damages
arising from any taking of land by the board of street com-
missioners, as set forth in section one of this act, is hereby
extended for two years from the date of its passage.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 22, 1914-
Chap. 570 An Act to prevent evasion of the law in relation to
the use of the flag of the united states or that of
massachusetts.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section five of chapter two hundred and six of the Re-
vised Laws, as amended by chapter four hundred and sixty-
Takings of land
for municipal
purposes in city
of Boston
confirmed.
Time for filing
petition for a
jury to
determine
damages
extended.
R. L. 206, 5 5,
etc., amended.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 571. 495
four of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and thirteen,
is hereby further amended by inserting after the word
"thereon", in the twentieth hne, the words: — Words,
figures, advertisements or designs attached to, or directly or
inchrectly connected with, the flag or any representation
thereof in such manner that the flag or its representation is
used to attract attention to or advertise such words, figures,
advertisements or designs, shaH for the purposes of this
act be deemed to be upon the flag, — so as to read as fol-
lows:— Section 5. Whoever publicly mutilates, tramples Penalty for
upon, defaces or treats contemptuously the flag of the United
States or of INlassachusetts, whether such flag is public or
private property, or whoever displays such flag or any repre-
sentation thereof upon which are words, figures, adver-
tisements or designs, or who shall in this commonwealth
expose to public view, manufacture, sell, expose for sale,
give away or have in possession for sale or to give away or
for use for any purpose, any article or substance, being an
article of merchandise or a receptacle of merchandise or
articles upon which shall be attached through a wrapping or
otherwise, engraved or printed in any manner, a representa-
tion of the United States flag, shall be punished by a fine of
not less than ten nor more than one hundred dollars; but a
flag which belongs to a grand army post, to a camp of the
legion of Spanish war veterans or which is the property of or
is used in the service of the United States or of this common-
wealth may have the names of battles and the name and
number of the organization to which such flag belongs in-
scribed thereon. Words, figures, advertisements or designs
attached to, or directly or indirectly connected with, the
flag or any representation thereof in such manner that
the flag or its representation is used to attract attention to
or advertise such words, figures, advertisements or designs,
shall for the purposes of this act be deemed to be upon the
flag. Trial justices shall have jurisdiction of violations of the Trial justices
provisions of this section. Approved May 22, 1014- jCrisdlcUon.
An Act to authorize the board of prison commissioners Chap.571
TO DELEGATE CERTAIN AUTHORITY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The board of prison commissioners may Board of prison
11, ...|. i*i*i J. u commissioners
delegate to its chairman, and in his absence to any member may delegate
of the board, or to a deputy commissioner, the authority to aiiti^rity to
sign requisitions, returns of income and schedules of receipts
its chairman,
etc.
496 Acts, 1914. — Chap. 572.
and expenditures, emanating from the office of the com-
missioners or from the prisons under the jurisdiction of the
board; certificates authorizing the purchase of goods that
cannot be suppHed from the prisons, for use in or by other
institutions; orders for tlie removal or return of prisoners
requiring medical or surgical treatment, and orders for the
transfer of prisoners to and from the prison camp and hos-
pital.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 22, 1914.
Chap. 572 An Act to authorize the town of rockport to con-
struct A TOWN K\NDING AND PIER AND TO DREDGE A
channel.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
liockpOTtmay Section 1. The towu of Rockport is hereby authorized
rpubUc'^"'* ^°^ ^^ acquire by purchase or to take by right of eminent do-
landing, etc. main land upon the westerly shore of Long cove, so-called,
in said town, for a public landing place, and to construct a
town pier or landing thereon and to dredge a channel and
to construct approaches thereto, all of the said acts being
subject to the approval of the board of harbor and land
commissioners.
ate^i^neyfet'c. SECTION 2. Said towu is hereby authorized to appro-
priate such sums of money as may be necessary to carry
out the provisions of this act, and, from time to time there-
after, such sums as may be necessary for the maintenance
of the said pier or landing,
ml^e miesMd Section 3. The selcctmeu of the said town are hereby
regulations, etc. autliorizcd to make rules and regulations governing the use
and maintenance of the said pier or landing,
land tekln°to^ Section 4. The town may vote to take land for the
be recorded, etc. purposc aforcsaid at any annual town meeting, or at any
special town meeting called for the purpose, but no such
taking shall be valid until approved by the board of harbor
and land commissioners. The selectmen of said town shall,
within sixty days after any such taking, file in the regis-
try of deeds for the southern district of Essex county a
description of the land so taken, sufficiently accurate for
identification, with a statement of the purpose for which
the land is taken, which description and statement shall be
signed by a majority of the selectmen, and also a certificate
of approval of the site signed by a majority of the board of
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 573. 497
harbor and land commissioners as above provided. Title to
the land so taken shall vest in the town of Rockport from the
date of such filing.
Section 5. The town shall pay all damages to property Damages.
sustained by any person or corporation by the taking of
any land, right of way or other property under authority
of this act. Any person or corporation entitled to damages
as aforesaid, and failing to agree with the town as to the
amount thereof, may have the same assessed and determined
in the manner provided by law in the case of land taken for
the laying out of highways, by making application at any
time within the period of two years after the taking of such
land or other property.
Section 6. This act shall take effect upon its acceptance Time of taking
by said town at any annual town meeting held within two ^ ®''*'
years after the passage of this act.
Approved May 22, 1914-
An Act to authorize the district attorney for the (^Jku) 573
northern district to appoint a deputy district
attorney.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The district attorney for the northern dis- Deputy district
trict may, if in his opinion the interests of the common- northern d'is-***"
wealth so require, with the approval of the chief justice of ment.Ttc!""'^
the superior court, appoint a deputy district attorney in
addition to the assistant district attorneys provided for by
law. Said district attorney may at his pleasure remove a
deputy district attorney appointed under the provisions of
this act. The compensation of the deputy district attorney
shall be fixed by the district attorney, with the approval of
the chief justice of the superior court, and shall be paid out
of the treasury of the commonwealth.
Section 2. Said district attorney may, if in his opinion Employment
the interests of the commonwealth require, employ such stenographers,
person or persons for the purpose of clerical or stenographic °^'
work as may be approved by any justice of the superior
court. Said district attorney may at his pleasure remove
any person appointed under the provisions of this section.
The compensation of any person so appointed shall be fixed
by the district attorney with the approval of the chief
justice of the superior court, and shall be paid out of the
treasury of the county of Middlesex.
498 Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 574, 575, 576.
Repeal. SECTION 3. All acts aiid parts of acts inconsistent here-
with are hereby repealed.
Section 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Apyroved May 22, 191 1^.
Chap.bl^i An Act to authorize the maintenance of a fire alarm
TELEGRAPH STATION IN THE PARK KNOWN AS NEWTON
HILL IN THE CITY OF WORCESTER.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
WOTce°3termay Section 1. Tlic city of Worccstcr is hereby authorized
construct a fire ^q coustruct and maintain a fire alarm telegraph station,
alarm station . I'li- i i
in certain park, togctlicr With couduits and wircs leading thereto and passage-
ways to and around the same, in the park known as Newton
Hill in said city, and upon such site as is approved by order
of the city council, with the approval of the mayor.
blTeTOrded^*° Section 2. Tlic city shall cause the plans of the site
appropriated under the provisions of section one to be re-
corded in Worcester district registry of deeds within sixty
days after the approval of the said order.
Jff^t.°^ **''*°^ Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its acceptance
by the city council of the city of Worcester, with the approval
of the mayor. Approved May 22, 1914-
Chap.575 An Act to increase the number of annual reports of
THE MEDFIELD STATE HOSPITAL.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
^mendel^' SECTION 1. Scctiou scvcu of chapter nine of the Rcviscd
Laws is hereby amended by striking out after the word
"Medfield", in the one hundred and thirty-eighth line, the
words "insane asylum, fifteen hundred", and inserting in
place thereof the words: — state hospital, two thousand, —
so that the clause will read as follows : — and of the Medfield
state hospital, two thousand copies.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 22, 1914-
Chap.57() An Act rel,\tive to auditors appointed by courts in
civil actions.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
bedircoTtinueci Section 1. No actiou at law shall be discontinued,
after being pjor shall the plaintiff" in any such action become non-suit
referred to p i • i ii i i i- i
auditor, after the action shall have been reierred to an auditor and
except, etc.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 576. 499
hearings before such auditor have been begun, except with
the written consent of the defendant or in the discretion of
the court.
Section 2. Section fifty-five of chapter one hundred ^^ded.' ^ '^^'
and sixty-five of the Revised Laws is hereby amended by
striking out all after the word "court", in the sixth Hue,
and inserting in place thereof the following: — The auditor's
findings of fact shall be prima facie evidence upon such
matters only as are embraced in the order; but the court
at the trial shall exclude any finding of fact which appears
in the report to be based upon an erroneous opinion of law,
or upon evidence which is inadmissible. Whenever the
auditor makes a ruling as to the admissibility of evidence
and objection is taken thereto he shall, if requested so to do,
make a statement of such ruling in his report. The auditor
shall not make any finding of fact which depends upon the
decision of a question of law, unless he makes alternative
findings or states in his report the view of the law upon
which his finding dei)ends, together with such subsidiary
facts as will enable the court to pass upon the question, —
so as to read as follows : — Section 55. When a civil action Auditors.
is at issue, the supreme judicial court or the superior court, in findings, etc'
its discretion, and a i)olice, district or municipal court, if
both parties assent thereto in writing, may appoint one or
more auditors to hear the parties, examine their vouchers
and evidence, state accounts and report upon such matters
therein as may be ordered by the court. The auditor's
findings of fact shall be prima facie evidence upon such
matters only as are embraced in the order; but the court
at the trial shall exclude any finding of fact which appears
in the report to be based upon an erroneous opinion of law,
or upon evidence which is inadmissible. Whenever the
auditor makes a ruling as to the admissibility of evidence
and objection is taken thereto he shall, if requested so to
do, make a statement of such ruling in his report. The
auditor shall not make any finding of fact which depends
upon the decision of a question of law, unless he makes
alternative findings or states in his report the view of the
law upon which his finding depends, together with such
subsidiary facts as will enable the court to pass upon the
question.
Section 3. Section fifty-seven of said chapter one R. l. les. § 57,
hundred and sixty-five is hereby amended by adding at the
end thereof the following : — If either party neglects to
500
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 576.
Notice to
parties.
R. L. 165, § 59,
amended.
Hearings before
auditors.
R. L. 1G5,
amended.
Reports of
auditors,
masters, etc.
Cases to which
this act shall
apply.
appear at the time appointed for such hearing, or at any
adjournment thereof, without just cause, or if at any such
hearing either party refuses to produce in good faith the
testimony reUed on by him, the auditor or auditors may
close the hearings and make a report recommending that
judgment be entered for the adverse party. -Judgment
shall be entered accordingly at the first judgment day after
the expiration of ten days from the filing of the report,
unless the court, for good cause shown, otherwise orders, —
so as to read as follows: — Section 57. The auditors shall
give notice to the parties of the time and place appointed
for their meeting, and may adjourn from time to time as
may be necessary. If there is more than one auditor, all
shall meet and hear the cause, but a report may be made
by a majority. If either party neglects to appear at the
time appointed for such hearing, or at any adjournment
thereof, without just cause, or if at any such hearing either
party refuses to produce in good faith the testimony relied
on by him, the auditor or auditors may close the hearings
and make a report recommending that judgment be entered
for the adverse party. Judgment shall be entered accord-
ingly at the first judgment day after the expiration of ten
days from the filing of the report, unless the court, for good
cause shown, otherwise orders.
Section 4. Section fifty-nine of said chapter one hun-
dred and sixty-five is hereby amended by striking out the
last sentence, so as to read as follows: — Section 59. The
court in which a cause is pending may, upon application of
either party, appoint a day certain for the hearing thereof
before the auditor. The hearing shall be had upon the day
appointed, and shall proceed, unless the parties otherwise
agree or the auditor otherwise orders, from day to day until
the conclusion thereof.
Section 5. Section sixty-one of said chapter one hun-
dred and sixty-five is hereby amended by striking out the
word "further", in the fourth line, so as to read as follows: —
Section 61. Auditors, masters in chancery and special
masters shall file their final report in the office of the clerk
of the court by which they are appointed within ninety
days after the hearing before them has been closed or within
such time as the court may allow, and, in default thereof,
shall not be entitled to any fees.
Section 6. This act shall apply to all cases hereafter
referred to auditors. Approved May 22, 1914-
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 577, 578. 501
An Act to increase the facilities of the district nhr,^ 577
POLICE FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF LAW AND PREVENTION
OF CRIME IN THE WATERS OF THE COMMONWEALTH.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The chief of the district police is hereby Purchase of
authorized to expend, under the direction of the governor dhTtricTpolLe^
and council, a sum not exceeding twelve thousand dollars, men't'ontw
to purchase and maintain a boat to be used in the enforce- authorized.
ment of law and the prevention of crime in the waters of
the commonwealth.
Section 2. The governor is hereby authorized to ap- Appoint-
point one additional member of the district police who oTadiutionai
shall be employed as a detective in the detective department dltecti^ve"^
of the district police and who may be detailed for duty in <jf panment of
the enforcement of law and the prevention of crime in the
waters of the commonwealth. His term of office, salary,
powers and duties shall be the same as those provided by
hiw for the district police. The said appointment may be
made without giving to veterans the preference required
by sections twenty-one and twenty-two of chapter nineteen
of the Revised Laws.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
A jy proved May 22, 10 1 4.
An Act to authorize the town of concord to make an (JJiq^t) 57^
additional water loan.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The town of Concord, for the purposes Town of
mentioned in chapter one hundred and eighty-eight of the LoanrAcro/'^'^
acts of the year eighteen hundred and seventy-two and in '^^^'
acts in amendment thereof or in addition thereto, may
from time to time borrow money and issue bonds or notes
therefor to an amount not exceeding fifty thousand dollars,
in addition to the amount already authorized by law. Such
bonds or notes shall bear on their face the words, Town of
Concord Water Loan, Act of 1914, shall be payable by
such annual payments, beginning not more than one year
after the respective dates thereof, as will extinguish each
loan within thirty years from its date; and the amount of
such annual payment in any year shall not be less than
the amount of the principal of the loan payable in any sub-
sequent year. Each authorized issue of bonds or notes shall
502 Acts, 1914. — Chap. 579.
constitute a separate loan. The said bonds or notes shall
bear interest at a rate not exceeding four and one half per
cent per annum, payable semi-annually, and shall be signed
by the treasurer of the town and countersigned by the
water and sewer commissioners. The town may sell the
said securities at public or private sale, upon such terms
and conditions as it may deem proper, but they shall not
be sold for less than their par value.
oti^T*' Section 2. The town shall, at the time of authorizing
said loan or loans, provide for the payment thereof in accord-
ance with section one of this act, and when a vote to that
effect has been passed, a sum which, with the income derived
from water rates, will be sufficient to pay the annual ex-
pense of operating its water works and the interest as it
accrues on the bonds or notes issued as aforesaid by the
town, and to make such payments on the principal as may
be required under the provisions of this act, shall, without
further vote, be assessed by the assessors of the town an-
nually thereafter, in the same manner in which other taxes
are assessed, until the debt incurred by said loan or loans is
extinguished.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Apj^roved May 22, 1914.
Chap. 57 9 An Act to authorize the taking of land for the
PURPOSES OF THE STATE NORMAL SCHOOL AT FRAMING-
HAM.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
w'^tor ^^^ ' °^ Section 1. The board of education may take, or acquire
purposes of jjy pvircliasc or gift, for and in the name of the common-
school at^ wealth, certain land in the town of Framingham for the
purposes of the state normal school, and may so take, or
acquire by gift or purchase, any and all rights and ease-
ments of every name and nature in the land held by the
commonwealth for the purposes of said school! Said board
may also, with the approval of the governor and council,
grant in the name of the commonwealth such rights of
way through the land held by the commonwealth for the
use of the said school as said board may deem proper. For
the purposes aforesaid the board may expend a sum not
exceeding one thousand dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 23, 1914-
Framingham
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 580, 581. 503
An Act relative to the issuance of employment rjh„2) 580
CERTIFICATES TO CHILDREN.
Be it enacted, etc., as foJloirs:
Section 1. The third paragraph of section fifty-nine of etc^' amended
chapter five hundred and fourteen of the acts of the year
nineteen hundred and nine, as amended by section seventeen
of chapter seven hundred and seventy-nine of the acts of the
year nineteen hundred and thirteen, is hereby further amended
by adding at the end of said paragraph the words: — and
provided, further, that the superintendent of schools shall
have authority to suspend this requirement in any case
when, in his opinion, the interests of the child will best be
served by such suspension, — so that said third paragraph
will read as follows: — No such school record shall be issued ^'^^'^^ records,
or accepted unless the child has regularly attended the public
schools or other lawfully approved schools for not less than
one hundred and thirty days after becoming thirteen years of
age: [jrovided, however, that the school record may be accepted P''°v'^o^-
in the case of a person who has been an attendant at a
public day school or other lawfully approved school for a
period of not less than seven years, if in the opinion of said
superintendent such person is mentally incapable of acquiring
the educational qualifications herein prescribed; and j^^o-
vided, further, that the superintendent of schools shall have
authority to suspend this requirement in any case when, in
his opinion, the interests of the child will best be served by
such suspension.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
( The foregoing was laid before the governor on the eighteenth
day of May, 1914, fi^^d after five days it had "the force of a
law", as 2^1'escribed by the constitution, as it was not returned
by him with his objections thereto within that time.)
An Act to authorize the county of hampden to Chav-^81
ACQUIRE LAND AND TO PROCURE PLANS AND ESTII\L\TES
of the probable COST OF CONSTRUCTION OF TRAINING
SCHOOL BUILDINGS IN SAID COUNTY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The county commissioners of the county of fommi^,ioner9
Hampden are hereby authorized to take or acquire by pur- poJ^t^mlT"
chase or otherwise such land in a suitable situation in the acquire land
504
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 581.
for training
school purposes,
etc.
Description of
land taken to
be recorded, etc.
May borrow
money, issue
notes, etc.
Payment
of loan.
county as they may deem necessary or convenient for main-
taining a county training school, as required by law; to
investigate different sites; to make surveys and to procure
plans and specifications for the erection of suitable training
school buildings on the land so acquired; and to procure
estimates of the probable cost of construction of the said
buildings. The county commissioners shall, within sixty
days after taking any land, file and cause to be recorded in
the registry of deeds for the county of Hampden a descrip-
tion of the land, sufficiently accurate for identification, with
a statement of the purpose for which the same was taken,
signed by them. Upon such filing title to the land so taken
shall vest in the county in fee. The county shall pay all
damages sastained by any person by reason of the taking of
land as aforesaid; and the damages shall be determined in
the manner provided by law in the case of land taken for
laying out highways.
Section 2. For the purpose of acquiring a site for said
school buildings and of procuring plans therefor and estimates
of the probable cost of con.struction, the county commis-
sioners of the county of Hampden are hereby authorized to
borrow on the crerlit of the county a sum not exceeding
fifteen thousand dollars and to issue the bonds or notes of
the county therefor. Such bonds or notes shall be payable
within two years from their date of issue, shall bear interest
at a rate not exceeding five per cent per annum, payable
semi-annually; and they shall be signed by the treasurer
of the county and countersigned by a majority of the comity
commissioners. The county may sell the said securities at
public or private sale, upon such terms and conditions as
the county commissioners may deem proper, but they shall
not be sold for less than their par value, and the proceeds
shall be used oiily for the purposes herein specified. The
county commissioners, at the time of authorizing the said
loan, shall provide for the payment thereof in accordance
with the provisions of this section; and a sum sufficient
to pay the interest as it accrues on the bonds or notes issued
as aforesaid by the county, and to pay the principal when it
becomes due, shall be levied as a part of the county tax of
the county of Hampden annually thereafter, in the same
manner in which other county taxes are levied, until the debt
incurred by said loan is extinguished.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 29, 1914.
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 582, 583. 505
An Act relative to refunds and annuities in the state (^/^^^ 5^2
employees' retirement association.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The paragraph headed "A. Refunds. — 1911. 532. §6,
(a)" of section six of chapter five hundred and thirty- two of
the acts of the year nineteen hundred and eleven, is hereby
amended by striking out the last two words and inserting in
place thereof the words : — such interest as shall have been
earned thereon, — so as to read as follows: — A. Refunds. Annuity and
— (a) Should a member of the association cease to be an em- •"^"'^'"'^
ployee of the commonwealth for any cause other than death
before becoming entitled to a pension, there shall be refunded »
to him all the money paid in by him under section five,
(2) A, with such interest as shall have been earned thereon.
Section 2. The paragraph headed "R. Annuities from i9n,532, §6,
Employees^ Deposits" of section six of said chapter five hun- ■ <i™en e
dred and thirty-two is hereby amended by striking out the
words "regular interest", in the ninth line, and inserting in
place thereof the words: — such interest as shall have been
earned on such deposits, — so as to read as follows: — B.
Annuities from Employees^ Deposits. — Any member who Annuities from
reaches the age of sixtv' years and has been in the continuous depoStr"
service of the commonwealth for fifteen years immediately
preceding, and then or thereafter retires or is retired, any
member who retires or is retired at the age of seventy years,
and any member who is retired for the good of the service
under the provisions of section three, (5), shall receive an
annuity to which the sum of his deposits under section five,
(2), with such interest as shall have been earned on such
deposits, shall entitle him, according to the tables adopted
by the board of retirement, in one of the following forms : —
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 29, 1914.
An Act relative to the location of hospitals.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section thirty-seven of chapter seventy- Repeal
five of the Revised Laws, which provides that no hospital
shall be established within one hundred rods of an inhabited
dwelling house situated in an adjoining city or town, without
the consent of such city or town, is hereby repealed.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 29, 1914.
Chap.583
506
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 584, 585.
Chap. 584 An Act making appropriations for the compensation
AND EXPENSES OF THE b6aRD OF COMMISSIONERS ON FISH-
ERIES AND GAME.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro-
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth
from the ordinary revenue, for the board of commissioners on
fisheries and game, for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth
day of November, nineteen hundred and fourteen, to wit: —
For compensation of the commissioners, a sum not exceed-
ing sixty-one hundred and thirty dollars.
For travelling and incidental office expenses, including
printing and binding the annual report, a sum not exceeding
sixty -five hundred dollars.
For clerical services, a sum not exceeding fifty-five hundred
and twenty dollars'.
For enforcement of the laws relating to fisheries and game,
including salaries and expenses of deputies, forty-seven
thousand dollars.
For stocking great ponds with food fish, a sum not exceed-
ing five hundred dollars.
For the establishment of fish hatcheries, as authorized by
chapter six of the resolves of the year nineteen hundred and
twelve, a sum not exceeding eight thousand dollars.
For the maintenance of fish hatcheries, the propagation of
food and game fish, and for the purchase of lobsters with
eggs attached, a sum not exceeding thirty-four thousand
nine hundred and sixty-five dollars. ♦
For the establishment of bird and game preserves and
for the maintenance of game farms for the protection and
propagation of wild birds and quadrupeds, a sum not exceed-
ing twenty-three thousand two hundred dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 29, 1914.
Appropriations,
com m issioners
on fisheries
and game.
Commissioners,
compensation.
Travelling and
incidental
expenses.
Clerical
services.
Enforcement
of laws, etc.
Stocking
great ponds.
Establishment
of fish
hatcheries.
Propagation
of food and
game fish, etc.
Establishment
of bird and
game preserves,
etc.
Chap. 585 An Act to regulate the operation of motor vehicles
IN the town of NANTUCKET.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Section 1. It shall be unlawful to operate automobiles
or motor vehicles of any kind on any highway, state high-
way or towuway in the town of Nantucket.
Operation of
motor vehicles
in town of
Nantucket
prohibited.
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 586, 587. 507
Section 2. Whoever unlawfully operates an automobile Penalty.
or motor vehicle contrary to the provisions of this act shall
be punished by a fine of not less than ten nor more than one
hundred dollars.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its acceptance Time of taking
by a majority of the voters of Nantucket present and voting
thereon by ballot at an annual or special town meeting duly
called for the purpose. Approved May 29, 1914-
An Act to authorize the appointment of honorary Chap. 586
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS OF THE
CITY OF SPRINGFIELD.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The ma\'or, with the approval of the city Honorary
council, may appoint such a number of persons and for wdTf'^i^xrk
such terms of office as the council may determine, as hon- ofSprlngfieM!
orary members of the board of park commissioners of the appointment,
city of Springfield. Such honorary members shall serve
without compensation and shall have no duties or powers
except that the Vjoard of park commissioners may require
their advice concerning the public parks of the city.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 29, 1914.
An Act relative to state and military aid and to the ^j rorr
BURIAL OF INDIGENT SOLDIERS AND SAILORS. ^ '
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The commissioner of state aid and pensions, Commissioner
appointed under the provisions of chapter one hundred and and*^*^'*''^
ninety-two of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
two, shall perform the duties required of him under the laws
relative to state and military aid. He shall investigate,
so far as the interests of the commonwealth may require,
all payments for state and military aid under the provisions
of this act. He shall be a state agent for the settlement of
pensions, bounty and back pay claims of citizens of this
commonw^ealth against the government of the United States,
shall be allowed his travelling expenses when it is necessary
for him to visit the city of Washington, and may expend
for such purposes and for all other expenses necessary to
the proper performance of his duties such sums as the general
pensions,
duties, etc.
508
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 587.
Deputy
comniisaioner.
Salaries.
Clerks, agents,
etc.
Cities or towns
may pay state
and military
aid, etc.
court may appropriate. He shall furnish information,
prepare papers and expedite the adjudication of claims, and
assist claimants in proving their cases, and shall keep a
record of the work done in his office and make an annual
report thereof to the general court. The deputy com-
missioner appointed under the provisions of said chapter one
hundred and ninety-two shall be subject to the direction and
control of the commissioner. In case the commissioner is
temporarily absent or unable from any cause to perform the
duties of his office, the deputy shall perform the duties of
the commissioner until such absence or disability ceases.
The commissioner shall receive an annual salary of twenty-
seven hundred dollars, and the deputy commissioner shall
receive an annual salary of twenty-three hundred dollars,
and each shall devote his whole time to the duties of his
office. The commissioner may appoint a chief clerk at a
salary of fifteen hundred dollars a year, one agent at a salary
of fourteen hundred dollars a year, one agent at a salary of
thirteen hundred dollars a year, one agent at a salary of
eleven hundred dollars a year, one special agent at a salary
of nine hundred dollars a year, one clerk at a salary of twelve
hundred dollars a year, one clerk at a salary of one thousand
dollars a year, and two clerks each at a salary of not more
than one thousand dollars a year.
Section 2. A city or town may raise money, and, under
the direction of the mayor and aldermen or officers or board
having the powers of mayor and aldermen, or selectmen, or,
in Boston, subject to the order of the city council, as to the
amounts to be paid to beneficiaries, but under the direction
of the soldiers' relief commissioner, pay state or military aid
to, or expend it for, any worthy person, subject to the follow-
ing conditions.
Payment of
state aid.
First Class.
STATE AID.
Section 3. A recipient of state aid shall have a resi-
dence, and shall actually reside, in the city or town from
which such aid is received, shall not receive aid from any
other city or town in the commonwealth nor from any other
state, shall be in such needy circumstances as to require
public assistance, and shall belong to one of the following
classes : —
First Class, Invalid pensioners of the United States who
served in the army or navy of the United States 'to the
credit of this commonwealth either in the civil war, between
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 587. 509
the nineteenth clay of April in the year eighteen hundred and
sixty-one and the first day of September in the year eighteen
hundred and sixty-five, or in the war with Spain, which for
the purposes of this act is defined as having begun on the
fifteenth day of February in the year eighteen hundred and
ninety-eight, and as having ended on the twelfth day of
August in said year; or who served in the said army or navy
in the military organizations of this commonwealth known
as three months' men, ninety days' men, or one hundred
days' men, mustered into the service of the United States
in April, May, June or July in the year eighteen hundred
and sixty-one, or in April, May, July or August in the year
eighteen hundred and sixty-four; or who, having their resi-
dence and actually residing in this commonwealth at the
time of their enlistment, either served to the credit of any
other state in said army or na\^y, between the nineteenth
day of April in the year eighteen hundred and sixty-one
and the eighteenth day of March in the year eighteen hun-
dred and sixty-two, or served in said army or navy, having
been mustered into the service of the United States, at
some time between the first day of May and the first day
of October in the year eighteen hundred and sixty-two,
while having a residence and actually living in this com-
monwealth and while a member of one of the organiza-
tions of the volunteer militia known as the Boston cadets,
the Salem cadets, the eighth battery of light artillery, or
company B of the seventh regiment of infantry; or who
served in said navy, being one of the persons included in the
list of officers, sailors and marines, prepared by the adjutant
general in accorflance with chapter fifteen of the resolves of
the year eighteen hundred and seventy-five and chapter
eight of the resolves of the year eighteen hundred and eighty,
having been appointed or mustered into and having served
in the said naval service of the United States while an actual
resident of this commonwealth ; or who served in the regular
army or navy of the United States either in the civil war or
in the war with Spain, having been appointed or having en-
listed in said army while a citizen of this commonwealth,
having a residence and actually residing therein: provided, Proviso,
that the said pensioners were honorably discharged from
their said service in the army or navy and from all appoint-
ments and enlistments therein, and are so far disabled by
such service as to prevent them from following their usual
occupations.
510
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 587.
Second Class.
Proviso.
Third Class.
Fourth Class.
Second Class, Dependent relatives of soldiers or sailors
who served in the manner and under the limitations de-
scribed for the service of said invalid pensioners, and who,
if they did not continue in the service of the United States
awaiting discharge upon the official proclamation ending
the war with Spain, or did not die in the service above defined
for invalid pensioners, were honorably discharged therefrom,
as follows : — The wives and widowed mothers of such
invalid pensioners who served in the civil war, and the
widows and widowed mothers of soldiers or sailors dying in
such service or after their honorable discharge therefrom,
and the widows, children and widowed mothers of soldiers or
sailors who served in the war with Spain, dying in such service
or dying after their honorable discharge therefrom of wounds
or disease incurred in such service, or dying while in receipt
of a pension of the United States and the state aid of this
commonwealth, and the wives, children and widowed mothers
of such invalid pensioners who served in the war with Spain.-
Such children shall not be more than fourteen years of age,
and shall have been born prior to their father's discharge
from said service and prior to the date of said proclamation.
There shall also be included in this class the crippled or other-
wise helpless children, whether minors or adults, of soldiers or
sailors who served in either of the said wars: provided, that
such children are in receipt of a pension from the United
States.
Third Class, Dependent wives, widows and widowed
mothers of soldiers or sailors who served in either of said
wars in the manner required of said invalid pensioners, who
appear on the rolls of their regiments or companies in the
office of the adjutant general to be missing or to have been
captured by the enemy, and who were not exchanged and
have not returned from captivity, and whom the city or
town officers granting such aid have good reason to believe
to be alive, and the dependent children of such soldiers
and sailors who would be entitled to receive aid in the second
class if their fathers had been invalid pensioners because of
service in the war with Spain.
Fourth Class, Recipients of state aid as dependent fathers
or mothers prior to the eleventh day of April in the year
eighteen hundred and sixty-seven who were precluded from
its receipt thereafter by the provisions of chapter one hun-
dred and thirty-six of the acts of the year eighteen hundred
and sixty-seven; also fathers or mothers, the fathers being
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 587. 511
living, of soldiers or sailors who served in the war with Spain,
in the manner and under the limitations described for the
service of said invalid pensioners and who died in such service,
if such parents were receiving aid on the eighteenth day of
]\lay in the year eighteen hundred and ninety-nine. No
aid shall be granted to persons in this class unless in each
case the mayor and aldermen or officers or board having the
powers of mayor and aldermen, selectmen or, in Boston,
the soldiers' relief commissioner, are satisfied, on evidence
first reported to the commissioner of state aid and satisfactory
to him, that justice and necessity require a continuance of
the aid to prevent actual suffering.
Fifth Class, Women who served not less than three months Fifth ciass.
as nurses in the army hospitals of the United States between
the nineteenth day of April in the year eighteen hundred
and sixty-one and the first day of September in the year
eighteen hundred and sixty-five, or who served not less
than three months as nurses in the army or navy hospitals
of the United States between the fifteenth day of February
in the year eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, and the
twelfth day of April in the year eighteen hundred and ninety-
nine, and who for three consecutive years next prior to the
date of application for aid, shall have been actually resident
in this commonwealth, and who shall not be in receipt of an
annuity from this commonwealth; if the municipal au-
thorities are satisfied, on evidence first reported to and found
satisfactory by the commissioner of state aid, that the service
was actually rendered and that justice and necessity re-
quire the granting of aid. The amount of such aid and its
duration shall be determined by the commissioner of state
aid.
Section 4. A wife of a discharged soldier or sailor Restrictions as
shall not be held to belong to any of the foregoing classes wiektw!*"^
nor receive state aid unless, if the service of the soldier or
sailor was in the war with Spain, she was married to him
l)efore his final discharge from such service, and, if his
widow, before the eleventh day of April in the year nineteen
hundred and five, and if his service was in the civil war unless
she was, if his wife, married to him prior to his final discharge
from such service, and, if his widow, prior to the twenty-
seventh day of June in the year eighteen hundred and ninety.
The words "pensioner", "soldier", and "sailor", as used in Terms defined.
this act, shall be held to include a commissioned officer, and
the word "sailor" shall be held to include a marine.
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Classification of
beneficiaries.
Limit of
amounts
payable.
Applications
for state aid.
Section 5. Of the persons to or for whom state aid is
paid under any special act or resolve, designating them by
name, and passed after the first day of June in the year
eighteen hundred and seventy-nine, or to or for whom
state aid was then being paid under any special act or resolve
then repealed, all soldiers and sailors shall be held to belong
to the first class, and all dependent relatives of soldiers and
sailors to the second class of section three, notwithstanding
the limitations of such classes; and state aid may be paid
to or for such persons in the same manner and with the same
limitations as it is paid to or for other persons of their re-
spective classes; but no aid shall be paid to or for any person
under the provisions of this section contrary to any limitation
or condition of the original special act or resolve authorizing
state aid to be paid to or for him.
Section 6. No state aid shall be paid to or for a person
of the first class of section three exceeding in any one month
three fourths of the monthly amount of his pension, nor
exceeding six dollars in any one month ; or to or for a person
of the second, third, fourth or fifth class of said section ex-
ceeding six dollars in any one month; and no more than
twelve dollars shall be paid to or for all dependent relatives of
any one soldier or sailor in any one month. State aid shall
not be paid to or for any soldier or sailor on account of service
in the war with Spain, or to his dependent relatives, unless
he enlisted or was appointed in the service of the United
States after the fourteenth day of February and prior to the
twelfth day of August in the year eighteen hundred and
ninety-eight; but it may be allowed to or for volunteers
mustered into the service of the United States in Massa-
chusetts regiments after said twelfth day of August but
prior to the first day of January, eighteen hundred and
ninety-nine, who shall otherwise be qualified to receive the
same, and to or for their dependent relatives.
Section 7. Applicants for state aid shall, before any
payment thereof to them, state in writing under oath the
name, age and residence of the person for whom such aid is
sought, his relation to the person who rendered the service
entitling the applicant to aid, the company, regiment or
vessel in or to which the officer, soldier or sailor enlisted or
was appointed and in which he last served; the date and
place of such enlistment, if known; the duration of such
service and the reason upon which the claim for aid is founded ;
and shall furnish such official certificates of record, evidence
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 587. 513
of enlistment, service and discharge as may be required.
The original papers in each case shall be filed with the com-
missioner of state aid, who shall from time to time provide
each city and town with blank forms for the use of appli-
cants for aid.
Section 8. Said commissioner shall determine all con- commissioner
. "l^j. ' ^^ ] • I'x Ij. to determine all
troversies between invahd pensioners and city and town au- controversies.
thorities relative to claims for state aid. He may refuse to ^^°-
decide on the necessity of the claimants for aid, but if he
shall determine that the claimant is entitled thereto he may
authorize its payment to him monthly for not more than
one year, under such limitations as he may impose. An Appeal to
appeal may be taken from his determination to the gov- TOun™'^*'*
ernor and council, whose decision shall be final.
MILITARY AID.
Section 9. The recipient of military aid shall belong to Military aid.
and have the qualifications of one of the four following
classes : —
First Class, Each person of the first class shall have his First Class.
settlement in the city or town aiding him; shall have served
as a soldier, sailor, marine or commissioned officer in the
manner and under the limitations prescribed in the first
class of section three; shall have been honorably discharged
from such United States service and from all appointments
and enlistments therein; shall be poor and indigent and,
by reason of sickness or other physical disability, in such
need as would entitle him to relief under the pauper laws;
shall not be, directly or indirectly, in the receipt of any
other state or military aid, or of any pension for services
rendered or disabilities incurred either in the civil war or in
the war with Spain; and shall not, under the laws of the
United States or under the rules governing any national
soldiers' or sailors' home, be entitled to admission thereto,
and his disability must have arisen from causes independent
of his military or naval service aforesaid; but the mayor
and aldermen, or officers or board having the powers of
mayor and aldermen, selectmen, or, in Boston, the soldiers'
relief commissioner, if satisfied, upon evidence first sub-
mitted to and found satisfactory by the commissioner of
state aid, that justice and necessity require such aid to
prevent actual suffering, may grant it to an applicant for
a pension while his application is pending, or to an un-
514
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Second Class.
Third Class.
Fourth Class.
Order required
for payment
of military aid.
Receipt of
military aid not
compulsory.
married applicant for a pension who cannot obtain assistance
at a national soldiers' or sailors' home.
Second Class, Each person of the second class shall have
his settlement in the city or town aiding him, and shall be
an invalid pensioner entitled to receive state aid whose
pension and state aid are inadequate for his relief, and who
would otherwise receive relief under the pauper laws.
Third Class, Each person of the third class shall have all
the qualifications of persons of the first class, except settle-
ment; and he shall have been a continuous resident of this
commonwealth during the three years last preceding his
receipt of military aid, and he shall be a resident of the
city or town aiding him.
Fourth Class, Each person of the fourth class shall have
all the qualifications of persons of the second class, except
settlement; and he shall have been a continuous resident
of this commomvealth during the three years last preceding
his receipt of military aid, and he shall be a resident of the
city or town aiding him.
Section 10. A city or town shall not render military
aid to a person of the third or fourth class until it has
furnished to the commissioner of state aid such evidence as
may be required that he is entitled to receive aid, and has
received from said commissioner an order fixing the maximmn
amount which may be paid a month, and the period during
which aid may be allowed, and stating such other conditions
as the commissioner may impose relative to such aid. Such
order may be revoked or modified by the commissioner by
giving written notice to the city or town which procures it.
Section 11. No person shall be compelled to receive
military aid without his consent. No person shall receive
military aid on account of his service in the war with Spain
unless he was enlisted or appointed in the service of the United
States aforesaid after the fourteenth day of February in the
year eighteen hundred and ninety-eight and prior to the
twelfth day of August in said year; but military aid may be
allowed to or for volunteers mustered into the service of the
United States in Massachusetts regiments after said twelfth
day of August but prior to the first day of January in the
year eighteen hundred and ninety-nine, who shall otherwise
be qualified to receive the same. No person shall be com-
pelled to receive military aid in an almshouse or other public
institution, unless his physical or mental condition requires
it or unless he so elects; and, except in such case, it shall be
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 587. 515
paid to or expended for those persons only who live sepa-
rate from persons receiving support as paupers. The mayor
and aldermen, selectmen, soldiers' relief commissioner or the
commissioner of state aid may require a person to whom
military aid is granted to pay over his pension to them to
be expended for his relief before he shall receive such aid.
GENERAL PROVISIONS.
Section 12. No person shall at the same time receive Receipt of aid
both state and military aid. '""'**' '
Section 13. State and military aid shall be paid to or Application
applied solely for the benefit of the person for whom it is in- °^ *"^
tended, and only so much shall be paid to or for him as may
be necessary to afford him reasonable relief or support. It Not to be paid
shall not be paid to or for any person who is able to support persona.
himself, who is in receipt of income or who owns property
sufficient for his support, nor to an amount in excess of
such amount as is necessary, in addition to his income and
property, for his personal relief or support, nor to or for
any soldier, sailor, pensioner, dependent relative or nurse if
the necessity therefor is caused by the voluntary idleness
or continuous vicious or intemperate habits of the soldier,
sailor or pensioner on whose account such aid is sought, nor
to or for any person who has been dishonorably discharged
from any national soldiers' or sailors' home or from the
Soldiers' Home in this commonwealth, unless the commis-
sioner of state aid, after a hearing, shall otherwise determine.
State aid shall not be subject to the trustee process, and no
assignment thereof shall be valid. No back state aid shall
be paid, nor shall state aid be paid to or for any person con-
victed of crime unless the municipal authorities and the
commissioner of state aid otherwise determine, nor shall state
or military aid be paid if the pensioner, soldier or sailor de-
serted from the service of the United States either in the war
of the rebellion or in the war with Spain or is wilfully absent
from his family and neglects to render them such assistance
as he is able to give.
Section 14. The full amount expended for state or Returns and
•I', 'IT. -J. X j^i e A.-I reimbursement.
military aid by any city or town, the names oi the persons
aided and the classes to which they severally belong, the
amounts paid to or for each person, the reasons therefor, the
names of the persons on account of whose services the aid
was granted, the names, if any, of the companies, regiments
or vessels in which they respectively enlisted, or to which
516 Acts, 1914. — Chap. 587.
they were appointed, and in which they last served, and the
relationship of each person who was aided to the soldier or
sailor on account of whose services the aid was granted, and
such other details as the commissioner of state aid may re-
quire, shall, within the first ten days of the month following
the month in which the expenditure was made, be certified,
under oath, by the mayor, treasurer and city clerk of any
city or a majority of the selectmen of any town disbursing
the same, to said commissioner on blank forms to be pro-
vided by, and in a manner approved by said commissioner.
The commissioner shall examine the certificates thereof and
allow and endorse thereon such amounts as in his judgment
have been paid and reported according to the provisions of
this act, and shall transmit the certificates to the auditor.
Said commissioner may decide upon the necessity of the
amount paid in each case, and may allow any part thereof
which he may deem proper and lawful and which, in cases of
payment to or for persons of the third or fourth class entitled
to receive military aid, he shall also find to have been made
according to his orders; but he shall allow and endorse the
amounts which he has specifically authorized to be paid
under and according to his decisions authorized and pro-
vided for by section eight of this act. The whole of the
amounts legally paid as aforesaid and so allowed for state
aid, and all payments to or for persons of the third or fourth
class entitled to military aid, and one half of all payments
made to persons of the first or second class entitled to military
aid, but none of the expenses attending the payment of state
or military aid, shall be reimbursed by the commonwealth
to the several cities and towns on or before the tenth day of
November in the year after such expenditure.
oFdaimf''"' Section 15. The commissioner may, with the consent
of the governor, appoint as occasion may require, one or
more disinterested persons who shall investigate any claims
against the commonwealth for state or military aid, may
examine any persons to or for whom such aid has been paid,
investigate the reasons therefor and all matters relating to
the granting of such aid, and shall report their doings to the
commissioner. The reasonable expenses of the commis-
sioner, and the expenses and compensation of any such dis-
interested person, approved by said commissioner, and
allowed by the governor and council, shall be paid by the
commonwealth. Municipal authorities who grant state or
military aid shall from time to time after its original allowance
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 587. 517
make such Investigations of the necessities and qualifica-
tions of the person aitled as to prevent any payment thereof
contrary to the provisions of this act.
Section 16. The provisions of the preceding sections Limitation of
of this act and of special acts or resolves now or hereafter p'"°^''"°'*^-
authorizing the payment of state or military aid to persons
therein named, unless expiring by limitation of their own pro-
visions, or unless otherwise provided, shall continue in force
until the first day of January in the year nineteen hundred
and twenty, but such provisions as relate to the settlement of
accounts for aid rendered by cities or towns previous to said
date and to the reimbursement thereof shall continue in
force for one year after said date.
BURIAL OF INDIGENT SOLDIERS, ETC.
Section 17. The mayor of each city and the selectmen of ^urmi argent,
each town or, in Boston, the sokliers' relief commissioner,
shall designate a burial agent, who shall not be one of the
overseers of the poor or be employed by them, and who shall,
under regulations established by the commissioner of state
aid, cause properly to be interred the body of any honorably
discharged soldier, sailor or marine who served in the army
or navy of the United States during the war of the rebellion,
or during the war between the United States and Spain after
the fourteenth day of February and prior to the twelfth
day of August in the year eighteen hundred and ninety-eight,
and the body of his wife, widow or dependent mother, and
the bodies of such army nurses as are entitled to state aid
under section three of this act, if they die without sufficient
means to defray funeral expenses; but no wife or widow of
any soldier, sailor or marine of the civil war shall be entitled
to the benefits of this section unless she was married to him
prior to the twenty-seventh day of June in the year eighteen
hundred and ninety, and no wife or widow of any soldier,
sailor or marine of the Spanish war unless she Avas married
to him prior to the first day of January in the year nineteen
hundred and one. If an interment has taken place without
the knowledge of the burial agent, application may be made
to him within thirty days after the date of the death, and if
upon investigation he shall find that the deceased was within
the provisions of this section and the rules of the commissioner
of state aid, he may certify the same as provided in the
following section.
518
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 588.
Limit of
expense, etc.
Reimburae-
ment.
Time of taking
effect. .
Section 18. The expense of such burial shall not exceed
fifty dollars, two dollars of which shall be paid as compensa-
tion to the burial agent who caused the interment to be made;
but if the total expense of the burial, by whomsoever in-
curred, shall exceed the sum of one hundred dollars, no
payment therefor shall be made by the commonwealth. The
burial shall not be made in any cemetery or burial ground
which is used exclusively for the burial of the pauper dead,
or in any part so used of any cemetery or burial ground.
Relatives of the deceased who are unable to bear the expense
of burial may be allowed to conduct the funeral. The full
amount so expended, the name of the deceased soldier, sailor
or marine, the regiment, company or vessel in which he
served, the date of death, place of interment, and in case of
a wife or widow the name of the husband and date of marriage,
and such other details as the commissioner of state aid may
require, shall be certified under oath to him, in such manner
as he may approve, by the burial agent and the treasurer of
the city or town expending the amount, within ninety days
after the burial; and said commissioner shall endorse upon
the certificate his allowance of such amounts as in his judg-
ment have been paid and reported according to the provisions
of this act, and shall transmit such certificate to the auditor.
The amounts legally paid and so allowed, with no expense
for disbursement, shall be reimbursed by the commonwealth
to the several cities and towns on or before the tenth day of
November in the year after the expenditures have been made.
Section 19. This act shall take effect on the first day
of July in the year nineteen hundred and fourteen, but so
far as its provisions are the same as those of existing laws
they shall be construed as a continuation thereof.
Approved May 29, 1914.
Chap.588 An Act to authorize the appointment of peter j.
KELLEY TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF SOM-
ERVILLE.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Section 1. The mayor of the city of Somerville, subject
to confirmation by the board of aldermen, is authorized to
appoint Peter J. Kelley a member of the fire department of
that city, without civil service examination.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 29, 1914.
Peter J. Kelley
may be
appointed a
member of fire
department of
Somerville.
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 589, 590, 591. 519
An Act to establish the salary of the secretary of (JJiqj) 5^9
THE commonwealth.
Be it enacted, etc., as foUoics:
Section 1. Beginning with the fiscal year, the secretary Saiary
of the commonwealth shall receive an annual salary of six *''*^^ '''' " •
thousand dollars, and the expense of procuring the bonds
which the secretary is required to give shall be paid by the
commonwealth.
Section 2. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent here- Repeal.
with are hereby repealed.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 21), 1914-
An Act relative to the maintenance of public even-
ing schools.
ChapMO
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Chapter fortv-two of the Revised Laws is herebv amended R ^ ,■*'-; § "•
, ... ' . ■, , . . . / , p amended.
by strikmg out section eleven and msertmg ni place tnereor
the following new section: — Section 11. Any town may, Pubiic evening
and every city or town in which there are issued during the ^*^*'°°'^
year from September first to August thirty-first certificates
authorizing the employment of twenty or more persons who
do not possess the educational qualifications enumerated in
section one of chapter forty-four of the Revised Laws, as
amended, shall maintain during the following school year
an evening school or schools for the instruction of persons
over fourteen years of age in orthography, reading, writing,
the English language and grammar, geography, arithmetic,
industrial drawing, both free hand and mechanical, the
history of the United States, physiology and hygiene and
good behavior. Such other subjects may be taught in such
schools as the school committee considers expedient.
Approved May 29, 1914.
An Act to revive the charter of the old colony (Jji^p 59 X
THEATRE, INC.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter two hundred and forty-four of the charter
acts of the year nineteen hundred and fourteen, in so far as
it applies to or affects the Old Colony Theatre, Inc., is hereby
repealed; and all conveyances to and acts done by the said
520 Acts, 1914. — Chap. 592.
company since the passage of the said chapter shall have
the same force and effect as if the said chapter had not been
passed. The charter, organization and acts of the said
company shall remain of the same force and effect which
they had at the time of the passage of said act.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 29, 1914.
Chap.592 An Act to amend the charter of the city of chelsea.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Jl".' j^^o. Part Section 1. Section sixteen of Part II of chapter six
amended. liundrcd and eighty of the acts of the year nineteen hundred
and eleven is hereby amended by striking out the words
" On the first day, not being Sunday or a legal holiday, follow-
ing the expiration of the time for filing the above described
statements and petitions, the city clerk", in the first, second
and third lines, and inserting in place thereof the following: —
The city clerk, within one week following the expiration
of the time for filing the above described statements and
Names of pctitious, — SO as to Tcad as follows: — Section 16. The
candidates to be ., i, ',^ • ^ e ^^ • ^i 'j- pj^i
published. City clcrk, withui one week tollowmg the expiration oi the
time for filing the above described statements and peti-
tions, shall cause to be published in one or more newspapers
published in the city the names and residences of the candi-
dates for nomination who have duly filed the above men-
tioned statements and petitions, and the offices and terms
for which they are candidates for nomination, as they are to
appear on the official ballots to be used at the preliminary
election for nominations. The city clerk shall thereupon
prepare the ballots to be used at the preliminary election
for nominations and shall cause them to be printed, and the
ballots so prepared shall l)e the official ballots and the only
ballots used at such preliminary election for nominations.
They shall be headed as follows : —
official preliminary ballot.
preUminary Candidates for Nomination for Mayor, Alderman and
ballot. School Committee of the City of Chelsea. At a Preliminary
Election for Nominations Held on the Day
of , in the Year Nineteen Hundred and
.^ (The heading shall be varied in accordance with the
ofiices for which nominations are to be made.)
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 592. 521
Section 2. Section thirty-four of Part II of said chapter 1911, 6so, Part
six hundred and eighty is hereby amended by striking out amended.
the words "highest number", in the fifteenth line, and in-
serting in place thereof the word : — majority, — so as to
read as follows: — Section 34. On the first Monday in Organization
January at eight o'clock in the evening, the mayor-elect, emmenT^"
aldermen and aldermen-elect shall meet and the mayor-elect
and aldermen-elect shall be sworn to the faithful discharge of
their duties. The oath may be administered by any justice
of the peace, and a certificate that the oath has been taken
shall be entered on the journal of the board of aldermen.
At any time thereafter the oath may be administered, in
the presence of the board of aldermen, to the mayor or to
any alderman absent from the meeting on the first IMonday
in January, or not elected prior thereto. After the aldermen
or a majority of them have been sworn, they shall assemble
and elect from their number a president of the board in the
manner provided in section seven of chapter twenty -six of
the Revised Laws. The memlier ha^'ing the majority of
votes shall be deemed and declared to be elected. The city
clerk shall call the board to order and shall designate the
senior member elect who shall preside until a president is
chosen.
Section 3. Section fifty-one of Part II of said chapter \m. eso, Part
six hundred and eighty is hereby amended by inserting after amende'd.
the word "buildings", in the seventh line, the words:- — a
board of health consisting of three persons, one of whom shall
be a phvsician, — so as to read as follows: — Section 51. Appointment
The mayor shall appoint, subject to the approval of the officers, etc
board of aldermen, a chief of police, a city engineer, who shall
be superintendent of streets and sewers, who shall have the
powers of surveyors of highways and all the powers of road
commissioners not herein otherwise conferred; a chief engi-
neer of the fire department; a superintendent of public build-
ings; a board of health consisting of three persons, one of
whom shall be a physician, and a superintendent of fire alarms.
Every administrative officer so appointed shall, unless sooner
removed, hold office until his successor is appointed and
qualified. Any officer so appointed under this section may
be removed by the mayor, for such cause as he shall deem
sufficient and shall assign in writing in his order of removal,
and the removal shall take eftect upon the filing of the order
in the office of the city clerk and the service of a copy of
such order upon the officer removed either personally or
522
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 592.
1911, 680, Part
II, § 57, etc.,
amended.
Administrative
officers,
election, etc.
1911, 680, Part
II, § 58.
amended.
at his last or usual place of residence. The city clerk shall
keep such order on file and subject to public inspection.
Section 4. Section fifty-seven of Part II of said chap-
ter six hundred and eighty, as amended by section one of
chapter five hundred and eighty-three of the acts of the year
nineteen hundred and thirteen, is hereby further amended
by striking out the word "appoint", in the first line, and
inserting in place thereof the word : — elect, — by striking
out the word "herein", in the fourth line, and inserting
in place thereof the words : — in this act, — by inserting
after the word "ward ", in the fifteenth line, the words: —
who shall perform such duties as the board of assessors
may prescribe, — and by striking out the words " to be ap-
pointed by the mayor and confirmed by the board of alder-
men", in the seventeenth and eighteenth lines, so as to read
as follows : — Section 57. The board of aldermen shall elect,
may remove and shall fix the salary, if any, of all adminis-
trative officers of the city, except as is otherwise provided
in this act. There shall be the following administrative
officers, who shall perform the duties by law prescribed for
them, respectively, and such further duties, not inconsistent
with the nature of their respective offices and with general
laws, as the board of aldermen may prescribe: a city clerk;
a city treasurer, who may be collector of taxes; a city auditor;
a city solicitor; a city messenger; a city physician; a city
engineer, who shall be superintendent of streets and sewers,
and who shall have the powers of surveyors of highways and
all the powers of road commissioners not herein otherwise
conferred; a board of assessors, consisting of three persons;
five assistant assessors, one from each ward, who shall per-
form such duties as the board of assessors may prescribe; a
water commissioner; a board of park commissioners, consist-
ing of five persons; a board of registrars of voters, consisting
of three persons; a board of trustees of the public library,
consisting of six persons; a board of trustees of the soldiers'
burial lot, consisting of three persons; a board of commis-
sioners of sinking funds, consisting of three persons; a board
of overseers of the poor, consisting of three persons; a board
of health, consisting of three persons, one of whom shall be
a physician; a superintendent of public buildings, who shall
be inspector of buildings; a superintendent of fire alarms, who
shall be inspector of wires; a clerk of committees; a chief
of police; a chief engineer of the fire department.
Section 5. Section fifty-eight of Part II of said chapter
six hundred and eighty is hereby amended by inserting after
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 593, 594. 523
the words "witness fees", in the sixth Hne, the words: — and
dosr Hcense fees, — so as to read as follows: — Section 58. Administrative
All administrative officers shall be sworn by the mayor or sworn, etc
city clerk to the faithful discharge of their respective duties,
and certificates of their oaths shall be made and kept in the
office of the city clerk; and all such boards and other officers
shall keep a record of their official transactions. All fees,
except witness fees and dog license fees, received by any
administrative officers shall be paid into the city treasury.
The terms of all administrative officers, except the citj'^
clerk, shall begin on the first ]\Ionday of JNIarch.
Section 6. Section three of this act shall be submitted ^™ng°effeot.
to the voters of the said city at the annual city election in
the current year in the form of the following question, to
be placed on the official ballot: "Shall the board of health
in this city, consisting of three persons, one of whom shall
be a physician, hereafter be appointed by the mayor of the
city with the approval of the aldermen?" If a majority of
the voters voting on this question vote in the affirmative the
said section shall take effect; otherwise it shall not take
effect. The remainder of this act shall take effect upon its
passage for the purposes of the next municipal year.
A J) proved May 20, 101 4.
An Act to authorize the harvard medical school of (Jjidp 593
CHINA, incorporated, TO CONFER DEGREES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The Harvard Medical School of China, Harvard
Incorporated, which was organized under the general laws scLoofof
in May, in the year nineteen hundred and eleven, is hereby in^c'orporated,
authorized to grant such honors, degrees and diplomas as ^^^■y onfe''
<=• . degrees.
are granted by the Harvard Medical School or by Harvard
University in respect to graduates of the Harvard Medical
School.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved May 20, IOI4.
Chap.594:
An Act relative to the detaining of persons for
breaking and entering places in which poultry are
confined.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Whoever, with intent to commit larceny. Detention of
breaks or enters, or enters in the night without breaking any Sn^i^uUy
524
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 595.
1907, 550, § 36,
amended.
w^hlrl^^ouitrr l^uildiiig OF cnclosure wherein are kept or confined any kind
are kept. Qf poultry, may be detained or kept in custody in a con-
venient place by the owner of the poultry, or by his agent
or employee, for not more than twenty-four hours, Sunday
excepted, until a complaint can be made against him for the
offence and he be taken upon a warrant issued upon such
complaint.
Penalty. SECTION 2. Whocvcr is convicted of such trespassing or
breaking or entering shall be punished by a fine of not more
than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment in the house of
correction for not more than two years.
{The foregoing teas laid before the governor on the twenty-
fifth day of May, 1914, «"^ ^/'^^ fi'^^ f^^Z/-^ ^i had " the force of
a law", as prescribed by the constiiidion, as it was not returned
by him vrith his objections ivithin that time.)
Chap. 595 An Act relative to certain alterations in buildings
IN THE city of BOSTON.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section thirty-six of chapter five hundred
and fifty of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and seven
is hereby amended by adding at the end of said section the
following paragraph: — No use or occupation of a building
for a purpose other than that for which it is designed to be
used, as set forth in the permit upon which it was erected,
and no change in the use or occupation of a building which
will increase the floor load beyond the capacity prescribed
for such use and occupation shall be made unless upon applica-
tion therefor the commissioner shall issue a permit on con-
dition that the proposed use will not endanger the safety
of the building or the health or safety of the occupants
thereof, — so as to read as follows: — Section 36. All new or
renewed floors and stairs shall be so constructed as to carry
safely the weight to which the proposed use of the building
may subject them, and every permit granted shall state for
what purpose the building is designed to be used; but the
least capacity per superficial square foot, exclusive of ma-
terials, shall be : —
For floors of houses for habitation, fifty pounds.
For office floors and for public rooms of hotels and houses
exceeding five hundred square feet, one hundred pounds.
For floors of retail stores and public buildings, except
schoolhouses, or for light manufacturing, one hundred and
twenty-five pounds.
Floors.
Loada.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 596. 525
For floors of schoolhoiises, other than floors of assembly
rooms, sixty poiiiitls, and for floors of assembly rooms, one
hmidred and twenty-five pounds.
For floors of drill rooms, dance halls and riding schools,
two hundred pounds.
For floors of warehouses and mercantile buildings, at least
two hundred and fifty pounds.
For flat roofs, forty pounds.
For stairs, landings, platforms and fire escapes, seventy
pounds.
The loads not included in this classification shall be de-
termined by the commissioner.
The full floor load specified in this section shall be included
in proportioning all parts of buildings designed for ware-
houses, or for heavy mercantile and manufacturing purposes.
In other buildings, however, reductions may be allowed, as
follows: for girders carrying more than one hundred square
feet of floor, the live load may be reduced ten per cent. For
columns, piers, walls and other parts carrying two floors, a
reduction of fifteen per cent of the total live load may be
made; where three floors are carried, the total live load may
be reduced by twenty per cent; four floors, twenty-five per
cent; five floors, thirty per cent; six floors, thirty-five per
cent; seven floors, forty per cent; eight floors, forty-five
per cent; nine or more floors, fifty per cent.
The commissioner may prescribe the maximum loads
which may be imposed upon the floors of existing buildings.
No use or occupation of a building for a purpose other than change in use
that for which it is designed to be used, as set forth in the °[^°ccupation,
permit upon which it was erected, and no change in the
use or occupation of a building which will increase the floor
load beyond the capacity prescribed for such use and occupa-
tion shall be made unless upon application therefor the
commissioner shall issue a permit on condition that the pro-
posed use will not endanger the safety of the building or the
health or safety of the occupants thereof.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 2, 1914-
An Act further to PROvroE for the reclamation of (^/^^rj 596
WET LANDS.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloios:
Section 1. The joint board established by chapter seven Purchase, etc.,
hundred and fifty-nine of the acts of the year nineteen hun- t'or^eciamation.
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1913, 759, § 5,
amended.
Cultivation
of reclaimed
lands.
Expenditure
authorized.
dred and thirteen may, In Its discretion, in order further to
carry out the purposes of said chapter, purchase any wet
lands at a price not exceeding the assessed vahiatlon thereof,
and may accept on behalf of the commonwealth gifts of land
to be drained and reclaimed as therein provided. The
sellers or donors of such lands may reserve the right to buy
back the land at any time within two years upon paying the
price originally paid by the commonwealth, together with
the amount expended in improvements and maintenance,
and interest at the rate of four per cent per annum, but in
the absence of a provision to that effect in the deed of pur-
chase or gift the former owner shall not have such right, and
the lands so acquired shall be offered for sale, in whole or in
part, by the said joint board, at such time or times as It
shall deem expedient, at a price not less than the cost of the
land plus the cost of reclaiming the same, and Interest at
the rate of four per cent per annum.
Section 2. Section five of said chapter Is hereby amended
by inserting after the word "cultivation", in the sixth line,
the words : — except hay sold In the bale, — so as to read as
follows : — Section 5. When said lands, or any convenient
part thereof, shall have been drained and reclaimed, the
said joint board shall cause the same to be cultivated for
not less than two successive seasons, in such manner as in
the opinion of the board will best demonstrate the value
thereof for agricultural uses. The products of cultivation,
except hay sold in the bale, shall not be sold in open mar-
ket, but shall be used for the supply of public Institutions,
and such institutions shall pay to the joint board such sums
for the said products as they would pay if the same were
purchased In open market, and the sums so received shall
be added to the sum herein provided for.
Section 3. In carrying out the provisions of this act,
and of said chapter seven hundred and fifty-nine of the acts
of the year nineteen hundred and thirteen, the joint board
may expend a sum not exceeding ten thousand dollars, from
the treasury of the commonwealth. In addition to the sums
authorized by section seven of said chapter.
Approved June 2, 1914-
Chap. 597 An Act relative to the cultivation of oysters.
Be it enacted, etc., as foUoivs:
i?c?nse3"fo?^the Section 1. Thc board of aldermen or board having
of ovsters" similar powers of any city, and the selectmen of any town.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 597. 527
in the counties of Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes County or
Nantucket, may, after a public hearing, grant to any inhabit-
ant of such city or town, or to a firm or firms composed of
inhabitants of such city or town, or to a corporation or cor-
porations organized under the laws of this commonwealth,
a license for a period of fifteen years to plant, grow and dig
oysters, or to plant shells for the purpose of catching oyster
seed upon and in any territory below mean low water mark,
within the limits of the city or town, and within the limits
specified in the license, upon such terms and conditions
as they may deem proper, not, however, so as materially
to obstruct navigable waters. Such license, when granted,
may be transferred to any person, firm or corporation to
whom it might originally have been granted, subject to the
approval of the authorities granting the license. Any license
granted under the provisions of this section may, within two
years before the expiration of the same, be renewed for a
further term of fifteen years, after a public hearing.
Section 2. All territory for which a license has been Boundaries to
granted as aforesaid shall be designated by suitable bounds, by staked "^
consisting of stakes or buoys, one at each of the several °'' ^^^y^, etc.
corners of every grant, so that the boundaries thereof may
be evident at high and low tide; and the said bounds shall
be maintained by the licensee under penalty of forfeiture of
the license. The board of aldermen of a city, or the board
or authority having corresponding powers, and the select-
men of a town, shall keep at their office a record of each
license, describing by metes and bounds the waters, flats and
creeks so licensed, and a map or chart of all such licensed
propert}^ and these records shall be open at any time to
public inspection.
Section 3. Every licensee shall be required to submit Licensees to
to the board of aldermen of a city, or the board or authority report, etc.
corresponding thereto, or to the selectmen of a town, or to
a duly authorized inspector appointed by them, an annual
report of the total number of bushels of oysters planted or
produced upon the territory covered by the license, and an
estimate of the total number of bushels of oysters at that
time planted or growing upon the licensed territory. This
statement shall be duly sworn to before a justice of the
peace, and if the total amount shall fall below fifty bushels
per acre, on any grant less than six acres, or if the duly au-
thorized inspector appointed as aforesaid, after due examina-
tion shall find that the quantity of oysters planted or growing
is less than fifty bushels per acre on any grant less than
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six acres, or less than five hundred bushels on any grant
over six acres, for three consecutive years, then the license
may be declared forfeited and the grant shall revert to the
city or town in which it is situated.
Uc'^nierete" ^°' Section 4. Any inhabitant, firm or corporation, qualified
as provided in section one of this act and desiring to obtain
a license hereunder, shall present to the board of aldermen of
a city or to the board or authority having corresponding
powers, or to the selectmen of a town, a written applica-
tion setting forth the name and address of the applicant, a
reasonably definite description of the desired territory, and
shall petition that the applicant be registered, that the ter-
ritory be surveyed, that a plan or map be made, and that a
license be granted to the applicant under the provisions of
this act. When a license is granted under the provisions of
this act, the authorities granting the license shall, after the
survey is made, locate the corners for the licensee without
charge, but the relocation of corners shall be at the expense
of the licensee.
^^^- Section 5. Every licensee hereunder shall pay an annual
fee per acre, the amount of which shall be fixed for the term
of five years according to a just and equitable valuation by
the authorities of the city or town granting such license or
by their duly appointed agents, under penalty of forfeiture of
the license if the rental is not paid within six months after
it becomes due. The money received from the annual fees
may be expended, so far as may be necessary, for the pro-
tection and surveying of the grants, and the remainder shall
be paid into the city or town treasury.
to'be disp'i^ed'^ Section 6. Every person, firm or corporation to whom
a license is issued under the provisions of this act shall
have the number of the license painted in letters at least
two inches in height in a conspicuous place on his or its
buoys, or on flags attached to stakes.
Jvitwf bltween Section 7. It shall be unlawful for any licensee or any
certain hours other pcrson to dig, take or carry away any oysters or shells
from any waters, flats or creeks, between one hour after
sunset and one hour before sunrise, by any method whatever.
Suring'""^ Section 8. Any person who shall wilfully injure, deface,
mark^etc dcstroy Or remove any mark or bound used to define the
extent of any license or grant hereunder, or who shall place
any mark thereon, or shall tie or fasten any boat or vessel
to any such stake or buoy, shall be fined not less than three
nor more than twenty dollars for each offence and shall be
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 598. 529
liable in an action of tort for double damages and costs to
the person or corporation injured by such act.
Section 9. Whoever works a dredge, oyster tongs or Penalty for
rakes, or any other implement for the taking of oysters upon ITniaw'fuii'y
any territory officially designated as licensed, or in any way oysters '''*°*'**^
disturbs the growth of planted oysters, without the consent
of the licensee during the continuance of such license, or
discharges any substance which may directly or indirectly
injure the planted oysters, shall for the first offence be
punished by a fine of not less than five nor more than one
hundred dollars, and for each subsequent offence by a fine
of not less than one hundred and not more than two hundred
dollars, or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or
by both such fine and imprisonment.
Section 10. Any person who shall wilfully break up, Penalty for
damage or injure any bed of oysters, or any tract of land fcTOplngTefc.'.
leased from the commonwealth or licensed by any city or bedsretc!
town for an oyster bed, by depositing thereon earth, stones
or dredging, or scoopings, shall be punished by a fine not
less than twenty-five nor more than five hundred dollars.
Section 11. Any police officer or constable witnessing Arrest and
the commission of any oft'ence under the provisions of this offender."
chapter shall arrest the ofi'ender without warrant, and de-
tain him for prosecution for a period not exceeding twenty-
four hours.
Section 12. In order to protect the purity of all M^s- No territory
sachusetts oysters, no territory in polluted water shall be inpoifut^d^
granted for the growing of oysters for market. The proper '*''*'®"-
authorities of a city, as heretofore designated, or the select-
men of a town granting the licenses aforesaid, and the in-
spectors appointed under the provisions of this act, may make
such examinations from time to time as may be necessary
to ascertain the sanitary condition of the waters over and
adjacent to the oyster producing area, and may give written
certificates of the sanitary condition of the same.
Section 13. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent here- Repeal,
with are hereby repealed. Approved June 2, 1914-
An Act to provide for the classification and taxa- (jh^j) 598
TION OF AVILD OR FOREST LAND.
Be it enacted, etc., as folluws:
Section 1. Owners of woodland or land suitable for classification
forest planting may have such land classified for taxation forMt land.
under the following designations : —
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(a) Land with trees of merchantable value shall be known
as Wood lot.
(b) Land without trees of merchantable value shall be
known as Plantation.
No tract of land containing less than three acres shall be
classified unless such tract is to be consolidated with other
tracts under the provisions of section thirteen of this act.
Application for
classification.
Valuations.
CLASSIFICATION.
Section 2. Any owner of land suitable for classifica-
tion as Woodlot or Plantation who desires to have it classified
shall make application, in such form as the tax commissioner
shall from time to time prescribe, to the clerk of the city or
town in which the land is situated. The application shall
state whether or not the land is encumbered by mortgages,
leases, attachments, or other valid liens, except rights of way;
and shall state also whether other persons than the applicant
have an interest or interests in the land. In either case,
the application shall be accompanied by the written assent
to the classification of such mortgagees, lessees, attaching
creditors or lienors, or persons having an interest in the land,
which assent shall be under seal and in such form as the tax
commissioner shall from time to time prescribe. The ap-
plication shall be accompanied by such description by metes
and bounds as may be contained in the last conveyance of the
land, or by two copies of a plat showing the location of the
land by metes and bounds, and in either case shall contain
a reference to the book and page of the record of said convey-
ance. If the land to be classified comprises a part of the
land described in any conveyance, said application shall
be accompanied by such a description by metes and bounds
as will be sufficient to identify that part, or by two copies
of a plat showing the location of the part by metes and
bounds, and in either case shall give a reference to the book
and page of the record of said conveyance. The clerk of
the city or town in which the land is situated shall forth-
with notify the assessors of such city or town of the filing of
the application. The assessors shall forthwith determine
whether the land is suitable for classification; and if they
so determine, shall within thirty days make separate valua-
tions of the land and of the value of the trees growing thereon,
which value shall be the fair cash value of the trees on the
stump, hereinafter called stumpage value. The assessors
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shall make separate valuations of any buildings on the land.
They may also require the forest warden of the city or town
to give such assistance as they may deem necessary in making
the aforesaid determinations and valuations. If the assessors
shall determine that the land is not suitable for classification
as aforesaid, they shall forthwith give notice thereof to the
owner, who may appeal from such decision to the state for-
ester. The state forester, after investigation and after hear-
ing the persons interested, shall decide whether the land
is suitable for classification, and shall notify the owner and
the assessors of his decision. If he shall decide that the
land is suitable for classification, the assessors shall, within
thirty days thereafter, make the aforesaid valuations.
Section 3. Said assessors shall, within ten days after Notice of
the completion of said valuations, send written notice thereof,
in such form as the tax commissioner shall from time to
time prescribe, to the owner of the land; and the valuations
so determined shall be conclusive unless the owner, within
ten days after receiving them, files notice of an appeal to
the tax commissioner from any or all of the valuations so
determined. In case of such appeal, the tax commissioner
or his deputy, after investigation and after hearing the
persons interested, shall make final determination of said
valuation or valuations, and shall notify the owner and the
assessors of such determination, which shall be conclusive.
Section 4. Upon the final determination of the afore- Notification of
said valuations, the owner, if he desires to complete the vXatfo^ns,''^
classification, shall, within ten days, notify the clerk of the ^''°^' '"^*'-
city or town of his accejjtance of such valuations; and such
notification shall constitute a full acceptance of the con-
ditions and rec[uireiiients of this act. The clerk may, with
the consent of the tax commissioner, receive and file the
notification after the said time has elapsed. Upon receipt
of such notification, the clerk shall forthwith classify the
land and shall notify the assessors of the city or town in
which the land is situated; but if the notification from the
owner is not received on or before the first day of April in
any year, the provisions of this act relating to taxation shall
not take effect until the first day of April of the following
year: provided, that in the year nineteen hundred and four- Proviso.
teen said provisions relating to taxation shall take effect as
of the first day of April, if the aforesaid notification from
the owner is received on or before the first day of July. The Certificate of
clerk shall also cause to be recorded in the registry of deeds beTe^Tded" *°
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for the county in which the land is situated a certificate of
the classification of the land, which certificate shall contain
the name of the owner of the land, the date of classification,
the designation of the land classified, and a copy of the de-
scription of the land, or of the plat, required by section two
Fees. of tliis act. The clerk shall receive from the applicant a
fee of two dollars for every such certificate of classification,
and shall receive a fee of fifty cents for each subsequent copy
thereof; and in addition the clerk shall receive the usual fee
for recording said certificate in the registry of deeds, which
fee shall be transmitted with the certificate to the register
of deeds. Upon the recording of the certificate, the land
shall thereafter be subject to all the conditions and re-
quirements of this act unless it is withdrawal from classifi-
cation; and said conditions and requirements shall be bind-
ing upon any owaier thereof, his heirs and assigns, upon all
persons w^ho have assented to the classification, and upon all
persons subsequently acquiring any interest in the land.
TAXATION OF CLASSIFIED FOREST LAND.
da^fied rind. SECTION 5. Land classified under this act shall be exempt
from taxation except such as is imposed by this act, but shall
be liable to the same extent and in the same manner as other
land for special assessments. Buildings situated upon such
land shall be subject to taxation as real estate under the pro-
visions of chapter four hundred and ninety of the acts of the
year nineteen hundred and nine and acts in amendment
thereof and in addition thereto.
FOREST LAND TAX.
toc?^s'essment, Section 6. Land classified under the provisions of this
^*^- act shall be subject to forest land tax. Said tax shall be
assessed, levied and collected in the manner prescribed in
chapter four hundred and ninety of the acts of the year nine-
teen hundred and nine for the taxation of real estate within
the commonwealth, upon its fair cash value exclusive of the
value of all buildings and the value of all trees growing
Proviso. thereon: provided, that owners of classified land, instead of
prosecuting an appeal, as provided in sections seventy-six
to eighty of Part I of the said chapter, as amended, may,
at their option, within thirty days after receiving the notice
provided for by section seventy-five of Part I of the said
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chapter, appeal to the tax commissioner. If the tax com-
missioner or his deputy, upon a hearing, finds that the land
has been overvakied, he shall make a reasonable abatement
and an order as to costs.
FOREST COMMUTATION TAX.
Section 7. Land classified under this act as Woodlot Forest
shall be subject to forest commutation tax, which shall be tax, aaseasment.
assessed and levied annually as of April first by each city and
town in the following manner : —
(rt) An account shall be opened by the assessors of each
city or town for all lands classified as Woodlot on or before
April first, nineteen hundred and nineteen, and not with-
drawn, which account shall show the sum of the taxes assessed
upon such lands, exclusive of buildings thereon, in the year
nineteen hundred and thirteen.
(6) From the aforesaid sum there shall be deducted, in
each year from nineteen hundred and fourteen to nineteen
hundred and nineteen, inclusive, the total amount of forest
land tax assessed for that year in the city or town, and the
remainder shall be the total amount of forest commutation
tax of the city or town for that year.
(c) The total amount of forest commutation tax thus
determined for each year from nineteen hundred and four-
teen to nineteen hundred and nineteen, inclusive, shall then
be apportioned to the various tracts of Woodlot, in propor-
tion to the stumpage value of the trees growing thereon at
the date of classification, as determined in accordance with
section two of this act; and the several amounts thus ascer-
tained shall be the amounts of forest commutation tax for
which said tracts shall respectively be liable for that year.
(d) Upon the completion of the assessments for the year
nineteen hundred and nineteen the account provided for in
subsection (a) shall be closed; and each tract of Woodlot
classified on or before the first day of April of that year shall
thereafter be liable for the same amount of forest commuta-
tion tax that was levied in the said year nineteen hundred
and nineteen, except as provided in subsections (g), (h), (i),
and (j) of this section.
(e) Upon every tract of land classified as Woodlot in any
city or town after April first, nineteen hundred and nineteen,
the annual amount of forest commutation tax shall be the
amount of tax assessed and levied upon such tract, exclusive
etc.
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Forest of the buildings thereon, in the last assessment and levy
tax^MseasLent, prior to the date of classification, less the amount of forest
land tax assessed and levied in the next assessment and levy
subsequent to said date of classification.
(/) Forest commutation tax shall be collected in the
manner prescribed by Part II of chapter four hundred and
ninety of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and nine for
the taxation of real estate within the commonwealth and
acts in amendment thereof and in addition thereto.
(g) In case of the destruction by fire or otherwise on or
before April first, nineteen hundred and nineteen, of trees
standing upon land classified as Woodlot, the owner of the
land may apply to the assessors of the city or town for a re-
duction of forest commutation tax. Such application shall
not be made except in respect of trees of a value equal to or
in excess of ten per cent of the stumpage value of the trees
standing on the land at the time of classification. • The
assessors shall determine what proportion of said stumpage
value of the trees has been destroyed by fire or otherwise,
and shall make a proportionate reduction in the valuation
of said trees in determining the amount of forest commutation
tax which the land shall thereafter pay. The assessors may
require the forest warden of the city or town to give such
assistance as may be necessary in determining the proportion
of stumpage value so destroyed. The assessors shall also
deduct from the total amount of forest commutation tax
thereafter levied in the city or town an amount of tax pro-
portionate to any and all reductions in valuations made to
landowners in accordance with the provisions of this sub-
section. From the aforesaid determination of the assessors,
the owner may appeal to the tax commissioner in the manner
provided in section six of this act.
(h) In case of the destruction by fire or otherwise, sub-
sequent to April first, nineteen hundred and nineteen, of
trees standing upon land classified as Woodlot under this
act, the owner of the land may apply to the assessors of the
city or town for a reduction of forest commutation tax.
Such application shall not be made except in respect of trees
of a value equal to or in excess of ten per cent of the stumpage
value of the trees standing on the land at the time of classifica-
tion. The assessors shall determine what amount and pro-
portion of said stumpage value of the trees has been de-
stroyed by fire or otherwise, and shall make a proportionate
reduction in the forest commutation tax for which the owner
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shall be liable. The assessors may require the forest warden Forest
of the city or town to give such assistance as may be necessary tax^Msessment,
in determining the proportion of stumpage value so de- ^*^-
stroyed. From the determination of the assessors, the owner
may appeal to the tax commissioner in the manner pro-
vided in section six of this act.
(i) On and after April first, nineteen hundred and nine-
teen, any owner of land classified as Woodlot may, as here-
inafter provided, apply to the assessors of the city or town for
a reduction of the amount of forest commutation tax for
which the owner is liable. Such application may be made
only in respect to trees upon which forest product tax has
been paid; and may not be made except in respect of trees
of a stumpage value equal to or in excess of ten per cent of
the stumpage value of the trees standing upon the land at
the date of classification. Upon receipt of such application,
the assessors of the city or town shall reduce the forest com-
mutation tax for which the owner is liable in any subsequent
year, by a percentage equal to the percentage which the
stumpage value of the trees bears to the stumpage value
of the trees standing upon the land at the date of classification.
(j) When the reductions in valuations made in accordance
with subsections (17), (/?) and (i) shall equal the stumpage
value of the trees determined to have been standing on the
Woodlot at the date of classification, the Woodlot shall no
longer be liable for forest commutation tax and shall there-
after be treated as if it had been classified as Plantation.
FOREST PRODUCT TAX.
Section 8. All land classified under this act shall be Forest product
subject to forest product tax, which shall be assessed, levied ll^- assessment,
and collected in the following manner : —
(a) Except as provided in subsection (e) of this section,
every owner of land classified under this act shall, on or
before the first day of May in each year, report to the assessors
of the city or town in which the land is situated, under oath,
in such form as the tax commissioner shall from time to
time prescribe, the gross amount and stumpage value of all
wood cut from the land during the twelve months preceding
the first day of April, as well as the gross amount of all other
products of the land and such other income derived from the
land as does not constitute an element determining the
value of the land for the purpose of assessing forest land
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Forest product tax. In the case of wood, the aforesaid value shall be the
etc.' " ' stumpage value, and in other cases it shall be the fair cash
value.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (e) of this section,
immediately after the cutting of trees and not less than ten
days before the removal of any wood from land classified
under this act, the owner shall notify the assessors of such in-
tended removal and shall report the amount and stumpage
value of such wood. Every such owner or his agent or
representative who fails to comply with the foregoing re-
quirement shall be liable to a fine of not less than ten nor
more than one thousand dollars. The assessors shall have
the right, after inspection, to make an independent deter-
mination of the amount of such wood or *the stumpage value
thereof, or both, and shall forthwith notify the owTier thereof.
The assessors may require the forest warden of the city or
town to give such assistance as may be necessary. Such
determination shall be final and conclusive unless the owner
shall forthwith file with the assessors either a notice of an
appeal to the state forester or a written request for an ar-
bitration. Such appeal or arbitration may be had as to
the amount or stumpage value of the wood, or both. Upon
such appeal, the state forester or his assistant shall, after in-
spection, make final determination thereof and an order as
to costs. If arbitration be requested, the arbitration shall
be by three disinterested persons, one to be chosen by the
owner, one by the assessors, and the third by the agree-
ment of the two thus chosen; and the decision of the arbi-
trators shall be final and conclusive. The fees and expenses
of the arbitrators shall be paid by the city or town, and one
half the amount thereof shall be assessed upon the land and
included in the next warrant committed by the assessors to
the collector of taxes for the collection of forest product tax.
Under such regulations as the tax commissioner may
prescribe, owners of land may, with the written consent of
the tax commissioner, be exempted from the requirements of
this subsection; and the aforesaid regulations shall govern
the determination of amounts and stumpage values of wood
for the assessment and levy of forest product tax.
(c) Except as provided in subsection (e) of this section,
forest product tax shall annually be assessed and levied upon
the gross value of all wood, other products and other income
ascertained as provided in subsections (a), (b) and (d) of
this section, at the following rates : — For wood cut or
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other products or income derived from the land prior to the Forest product
first day of April, nineteen hundred and nineteen, the tax ^-^•^"^^'^^'^ '^
thereon shall be one per cent; from said first day of April,
nineteen hundred and nineteen, to the thirty-first day of
March, nineteen hundred and twenty-four, inclusive, two
per cent; from the first day of April, nineteen hundred and
twenty-four, to the thirty-first day of March, nineteen
hundred and twenty-nine, inclusive, three per cent; from
the first day of April, nineteen hundred and twenty-nine,
to the thirty-first day of March, nineteen hundred and
thirty-four, inclusive, four per cent; from the first day of
April, nineteen hundred and thirty-four, to the thirty-first
day of March, nineteen hundred and thirty-nine, inclusive,
five per cent; and on and after the first day of April,
nineteen hundred and thirty-nine, six per cent.
(d) Except as provided in subsection (e) of this section,
the assessors of each city or town shall annually, between the
first day of April and the last day of July, a6sess and levy a
forest product tax upon the persons or corporations owning
classified land upon the first day of April in such year.
They shall receive as true the reports required in subsection
(a) of this section, except as such reports may be revised in
accordance with the provisions of subsection (b), but, upon
information, may add thereto the value of any products not
reported, and, upon information, may revise the amount and
valuation of products other than wood and of the other
income derived from classified land. Notification of all
assessments shall be sent to all taxable persons not later than
the first day of September in each year, and taxable persons
aggrieved by such assessments, other than assessments of
wood, may apply for an abatement thereof in the manner
provided by sections seventy-two to eighty-two, inclusive,.*
of Part I of chapter four hundred and ninety of the acts of
the year nineteen hundred and nine and acts in amend-
ment thereof and in addition thereto.
(e) Any owner, other than a corporation, of classified
lands may remove from such lands annually an amount of
wood not exceeding twenty-five dollars in stumpage value,
without making the reports, giving the notifications, or
being liable for the tax required in subsections (a), (6), (c)
and (f/) of this section: provided, that the wood is for his Proviao.
personal use, or for the use of his tenant. Such wood may
subsequently be sold upon making the aforesaid reports and
paying forest product tax thereon.
538
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 598.
Proviso.
(/) Forest product tax shall be a lien upon the land in
respect of the product or income from which it was assessed,
and shall be collected in the manner prescribed in said chap-
ter four hundred and ninety: provided, that if the assessors
of the city or town, to insure the collection of said tax, deem
it necessary, they may require of the owner either a cash
deposit of the amount of forest product tax as estimated by
the assessors, or, at his option, a bond with good and sufficient
sureties conditioned upon the payment of the tax when
levied. When such demand is made, the wood in respect
of which forest product tax is payable shall not be removed
from the land until the owner has complied with said de-
mand, and any person who shall so remove said wood shall
be liable to a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or
to imprisonment for not more than sixty days, or to both
such fine and imprisonment. Forest product tax shall con-
stitute a lien upon the wood or other product in respect of
which it was assessed for so long as the wood or other product
is in the possession of the owner of the land from which it
was produced, or of a person taking the same with knowledge
that the assessors have required security for the tax and
that such security has not been given ; and any person taking
said wood with such knowledge shall be liable for the amount
of the tax.
CONSOLIDATION OF CLASSIFIED LANDS.
of'^ciMsilied'''' Section 9. On and after the first day of April, nineteen
lands. hundred and nineteen, any owner of two or more adjoining
tracts of land classified in any cit}^ or town as Woodlot or
Plantation, and any owner of more than one hundred acres
of land so classified, whether the land consists of adjoining
, tracts or not, may apply for the consolidation of such tracts
' under a single classification. The application shall be in
such form as the tax commissioner shall from time to time
prescribe, and shall be filed with the clerk of the city or
town in which said tracts are situated. The clerk shall
forthwith classify the tracts as a single tract, shall record
the classification in the registry of deeds, as provided in sec-
tion four of this act, and shall receive therefor a fee, together
with the fee required for such recording, as provided in
said section four. He shall forthwith notify the assessors of
the city or town of such consolidation, and the assessors shall,
on or before the first day of the following April, consolidate
the valuations and assessments of all taxes imposed by this
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 598. 539
act, which taxes shall, on and after the aforesaid first day of
April, be levied and assessed in respect of the entire tract of
land classified, and not in respect of its constituent tracts of
Woodlot or Plantation. Such consolidated tract shall be
known as Forest.
SALES OF PORTIONS OF CLASSIFIED LANDS.
Section 10. No sale or other conveyance of classified cias^aiged land.
land shall release the purchaser thereof, or other person
acquiring an interest in such land, from any obligation or
liability imposed by this act. Not less than ten days l^efore
the sale or conveyance of classified land upon which forest
product tax has accrued or has been assessed, the owner of
the land shall notify the assessors of the city or town in
which the land is situated of the contemplated transfer, and
the assessors may, if they deem it necessary to insure the
collection of the tax, reqviire of the owner either a cash de-
posit of the amount of forest product tax estimated to have
accrued or actually assessed, or, at his option, a bond with
good and sufficient sureties conditioned upon the payment
of the tax.
Section 11. In case of the sale of any part of any tract Division of
of land, the owner of which is liable to the payment of forest of^sare.'^*^^
commutation tax, the parties to such sale shall agree upon an
equitable division of the aforesaid tax. A copy of this
agreement signed by all of the parties to the conveyance
shall forthwith be filed with the assessors of the city or town
in which the land is situate.d, who shall accept the aforesaid
division as the basis for the future assessment and levy of
forest commutation tax, unless they find the division so un-
equal as to reduce the security of the city or town for the
collection of any part of the forest commutation tax there-
after. Until such division of tax shall have been accepted
by the assessors, the parties to any such sale or conveyance,
and their heirs and assigns, shall be jointly and severally
liable for all forest commutation taxes thereafter assessed
in respect of the entire tract of land.
withdrawals.
Section 12. Land classified under this act may be with- withdrawal of
drawn from classification by the owner at any time upon pay- ctaslifiTaTion.
ment to the authorities of the city or town in which the land
540
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 598.
Withdrawal of
land from
classification.
Reports of
assessors.
is situated of the amount of forest land tax and forest com-
mutation tax which may be due for the current year and for
all previous years, and upon payment of forest product tax
upon the stumpage value of the trees then standing upon such
land, as though the said trees had then been cut. The owner
shall give the assessors of the city or town in which the land
is situated notice in writing of his desire to withdraw the land
from classification. The assessors shall forthwith make a
valuation of the trees then standing upon the land, and give
notice of such valuation and of the amount of forest product
tax due thereon for such withdrawal; and may require the
forest warden of the city or town to give such assistance as
may be necessary. If the owner of the land is aggrieved by
the valuation made by the assessors, he may, within ten
days after such notice, appeal to the state forester, or make
a written request to the assessors for an arbitration, which
arbitration shall be in accordance with the provisions of
subsection (b) of section eight of this act. Upon the pay-
ment of the forest product tax thereon and of all other taxes
due on account of the land, the land shall be withdrawn from
classification. The clerk of the city or town shall forthwith
record a certificate of such withdrawal in the registry of deeds
for the county in which the land is situated. The owner of
the land shall pay to the clerk a fee of one dollar for every such
certificate of withdrawal, and a fee of fifty cents for each sub-
sequent copy thereof; and in addition, the usual fee for re-
cording said certificate in said registry, which fee the clerk
shall transmit to the register of deeds.
In case of all trees cut on said land within three years of
the date of such withdrawal, a forest product tax shall be
assessed in accordance with the provisions of this act; and
if the amount of tax thus assessed in respect to the land shall
exceed the amount of tax assessed and levied at the time of
withdrawal, the owner shall be liable for the pa>Tnent of
such excess under the conditions and requirements of section
eight of this act.
REPORTS OF ASSESSORS.
Section 13. The assessors of each city and town shall
annually report to the tax commissioner, in such form as he
shall from time to time prescribe, the following informa-
tion : —
(a) The amount of land classified in accordance with the
provisions of this act.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 598. 541
(b) The valuation of said land for the assessment and levy
of forest land tax.
(c) The amount of forest land tax levied and assessed.
(d) The amount of forest commutation tax levied and
assessed.
(e) The amount and valuation of wood and the value of
other forest products and income upon which forest product
tax is levied and assessed.
(/) The amount of forest product tax levied and assessed,
DUTIES OF THE TAX COMMISSIONER.
Section 14. The tax commissioner shall from time to Duties of tax
time prepare instructions which shall be followed by the ''""^'"'^^"'"'^'^
assessors of the cities and towns in the assessment and levy
of the taxes authorized by this act, and shall prescribe such
forms and procedure as he may deem necessary for the ad-
ministration of said taxes. He shall compile and cause to be
printed annually in the aggregate returns required by section
sixty-two of Part I of chapter four hundred and ninety of
the acts of the year nineteen hundred and nine the informa-
tion furnished by the assessors of the various cities and towns
in accordance with the provisions of section thirteen of this
act.
He may also call upon individuals, firms or corporations
owning land classified under this act for a statement of the
amount and value of the wood or other products and income
derived from such land, and may examine the books, accounts
and papers of such individuals, firms and corporations so
far as may be necessary for the verification of the said state-
ment.
Section 15. In determining the basis for the apportion- Proportion of
ment of state and county taxes subsequent to the passage tax%ayaWe"^'
of this act, the tax commissioner shall not include in the monw<Sia.",
valuation of property subject to taxation in any city or town, ^^''■
the valuation of trees standing upon land classified under
this act. Of the whole amount of forest product tax levied
and assessed in any city or town, ten per cent shall be for
the use of the commonwealth, and the treasurer of each city
or town shall, on or before the fifteenth day of November in
each year, pay to the treasurer and receiver general of the
commonwealth the said proportion of forest product tax.
542
Acts, 1914, — Chap. 598.
Issue and
distribution
of copies of
regulations.
Land to be
seeded or
planted, etc.
Proviso.
Re-seeding,
etc., of cleared
land.
Disposition of
slash, etc.
Proviso.
State forester
may cause
land to be
seeded, etc.
ADMINISTRATION.
Section 16. The state forester shall from time to time
issue such regulations as are required by sections seventeen
and nineteen of this act, and shall furnish copies thereof free
of charge to the clerks, assessors and forest wardens of the
cities and towns of the commonwealth and to such other
persons as may apply therefor.
Section 17. Owners of classified land shall, within three
years after the date of classification, seed or plant any parts
of such tracts that are suitable for seeding or planting and
have not been naturally re-stocked : provided, that with the
written approval of the state forester the time for seeding or
planting may be extended. The state forester shall from time
to time make regulations to insure such seeding or planting,
which regulations shall permit any approved forestry methods
and shall not require the expenditure of more than ten dollars
per acre.
Section 18. Whenever any area of classified land equal
to or in excess of three acres in extent is cleared of trees, the
owner thereof shall either leave a suitable number of trees
to provide for the re-seeding of the tract; or shall, unless the
land is naturally re-stocked within two years, re-seed or plant
the land in accordance with the aforesaid regulations. If
the owner shall elect to leave seed trees, and the land is not
naturally re-stocked therefrom within a period of three years
thereafter, the owner shall re-seed or plant the land or parts
thereof, in accordance with the aforesaid regulations of the
state forester. In either of the above cases, the state forester
may extend the time for re-seeding or planting.
Section 19. When trees are cut from any classified land,
the owner of the land shall make such disposition of the slash
as may be required by such regulations as the state forester
shall from time to time prescribe : provided, that such regula-
tions shall permit of any approved forestry methods.
Section 20. If any owner of classified land fails to
comply with the regulations of the state forester as to the
seeding and planting of the land or disposal of slash required
under sections seventeen to nineteen, inclusive, the state
forester may cause the land to be thus seeded or planted or
such slash to be disposed of, and the owner of the land shall
be liable to the commonwealth for the expense thereof:
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 598. 543
provided, that such planting shall not exceed in cost ten Proviso.
dollars per acre.
If the owner, after notification from the state forester that Classification
the requirements of said regulations have not been complied cancelled in
with, fails to comply therewith within a reasonable time ^^^^'^"^ '^^^■
thereafter, the state forester, after a hearing, shall have the
right to direct the clerk of the city or town to cancel the
classification of the land. The clerk shall forthwith cancel
the classification, notify the assessors thereof, and record a
certificate of cancellation in the registry of deeds. The asses-
sors shall forthwith make a valuation of the trees standing
upon the land, and assess a forest product tax thereon, which
shall forthwith be levied and shall be collected in accordance
with the provisions of section eight of this act.
Section 21. For services rendered under the provisions of S°fT^t^*'°°
sections two, seven, eight and twelve, the forest warden of "'«>'^d«'»s.
a city or town shall receive from the city or town the com-
pensation provided by section twenty-three of chapter thirty-
two of the Revised Laws.
PENALTIES.
Section 22. Any applicant for the classification of land Penalty for
under this act who fraudulently fails to disclose all encum- encumbrances
brances thereon or interests therein then existing, shall be
punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars, or
by imprisonment for not more than one year.
Section 23. Any person violating any requirement of ^enTi?'
this act for which no specific penalty is provided, shall be
punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars.
ORGANIZATION AND TAXATION OF CORPORATIONS FORMED
FOR THE PURPOSE OF OWNING CLASSIFIED LANDS.
Section 24. Section seven of chapter four hundred and etc^'amendld
thirty-seven of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
three, as amended by chapter two hundred and eighty-six of
the acts of the year nineteen hundred and six, and by chapter
five hundred and ninety-five of the acts of the year nineteen
hundred and twelve, is hereby further amended by adding
at the end of said section the following words: — and j^^f^-
vided, further, that corporations formed for the purpose of
owning classified forest land under the provisions of the forest
544
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 598.
Organization
of certain
corporations.
Provisos.
Exemption
from taxation.
classification and taxation act may be organized without
limitation of the term of their duration, — so as to read as
follows : — Section 7. Three or more persons may associate
themselves by a written agreement of association with the
intention of forming a corporation under the general laws for
any lawful purpose which is not excluded by the provisions
of section one: provided, that the agreement of association
of a corporation formed for the purpose of acquiring, hold-
ing, managing, improving, leasing, buying and selling real
estate shall state the term of the duration of the corporation,
such term not to exceed fifty years; and provided, further,
that corporations formed for the purpose of owning classified
forest land under the provisions of the forest classification and
taxation act may be organized without limitation of the term
of their duration.
Section 25. In the taxation of corporate franchises, under
the provisions of sections forty to forty-three, inclusive, of
Part III of chapter four hundred and ninety of the acts of
the year nineteen hiuidred and nine, and acts in amendment
thereof and in addition thereto, corporations organized for
the purpose of owning land classified under the provisions of
this act shall be exempt from taxation upon such proportion
of their capital stock as is actually invested and employed in
the business of forestry upon land classified under the pro-
visions of this act.
Repeal.
Classification
of certain land
as Plantation.
Designation
of act.
REGISTRATION OF LAND NOW EXEMPT FROM TAXATION.
Section 26. Section six of Part I of chapter four hun-
dred and ninety of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
nine is hereby repealed, but this repeal shall not affect exemp-
tions existing at the date of the passage of this act. Owners
of land exempt from taxation under the provisions of said
section may, at the end of the period provided by said sec-
tion, classify such land as Plantation under this act. When
such land is thus classified as Plantation, the assessors shall
not be required to value the trees standing thereon, but shall
make the other valuations required by section two of this
act.
Section 27. This act shall be known as the forest
classification and tax act.
Section 28. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 2, 1914-
1
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 599. 545
An Act to authorize the dalton fire district to make QJiQ^y 599
AN additional WATER LOAN.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The Dalton Fire District, for the purpose DaitonFire
of paying certain obHgations heretofore lawfully issued by Act "moh^"'
said fire district under the provisions of chapter one hun-
dred and thirty-seven of the acts of the year eighteen hun-
dred and eighty-four, for the purposes mentioned in chapter
four hundred and nine of the acts of the year nineteen hun-
dred and ten, as amended by chapter one hundred and
fifty-three of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
eleven, and for the purchase and installation of meters,
may issue bonds or notes to an amount not exceeding two
hundred thousand dollars in addition to the amounts here-
tofore authorized to be issued by said district. Such
bonds or notes shall bear on their face the words, Dal-
ton Fire District Loan, Act of 1914; shall be payable by
such annual payments, beginning not more than one year
after their respective dates, as will extinguish each loan
within thirty years from its date; and the amount of
such annual payment in any year shall not be less than
the amount of the principal of the loan payable in any
subsequent year. Each authorized issue of bonds or notes
shall constitute a separate loan. Said bonds or notes shall
bear interest at a rate not exceeding four and one half per
cent per annum, payable semi-annually, and shall be signed
by the treasurer of the district and countersigned by a
majority of the water commissioners. The district may sell
the said securities at public or private sale, upon such
terms and conditions as it may deem proper; but they
shall not be sold for less than their par value, and the pro-
ceeds shall be used only for the purposes herein specified.
Section 2. The said district shall, at the time of author- Payment
izing said loan or loans, provide for the payment thereof
in accordance with the provisions of section one of this act;
and when a vote to that effect has been passed a sum which,
with the income derived from water rates, will be sufficient
to pay the annual expense of operating its water works and
the interest as it accrues on the bonds or notes issued as
aforesaid by said district and to make such payments on
the principal as may be required under the provisions of
this act, shall, without further vote, be assessed and col-
of loan.
546
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 600, 601.
lected by said fire district annually thereafter as provided
in said chapter one hundred and thirty-seven.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 2, 1914'
Chap. 600 An Act to authorize the giving of preference in ap-
pointment AND EMPLOYMENT TO CITIZENS.
Citizens of the
commonwealth
to have
preference in
public em-
ployment.
Non-citizen.s
not to be
placed on lists.
Provisional
appointment
of non-citizens
to terminate,
etc.
I''inforcement of
dismissal, etc.
Penalty for
unlawful
employment
of non-citizen.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. In all work of any branch of the service of
the commonwealth, or of any city or town therein, citizens
of the commonwealth shall be given preference.
Section 2. The civil service commission shall not place
upon its lists any person not a citizen of the United States.
Section 3. If an appointing officer, because of the non-
existence of a list of eligible appointees, appoints under
provisional authority from the civil service commission a
person not a citizen of the United States, he shall discharge
the person so appointed and appoint from the eligible list
whenever the civil service commission establishes a list of
the proper class.
Section 4. Whenever the attention of the civil service
commission shall be called by complaint on the part of any
citizen of the commonwealth to the employment of a non-
citizen when there is a list of eligibles existing, the commis-
sion shall take steps to enforce the dismissal of such non-
citizen and the appointment in his place from the suitable
eligible list.
Section 5. Whenever it shall appear that any appoint-
ing officer has had due notice of unlawful employment of
a non-citizen and that the said appointing officer has con-
tinued such employment for ten days after such notice, he
shall be subject to a fine of not less than ten nor more than
one hundred dollars for each offence.
Section 6. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 2, 1914'
C hap. QOl An Act to authorize the metropolitan water and
sewerage board to make certain improvements in
the metropolitan water system.
Construction
of certain
improvements
in the met-
ropolitan
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Section 1. The metropolitan water and sewerage board
is hereby authorized to construct the following works: a
twenty-four-inch main from River street in Dorchester,
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 602, 603. 547
through Milton to Quincy; a reinforced concrete reservoir water system,
on Bellevue hill in Boston; a twenty-inch force main to ^"
said reservoir; and an electric power plant at the Sudbury
dam.
Section 2. To meet the expenses incurred under the Metropolitan
provisions of this act the treasurer and receiver general ^^^^^°^^-
shall from time to time issue, upon the request of said board,
bonds in the name and behalf of the commonwealth, to be
designated on the face thereof, Metropolitan Water Loan,
to an amount not exceeding two hundred and fifty-four
thousand dollars, to be taken from the unexpended balance
of four hundred and fifty thousand dollars appropriated by
chapter six hundred and ninety-four of the acts of the year
nineteen hundred and twelve; and the provisions of chapter
four hundred and eighty-eight of the acts of the year eight-
een hundred and ninety-five and acts in amendment thereof
and in addition thereto, shall, so far as the same are appli-
cable, apply to the indebtedness and all proceedings au-
thorized by this act.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 2, 1914.
An Act to provide for widening and deepening com- r/hn^ qqo
MERCIAL POINT CHANNEL IN THE DORCHESTER DISTRICT
OF THE CITY OF BOSTON.
Be it enacted, etc., as foUoivs:
Section 1. The directors of the port of Boston are improvement
hereby authorized and directed to widen and deepen Com- Po^"2S!nMf
mercial Point channel in the Dorchester district of the a^tiiori^ed.
city of Boston. The said directors may expend for the
purposes of this act a sum not exceeding fifty-eight thou-
sand dollars out of the loan authorized by chapter seven
hundred and forty-eight of the acts of the year nineteen hun-
dred and eleven, being an act relative to the development
of the port of Boston.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 2, 1914-
An Act to provide for the submission of certain acts QfiQj) g03
TO the voters of the town of swampscott.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. There shall be submitted to the voters of Jcteshairbl"
the town of Swampscott at the annual town meeting in submitted to
548
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 604, 605.
voters of town
of Swampscott.
Time of
taking effect.
the year nineteen hundred and fifteen the following ques-
tions, to be voted upon on the official ballot in accordance
with the provisions of the acts providing for the submission
of the same to the voters of the said town : —
1. Shall chapter four hundred and eighty-seven of the
acts of the year nineteen hundred and thirteen, being an
act relative to the promotion of call men in the fire depart-
ments of cities and towns, be accepted by this town?
2. Shall this town accept the provisions of section forty-
two of chapter five hundred and fourteen of the acts of the
year nineteen hundred and nine, as affected by chapter four
hundred and ninety-four of the acts of the year nineteen
hundred and eleven, which provides that eight hours shall
constitute a day's work for city and town employees?
3. Shall chapter eight hundred and seven of the acts of
the year nineteen hundred and thirteen, being an act to pro-
vide for compensating laborers, workmen and mechanics
for injuries sustained in public employment, and to exempt
from legal liability counties and municipal corporations
which pay such compensation, be accepted by this town?
Section 2. If a majority of the voters voting on any
of the said questions vote in the affirmative, the act sub-
mitted by such question shall thereupon take effect in the
said town; otherwise, the said acts shall not take eft'ect.
Approved June 2, 1914-
Chap. 604: An Act to establish the office and fix the salary of
THE second assistant CLERK OF THE MUNICIPAL COURT
OF THE ROXBURY DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF BOSTON.
Be it enacted, etc., a^ folloivs:
Section 1. There shall be a second assistant clerk of
the municipal court of the Roxbury district of the city of
Boston, whose salary shall be twelve hundred dollars a
year, to be paid by the county of Suffolk.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 2, 1914-
Chap. 605 An Act to establish grades for salaries of clerks
AND stenographers EMPLOYED IN THE DEPARTMENTS
OF THE COMMONWEALTH.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Snographera Section 1. Thcrc are hereby established three grades
established. fQj. stenographers in the service of the boards, commissions
Salary
established
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 605. 549
and departments of the commonwealth whose salaries are
not established by law.
Grade 1. The yearly salary of the first grade shall begin Grade i.
at six hundred dollars and shall increase by yearly incre-
ments of fifty dollars until it reaches the sum of seven hun-
dred and fifty dollars. The head of the department may,
however, if the stenographer has been efficient and satis-
factory in conduct, further increase the salary by yearly
increments of fifty dollars until it reaches a maximum of
eight hundred and fifty dollars.
Grade 2. The yearly salary of the second grade shall Grade 2.
begin at seven hundred and fifty dollars and shall increase
by yearly increments until it reaches the sum of nine hun-
dred dollars. The head of the department may, however,
if the stenographer has been efficient and satisfactory in
conduct, further increase the salary by yearly increments
of fifty dollars until it reaches a maximum of one thousand
dollars.
Grade 3. The yearly salary of the persons hereafter em- Grades,
ployed in this grade shall be fixed by a vote of the governor
and council upon the recommendation of the head of the
department.
Section 2. There are hereby established three grades Grades for
for clerks in the service of the boards, commissions and eltLblished.
departments of the commonwealth whose salaries are not
established by law.
Grade 1. The yearly salary of the first grade shall begin Grade i.
at five hundred dollars and shall increase by yearly incre-
ments of fifty dollars until it reaches the sum of seven hun-
dred and fifty dollars. The head of the department may,
however, if the clerk has been efficient and satisfactory in
conduct, further increase the salary by yearly increments
of fifty dollars until it reaches a maximum of eight hundred
and fifty dollars.
Grade 2. The yearly salary of the second grade shall G'^^^®^-
begin at seven hundred and fifty dollars and shall increase
by yearly increments of fifty dollars until it reaches the
sum of nine hundred dollars. The head of the department
may, however, if the clerk has been efficient and satisfactory
in conduct, further increase the salary by yearly increments
of fifty dollars until it reaches a maximum of one thousand
dollars.
Grade 3. The yearly salary of the persons hereafter Grades,
employed in this grade shall be fixed by vote of the governor
550
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 605.
and council upon the recommendation of the head of the de-
partment.
Section 3. The head of a department may, in excep-
tional cases, put a stenographer or clerk on the second or
third year of either grade upon a certificate signed by the
head of the department and filed with the civil service com-
mission that the needs of the department justify such action.
Section 4. The annual increment in salary shall not
be allowed unless the conduct of the stenographer or clerk
has been in all respects satisfactory, and the head of the
department shall certify to the auditor of accounts whether
or not each stenographer or clerk is entitled to the increment.
Section 5. All appointments to the position of stenog-
rapher or clerk in any board, commission or department
of the commonwealth shall hereafter be made only within
the grades and at the salaries established by this act; and
the salary of such stenographer or clerk shall not be in-
creased except according to the provisions of this act: pro-
vided, however, that in special cases where the head of a
department shall certify to the governor and council that
the interests of the service demand an extra increase of
salary for a particular stenographer or clerk, the governor
and council may vote to allow such increase in salary.
Section 6. Promotions shall not be made from a lower
to a higher grade except for positive merit and upon a cer-
tificate signed by the head of the department and filed with
the civil service commission that the person to be promoted
is thoroughly competent to perform efficiently work of a
superior and more advanced character and that the needs
of the department justify such promotion, and no increase
of salary shall be paid until such certificate is filed.
Section 7. No transfer of a stenographer or clerk shall
be made from a board, commission or department of the
commonwealth to another except within the grade and at
the salary at which such stenographer or clerk is already
employed, and then only in accordance with the rules estab-
lished under chapter nineteen of the Revised Laws and of
the amendments thereof.
SmJ^r^''*''* Section 8. Nothing in this act shall be construed as pre-
steno^Shws"* venting the temporary employment from time to time under
clerks, etc. ' civil scrvicc rulcs of such additional stenographers or clerks
as the exigencies of the public business may, in the judgment
of the board, commission or head of the department, require,
within the limits of such appropriations as may be made by
stenographer,
etc., may be
put on second
or third year
of grade, etc.
Increase not to
be allowed
unless conduct
is satisfactory,
etc.
Appointments
to be made
only within
grades, etc.
Proviso.
Promotions.
Transfers.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 606. 551
the general court for the contingent expenses of such board,
commission or department.
Section 9. Heads of departments shall, before Decern- Empioyoos u.
ber first, nineteen hundred and fourteen, grade stenographers bef^e Dec. t,
and clerks in their employ in accordance with the provisions *^^^' *"*"•
of this act, and shall notify the auditor of accounts of such
action, and thereafter every such stenographer or clerk shall
be entitled to the yearly increments established by this act.
Section 10. Nothing in this act shall be construed as Not, to reduce
reducing the salary now paid to any stenographer or clerk p'""*''*' '^'^ '*"*'''•
in any board, commission or department of the common-
w^ealth.
Section 11. The terms "department" and "depart- Not to include
ments" as used in this act shall not be construed to in- legislation.
elude the department of legislation.
Section 12. This act shall not apply to stenographers or Not to apply to
clerks in the institutions of the commonwealth.
Section 13. This act shall take effect on the first day of taWng^eSfect.
December, nineteen hundred and fourteen.
Approved June 2, 1914-
An Act to establish state supervision of wayfarers' Chap.QOQ
LODGES and public LODGING HOUSES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Every building, lodge, enclosure or establish- wayfarers'
. 1 . , p J J lodges and
ment m which wayfarers, tramps, wanderers, needy persons public lodging
or persons out of work are habitually fed or provided with
a place to sleep, whether under public or private manage-
ment, shall be deemed a wayfarers' lodge within the meaning
of this act. Every building not licensed as an inn, having a
capacity for housing ten or more persons, in which persons
are lodged for a price of twenty-five cents or less for each
person for a day of twenty-four hours, or for any part
thereof, or free, or in return for any work, service or value
rendered, shall be deemed a public lodging house within the
meaning of this act.
Section 2. The state board of charity shall visit and ^J^tPfb^^r'd''^'
inspect, at least once in each year, every wayfarers' lodge ofccharjty.
and every public lodging house found within the com-
monwealth, and for this purpose shall be authorized to enter
upon any premises where such lodge or lodging house is
maintained, at any or all times of the day or night.
552
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 607.
Authority
of board.
May require
reports as to
administration ,
etc.
Refwrt of
inspection, etc.
to be included
in annual
report.
Section 3. The said board shall have authority to consult
with and advise individuals or officers conducting any such
lodge or lodging house regarding the conduct of the same
and the best methods of serving the public welfare thereby,
and may, in its discretion, transmit a statement of its find-
ings as a result of its inspection or consultation to any per-
son, officer or board properly interested therein.
Section 4. The said board may require of all persons,
officers or boards conducting a wayfarers' lodge or a public
lodging house such reports of facts and circumstances relative
thereto, its inmates and its administration as the board may
deem advisable.
Section 5. The said board shall include in its annual
report to the governor and council a detailed report of its
inspection and supervision hereunder, and such other matters
relating to wayfarers' lodges and public lodging houses as it
may deem proper.
Section 6. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 2, 1914'
Chap. 607 An Act making appropriations for salaries and ex-
penses IN the department of the state board of
charity and for sundry other charitable expenses.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloios:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro-
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth
from the ordinary revenue, for the salaries and expenses of
the state board of charity and for sundry charitable expenses,
for the fiscal year ending on the thirtieth day of November,
nineteen hundred and fourteen, to wit: —
Appropriations
state board of
charity, etc.
Expenses of
central office,
etc.
Annual report.
State adult
poor.
State minor
wards.
STATE BOARD OF CHARITY.
For expenses, including travelling of members and salaries
and expenses in the board's central office, a sum not exceed-
ing twenty-three thousand dollars.
For printing and binding the annual report, a sum not
exceeding three thousand dollars.
For salaries and expenses in the division of state adult
poor, a sum not exceeding seventy-three thousand dollars.
For salaries and expenses in the division of state minor
wards, a sum not exceeding ninety-one thousand four hun-
dred dollars.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 607. 553
For travelling and other necessary expenses of the auxiliary Auxiliary
visitors of the board, a sum not exceeding twelve hundred '''^''^'^^
dollars.
MISCELLANEOUS CHARITABLE.
For transportation of state paupers under charge of the Transportation
of state
paupers, etc.
state board of charity, including transportation of prisoners °^ ^*'**®
released on probation from the state farm, and travelling
and other expenses of probation visitors, for the present year
and for previous years, a sum not exceeding sixteen thousand
dollars.
For the care and maintenance of indigent and neglected negifcteV^"^
children and juvenile offenders, for the present year and for children.
previous years, to include expenses in connection with the
same, a sum not exceeding five hundred and sixteen thousand
dollars.
For expenses in connection with smallpox and other Dangerous
diseases dangerous to the public health, for the present year '^'*'"**^^-
and for previous years, a sum not exceeding forty-five thou-
sand dollars.
For tuition in the public schools, including transportation Tuition of
to and from said schools, of children boarded or bound out chMren.
by the state board of charity, for the present year and for
previous years, a sum not exceeding fifty-four thousand
dollars.
For the support of sick state paupers by cities and towns, sick state
for the present year and for previous years, the same to in- p^^p^"
elude cases of wife settlement, a sum not exceeding seventy
thousand dollars.
For the paj^ment of suitable aid to mothers with dependent Aid to
children, a sum not exceeding one hundred and seventy-five dependent
thousand dollars.
For the burial of state paupers by cities and towns, for the Burial of
present year and for previous years, a sum not exceeding eight * * * paupers,
thousand dollars.
For temporary aid furnished by cities and towns to state Temporary
paupers and shipwrecked seamen, for the present year and ^"^•®*°-
for previous years, a sum not exceeding fifty thousand dollars.
For the support and transportation of unsettled pauper Unsettled
infants in infant asylums, for the present year and for previous p*"p^'' ''^*°**-
years, a sum not exceeding fifty-five thousand dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 2, 1914-
554
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 608, 609.
Chap. 608 An Act making appropriations for the salaries and
EXPENSES of the BOARDS OF PAROLE AND ADVISORY
BOARD OF PARDONS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro-
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth
from the ordinary revenue, for the salaries and expenses of
the boards of parole of the commonwealth, for the fiscal year
ending on the thirtieth day of November, nineteen hun-
dred and fourteen, to wit : —
For the salaries and expenses of the members of the boards
of parole and advisory board of pardons, a sum not exceeding
five, thousand dollars.
For the salary of the chairman and deputy commissioner,
a sum not exceeding two thousand dollars.
For clerical assistance, a sum not exceeding two thousand
dollars.
For travelling and contingent expenses of said boards and
their officers, a sum not exceeding twenty-five hundred dol-
lars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 2, 1914.
Appropriations,
boards of
parole.
Members.
Chairman
and deputy
commissioner.
Clerical
assistance.
Travelling
expenses, etc.
City of
Westfield
incorporated.
Chap.Q09 An Act to incorporate the city of westfield.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The inhabitants of the town of Westfield,
in case of the acceptance of this act by the voters of the town
as hereinafter provided, shall continue to be a body politic
and corporate, under the name of the City of Westfield, and
as such shall have, exercise and enjoy all the rights, powers,
privileges and immunities, and shall be subject to all the
duties and obligations pertaining to and incumbent upon
the said town as a municipal corporation.
Section 2. The government of the city and the general
management and control of all the fiscal, municipal and pru-
dential affairs thereof shall be vested in a single officer, to
be called the mayor, and in a legislative body, to be called
the board of aldermen; except, however, that the general
management and control of the several departments of the
city, and the buildings and property pertaining thereto shall
be vested as hereinafter provided.
Administra-
tion, etc.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 609. 555
Section 3. The territory of the city shall be divided into Warda.
six wards, in the manner hereinafter provided. The number
of wards may, in any year fixed by law for a new division of
wards in cities, be changed by vote of the board of aldermen,
passed with the assent of the mayor at or prior to the making
of such division, but the number of wards shall never be less
than six.
Section 4. All meetings of the qualified voters of the Calling of
city for the purpose of voting at elections, and for other "^^^'^s^-
municipal or legal purposes, shall be called by warrants
issued by order of the board of aldermen, which shall be in
such form and shall be served and returned in such manner
and at such times as the board of aldermen may direct,
except meetings called under the provisions of section
twenty-eight of this charter.
Section 5. The municipal election shall take place Municipal
annually on the second Tuesday of December, and the LuVicrparyear.
municipal year shall begin on the first day of January and
continue until the first day of the following January.
Section 6. At the first municipal election there shall be officers to bo
elected by ballot a mayor, city clerk, city treasurer, city firTt municipal
collector, aldermen at large and aldermen by wards, members ^'^^''''*°' ®**'-
of the school committee, water commissioners, assessors,
members of the board of health and municipal light board.
The mayor, city clerk, city treasurer, city collector, aldermen
at large, aldermen by wards, members of the school com-
mittee, water commissioners, assessors, members of the board
of health and municipal light board shall be elected and
hold office as follows: The mayor, subject to re-election or
recall as hereinafter provided, city clerk and city treasurer
for the term of two years and until their successors are elected
and qualified; the city collector, aldermen at large and the
aldermen by wards for the term of one year; the members
of the school committee, members of the board of health,
municipal light board, and water commissioners for the
term of three years each.
The assessors shall be elected and shall hold office in
accordance with the provisions of chapter ninety-six of the
acts of the year nineteen hundred and thirteen.
The board of aldermen shall consist of eleven members
until otherwise provided. The board of aldermen and mem-
bers of the school committee shall serve without compen-
sation. At every annual municipal election after the first,
there shall be elected officers to fill vacancies, and to succeed
556
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 609.
Calling of state
elections.
Officers to be
elected at
biennial
elections.
Vacancy in
office of mayor,
board of
aldermen, etc.
Recall, or
re-election
of mayor.
those whose terms will expire upon the first Monday of Jan-
uary following.
Section 7. All meetings for the election of national,
state, county and district officers shall be called by order
of the board of aldermen in the same manner in which
meetings for the municipal elections are called.
Section 8. At each biennial municipal election, the
qualified voters shall, in the several wards, give in their
votes by ballot for mayor, city clerk and city treasurer, and
each shall hold his office for the term of two years from the
first Monday of January following his election, unless sooner
removed therefrom; and at the annual municipal election
the qualified voters shall, in the several wards, give in their
votes by ballot for city collector, members of the board of
aldermen, members of the school committee, water com-
missioners, assessors, members of the board of health and
municipal light board, or for such of them as are to be elected,
and for mayor, city clerk or city treasurer, if there be a
vacancy in either of said offices either existing or to occur on
the first Monday of January following, and the person
receiving the highest number of votes for any office shall be
deemed and declared to be elected to such office; and when-
ever two or more persons are to be elected to the same office,
the several persons up to the number required to be chosen
receiving the highest number of votes shall be deemed
and declared to be elected.
Section 9. If it shall appear that there is no choice of
mayor, or if the person elected to that office shall refuse to
accept the office, or shall die before qualifying, or if a vacancy
in the office occurs, the president of the board of aldermen, or,
in the event of his disability, the president pro tempore, shall
become acting mayor until the next municipal election. If
the full number of members of the board of aldermen then
required to be chosen shall not be elected at the annual
municipal election, or if a vacancy in the office of a member
thereof shall occur, the board of aldermen shall cause a new
election to be held to fill the vacancy.
Section 10. If, during the first year of the term of any
mayor, a petition duly signed by five hundred qualified voters
of the city is presented to the board of aldermen thirty days
at least before the annual municipal election, requesting that
the mayor shall be submitted to re-election for the second
year of his term, his name shall be placed upon the ballot
for mayor for the unexpired term, together with any other
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 609. 557
qualified candidate therefor, and if he fails to receive a plu-
rality of the votes cast, he shall be recalled and his term shall
expire on the first Monday of January following. The
unexpired term shall be filled by the candidate receiving the
largest number of votes and such successful candidate shall
be elected and declared mayor for one year, and shall have
all the powers and duties of the office for one year from the
first Monday of January following.
Section 11. The board of aldermen shall consist of ^ermeL.
eleven members, who shall be elected as follows: one mem-
ber from each ward, to be elected by and from the quali-
fied voters of that ward, aud five members at large, to
be elected by and from the qualified voters of the whole
city, all of whom shall be elected for the term of one year.
A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum for the Quorum.
transaction of business, but a smaller number may adjourn
from day to day.
Section 12. The mayor, city clerk, city treasurer, city Organization
collector and aldermen elect shall on the first Monday in ernmLT'
January of the year of the beginning of their term of office
meet and be sworn to the faithful discharge of their duties.
The oath shall be administered by a justice of the peace and
shall be certified and entered on the journal of the board of
aldermen. In case of the absence of the mayor elect on the
first Monday in January, or if a mayor shall not then have
been elected, the oath of office may at any time thereafter
be administered to him; and at any time thereafter in like
manner the oath of office shall be administered to any other
elected ofiicer who has been previously absent or has sub-
sequently been elected ; and every such oath shall be certified
and entered as aforesaid.
Section 13. After the oath has been administered to Election of
the aldermen present, they shall be called to order at their boSdoT"^
first organization by the city clerk, or, in case of the absence aldermen.
of the city clerk, by the senior member present, who shall
preside until the president of the board of aldermen has been
elected and qualified. The board of aldermen shall then
proceed to elect by ballot one of their number president of
the board. If no quorum is present an adjournment shall be
taken to a later hour, or to the next day, and thereafter the
same proceedings shall be had from day to day until a quorum
shall be present. If any person receives the votes of a
majority of all the members of the board of aldermen, such
person shall be declared chosen president of the board. If
558
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 609.
City clerk and
city collector,
duties, etc.
Passing of '
ordinances,
orders, etc.
Ordinances,
etc., to be
presented to
the mayor for
approval.
on the first day on which a quorum is present, no person
receives a vote of such majority, they shall proceed to ballot
until some person receives a vote of such majority or until an
adjournment to the succeeding day is taken, and on such
succeeding day a plurality of those voting shall be suflScient
for an election. No other business shall be in order until a
president is chosen. The president shall be sworn by the
city clerk, or, in case of the absence of the clerk, by a justice
of the peace. The president of the board of aldermen shall
have the same right to vote as any other member thereof.
Section 14. The city clerk shall be clerk of the board of
aldermen. The city treasurer may also be city collector.
The city collector shall have and exercise all the powers of
collectors of taxes and such other powers as the board of
aldermen may by ordinance determine. He shall collect all
public moneys and all accounts of the city upon warrants
issued to him by the several departments. He may appoint
an assistant collector in each city department, for whom he
shall be responsible.
Section 15. Any ordinance, order or resolution of the
board of aldermen may be passed through all its stages of
legislation at one session, provided that no member of the
board objects thereto; but if one or more members should
object, the measure shall be postponed for that meeting; and
if, when it is next brought up, five or more members object
to its passage at that meeting, a second postponement of at
least one week shall be made.
Section 16. Every ordinance, order, resolution or vote
of the board of aldermen, required by law to be presented to
the mayor, shall be presented by the clerk of the board to
the mayor for his approval in writing; and thereupon the
same proceedings shall be had as are provided by law in
relation to similar ordinances, orders, resolutions or votes of
a board of aldermen. The clerk shall hold every such ordi-
nance, order, resolution or vote twenty-four hours, Sundays
and legal holidays excepted, except such matters as may be
subject to the referendum under section twenty-eight; and
if during such time notice of a motion to reconsider is filed
with the clerk by any member entitled to make such motion,
the ordinance, order, resolution or vote shall be presented
to the board at its next meeting; otherwise it shall be pre-
sented to the mayor at the expiration of said twenty-four
hours.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 609. 559
Section 17. The board of aldermen may hold special nfeXgs.
meetings at any time without previous notice, when all the
members have assembled, and at such meeting any business
may be transacted, provided that no member of the board
objects thereto.
Section 18. Every person who is elected and every certificates of
person who is appointed by the mayor to an office shall receive a^'uument,
a certificate of his election or appointment from the city clerk; ^^'^
and, except as is otherwise provided by law, before perform-
ing any act under his election or appointment he shall take
and subscribe an oath to qualify him to enter upon his duties.
A record of the oath shall be made by the city clerk. Any
oath required by this act may be administered by the mayor
or any officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Records Records to be
of transactions of all officers shall be properly kept, and shall °nsp°ectio'?"'^'"^
be open to the inspection of the public.
Section 19. The board of aldermen shall determine the Board of
rules of its own proceedings, and shall be the judge of the detlrS?ne*ruies
election and qualifications of its members. In case of the procledTngs,
absence of the president, the board of aldermen shall choose ®*^-
a president pro tempore, and a plurality of the votes cast
shall be sufficient for a choice. The board of aldermen shall
sit with open doors, whether in session as a board of aldermen
or as a committee of the whole, and shall cause the journal of
its proceedings to be kept open to public inspection. The
vote of the board of aldermen upon any question shall be
taken by roll call, when a request therefor is made by at
least five members. The board of aldermen shall make pro-
vision to enforce the attendance of its members, and shall,
so far as is not inconsistent with this act, have and exercise
the legislative powers of towns and shall have the powers,
and be subject to the liabilities of city councils and of either
branch thereof, under the general laws of the commonwealth,
and shall have the powers granted to the town of Westfield
or to any board thereof by any special legislative act; and
it may, by ordinance not inconsistent with the provisions
hereof, prescribe the manner in which such powers shall be
exercised. The members of the board of aldermen shall
receive no compensation for their services as members of
such board or of any committee of the board.
Section 20. Neither the board of aldermen nor any Members of
member of any committee thereof shall take part, directly aiXrm^n not
or indirectly, in the employment of labor, the making of con- 1° makiSg"f
contracts, etc.
560
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 609.
Appropriations,
etc.
Directors of
public library.
Appropriations
to be in
itemized form.
Ordinances
and by-laws,
etc.
tracts, or the purchase of supplies or materials for the city;
nor in the construction, alteration or repair of any public
works, buildings or other property; nor in the care, custody
or management of the same; nor in the conduct of any of
the executive or administrative business of the city; nor in
the appointment or removal of any of the officers of the city,
except as is otherwise provided herein; but nothing in this
section shall affect the powers or duties of the board of alder-
men in relation to state aid to disabled soldiers and sailors
and to the families of those killed, dying or disabled in the
war of the rebellion or in any war of the United States.
Section 21. The board of aldermen shall appropriate
annually, before the first day of March, in accordance with
the provisions of section twenty of chapter seven hundred
and nineteen of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
thirteen and amendments thereof, the amount necessary
to meet the expenditures of the city for the current financial
year. In making such appropriation it shall have an itemized
and detailed statement from the mayor of the moneys re-
quired and shall make such appropriation in detail, clearly
specifying the amount to be expended for each particular
purpose. It shall take care that no money is paid from the
treasury unless granted or appropriated, and shall secure
a just and proper accountability by requiring bonds with
sufficient penalties and sureties from all city officials and
employees entrusted with the receipt, custody or disburse-
ment of money. It shall as often as once a year, at least ten
days prior to the annual election, cause to be published for
the use of the inhabitants a particular account of the receipts
and expenditures of the city, and a schedule of all city prop-
erty and of the city debt. The mayor shall annually nomi-
nate, on or before the first day of May, seven persons, who
shall serve as directors of the public library, known as the
Westfield Athenseum.
Section 22. All votes of the board of aldermen making
appropriations or loans of money shall be in itemized form;
and when brought before the board of aldermen on recom-
mendation of the mayor, no item of the appropriation or
loan, in excess of the amount recommended by the mayor,
shall be passed except by the affirmative vote of two thirds
of all the members of the board of aldermen.
Section 23. The board of aldermen shall, by a two thirds
vote of all the members thereof, have power within said
city to make and establish ordinances and by-laws, and to
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 609. • 561
affix penalties as herein and by general law provided: pro- Proviso.
vided, however, that all the laws, by-laws and regulations now
in force in the town of Westfield, and not inconsistent with
the provisions of this charter, shall remain in force until
they expire by limitation, or until they are amended, revised
or repealed by the board of aldermen. Complaint for the
breach of any ordinance or by-law may be made by the
mayor or by any head of a department or by any resident of
the city.
Section 24. The board of aldermen shall, with the ap- Laying out of
proval of the mayor, have exclusive authority to order the ^ ^'^^ ^' " *^'
laying out, locating anew or discontinuing of all streets, ways
and highways and parks within the limits of the city, and to
assess the damages sustained by any person thereby, and,
except as is otherwise provided herein, to act in all matters
relating to such laying out, locating anew, altering or discon-
tinuing. Any person aggrieved by any assessment of dam-
ages, or by other action of the board of aldermen under this
section, shall have all the rights and privileges allowed by
law in such cases in appeals from the decisions of the select-
men of towns.
Section 25. Nothing in this act shall be construed to Not to affect
affect the jurisdiction of the county commissioners nor to certr[n officers.
give to the board of aldermen any powers as to crossings of
ways and railroads in addition to those conferred by the
general laws.
Section 26. No member of the board of aldermen shall Ko? °^
hold any other office in or under the city government, or t^'^hoid'^other
have the expenditure of any money appropriated by the ni^nicipai
board of aldermen, or act as counsel in any matter before
the board of aldermen or committee thereof; and no person
shall be eligible for appointment to any municipal office
established by the board of aldermen during any municipal
year within which he is alderman, until after the expiration
of the succeeding municipal year.
Section 27. Every order involving the appropriation or certain orders
1 . , p ,1 . . c _L 1 to be presented
expenditure or money or the raismg oi a tax, and every to mayor for
ordinance, order, resolution or vote of the board of aldermen, ^pp''°^'*'' <''*'■
except such matters as may be subject to the referendum and
such as relate to the internal affairs of the board of aldermen,
to its own officers and employees, or to the appointment or
duties of the auditor, shall be presented to the mayor for his
approval. If the mayor approves thereof, he shall signify
his approval by signing the same; if he does not approve
562 Acts, 1914. — Chap. 609.
thereof, he shall return it, with his objections in writing, to
the board of aldermen. The board shall enter the objections
of the mayor at large upon its records, and shall reconsider
such ordinance, order, resolution or vote; and if after such
reconsideration two thirds of all the members of the board
of aldermen agree, notwithstanding the mayor's objections,
to pass the same, it shall be in force. If such ordinance,
order, resolution or vote includes several items or sums, the
mayor may approve particular items or sums and disapprove
others; and in case of such disapproval, the part approved
shall be in force, in like manner as if the items or sums dis-
approved had never been a part thereof; and the mayor
shall return a statement of the items or sums disapproved
to the board of aldermen. The items or sums so disapproved
shall not be included in the appropriation unless passed as
hereinbefore provided. If such ordinance, order, resolution
or vote, or a statement as to the several items or sums thereof,
be not returned by the mayor within ten days after the
presentation to him, it shall be in force. Every vote taken
under the provisions of this section shall be determined by
the yeas and nays. A filing with the city clerk shall be con-
sidered a return to the board of aldermen.
Referendum. SECTION 28. The board of aldermen may by vote, and
upon the request in writing of three hundred qualified voters
of the city, duly presented and filed with the city clerk within
five days after final action upon any measure, before it shall
become either finally effective or rejected, shall submit the
measure for approval or disapproval to the qualified voters
of the city at a meeting duly warned and called for the purpose
by the mayor. The mayor upon receipt of such vote or
request shall, by warrant under his hand, call a meeting of
said voters to vote upon the acceptance or rejection of the
measure by a vote of "yes" or "no."
Notice of such meeting shall be given by posting an
attested copy of the warrant in a public place in each ward
of the city, seven days at least before the meeting, and by
publishing the same in some newspaper printed in Westfield.
At such meeting the voters shall by ballot express their
approval or disapproval of the measure by "yes" or "no"
vote.
If a majority of the voters voting thereon shall vote "yes",
the said measure shall become in full force and effect. If
the majority shall vote "no", the measure shall be rejected,
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 609. 563
notwithstanding any vote or action thereon of the board of
aldermen or of the mayor.
Section 29. The board of aldermen shall, upon the initiative.
presentation of the petition of ten or more qualified voters
of the city, act upon any measure presented in the petition
in the same manner as if such measure had originated in
the board. It shall once in three months at least, and at Public
such other times as it shall determine, hold public hearings ^^"°^^-
upon all measures presented to it by petition, at which times
the advocates and opponents of any such measure may be
heard.
Section 30. The executive powers of the city shall be Executive
vested solely in the mayor, except as is otherwise provided veSi^''^
herein, and may be exercised by him either personally or ^^y^^' ^^■
through the several officers or boards of the city in their
respective departments, under his general supervision and
control. The mayor shall cause the laws, ordinances and
orders for the government of the city to be enforced, and shall
cause a record of all his official acts to be kept; and for that
purpose, and to aid him in his official duties, he may appoint
one or more assistants and define their duties, and shall fix
their salaries, subject to the approval of the board of alder-
men. The salary of the mayor shall not be changed during
his term of office.
Section 31. The mayor may, in writing, suspend any Mayor may
executive or appointive officer or any public work, and in woTk^e'tc.^"^'^^'
such case he shall at once report his action and his reasons
therefor to the board of alderman. The suspension of any
such officer shall, in fifteen days after such report is made,
be a removal, unless within that time he asks for a hearing
before the mayor and the board of aldermen, which shall
forthwith be granted and be public; and upon the conclusion
of the hearing, if the mayor shall determine that the suspen-
sion be not sustained, the officer shall at once be reinstated.
Public work suspended by the mayor may be carried on at
his discretion until action is taken by the board. If the
board within fifteen days after receiving a report shall de-
termine by a vote of tw^o thirds of its members that the
mayor's action suspending the work be not sustained, the
work shall be prosecuted forthwith.
Section 32. The mayor shall communicate to the board May rail special
of aldermen such information, and shall recommend such board of
measures, as in his judgment the interests of the city require. ^ ®''"®°'
564
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Who shall act
in case of
mayor's
disability.
Acting mayor,
powers, etc.
Departments
and offices.
He may at any time call a special meeting of the board of
aldermen by causing a notice of such meeting, specifying
the subjects which he desires to have considered, to be de-
posited in the post office, postage prepaid, or left at the usual
place of abode of each alderman, or given to him in hand
at least twenty-four hours before the time appointed for the
meeting, or in case of emergency, of which he shall be the
judge, within such time as he shall deem sufficient.
Section 33. Whenever, by reason of sickness or other
cause, the mayor shall be disabled from performing the
duties of his office, the president of the board of aldermen,
ot, in the event of his disability, the president pro tempore,
shall become acting mayor during the mayor's disability.
The acting mayor shall, during the continuance of such dis-
ability, have all the rights and powers of mayor, except that
he shall not make any permanent appointment or removal
unless the disability of the mayor has continued for a period
of sixty days, and in that case such appointment or removal
shall be subject to the approval of the board of aldermen;
nor shall he approve or disapprove any ordinance, order,
resolution or vote until within twenty-four hours of the
time when it would take effect without the approval of the
mayor. During such period, the acting mayor shall lose his
vote as a member of the board of aldermen.
Section 34. There shall be the following departments
and oflEices in the city of Westfield :
(1.) The assessing department, to be under the charge of
the board of assessors, which shall consist of thre6 members,
to be elected at the first annual municipal election; one for
the term of three years, one for the term of two years, and
one for the term of one year; and at the second municipal
election held under the provisions of this act, and at each
municipal election thereafter, one assessor shall be elected
for the term of three years.
(2.) The charity department, to be under the charge of
the city almoner, to be appointed by the mayor and con-
firmed by the board of aldermen. The mayor shall also
appoint a city physician for the term of one year, subject to
confirmation by the board of aldermen.
(3.) The health department, to be under the charge of the
board of health, to be elected as herein provided.
(4.) The law department, to be under the charge of the
city solicitor, who shall be appointed by the mayor, and
who shall hold office during the term of the mayor.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 609. 565
(5.) The fire department, to be under the charge of the Departments
chief of the fire department, who shall be appointed by the ^'^
mayor for the term of one year, and confirmed by the board
of aldermen.
(6.) The police department, to be under the charge of the
chief of police. The number of members of the police force
shall be determined by the board of aldermen. The members
of the police force shall be appointed by the mayor. The
chief of police and the police officers of the town of Westfield
shall continue in their respective positions as officers of the
city of Westfield and their tenure of office shall be governed
by the civil service laws of the commonwealth relative to the
chief of police and police officers of a city which has accepted
chapter four hundred and sixty-eight of the acts of the
year nineteen hundred and eleven.
(7.) The street and sewer department, to be under the
charge of a superintendent, to be appointed by the mayor
for the term of one year and confirmed by the board of
aldermen. He shall have charge of the construction, alter-
ation, repair, maintenance and management of the public
sewers and drains, the public ways, sidewalks and bridges,
public parks and squares, in accordance with the designs
and plans of the city engineer, and of the public buildings;
excepting, however, such duties with reference to the build-
ings as are now imposed on other departments by law and
upon the school committee and other departments by this
act.
(8.) The engineer's department, to be under the charge of
a city engineer, to be appointed by the mayor for the term
of one year, and confirmed by the board of aldermen. He
shall make and have the care and custody of all plans, sur-
veys, measurements and levels pertaining to public ways,
drains, sewers, public water works and lands, and shall
perform such other duties as the board of aldermen may
prescribe, subject to the approval of the mayor. He shall
appoint such assistants as his work may require. All work
on the public ways by any department shall be performed
in accordance with the designs and plans of the city engineer.
(9.) The water department, to be under the charge of a
board of water commissioners, which shall consist oif three
members, to be elected at the first municipal election, one
for the term of three years, one for the term of two years,
and one for the term of one year; and at the second municipal
election held under the provisions of this act, and at each
566 Acts, 1914. — Chap. 609.
Departments municipal elcction thereafter, one water commissioner shall
be elected for the term of three years.
(10.) The gas, electric light and electric power department,
to be under the charge of the municipal light board, which
shall consist of three members, to be elected at the first
municipal election, one for the term of three years, one for
the term of two years, and one for the term of one year, and
at the second municipal election held under the provisions
of this act, and at each municipal election thereafter, one
lighting commissioner shall be elected for the term of three
years.
(11.) A license commission, which shall consist of three
members, to be appointed by the mayor, subject to confirma-
tion by the board of aldermen; one for the term of three
years, one for the term of two years, and one for the term of
one year, and thereafter, annually, the mayor shall appoint,
subject to confirmation by the board of aldermen, as afore-
said, one license commissioner to serve for the term of three
years. Vacancies in said commission shall be filled by ap-
pointment and confirmation as aforesaid, for the unexpired
terms.
(12.) The city clerk department, to be under the charge
of the city clerk.
(13.) The treasury department, to be under the charge of
the city treasurer.
(14.) The collecting department, to be under the charge
of the city collector.
(15.) The auditing department, to be under the charge
of an auditor, to be appointed by the mayor, for a term of
three years, subject to confirmation by the board of alder-
men.
(16.) The mayor shall annually appoint, subject to con-
firmation by the board of aldermen, an inspector of build-
ings, whose duties shall be the inspection of buildings and
enforcement of all laws and ordinances relating to the con-
struction, alteration and repair of buildings or other struc-
tures.
The mayor shall also annually appoint, subject to con-
firmation by the board of aldermen, a sealer of weights and
measures, to hold office for the term of one year.
(17.) There shall be a board of registrars, which shall be
constituted according to the provisions of section twenty-
five of chapter eight hundred and thirty-five of the acts of
the year nineteen hundred and thirteen.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 609. 567
(IS.) A playground commission, which shall consist of
five members, to be appointed by the mayor, subject to con-
firmation by the board of aldermen; one for the term of five
years, one for the term of four years, one for the term of
three years, one for the term of two years, and one for the
term of one year, and thereafter annually, the mayor shall
appoint, subject to confirmation by the board of alder-
men as aforesaid, one member to serve for the term of five
years.
(19.) All revenues from the several departments and from
licenses shall be turned over to the city treasurer.
Section 35. The board of aldermen may from time to Additional
time, subject to the provisions of this act, and in accordance offi!ces^may be
with general laws if they exist in any particular case, provide '^^^ ^^^^^'
by ordinance for the establishment of any additional boards
and other offices, for the management and control of a
public hospital, may determine the number and duties of
the incumbents of such boards and offices, and for such
purposes may delegate to such boards and offices the ad-
ministrative powers given by general laws to city councils
and boards of aldermen. It shall be the duty of the mayor Appointive
to appoint, on or before the first Monday in February of pointment,'
each year, all the appointive officers above specified, and, *®™*' ®*'''
unless it is otherwise provided, all those for whom provision
shall hereafter be made, in accordance with the provisions
of this section; and their terms of office shall begin on the
first Monday in February and shall continue for one year,
or for such other period as the board of aldermen shall by
ordinance in any case provide, except that the terms of office
of all the officers so specified who shall first be appointed
hereunder shall begin, respectively, upon their appointment
and qualification. Every administrative officer shall, unless
sooner removed, hold office until his successor is appointed
and qualified. All salaries and the compensation of all em-
ployees may be fixed by ordinance by the board of aldermen,
except as is otherwise provided herein.
Section 36. The mayor shall, as often as once a month, Mayor may
call together for consultation upon the affairs of the city the headTof dl^
heads of departments, boards and commissions, who shall, p''''*'"®°**' ^*''-
whenever called upon, furnish such information relative to
their respective departments as he may request.
Section 37. Every officer of the city shall, at the request officers to give
of the board of aldermen, give to it such information, in when'"re-'°''
writing or in person, as it may require in relation to any 'J""'^*^^-
568
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 609.
Appropriations
and expendi-
tures.
Proviso.
Digging up of
public streets,
etc.
Proposals for
work to be
done to be in-
vited by ad-
vertisements,
etc.
matter, act or thing connected with his office or employ-
ment.
Section 38. No sum appropriated for a specific purpose
shall be expended for any other purpose; and no expenditure
shall be made or liability incurred by or in behalf of the city
until an appropriation has been duly voted by the board of
aldermen, sufficient to meet such expenditure or liability
together with all prior unpaid liabilities which are payable
out of such appropriation, except in accordance with the
written recommendation of the mayor to the board of alder-
men, approved by a majority of the whole board of aldermen,
the vote to be taken by yeas and nays: provided, hoicever,
that after the expiration of the financial year and until the
passage of the annual appropriations, the mayor may au-
thorize each of the administrative officers and boards to incur
liabilities to an amount not exceeding one fifth of the total
sum appropriated for the same purpose in the preceding
year, and such liabilities shall be paid from the annual appro-
priations subsequently made. Every bill, pay roll or voucher
covering an expenditure of money shall be approved by the
signatures thereon of a majority of the board or committee
having control of, or incurring the expenditure; and after
such approval, the bills, pay rolls or vouchers shall be turned
over to the auditor.
Section 39. Except as may otherwise be provided by
ordinance, no public street shall be dug up without first
obtaining the written approval of the superintendent of
streets and of the sewer department. No person or corpora-
tion, except officers and employees of the executive depart-
ments, and except street railways and telephone corporations
and persons and corporations under contract with the city,
shall dig up any public street. Any such person or corpora-
tion so authorized shall first furnish to the city sufficient
security for restoring the street to a condition which shall be
satisfactory to said superintendent, and for keeping it in such
condition for six months after completion of the work.
Section 40. Whenever mechanical or other work is re-
quired to be done or supplies are required for the city, at a
cost amounting to one hundred dollars or more, the board
or committee having the matter in charge shall invite pro-
posals therefor by advertisements, which advertisements
shall state the time and place for opening the proposals,
and shall reserve the right to reject any or all proposals.
Every proposal for doing such work or making such sale shall
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 609. 569
be accompanied by a suitable bond or certificate of deposit
for the faithful performance of the same; and all such pro-
posals shall be kept by the officer or board inviting the same,
and shall be open to public inspection after they have been
accepted or rejected.
Section 41. All contracts made by any department, Contracts.
board or commission in which the amount involved is one
hundred dollars or more shall be in writing, and no such
contract shall be deemed to have been made or executed until
the approval of the mayor and of the department making
the contract is affixed thereto. Any contract made as afore-
said may be required to be accompanied by a bond with
sureties satisfactory to the board or committee having the
matter in charge, or by a deposit of money or other security
for the faithful performance thereof, and such bonds or other
securities shall be deposited with the city treasurer until
the contract has been carried out in all respects; and no
such contract shall be altered except by a written agreement
of the contractor, the sureties on his bond and the officer ^
or board making the contract, with the approval of the mayor
affixed thereto.
Section 42. All bonds and notes issued by the city Bonds and
shall be signed by the treasurer and countersigned by the signed by treas-
mayor, and any coupons attached thereto shall bear the ^^^^' ^^'''
signature of the treasurer or a facsimile thereof.
Section 43. Upon the acceptance of this act the select- ^ardj^etc''*^
men of the town then in office shall forthwith divide the
territory thereof into six wards, so that the wards will contain,
as nearly as may be consistent with well-defined limits, an
equal number of voters, and they shall designate the wards
by number. The selectmen, for the purpose of the first
municipal election, which shall take place on the second
Tuesday in December next succeeding the acceptance of this
act, shall provide suitable polling places, and give notice
thereof, and shall at least ten days before the said day appoint
all proper election officers therefor; and they shall in general '
have the powers and perform the duties of the mayor and
board of aldermen in cities under chapter eight hundred
and thirty-five of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
thirteen, and acts in amendment thereof and in addition
thereto, the provisions of which, so far as they may be ap-
plicable, shall apply to said election; and the town clerk shall
perform the duties therein assigned to city clerks. The
registrars shall cause to be prepared and published accord-
570
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 609.
Pending rights,
etc., not
affected.
Selectmen to
notify persons
elected, etc.
School com-
mittee, election,
etc.
Vacancy.
ing to law, lists of qualified voters in each of the wards
established by the selectmen.
Section 44. The passage of this act shall not affect any
rights, accruing or accrued, of any suit, prosecution or other
legal proceedings pending at the time when this act shall go
into operation, wherein the town of Westfield is a party or
in any way interested, and no penalty or forfeiture previously
incurred shall be affected thereby. All persons holding office
in said town when this act takes effect shall continue to hold
the same, notwithstanding the passage thereof, until the
organization of the city government shall be effected, and
until the successors of such officers respectively shall be
elected, or appointed, and qualified. All laws, general or
special, relating to the town of Westfield at the time of the
passage of this act, shall, until altered, amended or repealed,
continue in force in the city of Westfield, so far as the same
are not inconsistent herewith.
Section 45. The selectmen shall notify the persons
elected at such first election and shall provide and appoint a
place for the first meeting of the mayor and board of alder-
men on the first Monday in January next ensuing; and shall,
by written notice left at their respective places of abode at
least twenty-four hours prior to such meeting, notify the
mayor elect, aldermen elect, city clerk, city treasurer, and
city collector, who shall immediately proceed to organize and
carry into effect the provisions of this act, which shall then
have full force and effect. The selectmen shall, in like manner,
appoint a place and time for the first meeting of the school
committee, water commissioners, municipal light board, and
board of assessors, and notify the members thereof. Nothing
hereinafter shall affect the annual meeting in said town for
the election of national, state, district and county officers,
which may be held next after the acceptance of this act.
Section 46. The management and control of the schools
of the city shall be vested in a school committee, which shall
consist of six members, one to be elected by the qualified
voters of each ward, and shall hold office for the term of one
year. At the first municipal election held under this act
six members shall be elected.
•Section 47. Whenever a vacancy shall occur in the
membership of the school committee, the mayor shall call a
joint meeting of the board of aldermen and the school com-
mittee. The president of the board of aldermen shall preside
at such meeting, and the vacancy shall be filled from the
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 609. 571
ward in which the vacancy occurs by vote of a majority of
all the members of the two bodies. The term of the person
thus chosen shall terminate with the end of the current
municipal year.
Section 48. The school committee shall meet at the chairman and
school committee rooms on the first Monday in January in ^®^'"®*^'"y' ®*''-
each year, at which time, or as soon thereafter as may be
possible, it shall choose by ballot a chairman and a secretary,
and the vote of a majority of the whole board shall be neces-
sary in order to elect. At the same time it shall elect one of
its number to represent the school committee before the
board of aldermen. Such representative shall have the right
to be heard on all matters concerning school legislation and
the appropriation of money therefor, but shall have no vote.
Section 49. In the month of January of each year the Estimates, etc.
school committee shall submit to the mayor an estimate in
detail of the amount which it deems necessary to expend for
the care and maintenance of the schools during the succeed-
ing financial year; and the mayor shall transmit the same,
with the estimates of other departments, to the board of
aldermen, and shall recommend such appropriations as he
shall deem necessary. Unless otherwise required by law, the
school committee shall cause no liability to be incurred
and no expenditures to be made for any purpose beyond the
aggregate appropriation granted by the board of aldermen;
except that for each month after the expiration of the fiscal
year, and before the regular annual appropriation shall have
been made, liabilities payable out of the regular appropria-
tion may be incurred to an amount not exceeding one tenth
of the aggregate appropriation made in the preceding year.
But the school committee may expend any and all money
which may be paid by the trustees of Westfield academy or
paid, given or bequeathed by any person to the said city for
its public schools.
Section 50. In addition to the exercise of the powers and Additional
the discharge of the duties imposed by law upon such bodies, modations° etc.
the school committee shall be the original judge of the
expediency and necessity of improved school accommodations.
Whenever in its opinion an additional schoolhouse shall
be required, the school committee shall send a written com-
munication to the board of aldermen, stating the locality,
the nature of the further provisions needed and the approx-
imate cost thereof. The board of aldermen shall have the
right to purchase or take land for school purposes, but no
until, etc.
572 Acts, 1914. — Chap. 610.
lot of land shall thus be acquired until the same shall have
been approved by the school committee. When money for
a new schoolhouse shall have been appropriated by the
board of aldermen and the land shall have been acquired,
the mayor shall appoint a building committee of five, one of
whom shall be a member of the school committee, who shall
have charge of the same; but no contract shall be made for
the erection of a school building or for the furnishing thereof
until the plans for the building and furnishing shall have
been approved by the school committee. The care, al-
teration, repairs and enlargements of all existing school
buildings shall be under the exclusive control of the school
committee. No member of the school committee shall be
financially interested in any matter pertaining to school
affairs.
School com- Section 51. The members of the school committee of
mittee of town /^iiiit /t> i • pi
to hold office the town of Westfield holdmg office at the time or the passage
of this act shall continue in power until the organization of
the school committee to be elected under the provisions of
this act, at which time their powers and duties shall cease.
mut^ to^"^' Section 52. This act shall be submitted to the voters of
voters at state -j-he Said towu at the state election in the year nineteen hun-
dred and fourteen. At such election the polls shall be open
not less than eight hours, and the vote shall be taken by
ballot in accordance with the provisions of chapter eight
hundred and thirty-five of the acts of the year nineteen
hundred and thirteen, and acts in amendment thereof and
in addition thereto, so far as the same shall be applicable, in
answer to the question: "Shall an act passed by the general
court in the year nineteen hundred and fourteen, entitled
'An Act to incorporate the City of Westfield', be accepted?"
and if a majority of the voters voting thereon vote in the
affirmative, this act shall thereupon take effect.
Time of taking SECTION 53. So much of this act as authorizes its sub-
mission to the voters of. said town shall take effect upon its
passage, but it shall not take further effect unless accepted
by the town as herein provided. Approved June 3, 1914-
Chap. 610 An Act relative to unauthorized banking.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
1908, 590, § 16, Section sixteen of chapter five hundred and ninety of
e c, amen e . ^^^ ^^^^ ^^ ^^^ ^^^^ nineteen hundred and eight, as amended
by section four of chapter four hundred and ninety-one of
the acts of the year nineteen hundred and nine, is hereby
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 611. 573
further amended by adding at the end thereof the follow-
ing : — or, if he or it does a banking business or makes a
business of receiving money on deposit, under any name or
title which contains the word "trust", as descriptive of
said business, — so as to read as follows: — Section l^^- ^^^k^mspTo^
No corporation, either domestic or foreign, and no person, hibited.
partnership or association except savings banks and trust
companies incorporated under the laws of this common-
wealth, or such foreign banking corporations as were doing
business in this commonwealth and were subject to exam-
ination or supervision of the commissioner on June first,
nineteen hundred and six, shall hereafter make use of any
sign at the place where its business is transacted having
thereon any name, or other word or words indicating that
such place or office is the place or office of a savings bank.
Nor shall such corporation, person, partnership or associa-
tion make use of or circulate any written or printed or partly
written and partly printed paper whatever, having thereon
any name, or other word or words, indicating that such busi-
ness is the business of a savings bank; nor shall any such
corporation, person, partnership or association, or any agent
of a foreign corporation not having an established place of
business in this commonwealth, solicit or receive deposits
or transact business in the way or manner of a savings bank,
■ or in such a way or manner as to lead the public to believe,
or as in the opinion of the commissioner might lead the
public to believe, that its business is that of a savings bank.
Nor shall any person, partnership, corporation or association
except co-operative banks incorporated under the laws of
this commonwealth and corporations described in the first
sentence of this section hereafter transact business under
any name or title which contains the words "bank" or
" banking", as descriptive of said business or, if he or it does
a banking business or makes a business of receiving money
on deposit, under any name or title which contains the word
"trust", as descriptive of said business.
Approved June 3, 1914-
An Act rel.\tive to the supplemental listing of male Qfiav. Qll
PERSONS in the CITY OF BOSTON.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section seventy-three of Part I of chapter ms^sss, § 73,
eight hundred and thirty-five of the acts of the year nineteen '^"""'
hundred and thirteen is hereby amended by inserting after
574 Acts, 1914. — Chap. 611.
the word "police", in the sixth and also in the sixteenth lines,
the words : — or, if he so elects, he may between the hours of
seven and ten o'clock p.m. appear at the police station before
the captain of the police division in which he resides, or
before a lieutenant or sergeant in charge of the station at
the time of his application, — so as to read as follows : —
^ons not'p?^'^' Section 73. If a male person, twenty years of age or upwards,
viousiy listed, resident in Boston on the first day of April, was not listed
by the board, he shall, in order to establish his right to be
listed, appear before a member of the board, the superintend-
ent, a deputy superintendent or an inspector of police, or,
if he so elects, he may between the hours of seven and ten
o'clock p.m. appear at the police station before the captain
of the police division in which he resides, or before a lieu-
tenant or sergeant in charge of the station at the time of his
application, who are hereby authorized to administer oaths
for this purpose, and present under oath a statement in
writing that he was on said day a resident of said city, giving
his name, age, occupation and residence on the first day of
April in the current year, and his residence on the first day of
April in the preceding year.
deJwL'^ to be°^ ^ male person, twenty years of age or upwards, who be-
listed to present comcs a resident of said city after the first day of April, and
writing, etc. dcsircs to bc Hstcd, shall appear before a member of the board,
the superintendent, a deputy superintendent or an inspector
of police, or, if he so elects, he may between the hours of
seven and ten o'clock p.m. appear at the police station before
the captain of the police division in which he resides, or
before a lieutenant or sergeant in charge of the station at the
time of his application, who are hereby authorized to admin-
ister oaths for this purpose, and present under oath a state-
ment in writing that he became a resident of said city at
least six months immediately preceding the election at which
he claims the right to vote, giving his name, age, occupation
and residence on the above date, and his residence on the
first day of April in the preceding year.
begiven*fn*° ^^ ^hc board, after investigation, is satisfied that such
certain cases, statements are true, it shall give such applicant a certificate
that he was a resident of said city on said first day of April,
or a certificate that he became a resident at least six months
immediately preceding such election, as the case may be,
which certificate shall state his name, age, occupation and
residence on the first day of April in the current year or on
the above date, as the case may be, and his residence on the
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 612. 575
iSrst day of April in the preceding year ; but no such appUca- Application
tion shall be received later than the thirtieth day preceding c^Udkter
a state or a municipal election, and no such person shall be If^^ dlVpre-
listed or be given such certificate later than the twenty-first ''f^'"^ ^he
T • • 1 1 • mi 1 1 6'sction, etc.
day precednig such state or municipal election. The board
shall not after the last day for making such application before
a state election receive an application until after such elec-
tion.
In every place where oaths are administered for the pur- To post copy
o !• , • ,1 1 1 1 11 _L ' • ' 1 of section 460
pose or listing the board shall post m a conspicuous place a in place where
copy of section four hundred and sixty, printed on white miililtered.'^'
paper with black ink, in type not less than one quarter of an
inch wide.
Section 2. Section seventy-five of Part I of said chapter 1913, 8.35, § 75,
eight hundred and thirty-five is hereby amended by insert- ^"'^'"^'"^■
ing after the word "hours", in the second line, the words:
— and shall take such measures, — so as to read as follows : —
Section 75. The police commissioner shall have his office office of police
open during such hours, and shall take such measures, as ^ b^open"'''^
shall be necessary to carry out the provisions of the two pre- ^"""^ certain
ceding sections. Approved June 3, 1914.
An Act to authorize the selectivien of the town of ni.n^ ai 0
SCITUATE TO GRANT A LOCATION FOR THE ERECTION OF ^'
structures AND WIRES IN THE SAID TOWN.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1 . The selectmen of the town of Scituate, upon Location may
the petition of the board of directors of the Boston Sand and ereSn*o^ ^°^
Gravel Company, or its successors or assigns may, if, after by^gog^on ^*''^'
a hearing, they are of the opinion that public necessity or Q^j.^^gfc^^.
convenience so requires, grant a location within and over pany in town
the limits of the public highway known as Water street for
the erection of poles, trestles, wires and such other structures
and appliances as may be necessary to afford a conveyance
from land bordering on said Water street and belonging to
said Boston Sand and Gravel Company, of deposits of gravel,
clay, soil and other deposits to tide water. The selectmen
may prescribe how such poles, trestles, wires and other struc-
tures and appliances shall be used, and may impose such
other terms, conditions and obligations as the *public in-
terest may, in their judgment, require.
Section 2. The location granted as aforesaid shall be Directors to
the true location if within thirty days after receiving notice acceptance.
576
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 613.
Marshfield
Water Com-
pany incorpo-
rated.
of the granting thereof the directors aforesaid shall file a
written acceptance thereof with the selectmen.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 3, 1914.
Chap. 613 An Act to incorporate the marshfield water company.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Waldo M. Oakman, Henry H. Cudworth,
Winthrop T. Hall, A. Lester Sherman, Edward J. Ball, John
H. Flavell, Granville D. Damon, Frank E. Rogers, Howard
W. O. Damon and Willard F. Little, their associates and
successors, are hereby made a corporation by the name of
the Marshfield Water Company, for the purpose of supply-
ing the inhabitants of the town of Marshfield, or any part
thereof, except as is otherwise provided herein, with water
for the extinguishment of fires and for domestic, manufactur-
ing and other purposes; with all the powers and privileges,
and subject to all the duties, restrictions and liabilities set
forth in all general laws now or hereafter in force applicable
to such corporations.
Section 2. Said corporation, except as is otherwise pro-
vided herein, for the purposes aforesaid, may lease, take, or
acquire by purchase or otherwise, and convey the waters
of any ponds, brooks or springs within the limits of the
town of Marshfield, and may take water by means of driven,
bored, artesian or other wells on any land within the limits
of said town, and convey the same through the town; and
may also take or acquire by lease, purchase or otherwise, all
lands, rights of way and easements necessary for holding and
preserving such watef and conveying the same to any part
of said town, and may erect on the land so acquired proper
dams, fixtures or other structures; may make excavations,
procure and operate machinery, and provide such other
means and appliances as may be necessary for the establish-
ment and maintenance of complete and effective water
works; may construct and lay conduits, pipes and other
works, over and under any lands, water courses, railroads,
railways, and public or private ways, and along such ways,
in such manner as not unnecessarily to obstruct the same;
and for the purpose of constructing, maintaining and repair-
ing conduits, pipes and other works, and for all other proper
purposes of this act, said corporation may dig up any such
lands, and, under the direction of the selectmen of the town
May acquire
lands, water
May construct
conduits, lay
pipes, etc.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 613. 577
of Marshfiekl, enter upon and dig up any such ways in such
manner as to cause the least hindrance to public travel
thereon. The rights hereinbefore granted shall apply equally
to waters now owned by the persons named in section one
of this act, or any of them, and to structures, dams, conduits
and other appurtenances now owned by them or any of
them.
Section 3. Said corporation shall, within ninety days Description of
after voting to take any lands, rights of way, water rights, to be recorded,
water sources or easements as aforesaid, file and cause to be ^ '''
recorded in the registry of deeds for the county of Plymouth
a description thereof sufficiently accurate for identification,
with a statement of the purpose for which the same were
taken, signed by the president of the corporation. The re-
cording thereof shall operate as a taking of the real estate
and rights and easements therein described.
Section 4. Said corporation shall pay all damages to Damages.
property sustained by any person, firm or corporation by
the taking of any land, right of way, water, water source,
water right or easement, or by any other thing done by said
corporation under authority of this act. Any person, firm
or corporation sustaining damages as aforesaid, and failing
to agree with said corporation as to the amount thereof, may
have the same assessed and determined in the manner pro-
vided by law in the case of land taken for laying out highways,
on application at any time within two years after the taking
of such land or other property, or the doing of any other
injury under authority of this act; but no such application
shall be made after the expiration of the said two years.
No assessment of damages shall be made for the taking of
any water, water right or water source, or for any injury
thereto, and the said two years shall not begin to run, until
the water is actually withdraw^n or diverted under authority
of this act. Said corporation may by vote from time to
time determine what amount of water it proposes to take
under this act, in which case any damages caused by such
taking shall be based upon the said amount until the same
shall be increased by vote or otherwise, and in such event
said corporation shall be liable further only for the addi-
tional damages caused by such additional taking.
Section 5. Said corporation may distribute water through May distribute
the town of Marshfield, or any part thereof, except as other- 7u;.^^' "^ ^^ ^^'
wise provided herein, may regulate the use of the same and
may establish and fix, from time to time, the rates for the
578
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 613.
Capital stock.
Certificate of
issue, etc., of
capital stock,
approval, filing,
etc.
Proceeds of
sale of bonds
to be used
only for cer-
tain purposes.
Amounts of
capital stock,
etc., issued to
be subject to
approval by
commissioner
of corporations
etc.
use of water and collect the same; and may make such con-
tracts with the said town or with any fire district now or
hereafter established therein, or with any individual or cor-
poration, to supply water for the extinguishing of fires or for
other purposes as may be agreed upon.
Section 6. Said corporation may, for the purposes set
forth in this act, hold real estate not exceeding in value
fifteen thousand dollars, and its capital stock shall not exceed
one hundred thousand dollars, to be divided into shares of
one hundred dollars each. If it be necessary for the pur-
poses of said corporation an increase of capital stock may be
authorized by the commissioner of corporations in the manner
provided in sections thirty and thirty-one of chapter one
hundred and nine of the Revised Laws, and in any amend-
ment thereof now existing or hereafter made.
Section 7. Immediately after the issue of the capital
stock of said company a certificate of that fact and of the
manner in which the same has been paid for, and, at the time
of making the certificate, was invested, signed and sworn to
by the president, treasurer and a majority of the directors,
and approved by the commissioner of corporations, shall be
filed in the office of the secretary of the commonwealth.
A conveyance to the corporation of property, real or personal,
at a fair valuation, shall be deemed a sufficient payment for
capital stock to the extent of such value, if a statement is in-
cluded in the certificate, made, signed and sworn to by its
president, treasurer, and a majority of its directors, giving
a description of such property and the value at which it was
taken in payment, in such detail as the commissioner of cor-
porations shall require or approve, and endorsed with his
certificate that he is satisfied that the valuation is fair and
reasonable.
Section 8. Said corporation may issue bonds, and may
secure the same by a mortgage of its franchise and other
property to an amount not exceeding its authorized capital
stock. The proceeds of all bonds so issued shall be expended
only in the extension of the works of the company and in
payment of expenditures actually made in the construction
of the works, over and above the amount of the capital stock
actually paid in as aforesaid.
Section 9. The capital stock and bonds hereinbefore
authorized shall be issued only in such amounts as may from
time to time upon investigation by the commissioner of cor-
, porations be deemed by him to be reasonably requisite for
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 613. 579
the purposes for which such stock or bonds are authorized.
His decision approving such issue shall specify the respective
amounts of stock and bonds authorized to be issued, and the
purposes to which the proceeds thereof are to be applied. A
certificate setting forth his decision shall be filed in the office
of the secretary of the commonwealth before the stock or
bonds are issued, and the proceeds of the sales of such stock
or bonds shall be applied only to the purpose specified in
such decision.
Section 10. Whoever wilfully or wantonly corrupts, pol- Penalty for
lutes or diverts any water taken or held under this act, water,'etc°
or injures any structure, work or other property owned,
held or used by said corporation under authority of this act,
shall forfeit and pay to said corporation three times the
amount of damages assessed therefor, to be recovered in an
action of tort; and upon being convicted of any of the above
wilful or wanton acts shall be punished by a fine not exceed-
ing three hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in jail for a
term not exceeding one year.
Section 11. The town of Marshfield shall have the right Town may ac-
at any time during the continuance of the charter hereby of^cOTporftloZ
granted to acquire, by purchase or by exercise of the right of
eminent domain, the franchise, property, and all the rights
and privileges of said corporation, on payment to said cor-
poration of the actual cost thereof; and, unless the divi-
dends earned and declared by said company on its stock
shall have been equal to or in excess of five per cent per
annum, there shall be added to the cost of the work such a
sum as would make the net return to the stockholders five
per cent per annum on the investment. The town, on taking
the property of said corporation as herein provided, shall
assume all of its outstanding obligations incurred in the ac-
quisition, construction or improvement of the property, in-
cluding bonds secured by mortgage issued under authority
of this act, and the amount thus assumed shall be deducted
from the total amount to be paid by the town of Marshfield.
The company shall furnish the town with an itemized state-
ment under oath of the actual cost of the water supply sys-
tem authorized by this act, together with a copy of all con-
tracts made in providing and constructing said water supply
system and any extension thereof, and shall furnish to the
town, annually, an itemized statement, under oath, of its
receipts and expenditures during the past year, which state-
ment shall be submitted by the selectmen to the citizens of
580
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 613.
Proceedings in
case town and
corporation
cannot agree.
Marshfield
Water Loan,
Act of 1914.
the town at the annual town meeting. This authority to
take the said franchise and property is granted on condition
that such taking is voted for by the town by a two thirds
vote of the voters present and voting at a meeting legally
called for that purpose; and the taking, if by exercise of the
right of eminent domain, shall be by filing in the registry
of deeds for the county of Plymouth the declaration of such
taking, which shall include a certified copy of the article
in the warrant under which the town acted and of the vote
of the town thereon, showing that it was passed by a two
thirds vote as herein required. In case the town and the
corporation shall be unable to agree upon the actual cost of
said property, the supreme judicial court shall, upon applica-
tion of either and notice to the other, appoint three commis-
sioners who shall determine the actual cost of said property,
and whose award, when accepted by the court, shall be final.
Interest at the rate of six per cent shall be included in said
award from the date of the taking or purchase.
Section 12. Said town may, for the purpose of paying
the cost of said franchise and corporate property, and the
necessary expenses and liabilities incurred under the pro-
visions of this act, issue from time to time bonds or notes to
an amount not exceeding two hundred and fifty thousand
dollars. Such bonds or notes shall bear on their face the
words, Marshfield Water Loan, Act of 1914, shall be payable
at the expiration of periods not exceeding thirty years from
the respective dates of issue; and shall bear interest, pay-
able semi-annually, at a rate not exceeding five per cent per
annum, and shall be signed by the treasurer of the town and
countersigned by the water commissioners hereinafter pro-
vided for. Said town may sell the said securities at public
or private sale, upon such terms and conditions as it may
deem proper; but they shall not be sold for less than their
par value. Said town shall pay the interest on said loan as
it accrues, and shall, at the time of authorizing said loan,
provide for the payment thereof in such annual payments,
beginning not more than five years after the first issue of
such bonds or notes as will extinguish each loan within thirty
years from its date. Each authorized issue of bonds or notes
shall constitute a separate loan. The amount of principal
and interest of any loan payable in any year shall not be
less than the amount of the principal of the loan payable
in any subsequent year. When a vote to the foregoing effect
has been passed, a sum which, with the income derived from
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 613. 581
water rates, will be sufficient to pay the annual expense of
operating its water works, and the interest as it accrues on the
bonds or notes issued as aforesaid by said town, and to make
such payments on the principal as may be required under
the provisions of this act, shall, without further vote, be
assessed by the assessors of said town in each year thereafter
in the same manner in which other taxes are assessed until
the debt incurred by said loan is extinguished.
Section 13. Said town shall, after purchasing or taking vvater commis-
the said franchise and corporate property, as provided in tlonfTerni^
this act, at a legal meeting called for the purpose elect by ®*'''
ballot three persons to hold office, one until the expiration
of three years, one until the expiration of two years, and
one until the expiration of one year from the next succeeding
annual town meeting, to constitute a board of water com-
missioners; and at each annual town meeting thereafter one
such commissioner shall be elected by ballot for the term of
three years. All the authority granted to the said town by
this act and not otherwise specifically provided for shall be
vested in said water commissioners, who shall be subject
however to such instructions, rules and regulations as the
town may impose by its vote. A majority of said commis- Quorum.
sioners shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of bus-
iness. Any vacancy occurring in said board for any cause vacancy.
may be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term by
the town at any legal town meeting called for the purpose.
Any such vacancy may be filled temporarily by a majority
vote of the selectmen, and the person appointed shall hold
office until the town fills the vacancy in the manner pro-
vided herein.
Section 14. Said commissioners shall fix just and equi- water rates,
table rates for the use of water and shall prescribe a time and ^^'^^
manner of payment. The income of the water works shall
be applied to defraying all operating expenses, interest
charges and payments on the principal as they accrue upon
any bonds or notes issued under authority of this act. If New construe-
there should be a net surplus remaining after providing for
the aforesaid charges, it shall be used for new construction,
or the water rates shall be reduced proportionately. No
money shall be expended in new construction by the water
commissioners except from the net surplus aforesaid, unless
the town appropriates or provides money therefor. Said Annual report.
commissioners shall, annually and as often as the town may
require, render a report upon the condition of the works
582
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 613.
Any fire dis-
trict hereafter
established to
have all existing
rights, etc.
Not to apply
to franchise,
rights, etc., of
the Brant Rock
Water Com-
pany, except,
etc.
Not to apply
to franchise,
etc., of the
Humarock
Beach Water
Company, etc.
Proviso.
Time of taking
efifect.
under their charge, and an account of their doings, including
an account of receipts and expenditures.
Section 15. Any fire district now existing or hereafter
established within the town of Marshfield for the purpose
of supplying the inhabitants thereof with water for the ex-
tinguishing of fires, and for domestic, manufacturing and
other purposes, shall have all the rights and privileges herein
granted to, and be subject to all the obligations, duties and
liabilities herein imposed upon, said town.
Section 16. Nothing in this act shall apply to the fran-
chise, rights, privileges or property of the Brant Rock Water
Company, or to the territory assigned to the said Brant Rock
Water Company by section one of chapter one hundred and
seventy-four of the acts of the year eighteen hundred and
ninety, except that the Marshfield Water Company may
purchase from the Brant Rock Water Company all its fran-
chise, property, rights and privileges, in which case the
powers of the Marshfield Water Company shall be extended
to cover the said territory.
Section 17. Nothing in this act shall apply to any fran-
chise, rights or privileges under any charter that may be
granted by the general court in the year nineteen hundred
and fourteen to the Humarock Beach Water Company or
to that part of the town of Marshfield described in said
charter to which the said Humarock Beach Water Company
may be expressly limited, namely : — Beginning at a point
on Ferry bridge at the boundary line on North river, between
the towns of Marshfield and Scituate; thence running west-
erly by Ferry bridge to Ferry street; thence southerly and
westerly by said Ferry street to Elm street; thence running
in a northwesterly direction by Elm street continued to Little
creek; thence running easterly by the creek to the boundary
line between the said towns in North river; thence by the
said boundary line to the point of beginning : provided, how-
ever, that the Marshfield Water Company may purchase
from the Humarock Beach Water Company, if such company
shall be chartered as aforesaid, all its franchise, rights, priv-
ileges and property in Marshfield, in which case the powers of
the Marshfield Water Company shall thereby be extended
to cover the said territory above described.
Section 18, This act shall take effect upon its passage,
but shall become void unless said water company shall have
begun to distribute water through its pipes to consimiers in
said town within three years after its passage.
Approved June 3, 1914.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 614. 583
An Act to establish the boundary line between the Chav 614
TOWNS OF MONTGOMERY AND RUSSELL.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
The following described line shall hereafter be the boundary Boundary line
line between the towns of Montgomery and Russell : — Be- '^^^'^
ginning at the corner of the towns of Huntington, ]Mont-
gomery and Russell, a point in Westfield river south nineteen
degrees, forty-five minutes west, true bearing, and about
nine hundred and fifty feet distant from the witness mark, a
granite monument standing in latitude forty-two degrees,
thirteen minutes, thirty-four and four one hundredths sec-
onds, and longitude seventy-two degrees, fifty-two minutes,
three and seventy-four one hundredths seconds, five feet
southwesterly from a junction of fences; thence southeast-
erly along the middle of Westfield river about twelve thou-
sand eight hundred and seventy-five feet to a point;
thence south thirty-five degrees, thirty-four minutes east,
true bearing, about five hundred and sixty-five feet to a
point on the east side of the river road, in latitude forty-
two degrees, twelve minutes, and fifty-nine one hundredths
seconds, and longitude seventy-two degrees, fifty minutes,
forty-six and forty-six one hundredths seconds, being south
two degrees, eight minutes west, true bearing, and ninety-
three and ninety-two one hundredths feet distant from the
old witness mark on the west side of the same road; thence
south thirty-five degrees, thirty-four minutes east, true bear-
ing, sixteen thousand two hundred and sixty-three feet to a
granite slab standing in woodland on the southeasterly slope
of Mount Tekoa, in the present boundary line ; thence south
ten degrees, twenty-four minutes west, true bearing, two
thousand nine hundred and fifty-three feet to a granite mon-
ument standing in latitude forty-two degrees, nine minutes,
twenty-one and nineteen one hundredths seconds, and long-
itude seventy-two degrees, forty-eight minutes, forty-seven
and ninety-four one hundredths seconds, on the westerly
side of the Boston and Albany railroad at the corner of the
towns of jNIontgomery, Russell and Westfield.
Approved June 3, 1914-
584
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 615, 616, 617.
Chap. 616 An Act to provide that certain officials be re-
imbursed FOR AMOUNTS PAID BY THEM TO SURETIES ON
THEIR OFFICIAL BONDS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section one of chapter four hundred and
sixty-nine of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and eight,
as amended by chapter sixty-six of the acts of the year nine-
teen hundred and twelve, is hereby further amended by
adding at the end thereof the words : — and to the sheriffs
of the various counties, — so as to read as follows: — Section
1. When an official who has the custody of property of the
commonwealth, or who is charged with the duty of receiving
or disbursing money, is required to give bond to the com-
monwealth for the faithful discharge of his duty, the com-
monwealth shall reimburse him for the amount paid by him
to a surety company for becoming surety on his official bond.
This act shall also apply to district attorneys and to the
sheriffs of the various counties.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 4, 1914.
1908, 469, § 1,
etc., amended.
Officials giving
bonds to be re-
imbursed, etc.
Chav.6\6 An Act relative to the public service commission.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Members to
devote whole
time to busi-
ness of com-
mission.
Time of taking
effect.
Section 1. The members of the public service commis-
sion, established under authority of chapter seven hundred
and eighty-four of the acts of the year nineteen hundred
and thirteen, shall hereafter devote the whole of their time
to the business of the commission.
Section 2. This act shall take effect on the first day of
July, nineteen hundred and fourteen.
Approved June 4, 1914-
Chap. 617 An Act to authorize the pleasant street cemetery
corporation to transfer its cemetery and other
property to the city of marlborough.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Pleasant Street SECTION 1. The Plcasaut Street Cemetery Corporation is
poration may hereby authorizcd to convey to the city of Marlborough, by
property to deed executed by the president and treasurer of said corpora-
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 618. 585
tion, the cemetery owned by it and any part or the whole of borough^'^'^''
its other real estate situated in said city, together with
all the right, title and interest of said corporation in and to
said property; and the city of Marlborough is hereby au-
thorized, with the approval of each branch of its city council,
to acquire said cemetery, real estate and property rights.
Section 2. All real estate and property rights acquired ^^^^i^aQa^ig
by the citv of Marlborough pursuant to the authority herein property m
i" 1 11 1 1 1 1 1 11 1 • • 1 authorized by
contamed shall be held and managed by the city ni the same law.
manner in which cities and towns are authorized by law to
hold and manage property for cemetery purposes: provided, Proviso.
that all rights which any persons have acquired in said
cemetery or any lots therein shall remain in force to the
same extent as if this act had not been passed.
Section 3. The city of Marlborough is hereby author- city may in-
ized to incur indebtedness for the purposes mentioned in the ness for pur-
preceding sections in the manner provided by law for the ^°^®'
purchase of land for cemetery purposes.
Section 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 4, 1914-
An Act to authorize certain towns and districts to (jjidjf Qig
SUBMIT FOR ACCEPTANCE TO THE VOTERS OF SUCH TOWNS
AND DISTRICTS THE ACT TO PROVIDE FOR COMPENSATING
CERTAIN PUBLIC EMPLOYEES FOR INJURIES SUSTAINED IN
THE COURSE OF THEIR EMPLOYMENT.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Towns and districts which have an annual ^j^Acte^of'
meeting of the legal voters, and which, for any cause, failed gubmXd to
to submit chapter eight hundred and seven of the acts of the voters ot cer-
year nineteen hundred and thirteen, being "An Act to pro- districts.
vide for compensating certain public employees for injuries
sustained in the course of their employment", for acceptance
to the voters of the town or district at the next annual meet-
ing after the passage of said act, may submit said act for
acceptance by the legal voters of the town or district at the
annual meeting in the year nineteen hundred and fifteen, and
such submission and the vote thereon shall have the same
effect as if the act had been submitted at the next annual
meeting of the town or district after the passage of said act.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 4, 1914-
586
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 619, 620, 621.
Chap. 619 An Act relative to the expenses of the supreme
JUDICIAL court.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section twenty-seven of chapter one hundred
and fifty-six of the Revised Laws is hereby amended by
striking out the words "twenty-five hundred", in the second
fine, and inserting in place thereof the words : — four thou-
sand, — so as to read as follows: — Section 27. The justices
of the court shall be allowed annually not more than four
thousand dollars for clerical assistance, which shall be paid
by the commonwealth upon the certificate of the chief
justice.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Aj)proved June 4, 1914.
R. L. 156, § 27,
amended.
Clerical assist-
ance.
Chap. 620 An Act relative to the salaries of the judge and
REGISTER OF PROBATE AND INSOLVENCY FOR THE COUNTIES
OF DUKES COUNTY AND NANTUCKET.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The annual salaries of the judge and register
of probate and insolvency for the counties of Dukes County
and Nantucket shall be, respectively, thirteen hundred dol-
lars for the judge and ten hundred dollars for the register.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 4, 1914-
Salaries estab-
lished.
Chap. 621 An Act to provide for the punishment of persons
who share in the proceeds of prostitution.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section five of chapter four hundred and twenty-four of
the acts of the year nineteen hundred and ten is hereby
amended by inserting after the word "allowed", in the
seventh line, the words : — or shall share in such earnings,
proceeds or moneys, — so as to read as follows : — Section
5. Whoever, knowing a female to be a prostitute, shall live
or derive support or maintenance, in whole or in part, from
the earnings or proceeds of the prostitution of such prostitute,
or from moneys loaned or advanced to or charged against
her by any keeper or manager or inmate of a house or other
place where prostitution is practised or allowed, or shall
1910, 424, § 5,
amended.
Penalty for de-
riving support
from earnings
of prostitute.
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 622, 623, 624. 587
share in such earnings, proceeds or moneys, shall be punished
by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than three
years, or in the house of correction for not more than one
year, or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars, or
by both such fine and imprisonment.
Approved June 4, 101 4.
An Act relative to the ExMployment of a storekeeper QJidj) 522
IN THE department OF THE DISTRICT POLICE.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The chief of the d\strict police is hereby Employment
authorized to employ a storekeeper in his department at an by^ch^elTf'dL-
annual salary of seven hundred and fifty dollars, to increase autho^r?l'Jd.
by yearly increments of fifty dollars until it reaches the sum
of nine hundred dollars: j^^ovided, that such increase is Provisos.
approved, from year to year, by the chief of the district
police for the efficiency and faithfulness of such storekeeper;
and further provided, that the present employee performing
the duties of storekeeper shall receive an annual salary of
nine hundred dollars during his occupancy of said position.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 4^ 1914.
An Act relative to the hours of labor of certain em- njidrt g23
PLOYEES OF counties.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The hours of labor of officers, watchmen and Eight-hour
matrons employed by counties in the prisons and reformatory employees of
institutions of the commonwealth shall not exceed eight a fkhed.
day, with the exceptions and subject to the provisions con-
tained in section one of chapter four hundred and ninety-
four of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and eleven, so
far as the said exceptions and provisions are applicable.
Section 2. This act shall take eft'ect upon its passage.
Approved June 4, 1914-
An Act to provide for abating places of prostitlttion nhnj) g24
and certain other nuisances.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Every building, part of a building, tenement Building, etc.,
or place used for prostitution, assignation or lewdness, and tain purposes
588
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 624.
to be deemed
a nuisance.
Penalty for
maintaining
such nuisance.
Owner or per-
son maintain-
ing nuisance
may be en-
joined from
permitting, etc.
such nuisance.
Filing, etc., of
bill of com-
plaint.
Temporary
injunction
may be
ordered, etc.
Decree of court
ordering abate-
ment of nui-
sance, etc.
every place within which or upon which acts of prostitution,
assignation or lewdness are held or occur, shall be deemed a
nuisance.
Section 2. Whoever keeps or maintains such a nuisance
shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred nor
more than one thousand dollars, and by imprisonment for
not less than three months nor more than three years.
Section 3. Whenever there is reason to believe that
such a nuisance is kept or maintained or exists in any city
or town, either the district attorney for the district in which
the nuisance is believed to exist, or the attorney-general,
in the name of the commonwealth, or one or more citizens
in his or their own names, may maintain a bill in equity
perpetually to enjoin the person or persons conducting or
maintaining the same, and the owner, lessee or agent of the
building or place in or upon which such nuisance exists
and their assignees from directly or indirectly maintaining
or permitting such nuisance.
Section 4. The bill of complaint shall join the owner of
record of the premises as a party respondent and shall be
filed in the superior court for the county in which the nuisance
is believed to exist, and shall be verified by oath of the
complainant unless filed by the attorney-general or a district
attorney. The bill shall forthwith after filing be presented
to the court sitting in equity within the county, or to any
judge of the court if the court is not sitting in equity within
the county, or in vacation, and the proceeding shall have
precedence over all other matters upon the docket except
criminal proceedings, election contests and hearings upon
petitions for other injunctions.
Section 5. If upon a hearing, after at least two days'
notice to the respondents of the time and place assigned
for such hearing, the existence of such a nuisance is shown
to the satisfaction of the court or judge, either through
verified complaint or through evidence in the form of affi-
davits, depositions, oral testimony or otherwise, a temporary
injunction shall be ordered to issue forthwith restraining the
maintenance of the nuisance and enjoining the occupants,
owner and all other persons from removing fixtures, furniture,
musical instruments and all movable property from the
premises until further order of the court.
Section 6. If, upon subsequent hearing in due course
of equity procedure, the existence of the nuisance shall be
established, a decree permanently enjoining the maintenance
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 624. 589
thereof shall be entered, and, as a part of such decree, shall
be entered an order of abatement directing the sheriff of
the county or his deputy to enter the building or place where
the nuisance has been maintained and to sell all furniture,
musical instruments and movable property used in conducting
and maintaining the nuisance, in the manner provided for the
sale of chattels under execution, and to remove the same or
cause the same to be immediately removed. If it shall
appear that the bill of complaint was filed five or more days
after notice to the record owner of the premises, and that
the owner did not proceed forthwith to enforce his rights
under the provisions of section ten of chapter one hundred
and one of the Revised Laws, as amended by section thirteen
of this act, such order of abatement shall further direct the
effectual closing of the building or place and the prohibition
of its use for any purpose for a period of one year, unless
sooner released as provided in section eight. For the purpose
of proving the existence of the nuisance the general reputa-
tion of the place shall be admissible as evidence.
Section 7. For removing and selling the movable prop- Fee of officer
erty in accordance with the decree of the court the officer andleii°ng°^
shall be entitled to charge and receive as fees the amounts P''°P'^''*y-
which he would receive for levying upon and selling like
property on execution, and for closing the premises and
keeping them closed, a reasonable sum shall be allowed by
the court. The proceeds of the sale of the personal prop- Application of
erty by order of the court shall be applied : first, to the fees ^le.^^ ^ ° ,
and costs of removal and sale; second, to the allowances
and costs of so closing and keeping closed the building or
place; third, to the payment of the complainant's costs in
such proceeding, including a reasonable attorney's fee to be
fixed by the court; fourth, the balance, if any, to the owner
of the property sold.
Section 8. If the owner of any such building or place order of abate-
shall appear and pay all costs of the proceedings, and shall mod^se'd m ^
file a bond with sureties approved by the clerk in the full ft^^'" °'*^®'
value as ascertained by the court, or in vacation by the clerk,
conditioned that the owner of the building, part of the build-
ing, tenement or place found to be a nuisance will immediately
abate such nuisance and prevent the same from being estab-
lished or kept therein within a period of one year thereafter,
the court or judge may, if satisfied of the owner's good faith,
order the premises so closed under the order of abatement
to be delivered to the owner of the real estate and the order
590
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 624.
Proviso.
Bill of com-
plaint not to
be dismissed,
except, etc.
Chap. 339,
Acts of 1911,
not/ to apply.
R. L. 101, § 6,
amended.
Buildings re-
sorted to for
illegal gaming
etc., to be
common nui-
sances.
R. L. 101, § 8,
amended.
Abatement of
common nui-
sauce.
of abatement to be so modified as to dissolve the order that
the building remain closed for one year: provided, however,
that such release shall not be held to release such property
from any judgment, lien, penalty or liability to which it
may be subject by law.
Section 9. No bill of complaint filed under the pro-
visions of this act shall be dismissed except upon a sworn
statement made and filed by the complainant and by his
attorney setting forth the reasons why the bill should be
dismissed, and unless such dismissal is approved by the
court in open court. If the court is of the opinion that the
bill ought not to be dismissed he may direct the district
attorney to prosecute the case to a final decree. If a bill of
complaint brought by one or more citizens is continued
more than one term of court any citizen of the county, or
the district attorney of the district, or, if public interest so
requires, the attorney-general, may be substituted for the
original complainant and prosecute the case to a final decree.
If the bill of complaint was brought by one or more citizens
and the court finds that there was no reasonable ground
therefor, the costs may be awarded against such complainants.
Section 10. Chapter three hundred and thirty-nine of
the acts of the year nineteen hundred and eleven shall not
apply to proceedings under this act.
Section 11. Section six of chapter one hundred and one
of the Revised Laws is hereby amended by striking out the
words "prostitution, lewdness, or", in the second line, so as
to read as follows : — Section 6. All buildings, places or
tenements which are resorted to for illegal gaming, or which
are used for the illegal keeping or sale of intoxicating liquor,
shall be deemed common nuisances.
Section 12. Section eight of said chapter one hundred
and one is hereby amended by striking out the words "prosti-
tution, lewdness, or", in the sixth and seventh lines, so as to
read as follows : — Section 8. The supreme judicial court or
the superior court shall have jurisdiction in equity, upon
an information filed by the district attorney for the district
or upon the petition of the board of police or police commis-
sioners, or other authority having control of the police, or
of not less than ten legal voters of a city or town, stating
that a building, place or tenement therein is resorted to for
illegal gaming, or is used for the illegal keeping or sale of
intoxicating liquors, to restrain, enjoin or abate the same as
a common nuisance.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 624. 591
Section 13. Section ten of said chapter one hundred ^^ded.' ^ ^^'
and one is hereby amended by striking out the words " any of
the purposes enumerated in section six", in the third hne,
and inserting in place thereof the words : — the purposes of
prostitution, assignation, lewdness, illegal gaming, or the
illegal keeping or sale of intoxicating liquors, — so as to read
as follows: — Section 10. If a tenant or occupant of a build- ^u^alfd by
ing or tenement, under a lawful title, uses such premises or [l^gg"^ ^^ ^°'*^
any part thereof for the purposes of prostitution, assigna-
tion, lewdness, illegal gaming, or the illegal keeping or sale
of intoxicating liquors, such use shall annul and make void
the lease or other title under which he holds and, without
any act of the owner, shall cause the right of possession to
revert and vest in him, and he may, without process of
law, make immediate entry upon the premises, or may avail
himself of the remedy provided in chapter one hundred and
eighty-one.
Section 14. Section eleven of said chapter one hundred ^^^ed' ^ ^^•
and one is hereby amended by striking out the words "any
purpose eniunerated in section six", in the second and third
lines, and inserting in place thereof the words : — the purposes
of prostitution, assignation, lewdness, illegal gaming, or the
illegal keeping or sale of intoxicating liquors, — so as to
read as follows: — Section 11. Whoever knowingly lets a Penalty on
building or tenement owned by him, or under his control, lettfig'^buMing,
for the purposes of prostitution, assignation, lewdness, illegal p,^po3ea?^'^*'*'°
gaming, or the illegal keeping or sale of intoxicating liquors,
or knowingly permits such building or tenement, or any part
thereof, while under his control, to be used for such pur-
pose, or after due notice of any such use omits to take all rea-
sonable measures to eject therefrom the persons occupying
the same as soon as it can lawfully be done, shall be deemed
guilty of aiding in the maintenance of such nuisance and
punished as provided in section seven.
Section 15. All persons found in or upon a building or Persons found
place used for prostitution, assignation or lewdness may be fCr^prostiuTtlon.
required by a justice of a court of record to recognize, with gumi^Md L
or without sureties, to appear as witnesses at any hearing witnesses.
under the provisions of this act, and a warrant may be
issued to bring such persons before the justice to recognize
as aforesaid.
Section 16. This act shall take effect on the first day Time of taking
of September, in the year nineteen hundred and fourteen. ^^^*'*'
Ajyjjroved June 4j 1914-
592
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 625, 626, 627.
1913, 6S8, § 4,
amended.
Collection of
unpaid taxes,
etc.
Chap. 625 An Act relative to the collection of unpaid taxes.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section four of chapter six hundred and eighty-eight of the
acts of the year nineteen hundred and thirteen is hereby
amended by striking out the words "one year", in the third
line, and inserting in place thereof the words : — two years, —
so as to read as follows : — Section 4- If taxes assessed after
this act takes effect remain unpaid for fourteen days after
demand therefor, the collector shall, within two years after
the first day of October in the year of the assessment, levy
the tax, together with all incidental charges and fees, in the
manner provided by law.
(The foregoing was laid before the governor on the twenty-
ninth day of May, 1914, cbnd after jive days it had " the force
of a law", as prescribed by the constitution, as it was not re-
turned by him with his objections thereto within that time.)
Chap.Q2Q An Act rel.\tive to service of process on foreign in-
surance CORPORATIONS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. In an action against a foreign insurance
company transacting business in this commonwealth, service
of the summons or writ may be made upon an agent of the
company licensed as such in this commonwealth, who, having
authority to issue policies and bind risks for the company,
has issued the policy the liability on which is sought to be
enforced, or an agent who lives or has his usual place of
business within the county and who has control over or super-
intendence of subordinate agents of the company.
Section 2. This act shall take eifect on the first day of
July in the year nineteen hundred and fourteen.
Approved June 6, 1914-
Service of writ,
etc., on foreign
insurance com-
panies.
Time of taking
effect.
Chap.627 An Act relative to the inspection by boards of health
OF ARTICLES OF FOOD AND TO REGULATIONS FOR THE SALE
OF THE SAME. «
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
It' ^' meJdld Scctiou scvcuty of chapter fifty-six of the Revised Laws, as
amended by section one of chapter four hundred and eleven
of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and eight, and by
chapter four hundred and forty-eight of the acts of the year
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 627. 593
nineteen hundred and twelve, is hereby further amended
by adding at the end of said section the following : — No
regulation adopted in accordance with this act shall be con-
strued as preventing the exposure of food articles for sale at
retail in the Boston "market limits", as defined in the ordi-
nances of the city of Boston of the year eighteen hundred
and ninety-eight, on Saturdays or the day immediately pre-
ceding any holiday observed in Boston, but no area in said
" market limits " where food articles are not at the time of the
passage of this act exposed for sale at retail on these days
shall be occupied for the exposure of food articles without
a permit from the board of health. Whoever violates any
rule or regulation of a board of health of a city or town ap-
proved by the state board of health shall be punished by a
fine of not more than one hundred dollars, — so as to read
as ioWows: — Section 70. Boards of health of cities and J^^eXp^o'^vu
towns, by themselves, their officers or agents, may inspect ^'°"®' ^^•
the carcasses of all slaughtered animals and all meat, fish,
vegetables, produce, fruit or provisions of any kind found in
their cities or towns, and for such purpose may enter any
building, enclosure or other place in which such carcasses or
articles are stored, kept or exposed for sale. If, on such in-
spection, it is found that such carcasses or articles are tainted,
diseased, corrupted, decayed, unwholesome or, from any
cause, unfit for food, the board of health shall seize the same
and cause it or them to be destroyed forthwith or disposed
of otherwise than for food. All money received by the board
of health for property disposed of as aforesaid shall, after
deducting the expenses of said seizure, be paid to the owner
of such property. If the board of health seizes or condemns
any such carcass or meat for the reason that it is affected
with a contagious disease, it shall immediately give notice to
the board of cattle commissioners of the name of the owner
or person in w^hose possession it was found, the nature of the
disease and the disposition made of said meat or carcass.
Boards of health of cities and towns may make and enforce ^f'^rufeg^nj*
reasonable rules and regulations, subject to the approval of regulations, etc.
the state board of health, as to the conditions under which all
articles of food may be kept for sale or exposed for sale, in
order to prevent contamination thereof and injury to the
public health. Before the board of health of any city or
town submits such rules and regulations to the state board of
health for approval, it shall hold a public hearing thereon, of
which notice shall be given by publication for two successive
594
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 628.
weeks, the first publication to be at least fourteen days prior
to the date of the hearing, in a newspaper published in such
city or town, or, if none is so published, in a newspaper pub-
lished in the county in which such city or town is located.
Any person affected by such rules and regulations, in the
form in which they are presented to the state board of health
for approval, may appeal to the said board for a further
hearing, and said board shall not grant its approval to rules
and regulations concerning which such an appeal has been
taken until it has held a public hearing thereon, advertised
in the manner specified above in this section with reference
Not to prevent to hearings before boards of health in cities and towns. No
food articiies in regulation adopted in accordance with this act shall be
construed as preventing the exposure of food articles for sale
at retail in the Boston "market limits", as defined in the
ordinances of the city of Boston of the year eighteen hun-
dred and ninety-eight, on Saturdays or the day immediately
preceding any holiday observed in Boston, but no area in
said "market limits" where food articles are not at the time
of the passage of this act exposed for sale at retail on these
days shall be occupied for the exposure of food articles
without a permit from the board of health. Whoever violates
any rule or regulation of a board of health of a city or town
approved by the state board of health shall be punished by
a fine of not more than one hundred dollars.
Ajjproved June 6, 1914-
Boston "mar
ket limits
Penalty.
1907, 550, §
amended.
Chap. Q28 An Act to limit the occupancy of cellars and base-
ments IN THE CITY OF BOSTON.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section sixty-eight of chapter five hundred
and fifty of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and seven
is hereby amended by striking out the heading thereof,
namely, the words "Basements in Tenement Houses hereafter
erected", and by inserting in place thereof the words, —
Basements and Cellars in Tenement Houses and other Build-
ings,— by inserting after the word "basement", in the
second line of said section, the words: — or cellar, — and by
adding at the end of said section the following: — No room
on any floor of any house or building now existing or here-
after erected which floor is in whole or in part below the
highest point of the curb of a public street or way in front and
within twenty-five feet of the outside wall, and no room on
anv floor thereof which floor is in whole or in part below the
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 628. 595
highest point of the ground adjacent to such building and i907, 550, § 68,
within fifteen feet thereof, shall be occupied for sleeping '*'"^°'^*'^-
purposes unless all of the following conditions are complied
with : —
(a.) Such room shall on at least one side abut on an out-
side wall of said building for a space of at least seven feet.
(b.) Such room shall have a window or windows opening
directly upon an open space not less than fifteen feet square,
and open from the ground to the sky without obstruction;
such window or windows shall have a total area of not less
than ten square feet and not less than one eighth of the floor
area of said room, and both halves of the sash of each window
shall be made to open to their full width, and the top of each
window shall be within six inches of the ceiling.
(c.) At least sixty per cent of the area of any such room
shall be above the level of the highest point of the ground
within fifteen feet of the outside wall or walls of said room and
in which the windows above required are situated.
(d.) The floor of such room and all walls surrounding the
room shall be damp-proof and waterproof.
(e.) Such room shall be at least eight feet six inches in
height in every part, from floor to ceiling: provided, that in
tenement houses erected prior to the first day of August,
nineteen hundred and seven, and in other houses and build-
ings erected prior to the first day of June, nineteen hundred
and fourteen, it shall be sufficient if said room is seven feet
in height over at least four fifths of its area.
(f.) There shall be appurtenant to such room a water-
closet, constructed and arranged as required by section sixty-
nine, and used solely by the occupants of said room or by
the household of which said occupants are members.
(g.) No such room shall be occupied for sleeping purposes
without a permit from the board of health, such permit to
be posted in a conspicuous place in the main room of the
apartment. A record of all such permits shall be kept in the
office of the board of health, — so that said section sixty-
eight, with the heading thereof, will read as follows : —
Basements and Cellars in Tenement Houses and other
Buildings.
Section 68. In tenement houses hereafter erected no Conditions
room in the basement or cellar shall be occupied for living baslme'^te'^or
purposes, unless all of the following conditions are complied occupledlor^*
With ; • living purposea.
596 Acts, 1914. — Chap. 628.
under wwch (1-) Such room shall be at least eight and one half feet
^asementeor^ high in evcry part from the floor to the ceiling.
occupied for (2.) There shall be appurtenant to such room the use of
living purposes. ^ ' /^^ . x J J j
a separate water-closet, constructed and arranged as re-
quired by section sixty-nine.
(3.) Such room shall have a window or windows opening
upon the street, an alley or open passageway not less than
fifteen feet in width, a railroad right of way, cemetery or
public park or upon a yard or court. The total area of
windows in such room shall be at least one eighth of the
floor area of the room, and one half of the sash shall be made
to open full width, and the top of each window shall be
within six inches of the ceiling.
(4.) The floor of such room shall be damp-proof and water-
proof, and all walls surrounding such room shall be damp-
proof.
No room on any floor of any house or building now existing
or hereafter erected which floor is in whole or in part below
the highest point of the curb of a public street or way in front
and within twenty-five feet of the outside wall, and no room
on any floor thereof which floor is in whole or in part below
the highest point of the ground adjacent to such building
and within fifteen feet thereof, shall be occupied for sleeping
purposes unless all of the following conditions are complied
with: —
(a.) Such room shall on at least one side abut on an out-
side wall of said building for a space of at least seven feet.
(b.) Such room shall have a window or windows opening
directly upon an open space not less than fifteen feet square,
and open from the ground to the sky without obstruction;
such window or windows shall have a total area of not less
than ten square feet and not less than one eighth of the floor
area of said room, and both halves of the sash of each window
shall be made to open to their full width, and the top of each
window shall be within six inches of the ceiling.
(c.) At least sixty per cent of the area of any such room
shall be above the level of the highest point of the ground
within fifteen feet of the outside wall or walls of said room and
in which the windows above required are situated.
(d.) The floor of such room and all walls surrounding
the room shall be damp-proof and waterproof.
(e.) Such room shall be at least eight feet six inches in
height in every part, from floor to ceiling: provided, that in
tenement houses erected prior to the first day of August,
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 629. 597
nineteen hundred and seven, and in other houses and buildings
erected prior to the first day of June, nineteen hundred
and fourteen, it shall be sufficient if said room is seven feet
in height over at least four fifths of its area.
(f.) There shall be appurtenant to such room a water-
closet, constructed and arranged as required by section
sixty-nine, and used solely by the occupants of said room
or by the household of which said occupants are members.
(g.) No such room shall be occupied for sleeping purposes
without a permit from the board of health, such permit to
be posted in a conspicuous place in the main room of the
apartment. A record of all such permits shall be kept in the
office of the board of health.
Section 2. This act shall take effect on the first day of J^^^°i
October, nineteen hundred and fourteen.
Approved June 6, 1914
taking effect.
An Act relative to the taxation of lands taken for
water supply purposes.
Chap.629
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section eight of Part I of chapter four hun- 1909, 490, Part
dred and ninety of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and ' ' ^'^^^ ^
nine is hereby amended by striking out the word "or", in
the first line, and inserting after the word "town", in the
same line, the words : — or water supply district, — and by
striking out the word "or", in the fourth fine, and inserting
after the word "town", in the same line, the words: — or
water supply district, — so as to read as follows : — Section j^y^^ ^ky or^*^
8, Property held by a city, town or water supply district *i7''o|.°t^°°*^®''
in another city or town for the purpose of a water supply, for water
if yielding no rent, shall not be liable to taxation therein,
but the city, town or water supply district so holding it shall,
annually in September pay to the city or town in which such
property lies, an amount equal to that which such place
would receive for taxes upon the average of the assessed
values of such land, without buildings or other structures,
for the three years last preceding the acquisition thereof,
the valuation for each year being reduced by all abatements
thereon; but any part of such land or buildings from which
any revenue in the nature of rent is received shall be subject
to taxation.
Section 2. The first paragraph of section ten of Part I if^f, 490, Part
of said chapter four hundred and ninety is hereby amended amended.
598 Acts, 1914. — Chap. 630.
by striking out the word "or", in the second Hne, and in-
serting after the word "town", in the same Hne, the words: —
or water supply district, — and by striking out the word
"or", in the fifth Hne, and inserting after the word "town",
where it first occurs in the sixth Hne, the words : — or water
supply district, — and by inserting after the word " town ",
at the end of the said sixth line, the words : — or the water
commissioners of a water supply district, — so that said
Appeal from paragraph will read as follows: — The assessors of a city or
town in which land is acquired by another city, town or water
supply district for the purpose of a water supply shall,
within one year after such acquisition, determine the said
average valuation of such land, and certify the amount so
determined to such other city, town or water supply district.
The mayor of a city or the selectmen of a town, or the water
commissioners of a water supply district, within six months
after receipt of said certificate, may appeal from such de-
termination to the superior court for the county where the
land lies; and said court shall determine such valuation in
the manner provided in the two preceding sections, and the
provisions of sections seventy-seven and seventy-eight, so
far as applicable, shall govern such appeal.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 6, 1914-
Chap. 630 An Act relative to the re-division of the city of
BOSTON INTO WARDS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Re-diyision of SECTION 1. The city council of the city of Boston shall,
city of Boston ir>i pt -i • iii
into wards. bciore the nrst day oi January m the year nmeteen hundred
and fifteen, make a new division of the territory of the city of
Boston into not less than twenty-four nor more than thirty-
six wards. The boundaries of the wards shall so be arranged
that the wards shall contain, as nearly as can be ascertained
and as may be consistent with well-defined limits to each
ward, an equal number of voters. The city clerk shall forth-
with give notice in writing to the secretary of the common-
wealth of the number and designations of the wards so
established.
Tinieof Section 2. For all elections held prior to the annual
state primary and state election in the year nineteen hun-
dred and sixteen, and for the assessment of taxes for the
year nineteen hundred and fifteen, the wards, as existing
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 631, 632. 599
previous to such re-division, shall continue, and for the said
purposes the election officers shall be appointed and hold
office, and voting lists shall be prepared and all other things
required by law shall be done as if no such re-division had
been made. For all other purposes the re-division shall take
effect on the first day of January in the year nineteen hun-
dred and fifteen.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Ap2)roved June 6, 1914-
Chapmi
An Act relative to the employees and expenses of
the board of gas and electric light commissioners.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The board of gas and electric light commis- Employment
sioners may appoint or employ, subject to the approval of sistencTby'gas
the governor and council, such expert assistance as it may fight'^iommis-
deem advisable, on such terms of office or employment and sioners.
at such salaries as it may deem proper, and may expend
therefor and for the performance of the duties imposed upon
it by law such sums as the general court shall annually ap-
propriate.
Section 2. The board may assign to all officers and em- Powers and
ployees appointed or employed hereunder such duties and pioyeesfet™'
rank as it shall from time to time deem advisable, but all
acts of such officers and employees shall be done under the
supervision and control of, and subject to revision by, the
board. The officers and employees of the board may be
authorized by it to examine the books, contracts, records,
documents and memoranda or the physical property of any
company under the board's supervision and shall be entitled
to full access thereto. But no such officer or employee shall
divulge any fact or information which may come to his
knowledge during the course of such an examination unless
so directed by the board or by the court, or so authorized
by law.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 6, 1914-
Chap.632
An Act relative to the membership of the salem and
beverly water supply board.
Be it enacted, etc,, as follows:
Section 1. Section one of chapter seven hundred of the 1913, 700, § i,
acts of the year nineteen hundred and thirteen is hereby '""''°
600 Acts, 1914. — Chap. 633.
amended by striking out in the second sentence thereof the
words "the chairman of the water board", and inserting in
place thereof the words: — the commissioner of public
works, or, in case there is no commissioner, the deputy
commissioner of public works, — so that said sentence will
Membership, read as follows: — The director of the division of public
works of the city of Salem and the commissioner of public
works, or, in case there is no commissioner, the deputy com-
missioner of public works, of the city of Beverly shall be
members of said board, ex officiis.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Ayinoved June 6, 1914-
C hap. Q3S An Act relative to the testing and sealing of
apothecaries' weights and measures.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
R- L. 62^ § 14, Section 1 . Section fourteen of chapter sixty-two of the
^^° Revised Laws is hereby amended by striking out the words
"City treasurers, and town treasurers if so directed by the
selectmen", in the first and second lines, and inserting in
place thereof the words: — Sealers of weights and measures,
— by striking out the words "treasurer and receiver gen-
eral", in the second and third lines, and inserting in place
thereof the words : — commissioner of weights and meas-
ures, — and by striking out the word "such", in the third
line, and inserting in place thereof the words: — their
Sealers of rcspcctivc, — SO as to read as follows: — Section 14- Sealers
mels^ures to be of wcights and mcasurcs shall, upon request to the commis-
feTs^oflt^h-^ sioner of weights and measures, be provided, at the expense
ecaries' weights, gf their rcspcctive cities and towns, with duplicate sets of
said apothecaries' weights and apothecaries' liquid measures
as described in section six, which shall be used as standards
in the respective cities and towns in which they are kept.
R. L 62 § 25, Section 2. Chapter sixty-two of the Revised Laws is
hereby amended by striking out section twenty-five and in-
Weightaand scrtiug in placc thereof the following new section: — Section
teatTdrnnuaiiy, 25. Apothccaries and all other persons dealing in or dis-
pensing drugs, medicines or merchandise sold, dispensed
or given away by apothecaries' weight or by apothecaries'
liquid measure shall, at least annually, cause such weights
and measures so used to be tested and sealed by the sealers
of weights and measures in the respective cities and towns in
etc
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 634. 601
which they carry on business: provided, however, that if a Proviso.
graduated glass measure has once been sealed by a sealer of
weights and measures, it shall not in any case be necessary
to have it sealed again at any time while it remains in the
same condition in which it was first sealed.
Section 3. Section twenty-six of said chapter sixty-two r. l. 62. § 26,
is hereby amended by striking out the words "deals in", in '*'°®°
the first line, and inserting in place thereof the word: — dis-
penses, — so as to read as follows : — Section 26. Whoever Penalty for
,, 1. 1 1.. 11* I'l failure to have
sells or dispenses drugs, medicmes or mercnandise which weights, etc.,
require the use of apothecaries' weights or apothecaries' ^^^^ '
liquid measures or in the sale of which they are commonly
used, and does not have such weights and measures tested in
accordance with the provisions of this chapter shall be
punished by a fine of not less than five nor more than fifty
dollars for each offence.
Section 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 6, 1914.
An Act relative to the sale of sausage meat. Chav 634
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. For the purposes of this act, sausage or sausage or
sausage meat is defined to be a comminuted meat from neat detofd.™^^*
cattle, swine or veal, or a mixture of such meats, either
fresh, salted, pickled or smoked, with or without added salt
and spices, and cereal and the like, as provided hereinafter,
and with or without the addition of edible animal fats, blood
and sugar, or subsequent smoking.
Section 2. For the purposes of this act, sausage shall ^auVe^deemed
be deemed to be adulterated : — to be aduiter-
First. If it contains any cereal or vegetable flour or any
product thereof in excess of two per cent;
Second. If it contains any coloring matter, or any sub-
stance injurious or deleterious to health;
Third. If it contains water in excess of an amount
sufficient to make the product palatable and to facilitate mix-
ing and placing in casings;
Fourth. If it contains, except as casing, the stomach
or intestines or entrails, or any part thereof, except hearts,
tripe and liver;
Fifth. If it contains any diseased, contaminated, filthy
or decomposed substance; or if it is manufactured, in whole
602
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 635.
Sale of sausage
regulated.
Penalty.
Repeal.
or in part from, or contains a substance produced, stored,
transported or kept in a way or manner that would render
the article diseased, contaminated or unwholesome; or if
it is the product of a diseased animal or the product of any
animal which has died otherwise than by slaughter.
Section 3. It shall be unlawful to sell or offer or expose
for sale sausage manufactured contrary to the provisions of
this act or adulterated within the meaning of this act.
Section 4. Whoever violates any provision of this act
shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred
dollars for each offence.
Section 5. Section nine of chapter two hundred and
thirteen of the Revised Laws, as amended by chapter six hun-
dred and fifty of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
thirteen, and said chapter six hundred and fifty are hereby
repealed; but this repeal shall not affect any suit or other
proceeding now pending or any liability or penalty already
incurred. Approved June 6, 1914.
1906, 282, § 1,
etc., amended.
Imprisonment
of women.
C/iap.635 An Act to determine the institutions to which women
convicted of felonies may be committed.
Be it enacted, etc., as folio ivs:
Section 1. Section one of chapter two hundred and
eighty-two of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and six,
as amended by section one of chapter two hundred and fifty-
one of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and seven, is
hereby further amended by striking out said section and in-
serting in place thereof the following new section : — Section
1. The sentence to imprisonment of a female who is con-
victed of a felony, shall be executed in the reformatory for
women; or the court or trial justice imposing sentence in
such a case may impose the sentence in the jail or house
of correction provided by law in the case of male prisoners,
so long as it does not exceed two and one half years. A
female convicted of a misdemeanor may be sentenced to the
reformatory for women in accordance with section one of
chapter two hundred and nine of the acts of the year nineteen
hundred and three.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 6, 1914-
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 636, 637, 638. 603
An Act to provide for compensating laborers em- (JJiq^j) aqa
ployed by the boston transit commission for injuries
received in the course of their employment.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows.
Section 1. Laborers employed by the Boston transit ^°7nPy"-gg't°
commission shall be deemed to be in the service of the city laborers em-
of Boston within the provisions of chapter eight hundred t«n transit
1 j?j_i xj?xi "x 1_JJJ commission.
and seven oi the acts oi the year nmeteen hundred and
thirteen, and shall be entitled to the compensation provided
for by that act. Such compensation shall be paid out of the
proceeds of the rapid transit loans and shall be included in
the net cost of the tunnel or subway in the construction of
which such laborers receive personal injuries arising out of
and in the course of their employment.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 6, 1914-
An Act relative to bonds of medical examiners and Qjidj) ^37
ASSOCIATE MEDICAL EXAMINERS.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Section 1 . Section four of chapter twenty-four of the r. l. 24, § 4,
Revised Laws is hereby amended by striking out the words ^'"*^'^*^^^-
"thirty days", in the fifth line, and inserting in place thereof
the words: — three months, — so as to read as follows: —
Section 4- Each medical examiner and associate medical o®"'**' bonds.
examiner shall, before entering upon the duties of his office
be sworn and give bond for the faithful performance thereof,
in the sum of five thousand dollars, to the treasurer of the
county, with sureties to be approved by him. If he fails for
three months after appointment to give such bond, his
appointment shall be void.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 6, 1914-
An Act to establish the montague lighting district in Qhn^ 63s
the town of MONTAGUE.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. That part of the territory of the town of Montague
Montague which is bounded as follows : — Beginning at a trict estab-
monument on the southerly line of the location of the Fitch-
604
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 638.
May purchase
and use
electricity.
First meeting.
Officers.
burg railroad one hundred feet northeasterly of the inter-
section of said line with the northerly line of wires of the
Amherst Power Company's high-tension tower line; thence
westerly along the southerly line of the location of said rail-
road to the Connecticut river; thence southerly along the
Connecticut river to the Sunderland town line; thence
easterly along said Sunderland town line to a monument one
hundred feet easterly of the intersection of said town line
with the easterly line of wires of the Amherst Power Com-
pany's high-tension tower line; thence northerly and westerly
along the easterly and northerly line of said wires, and
parallel with said line and one hundred feet distant there-
from, to the place of beginning, is hereby constituted a dis-
trict for the purpose of providing electric light to light the
public streets of said district, and shall be known as the
Montague Lighting District.
Section 2. Said district may purchase electricity for
the purposes herein authorized from any person, corporation
or municipality authorized by law to sell the same, and may
use the same under the provisions of this act for lighting the
public streets of said district.
Section 3. The first meeting of the voters of said district
for the purpose of taking action hereunder shall be called
by the selectmen of the town of Montague, upon the applica-
tion in writing of not less than seven legal voters in said
district, in the same manner as town meetings are called,
and if the selectmen unreasonably refuse or neglect to call
such meeting any justice of the peace may call the same, and
these provisions shall apply to any subsequent meetings that
may be required for the purpose of considering the acceptance
of the provisions of this act. At all such meetings one of
the selectmen or the justice of the peace who calls the meet-
ing shall preside until a moderator shall be chosen, who shall
have the powers of a moderator at a town meeting. The
voting for moderator and upon the acceptance of the pro-
visions of this act shall be by ballot, and the check list shall
be used. If the voters of the district decide at such meeting
to accept the provisions of this act, a clerk shall then be
chosen by ballot and sworn, and the meeting may then
proceed to act on the other articles contained in the warrant.
The officers of the district shall be a clerk, prudential com-
mittee and treasurer, and such other officers as may be
deemed by the district to be necessary and proper, who shall
thereafter be chosen annually. The clerk shall be chosen
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 638. 605
by ballot. The prudential committee shall have the same
powers and be subject to the same duties and obligations
as selectmen of towns in respect to the general management
of the business afPairs of the district. The clerk shall be
sworn and shall keep a record of the meetings of the district
and of the prudential committee. All said officers shall hold
their offices for one year and until others are chosen and
qualified in their stead.
Section 4. All subsequent meetings of the voters of the Caiungof
district, after the acceptance of this act, shall be called by '""'®*'°^*-
the clerk when so requested in writing by the prudential
committee or by seven voters of the district; and he shall
give notice of the same by posting written notices, briefly
stating the purpose thereof, in at least three public places
in the district not less than seven days prior to the meeting.
At each meeting a moderator shall be chosen, who shall have
the powers of a moderator of a town meeting. After the
choice of a clerk, he shall preside at subsequent meetings
with like powers until a moderator is chosen.
Section 5. Said district may adopt by-laws, rules and ft^"'^"^^- ''"'®^'
regulations, not inconsistent with this act or with the laws
of the commonwealth, to define the time of holding meetings
of the voters in said district, the manner of conducting the
same, the duties of its officers, and the management of the
district. Said district may sue and be sued in the name of
its inhabitants.
Section 6. Said district may, at meetings called for the May raise
purpose, raise money by taxation for the maintenance of SxaUon.^
electric street lights within its limits, for the payment of a
proper charge of an insurance company for acting as surety
on the official bond which may be given to such district by
any of its officers, and for other incidental expenses of the
district.
Section 7. The clerk shall certify to the assessors of the Assessment
town of Montague all sums of money voted to be raised, t^. "*' ^*"'°'
which shall be assessed and collected in the same manner as
town taxes and shall be paid over to the treasurer of the
district. The assessors, treasurer and collector of the town
of Montague shall have the powers and perform the duties
relative to the assessment of the money voted by the district
which they have and exercise relative to the assessment,
collection and abatement of town taxes, and the sums so
voted by the district shall be assessed upon the property,
real and personal, within the district.
606
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 639.
May incur in-
debtedness for
temporary
loans, etc.
Treasurer to
give bond, etc.
Voting lists to
be posted, etc.
Time of
taking effect.
Proviso.
Section 8. Said district may, by ordinary vote, incur
debts for temporary loans in anticipation of the taxes of the
municipal year in which such debts are incurred, and expressly
made payable, by vote of the district, from such taxes.
Section 9. The treasurer shall give bond for the faith-
ful performance of his official duties in a sum and with sureties
approved by the prudential committee. He shall receive
all money belonging to the district, and shall pay over and
account for the same according to its order or the order of
the prudential committee.
Section 10. The registrars of voters of the town of
Montague shall, at least ten days before the annual meeting
of the district and at least seven days before the meetings
prescribed in section three of this act, make correct alpha-
betical lists of all persons qualified to vote at such meetings;
shall cause such lists to be posted in two or more public places
in said district; and shall correct such lists in the same
manner in which they are required by law to correct voting
lists for town elections.
Section 1 1 . This act shall take effect upon its acceptance
by a majority vote of the legal voters of said district present
and voting at a meeting called for that purpose within three
years after the passage of this act. If voted upon and not
accepted, it may be resubmitted at subsequent district
meetings legally called for the purpose: provided, that it
shall not be voted upon by the district more than twice in
any one year. Approved June 6, 1914-
Certain part of
town of Long-
meadow an-
nexed to city
of Springfield.
C hap. QS9 An Act to annex a part of the town of longmeadow
to the city of SPRINGFIELD.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. So much of the town of Longmeadow as lies
between the present boundary line between said town and
the city of Springfield, and the following described line, to
wit: — Beginning on the present boundary line at a stone
monument located on the northerly side of Forest Glen road,
formerly called Stickney road, at that point in said road
where it intersects the easterly line of Laurel street, thence
running south seventy-seven degrees and fifty-eight minutes
east in prolongation of that part of said present boundary
line lying westerly of said stone monument, about ten
thousand three hundred and forty-two feet to a stone monu-
ment on the west line of the town of East Longmeadow,
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 639. 607
which monument is located on land now or formerly of J.
M. Fuller and about seven hundred feet southerly of his
present residence, with all of the inhabitants and estates
therein, is hereby set off from the town of Longmeadow and
annexed to and made a part of the city of Springfield, and
shall constitute a part of the seventh ward of the said city,
until a new division of the wards of the city is made.
Section 2. The inhabitants and estates within the Payment of
territory hereby annexed to the city of Springfield, and the *'*''*'^' ^^'''
owners of said estates shall pay to the town of Longmeadow
all arrearages of taxes which have been or shall be legally
assessed upon them before this act takes effect, and all of
said taxes shall be collected and paid to said town in the
same manner as if this act had not been passed. Until the
next state valuation the city of Springfield shall, on or before
the month of November, annually pay to said town the
proportionate part of the state and county tax assessed upon
said town which the valuation of the part set off bears to
the valuation of the town according to the valuation made
by the assessors of the said town in the year nineteen hundred
and thirteen.
Section 3. Upon the passage of this act such inhabit- inhabhantsjo
ants of the territory hereby annexed to the city of Spring- of springSeid.
field as are qualified to vote in the town of Longmeadow
shall become voters of the city of Springfield.
Section 4. If any persons within the territory hereby Support,^etc..
annexed to the city of Springfield, who have heretofore having legai
gained a legal settlement in said town by reason of residence temt^ran"
in said territory set off as aforesaid or by having been pro- ''^^^' ®*''-
prietors of any part thereof, or who may derive such settle-
ment from any such residence or proprietorship, shall come
to want and stand in need of relief, aid and support as paupers,
they shall be relieved and supported by said city in the same
manner in which they would have been relieved and sup-
ported by said town had they gained a legal settlement
therein.
Section 5. In lieu of the assumption of any part of the county com-
funded debt of said town by said city and to serve the "ave authority
northerly and easterly part of said town, the county corn- highways! etc.
missioners of the county of Hampden, in the same way as is
provided in chapter forty-eight of the Revised Law^s and
acts in amendment thereof and in addition thereto, shall
have authority to lay out a highway or road over any part
of the territory hereby set oft" and either within or without
608
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 640, 641.
any land therein held by said city for park purposes, and
over any other territory necessary, to connect any public
way in said city with the main street in said town or any
public way leading thereto.
Section 6. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 6, 1914-
Chap.64:0 An Act to incorporate the lynn chamber of commerce.
Lynn Chamber
of Commerce
incorporated.
May adopt by-
laws, hold real
or personal
property, etc.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Charles O. Blood, Walter C. Fish, Alexander
E. Little, Edward W. Burt, Eugene B. Eraser, Frederic W.
Perkins, Arthur W. Pinkham, Frank P. Aborn, Fred H.
Druehl, John B. Quinn, John Henry Welch, William H. Niles,
Clifton Colburn, Franklin L. Goddard, Charles Neal Barney,
Benjamin N. Johnson, Henry B. Sprague, Edwin J. Dolan,
Charles S. Sanborn, Arthur Stern and Charles H. Stephenson,
their associates and successors, are hereby constituted a body
corporate by the name of the Lynn Chamber of Commerce,
for the purpose of promoting the commerce, industry, business
and public interests of Lynn, for the establishment and reg-
ulation of a commercial exchange in the said city, for the
acquisition, preservation and dissemination of business in-
formation, for the adjustment of controversies and mis-
understandings, for the establishment and maintenance of
uniformity in commercial usages, and for the promotion of
just and equitable principles of trade.
Section 2. The said corporation may adopt such by-
laws, consistent with this act and the laws of the common-
wealth, as may be necessary for its purposes, and may take
and hold in fee simple or any less estate, by gift, grant, be-
quest or otherwise, real or personal property to the amount
of fifty thousand dollars.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 6, 1914'
Chap. 64:1 An Act to provide for the reconstruction of washing-
ton STREET IN THE WEST ROXBURY DISTRICT OF THE CITY
OF BOSTON.
Be it enacted, etc., a^ follows:
?f''wa"hi'ngton'' SectionI. The board of strcct commissioucrs of thc City
street in West of Boston, with the approval of the mayor and the city
Boxbury dis- ' . i • n i £ j.U
trict of Boston couucil, may, withm two years after the acceptance or tnis
authorized. > .J > J f
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 642. 609
act, lay out, widen, extend and construct Washington street
from LaGrange street in that part of the city known as West
Roxbury to MetropoHtan avenue, at a wadth of not less than
sixty feet; and the board of street commissioners is hereby
authorized to take so much of the park land bordering on
Washington street as is necessary for the laying out of said
street.
Section 2. The said laying out, widening, extension and Jc°o^rda™pf'^ '°
construction and the assessment for betterments therefor '^^^^j^f'^*'''"-
shall be made in accordance with the provisions of chapter law.
three hundred and ninety-three of the acts of the year nine-
teen hundred and six and all acts in amendment thereof and
in addition thereto.
Section 3. The treasurer of the city of Boston, to pay Payment of
the expenses incurred for such laying out, widening, exten- ^^p'^"^^-
sion and construction, shall from time to time issue and sell
negotiable bonds of the city to an amount necessary for the
purposes of this act; and shall hold the proceeds of said
bonds in the treasury of the city and pay therefrom the ex-
penses as aforesaid.
Section 4. All betterments received under this act shall Betterments
1 • 1 n • n 1 ci' to be used for
be used, m the first mstance, for the payment of the mterest payment of
on the bonds issued for the cost of the laying out, widening, bonds, etc.
extension and construction of said street, and thereafter for
the retirement of said bonds.
Section 5. This act shall take effect upon its acceptance Time of
by the city council of the city, with the approval of the *^'''°^ "'^'''^*-
mayor. Approved June 6, 1914-
An Act relative to the organization and powers of (jfinii 642
CERTAIN MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1 . Mutual insurance companies may be or- purposes for
ganized for the following purposes, to wit : — to insure against i^auran™"com-
loss or damage to motor vehicles, other than motor boats, PfganizS""^ ^^
their fittings and contents, whether such vehicles are being
operated or not and wherever the same may be, resulting
from accident, collision, theft and any of the perils usually
insured against by marine insurance, including inland naviga-
tion and transportation. Every such company shall be to be subject
organized in the manner and shall be subject to the laws and ^Jona o° law^
regulations specified in chapter five hundred and seventy-
six of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and seven, and
etc.
610
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 643.
in the amendments thereof, relating to mutual fire insurance
companies, so far as the same may be applicable.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 8, 1914.
1912, 623, § 6,
amended.
Officers, elec-
tion, etc.
Chap.64i3 An Act to authorize co-operative banks to allow
SHARES to remain AFTER MATURITY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section six of chapter six hundred and
twenty-three of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
twelve is hereby amended by striking out the words "A
shareholder holding unmatured shares shall not", in the six-
teenth line, and inserting in place thereof the words: — No
shareholder shall, — so as to read as follows: — Section 6.
The business and affairs of every such corporation shall be
managed by a board of not less than five directors to be
elected by the shareholders. Directors may be elected for
terms of not less than one year nor more than three years,
and, in case the term is more than one year, thej^ shall be
divided into classes and an equal number, as nearly as may
be, elected each year. All vacancies in the board or in any
office may be filled by the board of directors for the un-
expired term. Every officer and director when appointed or
elected shall take an oath that he will faithfully and impar-
tially discharge the duties devolving upon him, and the fact
that the oath has been taken shall be entered in the records
of the bank. The president, vice president and treasurer
may be chosen either by the shareholders or by the board of
directors as the by-laws may determine. No shareholder
shall be entitled to more than one vote at any meeting, and
no shareholder shall vote by proxy. All officers shall be
elected by ballot, shall be shareholders when nominated
and shall continue to hold their offices until their successors
have been chosen and shall have assumed their duties, and
no such corporation shall expire from neglect to elect officers
at the time prescribed in its by-laws. If an officer ceases to
be a shareholder his office shall thereupon become vacant.
Section 2. Section ten of said chapter six hundred
and twenty-three is hereby amended by striking out the
words "shares in any one bank", in the last line, and in-
serting in place thereof the words: — unmatured nor more
than ten matured shares in any one bank, but any person
1912, 623. § 10,
amended.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 643. 611
may at the same time hold both unmatured and matured
shares therein to said amounts, — so as to read as follows :
— Section 10. The capital to be accumulated shall be un- issue of shares.
limited and shall be divided into shares of the ultimate value
of two hundred dollars each. The shares may be issued in
quarterly, half-yearly or yearly series, in such amounts and
at such times as the board of directors may determine. No
shares of a prior series shall be issued after the issue of a
new series. No person shall hold more than twenty-five un-
matured nor more than ten matured shares in any one bank,
but any person may at the same time hold both unmatured
and matured shares therein to said amounts.
Section 3. Section eleven of said chapter six hundred i^'^- 623. § ii,
. * . amenaed.
and twenty-three is hereby amended by insertmg after the
word "each", in the fourth line, the word: — unmatured, —
so as to read as follows: — Section 11. On or before the Payment
regular monthly meeting for the receipt of moneys, as fixed °
by the by-laws, every shareholder shall pay to the corpora-
tion as a contribution to its capital one dollar as dues upon
each unmatured share held by him until it is withdrawn,
forfeited, retired or matured. Payment of dues on each
series shall begin with its issue.
Section 4. Section fourteen of said chapter six hundred amendld.^ ^^'
and twenty-three is hereby amended by inserting after the
word "shares", in the third line, the words: — but the
officers of such corporation may at any time require a mem-
ber holding unpledged matured shares to give ninety days'
written notice of his intention so to do, — and by adding
at the end thereof the words : — On any occasion when there
is an unusual demand by depositors for withdrawal from the
funds of any co-operative bank operating under this act,
such co-operative bank by a vote of at least three fifths of
its directors and with the consent of the bank commissioner,
may borrow from any national bank, savings bank, co-
operative bank or trust company. As security for such
loans, it may pledge any portion of its securities or resources,
— so as to read as follows: — Section 14- Upon giving withdrawal
thirty days' notice in writing to the treasurer of his intention °
so to do, a shareholder may withdraw unpledged shares,
but the officers of such corporation may at any time require
a member holding unpledged matured shares to give ninety
days' written notice of his intention so to do, and shall be
paid the balance remaining after deducting from the amount
then standing to the credit of the shares all fines, any other
612
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 643.
1912, 623, I 16,
amended.
Retirement
of shares.
charges legally incurred, and such part of the profits credited
thereto, as the by-laws may prescribe; but at no time shall
more than one half of the funds in the treasury be applicable
to the demands of withdrawing shareholders without the
consent of the directors. All withdrawals shall be paid in
the order in which notices thereof are given, and the treas-
urer may waive such notices, in his discretion, under such
restrictions as may be imposed by the board of directors.
On any occasion when there is an unusual demand by de-
positors for withdrawal from the funds of any co-operative
bank operating under this act, such co-operative bank by a
vote of at least three fifths of its directors and with the
consent of the bank commissioner, may borrow from any
national bank, savings bank, co-operative bank or trust
company. As security for such loans, it may pledge any
portion of its securities or resources.
Section 5. Section sixteen of said chapter six hundred
and twenty-three is hereby amended by inserting after the
word "series", in the eighteenth line, the words: — The
directors may, under rules made by them, retire matured
shares at any time and in such order and manner as they may
provide, — and by inserting after the word "of", in the
thirtieth line, the words : — matured shares, or of unma-
tured, — so as to read as follows: — Section 16. The direc-
tors may retire the unpledged shares of any series after four
years from the date of their issue, by enforcing the with-
drawal of the same in the following manner; the treasurer
shall seasonably send to every shareholder in the series in
which shares are to be retired a notice in the following form,
and the shares shall be retired in accordance with its pro-
visions.
The board of directors have voted to retire on the
day of 191 , shares in series No.
, in which you are a shareholder.
Should you desire to have your shares, or any number of them,
retired and to receive the full value thereof, you will please notify
the treasurer in writing on or before 191 .
If the shares voluntarily offered exceed the number desired, the
shares to be retired will be determined by lot from those offered.
If the number so offered is less than the number desired the
number offered shall be retired and the balance determined by lot
from the remaining shares in the series.
The directors may, under rules made by them, retire matured
shares at any time and in such order and manner as they may
provide.
amended.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 643. 613
The shareholders whose shares are retired shall be paid
the full value thereof, less all fines and any other charges
legally incurred. Shares pledged for share loans shall be
treated as unpledged shares. Whenever shares are retired
between the dates of adjustment of profits, interest shall be
paid upon the full value of the shares from the date of the
preceding adjustment to the date of retirement, at the rate
at which profits were distributed at said preceding adjust-
ment.
The bank commissioner, whenever in his judgment it is
necessary for the welfare of the shareholders in any co-
operative bank, may order the retirement of matured shares,
or of unmatured shares in any series after four years from
the date of issue, and it shall be the duty of the board of
directors, in the manner hereinbefore provided, to comply
with the order of the commissioner.
Section 6. Section seventeen of said chapter six hun- 1912, 623, § 17,
dred and twenty-three is hereby amended by inserting after
the word "thereof", in the seventh line, the following: — or
if he shall so elect, and at the option of the directors, there
may be entered on his pass book any number of shares that
have matured, not exceeding ten, and such shares shall
continue as matured shares in said corporation, subject to
be withdrawn or retired as provided in sections fourteen and
sixteen of this act, but at no time shall more than one half
of the funds in the treasury be applicable to payment of
shares, either matured or unmatured or both, without the
consent of the directors and except as hereafter provided in
section eighteen, — and by adding at the end thereof the
following: — In the event of a dissolution and winding up
of such corporation by process of law or otherwise, any
member holding matured shares of such corporation shall
not thereby be entitled to any preference over any holder
of unmatured shares, and all shares, whether matured or un-
matured, shall be held and treated as belonging to one
general class of liability, — so as to read as follows : — Sec- Maturity
tion 17. Whenever shares of a given series reach the value °^^'^'*'"^
of two hundred dollars, either by the payment of dues, the
addition of a regular dividend or the addition of interest
as hereinafter provided, they shall be deemed matured and
all payments of dues thereon shall cease, and the owner of
each unpledged share shall be paid out of the funds of the
corporation the matured value thereof; or if he shall so
elect, and at the option of the directors, there may be entered
614
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 643.
1912, 623, § 18,
amended.
Payment of
deferred with-
drawals and
matured shares.
1012, 623, § 33,
amended.
on his pass book any number of shares that have matured,
not exceeding ten, and such shares shall continue as matured
shares in said corporation, subject to be withdrawn or retired
as provided in sections fourteen and sixteen of this act, but
at no time shall more than one half of the funds in the treas-
ury be applicable to payment of shares, either matured or
unmatured or both, without the consent of the directors and
except as hereafter provided in section eighteen. For the
purpose of determining the maturity of shares between the
dates of adjustment of profits, there shall be added to the
value of the shares interest for all full months from the date
of the preceding adjustment to the date when the addition
thereof will mature the shares. The interest to be added
shall be at the same rate at which profits were distributed at
the last preceding adjustment; but before the payment of
matured shares all arrears and fines shall be deducted. In
the event of a dissolution and winding up of such corporation
by process of law or otherwise, any member holding matured
shares of such corporation shall not thereby be entitled to
any preference over any holder of unmatured shares, and all
shares, whether matured or unmatured, shall be held and
treated as belonging to one general class of liability.
Section 7. Section eighteen of said chapter six hundred
and twenty-three is hereby amended by inserting before the
word "shares", in the first line, the words: — either matured
or unmatured, — and by striking out the words "such with-
drawals or such matured shares", in the third line, so as to
read as follows: — Section 18. Whenever a notice of with-
drawal of either matured or unmatured shares has been filed,
or shares have reached maturity, and either shall have re-
mained unpaid for a period of six months from the date when
payment thereof is due, all the receipts of the bank from
any source whatever shall, after the payment of the legitimate
expenses of conducting business, be applied to the payment
of such withdrawals and matured shares; and the board of
directors or the bank commissioner, at his discretion, may
direct that such payments shall be made upon a ratable
and proportionate basis. The provisions of this section shall
not apply to a bank which may become subject to the provi-
sions of chapter three hundred and ninety-nine of the acts
of the year nineteen hundred and ten.
Section 8. Section thirty-three of said chapter six hun-
dred and twenty-three is hereby amended by inserting after
the word "Shares", in the third line, the words: — both un-
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 643. 615
matured and matured, — so as to read as follows: — Section Transfer
33. Any such corporation may charge a fee for the transfer
of shares not exceeding twenty-five cents. The amount of
such fee shall be fixed by the by-laws. Shares, both un-
matured and matured, may be transferred only on the books
of the corporation, in such manner as the by-laws of the cor-
poration may provide.
Section 9. Section thirty-four of said chapter six hun- 1912, 623, § 34.
dred and twenty-three is hereby amended by inserting after ^^^'^
the word "occurrence", in the ninth line, the words: — At
each distribution of profits on unmatured shares there shall
also be distributed profits on outstanding matured shares at
a rate per cent fixed by the directors but not in excess of the
rate distributed to unmatured shares. Profits distributed on
outstanding matured shares shall be credited to the owner
thereof and shall be payable on demand at any time there-
after, out of the funds of such corporation, and upon such
profits not withdrawn no interest or profits shall accrue or
be distributed, — so as to read as follows : — Section 34- Distribution
The board of directors shall distribute the profits and losses
annually, semi-annually or quarterly to the shares then exist-
ing, and whenever a new series of shares is to be issued.
Profits and losses shall be distributed to the various shares
existing at the time of such distribution, in proportion to
their value at that time, and shall be computed upon the
basis of a single share fully paid to the date of distribution.
Losses shall be apportioned immediately after their occur-
rence. At each distribution of profits on unmatured shares
there shall also be distributed profits on outstanding matured
shares at a rate per cent fixed by the directors but not in
excess of the rate distributed to unmatured shares. Profits
distributed on outstanding matured shares shall be credited
to the owner thereof and shall be payable on demand at any
time thereafter, out of the funds of such corporation, and
upon such profits not withdrawn no interest or profits shall
accrue or be distributed. The board of directors shall cause
to be recorded in the minutes of its meetings the distribution
of all profits and losses.
Section 10. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 8, 1914-
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Chap.64A An Act to extend the term of office and to define
THE DUTIES OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BOSTON TRANSIT
COMMISSION.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The term of office of the members of the
Boston transit commission is hereby extended for three years
from the first day of July in the year nineteen hundred and
fourteen.
Section 2. The powers, duties and compensation of said
commission during said term of three years shall be the same
as are specified in chapter five hundred and forty-eight of
the acts of the year eighteen hundred and ninety-four and
in acts in amendment thereof and in addition thereto, except
as is otherwise provided herein. Any vacancy in said com-
mission shall be filled in the manner provided in said chapter
five hundred and forty-eight.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Ajjproved June 8, 1914-
Term of office
extended.
Powers, duties,
etc.
Vacancy.
Chap. 64:5 An Act in addition to an act making appropriations
FOR SUNDRY MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES AUTHORIZED DUR-
ING THE PRESENT YEAR AND FOR CERTAIN OTHER EX-
PENSES AUTHORIZED BY LAW.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloics:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro-
priated to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth
from the ordinary revenue, unless otherwise specified, to
wit: —
For the removal of certain objectionable materials from a
part of the Quincy shore reservation, to be expended under
the direction of the metropolitan park commission, as au-
thorized by chapter forty-five of the resolves of the present
year, a sum not exceeding three thousand dollars, to be ex-
pended from the Metropolitan Parks Maintenance Fund.
To provide for a compilation of the laws relating to public
education, as authorized by chapter forty-six of the resolves
of the present year, a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars.
For Walter B. Robinson of Natick, as authorized by chap-
ter forty-seven of the resolves of the present year, a sum not
exceeding one hundred dollars.
Appropriations.
Removal of
refuse from
Quincy shore
reservation.
Compilation of
laws relating
to public
education.
Walter B.
Robinson.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 645. 617
For certain improvements at the Gardner state colony, as Gardner state
authorized by chapter forty-nine of the resolves of the present ''"'""^
year, a sum not exceeding two thousand dollars.
For Patrick A. Milford of Quincy, the sum of two hundred ^lifo^d and
and fifty dollars, and for James R. Qualey of Braintree, the ^^^f» R-
sum of two hundred and fifty dollars, both as authorized by
chapter fifty-three of the resolves of the present year.
To be expended under the direction of the trustees of the state library.
state library, as authorized by chapter fifty-six of the resolves
of the present year, for purchasing publications of foreign
and American statutory law and legislative records, a sum
not exceeding three thousand dollars; for the repair and
preservation of tax acts prior to the year eighteen hundred
and fifty, a sum not exceeding two thousand dollars; for
making a card catalogue, a sum. not exceeding three thou-
sand dollars.
For certain improvements at the state normal school at state normal
Worcester, as authorized by chapter fifty-seven of the re- woreister.
solves of the present year, a sum not exceeding ten thousand
dollars.
For certain improvements at the state normal school at state normal
Lowell, as authorized by chapter fifty-eight of the resolves lo^ii?'*
of the present year, a sum not exceeding seventeen thousand
dollars.
For Mary Davern, widow of Bernard Davern, as au- Mary oavem.
thorized by chapter sixty of the resolves of the present year,
a sum not exceeding one hundred and seventy-five dollars,
the same to be paid from the Metropolitan Sewerage Main-
tenance, North System, Fund.
For Peter Galligan of Adams, the sum of fifteen dollars and Peter Gaiiigan
eighty cents, and for William J. Briggs of Adams, the sum Bdggs.' """
of fifteen dollars and eighty cents, both as authorized by
chapter sixty-one of the resolves of the present year.
For the expenses of the commission appointed to prepare pian for sewage
a plan for the disposal of sewage in the city of Lynn, as au- LyEn^ °^
thorized by chapter sixty-three of the resolves of the present
year, a sum not exceeding three thousand dollars, the same
to be assessed upon the city of Lynn.
For the purchase of cows and dairy equipment under the Massachuaetts
direction of the trustees of the Massachusetts hospital school, ''"'p'*^ '*'''*^'-
as authorized by chapter seventy-six of the resolves of the
present year, a sum not exceeding twenty-seven hundred
dollars.
618
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 645.
New England
industrial
school for
deaf mutes.
Board of bank
incorporation.
Board of
boiler rules.
Teachers'
institutes.
Assistant dis-
trict attorney,
northern dis-
trict.
Salisbury beach
reservation
commission.
Clerical assist-
ance to register
of probate,
Hampden
county.
Aiding certain
libraries, etc.
Board of com-
missioners for
promotion of
For the New England industrial school for deaf mutes,
as authorized by chapter seventy-seven of the resolves of
the present year, a sum not exceeding thirty-five hundred
dollars.
For travelling and other necessary expenses of the board of
bank incorporation, as authorized by section four of Part I of
chapter five hundred and ninety of the acts of the year nine-
teen hundred and eight, a sum not exceeding two hundred
dollars.
For expenses of the board of boiler rules, a sum not exceed-
ing three hundred and fifty dollars, the same to be in ad-
dition to any appropriation heretofore authorized for the
purpose.
For expenses of teachers' institutes, to be expended under
the direction of the board of education, a sum not exceeding
two hundred seventy-seven dollars and forty-nine cents, the
same to be in addition to any amount heretofore appropri-
ated for the purpose.
For the salary of the assistant district attorney for the
northern district, a sum not exceeding six hundred sixty-six
dollars and sixty-seven cents, the same to be in addition to
any sum heretofore appropriated for the purpose.
For expenses incurred by the Salisbury beach reservation
commission, in maintaining the reservation up to the date
of the opinion rendered by the supreme judicial court, the
sum of nine thousand seven hundred forty-nine dollars and
twenty-two cents.
For additional clerical assistance for the register of probate
for the county of Hampden, as authorized by chapter three
hundred and fifty-nine of the acts of the present year, a sum
not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars, the same to be
in addition to any amount heretofore appropriated for the
purpose.
To be expended under the direction of the board of free
public library commissioners, for aiding certain libraries, a
sum not exceeding thirty-seven hundred and fifty dollars,
the same to be in addition to any amount heretofore appro-
priated for the purpose; and for clerical and other assistance,
a sum not exceeding twelve hundred and fifty dollars, the
same to be in addition to any amount heretofore appropriated
for the purpose; severally as authorized by chapter three
hundred and seventy-three of the acts of the present year.
For expenses of the board of commissioners for the pro-
motion of uniformity of legislation in the United States, as
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 645. 619
authorized by chapter three hundred and eighty-one of the uniformity of
acts of the present year, a sum not exceeding three thousand °^''^ ''^'^'^'
dollars.
For salaries of the members of the board of registration in Board of regis-
pharmacy, as authorized by chapter three hundred and pharmacy.
eighty-four of the acts of the present year, a sum not exceed-
ing six hundred and fifty dollars, the same to be in addition to
any amount heretofore appropriated for the purpose.
For clerical and other assistance in the office of the auditor clerical assist-
of the commonwealth, as authorized by chapter three hundred tor's office.
and ninety-nine of the acts of the present year, a sum hot ex-
ceeding thirty-five hundred dollars.
For the salary of Nellie H. Philbrick, as authorized by NeiiieH.
chapter four hundred and two of the acts of the present year,
a sum not exceeding one hundred eighty-one dollars and
sixty-seven cents, the same to be in addition to any amount
heretofore appropriated for the purpose.
For the salaries of the commissioner and deputy com- Commissioner
missioner of state aid and pensions, as authorized by chapter commissioner
Piiii i?j.ij.i?j.i J. of state aid and
four hundred and seven or the acts or the present year, sums pensions.
not exceeding one hundred and twenty-two dollars and one
hundred and eighty-one dollars and sixty-seven cents, re-
spectively, both to be in addition to any amounts heretofore
appropriated for the purpose.
For the employment of expert assistants in the enforce- Enforcement
ment of statutes relative to explosives and inflammable to expiostvesT^
fluids and compounds, as authorized by chapter four hundred ^^^'
and twenty-one of the acts of the present year, a sum not
exceeding twenty-five hundred dollars.
For the salary of the state ornithologist, as authorized by state
chapter four hundred and twenty-four of the acts of the pres- °'^°' ° °^'^ '
ent year, a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars, the same
to be in addition to any amount heretofore appropriated for
the purpose.
For clerical assistance for the register of probate and ^nce to register
insolvency for the county of Norfolk, as authorized by chap- ^^P^jif*®'
ter four hundred and forty-six of the acts of the present year, county.
a sum not exceeding four hundred eight dollars and thirty-
three cents, the same to be in addition to any amount here-
tofore appropriated for the purpose.
For the salary of the clerk of the register of probate and ^'probltT.^su'i-
insolvency for the county of Suftolk, as authorized by chapter folk county.
four hundred and eighty-three of the acts of the present year,
a sum not exceeding one hundred and sixteen dollars, the
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Acts, 1914. — Chap. 646.
same to be in addition to any amount heretofore appro-
priated for the purpose.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 8, 1914-
Division of
city of Boston
into council
districts, num-
ber of council-
men to be
elected, etc.
Chap.Q4i6 An Act relative to the nomination and election of
COUNCILMEN IN THE CITY OF BOSTON.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. In Boston there shall be elected at the next
municipal election, and annually thereafter, a city council of
seventeen members, and for the purpose of carrying out the
provisions of this act the city is hereby divided into twelve
council districts as follows : wards one and two shall constitute
one district, to be known as the first district; wards three,
four and five shall constitute one district, to be known as
the second district; wards six, seven and eight shall con-
stitute one district, to be known as the third district; wards
nine and twelve shall constitute one district, to be known as
the fourth district; wards ten, eleven and twenty-five shall
constitute one district, to be known as the fifth district;
wards thirteen, fourteen, fifteen and sixteen shall constitute
one district, to be known as the sixth district; wards seven-
teen, eighteen and nineteen shall constitute one district, to
be known as the seventh district; ward twenty shall con-
stitute one district, to be known as the eighth district; ward
twenty-one shall constitute one district, to be known as the
ninth district; ward twenty-two shall constitute one district,
to be known as the tenth district; ward twenty-three shall
constitute one district, to be known as the eleventh district;
wards twenty-four and twenty-six shall constitute one dis-
trict, to be known, as the twelfth district. The registered
voters of the first, second, third, fourth, ninth, tenth and
eleventh districts shall elect one qualified voter of each of
said districts, respectively, as a member of the city council
for the term of one year, and the registered voters of the
fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth and twelfth districts shall elect
two qualified voters of their respective districts as members
of the city council for the term of one year. All of said terms
shall begin on the first Monday of February following the
election.
Section 2. The city council elected in accordance with
the provisions of this act, and their successors, shall have all
Powers,
duties, etc.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 646. 621
the powers and privileges conferred, and be subject to all
the duties and obligations imposed by law upon the present
city council acting as such or as county commissioners or
in any other capacity, except as is otherwise provided herein.
The members-elect of the city council shall meet for organiza- organization.
tion at ten o'clock in the forenoon on the first Monday of
February in the year nineteen hundred and fifteen, and at
that time the present city council shall cease to exist.
Section 3. Any male registered voter in a council district ^omi^^^Jd'^g
may be nominated for the city council in that district, and candidate,
his name as such candidate shall be printed on the oSicial
ballot to be used at the municipal election: provided, that, at Proviso,
or before five o'clock in the afternoon of the twenty-ninth
day prior to such election, nomination papers prepared and
issued by the board of election commissioners, signed by at
least one hundred male registered voters of such district
qualified to vote for such candidates at said election, shall
have been filed with the board of election commissioners
and that the signatures thereon, to the number required to
make a nomination, shall have been certified subsequently
by said commissioners as hereinafter provided.
Section 4. Nomination papers for use under this act ^"^^^Wates
shall be prepared by the board of election commissioners.
On and after, but not before, the day next following the state
election a candidate shall present to the election commis-
sioners a statement in writing, giving his name, the office for
which he is a candidate, the council district in which he is a
candidate, and his residence, with street and number thereof,
if any, and the commissioners shall, within a reasonable time,
issue to such candidate nomination papers containing his
name, the office for which he is a candidate, the district in
which he is a candidate, and his residence, .with street and
number thereof, if any. No nomination papers shall be
received except those issued in accordance with this section.
No nomination papers shall contain the name of more than
one candidate. Every voter may sign as many nomination
papers for each office to be filled as there are persons to be
elected, and no more.
Section 5. If a candidate nominated as aforesaid dies Proceedjngsjn
before the day of election, or withdraws his name from caused by with-
nomination, or is found to be ineligible, the vacancy may be
filled by a committee of not less than five persons, or a
majority thereof, if such committee be named and so au-
thorized in the nomination papers.
622
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 646.
Salaries.
City council to
be judge of
election and
qualifications
of its members,
etc.
Vacancies.
All elections
by council to
be by viva
voce vote.
Filing and cer-
tification of
nomination
papers.
Withdrawals,
objections, etc.
Section 6. Each member of the city council shall be
paid an annual salary of twelve hundred dollars; and no
other sum shall be paid from the city treasury for or on
account of any personal expenses directly or indirectly in-
curred by or in behalf of any member of the council.
Section 7. The city council shall be the judge of the
election and qualifications of its members; shall elect from
its members, by vote of a majority of the members present, a
president who shall preside at the meetings thereof; shall
from time to time establish rules for its proceedings; and
shall, when a vacancy occurs in the office of any member
during the first six months of the municipal year, order a
special election to fill the vacancy for the unexpired term.
The member eldest in years shall preside until the president
is chosen, and in case of the absence of the president, until
a presiding officer is chosen.
Section 8. All elections by the city council under 'any
provision of law shall be made by a viva voce vote, each
member who is present answering to his name when it is
called by the clerk or other proper officer, and stating the
name of the person for whom he votes, or declining to vote
as the case may be; and the clerk or other proper officer shall
record every such vote. No such election shall be valid
unless it is made as aforesaid.
Section 9. The names of candidates appearing on nomi-
nation papers shall, when filed, be a matter of public record;
but the nomination papers shall not be open to public in-
spection until after certification. After such nomination
papers have been filed, the election commissioners shall certify
thereon the number of signatures which are the names of
registered voters in the council district qualified to sign the
same. They need not certify a greater number of names
than are required to make a nomination, with one fifth of
such number added thereto. All such papers found not to
contain a number of names so certified, equivalent to the
number required to make a nomination, shall be invalid.
The election commissioners shall complete such certification
on or before five o'clock in the afternoon on the eighteenth
day preceding the city election. Such certification shall not
preclude any voter from filing objections as to the validity
of the nomination. All withdrawals and objections to such
nominations shall be filed with the election commissioners
at or before five o'clock in the afternoon on the fourteenth
day preceding the city election. All substitutions to fill
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 646. 623
vacancies caused by withdrawal or ineligibility shall be filed
with the election commissioners at or before five o'clock in
the afternoon on the twelfth day preceding the city election.
Section 10. The name of each person who is nominated ^n^^^n^^
in compliance with law, together with his residence and the •^""<'*-
title and term of the office for which he is a candidate, shall
be printed on the official ballot at the municipal election, and
the names of no other candidates shall be printed thereon.
The names of candidates for the same office shall be printed
upon the official ballot in the order in which they may be
drawn by the board of election commissioners, whose duty
it shall be to make such drawing and to give each candidate
an opportunity to be present thereat, personally or by one
representative.
Section 11. No ballot used at any annual or special ^afde'^s^gMuw
municipal election shall have printed thereon any party or prfnted'on
political designation or mark, and there shall not be appended ballot.
to the name of any candidate any such party or political
designation or mark, or an}i;hing showing how he was
nominated, or indicating his views or opinions.
Section 12. On ballots to be used at annual or special ^ b^i'ilft^"^
municipal elections, blank spaces shall be left at the end of
each list of candidates for the different offices, equal to the
number to be elected thereto, in which the voter may insert
the name of any person not printed on the ballot for whom
he desires to vote for such office.
Section 13. All laws, not inconsistent with the provisions Existing laws
of this act, governing nomination papers and nominations as applicable,
for and elections of municipal officers in the city of Boston, ^^'''
shall, so far as they may be applicable, govern the nomination
papers, nominations and elections provided for in this act.
The board of election commissioners shall be subject to the Powera and
same penalties and shall have the same powers and duties, tion oimmia^
.where not inconsistent with the provisions of this act, in ^loners, etc.
relation to nomination papers, preparing and printing ballots,
preparing for and conducting elections, and counting, tabu-
lating and determining the votes cast under the provisions
of this act, as they have now in relation to municipal elections
in said city.
Section 14. The provisions of this act shall apply to to apply to
any special municipal election held after the year nineteen fpafeie^i^nr
hundred and fourteen in the city of Boston, except that
nomination papers for offices to be filled at such elections
shall be issued bv the board of election commissioners on
YES.
NO.
624 Acts, 1914. — Chap. 647.
and after, but not before, the calling of said special election.
Every special municipal election shall be held on a Tuesday
not less than forty-five days nor more than sixty days after
the date of the order calling such special election.
mutldtovotera SECTION 15. This act shall be submitted to the voters
tfe^tlon^*^*^ of the city of Boston at the annual state election in the
current year, and shall take effect upon its acceptance by a
majority of the voters voting thereon. The act shall be
submitted in the form of the following question placed upon
the official ballot: "Shall the act passed by the general
court in the year nineteen hundred and fourteen,
providing for the election of a city council of
seventeen members by districts, be accepted? "
Repeal, etc. SECTION 16. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent here-
with are hereby repealed; all ordinances and parts of ordi-
nances so far as they are inconsistent with this act are hereby
annulled; and all acts and parts of acts affecting the city of
Boston not inconsistent "with the provisions of this act
are continued in force. Approved June 8, 1914.
Chap. 647 An Act relative to inspection by the state board of
HEALTH OF ALL HOSPITALS CARING FOR DISEASES DANGER-
OUS to THE PUBLIC HEALTH.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
etc^'J^end^ SECTION 1. Scctiou thirty-fivc of chapter seventy-five of
the Revised Laws, as amended by chapter six hundred and
thirteen of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and eleven,
and by chapter one hundred and fifty-one of the acts of the
year nineteen hundred and twelve, is hereby further amended
by inserting after the word "hospitals", in the twenty-first
line, the words: — and of all other hospitals, sanitaria,
asylums, homes, prisons and dispensaries, both public and
private, caring for diseases dangerous to the public health, —
and also by inserting after the word "necessary", in the
twenty-second fine, the following: — and report as to the
condition and needs of such hospitals, sanitaria, asylums,
homes, prisons and dispensaries, to those responsible for the
management of the said institutions, — so that the third
Inspection, etc.. scntencc of the said section will read as follows : — Plans for
specters of thc coustructiou of the said hospitals shall be approved by
the state board of health, before the hospitals are constructed,
and the state inspectors of health shall annually make such
examination of said hospitals, and of all other hospitals,
health.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 648. 625
sanitaria, asylums, homes, prisons and dispensaries, both
pubHc and private, caring for diseases dangerous to the
pnbHc health, as in the opinion of the state board of health
may be necessary, and report as to the condition and needs
of such hospitals, sanitaria, asylums, homes, prisons and
dispensaries, to those responsible for the management of
the said institutions.
Section 2. This act shall take efi'ect upon its passage.
Approved June 9, 1914-
An Act relative to reimbursing cities and towns for nhni^ «4C
LOSS of taxes on land used for public institutions.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section two of chapter six hundred and seven loio, 607, § 2,
of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and ten, as amended ^ ^" '^^^ ^ '
by section one of chapter four hundred and seventy-eight of
the acts of the year nineteen hundred and eleven, is hereby
further amended by inserting after the word "institution",
in the sixth and seventh lines, the words: — or a fish hatchery
or game preserve, — and by inserting after the word " com-
missioners", in the thirteenth line, the words: — commis-
sioners on fisheries and game, — so as to read as follows : —
Section 2. In the year nineteen hundred and ten and in Taxcommis-
every fifth year thereafter the tax commissioner shall between t«mhie°vl!ue
the first day of April and the first day of June determine as °^ ^^^'^' ^^'^'
of April first of such year the fair cash value of all land in
every city or town owned by the commonwealth and used for
the purposes of a public institution, or a fish hatchery or
game preserve, or for the purpose of a state military camp
ground. This determination shall be in such detail as to
lots, subdivisions or acreage as the commissioner may from
time to time deem necessary. For the purposes of this de-
termination he may require information from boards of
assessors, from the state board of charity, state board of
insanity and the board of prison commissioners, commis-
sioners on fisheries and game, and the quartermaster general,
and from any other ofiicers or agents of the commonwealth
or any city or town thereof, and from any other person.
It shall be the duty of such boards, commissions, ofiicers,
agents and persons, so far as they are able, to furnish the tax
commissioner with such information and in such form as he
may require within fifteen days after being requested by
him so to do, and the tax commissioner may require any one
626 Acts, 1914. — Chap. 649.
to give information orally or in written form under oath.
At his discretion the tax commissioner may from time to
time employ appraisers to assist him in the determination of
values as herein provided, and their compensation and
reasonable travelling expenses shall be paid out of the treas-
ury of the commonwealth.
?f^cities and^"** Section 2. The provisions of chapter six hundred and
^°wns^for loss sevcu of tlic acts of the year nineteen hundred and ten, as
amended by section three of chapter four hundred and
seventy-eight of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
eleven, providing for reimbursing cities and towns for loss
of taxes on land used for public institutions and state mili-
tary camp ground, shall also apply to cities and towns in this
commonwealth for loss of taxes on land used for a fish hatch-
ery or game preserve. Every city and town shall be re-
imbursed for its loss of taxes upon land used for said purposes
in the year nineteen hundred and fourteen, and in all succeed-
ing years so long as the said land is so used. Until the valua-
tion provided for in section two of said chapter six hundred
and seven, as amended by chapter four hundred and seventy-
eight of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and eleven,
shall be made by the tax commissioner, the assessed valuation
of the said land as made by the assessors of the city or town
in the year last preceding its purchase by the commonwealth
shall be the valuation of the land for the purposes of this
act.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 9, 1914-
C/iap.649 An Act relative to the construction and inspection
OF tanks containing compressed air for use in
OPERATING pneumatic MACHINERY.
Construction Section 1. No pcrsou shall install or use, or cause to
tanks contain- be installed or used, any tank or other receptacle, except
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
^f r^^uiateT pipes laid from tanks or other receptacles, for the keeping or
storing of compressed air at any pressure exceeding fifty
pounds per square inch, for use in operating pneumatic
machinery, unless the owner or user thereof shall hold a
certificate of inspection issued by the boiler inspection de-
partment of the district police, certifying that the said tank
or other receptacle has duly been inspected within two years.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 649. 627
or unless the owner or user shall hold a policy of insurance
upon the said tank or other receptacle issued by an insurance
company operating under the laws of this commonwealth,
together with a certificate of inspection from an insurance
inspector who holds a certificate of competency as a boiler
inspector issued by the boiler inspection department of the
district police.
Section 2. The board of boiler rules shall prescribe Regulations.
regulations for the size, shape, construction, gauges, opera-
tion, maximum pressure, safety devices, use of oil, and other
appurtenances necessary for the safe operation of all tanks
or other receptacles used for the storing of compressed air,
except those exempted by section seven of this act.
Section 3. The boiler inspection department of the inspection.
district police sliall inspect all of the said tanks or other
receptacles having a pressure in excess of fifty pounds per
square inch, at least once every two years : promded, hoivever, Proviso.
that the said department shall not be required to inspect
such tanks or other receptacles as may be covered by a
policy of insurance and inspected by insurance inspectors as
specified in section one.
Section 4. All owners of any of the said tanks or other Owners to
receptacles having a pressure in excess of fifty pounds per drstrict^iHce'
square inch shall notify the chief of the district police of °^ '°°^*'°°-
the location of the same.
Section 5. Every insurance company authorized to insurance com-
insure air tanks within this commonwealth shall forward Sfports^of™*''^
to the chief of the district police, within fourteen days after ''^^p^'^*'"''-
each internal and external inspection of an air tank or other
such receptacle, a report of such inspection. The reports
shall be made on blanks furnished by the chief of the district
police, and shall contain all orders and regulations made by
the company regarding the air tanks or other receptacles so
inspected.
Section 6. The inspection shall consist of a hammer Method of
test, and, if required by the inspector, also a hydrostatic '°^p^^'°''-
test the pressure of which shall be one and one half times the
pressure allowed on the air tank or other receptacle inspected.
The air tank or other receptacle shall be prepared for in-
spection by the owner or user thereof.
Section 7. The provisions of this act shall not apply to Not to .apply
tanks or other receptacles used for the keeping or storing of tanks, ete.
compressed air when attached to locomotives, street or rail-
way cars, vessels or motor vehicles.
628
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 650, 651.
Fee for
inspection.
Penalty.
Repeal.
Section S. Tlie sum of three dollars shall be paid to
the boiler inspection department of the district police by the
owner, agent or user of any such tank or other receptacle
for every inspection thereof by the said department, herein
provided for.
Section 9. Whoever violates any provision of this act,
or any regulation made under authority hereof, shall be
punished by a fine not exceeding fifty dollars, or by imprison-
ment for not more than thirty days, or by both such fine and
imprisonment.
Section 10. Chapter six hundred and twenty-nine of the
acts of the year nineteen hundred and thirteen and chapter
one hundred and twenty-seven of the acts of the present
year are hereby repealed.
Section 11. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Appromd June 9, 1914'
City of Beverly
may pension
George O.
Obear.
Chap. 650 An Act to authorize the city of beverly to pension
GEORGE O. OBEAR.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The city of Beverly is hereby authorized to
grant to George O. Obear of tliat city, a veteran of the civil
war, a pension equal in amount to that which it might have
granted under the provisions of chapter four hundred and
forty-seven of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
twelve prior to the resignation of said Obear from the service
of the city. The said pension may be granted from the time
of the resignation of said Obear from the service of the city.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its acceptance
by the city council of the city of Beverly, with the approval
of the mayor. Approved June 9, 1914-
Time of taking
effect.
Chap. 651 An Act to authorize the avright wire company to
maintain a bridge over HAMMOND STREET IN THE CITY
OF WORCESTER.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Upon petition, and after seven days' notice
published in at least three newspapers published in the city
of Worcester, and a public hearing thereon, the board of
aldermen of the city of Worcester may, by a two thirds vote,
with the approval of the mayor, issue a permit to the Wright
Bridge may be
maintained over
Hammond
street in
Worcester.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 652. 629
Wire Company of Worcester to build and maintain a bridge
over Hammond street in said city for the purpose of connect-
ing buildings occupied by it on opposite sides of the street,
on such conditions and subject to such restrictions as the
said board may prescribe. Any permit so issued may be Revocation
revoked by vote of the board of aldermen, approved by the °^ "''""'^
mayor.
Section 2. Any bridge built under a permit granted as Construction.
aforesaid shall be constructed and maintained at a height
not less than eighteen feet above the grade line of the street
and shall be not more than twelve feet in width, and no part
of said bridge or of its support shall rest on the surface of the
street.
Section 3. Any person whose property is damaged by Damages.
reason of the construction of a bridge as aforesaid may have
the damages determined by a jury upon petition filed in the
superior court within one year after the permit was approved
by the mayor, as above provided.
Section 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 9, 1914-
An Act to .\itthorize an extension of east first street (jjiQ^p 552
IN THE CITY OF BOSTON.
Be it enacted, etc., cts folloic'i:
Section 1. The board of street commissioners of the Extension of
city of Boston is hereby authorized to lay out and construct ^ireet^in^Boston
an extension of East First street to West First street in that '^"thorized.
part of Boston called South Boston, and to fill and build
over such area of tidewater and flats of a water passageway,
so-called, on the easterly side of Dorchester street now de-
voted to public and general uses as said board may deem
necessary for the purpose of the said extension, said filling
and building over said tidewater and flats to be subject to
the provisions of chapter ninety-six of the Revised Laws, as
amended, except that no compensation for displacement of
tidewater or for occupying any land or flats of the common-
wealth shall be required.
Section 2. The provisions of chapter three hundred and ^^l^f^f }^™^''
ninety-three of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and to apply.
six, as amended, shall apply to the lay-out and construction
of the said extension of East First street.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 9, 1914-
630
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 653.
Marking of
packages con-
taining foods
regulated.
Variations,
tolerances, etc.
Chap. 653 An Act to require the marking of packages containing
FOODS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Subject to the variations, tolerances and
exemptions provided for by section two of this act, no person
shall himself, or by his servant or agent, and no corporation
or association shall, by its servant or agent, and no person
as the agent or servant of another person, corporation or
association, sell or offer for sale an article of food in package
form, unless the net quantity of the contents be plainly and
conspicuously marked on the outside of the package in terms
of weight, measure or numerical count.
Section 2. The commissioner of weights and measures
shall adopt such variations, tolerances and exemptions as
shall have been established at the time when this act takes
effect, or shall from time to time thereafter be established by
the rules and regulations provided for by section three of
chapter thirty-nine hundred and fifteen of the acts of congress
of the year nineteen hundred and six, together with such
further reasonable variations, tolerances and exemptions not
covered by the rules and regulations of said section as he
may deem expedient.
Section 3. The term "food" as used in this act shall
include all articles, whether simple, mixed or compound,
used for food, drink, confectionery or condiment by man or
other animals.
Section 4. This act shall not apply to retail sales made
from bulk if the quantity is weighed, measured or counted
for the purpose of such sale by the retailer, nor to the sale of
milk, cream or buttermilk in glass jars as provided by section
forty-three of chapter sixty-two of the Revised Laws and acts
in amendment thereof.
Section 5. No dealer shall be prosecuted under the
provisions of this act if he establishes a guaranty signed by
the wholesaler, jobber, manufacturer, dealer or other person
from whom he purchased such articles, to the effect that the
same are correctly marked or labeled within the mean-
ing of this act, designating it. Said guaranty, to afford
protection, shall contain the name and address of the person,
firm, corporation or association making the sale of such
articles to such dealer, and in that case such person, firm,
association or corporation shall be amenable to the prosecu-
Terin defined.
Not to apply
to certain
retail sales.
Dealer not to
be prosecuted
if he establishes
a guaranty
signed by
wholesaler,
etc.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 654. 631
tions, fines and other penalties which would attach, in due
course, to the dealer under the provisions of this act. If it
shall appear that any of the provisions of this act have been
violated and the party or parties giving said guaranty
are without the commonwealth of Massachusetts, no action
shall be brought but the state commissioner of weights and
measures shall present the facts to the proper national
authorities for their action.
Section G. Violations of the provisions of this act shall, Penalty.
for a first offence, be punished by a fine of not less than ten
nor more than fifty dollars, and for each subsequent offence
by a fine of not less than twenty-five nor more than one hun-
dred dollars.
Section 7. It shall be the duty of the commissioner of ^/'^p^"^'"*'"'
weights and measures to enforce the provisions of this act.
Section <S. Before prosecution is begun hereunder, the parties to be
parties concerned shall be notified and given an opportunity hearfng'gtven,
to be heard before the commissioner of weights and measures. *'*"■
Section 9. So much of any act as is inconsistent here- Repeal.
with is hereby repealed.
Section 10. This act shall take effect on the third day Time of
of September in the year nineteen hundred and fifteen, and ^--^^"^s f'^^'^^-
shall not apply to packages prepared or imported previous
to that date. Ayproved June 9, 1914.
An Act relative to arrest in daytime without a (jjidr^ 554
WARRANT,
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section forty-seven of chapter two hundred and twelve r. l. 212, § 47,
of the Revised Laws is hereby amended by striking out in ^"'^^'^'^'^■
the second line thereof the words "in the night time", so
as to read as follows: — Section If!'. Whoever is found in Arrest of dis-
a street, highway or other public place, committing any fn's'treysr"""
offence or disorder mentioned in the preceding section, may ^^'siiways, etc.
be apprehended by a sheriff, deputy sheriff, constable, police
officer or watchman, or by any other person by the order of
a magistrate or any of said officers, without a warrant and
be kept in custody for not more than twenty-four hours,
Sunday or a legal holiday excepted; and at or before the
expiration of such time he shall be taken before a police,
district or municipal court or trial justice and proceeded
against, as provided in the preceding section, or discharged,
as such court or justice shall determine.
Approved June 9, 1914-
632
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 655, 656.
Discharge of
sewage into the
Assabet river
prohibited.
Duties of state
board of health.
Enforoement
of provisions
of act, etc.
Chap. 655 An Act to provide for the protection of the public
HEALTH IN THE VALLEY OF THE ASSABET RIVER.
Be it enacted, etc., as foUmvs:
Section 1. The state board of health is hereby au-
thorized and directed to prohibit the entrance or discharge of
sewage into any part of the Assabet river or its tributaries,
and to prohibit the entrance or discliarge therein of every
other substance which may be injurious to pubhc health or
may tend to create a public nuisance.
Section 2. The board shall consult and advise with
the owner of any factory or other establishment, or any
municipality discharging any substance into the Assabet
river, at his or its request, or of its own motion, as to the best
practicable and reasonably available means of rendering
the waste or refuse therefrom harmless, and any order or
finding by the board shall be prima facie evidence of com-
pliance or non-compliance with the provisions of section one
of this act.
Section 3. The supreme judicial court or any justice
thereof, and the superior court or any justice thereof, shall
have jurisdiction in equity to enforce the provisions of this
act and of any order made by the state board of health in
conformity therewith, and to enjoin the entrance or discharge
into any part of the Assabet river or its tributaries of sewage
or of any other substance which is, or which said board shall
have determined may be, injurious to public health or tend-
ing to create a public nuisance. Proceedings to enforce any
such order or to obtain such an injunction shall be instituted
and prosecuted by the attorney-general at the relation of
the state board of health.
Section 4. Whoever, contrary to any order of the state
board of health, permits the entrance or discharge into any
part of the Assabet river or its tributaries of sewage or of
any other substance injurious to public health or tending
to create a public nuisance, shall be punished by a fine not
exceeding five hundred dollars for each offence.
Aijproved June 10, 1914.
Chap.656 An Act relative to the annual report of the
INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT BOARD.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Printing and Section 1. The industrial accident board established
distribution of . n t-» ttt pi i i i j
annual report bv scction onc oi rart ill oi chapter seven nundrea and
Penalty.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 657. 633
fifty-one of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and eleven of industrial
shall make an annual report to the general court; of which
report there shall be printed four thousand five hundred
copies, fifteen hundred to be bound, and the remainder to be
unbound. Of the said copies, five hundred boimd and five
hundred unbound shall be distributed by the secretary of
the commonwealth, and the remainder shall be distributed
by the board.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 10, 1914-
An Act to authorize the middleborough fire district qJiq^-q qk7
to issue notes or bonds for the housing and equip-
ment of the fire department.
Be it enacted, etc., cw folloivs:
Section 1. The Middleborough Fire District is hereby Middleborough
,i'i, 1 Pxi e !•' Fire District
authorized to expend money tor the purpose or purchasmg may borrow
land or acquiring or constructing buildings for fire stations, po^eso/fir^""^
and for the purchase of departmental equipment for the ''''P'i''t'«eut.
extinguishment of fires, and for this purpose to borrow a sum
not exceeding twelve thousand dollars, and to issue notes or
bonds therefor.
Section 2. Such notes or bonds shall be denominated pilt'^Sk"^''
on the face thereof, Middleborough Fire District Loan, Act Loan, Act oi
of 1914, and shall he payable by such annual payments,
begiiming not more than one year after the date thereof,
as will extinguish within twenty years from its date any loan
made for the purpose of purchasing land or acquiring or con-
structing buildings, and within five years from its date any
loan for the purchase of departmental equipment. The
amount of such annual payment of any loan in any year shall
not be less than the principal of the loan payable in any
subsequent year. Each authorized issue of notes or bonds
shall constitute a separate loan. Said notes or bonds shall
bear interest at a rate not exceeding four and one half per
cent per annum, and shall be signed by the treasurer of the
district and countersigned by the prudential committee.
The district may sell the said securities at public or private
sale upon such terms and conditions as it may deem proper,
but they shall not be sold for less than their par value, and
the proceeds shall be used only for the purposes herein
specified.
Section 3. Said district is also authorized to refund e^^ain^^n-'^
certain outstanding indebtedness to an amount not exceeding 'iebtedne33.
634 Acts, 1914. — Chap. C58.
five thousand dollars, as represented by five promissory notes
of the said district, dated October fourteenth, nineteen
hundred and thirteen, for one thousand dollars each, and
bearing interest at the rate of four per cent per annum,
payable in two, three, four, five and six years, respectively,
after date, and now held by the Middleboroiigh savings bank,
and to issue notes of the district therefor, said notes to be
payable in accordance with the provisions of section two
of this act.
Payment SECTION 4. Said district shall, at the time of authorizing
said loan or loans, provide for the payment thereof in accord-
ance with the provisions of this act, and when a vote to that
effect has been passed, a sum which will be sufficient to pay
the interest as it accrues on the notes or bonds issued as
aforesaid by the district, and to make such payments on
the principal as may be required under the provisions of this
act, shall, without further vote, be assessed by the assessors
of the town annually thereafter, in the same manner in which
other taxes are assessed, until the debt incurred by said
loan or loans is extinguished.
Section 5. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Ai)l)rovcd June 10, 191/f.
Chap. 6^8 An Act to regulate correspondence and other like
SCHOOLS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Saj^e^of stocks, Section 1. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm,
correspondence associatiou or corporatiou engaged in the business of publish-
reguiated. ' ing or sclliug school or text-books or doing business as a
correspondence school in this commonwealth, directlj' or in-
directly, through its officers, agents or servants, to sell stocks,
bonds or other securities, either of its own company or of
other companies, until and unless such person, firm, associa-
tion or corporation shall file with the commissioner of cor-
porations a copy of the charter and by-laws of any company
whose stocks, bonds or other securities are offered for sale,
a detailed statement, under oath, of the condition of the
company, the properties owned or controlled by the company
and the condition thereof, and, before oftering any such
stocks, bonds or other securities for sale, a statement showing
in detail the plan of selling the stocks, bonds or other se-
curities, the plan of organization or increase of stock of the
company, a copy of all contracts in connection with such
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 658. 635
sales of stocks, bonds, or other securities, the names and
addresses of all officers, proposed officers or promoters of
the company, and the amount and price of the said stock,
and the commission and promotion fees or expenses of the
organization of the company. If the commissioner of cor-
porations is satisfied that the statements so furnished are
correct and complete, that the proposed sale or sales of the
stocks, bonds or other securities of the company will be con-
ducted fairly, and that the representations therein contained
are true, he shall, upon the payment of a fee of twenty-fi\'e
dollars, issue a permit to sell such stocks, bonds or other se-
curities. Any person, firm, association or corporation that P^ustity.
violates the provisions of this section shall be punished by
a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or by imprison-
ment in the house of correction, or jail, for a period of not
more than one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Section 2. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, Fai.se repreaen-
association or corporation, engaged in the business of publish- hibTted.''™"
ing or selling school or text-books, or doing business as a
correspondence school, acting by its officers, servants or
agents, or otherwise, to make any representation as to its
financial condition, or as to the financial condition of any
other company whose stocks, bonds or other securities such
person, firm, association or corporation is engaged in selling,
which representation is not in accordance with the truth
and with the charter and by-laws of such company and with
the certificate of financial condition and the representations
filed in accordance with the provisions of section one hereof.
Any person who purchases stocks, bonds, or other securities
in pursuance or partly in pursuance of any such representa-
tion may recover the price so paid in an action of debt
against the person, firm, association or corporation making
the representation.
Section 3. Any pupil in or of any such correspondence Pupii defrauded
school who is defrauded by a misrepresentation made by an action fo"/
officer or agent of, or by any advertisement or circular issued '^^''°'^^^y- ^^''■
by, the school, or by any person, firm, association or corpora-
tion w^ho or which sells text-books to the said school or to
the pupils thereof, may have an action against such school,
person, firm, association or corporation for recovery of three
times the amount paid 'by him to such school, person, firm,
association or corporation.
Section 4. Every person, firm, association or corpora- ah persons
tion doing business in this commonwealth as a correspondence arcwre^pond-
636
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 659.
ence school to
conform to
law, etc.
Penalty.
school shall conform to the law thereto appertaining, and
with the rules and regulations established by the board of
education.
Section 5. Violation of any provision of sections two,
three or four of this act, or of any rule or regulation established
by the board of education under authority hereof, shall be
punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars for
each offence. . Approved June 13, 1914-
Laying out of
certain highway
in town of
Salisbury au-
thorized.
Chap. 659 An Act to authorize the Massachusetts highway
COMMISSION TO LAY OUT A HIGHWAY IN THE TOWN OF
SALISBURY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The Massachusetts highway commission is
hereby authorized and directed to lay out, within one year
after the passage of this act or within such further time as the
said commission may determine, the highway authorized by
chapter seven hundred and forty-six of the acts of the year
nineteen hundred and eleven, as amended by chapter four
hundred and fifty-four of the acts of the year nineteen hun-
dred and twelve, from the marshes, or between the marshes
and the beach at Salisbury beach, from the New Hampshire
line to Broadway, the main road leading from Salisbury
centre, to the ocean ; the highway location to be the same
as that described in a taking made on or about the thirteenth
day of November, in the year nineteen hundred and twelve,
by the board known as the Salisbury beach reservation com-
mission, established by chapter seven hundred and fifteen
of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and twelve, which
taking, together with a plan showing the proposed highway,
is recorded in the registry of deeds for the southern district
of the county of Essex; and in laying out the aforesaid high-
way by the Massachusetts highway commission under the
provisions of this act it shall be sufficient to refer to the
aforesaid taking and plan for a description of said highway,
and the lands, rights in land and all easements, privileges and
appurtenances mentioned or referred to in said taking and
shown on said plan.
Section 2. The said commission shall estimate and de-
termine the damages to property, if any, sustained b.\ any
person by the laying out and construction of said highway,
in the usual manner provided for the estimation of damages
Damages.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 659. 637
in the laying out of ways; but any one aggrieved by any
such determination may have his damages assessed by a
jury of the superior court, in the manner provided by law
with respect to damages sustained by the laying out of ways;
but no suit for damages as aforesaid shall be brought after
the ex])iration of one year from the date of the decree of said
commission laying out said highway, in accordance with the
provisions of this act.
Section 3. The said commission is authorized to estimate Assessment of
and determine the value of the benefit or advantage to each eu;.^'^'"^" ^'
parcel of real estate, whether situated on said highway or
otherwise, and lying within one hundred feet thereof, from
the whole or a part of the improvement by the laying out of
said highway, and shall determine as the assessable cost of
the improvement such part, not exceeding one half, as the
commission shall deem just, of the expenses already incurred
or hereafter to be incurred by the commonwealth for the
whole or part of the improvement, including the expense of
taking land and all other expenses in laying out and con-
structing said highway, and shall assess a proportionate share
of said assessable cost upon the parcels of real estate deter-
mined to be especially benefited as aforesaid, but not exceed-
ing the total amount of the benefit and advantage to every
such parcel as estimated or determined as aforesaid. The
said highway when laid out and constructed shall be a public
way in the town of Salisbury.
Section 4. The cost and expense incurred under au- Payment of
thority of this act shall, in the first instance, be paid by the '^^ '^
commonwealth, and the treasurer and receiver general is
hereby authorized and directed to borrow upon the credit of
the commonwealth such sums of money as may be required
therefor. All moneys so borrowed shall be deposited in the
state treasury, and the treasurer and receiver general shall
pay out the same as ordered by said commission, and shall
keep a separate and accurate account of all sums borrowed
and expended, including interest.
Section 5. Upon the completion of said highway, the Apportion-
commission shall file in the office of the auditor of the com- penae.
monwealth a detailed statement, certified by it, of the actual
cost of said highway, and such cost shall be apportioned as
follows : — sixty-five per cent to the commonwealth, twenty-
five per cent to the county of Essex and ten per cent to the
town of Salisbury; and the county of Essex and the town of
Salisbury shall, within such time as the commission may
638
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 660, 661.
County of Es-
sex may borrow
money, issue
notes, etc.
direct, pay into the treasury of the commonwealth the
amounts to be jjaid by them respectively.
Section 6. The county commissioners of the county of
Essex are hereby authorized to borrow upon the credit of
the county, for a period not exceeding five years, such sums
as may be necessary to provide for the payment which may be
required of the county under the provisions of this act, and
may issue the notes or bonds of the county therefor.
Section 7. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Aiyproved June 13, 1914-
Time for in-
corporation ex-
tended.
Chap.QQO An Act to revive the powers and extend the time for
THE incorporation OF THE BOSTON AND PROVIDENCE
INTERURBAN ELECTRIC RAILROAD COMPANY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The time within which the Boston and
Providence Interurban Electric Railroad Company may
be incorporated is hereby extended to the first day of May
in the year nineteen hundred and fifteen; and the said
company shall have all the rights, powers, privileges and
franchises possessed and enjoyed by the directors and
associates of said company for its benefit prior to the first
day of January, nineteen hundred and fourteen, including
the right to locate, construct and maintain its electric rail-
road in the manner provided by law upon the route approved
by the order of the board of railroad commissioners, dated
December thirtieth, nineteen hundred and eleven, in all
respects, in the same manner and with the same effect as if
said incorporation had been effected within the time pre-
scribed by law: provided, that the incorporation is effected
within the period hereby determined.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 13, 1914-
Proviso.
C/iap. 661 An Act relative to false reports or statements con-
cerning CORPORATIONS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Whoever knowingly makes, executes, files
or publishes any report or statement required by law to be
made, executed, filed or published by a corporation in this
commonwealth, whether such corporation is organized under
Penalty for
making false
report, etc.,
concerning
domestic cor-
porations.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 662. 639
the laws of this commonwealth or elsewhere, or whoever
causes the same to be done, which report or statement is
false in any material representation, shall be punished by
imprisonment for not more than three years, or by a fine of
not more than five thousand dollars, or by both such fine
and imprisonment.
Section 2. Whoever knowingly makes, executes or Penalty for
publishes any report or statement required by the law of "por^etcr
another state or country to be made, executed, or published fordgn^rafpo-
by a corporation, or whoever causes the same to be done,
within this commonwealth, which report or statement is
false in any material representation, shall be punished by im-
prisonment for not more than three years, or by a fine of
not more than five thousand dollars, or by both such fine
and imprisonment. Approved June 13, 1014-
rations.
ChapM2
An Act to provide for the payment of certain ex-
penses INCURRED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE LAW
RELATIVE TO THE CONSTRUCTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF
BUILDINGS AT STATE OR OTHER INSTITUTIONS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter five hundred and twenty of the 1007, 520, § 5,
acts of the year nineteen hundred and seven is hereby
amended by striking out section five and inserting in place
thereof the following new section : — Section 5. The ex- Payment of
penses incurred in the preparation of working plans and ^^p®"^®^-
specifications necessary to the making of estimates calling
for appropriations as provided by this act shall be paid from
the appropriation made to carry out the recommendation or
petition. Should the general court fail to make an appro-
priation to carry out the purpose for which working plans
and specifications were prepared, the expense of the same
shall be paid from an appropriation made for the purpose.
The state board of charity and the state board of insanity
may incur such expenses for expert assistance under the
provisions of section two as may appear reasonable to the
auditor, not exceeding in the aggregate the sum of two
thousand dollars in any one year.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 13, 1914.
640 Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 663, 664, 665, 666.
C/iap.663 An Act to authorize additional clerical assistance
FOR THE REGISTER OF PROBATE AND INSOLVENCY FOR THE
COUNTY OF BERKSHIRE.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
anceto'relster Section 1. The register of probate and insolvency for
of probate, the county of Berkshire shall be allowed for clerical assistance,
county. in addition to the amount now allowed by law, a sum not
exceeding three hundred dollars, which shall be paid by the
commonwealth to the persons who actually perform the
work, upon the certificate of the register, countersigned by
the judge of probate and insolvency.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Ajpproved June 13, 1914-
Chap.6G4i An Act to establish the salary of warren p. Dudley
AS SECRETARY OF THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
eatabLhed. SECTION 1 . The Salary of Warren P. Dudley, the secretary
of the civil service commission, shall be thirty-five hundred
dollars a year.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 13, 1914-
Chap.d65 An Act to establish the salary of joseph j. reilly
AS CHIEF EX.\MINER OF THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
^^t^bfished. Section 1. The salary of Joseph J. Reilly, the chief
examiner of the civil service commission, shall be thirty-five
hundred dollars a year.
Section 2. This act shall take eft'ect upon its passage.
Approved June 13, 1914-
ChapSQQ An Act to establish the salary of the fourth
ASSISTANT CLERK OF THE MUNICIPAL COURT OF THE CITY
OF BOSTON FOR CRIMINAL BUSINESS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Mtabfished Section 1 . The salary of the fourth assistant clerk of the
municipal court of the city of Boston for criminal business
shall be two thousand dollars a year.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 13, 1914.
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 667, 668. 641
An Act to increase the compensation of the elevator C/ia». 667
MEN AT THE STATE HOUSE. ,
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Each of the elevator men at the state house Salaries
shall be paid an annual salary of eleven hundred dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 13, 1914-
An Act to provide for the improvement of the highway Qhav 668
LEADING from HOLDEN TO RUTLAND.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The INlassachusetts highway commission is improvement
hereby directed to expend the sum of ten thousand dollars, feadmg^rom
during the present year, in the construction and improvement RuUan(L°
of the highway leading from Holden to Rutland, beginning at
the present terminus of the state highway at Jeft'erson and
continuing in a westerly direction to the eastern terminus of
the state highway from Rutland, in order that the way may
be made safe and convenient for public travel. Neither said
way nor any part thereof shall thereby become a state high-
way, but the way shall be maintained and kept in good repair
by the town or towns in which it is situated until such time
as it shall become a state highway. This act shall not be
construed as prohibiting the laying out and construction of
said way or any part thereof as a state highway imder the
laws applicable thereto whenever said commission shall deem
it expedient so to do. Any unexpended balance of the sum
hereby authorized to be expended may be used in the succeed-
ing year for the same purpose.
Section 2. The cost and expense incurred under au- Cost to be
thority of this act shall, in the first instance, be paid by the monweahii"in
commonwealth, provided that the same do not exceed the first instance.
sum of ten thousand dollars; and the treasurer and receiver
general is hereby authorized and directed to borrow upon
the credit of the commonwealth such sums of money as may
be required for the said cost and expense. All money so
borrowed shall be deposited in the state treasury, and the
treasurer and receiver general shall pay out the same as
ordered by said commission and shall keep a separate and
accurate account of all sums borrowed and expended, in-
cluding interest.
G42
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 669.
Apportion-
ment of ex-
pense.
County com-
missioner* may
borrow money,
iasue notes, etc.
Section 3. Upon the completion of the said improve-
ment, the said commission shall file with the auditor of the
commonwealth a detailed statement of the expenditures
hereunder which shall be apportioned as follows : — fifty
per cent shall be paid by the commonwealth, thirty-five per
cent by the county of Worcester, and fifteen per cent by the
town of Holden, and the said county and town shall, within
such time and in such manner as the said commission shall
direct, pay the same into the treasury of the commonwealth.
Section 4. The county commissioners of the county of
Worcester are hereby authorized to borrow on the credit
of the county, for a period not exceeding five years, such
sums as may be necessary to provide for the payment which
may be required from the county under the provisions of
this act, and may issue the notes or bonds of the county
therefor. Approved June 15, 1914.
R. I,. 22.5, I 56
amended.
C/iap. 669 An Act relative to receipts from the labor of
PRISONERS IN THE STATE PRISON, THE MASSACHUSETTS
REFORMATORY, THE REFORMATORY FOR WOMEN AND THE
STATE FARM.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section fifty-six of chapter two hundred and
twenty-five of the Revised Laws is hereby amended by in-
serting after the word "commissioners", in the tenth line,
Accounting for thc words '. — Whcncvcr in the opinion of the auditor of the
pa^yment'of commouwcalth the accumulated funds in the treasury of
expenses. ^|^^ commouwealth from the receipts from the labor of
prisoners in the state prison, the IMassachusetts reformatory,
the reformatory for women and the state farm, exceed the
sums necessary to pay the expense of maintaining the in-
dustries by which they were produced, the auditor of the
commonwealth shall direct that the surplus be transferred
from these accounts and used for the support of the several
institutions wherein the industries are maintained, — so as
to read as follows: — *Scdiow 56. The receipts from the
labor of prisoners in the state prison, the Massachusetts re-
formatory, the reformatory prison for women and the state
farm shall be paid into the treasury of the commonwealth
monthly, and the receipts from the labor of prisoners in a jail
or house of correction shall be paid into the county treas-
ury monthly, and so much thereof as is necessary to pay the
expense of maintaining the industries in said institutions shall
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 670. 643
be expended therefrom for that purpose; but not until
schedules of such expenses have been sworn to by the warden
or superintendent and approved by the prison commission-
ers. Whenever in the opinion of the auditor of the com-
monwealth the accumulated funds in the treasury of the
commonwealth from the receipts from the labor of prisoners
in the state prison, the ]\Iassachusetts reformatory, the re-
formatory for women and the state farm, exceed the sums
necessary to pay the expense of maintaining the industries
by which they were produced, the auditor of the cofnmon-
wealth shall direct that the surplus be transferred from these
accounts and used for the supi)ort of the several institutions
wherein the industries are maintained. Receipts from any
one of the institutions shall be applied to paying the bills
of that institution only. The warden or superintendent of
the state prison, INIassachusetts reformatory, reformatory
prison for women or state farm shall, as often as he has in his
possession money to the amount of ten thousand dollars
which he has received under the provisions of the thirteen
preceding sections, pay it into the treasury of the common-
wealth, and the master or keeper of a jail or house of correc-
tion shall, as often as he has in his possession such money to
the amount of five thousand dollars, pay it into the county
treasury.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 15, 101 J^.
An Act relative to admission to the bar of attorneys- Chap.d70
AT-LAW.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1 . Section forty of chapter one hundred and ^ ^' i^s, § 4o.
PIT-. 'IT 111 • ^'^ ' amended.
sixty-nve or the Kevised Laws, as amended by section one
of chapter three hundred and fifty-five of the acts of the year
nineteen hundred and four, is hereby further amended by in-
serting after the word "same", in the sixth line, the words: —
provided, hoivever, that an applicant for admission to the bar
shall not be required to be a graduate of any high school,
college or university, — so as to read as follows : — Section Duties of
40. Said board may, subject to the approval of the supreme °'^^
judicial court, make rules with reference to examinations for
admission to the bar and the qualifications of applicants
therefor, and determine the time and place of all such exam-
inations, and conduct the same: provided, however, that an Proviso.
644
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 671.
Compensation,
etc.
Tinje of
taking effect.
applicant for admission to the bar shall not be required to be
a graduate of any high school, college or university. From
the fees received under the provisions of the following section
the expenses of said board, as certified by its chairman and
approved by a justice of the supreme judicial court, shall be
paid, and from the remainder of said fees the members shall
receive such compensation as the justices of the supreme
judicial court or a majority of them may allow.
Section 2. This act shall take effect on the first day of
September in the year nineteen hundred and fourteen.
Approved June 15, 1914..
1906, 463, Part
III, § 108,
amended.
Chap.671 An Act relative to funding the cost of replacement
OR RECONSTRUCTION OF STREET RAILWAY PROPERTY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section one hundred and eight of Part III
of chapter four hundred and sixty-three of the acts of the
year nineteen hundred and six is hereby amended by insert-
ing after the word "outstanding", in the sixth and seventh
lines, the words : — computed as provided in chapter six
hundred and twenty of the acts of the year nineteen hundred
and eight, — and by inserting after the word " retired ", in the
seventeenth line, the words: — nor shall it apply to bonds,
coupon notes or other evidences of indebtedness payable at
periods of more than twelve months after the date thereof,
in addition to, and not exceeding twenty per cent of, the
amount so computed, which shall be authorized as consistent
with the public interest by the public service commission,
and which shall be subject to such requirement as to a sinking
fund or other method of retiring said evidences of indebted-
ness within a period not exceeding ten years, as the com-
mission may prescribe, to provide means for, or to fund, the
actual cost of replacement or reconstruction of any exist-
ing property, — so as to read as follows: — -Section 108. A
street railway company, unless expressly authorized by its
charter or by special law, shall not issue bonds, coupon notes
or other evidences of indebtedness payable at periods of
more than twelve months after the date thereof to an amount
which, including the amount of all such securities previously
issued and outstanding, computed as provided in chapter
six hundred and twenty of the acts of the year nineteen
hundred and eight, exceeds in the whole the amount of its
Limit of issue
of bonds, cou-
pon notes, and
other evidences
of indebtedness.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 672. 645
capital stock at the time actually paid in; but this limitation Not to apply
shall not apply to the issue of bonds for the purpose of pay- bonds.^etc
ing and refunding at maturity bonds lawfully issued prior
to the second day of June in the year eighteen hundred and
ninety-seven; nor shall it apply to such of the bonds issued
or to be issued imder a mortgage as are deposited to retire
at or before maturity bonds or other evidences of indebted-
ness previously issued and outstanding at the date of such
mortgage, and as do not exceed the par value of the funded
or other debt so to be retired; nor shall it apply to bonds,
coupon notes or other evidences of indebtedness payable at
periods of more than twelve months after the date thereof, in
addition to, and not exceeding twenty per cent of, the amount
so computed, which shall be authorized as consistent with
the public interest by the public service commission, and
which shall be subject to such requirement as to a sinking
fund or other method of retiring said evidences of indebted-
ness within a, period not exceeding ten years, as the com-
mission may prescribe, to provide means for, or to fund, the
actual cost of replacement or reconstruction of any existing
property; and such company shall not issue the securities
specified in this section unless authorized by a vote of its
stockholders at a meeting called for the purpose.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June If), 1914.
An Act to authorize the city of Marlborough to incur fjidj) 572
INDEBTEDNESS FOR THE PAYMENT OF FINAL JUDGMENTS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The city of Marlborough ma.y, within one city of Mari-
year after the passage of this act, incur debt within the limit hKru^fndeu-
of indebtedness prescribed by chapter seven hundred and nK"ftof°fina'i^'
nineteen of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and thirteen judgments.
for the payment of final judgments, and may from time to
time issue bonds or notes therefor payable at periods not
exceeding ten years from their respective dates of issue. Each
authorized issue of bonds or notes shall constitute a separate
loan. Such bonds or notes shall be signed by the treasurer
and countersigned by the mayor. The city may sell the
said securities at public or private sale upon such terms and
conditions as it shall deem proper, but they shall not be sold
for less than their par value, and the proceeds shall be used
only for the purposes herein specified.
646 Acts, 1914. — Chap. 673.
rnoan!"* Section 2. The city shall, at the time of making the
said loan or loans, provide for the payment thereof in such
annual payments, beginning not more than one year after
the date of each respective issue of bonds or notes, as will
extinguish the same within the time prescribed by this act,
and the amount of the annual payment of any loan in any
year shall not be less than the amount of the principal of
the loan paj^able in any subsequent year. When a vote to
the foregoing effect has been passed, a sum sufficient to pay
the interest as it accTues on the said bonds or notes and to
make such payments on the principal as may be required,
shall, without further vote, be assessed by the assessors of
the city annually thereafter, in the same manner in which
other taxes are assessed, until the debt incurred by the
said loan or loans is extinguished.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 16, 191 4-
Chap.(j7S An Act relative to the appointment of interpreters
FOR THE SUPERIOR COURT.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
^f'officiarhi"* Section 1. The justices of the superior court may ap-
terpreters for poiiit sucli official interpreters as they may deem necessary
court, etc. for the criminal and civil sessions of the court, and shall
fix their compensation. The interpreters shall hold their
positions at the pleasure of the court and shall render such
additional service as any justice of the court may require.
The said justices shall forthwith discharge anj'^ such in-
terpreter who shall be found by them to have requested or
received, directly or indirectly, any gratuity, bonus or fee
in connection with any case pending or in course of prepara-
tion for presentation to any court. The provisions of this
section shall not prevent the justices from allowing reasonable
compensation to other interpreters when the services of the
official interpreters are not available. The expenses incurred
under this act shall be paid by the county in which the
prosecution or suit is pending.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 16, 1914-
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 674, 675, 676. 647
An Act to authorize the city of malden to provide Chav.Q74:
SUITABLE QUARTERS FOR HIRAM G. BERRY POST, NUMBER
40, GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1 . The city of IMalden is hereby authorized to city of Maiden
appropriate a sum not exceeding three hundred and fifty suitable quar-
dollars annually for the purpose of providing, or defraying g' Berry Port,
the expenses of, suitable quarters for Hiram G. Berry Post, g"a.^rT'
Number 40, of the Grand Army of the Republic.
Section 2. This act shall be submitted to the city council ^°^^^Yto dt
of the city of Maiden and shall take effect upon its acceptance council, etc.
by a two thirds vote of the members of each branch present
and voting thereon, and upon the approval of the mayor.
Section .3. So much of this act as authorizes its sub- Time of
mission to the city council shall take effect upon its passage,
but it shall not further take effect until accepted by the city
council as herein provided. Approved June 16, 1914-
An Act to authorize the city of new Bedford to ex- Chav.675
TEND liberty STREET THROUGH OAK GROVE CEMETERY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1 . The city of New Bedford is hereby au- city of New
thorized to lay out and construct as a public highway, under exten'd Liberty
the provisions of the Revised Laws, an extension of Liberty ^*'^^*'
street, so-called, through Oak Grove cemetery in said city:
provided, that the extension shall not exceed fifty feet in Provisos.
width within the said cemetery; and provided, further, that
the extended highway shall not be laid out or constructed
through any part of the cemetery which is or has been used
for burial purposes.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 16, 1914-
An Act relative to the re-division of cities into wards (jhnri 676
AND voting precincts.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1 . Chapter eight hundred and thirtj'-five of i9i3, 835, § es,
the acts of the year nineteen hundred and thirteen is hereby
amended by striking out section sixty-eight and inserting in
648
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 676.
List of voters
before a new
division of a
city into wards.
1913, 835, § 216,
amended.
Wards, new
division of
cities into.
1913, 835, § 218,
amended.
Voting pre-
cincts under
new division
of wards.
place thereof the following new section : — Section 68. The
registrars in every city, and in Boston the election com-
missioners, after the annual state election in the year nineteen
hundred and fourteen, and in every tenth year thereafter,
shall, for the purpose of furnishing to the city council and
the board of aldermen the information necessary for a new
division of the city into wards and voting precincts, deliver
to the city clerk, on or before the first Tuesday after the said
state election, a list of all male voters therein who were
registered for such election, which shall so be arranged as to
show the number of such voters residing in each ward and
precinct, if any, by streets. The registrars, and in Boston
the election commissioners, shall likewise in any other year,
upon request of the board of aldermen, furnish, for the pur-
pose of dividing the ward into voting precincts, a list of the
male voters of any ward in the city, arranged as aforesaid.
Section 2. Section two hundred and sixteen of said
chapter eight hundred and thirty-five is hereby amended
by striking out the word "fifteen", in the second line, and
inserting in place thereof the word : — fourteen, — by strik-
ing out the words "before the first day of July", in the
second and third lines, and inserting in place thereof the
words: — -in the month of December, — and by inserting
after the word "council", in the third line, the words: — or
corresponding body, — so as to read as follows: — Section
216. A city may, in the year nineteen hundred and fourteen,
and in every tenth year thereafter, in the month of Decem-
ber, by vote of its city council or corresponding body, make
a new division of its territory into such number of wards as
may be fixed by law. The boundaries of such wards shall
be so arranged that the wards shall contain, as nearly as
can be ascertained and as may be consistent with well-defined
limits to each ward, an equal number of voters. The city
clerk shall forthwith gi^'e notice in writing to the secretary
of the commonwealth of the number and designations of
the wards so established.
Section 3. Section two hundred and eighteen of said
chapter eight hundred and thirty-five is hereby amended by
striking out the word "September", in the first and second
lines, and inserting in place thereof the word: — July, — and
by striking out the word "of", where it first occurs in the
second line, and inserting in place thereof the word : — fol-
lowing,— so as to read as follows: — Section 218. On or
before the first Monday of July in the year following a re-
Acts, 1914. — Chaps; 677, 678. 649
division of a city into wards, the aldermen sliall divide such
city into voting precincts, conformably to the provisions
of the preceding section.
Section 4. Said chapter eight hundred and thirty-five i9i3, 835, § 219,
is hereby further amended by striking out section two hun- '*'"*'° '^
dred and nineteen and inserting in place thereof the following
new section : — Section 219. For all elections held prior to vvhen new divi-
the annual state primary in the second year following a re- take effect.
division of a city into wards, and for the assessment of taxes
prior to such time, the wards as existing previous to such
re-division shall continue, and for such purposes the election
officers shall be appointed and hold office, and voting lists
shall be prepared, and all other things required by law shall
be done as if no such re-division had l)een made. For all
other purposes the new division shall take effect on the
thirty-first day of December of the year when it is made.
Section 5. This act shall take eft'ect upon its passage.
Aijproved June 16, 1914-
An Act to authorize the maintenance of dental dis- (7/^^2) 677
pensarie.s in cities and tow^ns.
Be it enacted, etc., as followft:
Section 1. Any city or town is hereby authorized to cities and
establish and maintain one or more dental dispensaries for mainta'^n^deotai
children of school age, the funds appropriated therefor to ct^uf "eT"^^ ^""^
be expended upon such terms and conditions and under such
regulations as the local board of health of the city or town
may from time to time prescribe.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Ayiwoved June 10, 1914-
An Act relative to the boston and eastern electric fjfid^ gyg
R.\ILROAD COMPANY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The time for the filing of the bond after the Time for eung
incorporation of the Boston and Eastern Electric Railroad poration'ex""^
Company, as provided in section two of chapter five hundred ^'"^^^'^■
and sixty-four of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
eleven, is hereby extended to the first day of April, nineteen
hundred and fifteen, and the time within which the construe- Time for con-
tion of the tunnel and the railroad of the said railroad com- tunnel and raii-
pany shall begin, and the time allowed for the construction extended."
650
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 679.
All powers,
rights, etc., of
company to
continue.
Proviso.
Repeal.
and the opening for public use of said tunnel and said rail-
road, all as provided in chapters five hundred and eighty-
seven and six hundred and thirty of the acts of the year
nineteen hunclred and ten, shall start from the first day of
April, nineteen hundred and fifteen, uistead of from the date
of the certificate of incorporation of the said railroad com-
pany.
Section 2. All the powers, rights and privileges of said
company held prior to the first day of April, nineteen hun-
dred and thirteen, and all rights, powers and privileges
acquired by the said company since the first day of April,
nineteen hundred and thirteen, shall continue in full force
and effect : provided, however, that the said powers, rights and
privileges shall cease at the expiration of the first day of
April, nineteen hundred and fifteen, unless said bond is filed.
Section 3. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent here-
with are hereby repealed.
Section 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 10, IOI4.
Chap. 679 An Act relative to the giving of free passes or free
transportation by railroad corporations to officers
or employees of the general court.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
amended ^ ^^' Section 1 . Scctiou eighteen of chapter seven hundred
and eighty-four of the acts of the year nineteen hundrerl and
thirteen is hereby amended by striking out the words " from
furnishing free passes or free transportation to officers or
employees of the general court; nor to prohibit any rail-
road corporation", in the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth lines,
Frpe service, SO as to read as follows: — Section 18. No common carrier
tickets, passes, iiii'.i 'i-ji* • e • a
etc., prohibited, shall, dircctly or mdirectly, issue or give any tree service, tree
except, etc. tickcts, free pass or free transportation for passengers or
property between points within this commonwealth; but
nothing in this act shall be held to prohibit any railroad cor-
poration or street railway company from giving free or re-
duced rate service to policemen, letter carriers and firemen
while in uniform or engaged in the discharge of their duties;
nor to prohibit any common carrier from giving free or re-
duced rate service to its employees, or in cases of public
emergency, or for such charitable purposes as may be ap-
proved by the commission; nor to prohibit any telephone or
telegraph company, unless the commission shall otherwise
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 680. 651
order, from giving service at reduced rates to the common-
wealth or to any city or town; nor shall this act be held to
prohibit the commissioners, their experts, inspectors and
counsel from being transported over the railroads aiid the
railways of this commonwealth free of charge while en-
gaged in the performance of their duties; nor shall this act
be held to prohibit the giving by any such common carrier
of free or reduced rate service to the classes defined and pro-
vided for in the act of congress entitled " An act to regulate
commerce" and acts amendatory thereof.
Section 2. This act shall take effect on the first day of t^a'ki\^g°^ffect.
September, nineteen hundred and fourteen,
Ajyproved June 16, lOlJf..
An Act to incorporate the city of attleboro. Chap 680
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Title I. Municipal Government.
Section 1. The inhabitants of the town of Attleborough city of
shall continue to be a body politic and corporate, under the lucorporated.
name of the City of Attleboro; and as such shall have, exercise
and enjoy all the rights, immunities, powers and privileges,
and shall be subject to all the duties and obligations now
pertaining to and incumbent upon said town as a municipal
corporation.
Section 2. The administration of all the fiscal, pru- Administration
dential and municipal affairs of said city, with the govern- affairs?etc'.*
ment thereof, excepting the aftairs of the public schools,
shall be vested in an executive department, which shall
consist of one officer, to be called the mayor, and in a legis-
lative department, which shall consist of a single body, to
be called the municipal council. The executive department
shall never exercise any legislative power, and the legislative
department shall never exercise any executive power.
Section 3. The territory of the city shall first be divided wards, number
into five wards, in the manner hereinafter provided. The
number of wards may, in any year fixed by law for a new
division of wards in cities, be changed by vote of the munici-
pal council, passed with the assent of the mayor at or prior
to the making of such division, but the number of wards
shall never be less than five.
Section 4. All meetings of the qualified voters of the Calling of
city for the purpose of voting at elections, and for other qualified
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Municipal
election and
municipal
year.
Officers to be
elected at first
municipal
election,
terms, etc.
municipal or legal purposes, shall be called by warrants
issued by order of the municipal council, which shall be in
such form and shall be served and returned in such manner
and at such times as the municipal council may direct.
Section 5. The municipal election shall take place
annually on the second Tuesday of December, and the
municipal year shall begin on the first Tuesday of January
and continue until the first Tuesday of the following
January.
Section 6. At the municipal election following the
acceptance of this act the qualified voters shall in the several
wards give in their votes by ballot for mayor, city clerk, city
treasurer, city collector, councilmen at large, councilmen by
wards, one assessor and three members of the school com-
mittee. The mayor and councilmen by wards, city clerk,
city collector, and city treasurer shall hold office for terms of
two years from the first Tuesday of January following said
election and until their successors are elected and qualified.
The councilmen at large first elected shall hold office for
terms of one year from the first Tuesday of January following
said election, and those elected at subsequent municipal
elections shall hold office for terms of two years from the first
Tuesday of January following their election. One assessor
shall be elected at said first municipal election, who shall hold
office for a term of three years from the first Tuesday of
January following his election, and who shall succeed that
member of the board of assessors holding office in the town
of Attleborough at the time of the passage of this act whose
term expires during the year nineteen hundred and fifteen.
At the second municipal election one assessor shall be elected
who shall hold office for a term of three years from the first
Tuesday of January following his election, and who shall
succeed that member of the board of assessors of the said
town holding office at the time of the passage of this act whose
term expires during the year nineteen hundred and sixteen.
At the third municipal election one assessor shall be elected
who shall hold office for a term of three years from the first
Tuesday of January following his election, and who shall
succeed that member of the board of assessors of the said
town holding office at the time of the passage of this act.
Thereafter, at each subsequent municipal election, one
assessor shall be elected who shall hold office for a term of
three years from the first Tuesday of January following his
election.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 680. 653
■ Three members of the school committee shall be elected
at said first municipal election, who shall hold office for a
term of. three years from the first Tuesday of January follow-
ing their election and who shall succeed those members of
the school committee holding office in the said town at
the time of the passage of this act whose terms expire during
the year nineteen hiuidrcd and fifteen. Thereafter, at each
subsequent municipal election, three members of the school
committee shall be elected in accordance with the foregoing
provisions for the election and succession of assessors.
The person recei^'ing the highest number of votes for any
office shall be deemed and declared to be elected to such
office; and whenever two or more persons are to be elected
to the same office, the several persons, up to the number
required to be chosen, receiving the highest number of votes
shall be deemed and declared to })e elected.
At every annual mimicipal election after said first munici-
pal election, there shall be elected officers to fill vacancies and
to succeed those whose terms will expire upon the first
Tuesday of January following.
Section 7. Candidates to be elected at any annual or Nomination of
special municipal election shall be nominated by nomination
papers in accordance Avith the provisions of chapter eight
hundred and thirty -five of the acts of the year nineteen
hundred and thirteen, and acts in amendment thereof and
in addition thereto, so far as they are applicable and not
inconsistent with the provisions of this act, except that the
nomination of candidates for offices to be filled at municipal
elections shall be made by nomination papers signed, in the
case of candidates elected by all the voters of the city, by
not less than one hundred voters, and in the case of all other
offices to be filled, by not less than twenty-five voters. There
shall be no preliminary election for the nomination of such
candidates.
No ballot used at any annual or special municipal election Printing of
shall have printed thereon any party or other political baiTots, etc.
designation or mark, and there shall not be appended to the
name of any candidate any such party or other political
designation or mark or anything showing how he was nomi-
nated, or indicating his views or opinions. The names of
the candidates on the ballots shall be arranged alphabetically
with the street and number, if any, added thereto.
Section 8. All meetings for the election of national, deitSL", e^!*^^
state, county and district officers shall be called by order of
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Vacancies.
Proviso.
Municipal
council.
Oath of office.
the municipal council in the same manner as meetings for
the municipal elections are called.
Section 9. If it shall appear that there is no choice of
mayor, or if the person elected to that office shall refuse to
accept the office, or shall die before qualifying, or if a vacancy
in the office occurs, the president of the municipal council,
or, in the event of his disability, the president pro tem-
pore shall become acting mayor until the next municipal
election. If the full number of members of the municipal
council then required to be chosen shall not be elected at the
annual municipal election, or if a vacancy in the office of a
member thereof shall occur, the municipal council shall
cause a new election to be held to fill the vacancy: provided,
however, that if the vacancy occurs within six months of the
municipal election, the municipal council may by majority
vote elect any qualified person to membership in the council
to serve until the next municipal year. If vacancies occur
in any other elective office not specifically provided for in
this act, the municipal council shall by majority vote elect
some qualified person to fill such vacancy until the next
municipal election.
Section 10. The municipal council shall consist of eleven
members, who shall be elected as follows : — One member
from each ward, to be elected by and from the qualified
voters of that ward, and six members at large, to be elected
by and from the cjualified voters of the entire city, all of
whom shall be elected in accordance with section six of this
act. A majority of the council shall constitute a quorum
for the transaction of business, but a smaller number may
adjourn from day to day.
Section 11. The mayor, city clerk, city treasurer, city
collector and couiicilmen elect, shall, on the first Tuesday of
January of the year of the beginning of their terms of office,
meet and be sworn to the faithful discharge of their duties.
The oath shall be administered by a justice of the peace and
shall be certified and entered on the journal of the municipal
council. In case the mayor elect is absent on the first
Monday in January, or if a mayor shall not then have been
elected, the oath of office may at any time thereafter be ad-
ministered to him ; and at any time thereafter in like manner
the oath of office may be administered to any other elected
officer who has been previously absent or has subsequently
been elected; and every such oath shall be certified and
entered as aforesaid.
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Section 12, After the oath has been administered to the organization.
councilmen present, they shall be called to order at their first
organization by the city clerk, or, in case of the absence of
the city clerk, by the senior member present, who shall pre-
side until the president of the municipal council has been
elected and qualified. The municipal council shall then
proceed to elect by ballot one of their number president of
the council. If Jio quorum is present an adjournment shall
be taken to a later hour, or to the next day, and thereafter
the same proceedings shall be had from day to day until a
quoriun shall be present. If any person receives the votes
of a majority of all the members of the council, such person
shall be declared chosen president of the council. If on the
first day on which a quorum is present no person receives a
vote of such majority, the members of the council shall
proceed to ballot until some person receives a vote of such
majority or until an adjourjunent to the succeeding day is
taken, and on such succeeding day a plurality of those voting
shall be sufficient for an election. No other business shall
be in order until a president is chosen. The president shall
be sworn by the city clerk, or, in case of the absence of the
clerk, by a justice of the peace. The president of the munici-
pal council shall have the same right to vote as any other
lyembcr thereof.
Section 13. The city clerk shall be clerk of the municipal ^J^/^ifector.'^
council. The city treasurer may also be city collector. The duties, etc.
city collector shall have and exercise all the powers of col-
lectors of taxes and such other powers as the municipal
council may by ordinance determine. He shall collect all
public moneys and all accounts of the city upon warrants
issued to him by the several departments. He may, if so
authorized by ordinance, appoint an assistant collector in
each city department for whom he shall be responsible.
Section 14. Any ordinance, order or resolution of the Pa.s3ingof
municipal council may be passed through all its stages of orders, etc'
legislation at one session, provided that no member of the
council objects thereto; but if one or more members object,
the measure shall be postponed for that meeting; and if,
when it is next brought up, five or more members object to
its passage at that meeting, a second postponement of at
least one week shall be made.
Section 15. Every ordinance, order, resolution or vote Presentation of
of the municipal council required by law to be presented to orders, etc.', to
the mayor shall be presented by the clerk of the council to ^prova?.'^
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Certificates of
election or
appointment,
etc.
Records to be
open to public
inspection.
Municipiil
council to de-
termine rules
of its own
procoedings,
etc.
the mayor for his approval in writing; and thereupon the
same proceedings shall be had as are provided by law in re-
lation to similar ordinances, orders, resolutions or votes of a
municipal council. The clerk shall hold every such ordinance,
order, resolution or vote twenty-four hours, Sundays and
legal holidays excepted, except such matters as may be sub-
ject to the referendum under section twenty-five, and if
during said time notice of a motion to reconsider is filed with
the clerk by any member entitled to make such motion, the
ordinance, order, resolution or vote shall be presented to the
council at its next meeting; otherwise it shall be presented to
the mayor at the expiration of said twenty-four hours.
Section 16. -Every person who is elected, and every
person who is appointed by the mayor to an office, shall re-
ceive a certificate of such election or appointment from the
city clerk; and, except as is otherwise provided by law, before
performing any act under his election or appointment
he shall take and subscribe an oath to qualify him to enter
upon his duties. A record of such oath shall be made by the
city clerk. Any oath required by this act may be ad-
ministered by the mayor or any officer authorized by law to
administer oaths. Records of transactions of all officers
shall be properly kept and shall be open to the inspection of
the public. ,
Section 17. The municipal council shall determine the
rules of its own proceedings and shall be the judge of the
election and qualifications of its members. In case of the
absence of the president, the municipal council shall choose a
president pro tempore, and a plurality of the votes cast shall
be sufficient for a choice. The municipal council shall sit
with open doors, whether in session as a municipal council or
as a committee of the whole, and shall cause the journal of its
proceedings to be kept open to public inspection. The vote
of the municipal council upon any question shall be taken by
roll call, when the same is requested by not less than four
members. The municipal council shall make provisions to
enforce the attendance of its members, shall keep a record
of the attendance of its members which shall be published in
the annual municipal register, and shall, so far as is not in-
consistent with this act, have and exercise all the legislative
powers of towns, shall have all the powers and be subject to
all the liabilities of city councils and of either branch thereof,
under the general laws of the commonwealth, and shall have
all the powers granted to the town of Attleborough, or to
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 680. 657
any board thereof by any special legislative act; and it may,
by ordinance not inconsistent with the provisions hereof,
prescribe the manner in which such powers shall be exercised.
The members of the municipal council shall receive no com-
pensation for their services as members of the municipal
council or as members of any committee of the municipal
council.
Section 18. Neither the municipal council nor any Members of
member of any committee thereof shall take part, directly taWarUn °
or indirectly, in the employment of labor, the making of con- TOntraftsfetc.
tracts, or the purchase of supplies or materials for the city;
nor in the construction, alteration, or repair of any public
works, buildings or other property; nor in the care, custody
or management of the same; nor in the conduct of any of
the executive or administrative business of the city; nor in
the appointment or removal of any of the officers of the city,
except as is otherwise provided herein; but nothing in this
section shall affect the powers or duties of the municipal
council in relation to state aid to disabled soldiers and
sailors and to the families of those killed in the war of the
rebellion or in any war of the United States.
Section 19. The municipal council shall appropriate Appropria-
annually, before the first day of March, in accordance with *'°'^^"
the provisions of section twenty of chapter seven himdred
and nineteen of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
thirteen and amendments thereof, the amount necessary to
meet the expenditures of the city for the current financial
year. In making such appropriation it shall have an itemized
and detailed statement from the mayor of the moneys re-
quired, and shall make such appropriations in detail, clearly
specifying the amount to be expended for each particular
purpose. It shall take care that no money is paid from the
treasury unless granted or appropriated, and shall secure a
just and proper accountability by requiring bonds with
sufficient penalties and sureties from all city officials en-
trusted with the receipt, custody or disbursement of money,
and from each employee of the city entrusted with the same.
It shall as often as once a year, and at least ten days prior
to the annual election, cause to be published for the use of
the inhabitants, a particular account of the receipts and
expenditures of the city, and a schedule of all city property
and of the city debt.
Section 20. All votes of the municipal council making votes to be in
. . , p iiii*'j_*ji? itemized form,
appropriations or loans or money shall be m itemized lorm; etc.
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Municipal
council may
establish by-
laws, etc.
Proviso.
Powers of
council relative
to laying out
streets, etc.
Members of
municipal
council not to
hold other
municipal
office, etc.
Orders
involving
expenditure of
money, etc.,
to be presented
to mayor for
approval, etc.
and when brought before the municipal council on recom-
mendation of the mayor, no item of the appropriation or
loan, in excess of the amount recommended by the mayor,
shall be voted.
Section 21. The municipal council shall, by a two thirds
vote of all the members thereof, have power within the city
to consolidate departments, and to make and establish
ordinances and by-laws, and to affix penalties as herein and
by general law provided, without the sanction of any court
or justice thereof: provided, hoivever, that all the laws, by-
laws and regulations now in force in the town of Attleborough,
and not inconsistent with the provisions of this act, shall re-
main in force until they expire by limitation, or until they
are amended, revised or repealed by the municipal council.
Complaint for the breach of any ordinance or by-law may
be made by the mayor or by any head of a department or
by any resident of the city.
Section 22. The municipal council shall, with the ap-
proval of the mayor, have exclusive authority and power to
order the laying out, locating anew or discontinuing of all
streets, ways, highways and parks within the limits of the
city, to assess the damages sustained by any person thereby,
and, except as is otherwise provided herein, to act in all
matters relating to such laying out, locating anew, altering
or discontinuing. Any person aggrieved by the assessment
of his damages, or by other action of the municipal council
under this section, shall have all the rights and privileges
now allowed by law in such cases in appeals from the de-
cisions of the selectmen of the town.
Section 23. No member of the municipal council shall
hold any other office in or under the city government, or
have the expenditure of any money appropriated by the
municipal council, or act as counsel in any matter before
the municipal council or any committee thereof; and no
person shall be eligible- for appointment to any municipal
office established by the municipal council during any munici-
pal year within which he is a member of the municipal
council, until after the expiration of the succeeding municipal
year.
Section 24. Every order involving the appropriation or
expenditure of money or the raising of a tax, and every
ordinance, order, resolution or vote of the municipal council,
except such matters as may be subject to the referendum and
such as relate to the internal affairs of the municipal council.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 680. 659
to its own officers and employees, shall be presented to the
mayor for his approval. If the mayor approves thereof, he
shall signify his approval by signing the same; if he does not
approve thereof, he shall return it, with his objections in
writing, to the municipal council. The municipal council
shall enter the objections of the mayor at large upon its
records, and shall reconsider such ordinance, order, resolution
or vote; and if after such reconsideration two thirds of all
the members of the municipal council agree, notwithstanding
such objections, to pass the same, it shall be in force. If
such ordinance, order, resolution or vote includes several
items or sums, the mayor may approve particular items or
sums and disapprove others; and in case of such disapproval,
the part approved shall be in force, in like manner as if the
items or sums disapproved had never been a part thereof;
and the mayor shall return a statement of the items or sums
disapproved to the municipal council. The items or sums so
disapproved shall not be included in the appropriation unless
passed as hereinbefore provided. If such ordinance, order,
resolution or vote, or a statement as to the several items or
sums thereof, be not returned by the mayor within ten days
after the presentation to him, it shall be in force. Every
vote taken under the provisions of this section shall be de-
termined by the yeas and nays. A filing with the city clerk
shall be considered a return to the municipal council.
Section 25. The municipal council may, by vote of Referendum.
eight of its members, before any measure becomes finally
effective or is rejected, submit the same for approval or dis-
approval to the qualified voters of the city at the next annual
municipal election. The city clerk shall cause to be printed
upon the ballots to be used at the said election a brief state-
ment of the measure.
Notice thereof shall 'be given by posting attested copies of
the said measure in a public place in each ward of the city
seven days at least before the said election and by publishing
the same in some newspaper printed in Attleboro.
At said election the voters shall by ballot express their
approval or disapproval of the measure by "yes" or "no"
vote.
If a majority of the voters voting thereon shall vote "yes",
the said measure shall become in full force and eft'ect. If the
majority shall vote "no", the said measure shall be rejected,
notwithstanding any vote or action thereon of the municipal
council or of -the mayor.
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Initiative.
Powers and
duties of
mayor.
May suspend
certain officers,
work, etc.
May call special
meetings of
municipal
council.
Section 26. The municipal council shall, upon the pres-
entation of the petition of fifty or more qualified voters
of the city, act upon any measure presented in the petition
in the same manner as if it had originated in the council.
It shall, at least once in three months, and at such other
times as it shall determine, hold public hearings upon all
measures presented to it by petition at which hearings the
advocates and opponents of the measures shall be heard.
Section 27. The executive powers of the city shall be
vested solely in the mayor, except as is otherwise provided
herein, and may be exercised by him either personally or
through the several officers or boards of the city in their
respective departments, under his general supervision and
control. The mayor shall cause *the laws, ordinances and
orders for the government of the city to be enforced, and
shall cause a record of all his official acts to be kept; and for
that purpose and to aid him in his official duties he may
employ clerical assistants and fix their salaries, subject to the
approval of the municipal council. The salary of the mayor
shall not be changed during his term of office.
Section 28. The mayor may, in writing, suspend any
appointive officer who receives his appointment from the
mayor, or any public work, and in such case he shall at once
report his action and his reasons therefor to the municipal
council. The suspension of any such officer shall, in fifteen
days after such report is made, be a removal, unless within
that time he asks for a hearing before the mayor and the mu-
nicipal council, which shall forthwith be granted and shall be
public; and upon the conclusion of the hearing, if the mayor
shall determine that the suspension is not justified, the
officer shall at once be reinstated. Public work suspended
by the mayor may be carried on at his discretion until action
is taken by the council. If the council, within fifteen days
after receiving a report, determines by a vote of two thirds
of its members that the mayor's action suspending the work
be not sustained, the work shall be prosecuted forthwith.
Section 29. The mayor shall communicate to the mu-
nicipal council such information and shall recommend such
measures as in his judgment the interests of the city re-
quire. He may at any time call a special meeting of the
municipal council by causing a notice of such meeting,
specifying the subjects which he desires to have considered,
to be deposited in the post office, postpaid, or left at the usual
place of residence of each member of the council, or given to
him in hand at least twenty-four hours before the time ap-
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pointed for the meeting, or in case of emergency, of which
he shall be the jndge, within such time as he shall deem
sufficient.
Section 30. Whenever, by reason of sickness or other who shaii act
cause, the mayor shall be disabled from performing the disStyof
duties of his office, the president of the municipal council, mayor, etc.
or, in the event of his disability, the president pro tempore,
shall become acting mayor during the period of the mayor's
disability. The acting mayor shall have all the rights and
powers of mayor, except that he shall not make any perma-
nent appointment or removal imless the disability of the
mayor has continued for a period of sixty days, and in that
case, such appointment or removal shall be subject to the
approval of the municipal coimcil; nor shall he approve or
disapprove any ordinance, order, resolution or vote until
within twenty-four hours of the time when it would take
effect without the approval of the mayor. During said
period, the acting mayor shall lose his vote as a member of
the municipal council.
Section 31. There shall be the following departments Departments
and offices in the city of Attleboro: — ^°** °*"^'-
(1) The assessing department, to be under the charge of ^e^lnment
the board of assessors.
(2) The charity department, to be under the charge of ^i^^a^Lent
the overseers of the poor, which shall consist of three mem-
bers to be appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the
municipal council. In the year nineteen hundred and fifteen
they shall be appointed for terms of three years, two years
and one year, respectively, and thereafter they shall be ap-
pointed for a term of three years.
The mayor shall appoint a city physician for a term of city physician.
one year, subject to confirmation by the municipal council.
(3) The mayor shall appoint a health officer who shall Health officer.
have the duties and powers of a board of health and who
may be the city physician.
(4) The fire department, to be under the charge of a Firedepart-
board of three engineers, one of whom shall be the chief of ^^° '
the fire department, to be appointed by the mayor and con-
firmed by the municipal council. In the year nineteen hun-
dred and fifteen they shall be appointed for terms of three
years, two years and one year, respectively, and thereafter
they shall be appointed for the term of three years.
(5) The police department, to be under the charge of the Police depart-
chief of police, to be appointed by the mayor for the term ""^^ '
of one year. The number of members of the police force
662
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Street, water
and sewer
department.
City clerk
department.
Treasury-
department.
Collecting
department.
Auditing
department.
shall be determined by the municipal council. The members
of the police force shall be appointed by the mayor.
(6) The street, water and sewer department, to be under
the charge of a superintendent, to be appointed by the
mayor for the term of three years and confirmed by the
municipal council. The said superintendent shall, subject
to such ordinances, rules, regulations and orders as the
municipal council, with the approval of the mayor, may,
from time to time, establish and prescribe, have charge of
the construction, alteration, repair, maintenance and manage-
ment of the water department, public sewers and drains,
the public ways, sidewalks, bridges and squares; also of the
public buildings, except, however, such duties with reference
to the buildings as are now conferred on other departments
by law and upon the school committee and other depart-
ments by this act. He shall have the care and custody
of all plans, surveys, measurements and levels pertaining to
the public ways, drains, sewers, public water works and
lands, and shall perform such other duties as the municipal
council may prescribe, subject to the approval of the mayor.
He shall appoint such assistants as his work may require,
provided that the municipal council shall deem the same
necessary.
(7) The city clerk department, to be under the charge of
the city clerk.
(8) The treasury department, to be under the charge of
the city treasurer.
(9) The collecting department, to be under the charge of
the city collector.
(10) The auditing department, to be under the charge of
an auditor, to be elected by a majority vote of the municipal
council, for a term of three years. The auditor of accounts
shall audit all bills, vouchers, claims and demands against
the city, after they have met the approval of the department
in which they originated, examine the accounts of every de-
partment and report to the municipal council any inaccuracy
in the accounts or any delinquency in the conduct of any
officer which he may discover. For this purpose, he shall
have access to all account books, vouchers, and books of
record belonging to the city. No payment of city funds
shall be made except upon a draft countersigned by the
auditor after he has examined the claim and found it to be
correct. In no case shall he approve any bill that would
cause a department to exceed its appropriation.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 680. 663
(11) The mayor shall annually appoint, subject to con- inspector of
firmation by the municipal council, an inspector of build- ^"'^'"°^'
ings, whose duties shall be the inspection of buildings and
the enforcement of all laws and ordinances relating to
the construction, alteration and repairs of buildings or other
structures. The mayor shall also annually appoint, subject
to confirmation by the municipal council, a sealer of weights
and measures, to hold office for the term of one year.
(12) There shall be a board of registrars, which shall be Board of
constituted according to the provisions of section twenty- "^^^'^ ^^^^'
five of chapter eight hundred and thirty-five of the acts of
the year nineteen hundred and thirteen.
All revenues from the several departments and from
licenses shall be turned over to the city treasurer.
Section 32. The municipal council may from time to Additional
time, subject to the provisions of this act and in accordance offiJe-s^may be
with general laws, if they exist in any particular case, provide established.
by ordinance for the establishment of any additional boards
and other offices, may determine the number and duties of
the incumbents of such boards and offices, and may dele-
gate to such boards and offices the administrative powers
given by general laws to city councils and boards of aldermen.
It shall be the duty of the mayor to appoint, on or before
the first Monday in February of each year, all the appointive
officers above specified, and, unless otherwise provided, all
those for whom provision shall hereafter be made, in accord-
ance with the provisions of this section; and their terms of
office shall begin on the first Monday in February and shall
continue for one year, or for such other period as the municipal
council shall by ordinance in any case provide, except that
the terms of office of all the officers so specified who shall
first be appointed hereunder shall begin, respectively, upon
their appointment and qualification. Every administrative
officer shall, unless sooner removed, hold office until his suc-
cessor is appointed and qualified. All salaries and the com-
pensation of all employees may be fixed by ordinance by the
municipal council, except where it is otherwise provided herein.
The salaries of elective officers elected in the year nineteen Salaries.
hundred and fourteen, except members of the municipal
council, shall be determined by ordinance within thirty days
after the first Tuesday of January, nineteen hundred and
fifteen.
Section 33. The mayor shall, as often as once in each Mayor to caii
month, call together for consultation upon the affairs of the of departments.
664
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 680.
etc., for
consultation.
Officers to give
information
when re-
quested.
Appropriations
and expendi-
tures.
Proviso.
Approval of
bills, pay rolls,
etc.
Digging up of
streets, etc.
Proposals for
work to be
done to be
invited by
advertisement,
etc.
city the heads of departments, boards and commissions, who
shall, whenever called upon, furnish such information relative
to their respective departments as he may request.
Section 34. Every officer of the city shall, at the request
of the municipal council, give to it such information, in writ-
ing or in person, as it may require in relation to any matter,
act or thing connected with his office or employment.
Section 35. No sum appropriated for a specific purpose
shall be expended for any other purpose; and no expendi-
tures shall be made or liability incurred by or in behalf of
the city, until an appropriation has been duly voted by the
municipal council, sufficient to meet such expenditures or
liability, together with all prior unpaid liabilities which are
payable out of such appropriation, except in accordance with
the written recommendation of the mayor to the municipal
council, approved by a majority of the whole municipal
council, the vote to be taken by yeas and nays: provided,
hoivever, that after the expiration of the financial year and
until the passage of the annual appropriations, the mayor
may authorize each of the administrative officers and boards
to incur liabilities to an amount not exceeding one fifth of
the total sum appropriated for the same purpose in the pre-
ceding year, and such liabilities shall be paid from the annual
appropriations subsequently made. Every bill, pay roll or
voucher covering an expenditure of money shall be approved
by the signatures thereon of a majority of the committee on
accounts; and after such approval, the bills, pay rolls or
vouchers shall be turned over to the auditor.
Section 36. No public street shall be dug up without
first obtaining the written approval of the superintendent
of the street, water and sewer department. No person or
corporation, except officers and employees of the executive
department, shall dig up any public street without first
furnishing to the city sufficient security for restoring it to a
condition which shall be satisfactory to said superintendent,
and for keeping the street in such condition for six months
after the completion of the work.
Section 37. Whenever mechanical or other work is re-
quired to be done or supplies are required for the city, at a
cost amounting to five hundred dollars or more, the depart-
ment having charge of the same shall invite proposals there-
for by advertisements, which advertisements shall state the
time and place for opening the proposals, and shall reserve
the right to reject any or all proposals. Every proposal for
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 680. 665
doing such work or making such sale shall be accompanied by
a suitable bond or certificate of deposit for the faithful per-
formance of the same; and all such proposals shall be kept
by the department inviting them, and shall be open to public
inspection after they have been accepted or rejected.
Section 38. All contracts made by any department, Contracts,
board or commission in which the amount involved is one
hundred dollars or more shall be in writing, and no such
contract shall be deemed to have been made or executed
until the approval of the mayor and of the department mak-
ing the contract is affixed thereto. Any contract made as
aforesaid may be required to be accompanied by a bond with
sureties satisfactory to the department having the matter in
charge, or by a deposit of money or other security for the
faithful performance thereof, and such bonds or other se-
curities shall be deposited with the city treasurer until the
contract has been carried out in all respects; and no such
contract shall be altered except by the written consent of
the contractor, the sureties on his bond and the department
making the contract, with the approval of the mayor, affixed
thereto.
Section 39. All bonds and notes issued by the city shall Bonda and
. •Ill notes to be
be signed by the treasurer and countersigned by the mayor, signed by
and any coupons attached thereto shall bear the signature of
the treasurer or a facsimile thereof.
Section 40. Upon the acceptance of this act the select- Division into
men of the town then in office shall forthwith divide the
territory thereof into five wards, so that the wards shall
contain, as nearly as may be consistent with well-defined
limits, an equal number of voters, and they shall designate
the wards by number. The selectmen, for the purpose of ^i"ctmM, etc.
the first municipal election, wdiich shall take place on the
second Tuesday in December next succeeding the acceptance
of this act, shall provide suitable polling places and give
notice thereof, and shall at least ten days before such second
Tuesday in December appoint all proper election officers
therefor; they shall in general have the powers and perform
the duties of the mayor and board of aldermen in cities
under chapter eight hundred and thirty-five of the acts of
the year nineteen hundred and thirteen, and acts in amend-
ment thereof and in addition thereto, the provisions of which,
so far as they may be applicable, shall apply to said election ;
and the town clerk shall perform the duties therein assigned
to city clerks. The registrars shall cause to be prepared
666
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Not to affect
pending
proceedings,
etc.
Notification of
persons
elected, etc.
School
committee to
have control
of schools.
Vacancies.
Organization.
and published according to law lists of qualified voters in
each of the wards established by the selectmen.
Section 41. The passage of this act shall not affect any
rights, accruing or accrued, or any suit, prosecution or other
legal proceeding pending at the time when this act shall go
into operation, wherein the town of Attleborough is a party
or in any way interested, and no penalty or forfeiture pre-
viously incurred shall be affected thereby. All persons
holding office in said town when this act takes effect shall
continue to hold the same until the organization of the city
government shall be effected, and until the succes.sors of
such officers, respectively, shall be elected, or appointed and
qualified.
Section 42. The selectmen shall notify the persons
elected at the said first election, and shall provide and ap-
point a place for the first meeting of the mayor and municipal
council on the first Tuesday in January next ensuing; and
shall, by written notice left at their respective places of
residence at least twenty-four hours prior to such meet-
ing, notify the mayor elect, councilmen elect, city clerk, city
treasurer and city collector, who shall immediately proceed
to organize and carry into effect the provisions of this act,
which shall then have full force and effect. The selectmen
shall, in like manner, appoint a place and time for the first
meeting of the school committee and board of assessors, and
shall notify the members thereof. Nothing contained in
this act shall affect the annual meeting in said town for the
election of national, state, district and county officers, which
may be held next after the acceptance of this act.
Section 43. The management and control of the schools
of the city shall be vested in the school committee, herein-
before provided for. The school committee shall appoint
the school physician.
Section 44. Whenever a vacancy shall occur in the
membership of the school committee, the mayor shall call
a joint meeting of the municipal council and the school
committee. The president of the municipal council shall
preside at such meeting, and the vacancy shall be filled
from the ward in which the vacancy occurred by vote of a
majority of all the members of the two bodies. The term
of the person thus chosen shall terminate with the end of
the current municipal year.
Section 45. The school committee shall meet at the
school committee rooms on the first Tuesday of January in
each year, at which time, or as soon thereafter as may be
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 680. 667
possible, it shall choose by ballot a chairman and a secretary,
and the vote of a majority of the whole board shall be neces-
sary in order to elect. At the same time it shall elect one
of its number to represent the school committee before the
municipal council. He shall have the right to be heard on
all matters concerning school legislation and the appropria-
tion of money therefor, but shall have no vote.
Section 46. In the month of January of each year the To submit
school committee shall submit to the mayor an estimate in mayor.
detail of the amount which it deems necessary for the care
and maintenance of the schools during the succeeding finan-
cial year; and the mayor shall transmit the same, with the
estimates of other departments, to the municipal council, and
shall recommend such appropriations as he shall deem nec-
essary. Unless otherwise required by law, the school com-
mittee shall cause no liability to be incurred and no ex-
penditures to be made for any purpose beyond the aggregate
appropriation granted by the municipal council; except that
for each month after the expiration of the fiscal year, and
before the regular annual appropriation shall have been
made, liabilities payable out of the regular appropriation
may be incurred to an amount not exceeding one tenth of
the aggregate appropriation made in the preceding year.
But the school committee may expend any and all money
which may be paid, given or bequeathed by any person
to the city for its public schools.
Section 47. The question of the acceptance of this act Act to be
shall be submitted to the legal voters of said town at the voters at next
state election in the year nineteen hundred and fourteen, "aeeecion.
At such meeting the polls shall be open not less than eight
hours; and the vote shall be taken by ballot, in accordance
with the provisions of chapter eight hundred and thirty-
five of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and thirteen,
and acts in amendment thereof and in addition thereto, so
far as the same shall be applicable, in answer to the ques-
tion: "Shall an act passed by the general court in the year
nineteen hundred and fourteen, entitled 'An Act to in-
corporate the City of Attleboro', be accepted?" and the
affirmative votes of a majority of the voters present and
voting thereon shall be required for its acceptance.
Section 48. So much of this act as authorizes its sub- Time of taking
mission to the voters of said town shall take effect upon its
passage, but it shall not take further effect imless accepted
by the town as herein provided. Approved June 17, 1914-
668
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 681.
1909, 514, § 11,
amended.
Conciliation.
Chap.QSl An Act to extend the powers of the state board
OF CONCILIATION AND ARBITRATION RELATIVE TO LABOR
DISPUTES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter five hundred and fourteen of the
acts of the year nineteen hundred and nine is hereby amended
by striking out section eleven and inserting in place thereof
the following new section: — Section 11, A mayor of a city
or the selectmen of a town, having knowledge that a strike
or lockout such as is described in this act is seriously threat-
ened or actually occurs in such city or town, shall at once
give notice to the state board. Notice may be given by the
employer or by the employees concerned in the controversy,
strike or lockout. When the state board has knowledge
that a strike or lockout, which involves an employer and his
present or former employees, is seriously threatened or has
actually occurred, and such employer at that time is em-
ploying, or upon the occurrence of the strike or lockout, was
employing not less than twenty-five persons in the same
general line of business in any city or town in the common-
wealth, the state board shall, as soon as may be, communicate
with such employer and employees and endeavor by media-
tion to obtain an amicable settlement, or endeavor to per-
suade them to submit the controversy to a local board of
conciliation and arbitration or to the state board. If a
settlement is not agreed upon and the parties refuse to submit
the matter in dispute to arbitration, the state board shall in-
vestigate the cause of such controversy and ascertain which
of the parties thereto is mainly responsible or blameworthy
for the existence or continuance of the same, and shall, unless
a settlement of the controversy is reached, make and publish
a report finding such cause and assigning such responsibility
or blame. The state board may employ agents to assist in
the said investigation. Said board shall, upon the request
of the governor, investigate and report upon a controversy
if in his opinion it seriously affects or threatens seriously to
affect the public welfare. The state board shall have the
same powers for the foregoing purpose as are given to it by
the provisions of the four following sections. The state
board shall by publication or otherwise inform employers
and employees of their duty to give notice to the state board
before resorting to a strike or lockout and of the provisions
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 682. 669
of this act affecting the rights of employers and employees
relative to industrial disputes.
Section 2. Chapter five hundred and fourteen of the isoo, su, § le,
acts of the year nineteen hundred and nine is hereby amended '*'"'^°
by striking out section sixteen and inserting in place thereof
the following new section: — Section 16. The parties to Local boards
any controversy such as is described in section thirteen of aLrrrbltratiSn.
this act may submit the controversy in writing to a local
board of conciliation and arbitration which may be com-
posed either of three members mutually agreed upon, or of
a member designated by the employer, a member chosen
by the employees, or their duly authorized representative,
and a third, who shall be chairman, chosen by those two.
Such board shall have and exercise, relative to matters re-
ferred to it, all the powers of the state board, and its decision
shall have such binding effect as may be agreed upon by the
parties to the controversy in the WTitten submission. Such
board shall have exclusive jurisdiction of the controversy
submitted to it, but it may ask the advice and assistance of
the state board. The decision of such board shall be ren-
dered within ten days after the close of any hearing held
by it, and shall forthwith be filed with the clerk of the city
or town in which the controversy arose, and a copy thereof
shall be forwarded by said clerk to the state board. Each
of such arbitrators shall be entitled to receive from the treas-
ury of the city or town in which the controversy submitted
arose, with the approval in writing of the mayor of the city
or the selectmen of the towm, the sum of three dollars for each
day of actual service, not exceeding ten dollars for any one
arbitration. Approved June 18, 1914-
An Act to protect the northerly part of winthrop nhn^ ggo
SHORE reservation FROM DAMAGE BY THE OCEAN AND
STORMS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1 , The metropolitan park commission is hereby completion of
authorized to complete the sea wall at the northerly end of wLrhrop shore
Winthrop shore reservation, in the town of Winthrop, so au^^^^rlzed.
far as said commission deems it necessary in order to protect
the reservation and the adjoining lands from storms and
the encroachments of the sea. For this purpose the com-
mission may expend a sum not exceeding twenty-five thou-
670
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 683.
sand dollars out of the Metropolitan Parks Maintenance
Fund.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 18, 1914-
Construction
of sea wall for
protection of
Great Head
authorized.
Provisos.
Chap.QSS An Act to authorize the protection of great head,
SO-CALLED, IN THE TOWN OF WINTHROP, AGAINST DAMAGE
FROM STORMS AND THE OCEAN BY THE CONSTRUCTION OF
A SEA WALL.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The metropolitan park commission is hereby
authorized to extend the sea wall of Winthrop shore reserva-
tion in the town of Winthrop from its southerly end around
Great Head/ so-called, in said town to the existing sea wall
on the southerly side of Great Head in order to protect
Great Head and the adjacent lands against damage from
storms and the encroachment of the sea, at a cost not ex-
ceeding twenty-five thousand five hundred dollars : provided,
that the town of Winthrop shall assume and pay, as herein-
after provided, one third part of the cost of the said improve-
ment; and provided, further, that said town shall acquire
and convey, or cause to be conveyed, to the commonMealth,
for the use of the metropolitan park district, without cost
to the commonwealth or to said commission, free and clear
of all claims for damages, such land and rights in land as the
commission may deem necessary for the construction and
maintenance of such extended sea wall, together with all
the land and flats in private owTiership or not already be-
longing to the commonwealth lying to the seaward of the
land deemed necessary by said commission for the said ex-
tension.
Section 2. The towTi of Winthrop is hereby authorized, for
the purpose of paying one third part of the cost of construc-
tion of the said extended sea wall, to appropriate an amount
not exceeding eighty-five hundred dollars, and the towTi is
further authorized, for the purpose of providing the lands,
rights in lands and flats required by the provisions of this
act, to incur indebtedness to such further amount as it may
deem necessary; and for either or both of the said purposes
the town may borrow such sum or sums of money as may be
necessary, and may issue notes or bonds therefor, payable
within a period not exceeding twenty years from the date of
the note or bond first issued and bearing interest at a rate
Town of
Winthrop may
borrow money,
issue notes,
etc.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 683. 671
not exceeding four and one half per cent per annum. The
selectmen of said town, acting in behalf of the town, shall
have power to take in fee, or to acquire by gift or purchase,
for the purposes of this act any and all lands, rights in lands
and flats that maj" be required to carry out the provisions of
this act, and upon such taking, gift or purchase, without
any further vote or authority, the selectmen are authorized
to grant and convey the same to the commonwealth for the
use of the metropolitan park district, free and clear of all
claims for damages. The selectmen, in order to take any
lands, rights in lands or flats, shall proceed under and in
accordance with, the provisions of sections four and five of
chapter two hundred and twenty-one of the acts of the year
nineteen hundred and eleven, so far as they are applicable,
with like remedies to all parties interested to recover damages
against said town as set forth in said sections. The au-
thority granted to the town of Winthrop by this act and
not otherwise especially provided for shall be vested in the
selectmen: inomded, however, that nothing contained in this Proviso,
act shall be construed to authorize any claim against the
commonwealth or against the metropolitan park commission
because of any such taking or acquisition.
Section 3. The selectmen shall have the same authority Assessment
to determine the value of, and assess upon, real estate the oFbeuements.
amount of betterments accruing to such real estate by the
laying out and construction of the improvements authorized
by this act as is conferred by chapter fifty of the Revised
Laws and the amendments thereof in respect to the laying
out of town ways, and the provisions of said chapter shall
apply to such assessments by the selectmen. All sums col-
lected or received in payment of such assessments shall be
paid into the treasury of the said town, and shall be applied
toward the reimbursement of said town for the expenses
incurred by it under authority of this act.
Section 4. Upon the acceptance of this act by the town when said sea
of Winthrop as provided for in section seven, and upon the roniM-ucted^
delivery to the metropolitan park commission, without cost
to the commonwealth or to said commission, of a deed or
deeds of conveyance in form satisfactory to the commission
or approved by the attorney-general, of the land, rights in
lands and flats required by this act, free and clear of all
claims for damages, and upon payment by said town to the
treasurer and receiver general of the sum of eighty-five
hundred dollars, to be credited by the treasurer and receiver
672
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 684, 685.
Kepayment txs
town in certain
case.
Property to be
under juris-
diction of met-
ropolitan park
commission.
Tims of taking
effect.
general to the Metropolitan Parks Maintenance Fund for
the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this act, the
metropolitan park commission shall, within one year there-
after, proceed to construct the extension of said sea wall
around Great Head as above provided, and may expend
therefor out of the Metropolitan Parks Maintenance Fund a
sum not exceeding twenty-five thousand five hundred dollars.
Section 5. When the said work is completed, the metro-
politan park commission shall certify the same to the treas-
urer and receiver general of the commonwealth with a state-
ment of the total cost of the work, and if one third part of
the said cost shall be less than the sum of eighty-five hun-
dred dollars, the treasurer -and receiver general shall there-
upon repay out of the Metropolitan Parks Maintenance
Fund to the said town the difference between one third of the
said total cost and said sum of eighty-five hundred dollars.
Section 6. Upon the completion of said extended sea
wall, the same, together with the land, rights in lands and
flats acquired for the commonwealth under the provisions of
this act, shall be under the jurisdiction of and shall be main-
tained by the metropolitan park commission.
Section 7. This act shall be submitted to the voters of
the town of Winthrop at a legal meeting of the town duly
called for the purpose, and shall take effect upon its accept-
ance by a majority of the voters voting thereon.
Approved June 18, 1914-
Chap. 6S4: ^^ ^^'^ '^^ increase the compensation ,of the porters
at the state house.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Each of the porters at the state house shall
be paid an annual salary of eight hundred and fifty dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 18, 1914-
Salaries
establi'shed.
Chap.dS6
Hurnarock
Beach Water
Company
incorporated.
An Act to incorporate the humarock beach water
company.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Section 1. Clarence H. Crosby, Edward C. Crosby and
Augustus A. Wilder, Junior, their associates and successors,
are hereby made a corporation by the name of the Humarock
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 685. 673
Beach Water Company for the purpose of furnishing the in-
habitants along the shore in that part of Scituate called
Humarock beach that is bounded and described as follows:
— Beginning at a point on Ferry bridge at the boundary line
in North river between the towns of INIarshfield and Scituate;
thence running northerly by said boundary line to the inter-
section of said line with the line of Newell street, on Hum-
arock beach, extended westerly; thence easterly by said
Newell street extended to the ocean ; thence southerly by the
ocean to the intersection of Hawthorne street, on Humarock
beach, extended to the ocean ; thence westerly by said Haw-
thorne street to the point of beginning; and in that part
of the town of Marshfield that is bounded and described
as follows : — Beginning at a point on Ferry bridge at the
boundary line on North river between the towns of INIarsh-
field and Scituate; thence running westerly by Ferry bridge
to Ferry street; thence southerly and westerly by said
Ferry street to Elm street ; thence running in a northwesterly
direction by Elm street continued to Little creek; thence
running easterly by the creek to the boundary line between
the said towns in North river; thence by the said boundary
line to the point of beginning, with water for domestic and
other purposes, including the extinguishment of fires; with
all the powers and privileges and subject to all the duties,
restrictions and liabilities set forth in all general laws now or
hereafter in force applicable to such corporations.
Section 2. The said corporation, for the purposes afore- May acquire
., .1 .1 1 ,i' 1 lands, water
said, may take or acquire by purchase or otherwise, and sources, etc.
convey through the above described territory or any part
thereof the water, so far as may be necessary for the said
purposes, of any wells, springs, or streams within said terri-
tory ; and for said purposes may take or acquire by purchase
or otherwise any real estate within said territory necessary
for holding and preserving the water or for conveying the
same to any part of the said territory ; and may erect on the
land thus acquired proper dams, buildings, fixtures and other
structures, and may make excavations, procure and operate
machinery, and provide such other means and appliances as
may be necessary for the establishment and maintenance of
complete and effective water works; and may construct and
lay down conduits, pipes and other works, under or over any
lands, water courses, railroads, railways or public or private
ways and along any such ways in such manner as not un-
necessarily to obstruct the same; and for the purpose of
674
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 685.
Corporation
may purchase
water, etc.
Description of
property taken
to be recorded,
etc.
Damages.
May distribute
water, fix
water rates, etc.
constructing, maintaining and repairing such conduits,
pipes and other works, and for all proper purposes of this
act, said corporation may dig up such lands and, under the
direction of the selectmen of the town in which said ways are
situated, may enter upon and dig up the same in such manner
as to cause the least hindrance to public travel on such ways.
Section 3. The said corporation may purchase from the
owner of any aqueduct or water pipes now used in furnishing
water to the inhabitants of said territory all his estate, prop-
erty, rights and privileges, and by such purchase shall become
subject to all the liabilities and duties pertaining thereto.
Section 4. The said corporation shall, within sixty days
after the taking of any land, rights of way, water rights,
water sources or easements as aforesaid, file and cause to be
recorded in the registry of deeds for the county and district
within which such land or other property is situated a de-
scription thereof sufficiently accurate for identification, with
a statement of the purpose for which the same was taken,
signed by the president of the corporation.
Section 5. The said corporation shall pay all damages
to property sustained by any person or corporation by the
taking of any land, right of way, water, water source, water
right or easement, or by any other thing done by said cor-
poration under the authority of this act. Any person or
corporation sustaining damages as aforesaid, who fails to
agree with said corporation as to the amount thereof, may
have the same determined in the manner provided by law
in the case of land taken for the laying out of highways, on
application at any time within the period of two years after
the taking of such land or other property or the doing of
other injury under the authority of this act; but no such
application shall be made after the expiration of the said
two years. No assessment of damages shall be made for the
taking of any water, water right, or for any injury thereto,
and said period of two years shall not begin to run, until the
water is actually withdrawn or diverted by said corporation
under the authority of this act
Section 6. The said corporation may distribute water
through said described territory, may regulate the use of said
water and fix and collect rates to be paid for the use of the
same; and may make such contracts with any individual or
corporation to supply water for the extinguishment of fires
or for other purposes as may be agreed upon by any individual
or corporation and said corporation.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 685. 675
Section 7. The said corporation may for the purposes Capital stock,
set forth in this act hold real estate not exceeding in value ^^'
ten thousand dollars; and the whole capital stock of said
corporation shall not exceed ten thousand dollars, to be
divided into shares of one hundred dollars each.
Section 8. The said corporation may issue bonds and S^^^.
secure the same by a mortgage of its franchise and other
property to an amount not exceeding its capital stock ac-
tually paid in and applied to the purposes of its incorporation.
Section 9. The town of JNIarsMeld and the toAvn of Towns may
Scituate, respectively, shall have the right at any time to franchise, etc.,
take or purchase the franchise, corporate property, and all ° '^°^^^^ ^°^-
the rights and privileges of said corporation located in the
toMTis of jMarshfield and Scituate, respectively, and any
fire district that is or may hereafter be organized in either
or both of said towns shall have the same right to take or
purchase the franchise, corporate property, and all the rights
and privileges of said corporation located in such fire district,
on payment to said corporation of the total cost of its fran-
chise, works and property of any kind held under the pro-
visions of this act, including interest on each expenditure
from its date to the date of taking or purchase, as hereinafter
provided, at the rate of five per cent per annum. In case
either or both of said to\\iis, or any fire district therein, shall
desire to exercise the rights given hereunder and shall be un-
able to agree with said corporation upon the amount of
the total cost of the franchise, corporate property, rights and
privileges of said corporation as aforesaid, then, in a suit in
equity, the supreme judicial court shall ascertain and fix
such total cost under the foregoing provisions, and shall en-
force the rights of said towns, respectively, or of any such fire
district to take possession of said franchise, corporate prop-
erty, rights and privileges, as aforesaid, upon payment of
the cost to said corporation. The authority to take the
said property is granted on condition that the taking shall
first be assented to by the said town or towns or fire dis-
trict by a two thirds vote of the voters of such townii or fire
district present and voting thereon at an annual town or
district meeting legally called for that purpose.
Section 10. The Scituate Water Company, a corpora- scituate Water
tion organized under chapter three hundred and ninety-one p^hasT ™*^
of the acts of the year eighteen hundred and ninety-three p^r^ertyr?tc°'
shall have the right to take or purchase on terms to be agreed
upon by said corporations, that part of the franchise, cor-
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porate property, rights and privileges of the Humarock
Beach Water Company lying within the town of Scituate,
on condition that all property so acquired by the Scituate
Water Company shall be held by it subject to the provisions
of its charter. Nothing in this act shall be construed to
affect any rights now possessed by the Scituate Water Com-
pany to supply the inhabitants of that part of Scituate as-
signed to the Humarock Beach Water Company in section
one of this act.
hl^^ftor^*"''* Section 11. In case any water district shall hereafter
Mlrshfiew'Sia ^^ Organized for the purpose of supplying the inhabitants of
take, etc., Marshficld with water for various purposes, such district
property, etc. shall havc the same right to take that part of the franchise,
corporate property, rights and privileges of the Humarock
Beach Water Company lying within the town of Marshfield
that is given in this act to the town of Marshfield, on con-
dition that all property so acquired by any such district shall
be held by it subject to the provisions of this act.
Suutwn^f Section 12. Whoever wilfully or wantonly corrupts, pol-
water, etc. j^^^g ^j. ^jyerts any water taken or held under this act, or
injures any structure, work or other property owned, held
or used by said corporation under authority of this act, shall
forfeit and pay to said corporation three times the amount
of damages assessed therefor, to be recovered in an action
of tort; and upon conviction of any of the above wilful or
wanton acts shall be punished by a fine not exceeding three
hundred dollars or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding
one year.
Section 13. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 18, 1914-
ChapSSQ An Act relative to the salary of the justice of the
central district court of WORCESTER.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
StabLhed. Section 1. The annual salary of the justice of the central
district court of Worcester shall be four thousand five hun-
dred dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June IS, 1914.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 687. 677
An Act to incorporate the city of revere. Chav 687
Be it enacted, etc., as ]ollov)s:
Section 1 . The inhabitants of the town of Revere, in city of Revere
case of the acceptance of this act by the voters of the town ^'^''''^^''^^^■
as hereinafter provided, shall continue to be a body politic
and corporate, under the name of the City of Revere, and
as such shall have, exercise and enjoy all the rights, powers,
privileges and immunities, and shall be subject to all the
duties and obligations pertaining to and incumbent upon the
said town as a municipal corporation.
Section 2. The government of the city and the general Covemment.
management and control of all the fiscal, municipal and pru-
dential affairs thereof shall be vested in a single officer,
to be called the mayor, and in a legislative body, to be called
the municipal council; except, however, that the general
management and control of the several departments of the
city, and the buildings and property pertaining thereto, shall
be vested as hereinafter provided.
Section 3. The territory of the city shall first be divided Number of
into five wards, in the manner hereinafter provided. The
number of wards may, in any year fixed by law for a new
division of wards in cities, be changed by vote of the munic-
ipal council, passed with the assent of the mayor at or prior
to the making of such division; but the number of wards
shall never be less than five.
Section 4. All meetings of the qualified voters of tlie Calling of
city for the purpose of voting at elections, and for other ™^*"^^'
municipal or legal purposes, shall be called by warrants
issued by order of the municipal council, hereinafter called
the council, which warrants shall be in such form and shall
be served and returned in such manner and at such times
as the council may direct, except meetings called under the
provisions of section twenty-eight of this act.
Section 5. The municipal election shall take place an- Municipal
nually, on the second Tuesday of December, and the mu- municrpd'^
nicipal year shall begin on the first Monday of January and y^*''-
continue until the first IMonday of the following January.
Section 6. At the first municipal election there shall be officers to be
elected by ballot a mayor, city clerk, city treasurer, city col- munfdii*i ^'''
lector, councilmen at large and councilmen by wards, mem- tiS"e'tc.
bers of the school committee and assessors. The mayor,
city clerk, city treasurer, city collector, councilmen at large,
678 Acts, 1914. — Chap. 687.
councilmen by wards, members of the school committee and
assessors shall be elected and hold office as follows : — The
mayor, subject to re-election or recall as hereinafter provided,
city clerk and city treasurer for the term of two years and
until their successors are elected and qualified; the city col-
lector, councilmen at large and the councilmen by wards, for
the term of one year; the members of the school committee
for the term of three years each, except as is hereinafter
provided.
The assessors elected at the first municipal election shall
hold office, one for three years, one for two years and one for
one year from the first Monday of the following January;
and thereafter one assessor shall annually be elected to hold
office for three years from the first Monday of the following
January.
The council shall consist of nine members, until it is other-
wise provided. The councilmen and the members of the
school committee shall serve without compensation. At every
annual election thereafter there shall be elected oflBcers to
fill vacancies, and to succeed those whose terms will expire
upon the first Monday of January following.
SSS^ '*''*'' Section 7. All meetings for the election of national, state,
county and district officers shall be called by order of the
council in the same manner in which meetings for municipal
elections are called,
eie^te^a*? ^^ SECTION 8. At cach biennial municipal election, the quali-
ei^'t?ons ^^^ voters shall, in the several wards, give in their votes by
ballot for mayor, city clerk and city treasurer, and each
shall hold his office for the term of two years from the first
Monday of January following his election, unless removed
therefrom, and at the annual municipal election the qualified
voters shall, in the several wards, give in their votes by ballot
for city collector, members of the council, members of the
school committee and assessors, or for such of them as are to
be elected, and for mayor, city clerk or city treasurer, if there
be a vacancy in either of said offices either existing or to
occur on the first Monday of January following, and the
person receiving the highest number of votes for any office
shall be deemed and declared to be elected to that office; and
whenever two or more persons are to be elected to the same
office, the several persons, up to the number required to be
chosen, receiving the highest number of votes shall be deemed
and declared to be elected.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 687. 079
Section 9. If it shall appear that there is no choice of offipe^of" '"
mayor, or if the person elected to that office shall refuse to ^^^°ii„^ ^
accept the office, or shall die before qualifying, or if a vacancy etc.
in the office occurs, the president of the council, or, in the
event of his disability the president pro tempore, shall become
acting mayor until the next municipal election. If the full
number of members of the council then required to be chosen
shall not be elected at the annual municipal election, or if a
vacancy in the office of a member thereof shall occur, the
council shall cause a new election to be held to fill the vacancy;
but if the vacancy occurs within six months of the expira-
tion of the term, it need not be filled, unless the council so
determines.
Section 10. If, during the first year of the term of any Recall of
mayor, a petition duly signed by fifteen hundred qualified ™^*'°''-
voters of the city is presented to the council thirty days at
least before the annual municipal election, requesting that
the mayor shall be submitted to re-election for the second
year of his term, his name shall be placed upon the ballot for
mayor for the unexpired term, together with that of any
other qualified candidate therefor, and if he fails to receive
a plurality of the votes cast, he shall be recalled and his term
shall expire on the first Monday of January following. The
unexpired term shall be filled by the candidate receiving the
largest number of votes and such successful candidate shall
be elected and declared mayor for one year, and shall have
all the powers and duties of the office for one year from
the first Monday of January following.
Section 11. The council shall consist of nine members, coundi,
who shall be elected as follows : — One member from each e'*^*'""- «**•
ward, to be elected by and from the qualified voters of that
ward, and four members at large, to be elected by and from
the qualified voters of the whole city, all of whom shall be
elected for the term of one year. A majority of the council Quorum,
shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, but
a smaller number may adjourn from day to day.
Section 12. The mayor, city clerk, city treasurer, city oath of office,
collector and councilmen elect shall on the first Monday of
January of the year of the beginning of their term of office
meet and be sworn to the faithful discharge of their duties.
The oath shall be administered by a justice of the peace
and shall be certified and entered on the journal of the coun-
cil. In case of the absence of the mayor elect on the first
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Organization.
City clerk and
city collector,
duties, etc.
Passing of
ordinances,
orders, etc.
Monday in January, or if a mayor shall not then have been
elected, the oath of office may at any time thereafter be ad-
ministered to him; and at any time thereafter in like man-
ner the oath of office shall be administered to any other
elected officer who has been previously absent or has sub-
sequently been elected; and every such oath shall be certified
and entered as aforesaid.
Section 13. After the oath has been administered to the
councilmen present, they shall be called to order at their
first organization by the city clerk, or, in case of the absence
of the city clerk, by the senior member present, who shall
preside until the president of the council has been elected
and qualified. The council shall then proceed to elect by
ballot one of their number president of the council. If no
quorum is present an adjournment shall be taken to a later
hour, or to the next day, and thereafter the same proceedings
shall be had from day to day until a quorum shall be present.
If any person receives the votes of a majority of all of the
members of the council, such person shall be declared chosen
president of the council. If on the first day on which a
quorum is present, no person receives a vote of such majority,
they shall proceed to ballot until some person receives a vote
of such majority, or until an adjournment to the succeeding
day is taken, and on such succeeding day a plurality of those
voting shall be sufficient for an election. No other business
shall be in order until a president is chosen. The president
shall be sworn by the city clerk, or, in case of the absence
of the clerk, by a justice of the peace. The president of the
council shall have the same right to vote as any other mem-
ber thereof.
Section 14. The city clerk shall be clerk of the council.
The city treasurer may also be city collector. The city col-
lector shall have and exercise all the powers of collectors of
taxes, and such other powers as the council may by ordinance
determine. He shall collect all public moneys and all accounts
of the city upon warrants issued to him by the several depart-
ments. He may appoint an assistant collector in each city
department, for whom he shall be responsible.
Section 15. Any ordinance, order or resolution of the
council may be passed through all its stages of legislation
at one session, provided that no member of the council
objects thereto; but if one or more members should object,
the measure shall be postponed for that meeting; and if,
when it is next brought up, five or more members object to
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 687. 681
its passage at that meeting, a second postponement of at
least one week shall be made.
Section 16. Every ordinance, order, resolution or vote Presentatior of
of the council, required by law to be presented to the mayor, mayor for "*
shall be presented by the clerk of the council to the mayor ^pp™"'^'- ^*^-
for his approval in writing; and thereupon the same pro-
ceedings shall be had as are provided by law in relation to
similar ordinances, orders, resolutions or votes of a municipal
council. The clerk shall hold every such ordinance, order,
resolution or vote twenty-four hours, Sundays and legal holi-
days excepted, except such matters as may be subject to the
referendum under section twenty-eight; and if during such
time notice of a motion to reconsider is filed with the clerk
by any member entitled to make such motion, the ordinance,
order, resolution or vote shall be presented to the council
at its next meeting; otherwise it shall be presented to the
mayor at the expiration of said twenty-four hours.
Section 17. The council may hold special meetings at Special
, , . . '^ , 111 11 meetings of
any time without previous notice, when all the members have council.
assembled, and at such meeting any business may be trans-
acted, provided that no member of the council objects thereto.
Section 18. Every person who is elected and every per- Certificates of
son who is appointed by the mayor to an office shall receive appointment,
a certificate of his election or appointment from the city clerk ; ^*^'
and, except as may otherwise be provided by law, before
performing any act under his election or appointment he shall
take and subscribe an oath to qualify him to enter upon his
duties. A record of the oath shall be made by the city clerk.
Any oath required by this act may be administered by the
mayor or any officer authorized by law to administer oaths.
Records of transactions of all officers shall be properly kept, Records to be
111,1 ji- • PI 11' open to public
and shall be open to the inspection oi the public. inspection.
Section 19. The council shall determine the rules of its council to
own proceedings, and shall be the judge of the election and rufes™nfs
qualifications of its members. In case of the absence of the f^", etc!'^*'^'
president, the council shall choose a president pro tempore,
and a plurality of the votes cast shall be sufficient for a
choice. The council shall sit with open doors, whether in
session as a council or as a committee of the whole, and shall
cause the journal of its proceedings to be kept open for
public inspection. The vote of the council upon any ques-
tion shall be taken by roll call, when it is so requested by at
least four members. The council shall make provision to
enforce the attendance of its members, and shall, so far as
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No member
to take part
in making of
contracts, etc.
Appropria-
tion and
^cpenditure of
money, etc.
is not inconsistent with this act, have and exercise the legis-
lative powers of towns, and shall have the powers and be
subject to the liabilities of city councils, and of either branch
thereof, under the general laws of the commonwealth, and
shall have all the powers granted to the town of Revere or to
any board thereof by any special legislative act; and it may,
by ordinance not inconsistent with the provisions hereof,
prescribe the manner in which such power shall be exercised.
The members of the council shall receive no compensation
for their services as members of the municipal council or as
members of any committee thereof.
Section 20. Neither the council nor any member of any
committee thereof shall take part, directly or indirectly, in
the employment of labo^ the making of contracts, or the
purchase of supplies or materials for the city; nor in the con-
struction, alteration or repair of any public works, buildings
or other property; nor in the care, custody or management of
the same; nor in the conduct of any of the executive or ad-
ministrative business of the city; nor in the appointment or
removal of any of the officers of the city, except as is other-
wise provided herein; but nothing in this section shall affect
the powers or duties of the council in relation to state aid
to disabled soldiers and sailors and to the families of those
killed in the war of the rebellion or in any war of the United
States.
Section 21. The council shall appropriate annuallj^
before the first day of March, in accordance with the pro-
visions of section twenty of chapter seven hundred and nine-
teen of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and thirteen,
and amendments thereof, the amount necessary to meet the
expenditures of the city for the current financial year. In
making such appropriation it shall have an itemized and de-
tailed statement from the mayor of the moneys required, and
shall make such appropriations in detail, clearly specifying
the amount to be expended for each particular purpose.
It shall take care that no money is paid from the treasury
unless granted or appropriated, and shall secure a just and
proper accountability by requiring bonds with sufficient
penalties and sureties from all city officials entrusted with
the receipt, custody or disbursement of money, and from
each employee of the city entrusted with the same. It
shall as often as once a year, and at least ten days prior to the
annual election, cause to be published for the use of the in-
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habitants a particular account of the receipts and expendi-
tures of the city, and a schedule of all city property and of
the city debt. The mayor shall annually nominate, on or Trustees '^f
before the first day of May, three persons who shall serve as ^"'^'"' library,
trustees of the public library.
Section 22. All votes of the council making appropria- Votes t9 be
tions or loans of money shall be in itemized form; and when fonn!™""^
brought before the council on recommendation of the mayor,
no item of the appropriation or loan, in excess of the amount
recommended by the mayor, shall be passed except by the
affirmative vote of two thirds of all of the members of the
council.
Section 23. The council shall, by a two thirds vote of ordi'Ses
all of the members thereof, have power within said city to ^to.
make and establish ordinances and by-laws, and to affix
penalties as herein and by general law authorized: provided, Proviso.
however, that all laws, by-laws and regulations now in force
in the town of Revere, and not inconsistent with the pro-
visions of this act, shall remain in force until they expire by
limitation, or until they are amended, revised or repealed by
the council. Complaint for the breach of any ordinance or
by-law may be made by the mayor or by any head of a
department or by any resident of the city.
Section 24. The council shall, with the approval of the Laying out of
mayor, have exclusive authority to order the laying out, ^^^'^'
locating anew or discontinuing of all ways, highways and
parks within the limits of the city, and to assess the damages
sustained by any person thereby, and, except as is otherwise
provided herein, to act in all matters relating to such laying
out, locating anew, altering or discontinuing. Any person
aggrieved by the assessment of his damages, or by other action
of the council under this section, shall have all the rights and
privileges now allowed by law in such cases in appeals from
the decisions of the selectmen of the town.
Section 25. Nothing in this act shall be construed to Not to affect
affect the jurisdiction of the county commissioners, nor to certlin^'offkera,
give to the council any powers as to crossings of ways and ^^'''
railroads in addition to those conferred by the general laws.
Section 26. No member of the council shall hold any No member of
, 1 /v? • 1 xl 'j. J 1 j^i council to hold
other omce m or under the city government, or have the other city
expenditure of any money appropriated by the council, or °^^^' ^^'^'
act as counsel in any matter before the council or any com-
mittee thereof; and no person shall be eligible for appoint-
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Orders which
shall be
presented to
mayor for
approval, etc.
Referendum.
ment to any municipal office established by the council during
any municipal year within which he is councilman, until after
the expiration of the succeeding municipal year.
Section 27. Every order involving the appropriation or
expenditure of money or the raising of a tax, and every ordi-
nance, order, resolution or vote of the council, except such
matters as may be subject to the referendum and such as
relate to the internal affairs of the council, to its own officers
and employees, or to the appointment or duties of the auditor,
shall be presented to the mayor for his approval. If the
mayor approves thereof, he shall signify his approval by sign-
ing the same; if he does not approve he shall return the
measure with his objections in writing, to the council.
The council shall enter the objections of the mayor at large
upon its records, and shall reconsider such ordinance, order,
resolution or vote; and if after such reconsideration two
thirds of all of the members of the council agree, notwithstand-
ing such objections, to pass the same, it shall be in force.
If such ordinance, order, resolution or vote includes several
items or sums, the mayor may approve particular items or
sums and disapprove others; and in case of such disapproval,
the part approved shall be in force, in like, manner as if the
items or sums disapproved had never been a part thereof;
and the mayor shall return a statement of the items or sums
disapproved to the council. The items or sums so disap-
proved shall not be included in the appropriation unless passed
as hereinbefore provided. If such ordinance, order, resolu-
tion or vote, or a statement as to the several items or sums
thereof, be not returned by the mayor within ten days after
its presentation to him, it shall be in force. Every vote
taken under the provisions of this section shall be determined
by yeas and nays. A filing with the city clerk shall be con-
sidered a return to the council.
Section 28. The council may by vote, and upon the
request in writing of five hundred qualified voters of the city,
duly presented and filed with the city clerk within five days
after final action upon any measure, before the same shall
become either finally effective or rejected, submit the same
for approval or disapproval to the qualified voters of the city
at a meeting duly warned and called for the purpose by the
mayor. The mayor upon receipt of such vote or request
shall, by warrant under his hand, call a meeting of said voters
to vote upon the acceptance or rejection of said measure
by a vote of "yes" or "no."
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Notice of the meeting shall be given by posting an attested
copy of the warrant in a public place in each ward of the city,
seven days at least before the meeting, and by publishing
the same in some newspaper printed in said Revere, if there
be any, and if not, then in some newspaper published in
Boston.
At said meeting the voters shall by ballot express their
approval or disapproval of the measure by "yes" or "no"
vote.
If a majority of the voters voting thereon shall vote
"yes", the measure shall become in full force and effect. If
the majority shall vote "no", the measure shall be rejected,
notwithstanding any vote or action thereon of the council or
of the mayor.
Section 29. The council shall, upon the presentation of initiative,
the petition of fifty or more qualified voters of the city, act
upon any measure presented in such petition in the same man-
ner as if the measure had originated in the council. It shall
once in three months at least, and at such other times as it
shall determine, hold public hearings upon all measures pre-
sented to it by petition, at which times the advocates and
opponents of such measures may be heard.
Section .30. The executive powers of the city shall be Powers and
vested solely in the mayor, except as is hereinafter otherwise mayor.
provided, and may be exercised by him either personally or
through the several officers or boards of the city in their
respective departments, under his general supervision and
control. The mayor shall cause the laws, ordinances and
orders for the government of the city to be enforced, and
shall cause a record of all his official acts to be kept ; and for
that purpose, and to aid him in his official duties, he may
appoint one or more assistants and define their duties, and
shall fix their salaries, subject to the approval of the council.
The salary of the mayor shall not be changed during his term
of office.
Section 31. The mayor may, in writing, suspend any suspension of
,. • X- £E Ul- 1 J • officer, public
executive or appomtive omcer or any public work, and in work, etc.
such case he shall at once report his action and his reasons
therefor to the council. The suspension of any such officer
shall, in fifteen days after such report is made, be a removal,
unless within that time he asks for a hearing before the
mayor and the council, which shall forthwith be granted
and be public; and upon the conclusion of such hearing, if
the mayor shall determine that the suspension be not sus-
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Mayor may
call special
meeting of
council.
Who shall act
in case of
disability of
mayor.
Acting mayor,
powers, etc.
Departments
and offices.
Assessing.
tallied, the officer shall at once be reinstated. Public work
suspended by the mayor may be carried on at his discretion
until action is taken by the council. If the council within
fifteen days after receiving a report shall determine by a vote
of two thirds of its members that the mayor's action suspend-
ing the work be not sustained, the work shall be prosecuted
forthwith.
Section 32. The mayor shall communicate to the council
such information, and shall recommend such measures, as in
his judgment the interests of the city may require. He may
at any time call a special meeting of the council by causing a
notice of such meeting, specifying the subjects which he
desires to have considered, to be deposited in the post office,
postpaid, or left at the usual place of residence of each
councilman, or given to him in hand at least twenty-four
hours before the time appointed for the meeting, or in case
of emergency, of which he shall be the judge, within such
time as he shall deem sufficient.
Section 33. Whenever, by reason of sickness or other
cause, the mayor shall be disabled from performing the duties
of his office, the president of the council, or, in the event of
his disability, the president pro tempore, shall become acting
mayor during the period of the mayor's disability. The
acting mayor shall, during the continuance of such disability,
have all the rights and powers of mayor, except that he shall
not make any permanent appointment or removal unless
the disability of the mayor has continued for a period of
sixty days, and in that case such appointment or removal
shall be subject to the approval of the council; nor shall he
approve or disapprove any ordinance, order, resolution or
vote until within twenty-four hours of the time when it would
take effect without the approval of the mayor. During the
said period, the acting mayor shall lose his vote as a member
of the council.
Section 34. There shall be the following departments
and offices in the city of Revere : —
(1.) The assessing department, to be under the charge of
the board of assessors, which shall consist of three members,
to be elected at the first annual municipal election; one for
the term of three years, one for the term of two years, and
one for the term of one year; and at the second municipal
election held under the provisions of this act, and at each
municipal election thereafter, there shall be one assessor
elected for the term of three years.
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(2.) The charity department, to be under the charge of the charity,
city ahnoner, to be appointed by the mayor and confirmed by
the council. The mayor shall also appoint a city physician
for the term of one year, subject to confirmation by the
council.
(3.) A board of health, which shall consist of three members Health,
to be appointed by the mayor, subject to confirmation by
the council, one for the term of three years, one for the term
of two years, and one for the term of one year; and there-
after, annually, the mayor shall appoint, subject to confirma-
tion by the council, one member to serve for the term of
three years. Vacancies in said board shall be filled by ap-
pointment and confirmation as aforesaid for the unexpired
terms.
(4.) The law department, to be under the charge of the Law.
city solicitor, who shall be appointed by the mayor, and who
shall hold office during the term of the mayor.
(5.) The fire department, to be under the charge of the Fire.
chief of the fire department, who shall be appointed by the
mayor for the term of one year, and confirmed by the council.
(6.) The police department, to be under the charge of the Police,
chief of police. The number of members of the police force
shall be determined by the council. The members of the
fire and police force shall be appointed by the mayor. The
firemen and the police officers of the town of Revere shall
continue in their respective positions as officers or employees
of the city of Revere and their tenure of office shall be
governed by the civil service laws of the commonwealth
relative to the firemen and police officers of a city.
(7.) The street, water and sewer department, to be under street, water
the charge of a superintendent, to be appointed by the mayor ^'^
for the term of three years and confirmed by the council.
The said superintendent shall, subject to such ordinances,
rules, regulations and orders as the council, with the approval
of the mayor, may, from time to time, establish and pre-
scribe, have charge of the construction, alteration, repair,
maintenance and management of the water department,
public sewers and drains, the public ways, sidewalks, bridges
and squares; also of the public buildings, except, however,
such duties with reference to the buildings as are now con-
ferred on other departments by law and upon the school
committee and other departments by this act. He shall
perform such other duties as the council may prescribe,
subject to the approval of the mayor. He shall appoint such
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Proviso.
Engineer.
License
commission.
City clerk.
Treasury.
Collecting.
Auditing.
Inspector of
buildings.
Sealer of
weights and
measures.
Superin-
tendent of
assistants as his work may require : provided, that the council
shall deem the same necessary.
(8.) The engineer's department, to be under the charge of
a city engineer, to be appointed by the mayor for the term of
one year, and confirmed by the council. He shall make and
have the care and custody of all plans, surveys, measurements
and levels pertaining to the public ways, drains, sewers,
public water works and lands, and shall perform such other
duties as the council may prescribe, subject to the approval
of the mayor. He shall appoint such assistants as his work
may require. All work on the public ways by any depart-
ment shall be performed in accordance with the designs
and plans of the city engineer.
(9.) A license commission, which shall consist of three
members, to be appointed by the mayor, subject to confirma-
tion by the council, one for the term of three years, one for
the term of two years, and one for the term of one year; and
thereafter, annually, the mayor shall appoint, subject to
confirmation by the council, as aforesaid, one license com-
missioner to serve for the term of three years. Vacancies
in said commission shall be filled by appointment and con-
firmation as aforesaid, for the unexpired terms.
(10.) The city clerk department, to be under the charge of
the city clerk.
(11.) The treasury department, to be under the charge of
the city treasurer.
(12.) The collecting department, to be under the charge of
the city collector.
(13.) The auditing department, to be under the charge of
an auditor, to be appointed by the mayor for a term of three
years, subject to confirmation by the council.
(14.) The mayor shall annually appoint, subject to con-
firmation by the council, an inspector of buildings, whose
duties shall be the inspection of buildings and the enforce-
ment of all laws and ordinances relating to the construction,
alteration and repairs of buildings or other structures. The
mayor shall also annually appoint, subject to confirmation
by the council, a sealer of weights and measures, to hold
office for the term of one year.
(15.) The mayor shall annually appoint, subject to con-
firmation by the council, a superintendent of wires, who shall
have the care, management and control of the telegraph and
telephone wires, the fire alarm and police signal system, and
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of all other electric wires and wire systems now or here-
after owned by the town or city.
(16.) There shall be a board of registrars, which shall be Board of
constituted according to the provisions of section twenty- '^'^^'®*''^'"^-
five of chapter eight hundred and thirty-five of the acts of
the year nineteen hundred and thirteen.
(17.) All revenues from the several departments and from Disposition of
licenses shall be turned over to the city treasurer.
Section 35. The council may from time to time, subiect Additional
, . 1 • 1 1 boards and
to the provisions or this act and in accordance with general offices may be
, •!> ,1 • , • ; • 1 '11 T established.
laws it they exist m any particular case, provide by ordinance
for the establishment of any additional boards and other
offices; for reorganizing, consolidating or abolishing de-
partments or boards in whole or in part; for transferring the
duties, powers and appropriations of one department to
another in whole or in part; for establishing new depart-
ments; for increasing, reducing, establishing or abolishing
salaries of heads of departments or of members of boards ; and
for such purposes may delegate to such boards, offices and
departments the administrative powers given by general
laws to city councils and boards of aldermen. It shall be Appointive
the duty of the mayor to appoint, on or before the first etcf^"^^' ^'^™^'
Monday in February of each year, in accordance with the
provisions of this section all the appointive officers above
specified, and, unless it is otherwise provided, all those for
whom provision shall hereafter be made; and their terras of
office shall begin on the first Monday in February and shall
continue for one year, or for such other period as the council
shall by ordinance in any case provide, except that the terms
of office of all the officers so specified who shall first be ap-
pointed hereunder shall begin respectively upon their ap-
pointment and qualification. Every administrative officer
shall, unless sooner removed, hold office until his successor
is appointed and qualified. All salaries and the compensa-
tion of all employees may be fixed by ordinance by the council,
except as is otherwise provided herein.
Section 36. The mayor shall, as often as once a month. Mayor to caii
call together for consultation upon the affairs of the city, the S^ro? °
heads of departments, boards and commissions, who shall, departments,
whenever so requested, furnish such information relative to
their respective departments as he may desire.
Section 37. Every oflficer of the city shall, at the request officers to give
« , M • • 1 • i> • • • • • information
oi the council, give to it such information, m writing or in upon request.
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Sum appro-
priated for
specific pur-
pose not to
be expended
for any other,
etc.
Proviso.
Approval of
bills, pay rolls,
etc.
Digging up of
public streets,
etc.
Proposals for
work to be
done to be
invited by
advertise-
ments, etc.
person, as it may require in relation to any matter, act or
thing connected with his office or employment.
Section 38. No sum appropriated for a specific purpose
shall be expended for any other purpose; and no expenditure
shall be made or liability incurred by or in behalf of the city
until an appropriation has been duly voted by the council,
sufficient to meet such expenditure or liability, together with
all prior unpaid liabilities which are payable out of such
appropriation, except in accordance with the written recom-
mendation of the mayor to the council, approved by a ma-
jority of the council, the vote to be taken by yeas and nays :
provided, however, that after the expiration of the financial
year and until the passage of the annual appropriations, the
mayor may authorize each of the administrative officers and
boards to incur liabilities to an amount not exceeding one
fifth of the total sum appropriated for the same purpose in
the preceding year, and such liabilities shall be paid from
the annual appropriations subsequently made. Every bill,
pay roll or voucher covering an expenditure of money shall
be approved by the signatures thereon of a majority of the
board, department or committee having control of, or in-
curring such expenditures; and after such approval, such
bills, pay rolls or vouchers shall be turned over to the auditor.
Section 39. Except as may otherwise be provided by
ordinance, no public street shall be dug up without first
obtaining the written approval of the superintendent of the
street, water and sewer department. No person or corpora-
tion, except officers and employees of the executive depart-
ments and except street railway and telephone corporations,
and persons and corporations under contract with the city,
shall dig up any public street. Said persons and corporations
shall first furnish to the city sufficient security for restoring
the street to a condition which shall be satisfactory to said
superintendent, and for keeping it in such condition for six
months after completion of the work.
Section 40. Whenever mechanical or other work is re-
quired to be done or supplies are required, for the city, at a
cost amounting to two hundred dollars or more, the board,
department or committee having the matter in charge shall
invite proposals therefor by advertisements, which advertise-
ments shall state the time and place for opening the pro-
posals, and shall reserve the right to reject any or all pro-
posals. Every proposal for doing such work or making such
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sale shall be accompanied by a suitable bond or certificate
of deposit for the faithful performance of the same; and all
such proposals shall be kept by the officer, department or
board inviting the same, and shall be open to public inspection
after they have been accepted or rejected.
Section 41. All contracts made by any department, Contracta.
board or commission in which the amount involved is two
hundred dollars or more shall be in writing, and no such con-
tract shall be deemed to have been made or executed until
the approval of the mayor and of the department or board
making the contract is affixed thereto. Any contract made
as aforesaid may be required to be accompanied by a bond
with sureties satisfactory to the board or committee having
the matter in charge, or by a deposit of money or other
security for the faithful performance thereof, and such bonds
or other securities shall be deposited with the city treasurer
until the contract has been carried out in all respects; and
no such contract shall be altered except by a written agree-
ment of the contractor, the sureties on his bond and the
officer, department or board making the contract, with the
approval of the mayor affixed thereto.
Section 42. All bonds and notes issued by the city shall notw'to bl
be signed by the treasurer and countersigned by the mayor, signed by
and any coupons attached thereto shall bear the signature
of the treasurer or a facsimile thereof.
Section 43. Upon the acceptance of this act the select- ^^^ds'^" '°'°
men of the town then in office shall forthwith divide the
territory thereof into five wards, so that the wards shall
contain, as nearly as may be consistent with well-defined
limits, an equal number of voters, and they shall designate
the wards by number. The selectmen, for the purpose of ^J^tmen, etc.
the first municipal election, which shall take place on the
second Tuesday in December next succeeding the acceptance
of this act, shall provide suitable polling places and give
notice thereof, and shall at least ten days before said second
Tuesday in December appoint all proper election officers
therefor; and they shall in general have the powers and per-
form the duties of the mayor and board of aldermen in cities
under chapter eight hundred and thirty-five of the acts of the
year nineteen hundred and thirteen, and acts in amendment
thereof and in addition thereto, the provisions of which, so
far as they may be applicable, shall apply to said election;
and the town clerk shall perform the duties therein assigned
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Not to affect
pending
proceedings,
etc.
Selectmen to
notify persons
elected, etc.
School
committee,
election,
terms, etc.
Vacancy.
to city clerks. The registrars shall cause to be prepared
and published according to law lists of qualified voters in
each of the wards established by the selectmen.
Section 44. The passage of this act shall not affect any
rights accruing or accrued, or any suit, prosecution or other
legal proceeding pending at the time when this act shall go
into operation, wherein the town of Revere is a party or in
any way interested, and no penalty or forfeiture previously
incurred shall be affected thereby. All persons holding of-
fice in said town when this act takes effect shall continue to
hold the same, notwithstanding the passage thereof, until
the organization of the city government shall be effected,
and until the successors of such officers respectively shall
be elected or appointed and qualified. All laws, general or
special, relating to the town of Revere at the time of the
passage of this act, shall, until altered, amended or repealed,
continue in force in the city of Revere, so far as the same are
not inconsistent herewith.
Section 45. The selectmen shall notify the persons
elected at the said first election, and shall provide and ap-
point a place for the first meeting of the mayor and council
on the first Monday in January next ensuing; and shall, by
written notice left at their respective places of residence at
least twenty-four hours prior to such meeting, notify the
mayor elect, councilmen elect, city clerk, city treasurer and
city collector, who shall immediately proceed to organize and
carry into effect the provisions of this act, which shall then
have full force and effect. The selectmen shall, in like man-
ner, appoint a place and time for the first meeting of the
school committee and board of assessors, and notify the
members thereof.
Section 46. The management and control of the schools,
parks and playgrounds of the city shall be vested in a school
committee which shall consist of three members, to be elected
at the first municipal election, one for the term of three years,
one for the term of two years and one for the term of one year,
and at the second municipal election held under the provi-
sions of this act, and at each municipal election thereafter
one member of the school committee shall be elected for the
term of three years.
Section 47. Whenever a vacancy shall occur in the
membership of the school committee, the mayor shall call a
joint meeting of the council and the school committee. The
president of the council shall preside at such meeting, and
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the vacancy shall be filled from the ward in which the vacancy
occurs by vote of a majority of all the members of the two
bodies. The term of the person thus chosen shall terminate
with the end of the current municipal year.
Section 48. The school committee shall meet at the organization.
school committee rooms on the first Monday in January in
each year, at which time, or as soon thereafter as may be
possible, it shall choose by ballot a chairman and a secretary,
and the vote of a majority of the committee shall be nec-
essary in order to elect. At the same time it shall elect one
of its number to represent the school committee before the
council. Such representative shall have the right to be
heard on all matters concerning schools and the appropria-
tion of money therefor, but shall have no vote.
Section 49. In the month of January of each year the Estimates and
school committee shall submit to the mayor an estimate in ^^^^°
detail of the amount which it deems necessary to expend for
the care and maintenance of the schools during the succeed-
ing financial year; and the mayor shall transmit the same,
with the estimates of other departments, to the council, and
shall recommend such appropriations as he shall deem neces-
sary. Unless otherwise required by law, the school com-
mittee shall cause no liability to be incurred and no expendi-
tures to be made for any purpose beyond the aggregate
appropriation granted by the council; except that for each
month after the expiration of the fiscal year, and before the
regular annual appropriation shall have been made, liabilities
payable out of the regular appropriation may be incurred
to an amount not exceeding one tenth of the aggregate
appropriation made in the preceding year. But the school
committee may expend any and all money which may be
given or bequeathed by any person to the said city for its
public schools.
Section 50. In addition to the exercise of the powers To be judge
and the discharge of the duties imposed by law upon such addftloMi^ **
bodies, the school committee shall be the original judge of the
expediency and necessity of improved school accommoda-
tions. Whenever in its opinion an additional schoolhouse
shall be required, the school committee shall send a written
communication to the council, stating the locality, the nature
of the further provisions needed and the approximate cost
thereof. The council shall have the right to acquire land for
school purposes, but no lot of land shall thus be acquired
until the same shall be approved by the school committee.
schoolhoiises,
etc.
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School
committee of
town to
continue in
office until,
etc.
Act to be
submitted to
voters at next
state election.
Time of taking
effect.
When money for a new schoolhouse shall have been appropri-
ated by the council and the land shall have been acquired,
the mayor shall appoint a building committee of five, one of
whom shall be a member of the school committee, who shall
have charge of the same; but no contract shall be made for
the erection of a school building or for the furnishing thereof
until the plans for such building or furnishing have been
approved by the school committee. The care, alteration,
repair and enlargement of all school buildings now or here-
after existing shall be under the exclusive control of the
school committee; but no member of the said committee
shall be financially interested in any matter pertaining to
school affairs.
Section 51. The members of the school committee of
the town of Revere holding office at the time of the passage
of this act shall continue in power until the organization of
the school committee to be elected under the provisions of
this act, at which time their powers and duties shall cease.
Section 52. The question of the acceptance of this act
shall be submitted to the legal voters of said town at the state
election in the year nineteen hundred and fourteen. At such
election the polls shall be open not less than eight hours; and
the vote shall be taken by ballot, in accordance with the
provisions of chapter eight hundred and thirty-five of the
acts of the year nineteen hundred and thirteen, and acts
in amendment thereof and in addition thereto, so far as
the same shall be applicable, in answer to the question:
"Shall an act passed by the general court in the year nine-
teen hundred and fourteen, entitled *An Act to incorporate
the City of Revere', be accepted?" and the affirmative votes
of a majority of the voters present and voting thereon shall
be required for its acceptance.
Section 53. So much of this act as authorizes its sub-
mission to the voters of said town shall take effect upon its
passage, but it shall not take further effect unless accepted
by said town as herein provided. Approved June 19, 1914-
Chap. 68S An Act to make Saturday a half-holiday for laborers,
WORKMEN and MECHANICS EMPLOYED BY OR ON BEHALF
OF THE COMMONWEALTH AND OTHERWISE TO REGULATE
THEIR EMPLOYMENT.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. All laborers, workmen and mechanics em-
ployed by the commonwealth in any capacity, or by any
Laborers, etc.,
employed by
common-
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 689. 695
officer, board or commission on behalf of the commonwealth wealth to be
who are permanent employees or who have been certified laif-houday. ^
by the civil service commission and whose services can be
dispensed with, shall be given a half-holiday on every Satur-
day in the year, without loss of pay.
Section 2. So far as is possible, all work by laborers, Work to be on
workmen and mechanics employed by the commonwealth h^i^tt
or by any officer, board or commission on behalf of the com- ^°^'^' ^'
monwealth, shall be on the day-work basis.
Section 3. This act shall be submitted for acceptance to Act to be
the voters of the commonwealth at the state election in the votes' at next
present year in answer to the question, to be printed on the ^^^ election.
official ballot for use at said election, "Shall an act passed
by the general court in the year nineteen hundred and
fourteen to make Saturday a half-holiday, without loss of
pay, for laborers, workmen and mechanics employed by
or on behalf of the commonwealth and other-
wise to regulate their employment, be accepted? "
NO.
If a majority of the voters voting thereon vote in the Time of taking
affirmative, this act shall take effect; otherwise, it shall be ^ ^*"
void. Approved June 20, 1914'
An Act relative to the apportionment of the state Chap. 689
TAX.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section one hundred and one of Part I of chapter four 1909, 490. Part
hundred and ninety of the acts of the year nineteen hun- iiJend^^**"
dred and nine, as amended by section one of chapter three
hundred and sixty-six of the acts of the year nineteen hun-
dred and eleven, is hereby further amended by adding at the
end thereof the following : — The tax commissioner shall
give notice of so much of said equalization and apportion-
ment as may be prepared upon the basis of such other in-
formation in his possession to the assessors of the city or town
affected thereby, and, upon request of such assessors, shall
give his reasons therefor, and such information as he may
properly divulge, — so as to read as follows: — Section 101. Taxcommis-
Said commissioner shall cause abstracts to be prepared supplied w?th
showing the amount of the corporate franchise value of ^J^^ri.""™
corporations organized in this commonwealth, and of the
value of the shares of national banks represented by the
taxes distributed according to law to each city and town.
He may require from state, city and town officers such
696
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To give notice
of apportion-
ment, etc., to
assessors.
further returns and statements relative to the amount and
value of taxable property in the several cities and towns as
in his judgment may be necessary. He shall to the best of
his judgment and discretion prepare said equalization and
apportionment upon the basis of the returns and state-
ments herein provided for and authorized, and of any other
information in his possession. The tax commissioner shall
give notice of so much of said equalization and apportion-
ment as may be prepared upon the basis of such other in-
formation in his possession to the assessors of the city or
town affected thereby, and, upon request of such assessors,
shall give his reasons therefor, and such information as he
may properly divulge. Approved June 20, 1914.
Chap.QQO An Act relative to certain expenses of municipal,
POLICE AND district COURTS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. County commissioners are hereby author-
ized to expend a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars
a year for the expense of additional clerical assistance in
any municipal, police or district court within their county.
Section 2. This act shall not apply to the city of Boston.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 20, 1914-
Expenditures
for clerical
assistance in
certain courts
authoriaed.
Not to apply
to Boston.
Expenditure
for improve-
ment of the
Merrimac river
authorized.
Proviso.
C/iap. 691 An Act to provide for the improvement of the
MERRIMAC RIVER.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Under the direction of the board of harbor
and land commissioners, a sum not exceeding one million
dollars may be expended for the improvement for navigation
of the Merrimac river from the sea to Hunt's Falls at Lowell,
by the construction of a channel therein: provided, that no
part of said sum shall be available or expended until the
congress of the United States shall approve a project, and
make an appropriation therefor, to improve that part of said
river from the sea to a point opposite Ward's hill about one
mile above Haverhill, so that a continuous channel will be
provided throughout this part of said river not less than
eighteen feet deep at mean low water and of adequate width.
Section 2. To meet the expenses that may be incurred
under the provisions of this act the treasurer and receiver
Issue of bonds,
notes, etc.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 692. 697
general is hereby authorized, with the approval of the
governor and council, to issue bonds, scrip or certificates of
indebtedness to an amount not exceeding one million dollars,
for a term not exceeding forty years, to be in such form, to
bear such rate of interest and to be issued in such amounts
from time to time as the treasurer and receiver general, with
the approval of the governor and council, shall determine.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Ayproved June 20, 1914-
Chapm2
An Act to PROvroE for taking the decennial census.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The decennial census of the inhabitants of Decennial
, . , PI 111 • 1 census to be
each city and town of the commonwealth and a special taken.
enumeration of the legal voters thereof, as required by
Articles XXI and XXII of the amendments to the constitu-
tion, shall be taken by the bureau of statistics as of the first
day of April in the year nineteen hundred and fifteen. The
census shall be taken by means of printed schedules which
shall embrace, besides the questions necessary to obtain the
information required as aforesaid, such other questions as
may be deemed expedient by the director of the said bureau,
subject to the approval of the governor and council.
Section 2. For the purpose of obtaining the information Division of
called for by this act, the director of the bureau of statistics fntS'^nSmera-
shall divide the commonwealth into enumeration districts, t'°^ districts.
and he shall have authority to appoint enumerators, in-
terpreters, inspectors and special agents who shall be paid
such rates of compensation as may be fixed by him, subject
to the approval of the governor and council, except that in
extreme emergencies or in districts in which suitable enu-
merators and interpreters cannot be obtained at the rate of
compensation fixed as aforesaid, the director may fix a rate
which, in his judgment, is reasonable under the circumstances;
and the appointment of enumerators, interpreters, inspec- Appointment of
tors and special agents shall be in accordance with such e^c*!™^"^^
rules and tests as the director may, with the approval of the
civil service commission, devise for this purpose: provided, Proviao.
however, that enumerators shall be, so far as is practicable,
residents of the cities and towns for which they are appointed.
From the persons so appointed, the director may select for
clerical work in examining and tabulating the returns and
preparing the results of the census for publication such as
698 Acts, 1914. — Chap. 692.
maj^ by virtue of experience and training acquired in the
work of the census, be deemed especially quaUfied therefor.
of™fi°ks?^''* All clerks, stenographers and other employees necessary in
stenographers, connection with the taking of the census and the analysis
and publication of the results thereof, except as is other-
wise provided herein, shall be appointed in accordance with
the provisions of chapter nineteen of the Revised Laws, and
the amendments thereof, and the compensation of such em-
ployees shall be determined in the same manner as that of
the regular employees of the bureau of statistics. Persons
employed in accordance with the provisions of this act may,
after their census work is completed, be transferred by the
director of the bureau of statistics to the regular staff of said
bureau. Whenever, for the purpose of expediting the census
or the publication of the results thereof, it shall be deemed
necessary to require clerks, stenographers or other office
employees to work more than the usual number of actual
working hours in any one day, they may be paid extra com-
pensation based upon the regular rate of pay. Any person
employed under the provisions of this act who is found in-
competent or derelict in the performance of his duty may be
removed by the director of the bureau of statistics and a
successor immediately appointed.
dueftob*i°° °^ Section 3. Upon the petition of the city government of
^reets^biocks, ^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^ dircctor of the bureau of statistics
r^ ue"t°° prior to the first day of January in the year nineteen hundred
and fifteen for an enumeration of the city in such manner as
to show the number of inhabitants and legal voters in each
street, square or avenue, or in such blocks or squares of the
city as may be designated, and specifying the details with
which it is desired that the results thereof shall be tabulated,
Proviso. ^YiQ enumeration shall so be made: provided, that the director
is able to procure such maps or plans as may be necessary
for this purpose. The tabulations herein provided for shall
be limited to such inquiries as appear upon the regular
schedules for the census of population provided for in section
one of this act, and upon the completion of the tabulations
as aforesaid made for any city under the provisions of this
section and the determination of the expense incurred
therefor, the treasurer and receiver general shall issue his
warrant as provided in section thirty-four of Part I of chapter
four hundred and ninety of the acts of the year nineteen
hundred and nine, requiring the assessors of the cities con-
cerned to assess a tax to the amount of such expense, and
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the said amount shall be collected and paid over to the
treasurer and receiver general in the same manner as other
state taxes. A copy of any tabulations made in accordance
with this section shall, as soon as possible thereafter, be
filed by the director of the bureau of statistics with the city
clerk of the city for which they were prepared.
Section 4. The enumerators, interpreters, inspectors, Enumerators,
special agents and other persons appointed under this act Itc^'to tfke*^'
shall be furnished with a commission certifying to their ap- °'^^^^' ^*°"
pointment, and before entering upon the discharge of their
duties shall take and subscribe an oath or affirmation that
they will faithfully perform to the best of their ability the
duties imposed upon them and that they wdll support the
constitution and laws of the commonwealth; and each enu-
merator in making returns to the bureau shall sign and
transmit therewith a certification, properly sworn to, that
the information reported in such returns is correct to the
best of his knowledge and belief.
Section 5. Upon the completion of the canvass of the compensation
district to which he is assigned, each enumerator shall for- aCcef to"*^"
ward to the director of the bureau of statistics a voucher i^u^ierators,
properly sworn to, certifying to the number of days taken in
making the canvass, the number of persons enumerated,
and such other facts as may be required by said director;
and each interpreter shall file a voucher in proper form for
services rendered. No allowance or compensation shall be
made to any enumerator or interpreter except upon the
approval by the director of the bureau of statistics of vouchers
filed as aforesaid, and no allowance shall be made to any
enumerator or interpreter for travelling or other expenses in
addition to the fixed rate of pay, except in extreme cases,
when, in the opinion of said director, such extra allowance
would secure economy in the enumeration; and in no case
shall any such extra allowance be made except upon the
previous written authority of said director to incur such
expenses nor except upon the presentation of a proper
voucher covering the same: provided, however, that enu- Proviso,
merators employing interpreters at their own expense with-
out authorization in advance, may, within the discretion of
said director, be allowed reimbursement for expenses so in-
curred; nor shall any allowance of pay for an enumerator or
interpreter be made until the district to which he is assigned
has been canvassed to the satisfaction of the director of the
bureau of statistics, nor shall full payment be allowed an
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Information
obtained to be
deemed con-
fidential.
Penalties.
Return of in-
habitants and
legal voters to
be made.
Census of fish-
eries and com-
merce to be
taken.
enumerator until all schedules furnished to him have been
returned, examined, and accepted for tabulation. Said
director may, before making allowances of pay, require any
enumerator to make needed corrections of errors in his
schedules without additional pay, and if an enumerator de-
clines to make such corrections, or if, in the judgment of said
director, it is deemed necessary to cause such correction or a
re-enumeration of any part of such enumerator's district to
be made by some other person, the cost of making the cor-
rections or re-enumeration may be deducted from the amount
that would otherwise have been allowed to him.
Section 6. The information obtained under the pro-
visions of this act shall be deemed confidential as respects
individuals and no disclosures shall be made of names or
any other data relating to individuals or of the names of
individuals supplying the information called for by this
act, except as is authorized by chapter three hundred and
eighty-five of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
six. Any person employed under the provisions of this act
or any officer or other employee of the bureau of statistics
who improperly discloses information furnished in confidence
in accordance with this act, or who wilfully refuses to per-
form any duty required of him in accordance with law, or
who is guilty of wilful deceit or falsehood in the discharge of
his duty shall be subject to a fine not exceeding two thousand
dollars or imprisonment for not more than one year; and
any person who refuses to furnish information as required by
this act to a person authorized to collect the same shall be
liable to pay a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars for
every such refusal. All fines imposed by this act may be re-
covered in any court of competent jurisdiction, by informa-
tion or complaint of the attorney-general, and shall accrue to
the commonwealth.
Section 7. As soon as possible after the enumeration
provided for by this act has been completed and the results
thereof duly determined, the director of the bureau of sta-
tistics shall make a return of the same to the secretary of
the commonwealth, showing the number of inhabitants and
legal voters as determined by said enumeration in each town
and in each ward of the several cities, and the secretary shall
submit the same to the general court within the first ten days
of the session next following.
Section 8. In addition to the census provided for by
section one of this act, the director of the bureau of statistics
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 692. 701
shall also cause to be taken during the year nineteen hun-
dred and fifteen a census of the fisheries and commerce of the
commonwealth, and the several provisions of this act shall,
so far as is practicable, apply thereto.
Section 9. The director of the bureau of statistics shall fnd'^prfni^ng
cause to be prepared and printed, in such detail and with °^ bulletins.
such analyses as he may deem advisable, tabulations of the
various classes of information gathered in accordance with
this act; and he may publish the same in bulletins from
time to time in such number as may be necessary in his
judgment to meet the legitimate demand therefor, reserving
not less than twenty-one hundred copies of each issue for
subsequent binding as herein provided for. When a series Distribution,
of said bulletins covering related subjects has been com-
pleted, he may cause the same to be suitably bound in
vohunes, and these, with such other volumes containing in-
formation gathered in the census, as may be prepared,
shall be distributed under the direction of the secretary of
the commonwealth as follows : — To each member of the
general court in the year nineteen hundred and fourteen,
nineteen hundred and fifteen and nineteen hundred and six-
teen, one copy, and an additional copy to the clerk of the
senate and the clerk of the house for the use of their respective
offices; to the governor, lieutenant governor, and each mem-
ber of the council of the years nineteen hundred and fourteen,
nineteen hundred and fifteen and nineteen hundred and six-
teen, one copy; to each state board, department, or com-
mission listed in the manual for the general court, one copy;
to the senators and representatives of IVIassachusetts in
congress, one copy each; to the justices of the supreme
judicial court and to the justices of the superior court and
to the clerks of said courts, one copy each; to the several
registers of deeds, one copy each; to the several registers of
probate and insolvency, one copy each; to each board of
registrars of voters in the cities of the commonwealth, one
copy; to each city and town clerk for the use of his office,
one copy; to the libraries of the incorporated colleges and
universities of the commonwealth, one copy each; to the
several state normal schools, one copy each; to the several
county law libraries of the commonwealth, one copy each;
to each free public library in the commonwealth, at least one
copy; to the Massachusetts Historical Society, the New
England Genealogical Society, the Boston Athenaeum, and
the American Antiquarian Society, one copy each; to the
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Special
tabulations.
Expenditure
authorized.
Additional
oompenaation.
Repeal.
library of congress, one copy; to the several state and
territorial libraries of the United States, one copy each; to
the bureau of statistics for distribution in the discretion of
the director of said bureau, one hundred copies. Any re-
maining copies shall be distributed under the direction of
the secretary of the commonwealth.
Section 10. In addition to the preparation and publica-
tion of the tabulations provided for in section nine of this
act, the director of the bureau of statistics is authorized to
prepare from information obtained in the census such special
tabulations from time to time as may be desired by any
individual or organization, and to charge therefor a reasonable
sum, based upon the cost of making the same. All fees re-
ceived under the provisions of this section shall be paid into
the treasury of the commonwealth.
Section 11. The director of the bureau of statistics is
hereby authorized to expend a sum not exceeding four hun-
dred thousand dollars in carrying out the provisions of this
act, exclusive of the cost of paper, of which amount not
exceeding fifteen thousand dollars shall be available during
the current year; and the sergeant-at-arms is hereby directed
to provide for use in carrying out the provisions of this act
such quarters as may be deemed by the director of the
bureau of statistics to be suitable therefor, the cost of rental
and other expenses in connection therewith to be paid out
of the appropriation for the census. From and after the
first day of July in the year nineteen hundred and fourteen,
until the thirtieth of June in the year nineteen hundred and
seventeen, this period covering approximately the time re-
quired in preparing for and supervising the taking of the
census and tabulating the results thereof for publication, the
director of the bureau of statistics and the deputy director
of said bureau shall receive extra compensation at the rate
of twelve hundred dollars and one thousand dollars per
annum, respectively, in addition to their salaries as fixed by
law, the same to be paid from the appropriation for census
purposes. Chapter four hundred and twenty-three of the
acts of the year nineteen hundred and four is hereby repealed.
Section 12. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 20, 1914-
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 693. 703
An Act to provide for the improvement of the harbor Qhn^ aqq
AND TERMINAL FACILITIES OF THE CITY OF NEW BED- ^'
FORD.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The board of harbor and land commis- improvement
«rmin
lities
sioners, for the purpose of improving and developing New fac^^t^sTn
Bedford harbor and the transportation and terminal facilities ^'ilodzed!'^
of the city of New Bedford, is hereby authorized to recon-
struct and extend the present southerly pier, to reconstruct
the pier adjoining and northerly of said southerly pier, to
build sheds or other buildings on said piers, to provide the
necessary equipment and appliances for handling freight and
receiving passengers at said piers, to fill solid and dredge, and
to do such other work as may be necessary and advisable to
carry out the purposes of this act, all of the said work to be
done at and near the present piers and docks in New Bedford
harbor belonging to the city of New Bedford and situated
between Union street and the New Bedford and Fairhaven
bridge. All contracts made under the provisions of this Contracta.
section shall be subject to the approval of the governor and
council.
Section 2. The board of harbor and land commissioners Expenditure
is hereby authorized to expend for the purposes of this act ^^^^°^^^^'^-
a sum not exceeding three hundred and fifty thousand dol-
lars, and the treasurer and receiver general is hereby au-
thorized to issue, in the name and behalf of the common-
wealth, bonds or scrip to an amount not exceeding said sum.
The said bonds or scrip shall be issued upon the serial pay- iggue of bonds,
ment plan from time to time as may be necessary, in such ^^■
amounts and upon such terms, and shall be payable serially
in such amounts and at such times, within a period not ex-
ceeding fifteen years, as shall be determined by the treasurer
and receiver general, with the approval of the governor and
council, to be for the best interests of the commonwealth.
Section 3. Before any contracts are made under the Title to
provisions of section one of this act, the city of New Bedford tolKkl-*'' '
shall transfer to the commonwealth, without cost, all the ^^"^^ ^uu""'
.,., ,. «,.. monwealtn.
right, title and interest of the city in and to the land, flats,
piers and buildings included within the territory to be im-
proved and developed by the commonwealth under this act.
Section 4. Upon the completion of the work authorized ?oard'of harbor
by this act, the board of harbor and land commissioners shall '^^^ '^"^d com-
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Acts, 1914. — Chap. 694.
Sale of certain
narcotic drugs
regulated.
missioners, administer the terminal facilities acquired or created by the
commonwealth under the provisions of this act, and the
expenses thereof shall be determined by the governor and
council and paid by the commonwealth. The said board
shall make such rules and regulations and shall charge such
reasonable rates for the use of the said structures and equip-
ment as shall be approved by the governor and council.
The income from all wharfage and storage, use of cranes,
lighterage, dockage and other sources shall be collected by
said board and paid into the treasury of the commonwealth.
Section 5. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 20, 1914-
Chap.694i An Act to regulate the sale of opium, morphine and
OTHER NARCOTIC DRUGS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. On and after the first day of January, nine-
teen hundred and fifteen, it shall be unlawful for any person,
firm or corporation to sell, furnish, give away or deliver any
opium, morphine, heroin, codeine, cannabis indica, cannabis
sativa, or any preparation thereof, or any salt or compound
of the said substances, except upon the written prescription
or written order of a registered physician, dentist, or vet-
erinary surgeon, bearing the name of the physician, dentist,
or veterinary surgeon giving it, which prescription when filled
shall show the date of each filling and shall be retained on
file by the druggist filling it for a period of at least two years,
and it shall not again be filled except upon the order of the
prescriber, given in person or in writing. The prescription
shall not be copied, except for the purpose of record by the
druggist filling the same, and it shall at all times be open to
inspection by the officers of the state board of health, the
board of registration in pharmacy and its authorized agents,
and by the police authorities and police officers of cities and
towns. But the provisions of this act shall not apply to
prescriptions, nor to the sale, distribution, giving away, or
dispensing of preparations and remedies, if such prescrip-
tions, preparations or remedies do not contain more than
two grains of opium, or more than one quarter of a grain of
morphine, or more than one quarter of a grain of heroin, or
more than one grain of codeine, or more than one half of a
grain of extract of cannabis indica, or more than one half
of a grain of extract of cannabis sativa, or any salt or com-
Not to apply
to certain pre-
Bcriptions, etc.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 694. 705
pound of any of them in one fluid ounce, or, if a solid or semi-
solid preparation, to the avoirdupois ounce; nor to liniments,
ointments or other preparations which are prepared for ex-
ternal use only; nor to preparations containing any of the
said substances which are sold in good faith for diarrhoea,
or cholera, or neuralgia, and which do not contain more than
six grains of opium or more than three quarters of a grain of
morphine to each fluid ounce, or, if a solid or semi-solid prep-
aration, to the avoirdupois ounce; nor to Dover's Powder,
nor to veterinary preparations containing not over ten grains
of opium or more than one grain and a quarter of morphine
to each fluid ounce, or, if a solid or semi-solid preparation,
to the avoirdupois ounce; nor to compound medicinal tab-
lets, pills or powders containing not over one twentieth of
a grain of morphine or one quarter of a grain of codeine or
any of their salts, except heroin, to each pill, powder or
tablet: provided, that such preparations, remedies or pre- Proviso,
scriptions are sold, distributed, given away or dispensed in
good faith as medicines, and not sold for the purpose of
evading the provisions of this act.
Section 2. It shall be unlawful for any practitioner of Prescription by
veterinary medicine or surgery to prescribe any of the drugs surgeons,
, • J • , • £ J.1 • J. J? xi i? 1 physicians, etc.,
mentioned in section one or this act tor the use oi a human regulated.
being, and it shall be unlawful for any physician or dentist
to prescribe, sell, give away or deliver any opium, morphine,
heroin, codeine, cannabis indica, cannabis sativa, or any
preparation thereof, or any salt or compound of said substance
to any person known to such physician or dentist to be an
habitual user of those drugs.
Section 3. The provisions of this act shall not be con- Not to prevent
strued to prevent any lawfully authorized practitioner of et'cTby^iaw-
medicine or of veterinary medicine or of dentistry from pre- ^ h''^icil*ns°'^^^'^
scribing, administering or dispensing any drug that may ^^■
be indicated for any patient under his care: provided, that provisos.
such prescribing, administering or dispensing is not for the
purpose of evading the provisions of this act; and provided,
further, that every physician, veterinarian and dentist shall
keep a record in a suitable book of the names and addresses
of all patients to whom he dispenses narcotics.
Section 4. Any manufacturer or jobber and any whole- saie by manu-
sale druggist and any registered pharmacist, physician, reguuted.^*"'
veterinarian or dentist may sell opium, morphine, codeine,
heroin, cannabis indica, cannabis sativa, or any preparation
thereof, or any salt or compound of such substances to any
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Acts, 1914. — Chap. 695.
Orders to be
kept on file.
Penalty for
false represen-
tation, etc.
manufacturer, jobber, wholesale druggist, registered phar-
macist, physician, veterinarian or dentist, or to any in-
corporated hospital; but such substances or preparations,
except such as are included within the exemptions set forth
in section one, shall be sold only upon a written order duly
signed by such manufacturer, jobber, wholesale druggist,
pharmacist, physician, veterinarian, dentist or superintend-
ent of such incorporated hospital, which order shall state
the article or articles ordered and the date. The said orders
shall be kept on file in the laboratory, warehouse, pharmacy
or store in which they are filled by the proprietor thereof,
or his successors, for a period of not less than two years from
the date of delivery, and shall be at all times open to inspec-
tion by officers of the state board of health, members of the
board of registration in pharmacy, or their authorized agents,
and by the police authorities and police officers of cities and
towns.
Section 5. Any person who, for the purpose of evading
or assisting in the evasion of any provision of this act, shall
falsely represent that he is a physician, dentist or veterinarian,
or that he is a manufacturer, jobber, wholesale druggist, or
pharmacist, or an agent or employee of an incorporated hos-
pital, or who, not being an authorized physician, dentist or
veterinarian, makes or alters a prescription for any of the
said substances, shall be deemed guilty of a violation of this
act.
Section 6. Whoever violates any provision of this act
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be pun-
ished by a fine of not less than fifty nor more than one thou-
sand dollars, or by imprisonment in the house of correction
or jail for a term not exceeding one year, or by both such
fine and imprisonment.
Section 7. Chapter two hundred and seventy-one of
the acts of the year nineteen hundred and ten is hereby re-
pealed. Approved June 22, 1914-
Chap.695 An Act to establish the fees for the registration of
MOTOR trucks.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section twenty-nine of chapter five hundred
and thirty-four of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
nine is hereby amended by striking out the words " For the
registration of every commercial motor vehicle, used solely
General
penalty.
Repeal.
1909, 534, I 29,
amended.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 695. 707
as such, and every motor truck, regardless of the horse power
thereof, five dollars", in the sixth, seventh and eighth lines,
and inserting in place thereof the following : — For the regis-
tration of every commercial motor vehicle, used solely as
such, and every motor truck, of a carrying capacity of one ton
or less, five dollars, and for each additional ton or fraction of
a ton of carrying capacity in excess of one ton, three dollars
additional, — so as to read as follows : — Section 29. The Fees for regia-
commission or its authorized agents shall collect fees as vThicte? ate"***'
follows : —
For the registration of every motor cycle, including the
right of the owner thereof to operate the vehicle, two dollars.
For the registration of every commercial motor vehicle,
used solely as such, and every motor truck, of a carrying
capacity of one ton or less, five dollars, and for each addi-
tional ton or fraction of a ton of carrying capacity in excess
of one ton, three dollars additional.
For the registration of every automobile of less than twenty
horse power, five dollars.
For the registration of every automobile of twenty horse
power and above, but less than thirty horse power, ten
dollars.
For the registration of every automobile of thirty horse
power and above, but less than forty horse power, fifteen
dollars.
For the registration of every automobile of forty horse
power and above, but less than fifty horse power, twenty
dollars.
For the registration of every automobile of fifty horse
power and above, twenty-five dollars.
For the registration of the motor vehicles owned by or
under the control of a manufacturer of or dealer in motor
vehicles, if such person operates upon the public ways not
more than five automobiles, twenty-five dollars and five
dollars for every automobile in excess of five so operated.
For the registration of all of the motor cycles owned by
or under the control of a manufacturer of or dealer in motor
cycles who does not manufacture or deal in automobiles,
including ten seals to be furnished with the certificate of
registration, ten dollars.
For the registration of every motor vehicle owned by a
non-resident who applies for registration under the provisions
of section three of this act, and for the registration of every
automobile, and of the motor vehicles owned by or under the
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Acts, 1914. — Chap. 695.
Fees for regis- coiitrol of a manufacturer of or dealer in motor vehicles,
vJhiciesfete!*^'^ who appHcs thcrefor during the period beginning with the
first day of October and ending on the thirty-first day of
December, in any year, in accordance with the provisions
of section two or of section four of this act, one half of the fore-
going fees.
For the substitution of the registration of an automobile
for that of a vehicle previously registered in accordance with
the provisions of section two of this act, two dollars.
For the substitution of the registration of a motor cycle
for that of a motor cycle previously registered in accordance
with the provisions of section two of this act, one dollar.
For every original operator's or chauffeur's license to
operate automobiles, two dollars.
For every renewal of any operator's or chauffeur's license
to operate automobiles, fifty cents.
For every examination given to an applicant for a license
or for the renewal of a license to operate motor vehicles, two
dollars.
For every additional copy of a certificate of registration or
license, fifty cents.
For every additional number plate furnished to replace
such plates as have been lost or mutilated, or which are
illegible, and for every additional number plate furnished to
a manufacturer of or dealer in motor vehicles whose business
requires more than five pairs of such plates, seventy-five
cents.
For every additional seal furnished to replace such seals
as have been lost or mutilated, or which are illegible, and for
every seal furnished to a manufacturer of or dealer in auto-
mobiles for use on motor cycles owned by or under the control
of such person, fifty cents: provided, however, that the com-
mission or its authorized agents may furnish without charge
copies of certificates of registration and licenses to operate,
and copies of other documents relating thereto, to officers
of the commonwealth or of any court thereof or of a city or
town therein; and the commission may issue certificates
of registration for motor vehicles and licenses to operate the
same to any member of the foreign diplomatic corps without
the payment of the fees therefor.
Section 2. This act shall take effect on the first day of
January in the year nineteen hundred and fifteen.
Approved June 22, 1914-
Proviso.
Time of taking
effect.
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 696, 697. 709
An Act to authorize the appointment of a court Qhn^ aqa
OFFICER FOR THE SESSIONS OF THE LAND COURT. ^'
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
» ViiinrlrprJ anr\ +'ci7f>n+"\r-pioflTf r\f
amended
Section 1. Chapter one hundred and twenty-eight of ^^^jf^' ^ ^^'
the Revised liaws is hereby amended by striking out section
sixteen and inserting in place thereof the following new
section: — Section 16. The land court in all matters over Enforcement
which it has jurisdiction may enforce its orders or decrees °^ ^^'"■^®3-
in the same manner as decrees are enforced in equity, and
upon request of the justices of the land court, the sheriff of
any county other than Suffolk shall assign a deputy to attend
the sittings of the court in that county. The justices of the
land court shall appoint an oflBcer for attendance upon the
sessions of said court in the county of Suffolk. The officer in
attendance upon said court in the county of Suffolk shall re-
ceive in full for all services performed by him an annual
salary of seventeen hundred dollars, which shall be paid
monthly by the commonwealth.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 24) IOI4.
An Act to authorize the city of fitchburg to increase (^^^jt) 697
its water supply.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The city of Fitchburg, for the purpose of city ^ Fitch-
supplying water to its inhabitants, is hereby authorized to acquire lands,
, 1 .i 1 J.-L' Jiiij'j. water sources,
take, or acquire by purchase or otherwise, and hold, divert, etc., for addi-
and convey to and through said city the waters of Ashby auppiy^^'^^'^
reservoir in the town of Ashby in the county of Middlesex,
the waters of Ward pond. Rice pond and Stodge Meadow
reservoir, all in the town of Ashburnham in the county of
Worcester, and the waters of Watatic pond and Souhegan
river, within the towns of Ashby and Ashburnham in the
counties aforesaid, and the waters that flow into and from
said ponds, reservoirs and river and any water rights con-
nected therewith; also the waters of Falulah brook in said
city; and to take, or acquire by purchase or otherwise, such
land as may be necessary for the purpose of flowage, and
such land around the margin of said ponds, when said margin
is established by the erection of dams and flowage, not ex-
ceeding five rods in width, as may be necessary for the preser-
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Acts, 1914. — Chap. 697.
FiOTiso.
May tempo-
rarily occupy
lands, etc.
May lay pipes,
aqueducts, etc.
May acquire
lands, etc.
vation and purity of the said waters: provided, however, that
if it shall be necessary to take any land within said five
rods and within the limits of any highway or town way in
either of said towns, then all damages, costs and expense re-
sulting from the discontinuing of any part of such highway or
town way, or from the relocation or reconstruction of the
same, under legal proceedings, shall be assessed upon and
paid by said city, and to take, or acquire by purchase or
otherwise, and hold in like manner such lands, easements,
waters and water rights as may be necessary for erecting and
maintaining dams and reservoirs, and for laying and main-
taining conduits, pipes, drains, filter beds, poles and wires,
and for draining swamps, and other works for collecting,
storing, conducting and purifying water and for distributing
water in said city and for locating or relocating any high-
ways or town ways which may be necessary.
Section 2. Said city shall have the right to enter upon
any lands for the purpose of making surveys, test-pits and
borings, and may take, or otherwise acquire, the right tem-
porarily to occupy any lands necessary for the construction
of any works, or for any other purposes authorized by this
act, subject to the provisions of section seven hereof.
Section 3. Said city is authorized to lay and maintain
all necessary and proper aqueducts, pipes, drains and wires
over or under any water course, street, railroad, railway,
highway or other way in such manner as not unnecessarily
to impede travel thereon, and may enter upon and dig up
any such road, street or way for the purpose of laying aque-
ducts, pipes or wires beneath the surface thereof, and for
maintaining and replacing the same, but always in such
manner as not to render the roads, streets and ways un-
necessarily unsafe or inconvenient for public travel. Said
city, in performing said work, shall be subject to such reason-
able regulations as to time, place and manner of digging up
streets or ways for the purpose aforesaid as shall be made by
the selectmen of the town of Ashburnham, within the limits
of said town, and by the selectmen of the town of Ashby
within the limits of that town. Said city may also take, or
acquire by purchase or otherwise any lands situated in the
town of Ashburnham and now occupied for public school
purposes, which may be necessary to protect the purity of
the water and water sources acquired by the city, and may
remove any buildings thereon or on lands adjacent to its
water supply, and may take or otherwise acquire lands and
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 697. 711
easements for the relocation of such buildings and may trans-
fer such lands or easements to the town in which they are
situated.
Section 4. Nothing in this act shall be construed to Not to prevent
prevent or restrict the town of Ashby or the town of Ash- from teking°^
burnham, at any time hereafter, from taking so much of the tLt^pondrfor
waters of said ponds within the limits of said towns, respec- puJ^,^!*^'^
tively, and the waters flowing into the same, as may be re-
quired for the purpose of supplying their inhabitants with
pure water for domestic, fire protection and other uses, hav-
ing previously obtained legislative authority for so doing,
and in case the town of Ashby or the town of Ashbum-
ham shall so take the waters of either of the ponds within the
limits of said towns, the said towns shall pay to the said city
of Fitchburg such sum of money as shall be agreed upon by
the towns respectively, and the city, as the just and pro-
portionate share of the said towns of the cost to the said
city of acquiring the waters of the said ponds and water
rights, easements and lands connected therewith, and of
erecting and maintaining in the said towns dams, structures
and other works for the purpose of a water supply system
under the provisions of this act, and in case the city of ^^^^^f^^^ '°
Fitchburg and the said towns, respectively, shall not agree agreement, etc.
upon the amount so to be paid, then either party may pe-
tition the superior court for the appointment of a commission
of three suitable persons who shall hear the parties and de-
termine the amount of money that shall be paid by the towns,
or either of them, to the city of Fitchburg, as the just and
proportionate share of said towns of the cost aforesaid to the
city of Fitchburg. Said city shall not enter upon, construct
or lay any conduits, pipes or other works within the location
of any railroad corporation, except at such time and in such
manner as it may agree upon with such corporation or,
in case of failure so to agree, as may be approved by the
public service commission.
Section 5. Said city is also authorized to take, or acquire May take
by purchase or otherwise, the waters of Ward pond and Certain ^resTr-
Stodge Meadow reservoir, both in the town of Ashburnham, J^j""^- p^"*^^*
and the waters of Watatic pond and Souhegan river, within
the towns of Ashby and Ashburnham, and the waters that
flow into and from said ponds, reservoirs and river, and any
water rights connected therewith, or such part thereof as is
not taken by the city of Fitchburg under the provisions of
this act for the purpose of supplying water to its inhabitants,
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Acts, 1914. — Chap. 697.
to be used for a compensating reservoir or reservoirs in re-
duction or liquidation of damages that would otherwise re-
sult to mill owners on the Souhegan river by reason of the
taking and diverting of the waters of Ward pond and Stodge
Meadow reservoir, and the waters of Watatic pond and
Souhegan river; and to acquire and hold in like manner
such lands as may be necessary for constructing and main-
taining dams and reservoirs for storing and distributing said
water. Said city is authorized to contract with mill owners
whose rights are affected, in relation to the manner and extent
of using, controlling and operating said compensating reser-
voir or reservoirs.
tim watlrrfor Section 6. Said city is also authorized to take, or acquire
a compensating }yy purchasc or othcrwisc, and hold the waters of the Squan-
reservoir, etc. *'^,. ,, „ .i . in
nacook river and the waters or any tributaries thereof,
within the towns of Ashby and Townsend, and any water
rights connected therewith, or such part thereof as is not
taken by the city under the provisions of this act for the
purpose of supplying water to its inhabitants, to be used for
a compensating reservoir or reservoirs in reduction or liquida-
tion of damages that would otherwise result to mill owners
on the Squannacook river and Willard brook by reason of
the taking and diverting of the waters of Ashby reservoir;
and to acquire and hold in like manner such lands as may be
necessary for constructing and maintaining dams and reser-
voirs for storing and distributing said water. Said city is
authorized to contract with mill owners whose rights are
affected, in relation to the manner and extent of using, con-
trolling and operating said compensating reservoir or reser-
voirs.
Section 7. The said city, in order to take any property
by right of eminent domain, shall file and cause to be re-
corded in the registry of deeds for the southern district of
the county of Middlesex, for any taking within the limits of
the towns of Ashby or Townsend, and in the registry of
deeds for the northern district of the county of Worcester
for any taking in the town of Ashburnham or the city of
Fitchburg, a statement containing a description thereof as
certain as is required in a common conveyance of land, stat-
ing that the same is taken for' the city of Fitchburg, and
signed by the water commissioners of the city.
Section 8. The said city shall pay all damages to prop-
erty sustained by any person or corporation by anything
done by the city under authority of this act, and any person
Description of
property taken
to be recorded.
Damages.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 697. 713
or corporation, whether within or without the common-
wealth, entitled to damages as aforesaid, and failing to agree
with the city as to the amount thereof, may, within two years
after the date of taking or other injury, file in the office of
the clerk of the superior court for the county in which the
property damaged or taken is situated a petition for a jury
to assess the damages. Owners of property situated without
the commonwealth which is damaged by anything done by
the city under authority of this act may file their petitions
for damages in the office of the clerk of the superior court
either for the county of Middlesex or for the county of
Worcester. No taking of the waters of Ashby reservoir as
herein authorized shall be made by the city of Fitchburg
unless made within one year after the passage of this act.
No assessment of damages shall be made for the taking of
any water, water right or injury thereto, and the said two
years shall not begin to run, until the water is actually with-
drawn or diverted by said city under authority of this act,
except that in case of the taking of the waters of Ashby
reservoir or of any waters contributing to the flow of the
Squannacook river, an application for damages may be
made, and the damages may be assessed, at any time within
two years after the date of such taking.
Section 9. In determining the damages caused by any Determination
change of grade, discontinuance or relocation of any public
way or injury to any property by the construction or main-
tenance of any reservoir or pond, there shall be taken into
account any benefit to the property of the owner asserting
an injury received from anything done under authority of
this act. Interest upon the damages awarded shall be com-
puted at a rate of not more than five per cent per annum
from the date when the property is taken or damaged or the
water withdrawn or diverted, as aforesaid. And the city of
Fitchburg is hereby authorized in all such cases to deposit
with the clerk of courts such sum as it may determine shall
be fair compensation to the injured party, and if such party
shall not recover a larger sum than is so deposited he shall
not recover any costs, but the city shall be entitled to recover
costs in such a proceeding.
Section 10. Said city may, for the purpose of paying City of Fitch-
the necessary expenses and liabilities incurred under the Loan, Act of
provisions of this act, and for the purpose of building such
other reservoirs and pipe lines and for acquiring such lands
of Falulah brook drainage area as may be necessary, issue
714
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 697.
Payment of
loan.
Water sources,
etc., not to be
taken without
approval of
state board of
health.
Penalty for
pollution of
water, etc.
from time to time bonds or notes to an amount not exceed-
ing three hundred thousand dollars. Such bonds or notes
shall bear on their face the words, City of Fitchburg Water
Loan, Act of 1914; shall be signed by the treasurer of the
city and countersigned by the mayor; shall bear interest at
a rate not exceeding four and one half per cent per annum,
payable semi-annually; and shall be payable by such annual
payments, beginning not more than one year after the date
of each loan, as will extinguish each loan within thirty
years from its date, and the amount of such annual pay-
ment in any year shall not be less than the amount of the
principal of the loan payable in any subsequent year. Each
authorized issue of bonds or notes shall constitute a separate
loan. The city may sell the said securities at public or
private sale upon such terms and conditions as it may deem
proper, but they shall not be sold for less than their par
value, and the proceeds shall be used only for the purposes
herein specified.
Section 11. The city shall, at the time of authorizing
said loan or loans, provide for the payment thereof in accord-
ance with section ten of this act, and thereafter without
further action by the city council the amount required for the
said payments shall annually be assessed by the assessors of
the city, in the same manner in which other taxes are assessed,
until the debt incurred by the said loan or loans is extin-
guished.
Section 12. No source of water supply and no lands
necessary for preserving the quality of the water shall be
taken without first obtaining the advice and approval of the
state board of health, and the location of all dams and reser-
voirs to be used as sources of water supply under this act
shall be subject to the approval of said board.
Section 13. Whoever wilfully or wantonly corrupts, pol-
lutes or diverts any water taken or held under this act, or
injures any structure, work or other property owned, held
or used by said city under authority of this act, shall forfeit
and pay to said city three times the amount of damages as-
sessed therefor, to be recovered in an action of tort, and upon
conviction of any of the above wilful or wanton acts shall be
punished by a fine not exceeding three hundred dollars, or by
imprisonment not exceeding one year.
Section 14. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 24, 1914-
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 698. 715
An Act relative to the membership of a commission on (7/^^ aqc
economy and efficiency. ^'
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The governor, with the advice and consent of S.n^y ancf°
the council, shall appoint a commission on economy and efficiency, ap-
efficiency for the commonwealth, to consist of three persons,
qualified voters of the commonwealth. The chairman shall
be designated by, and shall hold that office at the pleasure
of, the governor. The chairman shall receive a salary of
five thousand dollars per annum and the other members a
salary of forty-five hundred dollars each per annum. The
provisions of section twenty-one of chapter three of the
Revised Laws shall not apply to the appointment of the said
three persons. The members first appointed shall be ap-
pointed to serve as follows : — one for the term of three
years, one for two years and one for one year from the first
day of July of the present year; and thereafter one member
shall be appointed annually to serve for a term of three
years. Any vacancy shall be filled by the governor, with
the advice and consent of the council, for the unexpired term.
The members of the commission may be removed by the
governor, with the advice and consent of the council; and
they shall devote their whole time to the service of the
commonwealth and shall hold no other office and engage in
no other occupation during the time of their service. Upon when present
the appointment and qualification of the members of the swu^e'to
commission hereby authorized, the present commission on ®'''^** ^**-
economy and efficiency shall cease to exist and the com-
mission appointed under authority of this section shall
succeed to all of the powers, obligations and duties specified
in chapter seven hundred and nineteen of the acts of the year
nineteen hundred and twelve; and all of the provisions of
said chapter, except as is hereinafter provided, shall apply
to said new commission.
Section 2. So much of section one of chapter seven Repeal.
hundred and nineteen of the acts of the year nineteen hun-
dred and twelve, and of any acts in amendment thereof and
in addition thereto, as is inconsistent herewith is hereby re-
pealed.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 25, 1914-
716
Acts, 1914.^ Chap. 699.
Chav.QdQ ^^ ^^'^ '^^ PROVIDE for accelerating the settlement
OF estates.
R. L. 141, § 1,
amended.
Executor, etc.,
not liable to
action for six
months after
giving bond.
R. L. 141, §2,
etc., amended.
Payment of
debts due from
estates of de-
ceased persons.
R. L. 141, § 9,
etc., amended.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section one of chapter one hundred and
forty-one of the Revised Laws is hereby amended by striking
out the words "one year", in the third Hne, and inserting in
place thereof the words: — six months, — so as to read as
follows : — Section 1 . An executor or administrator shall
not be held to answer to an action by a creditor of the de-
ceased which is commenced within six months after his
giving bond for the performance of his trust, unless such
action is brought for the recovery of a demand which would
not be affected by the insolvency of the estate or, after the
estate has been represented insolvent, for the purpose of
ascertaining a contested claim.
Section 2. Section two of said chapter one hundred and
forty-one, as amended by chapter one hundred and sixty-
five of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and four, is
hereby further amended by striking out the words "one
year", in the third line, and by striking out the word "year",
in the sixth line, and inserting in place thereof in each case
the words: — six months, — so as to read as follows: —
Section 2. If an executor or administrator who has given
due notice of his appointment does not within six months
thereafter have notice of demands against the estate of the
deceased which authorize him to represent such estate to be
insolvent, he may, after the expiration of said six months,
pay the debts due from the estate and shall not be personally
liable to any creditor in consequence of such payments made
before notice of such creditor's demand; and in case such
executor or administrator shall be in doubt as to the validity
of any debt which, if valid, he would have a right to pay
under the provisions of this section, he may, with the approval
of the probate court, after notice to all persons interested,
pay such debt or so much thereof as the court may authorize.
Section 3. Section nine of said chapter one hundred and
forty-one, as affected by chapter five hundred and forty-
nine of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and seven and
by chapter one hundred and forty-seven of the acts of the
year nineteen hundred and eleven, is hereby amended by
striking out the words "two years", in the fourth line, and
inserting in place thereof the words: — one year, — and by
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 699. 717
adding at the end of said section the words : — The court
may allow creditors further time for bringing actions, not
exceeding two years from the time of the giving of his official
bond by siich executor or administrator, provided that
application for such further time be made before the expira-
tion of one year from the time of the approval of said bond,
— so as to read as follows : — Section 9. An executor or Liability of
administrator, after having given due notice of his appoint- to*'a"dons^by"
ment, shall not be held to answer to an action by a creditor '='^^^'*o"-
of the deceased which is not commenced within one year
from the time of his giving bond for the performance of
his trust, except as hereinafter provided. The court may
allow creditors further time for bringing actions, not ex-
ceeding two years from the time of the giving of his official
bond by such executor or administrator, provided that ap-
plication for such further time be made before the expiration
of one year from the time of the approval of said bond.
Section 4. Section eleven of said chapter one hundred ^^^^ed' ^ "•
and forty-one is hereby amended by striking out the words
"two years", in the second, fourth, seventh and eighth and
tenth lines, and inserting in place thereof, in each instance,
the words : — one year, — and by striking out the words
"one year", in the eighth line, and inserting in place thereof
the words: — six months, — so as to read as follows: —
Section 11. If new assets come to the hands of an executor Extension of
or administrator after the expiration of one year from the UOTs'^actbna"
time of his giving bond, he shall account for and apply the new®^Tt^°^
same in like manner as if they had been received within said
one year, and shall be liable, on account of such new assets,
to an action at law or to a proceeding in the probate court
by or for the benefit of a creditor, in like manner as if such
assets had been received within the one year, if such action
or proceeding is commenced within six months after the
creditor has notice of the receipt of such assets, and within
one year after they are actually received.
Section 5. Section twelve of said chapter one hundred ^^^^^Jg]' ^ ^^•
and forty-one is hereby amended by striking out the words
"two years", in the second line, and inserting in place thereof
the words : — one year, — so as to read as follows : — Section Extension of
y,-> xp ,• J • J. J. ] time if action
12. it an action commenced agamst an executor or ad- fails from
ministrator before the expiration of one year from the time fofm*ete.
of his giving bond fails of a sufiicient service or return by an
unavoidable accident; if the writ in such action is abated or
defeated in consequence of a defect in the form thereof or
718
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 699.
R. L. 141, « 13,
etc., amended.
Provision' for
creditor whose
right of action
accrues after
one year.
R. L. 141, § 17,
amended.
Limitation of
actions against
administrator
de bonis non.
of a mistake in the form of the proceeding; if, after a verdict
for the plaintiff, the judgment is arrested; or, if a judgment
for the plaintiff is reversed on a writ of error; the plaintiff
may commence a new action for the same cause at any time
within one year after the abatement or other determination
of the original action, or after the reversal of the judgment
therein.
Section 6. Section thirteen of said chapter one hundred
and forty-one, as affected by section four of chapter five
hundred and sixty-three of the acts of the year nineteen
hundred and seven, by section four of Part IV of chapter
four hundred and ninety and by section two of chapter five
hundred and twenty-seven of the acts of the year nineteen
hundred and nine, and by chapter four hundred and forty
of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and ten, is hereby
amended by striking out the words "two years", in the
second line, and inserting in place thereof the words : — one
year, — so as to read as follows: — Section 13. A creditor
of the deceased, whose right of action does not accrue within
one year after the giving of the administration bond, may
present his claim to the probate court at any time before the
estate is fully administered; and if, upon examination thereof,
the court finds that such claim is or may become justly due
from the estate, it shall order the executor or administrator
to retain in his hands sufficient assets to satisfy the same.
But if a person interested in the estate offers to give bond to
the alleged creditor with sufficient surety or sureties for the
payment of his claim if it is proved to be due, the court may
order such bond to be taken, instead of requiring assets to
be retained as aforesaid. This section, so far as it relates to
claims to become due, shall not apply to an estate which
was in process of settlement on the twenty-eighth day of
February in the year eighteen hundred and seventy-nine.
Section 7. Section seventeen of said chapter one hun-
dred and forty-one is hereby amended by striking out all
after the word "creditor", in the fourth line, and inserting
in place thereof the words : — for one year, less the time
during which the preceding executors or administrators,
having given due notice of their appointment, were in office
and for a time not less than six months in any event. The
court may allow further time for bringing actions, as provided
in section one of this chapter, — so as to read as follows : —
Section 17. If an executor or administrator dies, resigns or
is removed, without having fully administered the estate of
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 700. 719
the deceased, and a new administrator is appointed, such
new administrator shall be liable to the action of a creditor
for one year, less the time during which the preceding exec-
utors or administrators, having given due notice of their ap-
pointment, were in office and for a time not less than six
months in any event. The court may allow further time for
bringing actions, as provided in section one of this chapter.
Section 8. Section twenty of said chapter one hundred ^^^j^; ^ ^°'
and forty-one is hereby amended by striking out the words
"two years", in the first line, and inserting in place thereof
the words : — one year, — so as to read as follows : — Section indemnity for
20. If an executor or administrator, within one year after fega^^°etc.. if
having given bond for the performance of his trust, is re- onTyeal^**'^"*
quired by a legatee or next of kin to make payment, in whole
or in part, of a legacy or distributive share, the probate court
may require that such legatee or next of kin shall first give
bond to the executor or administrator, with surety or sureties
to be approved by the court, and conditioned to repay the
amount so to be paid or so much thereof as may be necessary
to satisfy any demands which may be thereafter recovered
against the estate of the deceased, and to indemnify the
executor or administrator against all loss and damage on
account of such payment.
Section 9. This act shall take effect on the first day of J^^^ °^ *^'''°s
September, nineteen hundred and fourteen, but the pro-
visions thereof shall not apply to the estates of persons who
have deceased prior to said date.
Approved June 25, 1914.
An Act relative to the appointment of officers in Chap. 7 00
ATTENDANCE ON THE EAST BOSTON DISTRICT COURT.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section sixty-two of chapter one hundred ^^ ^amended!
and sixty of the Revised Laws, as amended by section one
of chapter four hundred and ninety-seven of the acts of the
year nineteen hundred and twelve, is hereby further amended
by inserting after the word "court", in the second line,
the words: — except the East Boston district court, — so
as to read as follows : — Section 62. The justice of each Constables.
police and district court, except the East Boston district ^
court, may designate a constable to attend the sessions
thereof, to preserve order and to serve such warrants, mitti-
720
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 701.
R. L. 160, § 63,
amended.
Court oflBcers,
appointment,
etc.
Salary
established.
muses, precepts, orders and processes as may be committed
to him by said court. Said constable shall receive such
compensation from the county in which the court for which
he is appointed is established as shall be determined and
allowed by the justice, subject to the approval of the county
commissioners; and it shall be paid upon vouchers approved
by the justice and by the county commissioners.
Section 2. Section sixty-three of said chapter one hun-
dred and sixty is hereby amended by striking out the words,
"and the justice of the East Boston district court", in the
third line, and by inserting after the words "Roxbury dis-
trict", in the sixth line, the words: — and the justice of the
East Boston district court, — so as to read as follows : —
Section 63. The justice of the municipal court for the
Dorchester district, for the West Roxbury district and for
the Brighton district, may each appoint one officer for
attendance upon the sessions of said courts, and the justice
of the municipal court for the South Boston district, for the
Charlestown district and for the Roxbury district and the
justice of the East Boston district court may each appoint
two such officers. Each of said justices may remove an
oflScer who has been appointed by him for any cause which
he considers to be sufficient, and shall fill any vacancy which
is caused by removal or otherwise. Each of said officers
may serve the warrants, mittimuses, precepts, orders and
processes of the court for which he is appointed.
Section 3. The salary of the second court officer of
the East Boston district court shall be thirteen hundred
dollars per annum, to be paid from the treasury of the county
of Suffolk in monthly instalments.
Section 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 25, 1914-
Chap. 701 An Act to provide for commissioners of public works
IN the town of framingham.
Commissioners
of public works
in town of
Framingham,
election,
terms, etc.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. After the acceptance of this act, as here-
inafter provided, the town of Framingham shall, at the next
annual town meeting, elect by oJSicial ballot three persons
who shall serve and be known as commissioners of public
works, who shall serve without compensation, unless it is
otherwise voted by the town, and who shall hold office, one
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 701. 721
for a term of one year, one for a term of two years and one
for a term of three years from the annual town meeting at
which they are elected. Thereafter one such commissioner
shall be elected annually, to serve for the term of three years,
or until his successor is elected and qualified. If a vacancy
occurs before the expiration of a term the town may at a
meeting duly called for the purpose elect a person to serve
for the unexpired term. The town may by vote at a legal
town meeting elect temporary commissioners of public works,
consisting of the chairmen of the board of water commis-
sioners, the sewer committee and the selectmen, respectively,
to serve until the next annual town meeting or until their
successors are elected and qualified. No person shall be
elected as such commissioner who at the time of his election
holds any salaried, elective town office; nor shall any com-
missioner hold any salaried, elective town office during his
term of office as such commissioner: provided, however, that Proviso,
nothing contained herein shall prevent the chairman of the
selectmen from serving as a member of the temporary com-
missioners provided for herein.
Section 2. Upon the establishment of said commis- Board of water
«,,.i,,i ii>, •• 1 commissioners
sioners oi public works the board oi water commissioners and and sewer
the sewer committee shall be abolished and thereupon all the abSSheiretc.
powers, duties, rights and liabilities of the board of water
commissioners and the sewer committee shall be conferred
and imposed upon the commissioners of public w^orks created
by this act. No contracts or liabilities existing at the time Existing con-
of the acceptance of this act shall be affected thereby, but nofaffe^ct^ed.
the board hereby created shall be in all respects and for all
purposes whatsoever the lawful successor of the board of
water commissioners and the sewer committee, and also of
the selectmen in all matters relating to the construction, care
and maintenance of highways, bridges, drains and sidewalks.
Section 3. In respect to all matters relating to the care to have powers,
and maintenance of highways, bridges, drains and sidewalks men?eiatite"
the said board hereby established shall have exclusively the b^dge^r^ta'
powers, perform the duties and be subject to the liabilities
and penalties of selectmen.
Section 4. After the acceptance of this act, the said ^ommislioner^
town may, at any legal town meeting called for that purpose, ^^^^3*1^^^
vote to abolish the board of park commissioners and there-
upon all of the powers, rights, duties and liabilities of said
board shall be conferred and imposed upon the commis-
sioners of public works.
722 Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 702, 703.
JffMt °^ ^^'^'"^ Section 5. This act, except as is provided in section six,
shall take effect upon its acceptance by a majority of the
voters of the town of Framingham present and voting thereon
by ballot at any legal town meeting called for that purpose,
but the number of meetings so called shall not exceed three.
Section 6. So much of this act as authorizes its sub-
mission as aforesaid shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 25, 1914-
Chap. 7 02 An Act relative to the appointment of administrators.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
^c.^amendid. Scctiou ouc of cliaptcr ouc hundred and thirty-seven of
the Revised Laws, as amended by chapter three hundred and
fifty-six of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and fourteen,
is hereby further amended by striking out the semicolon in
clause First and inserting in place thereof a comma, and
also by inserting before the word "competent", the words: —
he or she is, — so that said clause will read as follows : —
to'whCm'^^*'°°' First. If the deceased was a married woman, her husband,
granted. qj.^ jf ^]^g dcccascd was a married man, his widow, if he or
she is competent and willing to undertake the trust, unless
it is necessary or proper to appoint some other person.
Approved June 25, 1914.
Chap. 70S An Act to provide for the construction and main-
tenance OF a bathing or swimming pool in the town
OF ASHLAND.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Construction SECTION 1. The metropolitan water and sewerage board
of bathing or p a i i i • i • i i i
swimming and the town or Ashland, actmg by its selectmen, are hereby
of Ashland authorizcd, upou such terms and conditions as may mutually
be agreed upon, to enter into a contract or agreement for
the construction and maintenance of a swiniming or bathing
pool in the town of Ashland for the use of the inhabitants and
residents of said town, and for the construction of bath
houses for use in connection therewith, and to do any and
all other things necessary and proper to be done in order to
make said swimming or bathing pool available for use.
Said bathing or swimming pool shall be so situated and all
work in connection therewith shall be so performed as not to
be a source of pollution to any water supply.
authorized.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 704. 723
Section 2. The metropolitan water and sewerage board ^*sudbury**'
is further authorized to permit the inhabitants and residents "^^'■' «•*•
of the town of Ashland, at such times as the board may-
fix, and under such rules and regulations as it may prescribe,
to use for the purpose of providing water for said pool such
part of the Sudbury river and other waters in said town as
may be set apart therefor by the board.
Section 3. The metropolitan water and sewerage board Jjfgemfnfg'*"*^'
may take any land in fee, or any easements, rights or other etc.
property, or the use of any property, that the board may
deem necessary or desirable for carrying out the provisions
of this act.
Section 4. The metropolitan water and sewerage board damages.
or the town of Ashland or any person or corporation injured
by the taking authorized in the preceding section may, if
the parties cannot agree upon the damages so sustained,
within two years after the date of the taking of the land, or
other property, or of the use of any property, file in the office
of the clerk of the superior court for the county of Middlesex
a petition, signed by the petitioner or by his attorney, for a
jury to determine the damages, and thereupon, after such
notice as the court shall order, the damages sustained shall
be determined by a jury in the manner in which damages
for the taking of land for laying out highways are determined.
Section 5. The town of Ashland is hereby authorized Jpjropdlte
to appropriate money annually, or from time to time as money.
occasion may require, for the purpose of carrying out the
provisions of this act.
Section 6. This act shall take eft'ect upon its acceptance Time of taking
by a majority of the voters of said town present and voting
thereon at a town meeting duly called for the purpose.
Approved June 25, 191 4-
An Act to establish a board of survey for the city of nh^jy 704
QUINCY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The mayor of the city of Quincy shall in the Board of sur-
month of January in the year nineteen hundred and fifteen Quincy '"*^^ °
appoint three citizens to constitute a board of survey for the established,
city, to serve, one for the term of one year, one for the term
of two years and one for the term of three years from the
first Monday of February in the year nineteen hundred and
724
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 704.
Vacancy.
Clerk.
Person desiring
to lay out
street, etc., to
submit plans,
etc.
Public hearing
to be given.
Approval and
filing, etc.
Plans to be
made by city
engineer.
Public hearing
to be given,
etc.
fifteen, and until their respective successors are appointed
and confirmed; and thereafter the mayor shall appoint
annually, in the month of January, one citizen to serve as a
member of said board for the term of three years from the
first Monday of February in that year, and until his successor
is appointed and confirmed. Any vacancy occurring in
said board shall be filled by an appointment as aforesaid for
the remainder of the unexj^ired term. The city engineer of
the city shall act as clerk of the board.
Section 2. Any person or corporation desiring to lay
out, locate or construct any street or way in the city of
Quincy shall, before beginning such construction, submit to
said board of survey suitable plans and profiles of such street
or way, so prepared as to show also the method of drainage
of the contiguous territory, all in accordance with such rules
and regulations as the board may prescribe. Upon the
receipt of such plans, with a petition for their approval, the
board shall give a public hearing thereon after giving notice
of the hearing by publication once a week for two successive
weeks in a newspaper published in said city, the last publica-
tion to be at least two days before the hearing; and after the
hearing the board may alter such plans and may determine
where such streets or ways shall be located and the width
and grades thereof, and shall so designate on said plans.
The plans, as approved or modified by the board, shall then
be signed by the members of the board, or by a majority of
them, and filed in the office of the city engineer who shall
attest thereon the date of filing; and thereafter no street or
way in the territory to which the plans relate shall be laid
out or constructed except in accordance with the said plans,
or with such further plans as may subsequently be approved
by the board.
Section 3. The board of survey may from time to time
cause to be made by the city engineer under its direction
plans of such territory or sections of land in said city as the
board may deem necessary, showing thereon the location of
such streets or ways, whether already laid out or not, as the
board shall be of opinion that the interest of the public re-
quires or will require in such territorj^, showing clearly the
directions, widths and grades of each street or way, and said
board may incur such expenses as it may deem necessary
therefor, not exceeding the amount of money appropriated
by the city for the purpose. Before making any such plans
the board shall give a public hearing as to the locations,
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 704. 725
directions, widths, grades and plan for drainage of streets
or ways in the territory to be shown on the phm, after adver-
tising the hearing once a week for two successive weeks in a
newspaper pubhshed in said city, the last advertisement to
be at least two days before the hearing, and shall, after making
any such plan, give a like notice of hearing and a hearing
thereon, and keep the plan open to public inspection for one
month after the first advertisement of the hearing. After
the hearing, and after any alterations deemed necessary by
said board have been made in the plan, the plan shall be ap-
proved, signed, marked, filed and attested as provided in
respect to the plans mentioned in section two of this act.
Section 4. The board of survey may from time to time New plana may
make a new plan or plans to take the place of any plans that ^ '°^^ ^'
may be filed in accordance with the provisions of sections two
and tliree of this act, or may make changes on any plan or
plans so filed: provided, Jiowever, that any action involving Proviso,
new plans or changes in plans already' duly attested and filed
shall be made only after due notice and hearing, and otherwise
in the manner specified in section two; and the last plan so
made, or the plan with the changes last made thereon and
duly attested and filed, shall be the official plan governing
future development.
Section 5. The powers of the city council of the city streets or waya
in regard to highways shall not be abridged by this act in out, etc., ex-
any manner, except as is provided in this section, and the ance wifhThV
powers conferred by this act shall be in addition to the powers '*''*• ^^■
now possessed by them. After this act has taken effect, no
street or way in said city, shown on any plan filed as afore-
said, shall be laid out, located anew, altered or widened, and
no such street or way,, whether already or hereafter laid out,
shall be constructed by any public authority except in
accordance with the provisions of this act. If any person or
corporation after this act has taken effect shall open for public
travel any private way, the location, direction, width and
grades of which have not previously been approved in writing
by the board of survey in the manner provided for in this
act, then neither the city nor any other public authority
shall place any public sewer, drain, water pipe or light in, or
do any public work of any kind on, such private way so
opened to public travel contrary to the provisions of iJiis
act: provided, however, that these provisions shall not pre- Proviso,
vent the laying of a trunk sewer, drain, water or gas main, if
it be required by engineering necessities.
726
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 705.
Appropriations
and ex-
penditures.
Damages.
Act construed.
Time of taking
effect.
Section 6. The city of Quincy may from time to time
appropriate sums of money to be expended by the board of
survey for carrying out the provisions of this act; but no ex-
penditures shall be made in excess of such appropriations.
Section 7. Said board of survey, its officers and agents,
may, so far as they deem it necessary in carrying out the pro-
visions of this act, enter upon any lands and there make such
examinations and surveys and place and maintain such
monuments and marks as they may deem necessary; and
any person whose property is injured by such entry or by
such placing or maintaining, who fails to agree with the city
as to the amount of his damages, may have them assessed
and determined in the manner provided by law in the case of
land taken for the laying out of highways in said city, on
application at any time within one year after such entry or
after such placing and maintaining.
Section 8. This act shall not be construed to authorize
any taking or condemnation of land, or to render the city
of Quincy liable for damages of any kind except for making
entries upon land for placing and maintaining monuments
and marks as authorized by section seven, nor to authorize
said city to lay out or construct any way located on any of
said plans, until such way has been laid out as a highway
under other provisions of law.
Section 9. This act shall be submitted to the city council
of the city of Quincy, in the year nineteen hundred and
fourteen, and if a majority of the members present and
voting thereon cast their votes in the affirmative, this act
shall take effect on January fourth, nineteen hundred and
fifteen. Approved June 25, 1914-
Chap.705 An Act to provide for the construction of a bridge
AND ITS APPROACHES OVER THE CHARLES RIVER IN THE
towns of MEDFIELD AND SHERBORN.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The county commissioners of the counties
of Middlesex and Norfolk, together with the chairmen of the
selectmen of the towns of Sherborn and Medfield, are hereby
constituted a board of commissioners for the purpose of lay-
ing out and constructing a bridge and the highway ap-
proaches thereto over the Charles river, in the town of
Medfield in the county of Norfolk and the town of Sherborn
Construction
of bridge, etc.
over the
Charles river
in towns of
Medfield and
Sherborn.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 705. 727
in the county of Middlesex, at the place called Dearth's
bridge over said river, which is about five hundred feet
southerly of the house of one Howe, in Sherborn. The said
board may lay out, alter, prescribe and specify the bridge and
highway approaches thereto in Sherborn and Medfield for
a distance not exceeding twenty-five hundred feet in each
town, measured from the abutments of the bridge.
Section 2. The said board, before taking any other Public hearing
action, shall give a public hearing of which notice shall be ° ^s^ea.
given as provided in section three of chapter forty-eight of
the Revised Laws, as amended by section two of chapter five
hundred and fifty-four of the acts of the year nineteen hun-
dred and twelve. After the hearing the board may take
lands necessary for the purpose, and lay out, alter and specify
the bridge and its highway approaches, and, within sixty
days after the date of its order, shall file in the registries of
deeds of the respective counties and in the offices of the
town clerks of the respective towns plans and descriptions
of the land taken and of the work proposed. The board shall damages.
estimate the damages sustained by any person by reason of
said proceedings and direct the payment of such damages
by the county in which the land taken is situated. Any
party aggrieved by the action of the board shall have the
same remedies as are now provided by law in the case of
land taken for highways.
Section 3. The said board shall, after laying out the xo be con-
work, proceed to construct said bridge and the highway ap- contract, etc.
proaches by contract, after due advertisement for proposals
has been made in the manner prescribed in section twenty-
seven of chapter twenty of the Revised Laws.
Section 4. The cost and expense of the work shall be Payment of
paid in the first instance one half by each county, but in no expense.
event shall the cost and expense thereof exceed the sum of
fifteen thousand dollars. On the completion of the work and
the payment of all expenses, the said board shall determine
what proportion of the expense shall be borne by each county
and by the towns of Sherborn and IMedfield. In case the Proceedings in
board cannot agree upon the apportionment of the expense, agreement'
the superior court shall, upon the petition of the board, ap-
point a commissioner to hear and determine the matter and
his decision, when returned to the superior court and ap-
proved or modified by it, shall be final and conclusive. The
superior court shall determine the compensation which the
commissioner shall receive, which shall be reckoned as part
728
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 706.
of the cost of the work. The members of said board shall
receive such compensation for their services as shall be de-
termined by the governor and council.
Section 5. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 25, lOlJf..
1903, 198,
amended.
Amherst Water
Loan.
Chap. 70^ An Act relative to the water loan of the town of
AMHERST.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section six of chapter one hundred and
ninety-eight of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
three is hereby amended by striking out the word "two", in
the fourth line, and inserting in place thereof the word: —
three, — and by inserting after the word " dollars ", in the fifth
line, the words : — or if the compensation to be paid shall be
determined by commissioners appointed by the supreme
judicial court as provided in section five of this act, then the
said town may issue bonds, notes or scrip to an amount not
exceeding the sum determined upon by said commission,—
so as to read as follows: — ■ Section 6. The said town may,
for the purpose of paying the necessary expenses and lia-
bilities incurred under the provisions of this act, issue from
time to time bonds, notes or scrip to an amount not exceeding
three hundred thousand dollars, or if the compensation to
be paid shall be determined by commissioners appointed by
the supreme judicial court as provided in section five of this
act, then the said town may issue bonds, notes or scrip to an
amount not exceeding the sum determined upon by said
commission. Such bonds, notes or scrip shall bear on their
face the words, Amherst Water Loan, shall be payable at
the expiration of periods not exceeding thirty years from the
date of issue, shall bear interest payable semi-annually at a
rate not exceeding four per cent per annum, and shall be
signed by the treasurer of the town and countersigned by
the water commissioners hereinafter provided for. Said
town may sell such securities at public or private sale at not
less than the par value thereof, or may pledge the same for
money borrowed for the purposes of this act, upon such terms
and conditions as it may deem proper.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 25, 1914.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 707. 729
An Act to authorize counties to aid corporations QJid'p 797
ORGANIZED TO PROMOTE AGRICULTURE AND TO IMPROVE
country LIFE.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Kny corporation organized under the laws Corporations
of this commonwealth, not organized for profit and no part promote agH-
of the net income of which shall inure for the benefit of stock- recewl "ounty
holders, having for its corporate purpose the improvement '*"^-
of agriculture and country life, v/hich shall be approved by
the Massachusetts Agricultural College and by the county
commissioners of the comity in which it is located, shall be
eligible to receive the county aid herein authorized, but only
one such corporation in each county shall be approved for
this purpose.
Section 2. Every corporation approved under the pro- Appointment
•• Px* 'ill "x 1 ' J. • oi advisers in
Visions or section one shall appoint and maintain one or more agriculture,
advisers in agriculture and country life, who shall be ap- ^^'^'
pointed by the advisory board established by section four
hereof, and who shall hold office until their successors are
appointed and qualified.
Section 3. It shall be the duty of the said advisers to Duties of
advise and consult with individuals and organizations in ^ ^'^'"^^'
reference to farming methods, to assist in the development
and improvement of agriculture and of country life, to give
instruction in the formation of co-operative enterprises, to
promote better business methods among farmers, to assist in
promoting more satisfactory methods of marketing farm
products, and to perform any other work adapted to promote
the agricultural or rural development of that county. It shall
be the duty of the advisers to keep in touch with, and to
bring to their assistance, all agencies in the commonwealth
or elsewhere that will enable them to utilize the latest and
best knowledge in the furtherance of their work. The duties
of the advisers shall be performed under the supervision and
direction of said advisory board, and they shall be subject to
such rules and regulations as said board may prescribe.
Section 4. In every county in which a corporation such Establishment
as that described in section one is organized, there shall be boards,
established an advisory board of seven members, consisting
of three members to be appointed by the corporation, three
by the county commissioners of said county, and one by the
six thus chosen. It shall be the duty of the advisory board
to superintend and direct the work of the corporation within
730
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 707.
Finance boards,
appointment,
duties, etc.
Power of ap-
pointment.
Amount to be
included in
annual estimate
of county
expenses.
Proviso.
Estimates of
expenditures.
the county, and it shall have power to appoint, suspend or re-
move agricultural advisers appointed pursuant to this act.
Section 5. In every such county there shall also be
established a finance board, which shall be composed of two
members : — one appointed by the county commissioners of
said county and one by the said corporation. It shall be the
duty of the finance board to certify from time to time,
whenever requested so to do by the corporation, to the
county treasurer the sums received in the treasur}^ of the
corporation in each year, other than the funds appropriated
by the county. It shall also be the duty of the said board to
consider and report upon the budget of the corporation, as
provided in section eight.
Section 6. The power of appointment herein vested in
the corporation may be exercised by its executive com-
mittee; or if no provision is made in its by-laws for an
executive committee, then by its board of directors or other
board exercising powers corresponding to those of directors.
Section 7. In every such county, the county commis-
sioners shall include in their annual estimate of county ex-
penses, to be raised by the county by tax levy and appro-
priated by the general court, such sum as they may deem
proper to be contributed to said corporation for the purpose
of defraying the expenses of maintaining said adviser or ad-
visers, and of the work carried on by the corporation: 2J^o-
vided, however, that the sum so contributed shall not be less
than one thousand dollars, nor more than the amount raised
annually by said corporation from all other sources. The
sum so contributed shall be paid to the corporation upon the
certificate of the finance board showing that an equal amount
has been received in the treasury of the corporation from all
other sources; and said sum shall be expended in said county
by said corporation for the purposes above named.
Section 8. Every corporation of the kind described in
section one receiving aid under the provisions of this act shall
annually, in the month of December, prepare or cause to be
prepared a budget containing a detailed estimate of all sums
required to be expended by it for its corporate purposes
during the ensuing year, which budget shall forthwith be
transmitted to the finance board. The finance board shall
estimate what sum may be proper for the corporation to ex-
pend during said year for its corporate purposes, and shall
submit the estimate, on or before the second Wednesday of
the following January, to the county commissioners.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 708. 731
Section 9. Any tov/n may, at a legally called town Towns may
,• ., •> 1 ,1 • ixj- vote to acquire
meetnig, vote to acquire by purchase or otherwise real estate real estate, etc.
for the purpose of carrying on, under the direction of the
agricultural advisers of the county, agricultural demonstra-
tion work within the town, and may appropriate money for
the purposes of acquiring such real estate, or for the support
of agricultural demonstration work on land owned by the
town, or owned by any resident of the town.
Section 10. This act shall apply only to the counties of ^^^^h'thig^act
the commonwealth in which a corporation of the class de- shaii apply.
scribed in section one and approved by the Massachusetts
Agricultural College and by the county commissioners has
and maintains a principal place of business: provided, that Proviso.
counties which maintain county vocational agricultural
schools, shall not maintain county-aided corporations for
the purposes designated in this act.
Section 11. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 25, 1914.
An Act relative to payments to employees for Chav. 7 OS
PERSONAL injuries RECEIVED IN THE COURSE OF THEIR
EMPLOYMENT.
Be it enacted, etc., as fnlloivs:
Section 1. Chapter seven hundred and fifty-one of the 1911,751.
acts of the year nineteen hundred and eleven is hereby amended.^'
amended by striking out section five of Part II and inserting
in place thereof the following new section: — Section 5. Medical and
During the first two weeks after the injury, and, if the em- servicea.
ployee is not immediately incapacitated thereby from earn-
ing full wages, then from the time of such incapacity, and in
unusual cases, in the discretion of the board, for a longer
period, the association shall furnish reasonable medical and
hospital services, and medicines, when they are needed.
Where, in a case of emergency or for other justifiable cause,
a physician other than the one provided by the association is
called in to treat the injured employee, the reasonable cost
of his services shall be paid by the association, subject to
the approval of the industrial accident board. Such approval
shall be granted only if the board finds that there was such
justifiable cause and that the charge for the services is reason-
able.
Section 2. Said chapter seven hundred and fifty-one is 1911, 751,
hereby further amended by striking out section six of Part amended.
732
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 708.
If death results
from injury,
certain de-
pendents to be
compensated.
1911, 751,
Part II, § 7,
amended.
Who are pre-
sumed to be
dependents,
etc.
Proviso.
II and inserting in place thereof the following new section:
— Section 6. If death results from the injury, the association
shall pay the dependents of the employee, wholly dependent
upon his earnings for support at the time of injury, a
weekly payment equal to sixty-six and two thirds per cent
of his average weekly wages, but not more than ten dollars
nor less than four dollars a week for a period of five hundred
weeks from the date of the injury; but in no case shall the
amount be more than four thousand dollars. If the em-
ployee leaves dependents only partially dependent upon his
earnings for support at the time of his injury, the association
shall pay such dependents a weekly compensation equal to
the same proportion of the weekly payments for the benefit
of persons wholly dependent as the amount contributed by
the employee to such partial dependents bears to the annual
earnings of the deceased at the time of his injury. When
weekly payments have been made to an injured employee
before his death, the compensation to dependents shall
begin from the date of the last of such payments, but shall
not continue more than five hundred weeks from the date of
the injury.
Section 3. Said chapter seven hundred and fifty-one
is hereby further amended by striking out section seven of
Part II and inserting in place thereof the following new
section : — Section 7. The following persons shall be con-
clusively presumed to be wholly dependent for support upon
a deceased employee : —
(a) A wife upon a husband with whom she lives at the
time of his death, or from whom, at the time of his death, the
industrial accident board shall find the wife was living apart
for justifiable cause or because he had deserted her. The
findings of the board upon the questions of such justifiable
cause and desertion shall be final.
(b) A husband upon a wife with whom he lives at the time
of her death.
(c) A child or children under the age of eighteen years,
(or over said age, but physically or mentally incapacitated
from earning,) upon the parent with whom he is or they are
living at the time of the death of such parent, there being no
surviving dependent parent: provided, that in the event of
the death of an employee who has at the time of his death a
living child or children by a former wife or husband, under
the age of eighteen years, (or over said age, but physically or
mentally incapacitated from earning,) said child or children
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 708. 733
shall be conclusively presumed to be wholly dependent for
support upon such deceased employee, and the death benefit
shall be divided between the surviving wife or husband and
all the children of the deceased employee in equal shares, the
surviving wife or husband taking the same share as a child.
The total sum due the surviving wife or husband and her or
his own children shall be paid directly to the wife or husband
for her or his own use and for the benefit of her or his own
children, and the sums due to the children by the former wife
or husband of the deceased employee shall be paid to their
guardians or legal representatives for the benefit of such
children.
In all other cases questions of dependency, in whole or in
part, shall be determined in accordance with the fact, as the
fact may be at the time of the injury; and in such other
cases, if there is more than one person wholly dependent, the
death benefit shall be divided equally among them, and
persons partly dependent, if any, shall receive no part thereof,
and if there is no one wholly dependent and more than one
person partly dependent, the death benefit shall be divided
among them according to the relative extent of their de-
pendency.
Section 4. Section nine of Part II of said chapter is i9ii, 751,
hereby amended by striking out the words "one half", in amended. '
the third line, and inserting in place thereof the words: —
sixty-six and two thirds per cent of, — and by striking out
the word "three", in the seventh line, and inserting in place
thereof the word : — four, — so as to read as follows : —
Section 9. While the incapacity for work resulting from the Compensation
injury is total, the association shall pay the injured employee whUemca-
a weekly compensation equal to sixty-six and two thirds per ^ork^ontinuea
cent of his average weekly wages, but not more than ten
dollars nor less than four dollars a week; and in no case shall
the period covered by such compensation be greater than five
hundred weeks, nor the amount more than four thousand
dollars.
Section 5. Said chapter seven hundred and fifty-one is ign, 751.
hereby further amended by striking out section ten of Part amended! '°'
II and inserting in place thereof the following new s.ection:
— Section 10. While the incapacity for work resulting from Amount to be
the injury is partial, the association shall pay the injured ofpaniaMn-
employee a weekly compensation equal to sixty-six and two capacity, etc.
thirds per cent of the difference between his average weekly
wages before the injury and the average weekly wages which
injunes.
734 Acts, 1914. — Chap. 708.
he is able to earn thereafter, but not more than ten dollars a
week; and in no ease shall the period covered by such com-
pensation be greater than five hundred weeks from the date
of the injury, nor the amount more than four thousand
dollars.
Part ii,*'§ 11, Section 6. Section eleven of Part 11 of said chapter
etc., amended, geven hundred and fifty-one, as amended by section two of
chapter five hundred and seventy-one of the acts of the year
nineteen hundred and twelve, by section one of chapter four
hundred and forty-five of the acts of the year nineteen hun-
dred and thirteen and by section one of chapter six hundred
and ninety-six of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
thirteen, is hereby further amended by striking out said
section and inserting in place thereof the following new sec-
Amounttobe tioii: — Sectloii 11. In case of the following specified in-
paid m cases of , . . (. 1 1 11 1 • 1 • 1 !• •
specified luries the amounts heremaiter named shall be paid in addition
to all other compensation : —
(a) For the loss by severance of both hands at or above
the wrist, or both feet at or above the ankle, or the loss of
one hand and one foot, or the reduction to one tenth of normal
vision in both eyes with glasses, sixty-six and two thirds per
cent of the average weekly wages of the injured person,
but not more than ten dollars nor less than four dollars a
week, for a period of one hundred weeks.
(6) For the loss by severance of either hand, at or above
the wrist, of either foot at or above the ankle, or the reduction
to one tenth of normal vision in either eye with glasses, sixty-
six and two thirds per cent of the average weekly wages of
the injured person, for each hand or foot so severed, but not
more than ten dollars nor less than four dollars a week for
a period of fifty weeks.
(c) For the loss by severance at or above the second joint
of two or more fingers, including thumbs, of the same hand,
or of two or more toes of the same foot, sixty-six and two
thirds per cent of the average weekly wages of the injured
person, but not more than ten dollars nor less than four
dollars a week, for a period of twenty-five weeks for each
hand or foot so injured.
{d) For the loss by severance of at least one phalange of
a finger, thumb or toe, sixty-six and two thirds per cent of
the average weekly wages of the injured person, but not
more than ten dollars nor less than four dollars a week, for a
period of twelve weeks for each hand or foot so injured.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 708. 735
(e) The additional amounts provided for in this section
in ease of the loss of a hand, foot, thumb, finger, toe, or
phalange, shall also be paid for the number of weeks above
specified in case the injury is such that the hand, foot, thumb,
finger, toe or phalange is not lost but so injured as to be
permanently incapable of use.
Section 7. Section thirteen of Part II of said chapter jsj^i^. jsi, ^^
seven hundred and fifty-one is hereby amended by adding at amended.
the end thereof the words : — When the appointment of a
legal representative of a deceased employee, not otherwise
necessary, is required for carrying out the provisions of this
act, the association shall furnish or pay for all legal services
rendered in connection with the appointment of such legal
representative, or in connection with any of his duties, and
shall pay the necessary disbursements for such appointment,
the necessary expenses of such legal representative, and
reasonable compensation to him for time necessarily spent
in carrying out said provisions. All of said payments shall
be in addition to all sums paid for compensation, — so as
to read as follows: — Section 13. The compensation pay- To whom com-
able under this act in case of the death of the injured em- be paid in
ployee shall be paid to his legal representative; or, if he has
no legal representative, to his dependents; or, if he leaves no
dependents, to the persons to whom payment of the expenses
for the last sickness and burial are due. If the payment is
made to the legal representative of the deceased employee, it
shall be paid by him to the dependents or other persons
entitled thereto under this act. When the appointment of
a legal representative of a deceased employee, not otherwise
necessary, is required for carrying out the provisions of this
act, the association shall furnish or pay for all legal services
rendered in connection with the appointment of such legal
representative, or in connection with any of his duties, and
shall pay the necessary disbursements for such appointment,
the necessary expenses of such legal representative, and
reasonable compensation to him for time necessarily spent in
carrying out said provisions. All of said payments shall be
in addition to all sums paid for compensation.
Section 8. Said chapter seven hundred and fifty-one is ign, 751.
hereby further amended by striking out section twenty-two amended,
of Part II and inserting in place thereof the following new
section : — Section 22. Whenever any weekly payment has a lump sum
been continued for iK)t less than six months, the liability upon agree-
certain cases.
736
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 708.
1911, 751,
Part III, § 5,
etc. , amended.
Committee of
arbitration
may be formed
in case of dis-
agreement.
Oath.
therefor may, in unusual cases where the parties agree and
the board deems it to be for the best interest of the employee
or his dependents, be redeemed by the payment, in whole or
in part, by the association of a lump sum which shall be fixed
by the board, but in no case to exceed the amount provided
by this act. The board may, however, in its discretion at
any time in the case of a minor who has received permanently
disabling injuries, either partial or total, provide that he be
compensated in whole or in part by the payment of a lump
sum, the amount of which shall be fixed by the board, but in
no case to exceed the amount provided by this act.
Section 9. Section five of Part III of said chapter, as
amended by section ten of chapter five hundred and seventy-
one of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and twelve, is
hereby further amended by inserting after the word "act", in
the third line, the words : — or if they have reached such
an agreement, which has been signed and filed in accordance
with the provisions of this act, and compensation has been
paid or is due in accordance therewith and the parties thereto
then disagree as to the continuance of any weekly payments
under such agreement, — so as to read as follows : — Section
5. If the association and the injured employee fail to reach
an agreement in regard to compensation under this act, or
if they have reached such an agreement, which has been
signed and filed in accordance with the provisions of this act,
and compensation has been paid or is due in accordance
therewith and the parties thereto then disagree as to the con-
tinuance of any weekly payments under such agreement,
either party may notify the industrial accident board who
shall thereupon call for the formation of a committee of arbi-
tration. The committee of arbitration shall consist of three
members, one of whom shall be a member of the industrial
accident board, and shall act as chairman. The other two
members shall be named, respectively, by the two parties.
If the subscriber has appeared under the provisions of Part
II, section three, the member named by the association
shall be subject to his approval. If a vacancy occurs it shall
be filled by the party whose representative is unable to act.
The arbitrators appointed by the parties shall be sworn
by the chairman as follows: I do solemnly
swear that I will faithfully perform my duty as arbitrator
and will not be influenced in my decision by any feeling of
friendship or partiality toward either party. So help me
God.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 708. 737
Section 10. Section eight of Part III of said chapter i9ii, 751.
seven hundred and fifty-one is hereby amended by adding at amended.^ ^'
the end of said section the words : — and the association shall
reimburse the board for the amount so paid, — so as to read
as follows : — Section S. The industrial accident board or Appointment
any member thereof may appoint a duly qualified impartial etc!" ^^'*^'^°'
physician to examine the injured employee and to report.
The fee for this service shall be five dollars and travelling
expenses, but the board may allow additional reasonable
amounts in extraordinary cases, and the association shall
reimburse the board for the amount so paid.
Section 11. Said chapter seven hundred and fifty-one isn, 751,
is hereby further amended by striking out section twelve of amended. '
Part III and inserting in place thereof the following new
section: — Section 12. Any weekly payment under this act Review of
may be reviewed by the industrial accident board, and on nients'by
such review the board may, in accordance with the evidence accident^ board,
and subject to the provisions of this act, issue any order
which it deems advisable.
Section 12. Said chapter seven hundred and fifty-one isn, 751,
is hereby further amended by striking out section thirteen of Tmended. ' '
Part III and inserting in place thereof the following new
section: — Section 13. Fees of attorneys and physicians and fft^rneya
charges of hospitals for services under this act shall be subject physicians.
to the approval of the industrial accident board. If the
association and any physician or hospital, or the employee
and any attorney, fail to reach an agreement as to the amount
to be paid for such services, either party may notify the
board, which may thereupon call for the formation of a
committee of arbitration in accordance with the provisions
of this act, and all proceedings thereunder shall be in accord-
ance with the provisions of this act.
Section 13. Section two of Part V of said chapter, as 1911, 751.
amended by section one of chapter five hundred and sixty- Tta! Winded.
eight of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and thirteen,
is hereby further amended by striking out the third paragraph
of said section and Inserting in place thereof the follow-
ing: — "Employee" shall include every person in the service Term defined.
of another under any contract of hire, express or implied,
oral or written, except masters of and seamen on vessels en-
gaged in interstate or foreign commerce, and except one
whose employment is not in the usual course of the trade,
business, profession or occupation of his employer. Any
reference to an employee who has been injured shall, when the
738
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 708.
1011, 751,
Part II,
amended.
Interest to be
paid on sums
due in certain
cases.
1911, 751,
Part V,
amended.
Information to
be furnished
at request of
industrial acci-
dent board.
Branch offices
may be estab-
lished, etc.
Medical adviser,
appointment,
duties, etc.
employee is dead, also include his legal representatives, de-
pendents and other persons to whom compensation may be
payable.
Section 14. Part II of said chapter seven hundred and
fifty-one is hereby further amended by adding thereto a new
section, to be numbered twenty-four, as follows : — Section
2 If.. Whenever any question involving the compensation of
an injured employee, or his dependents, is appealed to the
supreme judicial court, and the decision rendered is in favor
of the employee or his dependents, interest to the date of
payment shall be paid by the association on all sums due as
compensation to such employee or dependents.
Section 15. Part V of said chapter seven hundred and
fifty-one is hereby further amended by adding at the end
thereof three new sections, to be numbered seven, eight and
nine, as follows : — Section 7. The association and all in-
surance companies insuring employees under the provisions
of this act shall, at the request of the industrial accident
board, furnish to said board in writing any information re-
quired in connection with the administration by said board
of said act, including any statistical facts and figures and
the names of all employers insured by them. Section 8.
There may be established and maintained under the care and
direction of the industrial accident board not more than
four branch offices in such cities as may be selected by said
board, from time to time, after proper investigation, for the
purpose of the better adjustment of disputed cases and for
the better information of all parties as to their rights under
this act. Said board is hereby authorized to provide such
offices with useful rooms, furniture and equipment required
for the transaction of the business authorized by this act,
also to appoint such officers, agents, clerks and assistants as
are necessary to discharge in connection with such oflSces the
duties required by this act, under the direction of said in-
dustrial accident board. Section 9. The industrial accident
board may appoint a medical adviser who shall be a duly
qualified physician. The board shall prescribe the duties of
said medical adviser. His compensation shall be fixed by said
board, subject to the approval of the governor and council,
and shall not exceed the sum of four thousand dollars a
All insurance rates under said chapter seven
year.
Approved in- SECTION 16.
surance rates i j i i n c
to contimie^to hundred and fifty-one and acts in amendment thereof and
approval is in addition thereto, now on file and approved by the insurance
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 709. 739
commissioner, shall continue to apply to the several classifica- withdrawn,
tions after the taking effect of the provisions of this act,
unless the insurance commissioner withdraws approval in
accordance with the provisions of chapter six hundred and
sixty-six of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and twelve.
Section 17. Sections one, two, four, five, six, seven, Time of taking
eight, thirteen and fourteen of this act shall take effect on ^ ^ ' •
the first day of October next, except that all policies of in-
surance under chapter seven hundred and fifty-one of the
acts of the year nineteen hundred and eleven and acts in
amendment thereof and in addition thereto, written after
the passage of this act, shall provide for the payment after
said first day of October of the additional benefits provided
by said sections, and in all other respects this act shall take
effect upon its passage. Approved June 2o, 1914-
Chap.709
An Act relative to the bridge over the Connecticut
river between the city of northampton and the
town OF HADLEY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The operation, management, maintenance Control of
and control of the bridge known as the Connecticut river ove^Connectl-
bridge between the city of Northampton and the town of vestedin
Hadley is hereby vested in the county commissioners of the ^^t'^^oom-
county of Hampshire. missioners.
Section 2. The county commissioners of the county of ^^p'^^^-
Hampshire are hereby authorized to make in the said bridge
and its approaches such repairs as public necessity, con-
venience and safety may from time to time require.
Section 3. Said county commissioners are hereby au- Rules and
thorized to make such rules and regulations, consistent with '®s'^'**'°°^-
the general law, relative to traffic over the said bridge and
•the rate of speed thereon as public necessity and convenience
may require, and they may impose penalties for the violation
of such rules and regulations, not exceeding twenty-five
dollars for each offence.
Section 4. The expense of the care and maintenance of ofPJTJeMe!"""*
said bridge shall be apportioned and paid as follows : —
The county of Hampshire shall pay eleven twenty-fifths, the
city of Northampton shall pay seven twenty-fifths, the town
of Hadley shall pay four twenty-fifths and the town of
Amherst three twenty-fifths.
740
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 710.
May borrow
money, issue
notes, etc.
Section 5. Any action for damages or injuries arising
from the use, construction or repair of the said bridge and its
approaches, or from any defect therein, shall be brought
against the county of Hampshire in the first instance; but the
damages recovered in any such suit, together with the costs
thereof and expenses incidental thereto, shall be borne by the
said county, city and towns in the proportions above stated.
Section 6. Said commissioners are hereby authorized to
borrow from time to time such sums as may be necessary to
carry out the provisions of this act and to issue notes or
bonds of the county therefor. Such notes or bonds shall be
payable by such annual payments, beginning not more than
one year after the date thereof, as will extinguish each loan
within twenty years from its date; and the amount of the
annual payment of any loan in any year shall not be less
than the amount of the principal of the loan payable in any
subsequent year. Each authorized issue of notes or bonds
shall constitute a separate loan. The said securities shall
bear interest at a rate not exceeding five per cent per annum
payable semi-annually; and they shall be signed by the
treasurer of the county and countersigned by a majority of
the county commissioners. The county may sell the said
securities at public or private sale upon such terms and con-
ditions as the county commissioners may deem proper; but
they shall not be sold for less than their par value and the
proceeds shall be used only for the purposes herein specified.
Section 7. The proportionate expense of the above ex-
pense and indebtedness which may become due from the
city of Northampton, the towns of Hadley and Amherst shall
be determined as of the thirty-first day of December in each
year and the amounts found due which are to be borrowed by
said county of Hampshire and said city of Northampton and
the said towns of Hadley and Amherst shall be certified to
the parties interested and provision made therefor in the an-
nual budget and tax levy.
Section 8. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 29, 1914-
Chap. 7 10 An Act to establish the sal.\ries of the doorkeepers
AND messengers OF THE GENERAL COURT AND THE POST-
MASTER OF THE STATE HOUSE.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The doorkeepers of the senate and of the
house of representatives shall hereafter each receive salaries
Amounts to be
included in tax
levy, etc.
Salaries of
certain officers
of the general
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 711. 741
of eighteen hundred dollars a year. The assistant door- court eatab-
keepers of the senate and of the house of representatives
shall hereafter each receive salaries of fourteen hundred
dollars a year. The messengers of the senate and of the
house of representatives shall hereafter each receive salaries
of twelve hundred dollars a year. The postmaster of the
state house shall hereafter receive a salary of fourteen hun-
dred dollars a year. The two messengers of the sergeant-
at-arms shall hereafter each receive a salary at the rate of
thirteen hundred dollars a year, and the clerk in charge of the
legislative document room shall receive a salary of fifteen
hundred dollars a year.
Section 2. The salaries aforesaid shall be allowed from Time of
the first day of July in the year nineteen hundred and four- ^ "^
teen. Aj) proved June 29, 191 4.
An Act to PROvroE for the improvement of the high- nhnjy 71 1
WAY leading from MILFORD TO SOUTHBOROUGH THROUGH
HOPKINTON.
Be it encuited, etc., as folloivs:
Section 1. The Massachusetts highway commission is improvement
hereby authorized to expend the sum of ten thousand dollars feadlng^from
during the present year in the construction and improvement ^uthborough
of the highway between the existing highway in the town of tinton!* ""*'"
Milford, at a point near the Milford Pine Grove cemetery,
leading through Hopkinton to the existing highway in the
town of Southborough to the point where the highway from
Hopkinton enters the town of Southborough at the Cordaville
railroad bridge, in order that said way may be made safe and
convenient for public travel. Neither said way nor any part
thereof shall thereby become a state highway, but the way
shall be maintained and kept in good repair by the town or
towns in which it is situated until such time as it shall become
a state highway. This act shall not be construed as pro-
hibiting the laying out and construction of said way or any
part thereof as a state highway under the laws applicable
thereto whenever said commission shall deem it expedient so
to do. Any unexpended balance of the sum hereby au-
thorized to be expended may be used in the succeeding year
for the same purpose.
Section 2. For the purpose of meeting the expenditures state Highway
hereby authorized, the treasurer and receiver general is
hereby empowered, with the approval of the governor and
742
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 712.
council, to Issue scrip or certificates of indebtedness to an
amount not exceeding ten thousand dollars for a term not
exceeding ten years. Such scrip or certificates of indebted-
ness shall be issued as registered bonds or with interest
coupons attached, and shall bear interest at a rate not exceed-
ing four per cent per annum, payable semi-annually. They
shall be designated on their face. State Highway Loan, shall
be countersigned by the governor and shall be deemed a
pledge of the faith and credit of the commonwealth; and
the principal and interest thereof shall be paid at the time
specified therein in gold coin of the United States or its
equivalent. They shall be sold at public auction, or dis-
posed of in such other manner, at such times and prices, in
such amounts and at such rates of interest, not exceeding the
rate above specified, as shall be deemed best.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 29, 1914-
1911. 748, § 1,
amended.
Directors of
the Port of
Boston, ap-
pointment,
terms, etc.
Chap.712 An Act relative to the directors of the port op
BOSTON.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter seven hundred and forty-eight of
the acts of the year nineteen hundred and eleven is hereby
amended by striking out section one and inserting in place
thereof the following new section : — Section 1 . The gov-
ernor, with the advice and consent of the council, shall appoint
three persons who shall constitute a board to be known as
the Directors of the Port of Boston, hereinafter called the
directors. The terms of office of the persons first appointed
by the governor shall be so arranged and designated at the
time of their appointment that the term of one member shall
expire in three j'ears, one in two years and one in one year
from the first day of July, nineteen hundred and fourteen.
Annually thereafter the governor shall appoint one member
to serve for three years, as the term of any member expires.
Any vacancy occurring among the directors shall be filled for
the unexpired term by the governor. The governor shall
designate one member as chairman and another as secretary,
whose duties shall be those customarily performed by chair-
men and executive secretaries. Each member shall devote
his entire time to the work of the directors. Each member
shall receive an annual salary of six thousand dollars.
Vacancy.
Chairman and
secretary.
Salaries.
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 713, 714. 743
Section 2. The provisions of section twenty-one of ^oJ^o'j'.f.f,'
chapter three of the Revised Laws shall not apply to ap-
pointments made hereunder.
Section 3. The terms of office of the present directors when terms
of the port of Boston shall expire on the first day of July, director ahaii
nineteen hundred and fourteen. expire.
Section 4. The directors are hereby authorized to estab- Establishment,
lish and maintain a publicity bureau for the purpose of ad- Hdty°bureau.
vertising the port of Boston by such means as they may de-
termine. For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of
this act, the directors are hereby authorized to expend from
the Port of Boston Fund during the current year a sum not
exceeding ten thousand dollars and from year to year such
sums as the legislature may authorize.
Section 5. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent here- Repeal,
with are hereby repealed. Approved June 29, 1914.
An Act to authorize the city of springp^ield to issue Chaj).71S
CERTAIN BONDS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The city of Springfield may incur debt, within city of spring-
its limit of indebtedness, as prescribed by law, for the orig- debt for^con-""^
inal construction and the extension or widening of Fulton of'certam ^^°''
street. Water street and Dwight street, including land dam- "'■''''''■*•
ages and the cost of pavements and sidewalks laid at the
time of construction, to an amount not exceeding five hun-
dred thousand dollars, and may issue serial bonds there-
for to become payable not more than twenty years from the
date of their issue, notwithstanding the provisions of para-
graph (G) of section five of chapter seven hundred and nine-
teen of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and thirteen.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 29, 1914-
An Act relative to the tenure of office of teachers (JJiq^j) 714
AND superintendents OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The school committee of a city or town, Tenure of office
I,' ,1 •j.lj.11 i*j.iof teachers and
m electmg a teacher or supermtendent who has served m the superintendents
public schools of its city or town for the three previous con- schools'."'
secutive years, shall employ such teacher or superintendent to
744
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 714.
School com-
mittee may
dismiss teacher
or superin-
tendent.
Proviso.
Not to suffer
decrease in
salary, except,
etc.
Act not to
limit certain
right of dis-
missal by
school com-
mittee.
Same subject.
Repeal.
Not to apply
to certain
superintend-
ents.
serve at the discretion of the school committee, subject to
the provisions of section two of this act.
Section 2. The school committee may dismiss any
teacher or superintendent from emploj^ment by a two thirds
vote of the w^hole committee, and such teacher or superin-
tendent shall not receive any compensation for service ren-
dered after such dismissal : lyrovided, that a teacher or super-
intendent employed to serve at the discretion of the school
committee, as provided in section one of this act, shall not
be dismissed unless, at least thirty days prior to the meet-
ing, exclusive of cu.stomary vacation periods, at which the
committee votes upon the question of his dismissal, he shall
have been given notice of the intention of the school com-
mittee to vote upon the question of his dismissal, nor un-
less he shall have been given, upon his request, a statement
by the school committee of the reasons for which his dismissal
is proposed; nor unless, also, in the case of a teacher, the
superintendent of schools shall have given to the school com-
mittee his recommendations as to the proposed dismissal.
Section 3. (1) No teacher employed to serve at the
discretion of the school committee, as provided in section
one of this act, shall suffer a decrease of salary without his
consent, except by a general salary revision affecting equally
all teachers of the same salary grade in the city or town.
(2) A superintendent employed to serve at the discretion
of the school committee shall suffer no decrease in salary
without his consent, until at least one year after the school
committee has voted to reduce his salary.
Section 4. Nothing herein contained shall be construed
as limiting the right of a school committee to suspend a
teacher or superintendent for immoral conduct or other con-
duct unbecoming a teacher; and if the teacher or superin-
tendent so suspended is subsequently dismissed because of
such conduct, he shall not receive any salary for the period
of his suspension.
Section 5. Nothing herein contained shall be construed
as limiting the right of a school committee to dismiss a teacher
when an actual decrease in the number of pupils in the
schools of the city or town renders such action advisable.
Section 6. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent here-
with are hereby repealed.
Section 7. This act shall not apply to superintendents of
superintendency unions.
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 715, 716. 745
Section 8. This act shall not apply to the city of Boston. Not to apply
Section 9. This act shall take effect on the first day of ximr(!f*°
July in the year nineteen hundred and fourteen. taking effect.
Approved June 29, 1914-
An Act kelative to the appointment of chaplains in (Jfiaj) 715
THE MILITIA.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section forty-two of chapter six hundred and et"!' amended.
four of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and eight, as
amended by chapter two hundred and ninety-nine of the
acts of the year nineteen hundred and ten and by chapter
two hundred and sixty-eight of the acts of the year nineteen
hundred and twelve, is hereby further amended by adding at
the end thereof the words : — The foregoing requirements
shall not apply to chaplains, — so that the last paragraph
thereof will read as follows: — No person shall be eligible to Appointment
1 ..1 x/T/T» j^fl" (v ol staff officers.
be apponited as a stalt omcer, or as a staii corps omcer, or,
with the exception of medical officers, as a department
officer, unless he has served in the regular or volunteer naval
or military forces of the United States, or in the militia or
naval militia of some state thereof, for the term of three
years, at least one year of which he shall have served as an
officer or non-commissioned officer. The foregoing require-
ments shall not apply to chaplains.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 29, 1914-
An Act to provide for the improvement of a certain (7/^^^) 716
part of the taunton river.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Under the direction of the board of harbor Certain sum
and land commissioners there may be expended a sum not ex- {^nded^'foT
ceeding one hundred thousand dollars for the improvement o?rpIftTf"*
for navigation of that part of the Taunton river extending Taunton
from Fall River to Weir Village in Taunton, and for pay-
ment for land purchased or taken, for land damages and
other rights, and for the privilege of depositing material on
land and flats of and adjoining the river: provided, that no Proviso.
part of this fund shall be available or expended until the
congress of the United States shall approve a project, and
river.
746
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 717.
Treasurer may
issue bonds,
etc.
make appropriation therefor, to improve that part of said
river extending from Fall River to Weir Village in Taunton
by the construction of a continuous channel therein.
Section 2. To meet the expenses that may be incurred
under the provisions of this act, the treasurer and receiver
general is hereby authorized, with the approval of the gov-
ernor and council, to issue bonds, scrip or certificates of in-
debtedness to an amount not exceeding one hundred thou-
sand dollars, for a term not exceeding forty years, to be in
such form, to bear such rate of interest and to be issued in
such amounts from time to time as the treasurer and receiver
general, with the approval of the governor and council, shall
determine.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 29, 1914.
Harbor and
land commis-
sioners to have
care, etc., of
non-tidal part
of Merrimac
river.
Chap.717 An Act to provide for the care and supervision of the
NON-TIDAL PART OF THE MERRIMAC RIVER.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The board of harbor and land commissioners
shall have the general care and supervision of the non-tidal
part of the Merrimac river within the confines of this com-
monwealth, and of the banks thereof and of all structures
therein, in order to prevent and remove unauthorized en-
croachments and causes of every kind which may in any
way injure the said part of the river and to protect and develop
the rights and property of the public therein. For the
purpose of ascertaining and promoting the best methods for
the preservation and improvement of the said part of the
river, and for the promotion of all interests connected there-
with, as the public good may require, the board may from
time to time make such surveys, examinations and observa-
tions as it may deem necessary.
Section 2. All persons now or hereafter authorized by
the general court to build any structures in the said part of
the said river shall proceed in the manner provided in section
sixteen of chapter ninety-six of the Revised Laws, and shall
be subject to the provisions of the said chapter.
Section 3. The said board may authorize any person to
build or extend a wharf, pier or shore wall below high water
mark in the said part of the Merrimac river, upon such terms
as it shall prescribe; and to every proceeding for a license or
permit granted under this act the provisions of sections nine-
To have super-
vision of build-
ing of any
structures, etc.
Certain pro-
visions of law
to apply to
granting of
licenses to build
wharfs, etc.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 718. 747
teen, twenty and twenty-one of chapter ninety-six of the Re-
vised Laws shall apply.
Section 4. Nothing in any license or permit granted as Not to ii..pair
aforesaid shall be so construed as to impair the legal rights of a^ny p"raon."
any person.
Section 5. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 29, 1014-
An Act relative to the organization of the naval Cha7).718
BRIGADE OF THE MILITIA.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section twenty-two of chapter six hundred et^' amended'
and four of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and eight,
as amended by chapter six hundred and seventy of the acts
of the year nineteen hundred and eleven and by chapter five
hundred and six of the acts of the year nineteen hundred
and twelve, is hereby further amended by striking out said
section and inserting in place thereof the following new sec-
tion: — Section 22. The naval brigade shall consist of: — ^avai brigade,
(a) One captain commanding the brigade, with rank and
pay corresponding to those of a colonel of infantry; three
lieutenant commanders, who shall be chiefs of battalions,
with rank and pay corresponding to those of a major of
infantry; a staff*, consisting of a surgeon, with rank of
lieutenant commander and title of surgeon, with rank and
pay corresponding to those of a major of infantry; three
lieutenants, with rank and pay corresponding to those of
captains of infantry, one of whom may be detailed as brigade
adjutant, one as ordnance officer and inspector of small arms
practice, and one as equipment officer; a paymaster, with
the title of paymaster, and two passed assistant surgeons, with
the title of passed assistant surgeon, who shall have the rank
of lieutenant, with rank and pay corresponding to those of
captains of infantry; an assistant paymaster, with the title
of assistant paymaster, an assistant surgeon, with the title
of assistant surgeon, and a signal officer, who shall have the
rank of lieutenant, junior grade, with rank and pay cor-
responding to those of first lieutenants of infantry.
(6) The following petty officers shall be attached to the
brigade staff: — One master-at-arms, who shall be the chief
petty officer of the brigade, with rank and pay corresponding
to those of a sergeant major of infantry; six chief petty officers
of such designation as the commander-in-chief may pre-
748 Acts, 1914. — Chap. 718.
Naval brigade, scFibe, witli raiik and pay corresponding to those of the non-
commissioned staff of infantry; a hospital corps consisting
of two chief petty officers, and ten hospital apprentices, who
may be rated first class, with rank and pay corresponding
to those of petty officers, third class; and twelve enlisted
men of the commissary and messmen branches : — the en-
listed men of the above detachments to have such ratings as
the commander-in-chief may prescribe. The brigade com-
mander shall be the recruiting officer for the staff petty
officers and for the men attached to headquarters.
(c) There shall be two battalions of four companies each,
an engineer battalion of two divisions, and a marine detach-
ment. The commander-in-chief may authorize the forma-
tion of not more than four additional companies or divisions,
either as separate companies or divisions, or in any of the
battalions of the brigade, or as a separate battalion, and may
order the election of such additional officers as may thereby
be rendered necessary. He may at any time disband any of
said companies the services of which are not required.
(d) To each company of the naval brigade there shall be
one lieutenant, who shall be chief of company, one lieutenant,
junior grade, and one ensign, with rank and pay correspond-
ing to those of captains and first and second lieutenants of in-
fantry, respectively. The petty officers and seamen of each
company of the naval brigade shall be one chief petty officer,
with rank and pay of sergeant major; not more than six
petty officers, first class, with rank and pay of first sergeants;
not more than twelve petty officers, first and second class;
the petty officers, second class, to have the rank and pay
of sergeants, and not more than seventeen petty officers,
first, second and third class combined; petty officers, third
class, to have the rank and pay of corporals; the ratings to
correspond with those of the United States navy, and to be
confined to the boatswain's mate service, gunner's mate
service, quartermaster's service, with the exception that one
master-at-arms, one yeoman, one hospital apprentice, first
class, and one electrician for each company may be appointed
at the discretion of the company commander; in addition to
the above there shall also be one bugler and one cook, first
class, who shall rank as seamen. The maximum enlisted
strength of a company shall be fifty-six and the minimum
forty. In appointing petty officers of the different ratings in
the classes above provided for, there shall be not less than five
in the boatswain's mate service, including coxswains; not
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 718. 749
less than tAvo in the quartermaster's service; and not less Naval brigade,
than two in the gunner's mate service.
(e) An engineer division shall consist of one lieutenant,
who shall be chief of division, one lieutenant, junior grade,
and one ensign, with rank and pay corresponding to those
of company officers of corresponding grade in the naval
brigade; one cook, first class, who shall rank as coal passer,
and such petty officers and other enlisted men as the com-
mander-in-chief may prescribe. The maximum enlisted
strength shall be eighty and the minimum forty. An engineer
division shall be a company, subject to all the provisions
of this act applying to companies. Detachments of a division
may be recruited and stationed in separate cities and towns.
The enlisted men in the engineer division shall fulfill the re-
quirements for enlistment in the volunteer militia, and shall
be mechanics, steam fitters, steam engineers, firemen, or of
such experience as will fit them for their several ratings.
(/) A marine detachment shall consist of one first lieu-
tenant, with rank and pay corresponding to those of a first
lieutenant of infantry; and such non-commissioned officers
and privates as the commander-in-chief may prescribe.
There shall also be one bugler and one cook, first class, who
shall rank as privates. The maximum enlisted strength shall
be thirty-six and the minimum twenty. A marine detach-
ment shall be one of the companies of the naval brigade and
subject to all the provisions of this act applying to companies,
but shall be armed, uniformed, equipped, drilled and in-
structed in the same manner as the United States marine
corps.
(g) The seamen, privates and other enlisted men of
equivalent grade shall receive the same pay as enlisted men
in the companies of infantry. The duty of the naval brigade
may be performed afloat.
Section 2. This act shall not afl^ect the rank or pay of .^"i^ete^'^f
the present assistant paymaster and assistant surgeon, but 0^^;°/"'''^''*
on their death, retirement or resignation shall take eft'ect as
to their successors.
Section 3. Paragraph three of section forty-two of ^on oArrnot
chapter six hundred and four of the acts of the year nineteen ^^^^{'^^.if^de.
hundred and eight, as amended, shall not apply to the naval
brigade.
Section 4. The present adjutant, ordnance officer and ^„^[^4°cfre not
equipment officer shall not lose their commissions on account ^^^^^^J^'^tc.
of the provisions of this act, but shall continue to serve as
750
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 719.
Time of
taking effect.
such. Their successors shall be commissioned as lieutenants,
and detailed as provided in section one (a).
Section 5. This act shall take effect upon its passage,
but shall not disband any organization of the naval brigade
now existing. Approved June 29, 1914.
Establishment
of household
arts school by
county of
Essex.
Estimates of
e.xpense to bo
prepared.
Chap.719 -'^N Act to provide for a household arts school to be
MAINTAINED BY THE COUNTY OF ESSEX.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Section 1. The trustees of the independent agricultural
school of the county of Essex may establish, equip and main-
tain, with the approval of the board of education and in
accordance with the provisions of chapter four hundred and
seventy-one of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
eleven not inconsistent with this act, an independent house-
hold arts school.
Section 2. The said trustees shall prepare annually, on
or before the fifteenth day of December, an estimate of the
amounts required to establish, equip and maintain the
vocational agricultural school and also the said vocational
household arts school for the ensuing year, and said amounts,
if approved by the board of education, shall be included in
the estimate required by section twenty-seven of chapter
twenty-one of the Revised Laws, as amended ; and if the said
amounts or any part thereof shall be authorized by the
general court, the county of Essex shall raise by taxation the
sum authorized and the sum so raised shall be paid to the
said trustees, for the purposes designated, by the treasurer of
the county upon their requisition: provided, however, that all
receipts from miscellaneous sources designated in said chapter
four hundred and seventy-one, such as "tuition" of non-
resident pupils from places outside the county, "sale of
products", and "work of pupils", shall be applied by said
trustees toward reduction of the net expense to the county
and state of the maintenance of the said school.
Section 3. So much of chapter five hundred and eighty-
seven of the acts of the year nineteen hiuidred and twelve as
is inconsistent herewith is hereby repealed.
Section 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 29, 191Jf.
County may
raise amount
by taxation.
Proviso.
Repeal.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 720. 751
An Act to establish a state forest commission and to f>hgj. 700
provide for the purchase of lands for state ^'
forests.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. There is hereby estabHshed a state forest state forest
J , 1 p J 1 p ^ commission
commission, to be composed or three persons, one or whom established.
.shall be the state forester and two other members who shall
be appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of
the council, and who shall serve without compensation.
The term of office of the appointive members of the com-
mission shall be six years, except that when first appointed
one of the members shall be appointed for six years and one
for three years. Thereafter one member shall be appointed
every third year.
Section 2. The commission shall have power to acquire May acquire
for the commonwealth by purchase or otherwise, and to hold, be" cuUiv™"
woodland or land suitable for timber cultivation within the *^'°°' ^^'
commonwealth. The commission may, after a public hear-
ing, sell or exchange any land thus acquired which in the
judgment of the commission can no longer be used advan-
tageously for the purposes of this act. The average cost of
land purchased by the commission shall not exceed five
dollars an acre.
Section 3. Lands acquired under the provisions of this Duties of state
act shall be known as state forests and shall be under the
control and management of the state forester. He shall pro-
ceed to re-forest and develop such lands and shall have power
to make all reasonable regulations which in his opinion
will tend to increase the public enjoyment and benefit there-
from and to protect and conserve the water supplies of the
commonwealth. The state forester shall keep and shall
publish in his annual report an account of all money invested
in each state forest, and of the annual income and expense
thereof.
Section 4. In the reforestation, maintenance, and de- Labor of
velopment of lands purchased under this act, the state be'empCyed,
forester, so far as it is practicable, shall obtain the labor ^^'
necessary therefor under the provisions of chapter six hun-
dred and thirty-three of the acts of the year nineteen hundred
and thirteen, and acts in amendment thereof and in addition
thereto.
752
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 721.
Reimbursement
of cities and
towns for loss
of taxes.
Amounts
which may
be expended.
Proviso.
Section 5. Land acquired under the provisions of this
act shall be exempt from taxation; but the commonwealth
shall reimburse cities and towns in which such lands are
situated for taxes lost by reason of their acquisition, in the
same manner and to the same extent as in the case of lands
acquired for public institutions under the provisions of chap-
ter six hundred and seven of the acts of the year nineteen
hundred and ten.
Section 6. The sum of ten thousand dollars may be
expended during the present year and the sum of twenty
thousand dollars may be expended annually for the four
succeeding years by the state forest commission in the
acquisition of lands under the provisions of this act: pro-
vided, that the said commission may, at its discretion, au-
thorize the state forester to expend a part of said sum in
the maintenance of said lands. If any part of said twenty
thousand dollars remains unexpended at the close of any
year, the balance may be expended in the following year.
The said commission may also expend not more than five
hundred dollars annually for its necessary expenses incurred
in carrying out the provisions of this act.
Section 7. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 29, 1914.
Assent of com-
monwealth to
purpose of cer-
tain advance
of money au-
thorized by act
of congress.
Chap. 721 An Act to accept the grants of money authorized by
CONGRESS FOR THE MORE COMPLETE ENDOWMENT AND
SUPPORT OF COLLEGES FOR THE BENEFIT OF AGRICULTURE.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The commonwealth of Massachusetts hereby
assents to the purpose of the advance of money authorized
by the act of congress, entitled "An Act to provide for co-
operative agricultural extension work between the agricultural
colleges in the several states receiving the benefits of an act
of congress approved July second, eighteen hundred and
sixty-two, and of acts supplementary thereto, and the United
States department of agriculture", said act being number
ninety-five of the sixty-third congress, and approved on the
eighth day of May in the year nineteen hundred and four-
teen.
Section 2. The commonwealth of Massachusetts hereby
accepts the annual grant of moneys made by the United
States as set forth and defined in said act of congress, and the
treasurer and receiver general is hereby designated to receive
Acceptance of
grant of
moneys made
by United
States, etc.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 722. 753
the same annually, to be applied by him under and for the
purposes of said act; and the Massachusetts Agricultural
College is hereby authorized to receive said grants of money.
Section 3. The governor is hereby authorized and in- Notice to be
structed to give due notice hereof to the government of the states govem-
United States. "'^^ '
Section -1. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 29, 1914-
An Act relative to the apportionment of the cost of Qhn^ noo
ABOLISHING GRADE CROSSINGS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section thirty-four of Part I of chapter four looo, 463, Part
hundred and sixty-three of the acts of the year nineteen amended.
hundred and six, as affected by chapter seven hundred and
eighty-four of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
thirteen, is hereby amended by striking out the words " but
not more than ten per cent of said total cost shall be appor-
tioned to such city or town", in the thirtieth, thirty-first
and thirty-second lines, and inserting in place thereof the
following : — and in making said apportionment the com-
mission shall take into account the benefits to the city or
town and its financial ability, and shall assess upon the
city or town such percentage of said total cost, not exceed-
ing ten per cent thereof, as may in the judgment of the
commission be just, and in case less than ten per cent of such
total cost is assessed upon the city or town, the difference
between the amount so assessed and said ten per cent shall
be assessed upon said railroad corporations in addition to
said sixty-five per cent, or upon the commonwealth, or
shall be apportioned between said railroad corporations and
the commonwealth, as in the judgment of the commission
shall be just, — and by inserting after the word "cent", in
the thirty-third line, the words : — and such additional sum,
if any, as may be assessed as aforesaid, — so as to read as
follows : — Section 34. The commission appointed under the Commission to
provisions of section twenty-nine shall meet at once, and aiteraUons. ^
if, after notice and a hearing, it decides that the security
and convenience of the public require the alterations to be
made, it shall prescribe the manner and limits thereof, and
shall determine which of the parties shall do the work, or
shall apportion the work to be done between each of the
railroad corporations and the city or town. The railroad
meat of cost.
754 Acts, 1914. — Chap. 722.
corporations shall pay sixty-five per cent of the total actual
cost of the alterations as aforesaid, including therein in
addition to the cost of construction the actual cost to the
street railway company of changing its railway and location
to conform to the decree of the court, the cost of the hearing,
the compensation of the commissioners and auditors and all
damages, except as otherwise provided. Said commission
may, subject to a right of appeal to the superior court by
the street railway company or by the commonwealth for a
revision by a jury of the amount of such assessment, if a
claim therefor is filed in the clerk's office of said court within
thirty days after the making of such assessment, assess upon
any street railway company made a party to the proceed-
ings such percentage of said total cost, not exceeding fifteen
per cent thereof, as may, in the judgment of said commission
be just and equitable; and such assessment, as confirmed by
the court, shall be in lieu of any assessment or contribution
Apportion- required by any special act or grant of location. The re-
mainder of said total cost shall be apportioned by the com-
mission between the commonwealth and the city or town in
which the crossing or crossings are situated, and in making
said apportionment the commission shall take into account
the benefits to the city or town and its financial ability, and
shall assess upon the city or town such percentage of said
total cost, not exceeding ten per cent thereof, as may in the
judgment of the commission be just, and in case less than
ten per cent of such total cost is assessed upon the city or
town, the difference between the amount so assessed and
said ten per cent shall be assessed upon said railroad cor-
porations in addition to said sixty-five per cent, or upon the
commonwealth, or shall be apportioned between said railroad
corporations and the commonwealth, as in the judgment of
the commission, shall be just. The commission shall equi-
tably apportion the sixty-five per cent and such additional
sum, if any, as may be assessed as aforesaid, to be paid by
the railroad corporation between the several railroads which
may be parties to the proceedings. If the crossing was
established after the twenty-first day of June in the year
eighteen hundred and ninety, no part of said cost shall be
charged to the commonwealth; and such part thereof as
becomes thereby unapportionable shall be borne by the
railroad corporation, the street railway company, if any, and
the city or town, in addition to the other amounts payable
by them, in such proportions as the commission shall deter-
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 722. 755
mine. If the crossing is of a railroad and a private way, and
no crossing of a public way is abolished in connection there-
with, the entire cost as aforesaid shall be paid by the railroad
corporation. Whenever in any case in which a street rail-
way company has been required to contribute to the expense
of abolishing a grade crossing, any of its locations shall be
so changed or revoked by any board of aldermen or select-
men without its consent as to render impossible, or in the
opinion of the public service commission unprofitable, the
further exercise of the privilege of operating its railway in
the part of the public way where such grade crossing has
been abolished, the amount contributed by such company
to the expense of abolishing such grade crossing shall be
ascertained by the public service commission, and certified
to the treasurer of the commonwealth, who shall pay the
same to the company from the treasury of the commonwealth;
and any amount so received by the company shall be ex-
pended only for such construction or equipment purposes
as the public service commission shall approve.
Section 2. Section forty-three of Part I of said chapter |90S',|63' Part
four hundred and sixty-three, as amended by chapter three amended. "
hundred and fifty-eight of the acts of the year nineteen hun-
dred and nine, and as affected by chapter seven hundred and
eighty-four of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
thirteen, is hereby further amended by striking out the word
"and", in the eighth line, and inserting in place thereof a
comma, and by inserting after the word "thereunder",
in the ninth line, the words : — and the apportionment of
the expense between the several parties to the proceed-
ings,— so as to read as follows: — Section 43- A final ^°f^^J°^f.''"'^®
decree shall not be entered by the superior court upon any *'°J^^^jf" "^^
report of commissioners setting forth a plan for the abolition,
discontinuance or alteration of a grade crossing, adopting or
confirming such plan or authorizing any expense to be
charged against the commonwealth, until the public service
commission, after a hearing, shall have certified in writing
that in its opinion the adoption of such plan, the expenditure
to be incurred thereunder and the apportionment of the
expense between the several parties to the proceedings are
consistent with the public interests, and are reasonably
requisite to secure a fair distribution between the different
cities, towns and railroads of the commonwealth, of the
public money authorized to be expended under the provisions
of the preceding section, or section one hundred and fifty-
756 Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 723, 724.
eight of chapter one hundred and eleven of the Revised Laws,
for the abolition of grade crossings, and that such expendi-
ture will not, in the judgment of said commission, exceed
the amounts provided under the provisions of said sections
to be paid by the commonwealth. If the members of the
public service commission are special commissioners under
the provisions of section twenty-nine the certificate herein
provided for may be issued by said commission without a
hearing.
tocro^sftfgsMto Section 3. The provisions of this act shall not apply to
iL'^'s'^arr°end-' ^^^ crossiugs as to which proceedings have been begun or
ing, etc. are pending prior to its passage.
Section 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved June 30, 1914-
Chaj). 723 An Act to provide for days of rest for certain em-
ployees OF RAILROAD CORPORATIONS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
^lo^f^ oFVaii- Section iT Every person employed as signalman, tower-
roads to have man, leverman, agent, train dispatcher, telegrapher or tele-
rest in each phonc Operator in a railroad signal tower or railroad station,
month. and every other person employed by a railroad in the operat-
ing of trains by the use of the telegraph, telephone or signal
and interlocking switching machines shall be allowed two
days of twenty-four hours each in every calendar month for
rest with regular compensation; except in a case of extraor-
dinary emergency caused by accident, fire, flood, or danger
to life or property, in which case the said period of rest shall
be allowed after the emergency is past.
Penalty. SECTION 2. Any violation of the provisions of this act
shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred
dollars for each offence.
J'I^^°K , Section 3. This act shall take effect on the fourth day
taking effect. o -r ^ • iiiip
of July, nmeteen hundred and fourteen.
{TJie foregoing loas laid before the governor on the twenty-
fourth day of June, 1914, ^^d after five days it had "the force
of a laio'\ as prescribed by the constitution, as it ivas not re-
turned by him with his objections thereto ivithin that thne.)
Chap 724: ^^ ^^'^ relative to the taxation of foreign corpora-
\j' tions.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Sas'^texby Section 1. Every foreign corporation subject to the
certain foreign ^ax imposcd by scctiou fifty-six of Part III of chapter four
corporations. r >/ ^
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 725, 726. 757
hundred and ninety of the acts of the year nineteen hundred
and nine shall in each year, at the time of filing its annual
certificate of condition, pay to the treasurer and receiver
general for the use of the commonwealth, in addition to the
tax imposed by said section fifty-six, an excise tax to be
assessed by the tax commissioner of one one hundredth of one
per cent of the par value of its authorized capital stock in
excess of ten million dollars as stated in its annual certificate
of condition.
Section 2. All laws now or hereafter in force relating to Certain existing
the assessment and collection of the tax imposed by said ^^ oappy.
section fifty-six and all laws providing for appeal from any
assessment made under said section fifty-six or for the re-
covery of any tax assessed thereunder shall, except so far as
they are inconsistent with the provisions of this act, apply
to the tax imposed by this act.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Apiwoved July 1, 1914-
An Act to dissolve the west sutton cemetery corpora- qJiqj) 725
TION.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The West Sutton Cemetery Corporation is Corporation
hereby dissolved, subject to the provisions of sections fifty-
two and fifty-three of chapter four hundred and thirty-seven
of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and three.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved Jidy 1, 1914-
An Act relative to toilet facilities in industrial Chav.726
establishments.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Section 1. Section seventy-nine of chapter five hundred etc!'a^mendld.
and fourteen of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
nine, as amended by section one of chapter three hundred and
twenty-eight of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
fourteen, is hereby further amended by inserting after the
word "sex", in the fifth line, the words: — and plainly so
designated, — and by inserting after the word "thereto", in
the ninth line, the words : — No person shall be allowed to
use a closet or privy which is provided for the use of persons
of the opposite sex, — so as to read as follows: — Section 79. ffg^oM^orftc-
In every factory, workshop, manufacturing, mechanical, t°^'«-^' '^^^-
758
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 727.
mercantile or other establishment, there shall be provided
suitable, adequate and convenient water-closets and washing
facilities, separate for each sex and plainly so designated, of
such number, in such location and so constructed, lighted,
ventilated, arranged and maintained as may be determined
by such reasonable rules and regulations as the state board of
labor and industries may adopt with reference thereto. No
person shall be allowed to use a closet or privy which is pro-
vided for the use of persons of the opposite sex. If any such
establishment is so located that a connection with a sewer
system is, in the opinion of the said board, impossible or im-
practicable, it shall provide such suitable toilet and washing
facilities as may be required by the said board.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved July 1, 1914.
Chap. 727 An Act to authorize the town of rockland to make an
ADDITIONAL WATER LOAN.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The town of Rockland, for the purpose of
extending or improving its system of water works, may from
time to time issue bonds or notes to an amount not exceeding
fifty thousand dollars in addition to the amount which the
town has heretofore been authorized to issue for the said
purposes. Such bonds or notes shall be payable at the ex-
piration of periods not exceeding thirty years from the dates
of issue; shall bear interest, payable semi-annually, at a
rate not exceeding five per cent per annum; shall be signed
by the treasurer of the town and countersigned by a majority
of the water commissioners, and may be sold at public or at
private sale upon such terms and conditions as may be
deemed proper; but they shall not be sold for less than their
par value. The proceeds shall be used only for the purposes
herein specified.
Section 2. The said town shall, at the time of authorizing
said loan or loans, provide for the payment thereof by such
annual payments, beginning not more than one year after the
date thereof, as will extinguish each loan within thirty years
from its date, and the amount of such annual payments
of any loan in any year shall not be less than the amount of
the principal of the loan payable in any subsequent year.
When a vote to the foregoing effect has been passed, a sum
which, with the income derived from water rates, will be
sufficient to pay the annual expense of operating its water
Town of Rock-
land may issue
bonds for
water supply
purposes.
Payment
of loan.
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 728, 729. 759
works, and the interest as it accrues on the bonds or notes
issued as aforesaid, and to make such payments on the prin-
cipal as may be required under the provisions of this act, shall,
without further vote, be assessed by the assessors of the town
annually thereafter, in the same manner in which other taxes
are assessed, until the debt incurred by said loan or loans is
extinguished. Each authorized issue of bonds or notes shall
constitute a separate loan.
Section 3. Subject to the requirements of existing Application
statutes the said town shall each year apply the net income and°rec™fpta.
and receipts derived from the use of water to the payment of
the said interest, and the remainder, if any, of such net in-
come and receipts it shall apply to the payment of the said
bonds or notes ; and the amount so applied shall be deducted
from the sums which would otherwise be required to be raised
by taxation. The provisions of chapter seven hundred and vbi^To^'^Sw
nineteen of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and thirteen, t° ^pp'^-
except as is otherwise provided herein, shall apply to the
issue of the said bonds or notes.
Section 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved July 1, 1914.
An Act relative to the expenditures of the attorney- nfidy 728
GENERAL IN PROSECUTING VIOLATIONS OF LAW.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter seven hundred and nine of the acts 1913, 709. §2,
of the year nineteen hundred and thirteen is hereby amended *™®°'^®'^-
by striking out section two and inserting in place thereof the
following new section : — Section 2. To carry out the pro- Expenditures.
visions of this act the attorney-general may expend from the
treasury of the commonwealth such sums as shall be approved
by the governor and council.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved July 1, 1914.
Chap.729
An Act to authorize the metropolitan water and
sewerage board to make a payment to the city of
medford in lieu of taxes on lands belonging to the
commonwealth.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The metropolitan water and sewerage board ^^^'"f^^
is hereby authorized to pay to the city of Medford the sum ford in Heu of
of three thousand five hundred fifty-one dollars and ninety- tSr^nd.^'^'
760
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 730.
one cents in settlement of annual payments, to and including
the year nineteen hundred and twelve, in lieu of taxes on
land taken by the metropolitan water and sewerage board
for the commonwealth of Massachusetts in said city; and
the treasurer of the commonwealth is authorized to pay
said sum to the city of ]\ledford and charge the same to the
Metropolitan Water Maintenance Fund.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved July 2, 1914.
1909, 486, § 32,
amended.
Municipal
election.
1909, 486, § 46,
amended.
Chap. 7S0 An Act relative to the date of the municipal election
IN THE CITY OF BOSTON AND TO THE NOMINATION OF
MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND SCHOOL
COMMITTEE OF SAID CITY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter four hundred and eighty-six of
the acts of the year nineteen hundred and nine is hereby
amended by striking out section thirty-two and inserting in
place thereof the following new" section : — Section 32. The
regular municipal election in each year in said city shall be
held on the sixth Tuesday after the annual state election.
Section 2. Section forty-six of said chapter is hereby
amended by striking out the word "January", in the thir-
teenth line, and inserting in place thereof the word : —
December, — and by striking out the word "January",
in the thirty-second and thirty-third lines, and inserting in
place thereof the word : — December, — so as to read as
follows : — Section 4^. The secretary of the commonwealth
(unless notified as hereinafter provided) shall cause to be
printed at the end of the official ballot to be used in the
city of Boston at the state election in the second year of the
mayor's term the following question: Shall there be an
election for mayor at the next municipal election, with the
words Yes and No at the right of the question and sufficient
squares in which each voter may designate by a cross his
answer to such question. If a majority of the qualified
voters registered in said city for said state election shall
vote in the affirmative on said question, there shall be an
election for mayor in said city at the municipal election
held in December next following said state election, and the
same shall be conducted, and the result thereof declared in
all respects as are other city elections for mayor, except
that the board of election commissioners shall place on the
Question to be
printed on
ballot at state
election.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 730. 761
official ballot for said election without nomination the name
of the person then holding the office of mayor (other than
an acting mayor), unless in writing he shall request other-
wise. The mayor then elected shall hold office for four
years, subject to recall at the end of two years as provided
in this section. If said question is not answ^ered in the
affirmative by the vote aforesaid no election for mayor
shall be held and the mayor shall continue to hold office for
his unexpired term. If prior to October first in the said ^^nted m
second year of his term the mayor shall file with the secre- j^^^'^g^fg "jj^^"*"
tary of the commonwealth a written notice that he does not it be omitted,
desire said question to appear upon the ballot at said state
election it shall be omitted; his term of office shall expire
on the first Monday of February following; and there shall
be an election for mayor in said city at the municipal election
held in December next following said state election, and at
such municipal election the mayor's name shall not be placed
on the official ballot unless he is nominated in the manner
provided in section fifty-three of this act.
Section 3. Section forty-seven of said chapter is hereby 1009, 4S6, § 47,
amended by striking out the word "January", in the tenth ^""^^
line, and inserting in place thereof the word: — December,
— so as to read as follows: — Section J^l . If a vacancy occurs Filling of va-
in the office of mayor within two months prior to a regular of mayor" *'^
municipal election other than an election for mayor, or
within four months after any regular municipal election,
the city council shall forthwith order a special election for
a mayor to serve for the unexpired term, subject if the
vacancy occurs in the first or second year of the mayor's
term to recall under the provisions of the preceding section.
If such vacancy occurs at any other time there shall be an
election for mayor at the municipal election held in Decem-
ber next following, for the term of four years, subject to recall
as aforesaid. In the case of the decease, inability, absence
or resignation of the mayor, and whenever there is a vacancy
in the office from any cause, the president of the city council
while said cause continues or until a mayor is elected shall
perform the duties of mayor. If he is also absent or unable
from any cause to perform such duties they shall be per-
formed until the mayor or president of the city council re-
turns or is able to attend to said duties by such member of
the city council as that body may elect, and until such
election by the city clerk. The person upon whom such
duties shall devolve shall be called "acting mayor" and he
762
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 730.
1909, 486, § 53,
amended.
Nominations
for elective
office.
Proviso.
Form of nomi-
nation paper.
shall possess the powers of mayor only in matters not ad-
mitting of delay, but shall have no power to make permanent
appointments except on the decease of the mayor.
Section 4. Section fifty-three of said chapter is hereby
amended by striking out the word "twenty-fifth", in the
sixth line, and inserting in place thereof the word : — twenty-
first, — by inserting after the word "person", in the eighth
line, the words : — for the nomination for mayor, — by striking
out the word "five", in the same line, and inserting in place
thereof the word : — three, — by inserting after the word
"election", where it first occurs in the tenth line, the words:
— and signed in person for the nomination for city council
or for school committee by at least two thousand registered
voters in said city qualified to vote for such candidates at
the said election, — and by striking out the word " Janu-
ary", in the fifth line of the form of nomination paper pre-
scribed in said section fifty-three, and inserting in place
thereof the word : — December, — so that said section and
the first paragraph of the nomination paper prescribed
therein will read as follows : — Section 53. Any male qual-
ified registered voter in said city may be nominated for any
municipal elective office in said city, and his name as such
candidate shall be printed on the official ballot to be used
at the municipal election: provided, that at or before five
o'clock P.M. of the twenty-first day prior to such election
nomination papers prepared and issued by the election com-
missioners, signed in person for the nomination for mayor by
at least three thousand registered voters in said city qualified
to vote for such candidate at said election, and signed in
person for the nomination for city council or for school
committee by at least two thousand registered voters in
said city qualified to vote for such candidates at the said
election, shall be filed with said election commissioners, and
the signatures on the same to the number required to make
a nomination are subsequently certified by the election com-
missioners as hereinafter provided. Said nomination papers
shall be in substantially the following form:
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
CITY OF BOSTON
NOMINATION PAPER
The undersigned, registered voters of the City of Boston, qualified
to vote for a candidate for the office named below, in accordance
with law, make the following nomination of candidates to be voted
for at the election to be held in the City of Boston on December
19 .
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 730. 763
Section 5. Section fifty-four of said chapter is hereby 1909, 486, § 54,
amended by striking out all after the word "office", in the ^'"^'^^^d.
seventh line, to and including the word "paper", in the
eleventh line, and by adding at the end of said section the
words : — Such papers shall be issued only to candidates
who shall file with the election commissioners requests
therefor in writing, containing their names with the first
or middle name in full, the offices for which they are candi-
dates, and their residences, with street and number, if any.
Forthwith the election commissioners shall print or insert
on such nomination papers the names of the candidates,
the offices for which they are nominated and their residences,
with street and number, if any. Not more than three hun-
dred such nomination papers shall be issued to any candidate
for mayor, and not more than two hundred such nomina-
tion papers shall be issued to any candidate for the city
council or for the school committee. No nomination
papers except those issued in accordance with the provisions
of this section shall be received or be valid, — so as to read
as follows: — Section 54- If a candidate nominated as afore- vacancies in
said dies before the day of election, or withdraws his name datef. ^.^''
from nomination, or is found to be ineligible, the vacancy
may be filled by a committee of not less than five persons,
or a majority thereof, if such committee be named, and so
authorized in the nomination papers. Nomination papers
shall not include candidates for more than one office. Every
voter may sign as many nomination papers for each office
to be filled as there are persons to be elected thereto and no
more. Nomination papers in each year shall be issued by the Nomination
board of election commissioners on and after but not before efc^^"' '^^"^'
the day next following the state election. Such papers shall
be issued only to candidates who shall file with the election
commissioners requests therefor in writing, containing their
names with the first or middle name in full, the offices for
which they are candidates, and their residences, with street
and number, if any. Forthwith the election commissioners
shall print or insert on such nomination papers the names of
the candidates, the offices for which they are nominated and
their residences, with street and number, if any. Not more
than three hundred such nomination papers shall be issued
to any candidate for mayor, and not more than two hundred
such nomination papers shall be issued to any candidate
for the city council or for the school committee. No nomina-
tion papers except those issued in accordance with the pro-
visions of this section shall be received or be valid.
764
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 730.
1909, 486, § 56,
amended.
Nominations
to be matter
of public
record.
Certification
of nomination
papers.
Withdrawals,
objections, etc.
Repeal.
Section 6. Section fifty-six of said chapter is hereby
amended by striking out the word "need", in the eighth
line, and inserting in place thereof the word: — shall, —
by striking out the word "fifth ", in the tenth line, and insert-
ing in place thereof the word: — tenth, — by striking out
the word "sixteenth", in the fifteenth line, and inserting
in place thereof the word: — fifteenth, — and by striking
out the word "fourteenth", in the twentieth line, and insert-
ing in place thereof the word : — thirteenth, — so as to read
as follows: — Section 56. The names of candidates appear-
ing on nomination papers shall when filed be a matter of
public record; but the nomination papers shall not be open
to public inspection until after certification. After such
nomination papers have been filed, the election commissioners
shall certify thereon the number of signatures which are
the names of registered voters in the city qualified to sign
the same. They shall not certify a greater number of
names than are required to make a nomination, with one
tenth of such number added thereto. All such papers found
not to contain a number of names so certified equivalent to
the number required to make a nomination shall be invalid.
The election commissioners shall complete such certification
on or before five o'clock p.m. on the fifteenth day preceding
the city election. Such certification shall not preclude any
voter from filing objections as to the validity of the nomina-
tion. All withdrawals and objections to such nominations
shall be filed with the election commissioners on or before
five o'clock P.M. on the thirteenth day preceding the city
election. All substitutions to fill vacancies caused by with-
drawal or ineligibility shall be filed with the election com-
missioners on or before five o'clock p.m. on the twelfth day
preceding the city election.
Section 7. So far as they are inconsistent herewith the
provisions of chapter eight hundred and thirty-five of the
acts of the year nineteen hundred and thirteen and of all
other acts and parts of acts are hereby repealed; but neither
such repeal nor any of the provisions of this act shall vitiate
or annul any of the provisions of an act passed by the general
court in the year nineteen hundred and fourteen relative
to the nomination and election of councilmen in the city of
Boston.
Section 8. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved July 2, 191 4-
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 731, 732. 765
An Act to provide that park and reservation police (jji^j) 73]^
AND watchmen IN THE CITY OF FALL RIVER SHALL HAVE
ONE DAY OFF IN EVERY FIFTEEN DAYS.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Section 1. It shall be the duty of the park commissioners Provision for
and the Watiippa water board of the city of Fall River to pafk police and
grant one day off in every fifteen days to all members of the FaiTRrvTr."*
park or reservation police, and to all watchmen employed by
the said commissioners or board, without loss of pay.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its acceptance Time of
by the city council and the approval of the mayor of said t^'^'^s effect.
city. Approved Jidy 2, 1914.
An Act relative to the development of the port of (JJkxt) 732
FALL river.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Section 1. For the purpose of developing the port of ^°'*''fn*°i'f j.
the city of Fall River, a board of three persons is hereby development
created, to serve without pay, to consist of one member of FaU^River.
the board of harbor and land commissioners to be appointed
by the governor, with the advice and consent of the council,
and two citizens of the city of Fall River to be appointed
by the mayor. Said board is authorized to select a site for
a public wharf and to secure options of land necessary there-
for, and is hereby directed to make plans and a detailed
estimate of the cost of procuring the land and of constructing
the said wharf, and to report the same to the next general
court prior to January sixteenth, with such recommendations
for legislation, if any, as the board may deem expedient.
Section 2. To pay the cost of obtaining options for the Expenditure
land needed, or which it is advisable to procure, for said ^^ '''^^■
site, the city of Fall River is hereby authorized to expend
such sums as may be appropriated by the city council.
Section 3. For the purpose of carrying out the provisions Expenditure by
of this act, exclusive of the cost of said options, there may be '^°™'"°°
expended a sum not exceeding five thousand dollars out of
the treasury of the commonwealth.
Section 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved July 2, 1914-
766 Acts, 1914. — Chap. 733.
Chap. 7 S3 An Act to PROvroE for the construction and main-
tenance OF A state highway IN THE TOWN OF EGRE-
MONT.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
con^tniction^ SECTION 1. It shall bc the duty of the Massachusetts
way in town highway commissioii to construct and thereafter to main-
gremon . ^^.^ ^^ ^ statc highway the road leading from the Hne be-
tween this commonwealth and the town of Hillsdale in the
state of New York to the village of South Egremont, the said
road running over Molasses hill, so-called. For the purpose
of constructing said highway the said commission may ex-
pend a sum not exceeding fifteen thousand dollars.
Apportion- SECTION 2. The cost and expense incurred under the
cost, etc. provisions of this act shall be borne as follows : — the county
of Berkshire shall pay thirty per cent and the commonwealth
seventy per cent.
Bedfshire^ SECTION 3. For the purpose of meeting the expendi-
Highway 'Loan, turcs to bc bomc by the county of Berkshire under the pro-
visions of this act, the county commissioners are hereby au-
thorized to borrow, from time to time, on the credit of the
county, such sums as may be necessary, and to issue bonds
or notes therefor. Such bonds or notes shall bear on their
face the words, County of Berkshire, Highway Loan, Act of
1914; shall be payable by such annual payments, beginning
not more than one year after the date thereof, as will ex-
tinguish each loan within five years from its date; and the
amount of such annual payment of any loan in any year shall
not be less than the amount of the principal of the loan pay-
able in any subsequent year. The said bonds or notes shall
bear interest at a rate not exceeding four and one half per
cent per annum, payable semi-annually; and they shall be
signed by the treasurer of the county and countersigned by a
majority of the county commissioners. The county may sell
the said securities at public or private sale, upon such terms
and conditions as the county commissioners may deem proper,
but they shall not be sold for less than their par value, and
the proceeds shall be used only for the purposes specified
herein. The county commissioners at the time of authorizing
said loan shall provide for the payment thereof in accordance
with the foregoing provisions; and a sum sufficient to pay
the interest as it accrues on the bonds or notes issued as
aforesaid by the county, and to make such payments on the
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 734. 767
principal as may be required under the provisions of this
act, shall be levied as a part of the county tax of the county
annually thereafter, in the manner in which other county
taxes are levied, until the debt incurred by said loan is ex-
tinguished.
Section 4. For the purpose of meeting the expenditures state High-
by the commonwealth hereby authorized, the treasurer and
receiver general is hereby empowered, with the approval of
the governor and council, to issue scrip or certificates of in-
debtedness to an amount not exceeding fifteen thousand
dollars for a term not exceeding five years. Such scrip or
certificates of indebtedness shall be issued as registered bonds
or with interest coupons attached, and shall bear interest at
a rate not exceeding four per cent per annum, payable semi-
annually. They shall be designated on their face. State
Highway Loan, shall be countersigned by the governor and
shall be deemed a pledge of the faith and credit of the com-
monwealth; and the principal and interest thereof shall be
paid at the time specified therein in gold coin of the United
States or its equivalent. They shall be sold at public auction,
or disposed of in such other manner, at such times and prices,
in such amounts and at such rates of interest, not exceeding
the rate above sf)ecified, as shall be deemed best.
Section 5. Upon the completion of said way, the high- Detailed state-
way commission shall cause to be filed in the office of the to be filed, etc.
clerk of courts for the county of Berkshire, a detailed state-
ment of the cost of said way and any damages resulting from
the construction thereof. Within sixty days after the filing
of the said report, the county of Berkshire shall pay into the
treasury of the commonwealth its proportion of said expenses.
Section 6. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved July 2, 1914.
An Act in further addition to an act making appro- Qfidj) 734
PRIATIONS FOR SUNDRY MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES AU-
THORIZED DURING THE PRESENT YEAR AND FOR CERTAIN
OTHER EXPENSES AUTHORIZED BY LAW.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro- Appropri-
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth ^*'°''^
from the ordinary revenue, unless otherwise specified, to
wit: —
768
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 734.
Allowancea
to armorers.
Expenses of
superior court.
Fourth deputy
controller of
county ac-
counts.
Clerical assist-
ance to register
of probate,
Barnstable
county.
Deputy district
attorney,
northern dis-
trict.
Expenses of
department of
district police,
etc.
Reclamation
of wet lands.
State printing
expert.
Clerical assist-
ance to justices
of supreme
judicial court.
For allowances for armorers of regimental headquarters
of the militia, as authorized by chapter four hundred and
eighty-one of the acts of the present year, a sum not exceed-
ing four hundred and fifty dollars.
For clerical and other expenses of the superior court, as
authorized by chapter five hundred and eleven of the acts of
the present year, a sum not exceeding nine hundred dollars,
the same to be in addition to any amount heretofore au-
thorized for the purpose.
For the salary of a fourth deputy controller of county
accounts, as authorized by chapter five hundred and forty-
six of the acts of the present year, a sum not exceeding six
hundred dollars.
For clerical assistance for the register of probate and in-
solvency for the county of Barnstable, as authorized by chap-
ter five hundred and fifty-nine of the acts of the present year,
a sum not exceeding three hundred and fifty dollars.
For the salary of a deputy to the district attorney for the
northern district, as authorized by chapter five hundred and
seventy-three of the acts of the present year, a sum not ex-
ceeding nine hundred dollars.
For the purchase and maintenance of a boat to be used
for the enforcement of the laws and the prevention of crime
in the waters of the commonwealth, a sum not exceeding
twelve thousand dollars; for an additional detective in the
department of the district police, a sum not exceeding seven
hundred and fifty dollars; for travelling expenses of said
officer, a sum not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars;
severally as authorized by chapter five hundred and seventy-
seven of the acts of the present year.
For expenses in providing for the reclamation of wet lands,
as authorized by chapter five hundred and ninety-six of the
acts of the present year, a sum not exceeding ten thousand
dollars, the same to be in addition to the unexpended balance
of a previous appropriation.
The appropriation heretofore made for the salary of the
expert employed by the auditor of the commonwealth to
measure state printing is hereby made available, to be used
in accordance with chapter three hundred and ninety-three
of the acts of the present year.
For clerical assistance for the justices of the supreme
judicial court, as authorized by chapter six hundred and nine-
teen of the acts of the present year, a sum not exceeding
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 734. 769
seven hundred and fifty dollars, the same to be in addition
to any amount heretofore appropriated for the purpose.
For increase in salaries, as authorized by chapter six hun- Judges and
dred and twenty of the acts of the present year, the following probate,
sums : — For the judge of probate for the county of Dukes ^d^NaSuc'ket.
County, one hundred forty-seven dollars and fifty cents; for
the judge of probate for the county of Nantucket, one hun-
dred forty-seven dollars and fifty cents; for the register of
probate for the county of Dukes County, fifty dollars; for
the register of probate for the county of Nantucket, fifty
dollars; severally to be in addition to the amounts heretofore
appropriated for the same purposes.
For the salary of a storekeeper in the department of the storekeeper in
... ,. I'll 1 'i 11 1 district police
district police, as authorized by chapter six nundred and department.
twenty-two of the acts of the present year, a sum not exceed-
ing four hundred and fifty dollars.
For reimbursement of cities and towns for loss of taxes on Reimbursement
land used for public institutions, as authorized by chapter towns for loss
six hundred and forty-eight of the acts of the present 3'ear, " '^^ ■ •
a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars, the same to be in
addition to any amount heretofore appropriated for the
purpose.
For contingent expenses of the district police, as au- Contingent, ex-
■, . t t ^ . 1 11 IP . PI penses of dis-
thonzed by chapter six hundred and lorty-nme or the acts trict police.
of the present year, a sum not exceeding five hundred
dollars.
For contingent expenses of the senate and house of rep- Expenses of
resentatives, a sum not exceeding five thousand dollars, to house of rep-
be in addition to the amount heretofore appropriated for the ^^''^'^
purpose.
For expenses in connection with the publication of a Bulletin of
bulletin of legislative committee hearings, a sum not exceed- hearings-
ing one thousand dollars, to be in addition to the amount
heretofore appropriated for the purpose.
For expenses of the board of elevator regulations, a sum Board of
not exceeding one thousand dollars, to be in addition to the reguktions.
unexpended balance of the appropriation for nineteen hun-
dred and thirteen.
For necessary expenses of the attorney-general's depart- Attorney-gen-
ment, the sum of five thousand dollars, to be in addition to ment.
the amount heretofore appropriated for the purpose.
For the payment of pensions for retired members of the Retired mem-
district police department, a sum not exceeding one thousand police.
770
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 734.
Sergeant-at-
arms' expenses.
Care of state
house, etc.
New furniture,
etc.
Commission on
probation.
Homestead
commission.
Ind<istrial
accident board.
Disseminating
information in
agriculture.
Contingent
expenses of
district police.
North Reading
state sana-
torium.
Rutland state
sanatorium.
dollars, the same to be in addition to the amount heretofore
appropriated for the purpose.
For incidental and contingent expenses of the sergeant-
at-arms, a sum not exceeding one hundred dollars, the same
to be in addition to the amount heretofore appropriated for
the purpose.
For care of the state house and grounds and for necessary
expenses of various buildings occupied by state departments,
a sum not exceeding fifty-two hundred dollars, the same to
be in addition to the amount heretofore appropriated for
the purpose.
For new furniture and fixtures, to be expended under the
direction of the state house commission, a sum not exceed-
ing four thousand five hundred dollars, the same to be in
addition to the amount heretofore appropriated for the
purpose.
For expenses of the commission on probation, a sum not
exceeding four thousand dollars, the same to be in addition
to the amount heretofore appropriated for the purpose.
For expenses of the commission on homesteads, a sum not
exceeding seven hundred dollars, the same to be in addition
to the amount heretofore appropriated for the purpose.
For rent of quarters for the industrial accident board, a
sum not exceeding one thousand and fifty dollars, the same
to be in addition to the amount heretofore appropriated for
the purpose.
For disseminating useful information in agriculture, to be
expended under the direction of the state board of agriculture,
a sum not exceeding two thousand eight hundred dollars, the
same to be in addition to the amount heretofore appropriated
for the purpose.
For contingent expenses of the district police in carrying
out the provisions of chapters six hundred and twenty-nine
and eight hundred and six of the acts of the year nineteen
hundred and thirteen, a sum not exceeding two thousand
dollars.
For maintenance expenses at the North Reading state
sanatorium to cover extraordinary repairs to boilers, a sum
not exceeding five hundred dollars.
For a certain deficiency in the expense of the Rutland
state sanatorium for the fiscal year nineteen hundred and
thirteen, a sum not exceeding five hundred and sixteen
dollars.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 734. 771
For expenses of the Westfield state sanatorium, a sum not westseid state
exceeding two thousand dollars, the same to be in addition
to any amount heretofore appropriated for the purpose.
To provide for the further construction of the River road, o^rIvm road.
so-called, from Williamstown to Pittsfield, as authorized by
chapter seventy-eight of the resolves of the present year, a
sum not exceeding ten thousand dollars.
For a continuation by the Massachusetts commission for investigation
the blind of its investigation of the matter of defective eye- defective
sight, as authorized by chapter seventy-nine of the resolves ^^'^^^^
of the present year, a sum not exceeding fifteen hundred
dollars.
For expenses of the New Bedford textile school, as au- New Bedford
thorized by chapter eighty-one of the resolves of the present '^'^ ' ^^'^ °° "
year, a sum not exceeding twenty-four thousand dollars.
For new buildings at the Massachusetts Agricultural AgrTcu'^Rura"''
College, as authorized by chapter eighty-two of the resolves Coiiege.
of the present year, a sum not exceeding eighty-seven thou-
sand five hundred dollars.
For improvements at certain state normal schools, as au- improvementa
thorized by chapter eighty-three of the resolves of the present schools! °°™*
year, a sum not exceeding four thousand one hundred and
fifty dollars.
For the Massachusetts Charitable Eye and Ear Infirmary, Massachusetts
as authorized by chapter eighty-four of the resolves of the Eyea'nd Ear
present year, a sum not exceeding forty-five thousand dol- i°fi'"™a'"y-
lars.
For certain improvements at the Rutland state sanatorium, Rutland state
as authorized by chapter eighty-five of the resolves of the »^°^*°""™-
present year, a sum not exceeding eleven hundred and fifty
dollars.
For compiling the general laws relative to towns, as au- Compiling
thorized by chapter eighty-six of the resolves of the present t^t^wnt.'^^
year, a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars.
For the construction of a retaining wall to protect the side- Construction
walk and driveway of the Revere beach reservation, as au- Revere beach.
thorized by chapter eighty-seven of the resolves of the
present year, a sum not exceeding thirty thousand dollars,
to be expended out of the Metropolitan Parks Maintenance
Fund.
For expenses of an investigation relative to the construe- Highway
tion of a new highway bridge across Cohasset Narrows be- Cohasset
tween the towns of Bourne and Wareham, as authorized by
772
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 734.
Lakeville state
sanatorium.
North Reading
state sana-
torium.
State indus-
trial school
for girls.
Commission
on taxation
of signs.
Investigation
of methods of
conserving flow
of water in
rivers, etc.
Increasing
certain wages.
Frank L.
Garland.
Commission on
uniform meth-
ods of taking
land for public
purposes.
City of New
Bedford and
town of Fair-
haven.
chapter eighty-eight of the resolves of the present year, a
sum not exceeding one thousand dollars.
For certain improvements at the Lakeville state sana-
torium, as authorized by chapter eighty-nine of the resolves
of the present year, a sum not exceeding thirty-seven hun-
dred dollars.
For certain improvements at the North Reading state
sanatorium, as authorized by chapter ninety of the resolves
of the present year, a sum not exceeding six thousand eight
hundred and eighty-four dollars.
For certain improvements at the state industrial school
for girls, as authorized by chapter ninety-one of the resolves
of the present year, a sum not exceeding nineteen thousand
and forty dollars.
For expenses of the commission to report to the general
court upon the taxation of signs, as authorized by chapter
ninety-three of the resolves of the i)resent year, a sum not
exceeding five hundred dollars.
To provide for further investigation of methods of con-
serving and equalizing the flow of water in rivers and streams
of the commonwealth, as authorized by chapter ninetj^-five
of the resolves of the present year, a sum^ not exceeding five
thousand dollars.
For increasing certain wages, as authorized by chapter
ninety-six of the resolves of the present year, the following
sums are hereby appropriated, in addition to those already
authorized for a similar purpose : — Metropolitan Water
Maintenance Fund, two thousand dollars; North Metro-
politan Sewerage Fund, fifteen hundred dollars; South Metro-
politan Sewerage Fund, fifteen hundred dollars; severally to
be assessed upon the cities and towns composing the different
districts.
For an annuity for Frank L. Garland of Concord, as au-
thorized by chapter ninety-seven of the resolves of the
present year, a sum not exceeding fifty dollars, the same to
be in addition to the amount heretofore appropriated for
the purpose.
For expenses of the commission to report uniform methods
of procedure for taking land for public purposes, as au-
thorized by chapter one hundred of the resolves of the present
year, a sum not exceeding thirty-five hundred dollars.
For reimbursements on account of certain deficits, as au-
thorized by chapter one hundred and one of the resolves of
the present year, the following sums : — For New Bedford,
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 735, 736. 773
nineteen hundred dollars and fifty-six cents; for Fairhaven,
nineteen hundred dollars and fifty-seven cents.
For a gratuity for William I. Leach, as authorized by chap- wiiiiam i.
ter one hundred and three of the resolves of the present year,
a sum not exceeding three hundred and fifty dollars.
For an annuity for Henry Winn, as authorized by chap- Henry winn.
ter one hundred and four of the resolves of the present year,
a sum not exceeding three hundred and fifty dollars.
Section 2, This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved Jvly 2, IOI4.
An Act to authorize the city of Brockton to incur Cha7).735
ADDITIONAL INDEBTEDNESS FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The city of Brockton is hereby authorized ^^''J^l^^^'
to borrow the sum of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars, row money for
in addition to the amount authorized by the provisions of purposes.
chapter three hundred and seventy-nine of the acts of the
year nineteen hundred and thirteen, for school purposes,
and the same shall not be reckoned in determining the
statutory limit of indebtedness of the city. Said city may
issue therefor its bonds or notes, in the manner and form
provided in said chapter three hundred and seventy-nine
and shall in all other respects comply with the terms and
conditions specified therein.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approwd July 2, 1914-
Chap.736
An Act for uniforms for the court officers of the
municipal and district courts of the county of
SUFFOLK.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1 . The officers in attendance upon the munic- Provision for
ipal and district courts of the county of Suffolk shall, while fT^°'"'
on duty in said courts, wear uniforms to be designated by
the justices of the said courts, and for such uniforms, except coifnt^"'*'
in cases where provision for payment for them is made by
existing laws, there shall be allowed and paid by the county
of Suffolk the sum of seventy-five dollars, annually, for each
officer in addition to their salaries.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved July 2, 1914.
court
officers of
certain courts
774
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 737.
Chap. 1^7 An Act to authorize the town of Georgetown to sell
ELECTRICITY TO THE TOWN OF ROWLEY AND TO SUPPLY
ELECTRICITY IN A PART OF THE TOWN OF NEWBURY.
Town of
Georgetown
may sell
electricity
to town of
Rowley.
May construct
an electric
plant in
certain part
of town of
Rowley.
Town of
Newbury may
purchase
plant, etc.,
from town of
Georgetown,
etc.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The town of Georgetown is hereby author-
ized to sell electricity to the town of Rowley.
Section 2. The to'wai of Georgetown may, if authorized
by vote of the town of Newbury, construct and maintain
in that part of the town of Newbury which lies westerly
from a line drawn from Great Rock, so-called, in said town
to the corner of Boston street and Newburyport turnpike,
thence to Dummer academy and thence by said turnpike
to the Rowley line, a plant for the distribution and sale of
electricity to the inhabitants thereof and to the town of
Newbury for municipal use. The town of Georgetown shall
have, with respect to the distribution and sale of electricity
in that part of the town of Newbury heretofore described,
the same rights and privileges, and be subject to the same
duties, limitations and obligations which it now has, or may
hereafter have, with respect to the distribution of electricity
within its own limits; but the town of Georgetown shall not
construct and maintain lines for the distribution and sale of
electricity upon, along, under or across public ways in the
town of Newbury without first obtaining from the selectmen
of the town of Newbury locations therefor in the manner
required by law of companies incorporated for the trans-
mission of electricity, for lighting, heating or power.
Section 3. If the town of Newbury shall hereafter
establish an electric lighting plant, or if its selectmen shall
hereafter consent to the laying, erecting, maintaining or
using by any other corporation or person over or under the
streets, lanes, and highways of that part of said town here-
tofore described any wires for the transmission of electricity
for light, heat or power except wires used for heat or power
by street railway companies, it shall under the provisions of
sections ten, eleven and twelve of chapter thirty-four of the
Revised Laws and of all acts in amendment thereof or
addition thereto, purchase the plant and property within
its limits owned by the town of Georgetown and used for
the distribution and sale of electricity in like manner as if
the same were the plant and property of a private person,
firm or corporation, and the town of Georgetown shall have
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 738. 775
no right to refuse to sell its plant and property within the
limits of the town of Newbury, but shall sell and convey the
same to the town of Newbury within the time and in the
manner prescribed by law for the sale to a municipality
of electric plants privately owned, and thereupon the right
of the town of Georgetown to maintain an electric plant
or to sell electricity within the limits of the town of Newbury
shall cease.
Section 4. Nothing contained in this act shall be con- Not to affect
strued as affecting, abridging or revoking the rights hereto- ofTTustefs*^
fore granted to the Trustees of Dummer Academy and the AcIdeSyretc.
town of Rowley by chapter five hundred and eighty-one of
the acts of the year nineteen hundred and ten.
Section 5. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved July 2, 1914-
An Act to authorize the establishment of disciplinary />/,^^ 700
day schools in the city of boston and the abolition ^'
of the parental school of said city.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The school committee of the city of Boston Disciplinary
may establish and maintain one or more disciplinary day m/y^be°°'^
schools for the instruction and training of children who are fn^cl^^'^'of'^
habitual truants, absentees or school offenders as defined in Boston.
sections three, four and five of chapter forty-six of the
Revised Laws as amended by chapter three hundred and
thirty of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and three
and by chapter two hundred and twenty of the acts of the
year nineteen hundred and four, and by sections six, seven
and eight, respectively, of chapter seven hundred and
seventy-nine of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
thirteen.
Section 2. The board of schoolhouse commissioners of Construction,
the city of Boston may erect and furnish such school build- buildings,
ings upon land now owned by the city and now used for
school purposes or otherwise, or said board of schoolhouse
commissioners may cause to be taken, in the same manner
in which land is taken for school purposes, land in said city
to be occupied by said school buildings and shall construct
and furnish such school buildings thereon.
Section 3. The school committee may adopt rules and Rules and
regulations for the supervision and direction of such schools,
776
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 738.
Apprehension
of truants, etc.
Penalty for
failure to
cause child
to attend
school.
Penalty for
inducing child
to absent
himself from
school, etc.
Commitment
of certain
offenders to
Suffolk Scliool
for Boys.
Proviso.
Transfer of
children from
parental
school.
Parental
school to be
abolished,
etc.
and may also e.stablish rules and regulations for placing
children in such schools.
Section 4. Any attendance officer may apprehend and
take to any such school without a warrant any habitual
truant, absentee or school offender who has been placed
in such school under rules and regidations established by the
school committee relating thereto.
Section 5. Every person having under his control a
child placed in any such school shall cause him to attend
school as provided in the rules and regulations of the school
committee, and if he fails to cause such child so to attend
school he shall, upon complaint of an attendance officer and
upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not more
than ten dollars. Whoever induces or attempts to induce a
child to absent himself from any such school, or employs or
harbors a child while such school is in session, shall be pun-
ished by a fine of not less than five nor more than twenty
dollars.
Section 6. An inmate of any such school who persist-
ently violates the reasonable regulations thereof, or who is
generally of indecent or immoral conduct, or who otherwise
grossly misbehaves, so as to render himself an unfit subject to
attend such school, may, upon complaint by an attendance
officer or by the officer in control of such school and con-
viction thereof, if under fifteen years of age, be committed
to the Suffolk School for Boys: provided, however, that in
no case shall the sentence be for a period of more than two
years.
Section 7. All children confined in the parental school
of the city of Boston at the date when the schools herein
provided for are established shall be transferred to the
schools established by this act, and shall thereafter be re-
quired to attend such schools under the rules and regulations
of the school committee.
Section 8. One year after the completion and opening
of the schools provided for in this act, the city of Boston is
hereby authorized to sell or otherwise dispose of or to transfer
to any department of the city, to be used for municipal pur-
poses, the land and buildings now occupied by the said
parental school. Upon the sale or transfer of the property
the parental school of the city of Boston shall be abolished,
and said city of Boston and the county of Suffolk shall
thereafter be exempt from the provisions of all laws relating
to the maintenance of a county training school.
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 739, 740. 777
Section 9. All acts and parts of acts relating to the Repeal,
commitment of children to the parental school of the city
of Boston are hereby repealed.
Section 10. This act shall take effect when the schools Time of
herein provided for are ready for occupancy. The school
committee shall notify the mayor thereof, and the mayor may
then issue his proclamation establishing such schools as dis-
ciplinary day schools. jlpproved July 3, 1914-
An Act to provide for clerical assistance for the pro- njidy 739
BATION OFFICER OF THE DISTRICT COURT OF SOUTHERN
ESSEX.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The district court of southern Essex may Clerical
1 ii'i'j. 'j. 1 assistance for
employ such clerical assistance as it may deem necessary probation
court
of southern
Essex.
for the keeping, indexing and consolidation of the records di^trTct°c
required to be kept in said court under the provisions of
section forty of chapter two hundred and twelve and section
eighty-four of chapter two hundred and seventeen of the
Revised Laws, and for such other work in connection with
its probation service as the said court shall determine.
A sum not exceeding eight hundred dollars may be ap- Appropriation
propriated annually by the county commissioners of the ^ '=o"°^y-
county of Essex for said clerical assistance, the same to be
paid by the treasurer of said county upon vouchers approved
by the justice of said court.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved July 2, 1914-
An Act relative to the incurring of debt by cities, Chaj).74:0
towns and districts under special acts.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Cities, towns and districts authorized to in- cities, towns,
cur debt in accordance with the provisions of special acts shall exempt from^
not be exempt from liability to pay debts contracted for the pay'dlbt*s°
purposes for which they may lawfully expend money in u^dlTspedai
accordance with such acts, notwithstanding that the amount acts, etc.
of the annual payment and the period of the loan may not
have been specified by the vote authorizing the debt to be
incurred, and the officers authorized to issue bonds or notes
therefor may issue the same subject to the provisions and
limitations of such acts, provided that in all other respects
778
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 741.
the requirements of law shall have been complied with; and
the provisions of this act shall apply to any bonds or notes of
a city, town or district issued under the authority of any
special act heretofore or hereafter enacted.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved July 2, 1914-
Improvement
of Lynn
harbor and
Saugus river
authorized.
Amount to
be expended.
Proviso.
Chap. 7 4:1 An Act to provide for the improvement of lynn
HARBOR and THE SAUGUS RIVER.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The board of harbor and land commissioners
is hereby authorized to improve Lynn harbor and the Saugus
river by dredging a channel not less than twelve feet in depth
at mean low water, from the present twelve-foot contour
southerly of the Point of Pines to the Boston and Maine
railroad bridge across the Saugus river; the bottom width
of said channel to be not less than two hundred feet from the
said twelve-foot contour to the "deep hole", so-called, off
the Point of Pines, and the average bottom width from the
"deep hole" to the Boston and Maine railroad bridge to
be one hundred and fifty feet.
Section 2. The board may expend for the said dredging
a sum not exceeding fifty thousand dollars: provided, how-
ever, that no part of said sum shall be available or expended
until there is presented to the auditor of the commonwealth
satisfactory evidence that there is available the additional
sum of thirty thousand dollars, to be raised and expended as
follows: — the city of Lynn shall make an appropriation of
fifteen thousand dollars for the building of bulkheads and
the reclamation of the flats owned by said city bordering on
said river, and furthermore, there shall be raised from other
sources the sum of fifteen thousand dollars for the purpose of
dredging the said river between the Boston and Maine rail-
road bridge and the Fox Hill bridge, so-called, and for re-
claiming the flats mentioned above.
Section 3. The city of Lynn shall be allowed to use the
material so dredged for the purpose of reclaiming the flats
mentioned above, and is authorized to issue bonds for this
purpose.
Section 4. The treasurer and receiver general is hereby
authorized to issue, in the name and behalf of the common-
wealth, bonds or scrip to an amount not exceeding fifty
thousand dollars. The said bonds or scrip shall be issued
Use of dredged
material.
Issue of
bonds, etc.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 742. 779
upon the serial payment plan from time to time as may be
necessary, in such amounts and upon such terms and shall
be payable serially in such amounts and at such times, within
a period not exceeding fifteen years, as shall be determined
by the treasurer and receiver general, with the approval of
the governor and council, to be for the best interests of the
commonwealth.
Section 5. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved July 2, 1914.
An Act to consolidate the laws relative to the manu- QJiaj) 742
FACTURE, distribution AND SALE OF GAS AND ELEC-
TRICITY.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Section L I. Definitions.
Sections 2-91. U. Of the Corporate Rights and Liabilities of Gas and Electric Com-
panies.
Sections 92-125. III. Of Municipal Lighting Plants.
Sections 126-132. IV. Of the Distribution of Gas and Electricity.
Sections 133-173. V. Of Public Supervision and Regulation.
Sections 174-197. VI. Of the Inspection of Gas, Gas and Electric Meters and Other
Measuring Devices.
Sections 198-201. VII. Miscellaneous Provisions.
I. DEFINITIONS.
CERTAIN WORDS AND TERMS DEFINED.
Section 1. In this act, unless the context otherwise re- Definitions.
quires: "Board" means the board of gas and electric light
commissioners. "Corporation" means a private corpora-
tion as distinguished from a municipal corporation; and,
unless otherwise specified, a corporation organized or
chartered under any general or special law of this com-
monwealth.
"Gas company" means a corporation organized under the
laws of this commonwealth for the purpo.se of making and
selling, or distributing and selling, gas within this common-
wealth.
"Electric company" means a corporation organized under
the laws of this commonwealth for the purpose of making by
means of water power, steam power or otherwise and selling,
or distributing and selling, electricity within this common-
wealth, or authorized by special act so to do.
A corporation organized for the purpose of making and
selling, or distributing and selling, gas shall be deemed a "gas
company," although subsequently authorized to engage in
780
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 742.
the business of making or selling electricity. A corporation
organized for the purpose of making and selling, or dis-
tributing and selling, electricity shall be deemed an " electric
company", although subsequently authorized to make or
sell gas.
"Supplying electricity in bulk" means engaging in the
business of making and selling or distributing and selling
electricity to electric companies, railroads, street railways or
electric railroads, or to municipalities for municipal use or
resale to their inhabitants, or to persons, firms or corpora-
tions under limitations heretofore imposed by special law or
under the provisions of section one of chapter six hundred
and seventeen of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
eight, or hereafter imposed under the provisions of section
one hundred and fifty-nine of this act.
II. OF THE CORPORATE RIGHTS AND LIA-
BILITIES OF GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANIES.
Corporations
governed by
this act.
R. L. 110, § 2.
(2 Op. A. G.
362.]
CORPORATIONS GOVERNED BY THIS ACT.
Section 2. The provisions of this act shall apply to all
gas and electric companies heretofore organized or chartered
under any general or special laws applicable thereto, or here-
after organized hereunder, and to the respective officers and
stockholders of all such corporations.
Formation of
corporation.s.
1855, 146, § 1.
1857, 276, § 1.
G. S. 61, §§ 1,
15.
1870, 224, §§1,5.
1874, 165.
1879, 202, § 1.
P. S. 106, §§ 6,
7, 11, 14.
1885. 240, § 1.
1891, 189, § 1.
1893, 397.
1910, 346.
R. L. 110, §
9, 13.
93 Mass. 98,
1.
formation of corporations.
Section 3. Three or more persons may associate them-
selves by an agreement in writing hereinafter described, with
the intention of forming a gas or electric company, and, upon
complying with the provisions of section ten, shall be and
remain a corporation. But nothing herein contained shall
authorize the organization of a combined gas and electric
company, unless the board, after notice and a public hearing,
shall certify to the commissioner of corporations that, in its
judgment, the public convenience will be promoted thereby.
211 Mass. 427. [1 Op. A. G. 47, 185.] (2 Op. A. G. 346.] [3 Op. A. G. 120.]
CORPORATION TO TAKE OVER BANKRUPT BUSINESS.
te>°tokroler Section 4. Any or all of the creditors of any corporation
bankrupt subicct to the provisions of this act which has been adiudged
I3U31U633. *j X V o
i879,275,'§§ 1, 4. bankrupt or insolvent or has made an assignment of its prop-
R. L. 110, § 14. erty for the benefit of its creditors, or any or all persons for
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 742. 781
whose benefit such corporation has assigned the whole or
any part of its property, and such other persons in either case
as they may select, may associate themselves for the purpose
of forming a corporation to acquire the whole or any part of
the property of such debtor corporation and to carry on the
business previously authorized to be carried on by it.
AGREEMENT OF ASSOCIATION.
Section 5. The agreement of association shall state: — Agreement of
(a) That the subscribers thereto associate themselves g. s. ei, §'2
with the intention of forming a gas or an electric company, mo, 224,' § 7.'
as the case may be. r. l. no,|§*i"5,
(6) The corporate name assumed, which shall contain the j^p,, 441
words "gas company" or "electric company", as the case i9io, 346.
may be, at the end thereof.
(c) The name of the city or town in which it is to be
established or situated.
(d) The amount of its capital stock, which shall be not
less than one thousand dollars; the number of shares into
which the capital stock is to be divided; and, if there are to
be preferred shares, the number of such shares, which shall
not exceed the number of the common shares, and a state-
ment of the preferences and voting powers or restrictions or
qualifications upon which they are to be issued.
restrictions as to corporate name.
Section 6. A corporation which is organized under the Restrictions as
provisions of this act shall not assume the name of another name.^°'^'*'^^
corporation established under the laws of this commonwealth, ^'7(^'224, § s.
or of a corporation, firm, association or person carrying on ^g^- ^^^' § ^'^■
business in this commonwealth at the time of such organiza- R- 1^- l^^'J.^-
tion or within three years prior thereto, or assume a name isi Mass! m.
so similar thereto as to be liable to be mistaken for it, except ' "
with the consent in writing of such existing corporation, firm
or association, or of such person, previously filed with the
commissioner of corporations. The supreme judicial court
or the superior court shall have jurisdiction in equity, upon
the application of any corporation or person interested or
affected, to enjoin a corporation from doing business under
a name assumed in violation of the provisions of this section,
although its certificate of organization may have been ap-
proved and a certificate of incorporation issued to it.
782
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 742.
Meeting for
organization.
1870, 224, § 9.
P. S. 106, § 18.
R. L. 110, § 17.
Subscribers
to hold
franchise.
1870, 224, § .30.
P. S. 100, § 19.
R. L. 110, § 18.
12 Allen, 273.
101 Mass. 385.
MEETING FOR ORGANIZATION.
Section 7. The first meeting shall be called by a notice
signed by one or more of the subscribers to the agreement of
association, stating the time, place and purpose of the meet-
ing, a copy of which notice shall, seven days at least before
the day appointed for the meeting, be given to each sub-
scriber, or left at his usual place of business or residence, or
deposited in the post office, postpaid, and addressed to him
at his usual place of business or residence. Whoever gives
such notice shall make affidavit of his doings, which, with a
copy of the notice, shall be recorded in the records of the
corporation. If all of the subscribers shall, in writing in-
dorsed upon the agreement of association, waive such notice
and fix the time and place of the meeting, no notice shall be
required.
SUBSCRIBERS TO HOLD FRANCHISE.
Section 8. The subscribers to the agreement of associa-
tion shall hold the franchise until the organization has been
completed; and, unless it is otherwise provided in such agree-
ment, each subscriber who elects to take shares of the capital
stock at the first meeting may take such proportion thereof
as the number of subscribers to the agreement bears to the
whole number of shares, or any part of such proportion, upon
pajdng the assessments thereon as called for by the corpora-
tion. All shares not so taken shall be disposed of as the
corporation determines.
ORGANIZATION, HOW EFFECTED.
Organization,
how effected.
1870, 224, § 10.
P. S. 106, § 20
R '
Section 9. At such first meeting, including any necessary
or reasonable adjournment, an organization shall be effected
L. 110, § 19. by the choice by ballot of a temporary clerk, who shall be
sworn, and by the adoption of by-laws, and the election, in
the manner provided in section fourteen, of directors, treas-
urer, clerk and such other officers as the by-laws may pro-
vide; but at such first meeting no person shall be eligible as
a director who has not subscribed the agreement of associa-
tion. The temporary clerk shall make and attest a record of
the proceedings until the clerk shall have been chosen and
sworn, including a record of such choice and qualification.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 742. 783
CERTIFICATE OF ORGANIZATION. CHARTER.
Section 10. The president, treasurer and a majority of ^galiSfon^
the directors shall forthwith make, sign and swear to a cer- ^■l^^22i%
tificate setting forth a true copy of the agreement of associa- p- s. loe, § 21'.
tion with the names of the subscribers thereto, the date of isi Mass.'seo. '
the first meeting and the successive adjournments thereof,
if any, and shall submit such certificate and also the records
of the corporation to the commissioner of corporations, who
shall examine the same and who may require such other
evidence as he may judge necessary. If it appears that
the requirements of the preceding sections preliminary to
the establishment of the corporation have been complied
with, the commissioner shall so certify and shall approve
the certificate by his indorsement thereon. Such certificate
shall thereupon be filed by said officers in the office of the
secretary of the commonwealth, who, upon payment of the
fee hereinafter specified, shall cause the same with the in-
dorsement thereon to be recorded, and shall thereupon issue
a certificate in the following form: —
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Be it known that whereas [the names of the subscribers to the
agreement of association] have associated themselves with the in-
tention of fonning a gas — an electric — company under the name
of [the name of the corporation], with a capital of [the amount of
capital fixed in the agreement of association], and have complied
with the provisions of the statutes of this commonwealth in such
case made and provided, as appears from the certificate of the
president, treasurer and directors of said corporation, duly ap-
proved by the commissioner of corporations and recorded in this
office: now, therefore, I [the name of the secretary], secretary of
the commonwealth of Massachusetts, do hereby certify that said
[the names of the subscribers to the agreement of association], their
associates and successors, are legally organized and established as,
and are hereby made, an existing corporation under the name of
[name of the corporation], with the powers, rights and privileges,
and subject to the limitations, duties and restrictions, which by law
appertain thereto.
Witness my official signature hereunto subscribed, and the seal
of the commonwealth of Massachusetts hereunto affixed, this
day of in the
year . [the date of execution of the cer-
tificate.]
The secretary shall sign the same and cause the seal of
the commonwealth to be affixed to the certificate and it shall
784
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 742.
have the force and effect of a special charter and shall be con-
clusive evidence of the existence of such corporation. He
shall also cause a record of the certificate to be made, and a
certified copy of such record may be given in evidence with
like effect as the original certificate.
Existing cor-
porations to
continue.
1820, 137. § 5.
1829, 53, §§16,
17.
R. S. 38, §§ 1,
36.
G. S. 60, § 1;
68, § 40.
P. S. 105, § 2.
R. L. 109, § 2.
EXISTING CORPORATIONS TO CONTINUE.
Section 11. Corporations now existing which are made
subject to the provisions of this act shall continue to exercise
and enjoy their powers and privileges according to their re-
spective charters or certificates of organization or incorpora-
tion and to the laws now in force, and shall continue subject
to all the liabilities to which they are now subject, except so
far as said powers, privileges and liabilities are modified or
controlled by the provisions of this act.
Charters
subject to
alteration or
repeal.
1830, 81.
R. S. 38, § 36:
44, § 23.
G. S. 68, § 41.
P. S. 105, §§2, 3.
R. L. 109, § 3.
23 Pick. 334.
6 Cush. 424.
9 Gush. 604.
4 Gray, 227.
13 Gray, 239.
15 Gray, 106.
4 Allen, 198.
5 Allen, 230.
11 Allen, 268.
13 Allen, 29.
103 Mass. 254.
104 Mass. 446.
109 Mass. 103,
506.
118 Mass. 290,
661.
123 Mass. 32.
147 Mass. 569.
198 Ma.s3. 421.
CHARTERS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION OR REPEAL.
Section 12. Every act of incorporation of corporations
which are subject to the provisions of this act, passed since
the eleventh day of March in the year eighteen hundred and
thirty-one, shall be subject to amendment, alteration or re-
peal by the general court. All corporations organized here-
under, or heretofore organized under general laws, shall be
subject to such laws as may be hereafter passed affecting or
altering their corporate rights or duties or dissolving them.
Corporations shall, notwithstanding such repeal or dissolu-
tion, be subject to the provisions of sections eighty-five and
eighty-six of this act. Such laws of amendment, alteration
or repeal, or such dissolution, shall not take away or impair
any remedy which may exist by law consistently with said
sections against the corporation, its members or officers, for
a hability previously incurred.
212 Mass. 85.
215 Mass. 402.
[1 Op. A. G. 58.]
[2 Op. A. G. 36.)
Officers.
1808, 65, §
1829, 53, §
R. S. 38, §
G. S. 60, §
1870, 224, ?
17.
1874, 349,
cl. 1.
P. S. 106,
25.
OFFICERS.
1 Section 13. The business of every corporation which is
.'2 3 subject to the provisions of this act shall be managed and
s 3',5. conducted by a president, a board of not less than three
directors, a clerk, a treasurer and such other officers and
^ ^' agents as its by-laws may provide.
The directors shall
^^' choose one of their number as president.
R. L. no, I 22. 147 Mass. 224. 190 Mass. 478.
[2 Op. A. G. 230.1
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 742. 785
OFFICERS, HOW CHOSEN.
Section 14. The directors, clerk and treasurer shall be officers, how
chosen annually by the stockholders by ballot and shall hold isosf 65, § i.
office for one year and until others are chosen and qualified r^I.Is.I/.s-s.
in their stead. The manner of choosing or appointing all J^7o'2l4\*i6
other agents and officers and of filling all vacancies shall P- s- loe, § 24
be prescribed by the by-laws. 7 Gray, 1. 15 Gray, 211. 179 Mass. lei. 8 Cush. 93.
CLERK. TREASURER.
Section 15. The clerk, who shall be a resident of the cierk.
commonwealth, shall be sworn, shall record all votes in a isolTesTH.
book to be kept for that purpose, and shall perform all other r^I.ss, § 4.
duties assigned to him. The treasurer shall give bond for ^70 '2^4^18
the faithful performance of his duties in such sum and with P- ^ i^^, § 26.
such sureties as shall be required by the by-laws. 15' Gray, 211'! '
voting by PROXY.
Section 16. Absent stockholders may vote at all meet- voting by
ings by proxy, authorized in writing, which, if the maker r.°I^38, § 7.
thereof resides in the United States, shall be executed and i87o!224',h'9.
dated within six months previous to the meeting at which ^- f; \*\^q' ^k
it is used.
GENERAL POWERS.
Section 17. Every corporation which is subject to the General
provisions of this act, except as is otherwise expressly pro- fsoTe^s, § 1.
vided, may, in its corporate name, sue and be sued, appear, HH'^ ^3; | };
prosecute and defend to final judgment and execution; may ]^?j^^'^^=
have a corporate seal, which it may alter at pleasure; may g.'s. eo, §2;
elect in such manner as it may determine all necessary p.'s. 105, § 4.
officers and agents, fix their compensation and define their 10 Mass^.^gi
duties- and obligations; and may make by-laws and regula- 210^111^3.^4^3.
tions for its own government, the due and orderly conducting
of its affairs and the management of its property.
BY-LAWS.
Section 18. Every such corporation may by its by-laws, By-iaws.
except as is otherwise expressly provided, determine the i829;53;§§i,
manner of calling and conducting its meetings; the number 1833, ss, § 1.
of shares which shall entitle a stockholder to one or more f^ §-2^^' ^^ ^' ^*
votes; what number of stockholders shall attend, either g. S;^6o, §§ 2, 7;
in person or by proxy, or what number of shares or amount i870, 224, § 20.
786
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p. S. 105, § 5;
106, § 28.
R. L. 109, § 5;
110, § 26.
8 Met. 301, 325.
194 Mass. 285.
of interest shall be represented, at any meeting, to consti-
tute a quorum; the mode of voting by proxy; the mode of
selling shares for the payment of assessments; and, except
as provided in section fourteen, the tenure of office of the
several officers and agents; and may annex suitable penalties
to such by-laws, not exceeding twenty dollars for one offence;
but no by-law shall be made by a corporation which is
inconsistent with law. If a quorum is not so determined, a
majority in interest of the stockholders shall constitute a
quorum. If not otherwise so determined, each stockholder
shall be entitled to one vote for each share owned by him.
Meeting, when
called by
justice of the
peace.
1833, 49.
R. S. 44, § 4.
G. S. 68, § 5.
P. S. 105, § 11.
R. L. 109, § 15.
MEETING CALLED BY JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.
Section 19. If, by reason of the death or absence of the
officers of a corporation which is subject to the provisions of
this act, or for other cause, there is no person duly author-
ized to call or to preside at a legal meeting, a justice of the
peace may, upon written application of three or more of
the stockholders, issue a warrant to any one of them, direct-
ing him to call a meeting by giving such notice as is re-
quired by law, and may in the same warrant direct him to
preside at the meeting until a clerk is duly chosen and quali-
fied if no officer legally authorized to preside is present.
Authority of
such meeting.
1833, 49.
R. S. 44, § 5.
G. S. 68, § 6.
P. S. 105, § 12.
R. L. 109, § 16.
Authority of
executors, etc.,
to vote.
1829, .53, § 12.
R. S. 38, § 35.
1838, 98, § 2.
G. S. 68, § 11.
AUTHORITY OF SUCH MEETING.
Section 20. A corporation when so assembled may elect
officers to fill vacancies and may act upon such other busi-
ness as may be transacted legally at a regular meeting.
authority of executors, etc., to vote.
Section 21. An executor, administrator, guardian, con-
servator or trustee may represent the shares of his trust at
all meetings of the corporation and may vote as a stockholder.
p. S. 105, § 13. R. L. 109, § 17. 9 Gush. 192. 101 Mass. 398.
Stockholder
entitled
to certificate.
1808, 65, § 3.
1829, 53, § 3.
R. S. 38, § 10.
1852, 180.
G. S. 60, § 10.
1870, 224, §§ 23,
26.
1874, 349, § 1.
STOCKHOLDER ENTITLED TO CERTIFICATE.
Section 22. Every stockholder shall be entitled to a
certificate of his stock, sealed with the seal of the corpora-
tion and signed by its treasurer or assistant treasurer and
such other officer as the by-laws may designate. In case of
the loss of a certificate, a duplicate certificate may be issued
upon such reasonable terms as the directors shall prescribe.
p. S. 106, §§ 29, 30. R. L. 110, §§ 27, 28.
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TRANSFER OF SHARES.
Section 23. Title to a certificate and to the shares rep- Transfer of
resented thereby shall be transferred only as provided in isosTes. §4.
chapter one hundred and seventy-one of the acts of the year ^^1 1| t^-g
nineteen hundred and ten, cited as the " Uniform Stock i|*| ^s.'
Transfer Act", and all acts in amendment thereof and in i8'7o,'224', §26.
addition thereto. But no such transfer shall affect the right r. l. no, § 28.
of the corporation to pay any dividend due upon the stock, 1910! 171'.
or to treat the holder of record as the holder in fact, until s^Tien^'is*^'
the transfer shall have been recorded upon the books of J^g j^^l H^-
the corporation, or until a new certificate shall have been \^ ^ass. 555.
issued to the person to whom it has been so transferred. i93 Mass! 525!
Such purchaser, upon delivery of the former certificate to 211 Mass! 439.
the treasurer or transfer agent of the corporation, shall be
entitled to receive a new certificate. Stock shall not be trans-
ferred upon the books of the corporation if any instalments
thereon remain overdue and unpaid. A pledgee of stock
transferred as collateral security shall be entitled to a new
certificate if the instrument of transfer substantially describes
the debt or duty which is intended to be secured thereby.
Such new certificate shall express on its face that it is held
as collateral security, and shall state the name of the pledgor,
who alone shall be liable as a stockholder and entitled to
vote thereon.
LIST OF STOCKHOLDERS.
Section 24. The treasurer or transfer agent of every List of
corporation which is subject to the provisions of this act issg^nl!^^"'
shall keep an accurate list of its stockholders and of the p.|;fo5.\'2'i.
number of shares owned by each, which shall at all times, ^- ^- ^^^^ ^ ^^■
upon written application by a stockholder, be exhibited for
his inspection. Such officer who refuses so to exhibit said
list shall forfeit fifty dollars for each offence.
RECORD OF names AND RESIDENCES.
Section 25. Every such corporation shall record the Record of
names and residences of all its stockholders, and all changes "e'lSences'^
therein of which it is notified; shall issue no certificate of cfg 6|^§2o
stock to a stockholder or purchaser of a share until he }^6i, 120. ^
informs the corporation of his actual residence : and shall p- s'. 105', § 22.
• R L 10*) § 'i'i
pay no dividend to a stockholder whose actual residence is ' ' '
unknown or uncertain, until he informs the corporation
thereof.
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List to be
filed with
secretary.
1889, 222, § 3.
R. L. 109, § 34.
!1 Op. A. G.
278.]
Records of
transfers.
1847, 107.
G. S. 68, § 12.
P. S. 105, § 23.
R. L. 109, § 35.
LIST TO BE FILED WITH SECRETARY.
Section 26. Every such corporation shall, within fifteen
days after a request in writing by a stockholder thereof,
made not less than thirty nor more than sixty days prior to
the time fixed for the annual meeting of stockholders, cause
a complete list of the stockholders as of the sixtieth day
prior to the time so fixed, with the residence of and the
number of shares belonging to each stockholder, to be made
and filed in the office of the secretary of the commonwealth.
The list shall be in such form as the commissioner of corpora-
tions shall require or approve, and shall be signed and sworn
to by the treasurer of the corporation or by some other
officer cognizant of the facts specially appointed by the
corporation to make the same. If a corporation and its
treasurer or other officer so specially appointed omit or
neglect to cause a list of stockholders to be so made and
filed, they shall each forfeit not more than one thousand
dollars, to be recovered in the manner provided in section
eighty-nine.
RECORDS OF TRANSFERS.
Section 27. All records of transfers of stock in any such
corporation which is created by the sole authority of this
commonwealth shall be made and kept therein. The officer
of every such corporation whose duty it is to record such
transfers shall be a resident of this commonwealth at the
time of his appointment; and if he ceases to be such resident,
his office shall become vacant.
Capital stock
of companies
specially
chartered.
1808, 65, § 3.
1829. 53, § 3.
R. S. 38, § 9.
G. S. 60, § 9.
1870, 224, § 22.
P. S. 106, § 32.
R. L. 110, § 29.
6 Gray, 586.
CAPITAL OF companies SPECIALLY CHARTERED.
Section 28. The amount of the capital stock of every
corporation which is established by special charter and which
is subject to' the provisions of this act, shall, at the first
meeting of the corporation, unless the charter otherwise pro-
vides, be fixed and limited by the corporation and divided
into shares, of which a record shall be made by the clerk.
PAR VALUE OF SHARES.
ofshlreT Section 29. The par value of the common or preferred
isfi?' i3i' ^ ^' shares of a corporation which is organized under the pro-
i87q', 224, § 7. visions of this act shall be one hundred dollars. An existing
Agts, 1914. — Chap. 742. 789
corporation which is subject to the provisions of this act, }^^'37-
whose common or preferred shares have a par vahie other p. s. io5. § i6;
than one hundred dollars, may, at a meeting of its stock- ism.'mo.
holders called for the purpose, change such par value to one aL.^ioo.Vis.
hundred dollars, but the aggregate par value of the outstand-
ing shares shall not be increased thereby. A certificate
of such change shall, within ten days thereafter, be made,
signed and sworn to by its president, treasurer and a majority
of its directors, and, having been approved as to its form by
the commissioner of corporations, shall be filed in the office
of the secretary of the commonwealth.
PREFERRED STOCK.
Section 30. A corporation which is subject to the pro- Preferred
visions of this act may issue preferred stock to an amount ic,^2!'44i.
not exceeding at any time the amount of the general or com- ^^^ ^^''^- *-''•
mon stock then outstanding, with such preferences and voting
powers, or with such restrictions or qualifications thereof,
as shall be fixed and determined in the agreement of associa-
tion at the organization of the corporation, or, after organ-
ization, by a two thirds vote of all the stock, or by a by-law
adopted by a two thirds vote of all the stock, at a meeting
duly called for the purpose. Such stock shall be issued
subject to all provisions of this act governing the issue of
capital stock, and every certificate of stock subsequently
issued by the corporation shall have printed fully and plainly
thereon the by-law or vote authorizing the issue of pre-
ferred stock.
SPECIAL STOCK.
Section 31. A corporation which is subject to the pro- special stock.
visions of this act may, by a vote of three fourths of its com- a s.^eo' § 12.
mon and preferred stockholders at a meeting duly called for p.^s. we, 1 42.
the purpose, issue special stock, the total amount of which ^^q^^^^^^^^'
outstanding at any time shall not exceed two fifths of its !^^^*^^|°^-
issued and outstanding capital stock, and which shall be
subject to redemption at par after a fixed time which shall
be expressed in the certificates. Holders of special stock
shall be entitled to receive, and the corporation shall be
bound to pay thereon, a fixed half-yearly sum or dividend,
which shall be expressed in the certificates, not exceeding
four per cent, and they shall not be liable for the debts of
the corporation beyond their stock.
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Employees'
stock.
1886, 209, § 1.
R. L. 110, § 37.
EMPLOYEES STOCK.
Section 32. A corporation which is subject to the pro-
visions of this act may, by a vote of its common stockliolders
at a meeting called for the purpose, issue employees' stock
to be held only by the employees of such corporation. The
par value of the shares of such employees' stock shall be
ten dollars, and the purchasers thereof may pay for them
in monthly instalments of one dollar upon each share. The
total amount of such employees' stock outstanding at any
time shall not exceed two fifths of its issued and outstanding
capital stock.
Dividends on
employees'
stock.
1880, 209, § 2.
R. L. 110, § 38.
DrvroENDS on employees stock.
Section 33. If a dividend is paid by such corporation to
holders of its common stock, the holders of employees' stock
shall receive upon each share which has been paid for in full
in time to be entitled to a dividend, an amount which shall
bear such proportion to the amount paid as a dividend
upon each share of the common stock of such corporation
as the par value of the shares of such employees' stock bears
to the par value of the shares of such common stock.
Transfer of
employees'
stock.
1886, 209, § 3.
R. L. 110, § 39.
Increase or
reduction of
capital stock.
1829, 53, §§ 3,
10.
R. S. 38, §§ II,
20.
1851, 133, § 8.
1855, 478, § 5.
1857, 24.
G. S. 60, §§ 11,
21; 61, § 6.
1865, 283, § 8.
1866. 290, § 5.
1870, 224, § 24.
transfer of employees stock.
Section 34. The shares of employees' stock shall not be
sold or transferred except to an employee of such corpora-
tion or to the corporation itself. A corporation which issues
employees' stock may prescribe by its by-laws the number of
shares which may be held by any one employee and the
method of transfer and redemption of such stock as is held
by any person after he ceases to be an employee of the cor-
poration.
INCREASE OR REDUCTION OF CAPITAL STOCK.
Section 35. Every corporation which is subject to the
provisions of this act, unless otherwise expressly provided, at
a meeting called for the purpose may increase its capital
stock from time to time by such amounts as may be au-
thorized by the board in accordance with the provisions of
section thirty-nine, and may reduce the capital stock, and
the number of shares therein, subject to the provisions of this
act. 1871. 110. § 2. 1873, 39. § 2. 1875. 177. § 3.
P. S. 106. §§ 33. 34, 35. 1899, 199, § 2. R. L. 110, §§ 31, 32. 1908, 534.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 742. 791
STOCK DIVIDENDS PROHIBITED.
Section 36. No gas or electric company shall declare stock or
any stock or scrip dividend or divide the proceeds of the sale dends forbid-
of stock or scrip among its stockholders; nor shall any gas i868',Iio!°§ i.
or electric companj^ except as provided herein and in section fsgf'ssn'li ''
forty-nine issue any share of stock to any person unless the ^o^u^4^' ^ ''"'
par value of the shares so issued or the price thereof as fixed 214'Masa. 529.
and determined under the provisions of sections forty-three
and forty-four is first paid in cash to its treasurer. The
conveyance to such company of real or personal property
shall be deemed a sufficient paying in of its original capital
stock to such amount as may be approved by the board
under the provisions of section thirty-nine.
PENALTY FOR STOCK DIVIDENDS.
Section 37. All certificates of stock or scrip which may Penalty for
1 . 1 • • 1 .• i> , 1 • • (> ,1 T • ,• Stock dividends.
be issued ni violation 01 the provisions or the preceding section ises, 310, § 2.
shall be void; and the directors of the corporation which rs9f.'3.50,'§2.^'
issues them shall be liable to a penalty of one thousand dol- ^' ^' ^°®' ^ "^•
lars each, to be recovered by indictment in any county
in which any of them reside; but if any such director proves
that, before such issue, he filed his dissent in writing thereto
with the clerk, or that he was absent and at no time voted
therefor, he shall not be so liable.
BONDS AND MORTGAGES OF GAS OR ELECTRIC COMPANIES.
Section 38. A corporation which is subject to the pro- Bonds and
visions of this act may, by vote of a majority in interest of ^3'^^f electdc
its stockholders at a meeting called for the purpose, and 13^^346^ §3.
subject to the limitations and restrictions of section thirty- }S^o, 371.
..''.,, , , "^ 1S94, 450, I 1
nine, issue bonds, at not less than par, to an amount not ex- 159 Mass.
ceeding its capital stock actually paid in at the time of such n, 12.
issue and applied to the purposes of the corporation, and
bearing interest at a rate not exceeding six per cent per
annum; and may secure the payment of the principal and
interest of said bonds by a mortgage of its francliise and
property. All persons who acquire any mains, conduits,
poles, wires, fixtures or other apparatus in, over, under or
across public ways by virtue of such mortgage shall have the
same rights and be subject to the same obligations relative
505.
10,
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to their erection,' care, maintenance and operation as the
corporation would have had, or would have been subject to,
if the mortgage had not been made.
Issue of stock
and bonds by
gas and electric
companies.
1894, 450, § 1.
R. L., 109, § 24.
1909, 477, § 1.
1910, 374.
[1 Op. A. G.
659.1
[2 Op. A. G.
58.]
179 Mass. 20.
180 Mass. .329
199 Mass. 356.
214 Mass. 529.
ISSUE OF STOCK AND BONDS BY GAS AND ELECTRIC
COMPANIES.
Section 39. Gas and electric companies shall issue only
such amount of stock and bonds as the board may from time
to time vote is reasonably necessary for the purpose for which
such issue of stock or bonds has been authorized. The board
may take into consideration any resources of the companies
available or which might have been available for said pur-
pose. Said board shall render a decision upon an application
for such issue within thirty days after the final hearing there-
on. The decision shall be in writing, shall assign the reasons
therefor, shall, if authorizing such issue, specify the respective
amounts of stock or bonds which are authorized to be issued
for the respective purposes to which the proceeds thereof
are to be applied, shall, within seven days after it has been
rendered, be filed in the office of the board, and a certificate
of the vote of the board shall, within three days after such
decision has been rendered and before the stock or bonds
are issued, be filed in the office of the secretary of the com-
monwealth, and a duplicate thereof shall be delivered to the
corporation, which shall enter the same upon its records.
A company which is subject to the provisions of this section
shall not apply the proceeds of such stock or bonds to any
purpose not specified in such certificate. No application
for the approval of an issue of stock shall be made unless au-
thorized by vote of the incorporators, in case of an original
issue, or of the stockholders in case of an increase of stock,
passed not more than four months prior to such application;
but a vote of the stockholders to increase the capital stock
may be passed before or after the decision of the board
aforesaid.
capital impaired to be made good.
SaTd to"be Section 40. If, when the board approves an issue of new
Tsle^m"^' stock or bonds by a gas or electric company, it determines
1QQ Mi!!?'.w(f®' ^^^^^ ^^^ ^^^^ structural value of the plant and of the land of
such company is less than its outstanding stock and debt, it
may prescribe such conditions and requirements as it de-
termines are best adapted to make good within a reasonable
199 Mass. 356.
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time the impairment of the capital stock; or before allowing
an increase, it may require the capital stock to be reduced by
a prescribed amount, not exceeding the amount of such im-
pairment. The amount of impairment and the conditions
and requirements imposed shall be stated in the annual re-
port of the board.
ENFORCEMENT OF TWO PRECEDING SECTIONS.
Section 41. The supreme judicial court or the superior Enforcement
court shall have jurisdiction in equity, upon the application preeeding
of the board, of the attorney-general, of any stockholder or i894'°45d, § 3.
of any interested party, to enforce the provisions of the two r^l.^ioq, § 27.
preceding sections and all lawful orders and decisions, con-
ditions or requirements of the board made in pursuance
thereof.
penalties for unlawful issues.
Section 42. A director, treasurer or other officer or agent Penalties.
. . 1894 450 ^ 2
of a gas or electric company who knowingly votes to au- r. l. 109, § 28.
thorize the issue of, or knowingly signs, certifies or issues stock
or bonds contrary to the provisions of the three preceding
sections, or who knowingly votes to authorize the application,
or knowingly applies the proceeds of such stock or bonds con-
trary to the provisions of said sections, or who knowingly
votes to assume or incur, or knowingly assumes or incurs in
the name or behalf of such corporation, any debt or liability
except for the legitimate purposes of the corporation, shall
be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars
or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by both
such fine and imprisonment.
disposition of new shares of gas or electric com-
panies.
Section 43. If a gas or electric company increases its Disposition of
capital stock, such new shares shall, except as provided in the garor eiectdc
following section, be offered proportionately to its stock- isto^i^q'!'^'
holders at such price, not less than the par value thereof, as p/s.^io6f§'§39,
may be determined by its directors. The vote of the board, i°|)*^472 ^ 1
as provided in section thirtv-nine, as to the amount of stock 1909! 477, § 1.
* 1910 374.
which is reasonably necessary for the purpose for which such r. l. 109, § 30.
increase has been authorized, shall be based on the price
fixed by the directors, unless the board is of opinion that such
price is so low as to be inconsistent with the public interest,
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Written notice
of increase to,^
be given to
stockholders.
Proviso.
Shares to be
sold at auction,
when.
1870, 179.
1873, 39, § 1.
P. S. 106, § 40.
1894, 472, § 2.
R. L. 109, § 31.
1909, 477, § 2.
in which case the board may determine the price at which
such shares may be issued. Such determination shall be
made part of the vote of the board as provided in section
thirty-nine, and shall be certified and recorded as therein
prescribed. The directors, upon the approval of such increase
as provided in section thirty-nine and the determination of
the price as hereinbefore provided, shall cause written notice
of such increase to be given to every stockholder who was
such at the date of the vote to increase, stating the amount
of such increase, the number of shares or fractions of shares
to which he, according to the proportionate number of his
shares at the date of such vote, is entitled, the price at which
he is entitled to take them, and fixing a time, not less than
fifteen days after the date of such determination, within
which he may subscribe for such additional stock: provided,
iwwever, that when the capital stock of the corporation con-
sists of preferred and common stock, the agreement of associa-
tion or amended agreement of association or the by-laws or
amended by-laws of the corporation may provide that the
holders of preferred stock only shall be entitled to subscribe
for new or additional preferred stock and that the holders of
common stock only shall be entitled to subscribe for new or
additional common stock, and that notice of such increase
as aforesaid need be given only to the stockholders who are
so entitled to subscribe. Every stockholder who may be
entitled to subscribe as aforesaid may, within the time
limited, subscribe for his portion of the stock to which he is
entitled to subscribe as aforesaid, and which shall be paid for
in cash before the issue of a certificate therefor. All votes
and proceedings relative to the increase, and all rights of the
stockholders to subscribe for the new shares, shall become
void unless the directors, after the vote to increase and within
sixty days after the final action of the board, shall cause
written notice of such increase to be given as hereinbefore
provided, or, in case such increase is within the provisions
of the following section, shall dispose of the same as therein
provided.
SHARES MAY BE SOLD AT AUCTION, WHEN.
Section 44. If the increase in the capital stock which is
subject to the provisions of the preceding section does not
exceed four per cent of the existing stock of the company,
the directors, without first offering the shares to the stock-
holders, may sell them by auction or by tender to the highest
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 742. 795
bidder in such manner, at such times and upon such terms,
not less than the par value thereof to be actually paid in
cash, as the directors shall determine. They shall also so
sell at public auction any shares which under the provisions
of the preceding section remain unsubscribed for by the
stockholders entitled to take them. Such shares shall be
offered for sale in the city of Boston or in such other city or
town as may be prescribed by the board, and notice of the
time and place of the sale shall be published at least five
times, during the ten days immediately preceding the sale,
in each of three, at least, of such daily newspapers as may be
prescribed by the said board. No shares shall be sold or
issued under this section or the preceding section for a less
amount to be actually paid in cash than the par value thereof.
ASSESSMENTS UPON SHARES.
Section 45. A corporation which is subject to the pro- Assessments
visions of this act may, from time to time at a legal meeting "sos? IslTs.'
called for the purpose, assess upon each share such amount r s.^aWis.
of money as it considers proper, not exceeding in the whole ^7o^'224 1 27'
the par value thereof, unless the price is fixed as provided bv ^ ®- ^?h 1*?a
• n.i 1 • 1 ,. .*, K. Li. 110, 9 40.
section lorty-three, and, m such case, not exceedmg said
price. Such assessments shall be paid to the treasurer at
such times and by such instalments as the corporation directs.
SALE OF SHARES TO PAY ASSESSMENTS.
Section 46. If the stockholder neglects to pay an saie of shares
amount duly assessed on his shares for thirty daj^s after the sessments.
time appointed for payment, the treasurer of the corporation {gja! tk 1 5"
may sell by public auction a sufficient number thereof to pay g- 1- ^^' I }^-
all assessments then due from him, with necessary and p ^^.'^loe' \ ll'
incidental charges. r. l. no, § 41.
° 14 Mass. 285.
16 Mass. 94.
14 Pick. 483.
191 Mass 272
NOTICE OF SALE. TRANSFER OF SHARES. '
Section 47. The treasurer shall give notice of the time Notice of sale.
and place appointed for such sale, and of the amount due on shares.^' °
each share, by advertising the same three weeks successively ml] tl', 1 1'.
before the sale in a newspaper, if any, published in the county g; |; ll[ | }|;
in which the corporation is established; otherwise, in a J,8^|- 22^- 1 29-
newspaper published in an adjoining county; and a deed of R l. no. § 42.
the shares so sold, made by the treasurer and acknowledged
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before a justice of the peace and recorded as provided in
section twenty-three, shall transfer said shares to the pur-
chaser, who shall be entitled to a certificate therefor.
Capital to be
paid in before
commencing
business.
1829, 53. § 6.
R. S. 38, §§ 16,
17.
1851, 133, § 4.
1357, 276, § 1.
G. S. 60, §§ 17,
18; 61, § 8.
1866, 290, § 8.
1870, 224, § 32.
1875, 177, § 2.
P. S. 106, § 46.
6 Met. 114.
R. L. 110, § 43.
101 Mass. 381.
117 Mass. 478.
127 Mass. 564.
152 Mass. 428.
155 Mass. 184.
179 Mass. 18.
180 Mass. 329.
Payment of
capital of a
company
organized
under .section
four.
1879, 275, §§ 2, 3.
P. S. 106, § 49.
R. L. 110, § 45.
CAPITAL TO BE PAID IN BEFORE COMIMENCING BUSINESS.
Section 48. A corporation which is subject to the pro-
visions of this act shall not begin the transaction of the
business for which it was organized or chartered until the
whole amount of its capital stock, or such part thereof as
may have been approved by the board, has been paid in
and a certificate of that fact, and of the manner in which it
has been paid in, and, at the time of making the certificate,
been invested or voted by the corporation to be invested,
signed and sworn to by the president, treasurer and a ma-
jority of the directors, has been filed in the office of the
secretary of the commonwealth. 192 Mass. 225. 193 Mass. 142.
PAYMENT OF CAPITAL OF A COMPANY ORGANIZED UNDER
SECTION FOUR.
Section 49. If a company is organized for the purpose
of acquiring claims against, or property of, a bankrupt or
insolvent company which is subject to the provisions of this
act, or property conveyed by it for the benefit of its creditors,
as provided in section four, any such claims or property
may be assigned and conveyed to the corporation so organ-
ized in payment for such amount of its capital stock at a
fair and reasonable valuation as maj'- be determined, ap-
proved and certified by the board in the manner prescribed
in section thirty-nine. No claim shall be so assigned or
conveyed after three years from the date when the original
corporation was adjudicated bankrupt or insolvent or when
it made such assignment for the benefit of its creditors.
Business
powers of
corporation.
R. S. 44. § 6.
1851, 1.33, § 7.
1855, 478, § 1.
1857, 24.
G. S. 61, § 7;
68, § 8.
1866, 290, § 2.
1870, 224, §§ 15,
31.
P. S. 105, § 6;
106, §§ 23, 50.
BUSINESS POWERS OF CORPORATION.
Section 50. A corporation which is subject to the pro-
visions of this act may in its corporate name purchase, hold
and convey real and personal property necessary for the
purposes of its organization; may carry on its business, or
so much thereof as is convenient, beyond the limits of this
commonwealth, and may there purchase and hold real or
personal property necessary for conducting its business;
but it shall not direct its operations or appropriate its funds
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 742. 797
to any other purpose than that specified in its agreement of j^^^- If- ^ 6=
"* ■ . , ., n . jj Allen,' 65.
157 Maaa. 37.
association or its charter, as the case may be, except as {^ '\''"'°' ^^■
provided in sections fifty-two, fifty-three and sixty-one.
No conveyance or mortgage of its real property, or lease
thereof for more than one year, shall be made unless author-
ized by a vote of the stockholders at a meeting called for the
purpose.
TRANSFER OF FRANCHISE FORBIDDEN.
Section 51. A corporation which is subject to the pro- Transfer of
visions of this act shall not, except as is otherwise expressly forbwden.
provided, transfer its franchise, lease its works or contract R^L.^m.^na.
with any person, association or corporation to carry on its Jg"j//g^g 217
works, without the authority of the general court. 215 Mass. 394.
CHANGE OF CORPORATE BUSINESS.
Section 52. A corporation which is subject to the pro- change of
visions of this act may, by a vote of all its stockholders at a basmess^
meeting duly called for the purpose, alter, add to or change p.^s.ws.l 51.
the business for the transaction of which it was incorporated, r^^l^}?o § 47
but it shall not engage in any business which is not authorized i^io, 124.
by the provisions of this act, and if a gas company, it shall
not engage in the business of making or selling electricity
unless duly authorized to engage therein as provided in
section fifty-three, and if an electric company, it shall not
engage in the business of making or selling gas. A certificate
setting forth such alteration, addition or change, signed and
sworn to by the president, treasurer and a majority of the
directors, shall be filed in the ofiice of the secretary of the
commonwealth.
GAS COMPANY AUTHORIZED TO SELL ELECTRICITY.
Section 53. The board, upon application in writing by Gas company
a gas company, may, after notice and a hearing, authorize seii electricity.
said company to engage in the business of generating and R^i,.^i2i.Vi4.
furnishing electricity in the territory, or any such part ^^^ ^^^- ^^^"
thereof as the board may designate, in which it is authorized
to supply gas; but it shall not engage in said business unless
authorized by vote of two thirds of the stockholders, repre-
senting not less than two thirds of the stock, at a meeting
duly called for that purpose. Said company shall file in the
office of the secretary of the commonwealth a certificate as
provided in section fifty-two.
798
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 742.
Time pre-
scribed for
equipping
plant.
1887, 385, § 2.
R. L. 121, § 15.
197 Mass. 558.
TIME PRESCRIBED FOR EQUIPPING PLANT.
Section 54. The board, when granting such authority,
shall prescribe the time, not exceeding six months, within
which said company shall acquire a plant for generating
electricity such as may be required in the specified territory,
and shall designate the minimum capacity of the plant;
and if the company neglects to acquire said plant within the
time prescribed, said authority shall become void and no
such authority shall be again granted to it within two years
thereafter. The board may, for cause shown, extend the
time for erecting and equipping said plant for not more than
three months after the expiration of the time first prescribed.
Record of
orders for
erection of
plant and of
compliance.
1887, 385, § 3.
R. L. 121, § 16.
RECORD OF COMPANY S COMPLIANCE.
Section 55. At the expiration of such time or of any
extension thereof, the board shall, after such examination
as it considers proper, make, in a book kept for that purpose,
a record that its orders relative to the acquisition of said
plant have or have not been complied with, which record
shall be conclusive evidence of the truth of the matters
stated therein.
Purchase of
franchise, etc.,
of electric
company.
1887, 385, § 9.
R. L. 121, § 22.
PURCHASE OF FRANCHISE, ETC., OF ELECTRIC COMPANY.
Section 56. Such gas company may, subject to the
provisions of sections one hundred and sixty-two, one hun-
dred and sixty-three and one hundred and sixty-four, pur-
chase or lease and use the property, licenses, rights, privileges
and franchises of any electric company which is engaged
in the business of furnishing electricity in the territory in
which such gas company may be authorized to furnish such
electricity.
Powers and
duties of
company so
authorized.
1887, 385, § 8.
R. L. 121, § 21.
POWERS AND DUTIES OF COMPANY SO AUTHORIZED.
Section 57. Except as otherwise expressly provided in
this act, such gas company shall, in exercising the powers
conferred by the provisions of the four preceding sections,
have all the powers and privileges and be subject to all the
duties, restrictions and liabilities of an electric company.
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CHANGE OF CORPORATE NAME.
Section 58. A corporation which is subject to the pro- Change of
visions of this act may, upon compHance with the provisions name!^***
of chapter one hundred and sixty-three of the acts of the r^l.^ioq, t
year nineteen hundred and eight and all acts in amend- Jgos'ies
ment thereof or in addition thereto, change its name; but
the new name shall contain the words "gas company", or
"electric company", as the case may be, at the end thereof.
The corporation shall have the same rights, powers and priv-
ileges and be subject to the same duties, obligations and liabil-
ities under its new name as under its former name, and
may sue and be sued by its new name ; but any action brought
against it by its former name shall not be defeated on that
account, and, on motion of either party, the new name may
be substituted therefor.
CHANGE OF OFFICERS.
Section 59. Whenever any change is made in the officers certificate of
of a corporation subject to the provisions of this act, a officii ti be
certificate of such change, signed and sworn to by the clerk, ^907282.
shall forthwith be filed in the offices of the commissioner of
corporations and of the board. Any such corporation which
omits to make and file a certificate as aforesaid within thirty
days after such change shall have been made, or which fails
to keep a clerk of the corporation in this commonwealth,
shall forfeit not more than five hundred dollars, to be recov-
ered in the manner prescribed by section eighty-nine. The
clerk of such corporation who fails to perform any duty im-
posed upon him by this section shall be liable to a fine of not
more than five hundred dollars.
SUPPORT OF free BEDS IN HOSPITALS.
Section 60. A corporation which is subject to the Free beds in
provisions of this act may, by a vote of a majority of the I's^lo^'m'
stock represented at a meeting of the stockholders thereof, ^- ^ ^^°' ^ ^°-
appropriate not more than five thousand dollars or an annual
sum of not more than five hundred dollars for the support
of free beds in one or more hospitals in this commonwealth,
for the use of its employees.
800
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 742.
Change of
location.
1877, 67.
P. S. 10.5, § 7.
R. L. 109, § 7.
1910, 197.
CHANGE OF LOCATION.
Section G1. The board may, after notice and a public
hearing, authorize a gas or electric company to carry on the
business for which it was incorporated in any city or town
in this commonwealth other than the city or town named
therefor in its agreement of association or charter, and it
may purchase, hold and convey so much real and personal
estate in such other city or town as may be necessary for
the purpose of carrying on its business therein.
Unclaimed
dividends.
1837, 56.
G. S. 68, § 19.
P. S. 10.5, § 27.
R. L. 109, § 40.
UNCLAIMED DIVIDENDS.
Section 62. Every corporation which is subject to the
provisions of this act shall, once in every five years, publish
three times successively in a newspaper in the city of Boston,
and also in a newspaper, if any, in the county in which the
corporation is established, a list of all dividends which
have remained unclaimed for two years or more and the
names of the persons to whose credit such dividends stand.
Payment of
interest upon
deposits by
customers.
1901, 470.
R. L. 110, § 81.
Penalty for
failure to pay
such interest.
INTEREST UPON DEPOSITS BY CUSTOMERS.
Section 63. If a corporation which is subject to the
provisions of this act holds for a longer period than six months
money which is collected in advance from its customers to
guarantee it against loss of charges or tolls, it shall pay
annually upon said guaranty fund interest at the rate of
four per cent per annum to the depositors thereof, which
shall be applied to the payment of charges and tolls by said
depositors. The annual return required of such corporation
by section sixty-five shall include a true statement of all
moneys and of the value of any collateral, so held as a
guaranty for the payment of charges or tolls, specifying the
amount so deposited by the inhabitants of each city or
town. If such corporation fails or neglects to make such
return, or fails, neglects or refuses to pay such interest, it
shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred nor
more than five hundred dollars for each offence.
OTHER companies MAY HOLD GAS STOCK.
panfJs m?y Section 64. A manufacturing or other corporation which
^g^'^^as stock, jja^g i^g place of business in a city or town in which a gas
isto' 2^24 \ 5*8 company proposes to manufacture gas for light may hold
p. s. 106, § 78. not more than ten per cent of the capital stock of such gas
R. L. 110, § 79. ^ ^ "
company.
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CERTIFICATE OF CONDITION.
Section 65. Every corporation which is subject to the Certificate of
provisions of this act shall file annually in the office of the is^ol'ss""' 7.
secretary of the commonwealth, within thirty days after the ^'sf/nf^ ^^'
date fixed in its by-laws for its annual meeting last preceding f^^l' jf'
the date of such certificate, or within thirty days after the ^fj' f^-.
final adjournment of said meeting, but not more than three isstJ 276.
months after the date so fixed for said meeting, a certificate §§23, 24';
signed and sworn to by its president, treasurer and at least Im, m.
a majority of its directors, stating the date of holding such \l^l] HI] 1 33
meeting, the amount of capital stock as it then stands fixed \fl' 5^°-
by the corporation, the amount then paid in, the name of 1874' 349, § 1
each shareholder and the number of shares standing in his i887,'225.'
name, and the assets and liabilities of the corporation, in 18%! 369;
such form, with such detail and of such date as the commis- iss Masa.'479. "
sioner of corporations shall require or approve. Such cer-
tificates shall, by the act of filing, be considered as recorded
and shall be preserved by the secretary in book form con-
venient for reference.
verification by an auditor.
Section 66. Such certificate of a corporation which has verification by
a capital stock of one hundred thousand dollars or more shall i897,"492°'^'
be accompanied by a written statement, under oath, by an ^^|, ^j^fg § 52
auditor to be employed by a committee of three stockholders,
who are not directors, which shall be selected at the annual
meeting of the stockholders, or, if there are less than three
stocldiolders other than directors who are able and willing
to serve, then to be employed by the directors, stating that
such certificate represents the true condition of the affairs
of said corporation as disclosed by its books at the time of
making such audit. The statement of the auditor shall
be filed by him with said certificate in the office of the secre-
tary of the commonwealth and shall be attached to, and form
a part of, said certificate. The auditor shall be sworn to the
faithful performance of his duties by a justice of the peace
or some other magistrate authorized to administer oaths or
affirmations; and evidence of such appointment and quali-
fication shall be filed in the office of the commissioner of cor-
porations.
802
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 742.
Penalty for
not filing
certificate.
1877, 230, § 2.
P. S. 106, § 55.
1887, 225.
1896, 369.
R. L. 110, § 53.
Certificate of
increase of
capital.
1851, 133, § 8.
G. S. 61, § 9.
1870, 224, § 34.
P. S. 100, § 56.
R. L. 110, § 54.
PENALTY FOR NOT FILING CERTIFICATE.
Section 67. If a corporation fails for two successive
years to file such annual certificate, the supreme judicial
court, upon application by the commissioner of corporations,
after notice and a hearing, may decree its dissolution.
CERTIFICATE OF INCREASE OF CAPITAL.
Section 68. A corporation which is subject to the pro-
visions of this act shall, upon an increase of its capital stock,
within thirty days after the payment or collection of the
last instalment thereof, file a certificate of the amount of
such increase and the fact of such payment, signed and
sworn to by its president, treasurer and a majority of its
directors, in the offices of the board and of the secretary of
the commonwealth.
Certificate of
reduction of
capital.
1855, 478, § 5.
G. S. 61. § 9.
1870, 224, § 35.
P. S. 106, § 57.
R. L. 110, § 55.
CERTIFICATE OP REDUCTION OF CAPITAL.
Section 69. A corporation which is subject to the pro-
visions of this act shall, within thirty days after a reduction
of its capital stock is voted, file in the offices of the board
and of the secretary of the commonwealth a copy of the vote
authorizing such reduction, signed and sworn to by its
clerk.
Commissioner
of corporations
to examine
certificates.
1870, 224, § 37.
P. S. 106, § 59.
1887, 225.
1896, 369.
1898, 503, § 1.
R. L. 110, § 57.
11 Op. A. G.
203, 278.)
COMMISSIONER OF CORPORATIONS TO EXAMINE CERTIFICATES.
Section 70. The certificate or copy of a vote which is
required to be filed by the provisions of 'sections twenty-nine,
forty-eight, fifty-two, sixty-five, sixty-eight and sixty-nine
shall, before filing, be submitted to the commissioner of cor-
porations, who shall examine the same; and if it appears
to him to be a sufficient compliance in form with the require-
ments of this act, he shall certify his approval thereof by
indorsement thereon; but he shall indorse only the date and
fact of submission to his inspection upon a copy of the vote
of a corporation; and upon the payment of the fee here-
inafter provided, they may be filed in the office of the secre-
tary of the commonwealth, who shall receive and record
them in books to be kept for the purpose; and, upon such
filing, the corporation and its officers shall be conclusively
held to have complied with the requirements of this section,
except that it may be shown in evidence that the statements
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made in such certificate or copy were false, and were known
to be false by any officer or officers signing or making oath
thereto.
CONFIRMATION OF ORGANIZATION.
Section 71. If doubts arise as to the legality of the confirmation
organization of a corporation which was intended to be tioZ^^'^'^'^'
formed under the provisions of chapter sLxty-one of the Gen- g\ s. m%^/.'
eral Statutes or of any general or special statute conferring }^^J 290, § 4^
similar rights upon corporations organized under its pro- |\^*\^ft^;.,
visions, its stockholders, at a special meeting called for the ^l^^o'I'sI
purpose in the manner provided in section seven for a first
meeting or by a justice of the peace upon the written request
therefor of a majority of the acting directors, may by vote
confirm such organization and all proceedings under it; and
upon filing a copy of such vote in the office of the secretary
of the commonwealth, the original organization of such cor-
poration and its acts subsequent thereto shall be held legal
and validi
confirmation of subsequent proceedings.
Section 72. If doubts arise as to the legality of the Confirmation
organization of any corporation which is subject to the pro- proceedinsjs.
visions of this act and created by special charter, which is p. s'. loe', § so.
in the exercise of its franchise, or as to the regularity or suffi- ^" ^' "°' ^ ^^'
ciency of the proceedings of any corporation, whether cre-
ated by special charter or formed under general laws, in
consequence of failure subsequent to the organization to
comply with the directions or requirements of any statute,
the stockholders, at a special meeting called for the purpose
in the manner provided in the preceding section, may by
vote confirm such defective proceedings and all subsequent
proceedings of the corporation dependent thereon. The
clerk shall thereupon make a certificate under oath setting
forth the particular matters especially causing the doubt,
a copy of the call of the meeting and of the vote of the stock-
holders, and the date of holding the meeting, which he shall
present to the commissioner of corporations, w^ho shall
examine the same, and, if he finds that the provisions of this
section have been complied with, he shall so certify by in-
dorsement thereon. Upon filing the certificate so indorsed
in the office of the secretary of the commonwealth, such
proceedings shall be taken to be legal and valid as fully as
if the requirements of the statutes had been complied with.
804
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 742.
Liability of
officers.
1821, 38.
1829, 53,
§§ 8, 9.
R. S. 3S,
§§ 23-25, 28.
G. S. 60,
§§ 17-25, 30.
1862, 218, § 1.
1870, 224, § 38.
1875, 177, § 2.
1877, 230, § 1.
P. S. 106, § 60.
1898, 266.
R. L. 110, § 58.
10 Gray, 232,
600.
12 Gray, 203.
15 Gray, 216.
5 Allen, 398.
6 Allen, 579.
101 Mass. 385.
108 Mass. 523.
118 Mass. 295.
127 Mass. 563.
137 Mass. 516.
148 Mass. 226.
150 Mass. 264.
156 Mass. 490.
173 Mass. 242.
174 Mass. 434,
437.
179 Mass. 20.
180 Mass. 514.
182 Mass. 162,
531, 578.
188 Mass. 115,
559.
189 Mass. 566.
190 Mass. 38, 61.
195 Mass. 462.
198 Mass. 79.
LIABILITY OF OFFICERS.
Section 73. The officers of a corporation which is sub-
ject to the provisions of this act shall be jointly and severally-
liable for its debts and contracts in the following cases, and
not otherwise : —
The president and directors shall be so liable, —
First, For making or consenting to a dividend if the cor-
poration is or thereby is rendered insolvent, to the extent
of such dividend.
Second, For debts contracted between the time of making
or assenting to a loan to a stockholder and the time of its
repayment, to the extent of such loan.
Third, If the debts of a corporation other than bonds
heretofore lawfully issued or other than bonds hereafter
approved Under section thirty-nine exceed its capital, to the
extent of such excess existing at the time of the commence-
ment of the suit against the corporation in which the judg-
ment was recovered upon which the suit in equity to enforce
such liability is brought as hereinafter provided.
The president, directors and other officers shall be so
liable, —
Fourth, For signing any certificate which is required by
law, knowing it to be false; but only the officer or officers
who have knowledge thereof shall be liable.
Fifth, For debts contracted before the original capital has
been fully paid in and the certificate of such payment has
been filed in accordance with the provisions of section forty-
eight.
Liability of
stockholders.
1821, 38.
1826, 137, § 2.
1829, 53,
§§ 6, 7, 10, 11.
R. S. 38.
§§ 16, 21, 32, 33.
1851, 133,
§ 15; 252.
1852, 9.
1855, 290.
G. S. 60,
§§ 12, 17,
22; 68, § 16.
1862, 218, § 2.
1870, 224, § 39.
1875, 177, § 1.
1876, 1, § 1.
P. S. 106, § 61.
R. L. 110, §59.
13 Pick. 484.
LIABILITY OF STOCKHOLDERS.
Section 74. The stockholders in any corporation which
is subject to the provisions of this act shall be jointly and
severally liable for its debts or contracts in the following
cases, and not otherwise : —
First, For such as may be contracted before the original
capital is fully paid in; but only those stockholders who
have not paid in full the par value of their shares, and those
who have purchased such shares with knowledge of the fact,
shall be liable for such debts.
Second, For the payment of all debts existing at the time
when the capital is reduced, to the extent of the amounts
withdrawn and paid to stockholders.
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Third, If special stock is created under the provisions of fulthu^'
section thirty-one, the common and preferred stockholders g^c^ghls'
shall be liable for all debts and contracts until the special n c^sh. m.
10 Gray 2''2
stock shall have been fully redeemed. is Gray! 2\t
Fourth, For all money due to operatives for services ren- 2 Aiien^'498.'
dered within six months before demand made upon the loe Mass^m.
corporation and its neglect or refusal to make payment. Jo? mSs! Ill'
A stockholder who pavs, on a iudgment or otherwise, more ??K.
p ' 1111111 1 • /» Mass. 590.
than his proportion oi any such debt shall have a claim for ;s3 Mass. ses.
• 195 Mass. 461.
contribution against the other stockholders.
JUDGMENT UNSATISFIED BEFORE LIABILITY.
Section 75. A stockholder or officer in such corporation stockholders
shall not be held liable for its debts or contracts unless a whln^abie.
judgment has been recovered against it and it has neglected HH'^ l\^' ^ ^'
for thirty days after demand made on execution to pay the ^"s2^"48 |lf'
amount due, with the officer's fees, or to exhibit to him J^ee! m, § lo.
real or personal property of the corporation subiect to be p. s. loe, § 62.
taken on execution, sufficient to satisfy the same, and the 8 Alien, g'e.
execution has been returned unsatisfied. }'i5 Mass! Ito.
180 Mass. 515. 183 Mass. 5f)5. 198 Mass. 78. 203 Mass. 554. 207 Mass. 442. 174 Mass! 434!
information to be furnished creditor.
Section 76. The clerk or other officer who has charge information
of the records of any such corporation against which judg- c?editor.'^°'*^^
ment has been so recovered and execution so issued and }s7o,' 224! § 41.
returned unsatisfied, upon reasonable request of the judg- ^- l \% K^ii
ment creditor or of his attorney shall furnish to him a certi- ^^s Ma?s. 565.
fied list of the names of all persons who were officers and
stockholders in such corporation at the time of the com-
mencement of the suit in which judgment was recovered.
enforcement of liability.
Section 77. After the execution has been so returned, ^ni°bn™^°*
any creditor may file a bill in equity, in behalf of himself isos. es, § 6.
and all other creditors of the corporation, against it and all ibe! 137! § 1.
persons who were stockholders therein at the time of the Rfs. as, §§29-
commencement of the suit in which such judgment was is^it^sil.f § 1, 3.
recovered, or against all the officers who are liable for its a s.^eo, §§ 31,
debts and contracts, for the recovery of the money due from iggo^^^is^'sV'^'
the corporation to himself and the other creditors for which jsoe! 290! § 10.
the stockholders or officers may be personally liable by reason p. s. loe, § 64.
of any act or omission on the part of the corporation or that s Cush. 93.
806
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 742.
9 Cush. 192.
11 Gray, 139.
41 Gray, 193.
3 Allen, 485.
9 Allen, 471.
101 Mass. 385.
108 Mass. 404,
523.
of its officers or any of them, setting forth the judgment and
proceedings thereon and the grounds upon which it is ex-
pected to charge the stockholders or officers personally.
109 Mass. 473.
115 Mass. 286.
118 Mass. 269. 144 Mass. 399.
127 Mass. 563, 592. 173 Mass. 242.
183 Mass. 565.
194 Mass. 594.
203 Mass. 556.
Assessments
to meet
liability.
1862, 218, § 5.
1870, 224, § 43.
P. S. 106, § 65.
R. L. 110, § 63.
16 Gray, 127.
127 Mass. 586.
183 Mass. 565.
ASSESSMENTS TO MEET LIABILITY.
Section 78. Such sums as may be decreed to be paid
by the stockholders in such suit in equity shall be assessed
upon them in proportion to the amounts of stock held by
them respectively at the time when the suit in which said
judgment was recovered was begun; but no stockholder
shall be liable to pay a larger sum than the amount of stock
held by him at that time at its par value.
Liability of
estates in
hands of
executors, etc.
1826, 137, 5 4.
1829, 53, § 12.
R. S. 38, § 34.
1838, 98, § 1.
G. S. 68, § 18.
1862, 218, § 6.
1870, 224, § 44.
LIABILITY OF ESTATES IN IL<lNDS OF EXECUTORS, ETC.
Section 79. The estates and funds in the hands of execu-
tors, administrators, guardians, conservators or trustees shall
be liable to no greater extent than the testator, intestate,
ward or person interested in the trust fund would be, were
he living or competent to act and hold the stock in his own
name.
p. S. 106, § 66.
R. L. 110, § 64.
10 Pick. 370.
6 Met. 114.
9 Cush. 192.
101 Mass. 60.
183 Mass. 565.
198 Mass. 81.
Suit to enforce
liability not
abated by
death.
1862, 218, § 7.
1870, 224, § 45.
P. S. 106, § 67.
R. L. 110, § 65.
173 Mass. 242.
183 Mass. 565.
SUIT TO enforce LIABILITY NOT ABATED BY DEATH.
Section 80. If a defendant dies during the pendency of
such a suit in equity, it shall not abate thereby; but his estate
in the hands of his executor or administrator shall be liable
to the same extent as he would be were he living. Such execu-
tor or administrator may appear voluntarily and become a
party to the suit or may be summoned by the plaintiff.
Suit discon-
tinued only
after notice to
creditors.
1862. 218, § 8.
1870, 224, § 46.
P. S. 106, § 68.
SUIT DISCONTINUED ONLY AFTER NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
Section 81. Such suit in equity shall not be discontinued
by the plaintiff without an order of court and such notice to
other creditors as the court may find reasonable under the
circumstances. r. l. no, § ea. iss Mass, 565.
Suit not
abated by
non-joinder.
1862, 218, § 9.
1870, 224, § 47.
P. S. 106, § 69.
R. L. 110, § 67.
SUIT NOT ABATED BY NON-JOINDER.
Section 82. No such suit in equity shall be abated by
reason of the non-joinder of persons liable as defendants unless
the plaintiff, after being notified by plea or answer of the
existence of such persons, unreasonably neglects to make
them parties.
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STOCKHOLDER MAY DEFEND CERTAIN SUITS.
Section 83. If, in a suit against any such corporation, stockhoidei
it appears to the court that one of the objects of the suit SrtLin^uUs.
is to obtain a judgment against the corporation in order to \l%\ m%^ii'
enforce an alleged liability of a person who has been or is a p^; g jQg ^^ -^
stockholder or officer thereof, any such person maybe per- ^i. -
1 . . 1 P 1 1 • 1 • 1 R- L. 110, § 68.
mitted, on petition, to defend such suit; and in such case isGray, 216.
the court may require of him, or of a person in his behalf, a iss Mass. 565.
bond with sufficient surety or sureties, conditioned to pay to
the plaintiff all costs which may accrue and be taxed to him
after the filing of said petition.
DISSOLUTION OF CORPORATIONS.
Section 84. If a majority in number or interest of the Dissolution of
stockholders of a corporation subject to the provisions of issiTsMM, 3.
this act desire to close its affairs, they may file a petition p;|;fo5,V4o.
therefor in the supreme judicial court or in the superior ^Qray^iil ^^"
court, setting forth in substance the grounds of their appli- 39^^^ ^^
cation, and the court, after notice to parties interested and isAUen, 497.
a hearing, may decree a dissolution of the corporation. A 119 Mass. 447.
corporation so dissolved shall be held to be extinct in all
respects as if its corporate existence had expired by limitation.
continuation to close AFFAIRS.
Section 85. Every such corporation whose charter ex- continuation
pires by its own limitation or is annulled by forfeiture or ^airs.^
otherwise, or whose corporate existence for other purposes r.^ s.^44, § 7.
is terminated in any other manner, shall nevertheless be ^- 1- ^^^ ^^f^
continued as a body corporate for three years after the Spi-^°%o^^'
time when it would otherwise have been dissolved, for the 23 Pick! 345!
purpose of prosecuting and defending suits by or against it 123 Mas3r32'.
and of enabling it gradually to settle and close its affairs, to 135 ulZ'. sos'.
dispose of and convey its property and to divide its capital
stock, but not for the purpose of continuing the business
for which it was established.
appointment of receivers.
Section 86. If the charter of such corporation expires Appointment
or is annulled, or if th© corporation is dissolved as provided isssThs.
in section eighty-four, or if its corporate existence for other J^52,>5!'§ 2. '
purposes is terminated in any other manner, the supreme 3^; ^- ^^' ^^ "•
808
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43
1884, 203.
R. L. 109, § 54
1905, 156.
157 Mass. 81.
P. s. 105, §§ 42, judicial court or the superior court, upon application of a
creditor or stockholder, shall have jurisdiction in equity to
appoint one or more receivers to take charge of its estate
and effects and to collect the debts and property due and be-
longing to it, with power to prosecute and defend suits in
its name or otherwise, to appoint agents under them and to
do all other acts which might be done by such corporation,
were it in being, which may be necessary for the final settle-
ment of its unfinished business. The powers of such receivers
and the existence of the corporation may be continued as
long as the court finds necessary for said purposes.
Duties of
receivers.
1833, 145.
R. S. 44, § 10.
1852, 55, § 2.
G. S. 68, § 39.
P. S. 105, § 44.
R. L. 109, § 55.
1 Gray, 382.
DUTIES OF RECEIVERS.
Section 87. The receivers shall pay all debts due from
the corporation if the funds in their hands are sufiicient
therefor; and if they are not, they shall distribute them
ratably among the creditors who prove their debts, in the
manner directed by any decree of the court for that purpose.
If there is a balance remaining after the payment of the
debts, the receivers shall distribute and pay it to those who
are justly entitled thereto as having been stockholders of the
corporation, or their legal representatives.
Return of
dissolution to
secretary.
1880, 157.
P. S. 105, § 45.
R. L. 109, § 57.
RETURN OF DISSOLUTION TO SECRETARY.
Section 88. The clerk of the court in which a decree for
dissolution is entered shall forthwith make return thereof
to the secretary of the commonwealth, giving the name of
the corporation dissolved and the date upon which such
decree was entered.
Penalties for
omitting to file
certificatea,
etc.
1863, 246.
1866, 290, § 9.
1870, 224, § 60.
1877, 57.
P. S. 106, §§ 81,
82.
1887, 225.
1896, 369.
R. L. 110, § 84.
PENALTIES FOR OMISSIONS TO FILE CERTIFICATES, ETC.
Section 89. A corporation subject to the provisions of
this act which omits to cause to be filed any certificate or
copy which is required by sections sixty-five, sixty-eight and
sixty-nine shall forfeit two hundred dollars, to be recovered
by an action of tort brought in the name of the common-
wealth in the county of Suffolk or in the county in which the
corporation is established; and its president, treasurer and
directors, for the time being, shall in addition be jointly liable
in a like amount for such omission. All forfeitures by a cor-
poration under the provisions of this act may also be collected
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 742. 809
by information in equity, which may be brought in the county
of Suffolk and shall be brought in the supreme judicial court
in the name of the attorney-general, at the relation of the
commissioner of corporations; and upon such information,
the court may issue an injunction restraining the further
prosecution of the business of the corporation named therein
until such forfeitures, with interest and costs, shall have been
paid and until the returns required by this act shall have been
filed.
PENALTY FOR REFUSING INFORMATION TO CREDITOR.
Section 90. If an officer unreasonably refuses to give the Penalty for
certified list mentioned in section seventy-six or wilfully gives information
a false list, he shall be liable to the judgment creditor for i864r2i9°§2.
double the amount of all damages occasioned by such refusal p '^g fS^ \ %
or false list. R.L.nd.-§85.
FEES.
Section 91. The fees for filing and recording the cer- Fees.
tificates which are required by this act to be filed with the ises'.Tfi.'
secretary of the commonwealth shall be as follows: — im'JIe!^^^'
For filing and recording the certificates required by section j^^^; Hl'^ | ^;
ten, including the issuing of the certificate of organization by fg-gflgs'^^^"
the secretary, one twentieth of one per cent of the amount of isoelssg; 523,
the capital stock as fixed by the agreement of association; r.l. no, §86.
but not less in any case than five dollars. [lOp.A.'oJos;
For filing and recording the certificate required by section ^^'^'^
sixty-eight, one twentieth of one per cent of the amount by
which the capital is increased,
III. OF MUNICIPAL LIGHTING PLANTS.
city or town may acquire plant.
Section 92. A city or town may, in accordance with the city or town
provisions of this act, construct, purchase or lease, and main- J^ant^*"'"'^^
tain within its limits, one or more plants for the manufacture }gg|; 5^3; ^ '•
or distribution of gas or electricity for municipal use or for {^^^^fg^g- 192
the use of its inhabitants, except for the operation of electric 153 Mass. 129.
ri 1 1 • 1 1 • 1 1 1 -I ,155 Mass. 601,
cars. Such plants may mclude suitable land, structures and eos.
,. J J.I, J. J T e 163 Mass. 346.
machinery and other apparatus and appliances tor manu- ^
facturing, using and distributing gas or electricity for said
purposes.
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Vote of city.
1891, 370, § 2.
1893, 454, § 7.
1894, 432, 448.
R. L. 34, § 2.
VOTE OF CITY.
Section 93. A city shall not acquire such a plant until
it has been so authorized by a vote of two thirds of each
branch of its city council or of two thirds of the members of
a single legislative board if its city council is so constituted,
or of a majority of the commissioners where the city govern-
ment consists of a commission, passed in each of two con-
secutive municipal years and thereafter ratified by a majority
of the voters at an annual or special city election. If such
a vote is not ratified, no similar vote shall be submitted for
ratification within one year thereafter. Such vote of the
city council or corresponding body shall be subject to the
approval or disapproval of the mayor.
Vote of town.
1891, 370, § 3.
R. L. .34, § 3.
163 Mass. 346.
VOTE OF TOWN.
Section 94. A town shall not acquire such a plant until
it has been so authorized by a vote of two thirds of the voters
present and voting, taken by ballot with the use of the voting
list, at each of two town meetings called for the purpose and
held at intervals of not less than two nor more than thirteen
months. If the first of such votes is favorable and the
second unfavorable, or if both such votes are unfavorable, no
similar vote shall be passed within two years thereafter.
Certification
of vote to
board .
1892, 259, § 1.
R. L. 34, § 4.
certification of vote to board.
Section 95. After a city or town has voted under the pro-
visions of the two preceding sections, the city or town clerk
shall forthwith transmit to the board a certified copy of so
much of the records of the city council or corresponding body
or of the town as relates to the result of the vote.
Certification of
subsequent
votes, etc.
1892. 259, § 2.
R. L. 34, § 5.
CERTIFICATION OF SUBSEQUENT VOTES, ETC.
Section 96. If a city or town which has authorized the
acquisition of such a plant subsequently votes to establish,
purchase, reconstruct, extend or enlarge a plant, or to issue
bonds, notes or certificates of indebtedness on account of the
same, or to regulate the management or conduct thereof, or
to adopt an ordinance or by-law relative to such plant, the
city or town clerk shall, within ten days after such vote,
transmit to the board a certified copy thereof.
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PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO CERTIFY VOTE.
Section 97. A city or town clerk who fails or neglects to Penaity for
comply with the provisions of the two preceding sections ctnify wte.
shall, for each offence, forfeit not more than twenty-five ^^^£.'34,' § 6.'
dollars.
MAY INCUR DEBT FOR PLANT.
Section 98. A city or town which has duly voted to May incur
acquire a municipal lighting plant may incur debt for the mu sTo.'sT'"
purpose of establishing, purchasing, extending or enlarging il'.ia'iYillTis!
the same within its territorial limits, and may issue bonds, §§°f;|,'*4.
notes or certificates of indebtedness therefor, in accordance |9}i^' f.^- ^is-
with, and subject to the provisions of, chapter seven hundred 201 Mass. 456.
and nineteen of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and 212 Mass! 93.'
thirteen ; and the provisions of said chapter, so far as appro-
priate, shall apply to debt incurred for any of said purposes
and to the issue of bonds, notes or certificates of indebtedness
therefor, although such debt shall have been incurred, or
such securities issued, prior to the first day of January in the
year nineteen hundred and fourteen. A city or town which
receives a premium on any bonds so issued shall dispose
of the same as provided in chapter three hundred and seventy-
nine of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and ten. All
notes so issued by a to'VNTi shall also be subject to the pro-
visions of chapter six hundred and sixteen of the acts of the
year nineteen hundred and ten, of all acts in amendment
thereof and in addition thereto, and of chapter four hundred
•and sixteen of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
thirteen.
enlargement OF PLANT.
Section 99. A city or town w^hich owns such a plant shall of°ptant™^°*
not, except by a vote taken in the manner prescribed in sec- r^l^3'4°'|9;
tion six of chapter seven hundred and nineteen of the acts of
the year nineteen hundred and thirteen, reconstruct, enlarge
or extend the same beyond the necessary and ordinary
maintenance, repair and replacement thereof, or the pro-
vision of increased appliances necessary to distribute gas or
electricity to new consumers.
purchase of existing plant.
Section 100. If, when a city or town votes to establish a Purchaae of
municipal lighting plant, any person or corporation engaged p^ant"^'
at the time of the first vote required by sections ninety-three \lll\ 454; § 5^"
812 Acts, 1914. — Chap. 742.
1894, 538. and ninety-four of this act in the business of generating or dis-
1903, 255. ' tributing gas or electricity for sale for lighting purposes in
1/9 Mass. 382. g^^|^ ^j^^ ^^ towu shall clcct to scll in the manner hereinafter
provided, the city or town shall purchase of him or it such
portion of his or its plant and property within the limits of
such city or town as is suitable for, and is used in connection
with, such business. Such purchase shall be required to
include both a gas and electric lighting plant only if a single
corporation owns or operates both such plants. If the main
gas works or the central electric station lie within the city
or town limits, such city or town shall purchase the whole of
such plant and the property used in connection therewith,
lying within such limits, at its fair market value for the
purposes of its use, taking into account any depreciation or
obsolescence thereof or of any part thereof; but no portion of
such plant shall be estimated at less than its fair market value
for any other purpose, including, as an element of value, the
damages, if any, caused by the severance of any portion
of such plant lying outside such city or town limits, if they
are not purchased by the city or town, and excluding any
mortgage or other encumbrance or lien to which such plant
or any part thereof may be subject at the time of such pur-
chase. The city or town may require the plant and property
to be transferred to it free of any mortgage or lien unless the
commissioners, under the provisions of the following section,
otherwise determine. Such value shall be estimated without
enhancement on account of future earning capacity, or good
will, or of exclusive privileges derived from rights in the
public streets. If the main gas works or central electric
station of such plant lie without the city or town limits, the
city or town shall purchase only that portion of the plant or
property within its limits, estimating its value as above pro-
vided, but without allowance of damages on account of
severance of plant. No city or town shall be required to buy
any apparatus or appliances which are covered by letters
patent of the United States or which embody a patentable
invention, unless a complete right to use the same and
all other apparatus or appliances necessary for its use, to
such extent as such city or town shall reasonably require,
shall be assigned or granted to it at a cost as low as it would be
to the person or corporation whose plant is purchased. No
city or town shall be required to buy any property unneces-
sarily added to a plant after the passage of its first vote
under the provisions of sections ninety-three or ninety-four,
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nor any property except such as would be suitable for the
ordinary business of the vendor. If any property or plant
which the city or town would be entitled or required to buy
would not be available to it if purchased, by reason of liens,
interests of third parties, private contracts or other causes
whereby the city or town would be at a greater disadvantage
in its use than the vendor, it may be released from buying the
same, or it may be allowed an equitable discount from the
purchase price as the commissioners may determine as pro-
vided in the following section.
ENFORCEMENT OF PURCHASE.
Section 101. The owner of any such plant for the manu- Enforcement
facture or distribution of gas or electricity for lighting pur- iL^^s/orris.
poses, who desires to sell the same under the provisions of R^i',t4,'|H.
this act, shall, within sixty days after the passage of the final jgi^ials 432
vote of the city or town required by sections ninety-three i^s Mass. 346.
and ninety-four, file with the clerk of the city or town a good
and sufficient conveyance, duly executed, of such parts of
his plant as are defined in section one hundred and five as he
desires to sell, together with a detailed schedule of the plant
included in the conveyance and a statement of the price
which he is willing to accept in payment for the same. Upon
the filing of this conveyance, the property thereby conveyed
shall vest in the city or town, and within ninety days there-
after the city or town shall take possession of the property
so conveyed; and the owner shall surrender possession thereof
upon request. A city, by vote of the city council or cor-
responding body, and a town, by vote of the selectmen, may
agree with the owner upon the price to be paid for the plant
conveyed; but the agreement as to price shall not be binding
in totvns until ratified by a majority vote at a town meeting
called for action thereon. If the city or town does not agree
with the owner as to such price, or notifies him within thirty
days after the filing of the conveyance that it is dissatisfied
with the contents thereof, either as including property which
ought not to have been included or as not including property
which ought to have been included, either party may, within
sixty days after the filing of the conveyance, apply to the
supreme judicial court for the county in which the city or
town is situated to determine what property ought to have
been included in the conveyance and the value thereof. The
court upon hearing and upon proof that the foregoing con-
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Performance of
final decree.
1891, 370, § 14.
R. L. 34, § 12.
1905, 410, § 2.
ditlons have been complied with shall refer the application to
the board, who shall hear the parties and determine, in
accordance with the rules prescribed in section one hundred,
the value of the property conveyed, and, if the sufficiency
of the conveyance in this regard is disputed, what property
ought to have been conveyed by the owner to the city or
town and the value thereof. The board shall file a report of
its determination, which, when accepted by the court, shall
be final. The award shall not be set aside or recommitted
for error in law unless the court is satisfied that such error
has substantially affected the interests of the party com-
plaining thereof; and in that event the court may recommit
the same to the board with such directions as justice may re-
quire. The expense of the litigation, if any, arising under
this section may be reckoned as part of the indebtedness for
which bonds may be issued under the provisions of section
ninety-eight.
PERFORMANCE OF FINAL DECREE.
Section 102. Any property conveyed which, according
to the final decree of the court, ought not to have been con-
veyed, shall forthwith be reconveyed by the city or town to
the owner, without liability to account for the mesne profits
thereof or to pay interest on the value thereof; and any
property which, according to said decree, ought to have been
but was not included in the conveyance, shall forthwith be
conveyed by the owner to the city or town. The city or
town shall pay the owner the value, determined as provided
in section one hundred, of the property conveyed or, if the
sufficiency of the conveyance in this regard is disputed, the
value of the property which ought to have been conveyed,
with interest from the date of the conveyance or, if any addi-
tional conveyance is required by the decree, from the dates
of the several conveyances.
Property in
adjoining city
or town.
1893, 454, § 1.
R. L. 34, § 13.
PROPERTY IN ADJOINING CITY OR TOWN.
Section 103. If a city or town purchases a gas or electric
lighting plant having mains, poles, wires or other distributing
apparatus in an adjoining city or town in which there is no
private gas or electric lighting company, it may also purchase
such mains, poles, wires or other distributing apparatus
therein, subject to the provisions of the three preceding
sections.
oinmg cicy
or town.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 742. 815
SUPPLY OF ADJOINING CITY OR TOWN.
Section 104. A city or town which has acquired, as here- Supply of
inbefore provided, mains, poles, wires or other distributing
'apparatus in an adjoining city or town may thereafter manu- R!'L.f4,'|i4'.
facture, sell and distribute gas or electricity to said adjoining
city or town or to its inhabitants, and shall thereafter have
therein the same rights and franchises and be subject to the
same limitations and obligations as the person or corporation
from whom such outlying plant was purchased would have
had or to which he or it would have been subject had such
purchase not been made. If the adjoining city or town shall
itself establish a gas or electric lighting plant, it shall, under
the provisions of sections one hundred, one hundred and one
and one hundred and two, purchase the plant and property
within its limits owned by the other city or town, which,
within thirty days after demand filed with its clerk, shall
file with the clerk of the purchasing city or town the schedule
required by section one hundred and one, and shall sell the
same; and thereupon its rights to maintain a gas or electric
lighting plant or to sell gas or electricity within the limits of
the purchasing city or town shall cease as to the plant sold.
OWNER TO FILE STATEMENT OF PLANT.
Section 105. After the first of the two votes required by owner to file
sections ninety-three and ninety-four shall have been passed pianT^"^* °^
in a city or town, any person or corporation who owns a gas J^^|' •^g^^- 1 f:
or electric lighting plant therein and desires to preserve the
right to enforce the obligation of such city or town to pur-
chase his or its plant shall, within thirty days after a written
request therefor by the mayor, authorized by the city council,
or corresponding body, or by the selectmen, file with the city
or town clerk a detailed statement of all the property and
plant which he or it proposes to sell to such city or town,
if it votes to establish a plant, and the proposed terms of sale.
If any part of the plant or property which the city or town
would have the right to buy lies in an adjoining city or town,
a separate schedule and the proposed terms of sale thereof
shall be filed; and all the property named in such schedule,
or used in connection therewith, shall at all reasonable times
thereafter be open to the examination of the mayor, of any
committee of the city council or corresponding body selected
by him, and of any experts necessary to determine the value
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Acts, 1914. — Chap. 742.
thereof, or to the examination of the selectmen and of any
such experts selected by them. The reasonable expenses of
such schedule and of such examination or inspection shall be
paid by the city or town requesting the same.
Property in
adjoining city
or town, when
included.
1893, 454, § 4.
R. L. 34, § 16.
PROPERTY IN ADJOINING CITY OR TOWN, WHEN INCLUDED.
Section 106. Such city or town may, at any time within
sixty days after the filing of said schedule, by vote of its city
council or corresponding body or of the voters of the town,
determine that such purchase shall include the property in
an adjoining city or town, and thereupon it shall be under
the same obligations and have the same rights in regard to
the purchase of such outlying property as if it were within its
limits; but such vote shall not prejudice the right of the
city or town voting to resist its obligation to purchase the
same for any reason except that said property is not within
its limits. If such vote is not taken within said sixty days,
the right of the city or town to buy the outlying property
shall cease.
Vendor's rights
to terminate.
1891, 370, § 15.
R. L. 34, § 17.
VENDOR S RIGHTS TO TERMINATE.
Section 107. If a city or town acquires a gas or electric
lighting plant, the right of any person or corporation from
whom such plant was acquired to manufacture and distribute
gas or electricity within its limits shall cease.
Purchase of
gas or
electricity.
1893, 454, § 8.
R. L. 34, § IS.
1909, 173.
Purchase from
street railway
company.
1902, 449, § 1.
1906, 218; 463,
Part III, § 60.
PURCHASE OF GAS OR ELECTRICITY.
Section 108. A city or town which has acquired a plant
for the manufacture or distribution of gas may purchase
gas from another city or towTi authorized to sell the same
or from any corporation selling gas; and a city or town
which has acquired a plant for the manufacture or distri-
bution of electricity may purchase electricity from another
city or town authorized to sell the same or from any corpora-
tion selling electricity, except as provided in the following
section.
PURCHASE FROM STREET RAILWAY COMPANY.
Section 109. A town in which no person or corporation
is engaged in the business of generating or distributing elec-
tricity for sale and which has voted or shall vote to construct
one or more plants for the manufacture or distribution of
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 742. 817
electricity for municipal use or for the use of its inhabitants,
or for both purposes, may make contracts, for terms not
exceeding ten years, with any street railway company operat-
ing a street railway in such town, for the purchase of elec-
tricity from such company for the purpose of furnishing
electricity for municipal use or for the use of its inhabitants,
or for both purposes; and street railway companies may
make contracts for furnishing electricity as aforesaid to a
town, but the contracts shall not become operative unless
the public service commission shall, after a public hearing,
approve the terms thereof as consistent with the public
interest.
DELIVERY OF ELECTRICITY SO PURCHASED.
Section 110. The electricity supplied by a street railway Delivery of
company to a town shall be delivered to the distributing purchased.
system of said town at some specified place or places therein, im, m, Part
and the meter or meters by which such electricity is meas- ^^^' ^ ^^'
ured shall be a part of the distributing system.
PUBLIC service commission TO FIX PRICE IN CASE OF DISA-
GREEMENT.
Section 111. If a town voting to purchase electricity PubHc service
from a street railway company is unable to agree with such to^fi^pH'^^in
company at the expiration of a contract, made in accord- disagreement.
ance with the provisions of section one hundred and nine, \^^l' *tl' Vu
, . 1 •ipi'-i 1 ^yOo, 463, Part
upon the price to be paid tor electricity by, or upon the ni, § 62.
manner in which electricity is to be furnished to, said town
in the future, its selectmen may apply to the public service
commission to fix the price which it shall pay for said elec-
tricity to, and the manner in which electricity shall be
furnished by, said company; and thereupon the said com-
mission shall set a date for a public hearing upon such ap-
plication, giving said company reasonable notice thereof;
and after the hearing said commission shall, if it deems the
furnishing of such electricity consistent with the interest of
public travel upon the railway of such company, fix the price
which said town shall pay for electricity to, and the manner
in which electricity shall be furnished by, said company;
and said company shall thereupon furnish to said town
electricity at the price and in the manner fixed by said
commission.
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Municipal
light board.
1893, 454, § 10.
R. L. 34, § 19.
MUNICIPAL LIGHT BOARD.
Section 112. A towTi which has estabHshed or votes to
estabUsh a gas or electric plant may elect a municipal light
board consisting of three citizens of the town, one of whom
shall be chosen for one year, one for two years, and one for
three years, and at each annual meeting thereafter one for
a term of three years, who shall have authority to construct,
purchase or lease a gas or electric plant in accordance with
the vote of the town and to maintain and operate the same.
Manager of
municipal
lighting.
1891, 370, § 8.
1893, 454, § 10.
R. L. 34, § 20.
1905, 410, § 3.
196 Mass. 43.
MANAGER OF MUNICIPAL LIGHTING.
Section 113. The mayor of a city, or the selectmen or
municipal light board, if any, of a town which acquires a
gas or electric plant shall appoint a manager of municipal
lighting who shall, under the direction and control of the
mayor, selectmen or municipal light board, if any, and sub-
ject to the provisions of this act, have full charge of the
operation and management of the plant, the manufacture
and distribution of gas or electricity, the purchase of sup-
plies, the employment of agents and servants, the method,
time, price, quantity and quality of the supply, the collec-
tion of bills, and the keeping of accounts. His compensation
and term of office shall be fixed in cities by the city council
or corresponding body and in towns by the selectmen or
municipal light board, if any; and, before entering upon
the performance of his official duties, he shall give bond to
the city or town for the faithful performance thereof in a sum
and form and with sureties to the satisfaction of the mayor,
selectmen or municipal light board, if any, and shall, at the
end of each municipal year, render to them such detailed
statement of his doings and of the business and financial
matters in his charge as the board of gas and electric light
commissioners may prescribe. All moneys payable to or
received by the city, town, manager or municipal light board
in connection with the operation of the plant, for the sale
of gas or electricity or otherwise, shall be paid over to the
city or town treasurer. All bills chargeable to the plant or
to the appropriations therefor shall be paid by the treasurer
on requisition by the manager or municipal light board, if
any. The manager shall at any time, when required by
the mayor, selectmen, municipal light board, if any, or
board of gas and electric light commissioners, make a state-
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ment to such officers of his doings, business, receipts, dis-
bursements, balances, and of the indebtedness of the city or
town in his department.
ANNUAL INCOME AND EXPENSES.
Section 114. Prior to the beginning of each fiscal year, Annual income
the manager of municipal lighting shall furnish to the mayor, is9i,^lro!TH', 8.
selectmen or municipal light board, if any, an estimate of igos^'/io.n!'
the income from sales of gas and electricity to private con- HH' HI'
sumers during the ensuing fiscal year and of the expense
of the plant during said year, meaning the gross expenses of
operation, maintenance and repair, the interest on the bonds,
notes or certificates of indebtedness issued to pay for the
plant, an amount for depreciation equal to three per cent of
the cost of the plant exclusive of land and any water power
appurtenant thereto, or such smaller or larger amount as
the board of gas and electric light commissioners may ap-
prove, the requirements of tlie sinking fund or debt incurred
for the plant, and the loss, if any, in the operation of the
plant during the preceding year. The excess of the expense
thus defined and estimated over the estimated income from
sales to private consumers shall be included by the city or
town in its annual appropriations for maintenance and in
the tax levy. By cost of the plant is intended the total amount
expended on the plant to the beginning of the fiscal year for
any purpose for which bonds, notes or certificates of in-
debtedness may be issued under section ninety-eight of this
act. By loss in operation is intended the difference between
the actual income from private consumers plus the appropria-
tions for maintenance for the preceding fiscal year and the
actual expense of the plant, reckoned as above, for that
year in case such expenses exceeded the amount of such
income and appropriation. The income from sales and the
money appropriated as aforesaid shall be used to pay the
annual expense of the plant, defined as above, for the fiscal
year, except that no part of the sum therein included for
depreciation shall be used for any other purpose than renewals
in excess of ordinary repairs, extensions, reconstruction, en-
largements and additions. The surplus, if any, of said
annual allowances for depreciation after making the above
payments shall be kept as a separate fund and used for
renewals other than ordinary repairs, extensions, reconstruc-
tion, enlargements and additions in succeeding years; and
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Acts, 1914. — Chap. 742.
Annual income no debt shall be incurred under section ninety-eight for any
extension, reconstruction or enlargements of the plant in
excess of the amount needed for the purpose in addition to
the amount then on hand in said depreciation fund. Said
depreciation fund shall be kept and managed by the city
or town treasurer as a separate fund, subject to appropriation
by the city council or corresponding body, or selectmen or
municipal light board, if any, for the foregoing purpose.
So much of said fund as the board of gas and electric light
commissioners may from time to time approve may also be
used to pay notes, bonds or certificates of indebtedness
issued to pay for the cost of reconstruction or renewals in
excess of ordinary repairs, when such notes, bonds or certifi-
cates of indebtedness become due. All appropriations for
the plant shall be either for the annual expense defined as
above, or for extensions, reconstruction, enlargements or
additions; and no appropriation shall be used for any pur-
pose other than that stated in the vote making the same. No
bonds, notes or certificates of indebtedness shall be issued
by a city or town for the annual expenses as defined in this
section.
Price for gas
and electricity
regulated.
1891, 370, § 10.
R. L. 34, § 22.
PRICE FOR GAS AND ELECTRICITY REGULATED.
Section 115. There shall be a fixed price for gas and
electricity, which shall not be changed oftener than once in
three months. Any change shall take effect on the first
day of a month, and shall first be advertised in a newspaper,
if any, published in such city or town. The price shall not,
except with the written consent of the board of gas and
electric light commissioners, be fixed at less than cost, in
which shall be included all operating expenses, interest on the
investment in the plant, less assessments collected under the
provisions of section one hundred and eighteen, at the rate
paid upon the bonds and serial notes above provided for, the
requirements of the serial debt or the sinking fund established
to meet such bonds, and also depreciation of the plant to be
reckoned at not less than three per cent per annum of its
cost, and losses; but any losses exceeding three per cent of
the investment in the plant may be charged in different years
at not more than three per cent per annum. Such price shall
not be greater than shall allow, above such cost, a profit of
eight per cent per annum to the city or town upon its invest-
ment. The gas and electricity used by the city or town
shall be charged to it at cost. A sufficient deposit to secure
. Acts, 1914. — Chap. 742. 821
the payment for gas or electricity for three months may be
required in advance from any consumer, and the supply may
be shut off from any premises until all arrears for gas or
electricity furnished thereon to such consumer sliall have
been paid. After three months' default in the payment of
such arrears, all appliances for distribution belonging to such
city or town on the premises may be removed and shall not
be restored except on payment of all such arrears and the
expenses of removal and restoration.
PRICES TO BE CERTIFIED TO BOARD.
Section 116. When a city or town fixes or changes a Prices to
price, the manager of municipal lighting shall send a certified to board.^
copy of the notice thereof to the board of gas and electric r^l.^II; 1^; *"
light commissioners and for a failure or neglect so to do shall,
for each offence, forfeit not more than twenty-five dollars.
COMPULSORY SUPPLY.
Section 117. A city or town shall not be compelled to compubory
furnish gas or electricity to any person or corporation except iggi^^s'yo, § 7.
upon the order of the board, to whom any person or corpora- r^l^3^|s 24
tion aggrieved by the refusal of a city or town to furnish gas
or electricity may appeal, stating the facts in such detail
as the board directs.
ASSESSMENT OF COST OF SERVICES, ETC.
Section 118. A city or town which acquires a plant may Assessment
provide by ordinance or by-law for the equitable assessment sLv^icls^^etc.
upon the owner or occupant of any premises of the cost, or r^l.Yi,' § 2^5.
any part thereof, of laying and maintaining pipes, conduits,
conductors or other appliances thereon. Payment of such
assessments shall not be compulsory, but it shall be a condi-
tion precedent to the suppljdng of gas or electricity to the
occupants of such premises, and may be required before pro-
viding appliances therefor.
ORDINANCES AND BY-LAWS RELATIVE TO PLANT.
Section 119. A city or town which operates a plant may ordinances
pass ordinances or by-laws, imposing penalties not exceeding reiativ^'to^^
fifty dollars, to protect the plant, control its use and prevent fsnSio. § 11.
accidents from gas or electricity supplied by it, and to govern ^- ^' ^*' ^ ^®'
consumers in their use thereof.
822 Acts, 1914. — Chap. 742.
RECORDS AND RETURN TO BOARD.
retum'^to*"*^ Section 120. A city or town which manufactures or sells
issT.'sro, § 9. g^s ^^ electricity for lighting shall keep records of its work
R^L^If'u? ^^^ doings at its manufacturing station, and in respect to
1905, 410, § 5. its distributing plant, as may be required by the board of
gas and electric light commissioners. It shall install and
maintain apparatus, satisfactory to the said board, for the
measurement and recording of the output of gas and elec-
tricity, and shall sell the same by meter to private consumers
when required by said board; and, if required by said board,
shall measure all gas or electricity consumed by the city or
town. The books, accounts and returns shall be made and
kept in a form prescribed by said board, and the accounts
shall be closed on the thirtieth day of June, annually, and
a balance sheet of that date shall be taken therefrom and
included in the return to said board. The mayor, selectmen
or municipal light board and manager shall, at any time, on
request, submit said books and accounts to the inspection
of the board of gas and electric light commissioners and shall
furnish any statement or information required by it relative
to the condition, management and operation of said business.
Said board shall, in its annual report, describe the operation
of the several municipal plants with such detail as may be
necessary to disclose the financial condition and results of
each plant; and shall state what cities or towns, if any,
operating a plant have failed to comply with the provisions
of this act, and what, if any, are selling gas or electricity
with the approval of said board at less than cost. The mayor,
or selectmen, or municipal light board, if any, shall annually,
on or before the second Wednesday of September, make a
return to the board of gas and electric light commissioners,
for the year ending on the thirtieth day of June preceding,
signed and sworn to by the mayor, or by a majority of the
selectmen or municipal light board, if any, and by the man-
ager, stating the financial condition of said business, the
amount of authorized and existing indebtedness, a state-
ment of income and expenses in such detail as the board of
gas and electric light commissioners may require, and a list
of its salaried officers and the salary paid to each. The
mayor, the selectmen or the municipal light board may
direct any additional returns to be made at such time and
in such detail as he or they may order.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 742. 823
LIABILITY FOR INJURY OR DAMAGE.
Section 121. A city or town which owns or operates a Liability for
gas or electric plant shall be liable for any injury or damage Jfa mage"*^
to persons or property caused by its maintenance or opera- r^l.^J^' 1 2I;
tion, in the same manner and to the same extent as a private HI f^lf^- H^-
corporation; but it shall not be liable for damages caused 212 Mass. 244.
by competition with an existing gas or electric plant therein.
APPLICATION OF ACT TO PLANTS SPECIALLY CHARTERED,
Section 122. A city or town authorized by special act to Application
construct, purchase, lease, establish or maintain a gas or pia'^nts^eciaiiy
electric plant shall be subject to the provisions of this act Jsg^^'^lgg'^^ 5
and to any amendments thereof or additions thereto, so far JJi^,^- 34. § 29.
•^ ' 1905, 410, § 6.
as the same may be applicable.
city or town owning plant, subject to general laws,
etc.
Section 123. All of the provisions of this act, and all owm °g p^^nl,
ordinances or by-laws of any city or town acting under its subject to
provisions relative to the manufacture, use or distribution etc.
• • . 1891 370 § 17
of gas or electricity, or to the quality thereof, or to the plant r. l. 34,' § so.'
or the appliances therefor, shall apply to such city or town iso.f'^'
in the same manner as to private corporations and persons,
so far as applicable.
212 Mass. 246.
revocation of locations restricted.
Section 124. No city or town having within its limits Revocation
the main gas works or the central electric station, or the restHcted?^
major portion of the wires, poles, conduits or pipes used in kl.^34,'|3l"
connection with any such works or plant, shall, except for a ^^^ ^^^- ^^-•
violation of the terms or conditions upon which the same
were granted or for a violation of law respecting the exercise
thereof, revoke any rights granted to any person or corpora-
tion engaged in the business of manufacturing or distributing
gas or electricity for sale after the introduction of the first
vote authorizing the establishment of a gas or electric plant
in a city council under the provisions of section ninety-three
or after the calling of a town meeting under a warrant includ-
ing an article on the passage of such vote, until the proceed-
ings so begun have been finally determined by granting or
denying authority to establish such plant. After the rati-
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fication of the votes required by section ninety-three and
the passage of both votes required by section ninety-four,
no city or town, except as hereinbefore provided, shall
revoke any rights, locations or licenses granted to any such
person or corporation.
Enforcement
of foregoing
provisions.
1905, 410, § 7.
ENFORCEMENT OF FOREGOING PROVISIONS.
Section 125. The supreme judicial court for the county
in which the city or town is situated shall have jurisdiction
on petition of the board of gas and electric light commis-
sioners or of twenty taxable inhabitants of the city or town
to compel the fixing of prices by the city or town in com-
pliance with the provisions of sections one hundred and
fourteen and one hundred and fifteen, to prevent any city
or town from purchasing or operating a gas or electric plant
in violation of any of the provisions of this act, and gen-
erally to enforce compliance with the terms and provisions
thereof relative to the manufacture or distribution of gas
or electricity by a city or town.
IV. OF THE DISTRIBUTION OF GAS AND ELEC-
TRICITY.
Street locations
for gas mains.
1855, 146, § 2.
G. S. 61, § 16.
1870, 224, § 56;
353, § 2.
1879, 202, § 1,
last cl.
P. S. 106, § 75.
1885, 240, § 1.
1896, 544, § 1.
1899, 453.
R. L. 110, § 76.
12 Allen, 75.
188 Mass. 244.
[2 Op. A. G.
416.]
STREET LOCATIONS FOR GAS MAINS.
Section 126. A gas company may, with the consent
in writing of the mayor and aldermen or corresponding
body of a city or the selectmen of a town, dig up and open
the ground in any of the streets, lanes and highways thereof,
so far as is necessary to accomplish the objects of said cor-
poration; but such consent shall not affect the right or
remedy to recover damages for an injury caused to persons
or property by the acts of such corporation. It shall put all
such streets, lanes and highways in as good repair as they
were in when opened; and upon failure so to do within a
reasonable time, shall be guilty of a nuisance.
Construction
of lines.
1849, 93, § 2.
G. S. 64, § 2.
P. S. 109. § 2.
1883, 221.
1889, 434.
1895, 850.
R. L. 121, i 17;
STREET locations FOR ELECTRIC LINES.
Section 127. A corporation which is subject to the pro-
visions of this act may, under the provisions of sections fifty-
two to fifty-five, inclusive, of chapter twenty-five and of
chapter one hundred and twenty-two of the Revised Laws
and of chapter five hundred and nine of the acts of the year
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 742. 825
nineteen hundred and eleven, construct lines for the trans- 122, § 1.
mission of electricity upon, along, under and across the 97^Ma^3°^'555.'
public ways and across and under any waters within the i||Mass. 75,
commonwealth, by the erection or construction of the poles, m ^l^- 200
piers, abutments, conduits and other j&xtures, except bridges, p* Mass. 152,
which may be necessary to sustain or protect the wires of issMass. 253.
its lines; but such corporation shall not incommode the 207 Mass! 343!
public use of public ways or endanger or interrupt navigation, go^s'i^" *^'
12'Op. A. G.
416, 423.1
TAKING LAND FOR TRANSMISSION LINES.
Section 128. An electric company may, from time to Taking
time, apply by petition to the board for authority to construct toMmLsion
or to continue to use a line for the transmission of electricity ^"'®^-
for distribution in some definite area or for the purpose of
supplying it, to another electric company or to a municipal
lighting plant for distribution and sale or to a railroad, street
railway or electric railroad, as respectively defined by law,
for the purpose of operating it, and shall represent that such
line will or does serve the public convenience and is consistent
with the public interest. The company shall file with such
petition a map or plan of such transmission line showing the
cities and towns through which it will pass, the public ways,
railroads, railways, navigable streams and tide waters in the
city or town named in said petition which it will cross, and
the extent to which it will be located upon private land or
upon, under or along public ways and places. The company
shall also furnish an estimate showing in reasonable detail
the cost of the line and such additional maps and information
as the board may require. The company may change or
modify the whole or a part of the route of said line, either of
its own motion or at the instance of the board or otherwise,
and, in such case, shall file with the board maps, plans and
estimates as aforesaid showing such changes. The board,
after notice by publication or otherwise as it may order, shall
give a public hearing in the city or town named in said
petition; and if it appears that the petitioner has rights in
the public ways or lanes of such city or town, or over private
lands therein, for the construction of not less than three
fourths of the length of its said line in said city or town, and
if, in the opinion of the board, said line is necessary for the
purpose alleged and will serve the public convenience and is
consistent with the public interest, the board may by order
authorize the company to construct or to continue to use such
826 Acts, 1914. — Chap. 742.
kndfor ^i^^- Such order shall set forth the route of said line by
transmission reference to the plan or otherwise. The board shall transmit
a certified copy of its order to the company and to the clerk
of such city or town. If the board dismisses the petition no
further action shall be taken thereon, but the company may
file a new petition after the expiration of a year from such
dismissal.
The company may take such lands, not exceeding one hun-
dred and fifty feet in width, or such rights of way or other
easements therein as may be necessary for the construction or
continued use of the remainder of such line along the route
prescribed in the order of the board. A description of the
lands, rights or easements taken, sufficiently accurate for
identification, containing the name or names of the owners
thereof, so far as known, and a statement of the purpose for
which the taking is made, signed by the president of the com-
pany and accompanied by a copy of the order of the board,
shall be recorded in the registry of deeds for the county or
district in which such city or town is situated, and such re-
cording shall operate as a taking of the lands, rights or ease-
ments therein described. No taking shall be valid unless it
complies with the foregoing requirements. When such
taking is effected, the company may forthwith proceed to
erect, maintain and operate thereon said line. The board
may, by its order, require the company to deposit with the
treasurer and receiver general such sum of money as may be
necessary to secure the payment for any land, rights or ease-
ments taken by it, or in lieu of such deposit to give bond to
the commonwealth to an amount and with sureties satis-
factory to the board, conditioned for the payment of such
compensation as may be awarded for such taking. If the
company shall not enter upon and construct such line upon
the land so taken within one year thereafter, its right under
such taking shall cease and determine. The company shall
pay all damages sustained by any person or corporation
by the taking of any lands, rights or other easements therein
under the authority of this act. A person or corporation sus-
taining damages as aforesaid and failing to agree with said
company as to the amount thereof may at any time within
two years after such taking, have the same assessed and de-
termined on application by petition to the superior court for
a jury, as provided by section one hundred and nine of chap-
ter forty-eight of the Revised Laws and acts in amendment
thereof and in addition thereto.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 742. 827
CONSTRUCTION OF TRANSMISSION LINES OVER RAILROADS,
ETC.
Section 129. An electric company, for the purpose of ofTraMmVs°?oi
maintaining and using a transmission line, may erect and |.a°froadretc
maintain wires across or over the location on private land of
any railroad, electric railroad or street railway corporation
at such places, in such manner and on such terms and con-
ditions as it may agree upon with such corporation, or, in
case of failure so to agree, then with the consent of the public
service commission and at such places, in such manner, with
such safeguards, and upon such terms and conditions as the
public service commission may specify; but no pole, tower or
similar structure shall be located within the location of any
such railroad, electric railroad or street railway corporation
without its consent. The public service commission may,
from time to time, specify such changes in the manner of
crossing and in the terms and conditions thereof as it may
deem advisable.
LAYING of pipes OR LINES IN STATE HIGHWAYS.
Section 130. No state highway shall be dug up for laying Laying of
1 • • 1 'j. 1 • n J.^ pipes or lines
or placmg pipes, conduits, poles or wires, or tor other pur- in state
poses, and no tree shall be planted or removed or obstruction is93^'476f'§ u.
placed therein, without the written permit of the highway ^-^^ ^J^ \?^-
commission and then only in accordance with the regula- ^it^i ^ ^
tions of said commission; and the work shall be done under 59.]
the supervision and to the satisfaction of said commission,
and the entire expense of replacing the highway in as good
condition as before shall be paid by the corporation to which
the permit was given or by which the work was done.
DAMAGES for INJURIES TO PERSONS OR PROPERTY.
Section 131. If a person who is injured in his person or Damages for
property by a defect in a public way which is caused by the p°erao^ or
operations of a corporation which is subject to the provisions iseorm.'
of this act, in laying down or repairing its pipes, or in laying, fggf ■ 355' | p-
erecting, maintaining or repairing its lines of wires, or in 1^96, 544, § 2.^
otherwise obstructing such way, recovers damages therefor R- l. 121,' § is.
in an action against the city or town in which such injury is
received, such city or town shall, if said corporation is liable
for said damages and has had reasonable notice to appear and
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Acts, 1914. — Chap. 742.
defend the original action, be entitled to recover of said
corporation the damages so recovered from it, with the
taxable costs of both parties in such original action.
Regulations
by local
authorrties.
1855, 146, § 3.
G. S. 61, § 17.
1870, 224, § 57.
P. S. 106, § 77.
1887, 385, § 6.
R. L. 110, § 78.
R. L. 121, § 19.
REGULATIONS BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES.
Section 132. The mayor and aldermen or corresponding
body of cities and the selectmen of towns, respectively, may
regulate, restrict and control all acts and doings of a corpora-
tion which is subject to the provisions of this act and which
may in any manner affect the health, safety, convenience
or property of the inhabitants of their respective cities or
towns. But no ordinance or regulation of a city or town,
or regulation or restriction imposed in a grant of location,
affecting the erection, maintenance or operation of a line for
the transmission of electricity extending, or intended to ex-
tend, from some point in one city or town through or to some
point in another city or town, and whether or not such grant
of location has been accepted by the grantee thereof, shall
take effect until the same shall have been approved by the
board.
V. OF PUBLIC SUPERVISION AND REGULATION.
Board of gaa
and electric
light com-
missioners,
appointment,
etc.
1885, 314,
§§ 1-4.
1887, 385.
1889, 373.
1894, 503.
1898, 499.
R. L. 121, § 1.
1907, 316.
1908, 655.
1910, 539.
197 Mass. 558.
BOARD OF GAS AND ELECTRIC LIGHT COMMISSIONERS.
Section 133. There shall be a board of gas and electric
light commissioners consisting of three persons, citizens of this
commonwealth, one of whom shall annually before the first
day of July be appointed by the governor, with the advice and
consent of the council, for a term of three years from said
day. The commissioners shall be sworn to the faithful per-
formance of their official duties. They shall not be in the
employ of, or own any stock in, any gas or electric company
or be in any way, directly or indirectly, pecuniarily interested
in the manufacture or sale of gas or electricity or of any
article or commodity used by gas or electric companies or
used for any purpose connected with the manufacture or sale
of gas or electricity. The governor shall designate the chair-
man of the board and may, with the advice and consent of
the council, remove any member for cause after notice and a
hearing. The chairman of the board shall receive from
the commonwealth an annual salary of five thousand dollars
and each of the other two members an annual salary of forty-
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 742. 829
five hundred dollars. The board shall be provided with an
office in the state house or in some other suitable place in the
city of Boston in which their records shall be kept.
CLERK OF THE BOARD.
Section 134. The board shall have a clerk, who shall be cierk of the
appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of appointment,
the council, who shall not engage in any other business, shall i^5_ 314, § 1.
keep a full and faithful record of the proceedings of the Jggg'Jgg'
board, shall serve such notices and shall perform such other R- l- 121, § 2.
duties as the commissioners may require. ' He shall be sworn
before entering upon the performance of his duties.
ANNUAL EXPENSES OF THE BOARD.
Section 135. The board may expend annually for nee- Annual
essary statistics, books, stationery and contingent expenses, the boimL
and for clerical and other assistance, such sums as the general \lll[ HI] ^ ^'
court shall annually appropriate. HH' Hf ^ ^■
R. L. 121, § 3. 1907, 54, § 1. lOOS, 536, § 1. 1913, 317, § 1. ^^01, 499, § 1.
ASSESSMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS UPON GAS AND ELECTRIC
COMPANIES.
Section 136. All sums of money annually appropriated appro^^fa'tioM
by the general court for the salaries and expenses of the upon gas
11 I'll 1 1 1111 • 11 1 ^°" electric
board, their clerks and employees, shall be apportioned by the companies.
tax commissioner among the several gas and electric com- im, ssz, § 4'.
panics; and, on or before the first day of July in each year, ml] 453] § 1.
he shall assess upon each of said companies its share of said R^L.^fli, § 4.
sums, in proportion to its gross earnings for the year last 435*'5^i^^'
preceding the year in which the assessment is made; and 1909, 490, Part
such assessments shall be collected in the same manner as
taxes upon corporations are collected.
BALANCE to BE CARRIED TO NEXT YEAR.
Section 137. Of the amount so assessed and collected ^^S^t^^^
any balance remaining on the thirtieth day of November in f^^ \lf-^ ,
any year, and all forfeitures collected under the provisions
of section one hundred and forty-seven and all fees collected
under the provisions of sections one hundred and seventy-
seven and one hundred and ninety-one during the year, shall
be carried forward to the next year and shall be taken into
account in making an appropriation for that year.
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Acts, 1914. — Chap. 742.
General duties
of board.
1885, 314, § 8.
1887, 382,
§§ 1, 6; 385,
§§ 7. 10.
R. L. 121, § 5.
197 Mass. 558.
[1 Op. A. G.
81.]
GENERAL DUTIES OF THE BOARD.
Section 138. The board shall have the general super-
vision of all gas and electric companies and shall make all
necessary examination and inquiries and keep itself in-
formed as to the condition of the respective properties
owned by such corporations and the manner in which
they are conducted with reference to the safety and con-
venience of the public, and as to their compliance with the
provisions of law and the orders, directions and require-
ments of the board.
Regulation of
purity of gas.
1885, 314, § 11.
R. L. 121, § 6.
197 Mass. 553.
REGULATION OF PURITY OF GAS.
Section 139. The board shall, from time to time, ascer-
tain the degree of purity that can reasonably be required in
gas made and supplied by corporations, persons, firms or
unincorporated associations engaged in the manufacture or
sale of gas, and shall report to the general court when, in
its opinion, any change in the law relative thereto is desirable.
Annual report
to general
court.
1885, 314, § 14.
1886, 346, § 2.
1887, 382, §§2,6.
1888, 350, § 2.
See 1905, 211, §1.
R. L. 121, § 7.
1911, 293.
annual report to general court.
Section 140. The board shall annually, on or before the
first Wednesday in January, transmit to the secretary of the
commonwealth a report to the general court of its doings,
with such suggestions as to the condition of affairs or conduct
of corporations and companies which are under its supervision
as may be appropriate, with such abstracts of the returns
required by section one hundred and forty-six as it considers
expedient, but including the names and addresses of the
principal officers and of the directors, and an abstract of the
accidents reported to it under the provisions of section one
hundred and sixty-four.
Violations of
law.
1885, 314, § 12.
1887, 382, §§ 2, 6.
R. L. 121, § 8.
(1 Op. A. G.
81.1
197 Mass. 558.
violations of law.
Section 141. If a corpvoration, person, firm or unincor-
porated association which is engaged in the manufacture and
sale or distribution and sale of gas or electricity violates or
neglects to comply with the provisions of law, or violates or
refuses or neglects to comply with any lawful order of the
board, the board shall give notice thereof in writing to such
corporation, person, firm or unincorporated association, and
to the attorney-general for his action v
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 742. 831
ENFORCEMENT OF ORDERS OF BOARD.
Section 142. The supreme judicial court or the superior Enforcement
court shall have jurisdiction in equity, upon the application board.
of the board, to enforce its lawful orders and all provisions JsP,' lit', 1 2^'
of law relative to cities, towns, corporations or persons en- r^l.^^2\ § 9.
gaged in the manufacture and sale or distribution and sale iszMasa. sss.
of gas or electricity.
OFFICE OF company WHERE WORKS LOCATED.
Section 143. Gas and electric companies shall have an office of
office in a city or town in which their works are located and, workf kscated."^^
unless otherwise authorized by the board, shall keep in said iss?; Ill,' iVi, 6.
office all the books and papers which are required by law ^" ^- ^^^' ^ ^^•
to be kept within the commonwealth, and also such books
as may be required to show their receipts, expenditures, in-
debtedness and financial condition; and shall at all times,
upon application, submit their books to the inspection of the
board and its duly authorized employees. The board shall Board to have
Ir6© 3.CCG3S to
have authority from time to time, by its members or by books, records,
its duly authorized employees, to examine all books, records,
contracts, documents, papers and memoranda of such cor-
porations, and shall have free access thereto for such purpKDse
at any and all reasonable times.
FORM OF BOOKS AND ACCOUNTS PRESCRIBED.
Section 144. Gas and electric companies shall keep their Form of books
books and accounts in a form to be prescribed by the board, prescrit)°T ^
and the accounts shall be closed annually on the thirtieth H?; Isl,' |§\ 6.
day of June, so that a balance sheet of that date can be taken ^- ^- ^^^' ^ ^^•
therefrom. Manufacturing companies in which the manu-
facture of gas or electricity is a minor portion of their busi-
ness shall be required to keep accounts of the expenses and
income of their gas or electric business only.
FORM OF STATION RECORDS PRESCRIBED.
Section 145. Gas and electric companies and manu- Form of
p X • • 1 • j_i e ^ station records
lacturmg companies or persons engaged in the manufacture prescribed.
or sale of gas or electricity shall keep such records of their a L.^m.Tso.
work at their manufacturing station, and in respect to
their distributing plant, as the board may from time to
time require. Said records shall be in such form as the board
may prescribe.
832 Acts, 1914. — Chap. 742.
FORM OF ANNUAL RETURNS PRESCRIBED.
ann^freturns Section 146. Gas and clectric companies and manu-
prescribed facturing companics and persons engaged in the manufacture
1886! 346! § 2. and sale or distribution and sale of gas or electricity shall
R. L. i2i, §"31. annually, on or before the second Wednesday of September,
UOp.^A^G.ise, make to the board, in a form prescribed by it, a return for
f2^0p. A. G. '^he year ending on the thirtieth day of June preceding, signed
8, 311.1 and sworn to by the president and treasurer and a majority
of the directors, of the amount of their authorized capital,
their indebtedness and financial condition, on the said thirtieth
day of June preceding, their income and expenses during the
preceding year, their dividends paid out and declared, a list
of the names of all their salaried officers and the amount of
the annual salary paid to each, and the balance sheet of their
accounts as of said preceding thirtieth day of June. Such
companies and persons shall at all times, upon request, fur-
nish any information required by the board or by its duly
authorized employees relative to their condition, manage-
ment and operation, and shall comply with all lawful orders
of the board; but manufacturing companies in which the
manufacture and sale of gas or electricity is a minor portion
of their business shall be required to include in their annual
returns the income and expenses and other data relative
to their gas and electric business only.
PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO MAKE RETURN.
M°ure^ti°'^ Section 147. Each such gas or electric company or man-
make return, ufacturing compauy or person neglecting to make the annual
1892! 263! return required by the preceding section shall, for the first
1912, 249. ' fifteen days or portion thereof during which such neglect
continues, forfeit five dollars a day; for the second fifteen
days or any portion thereof, ten dollars a day; and for each
day thereafter not more than fifteen dollars a day. If any
such company or person unreasonably refuses or neglects
to make such return, it or he shall, in addition thereto, forfeit
not more than five hundred dollars for each offence. All
forfeitures incurred under the provisions of this section may
be recovered bj'^ an information in equity brought in the
supreme judicial court by the attorney-general, at the rela-
tion of the board, and when so recovered shall be paid into
the treasury of the commonwealth and applied to the pay-
ment of the expenses of the board.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 742. 833
VOLUNTARY HOLDING ASSOCIATIONS TO FILE CERTAIN STATE-
MENTS.
Section 148. Trustees of a voluntary association under Voluntary
a written instrument or declaration of trust the beneficial associations to
interest under which is divided into transferable certificates state^ntl
of participation or shares, who own or control a majority jgig* HI] ^ ^■
of the capital stock of a gas or electric company, shall file
a copy of such written instrument or declaration of trust
with the board, the commissioner of corporations and the
clerk of every city or town in which such association has a
usual place of business, and shall annually, on or before the
first day of April, file with the commissioner of corpora-
tions and with the board a statement showing the number
of shares of such company owned or controlled by them and
the stockholders of record on the books of such company in
whose names such shares are held. Every such trustee who
fails to comply with the foregoing requirements shall for
such failure be liable to a fine of not more than five hundred
dollars or to imprisonment for the term of three months.
PENALTY FOR FALSE REPORTS.
Section 149. A person who shall wilfully make false penalty for
report to the board or to the commissioner of corporations, l9iT/i84°'^^'
or who shall testify or affirm falsely to a material fact in a
matter wherein an oath or affirmation is required or author-
ized, or who shall make a false entry or memorandum upon
any book, report, paper or statement of a company making
report to the board or to said commissioner, with intent to
deceive the board or said commissioner, or an agent appointed
to examine the affairs of such company, or to deceive the
stockholders or any officer of such company, or to injure
or defraud such company, and a person who with like intent
aids or abets another in any violation of this section, shall
be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars,
or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by both
such fine and imprisonment.
BOARD MAY EXAMINE BOOKS, ETC., OF VOLUNTARY ASSOCIA-
TIONS.
Section 150. The board shall have authority by its Board may
members or duly authorized employees to investigate and l^^oT^°° ^'
examine the books, accounts, contracts, records and mem- ^iodatwns
1913, 509, §^2.
834
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oranda of the trustees of any voluntary association or express
trust under a written instrument or declaration of trust
the beneficial interest whereof is divided into transferable
certificates of participation, or shares, who own or hold the
capital stock or any part thereof of a gas or electric company,
and may require said trustees to furnish such reports and in-
formation as the board shall from time to time direct with
respect to the relations and dealings between such trustees
and any such company.
Board may
examine books,
etc., of affili-
ated companies.
1913, 509, § 4.
Penalty for
refusing to
submit book.s,
1913, 509, § 5.
BOARD MAY EXAMINE BOOKS, ETC., OF AFFILIATED COMPANIES.
Section 151. The board shall have authority by its
members or its duly authorized employees to investigate
and examine the books, accounts, contracts, records and
memoranda of any partnership, express trust, voluntary
association or corporation which is under the same owner-
ship, control or management as a gas or electric company,
in respect of the relations and of any contracts and dealings
between such gas and electric company and such partner-
ship, express trust, voluntary association or corporation,
and in relation thereto may require from such partnership,
express trust, voluntary association or corporation such
reports and information as the board shall from time to time
direct.
PENALTY FOR REFUSING TO SUBMIT BOOKS, ETC.
Section 152. A gas or electric company, or a partnership
or corporation, or the trustees of an express trust or voluntary
association, mentioned or described in the two preceding
sections, which refuses or neglects to submit its or their
books, accounts, contracts, records and memoranda to the
investigation and examination of the board, as provided in
said sections, or to furnish such reports and information as
the board shall from time to time direct and require as pro-
vided in said sections, shall forfeit not more than five thou-
sand dollars for every such refusal or neglect.
Enforcement
of authority
of board.
1913, 509, § 6.
ENFORCEMENT OF AUTHORITY OF BOARD.
Section 153. The supreme judicial court shall have
jurisdiction in equity to enforce compliance with the provi-
sions of sections one hundred and fifty and one hundred and
fifty-one and with all orders of the board made under au-
thority thereof.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 742. 835
CONTROL BY VOLUNTARY ASSOCIATIONS NOT TO AFFECT
RATES.
Section 154. Nothing contained in this act shall be con- Control by
strued as authorizing, requiring or justifying the board, in I°sociatwn3
making any recommendations, rulings or orders with respect " °tes° ''*^^*
to the rates charged or the service furnished by any company ^^^^' ^°^' ^ ''•
subject to its supervision, to take into consideration in
any respect whatsoever any certificates of participation or
shares issued under a declaration of trust and representing
the beneficial interest in the stock, bonds, notes or other
securities of such company, or the investment in such cer-
tificates or shares.
ENTRY OF GAS COMPANY RESTRICTED.
Section 155. In a city or towai in which a gas company Entry of gaa
exists in active operation, or in w^hich a person owns or re^ncted.
operates works for the manufacture and sale of gas, no other HH] l\l\ | \^'
gas company, nor any other persons, shall dig up and open ^- ^- ^^^' ^ ^^•
the streets, lanes and highw^ays of such city or town for the
purpose of laying gas pipes therein, without the consent of
the mayor and aldermen or corresponding body or select-
men, granted after notice by publication or otherwise to all
parties interested and a public hearing.
entry of electric company, etc., restricted.
Section 156. In a city or to'WTi in which a company, cor- Entry of
poration or person is engaged in the manufacture or sale of pany"etcT'
electricity, no other person, firm or corporation shall lay, erect, 18877382? § 3.
maintain or use, over or under the streets, lanes and high- \llf Hq
ways of such city or town, any wires for the transmission of ^^^L^fli § 26
electricity except wires used by street railway companies for i57 Mass.'se.
heat or power, without the consent of the mayor and aldermen 88.) ^'
or corresponding body of such city or the selectmen of such 197 mS: hs.
town granted after notice to all parties interested and a pub-
lic hearing.
appeal from decision of mayor and aldermen, etc.
Section 157. Any corporation, company or person ag- Appeal.
grieved by the decision of the mayor and aldermen or III?'. Ilk § l^'
corresponding body of a city or the selectmen of a town, under ^ Jp T'g.^^'
89.]
836
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the provisions of the two preceding sections, may, within
thirty days after notice of said decision, appeal therefrom to
the board, which shall thereupon give due notice and hear
all parties interested, and its decision thereon shall be final.
Right of
municipal
lighting plant
respecting
such entry.
RIGHT OF MUNICIPAL LIGHTING PLANT RESPECTING SUCH
ENTRY.
Section 158. A city or town which has duly acquired a
municipal lighting plant and is authorized to supply gas or
electricity in any other city or town shall have all the rights
which a private corporation supplying gas or electricity in
said other city or to^vn would have under sections one hmi-
dred and fifty-five, one hundred and fifty-six and one hun-
dred and fifty-seven.
Restrictions
upon entry
for supplying
electricity in
bulk.
1908, 617, § 1.
RESTRICTIONS UPON ENTRY FOR SUPPLYING ELECTRICITY IN
BULK.
Section 159. In consenting to the laying, erecting, main-
taining or using by an electric company for the sole purpose
of supplying electricity in bulk of any wires for the trans-
mission of electricity over or under streets, lanes and high-
ways, as provided in section one hundred and fifty-six, the
mayor and aldermen or corresponding body of a city or the
selectmen of a town may, in addition to the provisions of
law governing such companies, impose such other terms,
limitations and restrictions as the public interest may in
their judgment require, and upon an appeal pursuant to
section one hundred and fifty-seven, the board may, in addi-
tion to its authority under said section, affirm, amend, alter
or add to the terms, limitations and restrictions so im-
posed as the public interest may in its judgment require.
Enforcement
of such
restrictions.
1908, 617, § 3.
enforcement of such restrictions.
Section 160. The supreme judicial court or the superior
court shall have jurisdiction in equity, upon the application
of the board or of the mayor of any city or the selectmen of
any town in which electricity is distributed and sold under
the provisions of the preceding section, to compel the ob-
servance and to restrain the violation of the provisions of
said section and of the general laws relating to electric com-
panies and of all lawful orders and decisions, terms, limitations
and restrictions made or imposed by the board or by the
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 742. 837
mayor and aldermen or corresponding body of a city or the
selectmen of a town in pursuance of the provisions of said
section.
SUPPLY OF GAS OR ELECTRICITY ENFORCED.
Section 161. Upon the petition in writing of any person Supply of gas
,, -ii (•!• • •j_ J. .or electricity
who has a residence or place or busniess m a city or town in enforced.
which a corporation is engaged in the manufacture or sale mi', m, §§ 2, 6.
of gas or electricity and who is aggrieved by its refusal or 1^53^1^^' ^ ^^"
neglect to supply him with gas or electricity, the board may, ^^'' ^^^^- ^^'^■
after notice to the corporation to appear at a time and place
therein iiamed to show cause why the prayer of such petition
should not be granted, issue an order directing and requiring
it to supply the petitioner with gas or electricity, upon such
terms and conditions as are legal and reasonable.
REDUCTIONS IN PRICE, ETC., ENFORCED.
Section 162. Upon the complaint in writing of the mayor Reductions in
of a city or the selectmen of a town in which a gas or electric enforced. "
company is operated, or of twenty customers thereof, either i887;382;§§^2,6.
as to the quality or price of the gas or electricity sold and HH' H^' § ^•
delivered, the board shall notify said company by leaving {g'^^a^s^g^'gls^^'
at its office a copy of such complaint, and shall thereupon, 214 Mass. 539!
after notice, give a public hearing to such petitioner and said
company, and after said hearing may order any reduction in
the price of gas or electricity or an improvement in the quality
thereof, and a report of such proceedings and the result thereof
shall be included in its annual report. The maximum price
fixed by such order shall not thereafter be increased by said
company except as provided in the following section.
REVISION OF ORDERS RELATIVE TO PRICE AND QUALITY.
Section 163. A gas companv which furnishes gas under Revision of
,1 • • n 1 * • 1 1 p . j_ orders relative
the provisions or general or special laws or or any contract to price and
with a city or town, and a gas or electric company which is Jg^sl'.'ssb, § 1.
engaged in the sale and delivery of electricity, may apply to R^^.^ili, § 35.
the board to fix and determine the price of gas or electricity ^^'^ ^''^^^- ^^^■
to be thereafter sold and delivered by said company, or to
revise any former order or action of said board relative to the
quality or price thereof. Said board shall, after notice, give
a public hearing to the petitioner, to the city or town and to
all other persons interested, and thereafter may pass such
orders relative to the price and quality of the gas or electricity
838
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 742.
thereafter to be furnished by said company as it determines
are just and reasonable. Such orders shall be binding upon
all parties until the further order of said board.
Report of
accidents.
188S, 350, § 2.
1896, 338.
R. L. 121, § 39.
REPORT OF ACCIDENTS.
Section 164. Corporations, persons and municipalities
engaged in the manufacture or sale of gas or electricity shall,
within twenty-four hours after every accident caused by the
gas or electricity manufactured or supplied by them, whereby
an employee or other person is injured, rendered insensible,
or killed, report in writing to the board, stating the time, place
and circumstances of the accident and such other facts
relative thereto as the board may require. The chief of
police of the city or town, and the medical examiner of the
district, in which such accident occurs shall, in writing,.re-
port the same to said board. The chief of police shall so
report within twenty-four hours, and the medical examiner
within seven days, after he has notice thereof. The members
of the board shall personally investigate all cases which require
investigation.
Consolidation
of gas or
electric com-
panies.
1908, 529, § 2.
consolidation of gas or electric companies.
Section 165. A gas company may purchase the property
of another gas company whose gas mains are in the same or
contiguous municipalities, or may consolidate with such
other gas company, and such other gas company may sell
and convey its property to, or may consolidate with, such
first-mentioned gas company; and an electric company may
purchase the property of another electric company whose
lines are in the same or contiguous municipalities, or of a
combined gas and electric company whose gross receipts for
the preceding financial year from the sale of electricity are
at least three times its gross receipts from the sale of gas and
whose lines are in the same or contiguous municipalities, or
may consolidate with such other electric company or such
gas company, and such other electric company or such gas
company may sell and convey its property to, or may con-
solidate with such first-mentioned electric company; but no
such purchase, and sale or consolidation shall be valid or
binding until the terms thereof have been approved, at
meetings called for the purpose, by a vote of at least two
thirds in interest of the stockholders of each of the contracting
companies, and until the board, after notice and a public
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 742. 839
hearing, has determined that the facihties for furnishing and
distributing gas or electricity will not thereby be diminished
and that such purchase and sale or consolidation and the
terms thereof are consistent with the public interest. Nothing
herein contained shall authorize an electric company engaged
in supplying electricity in bulk to consolidate with, or to
purchase the property of, or to sell its own property to,
another electric company in whose territory the first-named
company is engaged in supplying electricity in bulk to private
customers.
CONSOLIDATIONS OF ELECTRIC AND HYDRO-ELECTRIC COM-
PANIES.
Section 1G6. An electric company may, subject to the Consolidations
• • e J.1 e 1* J.' e x* x x* of electric and
provisions oi the tour succeeding sections, from time to time hydro-electric
purchase or acquire any or all of the property of any domestic <=°'"p^"'«''*-
or foreign corporation or association owning or operating a
water storage reservoir or hydro-electric plant or plants w^ith
which the line or lines of the said first-mentioned electric
company are actually connected, or owning and operating
lines for the transmission of electricity within or without the
commonwealth with which the line or lines of said first-named
electric company are actually connected; and any such
domestic or foreign corporation or association may, subject
to the provisions of said four succeeding sections, of the
charter thereof and of the laws of the state under which such
corporation or association, if a foreign corporation or associa-
tion, is organized, so far as applicable, sell any or all of its
property to said first-mentioned electric company, or may
consolidate or merge with said first-mentioned electric com-
pany, or may merge and consolidate its capital stock and
property with said first-mentioned electric company; but no
such purchase and sale or merger and consolidation shall
be valid or binding until the same and the terms thereof
shall have been approved, at meetings called for the purpose,
by vote of at least two thirds in interest of the stockholders
of each of the contracting parties, and until the board, after
notice and a public hearing, shall have approved the same
and the terms thereof as consistent with the public interest:
'provided, however, that such electric company shall not exercise Proviao,
in this commonwealth any powers, rights, locations, licenses
or privileges or any franchise or franchises, so acquired which
cannot be lawfully exercised by electric companies under the
840
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 742.
provisions of this act or acts in amendment thereof or in
addition thereto.
The shares of the capital stock of the purchasing or con-
soUdated company upon which the true vakie of the corporate
franchise of such company is to be computed in any year, as
provided in section forty-ono.of Part III of chapter four hun-
dred and ninety of the acts of the year nineteen hundred
and nine, as amended, shall be taken as such number of all
the shares in its capital stock outstanding on the first day of
April of such year as is proportional to the value of its works,
structures, real estate, machinery, underground conduits,
wires and pipes situated within the commonwealth. From
the true value of the corporate franchise of such company as
so computed there shall be deducted the amount and market
value of all stock in other corporations held by it upon which
a tax has been paid in this or any other state for the twelve
months last preceding the date of the return referred to
in said section forty-one, and also the value of its works,
structures, real estate, machinery, poles, underground con-
duits, wires arid pipes subject to local taxation within the
commonwealth. For the purposes of this section, the value
of the property of the company within and without the com-
monwealth, respectively, shall be determined from time to
time by the tax commissioner.
Effect of
consolidation.
1908, 529, § 3.
EFFECT OF CONSOLIDATION.
Section 167. The purchasing or consolidated company
shall, except as is provided in the preceding section, have and
enjoy all the powers, rights, locations, licenses, privileges and
franchises, and shall be subject to all the duties, liabilities
and restrictions, of the company selling or merged as afore-
said, so far as they are applicable to the purchasing or con-
solidated company.
Increase of
capital 8toak
to effect
consolidation.
1906, 392.
1908, 529, § 4.
INCREASE OF CAPITAL STOCK TO EFFECT CONSOLIDATION.
Section 168. The purchasing or consolidated company
may, for the purposes authorized by sections one hundred and
sixty-five and one hundred and sixty-six, increase its capital
stock and issue bonds in the manner and subject to the limi-
tations provided in sections thirty-eight, thirty-nine, forty-
three and forty-four; and may, for the same purpose and
subject to the same limitations and notwithstanding the pro-
visions of any special law applicable thereto, exchange its
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 742. 841
securities for those of the selling or merged company upon
such terms as the board may approve; but the aggregate
amount of the capital stock and the aggregate amount of
the debt respectively, of the consolidated companies shall
not, by reason of such consolidation, be increased.
CONSOLIDATIONS RESTRICTED.
Section 169. No electric company shall purchase the Consolidations
p !• 1 e 1-Ij^'jI restricted.
iranchise or property oi, or consolidate witn, a gas company i887, 385, § 9.
except as provided in section one hundred and sixty-five; and i9b8,'529!'§ 5^^'
no gas company shall purchase the franchise or property of, or ^^°^' ^^®' ^ ^'
consolidate with, an electric company except as authorized
by sections fifty-six and one hundred and sixty-five; but a
gas company authorized to engage in the business of generat-
ing and furnishing electricity under the provisions of section
fifty-three may, with the approval of the board, and subject
to the provisions of the three preceding sections so far as they
may be applicable, sell its locations and the property used in
its business of generating and furnishing electricity to an
electric company whose lines are in the same or in a contiguous
municipality.
TIME FOR FILING APPLICATIONS FOR CONSOLIDATIONS.
Section 170. All applications for the approval by the Time for filing
board of purchases and sales or consolidations under the foTconsX^
provisions of sections fifty-six, one hundred and sixty-five, mjo^sie, § 2.
one hundred and sixty-six and one hundred and sixty-nine
shall be filed with the board within four months after the
passage by the contracting companies of votes authorizing
such purchase and sale or consolidation.
CERTAIN consolidations PROHIBITED.
Section 171. Nothing contained in the five preceding Certain
sections shall be construed as authorizing the consolidation prohibited.
of the Boston Consolidated Gas Company and The Edison * °^' '
Electric Illuminating Company of Boston.
ISSUE OF STOCK BASED ON DOMESTIC FRANCHISES REGULATED.
Section 172. If a foreign corporation which owns or con- issue of stock
trols a majority of the capital stock of a domestic gas or dSmesUc
electric company issues stock, bonds or other evidences of [egukted^
indebtedness based upon or secured by the property, fran- }^^ j^ ^J^g |j ^
842
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 742.
m Mass. 564. chise or stock of such domestic corporation, unless such issue
196 Masa. 626. • • .
is authorized by the law of this commonwealth, the supreme
judicial court shall have jurisdiction in equity, in its dis-
cretion, to dissolve such domestic corporation. If it appears
to the attorney-general that such issue has been made, he
shall institute proceedings for such dissolution and for the
proper disposition of the assets of such corporation. The
provisions of this section shall not affect the right of foreign
corporations, their officers or agents, to issue stock and bonds
in fulfilment of contracts existing on the fourteenth day of
July in the year eighteen hundred and ninety-four. In the
construction of this section the term "foreign corporation"
shall mean a corporation, association or organization which
has been established, organized or chartered under the laws
of another state or of a foreign country.
Use of names
by persons,
etc., engaged
in gas or
electric
business
restricted.
1913, 499.
Penalty.
USE OF NAMES BY PERSONS, ETC., ENGAGED IN GAS OR ELEC-
TRIC BUSINESS RESTRICTED.
Section 173. No person, partnership or association
owning, holding or controlling shares of stock of any gas or
electric company shall hereafter use any name or title or
other word or words that, in the opinion of the board, might
lead the public to believe that such person, partnership or
association is a gas or electric company or that its business
is that of a gas or electric company. The board is hereby
authorized to investigate and determine whether any such
person, partnership or association is violating the provisions
hereof; and any person, partnership or association violating
the provisions hereof shall forfeit to the commonwealth one
hundred dollars a day for every day or part thereof during
which such violation continues after the determination
aforesaid. Any such violation shall forthwith be reported
by the board to the attorney-general, after said determma-
tion and notice thereof to such person, partnership or associ-
ation. The said forfeiture may be recovered by an informa-
tion or other appropriate proceeding brought in the supreme
judicial court or superior court in the name of the attorney-
general. Upon such information or other proceeding the
court may issue an injunction restraining such person, part-
nership or association from further prosecution of its busi-
ness within the commonwealth during the pendency of such
proceeding or for all time, and may make such other order or
decree as equity and justice may require. But the provisions
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 742. 843
hereof shall not apply to the continued use by any person,
partnership or association of any name or title which was
adopted prior to the passage of this act.
VI. OF THE INSPECTIOxN OF GAS, GAS AND
ELECTRIC METERS AND OTHER MEASURING
DEVICES.
INSPECTORS OF GAS.
Section 174. The board shall have under its control an inspectors
inspector and one or more assistant inspectors of gas and iseiries. §§ i,
of gas meters, who shall be appointed by the governor, with mo, 230, § 1.
the advice and consent of the council, for terms of three ^'i'i^' ^^ ^'
years from the dates of their respective appointments, antl HH' J^^- o , , 3
who shall be sworn to the faithfid performance of their R- l. ss.' §'j 1',
official duties. The inspector, assistant inspectors and the 1902, 228, §§ 1,2.
deputy inspectors hereinafter provided for shall not be
pecuniarily interested, directly or indirectly, in the manu-
facture or sale of gas, or gas meters, or of any other article
or commodity used by gas companies or used for any pur-
pose connected with the consumption of gas or with gas com-
panies, and they shall not give certificates or written opinions
to makers or vendors of any such articles or commodities.
POWERS AND DUTIES OF INSPECTORS.
Section 175. Said inspectors, subject to the rules and du^efor'^
regulations prescribed by the board, shall make the inspec- inspectors
tions of gas required bv section one hundred and eighty-one 1864! 296!"
, 1 if- X *• X • J xl 1880, 230, §§ 1,6.
and shall inspect, examine, ascertain and prove the accuracy p. s. ei, §§ 5, 9.
of all meters which are to be used for measuring illuminating 1900! 459,' § I*'
gas and which are to be furnished to, or for the use of, any i9b2^'22s',f 3^'^
consumer or company, and shall seal, stamp or mark every ^^°^' *^^' ^^ ^- ^■
such meter, if it be found correct, with some suitable device
which shall be determined by the board and recorded in the
office of the secretary of the commonwealth. A meter shall
not be stamped correct if it varies more than two per cent
from the standard measure. The board shall keep a correct
record of all meters examined by its inspectors with their
proof at the time of inspection, which shall be open at all
times for examination by the officers of any gas company
in the commonwealth. The inspectors shall also perform
such other duties and make such reports of their doings as
the board may require.
844
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 742.
Deputy
inspectors of
gas meters.
1861, 168, § 4.
1881, 182.
P. S. 61, § 6.
1899, 465, § 2.
R. L. 58, § 5.
1902, 228, § 4.
1909, 483, § 6.
DEPUTY INSPECTORS OF GAS METERS.
Section 176. The board may from time to time, if in its
opinion such action is necessary, appoint one or more deputy
inspectors of meters for such term and at such compensation
as the board may determine. Any person now in the service
of the board as a deputy inspector of meters may be so ap-
pointed or employed without civil service examination.
Such deputy inspectors of meters shall be sworn, shall act
under the direction of the board, shall not be connected with
or employed by any gas company, and from their decisions
the gas company or the consumer may appeal to the board.
Fees for testing
gas meters.
1861. 168, § 4.
1881, 182.
P. S. 61, § 6.
1899. 465, § 2.
R. L. 58, § 5.
1902, 228, § 5.
1909,318; 483,
§7.
FEES FOR TESTING GAS METERS.
Section 177. For examining, comparing and testing gas
meters, with or without stamping them, the board may col-
lect a fee of twenty-five cents for each meter delivering not
more than a cubic foot of gas in four revolutions, vibrations
or complete repetitions of its action, and for each meter so
delivering more than a cubic foot, a fee of thirty cents, with
twenty cents added for every additional cubic foot so deliv-
ered. For examining, comparing, testing or calibrating meter
provers and test or photometer meters, with or without seal-
ing or certifying to the same, the board may collect such fees
as it may from time to time establish therefor. The board
shall designate one of its members to receive all fees, and he
shall give a bond to the treasurer and receiver general in
the penal sum of five thousand dollars. All fees received bv
the board shall be paid into the treasury of the commonwealth
monthly, upon the last business day of each month.
Salaries and
expenses of
inspectors of
gas, etc.
1861, 168. § 2.
1879, 172, § 1.
1880, 230. §§1.
1881, 182.
P. S. 61, §§ 2.
1899,465, §§ 1,
1900, 459, §§ 2,
SALARIES AND EXPENSES OF INSPECTORS OF GAS, ETC.
Section 178. The board may expend annually for the
compensation of the inspector of gas and gas meters, assistant
inspectors, deputy inspectors of meters and for office rent,
2. travelling and other necessary expenses incidental to the
6. duties of said inspectors, such sum as the general court shall
I: annually appropriate.
R. L. 58,§§5, 6.
1902, 228, § 6.
1907, 54, § 2.
1908, 536, § 2.
1909, 483, § 8.
1913, 317, § 2.
Expenses of
gas inspection
borne by
companies.
1861, 168, § 3.
EXPENSES OF GAS INSPECTION BORNE BY COMPANIES.
Section 179. The amount of the expenses incurred by
the board in the inspection of gas and gas meters and in
salaries paid therefor, less the amount deposited with the
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 742. 845
treasurer and receiver general from the fees for the inspec- i878, 223.
tion of meters, shall be borne by the several gas companies igoo," 459, /i.
in proportion to their gross earnings, and shall be assessed J^bl.'^fs'.l 7.
and recovered in the manner provided by section one hundred
and thirty-six. If at any time however the amount col-
lected under the provisions of sections one hundred and
seventy-seven and one hundred and eighty-five shall exceed
the amount of such salaries and expenses, such excess shall
be applied to reduce the annual assessment levied upon the
several gas companies under the provisions of said section
one hundred and thirty-six, for the annual expenses of the
board.
COMPANIES TO PROVIDE PHOTOMETER.
Section 180. Every gas company which annually manu- companies
factures or sells more than fifteen million cubic feet of gas photometpr.
shall, when required by the board, provide and maintain a p.^'s. ei^'^s'.
suitable room at least a quarter of a mile from the gas works J^'^^ ^^^- 1 1^
with a disc photometer and its appurtenances, of a con- i909, 483, § 2.
struction approved by the board, and which shall be open to
the inspector and assistant inspectors on every working day
from eight o'clock in the forenoon until six o'clock in the
afternoon.
INSPECTION OF GAS.
Section 181. The gas of every company which supplies inspection
more than fifty consumers shall be inspected at least twice a photometer.
year and as much oftener as the board may determine. The \lll\ 230! § 5°'
gas shall be tested for illuminating power by means of a disc ^^^f ^]^ M^-
photometer and, during such test, shall be burned from the isse! 250!
burner best adapted to it, which is at the same time suitable 1892! erT'
for domestic use, and at as near the rate of five feet an hour 1903/464.
as is practicable. If, during the test, the consumption of gas \l^l\ 233.' ^'
varies from five feet an hour, or the candle from one hundred ^^^^^- ^- ^•
and twenty grains an hour, a proportionate correction shall
be made for the candle power. The board may, from time
to time, for the purpose of establishing a new .standard of
purity for gas, after a public hearing, determine how many
grains of sulphur and ammonia per hundred cubic feet of
gas may be permitted, but not more than thirty grains of
sulphur per hundred cubic feet and no sulphureted hydrogen
shall be allowed.
If the gas of any gas company or of any city or town supply-
ing gas is found on three consecutive inspections, or on three
inspections made within a period of thirty consecutive days,
846
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 742.
to give less light than sixteen standard English candles, or,
upon such averaging of inspections as the board may prescribe
to be below the standard of purity fixed under this act, unless
such defect is in the opinion of the board due to unavoidable
cause or accident, such company, city or town shall be liable
to a forfeiture of one hundred dollars, which may be recovered
by an information in equity brought in the supreme judicial
court by the attorney-general, at the relation of the board,
and when so recovered shall be paid into the treasury of the
commonwealth. Upon such complaint, and after such notice
and hearing as are provided for by section one hundred and
sixty-two, the board may require a company to supply such
gas as will give, when tested in the manner prescribed in this
section, a light equivalent to such number of standard English
candles, not less than sixteen, as said board may determine.
Unit of meas-
ure for gas.
1861, 168, § 5.
P. S. 61, § 8.
R. L. 58, § 8.
UNIT OF MEASURE FOR GAS.
Section 182. The unit of measure for the sale of illumi-
nating gas by meter shall be the cubic foot, containing sixty-
two and three hundred and twenty-one one-thousandths
pounds avoirdupois weight of distilled or rain water, weighed
in air of the temperature of sixty-two degrees, Fahrenheit
scale, the barometer being at thirty inches.
Companies,
etc., to provide
meter provers.
1861, 161, § 8.
P. S. 61, § 10.
R. L. 58, § 9.
1909, 483, § 1.
COMPANIES, ETC., TO PROVIDE METER PROVERS.
Section 183. Every gas company with a capital paid in
of one hundred thousand dollars or more, and every other gas
company, if required by the board, and all makers and vendors
of meters shall set up at some convenient place upon their
premises one or more meter provers of a size and type ap-
proved by the board and tested and calibrated by the board,
by means of which meters may be tested.
Penalty for
using meters
not tested.
1861, 168, § 6.
1880, 230, § 3.
P. S. 61, § 11.
R. L 58, § 10.
PENALTY FOR USING METERS NOT TESTED.
Section 184. A gas company providing a meter for
measuring gas supplied to a customer which, if never before
used, has not been duly sealed and stamped, or, if opened
after being sealed and stamped, has not been again tested,
sealed and stamped, shall be punished by a fine of five dollars
for every such meter in use, payable to the city or town in
which the meter is situated.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 742. 847
TESTING GAS METERS IN USE.
Section 185, Meters in use shall be tested by the in- Testing gas
spector or by one of his assistants or by a deputy, on the re- ise^Tes? §"9^'
quest of the consumer or of the gas company, in the presence r. l. ss.Vu-
of the consumer if desired, and with sealed apparatus. If
he finds that the meter is correct, the person requesting the
inspection shall pay the fees for such inspection and the ex-
pense of removing the meter for the purpose of being tested,
and the reinspection shall be stamped on the meter. If he
finds that the meter is incorrect, the gas company shall pay
such expenses and shall furnish a new meter without charge
to the consumer.
GAS meters to register PLAINLY.
Section 186. Meters for measuring gas supplied to con- Gaa meters to
sumers shall register the quantity of gas passing through i886!*346!'n'^"
them in cubic feet so that the number of cubic feet of gas ^' ^" ^^' ^ ^^'
consumed can be easily ascertained by the consumer thereof.
No meter shall be used which may confuse or deceive the
consumer in ascertaining the price he pays per thousand cubic
feet or the number of cubic feet consumed. No charge for
the use of a meter during any portion of the twelve con-
secutive months preceding the thirtieth day of June of any
year shall be made if the consumer during said time uses gas
to the value of seven dollars, and whoever makes a charge
therefor contrary to the provisions hereof shall be punished
by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars for each offence.
ACCESS TO GAS METERS ON CUSTOMERS' PREMISES.
Section 187. An officer or servant of a gas company Entry on
who is duly authorized in writing by the president, treasurer, exaSi^ *°
agent or secretary of said company, may at any reasonable i86i!768!*§ii.
time enter any premises which are supplied with gas by such ^,^% yfg
company for the purpose of examining or removing the
meters, pipes, fittings and works for supplying or regulating
the supply of gas and of ascertaining the quantity of gas con-
sumed or supplied; and if any person, directly or indirectly,
prevents or hinders such officer or servant from so entering
such premises or from making such examination or removal,
such officer or servant may make complaint to any court or
magistrate authorized to issue criminal process, who may
thereupon issue a warrant directed to the sheriff or to any of
848
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 742.
his deputies, or to a constable of the city or town in which
such company is located, commanding him to take sufficient
aid and repair to said premises accompanied by such officer
or servant, who shall examine such meters, pipes, fittings and
works for supplying or regulating the supply of gas, and
ascertain the quantity of gas consumed or supplied therein,
and shall, if required, remove any meters, pipes, fittings
and works belonging to said company.
Customer
to be given
meter reading.
1911, 158.
CUSTOMER TO BE GIVEN METER READING.
Section 188. When a gas or electric meter in a building
owned or used by a customer of a gas or electric company is
read by an employee or agent of such company, he shall, upon
request, deliver to the person using the gas or electricity
measured by the meter a written statement of the amount
recorded by the meter at that time.
Electric
meters to
register
plainly.
1913, 623.
ELECTRIC METERS TO REGISTER PLAINLY.
Section 189. Meters for measuring electricity for lighting
purposes supplied to consumers shall register the quantity of
electricity passing through them in kilowatt hours, so that
the number of kilowatt hoUrs consumed can easily be ascer-
tained by the consumer. No charge shall be made by any
person, partnership or corporation furnishing -electricity for
lighting purposes for the use of a meter during any portion of
twelve consecutive months, if the consumer during that time
uses electricity to the value of nine dollars, and whoever
makes a charge therefor contrary to the provisions hereof
shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars
for each offence.
Testing
electric meters
in use.
1901,497, § 1.
R. L. 121, § 36.
1911, 348.
1912, 437, § 1.
TESTING ELECTRIC METERS IN USE.
Section 190. A customer of a corporation which is
subject to the provisions of this act, or such corporation, may
apply to the board for an examination and test of any electric
meter, demand indicator, so-called, and any other device or
appliance installed by such corporation upon a customer's
premises and used by such corporation for the purpose of
determining the charge to the customer for its service. The
board shall forthwith cause such examination and test as
in its judgment is practicable and reasonable to be made by
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 742. 849
a competent and tlisinterested person, and sliall furnish to
the corporation and to the customer a certificate of the result
and expense thereof. If, upon such examination and test,
it appears that the meter does not register correctly, the
board may order the corporation to correct or remove such
meter, demand indicator or other device or appliance and
to substitute a correct meter, demand indicator or other
device or appliance therefor. All fees for examinations and
tests shall in the first instance be paid by the person or cor-
poration making application therefor; but if the examination
or test is made at the request of a customer, and the meter
is found to be incorrect because too fast, the corporation shall
pay such fees to the board, to be repaid by it to the applicant.
A meter shall be deemed correct for the purposes of this
section if it appears from such examination or test that it does
not vary more than five per cent from the standard approved
by the board. Nothing herein contained shall be held to
authorize or prohibit differential prices for electricity supplied
by any such company„
INSPECTOR OF ELECTRIC METERS.
Section 191. The person designated to make such ex- in3pecti9n
amination and test may at any reasonable time enter upon the metera ""^
premises where the meter to be inspected is placed for the reliltratbif
purpose of making the inspection. He shall receive such IgongV, §§ 2, 3.
compensation for his services as the board may determine, ^Q^'^fg' ^ '^^^
together with his necessary travelling and other expenses,
which shall be audited by the board and paid from the treas-
ury of the commonwealth ; but the total amount of compensa-
tion and expenses shall not exceed three thousand dollars in
any year; and if the total amount of such compensation
and expenses shall in any year exceed the amount of the fees
received for such examinations and tests, the excess shall be
assessed and recovered from the electric companies in the
manner now provided for the assessment and recovery of the
other expenses of the board. All money received for fees
for such examinations and tests shall be paid into the treas-
ury of the commonwealth monthly upon the last business day
of each month. The board may establish such rules and
regulations, fix such standards, prescribe such fees, and em-
ploy such means and methods in, and in connection with,
such examinations and tests of electric meters as in its judg-
ment shall be most practicable, expedient and economical.
850
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 742.
The board may purchase such materials, apparatus and
standard measuring instruments for such examinations and
tests as it may deem necessary.
Penalty for use
of incorrect
electric
meter, etc.
1912, 437, § 2.
PENALTY FOR USE OF INCORRECT ELECTRIC METER, ETC.
Section 192. Whoever, being engaged in the sale of elec-
tricity, maintains upon the premises of a customer for the
purpose of determining the charge to be made for electricity
supplied to him a meter, demand indicator or other mechan-
ical device or appliance which is found upon examination
and test, as provided in section one hundred and ninety, to
register incorrectly as against such customer, shall refund
to him such an amount as, if not agreed upon, shall, upon
application of the customer and after opportunity given
to the vendor to be heard, be determined by the board.
Use of
prepayment
meters
regulated.
1911, 434.
USE OF PREPAYMENT METERS REGULATED.
Section 193. All gas and electric companies using pre-
payment meters shall be responsible for the loss by fire of
any money deposited in said meters.
Gas or electric-
ity may be
shut off, when.
1861, 168, § 12.
P. S. 61, § 16.
1894, 316.
199 Mass. 325.
R. L. 58, § 16.
Refusal of
supply
restricted.
1894, 299.
R. L. 58, § 17.
199 Mass. 325.
GAS OR ELECTRICITY MAY BE SHUT OFF, WHEN.
Section 194. A gas or electric company may stop gas or
electricity from entering the premises of any person who
neglects or refuses to pay the amount due therefor or for the
use of the meter or other article hired by him from such com-
pany; and, for such purpose, the officers, servants or work-
men thereof may, after twenty-four hours' notice, enter his
premises between the hours of eight in the forenoon and four
in the afternoon and separate and take away such meter or
other property of the company, and may disconnect any
meter, pipe, wires, fittings or other works, whether they are
property of the company or not, from its mains, pipes or
wires.
REFUSAL of SUPPLY RESTRICTED.
Section 195. A gas or electric company shall not refuse
to supply gas or electricity for any building or premises to a
person applying therefor who is not in arrears to it for any
gas or electricity previously supplied to him, because a bill
for gas or electricity remains unpaid by a previous occupant
of such building or premises.
§18.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 742. 851
PENALTY FOR INJURY TO GAS METER, ETC.
Section 196. Whoever wilfully or fraudulently injures, Penalty for
disconnects, removes or otherwise interferes with or suffers meter, etc.
to be injured, disconnected, removed or otherwise interfered §§ 13, u'.
with any meter, pipes or fittings which belong to a gas ^^fj
company, or prevents a meter from duly registering the f Xlien^308.'
quantity of gas supplied through the same, or in any way
hinders or interferes with its proper action or just registra-
tion, or fraudulently burns or wastes the gas of such company,
or Avhoever attaches a pipe or any appliance to a main or
pipe belonging to a gas company or, without the written
consent of such company, uses or causes to be used any gas
supplied by it, unless the same passes through a meter set
by the company, shall for every such offence be punished by
a fine of not more than one hundred dollars or by imprison-
ment for not more than one year, or by both such fine and
imprisonment.
PENALTY for INJURY TO ELECTRIC METER, ETC.
Section 197. Whoever unlawfully and intentionally in- Penalty for
jures or destroys, or suffers to be injured or destroyed, any inc'^ete^ete.
meter, pipe, conduit, wire, line, pole, lamp or other apparatus r^l.^^, § 40.
belonging to a corporation, private or municipal, engaged '^°^' ^*^-
in the manufacture or sale of electricity, or unlawfully and
intentionally prevents an electric meter from duly register-
ing the quantity of electricity supplied, or in any way inter-
feres with its proper action or just registration, or, without
the consent of such corporation, unlawfully and intentionally
diverts any electric current from any wire of such corpora-
tion, or otherwise unlawfully and intentionally uses or causes
to be used, without the consent of such corporation, any elec-
tricity manufactured or distributed by it shall, for every
such offence, be punished by a fine of not more than one hun-
dred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than one year,
or by both such fine and imprisonment.
VII. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.
APPLICATION OF ACT.
Section 198. In the construction of sections one hun- Application
dred and twenty-six, one hundred and twenty-seven, one m9, 93, §§ 1, 6.
hundred and thirty-one, one hundred and thirty-two, one g^s.m^'uI.
212 Mass. 246.
852 Acts, 1914. — Chap. 742.
p.^s. 6i!'u9t hundred and thirty-six, one hundred and thirty-eight, one
1886,^346, § 7. hundred and thirty-nine, one hundred and forty, one hun-
i9oi' 497' 1 4' ^^^^ ^^^ forty-one, one hundred and forty-three, one hundred
RL58,'§i9; and forty-four, one hundred and forty-six, one himdred and
122,' § 25. ' ' sixty-one, one hundred and sixty-two, one hundred and sixtv-
three, one hundred and sixty-ioiu", one hundred and seventy-
five, one hundred and seventy-nine, one hundred and eighty,
one hundred and eighty-one, one hundred and eighty-three,
one hundred and eighty-four, one hundred and eighty-five,
one hundred and eighty-seven, one hundred and eighty-eight,
one hundred and ninety, one hundred and ninety-one, one
hundred and ninety-three, one hundred and mnety-four,
one hundred and ninety-five, one hundred and ninety-six
and one hundred and ninety-seven, unless the context re-
quires otherwise, the terms "corporation", "gas company"
and "electric company" shall include all persons, firms and
private corporations which own or operate works or a dis-
tributing plant for the manufacture and sale or distribution
and sale of gas for heating and illummating purposes, or of
electricity, within the commonwealth; and in the construc-
tion of sections one hundred and seventy-five, one hmidred
and seventy-nine, one hundred and eighty, one hmidred
and eighty-one, one hundred and" eighty-three, one hundred
and eighty-four, one hundred and eighty-five, one himdred
and eighty-seven, one hundred and eighty-eight, one hundred
and ninety, one hundred and ninety-one, one hundred and
ninety-three, one hundred and ninety-four, one hundred and
ninety-five, one hundred and ninety-six and one hundred
and ninety-seven, the terms "corporation", "gas company"
and "electric company" shall include municipal corporations
which own or may acquire municipal lighting plants.
REPEAL OP CERTAIN STATUTES.
^TertLin Section 199. Chapter thirty-four, section twenty-one of
statutes. chapter forty-seven, chapters fifty-eight, one hundred and
nine, one hundred and ten and one hundred and twenty-one,
and section eleven of chapter one hundred and twenty-six
of the Revised Laws, and all acts in amendment thereof;
chapters two hundred and twenty-eight, four hundred and
forty-one and four hundred and forty-nine of the acts of
the year nineteen hundred and two; chapters one hundred
and sixty-four, two hundred and fifty-five, four hundred and
six, four hundred and twenty-three and four hundred and
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 742. 853
sixty-four of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and 5'c''e'rtiia
three; chapter four hundred and thirty-five of the acts of statutes.
the year nineteen hundred and four; chapters one hundred
and fifty-six and four hundred and ten of the acts of the year
nineteen hundred and five; chapters two hundred and
eighteen, three hundred and ninety-two, four hundred and
eleven, and sections fifty-nine, sixty, sixty-one, sixty-two
and sixty -three of Part III of chapter four hundred and sixty-
three of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and six; chap-
ters fifty-four, two hundred and eighty-two and three hun-
dred and sixteen of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
seven; chapters one hundred and sixty-three, two hundred
and nineteen, two hundred and thirt^'-three, two hundred
and forty-three, sections one, two and four of chapter three
hundred and forty-one, chapters three hundred and eighty-
two, four hinidred and eighty-six, five hundred and twenty-
nine, five hundred and thirty-four, five hinidred and thirty-
six, and six hundred and seventeen of the acts of the year
nineteen hundred and eight; chapters one hundred and
seventy-three, three hundred and sixteen, three hundred and
eighteen, four hundred and forty-one, four hundred and
seventj'^-seven, four hundred and eighty-three, and section
nine of Part III of chapter four hundred and ninety of the
acts of the year nineteen hundred and nine; chapters one
hundred and twenty-four, one hundred and ninety-seven,
three hundred and seventy-four, three hundred and seventy-
nine and five hundred and thirty-nine of the acts of the year
nineteen hundred and ten; chapters one hundred and eighty-
four, two hundred and ninety-three, three hundred and
forty-eight, three hundred and forty-nine, four hundred
and thirty-four and five hiuidred and fifty-eight and section
seven of chapter five hundred and nine of the acts of the
year nineteen hundred and eleven; and chapters two hun-
dred and thirty-three, two hundred and forty-nine and
four hundred and thirty-seven of the acts of the year nine-
teen hinidred and twelve; chapters two hundred and fifty-
four, four hundred and ninety-nine and six hundred and
twenty-three and sections two, four, five, six and seven of
chapter five hundred and nine of the acts of the year nine-
teen hundred and thirteen, and all other acts and parts of
acts inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed, so far as
they apply to corporations, private or municipal, and to
persons, firms or associations which are subject to the pro-
visions of this act.
854
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 743.
Certain pro-
visions to be
construed as
continuation
of existing
statutes.
CERTAIN PROVISIONS TO BE CONSTRUED AS CONTINUATION
OF EXISTING STATUTES.
Section 200. The provisions of this act, so far as they
are the same as existing statutes, shall be construed as a
continuation thereof and not as new enactments, and a
reference in a statute which has not been repealed to provi-
sions of law which have been revised and re-enacted herein
shall be construed as applying to such provisions as so in-
corporated in this act. The repeal of a law by this act shall
not affect any act done, ratified or confirmed, or any right
accrued or established, or any action, suit or proceeding
begun under any of the laws repealed before the repeal took
effect, but the proceedings in such case shall thereafter, so
far as practicable, conform to the provisions of this act.
when act shall take effect.
Skreff^t'^^" Section 201. This act shall take effect on the first day of
August in the year nineteen hundred and fourteen.
Approved July 3, 1914-
R. L. 212, § 46,
amended.
Rogues,
vagabonds, etc.
Chap. 7^^ An Act relative to crimes against chastity, morality,
decency and good order.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Chapter two hundred and twelve of the Revised Laws is
hereby amended by striking out section forty-six and inserting
in place thereof the following new section : — Section 4^.
Rogues and vagabonds, persons who use any juggling or un-
lawful games or plays, common pipers and fiddlers, stubborn
children, runaways, common drunkards, common night-
walkers, both male and female, persons who with offensive
or disorderly act or language accost or annoy in public places
persons of the opposite sex, pilferers, lewd, wanton and
lascivious persons in speech or behavior, common railers and
brawlers, persons who neglect their calling or employment
or who misspend what they earn and do not provide for
themselves or for the support of their families, and all other
idle and disorderly persons including therein those persons
who neglect all lawful business and habitually misspend
their time by frequenting houses of ill-fame, gaming houses
or tippling shops, may be punished by imprisonment in the
Massachusetts reformatory or at the state farm, in the case
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 744. 855
of a male ofi'encler, or in the reformatory for women in the
case of a female otfeiider, or, for not more than six months,
in the house of correction or workhouse in the city or town
in which the oiTender is convicted, or in the workhouse, if
any, in the city or town in Avhich the offender has a legal
settlement, if such town is in the county, or by a fine not
exceeding two hundred dollars. Approved July 3, 1914.
An Act relative to the production and sale of milk, (jj^jp 744
Be it enacted, etc., as foUoics:
Section 1. It shall be unlawful for any producer of milk Boards of
or dealer in milk to sell or deliver for sale in any city or town perinits°totaKj
in the commonwealth any milk produced or dealt in by him oFmfik.'^'^'^^
without first obtaining from the board of health of such city or
town a permit authorizing such sale or deliyery. Said boards
of health are hereby authorized to issue such permits after
an inspection, satisfactory to them, of the place in which
and of the circumstances under which such milk is produced,
has been made by them or by their authorized agent. Any
permit so granted may contain such reasonable conditions
as said board may think suitable for protecting the public
health and ma}^ be revoked for failure to comply with any
of such conditions. No charge shall be made to the producer
for the permit or for the inspection of the dairy where the
milk is produced.
Section 2. In case any permit so granted is revoked, the Revocation of
board revoking the permit shall immediately send notice of p®™'*-
the revocation to the state board of health, and the state
board of health shall at once inform the boards of health of
other cities and towns in the commonwealth where, in its
judgment, milk produced by the dairy to which the permit
relates would be likely to be sold or delivered for sale, and the
state board of health shall also give notice of such revocation
to any dealer in milk who, in the judgment of the board,
would be likely to purchase milk from such dairy; and upon
receipt of such notice it shall be unlawful for any dealer so
notified to sell or offer for sale in this commonwealth milk
from the said dairy.
Section 3. After a permit has been revoked, it may be Renewal.
renewed in the same way in which, the original permit was
issued, in which case the same form of notification shall follow
as is required in the issuance of the original permit.
856
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 745, 746.
Penalty.
Enforcement of
provisions of
section two.
Enforcement of
provisions of
section one.
Section 4. Any person, firm or corporation violating
any provision of this act shall be punished by a fine of not
more than one hundred dollars for each offence.
Section 5. It shall be the duty of the state board of
health to enforce the provisions of section two of this act.
Section 6. It shall be the duty of the inspectors of milk
appointed by the boards of health of cities and towns to en-
force the provisions of section one, so far as relates to the
milk supply of their respective cities and tow^ns.
Ajjproved July 3, 191 4-
Chap.74:5 An Act relative to expenses incurred in the prosecu-
tion OF CERTAIN OFFENDERS IN RESPECT TO RAILROAD
PROPERTY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Except in the county of Suffolk, the fees
and ex])enses of officers in the apprehension, trial or com-
mitment of a person arrested or tried for riding without right,
or attempting to ride upon a locomotive engine, tender,
freight car, caboose or other conveyance not a part of a
passenger train, upon a railroad or upon the property of the
Boston Terminal Company shall be paid by the county
in which the offence was committed.
Section 2. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent here-
with are hereby repealed. Approved July 3, 1914-
Payment of
expenses
incurred in
prosecution
of persons
arrested for
riding in
certain con-
veyances
without right.
Repeal.
Chap.74Q An Act relative to the hours of labor of certain
employees in and about the stations of railroad
corporations.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Section 1. Employees in and about steam railroad
stations in this commonwealth designated as baggagemen,
laborers, crossing-tenders and the like, shall not be employed
for more than nine working hours in ten hours' time; the
additional hour to be allowed as a lay-off.
Section 2. Any employer, agent, officer or other person
who violates any provision of this act shall be punished by
a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars for each offence.
Approved July 3, 1914-
Hours of labor
of certain
employees of
railroad
corporations
regulated.
Penalty.
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 747, 748, 749. 857
An Act to provide for suitable quarters for the Chap. 7 47
PORT WARDEN OF GLOUCESTER AND ROCKPORT.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. It shall be the duty of the board of harbor suitable
, , , . . , • 1 p • 1 1 • , • quarters to be
and land commissioners to provide, lurnisli and maintain provided for
in the city of Gloucester suitable quarters for the port o°Giouces'ter
warden of Gloucester and Rockport, appointed in accordance ^^^ Rockport.
with the provisions of section ten of chapter sixty-seven of
the Revised Laws; and the expense of providing, furnishing
and maintaining the said quarters shall be paid from the
treasury of the commonwealth, upon the presentation of
proper vouchers therefor signed by the said commissioners or
a majority of them.
Section 2. Chapter four hundred and seventy-two of ^^^peai.
the acts of the year nineteen hundred and fourteen is hereby
repealed.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved July 3, 1914.
An Act relative to the pensioning of matrons em- Qfi^y 74s
ployed by the city of holyoke in police stations.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloics:
Section 1. Matrons employed by the city of Holyoke Retirement
in police stations shall be eligible to a pension and shall be empioyed^in
retired in the same manner as other members of the police fn Hoiyoklf'*^
force of the said city.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its acceptance Time of
by the board of aldermen of the said city with the approval ^^'""^ '''^'"'*'
of the mayor. Approved July 3, 1914.
An Act relative to the amount of money authorized nhn^ 740
to be borrowed by the city of LAWRENCE FOR THE
construction of a bridge OVER THE MERRIMAC RIVER.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Section 1. For the purpose of constructing a bridge city of
over the Merrimac river in the city of Lawrence, in accord- borrow monej
ance with the provisions of chapters four hundred and eighty- t?on of bridge
six and five hundred and seventy-two of the acts of the year ovm Men-imac
nineteen hundred and seven, the said city is hereby author-
858
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 750.
Moneys
received from
county and
street railway
company to
be used to pay
indebtedness.
Bridge to
be provided
with a draw,
etc.
ized to borrow the sum of eight hundred thousand dollars,
in accordance with the provisions of section four of said
chapter four hundred and eighty-six, instead of five hundred
thousand dollars, as heretofore authorized by said chapters.
Section 2. All moneys received from the county of Essex
in accordance with the provisions of section two of chapter
four hundred and eighty-six of the acts of the year nineteen
hundred and seven, and any sums received from a street
railway company in return for the right to use the said
bridge as provided by section three of said chapter four
hundred and eighty-six shall be used only for the liquidation
of indebtedness incurred for the construction of said bridge.
Section 3. The bridge authorized to be constructed
under this act shall be provided with a draw satisfactory to
the war department of the United States.
Section 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved July 3, 1914.
1903, 249, § 7,
amended.
Chap. 7 50 An Act relative to the practice of veterinary
medicine.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section seven of chapter two hundred and forty-nine of
the acts of the year nineteen hundred and three is hereby
amended by adding at the end thereof the following para-
graph:— The words "veterinary medicine", as used in this
act, shall be construed to include the practice, or diagnosis
and practice of veterinary medicine, veterinary surgery and
veterinary dentistry in regard to any domestic animal, — so
as to read as follows : — Section 7. It shall be unlawful after
the first day of September in the year nineteen hundred and
four for any person to practice veterinary medicine, or any
branch thereof, in this commonwealth who does not hold a
certificate issued by said board.
The words "veterinary medicine", as used in this act,
shall be construed to include the practice, or diagnosis and
practice of veterinary medicine, veterinary surgery and
veterinary dentistry in regard to any domestic animal.
Approved July 3, 1914-
Practicing
without
certificate
prohibited.
Words
construed.
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 751, 752. 859
An Act to provide for the use by organizations of Chap. 7 51
BOYS UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE OF ARMORIES,
GROUNDS FOR PARADE, DRILL AND TARGET PRACTICE AND
EQUIPMENT.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Upon application to the commander-in-chief, ^rmoHesby
approved by the custodian of an armory, any organization ^^''^^^^jP^^i^^g
of boys under eighteen years of age which may conform to of boys.
regulations and training prescribed by the commander-in-
chief, with a view to preparing the members thereof for
military or naval service, shall be permitted to use such
armory upon the payment of a sum sufficient to cover all ex-
penses occasioned by such use thereof, and such use shall be
regarded as a military purpose. Upon application to the
commander-in-chief and on such terms and conditions as
may be prescribed by him, such organizations may be per-
mitted to use, for parade or drill purposes, such grounds
owned by the commonwealth, as are used by the militia of
the town or city in which the organization is located, and
such use shall be regarded as a military purpose. Such
organizations shall reimburse the officer or authority re-
sponsible for any damage to or loss of any property or equip-
ment.
Section 2. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent here- Repeal.
with are hereby repealed.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved July 3, 1914.
An Act to authorize the use of armories for public (Jfi^jf 752
purposes.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1 . Chapter six hundred and four of the acts of ^^^^j^^^^' ^ ^*°'
the year nineteen hundred and eight is hereby amended by
striking out section one hundred and forty and inserting in
place thereof the follow^ing new section: — Section 140.^^°^.
■^ . , r . . armonea.
Armories provided for the militia shall not be used except by
the organized militia for such military purpose or purposes
incidental thereto as may be designated by the commander-
in-chief: provided, however, that the commander-in-chief. Proviso.
upon terms and conditions to be prescribed by him and upon
860
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 752.
Use of
armories for
meetings of
political or
municipal
parties, etc.
Repeal.
an application approved by the military custodian of an
armory, may allow the temporary use of such armory for
public purposes at such times and in such manner as not to
interfere with the military use thereof. The compensation
for every such temporary use shall be fixed by the armory
commission, subject to the approval of the commander-in-
chief, and shall, except as otherwise provided herein, be at
least sufficient to cover all expenses of lighting, heating,
guarding and cleaning the armory and similar expenses, and
shall be paid to the military custodian of the armory before
the occupation of the armory for such temporary use. The
compensation as fixed shall be collected by the military
custodian and forwarded to the adjutant general, who shall
pay the same into the treasury of the commonwealth at least
once in every thirty days.
As used in this section the words "public purposes" shall
include : —
An examination conducted by the state civil service com-
mission;
A meeting of a board of trade, a chamber of commerce or
an occupational organization, or a meeting to raise funds for
any non-sectarian charitable or non-sectarian educational
purpose;
A meeting to raise funds for a benefit association of police-
men or firemen.
Section 2. The commander-in-chief may also, upon
terms and conditions to be prescribed by him and upon an
application approved by the military custodian, allow the
use in such manner as not to interfere with the military use
thereof of any one, two, three or four company armories for
a meeting or rally of a political or municipal party, as defined
by section one of chapter eight hundred and thirty-five of
the acts of the year nineteen hundred and thirteen, conducted
by the duly constituted local committee of such party, no
party to be permitted the use of the same armory more than
twice in the same year.
Compensation for the use of any armory under this section
shall be fixed as provided in section one of this act.
Section 3. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent here-
with are hereby repealed.
Section 4, This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved July 3, 1914-
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 753, 754. 861
An Act to discontinue a part of a public landing in (Jjidjj 753
THE city of HAVERHILL.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. So much of the public landinsr at the foot of Par* of a
T-» IP ii-' PI • p public landing
Ferry street m the Bradford district of the city of Haverhill jp Uaverhiii
as is hereinafter described is hereby discontinued as a public
highway and landing. Said portion of said landing is bounded
and described as follows: — Beginning at the centre of a
stone bound standing on the division line between the said
public landing and land of the Boston and Maine Railroad,
near the northerly end of the westerly abutment of the
underpass leading from Ferry street to the said public land-
ing; thence running north seventy-six degrees forty-three
minutes thirty seconds west by said land of the Boston and
Maine Railroad thirty-four and two-tenths feet; thence
turning and running north seventy-eight degrees twenty-
six minutes west still by land of the Boston and Maine
Railroad one hundred thirty-four and five-tenths feet to
land of the Taylor-Goodwin Company; thence turning and
running north twelve degrees twenty-four minutes east by
said land of the Taylor-Goodwin Company one hundred
seventy-four and seventy-six one-hundredths feet to the
harbor line established by acts of the year nineteen hundred
and fourteen; thence turning and running south seventy
degrees twenty-five minutes forty seconds east one hundred
sixty-nine and ninety-six one-hundredths feet by the said
harbor line to land of the Taylor-Goodwin Company; thence
turning and running south twelve degrees twenty-four min-
utes west by said land of the Taylor-Goodwin Company
one hundred fifty-one and eighty-five one-hundredths feet
to the point of beginning.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved July 3, 1914-
Chap.754:
An Act to provide for the construction of a state
highway in the town of new marlborough.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The Massachusetts highway commission is Construction
hereby authorized to expend the sum of ten thousand dollars highway in
during the present year in the construction and improvement Mrr°boro^gh.
of the road in the town of New Marlborough which begins
862 Acts, 1914. — Chap. 754.
at the northern part of the village of Soiithfield in that town
and runs south through the said village to the \^illage of
Clayton in the town of New INIarl borough. The said road
shall thereafter be a state higliAvay and shall be maintained
as such.
ofTsKr""* Section 2. The cost and expense incurred under the
provisions of this act shall be borne as follows: — the county
of Berkshire shall pay twenty-five per cent and the com-
monwealth shall pay seventy-five per cent.
BerTshire SECTION 3, For the purpose of meeting the expenditures
Act oTigu"^"' ^^ ^^^ borne by the county of Berkshire under the provisions
of this act, the county commissioners of the county of Berk-
shire are hereby authorized to borrow, from time to time,
on the credit of the county, such sums as are necessary
to pay the county's share of the expenses incurred as afore-
said, and to issue bonds and notes therefor. Each authorized
issue of bonds and notes shall constitute a separate loan.
The said bonds or notes shall bear on their face the words,
Count}' of Berkshire Highway Loan, Act of 1914, shall be
payable by such annual payments, beginning not more than
one year after the date thereof, as will extinguish each loan
within five years from its date; and the amount of such an-
nual payment of any loan in any year shall not be less than
the amount of the principal of the loan payable in any sub-
sequent year. The said bonds or notes shall bear interest
at a rate not exceeding four and one half per cent per annum,
payable semi-annually; and they shall be signed by the
treasurer of the county and countersigned by a majority
of the county commissioners. The county may sell the
said securities at public or private sale, upon such terms
and conditions as the county commissioners may deem proper,
but they shall not be sold for less than their par value, and
the proceeds of the sale shall be used only for the purposes
specified herein. The county commissioners at the time
of authorizing said loan shall provide for the payment thereof
in accordance with the foregoing provisions; and a sum
sufficient to pay the interest as it accrues on the bonds or
notes issued as aforesaid by the county, and to make such
payments on the principal as may be required under the
provisions of this act, shall be levied as a part of the county
tax annually thereafter, in the same manner in which other
county taxes are levied, until the debt incurred by said loan
or loans is extinguished.
Acts, 1914. --Chap. 755. 863
Section 4. For the purpose of meeting the expenditures state
hereby authorized, the treasurer and receiver general is Loln!"^^
hereby empowered, with the approval of the governor and
council, to issue scrip or certificates of indebtedness to an
amount not exceeding ten thousand dollars for a term not
exceeding fifteen years. Such scrip or certificates of in-
debtedness shall be issued as registered bonds or with interest
coupons attached, and shall bear interest at a rate not exceed-
ing four per cent per annum, payable semi-annually. They
shall be designated on their face, State Highway Loan, shall
be countersigned by the governor and shall be deemed a pledge
of the faith and credit of the commonwealth; and the prin-
cipal and interest thereof shall be paid at the time specified
therein in gold coin of the United States or its equivalent.
They shall be sold at public auction, or disposed of in such
other manner, at such times and prices, in such amounts
and at such rates of interest, not exceeding the rate above
specified, as shall be deemed best.
Section 5. Upon the completion of said way, the high- Detailed
way commission shall cause to be filed in the office of the cost'^toTe °
clerk of courts for the county of Berkshire, a detailed state- ^^'"^' ''*''■
ment of the cost of said way and any damages resulting from
the construction thereof. Within sixty days after filing
of said report, the county of Berkshire shall pay into the
treasury of the commonwealth its proportion of said expenses.
Section G. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved July 3, 1914.
An Act making an appropriation to meet additional (7/^^75 755
expenses in the litigation between the common-
wealth and the HAVERHILL GAS LIGHT COMPANY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
The sum of eleven thousand five hundred dollars is hereby Appropriation,
appropriated, to be paid out of the treasury of the common- tln^n^ °^
wealth from the ordinary revenue, to meet additional expenses ''*'s-''*'°'>-
in the litigation betAveen the commonw^ealth of Massachu-
setts and the Haverhill Gas Light Company, which expenses
have not been provided for; the same to be in addition to
any amount heretofore appropriated.
Approved Jtdy 3, 1014.
864
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 756.
Improvement
of highway
in towns of
Becket,
Washington
and Hinsdale.
Chap. 7 56 An Act to provide for the improvement of a highway
IN THE TOWNS OF BECKET, WASHINGTON AND HINSDALE.
Be it enacted, etc., as folhws:
Section 1. The Massachusetts highway commission is
hereby authorized to expend the sum of ten thousand dollars
during the present year in the construction and improve-
ment of the highway between the present state highway at
Bonnyrigg Four Corners, in the town of Becket, leading
through Washington to the present state highway in the
town of Hinsdale, in order that said way may be made safe
and convenient for public travel. Neither said way nor any
part thereof shall thereby become a state highway, but the
way shall be maintained and kept in good repair by the town
or towns in which it is situated until such time as it shall
become a state highway. This act shall not be construed as
prohibiting the laying out and construction of said way or
any part thereof as a state highway under the laws applicable
thereto whenever said commission shall deem it expedient
so to do. Any unexpended balance of the sum hereby au-
thorized to be expended may be used in the succeeding year
for the same purpose.
Section 2. The cost and expense incurred under the
provisions of this act shall be borne as follows: the county
of Berkshire shall pay twenty-five per cent and the common-
wealth shall pay seventy-five per cent.
Section 3. For the purpose of meeting the expenditures
to be borne by the county of Berkshire under the provisions
of this act, the county commissioners of the county of Berk-
shire are hereby authorized to borrow, from time to time, on
the credit of the county, such sums as may be necessary,
and to issue bonds or notes therefor. Each authorized issue
of bonds or notes shall constitute a separate loan. The
said bonds or notes shall bear on their face the words. County
of Berkshire Highway Loan, Act of 1914, shall be payable by
such annual payments, beginning not more than one year
after the date thereof, as will extinguish each loan within
five years from its date; and the amount of such annual pay-
ment of any loan in any year shall not be less than the amount
of the principal of the loan payable in any subsequent year.
The said bonds or notes shall bear interest at a rate not
exceeding four and one half per cent per annum, payable
semi-annually; and they shall be signed by the treasurer of
Apportionment
of coat.
County of
Berkshire
Highway Loan,
Act of 1914.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 756. 865
the county and countersigned by a majority of the county
commissioners. The county may sell the said securities at
public or private sale, upon such terms and conditions as the
county commissioners may deem proper, but they shall not
be sold for less than their par value, and the proceeds of the
sale shall be used only for the purposes specified herein.
The county commissioners at the time of authorizing said ^an°^®°* °^
loan shall provide for the pajTuent thereof in accordance with
the foregoing provisions, and a sum sufficient to pay the
interest as it accrues on the bonds or notes issued as aforesaid
by the county, and to make such payments on the prin-
cipal as may be required under the provisions of this act, shall
be levied as a part of the county tax annually thereafter, in
the same manner in which other county taxes are levied, until
the debt incurred by said loan or loans is extinguished.
Section 4. For the purpose of meeting the expenditures state Highway
hereby authorized, the treasurer and receiver general is hereby
empowered, with the approval of the governor and council,
to issue scrip or certificates of indebtedness to an amount not
exceeding ten thousand dollars for a term not exceeding fifteen
years. Such scrip or certificates of indebtedness shall be
issued as registered bonds or with interest coupons attached,
and shall bear interest at a rate not exceeding four per cent
per annum, payable semi-annually. They shall be designated
on their face. State Highway Loan, shall be countersigned by
the governor and shall be deemed a pledge of the faith and
credit of the commonwealth; and the principal and interest
thereof shall be paid at the time specified therein in gold coin
of the United States or its equivalent. They shall be sold
at public auction, or disposed of in such other manner, at such
times and prices, in such amounts and at such rates of interest,
not exceeding the rate above specified, as shall be deemed
best.
Section 5. Upon the completion of said way, the high- Detailed
way commission shall cause to be filed in the office of the clerk cost^to^be °
of courts for the county of Berkshire, a detailed statement of ^'®'^' ^^'
the cost of said way and damages resulting from the con-
struction thereof. Within sixty days after the filing of the
said report the county of Berkshire shall pay into the treas-
ury of the commonwealth its proportion of said expenses.
Section 6. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved July 3, 1914-
866
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 757.
R. L. 98, § 3,
etc. , amended.
Certain kinds
of business not
prohibited
on the Lord's
day.
Chap.7b7 An Act relative to the operation of motor vehicles
ON THE lord's DAY.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloios:
Section 1. Section three of chapter ninety-eight of the
Revised Laws, as amended by chapter four hundred and
fourteen of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and two,
by chapter one hundred and twenty-six of the acts of the
year nineteen hundred and eight, by chapter two hundred
and seventy-three of the acts of the year nineteen hundred
and eight, and by chapter three hundred and twenty-eight
of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and eleven, is hereby
further amended by inserting after the word "day", in the
seventeenth Hne, the words : — nor the operation of motor
vehicles, — so as to read as follows: — Section 3. The pro-
visions of the preceding section shall not be held to prohibit
the manufacture and distribution of steam, gas or electricity
for illuminating purposes, heat or motive power, nor the dis-
tribution of water for fire or domestic purposes, nor the use
of the telegraph or the telephone, nor the retail sale of drugs
and medicines, nor articles ordered by the prescription of a
physician or mechanical appliances used by physicians or
surgeons, nor the retail sale of tobacco in any of its forms
by licensed innholders, common victuallers, druggists and
newsdealers whose stores are open for the sale of newspapers
every day in the week, nor the retail sale of ice cream, soda
water and confectionery by licensed innholders and druggists,
and by such licensed common victuallers as are not also
licensed to sell intoxicating liquors and who are authorized
to keep open their places of business on the Lord's day, nor
the operation of motor vehicles, nor the letting of horses and
carriages or of yachts and boats, nor unpaid work on yachts
and pleasure boats, nor the running of steam ferry boats on
established routes, nor the running of street railway cars,
nor the preparation, printing and publication of newspapers,
nor the sale and delivery of newspapers, nor the wholesale or
retail sale and delivery of milk, nor the transportation of
milk, nor the making of butter and cheese, nor the keeping
open of public bath houses, nor the making or selling by
bakers or their employees, before ten o'clock in the morning
and between the hours of four o'clock and half past six o'clock
in the evening, of bread or other food usually dealt in by them,
nor the selling of kosher meat by any person who, according to
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 758. 867
bis religious belief, observes Saturday as the Lord's day by
closing his place of business during the day until six o'clock
in the evening; and such person may open his place of
business on the Lord's day for the sale of kosher meat between
the hours of six o'clock in the morning and ten o'clock in the
morning, nor the carrying on of the business of bootblacks
before eleven o'clock in the forenoon, nor the digging of clams
or the icing and dressing of fish.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved July 3, 1914-
An Act relative to the maintenance of horses for Chav.758
THE MILITIA.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
Section L There may be allowed and paid out of the Appropriation
treasury of the commonwealth a sum not exceeding ten o^horees fof'^''^
thousand dollars, and from this sum there shall be allowed and *'"' ™'''''^-
paid to each troop of cavalry and battery of field artillery
and other military organizations authorized to be mounted,
an amount not exceeding fifteen dollars each month for every
horse o\Mied by such organization or by individual members
thereof, and used for military purposes. Such allowance to
an organization maintaining horses under the provisions of
this act shall be for forage, care and maintenance and shall
be in lieu of any allowance for instruction in riding provided
for by section one hundred and seventy-four of chapter six
hundred and four of the acts of the year nineteen hundred
and eight, and acts in amendment thereof. The com-
mander-in-chief shall, by order, prescribe the conditions and
regulations relative to the use and maintenance of such horses,
which shall be complied with before the allowance shall be
paid.
Section 2. The commander-in-chief shall, by order. Regulations,
prescribe the conditions and regulations for the use and main- maintlnanctr*^
tenance of horses owned by the commonwealth and used for ®*''-
military purposes, and may authorize the use and letting of
such horses. All income received from such use shall be
paid into the treasury of the commonwealth.
Section 3. Section two of this act shall take effect upon Time of
its passage, and section one shall take effect on the first day *^'''°^ ^^^*'
of December, nineteen hundred and fourteen.
Approved July 3, 1914-
868
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 759, 760.
Compensation
of certain
stenographers
of the superior
court.
Chap. 7 59 An Act relative to the compensation of certain
STENOGRAPHERS APPOINTED FOR SERVICE IN THE SUPERIOR
COURT.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The compensation of all of the stenographers
of the superior court who are not on salary shall be twelve
dollars for each day of actual and necessary attendance at
court, to be paid by the county in which the service is ren-
dered, upon the certificate of such attendance by the justice
under whose direction the service is performed. In case
the service is rendered in any court outside of the county in
which the stenographer resides or has his usual place of
business, the justice may, in his discretion, allow in addition
to such compensation a reasonable sum for travel and board.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved July 6, 1914-
Chap. 7 60 An Act to authorize the city of boston to pay an
annuity to the widow of THOMAS J. NORTON.
City of Boston
may pay
annuity to
widow of
Thomas J.
Norton.
Proviso.
Time of
taking effect.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1, The city of Boston may pay a sum not ex-
ceeding one hundred dollars a month to Annie L. Norton,
widow of Thomas J. Norton, so long as she remains unmar-
ried. In case the said widow shall die within sixteen years
from the date of the passage of this act, or if she shall re-
marry at any time, the said sum shall be paid to a guardian
for the benefit of any of the children of the said Thomas J.
Norton living at the time of the death or remarriage of the
widow and then under sixteen years of age: provided, how-
ever, that payments under this act shall cease when the
youngest surviving child of said Thomas J. Norton shall
have attained the age of sixteen years. Said Thomas J.
Norton, late a member of the police department of the city
of Boston, was murdered while in the discharge of his duty.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its acceptance
by the city council of said city, with the approval of the
mayor. Approved July 7, 1914.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 761. 869
An Act to provide for payment of a fee upon presen- Qhav 761
TATION OF certain BONDS FOR REGISTRATION.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. A bond secured by mortgage on tangible Certain bonds
property situated within or without the commonwealth taxSwn/ete.
which is subject to taxation wherever situated and which
is there actually taxed shall be exempt from taxation within
the commonwealth, if the fact of the taxation of such prop-
erty is determined by the tax commissioner and the bond is
registered as hereinafter provided.
Section 2. The holder of any such bond may present Registration of
the same to the tax commissioner with a statement in such payment of
form as the tax commissioner shall require, describing the
mortgage securing the same and the property covered by
the mortgage, together with a fee at the rate of thirty cents
for each hundred dollars of the par value of the bond. If
the tax commissioner finds that the said bond is secured by
mortgage upon property which is subject to taxation and
which has actually been taxed during the year prior to such
statement, he shall register the bond as exempt from taxa-
tion for one year from the date of such registration and
shall affix to the bond a certificate to that effect, and such
bond shall not be taxed during the said year. Any such
bond shall be exempt from taxation in any succeeding year
upon registration on the same terms and conditions as above
specified.
Section 3. One half of the fees for registration of bonds Distribution
as herein provided shall be distributed, credited and paid received.
to the several cities and towns in which, from the said state-
ments or other evidence, it appears that such holders of
bonds resided on the dates of said statements. If such bonds
are held by co-partners, guardians, executors, administrators
or trustees, the proportion of fees corresponding to the
amount of bonds so held shall be credited and paid to the
cities and towns where the bonds would have been taxed
under the provisions of clauses Fourth, Fifth, Sixth and
Seventh of section twenty-three, and of section twenty-seven,
of Part I of chapter four hundred and ninety of the acts of the
year nineteen hundred and nine and acts in amendment
thereof. Nothing in this act shall be construed as affecting Not to affect
the provisions of sections sixteen, seventeen and eighteen provt^oaa
of law.
870
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 762.
of Part I of said chapter four hundred and ninety, and acts
in amendment thereof, relative to the taxation of mortgages
on property within the commonwealth.
Approved July 7, 1914.
State board
of insanity,
appointment,
terms, etc.
Chap.7Q2 An Act relative to the organization and powers of
THE STATE BOARD OF INSANITY.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The state board of insanity shall hereafter
consist of three members, to be appointed by the governor,
with the advice and consent of the council. Any member
may be removed for cause in like manner. One member
shall be designated by the governor as chairman, and one
of the other two members shall be chosen by the board as
secretary. All of the members of the board shall devote
their whole time to the duties of the board. The chairman
shall receive an annual salary of fifty-five hundred dollars,
and each of the other members of the board shall receive
an annual salary of five thousand dollars. At least one
member of the board shall be an expert in all matters relat-
ing to insanity arid to the care and treatment of the insane.
Of the members of the board first appointed under this
act one shall be appointed for a term of one year, one for a
term of two years and one for a term of three years, and
thereafter the members of the board shall be appointed for
terms of three years. If a vacancy arises in the board it
may be filled by the governor, with the advice and consent
of the council, and the person so appointed shall hold office
until the expiration of the term of the member whom he suc-
ceeded. The provisions of section twenty-one of chapter
three of the Revised Laws shall not apply to appointments
made hereunder. The powers and duties of the members
of the present board, and their terms of ofiice, shall cease
upon the appointment and qualification of the members
herein provided for.
Section 2. The state board of insanity in addition to
its present powers shall have the following powers and duties :
— It shall have charge of all insane, feeble-minded and epilep-
tic persons and of persons addicted to the intemperate use of
narcotics or stimulants, the care of whom is vested in the
commonwealth by law, and of all institutions or buildings
now or hereafter owned or maintained by the commonwealth
for the care of such persons. But the board shall not have
Vacancy.
R. L. 3, § 21,
not to apply.
Additional
powers, etc.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 762. 871
charge of the Norfolk state hospital or of the Hospital
Cottages for Children; and the powers and duties now-
pertaining to the state board of insanity in respect to the
said two institutions shall hereinafter pertain to the state
board of charity. The state board of insanity shall have
supervision and control of any institution which may here-
after be placed under its supervision and control by the
governor with the advice and consent of the council. The
board shall have the same powers relative to state charges
in institutions or other places under its supervision and to
their property as are vested in towns and overseers of the
poor relative to paupers supported or relieved by towns.
Section 3. The board may appoint agents and sub- May appoint
ordinate officers, and may suspend or remove them, and fix
their compensation: provided, that their compensation shall Provisos.
not exceed the appropriation made therefor by the general
court; and provided, furtJier, that no present officer or
employee shall be suspended or removed except under the
provisions of the civil service rules. The board shall make Annual report.
an annual report to the governor and council on or before
the third Wednesday in January, the report being made up
to and including the thirtieth day of November preceding.
The report shall contain an accurate account of the receipts
and expenditures for each separate institution, the market
value of any products of any institution, and of the labor,
if any, performed by the inmates; and it shall also contain
an inventory of the property belonging to each institution
on the said thirtieth day of November. The report shall
also contain a classified and tabulated statement of the
estimates of the board for the year ensuing, including the
estimates for ordinary expenses and for any extraordinary
expenses, and for the taking or purchase of any land, the
construction, extension and repair of any buildings, and the
improvement of any grounds. The report shall also contain
a concise review of the work of the board for the year preced-
ing, with such suggestions and recommendations and informa-
tion relative to the said institutions and to the care of the
persons therein as the board shall deem expedient. It shall
also contain information embodying the experience of this
country and other countries relative to the best and most
successful methods of caring for such persons as come under
the supervision of the board.
Section 4. If the board desires to apply to the general ^^f '"^be
court for an appropriation exceeding two thousand dollars submitted to
■^ -^ ■^ ° general court.
872
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 762.
Estimates,
etc., to be
submitted to
general court.
Duties of
board relative
to construction
of new
buildings, etc.
for any new building or for an addition to, or repairs of an
existing building, or for the plumbing, heating, lighting,
ventilating, furnishing or equipping of any building, it
shall submit to the general court, not later than the third
Wednesday in January, plans and specifications therefor
and an estimate of the cost thereof. The expenses incurred
for the preparation of working plans and specifications nec-
essary to the preparation of such estimates shall be paid from
the appropriations made by the general court. Should the
general court fail to make an appropriation to carry out
the purpose for which working plans and specifications were
prepared, the expense of the same shall be paid from an
appropriation made for the purpose. Nothing herein con-
tained, however, shall be construed as relieving the board
from complying with the provisions of section four of chapter
seven hundred and nineteen of the acts of the year nineteen
hundred and twelve. All work to be done by the inmates
or by persons regularly employed at the institution shall be
exempt from the provisions of this section. Any petition,
bill or resolve presented to the general court for any such
new construction or other expenditure as aforesaid at a later
date than is above specified, or without compliance with the
other provisions of this section, shall be referred to the next
general court, unless it be admitted for immediate consid-
eration under the rules governing new business after the
expiration of the time limit for its introduction. If an ap-
propriation is made by the general court for any such im-
provement as is above described at any institution under
the control of the board, the board shall solicit bids for the
performance of the work by advertising in such newspapers
as the board may select, and shall award the contract to
the lowest responsible and eligible bidder; but no contract
shall be awarded for a sum exceeding the appropriation
available therefor.
Section 5. The board shall, subject to the approval of
the governor and council, select the site of any new institu-
tion and any land to be taken or purchased by the common-
wealth for the purposes of any new or existing institution
under its supervision. The board shall have charge of the
construction of any new building at any institution now or
hereafter placed under its supervision, and shall determine
the design thereof, and for this purpose may employ such
architects and other experts or may hold such competitions
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 762. 873
for plans and designs as the board may deem expedient,
unless the general court shall otherwise provide. In ease
any land or other property is taken or purchased by the
board, title shall be taken in the name of the commonwealth.
Section 6. The trustees shall appoint a superintendent of^'g^'gr^^^nj-
for each institution, with the approval of the board, who ents and other
shall be a physician and who shall constantly reside at the institutions,
institution. The trustees shall also appoint a treasurer for
each institution, with the approval of the board, who shall
give bond for the faithful performance of his duties. As-
sistant physicians, one of whom in each institution for the
insane in which women are received as patients and in which
more than two assistant physicians are employed shall be a
woman, shall be appointed by the superintendent, subject
to the approval of the board. The superintendent shall
also appoint, subject to the approval of the board, such
subordinate officers and may employ such other persons as
may be necessary, with the approval of the board. The
board shall make provision in its by-laws or otherwise for
the appointment of such officers in each institution as it
may deem necessary for the efficient, economical and humane
management of the same, and shall determine, subject to
the approval of the governor and council, the salaries of
all the officers. The superintendent and assistant phy-
sicians at the Westborough state hospital shall belong to the
homoeopathic school of medicine. The board shall also estab- By-iaws and
lish by-laws and regulations, with suitable penalties, for '^ ^ *°'^'
the government of the said institutions, and shall provide
for a monthly inspection and trial of the fire apparatus
belonging to the institutions and for the proper organization
and monthly drill of the officers and employees in its use.
Section 7. The board shall have power to license pri- Licenses for
vate houses and hospitals for the care and treatment of the and hoapftaiT
insane, epileptics, feeble-minded and persons addicted to the etc.! of the^'
intemperate use of narcotics and stimulants, and may at i°sane, etc.
any time revoke such a license. No such, license shall be
granted unless the board is satisfied that the person applying
therefor is a duly qualified physician, as provided in section
thirty-two of chapter five hundred and four of the acts of
the year nineteen hundred and nine, and has had practical
experience in the care and treatment of such patients. Any
person owning or maintaining such a hospital or private
house on the sixteenth day of Juae in the year nineteen
874
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 762.
Penalty.
Powers and
duties of
boards of
trustees of
institutions,
etc.
hundred and nine shall be entitled to maintain the same
under the provisions of law in force at that time, except
that every such hospital or house shall be subject to the
visitation and supervision of the board, its officers and
agents. Any license granted heretofore under the provisions
of section twenty-four of said chapter five hundred and
four shall be valid, subject to revocation by the board.
Licenses hereafter granted shall expire with the last day of
the calendar year in which they are issued, but may be
renewed. The board shall have power to fix reasonable
fees for the said licenses and for renewals thereof. Who-
ever establishes or keeps such a hospital or private house
without a license, unless otherwise authorized by law, shall
forfeit a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars.
Section 8, The various boards of trustees established
by general or special law for institutions maintained by the
commonwealth for the care of the insane, feeble-minded,
epileptics and dipsomaniacs, except the Norfolk state hos-
pital and the Hospital Cottages for Children, shall have the
following powers and duties: —
a. They shall, except as is otherwise provided in this act,
retain all powers and duties now conferred or imposed upon
them by law, and shall maintain an effective and proper
inspection of their respective institutions, and shall from time
to time make suggestions to the state board of insanity as
to improvements therein, and especially such improvements
as will make the administration thereof more effective, ec-
onomical and humane.
h. The trustees of each institution shall ascertain by
actual examination and inquiry, and shall report to the state
board of insanity, whether commitments to the institution
are made according to law, and whether the affairs of the
institution are conducted according to law and according
to the rules and regulations established by the board.
c. There shall be thorough visitations of each institution
by two of the trustees thereof at least once in two weeks,
and by a majority of them quarterly, and by the whole board
semi-annually; and after each of such visits a written account
of the condition of the institution shall forthwith be trans-
mitted to the state board of insanity.
d. They shall carefully inspect every part of the institu-
tion as a board or by committees at least once in two weeks
with reference to cleanliness and sanitary condition, the
number of persons in seclusion or restraint, dietary matters,
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 762. 875
and any other matters that may be considered worthy of dXIs of'''^
observation. ^ _ boa^^rf^°f,
e. The trustees shall investigate every sudden death, institutions,
accident or injury, whether self-inflicted or otherwise, and
send a report of the same to the board.
/. All trustees shall have free access to all books, records
and accounts pertaining to their respective institutions,
and shall be admitted at all times to the buildings and prem-
ises thereof.
g. They shall keep a record of their doings, and shall
record their visits to the institution in a book kept at the
institution for that purpose.
h. They shall personally hear and investigate the com-
plaints and requests of any inmates, officers or employees
of the institution, and shall, if they deem the matter of suffi-
cient importance, make written reports to the state board of
insanity of their determination of what, if anything, ought
to be done in the matter.
i. They shall have power at any time to cause the super-
intendent or any officer or employee of the institution to
appear before them and to answer any questions or to pro-
duce any books or documents relative to the institution.
j. The plans and specifications for the construction or sub-
stantial alteration of buildings, the site of any new building,
the proposed taking or purchase of any new land, and plans
for the grading of grounds or other substantial improvements
at the institutions of which they are trustees shall be sub-
mitted to them, and they shall report thereon to the board
within such reasonable time as the board shall fix, and no
land shall be taken or purchased, no new buildings shall be
constructed, and no substantial changes made in existing
buildings or grounds until the opinion of the trustees thereon
has been transmitted, as aforesaid, to the state board of
insanity, or until the time fixed therefor, as above provided,
shall have expired.
Section 9. Sections two, three, four, five, seven, eight, Repeal,
ten, eighteen, nineteen, twenty, twenty-four and twenty-
five of chapter five hundred and four of the acts of the year
nineteen hundred and nine, and so much of any other section
of said act, or of any other act as is inconsistent herewith,
are hereby repealed ; but this repeal shall not affect any suit
or other proceeding now pending. So much of chapter five
hundred and twenty of the acts of the year nineteen hundred
and seven and of any amendment thereof as relates to any
876 Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 763, 764.
institution under the direction of the state board of in-
sanity is also hereby repealed.
T^eof Section 10. This act shall take effect on the first day
of August in the current year. Approved July 7, 1914-
Chap. 7 63 An Act to provide for the improvement of the
SANITARY CONDITION OF THE CHARLES RIVER.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Improvement Section 1. The metropolitan park commission may do
condition of the such dredging and other work in the Charles river between
the dam below Moody street bridge in Waltham and the line
between Waltham and Watertown, as shall be necessary to
improve the sanitary condition of that part of said river,
and for this purpose may enter upon and fill land adjoining
the river where it is necessary so to do. In carrying out the
provisions of this act the commission may expend, from the
Metropolitan Parks Maintenance Fund, a sum not exceed-
ing twenty thousand dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved July 7, 1914-
Chap. 7 64. An Act relative to the relocating of certain public
WAYS IN SHERBORN AND FRAMINGHAM NEAR THE RE-
FORMATORY FOR WOMEN.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Relocation of Section 1. The couuty commissioners of the county of
ways'S^rthe Middlescx may, under the provisions of chapter forty-eight
for°w"m^n?' of thc Rcviscd Laws and any amendments thereof, and with
the approval of the board of prison commissioners, relocate
public ways in the towns of Sherborn or Framingham abut-
ting, adjoining or passing through any lands of the com-
monwealth used or appropriated for the reformatory for
women in said towns, and may for this purpose take for such
public ways lands belonging to the commonwealth.
County com- SECTION 2. The Said county commissioners shall submit
miasioners to i <> • • • i j j • j.* •
submit plan iq thc board oi prison commissioners a plan and description
miSlmers'!*' of any highway thus relocated, and when the prison com-
missioners consent thereto in writing, the lands of the com-
monwealth included in the relocation shall become part of
the highway,
be^^rne b SECTION 3. No damages shall be paid to the common-
county and wealth on accoimt of knds thus taken, but in full compensa-
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 765. 877
tion therefor, the said county and towns shall bear the expense
of establishing the said relocations and the erecting of per-
manent stone bounds to mark the lines of the ways thus
relocated.
Section 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved July 7, 1914-
An Act relative to the retirement fund for laborers (Jfidj) 755
EMPLOYED BY THE CITY OF BOSTON.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section two of chapter four hundred and ^f^-^^^-i^
•iiiii ®**' amended.
thirteen of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and eleven,
as amended by section two of chapter three hundred and
sixty-seven of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
thirteen, is hereby further amended by adding at the end
thereof the following: — provided, however, that said retire-
ment board may, upon the request of the mayor and city
council, retire any laborer employed by said city who, owing
to injury, physical incompetency, old age or infirmity, may
be incapacitated from further performance or discharge of
his duty or labor, — so as to read as follows : — Section 2. Retirement of
Any laborer employed by the city of Boston who has reached
the age of sixty years and who has been in the service of the
city for a period of not less than twenty-five years, and who
is physically incapacitated, shall, at his request and with the
approval of the retirement board above provided for, be re-
tired from service, and shall receive for the remainder of his
life an annual pension equal to one half of the compensation
to which he would have been entitled for full employment
during the last year of his service for the city; but in no case
shall such pension exceed in amount the sum of three hundred
and sixty dollars per year. It shall be the duty of the said
board so to retire any laborer in the service of the city who
has reached the age of seventy years and has served the city
for a period of not less than twenty-five years: provided, Proviso.
however, that said retirement board may, upon the request
of the mayor and city council, retire any laborer employed
by said city who, owing to injury, physical incompetency,
old age or infirmity, may be incapacitated from further
performance or discharge of his duty or labor.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its acceptance Time of
by the mayor and city council of Boston. taking effect.
Approved July 7, 1914.
878
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 766.
Chap.7Q6 ^^ ^^^ '^^ authorize the new york, new haven and
HARTFORD RAILROAD COMPANY TO TRANSFER ITS STOCK
IN THE BOSTON RAILROAD HOLDING COMPANY AND TO AU-
THORIZE THE SAID HOLDING COMPANY TO SELL THE STOCK
AND SECURITIES OF THE BOSTON AND MAINE RAILROAD
HELD BY IT.
New York,
New Haven
and Hartford
Railroad Com-
pany may
transfer its
stock in the
Boston Rail-
road Holding
Company.
Sale of stock,
etc., of the
Boston and
Maine Railroad
owned by the
Boston Rail-
road Holding
Company
authorized.
Stock to be
subject to
acquisition
by the com-
monwealth
and to be so
stamped, etc.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The New York, New Haven and Hartford
Railroad Company is hereby authorized to transfer all shares
of stock of the Boston Railroad Holding Company held by
it, or by any person or corporation for its benefit, to the
persons who may be appointed liquidators by the said rail-
road company under a written instrument, a copy of which is
hereto annexed, marked "A" and made a part hereof by
reference; said stock to be held and disposed of by said
liquidators in accordance with the terms of such written
instrument or any written modification thereof hereafter
approved by the attorney-general of the United States and
by the governor of the commonwealth.
Section 2. The Boston Railroad Holding Company is
hereby authorized to sell and dispose of all stock, bonds,
notes or other evidence of indebtedness of the Boston and
Maine Railroad owned by it in accordance with the terms
of said instrument hereto annexed and marked "A" or any
written modification thereof approved as provided in the
preceding section of this act; but said stock shall be held,
sold or disposed of subject to the right of the commonwealth
reserved as hereinafter provided to acquire said stock or any
part thereof at any time.
Section 3. On the acceptance of this act as hereinafter
provided the Boston Railroad Holding Company shall forth-
with cause to be stamped or printed upon each certificate of
stock of the Boston and Maine Railroad now held by it the
words, " This stock may at any time be taken or purchased
by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts at the fair value
thereof in accordance with law." The Boston and Maine
Railroad shall cause the same words to be printed or stamped
upon all certificates thereafter issued representing any part
of the stock now held by the Boston Railroad Holding Com-
pany, and also upon all certificates representing any new and
additional issues of stock all of which shall be subject to
acquisition by the commonwealth in like manner.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 766. 879
Section 4. Holders of any stock of the Boston and Maine Holders of
Railroad may at their option at any time after the acceptance presen?^^
of this act present their certificates to the treasurer of the forstom^ng
Boston and Maine Railroad and have the same words printed ®**-
or stamped thereon, and thereafter shall hold said stock sub-
ject to the same rights as attach to the stock now held by the
Boston Railroad Holding Company.
Section 5. The commonwealth may at any time by act The common-
n 1 1 1 p 1 1 •! • wealth may
or the general court passed tor the purpose and prescnbmg acquire stock
the procedure to be adopted, take or acquire by purchase or and Maine
otherwise all or any part of said stock of the Boston and Boston Raii-
Maine Railroad so printed or stamped or of the Boston Rail- comSny.'''^
road Holding Company, paying therefor such sum as shall
be agreed upon with the holders thereof, and, in default of
such agreement, such sum as shall be awarded by three com-
missioners appointed by the supreme judicial court on the
application of any party in interest or by the attorney-
general. Said commissioners shall be sworn to appraise
said stock justly and fairly and shall estimate and determine
all damages sustained by the holders of said stock by such
taking. Any party in interest aggrieved by their deter- Damages.
mination may have his damages assessed by a jury in the
superior court for the county of Suffolk in the manner pro-
vided in section ninety of chapter forty-eight of the Revised
Laws; and the attorney-general shall have like right to a
determination by a jury of the amount of damages to be
paid by the commonwealth for the taking of all or any part
of such stock.
Section 6. All laws inconsistent herewith and all laws Certain laws
requiring the report of any sales hereby authorized to the ''°*'**^pp^-
public service commission, and all laws requiring any in-
vestigation or report by the said commission touching the
same or any approval of such sales, shall have no application
to any transaction herein authorized.
Section 7. This act shall take effect upon its passage. Time of
and the transfer of the shares of the Boston Railroad Holding ^ s ^ act.
Company as provided in section one of this act shall be
deemed an acceptance of this act by the New York, New
Haven and Hartford Railroad and by the Boston Railroad
Holding Company.
880
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 766.
Appendix "A."
Boston &
Maine Trust
Agreement.
APPENDIX "A."
Boston & Maine Trust Agreement.
Whereas, the New York, New Haven and Hartford Rail-
road Company (hereinafter called the New Haven Company)
holds 31,065 shares of the common stock and 244,939 shares
of the preferred stock of the Boston Railroad Holding Com-
pany, a corporation organized under the laws of Massachu-
setts (hereinafter called the Holding Company), being the
entire capital stock of the said Holding Company except
28,000 shares of the said preferred stock which are now out-
standing in the hands of various persons;
And whereas, the Holding Company owns 219,189 shares of
the common stock and 6,543 shares of the preferred stock of
the Boston and Maine Railroad Company (hereinafter called
the Maine Company), a corporation organized under the
laws of Massachusetts and various other states into which
its railroad extends, and through such ownership exercises a
control in the management of the Maine Company;
And whereas, the United States acting through its at-
torney-general insists that the relation now existing by reason
of the facts above recited between the New Haven Company
and the Maine Company is an illegal combination in restraint
of trade which must be terminated;
And whereas, the New Haven Company, while not ad-
mitting that the said relation is illegal, is willing to comply
with the demands of the United States and to dissolve such
combination absolutely, securing for the Maine Company a
control which shall be entirely independent of any influence
direct or indirect of the New Haven Company and shall as-
sure to the Maine Company a management wholly in its own
interest, and with due regard for the public interest;
And whereas, it is desired by the United States that the
Maine Company be at once released from the control and
influence of the New Haven Company;
Now, therefore, the New Haven Company hereby assigns
and transfers to Frank P. Carpenter of Manchester, N. H.,
Henry B. Day of Newton, Mass., James L. Doherty of
Springfield, Mass., Charles P. Hall of Boston, Mass., and
Marcus P. Knowlton of Springfield, Mass., (hereinafter
called liquidators) 31,065 shares of the common stock and
244,939 shares of the preferred stock of the Holding Com-
pany, being all the shares of the latter company owned by
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 766. 881
the New Haven Company or in which the New Haven Boston &
Company has any direct or indirect interest IN TRUST. Agreen^nt^*
1. To hold the same and to exercise all the powers which
the owners of shares in the Holding Company are entitled
to exercise, except the right to sell or dispose of the same,
until the purposes of this trust have been fully carried out.
The liquidators in choosing directors of the Holding Com-
pany shall select them with a view to securing for the Maine
Company a management solely in the interest of the Maine
Company as distinguished from the New Haven Company
and with due regard for the public interest, and if deemed de-
sirable by said liquidators they may cause themselves or
any of them to be chosen and may serve as directors of the
Maine Company, and they shall accord substantial rep-
resentation to minority stockholders on the board of directors
of the Maine Company.
2. As early as may be the liquidators shall make proper
arrangements to protect the rights of the Holding Company's
preferred stockholders, and after such arrangements have
been made shall exercise their powers so that there shall be a
sale at such time or times, together or in parcels, and by
public auction or by private contract, of all the shares of the
Maine Company belonging to the Holding Company free
from the statutory lien of the preferred shares hereby trans-
ferred, and of any other property belonging to it whenever
in their judgment such sale or sales can be made to the best
advantage.
3. The liquidators shall exercise their best efforts to com-
plete the sale of the shares of the Maine Company within
two and one half years from July 1, 1914, but upon application
of the liquidators or the New Haven Company and for good
cause shown, the time may be extended by the United
States district court for the southern district of New York.
Any application for extension of time shall be made not less
than four months before the expiration of the period then
fixed except in an unusual emergency. The liquidators shall
cause any of said shares remaining undisposed of sixty (60)
days before the final date of sale to be sold at public auction
within such sixty (60) days, and if the lien of the preferred
shares of the Holding Company on the Maine Company stock
has not been released before that date, the liquidators shall
release the lien with respect to the 244,939 shares of the
preferred stock of the Holding Company held by them (sub-
stituting therefor a lien upon the proceeds), and shall cause
882 Acts, 1914. — Chap. 766.
MalnT'^ust *^^ ^^^^ °^ ^^^ Maine Company stock as above provided sub-
Agreement, ject only to the lien of the 28,000 shares of preferred stock of
the Holding Company held by other persons.
Such shares shall not be offered to the stockholders of the
New Haven Company as a class, either in proportion to their
stockholding or otherwise, nor be sold to the New Haven
Company or to any person or persons, corporation or cor-
porations, to be held in its interest directly or indirectly, or
so as to re-establish in any manner the combination and
control which it is the purpose of this instrument to ter-
minate.
The liquidators are hereby authorized, whenever in their
judgment it shall be necessary, to take such steps as may be
proper to postpone the statutory lien attaching to the pre-
ferred shares hereby transferred to the lien of the 28,000 pre-
ferred shares in the Holding Company outstanding in the
hands of various persons, but so that the lien of the said pre-
ferred shares hereby transferred shall attach to any balance
of proceeds arising from the sale of the said shares of the
Maine Company after satisfying the claims of the persons
holding said 28,000 shares.
In the discretion of the liquidators options for the purchase
of all or parts of the said shares may for a reasonable time
be given to the commonwealth of Massachusetts and to any
person or persons who in the judgment of the liquidators are
endeavoring in good faith to effect a sound and efficient re-
organization of the Maine Company if such options will in
the judgment of the liquidators facilitate such re-organization
and otherwise be consistent with the public interest.
As soon as practicable the liquidators shall cause the dis-
solution and winding up of the Holding Company.
' 4. Out of the proceeds of such sales the liquidators shall
pay
(a) All debts of the Holding Company and all reasonable
expenses incurred in the management and winding up thereof
and the sale of said shares, including reasonable compensa-
tion for their own services, to be determined in case of disa-
greement by the United States district court for the southern
district of New York.
(b) All sums which shall be due to the holders of the said
28,000 shares of the preferred stock of the Holding Company
upon the winding up of the same.
(c) The balance of the proceeds to the New Haven Com-
pany or its legal representatives or assigns, when and as
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 766. 883
realized after reserving such amounts, if any, as the liquida- fj°f^°°^^gj.
tors may deem necessary to provide for future expenses Agreement.
of the character described in this agreement.
5. And in trust until such Hquidation and winding up are
completed to exercise the said powers to the end that the
income of the Holding Company shall be applied as received
to the payment of the debts and expenses of the Holding
Company and the payment of the dividends which from time
to time may become due on its stock.
6. And in trust at all times until the sale and transfer of
the shares in the Maine Company are complete to use all the
power vested in them by the ownership of the shares hereby
transferred to assure such a management of the Maine
Company and its affairs as shall be best for the interests of
the Maine Company without regard to the interest of any
other corporation or person but with due regard for the public
interest.
7. If before such sale of the said shares has been com-
pleted a re-organization of the Maine Company and its leased
lines shall be proposed, and under the terms of such re-or-
ganization it shall be desirable to exchange the shares of
the Maine Company or such as shall remain unsold for shares
or other securities of another corporation, the liquidators shall
have the right to make such exchange on such lawful terms
and conditions as they shall think proper and the shares or
securities so received in exchange shall thereafter be subject
to the trust herein declared in place of the shares surrendered.
8. The commonwealth of Massachusetts may, under an
act of the legislature passed for the purpose and defining the
procedure take or acquire by purchase or otherwise all or any
part of the stock of the INIaine Company which on the date
of such taking or acquisition shall remain subject to sale,
paying therefor such sum as shall be agreed upon with the
Holding Company or the liquidators, or, failing such agree-
ment, such sum as shall be determined in the manner pro-
vided in section seven of Part II of chapter four hundred
and sixty-three of the acts of Massachusetts for the year
nineteen hundred and six.
9. It is understood and agreed that no liquidator shall be
responsible for any act or default of any other liquidator but
only for his own defaults, and that neither shall be personally
liable for any act or thing done in good faith under the advice
or in accordance with the opinion previously obtained of
any counsel of not less than ten years' standing.
884 Acts, 1914. — Chap. 766.
MalnT'^ust ^^' '^^^^ powers herein given to the Hquidators may be
Agreement. exercised by a majority of them at any meeting duly called
for the purpose, and they shall make proper rules for calling
all meetings, or they may be exercised by a writing signed
by all of the said liquidators.
11. When any liquidator is absent from New England, or
is unfit or incapable of acting in the said trusts, the other
liquidators may execute all the trusts and powers hereby
vested in them with the same effect as if all had joined in the
execution thereof. Any one of the liquidators may by power
of attorney or otherwise delegate to any or all of the other
liquidators for the time being power to act on his behalf and
to use his name in the execution of the trusts, or any of
them, and may from time to time revoke such delegation,
provided however that such delegation shall not extend to
or authorize any act involving the exercise of discretion by
the liquidators, and no action of the liquidators shall be
valid unless a majority of them acting in person shall ap-
prove the same. And no purchaser or other person dealing
with any liquidator purporting to act during such absence,
unfitness, or incapacity of any other liquidator, or under
such delegation of authority from such liquidator as herein
provided or authorized, shall be concerned to inquire whether
an occasion exists in which such action is authorized or in
which such delegation is permitted, or whether such dele-
gated authority is still subsisting.
12. No purchaser of property or other person dealing with
the liquidators, or taking any property or acquiring any
right by virtue of any act done or authorized by them, shall
be obliged to ascertain the occurrence or existence of any
event or purpose in or for which such act is herein author-
ized or directed, or be required to ascertain or be responsible
for any violation of the powers herein contained.
13. In case any liquidator shall die, resign or for any
reason become unable to act, the other liquidators shall by
writing under their hands recommend to the district court of
the United States for the southern district of New York
some other person to act in his place, and the person so
recommended shall succeed to and have all the powers and
authority vested in such liquidator hereby if and when the
court shall appoint him.
14. In view of the fact that the Holding Company may
not have any net income in the immediate future, or other
funds applicable to the expenses and compensation of the
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 767. 885
liquidators, their employees and counsel, the New Haven Boston &
/-I ,1 X 1 • £ Tj. Maine Trust
Company agrees to advance a sum not exceedmg nrteen Agreement.
thousand dollars per year for the payment of any expenses
and compensation of the liquidators or their employees and
counsel which in the opinion of the liquidators ought to be
paid at once.
15. The liquidators shall, at the request of the New Haven
Company, issue to it a negotiable certificate or negotiable
certificates of its beneficial interest under this agreement in
such form as the liquidators shall approve, provided however
that such certificates shall not be in any form which may
interfere with the sale of the property held under this trust.
16. It is understood that, if and so soon as the general
court shall enact the laws necessary to carry into effect the
foregoing agreement, the New Haven Company shall cause
the liquidators or their nominees, or such number thereof as
will constitute a majority of the board of directors of the
Holding Company, to be duly elected to said board, to the
end that the liquidators may forthwith control the Holding
Company.
17. It is contemplated that the terms of this trust shall be
embodied in a decree to be rendered by the district court of
the United States for the southern district of New York.
Approved July 7, 1914-
An Act relative to the taxation of property held Qhn^ 7Q7
BY THE METROPOLITAN WATER AND SEWERAGE BOARD
IN THE TOWN OF SOUTHBOROUGII AND TO THE SALE OR
DISPOSAL OF ELECTRICITY BY SAID BOARD.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The property held by the metropolitan Taxation of
water and sewerage board, or its successors, in the town of erty'^Leid'^by'
Southborough, used in the generation or sale of electricity, tanwfterand
shall be subject to taxation and shall be assessed on a valua- sewerage board.
tion of sixty-two thousand dollars in any year in which
any power is generated and sold.
Section 2. In the sale or disposal of electricity generated Saie, etc., of
GlGCtricitv
in the town of Southborough under the provisions of section generated in
three of chapter four hundred and eighty-eight of the acts southborough.
of the year eighteen hundred and ninety-five, preference shall
be given to persons or corporations proposing to use all of
such electricity in the town of Southborough: provided, P'ovLso.
that there are responsible persons or corporations so propos-
886 Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 768, 769.
ing to use all the electricity in said town who shall offer to
purchase the same on terms as advantageous as shall be
offered by others not so proposing to use the same ; and the
said board shall, at least ten days before making a contract
for the sale of such electricity, cause to be printed in some
newspaper published in said town a request for proposals
for the purchase of the electricity to be generated and sold
by said board.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved July 7, 1914.
Chap.7QS ^N Act to authorize the city of beverly to incur
INDEBTEDNESS FOR THE PURPOSE OF RELAYING CERTAIN
WATER MAINS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
llntoui street Section 1. The city of Beverly is hereby authorized to
Water Loan, borrow a sum not exceeding ten thousand dollars and to
issue notes or bonds therefor for the purpose of relaying
a water main on Rantoul street in said city. Such notes or
bonds shall be denominated on their face, Beverly, Rantoul
Street Water Loan, Act of 1914; shall be payable b}^ such
annual payments, beginning not more than one year after
the date thereof, as will extinguish each loan within five
years from its date. Said notes or bonds shall bear interest
at a rate not exceeding four and one half per cent per annum,
and shall, except as is otherwise provided herein be issued
in accordance with the provisions of chapter seven hundred
and nineteen of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
thirteen, so far as they apply.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved July 7, 1914-
Chap. 769 An Act to provide for rebuilding the bridge over the
SHAWSHEEN river in the city of LAWRENCE AND FOR
improving the highway leading THERETO.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Rebuilding of Section 1. Thc couutv commissiouers of the county
DriQE© ov6r .„
shawsheen of Esscx, subjcct to the provisious of all general laws appli-
Lawrence. cablc thcrcto, are hereby authorized and directed to rebuild
the bridge over the Shawsheen river in the city of Lawrence
so that the bridge shall be the full width of the lay-out of
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 769. 887
the highway of which it forms a part. Upon the completion Apportion-
of the work the said commissioners shall file in the office of '"*^"
the clerk of courts for the said county a detailed statement,
certified under their hands, of the actual cost of the said
construction, and the clerk shall forthwith transmit an
attested copy thereof to the municipal council of the city
of Lawrence and to the selectmeji of the town of North
Andover, and within thirty days after the filing of the said
statement the city of Lawrence shall pay into the treasury
of the said county twenty-five per cent, and the town of
North Andover shall pay into the treasury of the county ten
per cent of the actual cost of rebuilding the said bridge.
Section 2. The county commissioners of the county of ^'MTrrmiac*""
Essex are hereby authorized to widen the highway knowai as ^t'"®^*-
Merrimac street between the power house of the Bay State
Street Railway Company and the aforesaid bridge, accord-
ing to the lines as laid out by a decree of the county com-
missioners, dated January one, nineteen hundred and six,
and shall build such retaining walls as are needed to support
the fill, and shall do such filling as is necessary to bring the
highway to sub-grade. When the county commissioners
have completed the work of building the retaining wall and
making the fill, as provided by this section, they shall file in
the office of the clerk of courts for the said county a detailed
statement, certified under their hands, of the actual cost of
said retaining walls and fill, and the clerk shall forthwith
transmit an attested copy thereof to the municipal council
of the city of Lawrence, and within thirty days after the
filing of said statement the city of Lawrence shall pay into
the treasury of the county of Essex twenty-five per cent of
the actual cost of constructing such retaining walls and fill.
Section 3. The expense of making the improvements County of
aforesaid shall be borne in the first instance by the county shawsheen
of Essex, and for this purpose, and for the purpose of paying Act^of mt"'
the county's share of the expense, the county commissioners
are hereby authorized to issue from time to time bonds or
notes of the county to an amount not exceeding seventy-five
thousand dollars. Each authorized issue of bonds or notes
shall constitute a separate loan. Such bonds or notes shall
bear on their face the words. County of Essex, Shawsheen
Bridge Loan, Act of 1914; shall be payable by such annual
payments, beginning not more than one year after the date
thereof, as will extinguish each loan within ten years from
its date; and the amount of such annual payment of any
888 Acts, 1914. — Chap. 770.
loan in any year shall not. be less than the amount of the
principal of the loan payable in any subsequent year. The
said bonds or notes shall bear interest at a rate not exceeding
four and one half per cent per annum, payable semi-annually;
and they shall be signed by the treasurer of the county and
countersigned by a majority of the county commissioners.
The county may sell the said securities at public or private
sale, upon such terms and conditions as the county com-
missioners may deem proper, but they shall not be sold for
less than their par value, and the proceeds of the sale shall
be used only for the purposes specified herein.
toan'"^''*°^ Section 4. Said county commissioners at the time of
authorizing said loan shall provide for the payment thereof
in accordance with the provisions of section three of this act;
and a sum sufficient to pay the interest as it accrues on the
bonds or notes issued as aforesaid by the county, and to
make such payments on the principal as may be required
of the county under the provisions of this act, shall be levied
as a part of the county tax of the county of Essex annually
thereafter, in the same manner in which other county taxes
are levied, until the debt incurred by said loan or loans is
extinguished.
Section 5. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
A-pyroved July 7, 1914-
Chap. 770 An Act to provide for the taxation of transfers of
STOCK.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Taxation of SECTION 1. There is hereby imposed and there shall
stock of immediately accrue and be collected an excise as herein
provided on all sales or agreements to sell or memoranda
of sales or deliveries or transfers of shares or certificates
of stock in any domestic or foreign corporation made after
the first day of December, nineteen hundred and fourteen,
whether made upon or shown by the books of the corporation,
or by any assignment in blank, or by any delivery, or by any
paper or agreement or memorandum or other evidence of
transfer or sale, whether or not entitling the holder in any
manner to the benefit of such stock or to secure the future
payment of money or the future transfer of any stock, on
each one hundred dollars of face value or fraction thereof, two
Certain ccuts. It is uot intended by this act to impose an excise upon
tteT^T*^' an agreement evidencing the deposit of stock certificates as
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 770. 889
collateral security for money loaned thereon, which stock transfers
certificates are not actually sold, nor upon such stock cer-
tificates so deposited; nor upon the transfer of stock cer-
tificates of a deceased person to his executor or administrator;
nor upon the transfer of stock certificates by a trustee to his
successor or co-trustee under the same trust.
The payment of the said excise shall be denoted by an Payment of
adhesive stamp or stamps affixed as follows : in case of sale shown by ^
where the evidence of transfer is shown only by the books of ®*^'"''' ''*^''-
the company, the stamp shall be placed upon the said books;
and where the change of ownership is by transfer of a cer-
tificate the stamp shall be placed upon the certificate ; and in
cases of an agreement to sell, or wdiere the transfer is by de-
livery of the certificate assigned in blank, there shall be made
and delivered by the seller to the buyer a bill or memorandum
of sale, to which the stamp provided for by this act shall be
affixed; and every such bill or memorandum of sale or agree-
ment to sell shall show the date thereof, the name of the
seller, the amount of the sale, and the matter or thing to
which it refers, and no further excise is hereby imposed upon
the delivery of the certificate of stock, or upon the actual
issue of a new certificate when the original certificate of stock
is accompanied by the duly stamped memorandum of sale
as herein provided.
Section 2. No person, firm, association or corporation, Saie of stamps
other than a corporation organized under the banking laws ''®^"^*® ■
of this state or under the national bank act of the United
States, or a duly authorized agent of the tax commissioner,
shall sell or ofPer or expose for sale any stamp issued pur-
suant to this act, without first obtaining from the tax com-
missioner his written consent, except that in connection with
a sale of, or agreement to sell, stock a broker or agent of the
principal making such sale or agreement to sell may supply
and affix the stamp or stamps required by this act. No
person shall sell any such stamp for a sum less than the face
value thereof without the written consent of the tax com-
missioner. Any person violating any provision of this section
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Section 3. Adhesive stamps for the purpose of paying stamps to be
the excise provided for by this act shall be prepared by the S[ufre|uiat°ed
tax commissioner, in such form, and of such denominations m^gafonM!Ttc.
and in such quantities as he may from time to time prescribe,
and shall be sold by him to the person or persons desiring to
purchase the same. He shall make provision for the sale of
890
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 770.
Stamps to be
cancelled, etc.,
so as to prevent
re-use.
Tax commis-
sioner to con-
tract for and
to be custodian
of dies, plates,
etc.
When stamp
may be
removed and
again used.
Proviso.
Records of all
sales or trans-
fers of stock to
be kept, etc.
such stamps in such places and at such times as in his judg-
ment may be necessary.
Section 4. In every case where an adhesive stamp is
used to denote the payment of the excise provided for by
this act, the person using or affixing the same shall write or
stamp thereupon the initials of his name and the date upon
which the same is attached or used, and shall cut or perforate
the stamp in a substantial manner, so that the stamp cannot
be used again.
Section 5. The tax commissioner is hereby directed
to make and execute in behalf of the commonwealth con-
tracts for dies, plates and printing necessary for the manu-
facture of the stamps provided for by this act. He shall be
the custodian of the stamps, dies, plates or other material or
thing used in the njanufacture of the said stamps, and all
expenses incurred by him in carrying out the provisions of
this act shall be paid from sums appropriated for that purpose.
Section 6. If any such stamp shall be affixed to any
memorandum of sale with the intention of paying an excise,
but delivery pursuant to the sale shall not be made in con-
formity with the memorandum, then such stamp may be
removed from the memorandum and subsequently used on
some other memorandum of sale : provided, that when so used
there shall be attached to the memorandum, to which said
stamp shall so be affixed, a written statement signed by the
vendor or the agent making the sale, setting forth in detail
the facts justifying such re-use.
Section 7. Every person, firm, association or corporation
making a sale, agreement to sell, delivery, or transfer of
shares or certificates of stock, or conducting or transacting a
brokerage business, shall keep or cause to be kept a true book
of account wherein shall be recorded, plainly and legibly,
the date of making every sale, agreement to sell, delivery or
transfer of shares or certificates of stock, and every trans-
action in relation to any stock; the number of shares, the
total amount covered by every such sale, agreement to sell,
delivery, transfer or transaction, and the name of the other
party thereto; and such book shall at all times be subject to
the inspection of the tax commissioner or of any of his rep-
resentatives between the hours of ten o'clock in the forenoon
and three o'clojck in the afternoon, except on Saturdays,
Sundays and legal holidays. The tax commissioner may,
at any time after a transfer of stock which by the provisions
of this act is subject to an excise, inquire into and ascertain
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 770. 891
whether the excise imposed by the provisions of this act was
paid. For this purpose, the tax commissioner shall have the Books, etc., to
right, and it shall be his duty to examine the books and by ux^om-
papers of any person, firm, association or corporation : j^ro- p^^y°^^^' ^^'
vided, that no bill or memorandum of sale as provided for in
section one of this act need be preserved for the inspection of
the tax commissioner for a longer period than ninety days
after the date thereof. The tax commissioner may enforce
his right to examine the books and papers of any person,
firm, association or corporation by mandamus. Every Penalty,
person, firm, association or corporation refusing to permit
the tax commissioner, or any of his representatives, to inspect
such books or papers or any memoranda or record relating
to any such sale, agreement to sell, delivery or transfer, or
transaction at any time as above provided, or failing to keep
the said book of account, or failing to preserve for ninety
days from the date thereof all bills and memoranda of sales,
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall, for each
offence, be punished by a fine of not less than five hundred
dollars nor more than five thousand dollars, or by imprison-
ment for not less than three months or more than two years,
or by both such fine and imprisonment, at the discretion of
the court.
Section 8. The excise herein provided for may be re- Recovery of
covered in an action brought in the county of Suffolk in the ^^°^^^ ^'
name of the commonwealth, or it may be recovered by an
information in equity in the name of the attorney-general
brought in the supreme judicial court for the county of
Suffolk.
Section 9. No transfer of stock made after the first day Certain trans-
of December in the year nineteen hundred and fourteen on mLde'ba3°s o^f
which an excise is imposed by this act, which excise is not Jnlt'etc!^'""^'
paid at the time of such transfer, shall be made the basis of
any action or legal proceeding, nor shall proof thereof be
offered or received in evidence in any court in this common-
wealth: provided, hotvever, that nothing contained in this Proviso.
section shall apply to proceedings authorized by this act.
Section 10. The excise provided for by this act shall be Saies, etc..
imposed and shall accrue and be collected on all sales or ex^c*i°eThaU
agreements to sell or memoranda of sales or deliveries or efc.'!°with^'^'
transfers of the certificates of participation or shares of all exceptions.
voluntary associations existing under a written instrument or
declaration of trust the beneficial interest under which is
divided into transferable certificates of participation or
892
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 770.
Payment of
claims of
stamps which
have been
erroneously
affixed, etc.
Claims, how
presented.
Board of
appeal.
Tax commis-
sioner may
employ fourth
assistant,
examiners,
etc.
shares; but such excise shall not be imposed upon an agree-
ment evidencing the deposit of certificates of participation
or shares of the nature above stated as collateral security
for money loaned thereon which certificates or shares are
not actually sold, nor upon such certificates or shares so de-
posited, nor upon the transfer of such certificates or shares of
a deceased person to his executor or administrator; nor upon
the transfer of such certificates or shares by a trustee to his
successor or co-trustee under the same trust.
Section 11. If any stamps shall have been affixed
erroneously to any book, certificate of stock or bill or mem-
orandum of sale, the tax commissioner, upon presentation of
a claim for the amount of such stamps, and upon the pro-
duction of evidence satisfactory to him that such stamps
were affixed erroneously so as to cause loss to the persons
making the claim by the said amount, or such part thereof as
he may allow, shall certify to the auditor the amount so
erroneously paid, and the treasurer and receiver general shall
pay said amount without any further act or resolve making
appropriation therefor. Such claims shall be presented to
the tax commissioner in writing duly verified, and shall state
the full name and address of the claimant, the date of the
erroneous affixing, the face value of the stamps, and shall
describe the instrument to which the stamps were affixed,
and shall contain such evidence as may be available upon
which the demand for the repayment is based. Such claims
shall be presented within ninety days after the alleged
erroneous affixing. If the tax commissioner rejects a claim
or any part thereof, the claimant may within thirty days
after the date of the rejection, apply to the board of appeal
established by section sixty-eight of Part III of chapter four
hundred and ninety of the acts of the year nineteen hundred
and nine. Said board of appeal shall thereupon review the
facts in the case, and shall forthwith give a decision in writing
to the claimant and to the tax commissioner; and if the
board grants any repayment to the claimant the amount of
the repayment shall be certified and paid as is herein pro-
vided.
Section 12. For the purpose of carrying out the pro-
visions of this act the tax commissioner may, with the advice
and consent of the governor and council, appoint, and with
their consent remove, a fourth assistant and examiners not
exceeding four in number, and may employ such clerical
and other assistance as he may deem necessary. The fourth
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 771, 772. 893
assistant and the examiners provided for by this act shall be
paid such salaries as the tax commissioner may determine,
with the approval of the governor and council, and they
shall be allowed their necessary travelling and other expenses.
Section 13. All moneys received by the tax commissioner Moneys to be
from the sale of stamps provided for by this act shall be paid treasury"
by him into the state treasury at least once a month. ™°°* '^'
Section 14. The excise provided for by this act shall ^yng^esect
accrue and be payable on and after the first day of December
in the year nineteen hundred and fourteen; but for all other
purposes this act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved July 7, 1914.
An Act making an appropriation for military expenses QJiaj) 771
IN connection with the SALEM FIRE.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. A sum not exceeding twenty-five thousand mmtaf"^*'""'
dollars is hereby appropriated, to be paid out of the treasury expenses in
„,, liii' ,1 !• , '' connection with
or the commonwealth from the ordniary revenue, to meet Saiem sre.
such military expenses as may be incurred by order of the
governor in connection with the late fire in the city of Salem.
Bills therefor shall be approved by the adjutant general and
filed with the auditor of the commonwealth for payment.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved July 7, 1914.
An Act to authorize the town of blackstone to take Qhav 772
ADDITIONAL LAND FOR WATER SUPPLY PURPOSES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section two of chapter six hundred and ^^e^^ed^^'
sixty-one of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and thir-
teen is hereby amended by inserting after the word "town",
in the fifth line, the words: — and Ironstone pond, so-called,
with land bordering thereon or adjacent thereto, in the
town of Uxbridge, or may take a ground water supply by
means of wells, filter galleries or other works from the land
bordering on or adjacent to said Ironstone pond.
Section 2. This act shall take effect after it has been Time of
submitted to the voters of the town of Uxbridge at any ^^i^'^s effect.
town meeting called for the purpose, and accepted at said
meeting by a two thirds vote. The town clerk of Uxbridge
894 Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 773, 774.
shall communicate to the town clerk of Blackstone a certified
copy of the record of such meeting containing the acceptance
or rejection of the provisions of this act.
Approved July 7, 1914-
Chap. 77 S An Act to authorize the city of salem to borrow
MONEY TO REPLACE ABATED TAXES.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
toxes^M^pro^p- Section 1. The assessors of taxes of the city of Salem
b^*^fire in"^"^^*^ ^^^ ^^^ present year, upon the application of any person
city of Salem, alleging that he is aggrieved by the state, county and city
taxes assessed upon him for the present year for the reason
that his taxable property was destroyed or damaged by the
recent conflagration in said city, are authorized to make
such abatements of the taxes which were assessed upon
taxable property so destroyed or damaged as they shall
judge to be just and reasonable.
Revenuf Lo^n, Section 2. The city of Salem for the purpose of replac-
Act of 1914. jng i^s revenue anticipated from taxes wliich may be abated
as provided in section one, and from water rates which may
be rebated on account of the said conflagration, is hereby
authorized to incur indebtedness to an amount not exceeding
one hundred thousand dollars in excess of the statutory limit
of indebtedness of the city, and may from time to time issue
bonds or notes therefor, payable in a period of not more than
ten years from the date of their issue, in the manner provided
by section fourteen of chapter seven hundred and nineteen
of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and tliirteen. Such
bonds or notes shall be signed by the treasurer of the city
and countersigned by a majority of the city council, shall be
denominated on their face, City of Salem Revenue Loan,
Act of 1914, and shall bear interest at a rate not exceeding
four and one half per cent, payable semi-annually.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved Jidy 7, 1914-
Chap. 77 4: An Act to authorize the city of salem to borrow
money for municipal purposes.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs:
City of Salem SECTION 1. The city of Salem, for the purpose of con-
Loan, Act of . ll'l'll- IP 1 ••!
1914. structmg public buildmgs and tor other municipal purposes,
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 775. 895
is hereby authorized to incur indebtedness to an amount not
exceeding seven hundred thousand dollars in excess of the
statutory debt limit of said city, and may from time to
time issue bonds, notes or scrip therefor, payable at periods
not exceeding forty years from the dates of issue. Each
authorized issue shall constitute a separate loan. Such bonds,
notes or scrip shall be signed by the treasurer of said city
and countersigned by a majority of the city council thereof.
They shall be denominated on the face thereof. City of
Salem Loan, Act of 1914, and shall bear interest at a rate
not exceeding four and one half per cent per annum, and shall
be payable serially in accordance with provisions of section
fourteen of chapter seven hundred and nineteen of the acts
of the year nineteen hundred and thirteen.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Ajyproved July 7, 1914-
An Act in addition to the several acts making ap- (JJiqj) 775
propriations for sundry miscellaneous expenses.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are ap- Approprk-
propriated, to be paid out of the treasury of the common-
wealth from the ordinary revenue, unless otherwise specified,
to wit: —
For the salary of the secretary of the commonwealth, as secretary
authorized by chapter five hundred and eighty-nine of the wea°th!"*'°"
acts of the present year, a sum not exceeding one thousand
dollars, the same to be in addition to any amount heretofore
appropriated for the purpose.
For reimbursement of expenses incurred by certain officials Reimburse-
in connection with the giving of bonds to the common- ^rtain officials
wealth, as authorized by chapter six hundred and fifteen of ^''''°° ^°'^'^^'
the acts of the present year and by certain other acts author-
ized in previous years, a sum not exceeding five hundred
dollars, the same to be in addition to any amount hereto-
fore authorized for the purpose.
For the payment of working plans prepared under au- Preparation
thority of chapter fi^'e hundred and twenty of the acts of pLns^etef
the year nineteen hundred and seven and acts in amend-
ment thereof and addition thereto, for the construction
and improvement of buildings in cases where no appropria-
tion has been made, a sum not exceeding forty thousand
dollars.
896
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 775.
Clerical assist-
ance to register
of probate,
Berkshire
county.
Warren P.
Dudley.
Joseph J.
Reilly
Salaries of
elevator men.
Protection of
Winthrop shore
reservation.
Protection of
Great Head.
State house
porters.
Decennial
census.
Court officer
for land court.
For clerical assistance for the register of probate for the
county of Berkshire, as authorized by chapter six hundred
and sixty-three of the acts of the present year, a sum not
exceeding one hundred and forty dollars.
For the salary of Warren P. Dudley, secretary of the civil
service commission, as authorized by chapter six hundred
and sixty-four of the acts of the present year, a sum not
exceeding two hundred thirty-three dollars and thirty-four
cents, the same to be in addition to any amount hereto-
fore appropriated for the purpose.
For the salary of Joseph J. Reilly, chief examiner of the
civil service commission, as authorized by chapter six hun-
dred and sixty-five of the acts of the present year, a sum not
exceeding two hundred thirty-three dollars and thirty-four
cents, the same to be in addition to any amount heretofore
appropriated for the purpose.
For the salary of the elevator men in the state house, as
authorized by chapter six hundred and sixty-seven of the
acts of the present year, a sum not exceeding four hundred
and twenty dollars, the same to be in addition to any amount
heretofore appropriated for the purpose.
For expenses of protecting the northerly part of the Win-
throp shore reservation from damage by the ocean, as author-
ized by chapter six hundred and eighty-two of the acts of
the present year, a sum not exceeding twenty-five thousand
dollars, the same to be paid from the Metropolitan Parks
Maintenance Fund.
For expenses of protecting Great Head, so-called, in the
town of Winthrop, by the construction of a sea wall, as
authorized by chapter six hundred and eighty-three of the
acts of the present year, a sum not exceeding seventeen
thousand dollars, the same to be paid from the Metropolitan
Parks Maintenance Fund.
For compensation of the porters at the state house, as
authorized by chapter six hundred and eighty-four of the
acts of the present year, a sum not exceeding two hundred
and twenty-two dollars, the same to be in addition to any
amount heretofore appropriated for the purpose.
For expenses in the preparation for taking, compiling and
publishing the next decennial census, as authorized by chap-
ter six hundred and ninety-two of the acts of the present
year, a sum not exceeding fifteen thousand dollars.
For the salary of a court officer for the sessions of the
land court, as authorized by chapter six hundred and ninety-
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 775. 897
six of the acts of the present year, a sum not exceeding seven
hundred and forty dollars.
The appropriations heretofore made for salaries and ex- Commission
penses of the commission on economy and efficiency are ancf efficiracy.
hereby made available, to be used under the provisions of
chapter six hundred and ninety-eight of the acts of the
present year, and in addition thereto a sum not exceeding
sixteen hundred and thirty dollars is hereby appropriated
for salaries of members of the board.
For salaries as authorized by chapter seven hundred and dwrkeep^era
ten of the acts of the present year, the following sums in messengers,
addition to those already appropriated for the purposes : —
Doorkeepers and postmaster, two hundred and fifty dollars;
assistant doorkeepers and messengers, twenty-one hundred
sixty-six dollars and sixty-seven cents; additional clerks
for the sergeant-at-arms, forty-one dollars and sixtj^-seven
cents; and sergcant-at-arms' messengers, eighty-three dol-
lars and thirty-four cents.
For publicity in connection with the port of Boston, to be Publicity
expended under the direction of the directors of the port of of'saston.*""^*
Boston, ten thousand dollars, and the appropriations hereto-
fore made are made available to be used under the provi-
sions of chapter seven hundred and twelve of the acts of
the present year and to be paid from the Port of Boston
Fund.
For expenses of committees of the general court, including Expenses of
clerical assistance to certain committees, a sum not exceed- ^°°^™'"®®*-
ing one thousand dollars, the same to be in addition to any
amount heretofore appropriated for the purpose.
For exchange and distribution of public documents, to be Distribution,
expended under the direction of the secretary of the com- d*^umeSts'!''°
monwealth, a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars, the
same to be in addition to any amount heretofore appropriated
for the purpose.
For clerks and expenses in the department of the civil Civii service
^ ^. commission.
service commission, a sum not exceeding seventy-five hun-
dred dollars, the same to be in addition to any amount
heretofore appropriated for the purpose.
To meet a deficiency in the appropriation for erecting and f^'^'Blston*
furnishing a building for one hundred women patients at the state hospital.
Boston state hospital, a sum not exceeding four hundred
ninety-eight dollars and fifty-seven cents.
For maintenance expenses of the Rutland state sana- Rutland state
torium, a sum not exceeding five hundred and fifty dollars, ^^''^*«>""'"-
898
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 775.
State farm.
Reformatory
for women.
l?ent for
quarters for
pupils at
normal school
at Framing-
ham.
Northampton
state hospital.
The Bradford
Durfee Textile
School.
New Bedford
textile school.
Protection of
easterly bank
of Connecticut
Lowell textile
school.
Equipment at
The Bradford
Durfee Textile
School.
Estimates
of cost of
improving
certain
harbors, etc.
the same to be in addition to any amount heretofore appro-
priated for the purpose.
For maintenance expenses at the state farm, a sum not
exceeding twenty-five hundred dollars, the same to be in
addition to any amount heretofore appropriated for the
purpose.
For maintenance of the reformatory for women, a sum not
exceeding seventy-five hundred dollars, the same to be in
addition to any amount heretofore appropriated for the
purpose.
For expenses of renting quarters for pupils of the state
normal school at Framingham, since a certain dormitory was
destroyed by fire, a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars,
the same to be paid from the surplus in the State Normal
School at Framingham, Boarding Hall Fund.
For certain improvements at the Northampton state hos-
pital, as authorized by chapter one hundred and six of the
resolves of the present year, the sum of nine thousand
dollars.
For maintenance expenses of The Bradford Durfee Textile
School of Fall River, as authorized by chapter one hundred
and eleven of the resolves of the present year, the sum of
twenty thousand dollars.
For additional equipment for the New Bedford textile
school, as authorized by chapter one hundred and eight of
the resolves of the present year, the sum of fifteen thousand
seven hundred dollars.
For the protection of the easterly bank of the Connecticut
river in the town of South Hadley, as authorized by chapter
one hundred and nine of the resolves of the present year,
a sum not exceeding four thousand dollars.
For maintenance of the Lowell textile school, as author-
ized by chapter one hundred and ten of the resolves of the
present year, the sum of forty-five thousand dollars, and for
additional equipment of said school, the sum of fifteen thou-
sand dollars.
For certain additional equipment at The Bradford Durfee
Textile School of Fall River, as authorized by chapter one
hundred and seven of the resolves of the present year, the
sum of six thousand nine hundred twenty-two dollars and
twenty-five cents.
For expenses to be incurred by the harbor and land com-
mission in making estimates of the cost of improving certain
harbors and rivers, as authorized by chapter one hundred
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 775. 899
and twelve of the resolves of the present year, a sum not
exceeding ten thousand dollars.
For an annuity for Arthur Shanley, as authorized by Arthur
chapter one hundred and thirteen of the resolves of the °^^'
present year, a sum not exceeding one hundred and sixteen
dollars.
For certain improvements at the state normal school at fp^TOiTt™*'
Fitchburg, as authorized by chapter one hiuidred and four- Fitchburg.
teen of the resolves of the present year, a sum not exceeding
seven thousand dollars.
For an annuity for Fannie S. Butler, as authorized by Faudes.
chapter one hundred and seventeen of the resolves of the
present year, a sum not exceeding sixty-seven dollars and
ninety-two cents.
Towards the cost of a memorial to Commodore Perry, Memorial to
as authorized by chapter one hundred and eighteen of the Perry.
resolves of the present year, the siun of fifteen thousand
dollars.
For an annuity for Timothy Hunt, of Rutland, as author- Timothy Hunt.
ized by chapter one hundred and nineteen of the resolves
of the present year, a sum not exceeding one huntlred eighty-
one dollars and eleven cents.
For the expenses of a state commission to recommend ^''iJ^mSion^
changes in the laws relative to liens and mortgages and tax ^^ changes in
collectors' deeds and the taking of land for taxes, as author- to uens,
ized by chapter one hundred and twenty-one of the resolves
of the present year, a sum not exceeding twenty-five hundred
dollars.
For the improvement and care of the burial place of John Care of burial
S. Hartford, as authorized by chapter one hundred and s.^Hartford.'*
twenty-two of the resolves of the present year, the sum of
seventy-five dollars, to be paid out of the Escheated Estates
Fund.
For Emma A. Allen, as authorized by chapter one hundred fji^™* ^•
and twenty-three of the resolves of the present year, the sum
of one hundred forty-six dollars and fifty-five cents.
For certain improvements at the Northampton state hos- Northampton
pital, as authorized by chapter one hundred and twenty- ^*'**'^ '^o^p'*^'-
four of the resolves of the present year, a sum not exceeding
twelve thousand dollars.
For expenses of repairing the damage done by a recent Repair of
explosion at the pumping station of the metropolitan sewerage East Boston
system in East Boston, as authorized by chapter one hun- su^o^^
dred and twenty-five of the resoh^es of the present year, a
900
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 775.
Massachusetts
School for
the Feeble-
Minded.
State
infirmary.
Gardner state
colony.
Grafton
colony.
Westfield state
sanatorium.
Improvement
of certain
harbors.
Reformatory
for women.
Investigation
of condition of
South bay in
Boston harbor.
Extension of
protective
work on the
Connecticut
river.
Expenses of
investigation
of ice business.
sum not exceeding thirty-five thousand dollars, the same
to be paid from the Metropolitan Sewerage Maintenance
Fund, North System.
For certain improvements at the Massachusetts School
for the Feeble-Minded, as authorized by chapter one hun-
dred and twenty-six of the resolves of the present year, a
sum not exceeding thirty-five hundred dollars.
For certain improvements at the state infirmary, as
authorized by chapter one hundred and twenty-seven of
the resolves of the present year, a sum not exceeding sixteen
hundred dollars.
For certain improvements at the Gardner state colony, as
authorized by chapter one hundred and twenty-eight of
the resolves of the present year, a sum not exceeding fifteen
hundred dollars.
For certain additions to and improvements at the Grafton
colony of the Worcester state asylum, as authorized by
chapter one hundred and twenty-nine of the resolves of the
present year, a sum not exceeding twelve thousand five hun-
dred dollars.
For certain improvements at the Westfield state sana-
torium, as authorized by chapter one hundred and thirty-
one of the resolves of the present year, a sum not exceeding
six thousand four hundred twenty-six dollars and forty-three
cents.
To provide for the improvement of certain harbors, as
authorized by chapter one hundred and thirty-two of the
resolves of the present year, a sum not exceeding fifty-five
thousand dollars.
For certain improvements at the reformatory for women,
as authorized by chapter one hundred and thirty-three of
the resolves of the present year, a sum not exceeding thir-
teen thousand dollars.
For expenses of the commission appointed to investigate
the condition of South bay in Boston harbor, as authorized
by chapter one hundred and thirty-four of the resolves of
the present year, a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars.
For the extension of the protective work on the Connecti-
cut river in the city of Chicopee, as authorized by chapter
one hundred and thirty-five of the resolves of the present
year, a sum not exceeding four thousand dollars.
For expenses of the commission appointed to make certain
investigations relative to the ice business, as authorized by
chapter one hundred aiul thirty-six of the resolves of the
commission.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 776. 901
present year, a sura not exceeding twenty-five hundred
dollars.
For the improvement of Smith's cove in the city of Glouces- improvement
ter, as authorized by chapter one hundred and thirty-seven cove""
of the resolves of the present year, a sum not exceeding five
thousand dollars.
For the expenses of the state forest commission, as author- state forest
ized by chapter seven hundred and twenty of the acts of the
present year, a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars, and
for the purchase and maintenance of forest lands, as author-
ized by the same chapter, a sum not exceeding ten thousand
dollars.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Ayyrowd July 7, 1914-
An Act to authorize the eaton, crane and pike com- Qhn^ 77Q
PANY to maintain A BRIDGE OVER SOUTH CHURCH STREET
IN THE CITY OF PITTSFIELD.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Upon petition, and after seven days' notice Bridge may
printed in at least three newspapers published in the city over Soutlf
of Pittsfield, and a public hearing thereon, the board of alder- ^^cityV/"^^^*
men of the city of Pittsfield may, by a two thirds vote, with ^'"'''fi®!'*-
the approval of the mayor, issue a permit to the Eaton,
Crane and Pike Company of Pittsfield to build and main-
tain a bridge over South Church street in said city, from
the factory of said corporation to the land of the New York,
New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company, on such con-
ditions and subject to such restrictions as the said board may
prescribe. Any permit so issued may be revoked by vote
of the board of aldermen, approved by the mayor. Before
the bridge is constructed the approval of the public service
commission shall be obtained.
Section 2. Any bridge built under a permit granted as Construction,
aforesaid shall be constructed and maintained so as to leave
said street open and unobstructed to a clear height of at least
twenty-two feet above the street surface, and shall not be
more than fifteen feet in width.
Section 3. Any person whose property is damaged hy Damages,
reason of the construction of a bridge as aforesaid may have
the damages determined by a jury upon petition filed in the
superior court within one year after the permit is approved
902
Acts, 1914, — Chap. 777.
by the mayor, as above provided, or within one year after the
construction of the bridge.
Section 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Ajjproved July 7, 1914.
Chap. 777 An Act to establish the salem rebuilding commission.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Salem
Rebuilding
Commission
established.
To have
control of
construction
of public
buildings.
May grant
permits for
erection of
buildings,
regulate the
construction,
etc.
May establish
building line,
lay out streets
and ways, etc.
Section 1. The governor, with the advice and consent
of the council, shall appoint a commission of five persons,
who shall be citizens of Salem, to be known as the Salem Re-
building Commission. Said commissioners shall serve with-
out pay and shall hold office for three years from the date of
their appointment.
Section 2. Said commission shall have charge and con-
trol of the construction of such public buildings as may have
become necessary by reason of the fire of June twenty-fifth
and June twenty-sixth, nineteen hundred and fourteen, and
as may be necessary to meet present and future needs, and
for this purpose shall have authority to take by eminent
domain such land as may be needed in such parts of the city
as it may think proper.
Section 3. In those parts of the city in which buildings
were destroyed by the said fire, said commission and its
agents shall have sole authority to grant permits for the
erection of buildings, and may make regulations as to the
location and size of such buildings and the materials of which
they shall be constructed, and as to what proportion of the
lots of land upon which they stand shall be covered thereb3^
Section 4. The commission may make public improve-
ments in said city by establishing, defining or changing the
boundaries of any public park, square, street, way or side-
walk in said burnt district, and the discontinuing, laying out,
relocating, altering, widening or repairing of any public
way, with or without constructing a sewer therein, and the
establishing of a building line upon a public square or street
between which line and the square or street no building shall
be erected and no other structure maintained, excepting
such steps, windows, verandas and balconies as may be
authorized by the commission.
Said commission shall have authority to discontinue, lay
out, relocate, alter, widen or repair any street or way outside
of said burnt district when the commission shall deem it
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 777. 903
necessary so to do in order properly to carry out the re-
construction and development of Said burnt district. All
such discontinuing, laying out, relocating, altering, widening
and repairing of public parks, squares, streets, ways and
sidewalks shall be performed in accordance with and subject
to the general laws of the commonwealth now or hereafter
in force except as is otherwise provided herein.
Section 5. Said commission shall have authority to take May take land
1 •,!• 1 j_ • • j^ • • 1 by eminent
by emment domam such property as m its opinion may be domain, etc.
needed for any of the purposes mentioned in this act, award-
ing such damages therefor as it shall think proper. Any
takings made under the provisions of this act and the assess-
ment of damages therefor shall be made in the manner pro-
vided by law for the taking of land for highways, except as
is otherwise provided herein. Said commission shall have
authority to make requisition upon the city council of said
city for such sums of money as may be necessary from time
to time properly to carry out, in the opinion of said com-
mission, the powers and duties conferred and imposed upon
it, and upon receiving any such requisition the city council
shall thereupon furnish to the commission the sums of money
specified in the requisition. Said commission shall have au- May make
thority to execute in behalf of the city all agreements and ^°^
contracts that may be necessary to carry out the purposes of
this act, and to employ such persons as it may deem necessary,
and also to require the service of such of the officers and em-
ployees of the city as it may think necessary, and it shall
further have authority to delegate to any of said officers or
employees such of the powers and duties conferred and im-
posed upon the commission by this act as it may think proper.
Said commission shall also have such other rights, powers and
duties as may be conferred and imposed upon it, from time
to time, by the city council of Salem.
Section 6. If a vacancy shall occur in the membership Fining of
of said commission, the governor, with the advice and consent memberehip.
of the council, shall fill the vacancy for the unexpired period.
Section 7. The city of Salem through the commission cityofSaiem
hereby created is hereby further authorized to take in fee J^Xfn plrceis
for the purpose of laying out, widening or relocating highways °^ '^'^^' ^'*-
or streets, the following parcels of land in Salem wdth the
structures thereon: —
(a) The whole or any part of the land bounded northerly
by Harbor street, easterly by Prince street, southerly by
Lagrange street and westerly by Salem street.
904
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 778.
Remainder of
property taken
may be sold,
etc.
Purposes for
which money
received from
sale of lands
shall be used.
(6) The whole or any part of the land bounded northerly
by LjTich street, easterly by East Gardner street, southerly
by Leavitt street and westerly by Pingree street.
(c) The whole or any part of the land bounded northerly
by Harbor street, easterly by Congress street, southerly by
Leavitt and Lagrange streets and westerly by Prince street.
(d) The whole or any part of the land bounded easterly.
by Central street, southerly by South river, westerly by
Lafayette street and South river and northerly by the junction
of Central and Front streets.
Section 8. After so much of the aforesaid land and other
property as is needed has been taken and appropriated by
the city for the purposes aforesaid, the city may sell the
remainder for value, with or without suitable restrictions.
Section 9. All moneys received from the sale of lands
in accordance with the provisions of section eight of this
act, shall be applied in payment of the cost of laying out,
widening or relocating hereby provided for, or of the debt
incurred therebj^
Section 10. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved July 7, 1914-
Agreements
between
employees,
etc., for
purpose of
bettering their
condition not
unlawful.
Chap. 77 8 An Act to make lawful certain agreements between
EMPLOYEES AND LABORERS, AND TO LIMIT THE ISSUING
OF INJUNCTIONS IN CERTAIN CASES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. It shall not be unlawful for persons employed
or seeking employment to enter into any arrangements,
agreements or combinations with the view of lessening the
hours of labor or of increasing their wages or bettering their
condition; and no restraining order or injunction shall be
granted by any court of the commonwealth or by any judge
thereof in any case between an employer and employees, or
between employers and employees, or between persons em-
ployed and persons seeking employment, or involving or
growing out of a dispute concerning terms or conditions of
employment, or any act or acts done in pursuance thereof,
unless such order or injunction be necessary to prevent
irreparable injury to property or to a property right of the
party making the application, for which there is no adequate
remedy at law; and such property or property right shall be
particularly described in the application, which shall be
sworn to by the applicant or by his agent or attorney.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 779. 905
Section 2. In construing this act, the right to enter into Act construed.
the relation of employer and employee, to change that re-
lation, and to assume and create a new relation for employer
and employee, and to perform and carry on business in such
relation with any person in any place, or to do work and
labor as an employee, shall be held and construed to be a
personal and not a property right. In all cases involving the
violation of the contract of employment either by the em-
ployee or employer where no irreparable damage is about
to be committed upon the property or property right of
either, no injunction shall be granted but the parties shall be
left to their remedy at law.
Section 3. No persons who are employed or seeking em- Persons
ployment or other labor shall be indicted, prosecuted or tried sSch"g?eement,
in any court of the commonwealth for entering into any fodicted,*^tc^!
arrangement, agreement, or combination between themselves un{awf^**^
as such employees or laborers, made with a view of lessening
the number of hours of labor or increasing their wages or
bettering their condition, or for any act done in pursuance
thereof, unless such act is in itself unlawful.
Approved July 7, 1914-
An Act to provide for the improvement of a highway Qfidj) 779
IN the towns of SOUTHBRIDGE, DUDLEY AND WEBSTER.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The Massachusetts highway commission is improvement
hereby authorized to expend the sum of ten thousand dollars townl oT^ "*
during the present year in the construction and improvement Dudk>y"a1fd'
of the highway called the River road, leading from South- ^^^^ster.
bridge to Webster, through the town of Dudley, in order
that said way may be made safe and convenient for public
travel. Neither said way nor any part thereof shall thereby
become a state highway, but the way shall be maintained and
kept in good repair by the town or towiis in which it is situated
until such time as it shall become a state highway. This act
shall not be construed as prohibiting the laying out and con-
struction of said way or any part thereof as a state highway
under the laws applicable thereto whenever said commission
shall deem it expedient so to do. Any miexpended balance
of the sum hereby authorized to be expended may be used in
the succeeding year for the same purpose.
Section 2. The cost and expense incurred under the Apportion-
provisions of this act shall be borne as follows: the county of """"* °^ *'*'^*'
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Acts, 1914. — Chap. 780.
County may
borrow money.
State
Highway
Loan.
Detailed
statement of
cost to be
filed, etc.
Worcester shall pay twenty-five per cent and the common-
wealth shall pay seventy-five per cent.
Section 3. For the purpose of meeting the expenditures
to be borne by the county of Worcester under the provisions
of this act, the county commissioners of the said county are
hereby authorized to borrow, from time to time, on the credit
of the county, such sums as may be necessary.
Section 4. For the purpose of meeting the expenditures
hereby authorized, the treasurer and receiver general is hereby
empowered, with the approval of the governor and council,
to issue bonds or certificates of indebtedness to an amount not
exceeding ten thousand dollars for a term not exceeding fifteen
years. Such bonds or certificates of indebtedness shall be
issued as registered bonds or with interest coupons attached,
and shall bear interest at a rate not exceeding four per cent
per annum, payable semi-annually. They shall be desig-
nated on their face, State Highway Loan, shall be counter-
signed by the governor and shall be deemed a pledge of the
faith and credit of the commonwealth; and the principal
and interest thereof shall be paid at the time specified therein
in gold coin of the United States or its equivalent. They
shall be sold at public auction, or disposed of in such other
manner, at such times and prices, in such amounts and at
such rates of interest, not exceeding the rate above specified,
as shall be deemed best.
Section 5. Upon the completion of said way, the high-
way commission shall cause to be filed in the office of the
clerk of courts for the county of Worcester, a detailed state-
ment of the cost of said way and any damages resulting from
the construction thereof. Within sixty days after the filing
of the said report, the county of Worcester shall pay into
the treasury of the commonwealth its proportion of said
expenses.
Section 6. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Ayjproved July 7, 1914-
Chap.7S0 An Act to provide for the construction of a bridge
over the CHARLES RIVER BETWEEN THE CITY OF BOSTON
AND THE TOWN OF WATERTOW^N AT NORTH BEACON STREET.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The metropolitan park commission is hereby
authorized and directed to remove the existing bridge over
Construction
of new bridge
over the
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 780. 907
the Charles river, between the city of Boston and the town Charles river
of Watertown, known as the North Beacon street bridge, and Beacon street.
to construct a new bridge with suitable approaches at or
near the site of the present bridge. The said commission
shall construct any necessary approaches to said bridge on
each end thereof; may construct a temporary highway bridge
to be used by vehicles, pedestrians and street cars or may
repair and strengthen the existing bridge so that it may be
used temporarily for such purpose during the construction
of the new bridge; shall cause any necessary dredging to be
done; and shall take, or acquire by purchase or other\\dse,
such lands or rights for the approaches to said bridge as it
shall deem necessary for carrying out the provisions of this
act, and shall cause all lands so acquired to be properly filled
and graded. Said bridge shall be constructed without a draw,
provided that the consent of the United States is obtained,
and shall be at least twelve feet above the ordinary level of
the water in the basin over the main channel. The plans of
said bridge shall be approved by the secretary of war of the
United States, the mayor of the city of Boston, the selectmen
of the town of Watertown and the said commission. Said
bridge shall be constructed and maintained for the joint use
of the highways of said city and town and the metropolitan
reservations, roads and boulevards along and near said river
in said city and town; and the bridge shall be maintained
for any purposes for which said highways or park roads or
reservations may be used. The position of the tracks, poles
and wires of the 'street railway company which are to be con-
structed on said bridge shall, prior to the completion of the
construction of the bridge, be determined by said commis-
sion.
Section 2. Said bridge shall be suitable for all the pur- width and
poses of ordinary travel; shall be not less than seventy-five prescribed,
feet in width, and shall be constructed of concrete, stone or ®*'''
other masonry. No compensation for displacement of tide
water or for occupying any lands or flats of the common-
wealth shall be required from the city of Boston or the town
of Watertown.
Section 3. The approaches to said bridge shall be laid ^"approaches.
out by said commission as a highway not less than seventy-
five feet in width at its proximity to the abutments of said
bridge at either end. In laying out the approaches to said
bridge said commission shall have the same authority to de-
termine the value of and to assess upon real estate the amount
908
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 780.
Cost to be paid
by common-
wealth in first
instance.
Proviso.
Apportion-
ment of cost.
of betterments accruing to said real estate by reason of any
taking of land made by said commission under the provisions
of this act for either of the approaches to said bridge, which
is now conferred upon the city of Boston and the town of
Watertown, respectively, in respect to betterments assessed
for the taking of land for the laying out of highways, and said
commission shall also have the same power with respect to
the abatement of any such betterments which the city of
Boston and the town of Watertown, respectively, now have
in respect to the abatement of betterments assessed for the
taking of land for the laying out of highways.
Section 4. The cost of laying out and constructing
said approaches, including any damages awarded or paid
on account of any taking of land or property therefor or for
damage to any property and any sums paid for land or rights
purchased, the cost of construction of the abutments and
other parts of said bridge, the cost of changing the channel
of said river, the cost of the temporary highway bridge or
the cost of repairing and strengthening the existing bridge
for temporary use, and the salaries and wages of all employees
of said commission, including all other expenses incurred in
carrying out the provisions of this act, shall be deemed to
be the cost of construction of said bridge and shall in the first
instance be paid by the commonwealth: iwovided, however,
that said cost shall not exceed one hmidred and seventy-five
thousand dollars, and the treasurer and receiver general
of the commonwealth is hereb}'^ authorized to borrow on the
credit of the commonwealth such sums of monej^ as may from
time to time be required for the said cost, as certified to him
by said commission, and may issue notes or bonds of the
commonwealth therefor, and shall make payments from
time to time on account of work done under this act, on the
order of the said commission.
Section 5. When said bridge and its approaches are
completed and the full cost thereof ascertained, after de-
ducting therefrom any amounts paid or to be paid for land
damages or for damages to property and for the purchase of
land or rights, with interest and costs, the following parties
shall each be assessed and contribute the following per-
centages of the remainder of the total amount paid by the
commonwealth therefor, including interest, to wit: — the
city of Boston thirty-five per cent, the town of Watertown
thirty-five per cent, the county of Middlesex five per cent,
the commonwealth of Massachusetts ten per cent and the
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 780. 909
Newtonville and Watertown Street Railway Company, to
which a double track location on said bridge shall be granted,
provided that it agrees to pay the percentage of the cost
hereinafter specified, fifteen per cent. The amount due
from each of said parties, upon certification of the same by
the treasurer of the commonwealth, shall be paid into the
treasury of the commonwealth at such times as the treasurer
shall designate.
Section G. All amounts paid or to be paid for land damage! °^
damages or for damages to property, and the amount paid
for land or rights taken or purchased for the purposes of this
act, within the limits of the city of Boston, together with
costs and interest thereon, shall be paid by the city of Boston,
and all amounts paid or to be paid for land damages or for
damages to property and the amount paid for land or rights
taken or purchased for the purposes of this act within the
town of Watertown, together with costs and interest thereon,
shall be paid by the town of Watertown, and the amounts
due from said city and town, upon certification by the treas-
urer of the commonwealth, shall be paid into the treasury
of the commonwealth at such times as the treasurer shall
designate.
Section 7. To meet the payments required to be made County com-
by the county of jMiddlesex under the provisions of this act, Middlesex
the county commissioners of said county may borrow from borrow moLy,
time to time, on the credit of the county, a sum not exceed- '^*'^-
ing eighty-seven hundred and fifty dollars, and may issue
the bonds or notes of the county therefor, payable by such
annual payments, beginning not more than one year after
the date of each loan, as will extinguish each loan within ten
years from its date; and the amount of such annual pay-
ment of any loan in any year shall not be less than the amount
of the principal of the loan payable in any subsequent year.
Each authorized issue of bonds or notes shall constitute a
separate loan. Said bonds or notes shall bear interest not
exceeding four and one half per cent per annum, payable
semi-annually.
Section 8. The city of Boston is hereby authorized ^'^y 9^ ^''^*°''
„ . . , '' , . may issue
to issue from tune to time bonds or notes of said city, bearing bonds or notes,
interest at a rate not exceeding four and one half per cent
per annum, to such amount, not exceeding sixty-one thou-
sand two hundred and fifty dollars, as may be necessary to
meet the payments required to be made by the city on account
of the construction of said bridge and its approaches.
910
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 780.
Town of
Watertown,
North Beacon
Street Bridge
Loan, Act of
1914.
Determination
of damages
by a jury.
Provisos.
Appointment
of commission-
ens, etc.
Section 9. The town of Watertown is hereby authorized
to issue from time to time bonds or notes of said town to
such amount, not exceeding sixty-one thousand two hundred
and fifty dollars, as may be necessary to meet the payments
required to be made by the town on account of the construc-
tion of said bridge and its approaches. Such bonds or notes
shall bear on their face the words, Town of Watertown,
North Beacon Street Bridge Loan, Act of 1914, and shall be
payable by such annual payments, beginning not more than
one year after the date of each loan, as will extinguish each
loan within twenty years from its date; and the amount of
such annual payment of any loan in any year shall not be
less than the amount of the principal of the loan pa^^able in
any subsequent year. Each authorized issue of bonds or
notes shall constitute a separate loan. Said bonds or notes
shall bear interest at a rate not exceeding four and one half
per cent per annum, payable semi-annually, shall be signed
by the treasurer and countersigned by a majority of the
selectmen of the town, and they shall not be reckoned in
determining the statutory limit of indebtedness of the town.
The town may sell such bonds or notes at public or private
sale upon such terms and conditions as the treasurer may
deem expedient, but they shall not be sold for less than their
par value; and the proceeds shall be used only for the pur-
poses specified in this act.
Section 10. Any person entitled by law to damages for
the taking of or injury to his property under the authority
of this act may have the same determined by a jury in the
superior court for the county of Suffolk or for the county of
Middlesex, on petition therefor, in the same manner in
which damages are determined for the taking of lands for
highways in the city of Boston and toM'^n of Watertown, re-
spectively: provided, that any action brought for such
damages on account of any property in the county of Suffolk
shall be heard and determined in that county; and provided,
further, that any owner or lessee of property abutting on the
Charles river above the bridge to be built under authority of
this act shall be entitled to adequate compensation for
damages, if any, caused to said property or leasehold interest
therein by reason of the interference with access b}^ water to
said property due to the construction of said bridge without
a draw. I^pon petition of any such owner or lessee entitled
to such damages, filed in the supreme judicial court within
one year after said bridge without a draw is opened for public
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 780. 911
travel, said court shall appoint three commissioners to hear
the parties in interest and to assess the damages to said
property; and the decision of said commissioners as to the
amount of damages and as to questions of fact involved
shall be final.
Section 11. When the said bridge and its approaches Control of
are completed, and all work contemplated by tliis act has in commission.
been performed, the care and control of said bridge and
approaches shall vest in a commission consisting of the ma^'or
of the city of Boston and the chairman of the selectmen of
the town of Watertown for the time being. Said commission
shall have charge of managing, maintaining and keeping in
repair said bridge and approaches, except that the part of
said bridge occupied by said street railway compan;v^ with
its tracks, and eighteen inches on either side thereof, shall
be kept in repair by the said street railway company; and
after the completion of said bridge said commission shall
also have the exclusive authority to authorize poles, wires
and other structures to be placed thereon, and in such place
and manner as said commission may deem proper.
Section 12. The street railway company having a loca- Maintenance
tion on said bridge shall at its own expense maintain and keep orbridge!"^
in repair that part of said bridge and its approaches occupied
by said company with its tracks, and eighteen inches on either
side thereof; and said company shall be liable for all damages
recovered in any action at law by reason of any defect or
want of repair in that part of said bridge and its approaches
which it is required to maintain and keep in repair. The
city of- Boston shall, at its own expense, maintain and keep
in repair that part of said bridge and its approaches lying in
said city, exclusive of that part which the street railway
company is required to maintain and keep in repair, and
shall pay all damages recovered in any action at law by
reason of any defect or want of repair in said part. The
town of Watertown shall at its own expense maintain and
keep in repair all that part of said bridge and its approaches
lying in said town, exclusive of that part which the street
railway company is required to maintain and keep in repair,
and shall pay all damages recovered in any action at law by
reason of any defect or want of repair in said part.
Section 13. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved July 7, 1914-
912
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 781.
Board of
education may
purchase new
site for state
normal art
school.
Chap. 7 81 An Act relative to the acquisition of a new site and
TO the construction of new buildings for the state
NORMAL ART SCHOOL.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The board of education is hereby authorized
to expend a sum not exceeding two hundred and fifty thou-
sand dollars, together with any moneys that may be received
as gifts by said board, or by the sale or exchange of the
present school property, for the taking or purchase of a
tract of land as a new site for the state normal art school ; for
investigations, plans and specifications in connection with
proposed new buildings thereon; and for the release and
conveyance of the present site on Newbury and Exeter
streets: provided, that no land shall be acquired for a new
site or the present site be disposed of by the board without
the approval of the governor and council.
Section 2. For the purpose of carrying out the provisions
of section one of this act, the board may, in the name and
behalf of the commonwealth, from time to time, take or
acquire by purchase or otherwise such lands, buildings and
rights in land, in addition to those already acquired, as in
its opinion may be necessary to accomplish the purposes of
this act. In the event of the taking of any lands, buildings
or rights in land by said board, the board shall file in the
proper registry of deeds a description thereof, sufficiently
accurate for identification, with a statement signed by the
board, or by a majority thereof, that the same are taken
under the provisions of this act, in the name and behalf of
the commonwealth; and the said act and time of filing shall
be deemed to be the act and time of the taking of such lands,
buildings or rights in land and shall be sufficient notice to
all persons that the same have so been taken. The title to
the lands, buildings and rights in land so taken shall vest in
the commonwealth and its assigns forever. The common-
wealth shall pay all damages sustained by any person by
reason of any taking under authority of this act. Said board
shall estimate the damages for such taking and submit the
estimate to the governor and council for approval, and may,
with the approval of the governor and council, agree with
any such person upon the damages to be paid for such taking.
If said damages cannot so be agreed upon, such person
may, within two years after the taking, file in the clerk's
office of the superior court for the county or counties whbrein
Proviso.
May acquire
lands, build-
ings, etc.
Description
of property
taken to be
recorded, etc.
Damages.
Proceedings in
case parties
cannot agree.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 781. 913
said lands shall be taken a petition for the determination of
the damages, and thereupon the court shall appoint a com-
mission consisting of three disinterested persons to whom
the petition shall be referred, and who shall determine the
damages and report thereon to the court. Said board shall,
upon approval of the governor and council of its estimates
of damages, or upon the filing of any determination made by
a commission as aforesaid, offer, in behalf of the common-
wealth, to pay the person sustaining the damages the amount
so estimated or determined; and if such person shall, in
accordance with such notice and within one year after being
so notified, deliver a satisfactory release of the damages
to the board, the board shall certify to the treasurer of
the commonwealth the amount to be paid to such person,
and the treasurer shall pay the same. Said board or any Person
person whose property is taken under the right of eminent claim trial by
domain, if dissatisfied with any determination of damages ^'^'^^' ^^'
made by any commission, may, within one year after the
time when such determination is filed in court, file in said
court a claim for a trial by jury to determine the damages,
and thereupon the damages shall be determined by a jury
in said court in the same manner as if the petition had come
before a jury for its determination of damages in the first
instance. The commissioners shall receive such compensa-
tion as may be determined by the court. If, upon hearing
by the commissioners or upon trial, damages are increased
beyond the amount which the commonwealth offered to pay
therefor prior to the appointment of the commission or to
the trial, as the case may be, the person sustaining damage
by reason of the taking shall recover costs; otherwise the
person shall pay costs, and costs shall be taxed as in civil
cases.
Section 3. For the purpose of carrying out the provisions Sum which
of section one of this act, the board of education is hereby Spended for
authorized to expend out of the said sum of two hundred pro^ismns^of
and fifty thousand dollars specified in section one, a sum not section one.
exceeding five thousand dollars, for the purpose of mak-
ing necessary investigations and of providing necessary
plans and specifications in connection with the submission
of estimates to the general court for appropriations relative
to the erection of proposed buildings for the state normal
art school.
Section 4. For the purpose of carrying out the provi- Board may seii
*^ *-' ■*■ or CODV6V
sions of section one of this act, the board of education is certain parcel
of land, etc.
914 Acts, 1914. — Chap. 782.
hereby authorized, with the approval of the governor and
council, to sell or exchange and convey the parcel of land
' with the building thereon situated in the Back Bay, so-called,
in the city of Boston, bounded and described as follows, to
wit : — Beginning at a point in the southerly line of New-
bury street and in the westerly line of Exeter street; thence
southerly and along the said westerly line of said Exeter
street one hundred and twelve feet to a passageway sixteen
feet wide; thence westerly along the northerly line of said
passageway one hundred and thirty-nine feet; thence north-
erly, and parallel with the course first described, one hun-
dred and twelve feet to the southerly line of Newbury
street aforesaid; and thence easterly along said southerly
line of said Newbury street one hundred and thirty-nine feet
to the point of beginning: containing fifteen thousand five
hundred and sixty-eight square feet of land; also all that
part of said passageway sixteen feet wide that lies north-
erly of its centre line and between the easterly and westerly
lines of said premises extended, and being the same premises
conveyed to said board of education by deed dated July
ninth, eighteen hundred and eighty-five, and recorded with
Suffolk Deeds, in Book sixteen hundred and eighty-seven,
page two hundred and eighty-nine; and such conveyance
by said board of education shall convey all the title of the
commonwealth thereto, free and discharged of all trusts,
but said conveyance shall contain restrictions to conform
to the restrictions contained in the deeds heretofore given
by the commonwealth to private purchasers of land on New-
bury street and Exeter street,
be^xpiildecf ^^ Section 5. Of the amount authorized by section one of
during present this act, a sum uot exceeding one hundred and fifty thousand
dollars may be expended during the present year and one
hundred thousand dollars during the fiscal year nineteen
hundred and fifteen.
Section 6. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved July 7, 191 4-
Chap. 7 82 An Act to amend the building law of the city of boston.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
amended.*^' Section 1. Section nine of chapter five hundred and
fifty of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and seven is
hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the follow-
ing:— Single and two-family dwellings not to be occupied,
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 782. 915
or intended, arranged or designed to be occupied, by more
than two families, may be built of third class construction
in all parts of the city of Boston not included in the building
limits of said city as they existed prior to the twenty-second
day of September in the year nineteen hundred and thirteen ;
but no such building shall occupy more than sixty per cent
of the area of the lot upon which it is situated, and all such
buildings shall be constructed with pitched roofs not less
than thirty degrees with the horizontal, — so as to read as
follows: — Section 9. The building limits of the city of f^l^^°^^^
Boston as they now exist shall continue until changed by
ordinance, and the city council may by ordinance from
time to time extend and define said building limits, and may
establish other limits in any part of the city within which
every building built after the establishment thereof shall
be of the first or second class. This restriction shall not
apply to wharves, nor to buildings not exceeding twenty-
seven feet in height on wharves, nor to market sheds or
market buildings not exceeding such height, nor to elevators
for the storage of coal or grain, if the external parts of such
buildings, elevators, or other structures are covered with
slate, tile, metal, or other equally fireproof material, and the
mode of construction and the location thereof are approved
by the commissioner. Temporary structures to facilitate
the prosecution of any authorized work may be erected under
such conditions as the commissioner may prescribe.
Single and two-family dwellings not to be occupied, or Construction
intended, arranged or designed to be occupied, by more than ^io-ffmify "^
two families, may be built of third class construction in all «^^^"'°s^-
parts of the city of Boston not included in the building limits
of said city as they existed prior to the twenty-second day
of September in the year nineteen hundred and thirteen;
but no such building shall occupy more than sixty per cent
of the area of the lot upon which it is situated, and all such
buildings shall be constructed with pitched roofs not less
than thirty degrees with the horizontal.
Section 2. Section twelve of said chapter five hundred e?f '^"endid
and fifty, as amended by chapter three hundred and sixty-
nine of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and twelve, is
hereby further amended by adding at the end thereof the
following: — All walls, piers and columns acting as sup-
ports below the first floor of all buildings hereafter built shall
be of masonry or metal. In all buildings hereafter erected,
where outside means of egress are to be constructed, the
916
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 782.
Require-
ments for
all buildings.
Supports
during con-
struction.
Enforcement
of provisions.
Discharge of
roof water.
Chimney
flues.
Access to
roof.
building commissioner may order, when he deems it neces-
sary, all the window openings in the same to be protected by
metal frames and sash and wire glass, and all doors leading
to such outside means of egress and the frames of the same
to be of metal or metal covered. If doors are glazed, they
shall be glazed with wire glass. Every kitchen, kitchenette
or room used or adapted to be used for cooking purposes
either by coal, gas or oil stoves, in every building hereafter
erected, remodelled or enlarged, shall be not less than eight
feet in the least dimension. Every such kitchen, kitchenette
or room to be used for cooking purposes shall be lighted and
ventilated by window openings in an external wall direct
to the open air, and such window openings shall equal in
size in the aggregate at least one eighth of the area of the
floor of such room. When gas, coal or oil stove ovens, broilers
or water heaters are connected to a ventilating flue, the flue
shall be constructed of brick walls not less than eight inches
thick, or with walls four inches thick lined with terra-cotta
flue lining at least one inch thick. The building commissioner
may order the basements of any mercantile building here-
after erected to be provided with a system of automatic
sprinklers, approved by him as to location, arrangement
and efficiency, — so as to read as follows: — Section 12.
No building, structure or foundation shall be constructed or
altered without a permit, and such work shall be done in
accordance with drawings bearing the approval of the com-
missioner.
Every structure in process of construction, alteration,
repair or removal, and every neighboring structure or por-
tion thereof affected by such process or by any excavation,
shall be sufficiently supported during such process.
The commissioner may take such measures as the public
safety requires to carry these provisions into effect.
All buildings shall have leaders sufficient to discharge the
roof water in such a manner as not to flow upon any public
way or any neighboring property. Such leaders may project
into a public way not over seven inches.
Every chimney flue shall be carried to a height sufficient
to protect adjoining buildings from fire and smoke, and,
unless the roof is covered with incombustible material, shall
extend at least four feet above the highest point of contact
with the roof.
Every permanent building more than twenty feet high
having a flat roof shall have permanent means of access
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 782. 917
to the roof from the inside by an opening not less than two
feet by three feet, with a fixed step-ladder.
Every building shall have, with reference to its height. Means of
condition, construction, surroundings, character of occupa- ^^^^'
tion and number of occupants, reasonable means of egress
in case of fire, satisfactory to the commissioner, except that
in all factories or workshops hereafter built or altered, of
second 'class construction, where ten or more persons are
employed above the second floor, one exit shall consist of
a fireproof stairway enclosed in incombustible material. No
building hereafter erected shall be occupied or permitted to
be occupied until said means of egress have been provided
in accordance with plans and drawings approved by the
building commissioner.
Water pipes in every building shall be properly protected Water pipes.
from frost.
All chimneys of masonry construction shall have walls chimneys,
at least eight inches thick, or be constructed of four-inch ^^'
brick walls with a suitable flue lining.
Every building used for habitation shall have such num- Water-ciosets.
ber of water-closets as the board of health may require;
every building where persons are employed shall have at
least one water-closet for every twenty persons therein
employed, and in any building where both sexes are employed,
separate accommodations shall be furnished for men and
women. Every enclosure containing one or more water-
closets shall be provided with adequate ventilation to the
outer air either by window or by suitable light shaft.
In every first and second class building all of the outside Outside finish.
finish shall be of incombustible material, except window and
door frames, and except finish about show windows in the
first story. Where store fronts are carried up more than one
story the columns and lintels shall be of, or finished with,
incombustible material; but in no case shall store fronts
be carried more than two stories unless the same are con-
structed and finished throughout with fireproof material,
except window and door frames.
Every ventilating flue shall be constructed of, or lined flu°*'^*'°^
with, incombustible material.
Every floor in second class buildings shall have its beams Floors.
tied to the walls and to each other with wrought iron straps
or anchors at least three eighths of an inch thick by one and
one half inches wide, and not less than eighteen inches long,
so as to form continuous ties across the building not more
918
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 782.
Headers or
trimmers.
Walls, piers
and columns.
Window
openings,
doors, etc.
Kitchens, etc.
Basements of
mercantile
buildings to
have automatic
sprinklers.
1907, 550, § 13,
amended.
than ten feet apart. Walls running parallel, or nearly parallel,
with floor beams shall be properly tied once in ten feet to
the floor beams by iron straps or anchors of the size above
specified.
Every wooden header or trimmer more than four feet
long, carrying a floor load of over seventy pounds per square
foot, shall, at connections with other beams, be framed or
hung in stirrup irons, and joint-bolted. All tail beams and
similar beams of wood shall be framed or hung in stirrup
irons.
All walls, piers and columns acting as supports below the
first floor of all buildings hereafter built shall be of masonry
or metal. In all buildings hereafter erected, where outside
means of egress are to be constructed, the building commis-
sioner may order, when he deems it necessary, all the window
openings in the same to be protected by metal frames and
sash and wire glass, and all doors leading to such outside
means of egress and the frames of the same to be of metal or
metal covered. If doors are glazed, they shall be glazed
with wire glass. Every kitchen, kitchenette or room used or
adapted to be used for cooking purposes either by coal, gas
or oil stoves, in every building hereafter erected, remodelled
or enlarged, shall be not less than eight feet in the least
dimension. Every such kitchen, kitchenette or room to be
used for cooking purposes shall be lighted and ventilated
by window openings in an external wall direct to the open
air, and such window openings shall equal in size in the aggre-
gate at least one eighth of the area of the floor of such room.
When gas, coal or oil stove ovens, broilers or water heaters
are connected to a ventilating flue, the flue shall be con-
structed of brick walls not less than eight inches thick, or
with walls four inches thick lined with terra-cotta flue lining
at least one inch thick. The building commissioner may
order the basements of any mercantile building hereafter
erected to be provided with a system of automatic sprin-
klers, approved by him as to location, arrangement and
efiiciency.
Section 3. Section thirteen of said chapter five hundred
and fifty is hereby amended by striking out the words
"within or without", in the first line of the second paragraph,
and inserting in place thereof the word : — outside, — and by
adding at the end of the fourteenth paragraph the follow-
ing:— No combustible partition shall be within four feet
of the sides and back or within six feet of the front of any
boiler, carrying a pressure of over ten pounds, unless the
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partition is covered vnth. incombustible material which
extends to the full height of the partition from the end or
back of the boiler to at least five feet in front of it. In such
case the distance shall be not less than two feet from all the
sides and five feet from the front of the boiler, and all lath
and plaster and wooden ceiling beams over the boiler and
to a distance of not less than four feet in front of all such
boilers shall be covered with incombustible material.
Said section is hereby further amended by adding at the
end thereof the following : — No material other than brick,
tile, slate, metal, asbestos shingles or slag shall hereafter
be used to cover or roof any building, or the tops and sides
and outsides of the frames of any dormer window, or any
other projection of the roof of any building, except wooden
cornices on wooden frame buildings, but on flat roofs com-
position or tar and gravel may be used or such other quality
of fire-resisting roofing as the commissioner may authorize.
Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the
use of materials approved by the commissioner for repairing
any roof now covered with wooden shingles, provided that
the building is not altered in height or otherwise generally
reconstructed, nor to prohibit covering with such approved
materials the roofs of buildings less than sixteen feet in
height.
No part of any first or second class building hereafter
erected, except the eaves and cornices, shall be nearer than
five feet to the line of any adjoining lot on any side on which
such building has any opening in the outer wall thereof
unless all such openings are protected by wire glass set in
metal frames and sash, — so as to read as follows : — Section Prohibitions.
13. No alteration or repair of a wooden building within the
building limits shall be made without a permit from the com-
missioner, and no permit to increase the height or ground area
of such a building shall be granted, nor shall a permit for
alterations or repairs be granted if the estimated cost of the
proposed alterations or repairs exceeds one half of the cost
of a like new building.
No wooden building, outside the building limits, shall be
moved to any position within the building limits.
No recess or chase shall be made in any external or party
wall so as to leave the thickness at the back less than eight
inches.
No roof or floor timber entering a party wall shall have
less than four inches of solid brickwork between it and the
end of any other timber.
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Prohibitions.
No part of any roof shall be constructed in such a manner
as to discharge snow, ice, or other material upon a public
street or alley.
No elevated staging or stand for observation purposes
shall be constructed or occupied upon the roof of any build-
ing.
No chimney shall be corbelled from a wall more than the
thickness of the wall.
No chimney shall be hung from a wall which is less than
twelve inches thick.
No masonry shall rest upon wood, except piles and mud
sills.
No part of any floor timber shall be within two inches of
any chimney.
No studding or furring shall be within one inch of any
chimney.
No furnace or boiler for heating shall be placed upon a
wooden floor.
No smoke pipe shall project through any external wall or
window.
No steam, furnace, or other hot air pipes shall be carried
within one inch of any woodwork, unless such pipes are
double or otherwise protected by incombustible material.
No combustible partition shall be within four feet of the
sides and back or within six feet of the front of any boiler,
carrying a pressure of over ten pounds, unless the partition
is covered with incombustible material which extends to the
full height of the partition from the end or back of the boiler
to at least five feet in front of it. In such case the distance
shall be not less than two feet from all the sides and five
feet from the front of the boiler, and all lath and plaster
and wooden ceiling beams over the boiler and to a distance
of not less than four feet in front of all such boilers shall be
covered with incombustible material.
No observation stand shall be constructed or maintained
except in accordance with plans approved by the commis-
sioner.
No closet of any kind shall be constructed under any
staircase leading from the cellar or basement to the first
story.
No boiler shall be placed or maintained under any public
way.
No part of any structure, except cornices, permanent
awnings, string courses, window caps and sills, bay windows,
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under such terms, conditions, regulations and restrictions Prohibitions.
as may be required by the mayor and board of aldermen,
and outside means of egress, as otherwise provided, and
signs as provided in chapter three hundred and fifty-two
of the acts of the year eighteen hundred and ninety-five,
shall project over any public way or square. No cornice
or bay window shall so project more than three feet; nor
more than twelve inches over a way of a width of thirty feet
or less.
No building within forty feet of the property of any adjoin-
ing owner shall be erected for or converted to use as a stable,
unless such use is authorized by the board of health after a
public hearing. Written notice of such hearing shall be given
to the adjoining owners, and published at least three times
in at least two newspapers published in Boston, ten days at
least before the hearing.
No material other than brick, tile, slate, metal, asbestos
shingles or slag shall hereafter be used to cover or roof any
building, or the tops and sides and outsides of the frames of
any dormer window, or any other projection of the roof of
any building, except wooden cornices on wooden frame
buildings, but on flat roofs composition or tar and gravel
may be used or such other quality of fire-resisting roofing
as the commissioner may authorize. Nothing in this section
shall be construed to prohibit the use of materials approved
by the commissioner for repairing any roof now covered
with wooden shingles, provided that the building is not
altered in height or otherwise generally reconstructed, nor
to prohibit covering with such approved materials the roofs
of buildings less than sixteen feet in height.
No part of any first or second class building hereafter
erected, except the eaves and cornices, shall be nearer than
five feet to the line of any adjoining lot on any side on
which such building has any opening in the outer wall thereof
unless all such openings are protected by wire glass set in
metal frames and sash.
Section 4. Section seventeen of said chapter five hun- isor, m § ir,
dred and fifty is hereby amended by striking out the first
paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following : —
Every building hereafter erected more than seventj^-five classification
feet in height, or hereafter increased in height to more than
seventy-five feet, shall be a first class building. Every
second class building hereafter erected and more than four
stories in height, and any second class building now in exist-
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Classification ence and increased in height to more than four stories, shall
have the first floor and the basement and cellar stories of
first class construction. Every hotel, tenement house and
lodging house hereafter erected covering more than three
thousand five hundred square feet or more than five stories
in height, shall be a first class building; and every building
altered or enlarged and occupied or to be occupied as a
hotel, tenement or lodging house to be in excess of sixty
feet in height, or in excess of three thousand five hundred
square feet in superficial area, or in excess of five stories in
height, shall be a first class building. Every building here-
after erected within the building limits to be occupied as a
permanent schoolhouse shall be a first class building. Every
building hereafter erected as a theatre and every building
hereafter altered to be occupied as a theatre shall be a first
class building. Every building hereafter erected for, altered
to or converted to use as a moving picture house shall be a
first class building. All other buildings may be of second or
third class construction.
The second paragraph of said section seventeen is hereby
amended by inserting before the word "New", in the first
line, the words : — Except as herein otherwise provided, —
by striking out the words "above the cellar or basement",
in the second line, and inserting in place thereof the words:
— in height, — by striking out the words "five thousand",
in the fourth line, and inserting in place thereof the
words: — three thousand five hundred, — by striking out
the word "sixty-five", in the fifth line, and inserting in
place thereof the word : — sixty, — by striking out the
word "altered", in the seventh line, and by striking out all
after the word "the", in the eighth line, and inserting in '
place thereof the following: — first floor and the basement
and cellar stories shall be of first class construction, and any
stairway leading from the first floor to the basement or from
the basement to the cellar shall be enclosed in masonry walls
not less than eight inches thick or with two-inch solid metal
and plaster partition, with self-closing fireproof doors at the
top and bottom of said stairways, — so that said paragraph
will read as follows : — Except as herein otherwise pro-
vided, new buildings adapted for habitations, and not more
than five stories in height, may be erected of second class
construction, but no such building shall exceed three thou-
sand five hundred square feet in superficial area or sixty
feet in height. The first story or basement, or both the
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first story and basement, in such buildings, so constructed,
remodelled or enlarged, may be used for mercantile purposes,
provided, that the first floor and the basement and cellar
stories shall be of first class construction, and any stairway
leading from the first floor to the basement or from the
basement to the cellar shall be enclosed in masonry walls
not less than eight inches thick or with two-inch solid metal
and plaster partition, with self-closing fireproof doors at the
top and bottom of said stairways.
Section 5. Section thirty-two of said chapter five hun- ^^^;^^|^' ^ 32.
dred and fifty is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof
the following: — All vent or smoke pipes for stoves, furnaces
or heaters, not including gas stoves, hereafter installed, shall
be placed not nearer than twelve inches to any lath, plaster
or board partition, ceiling or woodwork. Where such pipes
pass through a lath and plaster or board partition, they shall
be protected by ventilated metal collars at least six inches
larger in diameter than the pipe. Where such pipes enter the
chimney, the opening into the same shall be protected by a
metal collar built at least four inches into the brickwork of
the chimney. No such pipe shall pass through the roof or
exterior wall of any building. Such pipes, when within
eighteen inches of a ceiling, shall be protected by having the
ceiling over them, and at least two feet wide, wire-lathed and
plastered, or by having a shield of metal of the same w^dth
hung from the floor timbers, and at least six inches distant
therefrom. Vent pipes to gas stoves, if placed nearer than
three inches to any woodwork or lath and plaster partition,
shall be protected with incombustible material, — so as to
read as follows: — Section 82. All structural metal support- Fire protection,
ing or forming part of the frame, floors, roof or columns of
any building, except as otherwise exempted in tliis act, shall
be protected against the effect of heat.
This protection shall consist of concrete, or of porous
terra-cotta or brick set in cement mortar. When block
construction is used, it shall be clamped in place with steel
clamps, or wrapped securely with number twelve galvanized-
iron wire or metal lathing in such manner as to hold each
block in place, and shall be plastered with lime or other
mortar at least three fourths of an inch thick in addition to
the protection.
The protection on all floor and roof beams shall be at least
one inch thick, on all floor and roof girders and on all beams
carrying masonry at least one inch thick on top and two
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Fire protection, inches thick clscwhere, on all columns carrying only floors
three inches, and on all columns built into or carrying walls
four inches.
If terra-cotta blocks are used for protection, such blocks
may be hollow, but each face shall be solid, and no flange
shall be less than one inch thick.
Plaster on wire or metal lath shall not be considered as a
fire protection for steel or iron structural members, but may
be used with an air space under arches as a suspended ceiling,
provided that such arches have at least one inch of thickness
of fireproofing under the flanges in addition to such ceiling,
and that the metal lath and plaster are suspended separately
from the arches and are not less than one inch below the
same.
All protection shall be applied directly, to the metal work
and shall not be broken into nor interrupted by any pipes,
wires, chases or conduits of any kind.
About isolated columns on the exterior of buildings, the
thickness of protection may be reduced to one inch, when
the same is covered with an outer shell of cast-iron or steel.
When a column or girder is formed of built-up shapes, the
spaces between flanges shall be filled solid with protecting
material, but this protection need not extend more than one
inch beyond the edges of projecting angles, bars or channels.
The protection shall cover all lugs, brackets, braces, etc.
The metal work of all trusses carrying masonry or floor
loads shall be protected, as hereinbefore described, but said
provisions shall not apply to trusses which carry roof load
only.
When a wall or partition is formed with a framework of
angles, channels, or other built-up shapes, and such wall or
partition is filled in flush with both faces of the frame with
terra-cotta blocks, additional protection may be omitted.
The above requirements as to fireproofing shall not apply
to iron or steel in second or third class buildings in any case
in which the use of wood without fire protection would be
permissible under this act.
In work in connection with alterations of existing buildings,
the character and amount of protection for steel and iron
work shall be made satisfactory to the commissioner.
In positions where the protection of isolated or exposed
columns is likely to be broken or damaged by trucks or
merchandise, there shall be outside of the protection a guard
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 782. 925
at least five feet high of iron or wood, bound with wire or Fire protecUon.
steel so as to be self-supporting.
Spaces between and behind all studding or furring shall be
filled solid with bricks and mortar or other fireproof material
for a space of five inches in height above the floor beams or
plaster grounds. Spaces between the strap furring on brick
walls shall be filled solid with mortar for five inches below
the bottom of the floor beams. The spaces between the
stringers of stairs and joists of landings, unless unceiled or
of fireproof construction, shall be stopped solid with wood,
brick or terra-cotta or other approved material as often as
twice in each flight of stairs. The spaces between floor beams
on bearing partitions shall be stopped in a similar manner.
In every building of second or third class construction
each floor shall be thoroughly stopped by a continuous layer
of asbestos fabric, magneso calcite or other fire-resisting
material approved by the commissioner.
The tops of all heating furnaces and smoke pipes shall
be at least one foot below the nearest wooden beams or
ceiling. All ceilings immediately over a furnace or boiler,
and for six feet on each side thereof, and all ceilings over
indirect radiators shall, except under fireproof floors, be
metal lathed and plastered.
All hot-air register boxes in the floors or partitions of build-
ings shall be set in soapstone or equally fireproof borders
not less than two inches in width, shall be made of tin plate,
and shall have double pipes and boxes properly fitted to
the soapstone. Hot-air pipes and register boxes shall be at
least one inch from any woodwork, and register boxes shall
be fifteen inches by twenty-five inches, or larger, and their
connecting pipes shall be two inches from any woodwork.
If indirect hot water or indirect steam heat is used, the com-
missioner may modify or dispense with the foregoing require-
ments.
All vent or smoke pipes for stoves, furnaces or heaters,
not including gas stoves, hereafter installed, shall be placed
not nearer than twelve inches to any lath, plaster or board
partition, ceiling or woodwork. Where such pipes pass
through a lath and plaster or board partition, they shall
be protected by ventilated metal collars at least six inches
larger in diameter than the pipe. Where such pipes enter
the chimney, the opening into the same shall be protected
by a metal collar built at least four inches into the brick-
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Installation of
elevators.
Shafts for
light and
ventilation,
etc.
1907, 550, § 39,
amended.
Wooden
buildings,
foundations,
etc.
work of the chimney. No such pipe shall pass through the
roof or exterior wall of any building. Such pipes, when
within eighteen inches of a ceiling, shall be protected by
having the ceiling over them, and at least two feet wide,
wire-lathed and plastered, or by having a shield of metal of
the same width hung from the floor timbers, and at least six
inches distant therefrom. Vent pipes to gas stoves, if placed
nearer than three inches to any woodwork or lath and plaster
partition, shall be protected with incombustible material.
Section 6. Elevators hereafter installed shall be pro-
vided with such shaftway enclosures and doors as may be
required by the regulations of the Massachusetts board of
elevator regulations. All shafts for light and ventilation
and skylights over such shafts shall be constructed of like
materials and in a like manner as required for elevator shafts,
and all window openings in the same, except in exterior walls,
shall be protected by metal frames and sash and wired glass.
Section 7. Said chapter five hundred and fifty is hereby
further amended by striking out section thirty-nine and
inserting in place thereof the following : — Section 39. Every
wooden building hereafter erected or enlarged, outside of
the building limits, shall have a foundation of rubble, block
granite or brick or concrete, carried up to the surface of the
ground, and no round or boulder stone shall be used. Every
such foundation, if of brick or concrete, shall be at least
twelve inches thick, and if of granite shall be at least eighteen
inches thick, and if of rubble shall be at least twenty inches
thick, and shall be laid at least four feet below any surface
exposed to frost and upon the solid ground or upon piles
properly spaced.
Every such wooden building hereafter erected or enlarged,
the sills of which do not rest directly upon a foundation as
above described but on an underpinning, shall have such
underpinning made of brick, stone or concrete, and the
underpinning, if of brick or concrete, shall be at least twelve
inches thick, and if of stone shall be at least sixteen inches
thick.
Every wooden building hereafter erected on soft or marshy
land and used for a workshop or other like purpose, or as a
temporary structure, may, if the commissioner approves,
rest upon mud sills or blocks or on piles.
Every wooden building hereafter erected or enlarged shall
have all its parts of sufficient strength to carry the weight
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 782. 927
of the superstructure, shall be built with sills, posts, girts,
studs and plates properly framed, mortised, tenoned, braced
and pinned in each story. The posts and girts shall be not
less than four inches by six inches in cross section, and the
studs shall be not more than twenty inches on centres, and
no ledger board shall be used in any structure.
Section 8. Section forty of said chapter five hundred and amended.^ **''
fifty, as amended by section two of chapter seven hundred
and four of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and thir-
teen, is hereby further amended by striking out the said
section and inserting in place thereof the following : —
Section Jfi. No wooden building hereafter erected, to be wooden buiid-
used as a habitation, shall be more than three stories nor habitation not
more than forty feet in height above the first floor line; nor threlTtortea fn
shall any part of such a building, eaves and cornices excepted, ^®'^^*' ®*°-
which is to be occupied by three or more families be placed
nearer than five feet from any adjoining lot lines, and if
built on land of the same owner it shall not be nearer than
ten feet from any other building; nor shall any part of such
wooden building, which is to be occupied by less than three
families and is less than three stories in height, be nearer
than five feet from the line of any adjoining lot; nor shall
any lot line be moved nearer than five feet from any wooden
building, or, if built on land of the same owner, nearer than
ten feet from any other building, eaves and cornices excepted,
unless in either case the wall on the side toward such lot
or adjoining building is constructed as a brick or concrete
wall not less than eight inches thick and carried twelve inches
above the roof, all openings therein to be protected by wire
glass set in metal frames and sash. Wooden buildings here- Party waiia.
after constructed to form a block of two or more houses
shall have brick or concrete party walls between adjoining
houses, which shall be not less than eight inches thick, shall
be carried twelve inches above the roof and shall be capped
with a metallic covering.
No wooden building hereafter erected to be used in whole Area limited.
or in part as a habitation shall exceed twenty-two hundred
square feet in area, and no such existing building shall be
enlarged to exceed twenty-two hundred square feet in area.
No wooden building hereafter erected to be used for pur- Wooden buUd-
poses other than habitation shall exceed forty feet in height purposes other
above the first floor line, and no such building, except build- tioil!
ings erected for the purpose of storing ice, which shall not
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Proviso.
1907, 550, § 43,
amended.
Fire escapes.
Additional
stairways.
be erected within five hundred feet of any other building,
shall exceed twenty-two hundred feet in area unless the
external parts are covered with incombustible material
approved by the commissioner, and no such building shall
exceed five thousand square feet in area in any event: 'pro-
vided, Jiowever, that nothing in this section shall be construed
to affect the provisions of section nine of this act; and no
such existing building shall be altered or enlarged to exceed
forty feet in height above the first floor line or twenty-two
hundred square feet in area, unless the external parts of the
whole building are covered with incombustible material
approved by the commissioner, or to exceed five thousand
square feet in area in any event.
Wooden buildings erected for purposes other than habita-
tion shall not be situated within five feet of the line of the
lot unless the side wall on such line or lines be of brick or
concrete, carried above the roof at least twelve inches and
capped with a metallic covering. All openings in such
outer walls shall be protected by wire glass set in metal
frames and sash.
Section 9. Said chapter five hundred and fifty is hereby
further amended by striking out section forty-three and
inserting in place thereof the following : — Section 43. In
all tenement houses hereafter erected, more than three
stories in height, and in every building hereafter enlarged
and occupied or to be occupied as a tenement house, more
than three stories in height, there shall be provided one of
the following means of egress in addition to the main and
rear staircases; but if the first named means of egress is
provided it may be considered as a rear staircase and no
means of egress other than this and the main staircase need
be provided:
(1.) An enclosed stairway consisting of iron or reinforced
concrete stairs, and stair landings, each not less than three
feet in width in the clear, surmounted by a pent house not
less than eight feet high. The stairway shall extend from
the roof to the level of the ground, and shall open into either
a street or passageway leading to a street; the said stairway
shall be lighted to the satisfaction of the building commis-
sioner and enclosed in walls of brick, stone, terra-cotta or
concrete, and said walls may be within or without the line
of the main wall of the building, but access to said stairway
shall be only by doors through an external wall to balconies
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 782. 929
leading to the same, except at the roof where access to said
stairway may be directly from the roof.
(2.) Iron balconies connecting with adjoining buildings Balconies.
or with adjoining parts of the same house separated from
each other by a brick, terra-cotta or concrete partition wall
in which there are no openings except such as are protected
with fireproof self-closing doors, and every suite above the
first floor, shall have direct access to at least two means of
egress, one of which shall be an enclosed stairway. The said
balconies shall be not less than thirty inches wide and capable
of sustaining a load of seventy pounds per square foot;
railings shall be of iron, stone, terra-cotta or concrete, and
three feet high, or higher if in the opinion of the commissioner
a greater height is required for safety.
(3.) Exterior fire escapes of iron with iron grated floors, ^^^^^^^^^
and capable of bearing a load of seventy pounds per square
foot. The stair treads shall be of iron, and the pitch of the
stairs shall not exceed sixty degrees.
Balconies shall be at least three feet four inches wide, and
the stairs at least twenty inches wdde. There shall be a
landing at the foot of each flight, and at the level of the sec-
ond floor there shall be cantilever ladders. The rails on all
horizontal balconies and on the stairs shall be at least two
feet ten inches high at all points.
Section 10. Section forty-five of said chapter five hun- 1907, 550, § 45,
dred and fifty is hereby amended by striking out the first *™^°
paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following: —
Every tenement house hereafter erected shall have a main
staircase of fireproof material, extending from the entrance
floor to the roof, and with a pent house constructed of in-
combustible material. The said staircase shah not extend
below the entrance floor level and shall be enclosed in brick,
terra-cotta or concrete walls, or by two-inch solid metal and
plaster partitions. All door openings into suites shall have
metal covered self-closing doors and metal covered frames.
Public halls therein shall each be at least three feet wide in
the clear, and stairs shall be at least three feet wide between
the wall and the stair rail.
The said section is further amended by adding at the end
thereof the following: — Public halls, stairs, elevator, light
and ventilating shafts and basements in all tenement houses
hereafter erected more than three stories in height and having
more than eight suites, and the basements of all such existing
930
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 782.
Stairs and
public halls
in tenement
houses.
tenement houses shall be provided with a system of auto-
matic sprinklers approved as to location, arrangement and
efficiency by the building commissioner.
Public halls and stairs in all tenement houses now existing
or hereafter erected more than three stories in height, and
having more than eight suites, shall be provided with proper
and sufficient lights to be kept lighted during the night.
In every existing tenement house, and in every tenement
house hereafter erected more than three stories in height,
and having more than eight suites, all elevators, vent and
dumb-waiter shafts, shall be enclosed in the basement in
masonry walls not less than eight inches thick, or with two-
inch solid metal and plaster partitions, with a fireproof self-
closing door; and if in any such building a stairway leads
from the first floor to the basement, such stairway shall be
enclosed in masonry walls not less than eight inches thick,
or with two-inch solid metal and plaster partitions, and shall
lead directly into a passageway enclosed in masonry walls of
the same thickness, wliich passageway shall be not less than
four feet wide and may have one fireproof self-closing door
leading into the basement from said passageway, and shall
connect with a street, alley or outer court through a self-
closing door not less than three feet wide, — so as to read
as follows : — Section J^5. Every tenement house hereafter
erected shall have a main staircase of fireproof material,
extending from the entrance floor to the roof, and with a
pent house constructed of incombustible material. The
said staircase shall not extend below the entrance floor level
and shall be enclosed in brick, terra-cotta or concrete walls,
or by two-inch solid metal and plaster partitions. All door
openings into suites shall have metal covered self-closing
doors and metal covered frames. Public halls therein shall
each be at least three feet wide in the clear, and stairs shall
be at least three feet wide between the wall and the stair
rail.
Each stairway shall have an entrance on the entrance floor
from a street or alley or open passageway or from an outer
court, or from an inner court which connects directly with a
street or alley or open passageway. All stairs shall be
constructed with a rise of not more than eight inches, and
with treads not less than nine inches wide and not less than
three feet long in the clear. Where wanders are used all treads
at a point eighteen inches from the strings on the wall side
shall be at least ten inches wide.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 782. 931
In every tenement house all stairways shall be provided
with proper balusters and railings kept in good repair. No
public hall or stairs in a tenement house shall be reduced in
width so as to be less than the minimum width prescribed in
this section.
Public halls, stairs, elevator, light and ventilating shafts
and basements in all tenement houses hereafter erected more
than three stories in height and having more than eight
suites, and the basements of all such existing tenement
houses shall be provided with a system of automatic sprinklers
approved as to location, arrangement and eflSciency by the
building commissioner.
Public halls and stairs in all tenement houses now existing
or hereafter erected more than three stories in height, and
having more than eight suites, shall be provided with proper
and sufhcient lights to be kept lighted during the night.
In every existing tenement house, and in every tenement ^iJ^^^**'^^^ ^
house hereafter erected more than three stories in height, be encWd in
and having more than eight suites, all elevators, vent and etc.
dumb-waiter shafts, shall be enclosed in the basement in
masonry walls not less than eight inches thick, or with two-
inch solid metal and plaster partitions with a fireproof
self-closing door; and if in any such building a stairway
leads from the first floor to the basement, such stairway shall
be enclosed in masonry w^alls not less than eight inches thick,
or with two-inch solid metal and plaster partitions, and shall
lead directly into a passageway enclosed in masonry walls
of the same thickness, which passageway shall be not less
than foiu" feet wide and may have one fireproof self-closing
door leading into the basement from said passageway, and
shall connect with a street, alley or outer court through a self-
closing door not less than three feet wide.
Section 11. The provisions of this act, so far as they Provisions to
are the same as those of existing statutes, shall be construed continuations
as continuations thereof and not as new enactments. statuto"^
Section 12. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent here- Repeal, etc.
with are hereby repealed, but nothing herein contained shall
be construed to modify the powers and duties conferred
and imposed upon the board of appeals by sections six, seven
and eight of chapter five hundred and fifty of the acts of the
year nineteen hundred and seven.
Section 13. This act shall take effect ninety days after Time of
its passage. Approved Jvly 7, 1914- *''''°^®
932
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 783.
1913, 835, § 1,
amended.
Term defined.
Chap.78S An Act relative to corrupt practices in elections.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Section one of chapter eight hundred and
thirty-five of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
thirteen is hereby amended by striking out the paragraph
beginning with the words "Pohtical committee", in the
fifty-fifth fine, and inserting in place thereof the following: —
The term "political committee" under the provisions of this
act relative to corrupt practices, shall apply to every com-
mittee or combination of five or more persons who shall aid
or promote the success or defeat of a political party or
principle in a public election, or shall favor or oppose the
adoption or rejection of a constitutional amendment or other
question submitted to the voters. The term "political com-
mittee" as otherwise used shall apply only to a committee
elected in pursuance of this act.
Section 2. Said chapter eight hundred and thirty-five
is hereby further amended by striking out section three
hundred and forty-eight and inserting in place thereof the
following : — Section 348. No person shall, in order to
aid or promote his own nomination or election to a public
office, either directly or indirectly, himself or through another
person, give, pay, expend or contribute, or promise to give,
pay, expend or contribute any money or other thing of value
in excess of the following amounts : —
Expenditures,
etc., of
candidates
limited.
United States Senator, ....
Governor, ......
Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of the Common-
wealth, Treasurer and Receiver General, Auditor
of the Commonwealth, Attorney-General,
Member of Congress, ....
State Senator, ......
For each Representative in the General Court to
which a district is entitled, . . . .
Primary.
$2,500
2,500
1,500
1,500
500
100
Election.
$5,000
5,000
3,000
3,000
500
100
A candidate for any other office may expend an amount not
exceeding twenty dollars for each one thousand, or major
portion thereof, of the registered voters qualified to vote for
candidates for the office in question at the next preceding
election, but no such candidate shall expend more than
fifteen hundred dollars for the expenses of a primary, nor
more than three thousand dollars for the expenses of an
election. Any candidate may, however, expend a sum not
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 783. 933
exceeding one hundred dollars for primary or election ex-
penses. Contributions by a candidate to political com-
mittees shall be included in the foregoing sums.
The sums hereby authorized shall include all contributions To include
p . J. . 1 1 IV 1 -xx J.1 X contributions,
irom nidividuals, political committees or other sources to a etc.
candidate or person acting in his behalf, and shall include
every payment or promise of payment for any purpose,
made directly or indirectly by, or for the benefit of, a candi-
date, except payments and expenditures of political com-
mittees hereinafter provided for : p'ovided, hoicever, that can- Proviso,
didates for nomination or election to the senate or house of
representatives of the United States shall be subject to the
laws of the United States in so far as this act may conflict
with such laws.
The gift, payment, contribution or promise of any money Payments, etc.,
or tiling of value in excess of the sums hereby authorized to sum^^'author-
be expended for the several offices, by a candidate directly or dewnwi'^*^
indirectly, or by any other person or persons for his benefit, pra"""?*
excepting political committees as hereinafter provided, shall
be deemed a corrupt practice.
Every candidate for nomination or election to a public Candidate to
office shall keep detailed accounts of all money or other accounts!*'*^
thing of value received by or promised to him or any person
acting under his authority, and of all expenditures and
disbursements made by him or by any person acting under
his authority. The said accounts may be kept by an agent
duly authorized thereto, but the candidate shall be responsible
for the same. The said accounts shall be kept separate and
distinct from any and all other accounts and shall include
money or other thing of value contributed or paid by the
candidate from his personal funds.
Every payment shall, unless the total expense payable to Payments to
any one person is less than five dollars, be vouched for by iorjet^^. ^
a receipted bill stating the particulars of the expense, and
every voucher, receipt, or account hereby required shall be
preserved for six months after the primary or election to
which it relates. Failure by a candidate so to preserve such
vouchers, receipts and accounts shall be deemed prima facie
evidence of a corrupt practice.
Section 3. Said chapter eight hundred and thirty-five i9i3, sss, § 349,
is hereby further amended by striking out section three ^™^°
hundred and forty-nine and inserting in place thereof the
following : — Section 349. Political committees, duly or- Receipts and
1 • 1 1 , 1 , 1 • expenditures
ganized, may receive, pay and expend money or other things by political
committees.
934
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 783.
Proviso.
Political
committees
not to pay
personal
expenses of
candidates,
etc.
What shall
be deemed
personal ex-
penses.
1913, 835, § 358,
amended.
Certain
political
committees
to consist of
at least five
persons, etc.
of value for the purposes authorized by this act, and may
contribute to other poHtical committees. The authorized
purposes of expenditure shall be advertising, writing, printing
and distributing circulars or other publications, hire and
maintenance of political headquarters, and clerical hire in-
cidental thereto, meetings, refreshments other than intoxi-
cating liquors, decorations and music, postage, stationery,
printing, expressage, travelling expenses of committee,
speakers and clerks, telephone, telegraph and messenger
service, hire of not more than one conveyance and not more
than two persons at each polling place on election day:
provided, however, that not more than one such conveyance
and not more than two persons at each polling place shall
be hired to represent the same political party or principle.
A political committee may contribute to the personal fund
of a candidate, but no such committee shall pay, directly or
indirectly, any personal expenses of any candidate for nomi-
nation or election, except by such a contribution to the fund
of the candidate. The following expenses shall be deemed,
for the purposes of tliis act, to be personal expenses: —
Travelling expenses of a candidate and expenses properly in-
cidental thereto, writing, printing and distributing any letter,
circular or other publication or advertisement of or for an
individual candidate, meetings and refreslmaents for the sole
benefit of an individual candidate, liire and maintenance of
personal political headquarters, and clerical hire incidental
thereto, stationery, postage, telephone, telegraph and mes-
senger service of an individual candidate, preparing, circulat-
ing and filing nomination papers, and the hire of conveyances
and workers at primaries.
Section 4. Said chapter eight hundred and thirty-five is
hereby further amended by striking out section three hun-
dred and fifty-eight and inserting in place thereof the follow-
ing: — Section 35S. Every political conmiittee not elected
by the voters in pursuance of this act shall consist of at least
five persons who are voters of tliis conmionwealth. Every
political committee shall have a chairman and a treasurer
and shall file the names of such chairman and treasurer,
and, in the case of a political committee not elected, a state-
ment of the purpose for which such committee is organized
and the names of at least three additional members of such
committee, with the secretary of the commonwealth, or in
city and to\\Ti elections \\dth the clerk of the respective city
or town, and no person acting under the authority or in behalf
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 783. 935
of such a committee shall receive any money or other thmg Receipts or
of value, or expend or disburse the same until the names of proWbS^"*^^
the chairman and of the treasurer and the names of such of°cha?™an
additional members, in the case of committees not elected, aSffiieTetc'
shall have been so filed.
Any change in officers or membership of any political officeiror°
committee shall forthwith be certified to the secretary of m?mber-
the commonwealth or to the city or town clerk. The treas- certified, etc.
urer of any political committee shall remain subject to all
duties and liabilities imposed by this act until the appoint-
ment of a successor is duly certified to the secretary of the
commonwealth or city or town clerk, or until he files his
written resignation with such officer. No expenses shall be No expenses
paid or incurred by any political committee during any ^ hfcSrred
vacancy in the office of treasurer or during any period in fn'^office^or'^''^
which the files of such officer show any such vacancy. Every Measurer, etc.
treasurer of a political committee shall keep and preserve
detailed accounts, vouchers and receipts, as prescribed for
an individual candidate.
Section 5. Said chapter eight hundred and thirty-five 1913, sas, § 36i.
is hereby further amended by striking out section three ^'"®'^^'''^-
hundred and sixty-one and inserting in place thereof the
following : — Section 361 . No person, except a person Receipts or
acting under the authority or in behalf of a political com- by'^enaiS^"*^
mittee having a treasurer, or a candidate for nomination or ^fbite"d ^^°'
election to a public office, or person acting under his au-
thority, shall receive money or its equivalent, or expend, dis-
burse or promise to expend or disburse money or its equiva-
lent, to aid or promote the success or defeat of a political party
or principle or a constitutional amendment or other question
submitted to the voters in any election, or to aid or influence
the nomination, election or defeat of a candidate for office:
'provided, hoicever, that nothing herein shall be construed ^''"^'sos.
to prohibit any individual, not a candidate, from contributing
to political committees or to candidates a sum wliich in the
aggregate of all contributions by him shall not exceed one
thousand dollars in any election and primary preliminary
thereto; and promded, also, that nothing herein shall be
construed to prohibit the rendering of services by speakers,
publishers, editors, writers, checkers and watchers at the
polls or by other persons for which no compensation is asked,
given or promised, expressly or by implication; nor to pro-
hibit the payment by themselves of such personal expenses
as may be incidental to the rendering of such services; and
936
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 783.
1913, 835, § 362,
amended.
1913, 835, § 363,
amended.
Filing of false
statement, etc.
Statements to
be open to
public in-
spection, etc.
1913, 835, § 364,
amended.
Statements
to be
inspected,
etc.
Delinquent
persona to be
notified.
nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit the free use
of property belonging to an individual and the exercise of
ordinary hospitality for which no compensation is asked,
given or promised, expressly or by implication.
Section 6. Section three hundred and sixty-two of said
chapter eight hundred and thirty-five is hereby amended by
adding at the end thereof the following: — Or, if nothing has
been contributed, expended or promised by him, a statement
in writing to that effect.
Section 7. Section three hundred and sixty-three of
said chapter eight hundred and thirty-five is hereby amended
by adding at the end thereof the following: — The filing of
a false statement by a candidate for nomination or election
shall constitute a corrupt practice.
All statements shall be preserved for fifteen months after
the election to which they relate and shall, under reasonable
regulations, be open to public inspection.
Section 8. Section three hundred and sixty-four of
said chapter eight hundred and thirty-five is hereby amended
by inserting after the word "statements", in the second line,
the words: — of candidates, — by inserting after the word
"cities", in the third line, the words: — or towns, — by
inserting after the word "city", in the fourth, ninth, tenth,
fourteenth and eighteenth lines, the words: — or town, —
by striking out the word "sixty", in the fourth line, and in-
serting in place thereof the word : — fifteen, — by inserting
after the word "days", in the fourth line, the words: — and
all other statements within sixty days, — by striking out
the word "ninety", in the eighteenth line, and inserting in
place thereof the word : — thirty, ■ — by striking out the
word "sixty", in the nineteenth line, and inserting in place
thereof the word: — ten, — so as to read as follows: — Sec-
tion 364' The secretary of the commonwealth shall inspect
all statements of candidates filed with him, and the clerks of
cities or towns shall inspect all statements relating to nom-
inations and to city or town elections filed with them, within
fifteen days and all other statements within sixty days after
the election to which they relate, and if upon examination of
the official ballot it appears that any person has failed to file
a statement as required by law, or if it appears to the secretary
that any such statement filed with him does not conform to
law, or if it appears to a city or town clerk that such state-
ment relating to a city or town nomination or election does
not conform to law, or upon complaint in writing by five
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 783. 937
registered voters that a statement does not conform to law,
or that any person has failed to file a statement required by
law, the secretary or city or town clerk shall in writing
notify the delinquent person. Such complaint shall state in Compiainc,
detail the grounds of objection, shall be sworn to by one of °'^™' '°^"
the subscribers, and shall be filed with the secretary or with
the proper city or town clerk witliin thirty days after the
election in question, or within ten days after the filing of a
statement or amended statement.
Section 9. Said chapter eight hundred and thirty-five is i9i3, sss, § 368.
hereby further amended by striking out section three hun-
dred and sixty-eight and inserting in place thereof the follow-
ing : — Section 368. A candidate shall be deemed to have when a
., , 1 , x' ^ i_ T_ n "xi 11* ij? candidate shall
committed a corrupt practice who snail, either by himseli be deemed to
or by another, violate the provisions of section three hun- miltedT'
dred and forty-eight relative to the expenditure of money in practPce
excess of the amounts therein authorized; who shall make a
false return in any statement filed in accordance with sec-
tions three hundred and sixty-two and three hundred and
sixty-three of this act ; who shall, either by himself or another,
pay or give, or directly or indirectly, promise to a voter any
gift or reward to influence his vote or to induce him to with-
hold his vote; who shall, either by himself or another, aid
or abet a person, who is not entitled to vote, in voting or
attempting to vote at a primary or election, or in voting or
attempting to vote under a name other than his own, or
in casting or attempting to cast more than one ballot; who
shall either by himself or another fraudulently and wilfully
obstruct and delay a voter; who shall, either by himself or
another interfere with, hinder or prevent an election oflBcer
from performing his duties, forge an endorsement upon, or
alter, destroy or deface a ballot; or who shall, either by him-
self or another, tamper with or injure or attempt to injure
any voting machine or ballot box to be used or being used in
an election, or shall prevent or attempt to prevent the correct
operation of such machine or box.
Section 10. Said chapter eight hundred and thirty-five i9i3. sss. § 369,
is hereby further amended by striking out section three ^^^^
hundred and sixty-nine and inserting in place thereof the
following: — Section 369. (a) In case five or more voters Election
in the commonwealth shall have reasonable cause to believe Efbrough™^^
that a corrupt practice as defined in the preceding section cfrtSn
has been committed by any successful candidate, for whom candidates.
such voters had the right to vote, with reference to his elec-
938
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 783.
To be brought
in superior
court of
Suffolk county,
etc.
To be com-
menced by
petition with
writ of
subpoena, etc.
To be heard
and determined
by three
justices of
the superior
court, etc.
tion, or in his interest, or in his behalf with reference to
such election, or by any other person, such voters may apply
to a justice of the superior court, sitting in equity within and
for the county of Suffolk, for leave to bring an election petition
against such candidate praying, in case of a candidate for the
United States congress or for the senate or house of rep-
resentatives of the commonwealth, that the election of such
candidate be investigated, and, in all other cases, that the
election of such candidate be declared void. Such applica-
tion shall be subscribed and sworn to by the petitioners and
it shall be heard ex parte by the justice of the superior court
in a summary manner and upon such evidence as he may re-
quire; and if the petitioners shall establish to his satisfaction
that there is reasonable cause to believe that a corrupt prac-
tice has been committed with reference to the election of the
candidate in question, and that upon the evidence obtainable
there is reasonable cause to believe that such violations may
be successfully proved, he shall make an order granting leave
to the petitioners to bring an election petition against such
candidate, and shall cause to be issued to the petitioners an
attested copy of the order.
(6) Election petitions shall be brought in the superior
court within and for the county of Suffolk and shall be
entered by the clerk of said court on a separate docket. No
such election petition shall be brought after the expiration of
two months from the date of the election to which it relates.
Election petitions shall be commenced by petition with a
writ of subpoena according to the usual course of proceedings
in equity and shall be returnable fourteen days after the date
on which the petition is filed. No subpoena shall issue until
an attested copy of the order granting leave to the petitioners
to bring the proceeding shall be filed with said clerk.
A subpoena issued upon an election petition shall be served
not less than seven days before the return day.
A defence to an election petition shall be by answer which
shall be filed within seven days after the return day.
(c) Election petitions and all motions and other applica-
tions, whether interlocutory or final, and all hearings on the
merits or upon the making, entering, or modifying of decrees
therein shall be heard and determined by three justices of
the superior court who shall each year, immediately follow-
ing the annual state election, be assigned by the chief justice
of said court for the hearing and determination of all matters
arising under election petitions during the ensuing year. No
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 783. 939
reference to a master shall be had upon any matter arising
luider an election petition, except in matters of fact relating
to financial statements and the examination of accounts and
vouchers. All proceedings under election petitions shall have Proceedings
precedence over any case of a different nature pending in any precedence
court, and the justices of the superior court may from time cIsM,°etr
to time make such rules regulating the practice and proceed-
ings in matters of such election petitions, not inconsistent
with this act, as they may deem expedient. In the absence
of any such rules, the practice and procedure in election
petitions shall be governed by such laws or rules of court,
not inconsistent with this act, as may from time to time be
in force relating to the practice and proceedings in matters
of equity.
(d) Upon an election petition the decision of the three Decision of
... r*.,! • _L*i i? ' 1 If justices to be
justices oi the superior court assigned as aroresaid, or oi a unai, etc.
majority of them, shall be final and conclusive upon all
matters in controversy, whether interlocutory or final, and
whether in matters of fact or matters of law. But the said p^s" ""^y ,
. . . . p 1 . , . , . . i> reported
justices, or a majority of them, may in their discretion, after to supreme
a finding of facts, either of their own motion or at the request
of either party, report the case to the supreme judicial court
for determination by the full court; and thereupon like pro-
ceedings shall be had as upon a report after a finding of
facts by a justice of the superior court in equity proceed-
ings.
(e) It shall be a defence to an election petition if the de- Defence.
fendant establishes to the satisfaction of a majority of the
justices hearing the same with reference to all of the violations
of section three hundred and sixty-eight of tliis act charged
against him, the following: —
(I) As to every such violation, either that
(1) Such violation was not committed by the candidate
or by any person with his knowledge and in his behalf, but
was committed contrary to the orders and without the
sanction or connivance of the candidate;
(2) The participation, if any, of the candidate in such
violation, arose from inadvertence or from accidental mis-
calculation, or from some other reasonable cause of a like
nature, and in any case did not arise from any want of good
faith;
(3) The candidate took all reasonable means for prevent-
ing the commission of violations of this act with reference to
the election in question;
940
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 783.
Final
disposition
may be made
upon certain
conditions, etc.
Decree shall
be entered in
eertain cases.
Proviso.
Witness not
liable, except,
etc.
(4) The violations in question were of a trivial, unimpor-
tant and limited character.
(/) The court may by an order make the final disposition
of an election petition conditional upon the filing of a state-
ment required by this act in a modified form, or within an
extended time, and upon compliance with such other terms
as the court may deem best calculated to carry into effect the
objects of this act, and in such case the court shall require,
within a time certain, further proof as to the compliance with
the conditions of such order, whereupon a final decree shall
be entered.
(g) If upon the hearing of an election petition, a majority
of the justices hearing the same shall find that in relation to
the election of the candidate in question a corrupt practice,
as defined in section three hundred and sixty-eight of this
act was committed, either by the defendant or in his interest,
or on his behalf, by any person, a decree shall be entered
subject to the limitations and conditions hereinbefore pre-
scribed, declaring void the election of the defendant to the
office in question, and ousting and excluding him from such
office and declaring the office vacant: provided, however, that
if an election petition is brought to investigate the election
of a member of the senate or house of representatives of the
commonwealth, or of the United States congress, and the
court or a majority of them shall find that violations of this
act have been committed with reference to such election,
of such a nature that a decree would otherwise be entered de-
claring void the election or ousting or excluding the candidate
from such office and declaring the office vacant, the court
shall, subject to the limitations and conditions hereinbefore
prescribed, enter a decree declaring that with respect to the
election of the said candidate a corrupt practice was com-
mitted and setting forth the facts relative to such finding,
and shall forthwith certify the decree and declaration to the
secretary of the commonwealth, to be by him transmitted
to the presiding officer of the legislative body to which the
defendant was elected.
(h) No person who is called to testify upon an election
petition shall be excused from testifying or producing any
papers on the ground that his testimony may tend to in-
criminate him or subject him to a penalty or forfeiture, but
he shall not be prosecuted or be subjected to any penalty or
forfeiture, except forfeiture of election to office, for or on
account of any action, matter or thing concerning which he
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 783. 941
may so testify, except for perjury committed in such testi-
mony.
(i) No decree entered upon an election petition shall be a Decree not to
bar to or affect in any way any criminal prosecution of any criminal *^
candidate or other person, or any inquest in accordance prosecution,
with sections three hundred and seventy-two to three hun-
dred and seventy-eight, inclusive, of this act.
(j) A certified copy of any final decree entered upon an Certified
election petition, as provided by this act, shall forthwith be decre°to be'
transmitted by the clerk to the secretary of the common- to^s^creury
wealth; and any vacancy in any office created by any such °^ea?th'"°'^"
decree, or by any action of the senate or house of repre-
sentatives upon any such decree, shall be filled in the manner Fining of
provided by law in case of the death of the incumbent, but ^^'^^"^y-
in no case shall the candidate so excluded from the office be
eligible therefor.
(k) If upon the hearing of an election petition it shall District
- •«p^«««rt flittornGy to dc
appear to the court or to a majority oi the justices thereoi notified in
that with reference to the election in question there is a etc.
reasonable presumption that any violation of this act was
committed, such court or majority of the justices thereof
shall cause notice of the facts to be given by the clerk of
said court to the district attorney for the county in which the
violation appears to have been committed, with a list of the
witnesses to establish the violation, and any other information
which the court or justices may consider proper; and there-
upon the district attorney shall cause complaint therefor to
be made before a magistrate having jurisdiction thereof or
shall present the evidence thereof to the grand jury. Said i^suJ*process,
court or a majority of the justices thereof may issue process ^**^-
for the apprehension of any person so appearing to have
committed a violation of this act, and may bind over, as in
criminal prosecutions, such witnesses as they deem necessary
to appear and testify at the court having jurisdiction over the
crime.
Section 11. Section three hundred and seventy-one of isis, 835, § 371.
said chapter eight hundred and thirty-five is hereby amended
by inserting after the word "officers", in the third line, the
words : — in towns of less than ten thousand inhabitants, —
and by striking out the word "fifty", in the ninth fine, and
inserting in place thereof the word : — forty-nine, — so as
to read as follows: — Section 371. The provisions of this Nominations
act relative to corrupt practices shall apply to all public to which Tws
elections, except of town officers in towns of less than ten ^"^ '^^" ''^p^^-
942
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 783.
Term "political
committee" not
to apply in
certain cases.
1913, 835, § 497,
amended.
Penalty for
violating
provisions
relating
to corrupt
practices.
thousand inhabitants, and to elections by the general court
and by city councils, and by either branch thereof, to the
nomination by primaries, caucuses and conventions and
nomination papers of candidates to be voted for at such
elections. The term "political committee" as defined in
section one, and sections three hundred and forty-eight and
three hundred and forty-nine shall not apply to the proprietors
and publishers of publications issued at regular intervals, in
respect to the ordinary conduct of their business.
Section 12. Said chapter eight hundred and thirty-five
is hereby further amended by striking out section four hun-
dred and ninety-seven and inserting in place thereof the
following: — Section 1^97. Whoever is found by final judg-
ment upon an election petition, as provided for in section
three hundred and sixty-nine of this act, to have committed
a corrupt practice, and shall, in accordance with such finding,
forfeit the office to which he has been elected, or whoever is
convicted in a criminal proceeding of violating any provision
of law relating to corrupt practices in elections shall be dis-
qualified as a voter for a period of three years following the
date of his conviction, and shall be deemed ineligible to hold
public office for the said period.
Section 13. Said chapter eight hundred and thirty-five
is hereby further amended by striking out section four hun-
dred and ninety-eight and inserting in place thereof the fol-
lowing:— Section JfiS. The secretary of the common-
tocie&"'^°*' wealth in proceedings based upon an election petition, as
provided in section three hundred and sixty-nine of this act,
and the clerk of the court wherein a person is convicted of a
violation of any provision of law relating to corrupt practices
in elections, shall, within ten days after final judgment on
such election petition or conviction, forward to the clerk of
the city or town wherein the defendant resides a certified copy
of the record of the final judgment or conviction, and the
name of such person shall forthwith be stricken from the roll
of registered voters of the city or town for a period of three
years.
Section 14. The repeal of an existing law by this act
shall not affect any act done or any right accrued, or any
action, suit or proceeding begun before the repeal or pending
at the time of the repeal.
Section 15. This act shall take effect on the first day of
August in the year nineteen hundred and fourteen.
Approved July 7, 1914.
1913, 835, § 498,
amended.
Notice to be
sent, after
city or town
where defend-
ant resides.
Name to be
stricken from
roll of regis-
tered voters.
Repeal not to
affect pending
proceeding.?,
etc.
Time of
taking effect.
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 784, 785. 943
An Act to provide for reimbursing the city of salem Cha'p.784:
FROM the treasury OF THE COMMONW'EALTH FOR THE
ABATEMENT OF CERTAIN TAXES.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The assessors of taxes of the city of Salem Abatement
for the present year upon the application of any person property °
alleging that he is aggrieved by the state, county, and city grf [n dty^^
taxes assessed upon him for the present year for the reason °^ ^'^^®™-
that his taxable property was destroyed or damaged by the
recent conflagration in said city are authorized to make such
abatement of such taxes as were assessed upon taxable
property so destroyed or damaged as they shall judge to be
just and reasonable. Said assessors shall after such abate- City to be
ments have been made return to the governor and council a from state
written statement in detail under oath of all such abate- ''^^'^"''y-
ments, and upon the approval thereof by the governor and
council, the amounts of actual abatements so made shall be
reimbursed from the state treasury to the city of Salem to
an amount not exceeding twenty-five thousand dollars.
Section 2. No abatement in taxes as aforesaid shall be Time for
allowed to a person unless he makes application therefor applications
prior to the first day of January, nineteen hundred and fifteen, umfted.^'"'^"
The decision of the assessors upon any application for abate-
ment as aforesaid shall be final so far as concerns the claims
of the applicant.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved July 7, 1914.
An Act making an appropriation for the preservation (Jjidj) 785
OF THE health AND SAFETY OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE
CITY OF SALEM.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The sum of one hundred thousand dollars is Appropriation
hereby appropriated, to be paid out of the treasury of the uon^of^heluii,
commonwealth from the ordinary revenue, for the prese^^'a- ftants ordty'
tion of the health and safety and the relief of the needy and °^ ®'*'^'"-
destitute inhabitants of the city of Salem. All expendi-
tures under this act shall be made by the state board of
charity, under the direction of the governor.
Section 2. No expenditure shall be made under au- Time within
thority of this act except during the months of Jul}^ itur^sharbe'
made.
944
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 786, 787.
August and September of the year nineteen hundred and
fourteen.
Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved July 7, 1914.
Proviso.
Chap. 7 86 An Act exempting a certain parcel of land in the
CITY OF BOSTON FROM RESTRICTIONS AS TO THE HEIGHT
OF BUILDINGS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
pertain parcel SECTION 1. The parccl of land situated in the city of
exempted from Boston bouudcd by Washington street, Lovering place,
restrictions as_^. iti, i-i i j1
to height of Harrison avenue and Asylum street is hereby exempted
ings. from the provisions of chapter three hundred and thirty-
three of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and four and
chapter three hundred and eighty-three of the acts of the
year nineteen hundred and five, relative to the height of
buildings, and is relieved from the restrictions as to height
placed thereon by the commissioners on the height of build-
ings in the city of Boston acting under the authority of said
statutes: provided, hoivever, that nothing herein shall au-
thorize the erection on said parcel of a building exceeding one
hundred and twenty-five feet in height above the grade of
the sidewalk on Washington street in front of said parcel,
nor the erection of any building thereon except in accordance
with a permit duly granted therefor by the building com-
missioner of the city of Boston.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved July 7, 1914-
Chap. 7 S7 An Act to provide for the supervision of water com-
panies BY the board of GAS AND ELECTRIC LIGHT COM-
MISSIONERS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The board of gas and electric light com-
missioners shall have general supervision of all corporations
and companies engaged in the distribution and sale of water
in this commonwealth and occupying the public streets with
their mains and pipes for that purpose, and shall make all
necessary examinations and inquiries and keep themselves
informed as to the compliance by all such corporations and
companies with the provisions of law. None of the mem-
bers of said board shall be in the employ of or own any stock
Water com-
panies to be
under super-
vision of gas
and electric
light com-
missioners.
No member
to own stock
in water
company, etc.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 787. 945
in any water company or be in any way, directly or in-
directly, pecuniarily interested in the sale of water or of any
article or commodity used for any purpose connected with
the distribution and sale of water.
Section 2. Said board may expend for the performance
of its duties under this act for necessary statistics, books,
stationery, contingent expenses and clerical and other
assistance such sum as the general court shall annually
appropriate.
Section 3. The salaries and expenses of the board of ^l^il^nd"^
gas and electric light commissioners, their clerks and em- expenses.
ployees, incurred after the thirtieth day of November in the
year nineteen hundred and fourteen, shall be assessed and
apportioned as provided in section one hundred and thirt}'-
six of chapter seven hundred and forty-two of the acts of the
year nineteen hundred and fourteen, among the several gas
and electric companies and the corporations and companies
described in section one of this act.
Section 4. The board shall annually on or before the To make
first Wednesday in January transmit to the general court a ^""^"^ report.
report of all its doings under the provisions of this act, to-
gether with such suggestions as to the condition of affairs or
conduct of corporations and companies engaged in the dis-
tribution and sale of water as may be appropriate and with
such abstracts of the returns required by section five as it
considers expedient.
Section 5. The provisions of sections thirty-six, thirty- Provisions of
,i., 'lixl-'x • Px £ A. "^Txx certain sections
seven, thirty-eight, thirty-nine, forty, lorty-one, lorty-two, extended to
forty-three, fifty-one, sixty-eight, one hundred and forty-one, corporation
one hundred and forty-two, one hundred and forty-three, ^ction°o^ne'°
one hundred and forty-four, one hundred and forty-five,
one hundred and forty-six, one hundred and forty-seven, one
hundred and forty-nine, one hundred and sixty-one, one
hundred and sixty-two, one hundred and sixty-three, one
hundred and ninety and one hundred and ninety-one of
chapter seven hundred and forty-two of the acts of the year
nineteen hundred and fourteen, are hereby extended so as
to include and apply to all corporations and companies
mentioned in section one.
Section 6. Section twenty-four of chapter one hundred ^^I'^^^l' ^ ^^'
and nine of the Revised Laws is hereby amended by striking
out the word "or", in the tenth line, and inserting after the
words "electric light", in the same Hue, the words: — or
water.
946
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 787.
R. L. 109, § 26,
amended.
1909, 477, etc.,
amended.
Streets or ways
not to be dug
up without
consent of
mayor and
aldermen or
selectmen, etc.
Corporation,
etc., aggrieved
may appeal to
board of gas
and electric
light cowimis-
sioners.
Terms "cor-
poration" and
"company"
construed.
Repeal.
Not to
affect certain
powers of
state board of
health.
Sb:ction 7. Section twenty-six of said chapter one hun-
dred and nine is hereby amended by striking out the word
"or", where it last occurs in the second hne, and by inserting
after the words "electric light", in the third line, the words:
— or water.
Section 8. Chapter four hundred and seventy-seven of
the acts of the year nineteen hundred and nine, as amended
by chapter three hundred and seventy-four of the acts of the
year nineteen hundred and ten, is hereby further amended
by striking out the word "or", in the first line, and insert-
ing after the words "electric light", in the same line, the
words : — or water.
Section 9. In a city or town in which a water company
exists in active operation, no other company or person shall
dig up and open the streets, lanes and highw^ays of such city
or town for the purpose of laying w^ater mains and pipes
therein without the consent of the mayor and aldermen of
such city or the selectmen of such town after notice, by pub-
lication or otherwise, to all parties interested and a public
hearing.
Section 10. Any corporation, company or person ag-
grieved by the decision of the mayor and aldermen of a city
or the selectmen of a town under the provisions of the pre-
ceding section may, within thirty days after notice of said
decision, appeal therefrom to the board of gas and electric
light commissioners and said board shall thereupon give
due notice and hear all parties interested, and its decision
thereon shall be final.
Section 11. In the construction of this act the terms
"corporation" and "company" shall include every person,
partnership, association or corporation, other than a munic-
ipal corporation, engaged in the distribution and sale of
water in this commonwealth and occupying the public
streets with its mains and pipes for that purpose.
Section 12. Chapter three hundred and nineteen of the
acts of the year nineteen hundred and nine and sections
twenty, twenty-one, twenty-tw^o, twenty-three, twenty-
four, twenty-seven, twenty-eight, thirty and thirty-one of
chapter one hundred and nine of the Revised Laws are
hereby repealed so far as they apply to the corporations and
companies described in section one of this act. Nothing
herein contained shall be construed to affect or impair the
powers and duties of the state board of health with respect
to water supply under the provisions of chapter seventy-five
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 788, 789. 947
of the Revised Laws and all acts in amendment thereof and
addition thereto.
Section 13. The repeal of any law by this act and the Repeal not,
repeal of any other laws by any bill enacted by the general rightL^'^* *°^
court in the year nineteen hundred and fourteen shall not proceedinga
affect any act done, ratified or confirmed, or any right accrued ^^^^'^i ^J^^
or established, or any action, suit or proceeding begun under effect, etc.
any of the laws repealed before the repeal took eft'ect.
Section 14. This act shall take effect on the first day Time of
of August in the year nineteen hundred and fourteen.
Approved July 7, 1914.
An Act relative to the time of the taking effect of Chap. 7 88
THE ACT TO REGULATE THE SALE OF OPIUM, MORPHINE AND
OTHER NARCOTIC DRUGS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Chapter six hundred and ninety-four of the ish, 694,
acts of the year nineteen hundred and fourteen is hereby ^'"^'^
amended by adding thereto the following section : — Section Time of
S. This act shall take eft'ect on the first day of January, *^ '°^ ^ ^^ '
nineteen hundred and fifteen.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved Jidy 7, 1914-
An Act to apportion and assess a state tax of eight Chap. 7 89
MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. Each city and town in this commonwealth state tax
shall be assessed and pay the sum with which it stands and^'^sessed.
charged in the following schedule, that is to say : —
Abington, eighty-one hundred thirty-seven dollars and
fifty cents, $8,137 50
Acton, forty-nine hundred dollars, 4,900 00
Acushnet, twenty-three hundred sixty-two dollars and
fifty cents, 2,362 50
Adams, seventeen thousand two hundred thirty-seven
dollars and fifty cents, 17,237 50
Agawam, fifty-three hundred thirty-seven dollars and
fifty cents, 5,337 50
Alford, four hundred thirty-seven dollars and fifty
cents, 437 50
Amesbury, fourteen thousand eighty-seven dollars and
fifty cents, 14,087 50
Amherst, ten thousand sixty-two dollars and fifty cents, 10,062 50
948
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 789.
State tax
apportioned
and assessed.
Andover, nineteen thousand eight hundred sixty-two
dollars and fifty cents, $19,862 50
Arlington, thirty-one thousand five hundred eighty-
seven dollars and fifty cents, 31,587 50
Ashburnham, twenty-eight hundred dollars, . . 2,800 00
Ashby, seventeen hundred and fifty dollars, . . 1,750 00
Ashfield, fifteen hundred and seventy-five dollars, . 1,575 00
Ashland, twenty-eight hundred eighty-seven dollars
and fifty cents, 2,887 50
Athol, thirteen thousand nine hundred twelve dollars
and fifty cents, 13,912 50
Attleborough, thirty-six thousand five hundred and
seventy-five dollars, 36,575 00
Auburn, thirty-two hundi-ed thirty-seven dollars and
fifty cents, 3,237 50
Avon, twenty-two hundred seventy-five dollars, . . 2,275 00
Ayer, forty-six hundred thirty-seven dollars and fifty
cents, 4,637 50
Barnstable, fourteen thousand seven hundred eighty-
seven dollars and fifty cents, 14,787 50
Barre, fifty-five hundred twelve dollars and fifty cents, 5,512 50
Becket, fourteen hundred dollars, 1,400 00
Bedford, thirty-six hundred seventy-five dollars, . 3,675 00
Belchertown, twenty-one hundred eighty-seven dollars
and fifty cents, 2,187 50
Bellingham, two thousand twelve dollars and fifty
cents, . 2,012 50
Belmont, eighteen thousand six hundred thirty-seven
dollars and fifty cents, 18,637 50
Berkley, ten hundred and fifty dollars, .... 1,050 00
Berhn, fourteen hundred eighty-seven dollars and fifty
cents, 1,487 50
Bernardston, twelve hundred and twenty-five dollars, 1,225 00
Beverly, eighty thousand nine hundred thirty-seven
dollars and fifty cents, 80,937 50
Billerica, six thousand thirty-seven dollars and fifty
cents, 6,037 50
Blackstone, fifty-three hundred thirty-seven dollars
and fifty cents, 5,337 50
Blandford, thirteen hundred twelve dollars and fifty
cents, 1,312 50
Bolton, fourteen hundred dollars, 1,400 00
Boston, two million eight hundred seventy-eight thou-
sand seven hundred and fifty dollars, .... 2,878,750 00
Bourne, twelve thousand nine hundred and fifty dol-
lars, 12,950 00
Boxborough, six hundred twelve dollars and fifty cents, 612 50
Boxford, twenty-nine hundred seventy-five dollars, . 2,975 00
Boylston, fourteen hundred dollars, .... 1,400 00
Braintree, fifteen thousand six hundred sixty-two dol-
lars and fifty cents, 15,662 50
Brewster, twenty-eight hundred eighty-seven dollars
and fifty cents, 2,887 50
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 789.
949
Bridgewater, eighty-seven hundred and fifty dollars,
Brimfield, seventeen hundred and fifty dollars, .
Brockton, one hundred three thousand six hundred
eighty-seven dollars and fifty cents, .
Brookfield, twenty-nine hundred and seventy-five dol-
lars,
Brookhne, two hundred fifty-seven thousand two hun
dred and fifty dollars,
Buckland, nineteen hundred and twenty-five dollars,
Burlington, fourteen hundred eighty-seven dollars and
fifty cents,
Cambridge, two hundred thirty thousand thirty-seven
dollars and fifty cents,
Canton, eleven thousand eight hundred twelve dollar
and fifty cents,
Carfisle, ten hundred and fifty dollars, .
Carver, thirty-nine hundred thirty-seven dollars and
fifty cents,
Cliarlemont, thirteen hundred twelve dollars and fifty
cents,
Charlton, thirty-one hundred and fifty dollars, .
Chatham, three thousand sixty-two dollars and fifty
cents,
Chelmsford, eighty-nine hundred twenty-five dollars,
Chelsea, fifty-six thousand one hundred and seventy-
five dollars,
Cheshire, two thousand twelve dollars and fifty cetits,
Chester, eighteen hundred thirty-seven dollars and
fifty cents,
Chesterfield, seven hundred eighty-seven dollars and
fifty cents,
Cliicopee, thirty-seven thousand one hundred dollars,
Chilmark, seven hundred dollars,
Clarksburg, seven hundred eighty-seven dollars and
fifty cents,
Clinton, nineteen thousand nine hundred and fifty
dollars, . . . .
Cohasset, twenty thousand two hundred twelve dol-
lars and fifty cents,
Colrain, nineteen hundred and twenty-five dollars.
Concord, seventeen thousand five hundred eighty-
seven dollars and fifty cents,
Conway, seventeen himdred and fifty dollars,
Cummington, eight hundretl and seventy-five dollars,
Dalton, ten thousand five hundred eighty-seven dol-
lars and fifty cents,
Dana, nine hundred sixty-two dollars and fifty cents,
Danvers, fifteen thousand six hundred sixty-two dol-
lars and fifty cents,
Dartmouth, eleven thousand two hundred eighty
seven dollars and fifty cents,
Dedham, twenty-seven thousand two hundred twelve
dollars and fifty cents,
18,750 00 State tax
1 yrrw /~>ri apportioned
1 , / OU yjyj and assessed.
103,687 50
2,975 00
257,250 00
1,925 00
1,487 50
230,037 50
11,812 50
1,050 00
3,937 50
1,312 50
3,150 00
3,062 50
8,925 00
56,175 00
2,012 50
1,837 50
787 50
37,100 00
700 00
787 50
19,950 00
20,212 50
1,925 00
17,587 50
1,750 00
875 00
10,587 50
962 50
15,662 50
11,287 50
27,212 50
950 Acts, 1914. — Chap. 789.
apportkmed Deerfield, forty-six hundred thirty-seven dollars and
and assessed. fifty CentS, $4,637 50
Dennis, twenty-nine hundred and seventy-five dollars, 2,975 00
Dighton, tliiiiy-one hundred and fifty dollars, . . 3,150 00
Douglas, thirty-five hundred dollars, .... 3,500 00
Dover, twelve thousand seventy-five dollars, . . 12,075 00
Dracut, fifty-five hundred twelve dollars and fifty
cents, 5,512 50
Dudley, forty-nine hundred eighty-seven dollars and
fifty cents, 4,987 50
Dunstable, twelve hundred and twenty-five dollars, . 1,225 00
Duxbury, sixty-five hundred sixty-two dollars and fifty
cents, 6,562 50
East Bridgewater, fifty-one hundred sixty-two dollars
and fifty cents, 5,162 50
East Longmeadow, twenty-one hundred dollars, . 2,100 00
Eastham, nine hundred sixty-two dollars and fifty
cents, 962 50
Easthampton, fourteen thousand seven hundred
eighty-seven dollars and fifty cents, .... 14,787 50
Easton, twenty-one thousand dollars, .... 21,000 00
Edgartown, twenty-three hundred sixty-two dollars
and fifty cents, 2,362 50
Egremont, eleven hundred thirty-seven dollars and
fifty cents, . 1,137 50
Enfield, sixteen hundred sixty-two dollars and fifty
cents, 1,662 50
Erving, twenty-four hundred and fifty dollars, . . 2,450 00
Essex, twenty-eight hundred dollars, .... 2,800 00
Everett, sixty thousand one hundred twelve dollars
and fifty cents, 60,112 50
Fairhaven, eighty-eight hundred thirty-seven dollars
and fifty cents, 8,837 50
Fall River, one hundred ninety-nine thousand nine
hundred tliirty-seven dollars and fifty cents, . . 199,937 50
Falmouth, twenty-nine thousand five hundred seventy-
five dollars, 29,575 00
Fitchburg, seventy thousand two hundred sixty-two
dollars and fifty cents, 70,262 50
Florida, four hundred thirty-seven dollars and fifty
cents, 437 50
Foxborough, fifty-six hundred dollars, .... 5,600 00
Framingliam, thirty-two thousand and twenty-five
dollars, 32,025 00
Frankhn, ninety-five hundred thirty-seven dollars
and fifty cents, 9,537 50
Freetown, twenty-two hundred seventy-five dollars, . 2,275 00
Gardner, twenty-three thousand nine hundred and
seventy-five dollars, 23,975 00
Gay Head, eighty-seven dollars and fifty cents, . . 87 50
Georgetown, twenty-six hundred and twenty-five
dollars, 2,625 00
Gill, ten hundred and fifty dollars, .... 1,050 00
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 789.
951
Gloucester, forty-nine thousand one hundred and
seventy-five dollars,
Goshen, four hundred thirty-seven dollars and fifty
cents,
Gosnold, fourteen hundred dollars,
Grafton, sixty-eight hundred and twenty-five dollars
Granby, fourteen hundred dollars, ....
Granville, twelve hundred and twenty-five dollars,
Great Barrington, thirteen thousand five hundred
sixty-two dollars and fifty cents,
Greenfield, twenty-two thousand seven hundred and
fifty doUai's,
Greenwich, six hundred twelve dollars and fifty cents
Groton, ninety-four hundred and fifty dollars,
Groveland, twenty-six hundred and twenty-five dollars
Hadley, tlfirty-eight hundred and fifty dollars, .
Hahfax, twelve hundred and twenty-five doUai-s,
Hamilton, eleven thousand two hundred doUars,
Hampden, eight hundred and seventy-five doUars,
Hancock, eight hundred and seventy-five dollars,
Hanover, thirty-nine hundred tliirty-seven dollar
and fifty cents,
Hanson, thirty-one hundred and fifty dollars,
Hardwick, eighty-one hundred thirty-seven dollars
and fifty cents,
Harvard, thirty-nine hundred thirty-seven dollars and
fifty cents,
Harwich, three thousand sixty-two dollars and Mty
cents,
Hatfield, thirty-five hundred dollars,
Haverhill, seventy-four thousand five hundred and
fifty dollars,
Hawley, five hundred and twenty-five dollars.
Heath, four hundred thirty-seven dollars and fifty
cents,
Hingham, sixteen thousand two hundred seventy-fiv^
dollars,
Hinsdale, fourteen hundred eighty-seven dollars and
fifty cents,
Holbrook, thirty-seven hundred sixty-two dollars and
fifty cents,
Holden, forty-two hundred eighty-seven dollars and
fifty cents,
Holland, two hundred sixty-two dollars and fifty cents,
HolUston, forty-one hundred twelve dollars and fifty
cents,
Holyoke, one hundred nineteen thousand one hundred
and seventy-five dollars,
Hopedale, nineteen thousand seven hundred and sev-
enty-five doUars,
Hopkinton, thirty-six hundred and seventy-five dollars,
Hubbardston, seventeen hundred and fifty dollars,
Hudson, ninety-nine hundred and seventy-five dollars.
State tax
$49,175 00 and assessed.
437
1,400
6,825
1,400
1,225
50
00
00
00
00
13,562 50
22,750
612
9,450
2,625
3,850
1,225
11,200
875
875
3,937
3,150
8,137
3,937
3,062
3,500
74,550
525
437
16,275
1,487
3,762
4,287
262
4,112
119,175
19,775
3,675
1,750
9,975
00
50
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
50
00
50
50
50
00
00
00
50
00
50
50
50
50
50
00
00
00
00
00
952 Acts, 1914. — Chap. 789. •
f^rt^SLed Hull, thirteen thousand five hundred sixty-two dollars
and assessed. and fifty ccnts, $13,562 50
Huntington, seventeen hundred and fifty dollars, . 1,750 00
Ipswich, eleven thousand eight hundred twelve dollars
and fifty cents, 11,812 50
Kingston, thirty-seven hundred sixty-two dollars and
fifty cents, 3,762 50
Lakeville, twenty-four hundred and fifty dollars, . 2,450 00
Lancaster, twenty-eight thousand four hundred thirty-
seven dollars and fifty cents, 28,437 50
Lanesborough, thirteen hundred twelve dollars and
fifty cents, 1,312 50
Lawrence, one hundred forty-nine thousand three hun-
dred sixty-two dollars and fifty cents, . . . 149,362 50
Lee, sixty-six hundred and fifty dollars, . . . 6,650 00
Leicester, fifty-seven hundred and seventy-five dollars, 5,775 00
Lenox, twenty-one thousand nine hundred sixty-two
dollars and fifty cents, 21,962 50
Leominster, twenty-nine thousand seven hundred and
fifty dollars, 29,750 00
Leverett, seven hundred eighty-seven dollars and fifty
cents, 787 50
Lexington, seventeen thousand five hundred eighty-
seven dollars and fifty cents, 17,587 50
Leyden, four hundred thirty-seven dollars and fifty
cents, 437 50
Lincoln, eighty-four hundred dollars, .... 8,400 00
Littleton, twenty-three hundred sixty-two dollars and
fifty cents, 2,362 50
Longmeadow, forty-eight hundred twelve dollars and
fifty cents, 4,812 50
Lowell, one hundred seventy thousand and eight hun-
dred dollars, 170,800 00
Ludlow, nine thousand twelve dollars and fifty cents, 9,012 50
Lunenburg, twenty-eight hundred dollars, . . 2,800 00
Lynn, one hundred sixty-eight thousand eight hundred
and seventy-five dollars, 168,875 00
Lynnfield, twenty-three hundred sixty-two dollars and
fifty cents, 2,362 50
Maiden, eighty-four thousand four hundred thirty-
seven dollars and fifty cents, 84,437 50
Manchester, forty-three thousand and four hundred
dollars, 43,400 00
Mansfield, ten thousand sixty-two dollars and fifty
cents, . 10,062 50
Marblehead, eighteen thousand nine hundred eighty-
seven dollars and fifty cents, 18,987 50
Marion, twelve thousand seven hundred and seventy-
five dollars, 12,775 00
Marlborough, twenty-one thousand six hundred twelve
doUars and fifty cents, 21,612 50
Marshfield, forty-nine hundred eighty-seven dollars
and fifty cents, . 4,987 50
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 789.
953
Mashpee, four hundred thirty-seven dollars and fifty
cents,
Mattapoisett, five thousand and seventy-five dollars,
Maynard, eighty-four hundred eighty-seven dollars
and fifty cents,
Medfield, four thousand and twenty-five dollars,
Medford, fifty-three thousand and nine hundred dollars,
Medway, thirty-five hundred eighty-seven dollars and
fifty cents,
Melrose, tliirty-five thousand and seven hundred dol-
lars, ■ .
Mendon, fourteen hundred eighty-seven dollars and
fifty cents,-
Merrimac, twenty-nine hundred and seventj^'-five dol
lars,
Methuen, twenty-one thousand six hundred twelve dol
lars and fifty cents,
Middleborough, eleven thousand three hundred and
seventy-five dollars,
Middlefield, five hundred and twenty-five dollars,
Middleton, nineteen hundred and twenty-five dollars,
Milford, nineteen thousand seven hundred and seventy-
five dollars,
MiUbury, seven thousand eightj^-seven dollars and
fifty cents,
MiUis, twenty-seven hundred twelve dollars and fifty
cents,
Milton, sixty thousand four hundred sixty-two dollars
and fifty cents,
Monroe, four hundred thirty-seven dollars and fifty
cents,
Monson, fifty-six hundred eighty-seven dollars and
fifty cents,
Montague, ninety-five hundred thirty-seven dollars
and fifty cents,
Monterey, seven hundred dollars,
Montgomery, four hundred tlfirty-seven dollars and
fifty cents,
Mount Washington, two hundred sixty-two dollars and
fifty cents,
Nahant, twenty-four thousand seven hundred sixty-
two dollars and fifty cents,
Nantucket, seventy-eight hundred and seventy-five
dollars,
Natick, eighteen thousand one hundred twelve dollars
and fifty cents,
Needham, fifteen thousand two hundred and twenty-
five dollars
New Ashford, one hundred and seventy-five dollars.
New Bedford, two hundred twelve thousand and one
hundred dollars,
New Braintree, nine hundred sixty-two dollars and
fifty cents,
State tax
tfAQ'7 trn apportioned
^^O i OO and assessed
5,075 00
8,487 50
4,025 00
53,900 00
3,587 50
35,700 00
1,487 50
2,975 00
21,612 50
11,375 00
525 00
1,925 00
19,775 00
7,087 50
2,712 50
60,462 50
437 50
5,687 50
9,537 50
700 00
437 50
262 50
24,762 50
7,875 00
18,112 50
15,225 00
175 00
212,100 00
962 50
954 Acts, 1914. — Chap. 789.
State tax ^^ New Marlborough, eighteen hundred thirty-seven dol-
and^assess^ed. lars and fifty cents, $1,837 50
New Salem, eight hundred and seventy-five dollars, . 875 00
Newbury, forty-one hundred twelve dollars and fifty
cents, 4,112 50
Newburyport, twenty-six thousand four hundred and
twenty-five dollars, 26,425 00
Newton, one hundred and fifty-four thousand dollars, 154,000 00
Norfolk, twenty-one hundred dollars, .... 2,100 00
North Adams, thirty-two thousand and twenty-five
dollars, 32,025 00
North Andover, thirteen thousand four hundred and
seventy-five dollars, 13,475 00
North Attleborough, eighteen thousand three hundred
and seventy-five dollars, 18,375 00
North Brookfield, forty-four hundred sixty-two dollars
and fifty cents, 4,462 50
North Reading, eighteen hundred thirty-seven dollars
and fifty cents, 1,837 50
Northampton, tWrty-four thousand one hundred and
twenty-five dollars, 34,125 00
Northborough, thirty-four hundred twelve dollars and
fifty cents, 3,412 50
Northbridge, fifteen thousand two hundred and
twenty-five dollars, 15,225 00
Northfield, thirty-three hundred and twenty-five dol-
lars, 3,325 00
Norton, thirty-five hundred eighty-seven dollars and
fifty cents, 3,587 50
Norwell, twenty-six hundred and twenty-five dollars, 2,625 00
Norwood, twenty-nine thousand six hundred sixty-two
dollars and fifty cents, 29,662 50
Oak Bluffs, thirty-four hundred twelve dollars and
fifty cents, 3,412 50
Oakham, eight hundred and seventy-five dollars, . 875 00
Orange, ninety-eight hundred dollars, .... 9,800 00
Orleans, thirty-three hundred and twenty-five dollars, 3,325 00
Otis, six hundred twelve dollars and fifty cents, . . 612 50
Oxford, fifty-three hundred thirty-seven dollars and
fifty cents, 5,337 50
Palmer, eleven thousand and nine hundred dollars, . 11,900 00
Paxton, eight hundred and seventy-five dollars, . . 875 00
Peabody, twenty-seven thousand four hundred and
seventy-five dollars, 27,475 00
Pelham, seven hundred eighty-seven dollars and fifty
cents, 787 50
Pembroke, twenty-one hundred eighty-seven dollars
and fifty cents, 2,187 50
Pepperell, forty-nine hundred eighty-seven dollars and
fifty cents, 4,987 50
Peru, three hundred and fifty dollars, .... 350 00
Petersham, twenty-three hundred sixty-two dollars
and fifty cents, 2,362 50
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 789. 955
Phillipston, seven hundred dollars, .... $700 00 f^'^^^^^^fj'^g^
Pittsfield, seventy-one thousand eight hundred thirty- anfussesa^ed.
seven dollars and fifty cents, 71,837 50
Plainfield, four hundred thirty-seven dollars and fifty
cents, 437 50
Plainville, two thousand twelve dollars and fifty cents, 2,012 50
Plymouth, twenty-five thousand three hundred and
seventy-five dollars, 25,375 00
Plympton, eight hundred and seventy-five dollars, . 875 00
Prescott, four hundred thirty-seven dollars and fifty
cents, 437 50
Princeton, forty-two hundred eighty-seven dollars and
fifty cents, 4,287 50
Provincetown, five thousand and seventy-five dollars, 5,075 00
Quincy, sixty-eight thousand two hundred and fifty
doUars, 68,250 00
Randolph, sixty-one hundred and twenty-five dollars, 6,125 00
Raynham, twenty-one hundred eighty-seven dollars
and fifty cents, 2,187 50
Reading, tliirteen thousand thirty-seven dollars and
fifty cents, 13,037 50
Rehoboth, twenty-one hundi'ed eighty-seven dollars
and fifty cents, 2,187 50
Revere, thirty-seven thousand nine hundred and sev-
enty-five dollars, 37,975 00
Richmond, thirteen hundred twelve dollars and fifty
cents, 1,312 50
Rochester, eighteen hundred thirty-seven dollars and
fifty cents, 1,837 50
Rockland, ten thousand eight hundred and fifty dollars, 10,850 00
Rockport, seventy-five hundred and twenty-five dol-
lars, 7,525 00
Rowe, five hundred and twenty-five dollars, . . 525 00
Rowley, three thousand sixty-two dollars and fifty
cents, 3,062 50
Royalston, fourteen hundred eighty-seven dollars and
fifty cents, 1,487 50
Russell, twenty-one hundred eighty-seven dollars and
fifty cents, 2,187 50
Rutland, eighteen hundred thirty-seven dollars and
fifty cents, 1,837 50
Salem, seventy-seven thousand seven hundred dollars, 77,700 00
Sahsbury, twenty-seven hundred twelve dollars and
fifty cents, . . . . . . . . . 2,712 50
Sandisfield, seven hundred eighty-seven dollars and
fifty cents, 787 50
Sandwich, twenty-four hundred and fifty dollars, . 2,450 00
Saugus, twelve thousand six hundred eighty-seven
dollars and fifty cents, 12,687 50
Savoy, five hundred and twenty-five dollars, . 525 00
Scituate, ninety-one hundred eighty-seven dollars and
fifty cents, 9,187 50
Seekonk, thirty-three hundred and twenty-five dollars, 3,325 00
956
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 789.
State tax
apportioned
and assessed.
Sharon, fifty-nine hundred and fifty dollars, . , $5,950 00
Sheflield, twenty-eight hundred dollars, . . . 2,800 00
Shelburne, twenty-seven hundred twelve dollars and
fifty cents, 2,712 50
Sherborn, thirty-three hundred and twenty-five dollars, 3,325 00
Shirley, twenty-eight hundred dollars, .... 2,800 00
Shrewsbury, fifty-four hundred and twenty-five dollars, 5,425 00
Shutesbury, six hundred twelve dollars and fifty cents, 612 50
Somerset, thirty-six hundred and seventy-five dollars, 3,675 00
Somerville, one hundred thirty-seven thousand eight
hundred twelve dollars and fifty cents, . . . 137,812 50
South Hadley, seventy-one hundred and seventy-five
dollars, 7,175 00
Southampton, twelve hundred and twenty-five dollars, 1,225 00
Southborough, eighty-two hundred and twenty-five
dollars, 8,225 00
Southbridge, sixteen thousand one hundred dollars, . 16,100 00
South wick, seventeen hundred and fifty dollars, . . 1,750 00
Spencer, eighty-four hundred eighty-seven dollars and
fifty cents, _ . . . . 8,487 50
Springfield, two hundred seventy-nine thousand nine
hundi-ed twelve dollars and fifty cents, . . . 279,912 50
SterUng, twenty-eight hundred dollars, .... 2,800 00
Stockbridge, ten thousand and five hundred dollars, . 10,500 00
Stoneham, ten thousand eight hundred and fifty dol-
lars, 10,850 00
Stoughton, eighty-four hundred dollars, . . . 8,400 00
Stow, twenty-one hundred dollars, .... 2,100 00
Sturbridge, twenty-one hundred eighty-seven dollars
and fifty cents, 2,187 50
Sudbury, twenty-six hundred and twenty-five dollars, 2,625 00
Sunderland, seventeen hundred and fifty dollars, . 1,750 00
Sutton, thirty-one hundred and fifty dollars, . . 3,150 00
Swampscott, twenty-nine thousand eight hundred
thirty-seven dollars and fifty cents, .... 29,837 50
Swansea, thirty-five hundred eighty-seven dollars and
fifty cents, 3,587 50
Taunton, fifty-six thousand dollars, .... 56,000 00
Templeton, forty-four hundred sixty-two dollars and
fifty cents, 4,462 50
Tewksbury, thirty-one hundred and fifty dollars, . 3,150 00
Tisbury, thirty-three hundred and twenty-five dollars, 3,325 00
Tolland, five hundred and twenty-five dollars, . 525 00
Topsfield, sixty-three hundred eighty-seven dollars and
fifty cents, 6,387 50
Townsend, twenty-nine hundred and seventy-five dol-
lars, 2,975 00
Truro, eight hundred and seventy-five dollars, . . 875 00
Tyngsborough, fourteen hundred dollars, . . . 1,400 00
Tyringham, nine hundred sixty-two dollars and fifty
'cents, 962 50
Upton, twenty-eight hundred eighty-seven dollars and
fifty cents, 2,887 50
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 789.
957
Uxbridge, seventy-six hundred twelve dollars and fifty
cents,
Wakefield, twenty-one thousand five hundred and
twenty-five dollars,
Wales, six hundred twelve dollars and fifty cents,
Walpole, twelve thousand two hundred and fifty dollars,
Waltham, fifty-nine thousand six hundred and seventy-
five dollars,
Ware, twelve thousand five hundred twelve dollars
and fifty cents,
Wareham, eleven thousand and twenty-five dollars,
Warren, forty-nine hundred dollars,
WarAvick, eight hundred and seventy-five dollars,
Washington, seven hundred dollars,
Watertown, thirty-five thousand eight hundred and
seventy-five dollars,
Wayland, sixty-seven hundred thirty-seven dollars
and fifty cents,
Webster, twenty-one thousand nine hundred sixty-
two dollars and fiifty cents,
Wellesley, thirty-three thousand four hundred and
twenty-five dollars,
Wellfleet, nineteen hundred and twenty-five dollars,
Wendell, ten hundred and fifty dollars,
Wenhain, fifty-seven hundred and seventy-five dollars
West Boylston, twenty-one hundred dollars.
West Bridgewater, thirty-three hundred and twenty-
five dollars,
West Brookfield, twenty-one hundred dollars.
West Newbury, twenty-three hundred sixty-two dol-
lars and fifty cents,
West Springfield, eighteen thousand and twenty-five
dollars,
West Stockbridge, thirteen hundred twelve dollars
and fifty cents,
West Tisbury, fourteen hundred dollars,
Westborough, seventy-three hundred and fifty dollars,
Westfield, twenty-four thousand and five hundred
dollars,
Westford, five thousand and seventy-five dollars,
Westharapton, six hundred twelve dollars and fifty
cents, "
Westminster, twenty-one hundred eighty-seven dollars
and fifty cents,
Weston, eighteen thousand and nine hundred dollars,
Westport, five thousand and seventy-five dollars,
Westwood, seventy-eight hundred and seventy-five
dollars,
Weymouth, twenty thousand four hundred and sev-
enty-five dollars,
Whately, fourteen hundred dollars, ....
Whitman, eleven thousand three hundred and seventy-
fiive dollars,
State tax
$7,612 50 ^ICr^rJed.
21,525 00
612 50
12,250 00
59,675 00
12,512 50
11,025 00
4,900 00
875 00
700 00
35,875 00
6,737 50
21,962 50
33,425 00
1,925 00
1,050 00
5,775 00
2,100 00
3,325 00
2,100 00
2,362 50
18,025 00
1,312 50
1,400 00
7,350 00
24,500 00
5,075 00
612 50
2,187 50
18,900 00
5,075 00
7,875 00
20,475 00
1,400 00
11.375 00
958
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 789.
State tax
apportioned
and assessed.
Wilbraham, thirty-four hundred twelve dollars and
fifty cents,
Williamsburg, twenty-seven hundred twelve dollars
and fifty cents,
WiUiamstown, ten thousand six hundred and seventy
five dollars, .
Wilmington, thirty-five hundred eighty-seven dollars
and fifty cents,
Winchendon, ninetj^-one hundred dollars,
Winchester, thirty thousand six hundred and twenty
five doUars,
Windsor, seven hundred dollars, ....
Winthrop, thirty thousand six hundred and twenty-five
dollars,
Woburn, twenty-four thousand and five hundred dol
lars,
Worcester, three hundi-ed twenty-four thousand three
hundred sixty-two dollars and fifty cents,
Worthington, eight hundred and seventy-five dollars
Wrentham, twenty-eight hundred dollars, .
Yarmouth, fifty-two hundred and fifty dollars, .
$3,412 50
2,712 50
10,675 00
3,587 50
9,100 00
30,625 00
700 00
30,625 00
24,500 00
324,362 50
875 00
2,800 00
5,250 00
Treasurer to
issue warrant.
Payment of
assessments.
Notice to
treasurer of
delinquent
city or town.
Section 2. The treasurer of the commonwealth shall
forthwith send his warrant, according to the provisions of
section thirty-four of Part I of chapter four hundred and
ninety of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and nine, to
the selectmen or assessors of each city and town taxed as
aforesaid, requiring them respectively to assess the sum so
charged, and to add the amount of such tax to the amount
of city, town and county taxes to be assessed by them re-
spectively on each city and town.
Section 3. The treasurer of the commonwealth in his
warrant shall require the said selectmen or assessors to pay,
or issue severally their warrant or warrants requiring the
treasurers of their several cities or towns to pay to the treas-
urer of the commonwealth, on or before the sixteenth day
of November in the year nineteen hundred and fourteen,
the sums set against said citieS and towns in the schedule
aforesaid; and the selectmen or assessors respectively shall
return a certificate of the names of the treasurers of their
several cities and towns, with the sum which each may be
required to collect, to the treasurer of the commonwealth
at some time before the first day of September in the year
nineteen hundred and fourteen.
Section 4. If the amount due from any city or town, as
provided in this act, is not paid to the treasurer of the com-
monwealth within the time specified, then the said treasurer
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 790. 959
shall notify the treasurer of such deUnquent city or town,
who shall pa}' into the treasury of the commonwealth, in ad-
dition to the tax, such further sum as would be equal to one
per cent per month during the delinquency from and after
the sixteenth day of November in the year nineteen hun-
dred and fourteen; and if the same remains unpaid after the
first day of December in the year nineteen hundred and four-
teen, an information may be filed by the treasurer of the
commonwealth in the supreme judicial court, or before any
justice thereof, against such delinquent city or town; and
upon notice to such city or town, and a summary hearing
thereon, a warrant of distress may issue against such city or
town to enforce the payment of said taxes under such pen-
alties as said court or the justice thereof before whom the
hearing is had shall order.
Section 5. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved July 7, 1914.
An Act to abolish the enrolment of members of politi- fhrij. 700
CAL PARTIES AND TO LIMIT THE MEMBERSHIP OF WARD ^ *
AND TOWN COMMITTEES.
Be it enacted, etc., as foUoics:
Section 1 . Section one hundred and three of chapter 1913, 835, § 103,
eight hundred and thirty-five of the acts of the year nineteen ^™"'°'^®'^-
hundred and thirteen is hereby amended by adding at the
end thereof the following: — The names of the candidates
of all political parties shall be printed on the same ballot,
but the names of candidates of each political party shall be
arranged in adjoining party columns. At the head of said
party columns shall be printed "oflficial ballot of" (here shall
follow the party name). At the top of the ballot, extending
the entire length, shall be printed the words " vote for candi-
dates of one party only or ballot will not be counted ". The
party columns shall be arranged in such order as may be
determined by lot under the direction of the secretary of the
commonwealth, who shall notify each state committee and
give a representative of each committee an opportunity to
be present, — so as to read as follows : — Section 103. Bal- Ballots for use
lots for use at state and presidential primaries shall be pre- presidential
pared and provided, and the number thereof determined, preparation,
by the secretary of the commonwealth, and no other ballots ^^'
shall be received or counted: provided, however, that if the Proviso,
ballots provided for any polling place are not delivered, or
960
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 790.
Arrangement
of names of
candidates on
ballots.
1913, 835, § 104,
amended.
Ballots for
city and town
primaries,
preparation,
etc.
Arrailgement
of names of
candidates
on ballots.
if after delivery they are lost, destroyed or stolen, the city
or town clerk or election commissioners shall provide ballots
similar as far as possible, which ballots may be used.
The names of the candidates of all political parties shall
be printed on the same ballot, but the names of candidates
of each political party shall be arranged in adjoining party
columns. At the head of said party columns shall be printed
"official ballot of" (here shall follow the party name). At
the top of the ballot, extending the entire length, shall be
printed the words "vote for candidates of one party only
or ballot will not be counted". The party columns shall be
arranged in such order as may be determined by lot under
the direction of the secretary of the commonwealth, who
shall notify each state committee and give a representative
of each committee an opportunity to be present.
Section 2. Section one hundred and four of said chap-
ter eight hundred and thirty-five is hereby amended by
adding at the end thereof the following: — The names of
the candidates of all political parties shall be printed on the
same ballot, but the names of candidates of each political
party shall be arranged in adjoining party columns. At the
head of said party columns shall be printed "official ballot of"
(here shall follow the party name). At the top of the ballot,
extending the entire length, shall be printed the words "vote
for candidates of one party only or ballot will not be counted ".
The party columns shall be arranged in such order as may
be determined by lot under the direction of the city clerk in
cities and of the town clerk in towns, who shall notify each
city or town committee and give a representative of each
committee an opportunity to be present, — so as to read as
follows: — Section 104- The city or town shall provide
and the city or town clerk shall prepare ballots to be used
in city or town primaries, and no other ballots shall be re-
ceived or counted. No ballots as herein provided shall be
printed in any printing establishment owned or managed
by the city of Boston.
The names of the candidates of all political parties shall
be printed on the same ballot, but the names of candidates
of each political party shall be arranged in adjoining party
columns. At the head of said party columns shall be printed
" official ballot of " (here shall follow the party name) . At the
top of the ballot, extending the entire length, shall be printed
the words "vote for candidates of one party only or ballot
will not be counted". The party columns shall be arranged
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 790. 961
in such order as may be determined by lot under the direc-
tion of the city clerk in cities and of the town clerk in towns,
who shall notify each city or town committee and give a
representative of each committee an opportunity to be
present.
Section 3. Section one hundred and five of said chapter iQis, sss, § los,
eight hundred and thirty-five is hereby amended by strik-
ing out the words "of each party", in the fourth line, so as
to read as follows: — -Section 105. The number of ballots ?^"^i™^"j^°^
for use at city or town primaries shall be determined by the determined.
city clerk in cities, and by the town clerk in towns, and shall
not for any ward or town exceed one ballot for each voter
therein.
Section 4. Said chapter eight hundred and thirty-five i9i3, m § loo,
1 ii>i iii'i- • 1 amended. •
IS hereby further amended by strikmg out section one hun-
dred and six and inserting in place thereof the following:
— Section 106. At least six facsimile copies of the ballot, ^Pfj^^^^^g
printed on colored paper, shall be provided for each polling provided,
place as specimen ballots.
Section 5. Section one hundred and seven of said chap- i9i3, sss, § io7,
ter eight hundred and thirty-five is hereby amended by
striking out, w^herever they occur in said section, the words
''official ballot of (here shall follow the party name)", and
inserting in place thereof the words: — official primary
ballot, — so as to read as follows: — Section 107. At the top Form of
of each ballot shall be printed the words " The official primary
ballot". On the back and outside of each ballot when folded
shall be printed the words "Official primary ballot", followed
by the number of the precinct and ward or the name of the
town for which the ballot is prepared, the date of the pri-
mary and for state or presidential primaries a facsimile of
the signature of the secretary of the commonwealth and for
city or town primaries a facsimile of the signature of the
city or town clerk. Names of candidates for each elective Arrangement
office shall be arranged alphabetically according to their
surnames.
Names of candidates for ward or town committees, and Jn^rl^vsm^'^
for delegates to conventions shall be arranged in groups in ?^g®'' °^ ^^^'^'
such order as may be determined by lot, under the direction
of the secretary of the commonwealth, who shall notify each
state committee and give a representative of each such com-
mittee an opportunity to be present: provided, however, that, Proviso,
when necessary, groups may be printed on the ballot in two
or more columns.
962
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 790.
Street and
number of
residence to
be printed.
Certain
statement to
be printed.
Names to be
printed on
ballot, blank
spaces to be
provided, etc.
Number to be
voted for to
be stated on
ballot.
Form of
ballots, etc.
1913, 835, § 109,
amended.
Delivery of
ballots at
polling places,
etc.
Specimen
ballots to be
posted, etc.
1913, 835, § 110,
amended.
Voter to give
name and
residence.
Against the name of a candidate for an elective office, for
a ward or town committee or for a member of a state com-
mittee shall be printed the street and number, if any, of his
residence.
Against the name of a candidate for an elective office shall
be printed the statement contained in the nomination paper
placing him in nomination.
No names shall be printed on a ballot other than those
presented on nomination papers. Immediately following
the names of candidates, blank spaces equal to the number
of persons to be chosen shall be provided for the insertion
of other names.
The number of persons to be voted for for the different
offices shall be stated on the ballot.
The form of ballots and the arrangement of printed matter
thereon shall be in general the same as that of the official
state ballots, except as otherwise provided in the sections
concerning primaries.
Section 6. Section one hundred and nine of said chapter
eight hundred and thirty-five is hereby amended by striking
out the words "for each party", in the twelfth and four-
teenth lines, so as to read as follows: — Section 109. The
city or town clerk, or in Boston the election commissioners,
before the opening of the polls on the day of the primary,
shall deliver at the polling place to the warden or, if he is
not present, to the clerk or, if both are absent, then to any
inspector, ballot boxes, the ballots, specimen ballots, voting
lists, suitable blank forms and apparatus for canvassing and
counting the ballots and making the returns, a seal of suitable
device and a record book for each polling place. The pre-
siding officer at each polling place shall, before the opening
of the primary, conspicuously post in such polling place at
least six specimen ballots, which shall be kept so posted until
the polls are closed, except that where voting booths are
provided two of such specimen ballots may b& posted on
such booth.
Section 7. Said chapter eight hundred and thirty-five
is hereby further amended by striking out section one hun-
dred and ten and inserting in place thereof the following:
— Section 110. Each voter desiring to vote in a primary shall
give his name and his residence to one of the ballot clerks,
who shall thereupon distinctly announce the same; and if
such name is found upon the voting list by the ballot clerk,
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 790. 963
he shall check and repeat the name and give one ballot to Name to be
such voter, who shall then be admitted within the guard rail, votfnllia"?
Section S. Said chapter eight hundred and thirty-five j^jg ggg j. ^^^
is hereby further amended by striking out section one hun- amended.
dred and eleven and inserting in place thereof the following:
— Section 111. All party enrolments in state, presidential, Enrolments
city or town primaries prior to the passage of this act are cancelled.
hereby cancelled.
Section 9. Said chapter eight hundred and thirty-five i9i3, sss. § n2,
is hereby further amended by striking out section one hun- ^^®°'^'"^-
dred and twelve and inserting in place thereof the following:
— Section 112. In the counting of votes when the ballots Counting of
are removed from the ballot box, they shall first be sorted
into piles, one for each party, and each pile shall be counted
and sealed separately. If a voter marks for candidates of
more than one party his ballot shall be set aside and not
counted. Ballots so set aside and not counted shall be
marked "void" on the outside thereof, and shall be pre-
served like other ballots. Vbtes shall be counted only for
nomination of the party in whose columns they appear.
Section 10. Section one hundred and seventeen of said amekdld ^ ^^^'
chapter eight hundred and thirty-five is hereby amended by
striking out all but the last sentence of said section.
Section 11. Section one hundred and eighteen of said ^^g;^^^^ ^ '^^•
chapter eight hundred and thirty-five is hereby amended by
striking out the words " not enrolled in any other party than
that represented by the candidate whose name appears in
the nomination paper", in the seventh, eighth and ninth
lines, so that the first sentence of the said section will read
as follows: — Every nomination paper shall be submitted Nomination
on or before five o'clock in the afternoon of the Saturday submitted to
preceding the day on which it must be filed to the regis- etc'ffoT^'
trars of the city or town in which the signers appear to ''^''*'^<=^"°^-
be voters, and in Boston to the election commissioners, who
shall forthwith certify thereon the number of signatures
which are names of voters both in the city or town and in the
district for which the nomination is made.
Section 12. Section eighty-eight of said chapter eight i9i3, sss, § ss,
hundred and thirty-five is hereby amended by striking out ^™^'"^^^-
the words "at least", in the fifth line, so as to read as fol-
lows:— Section 88. Each political party shall annually state
elect a state committee, the members of which shall hold efe™tbn*^^'
office for one year from the first day of January next follow- t®""™^- ^*'=-
964
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 790.
Organization.
Lists of
members
and officers
to be filed.
Vacancies.
1913, 835, § 89,
amended.
Ward and town
committees,
election,
term, etc.
City
committee.
City and town
committees,
organization.
ing their election and until their successors shall have or-
ganized. Said committee shall consist of one member from
each senatorial district to be elected at the state primaries,
and such number of members at large as may be fixed by
the committee to be elected at the state convention; and
the person who in the aggregate of all the ballots cast in each
district for such district members shall receive the highest
number of such votes shall be the member elected.
The members of the state committee shall, in January,
meet and organize by the choice of a chairman, a secretary,
a treasurer and such other officers as they may decide to
elect.
The secretary of the state committee shall, within ten days
after such organization, file with the secretary of the com-
monwealth, and send to each city and town committee, a list
of the members of the committee and of its officers.
A vacancy in the office of chairman, secretary or treasurer
of the committee or in the membership thereof shall be filled
by the committee, and a statement of any such change shall
be filed as in the case of the officers first chosen.
Section 13. Section eighty-nine of said chapter eight
hundred and thirty-five is hereby amended by inserting
after the word "three", in the fourth line, the words: — nor
more than seven, — and by adding at the end of the third
paragraph of said section the words : — At such meeting
the committee may add to its numbers, — so as to read as
follows: — Section 89. Each political party shall, in every
ward and town, annually elect at the state primaries, a com-
mittee to be called a ward or a town committee, to consist
of not less than three nor more than seven persons, who
shall hold office for one year from the first day of January,
next following their election and until their successors shall
have organized.
The members of the several ward committees of a political
party in a city shall constitute a committee to be called a
city committee.
Each town committee shall annually, between the first
day of January and the first day of March, and each ward
and city committee shall, within thirty days after the begin-
ning of its term of office, meet and organize by the choice of
a chairman, a secretary, a treasurer and such other officers
as it may decide to elect. At such meeting the committee
may add to its numbers.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 791. 965
The secretary of each city and town committee shall, L^ts of
... 1 c • • ■ • I'll officers and
withm ten days alter its organization, file with the secretary ™^2',*'|" *°
of the commonwealth, with the city or town clerk and with
the secretary of the state committee of the political party
which it represents, a list of the officers and members of the
committee.
A vacancy in the office of chairman, secretary or treasurer
of a city, ward or town committee shall be filled by the com-
mittee, and a vacancy in the membership of a ward or town
committee shall be filled by such committee, and a statement
of any such change shall be filed as in the case of the officers
first chosen.
Section 14. This act shall be submitted to the voters of ^J'^^'-t^ed ^^
the commonwealth at the next annual state election and ^'°^^''|^^^g
shall take eflfect upon its acceptance by a majority of the election.
voters voting thereon. The act shall be submitted in the
form of the following question, to be placed upon the official
ballot: "Shall the act passed by the general court in the year
nineteen hundred and fourteen, providing for the
abolition of party enrolment at primary elec-
tions, be accepted?"
Approved July 7, 1914.
An Act relative to the operation of the cinemato- (JJkxt) 791
graph and to the exhibition of motion pictures.
Be it enacted, etc., as foUoivs:
Section 1. No cinematograph, or similar apparatus, operation of
involving the use of a combustible film more than ten inches regXted^'^^^^^
in length, shall be kept or used for the purpose of exhibiting
such films in or upon the premises of a public building, public
or private institution, schoolhouse, church, theatre, special
hall, public hall, miscellaneous hall, place of assemblage, or
place of public resort, until such cinematograph or similar
apparatus has been inspected and approved by an inspector
of the building inspection department of the district police,
who shall have placed thereon a numbered metal tag; nor
until a booth, or enclosure, which has been inspected and ap-
proved by such an inspector and his certificate issued there-
for, has been provided for said apparatus; nor until such
precautions against fire as the chief of the district police
may specify have been taken by the owner, user or exhibitor
therefor: provided, however, that no such cinematograph or Proviso.
YES.
■SO.
966
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 791.
Inspection
by inspectors
of building
inspection
department
of district
police.
Fee for
inspection.
Granting of
licenses to
operate cine-
matographs,
etc.
Fee for
exiimination.
Renewal, etc.
Issue of
permit to act
as assistant
to operator,
etc.
similar apparatus shall be operated with oxyhydrogen gas,
so-called, or with limelight. In addition, in the city of
Boston, the location of any booth or enclosure surrounding
said apparatus, shall be approved by the building commis-
sioner, who may order such additional precautions against
fire as he may deem necessary.
Section 2. The inspectors of the building inspection de-
partment of the district police are hereby empowered and
directed to inspect any cinematograph or similar apparatus
involving the use of a combustible film more than ten inches
in length, which is to be kept or used in or upon any of the
premises defined in section one of this act; and also to inspect
any booth or enclosure provided for the same; and the chief
of the district police shall make such rules and regulations
as he may deem necessary for the safe use thereof.
Section 3. For the inspection of a cinematograph or
similar apparatus, or for the inspection of a booth or enclosure,
as provided by section one of this act, a fee of two dollars
shall be paid by the owner or user thereof.
Section 4. Except as provided for in section six of this
act, no person shall exhibit or operate any cinematograph or
similar apparatus involving the use of a combustible film
more than ten inches in length, in or upon any of the premises
defined in section one of this act, until he has received a
special or first-class license so to do from an inspector of
the building inspection department of the district police.
No such license shall be granted until the applicant has
passed an examination proving him to be thoroughly skilled
in the working of the mechanical and electrical apparatus
or devices used in, or connected with, the operation of a
cinematograph or similar apparatus, as hereinbefore defined,
and no person under twenty-one years of age shall be eligible
for such examination. The fee for the examination shall be
three dollars and shall accompany the application for license.
The first-class license shall be for the term of one year from
the date thereof, but may be renewed yearly without examina-
tion, by an inspector of the building inspection department
of the district police, upon the payment of a fee of one
dollar.
Section 5. Any person eighteen years of age or over,
desiring to act as an assistant to a holder of a special or first-
class license, shall register his name, age and address on a
form furnished for the purpose by the chief of the district
police; and, upon the payment of a fee of one dollar, the said
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 791. 967
chief may issue a permit allowing such person to assist such
a licensed operator in a booth or enclosure; but such person
shall not himself operate the cinematograph or similar
apparatus. The permit shall be for the term of one year
from the date thereo'f, but may be renewed yearly by the
chief of the district police upon the payment of a fee of
fifty cents.
Section 6. A second-class license giving the right to second-ciass
operate a hand-driven cinematograph or similar apparatus, granting of,
but only in the presence of a holder of a special or first-class
license, may be granted to any person who is not less than
twenty years of age and who has been employed for three
months as an assistant under the supervision of a licensee or
licensees in or upon any of the premises defined in section
one of this act. The applicant, as a condition of receiving
the said second-class license, shall pass an examination
satisfactory to an inspector of the building inspection de-
partment of the district police, and shall present to the chief
of the district police an affidavit signed and sworn to by him,
stating that he has so worked for said period. The chief of
the district police may require that the affidavit be cor-
roborated. The fee for the examination shall be two dollars Fee.
and shall accompany the application for license. The Term,
license shall be for the term of one year from the date thereof, ^'^^'^'^^ •^°-
but may be renewed yearly by an inspector of the building
inspection department of the district police upon the pay-
ment of a fee of fifty cents.
Section 7. Any person over twenty-one years of age certain per-
who has held a second-class license for three months or more second-class^
and has worked regularly during that period in a booth or r^XefirX
enclosure in or upon any of the premises defined in section class license.
one of this act, may receive a license of the first-class upon
presenting to the chief of the district police an affidavit
signed and sworn to by him stating that he has so worked for
the said period and upon passing the examination and pay-
ment of the fee as provided for in section four of this act.
Section 8. Any person who has operated a cinemato- certain persons
graph or similar apparatus under a license issued by the LlmiLuon
district police under any preceding act and any person over Ifrst^^fass' ""^
tw^enty-one years of age who presents to the chief of the dis- "cense.
trict police an affidavit signed and sworn to by him stating
that he has operated a cinematograph or similar apparatus
in a booth or enclosure, in a theatre or hall devoted to public
exhibitions of moving pictures outside of the commonwealth
968
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 791.
First-class
license to apply
only to certain
cinemato-
graphs, etc.
Special
licenses.
Examination
fee, term, etc.
License may
be suspended
or revoked for
cause, etc.
Granting of
permits for
special exhibi-
tions of
pictures, etc.
Fee.
Sections one to
five not to
apply to cer-
tain cinemato-
graphs, etc.
Proviso.
for a period of three months or more shall be eligible for
the examination for a special or a first-class license as pro-
vided in sections four and ten of this act.
Section 9. A first-class license shall apply only to the
operation of a hand-driven cinematograph or similar ap-
paratus.
Section 10. The holder of a first-class license as defined
in this act, or any person designated in section eight of this
act who passes an examination satisfactory to the district
police, may be granted a special license to operate by hand
or by motor any cinematograph or similar apparatus which
has been inspected and tagged by the district police. The
fee for the examination shall be three dollars and shall
accompany the application for a license. The license shall
be for the term of one year from the date thereof, but may
be renewed yearly by an inspector of the building inspection
department of the district police upon the payment of a fee
of one dollar.
Section 11. An operator's license or an assistant's permit
issued under this act may be suspended or revoked for cause
at any time by an inspector of the building inspection de-
partment of the district police, but the person whose license
or permit is so suspended or revoked may appeal to the
chief of the district police, whose decision in the matter shall
be final.
Section 12. Except in the city of Boston, the chief of
the district police may grant permits for the special exhibition
of pictures by the use of a cinematograph or similar apparatus
in or upon any of the premises defined in section one of this
act, which, in his opinion, are in safe condition for such
exhibitions, and he may prescribe such regulations as he
may deem necessary for the presentation of the same. A
fee of two dollars shall accompany the application for each
permit.
Section 13. The provisions of sections one to five, in-
clusive, of this act shall not apply to any cinematograph or
similar apparatus operated with only cellulose acetate films
not more than one inch and one fourth in width and requiring
not more than five hundred watts of electric current to
operate the arc: provided, however, that such machines shall
not be kept or used in or upon any of the premises defined in
section one of this act except under such regulations as the
chief of the district police shall prescribe.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 792. 969
Section 14. This act shall not apply to licenses or special ^ppiy°to**^
licenses to operate cinematographs or similar apparatus •'^''f"^^| "^^^
issued by the district police and now in force, but upon the
expiration of any such licenses the holder of a special license
shall be entitled to a special license under this act upon
the payment of the renewal fee as provided for in section ten,
and the holder of a license shall be entitled to a first-class
license under this act upon the payment of the renewal fee
as provided in section four of this act.
Section 15. Any person, firm, corporation or association Penalty for
(. 1 . • • X 1 • •] violation of
or persons, keepmg or usmg a cmematograpn or similar ap- rules or regu-
paratus contrary to the provisions hereof, or in violation of ^^^'°'^^- ^^'^■
any rule or regulation made by the chief of the district police,
or, in the city of Boston, in violation of any regulation or
requirement made by the building commissioner in accord-
ance with the provisions hereof, shall be punished by a fine
of not less than fifty nor more than five hundred dollars.
Section 16. Chapters five hundred and sixty-five and Repeal.
five hundred and sixty-six of the acts of the year nineteen
hundred and eight; chapter two hundred and eighty-one
of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and nine; chapters
forty-eight and four hundred and forty of the acts of the
year nineteen hundred and eleven; chapter one hundred
and eighty-two of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
twelve and all acts and parts of acts inconsistent herewith
are hereby repealed.
Section 17. Notwithstanding any of the provisions of nl^^'bi''*'^'*^"^
this act, the chief of the district police mav grant special granted for
' , ^ ^ .1*1 11 operators of
licenses for operators of moving pictures in churches, school- moving pic-
houses, or public institutions in the cities and towns of the churches,
commonwealth, except Boston, which, in his opinion, are in ^*^ °'^^•^'^■
safe condition for said exhibitions, and he may prescribe
regulations for the proper conduct of the same. A fee of f®®-
two dollars shall accompany each application for such special
license. Approved July 7, 1914-
An Act to create a state department of health and fhnr) 792
to amend the public health laws.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. There is hereby created a State Department state Depart-
of Health which shall exercise all the powers and perform Health
the duties now conferred and imposed by law upon the state
970
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 792.
Commissioner
of health,
appointment,
term, etc.
Powers,
duties, etc.
Public health
council, ap-
pointment,
terms, etc.
Vacancies.
board of health. The state department of health shall con-
sist of a commissioner of health and a public health coun-
cil. There shall also be directors of divisions, district health
officers and other employees as hereinafter provided.
Section 2. The commissioner of health shall be ap-
pointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of
the council, and he shall be a physician skilled in sanitary
science and experienced in public health administration.
The term of office of the commissioner of health shall be five
years. He shall receive an annual salary of seventy-five
hundred dollars and shall devote his entire time to his official
duties. The commissioner of health shall be the adminis-
trative head of the state department of health. His powers
and duties shall be to administer the laws relative to health
and sanitation and the regulations of the department; to
prepare rules and regulations for the consideration of the
public health council; and, with the approval of the public
health council, to appoint and remove directors of divisions,
district health officers, inspectors and other necessary em-
ployees, and to fix their compensation, subject to the ap-
proval of the governor and council, within the limitations of
appropriations therefor. Directors of divisions and district
health officers shall be exempt from civil service regulations.
The commissioner of health shall submit annually to the
public health council a report containing recommendations
in regard to health legislation; and he shall perform all
executive duties now required by law of the state board of
health and such other duties as are incident to his position
as chief executive officer. He may direct any executive
officer or employee of the state department of health to
assist in the study, suppression or prevention of disease in
any part of the commonwealth.
Section 3. The public health council shall consist of
the commissioner of health and six members, hereinafter
called the appointive members, at least three of whom shall
be physicians, and who shall be appointed by the governor,
with the advice and consent of the council. Of the members
first appointed, two shall hold office until the first day of
jMay in the year nineteen hundred and fifteen, two until the
first day of May in the year nineteen hundred and sixteen,
and two until the first day of May in the year nineteen hun-
dred and seventeen, and the terms of office of the said mem-
bers thereafter appointed, except to fill vacancies, shall be
three years. Vacancies shall be filled by appointment of the
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 792. 971
governor, with the advice and consent of the council, for the
unexpired term. The public health council shall meet at Meetings.
least once in each month, and at such other times as they
shall determine by their rules, or upon the request of any
four members, or upon request of the commissioner of
health. The appointive members shall receive ten dollars a
day while in conference, and their necessary travelling ex-
penses while in the performance of their official duties. It Duties, etc.
shall be the duty of the public health council to make and
promulgate rules and regulations ; to take evidence in appeals;
to consider plans and appointments required by law; to
hold hearings; to submit annually to the general court,
through the governor, a report, including recommendations
as to needed health legi-slation ; and to discharge other duties
required by law; but it shall have no administrative or
executive functions.
Section 4. There shall be in the state department of Directors of
111 IT'- 1 •• ciii divisions,
health such divisions as the commissioner oi health may, appointment,
with the approval of the public health council, from time to
time determine. The commissioner of health shall appoint
and may remove, with the approval of the public health
council, a director to take charge of each division, and shall
prescribe the duties of such division. The compensation
of directors of divisions shall be fixed by the commissioner of
health, within the limits of appropriations therefor, and sub-
ject to the approval of the governor and council.
Section 5. The commissioner of health, with the ap- Division of
proval of the public health council shall, from time to time, h«ihh° "^
divide the state into eight health districts and shall appoint ^L*tHct h ith
and may remove a district health ofllcer for each district, officers, ap-
with the approval of the public health council, at a com-
pensation, subject to the approval of the governor and
council, not exceeding thirty-five hundred dollars a year.
The district health officers shall not engage in any other
occupation and shall give their entire time to the perform-
ance of their duties. The commissioner of health may, from
time to time, order two or more of said district health officers
to work in one district in order to study, suppress or prevent
disease. Each district health officer shall have all the powers Powers,
and perform the duties now provided by law for inspectors " '^^' ^ °'
of health and further shall, under the direction of the com-
missioner of health, perform such duties as may be prescribed
by, and shall act as the representative of the commissioner
of health and under his directors shall secure the enforce-
972
Acts, 1914. — Chaps. 793, 794.
Qualifications.
Appropria-
tions.
Present em-
ployees to con-
tinue in ofl&ce
until, etc.
Proviso.
Repeal.
ment within his district of the public health laws and regu-
lations. Said district health officers shall be graduates of
an incorporated medical school admitted to practice in the
commonwealth, or shall have had at least five years' experi-
ence in public health duties and sanitary science.
Section 6. For carrying out the purposes of this act
there shall be appropriated for the purposes of the state
department of health, over and above the amount already
appropriated for the state board of health for the year nine-
teen hundred and fourteen, the sum of ten thousand dollars.
Section 7. Present employees shall be continued in
ofiice until their successors are appointed and qualified, or
until removed by the commissioner: provided, however, that
no employee shall be removed who was appointed, or is now
employed, under the provisions of the civil service laws and
regulations, other than for cause, except division heads and
district health officers who shall be appointed as hereinbefore
provided.
Section 8. Sections one, two and three of chapter
seventy-five of the Revised Laws and all other acts and
parts of acts inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed.
Approved July 7, 1914'
Chap. 7 93 An Act to authorize the city of boston to erect a
HIGH pressure FIRE PUMPING STATION IN FORT POINT
CHANNEL.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The city of Boston is hereby authorized to
construct on the easterly side of Dorchester avenue a high
pressure fire pumping station extending into Fort Point
channel between Summer street and the old location of the
Mount Washington avenue bridge, the location of said sta-
tion to be approved by the directors of the port of Boston.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved July 7, 1914-
Construction
of high pres-
sure fire pump-
ing station in
Fort Point
chaanel.
Chap. 794: An Act to authorize the metropolitan park commission
to reconstruct WELLINGTON BRIDGE OVER THE MYSTIC
RIVER BETWEEN SOMERVILLE AND MEDFORD.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
tf^etc'^^of Section 1. The metropolitan park commission is hereby
Wellington authorized to reconstruct, with steel and concrete and other
bridge.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 794. 973
fireproof materials, that portion of Wellington bridge over
the Mystic river, between Somerville and Medford, con-
structed under authority of chapter four hundred and
ninety-one of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and one,
which has been destroyed by fire, and to make all necessary
alterations and repairs in said bridge, and during construction
to provide such temporary bridge facilities as may be deemed
advisable.
Section 2. The cost of the work herein authorized shall ^og^""^"* ''^
not exceed one hundred and fifteen thousand dollars, and
shall be paid for in part by such cities and towns in the county
of Middlesex as shall be found, in the manner herein pro-
vided, to be specially benefited by the use of said bridge for
highway purposes; in part by the Boston Elevated Railway
Company or such street railway company as now has or
shall be granted a location on said bridge upon the com-
pletion of said work; and in part in the manner provided for
parkway expenditures under the Metropolitan Parks Loan,
Series Two, authorized by chapter two hundred and eighty-
eight of the acts of the year eighteen hundred and ninety-
four, and acts in addition thereto and in amendment thereof.
Section 3. To meet the expenses incurred under this Metropolitan
act the treasurer and receiver general is hereby authorized, series Two!'
with the approval of the governor and council, to issue scrip
or certificates of indebtedness to an amoimt not exceeding one
hundred and fifteen thousand dollars, as an addition to the
amounts already authorized under the provisions of chapter
two hundred and eighty-eight of the acts of the year eighteen
hundred and ninety-four and acts in addition thereto and in
amendment thereof, and as part of the Metropolitan Parks
Loan, Series Two. Such scrip or certificates of indebtedness
shall be issued as registered bonds, and shall bear interest at
a rate not exceeding four per cent per annum, payable semi-
annually, on the first days of January and July of each year.
Section 4. The expenses arising under the provisions Apportionment
of section one of this act shall be paid as follows: — Forty- °f '^^p^'^^^^-
two and one half per cent shall be paid by the cities and
tov\^ls in Middlesex county determined to be specially bene-
fited by the use of said bridge for highway purposes in the
manner hereinbelow provided; fifteen per cent by the Boston
Elevated Railway Company or such other street railway
company as shall have a location on said bridge as aforesaid;
and forty-two and one half per cent in the same manner as
expenditures made from appropriations authorized to carry
974
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 794.
Commissioners
to determine
which of the
cities and
towns are
specially bene-
fited, etc.
To determine
proportion to
be paid by
cities and
towns of cost
of maintenance,
etc.
Collection of
assessments,
etc.
out the provisions of said chapter two hundred and eighty-
eight of the year eighteen hundred and ninety-four and acts
in addition thereto and in amendment thereof.
Section 5. The commissioners next appointed by the
supreme judicial court under the provisions of chapter four
hundred and nineteen of the acts of the year eighteen hun-
dred and ninety-nine shall, after due notice and hearing in
such manner as they shall deem just and equitable, determine
which of said cities and towns in the county of Middlesex
are specially benefited by the use of said bridge for highway
purposes, and the extent of such benefit, and shall further
determine in proportion to such benefits the part of the cost
of the work herein provided for to be paid by each of said
cities and towns and shall return their award into said court,
and when the same has been accepted by said court it shall
be a final adjudication of all matters so referred to said com-
missioners, and shall be binding on all parties; and in like
manner said commissioners shall determine and file their
award as to the payment by said cities and towns of the
cost of maintenance of said bridge, and determine the pro-
portion in which said cities and towns or any of them shall
bear the same.
Section 6. Upon the filing and acceptance of said
awards the treasurer and receiver general of the common-
wealth shall estimate and determine the amount to be paid
in accordance with said awards by each of said cities and
towns so specially benefited as their proportion of the cost
of the work herein provided for, and shall include one tenth
part thereof with interest at the current rates in the sum
charged to each of said cities and towns in the apportion-
ment and assessment of its state tax for the succeeding ten
years, until the sum to be paid by such city or town has
been fully paid. The sums thus paid by said cities and
towns shall be credited and added to the Metropolitan Parks
Loan Sinking Fund, Series Two. In like manner the treas-
urer and receiver general shall estimate and determine the
amount to be paid in each year by any such city or town
according to the award of said commissioners for the care
and maintenance of said bridge, and shall include the same
in the annual state tax of such city or town, and the sums
thus collected shall be credited to and paid into the funds
available by the metropolitan park commission for the main-
tenance of said bridge, and may be expended by them for
that purpose, in addition to any loans or appropriations au-
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 795. 975
thorized for parkway or boulevard purposes. The remain- Payment of
ing cost of the work herein authorized and of the maintenance coat, etc.
of said bridge not provided for to be paid by the cities and
towns of Middlesex county specially benefited or by the
Boston Elevated Railway Company or such other street rail-
v/ay company, shall be determined, collected and paid in the
manner set forth in chapter four hundred and nineteen of
the acts of the year eighteen hundred and ninety-nine to
meet the interest and sinking fund requirements of loans or
appropriations authorized to carry out the purposes of
chapter two hundred and eighty- eight of the acts of the year
eighteen hundred and ninety-four and acts in addition thereto
and in amendment thereof and to meet the expenses of care
and maintenance of boulevards and parkways.
Section 7. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Ayiyroved Jidy 7, 1914.
An Act to provide for the better prevention of fires Chav 795
THROUGHOUT THE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT.
Be it enacted, etc., as follows:
Section 1. The words "metropolitan district", as used d!&nld.^'°''^^
in this act, mean the following cities and towns and the
territory comprised in them, to wit: — Arlington, Belmont,
Boston, Brookline, Cambridge, Chelsea, Everett, Lynn,
Maiden, Medford, Melrose, Milton, Newton, Quincy, Revere,
Saugus, Somerville, Waltham, Watertow^n, Winchester,
Winthrop and Woburn. The words "heads of fire depart-
ments", as used in this act, mean the fire commissioner or
board of fire commissioners in those cities in the metropolitan
district that have such an official or officials; the commis-
sioner of public safety in Cambridge; the chief executive
officer of the fire department of each of the other cities and
towns within the metropolitan district, and the chief executive
officer of the fire department of any fire district now existing
or hereafter created in any one or more of said cities or towns
under the provisions of sections forty-nine to seventy of
chapter thirty-two of the Revised Laws or any similar
statute. All the provisions of this act relating to cities and
towns shall apply to such fire districts. The word "com-
missioner ", as used in this act, means the fire prevention
commissioner provided for in section two.
Section 2. The governor, with the advice and consent ^."^ preven-
of the council, shall appoint a citizen of the commonwealth sionerforthe
metropolitan
976
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 795.
district, ap-
pointment,
etc.
Deputy fire
prevention
commissioner.
Oath, term of
office, etc.
Secretary, ap-
pointment,
duties, etc.
Salaries.
Clerical
assistance, etc.
Powers rela-
tive to keep-
ing, storage,
etc., of explo-
sives, inflam-
who shall have resided within the metropolitan district for
at least three years, to be called the fire prevention commis-
sioner for the metropolitan district, and for such cities and
towns as may accept the provisions of this act as hereinafter
provided. The governor with the advice and consent of the
council, shall appoint a citizen of the commonwealth who shall
have resided within the metropolitan district for at least
three years, to be called the deputy fire prevention com-
missioner for the metropolitan district and for such cities and
towns as may accept the provisions of this act as hereinafter
provided, and who, in the absence or disability of the com-
missioner, shall exercise all of his powers and who at all other
times shall perform such inspection or other duties as the com-
missioner may direct. The commissioner and deputy com-
missioner shall be sworn to the faithful performance of the
duties of their office before entering upon the same. The
term of office shall be three years from the first Monday of
August in the year nineteen hundred and fourteen. The
commissioner or deputy commissioner may be removed by
the governor, with the advice and consent of the council,
for such cause as the governor shall deem sufficient, and the
cause shall be stated in the order of removal. The com-
missioner shall appoint a secretary, who shall be sworn to
the faithful performance of the duties of his office, and who
shall keep a record of all proceedings, issue all notices and
attest such papers and orders as the commissioner shall
direct. His term of office shall be three years, but he may
be removed by the commissioner for such cause as the com-
missioner shall deem sufficient, which shall be stated in the
order of removal. The commissioner, deputy commissioner,
and the secretary shall devote all of their time to the work
of their respective offices. The commissioner shall receive
a salary of thirty-five hundred dollars a year, and the deputy
commissioner and secretary shall each receive a salary of
twenty-five hundred dollars a year. Subject to the approval
of the governor and council, the commissioner shall be pro-
vided with suitable offices suitably furnished and equipped
for the performance of his duties. Subject to the approval
of the governor and council, the commissioner may employ
such clerks, stenographers and office employees, engineering
and legal assistance as he may deem necessary.
Section 3. All existing powers, in whatever officers,
councils, bodies, boards or persons, other than the general
court and the judicial courts of the commonwealth, they may
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 795. 977
be vested, to license persons or premises, or to grant permits mabie fluids,
for or to inspect or regulate or restrain the keeping, storage,
use, manufacture, sale, handling, transportation or other dis-
position of gunpowder, dynamite, nitroglycerine, camphine
or any similar fluids or compounds, crude petroleum or any
of its products, or any explosive or inflammable fluids or
compounds, tablets, torpedoes, rockets, toy pistols, fire-
works, firecrackers, or any other explosives, and the use of
engines and furnaces described in section seventy-three of
chapter one hundred and two of the Revised Laws, are hereby
transferred to and vested in the commissioner.
Section 4. Power is hereby given to the commissioner to Commissioner
delegate the granting and issuing of any licenses or permits ccrtlin^powera
authorized by this act or the carrying out of any lawful rule, d°paTtme'?!ta "^^
order or regulation of the commissioner or any inspection re- ^^^^'^^ °^
quired under this act, to the head of the fire department or
to any other designated officer in any city or town in the
metropolitan district.
Section 5. All the powers and duties of mayors, alder- powers and
men, city or town clerks and other officers within the metro- ta'in o^ffice'i-f "
politan district under sections seventy-three to seventy- steam^en°ines
seven, inclusive, of chapter one hundred and two of the t°^'^gf"^r?fd°t
Revised Laws are hereby transferred to and vested in the commissioner.
commissioner.
Section 6. No paint, oil, benzine, naphtha, or other in- Keeping and
flammable fluid shall be kept or stored in bulk or barrel other- A^ammabie °'
wise than in the tank of an automobile or motor boat or lated^'^'^^^'
stationary engine in total quantity exceeding ten gallons in
any part of any building used for habitation, or within fifty
feet of any building used for dwelling purposes, unless such
paint, oil, or other inflammable fluid is enclosed within a fire-
proof room or structure, constructed and arranged to the
satisfaction of the commissioner, and no paint, oil, benzine,
naphtha, or other inflammable fluid, except for domestic
purposes shall be kept, used, stored or sold in any part of
any building used for habitation, unless a permit therefor
has first been obtained from the commissioner under such
terms and conditions as he may prescribe.
Section 7. No part of any building used for habita- storage, etc.,
tion, nor that part of any lot within fifty feet of any building ma'teHais,%te.!
so used, shall be used for the storage, keeping or handling of ""^s"'^*^-
any combustible article for other than domestic purposes, or
of any article or material that may be dangerous to the public
safety as a fire menace, unless a permit has first been obtained
978
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 795.
Removal of
refuse, etc.
Use of stoves,
etc., for drying
plastering
regulated.
Buildings used
for certain
purpose to be
equipped with
automatic
sprinklers.
therefor from the commissioner. No part of any such build-
ing shall be used as a carpenter's shop nor for the storage,
keeping or handling of feed, hay, straw, excelsior, shavings,
sawdust, cotton, paper stock, feathers, or rags, except under
such terms and conditions as the commissioner may pre-
scribe.
Section 8. The commissioner, or such person or persons
as he may designate, may require the removal and destruction
of any heap or collection of refuse or debris that, in his
opinion, may become dangerous as a fire menace.
Neglect on the part of either the owner or occupant, or both,
to remove the cause of complaint under the provisions of this
or the preceding section, after notice thereof has been served,
shall be deemed a refusal, and the commissioner or the person
or persons whom he may designate, may at any time thereafter
enter upon the premises and remove such material or article
and the containers thereof as may be covered by or mentioned
in the notice issued. The material or articles removed, if
of no substantial value shall be destroyed, otherwise they
shall be placed in storage, and the total costs attending such
action shall be collected in the manner provided in sections
sixty-seven, sixty-eight, and sixty-nine of chapter seventy-
five of the Revised Laws.
Section 9. No salamander or stove for drying plastering
shall be used in any building except under such conditions
as may be prescribed by the commissioner, and no such
salamander or stove shall be set upon a wooden floor unless
it be raised above the floor at least four inches and set upon
brick or other incombustible material in a bed of sand at
least two inches thick, spread upon the floor and covering an
area of at least two feet in all directions larger than the area
of the salamander or stove.
Section 10. Any building within the metropolitan dis-
trict used in whole or in part for the business of woodwork-
ing, or for the business of manufacturing or working upon
wooden, basket, rattan or cane goods or articles, or tow,
shavings, excelsior, oakum, rope, twine, string, thread,
bagging, paper, paper stock, cardboard, rags, cotton or linen,
or cotton or linen garments or goods, or rubber, feathers,
paint, grease, soap, oil, varnish, petroleum, gasoline, kero-
sene, benzine, naphtha, or other inflammable fluids, and any
building in the metropolitan district used in whole or in part
for the business of keeping or storing any of such goods or
articles, except in such small quantities as are usual for
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 795. 979
domestic use, or for use in connection with and as incident
to some business other than such keeping or storing, shall,
upon the order of the commissioner, be equipped with auto-
matic sprinklers: provided, hoivever, that no such order shall ^'■°^>^o-
apply to any building unless four or more persons live or
are usually employed therein above the second floor.
Section 1 1 . The basements of any buildings within Basements to
the limits of the metropolitan district shall, upon notice in wlth^dry^^
writing by the commissioner to the owners of the buildings, ^'^®^' ^^'
be equipped with such dry pipes with outside connections
as the commissioner may prescribe.
Section 12. Owners of buildings in the metropolitan Penalty for
district who, within six months after having received written wmpfy^^ith
notice from the commissioner under sections ten or eleven, orno'tfcTfrom
fail to comply wdth the requirement of such notice, shall be commissioner.
punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars.
Section 13. In addition to the powers given by sections May make
one to twelve, inclusive, the commissioner shall have power ?uie^s'^ relating
to make orders and rules relating to fires, fire protection and t?onret^T*°°"
fire hazard binding throughout the metropolitan district, binding, etc.
or any part of it, or binding upon any person or class of
persons within said district, limited, however to the follow-
ing subjects: —
A. Requiring the keeping of portable fire extinguishers,
buckets of water or other portable fire extinguishing devices
on any premises by the occupant thereof, and prescribing
the number and situation of such devices.
B. Prohibiting or regulating the accumulation, and re-
quiring the removal, of combustible rubbish, including waste
paper, cardboard, string, packing material, sawdust, shavings,
sticks, rags, waste leather and rubber, boxes, barrels, broken
furniture and other similar light or combustible refuse.
C. Prohibiting or regulating the setting or burning of
fires out of doors.
D. Causing obstacles that may interfere with the means
of exit to be removed from floors, halls, stairways and fire
escapes.
E. Ordering the remedying of any condition found to
exist in or about any building or other premises, or any ship
or vessel in violation of any law, ordinance, by-law, rule or
order in respect to fires and the prevention of fire.
F. Causing any vessel moored to or anchored near any
dock or pier to be removed and secured in some designated
place, provided that such vessel is on fire or in danger of
980
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 795.
Rules not to
be established
until after
public hearing,
etc.
Heads of fire
departments to
report, etc.,
violations of
laws, etc., re-
lating to fires,
etc., to the
commissioner.
Penalties for
neglect to
comply with
rules, orders,
etc.
catching fire, or is by reason of its condition or the nature of
its cargo a menace to shipping or other property.
G. Requiring and regulating fire drills in theatres, public
places of amusement, and public and private schools.
H. Requiring the cleaning of chimney flues and vent
pipes.
I. Requiring proper safeguards to be placed and main-
tained about or over roof skylights.
J. Prohibiting or regulating smoking in factories, work-
shops and mercantile establishments.
K. Requiring that all signs and advertising devices
erected on buildings shall be approved by said commissioner.
L. Causing to be made public all violations of fire pre-
vention laws by posting placards on buildings or premises,
and by publishing in the daily newspapers the names of the
owners and specifying the buildings in which the violation
occurs.
M. Defining the classes of buildings to be equipped with
sprinkler protection under the authority of this act.
Section 14. The commissioner may provide that any
of its rules shall apply generally throughout the metropolitan
district or to any specified part of the district, or to any class
or description of premises. No such rules applicable to the
whole or any part of the metropolitan district or to any class
of premises shall be established until after a public hearing
of which notice shall have been given by publication in at
least two successive weeks in at least two daily newspapers
published in Boston and in two newspapers published in the
metropolitan district outside of Boston.
Section 15. The commissioner is hereby authorized to
require and order the heads of fire departments to investi-
gate, observe and report to the commissioner all matters
relating to fire hazard and fire prevention that he may
designate, especially all violations occurring within their
respective cities or towns of laws, ordinances, by-laws, rules
or orders now in force or hereafter enacted by the general
court or by the various cities and towns, or by the commis-
sioner, relating to fires, fire hazard and fire protection.
Section 16. If any city or town or any head of a fire
department or any officer, servant or agent of the common-
wealth or of any city or town refuses or unreasonably neglects
to obey any lawful rule, order or regulation of the commis-
sioner siich city or town upon information presented by the
commissioner shall be liable to a fine not exceeding one
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 795. 981
thousand dollars, and such head of a fire department or other
person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and liable to a fine
not exceeding fifty dollars for each offence, and the rule or
order may, upon application of the commissioner, be enforced
either by the supreme judicial court or by the superior court
by writ or mandamus or otherwise. Violation or unreason-
able neglect of such rules or orders by any person, firm or
corporation, other than as aforesaid, shall be a misdemeanor
and shall be punished by a fine not exceeding ten dollars for
each day during which such violation continues after notice
to the person or persons violating such rule or order. Such
notice may be given by personal service or by posting the
same in a conspicuous place on the premises aft'ected thereby.
Section 17. The commissioner, or any person to whom Right of
the commissioner may delegate the authority, is hereby premise!
authorized to enter at any reasonable hour any building or
other premises, or any ship or vessel to make inspection, or
in furtherance of the purpose of any provision of any law,
ordinance, or by-law, or of any rule or order of the commis-
sioner, without being held or deemed to be guilty of trespass:
provided, that there is reason to suspect the existence of Proviso,
circumstances dangerous to the public safety as a fire
menace.
Section 18. The commissioner shall hear and determine comm
all appeals from the acts and decisions of the heads of fire d°ctCTm
departments and other persons, acting or purporting to demttdnsT'
act under authority of the commissioner, done or made or ^I^^^^^^J^"^
purporting to be done or made under the provisions of this etc.
act, and shall make all necessary and proper orders there-
upon, and any person aggrieved by any such action of the
head of a fire department or other person shall have an
absolute right of appeal to the commissioner.
Section 19. The heads of fire departments within the Heads of fire
metropolitan district shall investigate or cause to be investi- ^ mveTtlgate
gated the cause, origin and circumstances of every fire occur- ^f gres ''*''"
ring in their respective cities, towns or fire districts by which
property has been destroyed or damaged, and, so far as is
possible, determine whether the fire was the result of care-
lessness or design. Such investigation shall be begun im-
mediately upon the occurrence of the fire by the head of the
department in whose territory the fire occurred, or by some
person delegated by him, and if after making such investiga-
tion it appears to the head of the department that the fire
is of suspicious origin, he shall immediately notify the com-
issioner
to hear and
ine
982
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 795.
Report of firea
to be made
to com mi 8-
aioner, etc.
Commissioner
may require
fire insurance
companies to
report fire
losses, etc.
Commissioner
to keep record
of all fires, etc.
To whom rules
or orders shall
apply in cases
where premises
are owned by
one person
and occupied
by another,
etc.
missloner of the fact. Every fire occurring in the metro-
politan district shall be reported in writing to the comniis-
sioner within three days after the occurrence of the same by
the officer in whose jurisdiction the fire occurred. Such report
shall be in the form prescribed by the commissioner and
shall contain a statement of all facts relating to the cause
and origin of the fire that can be ascertained, the extent of
damage thereof, the insurance upon the property damaged,
and such other information as may be required. The officials
in any existing building department shall not be required to
investigate the cause, origin or circumstances of any fire
occurring in their respective cities, towns or fire districts.
Section 20. The commissioner may require every fire
insurance company authoi^zed to transact business in the
metropolitan district to report to the commissioner through
the secretary or some other officer of the company designated
by the board of directors for that purpose, all fire losses on
property insured in such company, giving the date and
location of the fire. Such report shall be mailed to the com-
missioner within three days after loss on each fire, and the
character of property destroyed or damaged, and the sup-
posed cause of the fire shall be reported within ten days after
adjustment is made. The report shall be in addition to and
not in lieu of any report or reports which such companies may
be required by law to make to the insurance commissioner
or other state officer.
Section 21. The commissioner shall keep in his office a
record of all fires occurring in the metropolitan district and
of all the facts concerning the same, including statistics as
to the extent of such fires and the damage caused thereby and
whether such losses were covered by insurance, and, if so, in
what amount. The record shall be made daily from the re-
ports made by the heads of fire departments and shall be public.
Section 22. In any case where buildings or other prem-
ises are owned by one person and occupied by another under
lease or otherwise, the orders of the commissioner shall apply
to the occupant alone, except where such rules or orders
require the making of additions to or changes in the premises
themselves, such as would immediately become real estate
and be the property of the owner of the premises. In such
cases the rules or orders shall affect the owner and not the
occupant, and, unless it is otherwise agreed between the
owner and the occupant, the occupant whose use of the
premises has caused the making of such additions or changes,
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 795. 983
in addition to his rent or other payments shall, after the
additions or changes are made, pay a reasonable per cent of
the cost thereof annually to the owner of the premises. No
rule or order shall be made or enforced which requires an
expenditure by the owner or occupant of more than five
per cent of the last annual assessed valuation of the land
and buildings to which such rule or order relates.
Section 23. The commissioner shall annually, on or Commissioner
before the first day of August, transmit to the governor a ^nitil-e-
full report of his proceedings under this act and such sta- p°^^'^^-
tistics as he may wish to include therein, unless some other
time for reporting is fixed by law; and shall also recommend
any amendments of the law which in his judgment would be
desirable.
Section 24. It shall be the duty of the commissioner to Further duties
study fire hazard and fire prevention and all matters relating sionen™'^"
thereto, to hear suggestions and complaints from all persons
and from all cities and towns in the metropolitan district,
to advise with the officers of such cities and towns, and from
time to time to make suggestions to the general court and
to the cities and towns looking to the improvement of the
laws, ordinances, and by-laws relating to fire departments,
construction of buildings, building or fire limits, use and
occupation of buildings and other premises, protection of
existing buildings, fire escapes and other life-saving devices,
segregation and licensing of trades dangerous by reason of
fire hazard, and all other matters relating to fire prevention
and fire hazard.
Section 25. The salaries of the commissioner and deputy Salaries, pay-
commissioner and of all persons appointed or employed by '"•'°* °f' ®*^-
them, the rent and office expenses and other proper expenses
and charges incurred by the commissioner in the discharge
of his duties shall be paid by the treasurer of the common-
wealth upon the requisition of the commissioner and shall be
apportioned annually among the cities and towns in the
metropolitan district, one half in proportion to their last
annual taxable valuation and one half in proportion to the
population as determined by the next preceding federal or
state census. The amount so apportioned shall be added
to their proportion of the state tax.
Section 26. The provisions of this act shall apply and cities and
extend to any and all such cities and towns in this common- which thia
wealth as, in the case of a city by a two thirds vote of its appfy.**
city council present and voting, and in the case of a town at
984
Acts, 1914, — Chap. 796.
General
penalties.
Act to apply
only to metro-
I)olitan dis-
trict, etc.
Repeal.
Time of
taking efifect.
any regular or special meeting called for that purpose, by a
majority of its voters present and Voting, may vote to
accept the provisions hereof; and the words "metropolitan
district" wherever they may occur in this act shall apply to
and include every such city and town so voting.
Section 27. Except as is otherwise hereinbefore pro-
vided, any person violating any provision of this act shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor and liable to a fine of fifty dollars
for each oflfence, or, in case of a continuing offence after
notice of such violation, to a fine not exceeding ten dollars
for every day during which the violation continues.
Section 28. The provisions of this act shall apply only
to the metropolitan district and to such cities and towns as
shall accept the same in the manner hereinbefore provided.
Section 29. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent here-
with are hereby repealed.
Section 30. This act shall take effect on the first day
of August in the year nineteen hundred and fourteen.
Ajjproved July 7, 1914-
Chap.796 An Act in addition to the several acts making appro-
priations FOR SUNDRY MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES AU-
THORIZED DURING THE PRESENT YEAR OR BY PREVIOUS
LAWS.
Be it enacted, etc., as folloics:
Section 1. The sums hereinafter mentioned are appro-
priated, to be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth
from the ordinary revenue, unless otherwise specified, to
wit: —
For salaries of clerical and other assistants for the board
of gas and electric light commissioners, as authorized by
chapter six hundred and thirty-one of the acts of the present
year, a sum not exceeding forty-five hundred dollars, the
same to be paid from the Gas and Electric Light Com-
missioners' Fund.
For a payment to the city of Medford in lieu of taxes,
as authorized by chapter seven hundred and twenty-nine of
the acts of the present year, the sum of thirty-five hundred
fifty-one dollars and ninety-one cents, the same to be paid
from the Metropolitan Water Maintenance Fund.
For the development of the port of Fall River, as au-
thorized by chapter seven hundred and thirty-two of the
Appropria-
tions.
Clerical assist-
ance to gas
and electric
light commis-
sioners.
City of
Medford.
Development
of port of Fall
River.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 796. 985
acts of the present year, a sum not exceeding five thousand
dollars.
For the improvement of Lynn harbor and Saugus river, as improvement
authorized by chapter seven hundred and forty-one of the bor. etc!
acts of the present year, a sum not exceeding fifty thousand
dollars.
To provide suitable quarters for the port warden of *3"^'"*^"f°'"
/^i iT^i I'lii P°''' warden
(jloucester and Kockport, as authorized by chapter seven of Gloucester,
hundred and forty-seven of the acts of the present year, a
sum not exceeding five hundred dollars.
For salaries of the members of the board of insanity, as Board of
authorized by chapter seven hundred and sixty-two of the '°®*°'*^-
acts of the present year, a sum not exceeding fifty-two hun-
dred dollars. The appropriations heretofore made to be ex-
pended under the direction of the board of insanity are
hereby made available under the provisions of said chapter
seven hundred and sixty-two.
For the improvement of the sanitary condition of the improvement
Charles river, as authorized by chapter seven hundred and rondft^M'^f
sixty-three of the acts of the present 3'ear, a sum not exceed- ^^^^^^^ "'^®''-
ing twenty thousand dollars, the same to be paid out of the
Metropolitan Parks Maintenance Fund.
For the necessary expenses of the commission on economy Commission
and efficiency, a sum not exceeding five thousand dollars, the anu'^efficS'ncy.
same to be in addition to any amount heretofore appro-
priated for this purpose.
For certain military expenses incurred on account of the Certain miii-
Salem fire, a sum not exceeding five thousand dollars, the ^^^^ expenses.
same to be in addition to any amount heretofore appropriated
for this purpose.
For the expenses of auditing municipal accounts and in- Auditing
stalling systems of accounting, to be expended under the McounTsfetc.
direction of the director of the bureau of statistics, a sum
not exceeding four thousand dollars, the same to be in
addition to any amount heretofore appropriated for this
purpose, and to be assessed upon the cities and towns for
which the work is done.
For expenses of the commission appointed to report to the Commission
, 1 , j_i j_ i' i> • , 1 • 1 on taxation
next general court upon the taxation or signs, as authorized of signs.
by chapter ninety-three of the resolves of the present year, a
sum not exceeding two thousand dollars, the same to be in
addition to any amount heretofore appropriated for this
purpose.
986
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 796.
State normal
school at
Lowell.
Lakeville
state sana-
torium.
Expenses of
certain recess
committees.
Improvement
of Beverly
harbor.
Purchase of
land for insane
hospital.
State normal
school at
Framingham.
Norfolk state
hospital.
Protection of
public health
in Neponset
river valley.
Monson state
hospital.
Commission
on transporta-
tion facilities.
For maintenance expenses of the state normal school at
Lowell there may be expended the sums paid by the cit}^ of
Lowell in accordance with an agreement entered into between
the board of education and said city, a sum not exceeding
eighty-seven hundred fifty-two dollars and ninety-nine cents,
the same to be in addition to any amount heretofore appro-
priated for this purpose.
For maintenance expenses of the Lakeville state sana-
torium, in making investigations for a water supply, a sum
not exceeding five hundred dollars, the same to be in addition
to any amount heretofore appropriated for this purpose.
For expenses of the recess committee on the subject of city
charters and for expenses of the recess committee on the in-
troduction of matters for legislation, a sum not exceeding
twenty thousand dollars.
For improvement of Beverly harbor, as authorized by
chapter one hundred and thirty-eight of the resolves of the
present year, a sum not exceeding fifty thousand dollars.
For the purchase of land for a hospital for the insane of
the metropolitan district, as authorized by chapter one
hundred and forty of the resolves of the present year, a sum
not exceeding one hundred thousand dollars.
For certain improvements at the state normal school at
Framingham, as authorized by chapter one hundred and
forty-one of the resolves of the present year, a sum not ex-
ceeding one hundred and forty-five thousand dollars.
For certain improvements at the Norfolk state hospital, as
authorized by chapter one hundred and forty-two of the
resolves of the present year, a sum not exceeding thirty-se^'en
thousand and four hundred dollars.
For the further protection of the public health in the
valley of the Neponset river, as authorized by chapter one
hundred and forty-three of the resolves of the present year,
a sum not exceeding ten thousand dollars, the same to be
paid out of the Neponset Valley Fund. '
For improvements at the Monson state hospital, as au-
thorized by chapter one hundred and forty-four of the re-
solves of the present year, a sum not exceeding eighty-four
hundred dollars.
For expenses of the commission appointed to report as to
the development and extension of transportation facilities
in the commonwealth, and especially in the five western
counties thereof, as authorized by chapter one hundred and
forty-six of the resolves of the present year, a sum not ex-
ceeding ten thousand dollars.
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 796. 987
For a sewerage sj'^stem at the Lakeville state sanatorium, LakeviUe state
as authorized by chapter one hundred and forty-eight of the '^°^'°""'»-
resolves of the present year, a sum not exceeding one thousand
dollars.
For an investigation by the public service commission as investigation
to street railway and railroad service within the metropolitan ^r^ce!'ite^f
district, as authorized by chapter one hundred and forty-nine p^utanTis™"
of the resolves of the present year, a sum not exceeding five *™*-
thousand dollars.
For certain improvements at the state farm, as authorized ^*'^^^ ^^™-
by chapter one hundred and fifty of the resolves of the present
year, a sum not exceeding ninety-seven hundred dollars.
For certain improvements at the Wrentham state school, ^ateschwi
as authorized by chapter one hundred and fifty-one of the
resolves of the present year, a sum not exceeding eighty-seven
thousand and five hundred dollars.
For certain improvements at the industrial school for boys, industrial
as authorized by chapter one hundred and fifty-two of the boys?
resolves of the present year, a sum not exceeding forty-five
hundred and fifty dollars.
For compensation of the board of ballot law commissioners. Ballot law
as authorized by chapter one hundred and fifty-three of the
resolves of the present year, a sum not exceeding fifteen
hundred dollars, the same to be in addition to any amount
heretofore appropriated for this purpose.
For the compensation of James McGovern, as authorized M^'Svem
by chapter one hundred and fifty-four of the resolves of the
present year, a sum not exceeding two hundred dollars, the
same to be paid from the Metropolitan Sewerage Maintenance
Fund, North System.
For clerical assistance in the office of the clerk of the house Clerical as-
of representatives, as authorized by chapter one hundred and cifrk^of house
fifty-five of the resolves of the present year, a sum not tfves!"^''^'^"**'
exceeding four hundred and fifty dollars, the same to be
in addition to any amount heretofore appropriated for this
purpose.
For additional compensation for the pages of the senate Additional
and house of representatives, as authorized by chapter one of pagw!^*'"''
hundred and fifty-six of the resolves of the present year, a
sum not exceeding six hundred dollars, the same to be in
addition to any amount heretofore appropriated for this
purpose.
For certain improvements and expenses to be incurred Commission-
under the direction oi the commissioners on fisheries and and game.
game, as authorized by chapter one hundred and fifty-nine of •
commisaionera.
988
Acts, 1914. — Chap. 796.
Commission
appointed to
report on
insurance
rates, etc.
State normal
art school.
Reimburse-
ment of city
of Salem.
Clerical assist-
ance in office
of tax com-
missioner.
State depart-
ment of health.
Prevention of
fires.
the resolves of the present year, a sum not exceeding sixty-
five hundred dollars.
For expenses of the commission appointed to consider and
report upon the questions of monopoly and rates in insurance,
as authorized by chapter one hundred and sixty of the re-
solves of the present year, a sum not exceeding four thousand
dollars.
To provide a new site for the state normal art school, as
authorized by chapter seven hundred and eighty-one of the
acts of the present year, a sum not exceeding one hundred
and fifty thousand dollars.
For reimbursing the city of Salem for the abatement of
certain taxes, as authorized by chapter seven hundred and
eighty-four of the acts of the present year, a sum not exceed-
ing twenty-five thousand dollars.
For clerical assistance in the office of the tax commissioner,
a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars, and for contingent
expenses of the tax commissioner, a sum not exceeding four
thousand dollars, both to cover expenses authorized by chap-
ter seven hundred and seventy of the acts of the present
year, and to be in addition to any amounts heretofore appro-
priated for these purposes.
For the purposes of chapter seven hundred and ninety-two
of the acts of the present year, to create a department of
health, a sum not exceeding ten thousand dollars in addition
to the amounts heretofore appropriated for the expenses of
the state board of health.
To provide for the better prevention of fires throughout
the metropolitan district, as authorized by chapter seven
hundred and ninety-five of the acts of the present year, a
sum not exceeding ten thousand dollars, to be assessed upon
the metropolitan district under the provisions of section
twenty-five of said chapter seven hundred and ninety-five.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved July 7, 1914.
Resolves, 1914. — Chaps. 1, 2, 3. 989
RESOLVES.
Resolve relative to the commission appointed to (jjidj) 1
INVESTIGATE THE TAXATION OF WILD OR FOREST LANDS.
Resolved, That the existence and powers of the com- Existence of
mission appointed under authority of chapter one hun- tSor mak-""^
dred and thirty-one of the resolves of the year nineteen ^"f/jXd!'
hundred and thirteen, to investigate the taxation of wild
or forest lands, are hereby continued until the twenty-
sixth day of January, nineteen hundred and fourteen,
and the time for making and receiving the report re-
quired by said chapter to be made by the commission to
the general court is hereby extended to said twenty-
sixth day of January. Approved January 26, 1914-
Resolve relative to the commission appointed to (JJiq^^ 2
investigate the subject of drunkenness.
Resolved, That the existence and powers of the com- Existence of
mission appointed under authority of chapter one hun- trmJ^fOT mak-"'^
dred and seventeen of the resolves of the year nineteen ^"fe^Xd!
hundred and thirteen, to investigate the subject of drunk-
enness in the commonwealth, are hereby continued until
the twenty-ninth day of January, nineteen hundred and
fourteen, and the time for making and receiving the re-
port required by said chapter to be made by the com-
mission to the general court is hereby extended to said
twenty-ninth day of January.
Approved January 29, 1914-
Resolve to extend the time within which the com- (JJiq^t) 3
mission on immigration is required to report.
Resolved, That the time within which the commission Time for
. ... . 1 ^ J^ • • e ^ making report
on immigration is required, under the provisions or chap- extended.
ter seventy-seven of the resolves of the year nineteen
hundred and thirteen, to report its findings to the general
court is hereby extended until the fourth Wednesday of
990 Resolves, 1914. — Chaps. 4, 5, 6.
March in the current year, and that said commission is
hereby authorized to extend its investigations and to
make use of the appropriation heretofore made therefor,
until said date. Approved January 30, 1914-
Chap. 4 Resolve kelative to the investigation of the white
SLAVE TRAFFIC, SO-CALLED.
Time for Resolmd, That the time within which the commission,
making report .iii •• i> i • p c i
extended. appomtcd Under the provisions or chapter sixty-iour oi the
resolves of the year nineteen hundred and thirteen, to
investigate the white slave traffic, so-called, shall report
to the general court is hereby extended until the seventh
day of February in the current year, and the commission
is authorized to continue its work until that date.
Approved January 30, 1914'
Chap. 5 Resolve to extend the time for the report of the
SPECIAL COMMISSION APPOINTED TO DEVISE A JUST AND
COMPREHENSIVE SYSTEM OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNIC-
IPAL PENSIONS.
Time for Resolved, That the commission appointed, under the
makmg report . . „ , i i i i • <• i i
extended. provisious 01 chapter one hundred and six or the resolves
of the year nineteen hundred and thirteen, to devise a
just and comprehensive system of state, county and
municipal pensions is hereby authorized to continue its
investigations and to make its report not later than the
sixteenth day of March in the current year.
Approved January 30, 1914-
Chap. 6 Resolve to extend the time for filing the report
OF THE state BOARD OF HEALTH RELATIVE TO THE
CODIFICATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE HEALTH LAWS.
Time^fojjiing Resokcd, That the time allowed for the filing of the re-
extended. " port of the state board of health by chapter one hundred
and eighteen of the resolves of the year nineteen hundred
and thirteen, providing for a codification of the health
laws of the commonwealth, together with a plan for the
more efficient local administration of the said laws, is
hereby extended to the tenth day of March in the year
nineteen hundred and fourteen.
Approved January SO, 1914-
Resolves, 1914. — Chaps. 7, 8, 9, 10. 991
Resolve to extend the time for making and receiv- Qfidj) 7
ING the report of THE JOINT COMMISSION APPOINTED
TO INVESTIGATE THE STREET RAILWAY SERVICE FUR-
NISHED IN THE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT.
Resolved, That the time within which the report to be Time for
made by the joint commission consisting of the pubHc Stendldf^°'^
service commission, as successors of the board of railroad
commissioners, and the Boston transit commission, under
the authority of chapter one hundred and eight of the re-
solves of the year nineteen hundred and thirteen, is
hereby extended to the second day of March, nineteen
hundred and fourteen. Ajjproved February 9, 1914.
Resolve to extend the time within which the board (^/^^^j 8
OF elevator regulations is required to report.
Resolved, That the time within which the board of Time for
1 ,. . -Ill "111! making report
elevator regulations is required by chapter eight hundred extended.
and six of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and
thirteen to report to the governor is hereby extended
until April first of the current year, and that said board
be authorized to extend its investigations to said date.
Approved February 9, 1914'
Chap.
Resolve relative to the report of the state board
OF health upon the disposal of sewage in the
SOUTH metropolitan SEWERAGE DISTRICT.
Resolved, That the time within which the state board of Tiinefor
health shall report to the general court the results of its extended,
investigations relative to the disposal of sewage in the
south metropolitan sewerage district and to the extension
of said district, as authorized by chapter eighty-three
of the resolves of the year nineteen hundred and thirteen,
is hereby extended to the twentieth day of February in
the current year. Approved February 16, 1914-
Resolve in favor of the widow of Frederick w. Chap. 10
SHEPPARD.
Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the Mary a.
treasury of the commonwealth an annuity of five hundred ^^^p^^'^'^-
dollars for the term of five years to Mary A. Sheppard,
widow of Frederick W. Sheppard who lost his life while
attempting to extinguish forest fires on May eleventh,
992 Resolves, 1914. — Chaps. 11, 12, 13.
nineteen hundred and thirteen. The said annuity shall
date from December first, nineteen hundred and thirteen,
and be payable in equal quarterly instalments.
Approved February 21, 1914-
Chap. 11 Resolve to confirm the acts of da vis b. keniston,
JUNIOR, AS A justice OF THE PEACE.
B?Keni?ton!^ R^solved, That the acts of Davis B. Keniston, Junior, of
^usUceoTthe ^ostou, as a justicc of the peace between the thirty-first
peace, con- day of October and the thirty-first day of December in the
year nineteen hundred and thirteen, are hereby confirmed
and made valid, to the same extent as if during that time
he had been qualified to discharge the duties of the said office.
Approved March 4, 1914.
Chap. 12 Resolve relative to expenditures by heads of de-
partments AND OTHER OFFICIALS OF THE COMMON-
WEALTH.
by heads "r Resolvcd, That the heads of departments and other officials
departments, liaviug supcrvisiou or charge of expenditures in behalf of
the commonwealth for which no appropriations have been
made are hereby authorized to continue the said depart-
ments and expenditures until appropriations are made
therefor, or until the pleasure of the present general court in
respect thereto is otherwise made known.
Approved March 4, 1914-
Chap. 13 Resolve to provide for the compensation and expenses
OF CERTAIN RECESS COMMITTEES AUTHORIZED BY THE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE YEAR NINETEEN HUN-
DRED AND THIRTEEN.
£c'"^"St'a1n Resolved, That there shall be allowed and paid from the
reress com- trcasury of the commonwealth for the salaries and expenses
mittees. rj.ii_ i pi • ^ •
01 the members and secretary oi the special committee ap-
pointed to sit during the recess of the general court to investi-
gate the circumstances surrounding the employment of
women and children, and for the salaries and expenses of
the members and secretary of the special committee ap-
pointed to sit during the recess to investigate the present
means and methods employed in checking the spread of
tuberculosis, such sum, not exceeding twenty-one thousand
eight hundred dollars, as shall be approved by the governor
and council. Approved March 4, 1914. •
Resolves, 1914. — Chaps. 14, 15, 16, 17. 993
Resolve to confirm certain acts of william w. brooks Qfiap, 14
AS A NOTARY PUBLIC.
Resolved, That the acts of WilHam W. Brooks of Brookline Acts of wiuiam
as a notary public, between tlie sixteenth day of May and notary public
the twenty-fourth day of December in the year nineteen hun- «=°"fi™®«'-
dred and thirteen, are hereby confirmed and made vahd, to
the same extent as if during that time he had been qualified
to discharge the duties of the said office.
Approved March 11, 1914'
Resolve to extend the time of the commission to in- (Jjidp^ 15
VESTIGATE THE REGULATIONS NOW IN FORCE RELATIVE TO
THE CONSTRUCTION, ALTERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF
BUILDINGS.
Resolved, That the time within which the commission ap- Time for
pointed, under chapter eight hundred and nine of the acts extendld.
of the year nineteen hundred and thirteen, to investigate the
regulations now in force relative to the construction, altera-
tion and maintenance of buildings, is required to report its
findings, is hereby extended until the first day of February in
the year nineteen hundred and fifteen, and that said com-
mission is authorized to extend its investigations and use its
appropriation until said date. Approved March 11, 1914-
Resolve in favor of the father of george w. seuss. Chav. 16
Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treas- George seuss.
ury of the commonwealth to George Seuss, father of George
W. Seuss who, while a cadet on the training ship Ranger, was
fatally injured by an accident occurring on said vessel on the
nineteenth day of December, nineteen hundred and twelve,
an annuity of three hundred dollars for a term of five years.
Commencing with the first day of January, nineteen hun-
dred and fourteen, said annuity shall be paid by quarterly
instalments. Approved March 11, 1914'
Resolve in favor of john j. kane. Chap. 17
Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treas- John j. Kane,
ury of the commonwealth to John J. Kane of Holyoke the
sum of three hundred twenty-seven dollars and forty cents,
to compensate him for injuries sustained by him on the
994 Resolves, 1914. — Chaps. 18, 19, 20.
twenty-fourth day of May, nineteen hundred and thirteen,
while endeavoring to extinguish a fire under the orders of
the fire warden of the city of Holyoke.
Apjiroved March 11, 1914-
Chap. 18 Resolve to authorize the making of a contract for
THE PUBLICATION OF THE DECISIONS OF THE SUPREME
JUDICIAL COURT.
dedlioM of "^ Resolved, That the secretary of the commonwealth is
judidTuourt. hereby authorized to enter into a contract in behalf of the
commonwealth with the firm of Little, Brown and Company
for the publication of the decisions of the supreme judicial
court for a term extending from the first day of August,
nineteen hundred and fourteen, to the first day of July, nine-
teen hundred and seventeen. Apinoved March 16, 1914-
Chap. 19 Resolve to provide for an investigation by the metro-
politan PARK COMMISSION RELATIVE TO CONNECTING THE
MIDDLESEX FELLS BOULEVARD WITH A CERTAIN OTHER
BOULEVARD.
to connlcti^g*^ R^solved, That the metropolitan park commission is hereby
bl!uit v^d ^th authorized to investigate the subject of connecting the Mid-
certain other dlesex Fells boulevard with Hart's hill or Crystal lake in
Wakefield or with the proposed boulevard around Lake
Quannapowitt, such connecting link to pass through the
town of Stoneham, the city of Melrose and the town of
Wakefield. The commission shall report its findings and
recommendations to the general court on or before the second
Wednesday in January, nineteen hundred and fifteen.
Approved March 16, 1914-
Chap. 20 Resolve to provide for reimbursing the city of North-
ampton FOR THE SUPPORT OF SMITH's AGRICULTURAL
SCHOOL AND NORTHAMPTON SCHOOL OF INDUSTRIES.
Northampton. Rcsolved, That the sum of eight thousand five hundred
eighty-two dollars and ninety-nine cents be allowed and paid
out of the treasury of the commonwealth from the ordinary
revenue, to the city of Northampton for the maintenance
and support of Smith's agricultural school and Northampton
school of industries, in accordance with the provisions of
chapter five hundred and five of the acts of the year nine-
teen hundred and six. Approved March 17, 1914.
Resolves, 1914. — Chaps. 21, 22, 23, 24. 995
Resolve to PROvroE for an investigation by the metro- Char> 21
POLITAN PARK COMMISSION AS TO THE COST OF ACQUIRING
LAND AROUND -WEYMOUTH GREAT POND IN THE TOWN OF
WEYMOUTH.
Resolved, That the metropohtan park commission shall J^ cost of °° ^
ascertain the cost of taking or otherwise acquiring land for acquiring land
park purposes bordering upon the Weymouth Great pond mouth Great
in the town of Weymouth, and the cost of taking or other- ^"'^ *
wise acquiring Randolph street, so-called, and other abutting
highways and of constructing a boulevard and public high-
way over the same and of maintaining it for said purposes.
The commission shall report the result of its investigation
and its recommendations to the next general court during
the first week in January. Approved March 19, 1914-
Resolve to provide for installing an electric light- Qhnri 22
ING system at THE STATE NORMAL SCHOOL AT HYANNIS.
Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treas- Electric light-
ury of the commonwealth a sum not exceeding two thousand stft^^n^maf
dollars, to be expended under the direction of the board of Sy^nts.
education, for wiring the buildings of the state normal school
at Hyannis and for making connections with the electric
lighting system of Hyannis. Approved March 23, 191 4.
Resolve in favor of the trustees of the soldiers' Chap. 23
HOME IN MASSACHUSETTS.
Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treas- Soldiers' Home
ury of the commonwealth to the trustees of the Soldiers' chuslttT.'
Home in Massachusetts the sum of ninety-five thousand
dollars, to be paid for maintenance in equal quarterly in-
stalments, beginning on the first day of February in the
year nineteen hundred and fourteen ; . and the sum of twenty-
two hundred dollars for permanent improvements; and the
sum of one thousand dollars for religious services; but all
amounts so paid shall be subject to the approval of the
governor and council. Approved March 27, 1914.
Resolve to authorize the payment of an annuity to (^/^^r? 24
JAMES L. CISCO THROUGH THE SELECTMEN OF THE TOWN
OF GRAFTON.
Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treas- James l. Cisco.
ury of the commonwealth to the selectmen of the town of
996 Resolves, 1914. — Chaps. 25, 26, 27, 28.
Grafton an annuity of one hundred and fifty dollars, to be
expended by the selectmen for the benefit of James L. Cisco,
son of the late Samuel Cisco, a member of the Hassanamisco .
tribe of Indians, for the rest of his natural life, beginning
with the first day of January in the year nineteen hundred
and fourteen, said annuity to be paid in equal quarterly in-
stalments. A'p'proved March 30, 1914-
Chap. 25 Resolve granting an annuity to john albert burr.
John Albert Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treas-
m-y of the commonwealth, in equal quarterly instalments,
an annuity of one hundred and fifty dollars, for the term of
five years, to John Albert Burr, son of the late Eli and
Saloma Burr, members of the Oneida tribe of Indians.
Aj^iyroved March 30, 1914-
Chap. 26 Resolve in favor of john c. bennett.
John c. Ben- Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treas-
ury of the commonwealth, from the appropriation to be
made for the expenses of maintenance of armories of the first
class for the current year, the sum of fifty-two dollars and
eleven cents to John C. Bennett of Lowell, for labor and
materials furnished at the Lowell armory during the years
nineteen hundred and six to nineteen hundred and nine, in-
clusive. Approved March 30, 1914'
Chap. 27 Resolve to authorize the payment of an annuity to
ANGELA M. LEACH.
Axigeia M. Resolvcd, That there be allowed and paid out of the treas-
ury of the commonwealth to the selectmen of the town of
Brimfield an annuity of one hundred and fifty dollars, to be
expended by the selectmen for the benefit of Angela M.
Leach, daughter of the late Israel Sprague, a member of
the Began or Dudley tribe of Indians, for the rest of her
natural life, beginning with the first day of January, in the
year nineteen hundred and fourteen, and payable in equal
quarterly instalments. , Approved March 31, 1914-
Chap. 28 Resolve granting annuities to samantha talbot and
DELIA A. DALEY.
Samantha Resolvcd, That there be allowed and paid out of the treas-
Deiia A. Daley, ury of the commonM-calth, in equal quarterly instalments,
annuities of one hundred and fifty dollars each, for the
Resolves, 1914. — Chaps. 29, 30, 31, 32. 997
term of five years, to Samantha Talbot and to Delia A.
Daley, children of the late Eli and Saloma Burr, members of
the Oneida tribe of Indians. Approved March SI, 1914.
Resolve to confirm the acts of sumner a. chapman as Chap. 29
A justice of the peace.
Resolved, That the acts of Sumner A. Chapman as a justice Sumner a.
of the peace, between the twenty-fourth day of January in
the year nineteen hundred and thirteen and the seventh day
of January in the year nineteen hundred and fourteen, are
hereby confirmed and made valid, to the same extent as if
during that time he had been qualified to discharge the
duties of the said office. Approved April 2, 1914.
Resolve to authorize the payment of an annuity to Chap. 30
CARRIE C. WASHBURN.
Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treas- Carrie c.
ury of the commonwealth to Carrie C. Washburn, of Plym-
outh, now in receipt of a pension of twelve dollars a month
from the United States as a deaf and dumb helpless adult
child of John Washburn, who served in the civil war as a
member of company E, twenty-ninth Massachusetts in-
fantry, and of company D, thirty-sixth Massachusetts
infantry, and who died on the thirtieth day of October in
the year eighteen hundred and ninety-six, an annuity of
seventy-two dollars, payable in equal quarterly instalments.
Approved April 3, 1914.
Resolve in favor of charles hayden. Chap. 31
Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treas- charies Hay-
ury of the commonwealth to Charles Hayden, colonel and '^^'^'
paymaster general of the Massachusetts volunteer militia
and United States disbursing officer for the organized militia
of Massachusetts, the sum of four hundred and fifty dol-
lars, to reimburse said Hayden for a like amount paid for
prizes in rifle competition to the Massachusetts naval
brigade, said sum having been disallowed by the United
States government. Approved April 6, 1914.
Resolve to provide for reprinting the state house Chap. 32
guide book.
Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treas- Reprinting
ury of the commonwealth a sum not exceeding one thousand guide toX
998 Resolves, 1914. — Chaps. 33, 34, 35.
dollars for publishing, under the direction of the sergeant-
at-arms, a fifth edition of the guide book of the state house
prepared by Ellen Mudge Burrill. The fifth edition shall
include any changes that have been made in the position of
portraits, a history of the statues, paintings and relics that
have been received since the publication of the fourth
edition and a revised directory of the location of departments.
The governor shall receive twenty-five copies; the lieuten-
ant governor, the members of the executive council, the
secretary, treasurer, auditor and attorney-general of the
commonwealth, five copies each; each member and officer
of the general court for the year nineteen hundred and
fourteen, five copies; the state library, twenty-five copies;
each reporter to whom a seat in the reporters' gallery is
regularly assigned, one copy; and the remainder of the
edition shall be placed in charge of the sergeant-at-arms to
be distributed by him at his discretion.
AiJjiroved Ajml 6, 1914-
Chap. 33 Resolve in favor of the widow of Robert j. glavin.
Robert f. Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treas-
Giavin. ury of the commonwealth an annuity of two hundred and
fifty dollars for a period of five years, in equal quarterly in-
stalments, to Mary Glavin, widow of Robert J. Glavin, who
was employed more than twenty years in the department
of the sergeant-at-arms as an elevator man, and who died
from the result of a disease contracted while in said service.
Should the said Mary GIa\dn remarry, the payments under
this resolve shall cease. Approved Aj^ril 6, 1914.
Chap. 34 Resolve in favor of the widow of Arthur c. mills.
Arfh-Tr c. Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treas-
Miua. ury of the commonwealth, in equal quarterly instalments,
the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars a year for a period
of five years, to Mary F. Mills, widow of Arthur C. Mills
late sergeant of company A, fifth regiment of the Massa-
chusetts volunteers, who died from a disease contracted while
in the said service. Should the said Mary F. Mills re-
marry, the annuity shall cease. Approved Ajml 6, 1914-
Chap. 35 Resolve relative to the election of the selectmen
AND other town OFFICERS OF THE TOWN OF LUNENBURG.
Mrta*in"officers Resolved, That the election of the selectmen and other
of the town of towu oflScers of the town of Lunenburg, as declared by the
Resolves, 1914. — Chaps. 36, 37, 38. 999
election officers at the animal town meeting held on the L»nenbjirg
second day of INIarch, nineteen hnndred and fourteen,
is hereby confirmed and made valid, to the same extent as
if the names of the different candidates for the office of
selectmen and other town officers, had been placed on the
official ballot in alphabetical order, and that sample ballots
had been furnished at said meeting and posted in accord-
ance with the provisions of law.
Approved April 6, 1014-
Resolve to provide for compiling the laws of the Chap. 36
COMMONWEALTH RELATING TO LABOR.
Resolved, That the commissioner of labor is hereby author- Compilation of
ized and directed to compile the laws of the commonwealth tolabor?
relating to labor and the employment thereof, and to report
to the general court, during the present session, if possible,
and not later than the second Wednesday in January, in
the year nineteen hundred and fifteen. The said report
shall call especial attention to any changes that, in the
opinion of the commissioner, should be made in said laws.
Approved April 8, 1914-
Resolve to confirm the acts of Frederick b. byram as QJiqjj 37
A justice of the peace.
Resolved, That the acts of Frederick B. Byram of North Acts of
Attleborough as a justice of the peace, between the ninth Byiamls
day of January and the second day of February in the year p^acrcoL* ^
nineteen hundred and fourteen, are hereby confirmed and firmed.
made valid, to the same extent as if during that time he had
been qualified to discharge the duties of the said office.
Approved April 8, 1914.
Resolve to confirm the acts of john f. sullivan as a rii^f.^. 30
JUSTICE OF the peace. ^'
Resolved, That the acts of John F. Sullivan as a justice of pf suliiv^nls
the peace, between the twenty-ninth day of November in justice of the
1111 iiip 1 P^ace con-
the year nineteen hundred and twelve and the fourteenth firmed.
day of February in the year nineteen hundred and thirteen,
are hereby confirmed and made valid, to the same extent as
if during that time he had been qualified to discharge the
duties of the said office. Approved April 9, 1914-
1000 Resolves, 1914. — Chaps. 39, 40, 41, 42.
Chap. 39 Resolve relative to the distribution of the report of
THE COMMISSION ON IMMIGRATION.
Distribution of Resolved, That the commission on immigration is hereby
authorized to use so much of the unexpended balance of its
appropriation as may be necessary to provide for the proper
distribution, under the direction of the commission, of its
report to the general court. Approved April 9, 1914-
Chap. 40 Resolve in favor of ruth wood worth of revere.
J^^t^wood- Resolved, That Ruth Woodworth, now of Revere, be
allowed and paid during her lifetime, out of the Metro-
politan Parks Maintenance Fund, in full compensation
for the death of her husband who died as a result of in-
juries received by him on May twentieth, in the year nine-
teen hundred and thirteen, while in the employ of the metro-
politan park commission, compensation at the rate of seven
Proviso. dollars per week: provided, however, that when the payments
hereunder shall amount to three thousand dollars, the said
compensation shall cease. Approved April 11, 1914-
Chap. 41 Resolve relative to the construction of a parkway
OR boulevard around lake quannapowitt in the
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD.
Construction Resolvcd, That, for the purpose of constructing a park-
around Lake way or boulevard around Lake Quannapowitt, provided
uannapowi . ^^ chapter six hundred and ninety-nine of the acts of the
year nineteen hundred and twelve, the metropolitan park
commission is hereby authorized to use such parts of Lake
Quannapowitt in the town of Wakefield as may be approved
by the board of harbor and land commissioners.
Approved April 11, 1914.
Chap. 42 Resolve to extend the time for the report of the
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION AND THE BOSTON TRANSIT
COMMISSION ON THE CONDITION OF THE STREET RAILWAY
SERVICE IN THE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT.
Time for Resolved, That the time within which the public service
making report ••iit-> • •• •!
extended. commissiou and the Boston transit commission are required
to report, under the provisions of chapter one hundred and
eight of the resolves of the year nineteen hundred and
thirteen, on the condition of the street railway service fur-
nished by the Boston Elevated Railway and the Bay State
Resolves, 1914. — Chaps. 43, 44. 1001
Street Railway Company In the metropolitan district, be
extended until the sixteenth day of March in the year nine-
teen hundred and fourteen. Approved April 13, 1914-
Resolve relative to determining the cost of improv- (Jj^^j) 43
ing certain property under the charge of the met-
ropolitan park commission in the town of nail\nt.
Resolved, That the metropolitan park commission is investigation aa
hereby authorized to determine the cost of improving the pro^'ving^pJC^'-
property of the commonwealth under its charge on the comnionweaith
harbor side of the Nahant road in the town of Nahant, 'NahTn't."^
from the state bath house to Castle road, by filling and
grading the land between said road and the tracks of the
Nahant and Lynn Street Railway Company, and shall
report its findings to the next general court.
Approved April 13, 1914-
Resolve to provide for the continuation of an in- nhg^jy 44
VESTIGATION OF THE FISHERIES OF BUZZARD's BAY.
Resolved, That the board of commissioners on fisheries commissioners
and game is hereby directed to continue its investigation an/gamno
of the fish and fisheries of Buzzard's bay, as provided by "estiga^to^of
chapter one hundred and four of the resolves of the year fisheries, etc.
nineteen hundred and thirteen, with particular reference to
the quantities and spawning of edible and non-edible fish
frequenting the bay.
For the said purposes the commissioners may establish. May establish
operate and maintain fish traps or pounds, and may authorize poundsfetc.
others, under their direction, to establish, operate and main-
tain fish traps and pounds; and may set, operate and main-
tain movable or stationary apparatus and boats for taking
fish, and may take such other action as may be deemed by
them proper for carrying out the purposes of this resolve.
The proceeds of the sale of any fish taken under this resolve
shall be used in such manner as, in the discretion of said
commissioners, will facilitate their investigation.
The commissioners shall report to the general court on or Report,
before the second Wednesday of January, in the year nine-
teen hundred' and fifteen, the result of the investigation,
with such recommendations as in their opinion may tend
to perpetuate and increase the annual yield of useful fish
in Buzzard's bay and its tributaries.
Approved April 13, 1914-
1002
Resolves, 1914. — Chaps. 45, 46, 47, 48.
Chap. 45 Resolve to provide for the removal of certain ob-
jectionable MATERIAL FROM A PART OF THE QUINCY
SHORE RESERVATION.
Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the Metro-
politan Parks Maintenance Fund a sum not exceeding three
thousand dollars, to be expended in the discretion and under
the direction of the metropolitan park commission, for the
removal of certain surplus and objectionable material
from that part of Quincy called Atlantic, between Appleton
and Beach streets. A'pprowd April 15, 1914-
Removal of
objectionable
material from
Quincy shore
reservation.
Chap. 46 Resolve to provide for a compilation by the board
OF education of the laws relating to PUBLIC educa-
tion.
Compilation of
laws relating
to public
education.
Resolved, That the board of education be authorized
and directed to prepare a compilation of the statutes re-
lating to public education, and to report the same to the
next general court not later than the fifteenth day of Jan-
uary. The board may also report, separately, specifically
recommending such changes in and amendments of the
said laws as, in its opinion, may be advisable. For the
purpose aforesaid the board may expend such sums as shall
be necessary, and as shall be approved by the governor
and council, but not more than five hundred dollars.
Approved April 17, 1914.
Chap. 47 Resolve in favor of walter b. robinson of natick.
Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treas-
ury of the commonwealth to Walter B. Robinson of Natick,
the sum of one hundred dollars to reimburse him for damages
to his property in that part of Walpole called South Walpole,
by fire occasioned by sparks from a steam roller owned by
the commonwealth and operated under the direction of
the Massachusetts highway commission, on or about the
twentieth day of May, nineteen hundred and thirteen.
Approved April 17, 1914.
Chap. 48 Resolve to provide for printing additional copies of
the report of the trustees of the boston state
hospital.
A^dd^tiona^ ort R^solved, That there be printed annually for the use of
to be printed, the trustces of the Boston state hospital one thousand
Walter B.
Robinson
Resolves, 1914. — Chaps. 49, 50, 51, 52. 1003
copies of the annual report of the psychopathic department
of said hospital, in addition to the regular issue of the annual
report of the Boston state hospital which includes the
psychopathic department. Approved April 17, 101 4-
Resolve to provide for certain improvements at the Chap. 49
GARDNER STATE COLONY.
Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treas- improvements
ury of the commonwealth a sum not exceeding two thousand state^'coiony.
dollars for a smoke stack and chimney at the Gardner state
colony, to be expended imder the direction of the trustees
thereof. Approved April 28, 191 4.
Resolve relative to the drainage of spot pond brook. Chap. 50
Resolved, That the metropolitan water and sewerage investigation as
board shall make and report to the next general court, improvement
on or before the tenth day of January, an estimate of the brc^k!*" ^"""^
cost of putting Spot Pond brook in such condition that
it will properly receive and carry off all waters which may
flow into it under ordinary circumstances. The said esti-
mate shall include the probable amount of any damage to
real estate that may be caused by the said improvement.
Approved April 28, 1914.
Resolve to confirm certain acts of edward \\\ blod- Chap 51
gett as a justice of the peace.
Resolved, That the acts of Edward W. Blodgett as a Acts of
justice of the peace, between the twenty-eighth day of ifodgett^s
February, nineteen hundred and thirteen, and the twenty- p^icTcou-*''^
fourth day of March, nineteen hundred and fourteen, are fi'""^'^^-
hereby confirmed and made valid, to the same extent as if
during that time he had been qualified to discharge the
duties of the said ofiice. Approved April 29, 1914-
Resolve to provide for certain lectures at state Chav 52
NORMAL SCHOOLS.
Resolved, That the board of education be authorized at^gtiti'normit
and directed to consider the need and the practicability schools.
of arranging for special lectures at state normal schools
on the alcohol problem, in co-operation with the state
boards of health, charity and insanity, the prison com-
missioners, or any other public employees or private citi-
1004 Resolves, 1914. — Chaps. 53, 54, 55.
zens of the state professionally dealing with the treat-
ment of inebriates or with any phase of the alcohol problem,
and of preparing a special manual of instruction for teachers,
indicating the best ways in which to give instruction in all
phases of the alcohol problem, and in self-control, and to
report to the general court not later than May fifteenth,
nineteen hundred and fourteen.
Approved April 30, 1914-
Chap. 53 Resolve in favor of Patrick a. milford and james r.
QUALEY.
mtordand Resolved, That there be allowed and paid from the treas-
james R. ury of the commonwealth to Patrick A. IVIilford of Quincy
and James R. Qualey of Braintree the sum of two hundred
and fifty dollars each, in compensation for their services in
the year nineteen hundred and ten, in searching for a certain
murderer and in finding his body, the commonwealth having
offered a reward of five hundred dollars for the apprehension
of the murderer. Approved April 30, 1914-
Chap. 54 Resolve relative to the distribution of the report
OF THE COMMISSION ON PENSIONS.
Printing and Resolved, That the commission on pensions, appointed
report. under authority of chapter one hundred and six of the
resolves of the year nineteen hundred and thirteen, is hereby
authorized to use so much of the unexpended balance of
its appropriation as may be necessary to provide for the
printing and proper distribution, under the direction of the
commission, of its report to the general court.
Approved May 4) 1914-
Chap. 55 Resolve relative to the distribution of the report of
THE SPECIAL COMMISSION ON THE WHITE SLAVE TRAFFIC.
Printing and Resolved, That the special commission on the white slave
report. ' traffic, Constituted under chapter sixty-four of the resolves
of the year nineteen hundred and thirteen, is hereby au-
thorized to use so much of the unexpended balance of its
appropriation as may be necessary to provide for the print-
ing and proper distribution, under the direction of the com-
mission, of its report to the general court.
Approved May 4, 1914.
Resolves, 1914. — Chaps. 56, 57, 58, 59. 1005
Resolve to authorize the purchase of statute law Chap. 56
AND legislative RECORDS, THE PRESERVATION OF TAX
acts and the making of a public card CATALOGUE FOR
THE STATE LIBRARY.
Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treas- Purchase of
ury of the commonwealth, to be expended by the trustees ^ubh^tions.
of the state library, a sum not exceeding three thousand dol- dSumel^tsr °^
lars for purchasing publications of foreign and American f^^^'Jyl ^*'^^
statute law and legislative records to perfect, so far as may
be practicable, the collections of the state library ; a sum not
exceeding tAvo thousand dollars for the repair and preservation
of tax acts of the commonwealth prior to the year eighteen
hundred and fifty, and for the repair and preservation of
other rare and valuable laws and public documents; and
a sum not exceeding three thousand dollars for making a
card catalogue for public use. AjJproved May 5, 1914.
Resolve to provide for certain improvements at the Chap. 57
STATE normal SCHOOL AT WORCESTER.
Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treas- improvements
j. ,1 1,1 . 1* X xl 1 at state normal
ury 01 the commonwealth a sum not exceecimg ten thousand school at
dollars, for installing new sanitary and bathing arrangements ^^°^^^^^^-
and for other improvements at the state normal school at
Worcester. Approved May 5, 1914.
Resolve to provide for certain improvements at the njidy 50
STATE N0RM.\L SCHOOL AT LOWELL.
Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treas- improvements
ury of the commonwealth a sum not exceeding seventeen 8chooi*tt°°™^^
thousand dollars, to be expended under the direction of the ^^^^i-
board of education, for plumbing, new granolithic footwalk,
driveway and sidewalks, painting inside and outside, repairs
to heating and ventilating apparatus, and for other improve-
ments at the state normal school at Lowell.
Approved May 5, 1914-
Resolve to confirm the acts of henry a. brewster as r'L^^ 59
TREASURER OF THE COUNTY OF BERKSHIRE.
Resolved, That the acts of Henry A. Brewster, treasurer Acts of
of the county of Berkshire, in paying over the sum of five Birkshfre"
hundred seventeen dollars and forty cents, on orders of the cCnfirmed.
1006 Resolves, 1914. — Chaps. 60, 61.
county commissioners subsequent to the enactment of
chapter four hundred and fifteen of the acts of the year
nineteen hundred and ten and previous to the enactment of
chapter four hundred and seventy-six of the acts of the year
nineteen hundred and twelve, for the purpose of making
copies of certain records in the registry of deeds for the middle
district in said county, as provided in both said chapters,
are hereby confirmed and made valid to the same extent as
if said payments had been made subsequent instead of prior
to the enactment of the last mentioned act of the year nine-
teen hundred and twelve. Approved May 5, 1914.
Chap. 60 Resolve in favor of the widow and children of
BERNARD DAVERN.
Widow of Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the North
Davern. Metropolitan Sewerage Maintenance Fund to ]\Iary Davern,
widow of Bernard Davern who died as a result of injuries
received by him while in the service of the metropolitan
water and sewerage board, the sum of three hundred dol-
lars annually for the term of five years from the date of the
passage of this resolve, which shall be paid in equal quarterly
instalments and shall be in lieu of any other compensation:
Proviso. provided, however, that if the said Mary Davern remarries
or dies before the expiration of said five years the annuity
aforesaid shall be paid for the remainder of the term to the
surviving children of said Bernard Davern.
Approved May 5, 1914-
Chap. 61 Resolve in favor of peter galligan and william j.
BRIGGS.
Peter Galligan Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treas-
j. Briggs. ury of the commonwealth to Peter Galligan of Adams, a
veteran soldier of the civil war and a former member of the
Tenth regiment, Massachusetts volunteers, the sum of
fifteen dollars and eighty cents, and to William J. Briggs,
also a resident of Adams, a veteran soldier of the civil war
and a former member of the Twentieth regiment, Maine
volunteers, the sum of fifteen dollars and eighty cents. The
said amounts were paid personally by said Galligan and
Briggs for railway fares from Adams to Gettysburg, Pennsyl-
vania, and return, in attending the fiftieth anniversary of
the battle of Gettysburg in the month of July, nineteen
Resolves, 1914. — Chaps. 62, 63. 1007
hundred and thirteen. Through the failure of the postal
authorities to dehver to said Galhgan and Briggs appHca-
tion blanks, which would have furnished them free trans-
portation, they were compelled to pay their own fares.
Approved May 6, 1914-
Resolve relative to the erection of a memorial to (JJidp^ 52
JOHN BROWN OF REHOBOTH.
Resolved, That a commission of three persons, to be ap- commission to
pointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of e^^ctiot^of
the council, shall consider the advisability of erecting a johTBrown of
memorial or of joining with certain residents of the state of Rehoboth.
Rhode Island in erecting a memorial to John Brown, a
leader in colonial affairs, the founder of the town of Rehoboth,
assistant to the governor of Plymouth for seventeen years,
and a commissioner of Plymouth Colony for twelve years.
The commission shall report to the general court, with such
recommendations as it may deem expedient, not later than
the first day of June in the current year.
Approved May 7, 1914-
Resolve to provide for a plan for the disposal of (Jfidy 63
sewage in the city of LYNN.
Resolved, That the state board of health and the mu- joint board to
nicipal council of the city of Lynn, acting jointly, are hereby for"sewage'^°
authorized and directed to consider and report a plan for of'^LyM.'" *''*^
the disposal of sewage in the city of Lynn. It shall be the
duty of said board : —
First, to prepare suitable plans and maps for the dis-
posal of sewage.
Second, to consider the various methods of disposal of
sewage and the application of such methods to any part of
the present sewerage system in said city.
Third, to employ such engineering and other assistance
as may be necessary for carrying out the objects of this re-
solve.
Fourth, to ascertain and report the cost of any means
of the disposal of sewage recommended by them.
Said board shall have access to all plans and specifications
relative to the sewage disposal of said city. All expenses
incurred by said board under the provisions of this resolve
shall be reported to the governor and council, and all such
expenses, when approved by them, shall be paid out of the
1008 Resolves, 1914. — Chap. 64.
treasury of the commonwealth; but the total expenditure
shall not exceed three thousand dollars. The commonwealth
shall be reimbursed for such expenditures under this resolve
as shall have been approved by the governor and council,
and the same shall be assessed and collected by the treasurer
of the commonwealth from said city at the time required
for the payment of the state tax of said city. Said board
shall make all reports required by this resolve to the general
court on or before the first Wednesday of January, nineteen
hundred and fifteen. • Approved May 11, 1914-
Chap. 64 Resolve granting a county tax for the county of
BARNSTABLE.
Barnsubfe'' Rcsolved, That the following sums are hereby appro-
priated for the expenses of the county of Barnstable, for
the year nineteen hundred and fourteen : —
For interest on county debt, a sum not exceeding one
thousand five hundred dollars.
For reduction of county debt, a sum not exceeding sixteen
thousand dollars.
For salaries of county officers and assistants, fixed by
law, a sum not exceeding seven thousand five hundred dol-
lars.
For clerical assistance in county offices, a sum not exceed-
ing two thousand five hundred dollars.
For salaries and expenses of district and police courts, a
sum not exceeding seven thousand dollars.
For salaries of jailers, masters and assistants, and sup-
port of prisoners in jails and houses of correction, a sum
not exceeding six thousand five hundred dollars.
For criminal costs in the superior court, a sum not exceed-
ing four thousand five hundred dollars.
For civil expenses in the supreme judicial and superior
courts, a sum not exceeding three thousand five hundred
dollars.
For transportation expenses of county and associate
commissioners, a sum not exceeding one thousand one
hundred dollars.
For medical examiners, inquests, and commitments of
the insane, a sum not exceeding one thousand two hundred
dollars.
For auditors, masters and referees, a sum not exceeding
seven hundred dollars.
Resolves, 1914. — Chap. 65. 1009
For repairing, furnishing and improving county buildings,
a sum not exceeding three thousand five hundred dollars.
For fuel, lights and supplies in county buildings, other
than jails and houses of correction, and for care of the
same, a sum not exceeding two thousand three hundred
dollars.
For highways, including state highways, bridges and
land damages, a sum not exceeding twenty-one thousand
dollars.
For miscellaneous and contingent expenses of the current
year, a smn not exceeding two hundred dollars.
And the county commissioners of said county are hereby
authorized to levy as the county tax of said county for the
current year, in the manner provided by law, the sum of
sixty thousand dollars, to be expended, together with the
cash balance on hand and the receipts from other sources,
for the above purposes. Approved May 11, 1914-
Resolve granting a county tax for the county of Chav. 65
BERKSHIRE.
Resolved, That the following sums are hereby appropri- County tax,
ated for the expenses of the county of Berkshire, for the
year nineteen hundred and fourteen : —
For interest on county debt, a sum not exceeding four
thousand dollars.
For reduction of county debt, a sum not exceeding ten
thousand dollars.
For salaries of county officers and assistants, fixed by law,
a sum not exceeding thirteen thousand five hundred dollars.
For clerical assistance in county offices, a sum not ex-
ceeding five thousand dollars.
For salaries and expenses of district and police courts, a
sum not exceeding twenty-five thousand dollars.
For salaries of jailers, masters and assistants, and support
of prisoners in jails and houses of correction, a sum not
exceedmg twenty-four thousand dollars.
For criminal costs in the superior court, a sum not ex-
ceeding six thousand dollars.
For civil expenses in the supreme judicial and superior
courts, a sum not exceeding eight thousand five hundre~d
dollars.
For transportation expenses of county and associate
commissioners, a sum not exceeding three hundred dollars.
1010 Resolves, 1914. — Chap. 66.
BedfsWrJ'''' ^^^ medical examiners, inquests, and commitments of
the insane, a sum not exceeding three thousand five hun-
dred dollars.
For auditors, masters and referees, a sum not exceeding
one thousand five hundred dollars.
For repairing, furnishing and improving county build-
ings, a sum not exceeding five thousand dollars.
For fuel, lights and supplies in county buildings, other
than jails and houses of correction, and for care of the
same, a sum not exceeding six thousand two hundred dol-
lars.
For highways, including state highways, bridges and
land damages, a sum not exceeding fifty-three thousand
dollars.
For law libraries, a sum not exceeding one thousand
dollars.
For training school, a sum not exceeding two thousand
dollars.
For miscellaneous and contingent expenses of the current
year, a sirai not exceeding one thousand five hundred dollars.
For the care and maintenance of the Greylock state
reservation, a sum not exceeding two thousand dollars.
For the care and maintenance of the Mount Everett state
reservation, a sum not exceeding two thousand five hundred
dollars.
And the county commissioners of said county are hereby
authorized to levy as the county tax of said county for the
current year, in the manner provided by law, the sum of one
hundred forty-eight thousand nine hundred thirty-nine
dollars and sixty-five cents, to be expended, together with
the cash balance on hand and the receipts from other sources,
for the above purposes. Ayyroved May 11, 1914.
Chap. 66 Resolve granting a county tax for the county of
BRISTOL.
^f^ol ^^^' Resolved, That the following sums are hereby appropriated
for the expenses of the county of Bristol, for the year nine-
teen hundred and fourteen : —
For interest on county debt, a sum not exceeding forty-
one thousand five hundred dollars.
For reduction of county debt, a sum not exceeding fifty-
five thousand dollars.
For salaries of county officers and assistants, fixed by law,
a sum not exceeding twenty-seven thousand dollars.
Resolves, 1914. — Chap. 66. 1011
For clerical assistance in county offices, a sum not ex- County tax,
ceeding eighteen thousand five hundred dollars. Bnstoi.
For salaries and expenses of district and police courts, a
siun not exceeding fifty thousand dollars.
For salaries of jailers, masters and assistants, and support
of prisoners in jails and houses of correction, a sum not ex-
ceeding ninety-five thousand dollars.
For criminal costs in the superior court, a siun not ex-
ceeding twenty thousand dollars.
For civil expenses in the supreme judicial and superior
courts, a sum not exceeding twenty-one thousand dollars.
For transportation expenses of county and associate
commissioners, a sum not exceeding seven hundred dollars.
For medical examiners, inquests, and commitments of
the insane, a sum not exceeding ten thousand dollars.
For auditors, masters and referees, a sum not exceeding
two thousand dollars.
For repairing, furnishing and improving county buildings,
a sum not exceeding fifteen thousand dollars.
For fuel, lights and supplies in county buildings, other
than jails and houses of correction, and for care of the same,
a sum not exceeding thirty-two thousand dollars.
For highways, including state highways, bridges and
land damages, a sum not exceeding fourteen thousand dol-
lars.
For law libraries, a sum not exceeding five thousand dol-
lars.
For training school, a sum not exceeding eight thousand
dollars.
For pensions, a sum not exceeding two thousand five
hundred dollars.
For miscellaneous and contingent expenses of the current
year, a sum not exceeding one thousand five hundred dol-
lars.
For agricultiu-al school, a sum not exceeding sixteen
thousand dollars.
And the county commissioners of said county are hereby
authorized to levy as the county tax of said county for the
current year, in the manner provided by law, the sum of
three hundred and fifty-seven thousand dollars, to be ex-
pended, together with the cash balance on hand and the
receipts from other sources, for the above purposes.
Approved May 11, 1914.
1012 Resolves, 1914. — Chap. 67.
Chap. 67 Resolve granting a county tax for the county of
DUKES COUNTY.
Dules^*^''' Resolved, That the following sums are hereby appro-
County. priated for the expenses of the county of Dukes County,
for the year nineteen hundred and fourteen : —
For interest on county debt, a sum not exceeding three
hundred and seventy-five dollars.
For reduction of county debt, a sum not exceeding two
thousand dollars.
For salaries of county officers and assistants, fixed by law,
a sum not exceeding two thousand two hundred dollars.
For clerical assistance in county offices, a sum not ex-
ceeding five hundred dollars.
For salaries and expenses of district and police courts, a
sum not exceeding one thousand dollars.
For salaries of jailers, masters and assistants, and support
of prisoners in jails and houses of correction, a sum not ex-
ceeding five hundred dollars.
For criminal costs in the superior court, a sum not ex-
ceeding five hundred dollars.
For civil expenses in the supreme judicial and superior
courts, a sum not exceeding nine hundred dollars.
For transportation expenses of county and associate com-
missioners, a sum not exceeding fifty dollars.
For medical examiners, inquests, and commitments of the
insane, a sum not exceeding two hundred dollars.
For auditors, masters and referees, a sum not exceeding
two hundred dollars.
For repairing, furnishing and improving county buildings,
a sum not exceeding one thousand six hundred dollars.
For fuel, lights and supplies in county buildings, other
than jails and houses of correction, and for care of the same,
a sum not exceeding seven hundred dollars.
For highways, including state highways, bridges and land
damages, a sum not exceeding one thousand four hundred
and seventy-five dollars.
For law libraries, a sum not exceeding seventy-five dollars.
For miscellaneous and contingent expenses of the current
year, a sum not exceeding six hundred dollars.
And the county commissioners of said county are hereby
authorized to levy as the county tax of said county for the
current year, in the manner provided by law, the sum of
Resolves, 1914. — Chap. 68. 1013
eleven thousand dollars, to be expended, together with the
cash balance on hand and the receipts from other sources,
for the above purposes. Approved May 11, 1914-
ReSOLVE GRAXTIXG a county tax for the county of Qf^Q^r.-^ gc
ESSEX.
Resolved, That the following sums are hereby appropriated ^°^^*'^' ^^^'
for the expenses of the county of Essex, for the year nineteen
hundred and fourteen : —
For interest on county debt, a sum not exceeding sixty-
eight thousand five hundred dollars.
For reduction of county debt, a sum not exceeding one
hundred and thirteen thousand dollars.
For salaries of county officers and assistants, fixed by law,
a sum not exceeding forty-two thousand dollars.
For clerical assistance in county offices, a sum not ex-
ceeding thirty-six thousand dollars.
For salaries and expenses of district and police courts, a
sum not exceeding seventy-seven thousand dollars.
For salaries of jailers, masters and assistants, and support
of prisoners in jails and houses of correction, a sum not ex-
ceeding sixty-seven thousand dollars.
For criminal costs in the superior court, a sum not ex-
ceeding forty-five thousand dollars.
For civil expenses in the supreme judicial and superior
courts, a sum not exceeding thirty-five thousand dollars.
For trial justices, a sum not exceeding nine thousand five
hundred dollars.
For transportation expenses of county and associate com-
missioners, a sum not exceeding one thousand five hundred
dollars.
For medical examiners, inquests, and commitments of the
insane, a simi not exceeding thirteen thousand dollars.
For auditors, masters and referees, a sum not exceeding
five thousand dollars.
For repairing, furnishing and improving county buildings,
a sum not exceeding thirty thousand dollars.
For fuel, lights and supplies in county buildings, other
than jails and houses of correction, and for care of the same,
a sum not exceeding thirty-seven thousand dollars.
For highways, including state highways, bridges and land
damages, a sum not exceeding ninety-five thousand five
hundred dollars.
lOU Resolves, 1914. — Chap. 69.
County tax, YoT law libraries, a sum not exceeding six thousand dollars.
For training school, a sum not exceeding thirty-four
thousand dollars.
For miscellaneous and contingent expenses of the current
year, a sum not exceeding four thousand seventy-six dollars
and sixty-five cents.
For pensions, a sum not exceeding two thousand five
hundred dollars.
For the maintenance of the independent agricultural
school, a sum not exceeding twenty-five thousand dollars.
And the county commissioners of said county are hereby
authorized to levy as the county tax of said county for the
current year, in the manner provided by law, the sum of six
hundred six thousand five hundred dollars, to be expended,
together with the cash balance on hand and the receipts
from other sources, for the above purposes.
Approved May 11, 1914-
Chap. 69 Resolve granting a county tax for the county of
FRANKLIN.
County tax. Resolvcd, That the following sums are hereby appropriated
for the expenses of the county of Franklin, for the year nine-
teen hundred and fourteen : —
For interest on county debt, a sum not exceeding one
thousand four hundred dollars.
For salaries of county ofiicers and assistants, fixed by law,
a sum not exceeding seven thousand nine hundred and sixty-
seven dollars.
For clerical assistance in county offices, a sum not ex-
ceeding two thousand six hundred dollars.
For salaries and expenses of district and police courts, a
sum not exceeding nine thousand dollars.
For salaries of jailers, masters and assistants, and support
of prisoners in jails and houses of correction, a sum not ex-
ceeding twelve thousand dollars.
For criminal costs in the superior court, a sum not ex-
ceeding three thousand dollars.
For civil expenses in the supreme judicial and superior
courts, a sum not exceeding six thousand dollars.
For transportation expenses of county and associate com-
missioners, a sum not exceeding two hundred dollars.
For medical examiners, inquests, and commitments of
the insane, a sum not exceeding one thousand four hmidred
dollars.
Resolves, 1914. — Chap. 70. 1015
For auditors, masters and referees, a sum not exceedina; County tax.
IT,,,, Jtranklm.
seven hunared dollars.
For repairing, furnishing and improving county buildings,
a sum not exceeding three hundred dollars.
For fuel, lights and supplies in county buildings, other
than jails and houses of correction, and for care of the same,
a sum not exceeding four thousand dollars.
For highways, including state highways, bridges and land
damages, a sum not exceeding thirty-two thousand five hun-
dred dollars.
For law libraries, a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars.
For pensions, a sum not exceeding three hundred dollars.
For miscellaneous and contingent expenses of the current
year, a sum not exceeding one thousand one hundred seventy-
four dollars and eighteen cents.
For jNIount Sugar Loaf reservation, a sum not exceeding
one thousand two hundred dollars.
And the county commissioners of said county are hereby
authorized to levy as the county tax of said county for the
current year, in the manner provided by law, the sum of
seventy-three thousand tw^o hundred dollars, to be expended,
together with the cash balance on hand and the receipts
from other sources, for the above purposes.
Approved May 11, 1914-
Resolve granting a county tax for the county of njid^ 70
HAMPDEN.
Resolved, That the following sums are hereby appropriated Ha^*de*n'''
for the expenses of the county of Hampden, for the year
nineteen hundred and fourteen : —
For interest on county debt, a sum not exceeding fifteen
thousand dollars.
For reduction of county debt, a sum not exceeding twenty
thousand dollars.
For salaries of county officers and assistants, fixed by
law, a sum not exceeding twenty-three thousand dollars.
For clerical assistance in county offices, a sum not exceed-
ing fourteen thousand dollars.
For salaries and expenses of district and police courts, a
sum not exceeding thirty-three thousand dollars.
For salaries of jailers, masters and assistants, and support
of prisoners in jails and houses of correction, a sum not
exceeding thirty-eight thousand dollars.
For criminal costs in the superior court, a sum not ex-
ceeding ten thousand dollars.
1016 Resolves, 1914. — Chap. 71.
Ha^pdVa."^' For civil cxpcnscs in the supreme judicial and superior
courts, a sum not exceeding eighteen thousand dollars.
For trial justices, a sum not exceeding five hundred dol-
lars.
For transportation expenses of county and associate
commissioners, a sum not exceeding eight hundred dollars.
For medical examiners, inquests, and commitments of the
insane, a sum not exceeding seven thousand dollars.
For auditors, masters and referees, a sum not exceeding
eight thousand dollars.
For repairing, furnishing and improving county buildings,
a sum not exceeding twenty thousand dollars.
For fuel, lights and supplies in county buildings, other
than jails and houses of correction, and for care of the same,
a sum not exceeding twenty thousand dollars.
For highways, including state highways, bridges and
land damages, a sum not exceeding twenty-eight thousand
dollars.
For law libraries, a sum not exceeding three thousand five
hundred dollars.
For training school, a sum not exceeding seven thousand
five hundred dollars.
For pensions, a sum not exceeding three thousand five
hundred dollars.
For miscellaneous and contingent expenses of the current
year, a sum not exceeding seven thousand four hundred
nineteen dollars and sixteen cents.
For the care and maintenance of the Mount Tom state
reservation, a sum not exceeding four thousand five hundred
dollars.
And the county commissioners of said county are hereby
authorized to levy as the county tax of said county for the
current year, in the manner provided by law, the sum of two
hundred and twenty thousand dollars, to be expended,
together with the cash balance on hand and the receipts
from other sources, for the above purposes.
Approved May 11, 1914-
Chap. 71 Resolve granting a county tax for the county of
HAMPSHIRE.
Ha^*3hire' Resolved, That the following sums are hereby appro-
priated for the expenses of the county of Hampshire, for
the vear nineteen hundred and fourteen : —
Resolves, 1914. — Chap. 71. 1017
For interest on county debt, a sum not exceeding two County^tax,
thousand five hundred dollars.
For reduction of county debt, a sum not exceeding one
thousand dollars.
For salaries of county officers and assistants, fixed by law,
a sum not exceeding ten thousand dollars.
For clerical assistance in county offices, a sum not exceed-
ing four thousand two hundred dollars.
For salaries and expenses of district and police courts, a
sum not exceeding thirteen thousand dollars.
For salaries of jailers, masters and assistants, and support
of prisoners in jails and houses of correction, a sum not ex-
ceeding fifteen thousand dollars.
For criminal costs in the superior court, a sum not ex-
ceeding five thovisand dollars.
For civil expenses in the supreme judicial and superior
courts, a sum not exceeding four thousand dollars.
For transportation expenses of county and associate
commissioners, a sum not exceeding five hundred and fifty
dollars.
For medical examiners, inquests, and commitments of
the insane, a sum not exceeding two thousand two hundred
dollars.
For auditors, masters and referees, a sum not exceeding
one thousand dollars.
For repairing, furnishing and improving county buildings,
a sum not exceeding two thousand dollars.
For fuel, lights and supplies in county buildings, other
than jails and houses of correction, and for care of the same,
a sum not exceeding six thousand dollars.
For highways, bridges and land damages, a sum not ex-
ceeding fifteen thousand dollars.
For law libraries, a siun not exceeding one thousand
dollars.
For training school, a sum not exceeding five hundred
dollars.
For miscellaneous and contingent expenses of the current
year, a sum not exceeding one thousand five hundred dollars.
For Mount Tom reservation, a sum not exceeding nine
hundred dollars.
For Hampshire county sanitarium, a sum not exceeding
five thousand dollars.
And the county commissioners of said county are hereby
authorized to levy as the county tax of said county for the
1018 Resolves, 1914. — Chap. 72.
current year, in the manner provided by law, the sum of
eighty-five thousand seventy-two dollars and seventy-two
cents, to be expended, together with the cash balance on
hand and the receipts from other sources, for the above
purposes. Approved May 11, 1914.
Chap. 72 Resolve granting a county tax for the county of
MIDDLESEX.
County tax, Resolved, That the following sums are hereby appropriated
for the expenses of the county of Middlesex, for the year
nineteen hundred and fourteen : —
For interest on county debt, a sum not exceeding thirty-
one thousand dollars.
For reduction of county debt, a sum not exceeding fifty-
seven thousand dollars.
For salaries of county officers and assistants, fixed by
law, a sum not exceeding forty-two thousand dollars.
For clerical assistance in county offices, a sum not exceed-
ing one hundred thousand dollars.
For salaries and expenses of district and police courts, a
sum not exceeding one hundred and ten thousand dollars.
For salaries of jailers, masters and assistants, and sup-
port of prisoners in jails and houses of correction, a sum not
exceeding one hundred and forty-six thousand dollars.
For criminal costs in the superior court, a sum not exceed-
ing forty thousand dollars.
For civil expenses in the supreme judicial and superior
courts, a sum not exceeding ninety-five thousand dollars.
For trial justices, a sum not exceeding four thousand
dollars.
For transportation expenses of county and associate com-
missioners, a sum not exceeding one thousand five hundred
dollars.
For medical examiners, inquests, and commitments of the
insane, a sum not exceeding twenty-five thousand dollars.
For auditors, masters and referees, a sum not exceeding
fourteen thousand dollars.
For repairing, furnishing and improving county buildings,
a sum not exceeding thirty-five thousand dollars.
For fuel, lights and supplies in county buildings, other
than jails and houses of correction, and for care of the same,
a sum not exceeding sixty-five thousand dollars.
Resolves, 1914. — Chap. 73. 1019
For highways, including state highways, bridges and
land damages, a sum not exceeding one hundred thousand
dollars.
For law libraries, a sum not exceeding seven thousand
dollars.
For training schools, a sum not exceeding forty thousand
dollars.
For miscellaneous and contingent expenses of the current
year, a sum not exceeding six thousand five hundred dollars.
For pensions, a sum not exceeding eight thousand dollars.
And the county commissioners of said county are hereby
authorized to levy as the county tax of said county for
the current year, in the manner provided by law, the sum
of seven hundred eighty-three thousand five hundred dollars
and fifty-one cents, to be expended, together with the cash
balance on hand and the receipts from other sources, for
the above purposes. A'pyroved May 11, 1914-
Resolve granting a county tax for the county of Qhav. 73
NORFOLK.
Resolved, That the following sums are hereby appropriated NorWk.*^'''
for the expenses of the county of Norfolk, for the year nine-
teen hundred and fourteen : —
For interest on county debt, a sum not exceeding thirteen
thousand dollars.
For reduction of county debt, a sum not exceeding thirty-
two thousand dollars.
For salaries of county officers and assistants, fixed by law,
a sum not exceeding twenty-one thousand dollars.
For clerical assistance in county offices, a sum not ex-
ceeding twenty-six thousand dollars.
For salaries and expenses of district and police courts, a
sum not exceeding forty-one thousand dollars.
For salaries of jailers, masters and assistants, and support
of prisoners in jails and houses of correction, a sum not ex-
ceeding thirty-two thousand dollars.
For criminal costs in the superior court, a sum not exceed-
ing nineteen thousand dollars.
For civil expenses in the supreme judicial and superior
courts, a sum not exceeding twenty-two thousand dollars.
For transportation expenses of county and associate
commissioners, a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars.
1020 Resolves, 1914. — Chap. 74.
Norfdk**^' -^or medical examiners, inquests, and commitments of
the insane, a sum not exceeding six thousand eight hundred
dollars.
For auditors, masters and referees, a sum not exceeding
three thousand five hundred dollars.
For repairing, furnishing and improving county buildings,
a sum not exceeding five thousand dollars.
For fuel, lights and supplies in county buildings, other
than jails and houses of correction, and for care of the same,
a sum not exceeding twenty-eight thousand dollars.
For highways, including state highways, bridges and land
damages, a sum not exceeding thirty-one thousand five hun-
dred dollars.
For training school, a sum not exceeding four thousand
dollars.
For pensions, a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars.
For miscellaneous and contingent expenses of the current
year, a sum not exceeding three thousand six hundred ninety
dollars and fifteen cents.
And the county commissioners of said county are hereby
authorized to levy as the county tax of said county for the
current year, in the manner provided by law, the sum of
two hundred and fifty thousand dollars, to be expended, to-
gether with the cash balance on hand and the receipts from
other sources, for the above purposes.
Approved May 11, 1914-
Chav. 74 Resolve granting a county tax for the county of
PLYMOUTH,
County tax, Resolved, That the following sums are hereby appro-
priated for the expenses of the county of Plymouth, for the
year nineteen hundred and fourteen : —
For interest on county debt, a sum not exceeding eleven
thousand dollars.
For reduction of county debt, a sum not exceeding twenty
thousand dollars.
For salaries of county officers and assistants, fixed by law,
a sum not exceeding fourteen thousand two hundred dollars.
For clerical assistance in county offices, a sum not exceed-
ing nine thousand seven hundred dollars.
For salaries and expenses of district and police courts, a
sum not exceeding twenty-six thousand five hundred dollars.
For salaries of jailers, masters and assistants, and support
Resolves, 1914. — Chap. 75. 1021
of prisoners in iails and houses of correction, a sum not ex- County tax,
,. , . , 1 1 1 11 Plymouth.
ceednig thirty-three thousand dollars.
For criminal costs in the superior court, a sum not exceed-
ing twenty-three thousand dollars.
For civil expenses in the supreme judicial and superior
courts, a sum not exceeding fifteen thousand dollars.
For transportation expenses of county and associate
commissioners, a sum not exceeding four hundred dollars.
For medical examiners, inquests, and commitments of the
insane, a sum not exceeding five thousand dollars.
For auditors, masters and referees, a sum not exceeding
one thousand five hundred dollars.
For repairing, furnishing and improving county buildings,
a sum not exceeding eight thousand five hundred dollars.
For fuel, lights and supplies in county buildings, other
than jails and houses of correction, and for care of the same,
a sum not exceeding five thousand five hundred dollars.
■ For highways, including state highways, bridges and land
damages, a sum not exceeding twenty-eight thousand four
hundred seventy-two dollars and eighty-eight cents.
For training school, a sum not exceeding two thousand
five hundred dollars.
For pensions, a sum not exceeding three hundred and
sixty dollars.
For miscellaneous and contingent expenses of the current
year, a sum not exceeding seven thousand one hundred sixty-
nine dollars and thirty cents.
And the county commissioners of said county are hereby
authorized to levy as the county tax of said county for the
current year, in the manner provided by law, the sum of one
hundred and ninety thousand dollars, to be expended, to-
gether with the cash balance on hand and the receipts from
other sources, for the above purposes.
Approved May 11, 1914-
Resolve granting a county tax for the county of nhnj) 75
WORCESTER.
Resolved, That the following sums are hereby appropriated ^°^^^^.^^^'
for the expenses of the county of Worcester, for the year
nineteen hundred and fourteen : —
For interest on county debt, a sum not exceeding five
thousand dollars.
For salaries of county officers and assistants, fixed by
law, a sum not exceeding thirty-four thousand dollars.
1022 Resolves, 1914. — Chap. 75.
Connty tax, FoF clcrical assistancc in county offices, a sum not exceed-
ing thirty-five thousand dollars.
For salaries and expenses of district and police courts, a
sum not exceeding sixty-seven thousand dollars.
For salaries of jailers, masters and assistants, and support
of prisoners in jails and houses of correction, a sum not ex-
ceeding seventy thousand dollars.
For criminal costs in the superior court, a sum not ex-
ceeding thirty-three thousand dollars.
For civil expenses in the supreme judicial and superior
courts, a sum not exceeding thirty-three thousand dollars.
For trial justices, a sum not exceeding one thousand five
hundred dollars.
For transportation expenses of county and associate com-
missioners, a sum not exceeding one thousand two hundred
dollars.
For medical examiners, inquests, and commitments of the
insane, a sum not exceeding fourteen thousand dollars.
For auditors, masters and referees, a sum not exceeding
seven thousand dollars.
For building county buildings, a sum not exceeding fifteen
thousand dollars.
For repairing, furnishing and improving county buildings,
a sum not exceeding twelve thousand dollars.
For fuel, lights and supplies in county buildings, other
than jails and houses of correction, and for care of the same,
a sum not exceeding twenty-eight thousand dollars.
For highways, including state highways, bridges and land
damages, a sum not exceeding fifty-seven thousand dollars.
For law libraries, a sum not exceeding five thousand five
hundred dollars.
For training school, a sum not exceeding fifteen thousand
dollars.
For pensions, a sum not exceeding two thousand five hun-
dred dollars.
For Wachusett Mountain reservation, a sum not exceed-
ing ten thousand dollars.
For miscellaneous and contingent expenses of the current
year, a sum not exceeding seven thousand eight hundred
dollars.
And the county commissioners of said county are hereby
authorized to levy as the county tax of said county for the
current year, in the manner provided by law, the sum of
Resolves, 1914. — Chaps. 76, 77, 78, 79. 1023
three hundred and sixty thousand dollars, to be expended,
together with the cash balance on hand and the receipts
from other sources, for the above purposes.
Approved May 11, 191 If.
Resolve to PROvroE for the purchase of equipment qJiq^y) 76
FOR the MASSACHUSETTS HOSPITAL SCHOOL.
Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treas- Purchase of
ury of the commonwealth the sum of twenty-seven hundred mentat'"''''
dollars, to be expended by the trustees of the Massachusetts hosphd schwi
hospital school for the purchase of cows and dairy equipment.
Approved May 11, 191 If.
Resolve in favor of the new England industrial (7/^^r) 77
SCHOOL FOR DEAF MUTES.
Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treas- New England
ury of the commonwealth to the New England Industrial schooi"or
School for Deaf Mutes, upon the approval of the board of ^eaf Mutes.
education, the sum of thirty-five hundred dollars, to be ex-
pended under the direction of the trustees of said school
for the educational purposes of the school for the year nine-
teen hundred and fourteen. The trustees shall report to the
board of education the expenditures made under authority
of this resolve. Approved May 11, 1914.
Resolve to provide for the further construction of pi ^q
THE RIVER ROAD, SO-CALLED, FROM WILLIAMSTOWN TO P- '^
PITTSFIELD.
Resolved, That there be allowed and paid from the treas- Construction
ury of the commonwealth a sum not exceeding ten thousand roadTrom
dollars, to be expended under the direction of the Massa- J^ p^Sfie'id"
chusetts highway commission in the construction of the River
road, so-called, from Williamstown through South Williams-
town, New Ashford and Lanesborough to Pittsfield.
Approved May 12, 1914.
Resolve to authorize the Massachusetts commission
for the blind to continue its in^'estigation into the
matter OF DEFECTIVE EYESIGHT.
Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treas- investigation
ury of the commonwealth the sum of fifteen hundred dollars, eyelS'"^^
problems, etc
Chap. 79
1024
Resolves, 1914. — Chaps. 80, 81.
to be expended bj^ the Massachusetts commission for the
blind for the salaries and expenses of those persons who are
making a study of defective eyesight problems and doing
the work of vocational guidance in individual cases, under
the direction of said commission.
Approved May 12, 1914.
Chap. 80 Resolve to provide for printing additional copies of
THE report of THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION AND OF
THE BOSTON TRANSIT COMMISSION, SITTING JOINTLY,
RELATIVE TO STREET RAILWAY SERVICE IN THE METRO-
POLITAN DISTRICT.
Additional
copies of
report to be
printed.
Resolved, That there be printed two thousand additional
copies of the report, together with the appendices, of the
public service commission and the Boston transit commis-
sion, sitting jointly, under authority of chapter one hundred
and eight of the resolves of the year nineteen hundred and
thirteen. Said reports shall be for the use of said joint
commission and the cost thereof shall be paid in the manner
provided in said chapter one hundred and eight for meeting
other authorized expenditures of said joint commission.
Approved May 16, 1914.
New Bedford
textile school,
maintenance.
Proviso.
Chap. 81 Resolve in favor of the new Bedford textile school.
Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treas-
ury of the commonwealth to the trustees of the New Bedford
textile school the sum of twenty-four thousand dollars, to
be appUed to the maintenance and operation of the said
school from July first, nineteen hundred and fourteen, to
July first, nineteen hundred and fifteen, in accordance with
chapter four hundred and forty-five of the acts of the year
nineteen hundred and twelve: provided, that no part of
this sum shall be paid until satisfactory evidence has been
furnished to the auditor of the commonwealth that an
additional sum of ten thousand dollars has been paid to the
said trustees by the city of New Bedford, or received by
them from other sources. The city of New Bedford is
hereby authorized to raise by taxation and pay to said
trustees such sum of money, not exceeding ten thousand
dollars, as may be necessary, together with that received
from other sources, to secure the amount provided for by
this resolve. Approved May 19, 1914'
Resolves, 1914. — Chaps. 82, 83, 84, 85. 1025
Resolve to provide for a new building at the massa- qj^q^jj §2
chusetts agricultural college.
Resolved, That there be paid out of the treasury of the New building at
commonwealth the sum of two hundred and ten thousand AgrTctTit^ar'^
dollars, to be expended under the direction of the trustees ^°^^^^^-
of the Massachusetts Agricultural College in building and
equipping an agricultural building at the college to contain
offices, class rooms, laboratories and an auditorium. Of
the said sum eighty-seven thousand five hundred dollars
may be expended in the current year, and the remainder may
be expended in the year nineteen hundred and fifteen, or
thereafter, together with any unexpended balance of the
sum to be expended in the current year.
Approved May 22, 1914.
Resolve to provide for improvements at certain Chap, 83
STATE normal SCHOOLS.
Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treas- improvements
ury of the commonwealth for certain improvements at the normaf schools.
state normal schools at Hyannis, Bridgewater, Framingham,
Fitchburg, Worcester, Westfield and North Adams, the
sum of four thousand one hundred and fifty dollars, to be
expended under the direction of the board of education for
the following purposes: — For changing doors so that they
may swing outward; for supplying alarm gongs with the
necessary wiring; for providing special lights at egresses
and means of escape; and for supplying rope fire escapes.
Approved May 22, 1914.
Resolve in favor of the Massachusetts charitable (jjidy 84
EYE AND ear INFIRMARY.
Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treas- Massachusetts
ury of the commonwealth to the Massachusetts Charitable Eyfa^d Ear
Eye and Ear Infirmary the sum of forty-five thousand dol- i^^fi^^y-
lars, to be expended under the direction of the managers
thereof for the charitable purposes of the infirmary during
the current year. Approved May 22, 1914-
Resolve to provide for certain improvements at the fhnnj §5
RUTLAND STATE SANATORIUM. ^
Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treas- improvements
ury of the commonwealth, to be expended at the Rutland stete^s^na-"*
1026
Resolves, 1914. — Chaps. 86, 87, 88.
Protection of
sidewalk and
driveway of
Revere beach
reservation.
state sanatorium by the trustees of hospitals for consumptives,
the following sums : '— For constructing new poultry houses,
a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars; for installing
a watchman's electric clock system, a sum not exceeding
one hundred and fifty dollars. Approved May 22, 1914.
Chap. 86 Resolve to provide for compiling the general laws
RELATIVE TO TOWNS.
bwT?eitti^e°^ Resolved, That the secretary of the commonwealth is
to towns. hereby authorized to compile the general laws relating to
towns, and he may expend a sum not exceeding five hundred
dollars for this purpose. Approved May 22, 1914-
Chap. 87 Resolve to provide for the construction of a retain-
ing WALL TO PROTECT THE SIDEWALK AND DRIVEWAY OF
REVERE BEACH RESERVATION.
Resolved, That the metropolitan park commission be
authorized to expend a sum not exceeding thirty thousand
dollars out of the Metropolitan Parks Maintenance Fund
for the purpose of constructing a sea wall to protect and
preserve the sidewalk and driveway of Revere beach reserva-
tion from Oak Island northerly toward the Point of Pines.
Approved May 22, 1914.
Chap. 88 Resolve relative to the construction of a new high-
way BRIDGE ACROSS COHASSET NARROWS BETWEEN THE
TOWNS OF BOURNE AND WAREHAM.
Investigation Resolved, That the members of the Massachusetts highway
construction commissiou, the county commissioners of Barnstable county
acrosrco'ihafset and the county commissioners of Plymouth county, acting
Narrows. jointly, shall investigate the advisability and practicability,
and shall estimate the cost, of constructing a new high-
way bridge with suitable approaches across Cohasset Narrows,
so-called, between the towns of Bourne and Wareham at
some convenient point above the railroad bridge; the bridge
to be constructed with a draw, and the site to be approved
by the harbor and land commissioners. The commission
hereby created shall report to the next general court on or
before the second Wednesday in January, and shall include
in its report recommendations as to the proportions in which
the cost of the construction and maintenance of the bridge
shall be met by the towns and counties to be benefited there-
by, by any street railway company using the bridge, and by
Commission
to report to
next general
court, etc.
Resolves, 1914. — Chaps. 89, 90, 91. 1027
the commonwealth if the commission deems it just that the
commonwealth shall pay any part of the cost thereof. The Apportionment
expenses of the said investigation shall be borne as follows:
fifty per cent by the commonwealth, twenty-five per cent by
the county of Plymouth and twenty-five per cent by the
county of Barnstable. Approved June 2, 1914.
Resolve to PRovroE for buildings and improvements Chap. 89
AT THE LAKEVILLE STATE SANATORIUM.
Resolved, That a sum not exceeding thirty-seven hundred arEIkevrnT*^
dollars be paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth ^j-^^'"''*"
from the ordinary revenue, to be expended under the direction
of the trustees of hospitals for consumptives, at the Lakeville
state sanatorium, for the following purposes : — For install-
ing a bakery and its equipment, an addition to the re-
frigerator for milk and butter, and a porch for nurses, a sum
not exceeding three thousand five hundred dollars; and for
installing screens for new buildings, a sum not exceeding two
hundred dollars. Apjjroved June 2, 1914-
Resolve to provide for buildings and improvements (Jfidrt 90
AT THE NORTH READING STATE SANATORIUM.
Resolved, That a sum not exceeding sixty-eight hundred ^t^Nonf' ''**'■'
and eighty-four dollars be paid out of the treasury of the Reading state
commonwealth from the ordinary revenue, to be expended
under the direction of the trustees of hospitals for consump-
tives, at the North Reading state sanatorium, for the follow-
ing purposes : — For constructing an addition to the ad-
ministration building, refrigerator and garbage room, a sum
not exceeding three thousand dollars; for erecting a small
outbuilding for the storage of farm implements, a sum not
exceeding eight hundred dollars; for constructing a covered
bin for anthracite coal, a sum not exceeding five hundred
dollars; and for erecting a new twenty-five thousand gallon
cypress tank with a steel tower of one hundred feet, a sum
not exceeding twenty-five hundred and eighty-four dollars.
Approved June 2, 1914-
Resolve to provide for certain improvements at the nhn^ gj
STATE INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL FOR GIRLS.
Resolved, That a sum not exceeding nineteen thousand improvementa
at state
and forty dollars be paid out of the treasury of the common- industrial
wealth from the ordinary revenue, to be expended under giris.
1028 Resolves, 1914. — Chaps. 92, 93.
the direction of the trustees of Massachusetts training schools,
at the state industrial school for girls, for the following pur-
poses : — For a high pressure water system connecting with
the town water supply for fire protection, a sum not exceed-
ing fifty-three hundred and forty dollars; for a piggery, a
sum not exceeding seventeen hundred dollars; for a central
steam heating system and its connection with the infirmary,
school building and chapel, for a steam heating system in the
infirmary, and for completing the steam heating system in
the chapel and removing two furnaces from the infirmary
and installing them in other buildings, a sum not exceeding
eleven thousand five hundred dollars; and for a survey of
the school grounds, showing the exact location of all build-
ings, underground water and sewerage pipes and under-
ground wires and conduits, and for an outline plan of the
whole premises, which shall establish the boundaries, a sum
not exceeding five hundred dollars.
Approved June 2, 1914'
Chap. 92 Resolve relative to conspiracies to raise the price
OF certain articles of food.
of TOnipfrlcL, Resolved, That the attorney-general is hereby requested
th^' ri e*'*^ ^^ investigate the matter of illegal monopolies or conspiracies
of articles of to coutrol the Sale or to regulate the prices of articles of food
in general use, especially milk, eggs and butter, and the
attorney-general is hereby requested to prosecute forthwith
any persons or corporations whom he discovers to have con-
spired or contrived illegally to raise or maintain the prices
of the said articles. Approved June 3, 1914'
food
Chap. 93 Resolve to provide for the establishment of a com-
mission TO report to the general court upon the
TAXATION OF SIGNS.
Establishment Resolved, That a commission, consisting of the chairman of
to report upon thc gas and electric light commission, the chairman of the
8^.'°°° public service commission, the tax commissioner and the
attorney-general shall consider the taxation of signs and other
devices used for commercial advertising and report its find-
ings and the draft of a bill for the taxation or regulation of
such signs and devices to the general court not later than the
second Wednesday in January, nineteen hundred and fifteen.
Approved June 4> 1914'
Resolves, 1914. — Chaps. 94, 95, 96. 1029
Resolve relative to the codification of the laws re- qJiqj) 94
lating to weights and measures.
Resolved, That the commissioner of weights and measures Codification of
shall codify the laws of the commonwealth pertaining to the to'^w/ightrald
work of his department or relating to weights and measures, ™^'*®"'"*^'^-
and shall report to the next general court on or before the
first Wednesday in January. The commissioner is author-
ized to submit with his report such suggestions for changes
in the said laws or additions thereto as will make them more
consistent and enforceable. Approved June 4, 1914-
Resolve to provide for a further investigation of (JJiap, 95
THE METHODS OF C0NSER^^NG AND EQUALIZING THE FLOW
OF WATERS IN THE RIVERS AND STREAMS OF THE COMMON-
WEALTH.
Resolved, That the report of the commission created by investigatioa
chapter one hundred and twenty-nine of the resolves of the unserving* the
flow of waters
in rivera, etc.
year nineteen hundred and thirteen be considered by the
board of harbor and land commissioners, and said board is
hereby authorized and directed to investigate the matter
of conserving, utilizing and equalizing the flow of waters in
the rivers and natural streams of the commonwealth. Said
board may hold such public hearings at such times and places
as it may deem proper, and shall submit a report to the next
general court, on or before the second Wednesday in January,
with such recommendations as it may deem advisable, to-
gether with drafts of any proposed legislation necessary to
carry out its recommendations, and it may expend, with
the approval of the governor and council, a sum not exceeding
five thousand dollars in carrying out the provisions of this
resolve. Approved June 4, 1914.
Resolve to provide for certain increases in wages (Jliar) 96
PAID BY the metropolitan WATER AND SEWERAGE
BOARD.
Resolved, That the metropolitan water and sewerage board increase of
is hereby authorized to increase the wages or salaries of the certain em-
engineers employed in the eleven stations of said board, and mefropoutln^
the wages of firemen, oilers, coal passers and screenmen em- ^wlra^e'^
ployed by said board. The said increases shall be made '^*'^'""^"
in such manner and proportion as the board shall determine
to be just, but shall not exceed in the aggregate the sum of
1030 Resolves, 1914. — Chaps. 97, 98, 99, 100.
five thousand dollars. This sum shall be in addition to the
sums heretofore appropriated for the use of the board and
shall be distributed as follows : — Two thousand dollars to
the Metropolitan Water Maintenance Fund; fifteen hundred
dollars to the North Metropolitan Sewerage Maintenance
Fund and fifteen hundred dollars to the South Metropolitan
Sewerage Maintenance Fund. Approved June 4y 1914.
Chap. 97 Resolve in favor of frank l. garland of concord.
cS^fand.' Resolved, That an annuity of seven hundred dollars be
allowed and paid from the treasury of the commonwealth to
Frank L. Garland of Concord during his natural life, as
compensation for injuries received by him while in the dis-
charge of his duties as an officer at the Massachusetts re-
formatory. Chapter six of the resolves of the year eighteen
hundred and ninety-nine is hereby repealed.
Approved June 6, 1914'
Chap. 98 Resolve to confirm the acts of james v. russo as a
NOTARY PUBLIC AND jtJSTICE OF THE PEACE.
v'' RuLi^'S^I Resolved, That the acts of James V. Russo as a notary
notary pubUc pubHc and justicc of the peace, between the first day of
May in the year nineteen hundred and thirteen and the first
day of May in the year nineteen hundred and fourteen, are
hereby confirmed and made valid, to the same extent as if
during that time he had been qualified to discharge the
duties of the said offices. Approved June 6, 1914.
Chap. 99 Resolve to confirm certain acts of edgar o. achorn
AS A justice of THE PEACE.
Acts of Edgar Resolved, That the acts of Edgar O. Achorn as a lustice
O. Achorn as a ' ii- 11 n n
justice of the of the pcacc, bctwcen the thirteenth day of September m the
confirmed. year nineteen hundred and twelve and the first day of May
in the year nineteen hundred and fourteen, are hereby con-
firmed and made valid, to the same extent as if during that
time he had been qualified to discharge the duties of the said
office. Approved June 6,. 1914.
Chap. 100 Resolve to provide for a special commission to report
uniform methods and procedure for taking land
for public purposes.
Commission Resolved, That the tax commissioner, the attorney-general
uniifwrn and the chairman of the homestead commission are hereby
Resolves, 1914. — Chaps. 101, 102. 1031
directed to report to the next general court, not later than methods, etc.,
the second Wednesday in January, a bill or bills embodying for pubnf ^'^
as nearly as possible uniform methods and procedure by ^'^^p'^^^-
which land may be taken for public purposes, including the
procedure in awarding damages for such taking of land, and
proceedings by which the cost of such public improvements,
including damages awarded, purchase price and cost of con-
struction, alteration or relocation not exceeding the total cost
of the improvements, shall be assessed in whole or in part
against the land receiving some benefit or advantage from
the same beyond the general benefit or advantage to all land
in the city or town, said assessment not to exceed the total
benefit received by such land. They shall conduct such
investigations as may be necessary in the discharge of their
duties, and shall hold public hearings. They shall serve
without compensation, but may employ such expert assist-
ance as may be necessary, at an expense not exceeding
thirty-five hundred dollars. Approved June 6, 1914-
Resolve to reimburse the city of new Bedford and QJiaj). 101
THE TOWN OF FAIRHAVEN FOR MONEY ADVANCED TO MEET
A DEFICIT ARISING UNDER THE LAW RELATIVE TO SHELL-
FISHERIES.
Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treas- Reimburse-
ury of the commonwealth to the city of New Bedford the New Bedford
sum of nineteen hundred dollars and fifty-six cents, and to Fafrhavra"^
the town of Fairhaven the sum of nineteen hundred dollars a'dv^ncld'to
and fifty-seven cents, being the amount of the deficiency J^gg^'cit''''*^*'*
arising during the years nineteen hundred and eleven, nine-
teen hundred and twelve and nineteen hundred and thirteen,
through the operation of chapter four hundred and eleven
of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and eleven, being an
act to establish a board of shellfish commissioners for the
city of New Bedford and the town of Fairhaven.
Approved June 6, 1914-
Resolve to provide for certain information relative ChaV'^02
TO PUBLIC OWNERSHIP OF STREET RAILWAYS.
Resolved, That the public service commission is hereby Public service
authorized and directed to file a report with the next general mT!^poTt^
court on or before the second Wednesday in January, in the puwirowner-
year nineteen hundred and fifteen, stating the amount which raUwayl.*"^^*
has been invested in street and elevated railway lines situated
1032 Resolves, 1914. — Chaps. 103, 104, 105.
within the commonwealth so far as such amount is within
the knowledge of the commission, and also giving an estimate
of the cost to the commonwealth of acquiring all such lines
by eminent domain or otherwise, and also stating whether in
the opinion of the commission any part of such cost could
properly be assessed upon real estate to be benefited by such
acquisition. Approved June 9, 1914-
Chap. 103 Resolve in favor of william i. leach.
Lea'ih'^ ^ ^^^ohed, That there be allowed and paid out of the treas-
ury of the commonwealth the sum of seven hundred dollars,
in quarterly instalments, to William I. Leach of Peabody, as
compensation for injuries received by him on May four-
teenth, nineteen hundred and thirteen, while engaged as a
laborer on trees owned by the commonwealth at the Danvers
state hospital. Approved June 10, 1914'
Chap A04: Resolve providing an annuity for henry winn of
MALDEN.
Henry Winn. Resolud, That thcrc bc allowed and paid out of the treas-
ury of the commonwealth to Henry Winn of Maiden an
annuity for a period of five years, provided that he shall so
long survive, of seven hundred and twenty dollars a year,
payable in equal monthly instalments, in recognition of his
meritorious services through a period of fifty years last past
as an adviser to legislative committees and commissions,
and in devising methods of taxation whereby the revenues of
the commonwealth have largely been increased.
Approved June 11, 1914-
Chap.106 Resolve relative to the advisability of establishing a
STATE university.
Report of Resolved, That the board of education be requested to
plan for ' i p i i
establishment rcport to the ucxt general court, on or before the second
university. Wednesday in January, a bill embodying a plan for the
establishment of a state university, to provide instruction
with free tuition and books to: —
a. Persons properly entered and in regular personal
attendance at the university; and as to such persons the
board is requested to report plans for their self-support
during attendance.
Resolves, 1914. — Chaps. 106, 107, 108. 1033
h. Persons within the state, not in personal attendance at
the university, but who may be reached by correspondence
or otherwise.
The board of education is further requested to submit such
recommendations and statements relevant to the establish-
ment of a state university and to other means of promoting
higher education as, in its judgment, should be placed before
the general court. A'pproved June 13, 1914-
Resolve to provide for a stable at the Northampton Chap. 106
STATE HOSPITAL.
Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treas- Construction
ury of the commonwealth a sum not exceeding nine thousand Northampton
state hospital.
dollars, to be expended under the direction of the trustees of
the Northampton state hospital, in the construction and
repair of a stable. Approved June 15, 1914.
Resolve to provide for certain additional equipment ChapAOl
AT the BRADFORD DURFEE TEXTILE SCHOOL OF FALL
RIVER.
Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treas- Equipment for
ury of the commonwealth to the trustees of The Bradford purfee Textile
Durfee Textile School of Fall River the sum of six thousand Ilii^Rivir.
nine hundred twenty-two dollars and twenty-five cents for
additional equipment, as follows : — For the mechanical de-
partment, four thousand two hundred seventy-two dollars
and twenty-five cents, for the designing department, eight
hundred and ninety-five dollars, and for the chemical de-
partment, one thousand seven hundred and fifty-five dollars.
Approved June 15, 1914-
Resolve to provide additional equipment for the new (Jhav 108
BEDFORD TEXTILE SCHOOL.
Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treas- Equipment for
ury of the commonwealth for additional equipment for the t^xuifld^oof.
New Bedford textile school, to be expended under the direc-
tion of the trustees thereof, a sum not exceeding fifteen
thousand seven hundred dollars for the following purposes : —
For extending the equipment of the machine shop and the
engineering branches of the mechanical department, the sum
of eighty-five hundred dollars; for equipping the dyeing and
1034 Resolves, 1914. — Chaps. 109, 110, 111.
finishing department and the warp room, the sum of sixty-
five hundred dollars; and for ventilating the laboratories of
the school, the sum of seven hundred dollars.
Approved June 15, 1914-
Chap. 109 Resolve to provide for protecting the easterly bank
OF THE CONNECTICUT RIVER IN THE TOWN OF SOUTH
HADLEY.
fastof'Tank Resolvcd, That the board of harbor and land commis-
ofthe sioners is hereby authorized and directed to examine that
rive? ^ town part of thc eastcily bank of the Connecticut river in the town
Hadiey!" of South Hadlcy between the factory of the Hadley mills and
the county bridge between South Hadley Falls in South
Hadley and Holyoke; and may, in its discretion, build such
protective works as may be necessary to protect the bank
and property near the outlet of Buttery brook. For the
purpose aforesaid the board may expend a sum not exceeding
four thousand dollars, provided that the town of South
Hadley shall appropriate the sum of one thousand dollars
for the same purpose. Approved June 15, 1914-
Chap. 110 Resolve to provide for the maintenance of the lowell
TEXTILE SCHOOL.
Lowell textile Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treas-
Ecnool, main- ' i i p i t i
tenance. ypy of the commouwcalth irom the ordmary revenue, to the
trustees of the Lowell textile school, the sum of forty-five
thousand dollars, to be expended under the direction of the
trustees for the maintenance of said school from July first,
nineteen hundred and fourteen, to June thirtieth, nineteen
hundred and fifteen, and for additional equipment for the
school, the further sum of fifteen thousand dollars. The city
of Lowell is hereby authorized and directed to raise by tax-
ation and pay to said trustees such sum of money, not ex-
ceeding ten thousand dollars, as may be necessary to provide
for evening instruction in the said school for residents of
Lowell. Approved June 15, 1914-
Chap. Ill Resolve to provide for the maintenance of the brad-
ford DURFEE textile SCHOOL OF FALL RIVER.
Durfee'xeSe Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treas-
schooi of iiry of the commonwealth to the trustees of The Bradford
maintenance. Durfcc Tcxtilc School of Fall Rivcr the sum of twenty thou-
sand dollars for the purposes of the said school: provided,
Resolves, 1914. — Chap. 112. 1035
that no part of this sum shall be paid until satisfactory-
evidence is furnished to the auditor of the commonwealth
that an additional sum of eight thousand dollars has been
paid to said trustees by the city of Fall River, or has been
received by them from other sources, for the year nineteen
hundred and fourteen. The city of Fall River is hereby au-
thorized to raise by taxation and pay to said trustees such
sum of money, not exceeding eight thousand dollars, as may
be necessary, together with that received from other sources,
to obtain the amount authorized by this resolve; and
Resolved, That when the said trustees have received from
the city of Fall River the said sum of eight thousand dollars,
they shall be entitled to receive the balance of the appropria-
tion for the said institution due on or before the thirtieth day
of June, nineteen hundred and fourteen, as well as the appro-
priation made by this resolve. Approved June 15, 1914-
Resolve to authorize the board of harbor and land QIkuj 112
commissioners to estimate the cost of improving
certain HARBORS AND RIVERS.
Resolved, That the sum of ten thousand dollars be paid ^/*™f*f
out of the treasury of the commonwealth, to be expended improving
, ,,, ii>ii 111 •• • 11 -i* certain harbors
by the board or harbor and land commissioners, m addition and rivers.
to the unexpended balance of the appropriation authorized
by chapter six hundred and forty-two of the acts of the year
nineteen hundred and twelve, for the following purposes : —
For examination, survey, plans and estimates of the cost
of improvement of Salem harbor and the harbor frontage of
the city of Salem with a view to the construction of public
wharves, piers, docks and terminals;
For examination, survey, map and estimates of the cost
of improvement of North river in the towns of Scituate,
Marshfield, Norwell, Pembroke and Hanover;
For examination, survey, plans and estimates of the cost
of improvement of Wellfleet harbor;
For examination, survey, plans and estimates of the cost
of building a breakwater in Provincetown harbor for the
protection of vessels;
For examination, survey, plans and estimates of the cost of
improvement of Edgartown harbor;
For examination, survey, map and estimates of the cost
of improvement of a part of Wareham river in the town of
Wareham. Approved June 15, 1914-
1036 Resolves, 1914. — Chaps. 113, 114, 115, 116.
Chap. lis Resolve in favor of Arthur shanley.
sh^nky. Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treas-
ury of the commonwealth to Arthur Shanley an annuity of
two hundred and fifty dollars for a term of six years, should
he live so long, the same to be payable in equal quarterly
instalments and to be in full compensation for injuries sus-
tained by him on the tenth day of October in the year nine-
teen hundred, by the discharge of a gun on the field day of
the fifth regiment, Massachusetts volunteer militia.
Approved June 16, 1914'
Chap. 114: Resolve to provide for certain improvements at the
state normal school at fitchburg.
iritite^™^"*^ Resolved, That a sum not exceeding seven thousand dollars
arF?tehbur°g°' bc paid out of the treasury of the commonwealth from the
ordinary revenue, to be expended under the direction of the
board of education, at the state normal school at Fitchburg,
for the following purposes: — For constructing a subway, a
sum not exceeding seventeen hundred dollars; for grading
the playground, a sum not exceeding two thousand dollars;
for building a wall on the west side of North street, a sum not
exceeding twenty-five hundred dollars; for certain alterations
in the basement, a sum not exceeding three hundred dollars;
and for grading on the east side of North street, a sum not
exceeding five hundred dollars. Approved June 16, 1914.
Chap. 115 Resolve to provide for improving the navigability
OF SOUTH WATUPPA POND IN THE CITY OF FALL RIVER.
iTrnM^^ihty Resolved, That the board of harbor and land commissioners
watupp^ is hereby authorized to build pile fenders and to excavate in
pond. South Watuppa pond in the city of Fall River, at and near
the passageway under the bridge of the New York, New
Haven and Hartford Railroad Company, to facilitate the
passage of boats; and the board may expend therefor an
amount not exceeding three hundred dollars, this amount to
be taken from the annual appropriation available for the
purposes of the said board. Approved June 16, 1914-
Chap.llQ Resolve relative to the admission of the town of
READING TO THE NORTH METROPOLITAN SEWERAGE DIS-
TRICT.
oA^wn of Resolved, That the metropolitan water and sewerage board
Reading to ^^^ ^]^g statc board of health, acting jointly, shall consider
Resolves, 1914. — Chaps. 117, 118, 119. 1037
the expediency and estimate the cost of adding the town of metropolitan
sewerage
district.
Reading, or a part thereof, to the north metropoUtan sewerage sewerage
district, and of the taking or purchasing by the common-
wealth of the trunk hne sewer constructed by the town of
Wakefield from Melrose town line to Main street in Wake-
field. The said joint board shall consider the provisions
of House Bills Numbers 1317 and 1486, now pending, and
shall report to the next general court, not later than the
second Wednesday in January, with such recommendations
for legislation in the matter, if any, as the joint board may
deem expedient. Approved June 16, 1914.
Resolve to authorize paytvients to the mayor of the QJkit) 117
CITY of boston as AN ANNUITY FOR FANNIE S. BUTLER.
Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treas- Fannie s.
ury of the commonwealth to the mayor of the city of Boston
an annuity of one hundred and fifty dollars, to be expended
by the mayor for the benefit of Fannie S. Butler, grand-
daughter of the late Sylvia Sepit Thomas and the daughter
of the late Mary Angeline Thomas Butler, members of the
Wampanoag tribe of Indians, for the rest of her natural life,
and payable in equal quarterly instalments.
Approved June 18, 1914.
Resolve to authorize a state appropriation toward a ChapAlS
MEMORIAL TO COMMODORE PERRY.
Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treas- Memorial to
ury of the commonwealth to the commission authorized to pe™:^° °^
erect at Put-in-Bay, Ohio, a memorial in honor of Commodore
Perry, a sum not exceeding fifteen thousand dollars toward
defraying the expenses of said memorial: provided, hoivever. Proviso,
that this sum shall not be available to the said commission
until it has furnished information satisfactory to the auditor
of the commonwealth that the sum of two hundred and
eighty-five thousand dollars has been raised for the con-
struction of the memorial. Approved June 18, 1914-
Resolve in favor of timothy hunt of Rutland. Chav 119
Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treas- Timothy
ury of the commonwealth to Timothy Hunt of Rutland an
annuity of four hundred dollars for a term of five years,
should he so long survive, the same to be paid in equal
quarterly instalments and to be in full compensation for
Hunt.
1038
Resolves, 1914. — Chaps. 120, 121.
injuries sustained by him on or about the second day of
June in the year nineteen hundred and thirteen while he
was engaged in the performance of his duties at the Rutland
state sanatorium. Approved June 18, 1914-
Chap. 120 Resolve to provide for securing in connection with
THE decennial CENSUS CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATIVE
TO AGED AND DEPENDENT PERSONS.
kTformation Resolved, That, for the purpose of securing information for
relative to aged the general court for a proper consideration of the subject of
persons to be old age pcusious, so-callcd, the director of the bureau of
^n^wtion statistics be required, in connection with the taking of the
decenSli dcccunial census in the year nineteen hundred and fifteen, to
census. coUcct, assort, arrange and transmit in print to the general
court at his earliest convenience the following statistical in-
formation : — the number of persons sixty-five years of age
and over in the cities and towns of the commonwealth and
their length of residence in the commonwealth; the number
of dependent persons of all ages being supported in the
various public and private institutions throughout the
commonwealth; the number of persons of all ages in the
various cities and towns of the commonwealth who are
receiving aid from any public source or who have received it
during the preceding year, and the total amounts so paid.
The director of the bureau of statistics is further authorized
to compile statistics as to the number of persons aided from
private sources, and the total amount so paid, and to obtain
any other information which, in his opinion, may promote
the purposes of the inquiry. All expenses under this resolve
shall be paid out of the appropriation for said census, and, so
far as may be practicable, the director shall give preference in
tabulating the results of the census to the compilation of the
information called for by this resolve.
Approved June 20, 1914-
ChapA21 Resolve to provide for the appointment of a special
COMMISSION TO RECOMMEND CHANGES IN THE LAWS RELA-
TIVE TO LIENS, MORTGAGES, TAX COLLECTORS* DEEDS, AND
THE TAKING OF LAND FOR TAXES.
Resolved, That the governor, with the advice and consent
of the council, shall appoint a special commission of three
Commission
appointed to
recommend
Resolves, 1914. — Chap. 122. 1039
members, one of whom shall be a judge of the land court, to ^^',|°f®| ^° '*^^
consider and recommend such changes as the commission liens, mort-
may deem advisable in the laws relative to liens for labor " ' '
performed and materials furnished upon real estate, and to
mortgages to secure loans for the construction of buildings
and other mortgages, in order to establish the relative priority
of such loans and mortgages, and to revise and codify the
law relative to the said loans and mortgages if it shall deem
such revision and codification expedient. Said commission
shall also make such changes, revision and codification as it
shall deem advisable in respect to the laws relative to col-
lectors' deeds and taldngs of land for taxes, and the procedure
relative to such deeds and takings, and to the titles thereby
obtained, as it may consider advisable. Section twenty-one
of chapter three of the Revised Laws shall not apply to
appointments made hereunder. The commission shall report
its recommendations, with bills embodying the same, to
the next general court not later than the seventh day of
January. It shall conduct such investigations as it may
deem necessary in discharge of its duties. The members of
said commission shall receive such compensation as the
governor and council may approve, and may incur such ex-
penses for clerical assistance and other purposes, not exceed-
ing twenty-fi\-e hundred dollars, as the governor and council
may approve. Approved June 32, 1014-.
Resolve to PROvroE for the improvement and care of fhrtr) 122
THE BURIAL PLACE OF JOHN S. HARTFORD OF WORCESTER.
Resolved, That there be allowed and paid from the treasury Care of burial
of the commonwealth, from the Escheated Estates Fund, s'*Hartfo?d of
the sum of seventy-five dollars, to be expended by the Roman ^°'"'=e^t'"'-
Catholic Bishop of Springfield, the owner of St. John's
cemetery in the city of Worcester, for the improvement
and perpetual care of the burial place in said cemetery of
John S. Hartford of Worcester who died without heirs in
the year nineteen hundred and four, and whose estate,
amounting to two hundred seventy-four dollars and eleven
cents, became the property of the commonwealth: provided, Proviso,
that said corporation shall give to the auditor of the com-
monwealth a certificate that it accepts the money for the
perpetual care of the said burial place.
Approved June 25, 1914.
1040 Resolves, 1914. — Chaps. 123, 124, 125, 126.
Chap. 123 Resolve in favor of emma a. allen.
AiTenf ^' Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treas-
ury of the commonwealth the sum of one hundred forty-six
dollars and fifty-five cents to Emma A. Allen, being the
amount deducted from her salary as an employee in the de-
partment of the treasurer and receiver general during her
illness in the years nineteen hundred and twelve and nineteen
hundred and thirteen. Approved June 25, 1914'
Chap. 124i Resolve to provide for certain additions and improve-
ments AT THE NORTHAMPTON STATE HOSPITAL.
irNortW^ Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treas-
hos ftef ^^y ^^ ^^^ commonwealth a sum not exceeding twelve thou-
sand dollars, to be expended under the direction of the trus-
tees of the Northampton state hospital, for the following
purposes : — To provide for the extension of the corridor be-
tween the infirmary building for women and the main build-
ing, and for an addition to the first hall for women, a sum not
exceeding eight thousand dollars; and for the purchase and
installation of a fire pump and the erection of a building to
contain it,, a sum not exceeding four thousand dollars.
Approved June 25, 1914.
Chap. 125 Resolve to provide for repairing the damage done by
A RECENT EXPLOSION AT THE PUMPING STATION OF THE
METROPOLITAN SEWERAGE SYSTEM IN EAST BOSTON.
dS1^e°at Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treas-
East Boston ury of the commonwealth from the Metropolitan Main-
station, tenance Fund, North System, a sum not exceeding thirty-
five thousand dollars, for the purpose of repairing the damage
done by a recent explosion at the pumping station of the
metropolitan sewerage system in East Boston, the same to be
assessed upon the district served by the north metropolitan
sewerage system. Approved June 25, 1914.
Chap. 12Q Resolve to provide for certain improvements at the
MASSACHUSETTS SCHOOL FOR THE FEEBLE-MINDED.
it"MT«ST-*^ Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treas-
setts School ury of the commonwealth from the ordinary revenue, a sum
Minded. not exceeding thirty-five hundred dollars, to be expended
under the direction of the trustees of the Massachusetts
Resolves, 1914. — Chaps. 127, 128, 129, 130. 1041
School for the Feeble-Minded, for the erection and furnish-
ing of a wooden cottage at the Templeton colony, for fifteen
additional patients. Approved June 25, 1914.
Resolve to provide for certain improvements at the Chap.127
STATE INFIRMARY.
Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treas- improvements
ury of the commonwealth from the ordinary revenue, a sum fnfim^ary.
not exceeding sixteen hundred dollars, to be expended at the
state infirmary under the direction of the trustees thereof,
for the laying of a four-inch pipe line from the pumping
station. Approved June 25, 1914-
Resolve to provide for certain improvements at the nhnj. los
GARDNER STATE COLONY.
Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treas- improvements
ury of the commonwealth from the ordinary revenue, a sum statelioiony?^"^
not exceeding fifteen hundred dollars, to be expended at the
Gardner state colony, under the direction of the trustees
thereof, for the following purposes : — For constructing a
slaughter house, a sum not exceeding eight hundred dollars,
and for an extension to the barn at Belcher cottage, a sum
not exceeding seven hundred dollars.
Approved June 25, 1914.
Resolve to provide for certain improvements at the (J^kij) ^29
grafton colony of the worcester state asylum.
Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treas- improvements
ury of the commonwealth from the ordinary revenue, a sum colony .^'^^^*^°''
not exceeding twelve thousand five hundred dollars, to be
expended under the direction of the trustees of the Worcester
state asylum, at the Grafton colony, for the following pur-
poses : — For one boiler, a sum not exceeding twenty-five
hundred dollars, and for enlargement of the filter bed, a sum
not exceeding ten thousand dollars.
Approved June 25, 1914.
Resolve to provide for completing certain buildings Chap.lSO
AT the GRAFTON COLONY OF THE WORCESTER STATE
asylum.
Resolved, That the trustees of the Worcester state asylum Completion
are hereby authorized to expend a sum not exceeding ten buifdingsat
thousand dollars for the purpose of completing certain build- cofony?**"''
1042 Resolves, 1914. — Chaps. 131, 132.
ings as authorized by chapter six hundred and seventy-nine
of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and twelve, the said
sum to be in addition to the amount appropriated by said
chapter, and the treasurer and receiver general is hereby
authorized to issue bonds to meet the expenditures herein
provided for in accordance with the provisions of section five
of said chapter six hundred and seventy-nine.
Approved June 25, 1914-
Chap. 131 Resolve to provide for improvements at the westfield
STATE SANATORIUM.
aruiT wL^r*^ Resolved, That there be allowed and. paid out of the treas-
fieid state upy of tlic commouwealth the sum of six thousand four
sanatorium. i"!! -iii ip i
hundred twenty-six dollars and lorty-three cents, to be ex-
pended at the Westfield state sanatorium by the trustees of
hospitals for consumptives, as follows : — For constructing a
coal trestle, a sum not exceeding three thousand nine hun-
dred twenty-six dollars and forty-three cents; for grading,
constructing concrete walks and providing lighting, a sum
not exceeding twenty-five hundred dollars.
Approved June 25, 1914-
Chap. 132 Resolve to provide for the improvement of certain
harbors and ponds by the board of harbor and land
commissioners.
Improvement Resolvcd, That the board of harbor and land commis-
harbors and sioucrs is hereby authorized and directed to make the follow-
^° ■ ing improvements and to expend therefor the following
named sums : — In continuing the improvements at Scitu-
ate harbor by dredging a wider entrance to the anchorage
basin, and by extending the area of the anchorage basin by
dredging to a depth of not less than eight feet at mean low
water, a sum not exceeding fifteen thousand dollars; in im-
proving Cataumet harbor and Squeteague pond in the towns
of Falmouth and Bourne by excavating and constructing a
channel in said harbor extending into Squeteague pond, and
by excavating adjacent to said channel a suitable anchorage
basin for boats and vessels, a sum not exceeding twenty-five
thousand dollars in addition to such other sums as may be
contributed for the purpose; in making an examination and
survey of Apponagansett river in the town of Dartmouth
and in building such structures and doing such dredging as
Resolves, 1914. — Chaps. 133, 134, 135. 1043
may be necessary to improve and develop the navigability
of the same, a sum not exceeding ten thousand dollars; in
dredging and improving Mill river in the city of Gloucester,
a sum not exceeding five thousand dollars; in removing rocks
and other obstructions to navigation in Gloucester harbor,
which are not included in any project of the federal govern-
ment, the sum of four thousand seven hundred sixty-two
dollars and ninety-nine cents, being the unexpended balance
of the amount authorized by chapter one hundred and ten of
the resolves of the year nineteen hundred and twelve for the
improvement of Harbor cove in the city of Gloucester.
Approved June 29, 1914-
Resolve to provide for certain improvements at the Qfiav 133
REFORMATORY FOR WOMEN.
Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treas- improvements
ury of the commonwealth a sum not exceeding thirteen thou- atory^fw"™'
sand dollars, to be expended under the direction of the board ^°™®°-
of prison commissioners, for certain improvements at the
reformatory for women. Approved June 29, 1914.
Resolve to provide for an investigation of south bay (JJku) 134
IN boston harbor.
Resolved, That the state board of health, the directors of investigation
1 J T> 11 • • p 1 1 • °' South bay
the port or iioston and the commissioner or public works of i° Boston
the city of Boston, acting as a joint board, shall investigate
the practicability and advisability, and estimate the cost of
a method or methods of preventing the nuisance now exist-
ing in South bay, so-called, in Boston harbor. The board
shall report to the next general court not later than the second
Wednesday of January, and may expend for the purposes of
this resolve a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars which
shall be paid from the treasury of the commonwealth upon
presentation of proper vouchers therefor.
Approved June 29, 1914-
Resolve to provide for the extension of protective Qhn'r) 1 35
WORK ON THE CONNECTICUT RIVER IN THE CITY OF
CHICOPEE.
Resolved, That the board of harbor and land commissioners Protection of
is hereby authorized to expend, in its discretion, a sum not oft^e ^ ^'^''^
exceeding four thousand dollars for the purpose of extending Hver'^fn^c^ty of
Chicopee.
1044
Resolves, 1914. — Chaps. 136, 137, 138.
the present protective structure built by the commonwealth
on the easterly bank of the Connecticut river in the city of
Chicopee, Approved June 29, 1914-
Commission to
investigate the
placing of the
ice business
under public
regulation.
Chap. 136 Resolve to PROvroE for certain investigations re-
lating TO the placing of the ice business under
public regulation.
Resolved, That the attorney-general, the board of gas and
electric light commissioners and the public service commission
shall be a commission to investigate the feasibility and de-
sirability in the public interest of placing the business of
supplying ice under state supervision and control; and also
the expediency, in the public interest, of permitting electric
light and power companies to engage in the business of manu-
facturing and selling ice. The commission may incur such
necessary expenses, not exceeding twenty-five hundred dol-
lars, as may be approved by the governor and council, and
shall report to the next general court not later than the
second Wednesday of January.
Approved June 29, 1914-
Chap. 137 Resolve relative to the improvement of smith's cove
IN GLOUCESTER HARBOR.
Improvement
of Smith's
cove in
Gloucester
harbor.
Resolved, That the board of harbor and land commissioners
is hereby authorized to make a survey and examination of
Smith's cove in Gloucester harbor and of the bridge leading
thereto, and may expend in improving the said cove and
bridge a sum not exceeding five thousand dollars, to be paid
out of the treasury of the commonwealth.
Approved June 30, 1914-
Chap.l3S Resolve to provide for the improvement of beverly
HARBOR.
Improvement
of Beverly
harbor.
Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treas-
ury of the commonwealth for the improvement of Beverly
harbor, in accordance with a project of the federal govern-
ment for a channel twenty-four feet deep at mean low water,
fifty thousand dollars: provided, however, that no part of
this amount shall be expended until the congress of the
United States shall have appropriated the sum of one hun-
dred and twenty-three thousand dollars for the improvement
aforesaid, and that when congress shall have made such an
Resolves, 1914. — Chaps, 139, 140, 141. 1045
appropriation, the fifty thousand dollars hereby provided for
shall be placed to the credit of the secretary of war of the
United States as a cash deposit, for the improvement of
Beverly harbor as above specified.
Approved July 1, 1914-
Resolve to provide for an investigation as to a more Chap. 139
EQUITABLE METHOD OF SUPPORTING THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Resolved, That the board of education be directed to in- investigation
vestigate the methods now prescribed by law for distributing methods ol
between municipalities and the commonwealth the cost of puwi^tchwi's^
public education in the commonwealth; to submit a plan for
a more equitable distribution of the Massachusetts School
Fund to towns having a valuation of less than two million
five hundred thousand dollars; and also to make recom-
mendations with regard to a tax for the support of public
schools, and the best methods of distributing the proceeds
of such tax. The board shall report to the general court not
later than the third Wednesday of January in the year nine-
teen hundred and fifteen, the report to be accompanied by
drafts of such bills as may be necessary to carry its recom-
mendations into effect. Approved July 1, 1914.
Resolve to provide for the purchase of land for a QJidp X40
HOSPITAL FOR THE INSANE OF THE METROPOLITAN DIS-
TRICT.
Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treas- Purchase of
ury of the commonwealth a sum not exceeding one hundred hospital for the
thousand dollars, to be expended under the direction of the metropolitan
state board of insanity, subject to the approval of the governor diat"<=t.
and council, for the purchase of land for the establishment of
a hospital for the insane of the metropolitan district.
Approved July 1, 1914-
Resolve to provide for building and furnishing a new z^/,^^ i 41
dormitory and for other improvements at the state ^'
normal school at framingham.
Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treas- New building,
ury of the commonwealth a sum not exceeding one hundred nomai'^sfhc^i
and forty-five thousand dollars, to be expended at the state l*^'"^'"''*^"
normal school at Framingham, under the direction of the
1046 Resolves, 1914. — Chaps. 142, 143, 144.
board of education, for erecting and furnishing a new dormi-
tory, for additional sewer beds and drains, for repairs to the
heating plant and the installation of new boilers, and for
engineers' and architects' fees. Approved July 2, 1914-
Chap. 1^2 Resolve to provide for certain improvements at the
NORFOLK STATE HOSPITAL.
Improvements Resolved, That tlicrc be allowed and paid out of the treas-
at Norfolk » i i i p !•
state hospital, ury of the commonwealth irom the ordniary revenue, a sum
not exceeding thirty-seven thousand four hundred dollars, to
be expended under the direction of the trustees of the Fox-
borough state hospital at the Norfolk state hospital for
the following purposes : — For a church building, a sum not
exceeding eighteen thousand dollars; for a trestle and spur
track, a sum not exceeding four thousand dollars; for an
engine and boiler and a building for the same, a sum not ex-
ceeding ten thousand dollars; for outside wiring, a sum not
exceeding twenty-nine hundred dollars; and for sewer and
water construction, a sum not exceeding twenty-five hundred
dollars. Approved Jvly 2, 1914-
Chap. 143 Resolve to provide for the further protection of the
PUBLIC health in THE VALLEY OF THE NEPONSET RIVER.
Protection of Resolvcd, That there mav be expended under the direction
public health „, ', ipiii" i- i i
in valley of ot the statc board oi health a sum not exceedmg ten thousand
dollars, in addition to the sums provided by chapter six
hundred and fifty-five of the acts of the year nineteen hun-
dred and eleven and chapter ninety-one of the resolves of
the year nineteen hundred and thirteen, for the purpose of
doing such work in extension of the work now being done in
and near the Neponset river as in the judgment of the board
is immediately necessary for the preservation of the health
of the residents of the cities and towns bordering on the said
river. Approved July 2, 1914.
Chap. 14:4: Resolve to provide for certain improvements at the
MONSON STATE HOSPITAL.
a™the M^nson Resolvcd, That there be allowed and paid out of the treas-
state hospital, ury of the commonwealth from the ordinary revenue, a sum
not exceeding eighty-four hundred dollars, to be expended
at the Monson state hospital, under the direction of the
trustees thereof, for the following purposes : — For a mangle
and other laundry machinery, a sum not exceeding twenty-
Resolves, 1914. — Chaps. 145, 146. 1047
four hundred dollars; for a baker's oven and fittings, a sum
not exceeding two thousand dollars; and for an addition
to the boiler plant, a sum not exceeding four thousand
dollars. Approved July 2, 1914.
Resolve relative to the construction of a state high- QJiq^jj ^^45
way between the towns of cummington and adams.
Resolved, That the Massachusetts highway commission Construction
shall construct and thereafter maintain as a state highway highway
the main road connecting the towns of Cummington and ofcu^mTnl-^
Adams, and for the purpose of the said construction the com- Adams'^
mission may expend a sum not exceeding ten thousand
dollars. Approved Jidy 2, 191 4.
Resolve to provide for the appointment of a commis- fhr,^ -[Aa
SION TO consider THE IMPROVEMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
FACILITIES IN THE COMMONWEALTH, AND ESPECIALLY IN
THE FIVE WESTERN COUNTIES THEREOF.
Resolved, That the governor, wdth the advice and consent Commission to
of the council, shall, within thirty days after the passage of to consider
.1 • 1 • A. n 'j^* e J^ improvement
this resolve, appomt nve persons, citizens 01 the common- of transporta-
wealth, one of whom shall be designated as chairman, as a [n°the^common-
commission to investigate and consider further the sub- ^'®'^'*^-
jects considered by the special legislative committee whose
report is contained in senate document No. 300 of the year
nineteen hundred and thirteen; and also to consider gen-
erally the needs, possibilities, and probable benefits, both
to the commonwealth and to the five western counties
thereof, of a development and extension of transportation
facilities, and of a utilization of the agricultural, dairy and
stock-raising opportunities of said counties; and to study
the causes and remedies for the diminution of population
and the decline of industries and agriculture therein ; the best
method of securing the necessary transportation facilities,
including the feasibility and probable cost of construction
by the commonwealth of, and the best kind of construction
and most practicable and useful routes for, a system of
railroads, street and electric railways or state highways to
serve, and to promote the development of, said counties;
the advantages and defects of the operation of such a trans-
portation system either by agents of the commonw^ealth
itself, or by leases to, or operating agreements with, existing
railroad corporations or street railway companies, or other-
1048
Resolves, 1914. — Chap. 146.
To consult
with certain
officers of the
United States
Department of
Agriculture,
and of certain
adjacent states.
Compensation,
expenses, etc.
wise; the desirability and feasibility of securing the con-
struction of such a system of transportation by existing
transportation companies through financial aid from the
commonwealth by subscriptions to stock, purchase of bonds,
direct loans, or guaranty of stock or bonds, or otherwise;
and the expediency, either as a part or independently of the
introduction of such transportation system, of a state plan
of agricultural credit, under proper safeguards, to present
or prospective inhabitants engaged in agriculture or stock-
raising.
The commission shall consult with officers and representa-
tives of the United States Department of Agriculture as to
the agricultural possibilities of the five western counties, and
with the United States Department of Justice as to the
legality of the different plans considered by the commis-
sion for the development of the said section and as to the
views of said department with respect to the adoption by
this commonwealth of any particular policy of legislation
which the commission may be disposed to recommend in
regard to any of said matters and also in regard to the sale
or disposition of any stock of the Berkshire Street Railway
Company acquired by the New York, New Haven and Hart-
ford Railroad Company under authority of chapter six hun-
dred and one of the acts of the year nineteen hundred
and ten. The commission shall also confer informally with
the chief executives, public service commissions, boards of
agriculture and similar bodies and officials of the neighboring
states of New York, Connecticut, Vermont and New Hamp-
shire, if the commission deems such conference advisable,
as to the possible development, in co-operation or in har-
mony with the said states or any of them, of territory of
this commonwealth and contiguous territory in any of the
said states. The commission shall give public hearings,
and shall report its conclusions and recommendations to the
general court on or before January fifteenth, nineteen hun-
dred and fifteen, with drafts of such bills, if any, as it may
deem expedient.
The commission shall have authority to administer oaths,
and to require the attendance of witnesses and the produc-
tion of documents, and shall receive such compensation and
may incur such expenses as may be approved by the governor
and council. For the purposes of this resolve, including
the compensation of the members of the commission, there
may be expended from the treasury of the commonwealth
Resolves, 1914. — Chaps. 147, 148, 149. 1049
a sum not exceeding ten thousand dollars. The commission
shall not incur any liability or make any expenditure exceed-
ing one hundred dollars, without the previous approval of
the governor and council. The provisions of section twenty-
one of chapter three of the Revised Laws shall not apply
to appointments made hereunder.
Approved July 2, 1914.
Resolve to confirm the acts of Arthur l. saunders (jfi^^ 147
AS A JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.
Resolved, That the acts of Arthur L. Saunders as a justice Acts of Arthur
of the peace, between the seventh day of March and the as a lustier
twenty-first day of May in the year nineteen hundred and ^nfirmer^'
fourteen, are hereby confirmed and made valid, to the same
extent as if during that time he had been qualified to discharge
the duties of the said office. Approved Jidy 3, 1914-
Resolve to provide for an extension of the sewerage nhnv 14S
SYSTEM AT THE LAKEVILLE STATE SANATORIUM.
Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treasury Extension
of the commonwealth, to be expended under the direction of aysteZTf"
the trustees of hospitals for consumptives, a sum not exceed-
ing one thousand dollars for the extension and improvement
of the sewerage system at the Lakeville state sanatorium.
Approved July 3, 1914-
Lakeville state
sanatorium.
Chav.l4Q
Resolve to provide for an investigation by the public
SERVICE commission OF THE SUBJECT OF STREET RAIL-
WAY ANT) RAILROAD SERVICE WITHIN THE METROPOLITAN
DISTRICT.
Resolved, That the subject-matter contained in the report investigation
of the joint board composed of the public service commission railway and
and the Boston transit commission made to the present w^twn th^"^^"^^
general court and printed as senate documents, Nos. 448 diatdc^''*^'*
and 474, together with the subject-matter contained in
the several bills and in all other papers and information pre-
sented to the committees on metropolitan affairs and street
railways, sitting jointly, at the hearings given upon said
report, be hereby referred to the public service commission
which shall, after public hearings duly advertised, make a
complete investigation and study of the transportation needs,
present and future, of Boston and other cities and towns
served by corporations having a terminus within the metro-
1050 Resolves, 1914. — Chaps. 150, 151.
politan district, in connection with the information, data
and suggestions which shall be presented at said pubhc
hearings, or otherwise obtained, and with particular refer-
ence to all problems relating to capitalization, revenue, re-
vision of fares and depreciation of properties, the consolida-
tion of companies, and the advisability of electrification of
any part of the railroads of any corporations operating within
said metropolitan district; and, if it shall recommend changes
or plans with reference to any or all of these problems, shall
report the same to the next general court not later than the
second Wednesday of January, nineteen hundred and fifteen,
accompanying its report with drafts of bills embodying the
recommendations of the commission.
Approved July 3, 1914.
Chap. 150 Resolve to provide for certain improvements at the
STATE FARM.
atTheltSr*^ Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treas-
farni. yry of thc commouwcalth a sum not exceeding ninety-seven
hundred dollars, to be expended at the state farm under the
direction of the trustees and superintendent thereof for the
following purposes: — For indicating and recording instru-
ments to detect waste and promote operating efficiency in
the central heating and power plant, a sum not exceeding
twenty-two hundred dollars; and for consolidating in the
central plant heating apparatus for almshouse, watchmen's
building and two farmhouses, a sum not exceeding seventy-
five hundred dollars. Approved Jidy 3, 1914.
Chap.151 Resolve to provide for the construction of buildings
AND FOR CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS AT THE WRENTHAM
STATE SCHOOL.
of'buUdfniT Resolved, That a sum not exceeding eighty-seven thou-
Wr"nth*m saud fivc huudrcd dollars be paid out of the treasury of
state school. the commouwcalth from the ordinary revenue, to be expended
at the Wrentham state school, under the direction of the
trustees, for the following purposes : — For constructing
and furnishing a hospital building for the use of said school,
a sum not exceeding fifty-eight thousand dollars; for con-
structing and furnishing two dormitories at the farm group,
to accommodate not less than fifty boys, and for construct-
ing and furnishing a bath house connected with said dormi-
tories, for the enlargement of the kitchen and dining room
Resolves, 1914. — Chaps. 152, 153, 154. 1051
at the farm group, and for the extension of the heating
system from the central station to the farm group, a sum not
exceeding twenty-five thousand dollars; and for construct-
ing a cow barn and silo, a sum not exceeding four thousand
five hundred dollars. All of the said buildings, except the
cow barn and silo, shall be built of brick.
Approved July 7, 1914-
Resolve to PROvros for certain improvements at the Chav.152
INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL FOR BOYS.
Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treas- improvements
ury of the commonwealth a sum not exceeding four thousand school 'for'boy^
five hundred and fifty dollars, to be expended at the industrial
school for boys, under the direction of the trustees of the
Massachusetts training schools, for the following purposes:
— For heating, furnishing and equipping a cottage for
thirty boys, now completed, a sum not exceeding three
thousand dollars; and for moving, relocating and making
repairs on a large hay barn, a sum not exceeding one thousand
five hundred and fifty dollars. Approved July 7, 1914-
Resolve relative to the compensation of the members ChavA^S
OF the state ballot law commission for services as
the state board of voting machine examiners.
Resolved, That the state ballot law commission shall be Compensation
11 ip*j_ • j.j-1 IP J-* 1. of members of
allowed tor its services as state board oi voting machine baiiotiaw
examiners, as provided for by section two hundred and forty- boTr'd ofvotfng
nine of chapter eight hundred and thirty-five of the acts f^^l
of the year nineteen hundred and thirteen, the sum of five
hundred dollars each for the present year, the same to be in
addition to the amount allowed them during the present
year as state ballot law commissioners.
Approved July 7, 1914.
Resolve in favor of james mcgovern. ChapA54:
Resolved, That the metropolitan water and sewerage board ^^^^^^^
is hereby authorized to pay to James McGovern and those
dependent upon him such sum as he would be entitled to
receive under the provisions of chapter seven hundred and
fifty-one of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and eleven,
and acts in amendment thereof and addition thereto, if he
had been an employee of the commonwealth at the time
when he was injured by an explosion which occurred at the
ime
examiners.
1052 ^ Resolves, 1914. — Chaps. 155, 156, 157, 158.
East Boston metropolitan pumping station on June first,
nineteen hundred and fourteen. Payment shall be made
from the North Metropolitan Sewerage Maintenance Fund.
Approved July 7, 1914'
Chap.155 Resolve to provide compensation for clerical assist-
ance IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE OF
representatives for THE MONTH OF JULY OF THE PRES-
ENT YEAR.
SLlsta^ilce in Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treas-
oPhou'^4 or"^ ury of the commonwealth a sum not exceeding four himdred
representatives, and fifty dollars, for clerical assistance in the office of the
clerk of the house of representatives for the month of July of
the present year. Approved July 7, 1914-.
Chap. 156 Resolve to provide for additional compensation for
THE PAGES OF THE GENERAL COURT.
TO^nsation Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treas-
gener^^court!*^ ^^^ ^^ ^^^ commonwcalth from the ordinary revenue, a sum
not exceeding six hundred dollars, to be expended by the
sergeant-at-arms in the payment of additional compensation
to the pages employed by the general court.
Approved July 7, 1914-
Chap.157 Resolve to provide for an investigation by the com-
mission ON ECONOMY AND EFFICIENCY RELATIVE TO
THE READJUSTMENT OF THE FINANCES OF THE COMMON-
WEALTH.
!eiltfvi^to°'' Resolved, That the subject-matter of the message from his
TfinanMs^of Gxcellency the governor to the general court, relative to the
weafth™"""" readjustment of the finances of the commonwealth by the re-
tirement of the sinking fund bonds and the issuance of serial
bonds, be referred to the commission on economy and
efficiency for its examination and for a report on the same to
the next general court not later than January fifteenth.
Approved July 7, 1914.
C hap. 15S Resolve to provide for an investigation by the public
SERVICE COMMISSION OF THE RELATIONS OF RAILROAD
COMPANIES TO THE STATUTE LAWS OF THIS COMMONWEALTH
AND OF OTHER STATES.
o^rlfatfonL'"' Resolvcd, That the public service commission be hereby in-
compS to structed to investigate and consider the relations of any rail-
Resolves, 1914. — Chaps. 159, 160. 1053
road companies organized or operating under the laws both statute laws of
of this and of other states, to the statute laws of this and of wealth and
i.i ,, 1 • •,, i3*x* • other states.
such other states, and any niconsistent or contlicting require-
ments to which such corporations may thereby be subject, —
including any conflicting or inconsistent requirements affect-
ing the right of such corporations to issue and reissue, from
time to time, securities or otherwise to meet or refund their
financial obligations, — - and what changes, if any, should,
in the opinion of the commission, be made in the laws of this
commonwealth, and what changes, if any, such corporations
should seek to obtain in the laws of any of such other states.
Said commission shall give public hearings, duly advertised,
and shall report its findings and recommendations to the next
general court not later than the second Wednesday in Jan-
uary, nineteen hundred and fifteen.
Approved July 7, 1914-
Chap.l5Q
Resolve to provide for an ice house at the state
hatchery in the town of palmer and for other
purposes.
Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treas- increasing
ury of the commonwealth a sum not exceeding six thousand fo<?d ^nd game
five hundred dollars, to be expended under the direction of ^^^' ^*^"
the board of commissioners on fisheries and game for the
following purposes : — For an ice house at the state hatchery
in the town of Palmer, a sum not exceeding five hundred
dollars; for piping the game farm in the town of Wilbraham,
a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars; and for increasing
the supply of food and game fish in public waters, a sum not
exceeding five thousand dollars. Approved July 7, 1914-
ChapAQO
Resolve to provide for the appointment of a com-
mission TO CONSIDER AND REPORT UPON THE QUESTIONS
OF MONOPOLY AND RATES IN INSURANCE.
Resolved, That the governor, with the advice and consent Commission
of the council, shall appoint a special commission of three questions of
persons, one of whom shall be the insurance commissioner, to "nTr^'f in
investigate the practices of insurance companies and their
rates in workmen's compensation and other insurance, with
a view to determining whether or not any monopoly or com-
bination exists in the insurance business; also, whether the
rates charged by insurance companies for workmen's com-
insurance.
1054 Resolves, 1914. — Chap. 160.
pensation and other insurance are reasonable, and to what
extent government regulation of insurance rates is desirable.
The commission shall serve without compensation, but may
incur such expenses, not exceeding four thousand dollars,
as the governor and council shall approve.
Approved July 7, 1914'
Proposed Amendments to the Constitution. 1055
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION.
The following proposed articles of amendment to the
Constitution have been officially certified and deposited in
the office of the secretary of the Commonwealth, as required
by section 20 of chapter 3 of the Revised Laws, and if agreed
to by the general court next to be chosen, in the manner
provided by the Constitution, must be submitted to the
people for their ratification or rejection : —
Resolve to provide for an amendment of the con-
stitution STRIKING the WORD "mALE" FROM THE QUALI-
FICATIONS OF VOTERS.
Resolved, That the subjoined article of amendment to the Proposed
constitution of the commonwealth, being agreed to by a amUd-"
majority of the senators and two thirds of the members of TOMtitStio^n.
the house of representatives present and voting thereon, be
entered on the journals of both houses, with the yeas and
nays taken thereon, and referred to the general court next
to be chosen; and that the said article be published, to the
end that if agreed to in the manner provided by the con-
stitution by the general court next to be chosen, it may
be submitted to the people for their approval and ratification,
in order that it may become a part of the constitution of the
commonwealth.
ARTICLE OF AMENDMENT.
Article three of the articles of amendment to the con- striking out
stitution of the commonwealth is hereby amended by striking * mX"'*in
out in the first fine thereof the word "male." o^the articles
of amendment
to the con-
Senate, March 10, 1914. stitution.
The foregoing article of amendment is agreed to, a ma-
jority of the Senators present and voting thereon having
voted in the affirmative; and the same is referred to the
general court next to be chosen.
CALVIN COOLIDGE, President.
1056
Proposed Amendments to the Constitution.
Proposed
article of
amendment
to the
constitution.
House of Representatives, March 26, 1914.
The foregoing article of amendment is agreed to, two
thirds of the members of the House of Representatives
present and voting thereon having voted in the affirmative;
and the same is referred, in concurrence, to the general court
next to be chosen.
GRAFTON D. GUSHING, Speaker.
Resolve to provide for an amendment of the con-
stitution EMPOWERING THE GENERAL COURT TO AU-
THORIZE THE TAKING OF LAND TO RELIEVE CONGESTION
OF POPULATION AND TO PROVIDE HOMES FOR CITIZENS.
Resolved, That it is expedient to alter the constitution of
the commonwealth by the adoption of the subjoined article
of amendment; and that the said article, being agreed to by
a majority of the senators and two thirds of the members of
the house of representatives present and voting thereon,
be entered on the journals of both houses, with the yeas
and nays taken thereon, and be referred to the general court
next to be chosen; and that the said article be published, to
the end that if agreed to in the manner provided by the
constitution, by the general court next to be chosen, it may
be submitted to the people for their approval and ratifica-
tion in order that it may become a part of the constitution
of the commonwealth.
To authorize
the common-
wealth to take
land to relieve
congestion of
population
and to provide
homes for
citizens.
Proviso.
ARTICLE OF AMENDMENT.
The general court shall have power to authorize the com-
monwealth to take land and to hold, improve, subdivide,
build upon and sell the same, [A] and to do any other lawful
act in relation thereto, for the purpose of relieving con-
gestion of population and providing homes for citizens:
provided, however, that this amendment shall not be deemed
to authorize the sale of such land or buildings at less than
the cost thereof.
House of Representatives, April 10, 1914.
The foregoing article of amendment is agreed to, two
thirds of the members of the House of Representatives
present and voting thereon having voted in the. affirmative.
GRAFTON D. GUSHING, Speaker,
Proposed Amendments to the Constitution. 1057
Senate, May 20, 1914.
The foregoing article of amendment (having been amended fmTn*dment
by striking out, at [A], the words "and to do any other *^\^^
lawful act in relation thereto,") is agreed to, a majority of amendment.
the Senators present and voting thereon having voted in the
affirmative; and the same is referred to the general court
next to be chosen.
Sent down for concurrence in the amendment adopted by
CALVIN COOLIDGE, PresidenL
House of Representatives, May 29, 1914.
The House concurs in the Senate amendment.
The article of amendment, as amended, is agreed to, two senate
thirds of the members of the House of Representatives c^curredTn by
present and voting thereon having voted in the affirmative; repre^e"ntativcs
and the same is referred, in concurrence, to the general court
next to be chosen.
GRAFTON D. GUSHING, Speaker.
Resolve to provide for an amendment of the con-
stitution relative to the taking of land by right
OF eminent domain.
Resolved, That it is expedient to alter the constitution of Proposed
the commonwealth by the adoption of the subjoined article amendment
of amendment; and that the said article, being agreed to constHution.
by a majority of the senators and two thirds of the members
of the house of representatives present and voting thereon,
be entered on the journals of both houses, with the yeas and
nays taken thereon, and be referred to the general court
next to be chosen ; and that the said article be published, to
the end that if agreed to in the manner provided by the con-
stitution, by the general court next to be chosen, it may
be submitted to the people for their approval and ratifica-
tion, in order that it may become a part of the constitution
of the commonwealth.
article of amendment.
Article X of Part the First of the constitution of the com- increasing the
monwealth is hereby amended by adding thereto the fol- gMerarTOurt
lowing paragraph : — For the purpose of establishing parks, l^e'^takhlg^of
1058
Proposed Amendments to the Constitution.
land and
property for
parks, public
reservations,
wharves and
docks.
public reservatiijiis, wharves and docks the general court may
by special acts authorize the taking by the commonwealth,
or by a county, city or town, or by a commission authorized
by a special act of the general court, of more land than is
needed for the actual construction of such parks, reserva-
tions, whar^'es or docks, provided the land and property au-
thorized so to be taken are specified in the act; and after so
much of the land or property has been appropriated for such
parks, reservations, wharves or docks as is needed therefor,
the commonwealth, county, city, town or commission, as
the case may be, may hold, lease, sell or use, with or without
restrictions, the remainder thereof.
Senate, May 20, 1914.
The foregoing article of amendment is agreed to, a ma-
jority of the Senators present and voting thereon having
voted in the affirmative; and the same is referred to the
general court next to be chosen.
CALVIN COOLIDGE, President.
House of Representatives, June 19, 1914.
The foregoing article of amendment is agreed to, tw^o thirds
of the members of the House of Representatives present and
voting thereon having voted in the affirmative; and the
same is referred, in concurrence, to the general court next
to be chosen.
GRAFTON D. GUSHING, Speaker.
Propoaed
article of
amendment
to the
constitution.
Resolve to provide for an amendment of the consti-
tution RELATIVE TO THE AUTHORITY OF THE GENERAL
COURT TO IMPOSE TAXES.
Resolved, That it is expedient to alter the constitution of
the commonwealth by the adoption of the subjoined article
of amendment; and that the said article, being agreed to
by a majority of the senators and two thirds of the members
of the house of representatives present and voting thereon,
be entered on the journals of both houses, with the yeas
and nays taken thereon, and be referred to the general court
next to be chosen; and that the said article be published,
to the end that if agreed to in the manner provided by the
constitution, by the general court next to be chosen, it may
Proposed Amendments to the Constitution. 1059
be submitted to the people for their approval and ratifica-
tion, in order that it may become a part of the constitution
of the commonwealth.
[a] article of amendment.
Personal property subject to taxation shall be held to Classification
belong to one of the two following classes: — first, tangible property^
property; second, intangible property, including stocks, taxitfo'^*'"
credits, bonds, other evidences of indebtedness and such ^Xw)'^^'^
other kinds of personal property as are not included in the
first class. Full power and authority are hereby given and
granted to the general court to levy upon personal property
taxes which shall be proportional upon property of the same
class and may be at a uniform rate throughout the common-
wealth.
Senate, June 15, 1914.
The foregoing article of amendment is agreed to, a majority
of the Senators present and voting thereon having voted
in the affirmative.
CALVIN COOLIDGE, President.
House of Representatives, June 24, 1914.
The foregoing article of amendment is amended by striking
out the whole of said article, at "A", and inserting in place
thereof the following: —
ARTICLE OF AMENDMENT.
Full power and authority are hereby given and granted General court
to the general court to impose and levy a tax on income in impose a tax
the manner hereinafter provided. Such tax may be at derived from
different rates upon income derived from different classes of'l^r^perty^^^^
of property, but shall be levied at a uniform rate through- ^^'
out the commonwealth upon incomes derived from the same
class of property. The general court may tax income not
derived from property at a lower rate than income derived
from property, and may grant reasonable exemptions and
abatements. Any class of property the income from which
is taxed under the provisions of this article may be exempted
from the imposition and levying of proportional and reason-
able assessments, rates and taxes as at present authorized
1060
Proposed Amendments to the Constitution.
Not to be
construed to
limit certain
powers of the
general court.
by the constitution. This article shall not be construed to
limit the power of the general court to impose and levy
reasonable duties and excises.
The article of amendment, as thus amended, is agreed to,
two thirds of the members of the House of Representatives
present and voting thereon having voted in the affirmative;
and the same is referred to the general court next to be
chosen.
Sent down for concurrence in the amendment adopted by
the House of Representatives.
GRAFTON D. GUSHING, Syeaker.
Senate, June 29, 1914.
The Senate concurs in the adoption of the foregoing amend-
ment and the article of amendment, as thus amended, is
agreed to, a majority of the Senators present and voting
thereon having voted in the affirmative; and the same is re-
ferred, in concurrence, to the general court next to be chosen.
CALVIN COOLIDGE, President.
Note. 1061
The general court of 1914, during its annual session, passed 785
acts and 160 resolves which received executive approval.
Eleven (11) acts entitled, respectively, "An Act relative to the
procedure and practice in civil actions brought in the municipal
court of the city of Boston", (Chapter 35); "An Act relative to
advances from the treasury of the commonwealth to certain dis-
bursing officers", (Chapter 45); "An Act relative to the granting
of degrees by colleges and other institutions of learning", (Chapter
56); "An Act to provide for reimbursing the town of Arlington
for expenses incurred in the care of certain smallpox patients",
(Chapter 208); "An Act relative to surface drainage in the town
of Lexington", (Chapter 354); "An Act to establish the salary of
the governor of the commonwealth", (Chapter 445); "An Act
relative to loans and surrender values and the amortization of bonds
of life insurance companies", (Chapter 505); "An Act relative to
the issuance of employment certificates to children", (Chapter
580) ; "An Act relative to the detaining of persons for breaking and
entering places in which poultry are confined", (Chapter 594);
"An Act relative to the collection of unpaid taxes", (Chapter 625);
and "An Act to provide for days of rest for certain employees of
railroad corporations", (Chapter 723), were passed, but failed to
receive executive approval; as, however, they were not returned,
with objections thereto, within five days after they had been re-
ceived in the executive department, the general court not ha\'ing
been prorogued in the meantime, said acts have the force of laws,
under the provisions of the constitution governing such cases,
and have been so certified.
Eight (8) acts and six (6) resolves, entitled, respectively, "An
Act to establish a board of excise for the city of Chelsea", "An Act
relative to the salaries of the members of the licensing board for
the city of Boston", "An Act relative to the employment of Reuben
J. Phillips by the Metropolitan Park Commission", "An Act rela-
tive to the establishment of a hospital for cases of delirium tremens
and like diseases", "An Act to provide for a school for the feeble-
minded in the western part of the commonwealth", "An Act rel-
ative to the price of gas in the East Boston District of the city
of Boston", "An Act relative to the New Bedford and Fairhaven
bridge", "An Act relative to the use of stamps, coupons and sim-
ilar devices in connection with the sale of goods, wares and mer-
chandise", "A Resolve to provide for the construction of buildings
and for certain improvements at the Wrentham state school",
"A Resolve to provide for certain improvements at the Medfield
State Hospital", "A Resolve to provide for certain improvements
at the Lyman School for Boys", "A Resolve to provide for certain
improvements at the Industrial School for Boys", "A Resolve in
favor of the widow of Nathan Dexter Pratt", and "A Resolve in
favor of the widow of John Joseph Flaherty", were passed and
laid before the governor for his approval; were returned by him
with his objections thereto, to the branch in which they respectively
originated; were reconsidered, and the vote being taken on passing
the same, the objections of the governor thereto notwithstanding,
they were rejected, and said acts and said resolves thereby became
void.
1062 Note.
The general court of 1914 also passed "A Resolve to provide for
an amendment of the constitution striking the word 'male' from the
quahfications of voters", "A Resolve to provide for an amendment
of the constitution empowering the general court to authorize the
taking of land to i-elieve congestion of population and to provide
homes for citizens", "A Resolve to provide for an amendment
of the constitution relative to the taking of land by right of eminent
domain", and "A Resolve to provide for an amendment of the
constitution relative to the authority of the general court to impose
taxes", which said resolves are filed in the office of the secretary
of the commonwealth, for action by the general court of 1915.
The general court was prorogued on Tuesday, July 7, at 11.44 p.m.,
the session having occupied 182 days.
THE
CIVIL GOVERNMENT
®1|? Ol0mm0um?alti| of MnBButl^mtttB,
AND OFFICERS IMMEDIATELY CONNECTED THEREWITH
FOR THE POLITICAL YEAR
1914.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
HIS EXCELLENX'Y
DAVID I. WALSH,
Govern OR.
John F. Meaney* ..... Private hiecretary.
Thomas H. Connelly ..... Assistant Private Secretary.
Edward F. Hamlin ..... Executive Secretary.
HIS HONOR
EDWARD P. BARRY,
Lieutenant Governor.
COUNCIL— (By Districts).
I — EBEN S. S. KEITH
II. — CHAFtLES W. GUY.
HI. —TIMOTHY J. BUCKLEY.
IV. — ALEXANDER McGREGOR
v. — EDWARD G. FROTHING HAM
YL — JOHN J. HOG AN .
YIL — EDMUND MORTIMER .
YIII.— HENRY^ L. BOWLES
Bourne.
Quincy.
Boston.
Maiden .
HaverhiU.
LowelL
Grafton.
Springfield.
FRANK J. DONAHUE,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
• Herbert H. Boynton. 1st Deimty. Peter F. J. Carney, 2d Deputy.
FREDERICK W. MANSFIELD,
Treasurer and Receiver General.
Henry S. Bridge, Deimty. George R. Willard, Accountant.
Wendell P. Marden, Cashier.
FRANK H. POPE,
AUBITOR OF THE COMMONWEALTH.
William D. Hawley, Deimty Auditor. Carl A. Raymond, 2d Deputy.
James Pope, 1st Clerk. Arthur E. Hoyt, 2d Clerk.
THOMAS J. BOYNTON,
Attorney-General.
Thomas P. Riley,
Leon R. Eyges,
John W. Corcoran,
Roger Sherman Hoar,
Arthur E. Seagrave,
James J Bacigalupo.
Assistant Attorneys-General.
Louis II. Freese, Chief Clerk.
Resigned August 1, 1914, succeeded by Thom.as H. Connelly.
LEGISLATIVE DEPAETMENT.
GENERAL COURT.
Arranged in Accordance with the District Revision of 1906.
SEIS^ATE.
President — CALVIN COOLIDGE.
District
Name of Senator.
Residence.
First Suffolk,
Edwaixl C. R. Bagley,
Boston.
Second "
James II. Brennan,
Boston.
Third "
Philip J. McGonagle, .
Boston.
Fourth "
Joseph Leonard, .
Boston.
Fifth "
Malcolm E. Nichols, .
Boston.
Sixth "
William P. Hiekey,
Boston.
Seventh"
James P. Timilty,
Boston.
Eighth "
Redmond S. Fitzgerald,
Boston.
Ninth "
Francis J. Ilorgan,
Boston.
First Essex,
Charles Cabot Johnson,
Nahant.
Second « '
A. Preston Chase,
Dan vers.
Third "
C. Augustus Norwood,
Hamilton.
Fourth "
Henry G. Wells, .
Haverhill.
Fifth "
James R. Tetler,
Lawrence,
First Middlesex,
Frederic 11. Hilton,
Framingham.
Second "
John P. Brennan,
Cambridge.
Third
Charles W. Eldridge, .
Somerville.
Fourth ♦♦
Charles M. Cox, .
Melrose.
Senate.
10G7
Name of Senator.
Residence.
Fifth Midak'S(!x, .
Sixth
Seventh ♦ '
Eighth "
First Worcester, .
Second ' '
'riiird
Fourtli "
Worcester and Hampden,
FiriEit Ilanipden, .
Second • '
Franklin and Ilampshii
Berkshire, .
Berkshire, Hampshire
Hampden.
First Norfolk,
Second "
First Plymouth, .
Second "
First Bristol,
Second "
Third "
Cape, .
and
Charles F, McCarthy,
Chaxies A. Dean, .
Edward Fisher,
Henry J. Draper,
Hugh O'Rourke, .
Clarence W. Hobbs, Jr
Edward N. Sibley,
William A. li. Bazeley
Alexis Boyer, Jr.,
(xurdon VV. (rordon,
John F. Sheehan,
Charles E. AVard,
John H. Mack, .
Calvin Coolidge, .
Louis F. R. Langelier,
Lomljard Williams,
Charles E. Burbank,
Ezra W. Clark, .
William A. Bellamy,
Walter E. McLane,
Andrew P. Doyle,
Charles L. Gifford,
]\hirlborough.
Wakefield.
Westford.
Lowell.
Worcester.
Worcester.
Ashburnham.
. Uxbridge.
Southbridge.
SpringtichL
Holyoke.
Bucklanil.
North Adams.
Northampton.
Quincy.
Dedham.
East Bridgewater.
Brockton.
Taunton.
Fall River.
New Bedford.
Barnstable.
HENRY D. COOLIDGE, .
EDWARD A. HORTON, .
THOMAS F. PEDRICK, .
Clerk.
Chaplai7i.
Sergeant-ai-Arms.
1068
House of Kepresentatives.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
/Speaker — GRAFTON D. GUSHING.
COUNTY OF SUFFOLK.
Town or Ward.
Name of Representative.
Residence.
1st, ]*»oston, Ward 1, ,
2d, Boston, Ward 2, .
3d, Boston, Ward 3, .
4th, Boston, Wards 4 and 6,
5th, Chelsea, Wards 1 and 2,
6th, Boston, Ward 6, .
7th, Boston, Ward 7, .
8th, Boston, Ward 8, .
9th, Boston, Ward 9, .
10th, Boston, Ward 10, .
William F. Doyle, .
Thomas A. Niland, .
Bernard F. Hanrahan,
John F. Sullivan, .
Henry J. McLaughlin,
Peter F. Tague,
William E. Carney,
Michael Francis McGrath
Edward P. Murphy,
Maurice Caro,
James J. Bacigalupo,
Vincent Brogna,
John L. Donovan, .
Martin M. Lomasney,
Robert Robinson,
John A. Donoghue,
John F. Sheehan, .
Channing H. Cox, .
Samuel Davis,
Boston.
Boston.
Boston.
Boston.
Boston.
Boston.
Boston.
Boston.
Boston.
Chelsea.
Boston.
Boston.
Boston.
Boston.
Boston.
Boston.
Boston.
Boston.
Boston.
House of Repkesentatives.
COUNTr OF SUFFOLK — Continued.
10G9
District.
Towu or Ward.
11th, Bo-ston, AVard 11,
12th, Boston, Ward 12,
13th, Boston, Ward 13,
14th, Boston, Ward 14,
15th, Boston, Ward 15,
16th, Boston, Ward 16,
17th, Boston, Ward 17,
18th, Boston, Ward 18,
19th, Boston, Ward 19,
20th, Boston, AVard 20,
21st, Boston, Ward 21,
22d, Boston, Ward 22,
23d, Boston, Ward 23,
24th, Boston, Ward 24,
25th, Boston, Ward 25,
Name of Representative.
Grafton D. Gushing,
Fitz-Henry Smith, Jr.,
Edward F. McLaughlin,
James J. Murphy, .
Leo F. McCullough,
James J. Twohig,*
Thomas J. Casey, .
William N. Cronin,
William E. Hickey,
John J. Lydon,
Daniel J. C^hapman,
George J. AVall,
Michael B. Kenney,
John J. Reilly,
George E. Curran, .
Patrick E. Murray, Jr.,
James Mclnerney, .
P. Joseph McManus,
John A. Anderson, .
John J. Cummings,
Lewis R. Sullivan, .
AVilliam N. ILaokett,
James T. Kenney, .
James F. Griffin,
Jeremiah J. Kelley,
William M. McMorrow,
James E. Phelan, .
Timothy J. Ahern, .
Sanford Bates,
Charles S. Lawler, .
Martin Hays, .
Herbert A. Wilson,
Boston.
Boston.
Boston.
Boston.
Boston.
Boston.
Boston .
Boston.
Boston.
Boston.
Boston.
Boston.
Boston.
Boston.
Boston.
Boston.
Boston.
Boston.
Boston.
Boston.
Boston.
Boston.
Boston.
Boston.
Boston.
Boston.
Boston.
Boston.
Boston.
Boston.
Boston.
Boston.
* Resigned July 2, 1914.
1070 House of Representatives.
COUNTY OF SUFFOLK — CoxcLUDED.
District.
Town or Ward.
Name of Representative.
Residence.
26th,
27th,
Chelsea, Wards 3, 4, .
f Chelsea, Ward 5, . "]
1 Revere,
Winthrop, . . .J
William M. Robinson,
John E. Beck,
Andrew A. Casassa,
Chelsea.
Chelsea.
Revere.
COUNTY OF ESSEX.
1st,
2d,
3d,
4th,
5th,
6th,
7th,
8th,
9th,
10th,
nth,
12th,
13th,
14th,
15th,
f Amesbury, .
[ Merrimac, .
Haverhill, W'dsl, 2,3,
Haverhill, Wards 4, 6,
Haverhill* Ward 5,
J Lawrence, Wards 1, 2,
]^ Methuen, .
Lawrence, AVards 3, 4,
Lawrence, Ward 5,
Lawrence, Ward 6,
Andover,
{Boxford,
Groveland, .
Haverhill, Ward 7,
North Andover,
Peabody,
f Lynn, Ward 3,
\ Swampscott,
]■ Lynn, Wards 1, 5, 7,
"1^ Lynnlield, .
r Lynn, Wards 2, 4,
[ Nahant,
Lynn, Ward 6, .
Saugus,
Samuel I. Collins, .
Fred IL Magison, .
Essex H. Abbott, .
Charles H. Morrill,
Arthur Bower,
John E. Cuddy, Jr.,
Peter Carr,
Frederick Butler,
James T. O'Dowd, .
Samuel Henry Bailey,
(ieorge P. Webster,
Daniel C. Manning,
Amos R. Little,
Thomas E. P. Wilson,
Rudolph W. Currier,
John Dolierty,
Joseph L. Bany,
Charles H. McClue,
Frederic W. Burke,
Michael H. Cotter, .
Amesbury.
Haverhill,
Haverhill.
Haverhill.
Lawrence.
Lawrence.
Lawrence.
Lawrence.
Lawrence.
Andover.
Boxford.
Peabody.
Swampscott.
Lynn.
Lynn.
Lynn.
Lynn.
Lynn.
Lynn.
Lynn.
House of Repkesentatives.
CIOUNTY OF ESSEX — CoNcuiDEo.
1071
Town or Ward.
Mitrblehead,
SaU-iu, Wards 1, 2,
Siileui, AViii'ds o, 5,
Salem, Wards 4, 6,
Bevedy ,
Danvers,
Gloucester, Wards 4,5,
8, .
Manchester,
Gloucester, Wards o, G,
7, .
Gloucester, Wards 1,2,
Rockport, .
Essex,
Hamilton, .
Ipswich,
Middleton, .
Rowley,
Topsfield, .
Wenham, .
Newburvport, ^Vards 1 ,
2, 3, 4, .
Georgetown,
Newbuiy, .
Newburyport, AV'ards 5
6, .
Salisburjr, .
West Newburv, .
Name of Representative.
John N. Osborne, .
James Coffey,
Cliauncey Pepin,
Thomas A. Henry, .
Alvah J. Bradstreet,
Allison J. Catheron,
Patrick 11. Boyle, .
James E. Tolman, .
James M. Lyie,
Henry F. Long,
James E. Fowle,
Stuart L. Little,
Reside'. ce.
Marblehead.
Salem.
Salem.
Salem.
Danvers.
Beverly.
Manchester.
Gloucester.
Gloucester.
Topsfield.
Newburyport.
Newbury.
COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX.
Cambridge, AVards 1, |
2,3, . . ./
j Cambridge, AVards 4,
1 5, 6, 7, .
Frederick H. Burke,
John 11. Lynch,
Thomas A. Glennon,
Stephen H. Harrington,
Henry J. Mahone3',
Cambridge.
Cambridge.
Cambridge.
Cambridge.
Cambridsre.
1072
House of Kepkesentatives.
COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX — Continued.
District.
Town or Ward.
Name of Representative.
Residence.
3d,
J Cambridge, Waixls 8, [
I 9, 10, 11, . . j
John p. Conroy,
Patrick J. Curley, .
John L. G. Glynn, .
Cambridge.
Cambridge.
Cambridge.
4tli,
Newton, . . . I
Henry E. Bothfeld,
George H. Ellis,
Newton.
Newton.
1
Thomas W. White,
Newton.
5th,
Waltham, . . . |
George P. Drury, .
Nathan A. Tufts, .
Waltham.
Waltham.
6th,
Natick,
William J. Naphen,*
Natick.
7th,
Framingliam,
f Ashland, . . .1
Enos H. Bigelow, .
Framingham.
8th,
Ilolliston, .
1 Ilopkinton,
[ Sherborn, .
Edward Carr, . ' .
Hopkinton.
9th,
Mariborough,
■ Boxborough, . . ]
James M. Hurley, f
Marlborough.
10th,
Hudson, . . . 1
Maynard, .
Stow, ....
f Acton, . . . "I
Alfred E. McCleary,
Maynard.
11th,
Ayer, ....
Cariisle,
Chelmsford,
Littleton, .
Westford, .
■ Ashby,
Dunstable, .
Groton,
Charles A. Kimball,
Littleton.
12th,
Pepperell, .
Shirley,
Townsend, .
Tyngsborough, .
' Bedford,
Concord,
Alfred Newton Fessenden,
Townsend.
13th,
Lincoln,
Sudbury,
Way land, .
Weston,
Immanuel Pfeiffer, Jr., .
Bedford.
* Declared elected by the Tlouse of Representatives Februarys, 1914; qualified February 4, 1914.
t Resigned April 3, 1914, to take effect April 1.
House of Repbesentatives.
COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX — Continued.
1073
Town or Ward.
Name of Representative.
14th,
15tli,
16th,
17th,
18th,
19th,
20th,
21st,
2 2d,
23cl,
24th,
25th,
26th,
27th,
28th,
I Dracut,
\ Lowell, Ward 1,
Lowell, Ward 2,
Lowell, Wards 4, 5, .
Lowell, Wards 3, 6, 7,
Lowell, "\¥ard 8,
Bill erica,
Lowell, AVard 9,
Tewksburj",
Burlington,
North Reading, . •
<! Reading, . ■ .
^Vilmington,
Woburn,
Wakefield, .
Melrose,
Maiden,
Everett,
f Somerville, AVards 1,
{ 3, 4, 5, .
Somerville, Wards 2,
6, 7,
Medford, Wards 3, 6, .
Winchester,
Medford, Wards 1, 2,
4, o, 7, .
John W. Brennan, .
Dennis A. Murphy,
John J. Gilbride, .
Henry Achin, Jr., .
Victor Francis Jewett,
Fred O. Lewis, .*
John R. Kiggins, .
Henry L. Andrews,
Irving F. Batch elder.
Eden K. Bowser, .
Eben F. Phillips, .
Alfred Davenport, .
Maurice R. Flynn, .
John Cx. Tilden, .
Fred P. Greenwood,
Frank B. Rich,
William M. Armstrong,
Harvey E. Frost, .
William W. Kennard,
William H. Dolben,
Joseph O. Knox,
Ralph M. Smith, .
Winfield F. Prime,
Benjamin F. Haines,
Dracut.
Lowell.
Lowell.
Lowell.
Lowell.
Lowell.
Lowell.
AVoburn.
North Readino;.
Wakefield.
Melrose.
Maiden.
Maiden.
Maiden.
Everett.
Everett.
Somerville.
Somerville.
Somerville.
Somerville.
Somerville.
Somerville.
Winchester.
Medford.
1074
House of Representatives.
COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX — Concluded.
District.
Town or Ward.
Name of Representative.
Residence.
29th,
30th,
31st,
J Arlington, . . .1
[ Lexington, . . . j
J Belmont, . . .1
[ Watertowu, . . J
Stonehani, .
George E. Brigcrs, .
William H. Poole, .
Arthur N. Newhall,
Lexington.
Belmont.
Stoneham.
COUNTY OF WORCESTER.
1st,
2d,
3d,
4th,
5th,
f Athol,
Dana,
Petersham,
Phillipston,
Royalston, .
Ashburnham,
Gardner,
Templeton,
Wincliendon,
' Barre,
liolden,
Hubbardston,
Oakham,
Princeton, .
Rutland,
Sterling,
Westminster,
' Brookfield, .
riardwick, .
New Braintree, .
North Brookfield,
Warren,
West Brookfield,
Charlton, .
Southbridge,
Sturbridge,
Fred W. Cross,
Frank B. Edgell,
Elmer G. Fosg-ate,
Harry B. Parker,
Herbert E. Cummings,
Joseph La Flamme,
Royalston.
Gardner.
Ashbiimham.
Oakham.
No. Brookfield.
Sturbridsre.
House of Represextatives.
COUNTY OF WORCESTER — Continued.
1075
Town or Ward.
Name of Representative.
Residepoe.
! Auburn,
Leicester, .
Paxton,
Spencer,
r Dudley,
I Oxford,
[ Webster, . .
' Blackstone,
Douglas,
Grafton,
Millbury, .
Shrewsbury,
I Sutton,
[ Uxbridge, .
Hopedale, .
Mendou,
Milford, .
Northbridge,
Upton,
Berlin,
Bolton,
Boylston, .
Clinton,
Northborough,
South borough,
West Boylston,
Westborough,
Fitchburg, Ward 6,
Harvard,
Lancaster, .
Leominster,
Lunenberg,
f Fitchburg, Wards 1,2,
1^ 3, 4, 5, .
Worcester, Ward 1, .
Worcester, Ward 2, .
Abel S. Wolfe,*
George Fred Hart,
John J. Fleming,
Herbert L. Ray,
Matthew J. Carbary.
Walter L. Collins, .
Eben Salmon Cobb,
George E. Dow,
Frank S. Farnsworth,
George F. Morse, Jr.,
Frank P. Allen,
Edward J. Dailey, .
Frederick H. Lucke,
Frederick W. Hurlburt,
Auburn.
Webster.
Grafton.
Sutton.
Milford.
Milford.
Clinton.
Bolton.
Leominster.
Lancaster.
Fitchburg.
Fitchburg.
Worcester.
Worcester.
Died February 28, 1914.
1076
House or Representatives.
COUNTY OF WORCESTER— Concluded.
District.
Town or Ward.
Name of Representative.
Residence.
15th,
Worcester,
AVard 3, .
John C. Mahone}', .
AVorcestcr.
16th,
Worcester,
Ward 4, .
John T. Flanagan, .
Worcester.
17th,
Worcester,
AVard 5, .
Thomas E. Dowd, .
AVorce.ster.
18th,
Worcester,
AVard 6, .
Joseph S. McDonough, .
\A'orcester.
19th,
Worcester,
AVard 7, .
James L. Harrop, .
AA'orcester.
20th,
Worcester,
AVard 8, .
Theodore II. Day, .
AVoreester.
21st,
Worcester,
AVard 9, .
Oscar E. Arkwell, .
AA'^oreester.
22d,
Worcester,
AVard 10, .
Robert M. AVashburn,
Worcester.
COUNTY
OF HAMPSHIRE.
1st,
Northampton,
r Chesterfield, . . ]
Henry W. AVarner,
Northampton.
Cummington,
Eastiiampton,
Goshen,
Huntington,
2d,
. Middlefield,
Plainfield, .
Southampton,
AA'^esthampton,
William slnirg,
AVorthlngton,
■ Amherst,
•
Cliarles R. Damon,
AA'illiamsburg.
3d,
Hadlev,
] Hatfield, .
[ South Hadley,
Belcliertown,
Enfield,
:;
AA^alter D. Cowls, .
Amherst.
4th,
Granby,
< Greenwich, .
Pelham,
Prescott,
Ware,
.
Roland D. Sawyer,
Ware.
House of Representatives.
107
COUNTY OF HAMPDEN.
Town or Ward.
Name of Repreeentative.
Residence.
1st,
2d.
3d,
4th,
5th,
6th,
7th,
8th,
9th,
logi,
llth,
12th,
Brimtiekl, .
Holland, .
Monson,
Palmer,
Wales,
Agawam,
Blandford, .
Chester,
East Longmeadow,
Granville, .
Hampden, .
Longmeadow, ' .
Ludlow,
Montgomery,
Russell,
Southwick. .
Tolland,
West Springfield,
Wilbraham,
Springfield, Ward 1, .
Springfield, Wards 2, 3,
I Springfield, Wards 4,
\ 5. 6,
Springfield, Ward 7, .
Springfield, Ward 8, .
Chieopee, .
Holyoke,Wards 1,2,4,
Holyoke, Wards 3, 6, .
Holyoke, Wards 5, 7, .
Westfield, .
Charles A. LeGro, .
James F. Barry,
Edward E. Chapman,
John J. Courtney, .
John Mitchell,
Everett E. Belding,
George D. Chamberlain,
elulius F. Carman, .
Merrill E. Streeter,
Daniel J. Buckley, .
Arthur G. Greaney,
David F. Sullivan, .
John D. Ryan,
Thomas J. Cooley,
Palmer.
Agawam.
Ludlow.
Springfield.
Springfield.
Springfield.
Springfield.
Springfield.
Springfield.
Chieopee.
Holyoke.
Holyoke.
Holyoke.
Westfield.
1078
House of Represextatives.
COUNTY OF FRANKLIN.
District.
Town or Ward.
Kame of Kepresentative.
Residence.
r Ashfiekl, . . . 1
Buckland, .
1
Charlemont,
Colrain,
1st,
Conway,
I Hawley,
Heath,
Monroe,
Rowe,
Shelburne, .
Whately,
.
Henry D. Wright, .
Rowe.
2d,
Greenfield, .
Bernardston, . . "1
Frederick B. Felton,
Greenfield.
Deerfield, .
Gill, .
3d,
. LeA'erett,
Ley den,
Montague, .
Sunderland,
. >
Albert M. Darling,
Sunderland.
r Erving, . . . "|
New Salem,
North field, .
4th,
< Orange,
Shutesbury,
Warwick, .
Wendell, .
.
Charles H. Webster,
Northfield.
COUNTY OF BERKSHIRE.
1st,
2d,
Clarksburg, . . ]
Florida, . . . |
North Adams, Wards 3, \
4, 6, . .
Savoy,
J North Adams, Wards 1,
I 2, 6, 7, .
Robert R. Costine, .
Timothy C. Collins,
North Adams.
North Adams.
House of Repeesextatives. 1079
COUNTY OF BERKSHIRE— Concluded.
Town or Ward.
Name of Representative.
Adams,
Cheshire, .
Hinsdale,
Xew Ashford,
Peru, .
Windsor,
Dalton,
Hancock,
Lanesborough,
rittsfield, Ward 1
AMlliamstown,
7, . . . ./
Pittsfield, Wards 3, 4, i
0, . . . .]
Becket,
Lee, .
Lenox,
Monterey, .
New Marlborough,
Otis, .
Richmond, .
Sandisfield,
Tyringham,
Washington,
Alford,
Egremont, .
Great Barrington,
Mount Washington,
Sheffield, .
Stockbridge,
West Stockbridge,
Morton Henry Burdick,
John Ennis,
Edward M. Hall.
Georo-e AV. Faulkner,
Frederick S. Delafield,
JohnB. Hull, Jr.,
Adams.
Williamstown.
Pittsfield.
Pittsfield.
Lenox.
Gt. Barrino-ton.
COUNTY OF NORFOLK.
f Dedham,
\ Needham,
Brookline,
Charles E. Stanwood,
John A. Curtin.
John H. Sherbi^rne,
Needham.
Brookline.
Brookline.
1080 House of Repkesextatives.
COUNTY OF NORFOLK — CoxcLUDEn.
District.
Town or Ward.
Name of Representative.
Residence.
Sd,
Boston, Ward 26,
William L. F. Oilman, .
Boston.
4th,
j Canton, . . .1
i^ Milton, . . . J
Joseph F. Stone,
Canton .
5th,
Quinc3% AVards 1, 2, 3,
Michael T. Sullivan,
Quincy.
6th,
Quincy, Wards 4, 5, 6,
Edward J. Sandberg,
Quincy.
7th.
Weymouth,
Kenneth L. Nash. .
Weymoutli.
8th,
f Avon, . . . 1
I Braintree, . . . >
[ Holbrook, . . .J
Moses H. McGaughey,
Braintree.
9th,
r Randolph, . . .1
I Sharon, . . . i
[ Stougliton, . . .J
Charles W. Proctor,
Randolph.
10th,
C Norwood, . . . "I
i Walpole, .
[ Westwood, . . .J
■ Dover,
Medfield, .
Clifford B. Sanborn,
Norwood.
11th,
Medwav, .
' Millis, "
Norfolk,
Wellesley, .
Orion T. IMason,
Medway,
12th,
■ Bellingham.
Foxborougli,
. Franklin, .
Plainville, .
Wrentham,
Edward P. Bennett,
AV'rentliam.
COUNTY OF PLYMOUTH.
1st,
Plymouth, .
John W. Churchill,
Plymouth.
2d,
■ Duxbury, .
Marshfield,
. Norwell,
Pembroke, .
Sfituate,
Charles H. Waterman, .
Scituate.
House of Represextatives. 1081
COCNTY OF PLYMOUTH — Concluded.
District.
Town or Ward.
Name of Representative.
3d,
4th,
5th,
6th,
7th,
8th,
9th,
10th,
11th,
C'oha.s8et.
liinghaui. .
Hull, .
Hanover.
Hanson,
Rockland . .
f Aljington. .
1^ ^Vhitula^, .
' Can-er,
Lakeville, .
Marion,
] Mattapoisett,
I Rochester, .
[ ^^'areham, .
: Halifax.
) Kingston, .
1 Middleliorough,
[ Plympton. .
f Bridgevvater,
<{ East Bridgewater,
[ West Bridgewater,
Brockton, Wards 3,
r Brockton, Wards 1,
5, .
Brockton, Wards 6,7,
Williani O. Souther, Jr.,
Geox'o'e E. Manstield.
Harold P. (nirnev.
Edward C. Bodtish,
Charles N. Atwood.
Cleaveland A. Chandler,
Edward X. Dahlljorg.
Timothy J. Meade,
Walter F. Russell, .
Frank A. Manning,
Cohasset.
Rockland.
Whitman.
Wareham.
Middleborouoh.
E. Bridgewater
Brockton.
Brockton.
Brockton .
Brockton.
COUXTY OF BRISTOL
1st.
2d,
Attleborough,
Xorth Attleborough,
Xorton,
Seekonk,
r Easton.
Mansfield. .
[ Raynham, .
Joseph ^Vm. Martin, Jr.
George M. Worrall.
Leo M. Harlow,
Xorth Attle-
borough.
Attleborough.
Easton.
1082
House op Representatives.
COUNTY. OF BRISTOL — Concluded,
District.
Town or Ward.
Kame of Representative.
Residence.
3d,
4th,
oth,
6th,
7th,
8th,
9th,
10th,
11th,
Taunton, Wards 5,7,8
Taunton, Wards 2, 3, 4
Berkley,
Dighton,
Ilehoboth, .
Taunton, Wards 1, 6,
Acushiiet, .
Dartmouth,
Fairhaven, .
Freetown, .
Xew Bedford, Wards
1. 2, 3, .
New Bedford, AVards
4, 5, 6, .
Fall River, Wards 1, 2
Westport, .
Fall River, Wards 3, 4
5, . .
Fall River, Wards 6, 7
8, 9,
Somerset, .
Swansea,
Matthew A. Higgins,
Joseph E. Warner,
E. Ellsworth Lincoln,
Herbert Wing,
D. Herbert Cook, .
John F. Hatch, Jr.,
John Halliwell,
Richard Knowles, .
William Booth,
John F. Doherty, .
Edward F. Harrington,
Ambrose F. Ogden,
James T. Bagshaw,
Francis X. Le Boeuf,
Frank Mulveny,
Taunton.
Taunton.
Dighton.
Dartmouth.
New Bedford.
New Bedford.
New Bedford.
New Bedford.
Fall River.
Fall River.
Fall River.
Fall River.
Fall River.
Fall River.
Fall River.
COUNTY OF BARNSTABLE.
1st,
2d,
Barnstable,
Bourne,
Falmouth,
Mashpee,
Sandwich,
(Chatham,
Dennis,.
Harwich,
Yarmouth,
Albert Holway,
Henry H. Sears,
Bourne.
Dennis.
House of Representatives. 1083
COUNTY OF BARNSTABLE — Concluded.
District.
Town or Ward.
Name of Representative.
Residence.
3d,
<
Brewster, .
Eastham, . .
Orleans,
Provincetown,
Truro,
Welllieet, .
Jerome S. Smith, .
Provincetown.
COUNTY OF DUKES COUNTY.
1st,
Chilmark, .
Edgartown,
Gay Head, .
Gosnold,
Oak Bluffs,
Tisbury,
West Tisbury,
W^illiam J. Look,
Tisburv.
COUNTY OF NANTUCKET.
1st,
Nantucket,
Edward H. Perry,
Nantucket.
JAMES W. KIMBALL,
DANIEL W. AVALDRON,
THOMAS F. PEDRICK,
Clerk.
Chaplain.
Sergeant-at-Arnis.
1084
Judicial Department.
JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT.
SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT.
CHIEF JUSTICE.
ARTHUR PRENTICE RUGG of Worcester.
ASSOCIATE JUSTICES
JOHN WILKES HAMMOND,
WILLIAM CALEB LORING,
HENRY KING BRALEY, .
HENRY NEWTON SHELDON, .
CHARLES AMBROSE DE COURCY,
JOHN CRAWFORD CROSBY, .
of Gartibridge.
of Bostofi.
of Boston,
of Boston,
of Lawrence,
of Pitts field.
JOHN ADAMS AIKEN,
SUPERIOR COURT.
CHIEF JUSTICE.
ASSOCIATE JUSTICES
FRANKLIN G. FESSENDEN,
JOHN H. HARDY,
WILLIAM B. STEVENS,
CHARLES U. BELL, .
FREDERICK LAWTON,
EDWARD P. PIERCE,
JABEZ FOX,
WILLIAM C. WAIT, .
LLOYD E. WHITE, .
LORANUS E. HITCHCOCK
WILLIAM F. DANA, .
JOHN F. BROWN,
HENRY A. KING,
GEORGE A. SANDERSON,
ROBERT F. RAYMOND.
MARCUS MORTON, .
CHARLES F. JENNEY,
of Greenfield.
of Greenfield,
of Arlington,
of Stoneham.
of Andover.
of Lowell,
of Brookline.
of Cambridge.
ofMedford.
of Taunton,
of Springfield,
of Newton,
of Milton,
of Springfield,
of Ayer.
of New Bedford,
of Newton,
of Boston.
Judicial Department
JOSEPH F. QUINN, .
JOHN D. Mclaughlin,
WALTER PERLEY HALL,
HUGO A. DUBUQUE,
JOHN B. RA.TIGAN, .
PATRICK M. KEATING,
FREDERIC H. CHASE,
RICHARD W. IRWIN,
WILLIAM HAMILTON,
CHRISTOPHER T. CALLAHAN,
1085
of Salem,
of Boston,
of Filchbtirg .
of Fall River,
of Worcester .
of Bostoii.
of Boston,
of Northampto}i.
of Springfidd.
of Holyoke.
CHARLES T. DAVIS,
JOSEPH J. CORBETT,
CLARENCE C. SMITH,
LAND COURT.
JUDGE.
ASSOCIATE JUDGE.
RECORDER.
of Milton,
of Boston,
of Newton.
JUDGES OF PROBATE AND INSOLVENCY.
ROBERT GRANT, Boston, Suffolk.
ELIJAH GEORGE, Boston Suffolk.
ROLLIN E. HARMON, Lynn, Essex.
HARRY R. DOW, North Andover, Essex.
CHARLES J. McINTIRE, Cambridge, .... Middlesex.
GEORGE FIELD LAAVTON, Cambridge Middlesex.
WILLIAM T. FORBES, Westborough AVorcester.
FREDERICK H. CHAMBERLAIN, Worcester, . . . AVorcester.
AA^LLIAM G. BASSETT, Nortiiampton, .... Hampshire.
CHARLES L. LONG, Springfield Hampden.
FRANCIS NBIS THOMPSON, Greenfield, .... Franklin.
EDAA^IRD T. SLOCUM, Pittsfield, Berkshire.
JAMES H. FLINT, AA^eymoutli, Norfolk.
LOYED E. CHAMBERLAIN, Brockton, .... Plymouth.
ARTHUR M. ALGER, Taunton, Bristol.
RAYMOND A. HOPKINS, Provincetown, . . . Barnstable.
CHARLES G. M. DUNHAM, Edgartown, . . Dukes.
HENRY RIDDELL, Nantucket, ... . . Nantucket.
1086
Judicial Department.
Special Judges of Probate and Insolvency.
HENRY P. FIELD, Northampton,
CHARLES H. BECKWITH, Springfield,
LYMAN W. GRISWOLD, Greenfield, .
WILLIAM A. BURNS, Pittsfield, .
Hampshire.
Hampden.
Franklin.
Berkshire.
REGISTERS OF PROBATE
ARTHUR W. DOLAN, Boston, .
HORACE H. ATHERTON, Jr., Saugus,
WILLIAM E. ROGERS, Wakefield, .
HARRY H. ATWOOD, Worcester,
HUBBARD M. ABBOTT, Northampton,
FRANK G. HODSKINS, Longmeadow,
JOHN C. LEE, Greenfield, .
ARTHLTl M. ROBINSON, North Adams,
J. RAPHAEL McCOOLE, Dedham, .
SUMNER A. CHAPMAN, Plymouth, .
GUILFORD C. HATHAWAY, Fall River,
CLARENDON A. FREEMAN, Chatham,
BERIAH T. HILLMAN, Edgartown, .
ROBERT MACK, Nantucket,
AND INSOLVENCY.
. Suffolk.
. Esskx.
. Middlesex.
. Worcester.
. Hampshire.
. Hampden.
. Franklin.
. Berkshire.
. Norfolk.
. Plymouth.
. Bristol.
. Barnstable.
. Dukes.
. Nantucket.
DISTRICT ATTORNEYS.
JOSEPH C. PELLETIER, Boston,
WILLIAM J. CORCORAN, Cambridge,
HENRY C. ATTWILL, Lynn, .
JOSEPH T. KENNEY, New Bedford.
ALBERT F. BARKER, Brockton,
JAMES A. STILES, Gardner, .
JAMES G. O'SHEA, Holyoke, .
JOHN H. SCHOONMAKER, Ware. .
Suffolk.
Northern.
Eastern.
Southern.
Southeastern.
Middle.
Western.
Northwestern.
SHERIFFS.
JOHN QLINN, Jr., Boston, .
SAMUEL A. JOHNSON, Salem,
JOHN R. FAIRBAIRN, Cambridge, .
BENJAMIN D. DWINNELL, Fitchburg.
MAURICE FITZGERALD, Northampton,
Suffolk.
Essex.
Middlesex.
Worcester.
Hampshire.
Judicial Depaktment.
1087
EMBURY P. CLARK, Springfield,
EDSON J. PRATT, Erving, .
JOHN NICHOLSON, Pittsfield,
SAMUEL H. CAPEN, Dedham,
HENRY S. PORTER, Plymouth,
EDWIN H. EVANS, Taunton,
HENRY M. PERCIVAL, Orleans,
WALTER H. RENEAR, Tisbury,
JOSIAH F. BARRETT, Nantucket,
Hampden.
Franklix.
Berk&hire.
Norfolk.
Plymouth.
Bristol.
Barnstable.
Dukes.
Nantucket.
CLERKS OF COURTS.
CLARENCE H. COOPER, Boston, Clerk of the Supreme Judi-
cial Court for the (Jommonwealth.
JOHN F, CRONIN, Boston, Supreme Judicial Court, . . Suffolk.
FRANCIS A. CAI^IPBELL, Boston, Sup. Court, Civil Business, 1 ,
JOHN P. MANNING, Boston, Sup. Court, Criminal Business, J ^^'^^^^'^^^*
EDW^ARD B. GEORGE, Haverhill, Essex.
WILLIAM C. DILLINGHAM, Maiden, Middlesex.
THEODORE S. JOHNSON, Worcester, Worcester.
HAYNES H. CHILSON, Northampton, Hampshire.
ROBERT O. MORRIS, Springfield, Hampden.
CLIFTON L. FIELD, Greenfield, Franklix.
FRANK H. CANDE, Pittsfield, Berkshire.
LOUIS A. COOK, Weymouth, Norfolk.
EDAVARD E. HOBART, Plymouth, Plymouth.
SIMEON BORDEN, Fall River, Bristol.
ALFRED CROCKER, Barnstable, Barnstable.
EVERETT ALLEN DAVIS, West Tisbury, .... Dukes.
JOSIAH F. MURPHEY, Nantucket, Nantucket.
1088
Members op Congkess.
MEMBERS OF THE SIXTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
[Congressional Districts established by Chap. 674, Acts of 1912 ]
Senators.
HENRY CABOT LODGE,
JOHN WINGATE WEEKS,
of Nahant.
of Neivton.
Representatives
District I.— ALLEN T. TREAD WAY,
IL — FREDERICK H. GILLETT,
HI. — CALVIN D. PAIGE,*
IV. — SAMUEL E. WINSLOW,
v.— JOHN JACOB ROGERS, .
VI.— AUGUSTUS P. GARDNER,
^ar.— MICHAEL F. PHELAN, .
VIII. — FREDERICK S. DEITRICK,
LX. — ERNEST W. ROBERTS, .
X.— WILLIAM F. MURRAY, .
XL — ANDREW J. PETERS.f .
XII.— JAMES M. CURLEY,t
XIII.— JOHN J. MITCHELL,
XIV.— EDWARD GILMORE,
XV. — WILLIAM S. GREENE, .
XVI. — THOMAS C. THACHER, .
of Stockbridge.
of Springjield.
of Southbridge^
of Worcester,
of Lowell,
of Hamilton,
of Lynn,
of Cambridge,
of Chelsea,
of Boston,
of Boston,
of Bosto7i.
of Marlborough,
of Brockton,
of Fall River,
of Yarmouth.
* Elected November 4, 1913, in the place of William Henry Wilder of Gardner, who died Septem-
ber 11, 1913.
t Resigned August 22, 1914; vacancy not filled.
J Resigned February 23, 1914, to take effect as of February 4, 1914; .James A. G;illiv:m of Boston,
elected April 7, 1914, to fill vacancy.
APPENDIX.
The following tables have been prepared by Nelson B. Vandkr-
HOOF, Esq., appointed to that duty under section 1 of chapter 9 of
the Revised Laws, which directs the governor to " appoint a skilled
person to prepare ... a table of changes in the general laws," etc.,
" to be printed in such editions of the laws as the governor shall
direct."
TABLES
WHAT GENERAL LAWS OF THE COMMONWEALTH
HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY SUBSEQUENT
LEGISLATION
CHANGES IN THE ''REVISED LAWS"
Chapter 1. — Of the Jurisdiction of the Commonwealth, and Places ceded
to the United States.
Act to protect dignity of the uniform of the United States. St. 1911,
460. To prevent misuse of the flag. St. 1913, 464, 604, 678, 818.
Sect. 4. Acts relative to boundary of the commonwealth. St. 1906,
146; 1908, 192.
Sect. 5. Tracts ceded: Nahant. St. 1902, ,373. The "Graves." St.
1903, 258 § 1. Littleton. 1912, 224. Nantucket. St. 1904, 428. Hing-
ham and Weymouth. St. 1905, 446. Hull. St. 1905, 455; 1906, 511.
Deer Island. St. 1907, 172. East Boston. St. 1910, 331; 1911, 546.
Lowell. St. 1911, 255. Outer Brewster island. St. 1913, 793.
Sect. 9 extended to geological survey. St. 1903, 150 § 1.
Sects. 10-12. See St. 1903, 150 § 2.
Sect. 13. See St. 1906, 146.
Chapter 2. — Of the Arms and the Great Seal of the Commonwealth.
Sect. 1 . Use of representations, for advertising or commercial purposes,
forbidden. St. 1903, 195.
Act to define the flag of the commonwealth. St. 1908, 229.
Flags to be displayed on certain buildings. St. 1909, 60; 1909,229; 1911,
232. (See Res. 1911, 5.)
Chapter 3. — Of the General Court.
As to the fiscal year and appropriations, see St. 1905, 211 § 12.
As to petitions for construction or repairs of buildings, see St. 1907,
520. For authorizing cities and towns to borrow money outside limit of
indebtechiess. St. 1913, 677. Bulletin of hearings. Res. 1909, 5; St.
1911, 427. Provision for a cumulative index of Acts, etc. St. 1912, 185.
1092 Changes in the [Chaps. 4, 5.
Skcts. 0, 7. Sec St. 1912, 481 § 1 ; 1914, 56.
Skct. 7 in part repealed. St. 1912, 481 § 2.
Skct. S amended. St. 1911, 676 § 1. (See Res. 1911, 127, 130.)
Sect. 10 amended. St. 1907, 163; 1912, 13.
Skct. 11. Salaries changed. St. 1907, 304.
Sect. 12 amended. St. 1904, 87; 1906, 126. (See 1904, 440.)
Sect. 13. See St. 1911, 674.
Sect. 14 amended. St. 1913, 450.
Sect. 17 amended. St. 1902, 544 § 1.
Sect. 19 amended. St. 1912, 170.
Sect. 21. See St. 1914, 698 § 1, 712 § 2, 762 § 1.
Sect. 22. See St. 1910, 473; 1911, 136.
Sect. 24. See St. 1909, 174; Res. 1909, 5.
Sect. 30 amended. St. 1913, 434.
Sects. 33, 34 (new) added. St. 1911, 728.
Chapter 4. — Of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Council.
Governor may exclude traffic from highways during practice or ma-
noeuvres of militia. St. 1912, 147.
Provision for an art commission. St. 1910, 422; 1913, 225. Advisory
board of pardons. St. 1913, 829.
Act to establish grades for salaries of clerks and stenographers in the
departments of the commonwealth. St. 1914, 605.
Sect. 1 amended. St. 1914, 445.
Sect. 3. Salary of meml)ers of the council. St. 1912, 639.
Sect. 5 amended. St. 1914, 158.
Sect. 6 amended. St. 1902, 523; 1904, 268; 1906, 109; 1908, 497, 507.
(See 1910, 513; 1913, 835 § .339.)
Sect. 7 amended. St. 1908, 540. (See 1914, 605 § 1.)
Sect. 8 in part superseded. St. 1908, 507; 1914, 159. (See 1904, 88.)
Sect. 9 amended. St. 1908, 549.
Sects. 10, 11. See St. 1905, 328; 1910, 220, 326.
Sect. 11 affected. St. 1908, 544.
Chapter 5. — Of the Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Provision for two deputy secretaries. St. 1908, 501; 1910, 66; 1912,
522; 1913, 717, 718. Additional clerk. St. 1912, 362.
Provision for filing power of attorney bv certain non-residents for service
of legal process. St. 1908, 528.
Provision for the compiling of the general laws relative to towns by the
secretary. Res. 1914, 86.
Act to establish grades for salaries of clerks and stenographers in the
departments of the commonwealth. St. 1914, 605.
Sect. 1 amended. St. 1907, 276; 1914, 589. (See 1908, 469; 1914, 615.)
Sect. 2 revised. St. 1902, 364. Amended. St. 1908, 496, 508, 561;
1910, 66; 1912, 362, 522. In part repealed. St. 1913, 721.
Sect. 4 rf srq. See St. 1902, 470 § 2, 544 § 8; 1903, 308 §§ 2, 4, 437
CiiAi'. fi.] Kevised Laws. 1098
§ 88, 484 §§ 2, 3; 1904,374 § 5,458 § 2; Res. 1904, 8; St. 1905, 204,321
§ 2; 1906, 433 § 4, 434; 1907, 111, 396 § 1, 571 § 1; 1908, 208, 314, 590
§ 25; 1909, 371 § 3; 1910, 83; 1911, 550 § 19, 628 § 12; Res. 1912, 22; St.
1912, 185, 222, 266, 391, 702; 1913, 93, 595 § 3, 596, 752 § 1.
Sect. 6. See St. 1902, 438.
Sects. 10, 11. See St. 1910, 483; 1914, 447.
Sect. 11 amended. St. 1903, 424 § 1.
Chapter 6. ^ Of the Treasurer and Receiver General, the Auditor of Ac-
counts and Matters of Finance.
An act to establish a new fiscal vear for the Commonwealth. St. 1905,
211.
Reward for civil war veterans. St. 1912, 702.
Act relative to expenses incurred by Metropolitan water and sewerage
board. St. 1903, 315, 356, 399; 1904, 2.30, 246, 406 § 6; 1906, 319 § 3, 367,
407 § 3; 1908, 556 § 2, 558 § 2; 1909, 320 § 2; 1910, 32, 291 § 2; 1911, 5,
464 § 2; 1912, 694 § 2; 1913, 755 § 2, 814 § 4; 1914, 601.
Act to establish grades for salaries of clerks and stenographers in the
departments of the commonwealth. St. 1914, 605.
Sect. 1. Expense of bond to be paid bv the commonwealth. St. 1907,
276. (See 1908, 469; 1912, 66.)
Sect. 1 d seq. See St. 1903, 251, 368 § 2; 1904, 246, 421, 426, 427
§§ 1, 3, 431; 1905, 428; 1906, 204 § 4, 407, 435 § 8; 1907, 165, 229 § 4,
2.38, 446 § 2, 474 § 10; 1908, 168, 590 §§ 4, 8, 55-58, 595 § 4, 624; 1909,
490 I § 34, III § 68, 491 § 2; 1910, 220, 255, 598 § 6, 607 § 6, 616, 649, 651
§ 9, 656 §§ 2-6; 1911, 148, 478, 532; 1912, 45, 49, 70; 1913, 336, 376, 422,
759 §6,832 § 11.
Sect, 4 amended. St. 1912, 7; 1913, 336. Provision for deputy and
accountant. St. 1913, 336. (See 1909, 94; 1910, 151.) Salaries changed.
St. 1903, 398 §§ 1, 2; 1905, 272; 1907, 276; 1910, 230, 265; 1912, 632;
1913, 336, 835 §§ 391, 392; 1914, 605. Employees to give bonds. St. 1910,
126. Retirement system for employees. St. 1911, 532; 1912, 363; 1913,
310,807; 1914,410,568,582. (See 1911, 634, 751.)
Sect. 6. See St. 1911, ,526.
Sect. 7. See St. 1903, 109; 1907, 121, (See 1908, 414.)
Sect. 9 amended. St. 1905, 211 § 2.
Sect. 13. See St. 1908, 469; 1914, 615. Title changed and deputy
auditor and supervisor of accounts provided for. St. 1908, 597; 1911,
294; 1912, 79, 512 § 1. Provision for registration of public accountants.
St. 1909, 399; 1910,203; 1911,81.
Sect. 14 revised. St. 1907, 139 § 2, 276; 1908, 597 §§ 2, 3; 1911, 294;
1912, 512 § 2; 1914, 399 §§ 1, 2, 605. (See 1902, 177; 1903, 120; 1904,
440; 1905, 149; 1908, 638.) List of officials and employees to be printed.
St. 1910, 268; 1911, 43; 1913, 534.
Sect. 15 et seq. See St. 1903, 368 § 2; 1904, 431, 458 § 2; 1908, 590
§§ 57, 58; 1909, 436 § 3; 1910, 220, 268, 517; 1911, 592 § 2; 1912, 70,
719; 1913, 269, 807 § 2; 1914, 698.
Sect. 16 affected. St. 1908, 195.
1094 Ciian(;p:s ik the [Chai-. 7.
Sect. 18 amended. St. 1914, 399 § 3.
Sect. 21 revised. St. 1907, 139 § 1. (See 1905, 211 § 3; 1908, 414.)
Sect. 22 revised. St. 1905, 211 § 4; 1908, 630.
Sect. 23. See St. 1910, 517; 1911, 526.
Sect. 25 amended. St. 1905, 211 § 5; 1908, 597 § 5; 1910, 220 §§ 1, 2.
Supervision of expenses. St. 1910, 220. (See 1910, 268; 1911, 43, 82;
1912,719; 1913,534; 1914,698.) Commission on economy and efficiency.
St. 1912, 719; 1914, 698.
Sect. 26 repealed and new provisions made. St. 1910, 220. (See 1905,
211 § 6; 1907, 520; 1908, 105; 1910, 268; 1911, 43, 82; 1912, 719; 1913,
534, 745; 1914, 662, 698.)
Sect. 27 repealed. St. 1905, 211 § 13. (See 1907, 520; 1910, 220 §§ 1,
2; 1914, 662.) Act relative to sending notices to city and town auditors
of pavments. St. 1912, 387.
Sect. 28 amended. St. 1910, 342. (See 1910, 306.)
Sect. 28 et seq. See St. 1904, 458 §§ 1-6; 1907, 165 § 1. Provision
for partial repayment to certain towns of cost of apparatus for preventing
or extinguishing forest fires. St. 1910, 398.
Sect. 31 amended. St. 1905, 211 § 7.
Sect. 35 amended. Advances authorized. St. 1905, 369; 1907, 466;
1908, 178, 195, 434, 469; 1909, 218, 514 § 15; 1910, 488; 1912, 71, 145,
352, 721; 1914, 45. Repealed and superseded. St. 1914, 370 § 3. (See
1914,615.)
Sect. 37 amended. St. 1905, 211 § 8.
Sect. 38 amended. St. 1905, 211 § 9.
Sect. 40 amended. St. 1905, 211 § 10. (See 1910, 306.)
Sect. 41 et seq. See acts relative to construction and improvement of
buildings at state and other institutions. St. 1907, 520, 555; 1908, 303;
1914, 662.
Provision for an art commission. St. 1910, 422.
Sect. 46 amended. St. 1903, 283 § 1. (See Res. 1905, 2.)
Sect. 48 amended. St. 1903, 283 § 2.
Sect. 54. See St. 1910, 306.
Sect. .59 revised. St. 1906, 487. (See 1902, 55.)
Sect. 62. See St. 1909, 136, 148; 1910, 137.
Sects. 65, 79. See St. 1903, 471 ; 1904, 458.
Sect. 67. See St. 1909, 136, 148; 1910, 137, 306.
Sect. 69. See St. 1903, 109; 1907, 121.
Sect. 72 et seq. Issue of bonds, scrip and notes regulated. St. 1912,
3; 1913, 376. (See 1903, 226; 1904, 263; 1905, 169; 1906, 493; 1909,
148, 490 I § 5; 1910, 123, 137.)
Sect. 77. See St. 1904, 349; 1909, 514 § 23.
Sect. 79 amended. St. 1910, 512.
Chapter 7. — Of the Attorney- General and the District Attorneys.
Act to establish grades for salaries of clerks and stenographers in the
departments of the commonwealth. St. 1914, 605.
Sect. 1 et srq. See St. 1903, 251; 1904, 344 § 1, 375 §§ 3-6, 421; 1906,
CiiAi's. s, ;(.] Revised Laavs. 1095
372, 377 § 2, 433 § 6; 1907, 465 § 25, 524 § 3; 1908, 220, 372 § 1, 454 § 2,
478 § 1, 590 §§ 8, 17, 595 § 5; 1909, 214; 1911, 310, 755 § 5; 1912, 629
§ 2, 651 § 6; 1913, 709, 835 §§ 339, 391, 392; 1914, 728.
Sect. 8 amended. St. 1908, 586.
Sfxt. 9 amended. St. 1912, 575. Office of chief clerk e.sta])lished. St.
1903, 357 §§ 1, 2. (See 1907, 270; 1908, 372 § 1.)
Sects. 11, 13. Districts classified and salaries established. St. 1905,
157; 1906, 460 § 2; 1910, 310 § 2, 369; 1911, 485; 1912, 576. (See 1902,
471, 530; 1903, 395.)
Sect. 12. Additional assistants. St. 1906, 460 § 1; 1909, 276; 1910,
310 §1,439 §2; 1914,573. (See 1909, 271; 1910,373.)
Sect. 13 ct srq. Salaries fixed. St. 1905, 157; 1906, 460 §§ 2, 3; 1910,
439 §§ 2-4; 1913, 602; 1914, 326. (See 1914, 573.) Estimates of ex-
penses. St. 1909, 271.
Sect. 14. See St. 1914, 573.
Sect. 16. See St. 1908, 469; 1912, 66; 1914, 615.
Certain expenses authorized. St. 1906, 494; 1907, 170. (See 1910, 439
§ 1.) Advances authorized. St. 1905, 369; 1910, 439 § 1; 1914, 542. (See
1908,469.)
Travelling expenses allowed. St. 1905, 157 § 4.
Sect. 17. See St. 1908, 454 § 2; 1909, 514 § 28; 1912, 495.
Chapter 8. — Of the Statutes.
Act to establish a commission to promote uniformity of legislation in the
United States. St. 1909, 416. (Seel910, 73.)
Sect. 3. See St. 1910, 483 § 1; 1914, 447.
Sect. 4. See St. 1907, 414.
Sect. 5, cl. 8. See St. 1912, 271. CI. 9 amended. St. 1910, 473; 1911,
136. (See 1905, 328; 1907, 204; 1910, 473; Res. 1911, 5.)
Sect. 6 (new) added. St. 1913, ()48.
Chapter 9. — Of the Printing and Distribution of the Laws.
A board of publication is established. St. 1902, 438. (See 1909, 67;
Res. 1909, 33.)
As to state printing. See Res. 1912, 30.
List of officials and employees to be printed. St. 1910, 268; 1911, 43.
(See 1911, 82; 1912, 719; 1914, 698.)
Act to establish grades for salaries of clerks and stenographers in the
departments of the commonwealth. St. 1914, 605.
Sect. 1 repealed. St. 1914, 449 § 2. (See 1910, 483; 1914, 447.)
Sect. 2 amended. St. 1908, 173, 443; 1909, 50, 147; 1910, 80; 1911,
667; 1912, 109, 144; 1913, 392.
Sect. 3 revised. St. 1908, 474; 1912, 61, 185.
Sect. 5 repealed. St. 1905, 211 § 13. (See 1903, 291; 1906, 235.)
Sect. 6 repealed. St. 1902, 438 § 7.
Sect. 7 in part repealed. St. 1902, 228 § 8, 438 § 7. Amended. St.
1902, 230, 269; 1903, 291, 390; 1904, 388, 410; 1905, 138, 275; 1906, 296 § 2;
109(3 ChANUES IK THE [Chai's. 10, 11.
1908, 444, 459, 462 § 5, 523; 1909, 371 § 3; 1910, 83, 236, 429, 514, 599
§1; 1911,51,74,446,526; 1913,295,329,358,595; 1914, 91, 291 § 1, 575.
Last clause limited. St. 1909, 67; 1913, 132. (See 1907, 289; 1908, 481 § 1;
Res. 1909, 33; St. 1910, 268; 1911, 43, 388 § 12; Res. 1912, 22; St. 1913,
622.)
Provision for distribution of certain town records. St. 1902, 470 § 2.
And of certain documents to law libraries. St. 1904, 209.
Sect. 8 amended. St. 1908, 422; 1914, 291 § 2, 336.
Sect. 9. See Res. 1905, 2.
Sect. 10 amended. St. 1910, 121.
Sect. 14. See St. 1912, 185; Res. 1912, 20.
Chapter 10. — Of the State House, the Sergeant-at-Arms and the State
Library.
Provision for night watch and fire alarm. St. 1911, 723.
Provision relative to the decennial census. St. 1914, 692 § 11.
Act to establish grades for salaries of clerks and stenographers in the
departments of the commonwealth. St. 1914, 605.
Sect. 3. See St. 1908, 195, 469; 1914, 615.
Sect. 4. See St. 1907, 135 § 1; 1908, 485 § 1; 1909, 514 § 2; 1910, 326;
1913, 830.
Sect. 6 amended. St. 1905, 218 § 1; 1909, 174 § 1; 1914, 710.
Sect. 7 amended. St. 1909, 174.
Sect. 9. Compensation of elevator men. St. 1910, 634; 1914, 667.
(See 1906, 232.) Porters. St. 1907, 384; 1914, 684. Matron. St. 1910,
152. Stenographers. St. 1914, 605. Pensions. St. 1913, 711.
Sect. 10 amended. St. 1903, 455 § 1; 1905, 218 § 2; 1907, 359; 1909,
174; 1914, 605.
Sect. 11 amended. St. 1903, 323; 1911, 60, 115; 1914, 710.
Sect. 12 amended. St. 1911, 115; 1914, 710.
Sect. 15 amended. St. 1910, 154.
Sect. 17. See St. 1910, 326, 422.
Sect. 21. See St. 1910,326.
Sects. 24, 25, 27, 30 amended. St. 1910, 217.
Sect. 26 amended. St. 1910, 421 § 1.
Sect. 27. Amount increased. St. 1905, 154; 1908, 342; 1910, 421 § 2.
Sect. 29. See St. 1905, 154; 1910, 421 § 2.
Chapter 11, — Of Elections.
Act to codify the laws relative to primaries, caucuses and elections. St.
1913, 835; 1914, 329, 345, 393, 435, 454, 611, 646, 676, 783, 790. (See
1902, 56, 90, 157, 225, 346, 348, 384, 492, 506, 512, 518, 537, 544 § 2; 1903,
279, 318, 368, 425, 426, 450, 453, 454, 474; 1904, 41, 179, 201, 245, 275,
293, 294, 310, 334, 375, 377, 380, 404; 1905, 111, 313, 318, 386, 397; 1906,
76, 291 § 18, 298, 311, 444, 481, 497; 1907, 330, 387, 429, 468, 543, 560,
579, 581; 1908, 83, 85, 345, 391, 423, 425, 428, 461, 480, 483, 518; 1909,
149, 213, 264, 344, 356, 492, 514 § 45; 1910, 44, 55, 147, 182, 200, 246, 520;
Chap. 12.] REVISED LawS. 1097
1911, 222, 304, 353, 354, 355, 378, 422, 436, 517, 518, 550, 679, 735, 745;
1912, 229, 252, 254, 261, 265, 266, 273-275, 307, 398, 446, 471, 473,
483, 515, 641; 1913, 286, 387, 559, 608, 628, 686; 1914, 630.)
Provision for referendum on questions of public policy. St. 1913, 819.
And of hours of labor. St. 1913, 822.
Act relative to the nomination and election of councilmen in the city
of Boston. St. 1914, 646.
Sect. 13 re-enacted. St. 1913, 835 § 13. Amended. St. 1914, 345 § 1.
Sect. 15. See St. 1907, 560 § 15; 1909, 344 § 1, 492; 1913, 679.
Sect. 338. See St. 1907, 366; 1913, 210.
Sects. 422-425. New districts. St. 1906, 497; 1912, 674.
Chapter 12. — Of the Assessment of Taxes.
This chapter is in part superseded by St. 1909, 490 Part I; 1911, 89, 308,
366; 1912, 2-38; 1913, 473 § 2, 599 § 1, 823; 1914, 198, 629, 689, 770. (See
1910, 521; 1912, 222, 312; 1913, 649, 719 § 18.)
As to assistant assessors in Boston. See St. 1913, 484.
Act relative to the collection of poll taxes. St. 1913, 679. (See 1907,
560 § 15; 1909, 344 § 1.)
Act to provide for the taxation of transfers of stock. St. 1914, 770.
Act to provide for the classification and taxation of wild or forest land.
St. 1914, 598.
Act to provide for the exemption from taxation of certain bonds upon
payment of a fee. St. 1914, 761.
Act relative to the taxation of foreign corporations. St. 1914, 724.
Sects. 1-4. See St. 1902, 374 § 4; 1909, 440 § 2, 490 I §§ 1-4, 516;
1914, 198 § 2. See also 1904, 403; 1906, 523; 1913, 636.
Sect. 5, cl. 3. See St. 1911, 400, 634 § 7; 1913, 82, 155. CI. 8. See St.
1913, 578.
Sect. 5. Provision for reimbursing cities and towns for loss of taxes
on land used for public institutions. St. 1910, 607; 1911, 478; 1914, 648.
Sect. 5 amended. St. 1906, 315, 493; 1907, 367; 1908, 464 § 1, 594;
1909, 223, 490 I § 5, 516 § 1; 1910, 333, 559 § 3; 1912, 189; 1913, 578;
1914, 83, 518, 523, 761. (See 1906, 481; 1913, 832 § 8.)
Sect. 6 amended. St. 1908, 120; 1909, 187, 490 I § 6; 1914, 598 § 26.
(See 1914, 720 § 5.)
Sects. 7-9 repealed and new provisions made. vSt. 1902, 374 §§ 1-3,
375; 1909,440 §2, 490 1 § 7.
Sects. 10-12. See St. 1903, 161; 1909, 243, 490 1 §§8-11; 1911, 135;
1914, 629.
Sects. 13-15. See St. 1902, 113; 1904, 385; 1909, 440 § 2, 490 I §§ 13-
15; 1911, 75; 1913, 401 ; 1914, 198 § 2.
Sect. 16. See St. 1909, 490 I § 16.
Sect. 17 amended. St. 1902, 112; 1909, 490 I § 17.
Sects. 18-22. See St. 1909, 490 I §§ 18-22.
Sect. 23 amended. St. 1902, 342 § 1; 1909, 439 § 1, 440 § 2, 490 I § 23;
1911, 383 § 2; 1913, 458; 1914, 198 § 2. (See 1906, 463 III § 126; 1909,
516 § 2.)
1098 Changes in the [Chai'. is.
Sects. 24-41. See St. 1909, 440 § 2, 490 I §§ 24-41; 1910, 260; 1913,
076; 1914, 198 §§ 2, 5.
Sect. 41 revised. St. 1903, 157 § 1; 1909, 440 §§ 2, 3.
Sects. 42-48. See St. 1909, 490 I §§ 42-48; 1912, 621.
Sect. 49 repealed. St. 1902, 111. (See 1909, 490 I § 49.)
Sects. 50-58. See St. 1909, 490 I §§ 49-57; 1913, 649. ■
Sect. 51 et scq. See St. 1913, 564 § 6.
Sect. 54 amended. St. 1908, 589 § 5.
Sect. 57 amended. St. 1908, 387 § 1.
Sect. 58 amended. St. 1907, 181; 1908, 314, 387 § 2; 1909, 440 § 2;
1914, 198 § 2.
Sects. 59-72. See St. 1909, 490 I §§ 58-71; 1913, 688.
Sects. 60, 61, 63. See St. 1908, 314; 1909, 490 I §§ 60-63; 1912, 222,
312; 1913, 694.
Sects. 73-84. See St. 1905, 381 § 7; 1906, 268 § 5; 1907, 521 § 3; 1909,
490 I §§ 72-83; 1911, 242; 1913, 226.
New section added. St. 1904, 442 § 1; 1909, 490 I § 84.
Sect. 84 amended. St. 1902, 91; 1909, 490 I § 83; 1913, 226. .
Sects. 85-101. See St. 1909, 490 I §§ 65-101; 1911, 89, 366; 1913, 453,
599 § 1; 1914, 198 § 5, 689.
Sect. 93 amended. St. 1904, 181; 1906, 271 § 11; 1909, 440 § 2, 490
I § 93; 1913, 453; 1914, 198 § 5.
Sect. 94 amended. St. 1909, 440 § 2, 490 I § 94; 1914, 198 § 2. (See
1908, 314.)
Sect. 100. Apportionment of state tax. St. 1911, 366, 752. (See 1909,
490 I § 101; 1911, 366; 1914, 198 § 5, 689.)
Sect. 101. See St. 1909, 449, 490 I § 101; 1911, 366; 1914, 198 § 5,
689.
Chapter 13. — Of the Collection of Taxes.
This chapter is superseded in part by St. 1909, 490 IT; 1911, 370; 1912,
390; 1913, 237, 255, 599 § 2. (See 1912, 360.)
Act relative to collection of poll taxes. St. 1913, 679. (See 1907, 560
§ 15; 1909, 344 § 1.)
To facilitate prompt payment of taxes. St; 1913, 688, 824; 1914, 625.
Provision for a special collector in towns. St. 1910, 272.
Act to provide for the taxation of transfers of stock. St. 1914, 770.
Act relative to the classification and taxation of wild or forest land. St.
1914, 598.
Act relative to the taxation of foreign corporations. St. 1914, 724.
Sects. 1-19. See St. 1909, 440 § 2, 490 II §§ 1-19; 1912, 272; 1913,
599 § 2, 679; 1914, 198 § 2.
Sect. 13 amended. St. 1907, 378 § 2, 427; 1909, 490 II § 13, 512.
Acts to provide for authoritative ascertainment of municipal liens on
real estate. St. 1907, 378 § 1 ; 1908, 299; 1909, 490 II § 20. (See 1911, 75.)
Sects. 20-34. See St. 1909, 490 II §§ 21-35.
Sect. 26. See St. 1909, 490 I § 3; 1913, 636.
Sect. 31 amended. St. 1908, 99 § 1; 1909, 490 II § 32.
Sect. 35 amended. St. 1909, 440 § 2, 490 II § 36; 1914, 198 § 2.
Chap. U.] ReVISP^D LawS. 1099
Sects. 36-49. See St. 1909, 490 II §§ 37-50; 1913, 25.5.
Sect. 38 et seq. See St. 1912, 360, 390.
Sect. 43 amended. St. 1902, 423; 1905, 193; 1909, 490 II § 44; 1911,
370.
Sect. 44 amended. St. 1909, 2.59, 490 II § 45; 1912, 390.
Sects. 49, 50. See St. 1909, 440 § 2, 490 II §§ 50, 51; 1914, 19S § 2.
Sects. 51-69. See St. 1909, 490 II §§ 52-70.
Sect. 58 amended. St. 1905, 325 § 1; 1909, 490 II § 59.
Sects. 60. 61 superseded. St. 1902, 443; 1909, 490 II §§ 61, 62.
Sect. 61 amended. St. 1905, 325 § 2.
Sects. 70-87. See St. 1909, 490 I § 83, II §§ 71, 89; 1913, 226.
Sect. 75 amended. St. 1905, 325 § 3; 1908, 226; 1909, 490 II § 76.
(See 1906, 372.)
Sect. 76 et seq. See St. 1910, 272.
Sect. 80 amended. St. 1908, 247; 1909, 490 II § 82.
Sect. 83 amended. St. 1908, 99 § 2; 1909, 490 II § 85.
Sect. 87. Schedule of forms revised. St. 1913, 311. (See 1909, 490
n § 89.)
Chapter 14. — Of the Taxation of Corporations.
The law as to the taxation of corporations is revised. St. 1903, 437
§§45-48,71-87; 1909,342,490 111; 1910,216,270,456,650; 1911,337,
379,383,618; 1912,457,491; 1913, 473 §1; 1914,724,770.
Act relative to taxation of corporations formed for the purpose of owninj?
wild or forest lands. St. 1914, 598.
Act to regulate distribution of corporate franchise tax of domestic cor-
porations. St. 1910, 456.
Act to provide for the exemption from taxation of certain bonds upon
payment of a registration fee. St. 1914, 761.
Act relative to the taxation of foreign corporations. St. 1914, 724.
Act to provide for the taxation of transfers of stock. St. 1914, 770.
Act to regulate the sale of stocks, etc., by corporations, etc., engaged in
the business of publishing or selling school or text books, or conducting
correspondence schools. St. 1914, 658.
Sect. 1 amended. St. 1907, 564 § 1; 1909, 490 III § 1.
Sect. 2 amended. St. 1904, 99; 1906, 322; 1907, 564 § 2; 1909, 430,
490 III § 2; 1912, 543; 1913, 792. (See 1908, 550 § 1.)
Act to establish grades for salaries of clerks and stenographers. St.
1914, 605.
Provision for supervisors of assessors. St. 1908, 550; 1909, 490 III § 2.
Sects. 3-5. See St. 1909, 490 III §§ 3-5; 1911, 370; 1912, 272.
Sect. 4 amended. St. 1906, 271 § 1; 1908, 468; 1909, 440 § 2. Pro-
vision for order by commissioner as to method of keeping records. St.
1909, 490 III § 7. And revision of valuation. St. 1910, 260. (See 1910,
607; 1911, 478; 1914, 648.) Date of assessment changed to April first.
St. 1914, 198 § 2.
Sect. 5 amended. St. 1908, 433 § 1. (See 1908, 433 § 2.)
Sects. 6, 7 repealed. St. 1908, 468. (See 1911, 184.)
Sects. 8, 9. See St. 1909, 490 III §§ 8, 11; 1914, 198 § 2.
1100 Changes in thp: [chai-. u.
Assessment of salaries and expenses of railroad and gas and electric light
commissions and of vessels engaged in foreign carrying trade. St. 1909,
490 III §§ 9, 10.
Sects. 10-18. See St. 1909, 490 III §§ 12-20; 1914, 198 § 2.
Sect. 17 amended. St. 1906, 271 § 2.
Sect. 19 amended. St. 1906, 271 § 3; 1907, 246; 1909, 342 § 1, 490 III
§21; 1911,337; 1912, 189.
Sects. 19-36. See St. 1909, 490 III §§ 21-38; 1910, 216; 1911, 383.
Sect. 20 amended. St. 1906, 271 § 4; 1909, 342 § 2.
Sect. 22 amended. St. 1906, 271 § 5.
Sect. 23. See St. 1909, 419 § 25.
Sect. 24 amended. St. 1903, 307 § 1. (See 1914, 724.)
Sects. 24-34 amended. See St. 1909, 490 III §§ 26-32 ; 1910, 235; 1914,
724.
Sect. 32 amended. St. 1906, 271 § 6; 1909, 440 § 1. (See 1914, 724.)
Sect. 33 amended. St. 1906, 271 § 8. (See 1914, 724.)
Sect. 34. See St. 1911, 339; 1914,' 724.
Sect. 35 amended. St. 1908, 520 § 12; 1909, 440 § 2.
Sects. 35, 36. See St. 1909, 490 III §§ 37, 38; 1910, 216.
Sects. 37-40 in part repealed. St. 1903, 437 §§ 48, 95; 1906, 463 II § 125
et seq., 211, 217, 258; 1912, 695. (See 1902, 342 §§ 2^.)
Sect. 37 amended. St. 1909, 267 § 1, 440 § 2; 1914, 198 § 6. (See 1910,
650; 1911, 184.)
Sect. 38 amended. St. 1909, 267 § 2, 439 § 2, 440 § 2. (See 1902, 342
§3; 1903, 437 §§71, 95; 1909,490 111 § 41; 1910, 270; 1911, 379; 1914,
198 § 6.)
Sect. 39 amended. St. 1902, 342 § 3; 1906, 463 II § 258; 1909,439
§3,490 111 §42; 1914, 198 §6.
Sect. 40 amended. St. 1906, 271 § 9; 1909, 490 III § 43; 1914, 198 § 6.
Sects. 41, 43-47 repealed. St. 1906, 463 III § 158. (See 1906, 463 III
§§ 130, 133; 1909, 440 § 3, 490 III §§ 44, 47-51.)
Sect. 42 amended. St. 1902, 342 § 5. In part repealed. St. 1903, 437
§ 95; 1909, 439 § 4, 490 III § 45; 1914, 198 § 6. (See 1906, 463 III § 129.)
Assessment in case of abatement of corporation tax. St. 1904, 442 § 2;
1909, 490 III § 46.
Sect. 48. See St. 1909, 490 III § 52; 1914, 724.
Sects. 49-52 repealed. St. 1903, 437 § 95. (See 1904, 261 § 1; 1914,
724.)
Sect. 53. See St. 1909, 490 III § 53.
Sects. 54-63 in part repealed. St. 1903, 437 § 95. (See 1906, 349, 516;
J 90S, 614; 1909, 440 § 2, 490 III §§ 58-63.)
Taxation of foreign corporations. St. 1903, 437 § 75; 1907, 578; 1909,
490 III §§ 54-56. (See 1914, 761, 770.)
Sects. 54-58. Penalties for non-payment of corporation taxes. See St.
1909, 490 III §§ 58-63; 1914, 198 § 2.
Sect. 54 amended. St. 1906, 271 § 10; 1909, 490 III § 57.
Sect. 55 amended. St. 1908, 318; 1909, 490 III § 59, 528; 1914, 198
§ 6. (See 1911, 339.)
Chaps. 15, Ki.] Rp:VTSED LawS. 1101
Sects. 58, (vl amended.' St. 1909, 440.
vSect. 59. See St. 1909, 490 MI § 59; 1911, ;«9: 1914, 19S § 0.
Sect, (il amended. St. 1903, 437 § SO; 1900, 5I() § 20; 1908, 614 § 1;
1909, 490 III § 04; 1914, 198 § 0.
Sects. 62-64. See St. 1909, 490 III §§ 65-67.
Sect. 65 amended. St. 1909, 490 III § 68. (See 1903, 437 § 77; 1907,
329, 586 § 6; 1908, 220; 1914, 724.)
Sects. 66-68 in part repealed. St. 1903, 437 § 95. (See 1914, 724.)
Sect. 67 amended. St. 1906, 349; 1909, 490 III § 70.
Sect. 69 repealed. St. 1903, 437 § 95.
Taxation of express companies. St. 1909, 490 III §§ 72-79.
Chapter 15. — Of the Taxation of Collateral Legacies and Successions.
This chapter is repealed and superseded by St. 1907, 563; 1908, 268,
624; 1909, 266, 268, 490 IV, 527; 1910, 440, 481; 1911, 191, 359, 502, 551;
1912, 234, 678; 1913, 498, 689; 1914, 462, 563. (See 1902, 473; 1903,
248,251,276; 1904,421; 1905,367,470; 1906,436.)
As to bequest or devise free of tax. See St. 1907, 452, 563 § 11; 1909,
490 IV §§ 10, 11.
Sect. 8. See St. 1912, 360.
Chapter 16. — Of the Militia.
This chapter is revised. St. 1908, 604; 1909, 167, 170, 298, 300, 323;
1910, 225, 227, 228, 283, 299, 348; 1911, 145, 298, 326, 449, 514, 554, 594,
633, 642, 670, 747; 1912, 58, 07, 71, 87, 116, 117, 138, 142, 268, 358, 365,
399, 441, 444, 464, 506, 519, 568, 593, 665, 720; 1913, 268, 321, 468, 524,
532, 664, 710, 733, 812; 1914, 161, .342, 350, 362, 376, 380, 460, 481, 715,
718, 751, 752, 758. (See 1902, 158, 336, 493; 1903, 151, 247, 377, 457, 481 ;
1904, 226, 231, 361, 371, 439; 1905, 202, 298, 391, 465, 468; 1906, 198,
212, 273, 373, 423, 469, 504; 1907, 232 § 4, .305, 356, 526; 1908, 315, 317,
344, 354, 371, 434; 1909, 118, 280; 1910, 513.)
Organization of militia. St. 1912, 720.
Act relative to maximum enlisted strength of the volunteer militia.
St. 1914, 161.
Act to prevent interfering with militia or with enlistment. St. 1912, 358.
Act relative to qualifications of officers. St. 1912, 464.
Acts relative to retirement of commissionetl officers. St. 1908, 604 § 91
etseq.; 1912,444; 1913,468.
Acts relative to state and military aid and to the burial of indigent sol-
diers and sailors. St. 1909, 468; 19*^10, 467, 470.
Act to abolish naval bureau. St. 1912, 365. (See 1913, 224.)
As to certain expenses of instructors, etc. See St. 1909, 280.
Provision for teams in rifle contests. St. 1909, 300. (See 1913, 812.)
Act to provide prizes for competitions. St. 1914, 342.
Act relative to fines by courts-martial. St. 1912, 519.
Powers of armory commissioners. St. 1908, 604 §§ 132-134; 1909, 323;
1912, 665; 1913, 812.
1102 Changes in the [Chaps. 18, 19.
Governor nuay exclude traffic from highwa^-^ during practice or ma-
noeuvres of militia. St. 1912, 147.
Reward for civil war veterans. St. 1912, 702; 1913, 105, 443.
Act to authorize the use of armories, parade grounds, etc., by organiza-
tions of boys. St. 1914, 751. And the use of armories for public purposes.
St. 1914, 752.
Act relative to the maintenance of horses for the militia. St. 1914, 758.
Act to authorize the commonwealth, counties, cities and towns to peti-
tion for assessment of damages by a jury for taking land for armories, etc.
St. 1914, 33.
Act relative to the use of the cinematograph and similar apparatus in
armories. St. 1914, 190.
Act to establish grades for salaries of clerks and stenographers in the
departments of the commonwealth. St. 1914, 605.
Sect. (59. See 1914, 376.
Sect. 116. See 1914, 196.
Sects. 178, 179. See St. 1908, 604 §§ 39, 201, 202; 1910, 348 § 2; 1913,
268; 1914, 615.
Chapter 18. — General Provisions relative to State Officers.
Retirement system for state employees. St. 1911, 352; 1912, 363; 1913,
310, 711 ; 1914,^419, 568, 582. (See 1913, 807.)
Act relative to filing of official letters. St. 1913, 702.
Act to establish grades for salaries of clerks and stenographers in the
departments of the commonwealth. St. 1914, 605.
Sect. 6 amended. St. 1910, 452. List of officials, employees and com-
pensations to be printed annually. St. 1910, 268; 1911, 43; 1913, 534.
Payment for injuries. St. 1911, 751; 1912, 571, 666, 684; 1913, 807.
Sect. 10. Commonwealth to repay charge of surety company for surety-
ship. St. 1908, 469.
Sect. 13 revised. St. 1903, 229 § 1. (See 1910, 473.) Treasurers and
disbursing officers of state institutions shall keep an office and books. St.
1908, 195. (See 1905, 330; 1908, 269; 1909, 504 § 22; 1912, 442.)
Sect. 14 repealed. St. 1903, 229 § 2.
No public officer or body, or member thereof, shall interfere with employ-
ment in public service corporations. St. 1903, 320; 1908, 228; 1909, 514
§§ 25, 26.
Sect. 16 amended. St. 1904, 295.
Chapter 19. — Of the Civil Service.
Extensions of the provisions of this chapter. St. 1903, 102; 1904, 143;
1907, 292; 1909, 382; 1910, 624 § 1; 1911, 468; 1912, 78, 504, 579, 597;
1913, 484, 548, 672; 1914, 486, 692 § 2. Limitations. St. 1902, 413; 1904,
430; 1908, 185; 1909, 311, 4.32, 453 § 2; 1911, 550 § 19; Res. 1911, 142;
St. 1912, 212, 614; 1913, 344, 816; 1914, 440, 479.
Act relative to employees of the bureau of statistics eniployefl in con-
nection with the taking of the decennial census. St. 1914, 692 § 2.
Chap. 19.] REVISED Laws. 1103
Removals and suspensions regulated. St. 1904, 314; 1905, 24.3; 1900,
210; 1907,272; 1911,024. (See 1900, 69 § 3; 1904,288; 1907,245,458;
1909,405 § 1; 1912,550.)
Retirement system for state employees. St. 1911, 532; 1912,363; 1913,
310, 711; 1914,419,568,582.
Acts to establish pension systems. St. 1910, 619; 1911, 113, 338, 413,
532,634; 1912,363; 1913,63,310,313,367,642,671; 1914,419. (See 1911,
673, 675; 1913, 657.)
Act relative to posting notices of examinations. St. 1906, 277.
Act relative to promotion of laborers and mechanics in the public service.
St. 1914, 479.
Act to authorize the giving of preference in appointment and employ-
ment to citizens. St. 1914, 600.
Provision for publicity in certain cases. St. 1906, 300.
No public officer or body, or member thereof, shall interfere with employ-
ment in public service corporations. St. 1903, 320; 1908, 228; 1909, 514
§ 25. (See 1904, 343 § 1.)
A board of publication is established. St. 1902, 438. A board of labor
and industries. St. 1912, 726.
x\ct to establish grades for salaries of clerks and stenographers employed
in the departments of the commonwealth. St. 1914, 605.
Sect. 1 amended. St. 1906, 159; 1907, 344; 1910, 608.
Sect. 2 amended. St. 1907, 454; 1914, 664, 665. Additional employees.
St. 1906, 465 § 1; 1910, 184, 204. (See 1908, 195.)
Sect. 4 et scq. See St. 1906, 277.
Sect. 5 amended. St. 1902, 308.
Sect. 6 et seq. Acts relative to civil service rules and regulations. St.
1904, 198; 1909, 382; 1914, 600. (See also 1904, 194; 1911, 352.)
Sect. 7. See St. 1914, 486, 600.
Sect. 9. Exemptions. St. 1907, 245.
Sects. 10, 11. See St. 1908, 210; 1909, 332.
Sect. 12 amended. St. 1911, 119.
Sect. 13 amended. St. 1911, 63. (See 1911, 119.)
Sect. 15. See St. 1914, 600 § 2.
Sect. 16 amended. St. 1912, 212.
Sects. 21, 22 limited. St. 1902, 413; 1904, 430; 1908, 185; 1909, 311,
432; 1912, 614; 1913, 344, 816; 1914, 440. (See 1914, 577 § 2.)
Sect. 23 extended. St. 1904, 314. Amended. St. 1905, 150; 1910, 500.
Limited. St. 1909, 311, 453 § 2. Retirement pension of veterans. St.
1907,458; 1909,398; 1910,459; 1911,113,725; 1912,55,395,447; 1913,
313, 545, 671, 681.
Sect. 30 et seq. See St. 1907, 581; 1910, 55.
Sect. 34 revised. St. 1910, 359.
Sect. 36 amended. St. 1902, 544 § 3.
Sect. 37. See St. 1903, 102; 1904, 143, 288; 1914, 138.
1104 Changes ix the [Cuaf. 20.
Chapter 20. — Of Counties and County Commissioners.
Act to authorize certain counties to aid corporations organized to pro-
mote agriculture and to improve country life. St. 19] 4, 707.
Retirement system for county employees. St. 1911, 634; 1913, 817.
Payment for injuries while employed. St. 1911, 751; 1912, 571, 666, 684;
19i3, 807.
Act relative to hours of labor of certain employees of counties. St.
1914, 623.
.\ct to give to cities original and concurrent jurisdiction over highways,
county roads and bridges. St. 1913, 546.
Act relative to the payment by counties of fees and expenses incurred
in the prosecution of certain offenders in respect to railroad property. St.
1914, 745.
County commissioners authorized to kill sheep-worrying dogs in certain
cases. St. 1902, 226; 1904, 127. To provide bacteriological facilities. St.
1913, 328. Provision for bounty for killing a wild-cat or Canada lynx.
St. 1903, 344. Damages caused by deer. St. 1903, 407; 1912, 438. '(See
1908, 379; 1909, 396; 1910, 545.)
County commissioners authorized to expend certain amounts for addi-
tional clerical assistance in mimicipal, police or district courts within their
respective counties. St. 1914, 690.
Act relative to wages of mechanics employed in the construction of pub-
lic works. St. 1914, 474.
Act authorizing the commonwealth, counties, cities and towns to peti-
tion for assessment of damages by a jury for taking or injuring real estate.
St. 1914, 33.
Act to fix the salaries of certain women emploved by the countv of Suf-
folk. St. 1914, 413.
Act relative to the appointment of interpreters for the superior court and
their payment by the counties. St. 1914, 673.
Sect. 7. See St. 1909, 271.
Sects. 8, 9 in part repealed. St. 1911, 581 § 4. (See 1904, 165; 1911,
.587; 1914,553.)
Sect. 14. Salaries classified and established. St. 1904, 451; 1905, 179;
1906, 290; 1910, 537; 1911, 299; 1913, 603, 651, 674. (See 1902, 411,
544 § 4.) Last sentence amended. St. 1911, 162.
Sect. 16 amended. St. 1908, 431 § 1.
Sect. 17 revised. St. 1908, 431 § 2.
Sect. 19 revised. St. 1908, 431 § 3.
Sect. 20 limited. St. 1908, 640 § 6; 1913, 778 § 12.
Sect. 24 et seq. See St. 1902, 226; 1903, 243, 344; 1906, 463 I § 28,
II §§ 117, 122; 1908, 542, 552, 606 §§ 5-7; 1909, 47 § 1, 213, 398; 1910,
459; 1913, 633 § 2, 803, 835 §§ 391, 392; 1914, 180, 707. (See 1914, 530,
581.)
Sect. 27. Provision to secure persons furnishing materials or labor on
public works. St. 1904, 349; 1909, 514 § 23. (See 1907, 188.)
Sf.ct. 30. See St. 1904, 317, 443 §§ 2, 6.
Chaps. 21, 22.] REVISED LaaVS. 1105
Chapter 21. — Of County Treasurers, the Controller of County Accounts
and County Finances.
Retirement system for county employees. St. 1911, 6.34; 191.3, S17.
(See 1912, 723.) Payment for 'injuries. St. 1911, 7.51; 1912, ,571, (HKi,
684; 1913,807.
Act relative to examination of accounts of county officers and others. St.
1914, 216.
Sect. 1. See St. 1904, 451 § 4; 1908, 391; 1913, 835 §§ 391, 392.
Sect. 2 amended. Salaries classified and esta))lished. St. 1904, 451 ;
1905, 179; 1910, 537; 1911, 299. Essex. St. 1913, 423. Middlesex.
St. 1906, 290.
Sect. 3. Clerical assistance: Bristol, St. 1912, 333. (See 190(5, 398;
1909, 283.) Essex, 1911, 270 § 1. (See 1905, 322 § 1.) Hampden, 1912,
174. (See 1905, 163; 1908, 349.) Hampshire, 1911, 122; 1913, 419. (See
1905, 322 § 2.) Middlesex, 1911, 270 § 1. Norfolk, 1907, 231. Plymouth,
1912, 298. (See 1905, .332 § 1.) Worcester, 1908, 352.
Sect. 8 et seq. Certain advances authorized. St. 1912, 77; 1914, 542.
(See 1913, 191.)
Sects. 9-13. See St. 1909, 271 ; 1912, 387.
Sect. 11. See St. 1909, 136; 1912,377.
Sect. 20. See St. 1904 277 5 2.
Sect! 21.' See St. 1908,' 464, 594; 1909, 136, 148; 1910, 137; 1912, 377.
Sect. 22 amended. St. 1911, 36; 1913, 121. (See 1913, 120.)
Sects. 25-28. See St. 1911, 634.
Sect. 27 amended. St. 1911, 447.
Sect. 39 amended. St. 1914, 386.
Sects. 39, 40. Non-interest-bearing notes mav be issued and sold at a
discount. St. 1904, 1,53. (See 1908, 464 § 1, .594; 1909, 136, 148; 1910,
137.) Bonds to be exempt from taxation in Massachusetts, if so stated
on face. St. 1908, 461 § 1; 1909, 490 I § 5.
Act to provide for the registration of bonds, etc., held in sinking funds.
St. 1912, 377. (See 1909, 136.) Act relative to filing of official letters. St.
1913, 702.
Sect. 44. See St. 1909, 271.
Sect. 46 amended. St. 1912, 406; 1914, 546.
Sect. 48 amended. St. 1911, 35; 1914, 216.
Chapter 22. — Of Registers of Deeds.
Provision for registers pro tempore. St. 1909, 213.
Sect. 7 amended. St. 1902, 544 § 5. (See 1914, 615.)
Sects. 8-12. Additional assistant in Suffolk. St. 1908, 612. (See 1909,
213; 1913, 835 §§ 391, 392; 1914, 615.)
Sect. 9. See St. 1907, 225; 1912, 64.
Sect. 12 amended. St. 1906, 67. (See 1907, 225.)
Sect. 13. See St. 1909, 271; 1910, 373, 473; 1911, 136; 1912, 635
§§ 87, 88.
1106 Changes in the [Chaps. 23-25.
Sect. 14. See St. 1910, 376.
Sect. 18. See St. 1907, 225.
Sect. 21 ct seq. See St. 1909, 271.
Sects. 22, 23 afFected. St. 1909, 160.
Sect. 24. See St. 1907, 225.
Sect. 30. Suffolk added. St. 1909, 291; 1910, 373.
Sect. 31 amended. St. 1902, 422.
Sect. 32 amended. Salaries classified and established. St. 1904, 452;
1912, 553; 1913, 682, 737.
Sect. 33. Increase in Norfolk. St.1913,227. (See 1909, 271; 1910,373.)
Sect. 34. Certain moneys to be deposited. St. 1911, 36. (See 1908,
365; 1910, 273; 1912, 502 § 25.)
Chapter 23. — Of Sheriffs.
Act relative to fees for service of civil process. St. 1913, 611.
Term of office. St. 1910, 246.
Sheriff of any county except Suffolk may remove prisoners to and from
jail and house of correction. St. 1909, 312.
Sheriff acting as jailer, master, keeper, etc., to give bond. St. 1914, 34.
Sheriff to have custody of prisoners employed in reclaiming and culti-
vating land. St. 1913, 663 § 2; 1914, 180.
Sect. 1. See St. 1908, 195, 469; 1914, 615.
Sects. 2, 3. See St. 1913, 501; 1914, 615.
Sect. 12. See St. 1912, 184, 372.
Sect. 17. Tenure of oflice. St. 1906, 147; 1911, 322. (See 1913, 835
§§339,391.)
Sect. 18. Salaries changed: Barnstable, St. 1912, 548. Berkshire, 1913,
481. Esssex, 1907, 254. Franklin, 1912,561. (See 1902, 359.) Hampden,
1906, 233; 1914, 334. Hampshire, 1908, 442. Middlesex, 1912, 115.
Norfolk, 1908, 446. Plymouth, 1913, 637. (See 1902, 436.) Worcester,
1908, 397. (See 1913, 501.)
Sects. 20, 21. Provisions for estimate of expenses in Suffolk. St, 1909,
271; 1910,373.
Chapter 24. — Of Medical Examiners.
Sect. 2 amended. St. 1911, 365; 1912, 466; 1913, 335.
Sect. 4 amended. St. 1914, 637. (See 1914, 615.)
Sect. 7 amended. St. 1908, 424.
Sect. 9 extended. St. 1911, 274.
Sect. 10 amended. St. 1909, 273 § 1.
Sect. 11 revised. St. 1912, 443. (See 1904, 119; 1909, 273 § 2.)
Sect. 14 revised. St. 1912, 496.
Chapter 26. — Of Towns and Town Officers.
Act relative to municipal indebtedness. St. 1913, 719; 1914, 143, 317,
740. (See 1914, 742 § 98.)
Act relative to the incurring of debt by cities, towns and districts under
special acts, St, 1914, 740.
Chap. 2.3] REVISED LawS. 1107
Towns may regulate town meetings and elections. St. 1902, 346; 1907,
500 §§ 359, 360; 1909, 174; 1912, 252, 308, 473. May establish pension
systems for employees. St. 1910, 619; 1911, 338; 1912, 503. (See 1913,
657, 671.) Provision for payment for injuries received by emplovees. St.
1911, 751 II §§ 6-8; 1912, 571, 666, 684; 1913, 807; 1914, 618.
Act to establish the financial year of towns. St. 1913, 692.
Act relative to the filing of official letters. St. 1913, 702.
Provision for treatment or purification of sewage. St. 1909, 433.
Provision for boards of survey. St. 1907, 191. For planning boards 'l^
certain towns. St. 1913, 494; 1914, 283. (See 1911, 607; 1913, 595, 655
§14.)
Acts relative to establishing homesteads for workmen in suburbs of cities
and towns. St. 1911, 607; 1912, 714; 1913, 494 § 3, 595. 283 § 2.
Act to determine disposition of premiums on municipal bonds. St. 1910,
379; 1914, 742 § 98.
Certain towns must establish and maintain isolation hospitals for danger-
ous diseases. St. 1911, 613. (See 1906, 365; 1909, .391.) And tuberculosis
dispensaries. St. 1911, 576; 1914,408. (See 1911, 597; 1912,637.)
Act to prohibit the charging of fees by town clerks, etc., for certificates
relating to minors. »St. 1914, 316.
Town may provide for appointment of a town accountant. St. 1910,
624. (See 1910, 598; 1911, 207; 1912, 387; 1913, 669, 706 § 2.) In-
spector of petroleum. St. 1911, 204. May provide industrial schools.
St. 1911, 471 § 4. (See 1906, 505; 1908, 572; 1909, 457, 540; 1912, 106.)
For an advisory or finance committee. St. 1910, 130 § 1. May establish a
rifle range. St. 1908, 256. Public gymnasiums, baths, etc. St. 1908, 392.
An art commission. St. 1911, 146. Town may appropriate money for
observance of "old home week or day." St. 1902, 109; 1907, 311. And,
not exceeding S500, for band concerts. St. 1904, 152; 1908, 290. For
propagation and cultivation of shellfish. St. 1904, 282 § 1; 1909, 469;
1913, 549; 1914, 597. Employment of nurses. St. 1911, 72. Removal of
snow and ice from sidewalks in certain cases and assess cost on abutting
estates. St. 1902, 205. Monuments to soldiers and sailors of the revolution.
St. 1903, 116. (See 1910, 90.) Certain pensions. St. 1907, 186; 1908,
498; 1910, 619; 1912, 503; 1913, 671; 1914, 352 §§ 2, 3. Grand Army
posts. St. 1913, 62. Maintenance of highways, with neighboring city or
town. St. 1907, 196. Improvement of harbors, etc. St. 1909, 481 § 3.
Towns may regulate and license junk collectors. St. 1902, 187. May
grant permits in certain cases for transportation of intoxicating liquors.
St. 1906, 421 § 2; 1911, 423. May contribute toward expenses of state
highways. St. 1904, 125. May regulate speed of automobiles and motor
cycles, and use thereof in certain ways. St. 1909, 534 § 17; 1913, 803.
(See 1903, 473 § 14; 1905,311,366; 1906,353,412; 1907,203,494; 1908,
263, 467; 1912, 400.) May license lunch wagons. St. 1908, 360. May
establish hours of labor of fire department. St. 1904, 315; 1909, 514 § 44.
(See 1909, 514 § 42; 1911,494; 1913,822.) Promotion of call men in fire
department. St. 1914, 138. May provide for care of neglected burial
grounds. St. 1902, 389. For care of graves of soldiers and sailors. St. 1914,
1108 Changes in the [Cuvr. 20.
122. May restrict catching of pickerel. St. 1905, 417. (See 1912, 110;
1913, 573.) And lobsters. St. 1909, 265. May regulate renting of boats
or bathing suits for use on great ponds. St. 1910, 400. Selectmen may
authorize street railway companies to take land for certain purposes. St.
1903, 476 § 1. Towns having no electric light may contract therefor with
street railway companies. St. 1902, 449; 1900, 218; 1914, 742 § 109.
(See 1906, 4(53 III § 60.) Provision for suppressing elm leaf beetles and
gypsv and brown-tail moths. St. 1902, 57; 1905,381; 1906,268; 1907,
475,^521; 1908, 591; 1910, 150; 1911, 474; 1913, 585, 600; 1914, 404.
(See 1909, 263; 1911, 242; 1912, 112; 1913, 605.) Bounty to be paid for
killing a wild-cat, Canada lynx or loup-cervier. St. 1903, 344. As to
damages caused by wild deer. See St. 1903, 407; 1905, 419; 1908, 377;
1909, 396; 1912, 438. Act for protection of forest or sprout land from fire.
St. 1908, 209. (See 1907, 475; 1909, 394 § 2, 422.) Provision for repay-
ment to certain towns of part of cost of apparatus to prevent or extinguish
forest fires. St. 1910, 398; 1914, 262. For protection of sources of water
supply. St. 1908,499. Provision for public playgrounds in certain cities and
towns. St. 1908, 513; 1910, 508; 1912, 223. Free meals for school chil-
dren. St. 1913, 575. Suitable convej'ances for children taken to courts
and asylums. St. 1914, 272. Maintenance of dental dispensaries for
children, 1914, 667. For sanitary stations in certain towns. St. 1911, 596.
For encouraging and promoting building and use of tuberculosis hospitals.
St. 1911, 597. Disposition of certain disabled horses. St. 1908, 133.
Regulation of construction and use of buildings. St. 1912, 334; 1913, 655.
Act relative to tenement houses in towns. St. 1912, 635; 1913, 441, 614.
May acquire real estate and appropriate money for agricultural demonstra-
tion work. St. 1914, 707 § 9. May establish classes for training teachers
for continuation and vocational schools. St. 1914, 174. (See 1914, 391.)
Provision for reimbursing towns for loss of taxes on land used for public
institutions. St. 1910, 607; 1911, 478; 1914, 648.
No town or town official shall publish names of persons aided by poor
department. St. 1910, 412. (See 1912, 331.)
Acts relative to the supervision of the business of plumbing. St. 1909,
536; 1910, 597; 1912, 518, 635 § 34; 1913, 786 § 32.
Acts relative to taking land in certain cases by right of eminent domain.
St. 1904, 443; 1905, 390; 1913, 401. (See 1902, 451 § 1; 1913, 68, 148.)
Act relative to common landing places. St. 1908, 606.
Act to provide for registration of bonds, etc., in sinking funds. St. 1912,
377.
Towns may make agreements with railroads relative to the maintenance
of surfaces and approaches of bridges. St. 1914, 200.
Act relati^■e to vacations of laborers employed by cities and towns. St.
1914, 217.
Act relative to disposal of slash or brush following lumber operations.
St. 1914, 101.
Act to provide for better prevention of fires in the metropolitan district.
St. 1914, 795.
Act providing that citizens of the commonwealth shall be giA'en prefer-
ence in appointment and employment by towns and cities. St. 1914, 600.
CiiAi". 2.0] Revised Laws. 1109
Cities and towns authorized to establish municipal building insurance
funds. St. 1905, 191; 1907, 576 § 102. And contingent and reserve funds.
St. 1912, 347; 1913, 045.
Act relative to the appointment of sealers and deputy sealers of weights
and measures. St. 1914, 452.
Towns and cities may raise money to procure privilege of borrowing
l)ooks, etc., from other cities and towns. St. 1914, 118.
Act relative to the giving of bonds to towns in blasting operations. St.
1911, 325; 1914, 155.
Provision for the compiling of the general laws relati\'e to towns. Res.
1914, 86.
Regulation of the production and sale of milk in cities and towns. St.
1914, 744.
Act to authorize the appointment of women as special police officers.
St. 1914, 510.
Act relative to the classification and taxation of wild or forest lands in
towns and cities. St. 1914, 598.
Act to provide for aiding free public libraries in small towns. St. 1914, 373.
Act relative to injuring water meters and the unlawful use of water.
St. 1914, 284. And to the testing of water meters. St. 1914, 397.
Act authorizing the commonwealth, counties, cities and towns to petition
for assessment of damages bv a jury for taking or injuring real estate.
St. 1914, 33.
Act relative to wages of mechanics employed in the construction of pub-
lic works. St. 1914, 474.
Act relative to the use of mufflers on motor vehicles in cities and towns.
St. 1914, 190.
Act relative to the cjualifications of town inspectors of masonry con-
struction. St. 1914, 540.
Sect. 13 extended. St. 1907, 232 § 1.
Sect. 14 amended. St. 1902, 544 § 6. (See 1908, 499.)
Sect. 15. Par. 4, see St. 1914, 272. Par. 5, see St. 1904, 125; 1907,
196. Par. 12 amended, St. 1913, 62. Par. 13 amended, 1903, 116; 1910,
90. (See 1914, 122.) Par. 15, see St. 1903, 483. See also, St. 1908, 290,
392, 498; 1914, 118, 677, 707 § 9.
Sect. 16. See St. 1902, 57; 1905, 381; 1906, 268; 1907, 521; 1908,
591; 1909,444; 1914,404.
Sect. 18 amended. St. 1908, 91.
Sect. 22.amended. St. 1909, 289. (See 1908, 452.)
Sect. 23. Par. 1, see St. 1910, 565 § 2. Par. 4, see St. 1902, 205. Par.
7, see St. 1903, 383 § 3. Par. 8, see St. 1903, 459; 1909, 103 § 1. (See
1914, 284, 397.)
Sect. 24. See St. 1903, 473 § 14; 1905, 366 § 1; 1914, 182.
Sect. 26 revised. By-laws to be approved by attorney-general and pub-
lished three times. St! 1904, 344 § 1; 1910, 130 § 2. (See 1904, 344 § 2;
1905, 144.)
Sect. 27. Repeal and substitute. St. 1907, 117; 1908, 142.
Sect. 28. See St. 1911, 136.
Sect. 29. See St. 1910, 412, 598.
1110 Changes in the [Chaiv 2:*.
Sect. 31 r^ seq. Towns and cities may authorize laying of pipes and
conduits for conveyance of water. St. 1903, 459. (See 1913, 422.) And
for heating and power. St. 1909, 103 § 1.
Sect. 32. See St. 1912, 377.
Sect. 35 extended. St. 1902, 361.
Sect. 37. See St. 1905, 266; 1914, 33.
Sect. 39 affected. St. 1910, 405.
Sect. 44. See St. 1909, 371 § 6; 1910, 598; 1913, 727; 1914, 55.
Sect. 45 et seq. See St. 1904, 317, 443; 1905, 266, 390.
Sect. 49. See St. 1905, 266; 1914, 33.
Sect. 52. See St. 1906, 463 III §§ 64-66; 1911, 442, 481 ; 1914, 742 § 127.
Sects. 53-54. See 1914, 742 § 127.
Sect. 55. See St. 1911, 339; 1914, 742 § 127.
Sect. 57. Repeal and substitute. St. 1909, 514 §§22, 145. (See 1904, 349.)
Sect. 59 ct seq. See St. 1904, 364; 1905, 317 § 2; 1906, 277; 1908,
209 § 3, 306, 402 § 2, 484 §§ 2, 4; 1911, 325 § 1, 614, 727 § 22; 1912, 391.
Sect. 65 affected. St. 1907, 191 § 1, 560 § 371, 579 § 1.
Sect. 68. See St. 1907, 560 § 371, 579.
Sect. 69 amended. St. 1909, 517 § 3. (See 1908, 550.)
Sect. 71. See St. 1914, 272.
Sect. T2etseq. See St. 1904,458 § 3; 1910,379,624 §§2,5; 1912,377,387.
Acts relative to form of notes for money borrowed. St. 1910, 616; 1912,
45, 49. (See 1912, 377; 1913, 416, 677.)
Sect. 74 amended. St. 1904, 277 § 1. Police officer or treasurer may
prosecute for fines, etc. St. 1904, 277 § 2.
Sect. 75. See St. 1908, 99; 1909, 490 II §§ 32, 85.
Sects. 76-78. Provision for special collector. St. 1910, 272. For reim-
bursing towns for loss of taxes on land used for public institutions. St.
1910, 607; 1911, 478; 1914, 648.
Sect. 79. Certain trust accounts to be audited. St. 1904, 322. (See
1906,296; 1912,377,387.) Provision for town accountants. St. 1910, 624;
1911, 207. (See 1912, 387; 1913, 669.)
Sects. 81-83. Act to authorize establishment of board of survey. St.
1907, 191. (See 1907, 560 § 364; 1908, 552; 1911, 222.)
Sect. 83. See St. 1902, 57.
Sect. 84. See St. 1909, 433.
Sect. 87. Inspectors of milk. St. 1909, 405; 1910, 114, 457; 1914, 744.
(See 1911, 278.) Fish and game wardens. St. 1912, 465.
Sect. 91 ct seq. See St. 1912, 372, 482; 1914, 126.
Sect. 94. Policemen and firemen may be pensioned. St. 1904, 327.
(See 1911, 137.) And their widows. St. 1907, 186. (See 1909, 453; 1913,
545, 671, 681.) Provision for license to carry loaded pistol. St. 1906, 172
§ 1; 1908, 350; 1911, 548. Vacations for policemen. St. 1908, 476; 1911,
210, 625. (See 1909, 346 § 2.) Appointment of women as special police
officers authorized. St. 1914, 510.
Sect. 95. See St. 1909, 490 II § 13, 512.
Sect. 99. See St. 1909, 514 § 37.
Sect. 100. See St. 1908, 464, 594; 1911, 339.
chai\ 20] Revised Laws. 1111
Chapter 26. — Of Cities.
Act relative to municipal indebtedness. St. 1913, 719; 1914, 143, 317,
740. (See 1914, 742 § 98.) _ _
Act to prohibit the charging of fees by city clerks for certificates relating
to minors. St. 1914,316.
Act relative to the incurring of debt by cities, towns and districts under
special acts. St. 1914, 740.
Contracts made by cities shall be open to inspection by the public. St.
1907, 343; 1909, 201.
As to jurisdiction over highways and t>ridges. See St. 1913, 546.
Act relative to disposal of slash or brush following lumber operations.
St. 1914, 101.
Cities may make agreements with railroads relative to the maintenance
of the surfaces and approaches of bridges. St. 1914, 200.
Provision for reimbursing cities for loss of taxes on lands used for public
institutions. St. 1910, 607; 1911, 478; 1914, 648.
Act to determine disposition of premiums upon municipal bonds. St.
1910, 379; 1914, 742 § 98. To provide for registration of bonds, etc., in
sinking funds. St. 1912, 377.
Act providing that citizens of the commonwealth shall be given prefer-
ence in appointment and employment by cities and towns. St. 1914, 600.
Provision for treatment or purification of sewage. St. 1909, 433. In-
spection of milk. St. 1909, 405; 1914, 744. (See 1911, 278.) Inspection
of petroleum. St. 1911, 204. Cold storage. St. 1910, 640; 1912, 652.
For sanitary stations. St. 1911, 596. To encourage and promote building
and use of tuberculosis hospitals. St. 1911, 597; 1912, 637.
Cities must provide a place for preservation of certain public documents.
St. 1907, 117; 1908, 142. Isolation hospitals for dangerous diseases. St.
1911, 613. (See 1906, 365; 1909, 391.) And tuberculosis dispensaries. St.
1911,576; 1914,408. (See 1911, 167.) Provision for dental dispensaries
for children. St. 1914, 677. No city or city official shall publish names of
persons aided by poor department. St. 1910, 412. Cities to provide suit-
able conveyances for neglected children taken to courts or asylums. St.
1914, 272.
Acts relative to establishing homesteads for workmen in the suburbs of
cities and towns. St. 1911, 607; 1912, 714; 1913, 494 § 3, 595, 283 § 2.
Provision for planning boards. St. 1913, 494; 1914, 283. (See 1911,
607; 1913, 595.) Cities and towns authorized to establish municipal
building insurance funds. St. 1905, 191; 1907, 576 § 102. Retirement
systems for employees. St. 1910, 619; 1911, 338; 1912, 503; 1913, 671.
(See 1914, 352 §§ 2, 3.) To establish industrial schools. St. 1906, 505 § 3.
Provision for payment for injuries to employees. St. 1911, 751; 1912,
571, 666, 684; 1913, 807; 1914, 636. Evening classes in practical arts for
women. St. 1912, 106. (See 1908, 572; 1909, 540; 1911, 471 § 11.) Art
commissions. St. 1911, 146. A rifle range. St. 1908, 256. Provision for
suppressing elm leaf beetles and gypsy and brown-tail moths. St. 1902,
57; 1905,381; 1906,268; 1907,475,521; 1908,591; 1910, 150; 1911,
1112 Chaxcjks l\ the ICn.w. 2G.
474; 1013, 585, GOO; 1014, 404. (?>oo 1000, 203; 1011. 242; 1012, 112;
1913, ()()').) For disposition of disuhled horses. St. 1008, 133.
City may appropriate money for obser\ance of "home week." St. 1902,
109. For memorials of persons who served in Spanish-American war.
St. 1902, 28G. And war of the revolution. St. 1003, 116. Free meals for
school children. St. 1013, 575. Care of neglected burial grounds. St.
1902, 389. Care of the graves of soldiers and sailors. St. 1914, 122. Prop-
agation and cultivation of shellfish. St. 1904, 282 § 1. (See 1909, 265,
469; 1913, 549; 1014, 507.) Maintenance of highway, with neighboring
city or town. St. 1007, 196. May contribute toward expense of state
highways. St. 1904, 125. May regulate and license junk collectors. St.
1902, 187. Erection and use of buildings. St. 1912, 234; 1913, 655. And
renting of boats or bathing suits for use on great ponds. St. 1910, 400.
Lunch wagons. St. 1908, 360. May regulate speed of automobiles and
motor cvcles, and use thereof in certain wavs. St. 1909, 534 § 17. (See
1903,473; 1905,311,366; 1906,353,412; 1907,203,494,580; 1908,263,
467; 1912, 400, 803.) May establish hours of labor of fire department. St.
1904, 315; 1909, 514 § 44. Promotion of call men in fire department.
St. 1914, 138. Provision for pensions in certain cases. St. 1907, 186; 1908,
408; 1010, 610; 1012, 503; 1013, 671; 1014, 352 §§ 2, 3. (See 1911, 113,
413.) Aldermen ma}' authorize street railway companies to take land for
certain purposes. St. 1903, 476 § 1. (See 1906, 463 III § 59.) Cities may
authorize laying of pipes and conduits for conveyance of water. St. 1903,
459. (See 1913, 422.) jVIay grant permits in certain cases for transporta-
tion of intoxicating liquors. St. 1906, 421 § 2; 1911,423. May raise money
to procure privilege of borrowing books, etc., from another city or town
having a library. St. 1914, 118. May establish classes for the training
of teachers for continuation and vocational schools. St. 1914, 174. (See
1914,391.)
Act relative to the production and sale of milk. St. 1914, 744.
Act relatiAc to injuring water meters and unlawful use of water. St.
1014, 284. To testing of water meters. St. 1014, 307.
Act relative to the appointment of sealers and deputy sealers of weights
and measures. St. 1014, 452.
Acts relative to taking land in certain cases by right of eminent domain.
St. 1004, 443; 1005, 300; 1013, 401. (See 1002, 451 § 1; 1013, 68, 148.)
Act relative to the use of mufflers on motor vehicles in cities and towns.
St. 1014, 100.
Acts relative to giving of bonds to cities in blasting operations. St. 1911,
325; 1014, 155.
Act relative to vacations for laborers employed by cities and towns.
St. 1914, 217.
Act relative to the wages of mechanics employed in the construction
of public works. St. 1914, 474.
Act to authorize the appointment of women as special police officers.
St. 1914, 510.
Act relatiA'c to the classification and taxation of wild or forest lands in
cities and towns. St. 1914, 598.
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Act relative to the qualifications of city inspectors of niasonrv con-
struction. St. 1914, 540.
Act to provide for the better prevention of fires in the metropolitan
district. St. 1914, 795.
Act authorizing the commonwealth, cities and towns to petition for
assessment of damages by a jurv for taking or injuring real estate. St.
1914, 33.
Acts relative to the administration of the city of Boston, St. 1909,486;
1910, 414; 1912, 550. (See 1914, 274.)
Act to extend the authority of city of Boston to obtain information on
municipal affairs. St. 1914, 274.
Sect. 2. See St. 1904, 349; 1906, 277, 296 § 1; 1908, 552; 1910, 412;
1911, 325 § 1, 614; 1912, 377, 387.
Sect. 7. Overseers of the poor to be elected for three years in certain
cities. St. 1902, 444. (See 1914, 272.)
Sects. 7, 8. See act relative to term of office of municipal auditors.
St. 1905, 373. And of police officers. St. 1906, 210; 1907, 272.
Sect. 15. See St. 1906, 277 § 2; 1913, 408.
Sect. 18. See St. 1910, 640; 1912, 652.
Sect. 19. See St. 1906, 210; 1907, 272; 1908, 476.
Sect. 21 amended. St. 1910, 261. Cities (except Boston) may pro-
vide annuities for widows and minor children of police officers who die
from injuries received in discharge of dutv. St. 1902, 437. (See 1903, 312,
428; 1909, 188, 453; 1913, 545, 657, 671, 681.) Vacations for policemen.
St. 1908, 476; 1911, 210, 625. Pensions for policemen and firemen. St.
1904, 327; 1913, 697, 800. (See 1913, 545, 657, 671, 681, 770.)
Sect. 22. See St. 1907, 577; 1909, 514 §§ 52, 145.
Sect. 26 superseded. St. 1914, 198 § 3. (See 1909, 289, 440 § 2.)
Sect. 28. See St. 1903, 457; 1904,371; 1905, 391, 465 § 112; 1913,62.
Sect. 33 limited. St. 1908, 48.
Sect. 37. See St. 1911, 339.
Sect. 39. See St. 1909, 346 § 2, 394 § 2.
Sect. 40. See St. 1906, 291 § 10; 1910, 405; 1911, 282.
Chapter 27. — Of Municipal Indebtedness.
Act to establish the financial year of towns. St. 1913, 692. Acts relative
to municipalindebtedness. St. 1913, 719, 727; 1914,55,143,317,740. (See
1914, 742 § 98.)
Act relative to the incurring of debt by cities, towns and districts under
special acts. St. 1914, 740.
Acts to determine disposition of premiums on municipal bonds. St.
1910, 379; 1914, 742 § 98. To provide for registration of bonds, etc., in
sinking funds. St. 1912, 377. Payment of outstanding demand notes and
restoration of trust funds. St. 1913, 634. Relative to petitions to borrow
money outside of debt limit. St. 1913, 677.
Contracts made by cities shall be open to public inspection. St. 1907,
343; 1909, 201. Pay-rolls, bills and accounts for services to be verified by
1114: Changes in the [CuAr. 28.
oath. St. 1913, 520, 825. Act relative to approval of bills against cities
and towns. St. 1913, 469.
Provision for installation of a system of accounts by director of bureau
of statistics. St. 1910, 598; 1913, 706. For town accountants. St. 1910,
624; 1911, 207; 1913, 669. (See 1913, 719 § 8.) Contingent and reserve
funds for towns. St. 1912, 347; 1913, 645.
Cities and towns authorized to establish municipal building insurance
funds. St. 1905, 191 ; 1907, 576 § 102.
Acts relative to the issuing of notes by fire, water, watch, light and im-
provement districts. St. 1913, 727; 1914*, 55.
Act relative to loans of city of Boston. St. 1914, 364.
Act relative to municipal indebtedness for lighting plants. St. 1914,
742 § 98.
Sect. 3. See St. 1905, 191 § 2; 1907, 576 § 103.
Sect. 5 revised. St. 1908, 341 § 2. (See 1914, 742 §§ 92 et scq.)
Sects. 6, 10. Notes may be non-interest bearing and sold at a discount.
St. 1904, 153. (See 1908, 250 § 2, 464, 594; 1909, 136, 148; 1913, 719.)
Sect. 9. Act relative to form of notes. St. 1910, 616. (See 1914, 364.)
Sects. 9, 10. Provision for registration of bonds, etc., held by the com-
monwealth. St. 1909, 136 § 1; 1912, 377. For disposition of premiums
on bonds. St. 1910, 379.
Sect. 10 amended. St. 1908, 250 § 1. (See 1909, 136.)
Sect. 11 amended. St. 1903, 375. (See 1913, 719 § 24.)
Sects. 12-19. See St. 1910, 379 §§ 2, 3; 1913, 719 §§ 12, 13.
Sect. 13 amended. St. 1908, 341 § 1; 1911, 350 § 1. (See 1909, 486
§ 26, 490 I § 96; 1910, 437; 1911, 165, 308.)
Sects. 13-15. See St. 1902, 325; 1911, 463.
Sect. 15. See St. 1905, 191 § 3; 1907, 576 § 104.
Chapter 28. — Of Public Parks, Playgrounds and the Public Domain.
Provision for an art commission. St. 1910, 422.
Provision for public plavgrounds in certain cities and towns. St. 1908,
513; 1910, 508.
Power boats must display lights at night in certain waters. St. 1910,
397.
Act to prohibit pollution of the Charles river. St. 1914, 531.
Act relative to the lighting of reservations, parkways and other lands
under the control of the metropolitan park commission. St. 1914, 515.
Act relative to alteration of name of a public park in certain cases. St.
1909, 134.
The taking of land in certain cases by right of eminent domain is regu-
lated. St. 1904, 443; 1905, 390; 1913, 564. (See 1902, 521 § 1 [17J;
1904, 317; 1913, 525, 719 § 4.)
Act authorizing the Commonwealth, counties, cities and towns to peti-
tion for assessment of damages by a jury for taking or injuring real estate.
St. 1914, 33.
Office of state forester established and duties prescribed. St. 1904, 409;
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1907, 473; 1909, 263, 452; 1911, 244; 1912, 419, 025; 1914, 341, 598.
(See 1907, 475; 1908,209; 1909,394,422; 1910,153,236; 1911,474,722;
1912, 112, 127.) Provision for reforestation. St. 1908, 478; 1909, 214;
1914, 598 §§ 17, 18, 720.
Act to establish a state forest commission and to provide for the purchase
of lands for state forests. St. 1914, 720.
As to metropolitan parks. See St. 1893, 407; 1894, 288; 1895, 450; 1896,
465; 1898, 473, 531; 1899, 400, 406, 419; 1900, 413, 475; 1901, 83, 146,
380; 1902, 77, 166, 172; 1903, 158, 290, 429, 465; 1904, 170, 236, 237,
431; 1905, 366, 456, 457; 1906, 336, 353 § 4, 368, 375, 402; 1907, 404,
433, 449; 1908, 158, 301, 324, 445, 476, 651; 1909, 145, 362, 453, 524;
1910, 582, 585, 028; 1911, 463, 498, 541; 1912, 528, 683, 704, 715; 1913,
417, 525, 545, 685, 789; 1914, 340, 455, 515, 531, 682, 683.
Act relative to the qualifications of inspectors of masonry construction
emploj'ed by the metropolitan park commission, etc. St. 1914, 540.
Act to establish grades for salaries of clerks and stenographers in the
departments of the commonwealth. St. 1914, 605.
Sect. 1 amended. St. 1902, 544 § 7.
Sects. 2, 3. See St. 1903, 158, 331; 1905, 205.
Sects. 6, 8, 10. See St. 1913, 210.
Sect. 8 affected. St. 1914, 33. (See 1905, 266.)
Sect. 10 amended. St. 1908, 341 § 3.
Sect. 10 affected. St. 1914, 33.
Sect. 17. See St. 1908, 590 § 51.
Sect. 19 revised. St. 1910, 508 § 1. (See 1912, 223.)
Sects. 19-22. See St. 1908, 513; 1913, 719 § 3.
Sect. 20 amended. St. 1910, 508 § 2. Affected. St. 1914, 33. (See
1912, 223.)
Sect. 23 amended. St. 1913, 564 § 1.
Sect. 24 affected. St. 1914, 33.
Sects. 25-27 revised. St. 1913, 564 §§ 2-4. (See St. 1902, 57, 495;
1904, 409; 1905, .381; 1906, 268; 1907, 473; 1909, 263, 452; 1911, 242;
1914, 341.)
Sect. 28 amended. St. 1913, 564 § 5.
Chapter 29. — Of the Returns and Registry of Births, Marriages and Deaths.
Provision for printing and preserving certain town records. St. 1902, 470.
Sect. 1 amended. St. 1910, 322 § 1.
Sect. 3 superseded. St. 1912, 280. (See 1910; 93 § 1.)
Sect. 5 amended. St. 1910, 93 § 2.
Sect. 6. See St. 1905, 330 § 1.
Sect. 10 amended. St. 1910, 322 § 2.
Sect. 13 amended. St. 1910, 93 § 3. (See 1910, 249; 1911, 269, 310.)
Sect. 17 amended. St. 1912, 470.
Sect. 18 amended. St. 1903, 305; 1906, 415.
Sect. 22 amended. St. 1902, 544 § 8.
iriG ChaiVoes tk the [Chaps. 30-32.
Chapter 30. — Of Workhouses and Almshouses.
Sect. 1. See St. 1903, 400; 1905, 458; 1909, 504 § 107. Offenders
not to be confined or associated with paupers. St. 1904, 274; 1905, 348.
(See 1905, 344.)
Chapter 31. — Of Watch and Ward.
Sect. 2. See St. 1910, 436.
Sect. 15. Debts of watch districts. St. 1914, 143. Issuing of notes by
watch districts. St. 1913, 727; 1914, 55.
Chapter 32. — Of the State Fire Marshal, Fires, Fire Departments and Fire
Districts.
Act to provide for the better prevention of fires throughout the metro-
politan district. St. 1914, 795.
Offices of state fire marshal, deputy and subordinates abolished and
department transferred to district police. St. 1902, 142; 1903, 365. (See
1904,370,433; 1905,247,280,461; 1908,502; 1909,432; 1910,179,223;
1911, 325, 477; 1913, 452, 807; 1914, 155.) Acts relative to promotion
of call men. St. 1913, 487; 1914, 138.
Acts relative to debts of fire districts. St. 1913, 719 § 3; 1914, 143. To
the issuing of notes by fire, water, watch, light and improvement dis-
tricts. St. 1913, 727; 1914, 55.
Liberating or flying fire balloons prohibited. St. 1910, 141.
Provision for a state fire warden. St. 1911, 722.
Act authorizing the commonwealth, counties, cities and towns to peti-
tion for assessment of damages by a jury for taking or injuring real estate.
St. 1914, 33.
Acts relatiA'e to the pensioning of laborers in the employ of fire and water
districts. St. 1913, 671 ; 1914, 352.
Act to establish grades for salaries of clerks and stenographers in the de-
partments of the commonwealth. St. 1914, 605.
Sects. 1-8. See St. 1910, 328; 1914, 795.
Sect. 15 et seq. Name changed to forest wardens. St. 1907, 475 § 5.
(See 1911, 244, 722; 1912, 625.) Provision for protection of forest or
sprout lands from fire. St. 1907, 475; 1908, 209; 1909, 394; 1911, 244,
722; 1912, 127, 419. Provision for repayment to certain towns of part of
cost of preventing or extinguishing forest fires. St. 1910, 398; 1914, 262.
Sect. 16 amended. St. 1907, 475 § 1; 1913, 600 § 1. (See 1914, 101.)
Sects. 17, 18, 22 repealed. St. 1907, 475 § 10. (See 1914, 101.)
Sect. 20 amended. St. 1907, 475 § 3. (See 1907, 299.)
Sect. 23. See St. 1914, 598 § 21.
Sect. 24. See St. 1908, 209; 1911, 244.
Sect. 25. See St. 1914, 33.
Sect. 26 et seq. See St. 1904, 194, 315, 327; 1911, 352.
Sect. 37. Extended to hospital ambulances. St. 1904, 161. Firemen's
parades authorized in certain cases. St. 1906, 139.
Sect. 38 et seq. See St. 1912, 546; 1913, 655 § 6; 1914, 795 §§ 15, 16, 10.
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Sect. 45. See St. 1908, 133.
Sect. 49 amended. St. 1906, (53.
Sects. 49-70. See St. 1914, 795 § 1.
Sect. 59 et seq. See St. 1908, 594; 1909, 136, 148; 1910, 137, 379.
Sect. 67 revised. St. 1908, 98.
Sects. 71, 72. Amount increased. St. 1902, 108; 1906, 171. (See
1914, 615.)
Sect. 73 revised. St. 1903, 253; 1911, 90.
Sect. 77. See St. 1910, 261.
Sect. 81 amended. St. 1906, 476; 1912, 574; 1913, 800; 1914, 519.
(See 1904, 327; 1907, 186.)
Chapter 33. — Of Pounds and Field Drivers.
Sect. 35. See St. 1906, 185; 1907,363; 1908,133; 1909,302; 1913,281.
Chapter 34. — Of the Manufacture and Distribution of Gas and Electricity
by Cities and Towns.
This chapter is repealed and superseded by acts to consolidate the laws
relating to the manufacture, distribution and sale of gas and electricity.
St. 1914, 742.
Act to establish grades for salaries of clerks and stenographers in the
departments of the commonwealth. St. 1914, 605.
Sect. 1 in part repealed. St. 1906, 463 III § 158. (See 1902, 449;
1906, 218, 463 III § 59 ct scq.)
Sect. 7 revised. St. 1908, 341 § 4.
Sect. 10 amended. St. 1903, 255 § 1.
Sect. 11 revised. St. 1905, 410 § 1. (See 1905, 410 § 7; 1906, 422.)
Sect. 12 revised. St. 1905, 410 § 2.
Sect. 18 repealed and superseded. St. 1909, 173.
Sect. 20 revised. St. 1905, 410 § 3.
Sect. 21 revised. St. 1905, 410 § 4; 1906, 411; 1908, 486.
Sect. 27 revised. St. 1905, 410 § 5.
Sect. 29 revised. St. 1905, 410 § 6.
Sect. 32 (new) added. St. 1905, 410 § 7.
Chapter 35. — Of the Public Records.
Certain public records in Norfolk to be transferred to Essex. St. 1902,
Accounts kept in regular course of business made admissible in evidence.
St. 1913, 288.
County commissioners of Berkshire to make copies of certain records
in the registry of the middle district of said county. vSt. 1914, 478.
Sect. 2 amended. St. 1913, 485 § 1.
Sect. 3 amended. St. 1913, 485 § 2. (See 1902, 470 § 1.)
Sect. 5. See St. 1903, 177.
Sect. 5 et seq. Act providing for attesting and certifying public records
in certain cases. St. 1907, 225.
1118 Changes in the [Chaps. 36-39.
Sect. 9 amended. St. 1908, 57.
Sects. 12, 14. As to custody of certain records. See St. 1902, 311 §§ 2, 3.
Sect. 15 amended. St. 1913, 355.
Sect. 16 amended. St. 1913, 485 § 3.
Sect. 17 limited. St. 1903, 177; 1905, 330 § 3.
Sect. 23 amended. St. 1903, 177 § 1.
Chapter 36. — Of Parishes and Religious Societies.
Sect. 27 amended. St. 1905, 167.
Sect. 52 amended. St. 1911, 261.
Chapter 38. — Of Libraries.
Act to establish grades for salaries of clerks and stenographers in the
departments of the commonwealth. St. 1914, 605.
Sect. 2. Treasurers to give bonds. St. 1912, 241; 1913, 180.
Sects. 2-5. See St. 1904, 209.
Sect. 4. See St. 1903, 442; 1906, 428, 527; 1907, 278-281.
Sects. 6-8. See St. 1911, 140; 1913,93; 1914,118.
Sect. 11 affected. St. 1910, 396 § 1.
Sect. 11 et seq. See St. 1902, 470 § 1; 1913, 668.
Sect. 12 amended. St. 1910, 396 § 2; 1914, 373 § 2. (See 1914, 522.)
Sects. 13-15. See St. 1914, 373.
Sect. 15. Provision for annual expenditure. St. 1906, 183; 1913, 316.
Chapter 39. — Of the Board of Education.
Acts to consolidate the board of education and the commission on indus-
trial education. St. 1909, 457; 1910,282; 1911,466; 1912,80.
Acts relative to vocational education. St. 1906, 505; 1908, 572, 639;
1909, 457, 472, 489, 540; 1911, 471, 605; 1912, 106; 1913, 295, 384; 1914,
174, 391.
i\.cts relative to the employment of school teachers through the board
of education. St. 1906, 399; 1907, 213; 1911, 375, 731 § 1; 1913, 205.
(See 1908, 427.)
Board may provide transportation for children in certain cases. St.
1903, 483. Form or adjust unions of towns for employment of super-
intendents. St. 1903,299; 1904,215; 1911,384,444. State Normal School,
Framingham. St. 1914, 579.
Act to regulate correspondence and other like schools. St. 1914, 658.
Act to regulate the sale of stock, etc., by persons, firms, associations or
corporations, publishing or selling school or text books, or doing business
as correspondence schools. St. 1914, 658.
Act to establish grades for salaries of clerks and stenographers in the de-
partments of the commonwealth. St. 1914, 605.
Sect. 2 amended. St. 1904, 234 § 1.
Sects. 3-9 superseded. St. 1909, 457; 1910, 282; 1911, 466; 1912,
80; 1913, 421. (See 1903, 456; 1904, 173, 234; 1906, 502 § 6; 1908, 189.)
Sect. 6 amended. St. 1909, 457 § 4.
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Sect. 9. See St. 190G, 200; 1908,427; 1911,375. (See, also. Res. 1914,
52.)
Sect. 10 amended. St. 1912, 79. (See 1908, 597; Res. 1914, 52.)
Sect. 11. See St. 1908,257.
Sects. 12-16 repealed. St. 1904, 234 § 3. (See 1903, 456; 1906, 502
§ 6; 1907, 457; 1908, 189; 1910, 282; 1911, 466; 1912, 80.)
Sect. 15. See St. 1906, 399 § 2.
Sect. 17. See St. 1912, 481.
Sects. 19-21. See St. 1906, 385; 1907, 173.
Sect. 20. See St. 1905, 211 § 1.
Chapter 40. — Of Teachers' Institutes and Associations.
Teachers' retirement associations. St. 1913, 832; 1914, 494.
Sects. 2, 6 in part repealed. St. 1903, 456 § 4.
Sect. 4 amended. St. 19.04, 383; 1905, 260 § 1.
Sect. 5 repealed. St. 1905, 260 § 2.
Chapter 41. — Of the School Funds.
As to technical education fund. See St. 1904, 174.
Sects. 4, 5 repealed and new provisions made for distribution of income
of the school fund. St. 1903, 456; 1904, 107. (See 1904, 189.)
Sect. 6 amended. St. 1913, 340.
Chapter 42. — Of the Public Schools.
Cities and towns may provide free meals for school children. St. 1913, 575.
Provision for appointment of school physicians. St. 1906, 502; 1908,
189, 412; 1910, 257 §§ 1, 2. (See 1911, 269.) For continuation schools
for working children. St. 1913, 805; 1914, 174, 391.
Acts relative to the employment of school teachers through the board
of education. St. 1906, 399; 1907, 213; 1911, 375, 731 § 1; 1913, 205, 368.
(See 1904, 173; 1908, 427.)
Provisions for schools in Boston. St. 1895, 408; 1897, 202, 442; 1898,
400; 1899, 362; 1900, 235, 237; 1901, 448, 473; 1902, 386; 1903, 170;
1904, 212, 376; 1905, 349, 392; 1906, 205, 231, 259, 318, 489 § 8; 1907,
295, 357, 450; 1908, 524, 589; 1909, 120, 223, 388, 446, 537; 1910, 617;
1911, 708; 1912, 195, 569; 1913, 337, 389, 615; 1914, 274 §§ 3, 4, 331,
489, 494.
Acts relative to use of school halls for other than school purposes. St.
1911,367; 1912,157,320; 1913,391; 1914,538.
Act relative to the tenure of office and salaries of teachers and super-
intendents of public schools. St. 1914, 714.
Provision for schools for the blind. St. 1906, 385 §§ 4-6. For indus-
trial and vocational education. St. 1906, 505; 1908, 572, 639; 1909, 457,
472, 489, 540; 1911, 471, 605; 1912, 106; 1913, 295, 384; 1914, 128, 174,
207, 391. (See 1904, 248; 1905, 211; 1910, 567; 1912, 445; 1913, 805.)
For a state school for the feeble-minded. St. 1909, 504 §§ 59-65. (See
1906,508; 1907,421; 1908,629.)
1120 Changes in the [Chap. 43.
School committee of city of Boston empowered to obtain information
concerning public schools. St. 1914, 274 §§ 3, 4. And to provide for a
school administration building. St. 1914, 331.
Sect. 1 amended. St. 1908, 181; 1910,524; 1911,247. (See 1912, 368
§ 3; Res. 1914,52.)
Sect. 2 amended. St. 1914, 556. (See 1908, 427; 1911, 375, 537.)
Sect. 3 amended. St. 1902, 433; 1906, 200; 1911, 537; 1913, 396.
(See 1908,427; 1913, 779 § 1.)
Sect. 8. See St. 1903, 299; 1911, 384, 444.
Sect. 10 repealed. St. 1906, 505 § 8.
Sect. 11 superseded. St. 1914, 590.
Sects. 11-13. See St. 1909, 514 § 7; 1911, 241, 309; 1913, 467.
Sect. 14. See St. 1904, 172.
Sect. 20. See St. 1905, 328; 1908, 354.
Sects. 25-39. School committees authorized to exhibit school work in
certain cases. St. 1904, 172. No member of school committee shall be
eligible to position of teacher, master or superintendent of public schools
of the town or district. St. 1904, 173. Pensions for teachers. St. 1908,
498; 1913, 832. Teachers not to be restricted in exercise of certain political
rights. St. 1913,628. School committees may establish classes for training
teachers for continuation and vocational schools. St. 1914, 174. (See
1914, 391.) Act relative to tenure of office and salaries of teachers and
superintendents. St. 1914, 714.
Sects. 27, 34. Acts relative to authority of school committees. St.
1906, 251, 399; 1911, 309, 314, 367; 1912, 320; 1913, 391, 832 § 9; 1914,
538, 714. (See 1914, 128.)
Sect. 28. See St. 1906, 399; 1908,498; 1911,731.
Sect. 30 repealed. St. 1903, 456 § 4. (See 1904, 107.)
Sect. 31 amended. St. 1914, 714.
Sect. 32 affected. St. 1914, 714.
Sect. 34 amended. St. 1910, 201.
Sect. 39. See St. 1904, 107 § 2.
Sects. 40, 41, 44 affected. St. 1911, 444; 1914, 714.
Sect. 43 amended. St. 1911, 399; 1912, 114. (See 1906, 505 § 4.)
Sects. 43-48. Board of education may form or adjust unions of towns.
St. 1903, 299; 1904, 215; 1911, 384, 444. (See 1911, 375, 731; 1914, 714
§7.)
Sect. 44 amended. St. 1911, 384.
Sect. 49. See St. 1911, 367; 1912, 157, 320; 1913, 391; 1914, 538.
Sect. 50 revised. St. 1911, 232. (See 1909, 229; Res. 1911, 5.)
Chapter 43. — Of School Registers and Returns.
Sects. 1, 2 amended. St. 1912, 368 §§ 1, 2.
Sect. 3 amended. St. 1914, 443 § 1. (See 1910, 249; 1911, 269, 310.)
Sect. 4 amended. St. 1912, 368 § 3; 1913, 356; 1914, 443 § 2.
Sects. 5-9 amended. St. 1912, 368 §§ 4-8.
Sect. 11 amended. St. 1912, 368 § 9. (See 1905, 320; 1906, 383.)
Chaps. 44-47.] REVISED LaWS. 1121
Chapter 44. — Of School Attendance.
Act to prohibit the charging of fees for certificates relating to school
attendance, etc. St. 1914, 316.
Sects. 1-4 revised. St. 1913, 779 §§ 1-4. (See 1903, 483; 1905, 320,
375; 1906, .383, 413, 489; 1909, 514 § 17; 1910, 249; 1911, 241, 268, 269,
309, 310; 1912, 191, 368 § 9; 1913, 467, 779 § 1, 831 §§ 19, 24-26; 1914,
590, 738.)
Sect. 5. See St. 1913, 779 § 4.
Sect. 6 amended. St. 1906, 371; 1907,215.
Chapter 46. — Of the Nautical Training School.
Title changed. St. 1913, 224.
Sect. 5 amended. St. 1903, 171. (See 1908, 195, 469; 1913, 295; 1914,
615.)
Chapter 46. — Of Truants and Truant Schools.
x\ct to provide for the commitment of habitual truants, habitual absentees
and habitual school offenders. St. 1906, 389. (See 1906, 413, 489, 499
§ 3; 1907, 137, 195, 411; 1908, 286; 1909, 514 §§ 57, 62-65; 1911, 202;
1913, 457, 467, 779 § 13.)
Acts relative to wayward and delinquent children. St. 1906, 413, 489,
499; 1907,411; 1908,637. (See 1910, 332; 1911,595; 1912,187; 1913,
457, 796, 831 § 25.)
Acts relative to commitments to the industrial school for boys. St.
1909, 472 § 2; 1911, 605; 1914, 207.
Act to authorize the establishment of disciplinary day schools in the city
of Boston and the abolition of the parental school of said city. St. 1914,
738.
Sect. 1 amended. St. 1902, 256; 1913, 779 § 5; 1914, 738. (See 1906,
148; 1908, 103.)
Sects. 3-6 revised. St. 1913, 779 §§ 6-9; 1914, 738. (See 1903, 3.30
§§ 1-3; 1904, 220 §§ 1-3; 1906, 389, 413, 489; 1908, 286; 1912, 368 § 9;
1913, 831 §§ 19, 24-26.)
Sect. 8 revised. St. 1913, 779 § 10. (See 1904, 220 § 4.)
Sect. 9 amended. St. 1903, 308 § 1.
Sect. 10 revised. St. 1913, 779 § 11; 1914, 738. (See 1903, 3.30 § 4.)
Sect. 11. See 1903, 334 §§ 1-3; 1906, 389, 413, 489, 499 § 5, 501 ; 1907,
137, 158, 195.
Sect. 12 amended. St. 1912, 5^2, 711.
Sect. 13 revised. St. 1913, 779 § 12. (See St. 1904, 356; 1906, 499;
1911, 175; 1912, 372.)
Chapter 47. — Of State Highways.
Provision for maintenance of state highways. St. 1913, 773, 774; 1914,
514.
As to the Massachusetts highway commission. See St. 1903, 473; 1904,
108, 117; 1905, 311; 1906, 412, 433; 1907, 446, 580; 1908, 279, 296 § 4,
1122 ChAN^GES Ifi THE [Chap. 48.
642, 648; 1909, 134, 454, 464, 534 §§ 17, 18, 20, 24-27, 31; 1910, 487,
488, 498, 511, 514, 591, 646; 1911, 38, 184, 557, 578, 677, 678, 746; 1912,
591 § 5, 646, 647, 677, 697, 699, 703, 704, 715 § 8, 716, 717; 1913, 116, 530,
639, 663, 773, 774, 803; 1914, 182, 203, 304, 420, 514, 585, 659, 668, 741;
Res. 88.
Acts relative to shade trees on state highways. St. 1905, 279; 1908,
296, 297.
Act relative to clearing of obstructions upon lands bordering upon state
highways. St. 1914, 304.
Act to regulate the use of air craft. St. 1913, 663.
Provision for expenses. St. 1902, 246; 1903, 280; 1904, 244; 1908,
642.
Act relative to proof of contributory negligence in actions for damages
for injuries. St. 1914, 553.
Act to regulate operation of motor vehicles in Nantucket. St. 1914,
585.
Act to establish grades for salaries of clerks and stenographers in the de-
partments of the commonwealth. St. 1914, 605.
Sects. 1,2. Acts relative to motor vehicles and to the operation thereof.
St. 1909, 534; 1910, 525, 605; 1911, 37; 1912, 123, 400; 1913, 95, 116,
803; 1914, 420, 585, 695. (See 1902, 315; 1903, 473; 1905, 311, 366;
1906, 353, 412; 1907, 203, 408, 494, 580; 1908, 263, 467, 642, 648; 1910,
516.)
Sect. 3. See St. 1906, 433 § 4; 1910, 514.
Sect. 5 amended. St. 1909, 464 § 1.
Sect. 6 amended. St. 1904, 108 § 1; 1909, 464 § 2. (See 1904, 117,
317, 443.)
Sect. 7. See St. 1910, 498.
Sects. 9, 13. See St. 1905, 266.
Sect. 10. Towns and cities may contribute toward expense of con-
struction. St. 1904, 125. (See 1907, 196.)
Sect. 11. See St. 1905, 279; 1910, 498; 1914, 304.
Sect. 12. See St. 1912, 697; 1913, 778 § 11.
Sect. 13. See St. 1914, 553.
Sect. 16 revised. St. 1913, 773; 1914, 514. (See 1903, 280 §2; 1904,
244; 1908, 642 §1; 1909, 454, 534 § 30; 1910,-525,605.)
Sect. 17 revised. St. 1908, 279.
Sect. 20. See St. 1914, 304.
Sect. 21 affected. St. 1914, 742 §§ 130, 199. (See St. 1905, 279; 1906,
463 III § 72; 1909, 134.)
Chapter 48. — Of the Laying Out and Discontinuance of Ways and of
Damages caused by the Taking of Land for Public Uses.
Provision for appeal in case of alteration of name of a public way, place
or section or of any public park, where the name has been in use for twenty-
five years. St. 1909, 134.
Act to give to cities jurisdiction over highways and bridges. St. 1913, 546.
Chap. 48.] REVISED LawS. 1123
Act relative to common landing places. St. 1908, 600.
Provision for laying out, etc., of ways in towns by a board of survey.
St. 1907, 191. And for maintenance by neighboring cities or towns. St.
1907, 196. As to maintenance of certain bridges, see St. 1908,552. Main-
tenance of state highways. St. 1913, 774,
Acts relative to damages for the taking of property by right of eminent
domain. St. 1904, 317; 1905, 390; 1913, 401. (See 1902, 521 § 1; 1913,
68, 148, 525; 1914, 33, 569.)
. Act to authorize the commonwealth, counties, cities and towns to peti-
tion for assessment of damages by a jury for taking or injuring real estate.
St. 1914, 33.
Sect. 1 amended. St. 1912, 554 § 1.
Sects. 1-5. See St. 1907, 191.
Sect. 3 amended. St. 1912, 554 § 2.
Sects. 4-7 amended. St. 1912, 554 §§ 3-6.
Sect. 8 revised. St. 1912, 554 § 7.
Sect. 11 amended. St. 1912, 554 § 8.
Sect. 12 amended. St. 1912, 554 § 9. (See 1907, 191 § 4.)
Sects. 13-16. See St. 1904, 317, 443; 1905, 390.
Sects. 17-26. See St. 1906,463 II § 95 et seq.; 1911, 741 § 21; 1913,
777 § 34.
Sect. 20. See St. 1914, 33.
Sects. 20, 26, 27. See St. 1905, 266.
Sect. 27. See St. 1914, 33.
Sect. 33. See St. 1909, 504 § 37.
Sect 44 See St. 1914 33.
Sect! 52* amended. St.' 1903, 243. (See 1904, 125; 1907, 196.)
Sects. 54, 55 amended. St. 1908, 431 §§ 4, 5.
Sect. 56 amended. St. 1912, 554 § 10.
Sect. 68 et seq. See St. 1904, 317.
Sect. 80. See St. 1914, 33.
Sect. 85. See St. 1906, 463 III § 50.
Sect. 88. Ways in Suffolk. St. 1888, 397; 1891, 323; 1892, 401, 415
§ 3, 418; 1895, 494; 1896, 237; 1897, 166, 167, 319, 394; 1898, 210, 252,
298, 566; 1899, 433, 443,450; 1900,478; 1901, 199,465; 1902,521; 1906,
214, 258, 393; 1912, 240, 661; 1913, 536, 554. (See 1898, 540 § 2; 1903,
331 § 2; 1905, 205 § 1; 1908, 447; 1913, 148, 432, 680; 1914, 569.)
An act relative to Boston bridges. St. 1902, 224. (See 1904, 412.)
Sect. 90. See St. 1906, 463 II §§ 2, 7; 1914, 33.
Sect. 93. See St. 1914, 33.
Sect. 97. See St. 1904, 117.
Sect. 102. See St. 1911, 142.
Sect. 103 amended. St. 1913, 572.
Sect. 104 amended. St. 1912, 24.
Sect. 105 amended. St. 1910, 511 § 1.
Sect. 106 amended. St. 1910, 511 § 2.
Sect. \Q)1 et seq. See St. 1904, 317; 1908, 499; 1909, 243; 1911, 135;
1914. 33.
1124 Changes in the [Chaps. 49, oo.
Sect. 109. See St. 1914, 742 § 128.
Sect. 113 extended. See St. 1914, .33.
Sect. 114. See St. 1911, 741 § 21; 1913, 777 § 34.
Chapter 49. — Of Sewers, Drains and Sidewalks.
Act to provide for treatment or purification of sewage. St. 1909, 433.
As to metropolitan water and sewerage system, see St. 1889, 439; 1895,
342, 406; 1897, 80, 81, 83, 88, 502; 1901, 168; 1902, 101, 189; 1903, 161,
242; 1905, 457; 1906, 235, 337, 3.38, 369, 404, 406, 457, 5.30; 1907, 165,
238, 349, 524; 1908, 556, 558; 1909, 177, 243, 258, 282, 320, 473; 1910,
32, 291, 292; 1911, 5, 541; 1912, .528, 694; 1913, 685; 1914, 455, 601;
Res. 96.
As to Boston, see St. 1891, 323; 1892, 402; 1894, 227, 256; 1895, 297,
494; 1896, 237, 359; 1897, 426; 1898, 257; 1899, 450; 1900, 126, 478;
1901,199; 1902,521,526; 1903,268; 1906,393; 1912,371; 1913,536,-554;
1914, 569.
Provision for separate sj'stems of drainage. St. 1903, 383. (See 1907,
464; 1912, 635 §§ 6, 37.)
Act to authorize the commonwealth, counties, cities and towns to peti-
tion for assessment of damages by jury for taking of real estate for the
purpose of sewers, etc. St. 1914, .33.
Act relative to the qualifications of inspectors of masonry construction
employed bv the metropolitan water and sewerage board, etc. St. 1914,
540.
Act to establish grades for salaries of clerks and stenographers in the de-
partments of the commonwealth. St. 1914, 605.
Sect. 1. See St. 1907, 191 § 4.
Sect. 2. See St. 1904, 317, 443; 1905, 266, 390.
Sect. 4. See St. 1914, 33.
Sect. 15 amended. St. 1907, 177; 1908, 356; 1910, 330; 1914, 450.
Sect. 16 amended. St. 1908, 453.
Sect. 24 amended. St. 1907, 365.
Sect. 30. See St. 1903, 383 § 1.
Sects. 43-45. Provision for apportionment of sidewalk assessments.
St. 1908, 216.
Chapter 60. — Of Betterments and Other Assessments on Account of the
Cost of Public Improvements.
Provision for authoritative ascertainment of municipal liens on real
estate. St. 1907, 378; 1908, 299; 1909, 490 II § 20. (See 1911, 75.)
As to assessments in Boston, see St. 1902, 521 § 1, 527; 1903, 235; 1906,
393; 1912,371; 1913, 536.
Act to authorize the commonwealth, counties, cities and towns to peti-
tion for assessment of damages by a jury for taking or injuring real estate.
St. 1914, 33.
Sect. 1. See St. 1904, 443 § 23; 1906, 463 III §§ 67-69; 1913, 546.
Sect. 3. See St. 1904, 317.
Chaph. 5i-5o.] Revised Laws. 1125
Sect. 5. See St. 1911,75.
Sect. 6. See St. 1914, 33.
Sect. 11 revised. St. 1902, 503.
Sects. 15, 16. Provision for apportionment of sidewalk assessments.
St. 1908, 216.
Chapter 51. — Of the Repair of Ways and Bridges.
Act relative to the maintenance of highways by neighboring cities or
towns. St. 1907, 196. (See 1910, 525.) Relative to repair and mainte-
nance of certain bridges. St. 1908, 552. (See 1911, 581, 587.)
Provision for paving private passageways in certain cities. St. 1894,
119; 1907, 256.
Act to authorize the commonwealth, counties, cities and towns to peti-
tion for assessment of damages bv a jury for taking or injuring real estate.
St. 1914, 33.
x\ct relative to proof of contributory negligence in actions for the recovery
of damages for injuries. St. 1914, 553.
Sect. 1. See St. 1909, 289.
Sect. 16. See St. 1914, 33.
Sect. 17. See St. 1913, 290.
Sects. 17-18. See St. 1914, 553.
Sects. 20-22 affected. St. 1908, 305; 1913, 324.
Sect. 21 amended. St. 1910, 166 § 1; 1912, 221.
Chapter 52. — Of Regulations and By-Laws relative to Ways and Bridges.
Licenses for street stands in Boston. St. 1907, 584; 1909, 329. Garages.
St. 1913. 577.
Provisions for regulating use and operation of automobiles and motor
vehicles. St. 1902, 315; 1909, 534; 1910, 525, 605; 1911, 37; 1912, 123,
400; 1913, 95, 116, 123, 530, 803; 1914, 190, 204, 420. (See 1903, 473;
1905, 311, 366; 1906, 353, 412; 1907, 203, 408, 494, 580; 1908, 263, 642,
648; 1910, 516; 1913, 592.)
Certain vehicles to carry lights at night. St. 1911, 578; 1914, 182.
Sect. 1. See St. 1906, 234.
Sect. 5. See St. 1902, 205.
Sect. 6. See St. 1912, 372.
Sects. 7, 8. Rights of way in streets. St. 1904, 161; 1905, 465 § 149;
1906, 139; 1908, 604 § 166. (See 1912, 147.)
Sect. 18 et seq. See St. 1913, 161.
Sect. 31. See St. 1913, 803 § 5.
Chapter 53. — Of the Boundaries of Highways and Other Public Places
and Encroachments thereon.
Act relative to the removal of slash and brush from highways or public
roads. St. 1914, 101.
Sects. 6-11 repealed. St. 1910, 363 § 2. (See 1908, 296.)
Sect. 12 amended. St. 1908, 296 § 2; 1910, 321, 363. (See 1902, 57;
1126 Changes in the [Chaps. 54-56.
1904,409; 1905,279,381; 1906,268; 1907,475; 1908,297.)
Sect. 13 amended. St. 1908, 296 § 3; 1910, 363.
Sect. 14 repealed. St. 1907, 475 § 10. (See 1908, 209: 1909, 394;
1910, 398; 1911, 244; 1914, 101.)
Sect. 16. See Res. 1911, 5.
Chapter 54. — Of the Law of the Road.
Acts relative to the law of the road. St. 1908, 512; 1913, 223, 432.
Vehicles to carry a light at night. St. 1911, 578; 1914, 182.
Acts regulating use and operation of motor vehicles. St. 1909, 534;
1910, 525, 605; 1911, 37; 1912, 123, 400; 1913, 95, 116, 123, 530, 803;
1914, 190, 420, 585, 695. (See 1902, 315; 1903, 473 §§ 3-11; 1905, 311,
366; 1906, 353, 412, 433; 1907, 203, 408, 494, 580; 1908, 263, 467, 642,
648; 1910, 516; 1911, 477, 578.)
Act to regulate the use of air craft. St. 1913, 663.
Rights of way. St. 1904, 161; 1905, 465 § 149; 1906, 139; 1908, 604
§ 166. (See 1912, 147.)
Sects. 1, 2 affected. St. 1913, 223.
Sect. 5 (new) added. St. 1913, 223.
Chapter 55. — Of Ferries and Canals.
Power boats must display lights at night in certain waters. St. 1910, 397.
Chapter 56. — Of the Regulation of Trade and the Inspection and Sale of
Food.
Act to make uniform the law relating to the sale of goods. St. 1908,
237. (See 1910, 214.)
Act relative to the sale of shingles. St. 1913, 574.
Act relative to the sale of firearms. St. 1911, 495.
Acts relative to manufacture, transportation and sale of, and to prevent
monopolies and discriminations in articles in common use. St. 1908, 454;
1911, 503; 1912, 651. (See 1913, 709.) Cold storage eggs. St. 1913, 538;
1914, 545. Sale and use of eggs unfit for food. St. 1913, 654.
Acts to regulate cold storage of food products. St. 1910, 640; 1912, 652.
Provision for inspection of milk. St. 1909, 405, 443; 1910, 114, 457,
633 § 3. (See 1910, 641; 1911, 278; 1913, 761.) Production and sale of
milk. St. 1914, 744. Of petroleum. St. 1911, 204. Act relative to manu-
facture and sale of ice cream. St. 1913, 743; 1914, 67.
Act to regulate lease and sale of machinery, tools, implements and appli-
ances. St. 1907, 469. To regulate sale of unwholesome food. St. 1913, 687.
Proprietary drugs and foods. St. 1906, 386; 1907, 259; 1908, 307;
1910,387; 1911,289,341,372; 1912,283.
Acts relative to wood alcohol. St. 1905, 220; 1910, 541.
Labeling evaporated, concentrated or condensed milk. St. 1911, 610;
1912, 474.
Misrepresentations as to merchandise for sale are made punishable. St.
1902, 397; 1907, 383; 1912, 489. (See 1903, 415.)
Chap. 57.] REVISED LaWS. 1127
Act to regulate the sale of food fish. St. 1914, 367.
Act relative to establishments for the manufacture of sausages, chopped
meat, and for the breaking or canning of eggs. St. 1914, 325. (See 1914,
634.)
Acts relative to the sale of sausage meat. St. 1913, 650; 1914,634. (See
1914, 325.)
Act to require the marking of packages containing foods. St. 1914, 653.
Sects. 3, 4 repealed. Office of inspector general of fish abolished, and
powers and duties transferred to commissioners on fisheries and game. St.
1902, 138.
Sect. 5 repealed. St. 1903, 196 § 1.
Sect. 42 extended. St. 1910, 394; 1913, 743.
Sects. 42, 52. See St. 1908, 531 § 5; 1909, 405; 1910, 495; 1911, 218,
266.
Sect. 48 amended. St. 1903, 361.
Sect. 51 amended. St. 1909, 405 §§ 1, 4; 1910, 114.
Sects. 51, 52. See St. 1910, 394, 457, 633 § 3.
Sect. 52 amended. St. 1909, 405 §§ 2, 4. Affected. St. 1914. 744.
Sects. 53, 54 revised.. St. 1909, 443. Affected. St. 1914^ 744. (See
1909,405 §3; 1910, 633.)
Sect. 55 et seq. See St. 1906, 116 §§ 1, 2, 323; 1908, 570; 1909, 531;
1910, 462.
Act to authorize incorporation of medical milk commissions. St. 1911,
506.
Sect. 56 revised. St. 1908, 643.
Sect. 56 et seq. Standard established for cream. St. 1907, 216. Ice
cream. St. 1913, 743 § 1; 1914, 67.
Sect. 57 amended. St. 1910, 641 § 2.
Sect. 39. See St. 1906, 116 § 3, 323; 1908, 435.
Sects. 61-64. See St. 1910, 394.
Sect. 62 amended. St. 1910, 641 § 1.
Sect. 65. See St. 1911, 610.
Sects. 65-69 superseded. St. 1912, 218.
Sect. 65 et seq. Name of station changed. St. 1907, 66.
Sects. 67, 68 amended. St. 1909, 425.
Sect. 70 affected. St. 1907, 243. Amended. St. 1908, 411 § 1; 1912,
448; 1914, 627. (See 1903, 220; 1908, 329; 1909, 471, 474; 1910, 590;
1911, 297, 534.)
Sect. 70 ct seq. See St. 1902, 312; 1903, 220; 1908, 329; 1909, 471, 476;
1911, 297; 1912, 248, 603; 1913, 570; 1914, 206.
Sect. 71 amended. St. 1908, 411 § 2.
Sect. 72 amended. St. 1908, 411 § 3. (See 1910, 590.)
Sect. 73 limited. St. 1907, 293.
Chapter 57. — Of the Inspection and Sale of Various Articles.
Act relative to sale of firearms. St. 1911, 4951 Of shingles. St. 1913,
574.
Acts relative to paint, turpentine and linseed oil. St. 1908, 531; 1911,
218,266; 1914, 795 § 6. Sale of peas and beans for planting. St. 1913, 713.
1128 Changes in the [Chap. 68.
Provision for penalty for giving false weight or measure. St. 1907, 394;
1911, 163; 1914,346,379.
Inspection of petroleum. St. 1911, 204; 1914, 795 §§ 3, 6.
Baking powders to be labeled with names of ingredients. St. 1902, 540.
Acts relative to monopolies and to manufacture, sale, etc., of articles in
common use. St. 1908, 454; 1911, 503; 1912, 651. (See 1913, 709.)
Act to require the marking of packages containing foods. St. 1914, 653.
Sect. 4 amended. St. 1909, 191.
Sect. 6 revised. St. 1908, 197.
Sects. 11-17 revised. St. 1911, 388. (See 1907, 289.)
Sect. 11 et seq. Regulations for sale of feed stuffs. St. 1912, 527. (See
1903, 122 §§ 1-10; 1904, 332.) Of commercial fertilizers. St. 1911, 388.
Regulation of sale of unwholesome food. St. 1913, 687.
Sect. 12. Name of station changed. St. 1907, 66.
Sect. 18. See St. 1907, 289; 1911, 388 §§ 7, 12.
Sect. 20 repealed. St. 1903, 122 § 11.
Sect. 21 revised. St. 1912, 246; 1913, 713.
Sect. 22 amended. St. 1909, 350.
Sect. 24 revised. St. 1903, 408 §§ 1-3; 1905, 209; 1911, 380.
Sects. 31, 39, 46, 60, 63, 91. See St. 1907, 394; 1911, 163.
Sects. 32, 33. See St. 1914, 795 § 3.
Sect. 39 amended. St. 1902, 459.
Sect. 66 revised. St. 1911, 600 § 1.
Sect. 67 revised. St. 1911, 600 § 2.
Sect. 69 repealed. St. 1911, 600 § 5.
Sect. 83. A woman or a non-resident may be appointed a weigher of
coal. St. 1902, 159, 453 § 1.
Sect. 84 revised. St. 1907, 228 § 1.
Sect. 84 et seq. License for dealer in coal or coke. St. 1903, 484;
1906, 434.
Sect. 85 repealed. St. 1907, 228 § 2.
Sect. 86 revised. St. 1908, 205 § 1.
Sect. 87 amended. St. 1908, 205 § 2; 1909, 424 § 1.
Sect. 88 amended. St. 1902, 453 § 2; 1908, 304; 1910, 219 § 1.
Sect. 89 amended. St. 1902, 453 § 3; 1910, 219 § 2.
Sect. 91 amended. St. 1902, 453 § 4.
Chapter 58. — Of the Inspection of Gas and Gas Meters.
This chapter is repealed and superseded by act to consolidate the laws
relating to the manufacture, distribution and sale of gas and electricity.
St. 1914, 742.
Sect. 1. Powers and duties of inspector transferred to board of gas
and electric light commissioners. St. 1902, 228 § 1. (See 1906, 422.)
Inspector's salaries. St. 1908, 536 § 2. (See 1902, 228 § 6; 1907, 54 § 2;
1908, 529; 1909, 316, 477, 483.)
Sects. 1-7. Repeal and substitute. St. 1902, 228; 1907,54; 1908,536;
1909, 483; 1913, 317. (See 1908, 195, 469; 1909, 318.)
ciiAi's. .■,9-G2.] Rp:viskd Laws. 1129
Sect. 2. See St. 1914, 615.
Sect. 9 superseded. St. 1909, 483 § 1.
Sect. 13 superseded. St. 1909, 483 § 2.
Sect. 14 superseded. St. 1909, 483 § 3; 1912. 233. (See 1902, 228;
1-903, 464 § 1.)
Sect. 19 superseded. St. 1909, 483 § 4.
Chapter 59. — Of the Measuring of Upper Leather.
This chapter is repealed and superseded by St. 1913, 502. (See 1913, 503.)
Chapter 60. — Of the Survey and Sale of Lumber, Ornamental Wood and
Ship Timber.
Sect. 1. See St. 1908, 195, 469; 1914, 615.
Sect. 4 amended. St. 1902, 477 § 1.
Sect. 7 amended. St. 1902, 477 § 2.
Sects. 9-11 repealed. St. 1902, 477 § 3.
Chapter 62. — Of Weights and Measures.
The provisions of this chapter are extended to scales, balances, etc.,
having a device to indicate price as well as weight. St. 1907, 535. And
to certain devices for adjusting, testing, etc., used for hire or reward. St.
1909, 412 § 1. Mechanical devices for measuring leather. St. 1913, 503.
(See 1913, 502.)
Acts relative to the penaltv for giving false weight or measure. St.
1907, 394; 1911, 163; 1914, 379, 387. (See 1909, 350.) Act to establish
tolerances in sale of commodities by weight. St. 1913, 801. Tolerances
in packages containing malt beverages. St. 1914, 525.
Provision for the testing and sealing of taximeters. St. 1909, 541.
Act to require the marking of packages containing foods. St. 1914, 653.
Provisions relative to sealers and deputv sealers of weights and measures.
St. 1914, 4.52.
Act to regulate weighing of precious stones. St. 1914, 183.
Relative to venue of complaints and prosecutions concerning false weights
and measures. St. 1914, 387.
Sect. 2 amended. St. 1914, 525.
Sects. 2, 3. See St. 1903, 408 § 1.
Sect. 3 amended. St. 1902, 115; 1911, 397.
Sect. 4 amended. St. 1910, 297; 1912, 284; 1913, 176.
Sects. 8-11 in part superseded and a state commission established. St.
1907, 534; 1910, 465; 1911, 632; 1912, 256. (See 1902, 457; 1909, 424
§2,541 §§2,3; 1914,615.)
Sects. 12-20. County treasurers not to huxe custody of standard
weights, etc., or to act as sealers. St. 1909, 310.
Sect. 14 amended. St. 1914, 633 § 1.
Sect. 17 amended. St. 1902, 539. (See 1913, 503.)
Sect. 18 superseded. St. 1914, 452. Civil service rules to apply to
certain appointments. St. 1909, 382.
1130 Changes in the [Chaps. 63-66.
Sect. 19 affected. St. 1914, 452 § 3.
Sect. 20 revised. St. 1907, 283, 534 § 3. (See 1909, 310.)
Sect. 21. See St. 1906, 323; 1909, 531; 1910, 462.
Sect. 21 et seq. See St. 1903, 408 § 2; 1905, 209; 1909, 412 § 2, 424
§2. 541; 1911,380 §2.
Sect. 22 revised. St. 1910, 209 § 1.
Sect. 25 superseded. St. 1914, 633 § 2.
Sect. 26 amended. St. 1914, 633 § 3.
Sect. 29 et scq. Sealers to report to state commissioner. St. 1907,
534 § 5; 1914, 452 §§ 1-3.
Sect. 30. Repeal and substitute. St. 1914, 346.
Sect. 32 revised. St. 1910, 209 § 2.
Sect. 33 revised. St. 1906, 215; 1914, 379. (See 1907, 394; 1911, 163;
1914, 387.)
Sects. 34, 35 affected. St. 1914, 452. (See 1913, 503 § 3.)
Sect. 37. See St. 1914, 387.
Sect. 39 amended. St. 1913, 164, 801.
Sect. 43 amended. St. 1909, 531. See acts relative to sealing bottles
or jars for milk, etc. St. 1906, 323; 1909, 531; 1910, 462. (See 1914,
653 § 4.)
Chapter 63. — Of the Metric System of Weights and Measures.
Sect. 1 amended. St. 1914, 183.
Sects. 3, 4, in part, superseded. St. 1907, 534 §§ 3, 4. (See 1907, 535.)
Chapter 64. — Of Auctioneers.
Sect. 6 et seq. Auction sales of horses in Boston restricted. St. 1904,
336; 1905, 426. And of certain lame or diseased horses. St. 1906, 185
§§ 1, 3. (See 1907, 363; 1908, 133.)
Sect. 15. See St. 1908, 237 § 13 (4).
Chapter 65. — Of Itinerant Vendors, Hawkers and Pedlars.
Sect. 3. Provision for revocation of license. St. 1908, 208.
Sect. 9 amended. St. 1902, 544 § 9.
Sect. 15 revised. St. 1906, 345. (See 1905, 377.)
Sect. 17 amended. St. 1902, 531; 1906, 151; 1910, 419.
Sect. 19 revised. St. 1907, 571 § 1; 1912, 192. (See 1905, 204.)
Sect. 19 et seq. Secretary may revoke license in certain cases. St.
1908, 208.
Sect. 21 repealed. St. 1907, 571 § 2. (See 1903, 432.)
Chapter 66. — Of Shipping and Seamen, Harbors and Harbor Masters.
Act to authorize arrest without warrant of persons committing misde-
meanors in rivers, harbors, etc. St. 1912, 372.
Lines and regulations in certain harbors: Boston, St. 1901, 196; 1908,
579; 1912, 619. Charles River, 1901, 245, 401; 1913, 417. (See 1903,
465.) Haverhill, 1902, 313; 1905, 327. New Bedford, 1901, 243; 1903,
363. Provincetown, 1913, 415.
Chaps. 67-70.] REVISED LaWS. 1131
Acts relative to improvement of tide waters, etc. St. 1909, 481 ; 1912, 642.
(See 1912, 46; 1914, 691, 693, 716, 717; Res. 112, 115, 132, 135, 137.)
Development of port of Boston. St. 1911, 748; 1912, 46, 181, 663;
1913, 635; 1914, 48, 555, 602, 712.
Mufflers on motor boats. St. 1909, 245.
Power boats must show lights at night in certain waters. St. 1910, 397.
Sects. 2, 3 repealed. St. 1910, 526.
Harbor and land commissioners' tide water fund established. St. 1912,
257.
Sect. 17. See St. 1907, 229; 1910, 255.
Sect. 19 amended. St. 1909, 270 § 1. As to Boston, see St. 1908, 579;
1909, 270 § 2.
Chapter 67. — Of Pilots and Pilotage.
Sect. 10. See St. 1914, 472, 747.
Sect. 17. See St. 1907, 490.
Chapter 68. — Of Agents, Consignees and Factors.
Uniform bills of lading act. St. 1910, 214.
Sect. 1. See St. 1912, 271.
Sects. 2-4. Provision for dissolution of lien. St. 1907, 490. (See 1909,
235; 1911, 150.)
Sects. 4-6. See St. 1908, 237 §§ 23-30.
Sect. 6. See St. 1905, 324.
Chapter 69. — Of Public Warehouses.
Storage of liquors. St. 1911, 77, 88.
As to cold storage. See St. 1910, 640; 1912, 652; 1913, 538.
Acts relative to goods stored with public warehousemen. St. 1909, 227;
1912, 649; 1913, 228.
Act to make uniform the law of warehouse receipts. St. 1907, 582.
(See 1909, 227.)
Provision for dissolution of lien. St. 1907, 490. (See 1907, 582 § 34.)
Charges for storage of baggage by railroad corporations. St. 1907, 287;
1908, 504.
Sect. 7. See St. 1911, 77.
Chapter 70. — Of Common Carriers and Express Companies.
Obligations and rights of carriers upon bills of lading. St. 1910, 214
§§ 11-27.
Act relative to trustee process against connnon carriers. St. 1905, 324.
Acts to grant to the board of railroad commissioners supervisory powers
over express companies. St. 1906, 266; 1908, 599.
Acts relative to taking of deposits for transmitting to foreign countries,
or other purposes. St. 1905, 428; 1906, 408; 1907, 377; 1908, 493; 1909,
287, 450; 1910, 338; 1911, 358; 1912, 335; 1913, 178, 179, 245.
Sects. 3, 4. See St. 1907, 539 § 2; 1908, 316.
Sect. 6. See St. 1913, 290.
1132 Changes in the [Chaps. 71-75.
Chapter 71. — Of Limited Partnerships.
Acts relative to voluntary associations under written instruments. St.
1909, 441 ; 1913, 454.
Sect. 3. Names to be recorded in city or town clerk's office in certain
cases. St. 1907, 539. (See 1908, 316.)
Chapter 72. — Of the Use of Labels, Trade-Marks and Names.
Provision as to labels on baking powders. St. 1902, 540. Drugs and
patent foods. St. 1906, 386; 1907, 259; 1908, 307.
Sect. 5. Names to be recorded in certain cases. St. 1907, 539. (See
1908, 316.)
Sects. 7, 8. Certain insignia, badges, etc., may be registered, and the
unauthorized use thereof is prohibited. St. 1904, 335; 1907, 232 § 3;
1909, 514 §§ 31, 32. (See 1902, 430; 1903, 275; 1908, 280.)
Sect. 16 amended. St. 1909, 196.
Chapter 73. — Of Money and Negotiable Instruments.
Acts to regulate business of making small loans. St. 1911, 727; 1912,
675.
As to negotiation of bills of lading, see St. 1910, 214 §§ 24-43.
•Act relative to liability of banks on negotiable instruments forged,
altered, etc. St. 1912, 277.
Sect. 3. See St. 1911, 727 §§ 7, 18.
Sect. 7 amended. St. 1905, 454 § 1.
Sect. 8 amended. St. 1905, 454 § 2.
Sects. 35, 40. See St. 1912, 277.
Sect. 72. See St. 1910, 378; 1912, 277.
Sects. 88, 92, 102, 103. See St. 1907, 204; 1911, 136; 1912, 277.
Sect. 102 revised. St. 1910, 417.
Sect. 141. See St. 1912, 277.
Sect. 201 et seq. See St. 1912, 277.
Sect. 212. See St. 1908, 237 § 73; 1910, 171 § 18.
Chapter 74. — Of the Prevention of Frauds and Perjuries.
Act to make uniform the law relating to the sale of goods. St. 1908,
237. (See 1910, 214.)
Sect. 5 repealed. St. 1908, 237 § 78. (See 1908, 237 § 4; 1912, 271.)
Chapter 76. — Of the Preservation of the Public Health.
Acts for protection of health. St. 1902, 322, 541; 1903, 220, 475; 1904,
395; 1905, 251, 474; 1906, 116, 165, 250, 386, 502; 1907, 164, 180, 259, 285,
410, 480; 1908, 150, 307, 325, 329, 381, 411, 435, 539, 570; 1909, 319, 375,
391, 405, 433, 471, 474, 514 §§ 75, 78-89, 105, 106, 536; 1910, 257, 259,
269, 271, 387, 404, 428, 458, 543, 597, 640; 1911, 278, 341, 381, 576, 613;
1912, 59, 151, 637, 652, 653; 1913, 73, 210, 265, 272, 328, 426, 472, 504,
538, 647, 650, 654, 687, 743, 761; 1914, 67, 76, 177, 408, 484, 545, 634, 655,
Chap. 75.] Ke VISED LaWS. 1133
677, 694, 726, 744, 788, 792. (See 1907, 550 § 68; 1911, 596, 597; 1912,
637; Res. 1912, 117, 133; St. 1913, 426, 494, 6^0, 663; 1914, 240, 241,
283, 531, 628, 655; Res. 1914, 52.)
Act to establish a state department of health, and to amend the public
health laws. St. 1914, 792.
Provision for reclamation of wet lands. St. 1913, 759; 1914, 596.
Act to regulate practice of optometry. St. 1912, 700.
Act to authorize incorporation of milk commissions. St. 1911, 506.
Act to restrict the use of common drinking cups. St. 1910, 428. (See
1911, 491; 1912, 581.) And of common towels. St. 1912, 59.
Acts to provide for the establishment of health districts and the appoint-
ment of inspectors of health. St. 1907, 537; 1910, 405, 523; 1911, 282,
603, 709; 1914, 792. (See 1907, 499; 1908, 325 § 3, 329, 487; 1909, 514
§§ 75, 78-89, 105, 106; 1910, 259, 394, 543; 1912, 726; 1913, 426.) For
sanitary stations in cities and certain towns. St. 1911, 596. Sanitary
conditions in certain establishments. St. 1902, 322; 1906, 250; 1909, 514
§§ 78, 79; 1912, 318; 1914, 328, 726.
Act to establish a board of labor and industries. St. 1912, 726.
Acts relative to inspection of jails, prisons, etc. St. 1910, 405; 1911,282.
Acts relative to regulation and supervision of water companies. St. 1909,
319; 1913, 660.
Act to standardize tuberculosis dispensaries. St. 1914, 408.
Act relative to the sale and manufacture of sausages, etc. St. 1914, 325,
634.
As to metropolitan water and sewerage sj^stem, see St. 1889, 439; 1895,
342, 406, 488; 1897. 80, 81, 83, 88, 502; 1899, 342; 1900, 108; 1901, 168,
498; 1902, 101, 189, 213, 391, 535; 1903, 161, 242, 356; 1904, 186, 230,
246, 273, 317, 426, 431; 1905, 457; 1906, 235, 337, 338, 369, 404, 406,
457, 530; 1907, 165, 238, 349, 524; 1908, 556, 558; 1909, 177, 243, 258,
282,320,453,473; 1910,32,291,292; 1911,5,541; 1912,528,694; 1913,
422, 525, 685; 1914, 455, 601; Res. 96.
Board of health to publish information in interest of public health. St.
1902, 230, 272; 1913, 622; 1914, 792. Define what diseases are deemed
dangerous. St. 1907, 183. (See 1913, 210, 328; 1914, 792.)
Provision for appointment of school physicians. St. 1906, 502; 1908,
189, 412; 1910, 257. Establishment of dental dispensaries for children.
St. 1914, 677.
Provisions for suppressing insect pests. St. 1902, 57; 1905, 381; 1906,
268; 1907,521; 1908,591; 1909,263; 1910,150; 1911,242,474; 1912,
263; 1913, 585; 1914, 340, 341, 404. (See 1910, 427; 1912, 91, 112, 625;
1913, 293, 296, 585, 600, 605.) For paving private passageways in certain
cities. St. 1907, 256. For treatment or purification of sewage. St. 1909,
433.
Act to establish a standard for cream. St. 1907, 216. Ice cream. St.
1913, 743; 1914, 67. To prohibit misuse of vessels used in sale of milk.
St. 1906, 116; 1908, 435; 1913, 761. (See 1906, 323; 1908, 570; 1909,
425, 531; 1910, 462, 641; 1911, 610; 1912, 474.) Act relative to the pro-
duction and sale of milk. St. 1914, 744.
1134 Changes in the [Chap. 75.
Cold storage. St. 1910, 640; 1912, 652; 1913, 538; 1914, 545.
Provision for separate systems of drainage. St. 1903, 383.
Acts to limit the occupancy of cellars and basements in the city of Boston.
St. 1907, 550 § 68; 1914, 628.
Acts to encourage and promote building and use of tuberculosis hospitals.
St. 1911, 597; 1912, 637. (See 1912, 151.)
Provision for treatment of leprosy cases. St. 1905, 474; 1909, 250;
1913, 73.
Act relative to the analyzing of intoxicating liquors. St. 1914, 484.
Acts relative to wood alcohol. St. 1905, 220; 1910, 541.
Act to authorize the commonwealth, counties, cities and towns to peti-
tion for assessment of damages by a jury for taking or injuring real estate.
St. 1914, 33.
Act to prohibit throwing of glass on bathing beaches. St. 1914, 76.
Act relative to moving by women of boxes and receptacles in manufac-
turing or mechanical establishments. St. 1914, 241.
Act to establish grades for salaries of clerks and stenographers in the de-
partments of the commonwealth. St. 1914, 605.
Sects. 1-2 repealed. St. 1914, 792.
Sect. 3 repealed. St. 1914, 792. (See 1906, 425; 1907, 364.)
Sect. 4 amended. St. 1903, 480; 1912, 104. Duties assumed by state
department of health. St. 1914, 792. (See 1902, 272; 1905, 344; 1906,
386 § 6, 502 § 6; 1907, 183; 1908, 189, 329; 1909, 319, 346 § 3, 433 § 3
Res. 1909, 72; St. 1910, 405, 458, 495, 569; 1911, 218, 266, 282,- 381
1912, 635 § 7; 1913, 654 § 5, 655 § 40, 786 §§ 29, 53, 59, 67, 79, 80, 84
1914, 484, 744.)
Sect. 5. Powers and duties of inspector and assayer of liquors trans-
ferred to board of health. St. 1902, 110. (See 1914, 484.) Duties assumed
by state department of health. St. 1914, 792.
Sect. 5 extended. St. 1910, 394, 405. (See 1910, 457; 1914, 744, 792.)
Sect. 6 amended. St. 1903, 467; 1907, 208. (See 1908, 195.)
Sect. 7. See St. 1914 792.
Sect! 8 revised. St. 1913, 670. (See 1904, 395 § 1; 1909, 391.) Duties
assumed by state department of health. St. 1914, 792.
Sect. 9 et seq. Relative to the production and sale of milk. St. 1914,
744.
Sect. 10. See St. 4906, 502; 1908, 189, 412; 1910, 257; 1913, 210;
1914, 677.
Sect. 13. See St. 1909, 40p, 443; 1910, 640; 1911, 443; 1912, 155.
Sect. 14 amended. St. 19i4, 90.
Sect. 16 amended. St. 1903, 367.
Sect. 16 d seq. Sale or gift of certain harmful medicines, drugs, etc.,
restricted. St. 1906, 386; 1907, 180; 1908, 307; 1909, 375; 1910, 271,
416,541; 1911,30,289,341,372; 1912,263,283; 1913,272,654,705,720;
1914, 694, 788, 792. (See 1905, 220; 1910, 495, 528; 1911, 218, 266.)
Deleterious confectionery. St. 1913, 265, 647. ,
Sect. 18 amended. St. 1910, 528 § 1; 1913, 272.
Sects. 18, 19. See St. 1911, 600 § 3; 1914, 792.
Chap. 75.] REVISED LaWS. 1135
Sect. 19 affected. St. 1911, 289. (See 1914, 792.)
Sect. 19 et seq. Baking powders to be labeled. St. 1902, 540 § 1. Also
certain patent or proprietary drugs and food. St. 1906, 386; 1907, 259.
(See 1903, 367; 1907, 180; 1908, 307; 1911, 610; 1912, 474.)
Sect. 20. See St. 1914, 792.
Sect. 23 amended. St. 1910, 528 § 2.
Sect. 24 amended. St. 1905, 236; 1906, 305; 1913, 795.
Sects. 25, 26 repealed. St. 1908, 238. (See 1903, 367; 1906, 386 § 6;
1907, 259; 1908, 525 § 3; 1910, 172 § 1, 416; 1911, 289, 341, 372.)
Sect. 34 revised. St. 1902, 403.
Sect. 35 revised. St. 1912, 151 ; 1914, 647. Affected. 1914. 792. (See
1906,365 § 1; 1911, 613.)
Sect. 35 d seq. Provision for three state sanatoriums for tubercular
patients. St. 1907, 474; 1910, 198, 491. (See 1914, 792.)
Sect. 36 amended. St. 1907, 445. (See 1906, 365 § 1; 1909, 391 § 1.)
Sect. 37 repealed. St. 1914, 583.
Sects. 36-42 revised. St. 1906, 365 § 1. (See 1902, 206; 1904, 395;
1906, 225, 365 § 4; 1907, 183, 445; 1909, 391; 1911, 613.)
Sect. 46 revised. St. 1906, 365 § 2. (See 1902, 206 § 2.)
Sects. 47 52. See St. 1904 395 § 1.
Sect. 49 amended. St. 1905, 251 § 1; 1907, 480; 1910, 269; 1914, 177.
(See 1909, 292, 380, 391.)
Sects. 49, 50, 52. See St. 1913, 670.
Sect. 50 amended. St. 1905, 251 § 2; 1907, 480.
Sect. 52 amended. St. 1907, 480. (See 1902, 213 § 1; 1907, 386; 1909,
380. 391.)
Sect. 56 revised. St. 1906, 365 § 3.
Sect. 57 revised. St. 1902, 213; 1907, 386; 1909, 380. (See 1904, 395
§ 2; 1907, 183.)
Sect. 59. See St. 1914, 792.
Sect. 62 revised. St. 1910, 569; 1911,264.
Sects. 63, 64 revised. St. 1910, 569. (See 1905, 330; 1914, 792.)
Sect. 65 d seq. Spitting in certain public places and conveyances pro-
hibited. St. 1906, 165; 1907, 410; 1908, 150. Certain lung-testing ma-
chines. St. 1908, 381 § 2. Cold storage and refrigerating warehouses to
be licensed and inspected. St. 1910, 640; 1912, 652. (See 1914, 792.)
Sects. 67-74. See St. 1911, 381 § 4; 1912, 486; 1913, 655 § 3; 1914,
795 § 8.
Sect. 70 amended. St. 1910, 313.
Sect. 79. See St. 1903, 383.
Sect. 90 amended. St. 1903, 300.
Sect. 100 amended. St. 1911, 297 § 2. (See 1907, 243; 1914, 792.)
Sect. 101 amended. St. 1911, 297 § 3, 534 § 1. (See 1914, 792.)
Sect. 102 amended. St. 1911, 297 §4. (See 1908, 329 § 4; 1914,792.)
Sect. 103 superseded. St. 1902, 312 § 1; 1903, 220 § 1; 1909, 471;
1911, 297 § 5; 1912, 248 § 1, 603; 1914,206. (See 1913, 570; 1914, 792.)
Sect. 104 amended. St. 1902, 312 § 1; 1903, 220 § 1; 1909, 476. (See
1908,329,411; 1909,471,474; 1911,297.)
1136 Changes ix the [Chap. 7C.
Sect. 105 amended. St. 1902, 312 § 2; 1903, 220 § 2; 1908, 329 § (];
1909, 474; 1912, 248 § 2.
Sect. 111. See St. 1907, 243; 1911, 297 § 6.
Sect. 112 et seq. See St. 1906, 158 § 1; 1908, 499, .539; 1909, 319;
1911, 135; 1913, 660; 1914, 787 § 12, 792.
Sect. 113 amended. St. 1907, 467. (See 1914, 531, 792.)
Sects. 114 et seq. See St. 1914, 792.
Sect. 122. See St. 1909, 514 § 81.
Sect. 123 revised. St. 1910, 550.
Sect. 124. See St. 1908, 499, 539; 1910, 400.
Sect. 126. See St. 1911,339.
Sect. 127. See St. 1914, 284.
Sect. 128. See St. 1912, 372, 482.
Sect. 129 affected. St. 1908, 539.
Sect. 136 repealed. St. 1908, 337.
Sect. 137 revised. St. 1902, 190 § 1.
Sect. 139 revised. St. 1902, 190 § 2, 544 § 10.
Chapter 76. — Of the Registration of Physicians, Surgeons, Pharmacists
and Dentists.
Provision for registration of veterinary practitioners and board of regis-
tration established. St. 1903, 249; 1906,503; 1907,314; 1911,199; 1914,
116, 750. For registration of embalmers. St. 1905, 473; 1910, 390. Op-
tometrists. St. 1912, 700. Of osteopaths. St. 1909, 526. And of nurses.
St. 1910, 449. Manicuring, massage and vapor baths. St. 1911, 443;
1912, 155.
Salaries and allowance for travel fixed. St. 1902, 505; 1903, 22S, 249
§ 1 ; 1907, 399.
Act relative to the agent of the board of registration in pharmacy'.
St. 1914, 315.
Act relative to prescriptions of opium, morphine, and other narcotic
drugs, by physicians, dentists and veterinarv practitioners. St. 1914, 694,
788.
Act to establish grades for salaries of clerks and stenographers in the
departments of the commonwealth. St. 1914, 605.
Sect. 2. See St. 1908, 469; 1914, 615.
Sect. 3 amended. St. 1913, 346. (See 1909, 504 §§ 32, 91.)
Sects. 4, 12, 27 repealed. St. 1902, 505 § 6.
Sect. 5. See St. 1910, 458.
Sect. 8. See St. 1909, 526 § 4; 1910, 271; 1911, 372.
Sect. 9 amended. St. 1909, 526 § 6. (See 1903, 249 § 9; 1907, 314
§ 2; 1909, 504 § 32.)
Sect. 10 amended. St. 1909, 261 § 3. (See 1907, 190; 1913, 410, 413.)
Sect. 10 et seq. See St. 1914, 315.
Sect. 11 amended. St. 1909, 261 § 4. (See 1908, 469; 1914, 615.)
Sect. 14 amended. St. 1906, 120; 1908, 525 § 1. Board may suspend
certificate. St. 1909, 261 § 5.
Chaps. 77, 78.] KeVISED LawS. 1137
Sect. 16 amended. St. 1907, 140; 1910, 172 § 2. (See 1902, 327; 1906,
281; 1907,308; 1909, 261.)
Sect. 17 amended. St. 1902, 321.
Sect. 18 amended. St. 1908, 525 § 2; 1913, 720 § 1. (See 1913, 705,
720 § 2.)
Sect. 23 amended. St. 1902, 327; 1908, 525 § 3; 1910, 172 § 1. (See
1906,281; 1907,180; 1908,238,307.)
Sects. 24-28 limited. St. 1903, 219.
Sect. 26 amended. St. 1908, 294 § 1.
Sect. 28 revised. St. 1909, 301; 1911, 377. (See 1905, 289 § 1; 1908,
294 § 2.)
Sect. 29 amended. St. 1903, 219; 1905, 289 § 2.
Chapter 77. — Of the Promotion of Anatomical Science.
Acts to establish a board of registration of embalmers. St. 1905, 473;
1910, 390.
Sect. 4 amended. St. 1904, 204.
Sect. 5 (new section) added. St. 1902, 417.
Chapter 78. — Of Cemeteries and Burials.
Cities and towns may appropriate money for care of neglected burial
grounds. St. 1902, 389. And for care of graves of soldiers and sailors.
St. 1914, 122.
Mortuaries in Suffolk. St. 1911, 252; 1912, 631.
Act relative to passing through cemeteries. St. 1913, 182.
Personal property held for care of graves, cemetery lots and similar
purposes exempt from taxation. St. 1913, 578; 1914, 523. (See 1913, 719
§ 17.)
Act authorizing the commonwealth, counties, cities and towns to peti-
tion for the assessment of damages by a jury for taking land for cemetery
purposes. St. 1914, 33.
Act to provide for better protection of family cemetery lots. St. 1914,
492.
Sects. 1, 2. See St. 1908, 379, 590 § 51.
Sects. 3, 4. See St. 1907, 225.
Sect. 9. See St. 1907, 138.
Sect. 12. See St. 1908, 379.
Sect. 15. See St. 1908, 379 § 3; 1914, 33.
Sect. 16 amended. St. 1909, 279.
Sect. 19 revised. St. 1904, 422 § 1.
Sect. 20 amended. St. 1904, 422 § 2.
Sect. 26. See St. 1914, 492.
Sect. 30 amended. St. 1908, 379 § 1.
Sect. 31. See St. 1908, 379 §§ 2, 3.
Sect. 37 revised. St. 1907, 138.
Sect. 44. See St. 1905, 473; 1910, 390.
1138 Changes in the [Chaps. 79-81.
Chapter 79. — Of State and Military Aid and Soldiers' Relief.
Cities and towns to care for graves of soldiers and sailors. St. 1914, 122.
Sect. 1 superseded. St. 1902, 192 §§ 1^; 1909, 468 § 1; 1912, 549;
1914, 407, 587 § 1.
Sects. 2-16 superseded. St. 1909, 468 §§ 2-16; 1910, 467, 470; 1912,
589; 1913, 475; 1914, 311, 349, 375, 587 §§ 2-16. (See 1902, 192, 216,
250,251,292; 1903,387,420; 1904,381; 1907,43,354; 1908,405.)
Sect. 8 repealed. St. 1902, 192 § 5. (See 1914, 587 § 8.)
Sect. 14. See St. 1910, 412; 1914, 587 § 14.
Sect. 18 extended. St. 1902, 250; 1913,323; 1914, 587 § 18. (See 1904,
381.)
Sects. 20,21 superseded. St. 1909,468 §§ 17, 18; 1914, 311, 587 §§ 17,
18. (See 1902, 250, 292; 1904, 381.)
Sects. 22, 23 superseded. St. 1902, 192; 1904, 381 § 1; 1909, 468 § 1;
1914, 407, 587 § 1.
Reward for civil war veterans. St. 1912, 702; 1913, 105.
Chapter 80. — Of the Settlement of Paupers.
This chapter is repealed and superseded by St. 1911, 669; 1913, 266;
1914, 323. (See 1913, 763.)
Chapter 81. — Of the Support of Paupers by Cities and Towns.
Act to provide that persons afflicted with leprosy shall be state charges.
St. 1909, 250. (See 1905, 474; 1913, 73.)
Massachusetts commission for the blind may provide temporary support
in certain cases. St. 1906, 385 § 6.
Act relative to conveyance of destitute children to courts and asylums.
St. 1914, 272.
Act relative to the settlements of patients who are inmates of institu-
tions. St. 1914, 323.
Sect. 1 et seq. See St. 1911, 669 § 3; 1913, 266.
Sect. 2. See St. 1905, 162.
Sect. 4 amended. St. 1905, 285.
Provision for aiding mothers with dependent children. St. 1913, 763.
Sect. 5 amended. St. 1905, 303 § 1, Provision for care of indigent
and neglected children. St. 1903, 334; 1904, 356; 1906, 501; 1908, 104;
1909, 180, 181; 1911, 175; 1912, 165; 1914, 272. (See 1905, 307; 1909,
504 §§ 66, 67; 1912, 310; 1913, 457, 796.)
Sect. 7 amended. St. 1905, 303 § 2; 1913, 112.
Sect. 17. See St. 1909, 292.
Sect. 17 et seq. See St. 1905, 354; 1909, 504.
Sect. 21 amended. St. 1903, 355; 1912, 331. -(See 1903, 233.)
Sect. 22. Cities and towns shall require tramps and vagrants lodged
to perform labor. St. 1905, 344. (See 1904, 274; 1905, 348.)
Sect. 25. See St. 1902, 206, 213; 1905, 330.
Chaps. 82-84.] KeVISED LaWS. 1139
Sects. 26-28. See St. 1905, 464; 1914, 272.
Sects. 40, 41. See St. 1909, 208.
Sect. 41 revised. St. 1905, 115. (See 1909, 208.)
Chapter 82. — Of the Maintenance of Bastard Children.
This chapter is repealed and superseded by St. 1913, 563. (See 1904,
159; 1905, 345; 1910, 316; 1911, 53, 456; 1912, 163; 1913, 38; 1914,
272, 520.)
Chapter 83. — Of the Protection of Infants and the Care of Pauper Children.
Acts to establish the Massachusetts commission for the bHnd. St. 1906,
385; 1907, 173.
Provision for school for the feeble-minded. St. 1906, 508; 1907, 421;
1909, 504 §§ 11, 59-65. (See 1907, 489; 1908, 629.)
Uniform desertion act. St. 1911, 456.
The Massachusetts school and home for crippled and deformed children
is established. St. 1904, 446; 1905, 12S; 1907,226; 1909,497.
Provision for care of indigent and neglected children. St. 1903, 334;
1904, 356; 1906, 501; 1908, 104; 1909, 180, 181; 1911, 175; 1912, 165;
1914, 272. (See 1905, 307; 1909, 504 §§ 66. 67; 1911, 456; 1912, 310.)
Sect. 10 amended. St. 1905, 269; 1911, 500. (See 1911, 490.)
Sect. 20 et seq. Protection of minors in religious belief of their parents.
St. 1905, 464.
Sect. 25 amended. St. 1911, 490 § 1.
Sect. 25 et seq. See St. 1906, 413 §§ 5, 8, 14; 1907, 362; 1911, 175.
Sect. 29. See St. 1903, 333.
Sect. 36 amended. St. 1911, 490 § 2.
Sect. 37 revised. St. 1903, 334 §§ 1-5, 7; 1906, 489; 1909, 181; 1914,
272. (See 1904, 356; 1907, 195; 1909, 180; 1911, 175.)
Sect. 38 revised. St. 1903, 334 §§ 6, 7. (See 1904, 356; 1907, 195.)
Chapter 84. — Of the State Board of Charity.
Acts to establish the Massachusetts commission for the blind. St. 1906,
385; 1907, 173.
Provision for hospital for lepers. St. 1905, 474; 1909, 250; 1913, 73.
Act to establish state supervision of wayfarer's lodges and public lodging
houses. St. 1914, 606.
Act to establish grades for salaries of clerks and stenographers in the
departments of the commonwealth. St. 1914, 605.
Sect. 2 amended. St. 1908, 598.
Sect. 2 et seq. Powers and duties of the board. St. 1903, 231, 233,
355, 402; 1904, 395, 446 § 12; 1905, 162, 434, 474; 1906, 341, 413 §§ 4, 5,
8, 14; 1907, 222 § 2, 271, 386; 1908, 555, 598; 1909, 380, 391, 472; 1912,
331; 1913, 724, 763 §§ 5, 6; 1914, 606. (See 1904, 356 § 3; 1905, 128, 211
§ 11, 434; 1908, 195; 1909, 514 § 26; 1911, 194; 1912, 468; 1913, 404;
1914, 272.)
1140 Changes in the [Chaps. 85, 86.
Sect. 4 amended. St. 1909, 208.
Sect. 5. See St. 1914, 606 § 2.
Sect. 7 revised. St. 1911, 154. (See 1905, 211 § 11.)
Sect. 8 et seq. The board may provide for care of persons infected with
diseases dangerous to the public health. St. 1904, 395; 1909, 250, 391.
(See 1905, 475; 1907, 386; 1908, 555; 1909, 250, 292, 380; 1913, 797.)
Sect. 11 amended. St. 1903, 231. (See 1903, 233.)
Sect. 14 amended. St. 1903, 402; 1909, 379; 1913, 82.
Chapter 86. — Of the State Hospital and the State Farm.
Title of State Hospital changed to State Infirmary. St. 1911, 104.
Hospitals to keep records. St. 1905, 330; 1908, 269; 1912, 449. (See
1909, 504 § 22.)
Provision for three sanatoriums for tuberculous patients. St. 1907, 474;
1908, 532; 1910, 198, 491. (See 1908, 598.)
Act to encourage and promote building and use of tuberculosis hospitals
in cities and towns. St. 1911, 597. ^
Provision for hospital for lepers. St. 1905, 474; 1909, 250; 1913, 73.
Sect. 2. See St. 1908, 195, 469, 470; 1913, 762.
Sect. 6. Certain advances authorized. St. 1908, 178. (See 1907, 466;
1908, 469; 1909, 218; 1914, 615.)
Sect. 7 et seq. See St. 1905, 434; 1911, 30, 194; 1913, 404.
Sect. 10 amended. St. 1903, 233. (See St. 1911, 334 § 2.)
Sects. 14, 15. See St. 1902, 213; 1907, 386; 1909, 380, 391; 1912, 231.
Sect. 15 amended. St. 1908, 555; 1913, 797. (See 1909, 391.) Medical
at'tendance added. St. 1909, 292.
Sect. 16 revised. St. 1909, 98.
Sect. 23. See St. 1911, 334 § 2.
Sect. 28. See St. 1905, 434; 1907, 466; 1911, 194; 1913, 404.
Sect. 33 amended. St. 1903, 188.
Sect. 39 amended. St. 1904, 216.
Sect. 40. See St. 1908, 470.
Sects. 42^4 repealed. St. 1909, 504 § 107.
Chapter 86. — Of the Lyman School for Boys, the Industrial School for
Girls and the Reformation of Juvenile Offenders.
Board of trustees of Massachusetts training schools established and
previous boards abolished. St. 1911, 566.
Acts relative to industrial schools. St. 1906, 505; 1908, 572, 639; 1909,
457, 472, 489, 540; 1911, 471, 605; 1914, 128, 207. (See 1913, 404.)
Inmates may correspond with board of charity. St. 1906, 341.
Act to provide for the commitment of habitual truants, absentees and
school offenders. St. 1906, 389. (See 1907, 158, 195; 1908, 286; 1911,
265, 605; 1913, 471 § 2; 1914, 207.)
Acts relative to wayward and delinquent children. St. 1906, 413, 489;
1907,411; 1908,637; 1909,216; 1911,595; 1912,187; 1913,796. (See
1910, 332; 1911, 116, 605; 1913, 471 § 2.)
Chap. 87.] REVISED LawS. 1141
Boston juvenile court. St. 1906, 489; 1907, 137. 411. (See 1908, 286.)
Act to establish grades for salaries of clerks and stenographers in the
departments of the commonwealth. St. 1914, 605.
Sect. 1. See St. 1906, 407.
Reform school for Boston. St. 1901, 359.
Sects. 5, 7. See St. 1905, 211 § 1.
Sect. 6. See St. 1907, 224; 1909, 514 § 59; 1911, 265.
Sects. 6, 7, 9. See St. 1908, 639 § 6.
Sect. 7. See St. 1908, 195, 469; 1914, 615.
Sect. 10 et scq. See St. 1905, 464; 1906, 413, 489; 1912, 562. Solitary
confinement prohibited. St. 1911, 265.
Act relative to arrest of escaped inmates. St. 1907, 362.
Sect. 13. State commission on industrial education established. St.
1906, 505; 1909, 457 § 2; 1910, 282; 1911, 466.
Sects. 14,17-19. See St. 1908,286; 1909, 472 §2; 1911,605; 1914,207.
Sect. 15. See St. 1906, 413 §§ 4, 11, 489.
Sect. 16 superseded. St. 1906, 413 § 6. (See 1906, 489 § 7; 1908, 286.)
Sect. 17. See St. 1906, 413 § 4.
Sect. 18. See St. 1906, 413 §§ 3, 5.
Sect. 20 superseded. St. 1906, 413 § 3. (See 1902, 314.)
Sect. 21 et seq. See St. 1906, 413.
Sects. 22, 27 et seq. See St. 1910, 316; 1911, 265.
Sect. 31 amended. St. 1904, 459 § 6. (See 1909, 504.)
Sect. 34 amended. St. 1911, 489.
Sect. 36 amended. St. 1904, 363 § 2. (See 1905, 464.)
Sect. 49 et seq. See St. 1906, 413 §§ 5, 8, 14; 1907, 271.
Chapter 87. — Of the State Board of Insanity and Institutions for the
Insane.
This chapter is repealed and superseded by act to revise and codify the
laws relating to insane persons. St. 1909, 504; 1910, 122, 420; 191 1, 30,
71, 273, 334, 394, 395, 480, 649; 1912, 442; 1914, 473, 493, 558, 762.
(See 1902, 542; 1903, 321, 400, 410; 1904, 363; 1905, 175, 211, 282, 330, 354,
400, 432, 434^36, 447, 458, 464, 475; 1906, 184, 309, 316, 352, 418, 471,
472, 508; 1907, 421, 432, 489; 1908, 613, 626, 629; 1909, 274, 470, 535;
1910, 307 § 2, 345; 1911, 194, 595, 604; 1912, 562; 1913, 404; 1914, 358,
442.)
Act relative to the organization and powers of the state board of in-
sanity. St. 1914, 762.
Act relative to receipts from labor of inmates. St. 1911, 480. Removal
of insane prisoners. St. 1911, 604.
Act to regulate restraint of patients. St. 1911, 589.
Provision for maintenance of defective delinquents in certain institu-
tions. St. 1911, 595. For instruction of nurses, attendants and patients in
certain institutions. St. 1911, 649. •
Names changed. St. 1909, 504 § 98. (See 1907, 226.)
Board may hold property in trust for certain purposes. St. 1910, 583.
1142 Changes in the [Chaps. 88, 89.
Act to establish grades for salaries of clerks and stenographers in the
departments of the commonwealth. St. 1914, 605.
Sect. 23. See St. 1905, 175 § 3; 1911, 589; 1914, 762 § 8.
Sect. 26. See St. 1914, 762 § 8.
Sect. 27. See St. 1914, 615, 762 § S.
Sect. 28. See St. 1914, 762 § 8.
Sects. 33, 52, 59. See St. 1911, 273.
Sect. 49. See St. 1905, 475.
Sects. 59, 60 superseded. St. 1909, 504 § 50; 1914, 558 § 1.
Sect. 66 amended. St. 1906, 352.
Sects. 66, 68 affected. St. 1907, 432.
Sect. 83. See St. 1911, 589.
Sect. 102. See St. 1905, 458.
Sect. 111. See St. 1911, 400, 589.
Sect. 127-129. See St. 1905, 175 § 4.
Chapter 88. — Of the Massachusetts State Sanatorium.
Provision for sanatoriums for tubercular patients. St. 1907, 474; 1908,
532; 1910,198,491; 1912,17. (See 1908, 533, 598; 1909,414; 1912,468.)
Act to establish grades for salaries of clerks and stenographers in the
departments of the commonwealth. St. 1914, 605.
Sect. 1. Number of trustees increased; two to be women. St. 1905,
159. (See 1907, 271, 474 § 14; 1912, 592.)
Sect. 3. See St. 1905, 175 § 3.
Sect. 4. See St. 1907, 222; 1912, 468.
Sect. 6. See St. 1908, 195.
Sect. 7 repealed. St. 1911, 396. (See 1909, 378.)
Chapter 89. — Of the State Board of Agriculture and the Dairy Bureau.
Provision for reclamation of wet lands. St. 1913, 759; 1914, 596.
Act relative to annual payments to the Massachusetts agricultural col-
lege. St. 1912, 705. (See 1904, 414; 1908, 460; 1909, 436; 1910, 627;
1911,592; 1914, 721.)
Animal industry department established with powers and duties of
board of cattle commissioners. St. 1902, 116; 1908, 515; 1911, 381; 1912,
608; 1913, 329. (See 1911, 297 § 6; 1912, 248; 1914, 206.)
Act to regulate use of utensils for testing milk and cream. St. 1912, 218.
Encouragement of agriculture among children and youths. St. 1913, 319;
1914, 267. Acts to encourage and improve the breeding of poultry. St. 1909,
428; 1913, 590; 1914, 298. Encouragement of birds. St. 1913, 296. Act
to provide for the encouragement of orcharding. St. 1910, 427. Dairy
products. St. 1913, 96. For special exhibitions. St. 1912, 411. To pre-
vent importation of infected nursery stock. Res. 1911, 103. Regulation
of places where cattle, swine, etc., are kppt. St. 191 1 , 381 . Sale of feed stuffs.
St. 1912, 527. (See 1903, 122; 1904, 332.) For incorporation of associa-
tions for agricultural or dairy business. St. 1913, 447.
Chap. 90.] REVISED LaWS. 1143
Provision for inspection of apiaries and suppression of contagious dis-
eases of bees. St. 1910, 653; 1911, 220.
Provision for a state ornithologist. St. 1908, 245; 1912, 500; 191.4, 424.
For nursery inspection and protection of trees, etc., from injurious insects
and diseases. St. 1902, 495; 1907, 321; 1911, 474; Res. 1911, 103; 1912,
507; 1914, 341. (See 1902, 57; 1905, 381; 1906, 268; 1907, 521; 1908,
591; 1909,263,444; 1910,150,427; 1911,242,474; 1912,577; 1913,293,
296, 585, 600, 605; 1914, 340.) Circulation of information as to idle farms.
St. 1909, 212.
Office of state forester established and duties prescribed. St. 1904, 409;
1907, 473; 1908, 209; 1909, 214, 263, 444 § 3, 452; 1910, 153, 236; 1912,
577; 1913, 293; 1914, 341, 598. (See 1907, 475; 1911, 474.) Provision
for reforestation. St. 1908, 478; 1909, 214; 1914, 598 §§ 17, 18, 720.
(See 1909, 187, 394; 1912, 112, 127.) For forest tree nurseries. St. 1912,
577.
Act relative to wild or forest lands. St. 1914, 598.
Act to establish grades for salaries of clerks and stenographers in the
departments of the commonwealth. St. 1914, 605.
Copies of certain extracts from the trespass laws to be distributed.
St. 1904, 444 § 3; 1914, 239.
Act to establish a state forest commission and to provide for the pur-
chase of lands for state forests. St. 1914, 720.
Sect. 1 amended. St. 1902, 116 § 4.
Sects 2 3. See St. 1911 311.
Sect. 4 'amended. St. 1911, 186. (See 1904, 444 §§ 2, 3; 1908, 459;
1909,212; 1910,429; 1914,291.)
Sect. 5 amended. St. 1905, 155; 1907, 401. (See 1908, 195.)
Sect. 6 et seq. See St. 1909, 428; 1910, 427; 1911, 607.
Sect. 8. See St. 1905, 211 § 1; 1907, 289; 1908, 459; 1909, 212; 1910,
429; 1911, 186; Res. 1910, 90.
Sect. 10. Provision for instruction in agriculture. St. 1906, 505 § 7;
1909, 457 § 2; 1911, 471; 1913, 337. (See 1907, 520; 1912, 566, 587;
1913, 745; 1914, 530, 662.)
Sect. 11 et seq. See St. 1909, 425.
Sect. 12 amended. St. 1908, 416 § 1.
Chapter 90. — Of the Board of Cattle Cominissioners and of Contagious
Diseases of Domestic Animals.
Cattle industry department of state board of agriculture. St. 1902, 116;
1908, 515; 1911, 381; 1912, 608; 1913, 329; 1914, 490. (See 1903, 249;
1904, 414 § 2; 1911, 297; 1912, 248, 603; 1914, 206.)
Act to establish grades for salaries of clerks and stenographers in the
departments of the commonwealth. St. 1914, 605.
Sect. 3. See St. 1905,211 § 1.
Sects. 4, 7. See St. 1902, 116 § 3; 1903, 220 § 1; 1908, 329; 1909,
474; 1911, 6; 1912, 608 § 4; 1913, .329.
Sect. 6. See St. 1913,646 § 1.
114:4 Changes in the [Chap. 91.
Sect. 7 amended. St. 1911, 297 § 1. (See 1909, 474, 476; 1911, 534.)
Sect. 11 amended. St. 1908, 515 § 1; 1912, 608 § 5.
Sect. 12 superseded. St. 1911, 143, 297 § 6, 534 § 2; 1912, 608 § 6.
(See 1908, 378.)
Sect. 26. See St. 1913, 646 § 2.
Sect. 27 amended. St. 1908, 515 § 2.
Sect. 28 amended. St. 1911, 6.
Sect. 31 amended. St. 1903, 322.
Chapter 91. — Of Fisheries.
Powers and duties of inspector general of fish transferred to the commis-
sioners on fisheries and game. St. 1902, 138. (See 1902, 178; 1903, 291;
1905, 317 § 2; 1907, 504; 1908, 402 § 2, 484 § 2; 1914, 401.) Fish and
game wardens. St. 1912, 465; 1913,250. Duties with respect to fires. St.
1907,299. Walls or fences. St. 1911, 173.
Act to provide for taking a census of the fisheries of the commonwealth.
St. 1914, 692 § 8.
Act relative to reimbiu-sing cities and towns for loss of taxes on land
used for fish hatcheries, etc., 1914, 648.
Act to establish grades for salaries of clerks and stenographers in the
departments of the commonwealth. St. 1914, 605.
Fishing regulated or restricted in various places: Agawam river; St.
1914, 59, 86. Barnstable; 1907, 301; 1911, 499; 1914, 43. (See 1913,
113.) Barnstable county; 1892, 196; 1901, 184; 1903, 298. Bass river;
1894, 134. Berkshire; 1895, 199; 1902, 137, 544 § 11. (See 1906, 314.)
Beverly harbor; 1909, 291. Boston harbor; 1894, 189; 1911, 107; 1913,
98,519. Bourne; 1899,194. Braintree; 1911,306.- Brimfield; 1895,411.
Bristol; 1891, 198. Buzzard's bay; 1891, 237; 1893, 205, 255. Lake
Champlain; 1908, 488 § 1. Charles river; 1894, 189. Cohasset; 1912,
57, 449; 1913, 124. (See 1910, 494; 1911, 103.) Cottage City; 1905, 281
§ 1. Dartmouth; 1906, 477. Dennis; 1895, 203. Dukes; 1891, 198;
Duxbury; 1912, 449; 1913, 124, 449. (See 1910, 494; 1911, 103.) East-
ham; 1893, 77; 1904, 269; 1905, 265. Edgartown; 1891, 52; 1897, 181;
1903, 216; 1904, 301; 1905, 281; 1912, 131; 1914, 281. Essex county;
1912, 710. (See 1904, 319; 1912, 327.) Fall River; 1914, 176. Franklin,
Hampden and Hampshire; 1890, 193; 1902, 137. (See 1906, 314.) Half-
way Pond river; 1914, 59, 86. Haverhill; 1894, 296. Hingham; 1894,
189; 1908, 298; 1914, 309. Hull; 1908, 298; 1914, 309. Ipswich; 1897,
289. (See 1902, 164.) Kingston; 1911, 103; 1912, 57, 449; 1913, 124, 449;
Lynn harbor; 1909,194; 1911,374. Marion; 1892,188; 1893,255; 1902,
94; Marshfield; 1913, 124. Mashpee; 1892, 196; 1903, 298; 1907, 301.
Mattapoisett; 1890,229; 1892,186. Merrimac river; 1895,88; 1897,110.
(See 1902, 164.) Mystic river; 1894, 189. Nahant bay; 1909, 291. Nan-
tucket; 1891, 128; 1904, 232. (See 1909, 403 § 2.) Neponset river; 1894,
189. Orleans; 1904, 118, 269; 1905, 265. (See 1901, 163.) Plupi Island
bay; 1890, 30; 1900, 159. (See 1902, 164.) Plymouth; .1912, 57, 449;
1913, 124, 449; 1914, 59, 86. (See 1890, 336; 1910, 494; 1911, 103.)
Chap. 91.] Ee VISED LaWS. 1145
Podonk pond; 1909, 234. Quincy; 1908, 298. Quinsigamond lake; 1896,
259; 1901,158; 1905,429. Rehoboth and Swansea ; see 1904, 132. Rowley
1897,289; 1914,157. Salem; 1909,291; 1912,63. Sandwich; see 1904
321. Seituate; 1890, 336; 1910, 494; 1911, 103; 1912, 449; 1913, 124
Swampscott; 1911, 69. Taunton river; 1909, 404; 1914, 176. Tisbury
1902,188; 1903,201. (See 1913, 134.) Wareham; 1914,59,86. Webster
1896,110; 1914,392. Weir river; 1894,189. Wellfleet; 1891,135; 1904
269. Westport river; 1907, 298. Weymouth river; 1894, 189; 1911, 306
1914, 309. Winthrop, 1911, 164; 1914, 257.
Act authorizing the commonwealth, counties, cities and towns to peti-
tion for assessment of damages by a jury for taking or injuring real estate.
St. 1914, 33.
Sect. 3 amended. St. 1905, 407. (See 1908, 417.)
Sect. 3 et seq. Powers and duties of commissioners and deputies en-
larged. St. 1902, 138, 178; 1903, 274, 291; 1904, 367 § 1; 1905, 317;
1906, 179 § 2, 327, 356; 1907, 198, 299, 306, 504; 1908, 255, 402 § 2, 417,
484 § 2, 488 § 2; 1909, 265, 421, 422 § 3, 508 § 2; 1910, 460, 548, 575, 614;
1911, 173, 185, 235, 271, 410, 614, 722; 1912, 237, 379, 465, 567, 710; 1913,
249, 269, 479, 521, 569; 1914, 648 § 1. (See 1910, 529; 1911, 217; Res.
1911, 68.)
Sect. 4. See St. 1908, 488 § 2; 1912, 372.
Sect. 6. See St. 1913, 521.
Sect. 7 revised. St. 1902, 164.
Sect. 8 repealed and superseded. St. 1910, 460. (See 1906, 356 § 1.)
Sect. 9 amended. St. 1904, 365.
Sect. 15 et seq. Provision as to sale or lease of certain islands in great
ponds. St. 1904, 379. (See 1910, 529; Res. 1911, 68.) As to renting of
boats or use of bathing suits. St. 1910, 400.
Sect. 19 revised. St. 1911, 285. (See 1903, 274; 1907, 306.)
Sect. 26 revised. St. 1904, 308; 1906, 239. (See 1903, 294; 1904, 118.)
Sect. 28. See St. 1911, 185.
Sects. 35-37. See St. 1908, 298.
Sects. 36, 42. See St. 1904, 132.
Sect. 52. See St. 1904, 118.
Sect. 54. See St. 1904, 319.
Sects. 57-59 repealed and new provisions made. St. 1909, 377; 1910,
469. (See 1905, 190; 1906, 263, 314; 1907, 296.)
Sect. 62 amended. St. 1906, 314 § 1.
Sect. 63 amended. St. 1902, 137; 1906, 314 § 2.
Sect. 63 et seq. See St. 1903, 205; 1906, 263; 1909, 377.
Sect. 64 amended. St. 1902, 544 § 11; 1905, 190.
Sect. 66. See St. 1907, 296; 1909, 377.
Sect. 67 amended. St. 1904, 329. Killing and transportation of pike
perch restricted. St. 1908, 488. (See 1906, 179.)
Sect. 68 repealed and new provisions made. St. 1905, 417; 1913, 573.
(See 1904, 364; 1912, 110.)
Sect. 69 repealed. St. 1904, 223. (See 1912, 129.)
Sect. 70 superseded. St. 1912, 129.
1146 Changes in the [Chap. 92.
Sect. 71 d spq. See St. 1911, 306.
Sects. 81, 82. See St. 1906, 239; 1908, 492.
Sect. 81 amended. St. 1904, 116; 1905, 81. (See 1906, 239.)
Sect. 83. Act to regulate the taking of scallops. St. 1910, 177. (See
1907,297; 1908,270; 1909,403; 1911,411; 1913,517.)
Sect. 83 d seq. See St. 1904, 282; 1906, 477; 1909, 469; 1911, 411,
499; 1912, 710; 1914, 43.
Sect. 84 amended. St. 1906, 288; 1907, 297.
Sect. 85 limited. St. 1903, 216 § 6; 1904, 269 § 6; 1905, 265 § 1; 1906,
477 § 7. Amended. St. 1913, 517.
Sect. 86 et seq. Provision for protection of lobsters. St. 1904, 408 § 1;
1907, 303; 1909, 265.
Act relative to transportation of lobsters. St. 1913, 569. And to sale
of lobsters and lobster meat. St. 1913, 643.
Sect. 88 amended. St. 1907, 303. (See 1908, 330 § 1; 1909, 265.)
Sect. 92 repealed. St. 1909, 265 § 4.
Sects. 101-114. Relative to the cultivation of oysters in the counties
of Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes and Nantucket. St. 1914, 597.
Sect. 101. See St. 1906, 477; 1914, 597.
Sect. 104 amended. St. 1913, 549; 1914, 597 § 1.
Sect. 104 d seq. See St. 1909, 469; 1914, 597.
Sects. 113, 114 affected. St. 1907, 285; 1913, 504. (See 1914, 597.)
Sect. 116 amended. 1913, 523. (See St. 1904, 118.)
Sect. 122 d seq. See St. 1906, 239.
Sect. 127 in part repealed. St. 1904, 301 § 2.- Amended. St. 1905,
281 § 1. (See 1904, 301 § 1; 1912, 372.)
Sect. 128 amended. St. 1907, 298 § 1.
Sect. 129 repealed. St. 1907, 298 § 2.
Sect. 131. See St. 1911, 185.
Sect. 132 amended. St. 1908, 492. (See 1906, 239 § 2.)
Sect. 133 revised. St. 1903, 246; 1913, 439.
Sect. 134 extended. St. 1904, 282 § 2. (See 1914, 597 § 11.)
Sects. 134, 136. See St. 1912, 465.
Sect. 137 superseded. St. 1908, 330. (See 1905, 445; 1907, 300; 1908,
417.)
Sect. 139 repealed. St. 1908, 76.
Chapter 92. — Of the Preservation of Certain Birds and Animals.
Act to authorize the governor to proclaim a close season in times of
drought. St. 1909, 422.
Provision for a state ornithologist. St. 1908, 245; 1912, 500; 1914, 424.
Acts to prevent holding in captivity insectivorous and song birds. St.
1902, 127; 1907, 250 § 2. (See 1903, 287.) Trapping with scented bait.
St. 1911, 215.
Acts for propagation and protection of wild and game birds and animals.
St. 1904, 176, 369; 1905, 414; 1906, 274; 1907, 99, 118, 250; 1909, 328,
421, 508; 1910, 472, 533; 1911, 18, 19, 39, 101, 118, 172, 187, 188, 215,
Chap. 92.] REVISED LaWS. 1147
236, 271, 278, 343, 356, 410; 1912, 203, 270, 523, 567; 1913, 296, 529, 542,
626, 744; 1914,79. Gray squirrels. St. 1911,172; 1912,523; 1913,270.
Homing pigeons. 1911, 198. Rabbits and hares. 1911, 118; 1914, 120.
Shore and marsh birds. 1909, 508. Loons and eagles. 1907, 118. Wild
turkeys. 1911, 343. Wood or summer duck. 1906, 274; 1911, 39; 1912,
490.
Sale, etc., of prairie chickens prohibited. St. 1906, 304. Penalty for
having plucked carcass which died a natural death. St. 1912, 467.
Acts relative to licensing and registration of hunters. St. 1911, 614;
1913,479. (See 1908, 484; 1909,325; 1910,614; 1911,235.)
Unnaturalized foreign-born persons and non-residents prohibited from
hunting unless licensed. St. 1911, 614; 1912, 379; 1913, 249, 479. (See
1905, 317; 1907, 198; 1908, 402; 1909, 262; 1912, 388.)
Fish and game wardens. St. 1912, 465; 1913, 250. Shooting, etc., re-
stricted in various places: Bristol, St. 1912, 388. Dukes, 1905, 273; 1907,
264. Edgartown, 1908, 331. Essex and Middlesex, 1912, 388. Nantucket,
1902, 85; 1905, 122; 1906, 292; 1911, 234. (See 1902, 165; 1904, 366;
1905, 406; 1906, 303; 1907, 161; 1912, 388.)
Act prohibiting hunting of birds or quadrupeds with rifle, revolver or
pistol during open season for deer. St. 1913, 542. Poisoning and snaring
wild animals and to regulate use of traps. St. 1913, 626.
Act relative to the killing of pheasants. St. 1914, 401.
Act relative to reimbursing cities and towns for loss of taxes on land
used for game preserves. St. 1914, 648,
Sect. 1 amended. St. 1904, 176.
Sect. 2 superseded. St. 1911, 236; 1912, 203, 523. (See 1908, 441;
1909, 272; 1910, 365.)
Sect. 3 superseded. St. 1911, 356; 1912, 270, 523; 1914, 79. (See
1902, 85, 165; 1903, 206; 1904, 366 § 2; 1905, 122, 406; 1906, 303; 1908,
441; 1909,272; 1910,3^5; 1911,19.)
Sect. 4 in part superseded. St. 1906, 141; 1911, 188. (See 1906, 274,
301; 1909,421; 1911,39,187; 1912,490.)
Sect. 5 revised. St. 1910, 472; 1911, 198. (See 1903, 162, 244, 329;
1905, 414; 1907, 99; 1909, 508.)
Sect. 6 revised. St. 1904, 369. (See 1905, 414; 1909, 421, 508; 1912,
567.)
Sect. 7 amended. St. 1903, 287; 1907, 250 § 1. In part repealed. St.
1909, 421. (See 1907, 118; 1908, 484; 1911, 18, 19, 343.)
Sect. 8 amended. St. 1903, 329 § 1.
Sect. 9 superseded. St. 1908, 284; 1909, 466; 1911, 118, 172; 1914,
120. (See 1904, 366 § 1; 1907, 161, 166; 1908, 413; 1910, 564; 1912,
523.)
Sects. 11, 12 superseded. St. 1910, 533 §§ 1-4; 1911, 101, 118, 215;
1913,626. (See 1905, 273; 1906,241,278; 1909,328; 1911,187,188,215.)
Sect. 13. See St. 1910, 590.
Sect. 14. See St. 1911, 215; 1913, 529, 744.
Sect. 15. See St. 1909, 309.
1148 Changes in the [Chaps. 94-96.
Sect. 16 superseded. St. 1909, 309 §§ 1-3; 1914, 401. (See 1905,
73; 1906, 482; 1908, 477.)
Sect. 17 revised. St. 1913, 529; 1914, 453. (See 1903, 245; 1905, 419;
1907,307; 1908,377; 1909,396; 1910,545; 1912,388; 1913,542.)
Sect. 18 revised. St. 1913, 552. (See 1902, 154; 1903, 407; 1905, 245;
1910, 545 § 3; 1912, 388, 438; 1913, 529, 542, 744.)
Sect. 19. See St. 1911, 217.
Sect. 20 repealed. St. 1908, 330 § 2. (See 1905, 445; 1907, 300; 1908,
330 § 1.)
Sect. 21. See St. 1902, 236 § 1.
Sect. 22 revised. St. 1902, 236 § 2.
Sect. 23. Provision for bounties for killing a wild-eat or Canada lynx.
St. 1903, 344. And for damages caused by deer. St. 1903, 407; 1912, 438.
(See 1908, 377; 1909, 396; 1910, 545.)
Chapter 94. — Of Lost Goods and Stray Beasts.
Sect. 2. See St. 1907, 363; 1908, 13'3.
Sect. 6. See St. 1906, 185 § 3.
Chapter 95. — Of Unclaimed or Abandoned Property.
Sect. 7. See St. 1906, 266; 1908, 599; 1910, 214 § 27.
Sect. 8. Provision for disposition of such property in possession of
metropolitan park officer. St. 1904, 170.
Sect. 13 extended. St. 1907, 363. (See 1906, 185; 1908,133; 1909,302.)
Chapter 96. — Of the Board of Harbor and Land Commissioners.
Acts relative to the improvement and protection of rivers, harbors, etc.
St. 1909, 481; 1912, 642; 1914, 20, 378, 472, 506,'691, 693, 716, 717; Res.
1914, 109, 112, 115, 132, 135, 137. (See 1914, 531.)
Act to establish the tide water fund. St. 1912, 257.
Acts relative to the development of the port of Boston. St. 1911, 748;
1912, 181, 663; 1913, 635; 1914, 48, 555, 602, 712. (See 1910, 648; 1912,
46.)
Acts to provide for the police control of Lake Quinsigamond. St. 1913,
742; 1914, 20.
Act relative to breaking up and disposal of old vessels, etc. St. 1908,
595.
Act to pro\'ide for supervising transportation and dumping of material
in tide waters. St. 1907, 229. (See 1912, 257 § 2.) Suitable quarters for
port wardens. St. 1914, 472, 747.
Act to authorize the commonwealth, counties, cities and towns to petition
for assessment of damages by a jury for taking or injuring real estate.
St. 1914, 33.
Act to establish grades for salaries of clerks and stenographers in the
departments, of the commonwealth. St. 1914, 605.
Sect. 2. See St. 1905, 211 § 1; 1908, 195; Res. 1909, 26.
Chaps. 97-100.] REVISED LaWS. 1119
Sect. 3. See St. 1904, 379; 1909, 481 § 2; 1910, 606 §§ 3, 4, 7; 1913,
543.
Sect. 8. See St. 1902, 224, 425; 1904, 273; 1907, 229 § 1; 1903, 595;
1910, 255, 585.
Sect. 9. See St. 1903, 150 § 1; 1909, 481 § 1; 1912, 642; 1914, G91,
693, 716, 717; Res. 1914, 109, 112, 115, 132, 135; 137.
Sect. 14. See St. 1906, 145; 1914", 378, 506.
Sect. 16. See St. 1914, 717 § 2.
Sect. 17. See St. 1907, 229.
Sects. 19-21. . See St. 1914, 717 § 3.
Chapter 97. — Of Wrecks, Shipwrecked Goods and Removal of Wrecks.
Act relative to breaking up and disposal of old vessels, etc. St. 1908,
595.
Sect. 1. See St. 1914, 615.
Sect. 15. See St. 1908, 595; 1910, 585.
Sect. 22. See St. 1908, .595 § 4.
Chapter 98. — Of the Observance of the Lord's Day.
Acts to provide for one day's rest in seven. St. 1907, 577; 1909, 514
§§ 52, 145.
Sect. 1 revised. St. 1908, 385 § 1; 1909, 189. (See 1904, 460.)
Sect. 2 revised. St. 1904, 460 § 2; 1909, 420. (See 1904, 176; 1907,
204, 577; 1908, 126; 1909, 423, 514 § 52.)
Sale of ice cream, confectionery, etc. St. 1909, 423; 1910, 327; 1913,
451.
Sect. 2 limited. St. 1908, 333, 343, 354, 537; 1909, 420.
Sect. 3 amended. St. 1902, 414; 1908, 126, 273, 333, 343, 354, 537;
1910, 327; 1911, 328; 1914, 757. Affected. St. 1909, 423.
Sect. 5 revised. St. 1904, 460 § 3. (See 1905, 341; 1907, 274; 1908,
126, 385.)
Sect. 12 amended. St. 1908, 123.
Chapter 99. — Of Gaming.
Club charter may be revoked in case of seizure of gaming implements
on premises. St. 1902, 524.
Act to prohibit bucketing and to abolish bucket shops. St. 1907, 414.
«
Chapter 100. — Of Intoxicating Liquors.
Licensing board for Boston. St. 1906, 291. (See 1907, 214; 1909, 387,
423; 1913, 715.)
Acts relative to wood alcohol. St. 1905, 220; 1910, 541. Sale of candy
containing alcohol. St. 1913, 647.
Acts relative to storage of liquors. St. 1905, 284; 1911, 77, 88.
Act relative to the analyzing of intoxicating liquors. St. 1914, 484.
Sect. 1 amended. St. 1903, 460.
1150 Changes in the [Chap. loi.
Sects. 2-4. See St. 1913, 655 § 8.
Sect. 4 amended. St. 1912, 389.
Sect. 10 et seq. See St. 1909, 423; 1910, 383. Provisions for Boston.
St. 1902, 485; 1906, 291 § 4, 395; 1907, 328; 1909, 221. (See 1913, 85.)
Sect. 13 amended. St. 1910, 476. (See 1909, 371 § 8.)
Sect. 15 amended. St. 1906, 287 | 1.
Sect. 17, cl. 2 revised. St. 1906, 395; 1911, 507. (See 1906, 386 § 1;
1910, 473.) Cl. 7, see St. 1911, 136.
Sects. 17, 18. Fourth and fifth classes. Storage. St. 1905, 284. (See
1907, 560 § 6; 1911, 77, 88.)
Sect. 20 revised. St. 1902, 171. Amended. St. 1905, 206; 1911, 83.
Sect. 21 amended. St. 1907, 190; 1913, 410 § 1. (See 1913, 413.)
Sects. 21-29. See St. 1902, 327; 1908, 525 § 3; 1910, 172 § 1.
Sect. 22 amended. St. 1913, 410 § 2. (See 1913, 413.)
Sect. 23 amended. St. 1907, 308; 1909, 261 § 1. Board may suspend
certificate. St. 1909, 261 § 5.
Sect. 26. See St. 1907, 190; 1913, 410 § 1, 413.
Sect. 27. See St. 1906, 281; 1909, 261 § 2; 1913, 413.
Sect. 33 repealed. St. 1903, 461.
Sect. 34 revised. St. 1906,-374.
Sect. 35 amended. St. 1906, 104.
Sect. 41. See St. 1911, 136.
Sect. 47 amended. Suspension of license authorized. St. 1908, 108.
Sects. 48-50. Provision for registration and permits for carriers of
intoxicating liquors in certain cases. St. 1906, 421; 1907, 517; 1910, 497;
1911, 423.
Sect. 49 amended. St. 1907, 517 § 1; 1910, 497 § 1; 1912, 201.
Sects. 53, 54. See St. 1913, 410 § 2.
Sect. 57 amended. St. 1910, 264.
Sect. 58. See St. 1914, 553.
Sect. 62. Gift or sale to a patient in dipsomaniac hospital is punishable.
St. 1903, 410; 1909, 504 § 94; 1911, 30. False statement as to age by a
minor. St. 1912, 532.
Sect. 63 amended. St. 1909, 408.
Sect. 67 superseded. St. 1902, 110. (See 1908, 469; 1914, 615.)
Sect. 76 amended. St. 1909, 154 § 1.
Sect. 82. See St. 1912, 372.
Sect. 85 amended. St. 1909, 154 § 2.
Sect. 86 amended. St. 1904, 122. (See 1912, 372.)
Sect. 88. See St. 1902, 485 § 4. Club charter may be revoked in cer-
tain cases. St. 1902, 524.
Sect. 89. See St. 1902, 524; 1906, 291 § 4.
Chapter 101. — Of Common Nuisances.
Spitting in certain public places and conveyances prohibited. St. 1906,
165; 1907, 410; 1908, 150.
Obstruction of means of egress from buildings, and buildings erected in
Chap. 102.] REVISED LawS. 1151
violation of St. 1913, 655, declared common nuisances. St. 1905, 347 § 1 ;
1913, 655 § 3.
Act to provide for abating places of prostitution and certain other
nuisances. St. 1914, 624.
Certain nuisances in Boston. St. 1904, 336; 1905, 418, 426; 1908, 187 § 2.
As to insect pests, see St. 1902, 57; 1905, 381 ; 1906, 268; 1907, 475, 521 ;
1908, 591; 1909, 263, 444; 1910, 150, 427; 1911, 242, 474; 1912, 112, 263,
577, 625; 1913, 293, 296, 585, 600, 605; 1914, 340, 341, 404.
Sect. 6 amended. St. 1914, 624 § 11. Act to prohibit bucketing and to
abolish bucket shops. St. 1907, 414.
Sect. 7. See St. 1914, 624 § 2.
Sect. 8 amended. St. 1914, 624 § 12. (See 1900, 291 § 10.)
Sect. 9. See St. 1911,77,88.
Sect. 10 amended. St. 1914, 624 § 13.
Sect. 11 amended. St. 1914, 624 § 14.
Chapter 102. — Of Licenses and Municipal Regulations of Police.
Provision for licensing veterinary practitioners. St. 1903, 249; 1906,
503; 1907,314; 1911,199. Of osteopaths. St. 1909, 526. Of embalmers.
St. 1905, 473; 1910, 390. Of public accountants. St. 1909, 399; 1910,
263. Dealers in milk. St. 1909, 443. Retail drugs. St. 1913, 705. (See
1913, 720.) Practitioners of optometry. St. 1912, 700. Of nurses. St.
1910, 449. License required to sell or lease firearms. St. 1911, 495. Opera-
tion of pneumatic machinery. St. 1913, 629.
Licensing of theatres and public halls. St. 1904, 450; 1905, 176, 341,
342; 1906, 105; 1908, 335; 1909, 143; 1913, 655 §§ 31-37. (See 1909,
514 §§ 76, 77; 1911, 307, 460; 1912, 320.) Lunch wagons in public ways.
St. 1908, 360. For cinematographs or similar apparatus. St. 1908, 566;
1909,281; 1911,48,440; 1912,182; 1914,196,791. (See 1905, 176, 437;
1908, 565.) Street trades for minors. St. 1913, 831 §§ 11-15.
Licenses for the business of plumbing. St. 1909, 536; 1910,. 597; 1912,
518; 1914, 287. (See 1912, 635 § 34; 1913, 786 § 32.) Aircraft. St. 1913,
663.
Insurance brokers. St. 1907, 576 § 93-95; 1908, 170; 1911, 429.
Manicuring, massage and vapor baths. St. 1911, 443; 1912, 155. Cold
storage warehouses. St. 1912, 652. (See 1910, 640.)
Act relative to collection agencies. St. 1910, 656.
Provision for license to carry loaded pistol. St. 1906, 172 § 1 ; 1908, 350;
1911, 548. (See 1910, 565; 1911, 283.) For manufacture of fireworks or
firecrackers. St. 1910, 565; 1914, 795 § 3. (See 1911, 495.)
For breaking up and disposal of old vessels, etc. St. 1908, 595.
In certain cities public lodging houses must be licensed. St. 1904, 242;
1911, 129; 1913, 655 §§ 42-47. (See 1894, 414.)
Licenses and registration of hunters. St. 1911, 614; 1912, 379; 1913,
249, 479. (See 1905, 317; 1907, 198; 1908, 402, 484; 1909, 262, 325, 362;
1910, 614; 1911, 235; 1912, 388; 1913, 529, 542.) Licenses to work or do
business on Sunday. St. 1909, 420, 423; 1910, 327; 1913, 451.
1152 Changes ix the [Chap. 102.
Licenses in Boston: To gas fitters. St. 1897, 265. Operators of eleva-
tors. St. 1913, 714. Junk dealers. St. 1900, 416; 1906, 291 § 4. (See
1902, 187 § 4; 1909, 221.) Minors to black boots, etc. St. 1902, 531.
(See 1904, 450 § 2.) Pawnbrokers; private detectives; money lenders;
dogs. St. 1906, 291 § 4. (See 1907, 211, 500 §§ 2, 3.) Picnic groves;
skating rinks; intelligence offices; billiard, pool or sippio tables; bowling
alleys. St. 1906, 291 § 4; 1907, 214. Garages. St. 1913, 577. (See 1914,
795 § 6.) Theatres and public halls. St. 1907, 463; 1908, 335. Shows
and amusements. St. 1908, 494. (See 1913, 280.) Street stands. St.
1907, 584; 1909, 329. (See 1913, 680.) Lunch wagons in street. St.
1908, 360. Sight seeing automobiles. St. 1913, 592.
Provision for licensing dealers in coal and coke. St. 1903, 484; 1906,
434. Operators of automobiles and motor cycles. St. 1909, 534; 1910,
525, 605; 1911, 37; 1912, 123, 400; 1913, 95, 116, 123, 530, 803; 1914,
190, 204, 420, 695. (See 1902, 315; 1903, 473; 1905, 311, 366; 1906,
353, 412; 1907, 203, 408, 580; 1908, 263, 642, 648; 1911, 507; 1912, 184;
1913, 592.) Garages, see St. 1913, 300, 577. Lung testing machines.
St. 1908, 381. Cold storage houses. St. 1910, 640; 1912, 652. Operators
of hoisting machinery in certain cases. St. 1911, 656. (See 1913, 714.)
Act to provide for the better prevention of fires throughout the metro-
politan district. St. 1914, 795.
Acts relative to giving of bonds in blasting operations. St. 1911, 325;
1914, 155.
Provision for licensing establishments for the manufacture of sausages
or chopped meats, and for the breaking or canning of eggs. St. 1914, 325.
Act relative to safety valves as applied to ammonia compressors.
St. 1914, 467.
Sect. 2 revised. St. 1910, 383. (See 1906, 291 § 4.)
Sect. 23 et seq. See St. 1906, 435; 1908, 485.
Sect. 29 amended. St. 1902, 187 § 1; 1910, 554 § 1. (See 1906, 291
§4.)
Sect. 30 amended. St. 1902, 187 § 2; 1910, 193.
Sect. 32 amended. St. 1902, 187 § 3; 1910, 554 § 2.
Sect. 33. See St. 1906, 291 § 4.
Sect. 40 amended. St. 1905, 415.
Sect. 41 amended. St. 1911, 727 § 21.
Sect. 42 amended. St. 1907, 211. (See 1907, 500 §§ 2, 3.)
Sect. 47 et seq. See St. 1905, 308; 1906, 390; 1908, 605; 1909, 317, 514;
1911, 727; 1912, 675.
Sect. 48. See St. 1906, 291 § 10.
Sects. 52, 53. See St. 1911, 727 §§ 14, 15.
Sects. 57-68 repealed by St. 1911, 727 § 24. Acts regulating small loans.
St. 1905, 308; 1906, 390; 1908, 605; 1909, 317, 514 §§ 121-126; 1910,
563; 1911, 727; 1912, 675; 1913, 347, 638. (See 1909, 278; 1913, 656,
832 § 8 )
Sect. 69 revised. St. 1912, 486.
Sects. 69-72. See St. 1911, 381 § 4; 1913, 300.
Chap. 102.] REVISED LaWS. 1158
Sec:ts. 73-77. Powers transferred to the fire prevention commissioner.
St. 1914 795 § 3.
Sect. Vs amended. St. 1907, 373 § 1; 1911, 562 § 1; 1914, 451.
Sect. 78 et seq. See St. 1905, 310 §4, 472; 1906, 387; 1907, 373, 465;
1908, 563; 1913, 610 § 4; 1914, 451.
Sect. 80 amended. St. 1911, 562 § 2.
Sect. 81 amended. St. 1905, 310 § 1; 1911, 562 § 3.
Sect. 82 revised. St. 1907, 373 § 2; 1911, 562 § 4; 1913, 209. (See
1905, 310 § 2; 1906, 414, 521, 522.)
Sect. 83 revised. St. 1911, 562 § 5.
Sect. 84 revised. St. 1907, 373 § 3; 1911, 502 § 6.
Sect. 85 amended. St. 1907, 373 § 4; 1911, 562 § 7.
Sect. 86 amended. St. 1905, 310 § 3. (See 1914, 467 § 5.)
Sect. 87 aflFected. St. 1910, 565.
Sect. 89 <t seq. Provisions as to explosives and inflammable fluids.
St. 1904, 370; 1905, 280; 1908, 502; 1910, 223, 588; 1911, 477; 1913,
452; 1914, 421, 795 §§ 3, 6. (See 1910, 284.) Acts relative to paint,
turpentine and linseed oil. St. 1908, 531; 1911, 218, 266; 1914, 795
§§ 3, 6.
Sect. 92 amended. St. 1909, 199.
Sect. 93. See St. 1914, 795 § 3.
Sect. 94. See St. 1914, 795 §§ 3, 6.
Sect. 95. See St. 1911, 325; 1914, 155.
Sect. 96. See St. 1914, 795 § 3.
Sect. 97. See St. 1914, 795 § 3.
Sects. 97, 98. Acts to provide for the giving of bonds in blasting opera-
tions. St. 1911, 325; 1914, 155.
Sects. 99-101 repealed and superseded. St. 1910, 588.
Sect. 104. See St. 1914, 795.
Sect. 106. See St. 1914, 795 § 6.
Sect. 108. See St. 1914, 795 § 6.
Sects. 109-111 superseded. St. 1911, 204; 1914, 795 § 6.
Sect. 113. See St. 1914, 795 § 3.
Sect. 114. See St. 1904, 370; 1905, 280; 1908, 502; 1914, 795 § 3.
Sects. 118, 119. See St. 1914, 795 §§ 3, 6.
Sect. 122 amended. St. 1908, 187.
Sect. 122 et seq. See St. 1905, 418; 1908, 187 § 1; 1910, 651; 1911,
10, 223.
Sects. 128, 129 superseded. St. 1914, 198 § 4. (See 1909, 440 § 4;
1913, 551.)
Sect. 130 amended. St. 1908, 169; 1910, 87.
Sect. 133 in part repealed. St. 1904, 353 § 3; 1906, 291.
Sect. 134 amended. St. 1910, 319. (See 1905, 317 § 2; 1908, 402 § 2;
1910, 614 § 3.)
Sect. 138 revised. St. 1904, 105 § 1.
Sect. 141 repealed. St. 1904, 105 § 2.
Sect. 142 superseded. St. 1914, 198 § 4. (See 1906, 291 § 10; 1909,
440 § 2.)
1154 Changes in the [Chaps. 10:3, 104.
Sect. 143 amended. St. 1907, 240 § 1; 1908, 182; 1910, 629; 1911,
391.
Sect. 144 amended. St. 1907, 240 § 2.
Sect. 150 et scq. Provision for better protection of domestic animals
from dogs. St. 1902, 226; 1904, 127, 283; 1911, 392.
Sect. 151 amended. St. 1903, 100; 1904, 283; 1911, 392.
Sect. 152 amended. St. 1905, 106.
Sect. 155 amended. St. 1904, 142; 1907, 241; 1910, 392.
Sect. 168. See St. 1906, 291 §§ 8, 10.
Sect. 170 amended. St. 1908, 368.
Sect. 172 superseded. St. 1908, 385 § 2. (See 1904, 450 § 15, 460;
1905, 341, 342; 1906, 105; 1907, 274; 1909, 189, 514 § 77.)
Sect. 172 et seq. See St. 1904, 183; 1906, 384; 1908, 368, 381; 1910,
143.
Sect. 173 amended. St. 1904, 460 § 5; 1907, 309; 1909, 254. (See
1904, 450 § 15; 1905, 341, 342; 1906, 105; 1908, 335.)
Sect. 176 amended. St. 1906, 190, 291 § 4. (See 1906, 384.)
Sect. 178. See St. 1906, 291 § 4.
Sect. 181 amended. St. 1910, 125 § 1.
Sect. 182 amended. St. 1910, 125 § 2.
Sect. 183 amended. St. 1910, 125 § 3.
Sect. 184 amended. St. 1906, 107; 1907, 355; 1910, 532. (See 1906,
384.)
Sect. 186 amended. "Junk collectors" added. St. 1902, 187 § 4.
(See 1906, 190, 291 § 4.)
Chapter 103. — Of the Supervision of Plumbing.
This chapter in part superseded bv acts relative to the supervision of
the business of plumbing. St. 1909, 536; 1910, 597; 1912, 518, 635 § 34;
1913, 786 §32; 1914,287.
Chapter 104. — Of the Inspection of Buildings.
Act to revise and codify building inspection laws. St. 1913, 655. (See
1913, 676.)
Building inspection department of district police. St. 1913, 610.
Licensing and inspection of theatres and public halls regulated. St.
1904, 450; 1906, 105; 1908, 335, 389; 1909, 354; 1910, 143; 1911, 367;
1912, 320, 726. (See 1904, 460 §§ 4, 5; 1905, 341, 342; 1908, 336; 1911,
309, 314; 1913, 391, 572.) Inspection of ventilating and lighting of fac-
tories and workshops. St. 1907, 537; 1909, 514 § 105; 1911,603; 1913,766.
(See 1912, 726.) Acts relative to tenement houses in towns. St. 1912,
635; 1913, 441, 614. Tenement houses in cities. St. 1913, 786. (See
1914, 628.)
Acts to prohibit obstruction of means of egress from buildings. St.
1905, 347; 1908, 336; 1914, 795 § 13 cl. D. Sanitary requirements for
certain buildings. St. 1902, 322; 1906, 250; 1909, 514 §§ 78, 79; 1912,
318; 1914, 328 § 1, 726. Storage of explosives and inflammable com-
CiiAi-. i(j4.] Revised Laws. 1155
pounds. St. 1904, 370; 1905, 280; 1908, 502; 1910, 223; 1913,452-
1914, 795 §§ 3, 6. (See 1910, 588; 1911, 477; 1913, 610; 1914, 421.)
Provision for safe keeping of matches in stores. St. 1909, 184. Regula-
tion of cinematographs and similar apparatus. St. 1905, 17(3, 437; 1908,
565, 566; 1909, 281; 1911, 48, 440; 1912, 182; 1914, 196, 791. (See
1913, 280.) Passenger ele\ators to have seat for operator. St. 1912, 479.
Acts relative to elevators and to elevator regulations. St. 1913, 80«); 1914,
328 § 3, 782 § 6. (Sec 1909, 514 §§ 74, 96.)
Building laws for Boston. St. 1907, 550; 1909, 313; 1910, 284, 63J ;
1911, 342; 1912, 369, 370; 1913, 50, 586, 704, 714, 729; 1914, 205, 248,
595, 628, 782, 786. (See 1892, 419; 1893, 170, 293, 297, 464; 1894, 257, 443;
1895, 97, 239, 280, 314; 1896, 416, 520; 1897, 175, 219, 265, 300, 310,
413; 1898, 209, 228, 268, 308, 452; 1899, 161, 185, 222; 1900, 271, 321,
335 § 2; 1901, 474; 1902, 400; 1903, 301; 1904, 227, 333, 336, 368, 4.50
§§ 2, 10; 1905, 342, 383, 426; 1906, 340; 1907, 410, 463; 1908, 339, 347;
1911, 76; 1912, 259, 582, 713; 1913, 280, 655 § 52, 680, 800 § 12; 1914,
540,785.) Garages. St. 1913, 577; 1914, 119. (See 1914, 795 § 0.) Rela-
tive to buildings for storage of ice. St. 1914, 248. Acts to limit the occu-
pancy of cellars and basements in the city of Boston. St. 1907, 550 § 68;
1914, 628.
Act to establish state supervision of waj^farers' lodges and public lodging
houses. St. 1914, 606.
Act relative to the qualifications of certain inspectors of masonry. St.
1914, 540.
Act to provide for the better prevention of fires throughout the metro-
politan district. St. 1914, 795.
Act to establish grades for salaries of clerks and stenographers in the
departments of the commonwealth. St. 1914, 605.
Sects. 1-18 repealed. St. 1913, 655 § 61. (See 1904, 450 §§ 4-10;
1905,472; 1906, 10.5, 499 § 2; 1908,321; 1912,334; 1913, 610 § 2.)
Sects. 19, 20 repealed and superseded. St. 1908, 487. (See 1907, 499.)
Sects. 21-26 repealed. St. 1913, 655 § 61. (See 1914, 795.)
Sect. 22 et seq. Acts to regulate public lodging houses in certain cities.
St. 1904, 242; 1911, 129; 1913, 655 §§ 42-47.^ (See 1907, 490; 1909, 504
§ 26; 1912, 635.)
Sect. 25 amended. St. 1907, 503 § 1. (See 1905, 347 § 1.)
Sects. 27, 28 repealed as to elevators. St. 1913, 803 § 13; 1914, 328
§ 3. (See 1902, 350; 1909, 514 §§ 74, 96; 1912, 479; 1913, 610 § 2.)
Sect. 28 amended. St. 1911, 455.
Sects. 29-37 repealed. St. 1913, 655 § 61. (See 1905, 347 § 2; 1906,
105 § 1; 1913, 610 § 2; 1914, 795.)
Sects. 38^7. Repeal and substitute. St. 1909, 614 §§ 91-100, 145;
1914, 566. (See 1903, 475; 1904, 347, 430; 1906, 250, 522; 1907, 164,
451, 503, 537; 1908, 375, 389; 1909, 354, 413, 514 § 64; 1913, 610 § 2;
1914, 795.)
Sect. 41 amended. St. 1907, .503 § 2. Inspection. St. 1907, 537 § 5;
1912, 726 §5. (See 1904, 430; 1906,522; 1907,451; 1908,375,389; 1909,
354; 1913, 676.)
1156 Changes in the [CnArs. io5, i06.
Sects. 41, 42. See St. 1903, 475; 1904, 347; 190G, 250; 1907, 164;
1909, 514 §§ 86-90, 145; 1912, 726 § 5.
Sects. 48-56 repealed. St. 1913, 655 § 61. (See 1913, 610 § 2.)
Sect. 50. See St. 1914, 795 § 22.
Sect. 54. See St. 1905, 347.
Chapter 105. — Of the Inspection of Steam Boilers.
The law as to the inspection and operation of steam boilers is revised.
St. 1907, 465; 1908,563; 1909,393,410; 1911, 619, 656; 1912, 531; 1913,
610. (See 1905, 310, 472; 1906, 387, 521, 522; 1907, 373, 451; 1909, 131,
348; 1910, 284; 1911, 562; 1912, 726 § 5; 1913, 209; 1914, 451.)
Boiler inspection department of district police. St. 1913, 610. Pneu-
matic machines. St. 1913, 629; 1914, 127, 649. _
License required for operating hoisting machinery in certain cases. St.
1911, 656.
Board of boiler rules established. St. 1907, 465 § 24; 1914, 127 § 2,
649 § 2. (See 1912, 531.)
Act relative to safety valves as applied to ammonia compressors. St.
1914, 467.
Sects. 2, 3. See St. 1907, 465 §§ 2, 3, 13.
Sect. 4 superseded. St. 1907, 465 §§ 14, 15; 1912, 531 §§ 5, 6.
Sect. 5. See St. 1907, 465 §§ 3, 15, 17, 19; 1912, 531 §§ 6, 7.
Sect. 6. See St. 1907, 465 § 28.
Sect. 9. See St. 1907, 465 § 20; 1908, 503 § 1.
Sects. 10, 11. See St. 1907, 465 §§ 20, 28.
Chapter 106. — Of the Employment of Labor.
This chapter is repealed and revised by acts to codify the laws relating
to labor. St. 1909, 514; 1910, 63, 166 § 2, 259, 350, 404, 445, 543, 611;
1911, 151, 178, 208, 229, 241, 249, 263, 269, 281, 310, 313, 431, 484, 494,
532, 584, 629, 751; 1912, 96, 172, 191, 251, 318, 452, 477, 479, 495, 528,
533, 545, 571, 653, 666, 706; 1913, 333, 359, 365, 426, 448, 568, 619, 690;
1914, 217, 241, 247, 328, 347, 352, 368, 419, 455, 474, 479, 540, 557, 566,
568, 580, 600, 623, 656, 681, 688, 708, 723, 726, 746, 778. (See 1902, 183,
322, 350, 384, 430, 435, 446, 450; 1903, 275, 320, 475; 1904, 311, 313,
315, 334, 335, 343, 347, 349, 397, 432; 1905, 213, 231, 238, 267, 304, 308;
1906, 250, 284, 370, 390, 427, 435, 463 II § 167, 499, 517; 1907, 135, 164,
193, 224, 267, 269, 503 § 2, 537, 560 §§ 447, 448, 570, 577; 1908, 210, 217,
228, 306, 325, 380, 420, 457, 485, 489, 547, 553, 645, 650; 1909, 201, 211,
332, 363, 371; 1910, 249, 257, 414, 445, 458, 473; 1911, 63, 113, 136, 541,
603; 1912, 528, 545, 546, 683; 1913, 445, 685, 805; 1914, 347, 413, 553,
618, 765;, Res. 1914, 96.)
Acts to establish a board of labor and industries. St. 1912, 726; 1913,
424, 766, 813, 831 §§ 4, 18; 1914, 263, 474, 533. Industrial accident
board established. St. 1911, 751 III; 1913, 48, 746 § 1.
Passenger elevators to have seat for operator. St. 1912, 479. (See
1913, 806.)
Chap. IOC] REVISED LawS. 1157
Retirement system for state employees. Si. 191 1, 532; 1912, 363; 1913,
310; 1914, 419, 568, 582.
Act relative to vacations of laborers employed by cities and towns.
St. 1914, 217.
Acts relative to half holidays for certain state employees. St. 1912, 528;
1914, 455, 688.
Act relative to proof of contributory negligence in actions for the re-
covery of damages for injuries. St. 1914, 553.
Act to establish grades for salaries of clerks and stenographers in the
departments of the commonwealth. St. 1914, 605.
Provision for continuation schools for working children. St. 1913, 805.
Provision for free employment l)ureaus in certain cities. St. 1906, 435;
1907, 135; 1908, 306, 462 §5, 485; 1909, 514 §§ 1-9; 191 1, 158; 1913, 389.
Board of conciliation and arbitration. St. 1909, 514 §§ 10-10; 1913, 444;
1914, 681.
Act to regulate days of employment in certain establishments. St. 1913,
619. And of certain employees of railroad corporations. St. 1914, 723, 746.
Act to regulate labor of minors. St. 1913, 831.
Act to authorize the giving of preference in appointments and employ-
ment to citizens. St. 1914, 600.
List of state officials and employees and their compensation to be printed.
St. 1910, 268; 1911, 43; 1913, 534.
Act relative to the promotion of laborers and mechanics in the public
service. St. 1914, 479.
Act relative to wages of laborers in employ of board of prison commis-
sioners. St. 1914, 458.
Salaries of certain women employed by county of Suffolk. St. 1914, 413.
Act relative to wages of mechanics employed in the construction of public
works. St. 1909, 514 § 21; 1914, 474.
Act to prohibit making up time lost by holidays, in certain establish-
ments. St. 1913, 359.
Acts to establish a minimum wage commission and provide for fixing
minimum wage of women and minors. St. 1912, 706; 1913, 330, 673; 1914,
368.
Pay rolls, bills and accounts for services for certain cities to be verified
by oath. St. 1913, 520.
Acts relative to payment for personal injuries to employees. St. 1911,
751; 1912, 172, 251, 409, 571, 726; 1913, 445, 448, 568, 696, 746, 807;
1914, 338, 618, 636, 656, 708.
Acts to establish pension systems. St. 1910, 559, 619; 1911, 113, 338,
413, 532, 634, 675; 1912, 363, 447, 5b3; 1913, 63, 310, 313, 367, 642, 671,
697, 817; 1914, 352, 419, 765. (See 1911, 413; 1912, 574; 1913, 367, 657,
681, 800; 1914, 519, 536; Res. 1914, 120.)
Act to make lawful certain agreements or combinations between employees
or laborers, and to limit the issuing of injunctions. St. 1914, 778.
Act relative to employment in night messenger service. St. 1911, 629.
Of women in core rooms. St. 1912, 653. To moving certain boxes and
baskets where women are employed. St. 1913, 426; 1914, 241.
1158 Changes in the [Chap. io7.
As to assignments of wages, see St. 1905, 308; 1906, 390; 1908, 605 §§ 7,
8; 1909, 317, 514 §§ 121-126; 1910, 563; 1911, 727 § 22; 1912, 675 § 6.
Provision for homesteads for workmen. St. 1911, 607; 1912, 714; 1913,
494 § 3, 595; 1914, 283 § 2.
Act relative to imposition of fines by unions. St. 1911, 431.
Act to prohibit the charging of fees for certificates relating to minors.
St. 1914, 316.
Acts relative to the procuring of persons to take the place of employees
during strikes or other labor disputes. St. 1910, 445; 1912, 545; 1914, 347.
Act to establish grades for salaries of clerks and stenographers employed
in the departments of the commonwealth. St. 1914, 605.
Act relative to the qualifications of certain inspectors of masonry. St.
1914, .540.
Sect. 12. See St. 1914, 778.
Sect. 14 superseded. St. 1909, 504 § 29; 1914, 473.
Sect. 18. See St. 1911, 628 §§ 296, 33; 1913, 617 § 5.
Sect. 19 et seq. See St. 1914, 778.
Sect. 20 extended by act to constitute eight hours a day's work for pub-
lic employees. St. 1911, 494; 1914, 623. (See 1909, 514 § 42; 1913, 822.)
Hours of employment of women and minors. St. 1909, 514 § 48; 1911,
484; 1912,477; 1913,758,831; 1914,623. (See 1912, 706; 1913,330,365;
1914, 368.) Of street railway employees. St. 1912, 533; 1913, 833. (See
1912, 533, 70(); 1913, 3.30, 365.) Of certain employees of steam railroads.
St. 1914, 723, 746.
Sect. 31 amended. St. 1907, 224. (See 1909, 514 § 50; 1913, 779 § 17;
1914, 316, 580.)
Sect. 37. See St. 1911, 229.
Sect. 62 amended. St. 1909, 514 § 112; 1910, 350; 1911, 208, 249;
1914, 247. (See 1914, 370 § 1.)
Sect. 65. See St. 1911 584.
Sect. 71 ct seq. See St! 1909, 514 §§ 127-144; 1910, 166; 1911, 751 I;
1912, 409; 1914, 5.53.
Skcts. 72, 73. SeeSt. 1911, 751; 1912,172,251; 1913,290; 1914,708.
Chapter 107. — Of the Bureau of Statistics of Labor and the Board of
Supervisors of Statistics.
This chapter is repealed and superseded by St. 1909, 371; 1910, 83;
1911, 74, 158; 1912, 45, 49, 560; 1913, 358, 416, 706, 727. (See 1902, 438;
1906, 296, 385 § 2; 1907, 79, 135; 1908, 306, 462, 481, 485 § 7, 517; 1909,
514 §§ 1-8; Res. 1909, 41; St. 1910, 598, 616; 1911, 69, 607; Res. 1911,
142; St. 1912, 352, 706 § 12; 1913, 677.)
Act to provide for taking the decennial census. St. 1914, 692. (See
Res. 1914, 120.) And for a census of the fisheries and commerce of the
commonwealth. St. 1914, 692 § 8.
Acts to establish a board of labor and industrv. St. 1912, 726; 1913, 424,
766, 813, 831 §§ 4, 18; 1914, 263, 474, 533.
Commission on immigration. Res. 1913, 77,
Chap. 1()8.] REVISED LawS. 1159
Provision for free employment bureaus in certain cities. St. 1906, 435-
1907, 135; 1908, 306, 462 § 5, 485; 1909, 514 §§ 1-9; 1911, 158; 1913,
389. (See 1909, 371; 1912, 726 § 5.)
Act to establish grades for salaries of clerks and stenographers in the
departments of the commonwealth. St. 1914, 605.
Sects. 10, 11 repealed. St. 1902, 438 § 7. (See 1909, 67.)
Chapter 108. — Of District and Other Police Officers.
The fire marshal's department is abolished and duties and powers trans-
ferred to detective department of district police. St. 1904, 433; 1905,
280; 1908, 502, 568; 1910, 223, 328, 588. (See 1911, 325; 1914, 155, 795.)
Salaries of fire inspectors. St. 1905, 247 § 1, 461 § 1. (See 1902, 142; 1903,
365; 1904,370; 1911,477; 1913,816.)
Act to increase the facilities of the district police for the enforcement of
law and prevention of crime in the waters of the commonwealth. St.
1914, 577.
Act to provide for the better prevention of fires in the metropolitan dis-
trict. St. 1914, 795.
Board of labor and industries to have powers and duties of inspectors of
buildings, factories, etc. St. 1912, 726 §§ 5-13; 1913, 424, 766, 813; 1914,
263, 328, 726, 533.
Appeals to state board of health. St. 1907, 499.
Police commissioner for Boston. St. 1906, 291; 1907, 214; 1909, 221.
And deputy. St. 1909, 311. (See 1885, 323; 1889, 419, 450; 1894, 266;
1897, 320; 1900, 306; 1903, 312, 428 § 3; 1904, 353, 402; 1905, 223; 1907,
513, 584; 1909, 329; 1911, 287, 727 § 20; 1913, 236, 280, 728.)
Acts relative to giving of bonds in blasting operations. St. 1911, 325;
1914, 155.
Act relative to safety valves as applied to ammonia compressors. St.
1914, 467.
Act to establish grades for salaries of clerks and stenographers in the
departments of the commonwealth. St. 1914, 605.
Sect. 1. Additional members. St. 1903, 333, 365 §§ 2, 4; 1904, 318,
430; 1906, 521, 522 § 1; 1907, 451, 465 § 25, 482; 1908, 185, 470; 1909,
413, 432; 1911, 616, 620; 1912, 614; 1913, 816; 1914, 577 § 2. (See 1904,
347 § 2; 1906, 105 §§ 1-3, 262; 1908, 389; 1912, 384, 726 §§ 5, 12.) Age
limit. St. 1904, 430; 1906, 522; 1908, 375.
Act relative to employment of a storekeeper in the department of the dis-
trict police. St. 1914, 622.
Act to divide inspection department into two departments. St. 1913, 610.
Act relative to the inspection of pneumatic machinery. St. 1913, 629;
1914, 127, 649.
Sect. 2. Chief of boiler inspection department. St. 1906, 521; 1910,
179; 1911, 619, 656. (See 1906, 387; 1907, 465 §§ 4, 25; 1908, 470, 563 § 2;
1909, 131, 393; 1912, 726 §§ 5, 12; 1914, 263.)
Sect. 3 amended. St. 1913, 480. (See 1914, 622.)
Sect. 3 et seq. 'Stenographers. St. 1907, 465 § 25, 482; 1908, 479;
1160 CllANC^KS TN THE [Cpiap. 109.
1911, 5G1. Chief may authorize carrying of badges and weapons. St.
1908, 143.
Sect. 4. See St. 1908, 195, 469; 1914, 615.
Sect. 5. Salaries. St. 1904, 382, 433; 1905, 247, 365, 461 § 1; 1906, 480,
521 § 1, 522 § 1; 1909, 410; 1911, 549, 561, 619, 620; 1913, 480, 834. (See
1907,482; 1913,610 § 1.)
Tenure of office of police officers. St. 1906, 210; 1907, 272. (See 1911,
624.)
Pensions for the district police. St. 1911, 675.
Sects. 7, 8. See St. 1903, 475 §§ 3, 5; 1905, 176, 304 § 4, 472; 1906,
105, 262; 1907, 373, 465 § 4; 1908, 375, 385 § 1, 389, 566, 568; 1909, 189,
354, 504 §§ 42, 44, 514 §§ 82, 94, 105, 107; 1910, 259, 404, 565, 588; 1911,
218, 269, 310, 325, 440, 562 §§ 3, 6, 8, 656, 727 § 2; 1912, 318, 372; 1913,
333, 831 § 25; 1914, 196, 791.
Sect. 8 amended. St. 1907, 413. Duties transferred. St. 1907, 537 § 5;
1912, 726 §§ 5, 12. (See 1909, 514 §§ 89, 105, 107; 1910, 284; 1911, 603;
1914, 263.)
Sect. 10 amended. St. 1902, 544 § 12.
Sects. 11, 12 superseded. St. 1909, 514 §§ 34, 35, 145. (See 1903, 333;
1908, 470.)
Sects. 13-18 in part repealed. St. 1906, 463 I §§ 49-53, 68. (See 1914,
745.)
Sect. 20 in part repealed. St. 1906, 463 I §§ 55, 68. (See 1914, 553.)
Sects. 21-25 superseded. St. 1906, 463 I §§ 49-55, 68; 1914, 423.
(See 1914, 745.)
Sect. 29 amended. St. 1903, 428 § 1; 1909, 188. (See 1910, 261.)
Mutual aid association. St. 1905, 246; 1910, 295.
Sects. 29-31. See St. 1909, 453.
Sect. 30 revised. St. 1903, 428 § 2.
Sects. 32, 33, 36. See St. 1906, 291 § 10.
Chapter 109. — Of Certain Powers, Duties and Liabilities of Corporations.
This chapter is repealed in part and new provisions made for business
corporations. St. 1903, 437; 1904, 207, 261; 1905, 156, 222, 242; 1906, 271
§§ 12, 13, 286, 346, 372; 1907, 282, 332, 395, 396, 578; 1908, 180, 300; 1909,
326; 1910, 353, 385; 1911, 184, 488, 492; 1912, 175, 586, 595; 1913, 257,
447, 597, 660; 1914, 661, 742, 787. (See 1902, 370, 441, 463; 1903, 423;
1904,442; 1905,242; 1906,269,392,437; 1907, 414 § 2; 1908,314,454
§1; 1909, 440 §2, 490 I §§60-62, II, III; 1912,312; 1913,694; 1914,770,
787.) Act to prohibit transfer of assets in fraud of the commonwealth.
St. 1910, 187.
This chapter is repealed in part and superseded by act to consolidate
the laws relating to the manufacture, distribution and sale of gas and elec-
tricity. St. 1914, 742.
Act to regulate the sale of stock, etc., by corporations, etc., engaged in
the business of publishing or selling text books or conducting correspond-
ence schools, 1914, 658. '
Chap. 110.] REVISED LaWS. 1161
Acts relative to voluntary associations under written instruments. St.
1909,441; 1913,454,596; 1914, 471, 770 § 10.
Uniform stock transfer act. St. 1910, 171. (See 1914, 770.)
Acts relative to recording name and change of name. St. 1907, 539;
1908, 163, 316. Use of names or titles of public service corporations. St.
1913, 499.
Acts relative to taking deposits for tickets from foreign countries or
other purposes. St. 1905, 428; 1906,408; 1907,377; 1908,493; 1909,287,
450; 1910,338; 1911,358; 1912,335; 1913,178,179,245.
Act relative to false reports or statements concerning corporations. St.
1914, 661.
Act to provide for the taxation of transfers of stock. St. 1914, 770.
Act to provide for the supervision of water companies by the gas and
electric light commissioners. St. 1914, 787.
Sect. 1. See St. 1906, 269; 1907, 332; 1911, 70.
Sect. 2. See St. 1910, 187.
Sect. 7 limited. St. 1910, 197.
Sects. 9-11, 15, 17, 20, 21, 24, 25, 27, 28, 30-35, 40, 52-57 repealed, so
far as they apply to railroads or railroad corporations, etc. St. 1906, 463
II §§ 34,- 38, 42, 44, 65-70, 258, III §§ 105-112, 138-143. (See 1908, 636;
1909, 369.)
Sects. 13, 14. See St. 1906, 463 II § 29.
Sect. 18. See St. 1906, 463 III § 4.
Sects. 20-24 repealed in part. St. 1914, 787 § 12. (See 1913, 660.)
Sect. 22. See St. 1914, 661.
Sect. 24 amended. St. 1914, 787 § 6. Repealed in part. St. 1914, 787
§12.
Sects. 24-27. See St. 1902, 441; 1903, 437 § 40; 1906, 392, 437; 1908,
529 § 4, 534; 1909, 477; 1910, 374; 1914, 742.
Sect. 26 amended. St. 1914, 787 § 7.
Sects. 27, 28 repealed in part. St. 1914, 787 § 12.
Sects. 30, 31 repealed in part. St. 1914, 787 § 12. (See 1914, 742.)
Sects. 32-35. See St. 1910, 171; 1914, 661.
Sects. 36 ct seq. Provision for the taxation of transfers of stock. St.
1914, 770.
Sects. 36-39 repealed. St. 1903, 423 § 2. (See 1906, 463 II §§ 41, 258;
1910, 171; 1914, 770.)
Sect. 52 ct scq. See St. 1910, 187.
Sect. 54 amended. St. 1905, 156. (See 1903, 437 § 53.)
Sect. 99. See St. 1906, 463 II § 47.
Chapter 110. — Of Manufacturing and Other Corporations.
This chapter is repealed in part and new provisions made for business
corporations. St. 1903, 437; 1904, 207, 261; 1905, 222; 1906, 271 §§ 12,
13, 286, 346, 372; 1907, 282, 332, 395, 396, 578; 1908, 180, 300; 1909, 326;
1910, 353, 385; 1911, 488, 492; 1912, 175, 586, 595; 1914, 661, 742, 787.
(See 1902,441; 1904,442; 1905, 156; 1908, 468; 1909, 103, 440 § 2, 441.
1162 Changes in the [Chap. hi.
490 I and II; 1911, 184, 428; 1913, 447, 597, 660; 1914, 770.) Act to
prohibit transfer of assets in fraud of the commonwealth. St. 1910, 187.
This chapter is repealed in part and superseded by act to consolidate the
laws relative to the manufacture, distribution and sale of gas and electricity.
St. 1914, 742.
Act relative to the listing and advertising of shares of stock of mining
corporations. St. 1911, 492. (See 1911, 488.)
Uniform stock transfer act. St. 1910, 171. (See 1914, 770.)
Act to provide for the taxation of transfers of stock. St. 1914, 770.
Acts relative to recording name and change of name. St. 1907, 539;
1908, 163, 316.
Act relative to false reports or statements concerning corporations. St.
1914, 661.
Sect. 1. See St. 1906, 204; 1908, 590 § 4; 1909, 491 § 2; 1911, 148.
Sect. 9 amended. St. 1910, 346. (See 1914, 742.)
Sect. 10. See St. 1909, 441.
Sects. 15-20. See St. 1911, 251; 1912, 311; 1913, 750.
Sects. 17, 22-25, 27, 28. See St. 1906, 463 II §§ 29-32, 37, 40, 43.
Sect. 19 repealed. St. 1906, 463 II § 258.
Sect. 24. See St. 1907, 576 § 61; 1909, 256; 1911, 344.
Sect 28 See St. 1914 770.
Sect! 32"amendeci. St.' 1908, 534 § 1. (See 1906, 437; 1909, 316, 477;
1910, 374.)
Sect. 46. See St. 1910, 187.
Sect. 47 amended. St. 1910, 124.
Sect. 48. See St. 1909, 477; 1910, 374; 1914, 742.
Sect. 51. See St. 1913, 660 § 3; 1914, 661.
Sects. 54, 55. See St. 1914, 661.
Sects. 76-78. See St. 1909, 103; 1914, 787 § 9; 1914, 742.
Sect. 81. See St. 1913, 660.
Sect. 84. See St. 1911,339.
Sect. 86 amended St. 1908, 382 § 1. (See 1908, 219.)
Chapter 111. — Of Railroad Corporations and Railroads.
This chapter, except section 158, is repealed by St. 1906, 463 II § 258;
and revised by St. 1906, 463 I, II; 1907, 245, 287, 315, 392, 585; 1908,
390, 504, 542, 553, 620, 636, 649; 1909, 47 § 1, 233, 343, 348, 358, 369,
394, 417, 429; 1910, 353, 401, 498, 544, 558, 588, 633; 1911, 120, 290, 486,
491, 508, 681; 1912, 156, 354, 375, 725 I §§ 4-6, II §§ 2-7; 1913, 161;
1914, 18, 423, 616, 661, 722, 723, 745, 746. (See 1902, 298, 402, 432, 440,
507, 533, 544 § 13; 1903, 126, 173, 297, 423, 478; 1904, 59, 96, 169, 265,
357, 429; 1905, 134, 208, 210, 408, 456; 1906, 266, 267, 283, 417, 463 11
§ 258, 516; 1907, 428, 431; 1908, 372, 495, 552, 599; 1909, 118, 485, 490
I §§ 9, 43, III, 502, 514 §§ 24, 25, 46, 127, 145; 1910, 171, 187, 214, 443,
596; 1911, 184, 214, 635; 1912, 496; 1913, 546 § 5, 765; 1914, 200, 527,
553, 766.)
Chap. 111.] REVISED LawS.- 1163
Act relative to proof of contributory negligence in actions for the re-
covery of damages for injuries. St. 1914, 553.
Act relative to employment of engineers and conductors. St. 1911,
539. Of baggagemen, laborers, crossing tenders, etc. St. 1914, 746. Of
signalmen, tower-men, train dispatchers, telegraphers, etc. St. 1914, 723.
Acts for better protection from fire of woodlands adjoining railroads.
St. 1907, 431; 1909, 394. Act relative to use of torpedoes, etc. St. 1908,
495.
Act relative to the giving of free passes or transportation to officers or
employees of the general court. St. 1914, 679.
Act to provide for the taxation of transfers of stock. St. 1914, 770.
Acts to regulate formation of electric railroad companies. St. 1906, 516;
1907, 428, 448; 1908, 301, 450. (See 1909, 118.) Use of names or titles
of public service corporations. St. 1913, 499.
Act relative to season tickets. St. 1911, 508.
As to mileage and commutation tickets, see St. 1908, 049.
Acts relative to furnishing drinking water on passenger trains. St. 1911,
491; 1912, 581.
Acts relative to taking of deposits for transmission to foreign countries,
or other purposes. St. 1905, 428; 1906, 408; 1907, 377; 1908, 493; 1909,
287, 450; 1910, 338; 1911, 358; 1912, 335; 1913, 178, 179, 245. (See
1908, 599.)
Act relative to false reports or statements concerning corporations.
St. 1914, 661.
Act relative to expenses incurred by officers in the prosecution of certain
offenders in respect to railroad property. St. 1914, 745.
Sect. 9. See St. 1906, 463 I § 2; 1910, 401; 1912, 622.
Sect. 11 et seq. See St. 1906, 463 I §§ 5-9; 1911, 755; 1912, 488; 1913,
499, 508, 598.
Sects. 83, 85. See St. 1914, 661.
Sect. 133. Agreements with towns and cities relative to the main-
tenance of the surfaces and approaches of bridges. St. 1914, 200.
Sect. 149 rt srq. See St. 1906, 4()3 I §§ 29-45; 19()S, 372, 390, 542;
1909, 47, 429; 1910, 498, 544; 1914, 18, 200, 527, 722.
Sect. 154. See St. 1914, 200.
Sect. 158. Not repealed by St. 1906, 463. (See 1906, 463 II § 258;
1909, 358; 1914, 722 § 2.)
Act to restrain the consolidation of railroad corporations. St. 1907, 585.
Sect. 159. See St. 1906, 403 I § 43; 1909, 358; 1914, 722.
Sects. 225, 234. See St. 1906,403 II § 190; 1912, 488; 1913, 784 § 18;
1914, 679.
Sect. 249 et seq. See St. 1914, 745.
Sect. 263 et seq. See St. 1903, 297; 1906, 463 I § 68; 1907, 392 § 1;
1911,635.
Sect. 267. See St. 1906, 463 I § 63; 1914, 553.
Sect. 270. See St. 1909, 394.
1164 Changes ix the [Chaps. 112, 113.
Chapter 112. — Of Street Railway Corporations.
This chapter is repealed by St. 1906, 463 III § 158; and revised by St.
1906, 463 III, 479; 1907, 318, 392, 402; 1908, 530, 620, 636; 1909, 47 § 1,
369, 417, 485; 1910, 443, 453, 518, 536, 551, 567, 596; 1911, 120, 345, 357,
442, 462, 487; 1912, 124, 533; 1913, 598, 784; 1914, 616, 661. (See 1902,
288, 370, 395, 396, 399, 440, 449, 483; 1903, 134, 143, 202, 320, 328, 423,
476; 1904, 110, 210, 267, 373, 396, 441; 1905, 80, 134, 376; 1906, 266,
267, 283, 339, 463 I § 68, 516; 1907, 428; 1908, 390, 599; 1909, 490 III
§§ 40-51, 502, 514 § 46; 1910, 171, 558; 1911, 184; 1912, 457, 496, 695;
1913, 765; 1914, 553, 671, 770.) Provision for temporary locations. St.
1908, 26(i; 1910, 518. Issue of stock or bonds for working capital. St.
1906, 463 III §§ 107-112; 1909, 485; 1913, 704; 1914, 671. Transporta-
tion of milk and cream. St. 1906, 463 II §§202, 203; 1908, 278; 1910,
633. And military supplies and equipment. St. 1909, 118.
Act relative to proof of contributory negligence in actions for the re-
covery of damages for injuries. St. 1914, 553.
Act to provide better transportation facilities for western Massachusetts.
St. 1915, 765.
Act relative to joint use of tracks by street railway companies. St. 1911,
487. Act relative to pole and wire locations. St. 1911, 442. (See 1911,
509.) Use of names or titles of public service corporations. St. 1913, 499.
Acts relative to hours of labor of employees. St. 1912, 533; 1913, 833.
Acts relative to electric railroad companies. St. 1906, 463 III, 516; 1907,
428, 448; 1908, 301, 450; 1910, 596; 1911, 120, 345, 357, 487. (See 1907,
556; 1908, 552.) Act limiting time of construction. St. 1910, 587.
Act relative to the giving of free passes or transportation to officers or
employees of the general court. St. 1914, 679.
Provision for purchase of property of foreign companies. St. 1910, 443.
Act to provide for the taxation of transfers of stock. St. 1914, 770.
As to elevated railways and subways in and near Boston, see St. 1890,
368, 454 § 12; 1894, 548, 550; 1895, 440; 1900, 258; 1902, 114, 534; 1904,
167; 1906, 213, 520; 1907, 258, 573; 1908, 521, 551; 1909, 383, 455; 1910,
630; 1911, 623, 740, 741; 1912, 644; 1913, 775, 777, 810.
Act relative to false reports or statements concerning corporations.
St. 1914, 661.
Sects. 44, 45. See St. 1906, 463 III §§ 79, 80; 1913, 290, 667; 1914,
553.
Sect. 72 amended. St. 1906, 479; 1908, 530; 1910, 567.
Sects. 93, 97. See St. 1914, 661.
Chapter 113. — Of Savings Banks and Institutions for Savings.
This chapter is repealed and revised by St. 1908, 590; 1909, 491; 1910,
281, 358, 393, 399, 622; 1911, 211, 228; 1912, 122, 189, 357, 580, 629;
1913, 291; 1914, 470, 567, 610, 661. (See 1902, 169, 355, 463, 483, 490;
1904, 200, 208, 210, 374 § 5, 427; 1905, 250; 1906, 66, 204, 347, 377, 463
III §§ 147-150; 1907, 340, 377, 533, 561, 576; 1908, 222, 414, 493, 520,
Chap. lU.] EeVISED LawS. 1165
523; 1909, 399, 419, 490 III §§ 21-23; 1910, 263, 656; 1911, 618; 1912,
173; 1914, 437, 770.)
Acts relative to savings deposits in trust companies. St. 1908, 520;
1909, 342; 1911, 337. Stock in Massachusetts trust companies. St. 1912,
189.
Act to provide for the taxation of transfers of stock. St. 1914, 770.
Acts relative to proceedings against banks. St. 1910, 399; 1912, 472.
Act relative to the receiving of deposits by insolvent banks or bankers.
St. 1914, 567.
Savings banks may establish life insurance departments. St. 1907, 561;
1908, 222; 1914, 246. (See 1907, 576.)
Act relative to false reports or statements concerning corporations. St.
1914, 661.
Sect. 3. See St. 1909, 491 § 3.
Sect. 6. See St. 1908, 590 § 9; 1910, 399; 1911, 339.
Sect. 11. See St. 1907, 576 § 61; 1909, 256, 491 § 4; 1911, 344.
Sect. 14. See St. 1914, 567.
Sects. 14, 31. See St. 1908, 590 § 69.
Sect. 20. See St. 1914, 770 § 2.
Sect. 25. See St. 1909 491 § 7.
Sect! 2^6. CI. 7. See St. 1908, 590 § 68; 1909, 491 § 8; 1910, 358; 1912,
580; 1913, 291.
Sect. 35. See St. 1911, 228.
Sect. 38. See St. 1910, 370.
Sect. 44. See St. 1906, 463 III §§ 79, 80; 1913, 290.
Sects. 47, 48, 51. See St. 1914, 661.
Chapter 114. — Of Co-operative Banks.
This chapter is superseded by St. 1912, 623; 1913, 264; 1914, 567, 643.
(See 1903, 95, 147, 203; 1904, 292; 1907, 351, 576 § 61; 1909, 419; 1910,
288, 364; 1912, 128; 1914, 437, 770.)
Acts to authorize the incorporation of credit unions. St. 1909, 419;
1914, 437.
Acts relative to unauthorized banking. St. 1906, 377; 1908, 590 § 16;
1909, 491 § 4; 1914, 610.
Act relative to the receiving of deposits by insolvent banks or bankers.
St. 1914, 567.
Acts relative to proceedings against banks. St. 1910, 399; 1912, 472;
1913, 177. (See 1911, 618.)
Consolidation of two or more banks authorized and regulated. St. 1904,
392. (See 1906, 204.)
Act to provide for the taxation of transfers of stock. St. 1914, 770.
Act relative to false reports or statements concerning corporations.
St. 1914, 661.
Sect. 1. See St. 1909, 419 § 25.
Sect! 2.' See Si. 1906, 204 § 4;' 1908, 590 § 4; 1909, 490 III § 25, 491
§ 2; 1911, 148.
11(36 Changes in the [Chap. 115.
Sect. 3. See St. 1909, 419 § 3.
Sect. 4 amended. St. 1903, 147 § 1; 1912, 623 § 10; 1914, 643 § 2.
Sect. 7. See St. 1907, 576 § 61; 1909, 256.
Sects. 9, 10 amended. St. 1903, 95 §§ 1, 2; 1912, 623 §§ 14, 18; 1914,
643 § 4.
Sect. 10. See St. 1907, 576 § 61.
Sect. 11 amended. St. 1910, 288; 1912, 623 §§ 19-21.
Sect. 14. Loans limited. St. 1904, 292. Acts relative to mortgages
to co-operative banks. St. 1907, 351; 1913,369.
Sect. 17 revised. St. 1906, 280; 1912, 623 § 17; 1914, 643 § 6.
Sect. 24 revised. St. 1903, 203 § 1; 1912, 623 § 35.
Sects. 26-30. See St. 1906, 204 § 3; 1909, 419; 1912, 580; 1914, 437.
Sect. 30 amended. St. 1910, 364; 1912, 623 § 38. (See 1914, 661.)
Sect. 31 (new section) added. St. 1903, 147 § 2; 1912, 623 § 14. (See
1910, 364.)
Chapter 115. — Of Banks and Banking.
Acts relative to the hank commissioner's department. St. 1908, 414, 520
§§ 10, 11, 13, 15, 590 §§ 2-15; 1909, 399, 491; 1910, 393, 399; 1911, 81;
1912, 73, 97, 128, 171, 173, 472, 516, 623, 629; 1913, 177, 264, 294, 409;
1914, 504 § 3, 661. (See 1906, 204, 377; 1907, 319 §§ 2^, 377, 561; 1190,
263, 281, 338, 656 § 6; 1911,184,228; 1913,312.)
Board of hank incorporation. St. 1908, 590 § 4; 1909, 491 § 2; 1911,
148.
Act relative to liahility for forged negotiable instruments, etc. St. 1912,
277.
Supervisor of loan agencies. St. 1911, 727 § 1; 1912, 675; 1913, 347, 638.
(See 1909, 317.)
Provision for registration of public accountants. St. 1909, 399; 1910,
263; 1911,81.
Acts relative to unauthorized banking. St. 1906, 377; 1908, 590 § 16;
1909, 491 § 4; 1914, 610. Acts relative to proceedings against banks. St.
1910, 399; 1912, 472; 1913, 178. (See 1911, 618.) Foreign banking asso-
ciations or corporations. St. 1906, 66 § 1, 204 § 3, 347; 1910, 343. (See
1902,463; 1914, 770.) Acts relative to foreign banking corporations doing
business as savings banks. St. 1907, 533; 1909, 491 § 4. (See 1908, 520;
1911, 228.)
Acts regulating business of receiving funds for tickets from or to foreign
countries or supply of laborers. St. 1905, 428; 1906,408; 1907,377; 1908,
493; 1909, 287 § 1, 450; 1910, 338; 1911, 358; 1912, 335; 1913, 178, 179.
Act relative to the receiving of deposits by insolvent banks or bankers.
St. 1914, 567.
Act relative to false reports or statements concerning corporations.
St. 1914, 661.
Act to establish grades for salaries of clerkti and stenographers in the
departments of the commonwealth. St. 1914, 605.
Act to provide for the taxation of transfers of stock. St. 1914, 770.
Sect. 3. See St. 1906, 204 § 3.
Chai'. iiG.] Kevised Laavs. 11G7
Sect. 17 ct scq. See St. 1902, 169 §§ 3, 4; 1908, 590 §§ 19, 20.
Sect. 67. See St. 1906, 204 § 3.
Sects. 90-94. See St. 1907, 576 § 30; 1912, 360.
' Sects. 99, 100. See St. 1914, 661.
Sects. 110, 111. See St. 1911, 339.
Sects. 112-115. See St. 1906, 204 § 3.
Chapter 116. — Of Trust Companies.
Acts regulating llie iticorporallon and business of trust companies. St.
1902,169,355; 1904,374; 1905,189,331; 1906,204; 1907,487; 1908,520,
590; 1909,342,491; 1910,377,399; 1911,228,337,389; 1912,73,90,472;
1913, 206, 409; 1914, 422, 470, 504, 537, 567, 610, 661. (See 1904, 200;
1908, 590; 1909, 490 III § 37; 1911, 184; 1914, 770.)
Act relative to false reports or statements concerning corporations.
St. 1914, 661.
Act to provide for the taxation of transfers of stock. St. 1914, 770.
Acts relative to examinations of trust companies. St. 1907, 319; 1908,
520 § 14; 1912, 73; 1913, 409; 1914, 537 § 2. Act relative to proceedings
against delinquent trust companies and banks. St. 1910, 399.
Act relative to the consolidation of trust companies. St. 1914, 504.
Acts relative to voluntary associations under written instruments. St.
1909, 441; 1913, 454, 595; 1914, 471, 770 § 10.
Act relative to trust companies which become stockholders in a federal
reserve bank. St. 1914, 537 § 1.
Act to authorize trust companies to establish branches in foreign countries
and dependencies in the United States. St. 1914, 537 § 2.
Act to authorize trust companies to accept certain drafts, etc., and to
rediscount certain notes. St. 1914, 537 § 3.
Act relative to the giving of collateral security by trust companies for
deposits of public or other funds. St. 1914, 537 § 3.
Act relative to the receiving of deposits by insolvent banks or bankers.
St. 1914, 567.
Sects. 2-6. See St. 1904, 374 §§ 1-5; 1906, 204 § 3; 1908, 590 § 4.
Sect. 3 amended. St. 1909, 491 § 1. (See 1914, 610.)
Sect. 5 amended. St. 1907, 487; 1913, 206. Act relative to increase of
capital. St. 1905, 189.
Sect. 7 et seq. An examining committee required. St. 1908, 520 § 14.
(See 1907, 319 § 1.)
Penalty for the receiving of deposits by officers, etc., of insolvent banks,
etc. St. 1914, 567.
Sect. 8 amended. St. 1911, 87.
Sect. 12 amended. St. 1912, 54. (See 1908, 520; 1909, 342.)
Sect. 16 amended. St. 1907, 417. (See 1907, 340 § 2; 1908, 590 § 57;
1910, 370; 1912, 70.)
Sect. 18 amended. St. 1908, 116, 505. AJl'ected. St. 1911, 389.
Sect. 20, See St. 1906, 204 § 4; 1908, 590 § 4; 1909, 491 §§ 2, 8; 1911,
148,
1168 Changes in the [Chaps. 117, 118.
Sect. 28. See St. 1904, 374 § 7; 1905, 331; 1908, 520 § 8; 1910, 377;
1914, 422.
Sect. 30 amended. St. 1905, 228.
Sect. 35 amended. St. 1912, 53.
Sect. 36 amended. St. 1907, 320; 1908, 520 § 13. (See 1909, 342 § 2;
1914, 537 § 2, 661.)
Sect. 37. See St. 1906, 204 § 3; 1914, 537 § 2.
Sect. 38. See St. 1910, 399 § 12.
Chapter 117. — Of Mortgage Loan and Investment Companies.
Act to regulate bond and investment companies. St. 1904, 427. (See
1906, 204; 1908, 590.)
Act relative to false reports or statements concerning corporations.
St. 1914, 661.
Act to provide for the taxation of transfers of stock. St. 1914, 770.
Sects. 14, 15. See St. 1906, 204 §§ 3, 4; 1908, 590 §§ 2, 3; 1909, 419;
1914, 661.
Chapter 118. — Of Insurance.
This chapter is repealed and superseded by St. 1907, 576; 1908, 81,
151, 162, 165, 166, 170, 248, 436, 471, 473, 482, 509, 511, 646; 1909, 92,
95, 192, 242, 345, 390, 415, 467, 488; 1910, 185, 256, 366, 375, 426, 463,
489, 493, 499, 552, 649; 1911, 51, 205, 251, 292, 315, 329, 344, 361, 406,
429, 493, 751 IV; 1912, 52, 74, 119, 139, 149, 162, 311, 330, 396, 401, 403,
407, 524, 666, 684; 1913, 174, 181, 235, 247, 334, 343, 474, 489, 510, 535,
541, 613, 625, 750; 1914, 426, 448, 464, 505, 626, 642, 661. (See 1902, 106,
340; 1903, 174, 223, 307, 421; 1904, 240, 247, 300, 304; 1905, 191, 287,
401; 1906, 271 § 7, 396; 1907, 539, 561; 1908, 222, 463, 563 § 2; 1909,
267, 490 III §§ 26-36, 53; 1910, 179, 235, 559; 1911, 532 §§ 8, 9, 628 §§ 4,
12, 634 §§ 8-10; 1912, 82, 196; 1913, 445, 448, 568, 696; 1914, 246, 708
§§ 16, 17, 770, 795 § 20.)
Act relative to reinsurance in unadmitted companies. St. 1914, 448.
Act to permit judgment creditors to reach and apply insurance money.
St. 1914, 464.
Acts relative to incorporation of companies on the mutual plan. St. 1911,
251; 1912,311; 1914,642.
Act to prohibit misrepresentation of terms of policies. St. 1913, 474.
Act relative to false reports on statements concerning corporations. St.
1914, 661.
Act relative to amending charters of domestic companies. St. 1912, 139.
Act to provide for the better prevention of fires throughout the metro-
politan district. St. 1914, 795.
Act relatiAx to service of process on foreign insurance corporations.
St. 1914, 626.
Act relative to local collectors. St. 1913, 510.
Act relative to date of life policies. St. 1912, 119.
Pensions for employees authorized. St. 1913, 613.
Massachusetts Employees Insurance Association established. St. 1911,
751 IV; 1914, 338. (See 1912, 666.)
Chap. 119.] Kp^VISED LawS. 11G9
Pneumatic machinery to be insured. St. 1913, G29.
Acts to permit savings banks to establish hfe insurance departments. St.
1907, 561; 1908, 222; 1914, 246.
Act relative to voluntary exchanges of life policies. St. 1908, 436.
Act relative to change of name of certain corporations. St. 190S, 163.
Act to regulate payment of losses under contracts for casualty insurance.
St. 1914, 464.
Act relative to loans and surrender values and the amortization of bonds
of life insurance companies. St. 1914, 505.
Act to provide for the taxation of transfers of stock. St. 1914, 770.
Sect. 4. See St. 1914, 615.
Sect. 5. See St. 1907, 576 § 5; 1911, 292; 1912, 407. 666.
Sect. 6 et seq. See St. 1910, 619 §§ S-10; 1911, 628 §§ 12-29, 634 §§ 8,
9; 1907, 576 § 6; 1913, 474 § 3.
Sect. 7. See St. 1911,339.
General insurance guaranty fund established, and a state actuary and
medical director provided for. St. 1907, 561 §§ 14-16; 1914, 246. (See
1907, 576 § 5.)
Board of appeal for fire insurance rates. St. 1911, 493.
Act relative to preferred claims against insolvent domestic fire insurance
companies. St. 1908, 151.
Sect. 29. See St. 1905, 401; 1906, 396; 1907, 576 § 32 CI. 4; 1910,
499 § 1; 1911, 251; 1914, 426, 464.
Sect. 36 ct seq. See St. 1907, 576 § 38 et seq.; 1912, 396.
Sect. 55. See St. 1907, 576 § 50 et seq.; 1913, 343.
Sect. 96. See St. 1914, 661.
Chapter 119. — Of Fraternal Beneficiary Corporations.
This chapter in part superseded by acts to provide for the control and
regulation of fraternal benefit societies. St. 1911, 628; 1912, 82; 1913,
617; 1914, 320, 661. (See 1905, 315; 1909, 441; 1910, 98, 649; 1911,
751; 1912, 196; 1913,411,454.)
Act to authorize the incorporation of credit unions. St. 1909, 419.
Establishment by employers and employees of retirement, annuity or
pension systems. St. 1910, 559.
Act relative to false reports or statements concerning corporations.
St. 1914, 661.
Act to provide for the taxation of transfers of stock. St. 1914, 770.
Sects. 1, 2. See St. 1903, 332.
Sect. 6 extended. St. 1911, 111. Domestic corporation may adopt pro-
visions of R. L., ch. 120. St. 1904, 155; 1909, 294. (See 1904, 427 § 7;
1907, 576 § 35; 1909, 514 § 30; 1912, 196.)
Sect. 11 amended. St. 1908, 463. (See 1911, 62S § .33.)
Sect. 12 amended. St. 1903, 332; 1909, 407; 1910, 339. (See 1911,
111.) License under St. 1908, 605 not required. St. 1909, 278. (See 1911,
727.)
Provision for partial payment on death of wife. St. 1904, 271.
Sect. 13 amended. St. 1907, 471. Restriction as to name. St. 1905,
1170 . Changes in the [CuArs. 120, 121.
315. Act relative to change of name. St. 1908, 163. Provision for in-
junction. St. 1910, 98; 1912, 82.
Sect. 14. See St. 1903, 166; 1914, 661.
Sect. 15 d scq. See St. 1910, 049.
Sect. 16 amended. St. 1907, 472; 1910, 296.
Sect. 17. See St. 1903, 332.
Chapter 120. — Of Assessment Insurance.
Act relative to false reports or statements concerning corporations.
St. 1914, 661.
Sect. 1. Domestic corporation organized under II. L., cli. 119, nuiy
also carry on business under this chapter. St. 1904, 155; 1909, 294; 1912,
196. (See 1904, 427 § 7; 1907, 576 § 35; 1909, 514 § 30; 1910, 339; 1911,
111, 628, 751 IV; 1913, 445, 448, 696; 1914, 3.38.)
Massachusetts Employees Insurance Association established. St. 1911,
751 IV; 1914, 338. (See 1912, 196, 571, 666; 1913, 48, 568, 807; 1914,
618, 636.)
Act relative to change of name of certain corporations. St. 1908, 163.
Act to provide for the taxation of transfers of stock. St. 1914, 770.
Sect. 6. See St. 1904, 155 § 3, 427 § 7.
Sect. 8 revised. St. 1910, 237.
Sect. 9. See St. 1911, 339.
Sect. 13 amended. St. 1903, 227.
Sect. 17. See St. 1914, 661.
Chapter 121. — Of Gas and Electric Light Companies.
This chapter is repealed in part and superseded by act to consolidate the
laws relative to the manufacture, sale and distribution of gas and elec-
tricity. St. 1914, 742.
Act relative to false reports or statements concerning corporations.
St. 1914, 661.
Acts relative to meters used by gas companies. St. 1911, 434, 558;
1913, 254; 1914, 742. Use of electric meters. St. 1913, 623; 1914, 742.
Act to provide for the supervision of water companies by the gas and
electric light commissioners. St. 1914, 787.
Acts relative to gas, electric light and power companies. St. 1908, 529,
617; 1909, 316; 1911, 293, 348, 349, 434, 509, 558, 629; 1912, 249; 1914,
515, 742. (See 1906, 392; 1910, 187, 197; 1913, 596, 597, 623.) Use of
names or titles of public service corporations. St. 1913, 499; 1914, 742.
Act relative to contracts between the metropolitan park commission
and electric light, power or gas companies for the lighting of lands under
the control of said commission. St. 1914, 515.
Act to authorize the employment of expert assistance by the gas and
electric light commissioners. St. 1914, 631 § 1.
Act relative to the duties, etc., of employees and the expenses of the
gas and electric light commissioners. St. 1914, 631.
Act to provide for the taxation of transfers of stock. St. 1914, 770.
Chap. 122.] REVISED LaWS. 1171
Sect. 1 amended. St. 1907, 316; 1910, 539. (See 1908, 655.)
Sects. 1-4. Powers and duties of inspector of gas meters transferred to
board of gas and electric light commissioners. St. 1902, 228; 1909, 316,
318, 441; 1910, 651; 1911, 509; 1913, 499; 1914, 742. (See 1903, 464;
1906, 422; 1909, 483, 490 III § 9; 1911, 184, ,558.) Inspectors' salaries. St.
1902, 228 § 6; 1907, 54 § 2; 1908, 536 § 2; 1914, 742. Employees and ex-
penses of the commissioners. St. 1914, 631. Expert assistance. St. 1914,
631 § 1.
Sect. 3 superseded. St. 1913, 317 §§1.2; 1914, 787; 1914, 742 §§ 130,
199. (See 1907, 54 § 1; 1908, 536; 1909, 483.)
Sect. 4 superseded. St. 1904, 435; 1914, 472.
Sect. 5 extended. St. 1914, 787.
Sect. 5 et seq. See St. 1910, 651; 1913, 499, 508; 1914. 631; 1914. 742.
Sect. 7 amended. St. 1911, 293. (See St. 1905. 211 § 1; 1914, 742.)
Sect. 9. See St. 1906, 422 § 4.
Sect. 10. Acts relative to increase of stock. St. 1908, 534; 1909, 477;
1910, 374; 1914, 742. (See 1906, 392, 437.)
Sect. 13. See St. 1910, 187, 197; 1914, 742.
Sect. 14. See St. 1908, 529; 1909, 316 § 1; 1910, 124; 1914, 742.
Sect. 18. See St. 1914, 553.
Sect. 21. See St. 1903, 320.
Sect. 22. See St. 1906, 392; 1908, 529 § 5; 1909, 316 § 1; 1911, 349;
1914, 742.
Sect. 26. See St. 1908, 617.
Sect. 31 amended. St. 1903, 406. (See 1914, 661, 742.)
Sect. 32 amended. St. 1912, 249. (See 1914, 742.)
Sect. 33 amended. St. 1903, 164. (See 1914, 742.)
Sect. 34. See St. 1903, 464; 1914, 515 § 2; 1914, 742.
Sects. 34, 35 limited. St. 1906, 422 § 10.
Sect. 35. See St. 1914, 515 § 3.
Sect. 36 amended. St. 1911, 348. (See 1914, 742.)
Sects. 36-38 affected. St. 1912, 437. (See 1914, 742.)
Sect. 40 amended. St. 1908, 243. (See 1914, 742.)
Chapter 122. — Of Companies for the Transmission of Electricity.
Acts relative to electric power companies. St. 1908, 529, 617; 1909, 316;
1911, 293, 348, 349, 434, 509, 558, 629; 1914, 515. (See 1912, 249.)
The Massachusetts highway commission to have general supervision of
all companies engaged in the transmission of intelligence by electricity.
St. 1906, 433. (See 1909, 402, 490 III §§ 40-44, 52, 62, 542; 1913, 499.)
As to electric railroad companies, see St. 1906, 516; 1907, 428, 448, 556;
1908. 301, 552; 1909. 490 III §§ 40-51; 1911, 442, 481.
Filing and receiving time of telegrams. St. 1909, 402, 542. Use of
electric meters. St. 1913, 623.
Responsibility for loss by fire of money in cash recording meters. St.
1911, 434.
Employment of night messengers. St. 1911, 629.
1172 Changes in the [Chai's. 123-125.
Act relative to street locations for electric lines. St. 1914, 742 § 127.
Act relative to false reports or statements concerning corporations.
St. 1914, 661.
Act to provide for the taxation of transfers of stock. St. 1914, 770.
Sect. 1 revised. St. 1911, 509 § 1. (See St. 1903, 320; 1911, 481;
1914, 742 § 127.)
Sect. 2 revised. St. 1911, 509 § 2. (See 1903, 237; 1906, 117; 1911,
509 §§ 7, 8; 1914, 742 § 127.)
Sect. 9. See St. 1906, 433.
Sect. 10 affected. St. 1909, 402, 542.
Sect. 12. See St. 1900, 433.
Sect. 15. See St. 1914, 553.
Sect. 17 revised. St. 1911, 509 § 3.
Sect. 19. See St. 1911, 364, 371.
Sect. 20 revised. St. 1911, 509 § 4.
Sect. 23 revised. St. 1911, 509 § 5.
Sect. 24. See St. 1906, 433 §§ 8, 9; 1914, 661.
Sect. 27 amended. St. 1908, 233.
Sect. 28 revised. St. 1911, 509 § 6.
Chapter 123. — Of Proprietors of Wharves, Real Estate Lying in Comnxon,
General Fields, and Aqueduct Corporations.
Act relative to false reports or statements concerning corporations.
St. 1914, 661.
Act to provide for the taxation of transfers of stock. St. 1914, 770.
Sect. 42 repealed so far as relates to transfers of stock. St. 1903, 423 § 2.
Chapter 124. — Of Agricultural and Horticultural Societies.
Act to authorize counties to aid corporations organized to promote
agriculture and to improve country life. St. 1914, 707.
Sect. 1 amended. St. 1909, 133; 1912, 260; 1913, 240; 1914, 209, 276.
Affected. St. 1909, 428.
Sect. 2 et seq. Act to encourage and improve the breeding of poultry.
St. 1909, 428; 1913, 590; 1914, 298.
Sect. 3 amended. St. 1913, 213 § 1.
Sect. 6 amended. St. 1907, 189.
Sect. 7 amended. St. 1913, 213 § 2.
Chapter 125. — Of Corporations for Charitable and Other Purposes.
Act relative to change of name. St. 1908, 163.
Act to authorize incorporation of medical mil)<: conmiissions. St. 1911,
506.
Act relative to false reports or statements concerning corporations.
St. 1914, 661.
Sect. 2. Charter may be revoked in certain cases. St. 1902, 524;
1907, 336, 337 § 3.
Chaps. 12G, 127.] Ef] VISED LaaV'S. 1173
Sect. 4. Act to regulate changes in location of certain corporations.
St. 1907, 337. (See 190G, 291 § 10.)
Sect. 5 amended. St. 1910, 181.
Sect. 13. See St. 1902, 430; 1903, 275; 1914. 778.
Sects. 17, 18 in part repealed. St. 1906, 463 I §§ 46, 47, 68. (See
1909, 514 § 135; 1911, 751 II § 12, V § 4.)
Sect. 19 repealed. St. 1906, 463 I §§ 48, 68. (See 1909, 514 § 135.)
Sect. 20 et seq. See St. 1904, 248; 1905, 211, 21(5; 1906, 275; 1910,
567; 1912, 445.
Sect. 22. See St. 1905, 216; 1906, 275.
Chapter 126. — Of Foreign Corporations.
This chapter, except section 8, is repealed so far as it applies to cor-
porations subject to St. 1903, 437. St. 1903, 437 §§ 56-70, 95; 1905, 233,
242; 1906, 346 § 2, 347; 1914, 661. (See 1902, 349, 403; 1904, 207, 261,
442; 1905, 156, 222; 1906, 271 § 7, 372; 1910, 343; 1914, 770.)
Foreign banking associations or corporations. St. 1906, 66, 204 § 3,
347. (See 1902, 463.)
Act relative to the taxation of foreign corporations. St. 1914, 724.
Act relative to false reports or statements concerning corporations.
St. 1914, 661.
Act to provide for the taxation of transfers of stock. St. 1914, 770.
Act relative to service of process on foreign insurance companies,
1914, 626.
Sect. 4. See St. 1905, 242; 1906, 269; 1914, 626.
Sect. 6. See St. 1903, 437 § 66; 1905, 233; 1914, 661.
Sect. 9. See St. 1906, 269.
Sect. 11 repealed in part and superseded by St. 1914, 742 §§ 172, 199.
Sects. 12, 13. See St. 1914, 661.
Chapter 127. — Of the Alienation of Land.
Act to authorize conveyances between husband and wife. St. 1912, 304.
Acts to shorten forms of deeds, etc. St. 1912, 502; 1913, 369.
Act relative to sale of real estate within the commonwealth by certain
non-resident married women. St. 1914, 477.
Sect. 1 affected. St. 1910, 376. (See 1912, 271.)
Sects. 1-6. Signature of married woman under twenty-one to convey-
ance of husband's land has same validity as if she were over that age. St.
1902, 478.
Final decree in equity for conveyance of real estate to have force and
effect of a deed in certain cases. St. 1910, 376. (See 19] 1, 284 § 3.)
Sect. 5. See St. 1907, 225.
Sect. 7. See St. 1910, 376.
Sect. 8 amended. "Special commissioners" added. St. 1902, 289.
Sects. 12-16. See St. 1907, 294.
Sect. 29 amended. St. 1914, 108.
Sect. 30. See St. 1912, 360.
Sect. 34 revised. St. 1908, 149. (See 1907, 294; 1909, 160, 198.)
1174 Changes in the [Cuaps. 128, 129.
Chapter 128. — Of the Registration and Confirmation of Titles to Land.
Name changed to "Land Court," jurisdiction enlarged and proceedings
regulated. St. 1904, 448; 1905, 195, 249, 288; 1906, 50, 344; 1910, 560;
1914, 696. (See 1905, 291, 296; 1912, 304, 502; 1913, 815 § 8.)
Act to permit transfer of actions to and from the superior court. St.
1911, 433. ,
An act relative to the execution of certain decrees in equity. St. 1910,
376.
Act relative to summary process for possession of registex'ed land. St.
1914, 146.
Sect. 1 amended. St. 1904, 448 § 10; 1905, 249 § 1; 1910, 560 § 3.
(See 1906, 344; 1911, 433.)
Sect. 7. See St. 1907, 225 § 3.
Sect. 10. See St. 1908, 195, 469; 1914, 615.
Sect. 12. Salaries changed. St. 1904, 386; 1906, 416; 1913, 738. Pro-
vision for retirement of judges on a pension. St. 1908, 179.
Sect. 13 revised. St. 1910, 560 § 1. (See 1902, 458; 1904, 448 §§ 3,
8; 1905, 249, 288, 291; 1907, 225 § 3.)
Sects. 13-17. See St. 1904, 448 § 3; 1905, 249, 288, 291.
Sect. 14. See St. 1910, 376.
Sect. 16 superseded. St. 1914, 696.
Sect. 18 amended. St. 1905, 249 § 2. Aflfected. St. 1906, 50 § 3.
(See 1905, 296 § 2.)
Sect. 28. See St. 1907, 225 § 3.
Sect. 29. See St. 1904, 448 § 6.
Sect. 31. See St. 1907, 204.
Sect. 32 amended. St. 1906, 452 § 1.
Sects. 34, 36, 37, 40. See St. 1910, 376.
Sect. 35. Compensation of masters. St. 1905, 195.
Sect. 36 amended. St. 1910, 245.
Sect. 37 amended. St. 1910, 560 § 4.
Sect. 38 amended. St. 1911, 9.
Sect. 40. See St. 1904, 448 § 4.
Sect. 55. See St. 1907, 225 § 3.
Sect. 59. See St. 1907, 351; 1909, 160; 1910, 273.
Sect. 61. See St. 1907, 294.
Sect. 62 amended. St. 1905, 296 § 1. Limited. St. 1905, 296 § 2.
Sect. 89. See St. 1904, 317, 443.
Sect. 109. See St. 1905, 249 § 3.
Chapter 129. — Of Estates for Years and at Will.
As to payment of legacy tax on estates where there is an intervening
estate for life or a term of years, see St. 1902, 473; 1904, 421; 1907, 563
§§ 4-7; 1909, 490 IV §§ 5-7, 527 §§ 2^.
Chaps. 131-136.] REVISED LawS. 1175
Chapter 131. — Of Homesteads.
Sect. 6. See St. 1906, 129. (See 1911, 607; 1912, 714; 1913, 494 § 3,
595; 1914, 283.)
Chapter 132. — Of the Rights of a Husband in the Real Property of His
Deceased Wife, and the Rights of a Wife in that of Her Deceased Hus-
band.
Act relative to conveyances and will of a husband deserted by his wife,
or living apart from her for justifiable cause. St. 1906, 129.
Sect. 1. See St. 1902, 482.
Sects. 4, 5. Signature of married woman under twenty-one is valid.
St. 1902, 678.
Sect. 9 amended. St. 1904, 306.
Chapter 133. — Of the Descent of Real Property.
Act relative to the descent of cemetery lots. St. ]914, 492.
Chapter 134. — General Provisions relative to Real Property.
As to payment of legacy tax on estates where there is an intervening
estate for life or years, see St. 1902, 473; 1903, 276 § 1; 1904, 421; 1907
563 §§ 4-7; 1909, 490 IV §§ 5-7, 527 §§ 2-4.
Acts to provide for short forms for deeds and mortgages. St. 1912, 502-
1913, 369.
Act relative to the sale of real estate within the commonwealth by certain
non-resident married women. St. 1914, 477.
Act relative to the descent of cemetery lots. St. 1914, 492.
Sect. 10. See St. 1912,271.
Sect. 14. See St. 1910, 376.
Sect. 18. See St. 1907, 351; 1909, 160; 1910, 273.
Chapter 135. — Of Wills.
Act relative to the descent of cemetery lots. St. 1914, 492.
Sect. 5 amended. St. 1911, 246.
Sect. 7. See St. 1911,246.
Sect. 12 amended. St. 1902, 160.
Sect. 16. If the probate court decrees that husband has been deserted
by wife, or has left her for justifiable cause, wife may not waive provisions
of his will. St. 1906, 129 § 1.
Sects. 22-24. See St. 1909, 198.
Chapter 136. — Of the Probate of Wills and the Appointment of Executors.
Sect. 1 amended. St. 1905, 90.
Sect. 2 amended. St. 1912, 493. (See 1906, 129.)
Sect. 4 amended. St. 1907, 130.
1176 Changes in the [Chai-s. i;}7-i4i.
Chapter 137. — Of the Appointment of Administrators.
Sect. 1 amended. St. 1914, 356, 702.
Sect. 1, 2. See St. 1909, 490 IV § 22; 1911, 551.
Sect. 6 amended. St. 1911, 588.
Sects. 10, 11. See St. 1910, 411.
Sect. 13 amended. St. 1908, 153.
Chapter 138. — Of Public Administrators.
Sect. 1 amended. St. 1908, 510, 621; 1913, 246.
Sect. 2 amended. St. 1907, 284 § 1. (See 1910, 411.)
Sects. 3-5. See St. 1909, 114.
Sect. 10. See St. 1910,411. _
Sects. 10, 11. Public administrators may be authorized by probate
courts to have charge of and to lease or sell real estate. St. 1903, 260
§§ 1, 2; 1905, 124 § 1. Sales made under St. 1903, 260 § 1, ratified. St.
1905, 124 § 2.
Chapter 139. — General Provisions relative to Executors and Administrators.
Act relative to the settlement of estates of deceased persons. St. 1910,
411.
Sects. 2, 3. See St. 1907, 549.
Sect. 5. See St. 1907, 563 §§ 8, 9, 23; 1909, 527 §§ 5, 9; 1911, 359.
Sect. 6. See St. 1909, 198.
Chapter 140. — Of Allowances to Widows and Children, the Distribution of
the Estates of Intestates and of Advancements.
Sect. 3, CI. 3 amended. St. 1905, 256.
Chapter 141. — Of the Payment of Debts, Legacies and Distributive Shares.
Act relative to suits against executors, administrators, trustees and
guardians. St. 1911, 147.
Acts relative to the taxation of legacies and successions. St. 1907, 563;
1909, 268, 490 IV, .527; 1910, 440; 1912, 234, 678.
Attachment of propertv of a deceased person restricted. St. 1907, 5.53.
Sect. 1 amended. St."^1914, 099 § 1.
Sect. 2 amended. St. 1904, 165; 1914, 699 § 2.
Sect. 6 amended. St. 1908, 313.
Sect. 9 amended. St. 1914, 699 § 3.
Sect. 9 et seq. affected. St. 1911, 147. Time limited within which
real estate may be taken or sold for pavment of debts. St. 1907, 549.
Amended. St. 1914, 699 § 3.
Sect. 11 amended. St. 1914, 699 § 4.
Sect. 12 amended. St. 1914, 699 § 5.
Sect. 13 amended. St. 1914, 699 § 6. (See 1907, 563 § 4; 1909, 490
IV § 4, 527 § 2; 1910, 440.)
Chaps. U2-14G.] RevISKD LaWS. 1177
Sect. 17 amended. St. 1914, 699 § 7.
Sect. 20 amended. St. 1914, 699 § 8.
Sects. 26, 27. See St. 1911, 147.
Chapter 142. — Of Insolvent Estates of Deceased Persons.
Sect. 1 amended. St. 1909, 297.
Sect. 2 amended. St. 1907, 257.
Sect. 3 amended. St. 1911, 177.
Chapter 143. — Of the Settlement of the Estates of Deceased Non-residents.
Sect. 2 amended. St. 1904, 300. (See 1910, 411.)
Chapter 144. — Of the Settlement of Estates of Absentees.
Acts relative to the settlement of trust estates when beneficiary has dis-
appeared for fourteen years. St. 1905, 326; 1906, 224.
Sect. 1 revised. St. 1903, 241; 1906, 224. (See 1902, 544 § 14.)
Sects. 3-5, 7, 8. See St. 1902, 544 §§ 15-19; 1903, 241 § 3.
Sect. 4 amended. St. 1904, 206 § 1.
Sects. 7-9. See St. 1909, 115.
Sect. 9 amended. St. 1906, 175.
Sect. 11 revised. St. 1903, 241 § 2.
Sect. 12. See St. 1902, 544 § 20; 1904, 206 § 2.
Chapter 145. — Of Guardianship.
Sect. 4 amended. St. 1902, 474; 1904, 163. (See 1902, 324; 1908,
286.)
Sect. 6. Repeal and substitute. St. 1909, .504 §§ 99, 101, 107; 1911,
206. (See 1907, 169 § 1.)
Sect. 7 amended. St. 1907, 169 § 2.
Sect. 10. See St. 1908, 75.
Sect. 20. Repeal and substitute. St. 1909, 504 §§ 104, 107.
Sect. 23 amended. St. 1906, 452 § 2.
Sect. 25 et seq. See St. 1911, 147.
Sect. 28. See St. 1906, 501; 1909, ISO; 1911, 456.
Sect. 30 et seq. See St. 1908, 75.
Sect. 40 amended. St. 1903, 96; 1905, 127; 1907, 169 § 3; 1908, 116,
505; 1911, 206. (See 1909, 256.)
Sect. 41 amended. St. 1910, 95.
Chapter 146. — Of Sales, Mortgages and Leases of Real Property by Execu-
tors, Administrators and Guardians.
Acts to shorten form of deeds, mortgages, etc. St. 1912, 502; 1913, 369.
Sect. 1 et seq. Time limited within which real estate may be sold for
payment of debts. St. 1907, 549. (See St. 1909, 198.)
Sect. 13. Repeal and substitute. St. 1909, 504 §§ 102, 107.
Sect. 16. See St. 1912, 360.
1178 Changes in- the [Chaps. 147-150.
Sect. 18 amended. St. 1904, 217; 1906, 73; 1907, 236.
Sect. 25 amended. St. 1907, 219.
Sect. 26. See St. 1909, 160.
Chapter 147. — Of Trusts.
Act relative to suits against trustees. St. 1911, 147.
Act relative to trustees of voluntary associations under written instru-
ments. St. 1909, 441.
Sect. 15 amended. St. 1907, 262.
Chapter 148. — Provisions relative to Sales, Mortgages, etc., by Execu-
tors, etc.
Public administrators may be licensed to lease or sell real estate. St.
1903, 260; 1905, 124.
Time limited within which real estate may be sold for payment of debts.
St. 1907, 549.
Sect. 3. See St. 1907, 563 §§ 16, 17; 1909, 490 IV §§ 16, 17.
Sect. 5. See St. 1912, 360.
Sect. 11. See St. 1911, 147.
Sect. 14 revised. St. 1907, 447.
Sects. 14-18. Probate court to have jurisdiction. St. 1903, 222.
Sect. 15. Certain proceedings of probate courts are confirmed. St.
1902, 538.
Sects. 15, 16. See St. 1911, .588.
Chapter 149. — Of Bonds of Executors, Administrators, Guardians and
Trustees.
Provisions of this chapter extended to trustees holding property for
public charitable purposes. St. 1908, 295.
Sect. 1. See St. 1909, 256. CI. 4. See St. 1905, 326 § 7; 1906, 224.
Sect. 6. See St. 1908, 295.
Sect. 9 limited. St. 1907, 576 § 61 ; 1909, 256.
Sect. 15 amended. St. 1912, 161.
Sect. 20 et seq. See St. 1911, 147.
Chapter 160. — Of the Accounts and Settlements of Executors, Administra-
tors, Guardians, Trustees and Receivers.
Act to regulate disbursements by trustees. St. 1907, 371. (See 1907,
563 §§ 8, 9.)
Act relative to suits against executors, administrators, trustees and
guardians. St. 1911, 147.
Trusts for benefit of a city or town to be audited by city or town auditor.
St. 1904, 322. (See 1910, 624 § 1.)
Acts relative to the settlement of trust estates when beneficiary has not
been heard of for fourteen years. St. 1905, 326; 1906, 224.
Sect. 2. See St. 1909, 490 IV § 23; 1910, 481.
Chaps. 151, 152.] REVISED LaWS. 1179
Sects. 4, 5. See St. 1910, 411.
Sect. 6 revised. St. 1913, 248.
Sect. 8. See St. 1907, 294; 1909, 160.
Sect. 10. See St. 1912, 360.
Sect. 17 amended. St. 1907, 438.
Sect. 20. See St. 1909, 490 IV § 23; 1910, 481 ; 1911, 191.
Sect. 23. See St. 1910, 370.
Sect. 25 amended. St. 1906, 127.
Chapter 151. — Of Marriage.
Act to authorize conveyances of land between husband and wife. St.
1912, 304.
Act relative to the sale of land within the commonwealth by certain non-
resident married women. St. 1914, 477.
Sect. 10. See act relating to marriages in another state in evasion of
the laws of this state. St. 1913, 360.
Sect. 11. See St. 1902, 324, 474; 1904, 163; 1907, 390.
Sect. 14 revised St. 1902, 310.
Sect. 16 amended. St. 1911, 736 § 1; 1912, 535. (See 1911, 736 § 6;
1913, 360.)
Sect. 17 amended. St. 1912, 120; 1913, 752 § 2; 1914, 121. (See 1912,
463, 535; 1913, 360 § 4.)
Sect. 18. See St. 1911, 136.
Sect. 20 amended. St. 1907, 159. (See 1911, 736 § 4.)
Sect. 23 amended. St. 1911, 736 § 2; 1912, 463 § 1; 1914, 428. (See
1911,736 §4.)
Sect. 25 amended. St. 1911, 736 § 3.
Sect. 37. See St. 1912, 535.
Sect. 40. Advertising to perform or procure performance of marriage
ceremony is made punishable. St. 1902, 249.
Sect. 45. New section. St. 1914, 428 § 2.
Chapter 152. — Of Divorce.
Provision for investigation in suits for divorce or nullification. St. 1907,
390.
Fee for service of libel. St. 1913, 611 § 1.
Sects. 7, 8 affected. St. 1911, 121.
Sect. 13 amended. St. 1902, 544 § 21; 1914, 385.
Sect. 15 amended. St. 1911, 85.
Sect 24. See St. 1906, 129.
Sect. 25. Court having jurisdiction may bring before it on habeas cor-
piifi any child whose care or custody is in question. St. 1902, 324. (See
1902, 474.)
Sect. 37. See St. 1912, 535.
Sect. 39. See St. 1909, 49.
Sect. 41 amended. St. 1911, 127.
1180 Changes in the [Chaps. 153-157.
Chapter 153. — Of Certain Rights and Liabilities of Husband and Wife.
Act to authorize conveyances of land between husband and wife. St.
1912, 304.
Act relative to conveyances and will of a husband deserted by his wife
or living apart from her for justifiable cause. St. 1906, 129.
Act relative to the sale of real estate within the commonwealth by non-
resident married women abandoned by their husbands. St. 1914, 477.
Sect. 7 amended. St. 1910, 576.
Sect. 10. See St. 1910, 576.
Sects. 15, 16. See St. 1902, 478; 1908, 75.
Sect. 31 et seq. See St. 1906, 501 ; 1914, 477.
Sect. 33. See St. 1902, 324; 1903, 334; 1905, 307; 1906, 129, 501;
1909, 180; 1911, 456; 1912, 310; 1914, 520.
Chapter 154. — Of the Adoption of Children and Change of Name.
Sect. 2 amended. St. 1902, 544 § 22; 1904, 302.
Sect. 3 amended. St. 1907, 405.
Chapter 156. — Of the Supreme Judicial Court.
- Sect. 5 amended. St. 1905, 263 § 1. (See 1906, 306 § 2, 372, 377 § 2,
433 § 7; 1909, 33; 1913, 719 § 21.)
Sect. 7. Acts relative to exceptions. St. 1908, 177, 510; 1909, 236;
1911,212; 1913, 716.
Sects. 15, 16 amended. St. 1903, 54 §§ 1, 2.
Sect. 26 amended. St. 1911, 743 § 1.
Sect. 27 amended. St. 1914, 619.
Chapter 157. — Of the Superior Court.
Act to permit transfer of actions to and from the land court. St. 1911,
433.
Act relative to the appointment of interpreters for the superior court.
St. 1914, 673.
Sect. 1. Number of associate justices increased. St. 1907, 286; 1911,
567. (See 1902, 383; 1903, 472 § 2.)
Sect. 2 amended. St. 1910, 555 § 1. (See 1908, 465.)
Sect. 3. Jurisdiction in certain cases transferred to the land court. St.
1904, 448 § 1; 1906, 50. (See 1903, 383 § 4; 1905, 195, 249, 288, 291;
1906, 344; 1911, 433; 1912, 317.) Provision for issue of habeas corpus in
disputes as to care or custody of child. St. 1902, 324.
Sect. 4. See St. 1905, 263 § 1; 1906, 433 § 7, 434 § 2; 1908, 380; 1909,
33, 394 § 2, 433 § 4; 1911, 176 § 1, 461 ; 1912, 159, 394, 649; 1913, 719 § 21.
Sect. 5 repealed. St. 1910, 555 § 3.
Sect. 6. See St. 1905, 288; 1910, 560 § 2.
Sect. 8 repealed. St. 1910, 555 § 3.
Sects. 9, 10. See St. 1911, 432 § 1.
Sect. 16. See St. 1911, 432 § 2.
CiiAi-s. 158, 159.] Revised Laws. 1181
Sect. 18. See St. 1907, 334; 1912,459.
Sect. 21. Acts relative to exceptions. St. 1908, 177, ijlG; 1909, 236;
1911, 212; 1912, 317.
Sects. 21, 34, 35. Provision for certain incidental expenses. St. 1907,
80; 1914, 511.
Sect. 24. Sessions changed: Barnstable, St. 1902, 456 § 2. Berkshire,
1904, 38; 1912, 606. Essex, 1911, 430. Hampden, 1904, 144; 1907, 26;
1912, 712; 1913, 518. Hampshire, 1911, 254, 483. Middlesex, 1903, 97;
1909, 197. Northampton, 1911, 483. Plymouth, 1903, 54 §§ 3-5. Suffolk,
1902, 456 § 1; 1903, 472 § 1. Evening sessions for naturalization, except
in Suffolk. St. 1913, 390.
Sect. 27 amended. St. 1909, 193. (See 1912, 394.)
Sect. 28. See St. 1907, 176; 1909, 504 § 51.
Sect. 29 amended. St. 1912, 209.
Sect. 30 ct seq. See St. 1908, 465 § 1.
Sect. 32. See St. 1913, 563 § 8.
Sect. 35 amended. St. 1911, 743 § 2. Provision for pensions. St.
1911, 527; 1912, 722.
Chapter 158. — Provisions Common to the Supreme Judicial Court and
the Superior Court.
Sect. 4. See St. 1907, 204; 1910, 473; 1911, 136.
Sect. 9 amended. St. 1910, 555 § 2.
Sect. 10 amended. St. 1908, 179; 1910, 540 § 1.
Sect. 11 amended. St. 1910, 540 § 2.
Chapter 159. — Of the Equity Jurisdiction and Procedure of the Supreme
Judicial Coiirt and the Superior Court.
Act relative to the execution of certain decrees in equity. St. 1910, 376.
(See 1911, 284, 339.) To the granting of injunctions and restraining orders.
St. 1913, 515, 840; 1914, 778.
Act to permit transfer of actions between the superior and land courts.
St. 1911, 433.
Act to permit certain judgment creditors to reach and apply insurance
money. St. 1914, 464.
Act to limit the issuing of injunctions. St. 1914, 778.
Sects. 1-3. See St. 1903, 383 § 4; 1905, 315; 1906, 306 § 2, 372, 377
§ 2; 1908, 380; 1909, 177, 433 § 4; 1910, 98.
Sect. 3 amended. St. 1902, 544 § 23; 1910, 531 § 2. (See 1914, 464.)
Sect. 4. See St. 1914, 778.
Sect. 8 amended. St. 1909, 183.
Sects. 8-10. See St. 1909, 116; 1914, 778.
Sect. 11 amended. St. 1905, 107.
Sect. 12. See St. 1914, 778 § 1.
Sect. 14. See St. 1914, 778 § 1.
Sects. 15, 16 repealed. St. 1913, 815 § 9.
Sect. 19 amended. St. 1911, 284 § 1. (See 1910, 376; 1911, 339.)
1182 Changes in the [Chap. i6o.
Sect. 21. See St. 1911, 339; 1914, 778.
Sect. 30 amended. St. 1911, 284 § 2. (See 1911, 339.)
Sect. 32. See St. 1911,339.
Sect. 34 amended. St. 1911, 284 § 3.
Chapter 160. — Of Police, District and Municipal Courts.
Act to provide for retirement of justices. St. 1911, (382.
Acts relative to commitments to the industrial school for boys. St. 1909,
472 §2; 1911, 605; 1914,207.
Acts relative to jurisdiction and procedure in the municipal court of
the city of Boston. St. 1912, 649; 1913, 430, 716; 1914, 35, 371, 409.
Sect. 1. Jurisdiction extended: Fitchburg, St. 1904, 259; 1910, 2.58.
Lawrence, 1914, 532. Lowell, 1904, 264. Lynn, 1911, 414 § 1. (See
1906, 489 § 4; 1907, 137, 411; 1909, 117; 1913, 457.) Limited. St. 1910,
258.
Sect. 2. New courts established: Boston juvenile, St. 1906, 489; 1907,
137, 411. (See 1907, 158, 195.) Fourth Bristol, 1903, 214. Southern
Essex, 1911, 414 § 1,473. Third Essex, 1906, 299 § 1. Eastern Hamp-
shire, 1903, 412. Lawrence, 1914, 532. Leominster, 1910, 207. Win-
chendon, 1904, 372 § 1. (See 1906, 240). Western Worcester, 1902, 416
§§ 1, 2. Districts changed: Eastern Hampden, St. 1907, 110. Lynn, 1909,
117. First and fourth eastern Middlesex, 1909, 93. Nantucket, 1913,
508. Newburyport, 1902, 455. Central Worcester, 1902, 186. First and
second eastern Worcester, 1902, 161. First northern Worcester, 1907, 98.
Sect. 6 amended. St. 1909, 219; 1911, 473 § 1; 1912, 232.
Sects. 6, 10, 13. Act to authorize disposal of certain old records. St.
1910, 287.
Sects. 9-12. Clerk for second Essex, St. 1906, 240. Third Essex,
1912, 412. Central Middlesex, 1905, 133. Assistant clerk, Roxbury
District, 1914, 604. Williamstown, 1906, 351. Winchendon, 1906, 248.
Eastern Worcester, 1905, 192. Second southern Worcester, 1906, 194.
Assistant, western Hampden, 1913, 332 § 1.
Sect. 11 amended. Assistant may be a woman. St. 1908, 289. (See
1909, 357; 1912, 672.)
Sects. 12, 13. Provision for assistant clerks pro tempore. St. 1906, 256.
Sect. 15. See St. 1908, 195, 469; 1914, 615.
Sect. 24 et seq. See St. 1903, 334 §§ 1-3; 1904, 282 § 3; 1906, 105 § 6,
489 § 4; 1908, 335 § 3; 1909, 181; 1911, 175, 176 § 1, 461.
Sect. 25. See St. 1906, 413, 489; 1907, 137; 1908, 286.
Sect. 28 revised. St. 1909, 442.
Sect. 33. See St. 1911, 4.32 § 1; 1913, 471 § 1.
Sect. 38. See St. 1912,372.
Sect. 39 et seq. Sessions: Winchendon, St. 1904, 372 §§ 3, 4. West-
ern Worcester, 1902, 416 § 4.
Sect. 40 amended. St. 1913, 471 § 3.
Sect. 41 affected. St. 1913, 289 § 2.
Sect. 42 revised. St. 1913, 471 § 4. (See 1906, 451; 1910, 534 § 1;
1912, 649 §§ 2, 3; 1914, 35 §§ 2-4, 409.)
ciiAi-. uio.] Revised Laws. 1183
Sect. 44 amended. St. 1906, 166.
Sect. 48. See St. 1904, 453 § 5; 1910, 370.
Sect. 55 amended. St. 1912, 649 § 11; 1913, 430. Provision for pen-
sions. St. 1911, 231, 682.
Sect. 56 revised. St. 1907, 179. (See 1908, 440; 1913, 612.)
Sect. 57 extended. St. 1913, 289 § 1. (See 1912, 649 § 12.)
Sect. 58. Additional assistants. St. 1906, 468; 1908, 418; 1912, 649
§ 10; 1913, 446. Clerical assistance. St. 1908, 440; 1909, 434. Inter-
preters. St. 1912, 648.
Sect. 59. Jurisdiction in certain juvenile cases transferred (o the Boston
juvenile court. St. 1906, 489 § 4. (Sec 1906, 499 § 5; 1907, 137, 411;
1908, 286; 1911, 175; 1913, 457.) Acts relative to jurisdiction and pro-
cedure in civil actions. St. 1912, 649; 1914, 35 §§ 2-4, 371, 409.
Sect. 61. See St. 1909, 271; 1910, 370, 373.
Sect. 62 amended. St. 1912, 497; 1914, 700 § 1. Additional officers.
St. 1908, 191; 1912, 253. Provision for temporary court officers. St. 1912,
462.
Sect. 63 amended. St. 1914, 700 § 2. Officers attending sessions to
wear uniforms. St. 1914, 736.
Sect. 64 amended. St. 1909, 386. (See 1912, 462.) Officers attending
sessions to wear uniforms. St. 1902, 368; 1906, 355 § 2; 1914, 736. Mes-
senger for municipal court of Boston. St. 1906, 192.
Sect. 65. See St. 1908, 195, 469.
Sect. 66 amended. St. 1908, 191; 1912, 462. (See 1913, 372.)
Sect. 67 in part repealed. Salaries classified and established. St. 1904,
453 §§ 1, 4; 1905, 339; 1906, 355 § 2; 1909, 357; 1910, 501; 1911, 414
§ 2; 1912, 604; 1913, 414; 1914, 509, 532, 547, 604, 666, 686, 700. (See
1902, 299, 320, 356, 360, 378, 416 § 3; 1903, 214 § 2, 412 § 2; 1904, 372
§ 2; 1905, 133, 192; 1908, 637; 1911, 682; 1912, 462.) Boston juve-
nile, St. 1906, 489 § 2. Brookline, 1914, 509. Charlestown, 1909, 367;
1912, 672. Chelsea, 1906, 325; 1914, 547. East Boston, 1907, 333; 1914,
700. Second Essex, 1906, 240. Central northern Essex, 1912, 563. Third
Essex, 1906, 299 § 2. Franklin, eastern Franklin and eastern Hampshire,
1907, 128. (See 1904, 453 § 2.) Lawrence, 1908, 323; 1914, 532. Lee, 1905,
443. Lowell, 1905, 165. Lynn, 1911, 414 § 2. Marlborough, 1913, 483.
South Boston, 1907, 324. Williamstown, 1906, 351; 1913, 414. Winchen-
don, 1904, 372 § 2; 1906, 248. Worcester, central district, 1904, 453 § 1,
cl. A; 1914, 686. Municipal court of Boston, 1904, 454 § 1; 1905, 452;
1906, 192, 355, 449 § 1, 450, 468; 1908, 418; 1911, 231; 1912, 649 § 10;
1913, 488, 091, 726, 736; 1914, 666. (See 1902, 368.) Brighton, 1913,
748. Roxbury District, 1914, 604. (See 1912, 604.) West Roxbury Dis-
trict, 1912, 660.
Allowance for clerical assistance: Authorized expenditures by county
commissioners for clerical assistance in municipal, police or district courts
within their respective counties, St. 1914, 690. First Barnstable, 1904,
331. Second Barnstable, 1906, 228. Brighton, 1909, 364. Second Bristol,
copyist, 1908, 351. Brockton, 1906, 289. Boston, 1906, 449 § 2; 1908,
440; 1912, 499. Boston juvenile, 1908, 458. Brookline, 1909, 365; 1912,
1184 ChANCIES in the [Chaps. lGl-163.
330. Chelsea, 1904, 258; 1913, 526. East Boston, 1911, 454. (See 1907,
323.) First Essex, 1906, 196. Central northern Essex, 1912, 315. Eastern
Essex, 1910, 253. Southern Essex, clerical assistance for the probation
officer, 1914, 739. Hampshire, 1910, 224. Western Hampden, 1913, 332 § 2.
Lynn, 1909, 368. First eastern Middlesex, 1910, 279. Second eastern
Middlesex, 1913, 339. (See 1906, 195; 1908, 348.) Third eastern Middle-
sex, 1909, 366. Nantucket, 1913, 508. Newton, 1909, 217. Roxbury,
1908,475. West Roxbury, 1908,395; 1911,259. First northern Worcester,
1906, 197.
Sect. 68 repealed. St. 1904, 453 § 4. Provision for travelling expenses.
St. 1904, 453 § 3.
Sect. 69. Compensation of special justices: Dukes county, St. 1902,
309. (See 1909, 504 § 48.)
Sect. 70. Compensation of assistant clerks j^ro tempore. St. 1906, 256.
Sect. 71. See St. 1907, 204.
Chapter 161. — Of Justices of the Peace and Trial Justices.
Sect. 3. See St. 1912, 163; 1913, 563.
Sect. 8. See St. 1908, 195, 469; 1914, 615.
Sect. 14 amended. St. 1902, 544 § 24.
Sect. 19. See St. 1912, 649 § 7.
Sect. 30 et seq. See St. 1910, 316.
Chapter 162. — Of Probate Courts.
Sect. 3. Jurisdiction extended. St. 1902, 371; 1903, 222, 248, 260;
1906, 129, 309, 508 § 12; 1908, 75; 1910, 100, 411; 1913, 130; 1914, 108.
(See 1912, 70.)
Sect. 4. Court may proceed by habeas corpus to determine question of
care and custody of children in certain cases. St. 1902, 324.
Sect. 5 amended. St. 1910, 100. (See 1902, 538.)
Sect. 19 amended. St. 1907, 266.
Sect. 38 amended. St. 1907, 129.
Sects. 41, 42. See St. 1913, 815 § 8.
Sect. 47 amended. St. 1905, 229.
Sect. 56. See St. 1911, 136.
Sect. 60. Changes in sessions: Bristol, St. 1914, 88. Essex, 1908, 218.
Hampden, 1905, 79; 1910, 262. Middlesex, 1907, 273; 1914, 134. Worces-
ter, 1908, 227.
Chapter 163. — Of Courts of Insolvency.
Sect. 2 amended. St. 1902, 544 § 25.
Sect. 113. See St. 1910, 559 § 3.
Sects. 122, 123. Certain deposits may be paid to the state treasurer.
St. 1908, 168.
Sect. 130. See St. 1911, 339.
Sect. 136. See St. 1903, 415.
Chap. 1G4.] REVISED LaWS. 1185
Chapter 164. — Of Judges and Registers of Probate and Insolvency.
Act to provide for retirement of judges. St. 1910, .540. (See 1900, 474.)
Acts to establish minimum salaries of judges and registers. St. 1911, 668;
1912, 378.
Sects. 1, 2 amended. St. 1907, 442 §§ 1, 2; 1908, 541 §§1,2. Special
judges in Berkshire and Hampden. St. 1908, 110 § 1. And Franklin and
Hampshire. St. 1909, 166. (See 1908, 110 § 2.)
Sect. 5 amended. St. 1904, 401 § 1; 1905, 92; 1912, 322; 1913, 70.
(See 1913, 211.)
Sect. 7 amended. St. 1904, 401 § 2; 1906, 59; 1908, 110 § 2; 1913, 211.
Sect. 10 et seq. See St. 1913, 835 §§ 339, 391.
Sect. 11. See St. 1908, 195, 469; 1914, 615.
Sect. 12 et scq. See St. 1907, 563 § 14; 1908, 268; 1909, 271, 490 IV
§14.
Sect. 15. See St. 1907, 225.
Sect. 16. See St. 1909, 271; 1910, 373.
Sect. 17 amended. St. 1904, 286 § 1; 1905, 323; 1907, 207 § 1, 442
§ 3; 1908, 231; 1909, 248, 494; 1910, 266; 1912, 332. (See 1914, 615.)
Assistants mav be women in certain counties. St. 1904, 286 § 1 ; 1907, 207
§ 1, 442 § 3; 1908, 231; 1909, 248, 494: 1912, 332, 498.
Sect. 20. See St. 1905, 323; 1908, 231.
Sect. 27 in part repealed. Salaries classified and established. St. 1904,
455 §§1,3; 1906,265; 1907, 207 § 1, 442 §§ 4, 5; 1908, 541 §3; 1911,668;
1912, 332, 584, 585. (See 1906, 59; 1908, 110 § 2.) Amendments: Bristol,
1911, 452; 1912, 160. Dukes, 1912, 378; 1914, 620. Middlesex, 1912, 585,
654. Nantucket, 1912, 378; 1914, 620. Norfolk, 1912, 585. Suffolk, 1911,
445; 1912, 585. Worcester, 1912, 584. (See 1907, 442 § 4.) Provision
for future readjustment of salaries. St. 1904, 455 § 2. (See 1911, 668.)
For retirement on pension. St. 1906, 474; 1910, 540. Assistant registers:
Berkshire, St. 1913, 791. (See 1904, 286 § 2; 1906, 265.) Essex, 1910,
266. Middlesex, 1913, 791. (See 1905, 323 § 1; 1909, 494; 1910, 503.)
Norfolk, see St. 1911, 710. Plymouth, 1912, 332. Suffolk, 1913, 791.
Clerk of the register of probate, 1914, 483. (See 1908, 231; 1909, 248.)
Worcester, 1911, 73; 1912, 498. (See 1909, 431.)
Sect. 28 amended. St. 1904, 286 § 3; 1908, 326, 328; 1914, 446, 663.
(See 1909, 271.) Limited. St. 1907, 207 § 2. In part repealed. St.
1909, 331 § 2.
Sect. 29. Amount increased: Barnstable, St. 1914, 559. Berkshire,
1904, 286 § 3; 1908, 328; 1914, 663. Bristol, 1902, 412; 1908, 327;
1912, 353. Essex, 1904, 281; 1908, 374. Franklin, 1909, 331 § 1. Hamp-
'den, 1910, 335; 1914, 359. (See 1907, 206.) Hampshire, 1908, 326.
Middlesex, 1913, 386. (See 1904, 387; 1909, 353.) Norfolk, 1905, 183;
1914, 446. Plymouth, 1904, 219; 1908, 319. Suffolk, 1908, 396. (See
1909, 271.) Worcester, 1909, 384; 1910, 329.
Sect. 32. See St. 1904, 401 § 2; 1905, 92; 1906, 59.
1186 Changes in the [Chap. i65.
Sect. 3.3 amended. St. 1906, 149; 1912, 658. Allowance for uniform.
St. 1904, 272.
Sect. 34 revised. St. 1911, 302. Amended. St. 1913, 616.
Sect. 35. Pay of messenger. St. 1906, 193.
Chapter 165. — Of Clerks, Attorneys and Other Officers of Judicial Courts.
An act to authorize clerks of the superior court to admit prisoners to bail.
St. 1914, 390.
Sect. 1. See St. 1913, 835 §§ 339, 391.
Sect. 2. See St. 1909, 271; 1910, 370, 373, 376; 1912, 159; 1913, 191.
Sects. 4-7. Assistant clerks: Essex, St. 1907, 253. Middlesex, 1903,
137. Plymouth, 1910, 188. Suffolk superior, 1903, 472 § 3; 1906, 276.
Worcester, 1904, 287; 1912, 547 § 1.
Sect. 7. Assistant may be a woman. St. 1907, 234. In part repealed.
St. 1912, 547 § 2.
Sect. 12. See St. 1908, 195, 469; 1914, 615.
Sect. 15 amended. St. 1907, 145 § 1.
Sect. 17 et seq. Clerks to make certain annual returns to secretary of
the commonwealth. St. 1905, 321.
Sect. 20 amended. St. 1910, 94.
Sect. 31 amended. St. 1908, 253. (See 1909, 271.)
Sects. 31, 32. See St. 1910, 370.
Sect. 33 amended. St. 1909, 165.
Sect. 34 superseded. Salaries classified and established. St. 1904, 451
§§ 1, 2; 1911, 299. (See 1902, 462.) Changes. St. 1905, 179.
Provision for pension for certain court officers. St. 1909, 398; 1910,
459; 1912, 722.
Sect. 35 superseded. Salaries classified and established. St. 1904, 451
§§ 1, 3; 1907, 145 § 2, 253. Bristol. St. 1914, 405. Hampden. St.
1911, 174. (See 1902, 358, 499, 513; 1903, 137, 472 § 3.) Middlesex.
St. 1911, 382. (See 1909, 232.) Norfolk. St. 1913, 747. Suffolk superior.
St. 1902, 499; 1905, 380; 1906, 276. Bi-weekly payments. St. 1908, 259.
Minimum salaries established. St. 1912, 219.
Sects. 37, 38. See St. 1904, 258, 331 ; 1906, 196, 197, 228, 289, 366, 449
§ 2; 1908, 351, 395, 440, 458, 475; 1909, 364, 365, 368; 1910, 224, 253,
279; 1911, 259, 454; 1912, 315, 336, 499; 1913, 526.
Sect. 38. Provision for certain incidental expenses of the superior
court. St. 1907, 80.
Sects. 40, 41 revised. St. 1904, 355 §§ 1, 2; 1914, 670. (See 1907,
443; 1909, 49.)
Act relative to collection agencies. St. 1910, 656.
Sect. 43 revised. St. 1904, 355 § 3.
Sect. 44 et seq. See St. 1904, 458 § 5; 1907, 443.
Sect. 45 superseded. St.. 1914, 432.
Sect. 48. See St. 1907, 490.
Sect. 52 amended. St. 1904, 348; 1914, 411. May act in any county.
St. 1906, 187. (See 1905, 110; 1906, 180; 1909, 235.)
Chaps. 166, 167.] REVISED LaWS. 1187
Sects. 55-60. Relative to discontinuance or non-suit after reference to
an auditor. St. 1914, 576 § 1.
Sect. 55 amended. St. 1914, 576 § 2.
Sect. 57 amended. St. 1914, 576 § 3.
Sect. 59 amended. St. 1914, 576 § 4.
Sect. 60 amended. St. 1911, 237.
Sect. 61 amended. St. 1914, 576 § 5.
Sect. 63 amended. St. 1908, 358 § 1.
Sect. 67 superseded. St. 1909, 230. (See 1908, 358 § 2.)
Sect. 68 et seq. See St. 1913, 501.
Sect. 69 in part superseded. St. 1907, 133. Officers may serve venires
and processes in certain cases. St. 1907, 312.
Sect. 72 et seq. Tenure of office. St. 1906, 147; 1911, 322; 1912, 134.
Sect. 73 amended. St. 1911, 302, 322.
Sects. 74, 77, 78. See St. 1911, 322.
Sect. 76 amended. St. 1906, 470; 1907, 459.
Sect. 81 amended. St. 1904, 145.
Sect. 83 revised. St. 1912, 289. (See 1914, 759.)
Sect. 88 affected. St. 1914, 759. (See 1908, 177; 1913, 674.)
Chapter 166. — Of Provisions relative to Courts and of Naturalization.
Act relative to granting of injunctions and restraining orders. St. 1913,
515, 840; 1914, 778.
Sect. 1. See St. 1911, 339; 1912, 159; 1914, 778.
Sect. 2. See St. 1914, 126.
Sect. 5. See St. 1907, 204; 1910, 473; 1911, 136. ^
Sect. 14 et seq. See St. 1911, 68, 254, 483; 1912, 159, 606, 712; 1913,
390.
Sect. 18. See St. 1903, 442; 1906, 527.
Sect. 21 (new section) added. St. 1905, 340.
Chapter 167. — Of the Commencement of Actions and the Service of Process.
Act relative to fees for service of civil process. St. 1913, 611.
Act to require certain non-residents to appoint agents upon whom service
of legal process may be made. St. 1908, 528.
Sect. 1. See St. 1911, 339.
Sect. 2 amended. St. 1913, 644. (See 1906, 201, 269; 1907, 332; 191 1, 70.)
Sect. 3. See St. 1909, 33.
Sect. 6. See 1904, 320; 1909, 514 § 145; 1910, 63 1 1.
Sect. 24. See St. 1907, 176, 204.
Sect. 25 amended. St. 1908, 338.
Sect. 27. See St. 1906, 201.
Sect. 28 amended. St. 1906, 201. (See 1906, 269; 1907, 332; 1911, 70.)
Sects. 30-33 affected. St. 1909, 116.
Sects. 34-37. See St. 1906, 269, 372; 1908, 528.
Sect. 35 amended. St. 1913, 309.
1188 Changes in the [Chaps, igs, i69.
Sect. 3G. Extended to certain foreign corporations. St. 1907, 332;
1913, 257. (See 1908, 528; 1911, 70; 1914, 626.)
Sect. 38 et seq. Attachment of property of deceased persons is restricted.
St. 1907, 563. (See 1911, 751 II § 21; 1913, 832 § 8.)
Sect. 39 in part repealed. St. 1906, 463 I §§ 61, 68.
Sect. 56 amended. St. 1907, 546 § 2.
Sect. 59. See St. 1907, 334; 1912, 459.
Sect. 60 superseded. St. 1913, 611 §§ 1, 18.
Sect. 62 amended. St. 1907, 370.
Sects. 66-68 repealed. St. 1910, 531 § 1. (See 1910, 171 § 13, 214
§§ 24, 33.)
Sect. 69. See St. 1907, 490.
Sect. 80 amended. St. 1907, 453.
Sect. 82. See St. 1912, 271.
Sect. 110 amended. St. 1909, 190.^
Sect. Ill et seq. Provisions against unauthorized dissolutions. St.
1907, 334; 1912, 459.
Sect. 112 amended. St. 1913, 305.
Sects. 116, 117, 121-123. See St. 1905, 110; 1906, 187; 1909, 235;
1914, 371.
Sect. 117 amended. St. 1907, 393.
Sect. 118 amended. St. 1911, 150.
Sect 119. See St. 1914 371.
Sects. 121, 122. See St. 1906, 187; 1907, 490; 1909, 237; 1911, 150;
1914, 371.
Sect. 122 amendecj. St. 1911, 150.
Chapter 168. — Of Arrest on Civil Process.
Sect. 1 amended. St. 1910, 480.
Sects. 6, 7. Act to abolish demand on female judgment debtors. St.
1909, 119.
Sects. 8-10 amended. St. 1911, 192 §§ 1-3. (See 1911, 192 § 5.)
Sects. 10, 13, 21, 26. See St. 1910, 316.
Sect. 20 amended. St. 1906, 203 § 1; 1914, 429.
Sect. 27 amended. St. 1911, 192 § 4. (See 1911, 192 § 5.)
Sect. 33. See St. 1909, 490 II § 29.
Sect. 41 amended. St. 1906, 203 § 2.
Sect. 73 amended. St. 1910, 84.
Sect. 75 amended. St. 1911, 150.
Sect. 76 superseded. St. 1913, 611 §§' 1, 18.
Sect. 78. See St. 1910, 370.
Chapter 169. — Of Bail.
Act to authorize clerks of the superior court to admit prisoners to bail.
St. 1914, 390.
Sect. 4 amended. St. 1911, l50. (See 1909, 235.)
CiiArs. 170-173.] REVISED LaWS. 1189
Sect. 80 revised. St. 1913, 471 § 5.
Sect. 81 amended. St. 1913, 471 § 6.
Sect. 86 revised. St. 1913, 471 § 7.
Chapter 170. — Of Proceedings against Absent Defendants and upon In-
sufficient Service.
Sect. 1. See St. 1906, 269, 372; 1907, 332; 1908, 528; 1912, 649 § 1.
Chapter 171. — Of the Survival of Actions and of the Death and Disabili-
ties of Parties.
Act relative to proof of contributory negligence in actions for damages
for injurv or death. St. 1914, 553.
Sect. 'l. See St. 1914, 126.
Sect. 2 amended. St. 1907, 375; 1911, 31. (See 1913, 290.)
Chapter 172. — Of Actions by and against Executors and Administrators.
Act relative to suits against executors and administrators. St. 1911, 147,
Chapter 173. — Of Pleading and Practice.
Acts to simplify legal procedure. St. 1913, 716; 1914, 35 § 1.
Act relative to proof of contributory negligence in actions for damages
for injuries. St. 1914, 553.
Act relative to filing interrogatories in civil actions. St. 1913, 815.
Acts relative to jurisdiction and procedure in the municipal court for the
citv of Boston. St. 1912, 649; 1913, 430, 716; 1914, 35, 371, 409.
Sect. 2 et seq. See St. 1905, 266; 1912, 649 § 4.
Sect. 5. See St. 1911, 147.
Sect. 6 d seq. See St. 1914, 553.
Sect. 16. See St. 1914, 553.
Sect. 24. See St. 1914, 553.
Sects. 27-28. See St. 1914, 553.
Sect. 28 amended. St. 1913, 307.
Sect. 37. See St. 1910, 370.
Sect. 38 superseded. St. 1913, 228. (See 1907,582 §§ 1,18; 1909,227;
1912, 649 § 1.)
Sect. 39 et seq. See St. 1909, 183.
Sect. 48. See St. 1905, 266.
Sect. 52 amended. St. 1911, 275.
Sect. 55 revised. St. 1911, 305. (See 1905, 271; 1910, 538; 1913, 68.)
Sects. 57-67 repealed. St. 1913, 815 § 9. (See 1909, 206, 225; 1911,
593; 1912, 276.)
Sect. 76 repealed. St. 1906, 342 § 1.
Sect. 79 amended. St. 1911, 497.
Sect. 81 repealed. St. 1912, 542. (See 1904, 448 § 9; 1905, 286.)
Sect. 96 amended. St. 1906, 342 § 2; 1910, 555 § 4. (See 1912, 649
§ 9; 1914, 35 § 4.)
1190 Changes in the [Chaps. 174-177.
Sect. 97 amended. St. 1906, 451; 1910, 534 § 1. (See 1911, 175.)
Sect. 97 et seq. See St. 1912, 649 §§ 2-9; 1914, 35 §§ 2-4, 409.
Sect. 98 amended. St. 1910, 534 § 2.
Sect. 99 amended. St. 1910, 534 § 3.
Sect. 105 amended. St. 1910, 555 § 5. (See 1913, 716 §§ 2-5; 1914,
35 § 1.)
Sect. 106 amended. St. 1906, 342 § 3; 1911, 212.
Sects. 106-111. Acts relative to exceptions in certain cases. St. 1906,
342 § 3; 1908, 177, 516; 1909, 236; 1911, 212, 497, 501.
Sect. 108 amended. St. 1912, 317.
Sects. 112, 113. See St. 1909, 236 § 3; 1911, 501; 1913, 716 § 1; 1914,
35 §1.
Sect. 116 amended. St. 1907, 546 § 1.
Sect. 123. See St. 1911, 147.
Chapter 174. — Of Set-OfE and Tender.
Sect. 3. See St. 1908, 590 § 49.
Sect. 14. See St. 1904, 317.
Chapter 175. — Of Witnesses and Evidence.
Act to provide for admission, as evidence, of accounts kept in regular
course of business. St. 1913, 288.
Sect. 8 amended. St. 1907, 328; 1913, 85.
Sect. 10 et seq. See St. 1904, 343 § 2; 1908, 604 § 72.
Sect. 20 affected. St. 1912, 325.
Sect. 21 superseded. St. 1914, 406. (See 1913, 81.)
Sects. 27-30. See St. 1909, 237; 1911, 150.
Sect. 43. See St. 1912, 719 § 9.
Sect. 74. See St. 1905, 330 § 2; 1907, 225; 1908, 269.
Chapter 176. — Of Juries.
Act relative to juries and jury service. St. 1907, 348. (See 1909, 504
§79.)
Sect. 3 amended. St. 1904, 307; 1906, 257.
Sect. 4 amended. St. 1907, 348 §§ 1-4.
Sect. 5 revised. St. 1907, 348 § 5.
Sect. 6 amended. St. 1907, 348 § 6.
Sect. 7 amended. St. 1907, 348 § 7.
Sect. 8 amended. St. 1907, 348 § 8.
Sect. 11. See St. 1907, 312.
Sect. 36 et seq. See St. 1907, 348 §§ 2, 3.
Chapter 177. — Of Judgment and Execution.
Sect. 1 amended. St. 1912, 190.
Sect. 2. See St. 1907, 204; 1910, 473.
Sect. 8. See St. 1902, 521 § 1 (17).
Chaps. 178-185.] REVISED LawS. 1191
Sect. 18 amended. St. 1914, 54 § 1.
Sect. 22. See St. 1912, 360.
Sect. 23 amended. St. 1914, 54 § 2.
Sect. 34. See St. 1913, 832 § 8.
Sects. 46-51 repealed. St. 1910, 531 § 1. (See 1909, 490 II § 24.)
Sect. 52. See St. 1912, 360.
Chapter 178. — Of the Levy of Executions on Land.
Sect. 6 superseded. St. 1913, 611 §§ 1, 18.
Sect. 28 affected. St. 1912, 360.
Sect. 46 amended. St. 1914, 318.
Sect. 53 amended. St. 1914, 436. (See 1912, 360.)
Chapter 179. — Of the Writ of Entry.
Act to authorize prosecution of writs of entry against the commonwealth.
St. 1913, 624.
.Jurisdiction of writs of entry transferred to the land court. St. 1904,
448 § 1; 1906, 50. (See 1905, 195, 249, 288, 291; 1906, 344; 1909, 160;
1911, 433.)
Sect. 7. See St. 1905, 266.
Chapter 181. — Of the Summary Process for the Possession of Land.
Sect. 1 amended. St. 1914, 146.
Sect. 4. See St. 1907, 490.
Chapter 182. — Of Proceedings for the Settlenxent of Title of Land.
Sects. 1-5,11-15. Jurisdiction transferred to the land court. St. 1904,
448 § 1; 1905, 249 § 4. (See 1905, 249, 288, 291; 1906, 50, 344; 1909, 160;
1911, 433.)
Sect. 11. See St. 1913, 533.
Sect. 15 revised. St. 1913, 533.
Chapter 183. — Of the Determination of Boundaries of Flats.
Sect. 1 amended. St. 1906, 50 § 1.
Sect. 2. See St. 1906, 50 § 2.
Sect. 15. See St. 1907, 294; 1909, 160.
Chapter 184. — Of the Partition of Land.
Sect. 33 amended. St. 1902, 544 § 26.
Sect. 34 amended. St. 1912, 135.
Sect. 47 amended. St. 1907, 361.
Chapter 185. — Of Waste and Trespass.
Sect. 9. See St. 1911,339.
1192 Changes in the [Chaps. 187-197.
Chapter 187. — Of the Foreclosure and Redemption of Mortgages.
Act to shorten form of mortgages, etc. St. 1912, 502.
Acts relative to the discharge of mortgages. St. 1907, 294; 1908, 149;
1909, 160, 198. (See 1912, 502 §§ 7-12.)
Sect. 14 amended. St. 1906, 219 § 1. (See 1909, 198.) Affected. St.
1912. 360.
Sect. 15 amended. St. 1906, 219 § 2. (See 1909, 160.)
Sect. 37. See St. 1907, 294; 1909, 160.
Chapter 189. — Of the Trustee Process.
Sect. 1 extended. St. 1906, 269; 1911, 70. (See 1912, 649 § 1.)
Sect. 5. See St. 1913, 309, 611 § 1.
Sect. 6. See St. 1906, 201.
Sect. 19. See St. 1905, 324; 1910, 214 §§ 24, 33, 559 § 3.
Sect. 27. See St. 1910, 559 § 3.
Sect! 34* superseded. St. 1909, 514 §§ 125, 145; 1910, 563; 1911, 727
§ 22; 1912, 675 § 6. (See 1905, .308; 1906, 390; 1908, 605 §§ 7, 8; 1909,
278, 317; 1911, 751 II § 21; 1913, 347, 638, 832 § 8.)
Sect. 65. See St. 1905, 110; 1906, 187; 1911, 150; 1914, 371.
Chapter 190. — Of the Replevin of Property.
Sect. 17 amended. St. 1911, 150.
Chapter 191. — Of Habeas Corpus.
Provision for issue of writ of habeas corpus in cases of divorce, nullity of
marriage, separate support or care and custody of children. St. 1902, 324.
Sect. 48. See St. 1908, 286.
Chapter 192. — Of Audita Querela, Certiorari, Mandamus and Quo War-
ranto.
Sects. 1, 4, 8. See St. 1911, 339.
Sect. 4 amended. St. 1902, 544 § 27.
Chapter 195. — Of the Improvement of Meadows and Swamps.
See St. 1913, 633, 759.
Chapter 196. — Of Mills, Dams and Reservoirs.
Sect. 4 amended. St. 1905, 259.
Sect. 16. See St. 1912, 360.
Sect. 30. See St. 1905, 266.
Chapter 197. — Of Liens on Buildings and Land.
Sect. 10 amended. St. 1908, 127. (See 1912, 649 § 1.)
Sect. 12. In part superseded. St. 1913, 611 §§ 1, 18.
Sect. 28 amended. St. 1906, 223; 1909, 237 § 1. Extended to per-
sonal property liens. St. 1907, 490 § 1. (See 1911, 150; 1914, 371.)
Chaps. 198-204.] REVISED LawS. 1193
Chapter 198. — Of Mortgages, Conditional Sales and Pledges of, and Liens
upon, Personal Property.
Provisions for dissolution of certain lifns. St. 1907, 490.
This chapter appUes to bills of sale of personal property intended as
security. St. 1913, 656.
Act relative to bonds given to dissolve attachments made in actions in
the Boston municipal court. St. 1914, 371.
Sects. 5, 8. See St. 1911, 727 § 15.
Sect. 6. See St. 1912, 271.
Sect. 8. See St. 1910, 171 § 13, 214 §§37, 39.
Sects. 11-13. See St. 1912, 271.
Sects. 23-26. See St. 1907, 490.
Sects. 23-30. See St. 1912, 649 § 1; 1913, 300.
Sect. 28. See St. 1904, 242; 1911, 129.
Chapter 199. — Of Recognizances for Debts.
Sect. 10. See St. 1911, 150.
Chapter 200. — Of Seizing and Libelling Forfeited Property.
Sect. 13. See St. 1913, 569 § 4; 1914, 281 § 3.
Chapter 201. — Of Claims against the Commonwealth.
Sect. 1 amended. St. 1905, 370 § 1. (See 1907, 340 § 2; 1908, 590
§ 57; 1912, 70; 1913, 68, 624.)
Sect. 2 revised. St. 1910, 645. (See 1905, 370 § 2; 1908, 288; 1909,
204: 1910, 555 § 3.)
Chapter 202. — Of the Limitation of Actions.
Sect. 4 amended. St. 1902, 406; 1913, 435. (See 1905, 266; 1911,
147; 1914, 126.)
Chapter 203. — Of Costs in Civil Actions.
Sect. 1. See St. 1902, 298; 1906, 463 I § 30 etseq. (See 1902, 253; 1904,
350; 1912, 382.)
Sect. 26 amended. St. 1904, 413. Provisions to apply in case of
appeals from municipal court of city of Boston. St, 1914, 35 § 4.
Chapter 204. — Of the Fees of Certain Officers.
Act relative to fees and expenses of officers incurred in the prosecution
of certain offenders in respect to railroad property. St. 1914, 745.
Sect. 2 amended. St. 1904, 350 § 1; 1909, 186; 1913, 38 § 1. (See
1913, 563.)
Sect. 2 ei seq. Fees to be paid into county treasury. St. 1904, 453 § 5.
Sect. 5 amended. St. 1913, 38 § 2.
1194 Changes in the [Chaps. 205-207.
Sect. 6 amended. St. 1902, 253; 1904, 350 § 2; 1912, 382.
Sect. 10 superseded. St. 1913, 611 §§ 1, 18. (See 1907, 327; 1910, 248.)
Sects. 11, 12 superseded. St. 1913, 611 §§ 1, 3, 18. (See 1905, 336 § 1;
1912, 184.)
Sect. 13. See St. 1914, 745.
Sect. 14 amended. St. 1910, 317. (See 1914, 745.)
Sect. 15 superseded. St. 1913, 611 §§ 6, 18.
Sect. 17 amended. St. 1903, 256; 1908, 353.
Sects. 21, 39, 44. See St. 1907, 158.
Sect. 24. See St. 1912, 648; 1914, 673.
Sect. 25 amended. St. 1908, 121; 1911, 736 § 5.
Sect. 29 amended. St. 1908, 365; 1910, 273. (See 1907, 294; 1908,
372 § 2; 1909, 160; 1912, 502 § 25.)'
Sect. 33. See St. 1913, 611 § 16.
Sects. 37, 38 superseded. St. 1913, 611 §§ 14, 15, 18.
Sect. 39. See St. 1907, 327; 1910, 248.
Sect. 43. See St. 1910, 248.
Sect. 46. See St. 1914, 745.
Sect. 47 amended. St. 1910, 311.
Chapter 205. — Of the Rights of Persons accused of Crime.
Act relative to the examination of persons arrested for criminal offences.
St. 1913, 236, 728.
Sheriff of any county except Suffolk may remove prisoners to and from
jail and house of correction. St. 1909, 312.
Sect. 1. See St. 1906, 293.
Sect. 4. Male and female prisoners not to be placed in same dock at
same time in certain cases. St. 1904, 218.
Chapter 206. — Of Crimes against the Sovereignty of the Commonwealth.
Act to protect the uniform of the United States. St. 1911, 460.
Parading of foreign troops authorized in certain cases. St. 1906, 198.
Sect. 5 amended. St. 1913, 464, 604; 1914, 570. (See 1907, 232 § 2;
1908, 229; 1909, 60.)
Act relative to carrying or displaying of certain flags. St. 1913, 678, 818.
Chapter 207. — Of Crimes against the Person.
Speed and operation of automobiles and motor vehicles on highways
regulated. St. 1903, 473 §§ 6-11; 1907, 203, 408, 580; 1908, 648; 1909,
534. (See 1902, 315; 1905, 311, 366; 1906, 353, 412; 1908, 263, 467, 642;
1910, 516.)
Act to regulate use of hatpins. St. 1913, 256.
Sale of wood alcohol regulated. St. 1905, 220.
Unreasonable neglect to support wife and minor children made punish-
able. St. 1906, 501; 1909, 180. Throwing glass in highway. St. 1913,
214; 1914, 76.
Chap. 208.] REVISED LawS. 1195
Act relative to false imprisonment or false arrest. St. 1914, 126.
Sect. 17 amended. St. 1911, 84.
Sect. 28. See St. 1906, 386 §§ 2^.
Chapter 208. — Of Crimes against Property.
Act to regulate sale and lease of machinery, tools, implements and appli-
ances. St. 1907, 469.
Provision for protection of property, etc., used by commissioners on
fisheries and game. St. 1906, 327.
Stealing tools of mechanics, etc., is made punishable. St. 1907, 500 § 1.
Act relative to the detaining of persons for breaking or entering places in
which poultry are confined. St. 1914, 594.
Fraudulent conversion of property by captains of vessels. St. 1907, 389.
Unauthorized performance of certain dramatic and musical compositions.
St. 1904, 183. Fraudulent advertisements for labor or help. St. 1908,
217; 1909, 514 § 27; 1910, 445.
Wilful printed misrepresentations as to merchandise. St. 1902, 397;
1907, 383; 1912, 489; 1914, 288. (See 1910, 378; 1912, 651; 1913, 709.)
As to trading stamps or similar devices, see St. 1903, 386; 1904, 403;
1906, 523.
Sale of merchandise in bulk is restricted. St. 1903, 415.
Penalty for giving false or insufficient weight or measure. St. 1907, 394;
1911, 163; 1914, 346, 379, 387.
Wanton destruction or injury of personal property by means not men-
tioned in this chapter is punishable. St. 1904, 305.
Defacing of toilet appliances in industrial establishments. St. 1914, 164.
Injuring water meters and unlawful use of water; 1914, 284.
The corrupt influencing of agents, employees or servants is punishable.
St. 1909, 514 § 28. (See 1904, 343 § 1.)
Sects. 7, 8 amended. St. 1912, 419 §§ 1, 2. (See 1908, 209 § 1; 1911,
244.)
Sects. 14-16. See St. 1914, 594.
Sects. 18, 19 affected. St. 1911, 176 § 2; 1911, 461.
Sect. 25 et seq. False pretences to constitute larceny in certain cases.
St. 1910, 378; 1913, 312.
Sect. 26 amended. St. 1906, 261 § 1.
Sects. 26, 27. See St. 1902, 397; 1907, 383, 389.
Sect. 30 amended. St. 1910, 389. Repealed. St. 1911, 126.
Sect. 35. See St. 1912, 271.
Sect. 37 amended. St. 1906, 181. (See 1914, 594.)
Sect. 38 amended. St. 1913, 551.
Sect. 40 repealed. St. 1902, 544 § 28.
Sect. 44 amended. St. 1911, 216.
Sect. 51. See St. 1903, 415.
Sect. 55 amended. St. 1910, 516.
Sect. 60. Provision to prohibit unauthorized use of certain registered
insignia, badges, etc. St. 1909, 514 § 32. (See 1902, 430; 1903, 275;
1196 Changes in the [Chaps. 209, 210.
1904, 335; 1907, 232 § 3; 1908, 417 § 2.) And society titles, etc. St.
1908, 280.
Sect. 61 amended. St. 1902, 544 § 29. (See 1902, 397.)
Sect. 65. Act to prohibit false marking of articles made of gold or
metal resembling gold. St. 1907, 460. False statements to stock exchanges
as to mining stocks. St. 1911, 492.
Sects. 69, 70. See St. 1912, 271.
Sects. 71, 72. See St. 1910, 378.
Sect. 73. See St. 1903, 415.
Sect. 74. See St. 1910, 214 §§ 44-50.
Sect. 80. See St. 1906, 327.
Sects. 85, 86. See St. 1904, 370 § 4, 390; 1905, 280 § 3; 1906, 463 III
§85.
Sect. 86 revised. St. 1904, 396; 1906, 463 I § 66. (See 1908, 495.)
Sect. 91. See St. 1911 173.
Sects. 91, 99, 105, 106,'lll, 121. See St. 1904, 444 §§ 2, 3; 1914, 239.
Sect. 99 amended. St. 1904, 444 § 1.
Sect. 100 amended. St. 1902, 544 § 30. (See 1905, 279 § 3.)
Sects. 101, 102 amended. St. 1902, 544 §§ 31, 32. (See 1905, 279 § 3;
1908, 297 § 2.)
Sect. 103 repealed. St. 1908, 296 § 5.
Sect. 104 amended. St. 1905, 279 § 2. (See 1908, 296 § 2; 1910, 321.)
Sect. 106 amended. St. 1902, 544 § 33.
Sect. 108. See St. 1902, 57; 1905,381; 1906,268; 1909,263; 1911,474.
Sects. 109, 113. See St. 1906, 327; 1912, 372, 482; 1914, 594.
Sect. 112 amended. St. 1905, 434. Extended. St. 1911, 194; 1913,
404.
Sect. 115. See St. 1903, 158.
Sect. 116. See St. 1904, 505; 1914, 164, 284.
Sects. 117, 118. See act to prohibit misuse of vessels used in sale of
milk. St. 1906, 116.
Sect. 120 revised. St. 1905, 241.
Sect. 121. See St. 1912, 372.
Chapter 209. — Of Forgery and Crimes against the Currency.
Sect. 1 amended. St. 1909, 155 § 1.
Sect. 3 amended. St. 1909, 155 § 2.
Chapter 210. — Of Crimes against Public Justice.
Act to prohibit soliciting employment bv attorneys at law. St. 1907, 443.
(See 1909, 49; 1911, 85.)
Sects. 1-5. See St. 1912, 719 § 9.
Sect. 10. See St. 1913, 830 § 6.
Sects. 14, 19. Act to prohibit conveying drugs or other articles to
prisoners. St. 1905, 258.
Sect. 17. See St. 1907, 362.
Sect. 22 amended. St. 1909, 255.
Sect. 31. See St. 1914, 126.
Chaps. 211, 212.] REVISED Laws. 1197
Chapter 211. — Of Crimes against the Public Peace.
Act relative to actions against officers making arrests, or bystanders
assisting officers, 1914, 126.
Sect. 9. The carrying of a pistol without a license, and of certain
other weapons, made punishable. St. 1906, 172 § 2; 1908, 350, 583; 1911,
548 § 3; 1912, 391. (See 1911, 283.)
And sale of certain pistols and explosives. St. 1910, 565. And sale or
rent of firearms. St. 1911, 495. Act to define extent to which peaceful
persuasion is permitted. St. 1913, 690.
Sect. 11 repealed. St. 1911, 244 § 4, (See 1908, 209; 1911, 244 § 1;
1914, 795.)
Sect. 13 (new) added. St. 1911, 283. And repealed. St. 1911, 548 § 4.
Chapter 212. — Of Crimes against Chastity, Morality, Decency and Good
Order.
Acts relative to offences against chastity. St. 1910, 424; 1914, 621.
Act relative to admission of persons under seventeen to dance halls and
roller skating rinks. St. 1906, 384.
Uniform desertion act. St. 1911, 456; 1914, 520.
An act to require the use of underwater exhausts or mufflers on certain
motor boats. St. 1909, 245. Power boats must show lights at night in
certain waters. St. 1910, 397.
Act to protect the uniform of the United States. St. 1911, 460.
Act relative to breaking and entering places where poultry are confined.
St. 1914, 594.
Advertising to perform or procure performance of marriage ceremony is
punishable. St. 1902, 249. Failure to support wife or minor child. St.
1906, 501; 1908, 104; 1909, 180; 1911, 456; 1914, 520. False or fraudu-
lent advertisements for labor or help. St. 1908, 217; 1909, 514 § 27. (See
1910, 445; 1914, 347.)
Act relative to the receiving of alms in public places in the cit}' of Boston.
St. 1909, 538.
Act relative to false imprisonment and arrest. St. 1914, 126.
Sect. 2 amended. St. 1910, 424 § 1.
Sect. 5 amended. St. 1913, 469.
Sect. 6 amended. St. 1910, 424 § 2.
Sect. 8 amended. St. 1910, 424 § 3.
Sect. 9 amended. St. 1910, 424 § 4.
Receiving earnings of and soliciting for a prostitute made punishable.
St. 1910, 424 §§ 5-8; 1914, 621.
Sect. 16 amended. St. 1905, 316.
Sect. 20 amended. St. 1904, 120; 1913,259. (See 1908,386; 1913,472.)
Sect. 23 revised. St. 1910, 367.
Sect 36. See St. 1912 372.
Sect! 37'revised. ' St. 1905^384 § 1. (See 1905, 384 § 2.)
Sect. 39 revised. St. 1913, 620. (See 1910, 316, 356.)
Sect. 40. See St. 1908, 440; 1913, 612; 1914, 739.
Sect. 41. See St. 1906, 291 § 10.
1198 Changes in the [Chaps. 213, 214.
Sect. 43. See St. 1911, 372; 1912, 283.
Sect. 45 amended. St. 1905, 307; 1906, 501; 1908, 104; 1909, 180;
1911, 456; 1914, 520. (See 1905, 338; 1906, 129.)
Sect. 46. Repeal and substitute. St. 1914, 743. (See 1903, 209;
1904, 224; 1906, 282; 1907, 251; 1909, 538 § 2; 1910, 316, 347, 356; 1911,
176 § 2; 1914, 654.)
Sect. 47 amended. St. 1914, 654. (See 1910, 424 § 8; 1912, 372.)
Sect. 53 amended. St. 1906, 403. Extended. St. 1910, 436. (See
1910, 424 § 8; 1912, 372, 482.)
Sects. 54, 55. See St. 1910, 316.
Sects. 56, 57. See St. 1904, 274, 318; 1905, 344, 348; 1908, 568.
Sect. 58. See St. 1908, 568.
Sects. 58-60. See St. 1910, 248, 316.
Sect. 61 amended. St. 1913, 114.
Sect. 70 et seq. See acts relative to disabled or diseased horses. St.
1906, 185; 1907, 363; 1908, 133; 1913, 281. See, also, St. 1909, 302.
Sect. 73. See St. 1907, 490.
Sect. 76. See St. 1912, 384.
Sect. 86 et seq. See St. 1913, 182.
Sect. 89. See St. 1908, 335.
Chapter 213. — Of Crimes against the Public Health.
Act to restrict the use of common drinking cups. St. 1910, 428. To
regulate sale of unwholesome food. St. 1913, 687.
Provision for cleanliness of vessels from which milk is sold. St. 1906,
116, 323; 1908, 435, 570; 1909, 531; 1910, 462; 1913, 761. For regulating
use of boats or bathing suits in great ponds. St. 1910, 400.
Spitting in certain public places and conveyances a punishable offence.
St. 1906, 165; 1907, 410; 1908, 150. Throwing glass in highway. St.
1913, 214. Throwing glass on or near bathing beaches. St. 1914, 76.
Sect. 2 amended. St. 1912, 263; 1913, 585. Sale or gift of certain
harmful medicines, drugs, etc., restricted. St. 1906, 386; 1907, 180; 1908,
307; 1909, 375; 1910, 387, 541; 1911, 30, 289, 341, 372; 1912, 263, 283;
1913, 272, 705; 1914, 694, 788. (See 1902, 327; 1903, 410; 1905, 220;
1908, 525 § 3; 1910, 172 § 1, 271, 416, 495; 1913, 722.) Deleterious con-
fectionery. St. 1913, 265.
Manufacture or sale of cocaine or articles containing cocaine. St. 1910,
387. (See 1906, 386 § 4; 1908, 307; 1909, 375; 1910, 416, 495.) Adver-
tisements describing certain diseases. St. 1908, 386.
Sect. 3 amended. St. 1909, 346 § 1.
Sect. 4 revised. St. 1913, 647.
Sect. 9 repealed. St. 1914, 634 § 5. (See 1913, 650; 1914, 325.)
Chapter 214. — Of Crimes against Public Policy.
Provision against false or fraudulent advertisement for labor or help.
St. 1908, 217. False returns to commissions. St. 1911, 184. Misuse of
foreign flags. St. 1912, 197. (See 1913, 464, 604, 678, 818.) Throwing
glass in highway. St. 1913, 214.
Chap. 214.] REVISED Laws. 1199
Act to provide for safe keeping of matches in stores. St. 1909, 184.
To prohibit liberating or flying fire balloons. St, 1910, 141. Regulating
use of hatpins. St. 1913, 256. To prohibit manufacture, sale or use of
explosive golf balls. St. 1913, 722.
To restrict picking wild berries or flowers or picnicking during certain
months in Barnstable or Plymouth county. St. 1910, 478.
Acts relative to monopolies and discriminations in sale of articles or com-
modities in common use. St. 1908, 454; 1911, 503; 1912, 651; 1913, 709.
Act to require use of underwater exhausts or mufflers on certain motor
boats. St. 1909, 245. Power boats must show lights at night in certain
waters. St. 1910, 397.
Driving vehicle at night without a light. St. 1911, 578 §§ 5, 6.
Acts relative to use of moving picture machines and cinematographs.
St. 1905, 176, 437; 1908, 565, 566.
Carrving a pistol without a license or other weapon is punishable. St.
1906, 172 § 2; 1908, 350, 583; 1911, 548; 1912, 391. And sale of certain
pistols and explosives. St. 1910, 565. Sale or renting of firearms. St.
1911, 495. Act to define extent to which peaceful persuasion is permitted.
St. 1913, 690.
Unsigned political advertisements and contributions in certain cases.
St. 1907, 581; 1908, 483; 1910, 55; 1911, 422. Advertisements describing
certain diseases. St. 1908, 386. Publishing false or exaggerated state-
ments of affairs of corporations, partnerships, etc. St. 1911, 428. As to
mining stocks. St. 1911, 492.
Wilful printed misrepresentations as to merchandise or commodities.
St. 1902, 397; 1907, 383; 1912, 489; 1914, 288. (See 1909, 399 § 4.) And
unauthorized or fraudulent use of certain insignia, badges, names or titles.
St. 1904, 335; 1907, 232 § 3; 1908, 280, 417. •
Act relative to the receiving of alms in public places in the city of Boston.
St. 1909, 538.
Act relative to lease and sale of machinery, tools, implements and ap-
pliances. St. 1907, 469.
Iflegal shooting or hunting. St. 1905, 317; 1907, 198; 1908, 402, 484;
1909, 262, 362. (See 1910, 478.) Unlicensed renting of boats or bathing
suits in great ponds. St. 1910, 400.
Names of persons conducting business must be recorded in certain cases.
St. 1907, 539; 1908, 316.
As to trading stamps or similar devices, see St. 1903, 386; 1904, 403;
1906, 523.
Act to prohibit bucketing and to abolish bucket shops. St. 1907, 414.
Corrupt influencing of agents, employees or servants is punishable. St.
1904, 343. (See 1911, 151; 1912, 533 § 3.) Act relative to sale of paint,
turpentine and linseed oil. St. 1908, 531.
Act to prohibit soliciting employment by attorneys at law. St. 1907,
443. (See 1909, 49; 1911, 85.)
Sect. 2 amended. St. 1907, 366; 1913, 370.
Sect. 29 extended. St. 1902, 397; 1903, 386.
1200 Changes in the [Chaps. 215, 217.
Chapter 215. — Of Felonies, Accessories and Attempts to commit Crimes.
Sect. 6, cl. 4 repealed. St. 1911, 130.
Chapter 216. — Of Proceedings to prevent the Conmiission of Crimes.
Sect. 2. See St. 1913, 471 § 1.
Sect. 15. The carrying of a loaded pistol without a license, and of cer-
tain other weapons, made punishable. St. 1906, 172 § 2; 1908, 350, 583;
1911, 548; 1912, 391. (See 1910, 565.)
Sect. 22. See St. 1913, 471 § 1.
Chapter 217. — Of Search Warrants, Rewards, Fugitives from Justice,
Arrest, Examination, Commitment, Bail and Probation.
Reports to be made of injuries of persons arrested. St. 1913, 236, 728.
Sect. 1. See St. 1904, 367 § 2; 1905, 347 § 1.
Sects. 3-8. See St. 1905, 347 § 1.
Sect. 7 amended. St. 1908, 370.
Sect. 9 amended. St. 1914, 521.
Sect. 11 et seq. Provision for identification of criminals. St. 1906,
293. (See 1905, 459; 1909, 504 §§ 50, 51.)
Sect. 22 et seq. See St. 1912, 372, 482; 1913, 471 §§ 1, 2.
Sect. 24 revised. St. 1912, 269.
Sect. 25. See St. 1909, 504 § 50; 1914, 558.
Sects. 29, 30. See St. 1906, 489 § 7.
Sect. 33 et seq. See St. 1912, 325.
Sect. 34 amended. St. 1914, 465. (See 1906, 413 § 5; 1908, 286; 1911,
176 § 2.)
Sect. 35 amended. St. 1904, 164. (See 1903, 236.)
Sects. 44-48. See St. 1911, 160.
Sect. 52. Male and female defendants not to be placed in same dock in
certain cases. St. 1904, 218 § 1.
Sect. 56 amended. St. 1912, 226; 1914, 390. (See 1905, 110; 1906,
180, 187.)
Sects. 56-60. See act relative to applications for bail to masters in
chancery. St. 1909, 235; 1911, 150.
Sect. 62 revised. St. 1906, 180. (See 1906, 187.)
Sect. 65. See St. 1906, 413 § 5; 1908, 286.
Sect. 70. See St. 1910, 370.
Sect. 77 amended. St. 1906, 221; 1911, 160. (See 1910, 370.)
Sect. 79 amended. St. 1903, 236 § 1.
Sect. 81 amended. Additional probation officers. St. 1905, 295; 1906,
329; 1907, 261; 1908, 190, 637; 1909, 216; 1910, 332; 1911, 116, 470;
1912, 664. Bond required. St. 1913, 120. And deposit of surplus moneys.
St 1913 121.
Sect. 81 et seq. See St. 1906, 489 § 6; 1907, 223; 1908, 465, 637; 1910,
275; 1911, 8; 1913, 120, 121, 612.
Sect. 82 amended. St. 1910, 275; 1911, 8.
Chaps. 218-220.] KevISED LaavS. 1201
Sects. 82, 83 affected. St. 1908, 637.
Sects. 83, 86. See St. 1906, 291 § 10.
Sect. 84 amended. St. 1911, 8. (See 1908, 440; 1911, 456 §§ 5, 6, 8;
1912, 264; 1913, 612; 1914, 739.)
Sect. 84 rf xvq. Provision for restitution or reparation in certain cases.
St. 1907, 335. (See 1905, 338; 1906, 413 § 9.)
Sects. 85-90 repealed. St. 1908, 465 § (J. Pnnision for a connnission
on probation, and certain duties of probation officers. St. 1908, 465; 1912,
187. (See 1902, 196; 1908, 637; 1909, 216, 514 § 26; 1911, 8, 456; 1912,
310.)
Sect. 91 amended. St. 1910, 485.
Sect. 92 amended. St. 1910, 479. Provision for pensions. St. 1912,
723.
Sect. 94 amended. St. 1906, 440; 1914, 491.
Chapter 218. — Of Indictments and Proceedings before Trial.
Act to authorize compensation in certain cases to persons confined while
awaiting trial. St. 1911, 577.
Sect. 15. See St. 1906, 413 § 11.
Sect. 38. Act to provide that false pretences shall constitute larceny
in certain cases. St. 1910, 378.
Sect. 58. See St. 1907, 158.
Sect. 60. See St. 1912, .325.
Chapter 219. — Of Trials and Proceedings before Judgment.
Male and female prisoners not to be placed in same dock in certain
cases. St. 1904, 218.
Reports to be made of injuries of persons arrested. St. 1913, 236, 728.
Sect. 7 amended. St. 1909, 49.
Sects. 11, 12. Repeal and substitute. St. 1909, 504 §§ 103, 107; 1910,
345; 1911, 604. (See 1904, 257; 1909, 274; 1911, 273.)
Sect. 13. See St. 1912, 325.
Sect. 14. See St. 1911, 176 § 2, 461.
Sect. 16. Repeal and substitute. St. 1909, 504 §§ 104, 107. (See 1911,
595.)
Sect. 22 amended. St. 1905, 319; 1913, 652. (See 1906, 413 § 5; 1909,
504 § 51; 1911, 176 § 2; 1912, 325.)
Sects. 27, 28. See St. 1910, 316.
Sect. 28 revised. St. 1909, 381; 1910, 244.
Sect. 32. See St. 1913, 563 § 2.
Sect. 35. See St. 1908, 177, 516; 1909, 236; 1911, 212; 1912, 317.
Chapter 220. — Of Judgment and Execution.
ProAision for compensation in certain cases to persons confined while
awaiting trial. St. 1911, 577.
Sect. 1 revised. St. 1912, 154; 1913, 653. (See 1905, 338; 1906, 413
§ 5, 501 § 3; 1907, 335; 1908, 104; 1911, 456.)
1202 Changes in the [Chai-s. 221, 222.
Sect. 1 d scq. See St. 1910, 316.
Sects. 3-7 affected. St. 1911, 176 § 2.
Sect. 4 amended. St. 1902, 544 § 34.
Sects. 5, 14. See St. 1909, 312.
Sect. 7 amended. St. 1911, 179.
Sects. 15, 16. Sentences to reformatory prison for women regulated.
St. 1903, 209 §§ 1-3; 1900, 282; 1907, 251; 1910, 347; 1914, 635. (See
1910, 316; 1911, 595; 1913, 471 § 2.)
Sect. 10 superseded. St. 1914, 635. (See 1904, 224; 1906, 282; 1907,
251.)
Sect. 18. See St. 1906, 413 § 8; 1911, 176 § 2, 265.
Sect. 20. See St. 1906, 261 § 2; 1910, 356.
Sect. 21 amended. St. 1904, 303. (See 1910, 310.)
Sect. 27 amended. St. 1908, 232. (See 1910, 316, 356.)
Sect. 29 revised. St. 1907, 252; 1910, 356.
Sect. 30. See St. 1910, 316, 356; 1911, 176 § 2.
Sect. 31 superseded. St. 1914, 310. (See 1910, 316, 356; 1911, 176
§2.)
Sects. 40, 44. See St. 1911, 274.
Chapter 221. — Of Fines and Forfeitures.
Sect. 2 amended. St. 1911, 250 § 1. (See 1909, 534 § 30; 1910, 525;
1911, 250 § 2.)
Chapter 222. — Of the Board of Prison Commissioners.
Provision for retiring and pensioning prison officers. St. 1908, 601; 1911,
673. Act to create boards of parole and an advisory board of pardons.
St. 1913, 829. (See 1914, 179.)
Provision for hospital for prisoners having tubercular disease. St. 1905,
355; 1906, 243; 1911, 194. For identifying certain persons held in prison.
St. 1904, 241; 1905, 459; 1906, 293; 1910, 360. For storage facilities.
St. 1911, 195.
Act relative to wages of laborers in employ of board of prison commission-
ers. St. 1914, 458.
Act to authorize prison commissioners to delegate certain authority.
St. 1914, 571.
Act to establish grades for salaries of clerks and stenographers in the de-
partments of the commonwealth. St. 1914, 605.
Sect. 1 amended. St. 1908, 230; 1913, 829 § 8.
Sect. 3. See St. 1902, 196; 1903, 209 §§ 4, 5, 212, 452; 1905, 355, 459
§ 2; 1906, 243, 293, 302; 1908, 230, 601; 1909, 514 § 26; 1910, 360, 454;
1911, 195, 451, 595; 1912, 562, 565; 1913, 759 § 4; 1914, 571.
Sect. 5 repealed in part. St. 1914, 526.
Sect. 6. See St. 1905, 311 § 6; 1906, 412 § 5; 1907, 408.
Sect. 7. See St. 1906, 291 § 10.
C'HAi's. 22;;, 22 L] Kevised l^Aws. 1208
Chapter 223. — Of the State Prison, the Massachusetts Reformatory and
the Reformatory Prison for Women.
Sect. 3. Provision for retiring and pensioning prison officers. St. 1908,
601; 1911, 673. For release of certain prisoners on parole. St. 1911, 451;
1912, 103; 1913, 829. Hours of labor. St. 1909, 514 §§ 53-55. (See 1908.
547!) Assistant deputies. St. 1910, 454. Removal of insane prisoners,
St. 1909, 504 § 105; 1911, 604. (See 1910, 345; 1911, 273.)
Sect. 5. See St. 1914, 615.
Sect. 6. See St. 1908, 195. Certain advances authorized. St. 1908,
178. (See 1907, 466; 1909, 218.)
Sects. 8, 10. See St. 1908, 469; 1914, 615.
Sect. 14. See St. 1905, 355; 1906, 243, 302.
Sect. 17 amended. St. 1906, 242.
Sect. 19. Salary changed: Deputy warden. St. 1911, 467. Phvsician
and surgeon. St. f908, 426. Watchmen. St. 1910, 430; 1911, 542 J 1914,
554. Engineer. St. 1913, 436. (See 1902, 454.) Turnkeys. St. 1914,
554.
Sect. 20. See St. 1910, 356.
Act providing for departments for defective delinquents. St. 1911, 595.
Sect. 21. Assistant deputv. St. 1910, 454.
Sects. 23, 25. See St. 1908, 469, 601; 1914, 615.
Sect. 24. See St. 1907, 466; 1908, 195; 1910, 356.
Sect. 27 amended. St. 1910, 430; 1911, 542; 1912, 588; 1913, 496;
1914, 554.
Sect. 28. Sentences regulated. St. 1903, 209; 190(), 282; 1907, 251;
1910, 347; 1914, 635. (See 1913, 471 § 2.) Name changed. St. 1911,
181. (See 1904, 224; 1906, 282; 1910, 316, 345; 1911, 595.)
Sect. 29 amended. St. 1912, 380 § 1. (See 1906, 302.) Assistant
deputv. St. 1910, 4.54.
Sect. 31. See St. 1908, 469; 1914, 615.
Sect. 34. See St. 1907, 466; 1908, 195.
Sect. 35. See St. 1914, 615.
Sect. 37 repealed. St. 1904, 205 § 1.
Sect. 39 amended. St. 1909, 303; 1912, 380 §§ 2, 3; 1913, 675.
Sect. 46. See St. 1912, 562.
Chapter 224. — Of Jails and Houses of Correction.
Provision for inspection of jails, prisons, etc. St. 1910, 405; 1911, 282.
Females convicted of felonies -may be committed to jails or houses of
correction. St. 1914, ()35.
For compensation in certain cases to persons confineil while awaiting
trial. St. 1911, 577.
Certain advances authorized. St. 1912, 77.
Sheriffs to have custody of prisoners emplo\cd in reclaiming and culti-
vating land. St. 1913, 633 § 2; 1914, 180.
Sect. 4. See St. 1914, 635.
120tl: Changes in the [CuAr. 225.
Sect. 5. Sheriff of any county except Suffolk may transfer prisoners
from jail to house of correction, or vice versa. St. 1909, 312.
Sect. 8. See St. 1914, 635.
Sect. 16 amended. St. 1914, 34.
Sect. 16 et seq. See St. 1908, 601; 1909, 312; 1911, 673.
Sect. 18. See St. 1905, 231; 1908, 547; 1909, 514 § 5^.
Sect. 20 superseded. St. 1909, 514 §§ 55, 145.
Sect. 24. See St. 1906, 150; 1908, 469; 1914, 34, 615.
Sect. 26. See St. 1906, 302.
Sects. 30, 31. See St. 1909, 271; 1912, 77.
Sect. 31. See St. 1908, 195.
Sects. 34-37 repealed. St. 1904, 211.
Chapter 225. — Of the Officers and Inmates of Penal and Reformatory
Institutions, and of Pardons.
Provision for compensation in certain cases to persons confined while
awaiting trial. St. 1911, 577.
Provision for retiring and pensioning prison officers. St. 1908, 601; 1911,
673. For boards of parole and an advisory board of pardons. St. 1913,
829; 1914, 179.
Sheriffs to have custody of prisoners employed in reclaiming and culti-
vating land. St. 1913, 633 § 2; 1914, 180.
Act to establish grades for salaries of clerks and stenographers in the de-
partments of the commonwealth. St. 1914, 605.
Sect. 1. See St. 1910, 454.
Sect. 6. See St. 1910, 316.
Sects. 7-9. See St. 1907, 466; 1908, 195.
Sect. 9. See St. 1905,211 § 1.
Sects. 9-11. See St. 1911, 181; 1912, 597.
Sect. 10 amended. St. 1904, 214.
Sect. 11 et seq. Hours of labor and number of employees. St. 1909,
514 §§ 53-55. (See 1905, 231; 1908, 547; 1913, 633.)
Act relative to making goods for use of public institutions by labor of
prisoners, St. 1910, 414, Reclaiming and cultivating land. St. 1913, 633,
759 § 4; 1914, 180.
Sect. 18 revised and extended. St. 1904, 241 § 1; 1905, 459 § 1; 1906,
293; 1910, 360.
Sects. 20, 21. See St. 1906, 293; 1911, 181.
Sect. 28 amended. St. 1903, 207.
Sect. 29 revised. St. 1905, 244. (See 1913, 633, 759 § 4; 1914, 180.)
Sect. 37 repealed. St. 1911, 193.
Sect. 41. See St. 1909,312.
Sects. 43-46. Provision for storage facilities. St. 1911, 195. (See
1912, 565 § 3.) Reclaiming and cultivating land. St. 1913, 633, 759 § 4;
1914, 180.
Sect. 44. See St. 1912, 597.
Chap. 225.] EeVISEdLawS. 1205
Sect. 45 amended. St. 1912, 505 § 1. Affected. St. 1910, 414. (See
1912, 565 §§2-4; 1913, 724.)
Sect, 51 amended. St. 1903, 213.
Sect. 52. See St. 1912, 565 § 3.
Sect. 54. See St. 1910, 414 § 2.
Sect. 55 repealed. St. 1910, 414 § 6.
Sect. 56 amended. St. 1914, 669.
Sect. 57. See St. 1911, 195.
Sect. 64. See St. 1914, 33.
Sect. 65. See St. 1906, 243; 1908, 469; 1911, 194; 1914, 615.
Sect. 66 repealed. St. 1904, 243. (See 1905, 258; 1911, 194.)
Sect. 67. See St. 1908, 195.
Sect. 72 amended. St. 1904, 363 § 1.
Sect. 72 et scq. See St. 1905, 464; 1912, 562.
Sect. 80 et scq. See St. 1905, 355; 1906, 243, 302. Board may dele-
gate to the chairman authority to remove and transfer prisoners. St. 1908,
230. (See 1909, 312; 1914, 571.)
Sect. 86. See St. 1906, 282; 1907, 251; 1910, 347; 1914, 635.
Sect. 89 extended. St. 1909, 312.
Sect. 96 amended. St. 1905, 240.
Sect. 100. See St. 1905, 355 §§ 2, 3; 1906, 243, 302; 1911, 273.
Sects. 101-103. Repeal and substitute. St. 1909, 504 §§ 105, 106;
1910, 345. (See 1906, 472; 1909, 274; 1911, 273.)
Sects. 107-111. See act relative to expense of removing prisoners.
St. 1906, 324.
Sect. 108 revised. St. 1903, 354. (See 1906, 324.)
Sect. 115. Acts relative to release of certain prisoners on parole. St.
1911, 451; 1912, 103; 1913, 829. (See 1912, 158.)
Sect. 117 amended. St. 1906, 244.
Sect. 119 amended. St. 1909, 132 § 1.
Sect. 120 amended. St. 1909, 132 § 2.
Sect. 121 amended. St. 1902, 227; 1912, 158. (See 1902, 196; 1911,8.)
Sect. 128 amended. St. 1908, 251.
Sect. 129 revised. St. 1903, 452. (See 1903, 209 § 5; 1910, 347.)
Sect. 131. See St. 1906, 243 § 2.
Sect. 132 affected. St. 1913, 349, 829.
Sect. 136 amended. St. 1903, 212; 1909, 295; 1913, 492. (See 1909,
514 § 26; 1913, 829 § 5; 1914, 179, 370.)
Sect. 137 amended. St. 1905, 235; 1909, 295. (See 1913, 829 § 5;
1914, 179.)
1206 Changes in the
II
CHANGES m THE GENERAL LAWS
PASSED SINCE THE ENACTMENT OF THE "REVISED
LAWS"
Statutes of 1903.
Chap.
55 See 1906, 487. R. L. 6.
57 Affected, 1905, 381; 1906, 268; 1907, 521. § 2 repealed, 1905, 381
§ 10. (See. 1909, 263; 1910, 150; 1911, 242, 474; 1914, 340, 341,
404.) R. L. 25, 26, 53, 101.
85 See 1905, 122; 1908, 441; 1911,-356. R. L. 92.
90 Repealed, 1907, 560 §§ 20, 456. (See 1903, 279 §§ 5, 16.) R. L. 11.
91 Superseded, 1909, 490 I § 83; 1913. 226. R. L. 12.
106 Superseded, 1907, 576 §§ 15, 122; 1911, 429 § 4. R. L. 118.
108 Repealed, 1906, 171 § 3. (See 1903, 253; 1911, 90.) R. L. 32.
109 Affected, 1907, 311. R. L. 25.
110 See 1914, 792. R. L. 75.
111 See 1909, 490 I § 49. R. L. 12.
112 Superseded, 1909, 490 I § 17. R. L. 12.
113 Superseded, 1909, 490 I § 15. (See 1911, 75.) R. L. 12.
114 See 1902, 534. R. L. 112.
115 Amended, 1911, 397. R. L. 62.
116 §§ 1-3 superseded, 1912, 608 §§ 1-4. (See 1909, 474; 1911, 297 § 6,
381 § 1.) R. L. 75, 89, 90.
127 § 1 amended, 1907, 250 § 2. R. L. 92.
137 Amended, 1906, 314 § 2. (See 1903, 205; 1906, 263 § 1.) R. L. 91.
138 See 1902, 178; 1904, 367; 1906, 179 § 2, 2.55; 1914, 615. R. L. 56,
91.
142 §§ 2, 3 repealed, 1904, 433 § 3. (See 1903, 365 § 1; 1904, 370; 1910,
3'-*8 ) R L 3*^ 108
154 § 1 superseded, 1905, 245. (See 1910, 545 § 3; 1913, 552.) R. L. 92.
157 Repeal and substitute, 1907, 560 §§ 200, 45(). (See 1903, 4.54 § 9;
1905, 386 § 6; 1911, 436.) R. I.. 11.
158 Superseded, 1905, 465 §§ 87, 194. (See 1908, 604.) R. L. 16.
165 Superseded, 1905, 406; 1906, 303. (See 1904, 366 §§ 2, 3; 1909, 262.)
R. L. 92.
169 Superseded, 1908, 590 §§19, 20, 29, 37, 69. R. T>. 1 13.
Gexerat. Laws. 1207
Chap. 1902
171 § 1 amended, 1905, 206 § 1; 1911, 83. R. L. 100.
177 Superseded, 1907, 139 § 2, 276. (See 1903, 120; 1905, 149; 19U, 294.)
R. L. 6.
178 See 1904, 367; 1906, 179 § 2; 1907, 198, 299; 1908, 255, 488; 1910,
548; 1911, 614, 722 § 3. R. L. 91.
183 Superseded, 1909, 514 §§ 66, 145. (See 1911, 241.) R. L. 106.
187 § 1 amended, 1910, 554 § 1. § 2 amended, 1910, 193. § 3 amended,
1910, 554 § 2. (See 1906, 291 § 4.) R. L. 102.
189 § 1 amended, 1909, 258. (See 1907, 238.) R. L. 75.
190 § 2 superseded, 1902, 544 §§ 10, 35. R. L. 75.
192 Afteeted, 1904, 381; 1907, 43; 1909, 468; 1914, 587. § 4 .superseded,
1909, 468 § 1; 1912, 549; 1914, 587 § 1. (See 1903, 420 § 1; 1904,
381 § 1; 1908, 405; 1914, 311.) R. L. 79.
196 See 1908, 465 § 3. R. L. 217.
206 § 1 amended, 1906, 365 § 4. § 2 superseded, 1906, 365 § 2. (See
1902, 213; 1907, 183.) R. L. 75.
211 Repealed, 1903, 279 § 18. R. L. 11.
213 § 1 amended, 1907, 386 § 1; 1909, 380. § 2 amended, 1907, 386 § 2.
(See 1904, 395 § 2; 1907, 183; 1909, 391.) R. L. 75.
216 See 1904, 381 § 1; 1909, 468; 1914, 587. R. L. 79.
225 Superseded, 1907, 560 §§93, 456; 1908, 428. (See 1902, 492.) R. L.
11.
226 Amended, 1904, 127. (See 1904, 283.) R. L. 20, 102.
227 Amended, 1912, 158. R. L. 225.
228 §§ 2-8 repealed and superseded, 1914, 742 §§ 174-179, 199. (See
1903, 464; 1907, 54 § 2; 1908, 536 § 2; 1909, 318, 483; 1912, 233;
1914, 615.) R. L. 58, 121.
230 Amended, 1913, 622. (See 1902, 272; 1905, 275; 1914, 792.) R. L.
9, 75.
246 Affected, 1903, 280; 1904, 244. R. L. 47.
250 Superseded, 1909, 468 §§ 3, 17; 1913, 323; 1914, 587 §§ 3, 17, IS.
(See 1902, 292; 1904, 381 §§ 17, 18.) R. L. 79.
251 Superseded, 1904, 381 § 3; 1909, 468 § 3; 1914, 587 § 3. R. L. 79.
253 Amended, 1904, 350 § 2; 1912, 382. R. L. 204.
256 Amended, 1913, 779 § 5. R. L. 46.
272 See 1914, 792. R. L. 75.
288 Superseded, 1906, 463 III §§ 38, 158. R. L. 112.
292 Superseded, 1904, 381 § 17; 1909, 468 § 17; 1914, 587 § 17. R. L.
79.
298 Superseded, 1906, 463 I §§ 30, 31, 37, 68. (See 1902, 440; 1905, 408.)
R. L. 111.
299 Superseded, 1904, 453 §§1,6. R. L. 160.
312 § 1, see 1903, 220 § 1 ; 1909, 471, 474, 476; 1911. 297; 1912, 248.
§ 2 amended, 1903, 220 § 2; 1908, 329 § 6; 1912, 248 § 2. R. L.
75, 90.
313 In part superseded, 1905, 327. R. L. 66.
1208 Changes rx the
Chap. 1902
314 Amended, 1900, 413 § 3. R. L. SO.
315 Repealed, 1903, 473 § 15. (See 1905, 311, 300; 1900, 353;. 1909, 534
§§ 14-10; 1910, 525, 005; 1913, 803.) R. L. 47, 52, 102.
320 Superseded, 1904, 453 §§ 1, 0. R. L. 100.
321 See 1907, 140, 190, 308; 1910, 172 § 2. R. L. 70, 100.
322 Superseded, 1909, 514 §§ 78, 145. (See 1907, 537 § 5.) R. L. 100.
324 See 1902, 474; 1904, 103; 1907, 390. R. L. 145, 151, 152.
325 §2, see 1911, 350. R. L. 27.
327 Amended, 1908, 525 § 3; 1910, 172. (See 1900, 281; 1907, 140, 190,
308; 1908, 238, 307.) R. L. 70.
330 Superseded, 1910, 348 § 1. (See 1904, 439; 1905, 405 § 14; 1908,
004 § 14.) R. L. 10.
340 Repealed, 1907, 570 § 122. R. L. 118.
342 § 1 superseded, 1909, 490 I § 23. (See 1909, 439 § 1, 510 § 2; 1911,
383 § 2; 1913, 458.) § 2 superseded, 1909, 490 III § 40. (See
1903, 437 §§ 71, 95; 1909, 439 § 2.) § 3 superseded, 1909, 490 III
§ 41. (See 1900, 403 II § 212; 1909, 207 § 2, 439 § 2.) § 4 super-
seded, 1909, 490 III § 42. (See 1909, 439 § 3.) § 5 superseded,
1909. 490 III § 45. (See 1909, 439 § 4.) R. L. 13, 14.
346 Superseded, 1907, 500 §§ 359, 450; 1909, 174; 1912, 473. R. L. 11.
348 Superseded, 1907, 500 §§ 00, 450. (See 1902, 512.) R. L. 11.
349 See 1900, 372; 1909, 490 II § 21, III § 58; 1914, 026. R. L. 120.
350 Superseded, 1909, 514 § 74; 1912, 479. (See 1911, 455; 1913, 800.)
R. L. 104, 100.
355 § 1, see 1914, 537 § 2; § 2 revised, 1908, 520 §§ 4, 15; 1909, 491 § 2;
1911, 148. (See 1900, 204 § 4; 1914, 504.) R. L. 113, 110.
350 Superseded, 1904, 453 §§ 1, 0. R. L. 100.
358 Superseded, 1904, 451 § 3. R. L. 105.
359 Superseded, 1912, 501. R. L. 23.
360 Superseded, 1904, 453 § 1. R. L. 160.
364 Amended, 1908, 490, 508, 501; 1910, 66. In part repealed, 1913,
721. R. L. 5.
368 § 1 amended, 1900, 355 § 2. (See 1914, 730.) R. L. 100.
370 Superseded, 1900, 403 III §§ 103, 158. (See 1902, 441; 1903, 437
§§ 14-10, 27; 1908, 030; 1909, 309; 1910, 530.) R. L. 112.
374 Amended, 1909, 440 § 2. (See 1909, 490 I §§ 4, 7.) R. L. 12.
375 See 1909, 490 I §§ 7-9, 12. R. L. 12.
378 Superseded, 1904, 453 § 1. R. L. 100.
383 § 1 superseded, 1903, 472 § 2; 1907, 280; 1911, 507. R. L. 157.
384 Superseded, 1909, 514 §§ 45, 145. (See 1904, 334; 1907, 500 § 447.)
R. L. 11, 100.
389 See 1914, 122. R. L. 25, 20, 78, 79.
391 See 1907, 524; 1909, 177. R. L. 75.
395 Repealed, 1900, 403 III §§ 00, 158. R. L. 112.
390 Repealed, 1900, 403 III § 158. R. L. 112.
397 Repealed, 1912, 489 § 2. (See 1907, 383; 1914, 288.) R. L. 214.
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Chap. 1902
899 Repealed, 1906, 463 III §§ 7, 64, 60, loS. (See 1906, .339; 1908,
266.) R. L. 112.
402 Superseded, 1906, 463 I §§ 2, 68. (See 1904, 96.) R. L. 111.
406 Amended, 1913, 43.5. R. L. 202.
411 Superseded, 1902, 544 §§ 4, 35; 1904, 451 § 1 cl. H. R. L. 20.
412 Increase, 1908, 327; 1912, 353. R. L. 164.
414 Amended, 1908, 126, 273; 1911, 328; 1914, 757. (See 1907, 577;
1908, 333, 343; 1909, 423 § 5; 1910, 327.) H. L. 98.
416 § 3 in part superseded, 1904, 453 § 1. R. L. 160.
423 Superseded, 1909, 490 11 § 44; 1911, 370. (See 1905, 193 § 1.) R. L
13.
430 Repealed, 1904, 335 § 3. (See 1903, 275; 1909, 514 § 32.) R. L.
72, 106, 208.
432 Superseded, 1906, 463 I §§ 2, 68. (See 1904, 429; 1906, 417.) R. L.
111.
433 In part superseded, 1906, 200; 1908, 427; 1911, 537; 1913, 396.
(See 1913, 779 §§ 1, 4.) R. L. 42.
435 Superseded, 1909, 514 §§ 48, 145. (See 1908, 045.) R. L. 106.
436 Superseded, 1913, 637. R. L. 23.
438 § 1 affected, 1909, 67. R. L. 9.
440 Superseded, 1906, 463 I §§ 29-45, 68. (See 1902, 298, 507; 1905,
408; 1908, 372 § 2; 1909, 429.) R. L. 111.
441 In part repealed, 1903, 437 §§ 27, 95; 1914, 742 § 199. R. L. 109.
443 Superseded, 1909, 490 II §§ 61, 62. (See 1905, 325 § 2.) R. L. 13.
446 Superseded, 1909, 514 §§ 11, 145; 1914, 681 § 1. (See 1904, 313 § 1.)
R. L. 106.
449 Superseded, 1914, 742 §§ 109-111, 199. (See 1906, 218, 463 III
§§60-63,158.) R. L. 34, 112.
450 Superseded, 1909, 514 §§ 112, 145. (See 1906, 427; 1907, 193; 1908,
6.50.) R. L. 106.
453 § 2 amended, 1908, 304; 1910, 219 § 1. § 3 amended, 1910, 219
§ 2. R. L. 57.
454 Superseded, 1908, 426. R. L. 223.
457 Superseded, 1907, 534 § 2; 1910, 465; 1911, 632. R. L. 62.
458 Superseded, 1910, 560 § 1. (See 1904, 448 §§ 3, 8; 1905, 249, 288.)
R. L. 128.
462 Superseded, 1904, 451 § 1. R. L. 165.
463 Repealed, 1906, 347 § 5. (See 1906, 66 § 1, 204 § 3; 1908, 590 § 4;
1910,343.) R. L. 115, 126.
471 Superseded, 1905, 157 §§ 3, 5; 1906, 460 § 2; 1910, 439. R. L. 7.
473 Superseded, 1907, 563 §§ 6, 26; 1909, 527 §§ 3, 8. (See 1903, 276;
1907, 452; 1908, 624; 1909, 490 IV §§ 6, 20; 1912, 678.) R. L. 15.
474 Amended, 1904, 163. R. L. 145.
483 Superseded, 1908, .590 § 68; 1909, 491 § 8. (See 1904, 210; 1906,
204, 463 III §§ 147-149, 158.) R. L. 112, 113.
485 § 4 affected, 1906, 291. R. L. 100.
1210 Chai^^^ger tx the
rhap. 1902
490 Superseded, 1906, 204 § 2; 1908, 590 § 3. R. L. 113.
492 Superseded, 1907, SCO §§ 93, 456; 1908, 428. R. L. 11.
493 Superseded, 1905, 465 § 180. (See 1908, 604 § 196.) R. L. 16.
495 Superseded, 1912, 507. (See 1907, 321; 1909, 444; Res. 1911, 103.)
R. L. 89.
499 See 1904, 451 § 3; 1905, .380; 1908, 259. R. L. 165.
505 § 2 superseded, 1907, 399. § 3 amended, 1903, 228. (See 1903,
249 § 1.) R. L. 76.
506 Superseded, 1907, 560 §§ 109, 456. (See 1904, 179.) R. L. 11.
507 In part repealed, 1906, 463 I §§ 44, 68. R. L. 111.
512 Superseded, 1907, 560 §§ 60, 456; 1909, 440 § 2; 1911, 243. R. L.
11.
513 Superseded, 1904, 451 § 3. (See 1908, 259.) R. L. 165.
521 See 1906, 258, 393. R. L. 48.
523 § 1 in part superseded, 1906, 109 § 2; 1908, 497. R. L. 4.
524 Affected, 1900, 291 § 4. R. L. 100, 102.
526 See 1912, 371 § 3. R. L. 49.
530 Superseded, 1905, 157 §§2, 6; 1911,485. (See 1910,310 § 2.) R. L.7.
531 § 1 amended, 1906, 151 ; 1910, 419. R. L. 65.
5.33 Superseded, 1906, 463 I §§ 23, 68. (See 1908, 542; 1909, 47.) R. L.
111.
534 Limited. 1907, 573 § 17. § 6 amended, 1907, 258. (See 1904, 167.)
R. L. 112.
537 Repealed, 1907, 560 § 456. (See 1903, 425, 426, 450, 453, 474; 1905,
386; 1906, 444.) R. L. 11.
539 See 1909, 310; 1913, 503. R. L. 62.
542 Repealed, 1909, 504 § 107. (See 1905, 400; 1911, 334.) R. L. 87.
544 § 2 repealed, 1907, 560 § 456. R. L. 11. § 4 in part superseded,
1904, 451 § 1. § 11 amended, 1905, 190. (See 1909, 377; 1910,
469.) R. L. 91. § 13 superseded, 1906, 463 II §§ 193, 258. R. L.
111. § 14 superseded and §§ 15-19 repealed, 1903, 241. (See
1904, 206 § 1; 1906, 224; 1909, 115.) § 20 repealed, 1904, 206
§ 2. R. L. 144. § 21 amended, 1914, 385. R. L. 152. § 22
amended, 1904, 302. R. L. 154. § 23 amended, 1910, 531 § 2.
(See 1914, 464.) R. L. 159. § 32 affected, 1905, 279 § 3; 1908,
297 § 2. R. L. 208. § 34, see 1903, 209 § 1. R. L. 220.
Statutes of 1903.
95 Superseded, 1912, 623 §§ 14, 18. R. L. 114.
96 Amended, 1905, 127; 1907, 169 § 3. (See 1908, 116.) R. L. 145.
97 Amended, 1909, 197. R. L. 157.
100 Amended, 1904, 283; 1911, 392. R. L. 102.
102 § 2 affected, 1904, 288 § 1. § 3 amended, 1904, 143 § 1 . R. L. 19.
109 Repealed, 1907, 121. R. L. 6.
116 See 1910, 90; 1914, 122. R. L. 25.
120 Superseded, 1905, 149; 1907, 139 § 2, 276; R. L. 6.
Gei^ehal Laws. 1211
Chap. 1903
122 Repeal and substitute, 1912, 527. (See 1904, 332; 1907, 66.) R. L.
57, 89.
134 Superseded, 1906, 463 III §§ 90, 158; 1911, 345. R. L. 112.
137 See 1904, 451 § 3. R. L. 165.
143 Superseded, 1906, 463 III §§ 74, 158. (See 1905, 376 § 1.) R. L.
112.
147 Superseded, 1912, 623 § 10. (See 1910, 364.) R. L. 114.
151 Superseded, 1908, 604 § 68. (See 1905, 202, 465 § 64.) R. L. 16.
157 Amended, 1909, 440 § 3; 1909, 490 I § 41; 1914, 198 § 5. (See 1907,
576 § 19.) R. L. 12.
158 See 1905, 158. R. L. 28, 48.
161 Superseded, 1909, 490 I § 10; 1914, 629 § 2. (See 1908, 499 § 5;
1909, 243; 1911, 135 § 3.) R. L. 12.
162 Superseded, 1910, 472. (See 1903, 244; 1905, 414; 1907, 99; 1909,
508 §§ 1, 3.) R. L. 92.
164 Superseded, 1914, 742 §§ 161, 199. R. L. 121.
171 § 1, see 1908, 195; 1913, 224; 1914, 615. R. L. 45.
173 Superseded, 1906, 463 I §§ 7, 68. (See 1904, 2()5; 1906, 266; 1908,
599.) R.L.I 11.
174 Superseded, 1907, 576 §§ 46, 122; 1909, 390. R. L. 118.
179 Superseded, 1907, 323; 1911, 454. R. L. 160.
202 Superseded, 1906, 463 III §§ 41, 158; 1907. 402. (See 1904, 441.)
R. L. 112.
203 Superseded, 1912, 623 § 35. R. L. 114.
205 Superseded, 1909, 377. (See 1906, 263 § 1.) R. L. 91.
206 Superseded, 1908, 441. (See 1909, 272; 1910, 365.) R. L. 92.
209 Affected, 1906, 282 § 2; 1907, 251 § 1; 1914, 635. (See 1911, 176
§ 2.) §§ 2, 3 amended, 1910, 347. (See 1904, 224; 1906, 282 § 1;
1907, 251 § 2; 1910, 316.) R. L. 220.
212 Amended, 1913, 492. (See 1909, 295; 1914, 370 § 2.) R. L. 225.
214 § 2 in part superseded, 1904, 453 § 1 cl. G. R. L. 160.
216 § 3 amended, 1912, 131. (See 1909, 469.) R. L. 91.
219 Amended, 1905, 289 § 2. R. L. 76.
220 § 1 amended, 1909, 471, 476; 1911, 297 § 5; 1912, 248 § 1; 1914,206.
§ 2 amended, 1908, 329 § 6; 1912, 248 § 2. (See 1912, 603; 1913,
570.) R. L. 56, 75.
222 Affected, 1907, 447. R. L. 148.
223 Superseded, 1907, 576 §Hl, 122; 1911, 54. (See 1905, 287.) R. L.
118.
220 Superseded, 1912, 3. (See 1904, 263; 1905, 169; 190(i, 493; 1909,
490 I § 5; 1910, 123, 137.) R. L. 6.
229 § 1, see 1908, 195; 1910, 473. R. L. 18.
236 See 1904. 164. R. L. 217.
237 Superseded, 1911, .509 §2. (See 1906, 1 17.) R. L. 122.
241 § 1 amended, 1906, 224. (See 1904, 206 § 1; 1909, 1 15.) R. L. 144.
245 Superseded, 1909, 39(). (See 1905, 419; 1907, 307; 1908, 377; 1909,
362; 1910, .545; 1912, .388; 1913, .V29; 1914, 4.53.) R. L. 92.
1212 Changes ix the
Chap. 1903
246 Amended, 1913, 439. R. L. 91.
247 Superseded, 1908, 604 § 162; 1911, 594 § 1. (See 1905, 465 § 145.)
R. L. 16.
248 Superseded, 1907, 563 §§ 4, 26; 1909, 490 IV § 21, 527 §§ 2, 3, 8.
R. L. 15.
249 § 1 amended, 1906, 503 § 1. § 4 amended, 1906, 503 § 2. § 5 super-
seded, 1914, 116. (See 1911, 199.) § 7 amended, 1914, 750.
§ 8 amended, 1907, 314 § 1. (Sec 1906, 503 § 3.) § 9 amended,
1907, 314 § 2. R. L. 76.
251 Superseded, 1907, 563 §§ 7, 26; 1909, 490 IV § 5, 527 § 8. (See
1904, 421.) R. L. 6, 15.
253 Aflfected, 1906, 171. § 1 amended, 1911, 90. R. L. 32.
255 Superseded, 1914, 742 §§ 100, 199. R. L. 34.
256 See 1908, 353. R. L. 204.
260 § 1 amended, 1905, 124 § 1. R. L. 138.
274 Superseded, 1911, 285. (See 1907, 306.) R. L. 91.
275 Repealed, 1904, 335; 1909, 514 §§ 32, 145. (See 1907, 232 § 3.)
R. L. 72, 208.
276 Superseded, 1907, 563 §§ 6, 26; 1909, 527 § 3. (See 1907, 452; 1909,
490 IV § 6.) R. L. 15.
279 Superseded, 1907, 560 §§ 69-76. (See 1903, 474; 1904, 245, 294;
1905, 318; 1906, 291, 444; 1907, 387, 429.) R. L. 11.
280 § 2 revised, 1904, 244 § 1. R. L. 47.
283 § 1, see Res. 1905, 2. R. L. 6.
287 Amended, 1907, 250 § 1. (See 1908, 484; 1909, 362.) R. L. 92.
291 Affected, 1905, 211 § 1. R. L. 9.
294 Superseded, 1904, 308. (See 1906, 239.) R. L. 91.
297 Superseded, 1906, 463 I §§ 62, 68. (See 1911, 635.) .R. L. 111.
299 Seel904, 215; 1911, 384, 444. R. L. 38, 42.
301 Repealed, 1907, 550 § 133. R. L. 104.
305 Amended, 1906, 415. R. L. 29.
307 See 1909, 490 III § 26. R. L. 14.
318 Repealed, 1907, 560 § 456. (See 1907, 429 § 13.) R. L. 11.
320 Superseded, 1909, 514 §§ 25, 26, 145; 1910, 63 § 1. (See 1908, 228.)
R. L. 18, 19, 106.
321 Repealed, 1909, 504 § 107. R. L. 87.
323 Amended, 1911, 60; 1914, 605, 710. R. L. 10.
330 §§ 1-3 revised, 1913, 779 §§ 6-9; 1914, 738; § 4 revised 1913, 779
§ 11; 1914, 738 § 6. (See 1904, 220 §§ 1-3; 1906, 389; 1912, 368
§9.) R. L. 46.
331 § 1 amended, 1905, 205. R. L. 28, 48.
332 Amended, 1909, 407; 1910, 339. (See 1904, 155; 1907, 576 § 35;
1909, 294, 514 § 30; 1911, 111.) R. L. 119.
334 In part superseded, 1906, 489. § 1 amended, 1909, 181. §§ 1, 6
affected, 1911, 175. § 2, see 1912, 165, 310; 1913, 457. §§ 1, 3, 5,
see 1914, 272. (See 1904, 356; 1906, 501; 1907, 137, 158, 195;
1911, 456; 1914, 520.) R. L. 83, 160.
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Chap. 1903
354 See 1906, 324. R. L. 225.
355 Amended, 1912, 331. (See 1914, 272.) R. L. 81.
356 See 1904, 246. R. L. 75.
365 § 1 repealed, 1904, 433 § 3. (See 1904, 370 §§ 1-3; 1908, 185; 1910,
328.) R. L. 108.
367 See 1906, 386; 1907, 180, 259; 1908, 307; 1910, 387, 41(i. K. I.. 75.
368 Superseded, 1907, 560 §§ 217-228, 456. (See 1905, 313 § 1.) R. L.
11.
375 See 1913, 719 § 24. R. L. 27.
377 ■ Superseded, 1908, 604 § 21. (See 1905, 465 § 31.) R. L. 16.
383 § 3 amended, 1907, 464. R. L. 49.
386 See 1904, 403; 1906, 523 ; 1914, 288. R. L. 208.
387 Superseded, 1904, 381 § 3 cl. 4; 1909, 468 § 3, CI. 4, § 16; 1910,
470; 1914, 587 § 3 el. 4. R. L. 79.
395 Superseded, 1905, 157 §§ 2, 5; 191 1, 485. (See 1910, 310 § 2.) R. L. 7.
398 Superseded, 1913, 336. R. L. 6.
400 Repealed, 1909, 504 § 107. (See 1904, 278; 1905, 458, 475; 1906,
471; 1909,504 § 71.) R. L. 87.
402 Affected, 1909, 379. Amended, 1913, 82. R. L. 84.
406 Superseded, 1914, 742 §§ 146, 199. (See 1914, 661.) R. L. 121.
407 Amended, 1912, 438. (See 1909, 396; 1910, 545; 1912, 388; 1913,
552.) R. L. 92.
408 § 1 amended, 1911, 380 § 1. § 2 amended, 1905, 209 § 1 ; 1911,
380 § 2. R. L. 57.
410 Superseded, 1909, 504 §§ 94, 107. (See 1911, 30.) R. L. 87, 100.
412 § 2 in part superseded, 1904, 453 § 2. R. L. 160.
420 Superseded, 1909, 468 § 1; 1914, 587 § 1. (See 1904, 381 § 1; 1907,
43.) R. L. 79.
421 Superseded, 1907, 576 §§ 7, 122. (See 1910, 493 § 7.) R. L. 118.
423 In part repealed. 1906, 463 II §§ 41, 258 III § 158; 1914, 742 §§ 23, 199.
§ 1 affected, 1910, 171 §§ 1-6. (See 1903, 437; 1914, 770.) R. L.
109.
425 Repealed, 1907, 560 §§ 166, 456. (See 1909, 356; 1910, 520.) R. L.
11.
428 § 1 amended, 1909, 188. (See 1909, 453.) R. L. 108.
430 Superseded, 1907, 560 §§ 19, 456. (See 1904, 294 § 3; 1907, 429
§ 3; 1909, 440 § 2.) R. L. 11.
432 Repealed, 1907, 571 § 2. R. L. 65.
437 Certain old corporations authorized to adopt this act. 1910, 353.
§ 1 amended, 1910, 385. (See 1909, 490 III § 39.) § 3, see 1906,
433 § 4. § 4 (f.), see 1912, 586, 595. § 5, sec 1908, 163. § 6
et seq., see 1913, 447. § 7 amended, 1912, 595; 1914, 598 § 24.
(See 1906, 286; 1912, 586.) §§ 9, 10, see 1906, 463 II §§ 29, 30,
III §§10, 11. U2, see 1908, 382. §§ 14, 40, see 1905, 189. §15,
see 1906, 463 II § 45. § 16, sec 1910, 171. §§ 17, IS, sec 1'906,
463 II §§ 31, 32, III §§ 12, 13; 1907, 282 § 1; 1908, 180; 1911, 492.
§ 20 amended, 1904, 207. (See 1905, 222.) §§ 20-32, see 1906,
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463 II §§ 33-44, III §§ 14-25. § 24 amended, 1912, 175. § 26
et seq., see 1913, 597. §§ 28-31 affected, 1910, 171. (See 1914,
770.) § 34 amended, 1911, 488 § 1. § 36 amended, 1911, 488
§ 2. § 39 repealed, 1911, 488 § 3. § 40 extended, 1914, 504.
(See 1908, 163, 534; 1909, 316, 477.) § 42, see 1908, 534.
§§ 42, 43, see 1912, 586. § 44 extended, 1914, 504. § 45 et scq.,
see 1907, 282, 329, 395, 586; 1909, 441, 490 III §§ 40, 54, 55; 1911,
379; 1914, 661. § 47 amended, 1908, 300 § 1 ; 1909, 326. (See
1909, 490 III § 55.) §§ 48, 49 amended, 1909, 440 § 2. (See 1909,
490 III § 40; 1911, 379.) § 49 superseded, 1914, 198 § 7. (See
1906, 346 § 1.) § 52, see 1910, 187. § 53 amended, 1905, 156.
§ 56 et scq., see 1906, 269, 347, 372; 1914, 770. § 58 amended,
1905, 242. (See 1906, 269, 372; 1907, 332; 1909, 490 III § 39.)
§ 59, see 1909, 490 III § 58. § 60, see 1906, 372 ; 1909, 490 III § 54.
§§ 65-68, see 1909, 490 III § 58. § 66 amended, 1905, 233. § 67
amended, 1908, SOO § 2. § 68 revised, 1906, 346 § 2. § 71, see
1907, 329, 586; 1908, 193, 194; 1914, 770. §§ 71-87, see 1904,
442; 1909, 490 III §§ 40-51, 68. § 72 amended, 1909, 440 § 2.
(See 1907, 395; 1908, 615.) § 74 amended, 1904, 261 § 1; 1906,
271 § 12. (See 1908, 220; 1909, 490 III § 43; 1914, 198 § 6.)
§ 75 amended, 1907, 578; 1909, 490 III § 56. § 76, see 1914, 198
§ 6. § 77 amended, 1906, 271 § 13. (See 1909, 490 III § 57).
§ 86 amended, 1908, 614; 1909, 490 III § 64; 1914, 198 § 6. (See
1906, 516 § 20; 1909, 440 § 2.) § 88 amended, 1907, 396 § 1 ;
1908, 382; 1909, 490 III § 41. § 89 amended, 1907, 396 § 2. § 91,
see 1909, 490 III § 54. § 94, see 1905, 330. (See also 1905, 222;
1906, 66, 377, 392, 437, 463 I and II; 1909, 267 § 2, 439 § 2.) R. L.
14, 109, 110, 126.
450 Repealed, 1907, 560 §§ 166, 456. (See 1903, 453, 454.) R. L. 11.
453 Repealed, 1907, 560 §§ 105, 106, 456. R. L. 11.
454 Repealed, 1907, 560 § 456. (See 1903, 474 § 6; 1904, 41, 179, 293,
377; 1905, 386; 1907, 429 § 14.) R. L. 11.
455 § 1 amended, 1905, 218 § 2; 1907, 3^9; 1909, 174. R. L. 10.
456 Affected, 1904, 107, 234; 1906, 200; 1908, 427. R. L. 39, 41.
457 §§ 1, 2 superseded, 1905, 465 §§ 122, 123. (See 1904, 371; 1905,
391; 1908,604.) R. L. 16.
459 Extended, 1909, 103 § 1. R. L. 25.
464 Superseded, 1914, 742 §§ 181, 199. (See 1909, 483 § 3; 1912, 233.)
R. L. 58.
465 See 1911, 463. R. L. 28.
467 Amended, 1907, 208. (See 1908, 195; 1914, 792.) R. L. 75.
471 § 1 in part repealed, 1904, 458 §§ 6, 7. R. L. 6, 79.
472 § 2 superseded, 1907, 286; 1911, 567. § 3, see 1904, 451 § 3; 1906,
276; 1908, 259. R. L. 157, 165.
473 Repeal and substitute, 1909, 534. (See 1905. 311, 366; 1906, 353,
412; 1907, 203, 408, 494, 580; 1908, 263, 467, 642, 648; 1910, 605;
1913, 803; 1914, 190, 420.) R. L. 47, 52, 54, 102.
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474 Repealed, 1907, 560 § 456. (See 1904, 293; 1905, 386; 1906, 291,
444.) R. L. 11.
475 Superseded, 1909, 514 §§ 86-90, 145. § 5, see 1913, 610 § 2. (See
1907, 537 § 5; 1908, 389; 1912, 726 § 5.) R. L. 106, 108.
476 Superseded, 1906, 463 III §§ 43, 158. R. L. 112. •
478 Superseded, 1906, 463 I §§ 37, 68; 1908, 390 § 1; 1911, 486. (See
1905,408.) R. L. 111.
480 Amended, 1912, 104. (See 1909, 319; 1914, 792.) R. L. 75.
481 Superseded, 1908, 604 §§ 26, 27. (See 1907, 356.) R. L. 16.
484 §§ 2, 3 revised, 1906, 434 §§ 1, 2. § 4 repealed, 1906, 434 § 3. R. L.
6, 102.
Statutes of 1904.
41 Repealed, 1907, 560 § 456. (See 1904, 179, 377.) R. L. 11.
59 Superseded, 1906, 463 11 §§ 233, 258. (See 1905, 208.) R. L. 111.
87 Amended, 190f), 126 § 1. R. L. 3.
88 Superseded, 1908, 507; 1914, 159. R. L. 4.
96 Superseded, 1906, 463 1 §§ 2, 68; 1910, 401. R. L. 111.
99 Superseded, 1909, 490 III § 2. (See 1906, 322; 1907, 564 § 2; 1909,
430 § 1; 1912, 543.) R. L. 14.
108 Amended, 1909, 464 § 2. R. L. 47.
110 Superseded, 1906, 463 III §§ 80, 158. R. L. 112.
116 Amended, 1905, 81. (See 1906, 239.) R. L. 91.
118 See 1906, 239; 1908, 492. R. L. 91.
119 Superseded, 1912, 443. (See 1909, 273 § 2.) R. L. 24.
120 Amended, 1913, 259. (See 1908, 386.) R. L. 212.
122 See 1912. 372. R. L. 100.
125 See 1907, 196. R. L. 25.
127 See 1904, 283; 1911, 392. R. L. 102.
142 Amended, 1907, 241 ; 1910, 392. R. L. 102.
152 § 1 amended, 1908, 290. R. L. 25.
153 See 1908, 250 § 2, 464 § 1, .594; 1909, 136, 148. R. L. 21, 27.
155 § 1 amended, 1909, 294. §§ 1-4 re-enacted, 1912, 196. (See 1907,
576 § 35; 1909, 514 § 30; 1910, 339; 1911, 111.) R. L. 118, 119.
159 Repeal and substitute, 1913, 563. R. L. 82.
165 Amended, 1914, 699 § 2. R. L. 141.
169 Superseded, 1906, 463 II §§ 256, 258. R. L. 111.
179 Repealed, 1907, 560 § 456. (See 1904, 377; 1905, 386 § 13.) R. L.
11.
181 Amended, 1906, 271 § 11; 1909, 490 I § 93; 1914, 198 § 5. R. L. 12.
183 See 1904, 450, 460 § 4. R. L. 102.
194 Amended, 1911, 352. R. L. 32.
200 See 1908, 590 §§ 9, 10, 69. R. L. 116.
201 Superseded, 1907, 560 §§ 261, 4.56. R. L. 11.
206 See 1906, 224; 1909, 115. R. L. 144.
207 Affected, 1905, 222. R. L. 109, 110.
208 Superseded, 1908, 590 § 68; 1909, 491 § 8. R. L. li:5, 116.
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209 See 1908, 474. R. L. 9.
210 Superseded, 1908, 590 § 68; 1909, 491 § 8. (See 1906, 463 III
§§ 150, 158.) R. L. 113, 116.
217 Amended, 1906, 73; 1907, 236 § 1. R. L. 146.
219 Amount increased, 1908, 319. R. L. 164.
220 Affected, 1906, 389; 1909, 472; 1911, 176, 265; 1914, 738. § 4
revised, 1913, 779 § 10, affected, 1914, 738. (See 1912, 368 § 9.)
R. L. 46.
224 In part superseded, 1906, 282; 1907, 251; 1910, 347; 1914, 635.
(See 1910, 316.) R. L. 220, 223.
226 Superseded, 1905, 465 § 153; 1908, 604 § 170. (See 1906, 139.)
R. L. 16.
227 See 1907, 550. R. L. 104.
231 § 1 superseded, 1905, 465 § 83; 1908, 604 §§ 96, 97. § 3, see 1905,
465 § 84. (See 1906, 212; 1907, 305.) R. L. 16.
240 Superseded, 1907, 576 §§ 60, 122. R. L. 118.
241 Affected, 1905, 459; 1906, 293; 1910, 360. R. L. 225.
242 Extended, 1911, 129. (See 1913, 610 § 2, 655 §§ 42-47.) R. L. 102,
104.
243 See 1906, 243; 1911, 194. R. L. 225.
244 See 1908, 462. R. L. 47.
245 Repealed, 1907, 560 § 456. (See 1905, 318; 1906, 291, 444; 1907,
387.) R. L. 11.
248 See 1905, 211; 1906, 275; 1910, 567; 1912, 445. R. L. 42, 125.
257 Superseded, 1909, 504 §§ 103, 107. (See 1910, 345.) R. L. 87, 219.
258 Amended, 1913, 526. R. L. 160, 165.
259 In part repealed, 1910, 258. R. L. 160.
261 Amended, 1906, 271 § 12. (See 1904, 442; 1907, 586; 1909, 490
III § 43; 1914, 198 § 6.) R. L. 12, 14.
263 See 1905, 169; 1906, 463; 1910, 123, 137; 1912, 3. R. L. 6.
265 Superseded, 1906, 463 I §§ 7, 68. (See 1906, 266; 1908, 599.) R. L.
111.
267 Superseded, 1906, 463 III §§ 102, 158. R. L. 112.
269 § 6 amended, 1905, 265 § 1. (See 1909, 469.) R. L. 91.
274 § 1 amended, 1905, 348. (See 1905, 344.) R. L. 30, 81.
275 Superseded, 1907, 560 §§ 121, 456. (See 1907, 429 § 5.) R. L. 11.
278 See 1905, 475; 1909, 504 § 69. R. L. 87.
281 Increase, 1908, 374. R. L. 164.
282 See 1907, 297; 1908, 270; 1909, 403, 469; 1910, 177; 1914, 597.
R. L. 91.
283 Amended, 1911, 392. R. L. 102.
286 § 1 amended, 1907, 442 § 3; 1909, 248; 1910, 266. § 2 amended,
1906, 265 § 1; 1913, 791. § 3 affected. 1908, 328; 1914, 663; in
part repealed, 1909, 331. (See 1904, 455 § 1.) R. L. 164.
287 Repealed, 1912, 547 § 2. R. L. 165.
292 See 1912, 623 § 24. R. L. 114.
293 Repealed, 1907, 560 § 456. R. L. 11.
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294 Superseded, 1907, 5(50 §§ 19, 4r)(). (See 1907, 429 § 3.) II. L. 11.
300 Superseded, 1907, 576 §§ 43, 122. R. L. 118.
301 § 1 affected, 1905. 281 §§ 1, 2. K. L. 91.
304 Repealed, 1907, 576 § 122. R. L. 118.
305 See 1914, 164. R. L. 208.
307 Superseded, 1906, 257. R. L. 17().
308 Limited, 1906, 239 § 2. (See 1908, 492.) R. L. 91.
310 Superseded, 1907, 560 §§ 415, 422, 456. R. L. 11.
311 Superseded, 1909, 514 §§ 21, 145. R. L. 106.
313 Superseded, 1909, 514 §§ 11-14, 145; 1914, 681 § 1. R. L. 10().
314 Limited, 1909, 453 § 2. § 2 amended, 1905, 243. (See 1905, 150;
1906 210 § 2; 1910, .500; 1911, 624.) R. L. 19, 106.
315 Superseded, 1909, 514 §§ 44, 145. R. L. 26, 106.
317 See 1904, 443 §§ 2, 6; 1905, 266, 390. R. L. 28, 48, 49.
318 See 1908, 185, 568. R. L. 108.
319 See 1911, 176 § 2. R. L. 220.
320 Repealed, 1909, 514 § 145. Re-enacted, 1910, 63 § 1. R. L. 167.
322 Affected, 1910, 624 § 1. R. L. 25.
327 See 1907, 186; 1911, 137; 1913, 548, 657, 671, 681, 697. R. L. 25.
329 See 1904, 364; 1905, 417; 1912, 110; 1913, 573. R. L. 91.
332 Repealed, 1912, 527 § 15. R. L. 57, 89.
333 Affected, 1905, 383; 1907, 550. R. L. 104.
334 Superseded, 1909, 514 §§ 45, 145. (See 1907, 560 §§ 447, 456.)
R. L. 11, 106.
335 Superseded, 1909, 514 §§ 31, 32, 145. (See 1907, 232 § 3.) R. L.
72, 208.
336 § 1 amended, 1905, 426 § 1. R. L. 101.
343 Superseded, 1909, 514 §§ 28, 29, 145. (See 1912, 252.) R. L. 100.
344 § 1, see 1910, 130 § 2. § 2 revised, 1905, 144. R. L. 25.
347 Superseded, 1909, 514 §§ 101, 145. (See 1912, 726 § 5.) R. L. 106.
348 Amended, 1914, 411. (See 1905, 110; 1906, 187; 1909, 235.) R. L.
165.
349 Superseded, 1909, 514 §§ 23, 145. R. L. 106.
350 § 1, see 1909, 184; 1913, 38. § 2 amended, 1912, 382. R. L. 204.
353 In part superseded, 1906, 291 §§ 8, 10. R. L. 102, 108.
355 § 1 amended, 1914, 670. R. L. 165.
356 See 1906, 413, 489, 501; 1907, 137, 158, 195; 1911, 175, 456; 1912,
310; 1914, 272. R. L. 46, 83, 212.
357 Superseded, 1906, 463 I §§ 9, 10, 68. (See 1909, 343.) R. L. 111.
361 Superseded, 1905, 465 §§ 90, 157; 1908, 604 § 106. (See 1905, 468.)
R. L. 16.
363 § 1, see 1905, 464; 1912, 562. R. L. 225.
364 Repealed, 1905, 417 § 2. (See 1912, 110; 1913, 573.) R. L. 25, 91.
366 Repealed, 1907. 161. (See 1905, 406; 1906, 303; 1907, 16(>; 1908,
413; 1909,466.) R. L. 92.
367 § 1 amended, 1910, 548. (See 1906, 179 § 2; 1907, 198, 299; 1908,
255; 1911, 614, 722.) R. L. 91.
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Chap. 1904
368 See 1907, 550. R. L. 104.
369 See 1905, 414; 1907, 99; 1909, 421, 508; 1912, 567. R. L. 92.
370 §§ 1-4 revised, and new sections added, 1905, 280 (See 1914, 795
§§ 3, 6.) § 3 amended, 1905, 280 § 1 ; 1908, 502 § 1 ; 1910, 223 § 2;
1913, 452. Affected, 1911, 477. (See 1910, 284; 1914, 155.)
R. L. 32, 102.
371 § 1 superseded, 1905, 465 § 112; 1908, 604 § 133. (See 1905, 391.)
R. L. 16.
372 § 2, see 1904, 453 § 1 ; 1906, 248. R. L. 160.
373 Superseded, 1906, 463 II §§ 117-121, 158. R. L. 112.
374 § 3 superseded, 1906, 204 §§ 5-7. (See 1908, 590 § 4; 1909, 419.)
§§ 3-6, see 1909, 491 §§ 2, 3; 1911, 148. § 7 superseded, 1908,
520 §§ 8, 9; 1910, 377; 1914, 422. (See 1905, 331; 1906, 204;
1909, 342; 1910, 399; 1911, 389; 1912, 90.) R. L 116.
375 Superseded, 1907, 560 §§ 326-329, 333, 456. R. L. 11.
376 See 1914, 331 §§ 2, 4. R. L. 42.
377 Repealed, 1905, 386 § 18. (See 1907, 560 § 113; 1908, 423 § 1.)
R. L. 11.
380 Repealed, 1907, 560 § 456. R. L. 11.
381 Superseded, 1909, 468; 1914, 587. (See 1907, 43, 354; 1908, 405;
1910, 470; 1913, 323; 1914, 311, 349, 375.) R. L. 79.
382 See 1908, 389; 1911, 675; 1913, 834. R. L. 108.
383 § 1 amended, 1905, 260 § 1. R. L. 40.
385 Superseded, 1909, 490 I § 12. R. L. 12.
386 § 1 superseded, 1906, 416; 1913, 738. R. L. 128.
387 Repealed, 1913, 386 § 2. (See 1909, 363.) R. L. 164.
388 Seel907, 66; 1914, 91. R. L. 89.
392 Affected, 1906, 204. (See 1908, 590 §§ 2-7, 69.) R. L. 113, 114.
395 § 1 amended, 1909, 39l § 1. (See 1906, 225, 365; 1907, 183, 386,
445; 1908, 598; 1909, 292, 380; 1911, 613.) R. L. 75, 84.
396 In part superseded, 1906, 463 I § 66, III §§ 85, 158. (See 1908, 495.)
R. L. 112, 209.
397 Superseded, 1909, 514 §§ 47, 145. (See 1906, 284 § 2; 1911, 313.)
R. L. 106.
399 Superseded, 1909, 514 §§ 10, 145. R. L. 106.
401 § 1 amended, 1905, 92; 1912, 322; 1913, 70. § 2 affected, 1906, 59.
(See 1908, 110 § 2.) R. L. 164.
403 See 1906, 523. R. L. 208.
409 § 1 amended, 1907, 473 § 1; 1909, 263 § 1. (See 1914, 598.) § 3 re-
vised, 1912, 577. (See 1905, 211 § 1; 1914, 598.) § 5, see 1910,
236. § 6 amended, 1907, 473 § 2. Affected. 1907, 475 §§ 1, 4, 8;
1908, 209 §§ 3, 4, 478. (See 1909, 214, 452; 1910, 398; 1914,
262. 340, 341.) R. L. 28, 89.
410 Amended, 1908, 462 § 3. R. L. 9.
413 Provisions extended to appeals from municipal court of city of Boston.
1914, 35 § 4.
414 Superseded, 1909, 436. (See 1908, 460.) R. L. 89.
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riuip. 1904
421 Superseded, 1907, 563 §§ 7, 2<); 1908, 624; 1909, 527 § 8. (Sec
1909, 490 IV § 7.) R. L. 15.
423 Repealed, 1914, 692 § 11. R. L. 107.
427 Affected, 1906, 204; 1908, 590 §§ 4-6. R. L. 113, 117.
429 Superseded, 1906, 463 I §§ 3, 68. R. L. 111.
430 Affected, 1906, 522; 1907,451; 1908,375; 1913,610. (See 1908, 389;
1909, 410; 1911, 561.) R. L. 108.
432 Superseded, 1909, 514 §§ 59, 145. (See 1905, 213, 267; 1906, 284;
1907, 224.) R. L. 106.
433 § 1 in part repealed, 1905, 247 § 2, 461 § 2; 1913, 834. § 2, see 1908,
389; 1909, 432; 1910, 328, 588; 1911, 675. (See also 1914, 795.)
R. L. 108.
435 Superseded, 1914, 742 §§ 136, 137, 199. R. L. 121.
439 Superseded, 1905, 465 § 14; 1908, 604 § 14. R. L. 16.
440 Superseded, 1907, 139 § 2. R. L. 6.
441 Superseded, 1906, 463 III §§ 41, 158; 1907, 402. (See 1908, 278.)
R. L. 112.
442 § 1 superseded, 1909, 490 I § 84. Amended, 1909, 440 § 2. § 2
superseded, 1909, 490 III § 46. (See 1907, 395; 1908, 220.) R. L. 14.
443 Extended, 1905, 390. (See 1905, 266.) R. L. 25, 28, 48.
444 § 3 amended, 1914, 239. R. L. 89.
446 § 1 amended, 1907, 226. § 9 superseded, 1909, 497. § 13 amended,
1905, 128. R. L. 83, 87.
448 § 1, see 1906, 50, 344. § 3 in part repealed, 1910, 560 § 5. (See
1905, 249 § 5, 288; 1914, 696.) § 6, see 1905, 193. § 8 revised,
1910, 560 I 6. § 9 repealed, 1912, 542. (See 1905, 286.) § 10
amended, 1905, 249 § 1 ; 1910, 560 § 3. § 11 added, 1905, 291.
(See 1905, 249 § 4, 296.) R. L. 128, 173.
450 Repealed, 1913, 655 § 61. (See 1905, 342; 1906, 105; 1908, 335, 381,
385 § 2; 1910, 143.) R. L. 102, 108.
451 § 1 affected, 1911, 299. CI. C, 1905, 179; 1906, 290; 1910, 537; CI.
H, 1913, 423, 791. §§ 1-3 affected, 1912, 219. § 3 in part super-
seded, 1905, 380; 1907, 145 § 2, 253; 1909, 232; 1914, 405. (See
1902, 499 § 1; 1906, 276; 1908, 259; 1909, 398.) R. L. 20, 21,
165.
452 § 1 amended, 1912, 553. § 2 revised, 1913, 682. R. L. 22.
453 Affected, 1905, 339; 1909, 357; 1910, 501; 1914, 532 § 2, 686. § 1
amended, CI. A, 1914, 686. CI. B and C, 1905, 165. CI. C and
D, 1908, 323; 1909, 357; 1911, 414 § 2; 1912, 660; 1914, 532 § 2.
CI. E, 1906, 325 § 1; 1909, 357. CI. F, 1906, 325 § 2; 1907, 128
§ ]; 1912, 563, 672. CI. G, 1912, 604; 1913, 748. CI. H, 1905,
443 § 1; 1907, 128 § 2; 1912, 604; 1914, 509. (See 1905, 133, 192.)
CI. I, 1905, 443 § 2; 1907, 128 § 3; 1913, 414 § 2. § 2 repealed,
1907, 128 § 4. § 5, see 1910, 370. § 6, see 1905, 339 § 2. R. L.
160.
454 § 1 in part superseded, 1906, 449 § 1, 450; 1913, 726, 736; 1914, 666.
(See 1909, 434.) R. L. 160.
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455 § 1 amended, 190(3, 265 § 1; 1907, 207 § 1, 442 §§ 4, 5; 1911, 668;
1912, 584, 585. (See 1908, 110 § 2; 1911, 710; 1912, 332.) R. L.
164.
458 § 5, see 1909, 49. R. L. 165.
459 Superseded, 1909, 504 §§ 29, 41, 48. (See 1905, 447.) R. L. 87.
460 § 1 superseded, 1908, 885 § 2; 1909, 189. § 2 affected, 1908, 333,
343; 1909, 420. § 4 superseded, 1908, 385 § 2. (See 1905, 341;
1907, 274 § 1; 1908, 335.) § 5 amended, 1907, 309; 1909, 254.
R. L. 98, 102.
Statutes of 1905.
73 Superseded, 1908, 477; 1909, 309; 1914, 401. (See 1906, 482.)
R. L. 92.
79 See 1910, 262. R. L. 161.
80 Superseded, 1906, 463 III §§ 4, 5, 158. R. L. 112.
81 See 1906, 239; 1908, 492. R. L. 91.
92 Amended, 1912, 332; 1913, 70. (See 1906, 59.) R. L. 164.
110 Superseded, 1906, 187; 1909, 235. (See 1906, 180; 1911, 150.)
R. L. 165, 217.
111 Superseded, 1907, 560 §§ 247, 456. R. L. 11.
115 See 1909, 208. R. L. 81.
122 See 1905, 406; 1908, 441; 1911, 356. R. L. 92.
127 § 1 amended, 1907, 169 § 3. (See 1908, 116; 1911, 206, 389.) R. L.
145.
134 Repealed, 1906, 463 III §§ 86, 158. R. L. 112.
149 Superseded, 1907, 139 § 2, 276; 1911, 294. R. L. 6.
150 Amended, 1910, 500. (See 1907, 458; 1909, 398; 1910, 459; 1911,
624; 1912, 55.) R. L. 19.
154 Superseded, 1910, 421 § 2. (See 1908, 342.) R. L. 10.
156 Superseded, 1914, 742 §§ 86, 199. R. L. 109.
157 § 1 amended, 1910, 309; 1911, 485; 1912, 576; 1914, 326 § 1. § 2,
see 1910, 310 § 2; 1911, 485; 1914, 326 § 2. § 3 superseded, 1910,
439 § 0. (See 1906, 460 § 2; 1909, 276; 1913, 602.) R. L. 7.
159 Superseded, 1907, 474 §§ 1, 15; (See 1910, 198, 491.) R. L. 87, 89.
163 Repealed, 1912, 174. (See 1908, 349.) R. L. 21.
169 See 1906, 493; 1909, 490 I § 5; 1910, 123, 137; 1912, 3. R. L. 6.
175 Superseded, 1909, 504 §§ 95, 96. (See 1908, 195.) R. L. 87.
176 Extended, 1905, 437. Superseded, 1908, 566. (See 1909, 281; 1911,
48, 440; 1912, 182; 1914, 196, 791.) R. L. 104.
183 See 1914, 446. R. L. 164.
190 Superseded, 1909, 377; 1910, 469. R. L. 91.
101 Superseded, 1907, 576 §§ 102, 122. R. L. 118.
193 Superseded, 1909, 490 II § 44; 1911, 370. R. L. 13.
202 Repealed and superseded, 1908, 317, 604 § 174. (See 1905, 465
§ 157.) R. L. 16.
204 Superseded, 1907, 571 § 1 ; 1912, 192. (See 1908, 208.) R. L. 65.
206 § 1 amended, 1911, 83. R. L. 100.
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208 Superseded, 1900, 408 II §§ 234, 258. R. L. 111.
209 Amended, 1911, 380 § 2. R. L. 57.
210 Superseded, 1900, 403 II §§ 233, 258; 1909, 233. R. L. 111.
211 §§ 1, 6 et seq., see 1906, 235 § 1; 1912, 445. § 3 superseded, 1907, 139
§1. (See 1908, 195, 414.) § 4 amended, 1908, 030. § 5, see 1908,
597 §§ 4, 5. § 11 superseded, 1911. 154 § 13. (See 1912, 387.)
R. L. 6, 75, 84.
213 Superseded, 1909, 514 §§ 59, 145. (See 1905, 207 § 2; 1907, 224.)
R. L. 106.
216 § 1 superseded, 1906, 275 § 1. R. L. 125.
218 § 1 amended, 1909, 174. § 2 amended, 1907, 359; 1909, 174; 1914,
605. (See 1914, 710.) R. L. 10.
220 Superseded, 1910, 541. R. L. 75, 213.
231 Superseded, 1909, 514 §§ 55, 145. (Sec 1908, 547.) R. L. 106, 224.
235 Affected, 1909, 295. R. L. 225.
236 Amended, 1906, 305; 1913, 795. R. L. 75.
238 Superseded, 1909, 514 §§ 106, 145. (See 1907, 537 § 5; 1911, 603.)
R. L. 106.
242 See 1906, 269, 372. R. L. 126, 167.
243 See 1906, 210 § 2; 1911, 624. R. L. 19, 108.
244 See 1913, 633, 759 § 4; 1914, 180. R. L. 224, 225.
245 Superseded, 1913, 552. (See 1910, 545 § 3.) R. L. 92.
247 See 1905, 461; 1911, 675; 1913, 834. R. L. 108.
249 § 1 amended, 1910, 560 § 3. (See 1905, 288; 1906, 50, 344.) R. L.
128
250 Superseded, 1908, 590 § 68; 1909, 491 § 8. R. L. 113.
251 § 1 amended, 1907, 480; 1910, 269; 1914, 177. § 2 amended, 1907,
480 § 1. (See 1909, 292, 380, 391, 470.) R. L. 75.
263 § 2 amended, 1909, 33. R. L. 156, 157.
265 See 1909, 4()9. R. L. 91.
267 Superseded, 1909, 514 §§ 56, 145. (See 1906, 284, 499; 1907, 224.)
R. L. 106.
269 Amended, 1911, 500. R. L. 83.
271 Superseded, 1910, 538; 1911, 305. R. L. 173.
272 Superseded, 1913, 336. R. L. 6.
273 See 1906, 274, 301; 1909, 421. R. L. 92.
279 § 1 revised, 1908, 297 § 1. § 2, see 1908, 296 § 2; 1910, 321. § 3
amended, 1908, 297 § 2. (See 1908, 296 § 4.) R. L. 47, 53.
280 Extended, 1910, 588. Affected, 1910, 565; 1911, 477. (See 1914.
795 §§ 3, 6.) § 1 amended, 1908, 502 § 1 ; 1910. 223 § 1 ; 1913, 452.
§ 2 amended, 1910, 223 § 2. (See 1910, 284, r->^H- 1914, 155.)
R. L. 102.
282 Superseded, 1908, 029; 1909, ,504 § 1. R. L. 87.
284 See 1911, 77. § 1 amended, 1911, 88. R. L. 100.
286 Repealed, 1912, 542. R. L. 173.
287 Superseded, 1907, 576 §§ 11, 122; 1911, 54, 315; 1912, 74. (See
1914,464.) R.L.I 18.
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288 In part repealed, 1910, 560 § 2.
289 § 1 superseded, 1909, 301; 1911, 377. (See 1908, 294 § 2.) R. L.
76.
295 Amended, 1906, 329; 1907, 261; 1910, 332; 1911, 116. R. L. 217.
298 §§ 1, 2 superseded, 1908, 604 § 140. (See 1905, 465 § 120; 1906,
469 § 1, 504 § 9; 1907, 526 § 8.) R. L. 16.
303 § 1, see 1914, 272. § 2 amended, 1913, 112. R. L. 81.
304 Superseded, 1909, 514 §§ 115-118, 145. R. L. 106.
307 Superseded, 1911, 456; 1914, 520. (See 1905, 338; 1906, 501; 1907,
563 § 26; 1908, 104 § 1; 1909, 180.) R. L. 212, 220.
308 Superseded, 1909, 514 §§ 121-123, 145; 1910, 563; 1911, 727 § 22.
(See 1906, 390; 1908, 605 §§ 7, 8; 1909, 317.) ' R. L. 106, 189.
310 § 1 amended, 1911, 562 § 3. § 2 superseded, 1907, 373 § 2; 1911,
562 § 4; 1913, 209. (See 1906, 387, 414; 1907, 465; 1908, 563;
1913, 610 § 2.) § 3, see 1914, 467 § 5. R. L. 102, 105.
311 Repeal and substitute, 1909, 534. (See 1905, 366; 1906, 353, 412;
1907, 203, 408, 494, 580; 1908, 263, 467, 642, 648; 1913, 803;
1914, 420.) R. L. 47, 52, 54, 102.
313 Superseded, 1907, 560 §§ 226, 227, 456. R. L. 11.
317 Repeal and substitute, 1911, 614. (See 1907, 198; 1908, 402; 1909,
262; 1910, 614; 1911, 235; 1912, 379.) R. L. 92, 102.
318 Superseded, 1907, 560 §§ 73, 418. (See 1906, 291 § 18, 444 § 12;
1907, 387.) R. L. 11.
319 Amended, 1913, 652. R. L. 219.
320 Amended, 1906, 383; 1913, 779 § 1. (See 1911, 241; 1912, 191, 368
§ 9; 1913, 467; 1914, 590.) R. L. 44.
322 Superseded, 1911,270. R. L. 21.
323 Amended, 1913, 791. (See 1909, 494.) R. L. 164.
325 Superseded, 1909, 490 IT §§ 59, 61, 76. (See 1908, 226.) R. L. 13.
326 Affected, 1906, 224; 1909, 115. R. L. 144.
330 § 1 amended, 1912, 442 § 1. § 2 amended, 1908, 269; 1912, 442
§ 2. (See 1909, 504 § 22.) R. L. 87.
331 Superseded, 1908, 520 §§ 8, 9; 1910, 377, 399; 1914, 422. R. L. 116.
332 Superseded, 1907, 231. R. L. 21.
336 Superseded, 1913, 611 §§ 15, 18. R. L. 204.
338 Superseded, 1912, 154; 1913, 653. (See 1906, 501 § 3; 1908, 104;
1911,456.) R. L. 220.
339 Superseded, 1910, 501. R. L. 160.
341 Superseded, 1908, 385 § 2. (See 1907, 274; 1908, 335.) R. L. 102.
342 Repealed, 1913, 655 § 61. (See 1906, 105 § 1; 1908, 335; 1910, 143.)
R. L. 102, 104, 108.
344 See 1905, 348; 1914, 792. R. L. 30, 81.
345 Repeal and substitute, 1913, 563. R. L. 82.
347 See 1913, 610 § 2; 1914, 795 § 13. R. L. 104.
354 Superseded, 1909, 504 §§ 49, 107. R. L. 87.
355 See 1906, 243 302; 1908, 230; 1911, 194; 1914, 571. R. L. 223, 225.
366 Superseded, 1909, 534 §§ 17, 31. (See 1906, 353, 412; 1908, 263,
467; 1910, 525, 605; 1913, 803.) R. L. 25, 47, 52.
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867 In part repealed, 1907, 508 §§ 6, 26. (See 190<S, 624; 1909, 490 IV
§ 6, 527.) R. L. 15.
369 Amended, 1908, 434; 1912, 71, 352; 1914, 45. Affected, 1914, 370.
(See 1907, 466; 1908, 178; 1909, 218, 514 § 15.) H. L. 6.
370 § 1, see 1907, 340 § 2; 1908, 590 § 57; 1912, 70. § 2 superseded,
1910, 645. (See 1908, 288; 1909, 204 § 1; 1910, 555 § 3.) R. L.
201.
375 Amended, 1911, 268 § 2. R. L. 44.
376 Superseded, 1906, 463 III §§ 74, 158. (See 1906, 339.) R. L. 112.
377 Superseded, 1906, 345. (See 1912, 192.) R. L. 65.
381 Affected, 1907, 521. § 2 superseded, 1909, 263 § 2. § 3 amended,
1906, 268 § 1 1908, 591 § 1. §§ 3-6, 9, 11 in part superseded,
1909, 263 § 2. § 4 revised, 1906, 268 § 2; 1907, 521 § 1; 1910,
150; 1913, 600 § 2. § 5 amended, 1906, 268 § 3; 1907, 521 § 2;
1911, 474. § 6 amended, 1906, 268 § 4; 1908, 591 § 2. (See 1914,
404.) § 7 amended, 1906, 268 § 5; 1907, 521 § 3; 1911, 242.
(S?e 1914, 404.) § 11 amended, 1906, 268 § 6. § 12 amended,
1907, 521 § 4. (See 1914, 340, 341.) R. L. 28, 75, 89, 101.
383 See 1907, 550. R. L. 104.
384 § 3, see 1914, 126. R. L. 212.
386 Repealed, 1907, 560 § 456. (See 1905, 397; 1906, 298.) R. L. 11.
390 See 1913, 401. R. L. 48.
391 Superseded, 1905, 465 § 112. (See 1906, 504 § 9; 1908, 604 § 133.)
R. L. 16.
397 Repealed, 1907, 560 § 456. (See 1906, 444.) R. L. 11.
400 Superseded, 1909, 504 §§ 14, 107. (See 1906, 316; 1914, 558.) R. L.
87.
401 Superseded, 1907, 576 §§ 32, 122. R. L. 118.
406 Superseded, 1911, 356; 1912, 270. (See 1906, 303; 1908, 441; 1909,
272; 1910, 365; 1911, 236 § 2; 1914, 79.) R. L. 92.
407 Affected, 1908, 417. R. L. 91.
408 Superseded, 1906, 463 I §§ 32, 36, 37. (See 1908, 372 § 2, 390 § 1;
1909, 429; 1910, 498; 1911, 480.) R. L. 111.
410 Superseded, 1914, 742 §§ 101, 102, 113, 114, 120, 122, 125, 199. (See
1906, 411 ; 1908, 486.) R. L. 34.
414 Superseded, 1910, 472. (See 1907, 99; 1909, 508; 1912, 567.) R. L.
92.
417 See 1912, 110; 1913, 573. R. L. 91.
418 See 1908, 187 § 2; 1910, 651; 1911, 10. R. L. 102.
419 Superseded, 1913, 529; 1914, 453. (See 1907, 307; 1908, 377; 1909,
396; 1910, 545; 1912, 388.) R. L. 92.
428 Affected, 1908, 493. Extended, 1910, 338 § 1; 1913, 178. § 1 super-
seded, 1907, 377 § 1. (See 1906, 408 § 1.) § 2 revised, 1911, 358;
1912, 335. (See 1906, 408 § 2.) § 5 repealed, 1909, 287 § 1, 450.
(See 1906, 408 § 3; 1907, 377 § 7; 1913, 179.) R. L. 70, 109, 111,
115.
432 Superseded, 1909, 504 §§ 45, 46. (See 1911, 395.) R. L. 87.
434 See 1911, 194; 1913, 404. R. L. 208, 225.
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435 Superseded, 1909, 504 § 75. R. L. 87.
436 See 1909, 504 §§ 7, 11, 33. R. L. 87.
437 Superseded, 1908, 566. (See 1909, 281; 1911, 48, 440; 1912, 182;
1914, 196, 791.) R. L. 104.
443 § 1 amended, 1907, 128 § 2; 1912, 604. § 2 amended, 1907, 128 § 3;
1913, 414. R. L. 160.
445 Superseded, 1908, 330. (See 1907, 300.) R. L. 92.
447 Superseded, 1909, 504 § 29. R. L. 87.
458 Superseded, 1909, 504 §§ 71-74. R. L. 87.
459 See 1906, 293; 1910, 360. R. L. 225.
461 § 1, see 1911, 675; 1913, 834. R. L. 108.
464 See 1912, 562. R. L. 86, 223, 225.
465 Repealed, 1908, 604 § 209 and revised by 1908, 604. (See 1906,
198, 212, 273, 373, 423, 469, 504; 1907, 232 § 4, 305, 356, 526;
1908, 315, 317, 344, 354, 371, 434.)
468 See 1908, 604 § 174. R. L. 16.
470 Superseded, 1907, 563 §§ 1, 26; 1909, 490 IV § 1, 527 §§ 1, 8. (See
1906, 436 § 1; 1907, 452; 1908, 624.) R. L. 15.
472 § 1, see 1906, 387; 1907, 465 §§ 1, 14; 1909, 393 § 1. § 2, see 1907,
465 §§ 10, 11, 19. § 3, see 1907, 465 § 28, 537 § 5; 1908, 389, 563.
(See 1913, 610.) R. L. 105, 108.
473 § 6 amended, 1910, 390. R. L. 76.
474 § 1 amended, 1913, 73. See 1909, 250. R. L. 81, 84, 85.
475 Superseded, 1909, 504 § 49. (See 1906, 471 § 1; 1911, 394.) R. L.
87.
Statutes of 1906.
50 § 1, see 1906, 344; 1910, 560. R. L. 128.
66 § 1 affected, 1906, 204 § 3, 347; 1908, 590 § 9. (See 1909, 491;
1910, 343, 399; 1912, 128.) R. L. 113, 115, 116.
67 See 1907, 225. R. L. 22.
73 Amended, 1907, 236. R. L. 146.
76 Superseded, 1907, 560 §§ 348, 456. R. L. 11.
105 Repealed, 1913, 655 § 61. (See 1908, 335; 1910, 143; 1913, 610.)
R. L. 102, 104.
107 Superseded, 1907, 355; 1910, 532. R. L. 102.
110 Amended, 1914, 392. R. L. 91.
116 Extended, 1913, 761. § 3 amended, 1908, 435 § 1. § 4 repealed,
1908, 435 § 2. R. L. 56, 75, 213.
117 Superseded, 1911, 509 § 2. R. L. 122.
120 Amended, 1908, 525 § 1. (See 1906, 281; 1909, 261 § 5.) R. I.. 7(),
100.
139 See 1908, 604 § 170. R. L. 16.
141 § 1 amended, 1911, 18 § 1. (See 1909, 362.) R. L. 92.
145 See 1914, 378, 693. R. L. 96.
147 Superseded, 1912, 134. (See 1911, 322; 1913, 501.) R. L. 165.
149 Amended, 1912, 658. R. L. 164.
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151 Amended, 1910, 419. R. L. 65.
158 § 1, see 1914, 792. R. L. 75.
159 Amended, 1907, 344; 1910, 608. R. L. 19.
165 § 1 superseded, 1908, 150. (See 1907, 410 § 1.) § 2 amended, 1907,
410 § 2. R. L. 75, 213.
171 See 1911, 90. R. L. 32.
172 § 1 amended, 1911, 548 § 1. § 2 amended, 1908, 350 § 1; 1911, 548
§ 2. (See 1908, 583; 1912, 391.) R. L. 211. 214.
173 § 2 amended, 1908, 350 § 2, 583. R. L. 211, 214.
175 Affected, 1909, 115. R. L. 144.
179 Repealed, 1908, 488 § 3. (See 1910, 548.) R. L. 91.
180 See 1909, 235. R. L. 217.
181 See 1914, 594. R. L. 208.
183 Amended, 1913, 316. R. L. 38.
184 Superseded, 1909, 504 § 5. R. L. 87.
185 § 1 amended, 1913, 281. (See 1907, 363; 1908, 133; 1909, 302.)
R. L. 212.
187 Limited, 1909, 235. (See 1911, 150.) R. L. 217.
190 Amended, 1906, 291 § 4. (See 1906, 384.) R. L. 102.
195 Superseded, 1913, 339. (See 1908, 348.) R. L. 160.
198 Superseded, 1908, 604 § 170. (See 1907, 232 § 4; 1908, 354.) R. L.
16.
200 § 1 amended, 1908, 427; 1911, 537; 1913, 396. (See 1906, 399; 1907,
213; 1911, 375, 731; 1914, 556.) R. L. 39, 42.
201 See 1911, 70. R. L. 189.
203 § 1 amended, 1914, 429. R. L. 168.
204 Superseded, 1908, 590 §§ 2-7, 69. (See 1906, 347, 377; 1908, 414,
520 §§ 10-13; 1909, 419 § 5, 491 § 2; 1910, 343, 399; 1911, 148;
1912, 90, 623; 1914, 5.37 § 2, 615.) R. L. 113-115.
210 § 1 amended, 1907, 272. (See 1911, 624.) R. L. 19, 108.
212 Superseded, 1908, 604 §§ 95-97. (See 1906, 504 § 6; 1907, .305 § 2.)
R. L. 16.
215 Amended, 1914, 379. (See 1907, 394; 1911, 163; 1914, 387.) R. L.
62.
218 Superseded, 1914, 742 §§ 109, 199. (See 1906, 463 III § 60.) R. L.
34.
219 § 1 affected, 1912, 360. § 2, see 1909, 160. R. L. 187.
221 Amended, 1911, 160. R. L. 217.
223 Amended, 1909, 237 § 1. (See 1907, 490 § 1 ; 1911. 150.) R. L.
197.
224 See 1909, 115. R. L. 144.
225 Superseded, 1906, 365 §1. (See 1907, 183, 38(); 1909,391; 1911.613;
1912,151.) R. L. 75.
231 § 1 amended, 1914, 489. R. L. 42.
232 Affected, 1910, 634; 1914, 667. R. L. 10.
233 Superseded, 1914, 334. R. L. 23.
235 See 1908, 195. R. L. 6.
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< hap. 190«
L>89 Sec 1908, 492. R. L. 91.
241 Superseded, 1910, 533 § 2. (See 1909, 328; 1910, 533; 1911, 101,
118 §2, 215.) R. L. 92.
243 See 1906, 302; 1911, 194. R. L. 225.
250 Superseded, 1909, 514 §§ 102, 145. (See 1907, 537 § 5; 1911, 603;
1912, 726 § 5; 1914, 328 § 1, 726.) R. L. 106.
263 Superseded, 1909, 377; 1910, 469. R. L. 91.
265 Amended, 1913, 791. (See 1912, 332.) R. L. 164.
266 Superseded, 1906, 463 I § 7, III § 158. Extended, 1908, 599. R. L.
111.
267 Superseded, 1906, 463 I § 6, III § 158. R. L. 111.
268 § 1 amended, 1908, 591 § 1. (See 1909, 263.) § 2 superseded, 1907,
521 § 1; 1910, 150. § 3 amended, 1907, 521 § 2; 1911, 474; 1913,
600 § 2. § 4 amended, 1908, 591 § 2. (See 1914, 404.) § 5
amended, 1907, 521 § 3; 1911, 242. (See 1913, 605; 1914, 340,
341, 404.) R. L. 25, 26, 101.
269 Extended, 1911, 70. (See 1914, 626.) R. L. 126, 189.
271 § 1 superseded, 1909, 490 III § 4. (See 1906, 516 § 14; 1908, 468.)
§ 2 superseded, 1909, 490 III § 19. § 3 superseded, 1909, 490 III
§ 21. (See 1907, 246; 1909, 342; 1911, 337.) § 4 superseded, 1909,
490 III § 22. (See 1909, 342 § 2.) § 5 superseded, 1909, 490 III
§ 24. § 6 superseded, 1909, 490 III § 34. § 7 repealed, 1907, 576
§ 122. § 8, see 1909, 490 III § 35. § 9, see 1909, 490 III § 43;
1914, 198 § 6. § 10 superseded, 1909, 490 III § 37. (See 1909,
490 III § 57.) § 11 superseded, 1909, 490 I § 93. § 12, see 1909,
490 III § 43; 1914, 198 § 6. (See 1906, 516 § 18.) § 13, see 1909,
490 III § 57. R. L. 12, 14, 111.
273 Superseded, 1908, 604 § 20; 1909, 298; 1910, 228; 1911, 145, 326.
R. L. 16.
274 § 1 amended, 1911, 39. (See 1909, 421; 1912, 567.) R. L. 92.
275 See 1912, 445. R. L. 125.
276 See 1908, 259. R. L. 165.
278 Superseded, 1910, 533 § 3. (See 1909, 328; 1911, 101, 118 § 2; 1913.
620.) R. L. 92.
280 Superseded, 1912, 623 § 27. R. L. 114.
281 § 2 amended, 1909, 261 § 2. (See 1907, 140, 190, 308.) R. L. 76, 100.
282 § 1 superseded, 1914, 635. (See 1907, 251 § 1; 1910, 316, 347.)
R. L. 220, 223, 225.
283 Super.seded, 1906, 463 II §§ 169, 258. R. L. 111.
284 Superseded, 1909, 514 §§ 56, 145. (See 1907, 224; 1911, 269, 310.)
R. L. 106.
286 Superseded, 1912, 595; 1914, 598 § 24. R. L. 110.
288 See 1907, 297; 1908, 270; 1909, 403, 469; 1910, 177. R. L. 91.
291 § 2 in part repealed, 1909, 387 § 2. § 4 amended, 1907, 214; 1910,
383. (See 1906, 384.) § 10 amended, 1909, 221. § 13 amended,
1909, 311. § 18 amended, 1907, 387. (See 1906, 444 § 12.) R. L.
11, 100, 102.
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292 Superseded, ion, 234. R. L. 92.
293 See 1910, 360. R. L. 225.
296 Repealed, 1909, 371 § 10. (See 1907, 79; 1908, 481; 1909, 371
§§ 2, 6; 1910, 616; 1912, 45.) R. L. 9, 107.
298 Superseded, 1907, 560 §§ 352, 456. R. L. 11.
301 Superseded, 1909, 421. (See 1911, 187.) R. L. 92.
302 See 1908, 230; 1914, 571. R. L. 225.
303 Superseded, 1911, 356; 1912, 270. (See 1908, 441; 1909, 272, 422;
1910, 365; 1911, 236 § 2; 1912, 203; 1914, 79.) R. L. 92.
305 Amended, 1913, 795. R. L. 75.
309 Superseded, 1907, 489; 1909, 504 § 65. (See 1906, 508.) R. L. 87.
311 Superseded, 1907, 560 §§ 311, 456. R. L. 11.
313 Superseded, 1909, 504 §§ 14, 107. R. L. 87.
314 Superseded, 1909, 377; 1910, 469. R. L. 91.
315 Superseded, 1909, 490 I § 5. (See 1906, 481; 1907, 367; 1909, 516
§1.) R.L. 12.
316 Superseded, 1909, 504 §§ 54, 107. R. L. 87.
322 Superseded, 1909, 490 III § 2. (See 1907, 564 § 2; 1908, 550 § 1;
1909, 430 § 1; 1912, .543.) R. L. 14.
323 See 1909, 531 ; 1910, 462; 1913, 761; 1914, 6.^)3. R. L. 62, 75.
324 See 1909, 504 § 103. R. L. 85, 87.
325 § 1 affected, 1914, 547; § 2 amended, 1907, 128 § 1 ; 1912, 563. R. L.
160.
329 Amended, 1907, 261; 1910, 332; 1911, 116. R. L. 217.
334 See 1909, 520. R. L. 76.
339 Superseded, 1906, 403 III §§ 76, 158. R. L. 112.
341 See 1908, 598. R. L. 84.
342 § 2 amended, 1910, 5.55 § 4. § 3 affected, 1908, 177; amended, 1911,
212. (See 1908, 516; 1909, 236; 1913, 716.) R. L. 173.
344 § 3 amended, 1910, 560 § 7. R. L. 128.
345 See 1907, 571; 1912, 192. R. L. 05.
346 § 1 superseded, 1914, 198 § 7. R. L. 14, 109.
347 § 1 superseded, 1910, 343. (See 1908, 590 §§ 4-17; 1910, 399; 1912,
128.) R. L. 115.
349 Superseded, 1909, 490 III § 70. R. L. 14.
351 See 1913, 414. R. L. 160.
352 Superseded, 1909, 504 § 58. (See 1907, 432; 1911, 71 § 2.) R. L.
87.
353 Repealed, 1909, 534 § 31. (See 1906, 412; 1907, 494, 580; 1908, 263,
648; 1913, 803; 1914, 190, 420.) R. L. 47, 52, 54, 102.
355 § 1 amended, 1913, 488. (See 1914, 736.) R. L. 160.
350 Superseded, 1910, 4(50. R. L. 91.
365 § 1 amended, 1907, 445; 1911, 613; 1912, 151; 1914, 647. Affected,
1914, 792. (See 1907, 183, 386, 474; 1909, 380, 391.) R. L. 75.
370 Superseded, 1909, 514 §§ 128, 145. (See 1908, 380, 457; 1911, 751;
1912, 172, 251.) R. L. 106.
371 § 1 amended, 1907, 215. R. L. 44.
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372 See 1909, 490 II § 81, III § 58. R. L. 13.
373 Superseded, 1908, 604 § 103; 1912, 87. R. L. 16.
377 Superseded, 1908, 590 §§ 16, 69; 1909, 491 § 4; 1914, 610. (See
1907, 533; 1910, 399; 1912, 128.) R. L. 113, 115.
383 Superseded, 1913, 779 § 1. (See 1911, 241; 1912, 368 § 9; 1913,
467; 1914, 590.) R. L. 44.
385 Amended, § 9 added, 1907, 173. § 2, see 1909, 371 § 2, 514 §§ 1, 2;
1911, 158. (See 1914, 692 § 6.) R. L. 83, 84, 107.
386 §§ 1, 2 superseded, 1907, 259 §§ 1, 3. §§ 3-5 repealed, 1910, 387
§ 11; 1911, 341. (See 1907, 180, 259 § 2; 1908, 307, 525; 1909,
375 § 2; 1910, 271, 416; 1912, 263, 283; 1913, 705; 1914, 694,
788, 792.) § 6, see 1910, 387 § 5, 416; 1911, 289, 341, 372; 1914,
694, 788. R. L. 75, 213.
387 See 1906, 414, 521, 522; 1907, 373, 465; 1908, 563; 1909, 393 § 1,
410; 1911, 562; 1913, 209, 610. R. L. 105.
389 Repealed, 1913, 779 § 25. (See 1900, 413, 489; 1911, 176 § 2, 265;
1912, 368; 1913, 471 § 2.) R. L. 46, 86.
390 In part superseded, 1909, 514 §§ 121-126; 1910, 563; 1911, 727 § 22;
1912, 675 § 6. (See 1908, 605 §§ 7, 8; 1909, 317.) R. L. 102,
189.
392 Superseded, 1914, 792 §§ 168, 199. (See 1908, 529 § 4, 524; 1909,
477; 1910, 374; 1911, 349.) R. L. 110, 121.
393 §§ 1, 2, 5 amended, 1913, 536. (See 1914, 641 § 2, 652 § 2.) R. L.
48, 50.
395 Amended, 1911, 507. R. L. 100.
396 Superseded, 1907, 576 §§ 32, 122. R. L. 118.
398 Superseded, 1912, 333. (See 1909, 283.) R. L. 21.
399 Repealed, 1913, 205. (See 1907, 213; 1908, 427; 1911, 375, 731.)
R. L. 39, 42.
403 See 1907, 494; 1909, 534 § 19. R. L. 212.
408 Affected, 1908, 493; 1910, 338; 1913, 178. § 1 revised, 1907, 377
§ 1- 1913, 179. § 2 revised, 1911, 358; 1912, 335. § 3 revised,
287 § 2, 450; 1913, 245. (See 1913, 178.) R. L. 70, 111.
411 Superseded, 1914, 742 §§ 114, 199. (See 1908, 486.) R. L. 34.
412 Repeal and substitute, 1909, 534. (See 1907, 203, 408, 494, 580;
1908, 263, 467, 642, 648; 1910, 605; 1911, 250; 1913, 803; 1914.
190, 420.) R. L. 25, 52, 54, 102.
413 In part superseded, 1906, 489 § 4. Affected, 1907, 158, 195; 1908,
286; 1911, 595; 1913, 796. § 5, see 1911, 176 § 2; 1913, 457; 1914,
465. § 8, see 1907, 223, 362, 411; 1911, 265. § 14 amended,
1912, i87. (See 1907, 335; 1908, 465 §§ 2, 3, 6, 637; 1909, 472
' § 2; 1911, 605; 1913, 471 § 2; 1914, 207, 738.) R. L. 46, 86, 160,
217.
414 Superseded, 1907, 373 § 2; 1911, 562 § 4; 1913, 209. (See 1906, 522.)
R. L. 102, 105.
416 Superseded, 1913, 738. R. L. 128.
417 Repealed, 1910, 401 § 2. (See 1906, 463 I §§ 2, 69.) R. L. 111.
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418 Superseded, 1909, 504 § 32. 11. L. 87.
421 § 1 amended, 1910, 497 § 2. § 2 amended, 1911, 423. § 4 amended,
1907, 517 § 2. (See 1912, 201.) R. L. 100.
422 See 1914, 472. R. L. 67, 96.
423 Superseded, 1908, 604 §§ 92-95. (See 1907, 5l>6 § 1; 1911, 449.)
R. L. 16.
425 Affected, 1914, 792. (See 1907, 364.) R. L. 75.
427 Superseded, 1909, 514 §§ 112, 145. (Sec 1907, 193; 1908, 650.)
R. L. 106.
433 §§ 8, 9, see 1914, ()61. R. L. 109.
435 Superseded, 1909, 514 §§ 1-8. (See 1907, 135; 1908, 306, 462, 485;
1909, 371.) R. L. 107.
436 Superseded, 1907, 563 §§ 1, 26; 1909, 490 IV §§ 1, 20; 527 §§ 1, 8.
(See 1907, 452; 1908, 624; 1909, 268 § 1.) R. L. 15.
437 Repealed, 1908, 534 § 2. (See 1909, 477; 1910, 374; 1911, 349.)
R. L. 110, 121.
440 Amended, 1914, 491. R. L. 217.
444 Repealed, 1907, 560 § 456. (See 1907, 429.) R. L. 11.
449 § 1 amended, 1913, 736; 1914, 666. (See 1906, 450, 468; 1908, 418;
1912, 649 § 10; 1913, 726.) R. L. 160.
450 Amended, 1913, 726. R. L. 160.
451 Amended, 1907, 176; 1910, 534 § 1. (See 1912, 649 §§ 2-9.) R. L.
173.
460 §§ 1, 2, 4 repealed, 1910, 439 § 6. (See 1909, 276.) R. L. 7.
463 I § 1 affected, 1907, 245; 1914, 616. Amended, 1911, 681. § 2
superseded, 1910, 401; 1912, 622. § 3, see 1912, 496. § 5, see
1908, 552 § 1; 1910, 588, 596; 1911, 487. § 6, see 1908, 495;
1911, 290. § 7 extended, 1908, 599. § 9 amended, 1909, 343.
(See 1911, 755 § 7.) § 20, see 1909, 502 §§ 1, 2. § 23 amended,
1908, 542 § 1; 1909, 47 § 1. §§ 23-28, see 1908, 266 § 5, 372 § 1,
552. §§ 23-45, see 1913, 546 § 5. § 25 amended, 1908, 542 § 2.
§§ 29, 36 affected, 1908, 372 § 2; 1909, 429. § 34 affected, 1913,
784; amended, 1914, 722 §1. (See 1910, 498; 1911, 486 § 2.) §36,
see 1911, 486 § 3. § 37 amended, 1908, 390 § 1; 1911, 486 §§ 1, 2.
§ 38 amended, 1912, 156. § 39 amended, 1908, 390 § 2; 1914, 18.
§ 41 amended, 1910, 544. § 43 amended, 1909, 358; affected,
1913, 784; amended, 1914, 722 § 2. §§ 46-48, see 1909, 514 § 135.
§ 47, see 1909, 502 § 1. §§ 48-56, see 1909, 485. § 54 amended,
1914, 423. §§ 53-55, see 1914, 745. § 55, see 1914, 553. § 58,
see 1908, 552. §§ 59, 60, see 1910, 187. § 63 amended, 1907,
392 § 1; 1911, 635; 1912, 354. (See 1914, 553.) § 67 amended,
1907, 585 § 7. (See 1910, 443.) § 68, see 1906, 463 1 1 §§ 22, 45-58,
60, 147, 155, 156, 173-176, 516 § 12; 1907, 428; 1909, 485. R. L.
48, 111.
II § 6, see 1910, 187. (See 1912, 725 1 § 5, II §§ 2-5; 1913, 777.)
§ 41 affected, 1910, 171. (See 1914, 770.) § 48 amended, 1912,
725 II § 5. §§ 48-56, see 1909, 485. §§ 48, 57, 65, 66, see 1908,
1230 Ciia^(;es in the
Chap. 190$
620, (336; 1909, 369. § 65, see 1912, 725 I § 6. § 66 amended,
1912, 725 II § 4. § 73 amended, 1912, 725 II § 2. § 78, see 1912,
725 II § 1. § 83 revised, 1912, 725 II § 3. § 92, see 1912, 725
I § 5. §§ 105-125, see 1913, 546 § 5, 765. § 116 amended, 1907,
315. (See 1914, 200.) § 143 amended, 1913, 161. § 157 amended,
1910, 355. § 158 et scq., see 1911, 539. § 167 superseded, 1909,
514 §§ 143, 145. (See 1908, 553.) § 170 ct scq., see 1911, 491.
§ 172, see 1911, 120. § 173 superseded, 1909, 348. § 177, sec
1911, 120. § 179, see 1911, 539. § 180, see 1908, 495. § 181, see
1907, 287; 1908, 504. § 183 superseded, 1908, 649. § 184 rt scq.,
see 1911, 508. § 190, see 1913, 784 § 18; 1914, 679. §§ 202, 203
amended, 1910, 633 §§ 1,2. § 209 amended, 1907, 585 § 8. §§211,
212, 216 amended, 1909, 440 § 2. (See 1907, 395; 1908, 220;
1914, 198 § 6.) § 213, see 1914, 198 § 6. § 214 amended, 1909,
513 § 1. (See 1914, 198 § 6.) §§ 215, 216, see 1914, 198 § 6.
§§ 227, 228, see 1910, 187. § 234 amended, 1909, 233. (See
1914, 745.) § 247, see 1907, 431; 1912, 488. §§ 248-250, see
]914, 661. § 251, see 1911, 290. § 252 amended, 1912, 375.
§ 265, see 1913, 290. R. L. 112.
Ill § 7 amended, 1909, 417 § 1. (See 1908, 266; 1909, 417 § 6; 1910,
518; 1911, 442.) § 13 amended, 1909, 417 § 5. § 22 affected,
1910, 171. §§ 30, 31, see 1910, 187. § 41 superseded, 1907, 402.
(See 1902, 288; 1908, 278; 1909, 118; 1913, 765.) § 42 amended,
1910, 551. §§ 46, 64, 65, see 1908, 266, 301; 1910, 518. § 52
amended, 1911, 357. (See 1912, 644; 1913, 765 § 1.) § 55, see
1911, 487; 1912, 644. §§ 59-63 superseded, 1914, 742 §§ 109-111.
§ 64 amended, 1909, 417 § 2. (See 1909, 417 § 6.) §§ 64-66, see
1911, 442, 509. § 65 amended, 1909, 417 § 3. (See 1909, 417
§ 6.) § 68, see 1907, 574 § 6. § 70 amended, 1909, 417 § 4.
(See 1909, 417 § 6.) § 77, see 1908, 266, 552. §§ 79, 80, see 1913,
290; 1914, 553. § 82 amended, 1911, 290. § 90 amended, 1911,
345; 1913, 598 § 1. § 92, see 1911, 120. § 95 amended, 1912,
533. §§ 96, 97 affected, 1911, 462. § 99 superseded, 1908, 530;
1910, 567. (See 1906, 479.) § 103 amended, 1910, 536.
§§ 103-107, s?e 1908, 636; 1909, 369, 485. §§ 107-112, see 1909,
485; 1913, 764. § 108 amended, 1914, 671. (See 1908, 620;
1909, 485.) §§ 110-112, see 1908, 636; 1909, 369, 485. § 125
amended, 1909, 502 § 3. (See 1907, 395; 1914, 198 § 6.) §§ 125,
126 amended, 1909, 440 § 2. §§ 125-137, see 1908, 220, 615; 1909,
439 § 1, 490 Til §§ 39-51; 1914, 198 § 6. § 128 amended, 1909,
513 § 2; 1912, 695. (See 1914, 198 § 6.) § 129, see 1909, A9,0
III § 45; 1912, 695; 1914, 198 § (). § 130 amended, 1909, 502 § 4.
§ 131 amended, 1912, 695; 1914, 198 § 6. § 137 amended, 1909,
490 III § 51. (See 1907, 318.) §§ 139, 140, see 1910, 187. (See
1906, 516 § 11; 1907, 428, 585.) §§ 147-150 superseded, 1908,
590 §§ 68, 69; 1909, 491 § 8. §§ 151, 154, see 1914, 661. R. L.
113.
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465 § 1 aniontled. 1910, 204. R. L. 10.
468 Amended, 1913, 726. (See 1908, 418; 1909, 434; 1912, 649 § 10;
1913, 446.) R. L. 160.
469 Superseded, 1908, 604 § 140. (See 1906, 504 § 9; 1907, 526 § 11.)
R. L. 16.
471 Superseded, 1909, 504 § 49; 1910, 420; 1911, 595 § 11. R. L. 87.
472 Superseded, 1909, 504 § 105; 1911, 004. (See 1909, 274; 1910, 345;
1911, 273.) R. L. 87, 219, 225.
474 Superseded, 1910, 540. R. L. 164.
476 See 1913, 800; 1914, 519. R. L. 32, 106.
477 See 1909, 469. R. L. 91.
479 Superseded, 1908, 530; 1910, 567. R. L. 112.
480 Superseded, 1913, 834. (See 1911, 675.) R. L. 108.
482 Superseded, 1908, 477; 1909, 309; 1914, 401. (See 1909, 422.)
R. L. 92.
489 Affected, 1907, 137, 195. § 3, see 1908, 458. § 4, see 1907, 411;
1909, 472 § 2; 1911, 605; 1913, 4,57; 1914, 207. § 6, see 1908,
637; 1910, 275; 1911, 175, 265. § 7, see 1908, 286; 1909, 181.
(See 1914, 272, 738.) R. L. 46, 160, 217.
493 Superseded, 1909, 490 I § 5. (See 1910, 123, 137.) R. L. 12.
494 § 1 amended, 1907, 170. Affected, 1910, 439 § 1; 1914, 542 § 1.
R. L. 7.
499 Superseded, 1909, 514 §§ 61-65, 145. (See 1910, 249; 1913,457,610.)
R. L. 46, 106.
501 Superseded, 1911, 456; 1912, 310; 1914, 520. (See 1908, 104; 1909,
180; 1912, 154.) R. L. 153, 212, 220.
502 § 1 amended, 1910, 257 §1. § 2 amended, 1910, 257 § 2. § 6 amended,
1908, 189. (See 1914, 792.) § 7 repealed, 1908, 412. R. L. 39,
42.
503 Seel907, 314; 1911, 199. R. L. 76.
504 Superseded, 1908, 604. (See 1907, 305, 526 §§ 7-14; 1908, 195, 315,
371, 469; Res. 1910, 28; St. 1913, 295; 1914, 615.) R. L. 16.
505 §§ 1-6 repealed, 1911, 471. (See 1908, 572, 639; 1909, 457, 540;
1914, 174, 391.) R. L. 42, 86.
508 Affected, 1907, 421. §§ 1-8, 12-17 repealed, 1909, 504 § 107. (See
1907, 489; 1909, 504 §§ 14, 59-65; 1914, 762.) R. L. 87.
516 Extended, 1907, 556 § 1. §§ 2, 8, see 1910, 587. § 6 amended,
1907, 428 § 1. §§ 6-8, see 1912, 725 II § 3. § 7 amended, 1907,
428 § 2; 1908, 450. § 12 amended, 1907, 428 § 3. § 13 amended,
1907, 428 § 4. §§ 14, 15, 20 amended, 1909, 440 § 2. (See 1908,
614; 1909, 490 III § 64; 1914, 198 § 6.) §§ 14-25, see 1909, 490
III §§ 39-51 ; 1914, 198 § 6. § 17 amended, 1909, 513 § 3. (See 1914,
198 § 6.) §§ 28, 29 (new) added, 1907, 448. R. L. 14, 111, 112.
517 Superseded, 1909, 514 §§ 37-40, 145; 1911, 494; 1914, 623. (See
1907, 269, 570; 1908, 547.) R. L. 106.
521 § 1 superseded, 1913, 610 § 1, 834. (See 1907, 465; 1908, 563; 1909,
393; 1911, 619, 656, 675; 1912, 726 § 5.) R. L. 105, 108.
1232 Changes in the
Chap. 1906
522 § 1 Hinended, 1909, 410; 1911, 5(51 § 4. (See 1911, 675.) Affected,
1907, 451, 465 § 25; 1908, 375; 1913, 610. (See 1908, 563; 1909,
393; 1912, 726 § 5.) R. L. 105, 108.
Statutes of 1907.
43 See 1909, 468 § 1; 1914, 587 § 1. R. L. 79.
54 §§1,2 superseded, 1908, 536 §§ 1, 2; 1909, 483 § 8; 1913, 317; 1914,
742 §§ 135, 178, 199. R. L. 58, 121.
79 Repealed and superseded, 1909, 371 §§ 2, 10. (See 1908, 462, 481
§ 1.) R. L. 107.
80 § 1 amended, 1914, 511. R. L. 157.
99 Amended, 1909, 508 §§ 1, 3; 1910, 472. (See 1911, 198; 1912, 567.)
R. L. 92.
117 § 1 amended, 1908, 142 § 1. § 2 amended, 1908, 142 § 2. R. L.
25, 26.
118 See 1907, 250; 1912, 567. R. L. 92.
128 § 1, see 1912, 563. § 2 amended, 1912, 604. § 3 in part repealed,
1913, 414 § 2. R. L. 160.
133 § 1, see 1907, 312. R. L. 165.
135 § 1 superseded, 1909, 514 § 7. (See 1908, 485 § 6; 1909, 371 § 2.)
R. L. 106, 107.
139 Construed, 1908, 638. § 1, see 1908, 414, 597 §§ 1, 5. § 2 amended,
1907, 276; 1908, 597 § 2; 1911, 294; 1912, 512 § 2; 1914, 399
§§ 1, 2, 605. R. L. 6.
140 Amended, 1910, 172 § 2. (See 1907, 190, 308.) R. L. 76, 100.
159 See 1911, 736 § 4. R. L. 151.
163 Amended, 1912, 13. R. L. 3.
164 Superseded, 1909, 514 §§ 104, 145; 1914, 557. (See 1907, 537 § 5.)
R. L. 106.
166 Repealed, 1909, 466 § 2. (See 1908, 284, 413; 1910, 564; 1911, 118,
172; 1914, 120.) R. L. 92.
169 § 1 repealed, 1909, 504 § 107. (See 1909, 504 § 99; 1911, 206.) § 3,
see 1908, 116. R. L. 145.
170 Affected, 1910, 439 § 1; 1914, 542 § 1. R. L. 7.
177 Amended, 1908, 356; 1910, 330; 1914, 450. R. L. 49.
180 See 1907, 259; 1908, 307; 1909, 375; 1910, 271, 387, 416, 451; 1911,
30, 289, 341, 372; 1912, 263, 283; 1913, 705; 1914, 694, 788.
R. L. 75, 213.
181 Superseded, 1909, 490 I § 57. (See 1908, 387 § 2.) R. L. 12.
183 See 1907, 386, 445; 1913, 210; 1914, 792. R. L. 75.
186 See 1911, 137; 1913, 545, 657, 671, 681, 697. R. L. 25.
190 Amended, 1913, 410 § 1. (See 1907, 308.) R. L. 100.
191 See 1912, 554. R. L. 48.
193 Superseded, 1909, 514 §§ 112, 145; 1910, 350. (See 1908, 650; 1911,
208, 249.) R. L. 106.
195 § 1, see 1908, 286; 1911, 175. R. L. 46, 160.
198 Repeal and substitute, 1911, 614. (See 1908, 402, 484; 1909, 262;
191], 235, 722; 1912, 379.) R. L. 92, 102.
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Chap. 1907
203 Superseded, 1909, 534 §§ 15, 31. (See 1907, 408, 494, 580; 1908,
263, 467, 648; 1910, 605; 1913, 803; 1914, 190.) R. L. 52, 54,
102.
204 See 1910, 417. R. L. 73.
206 Superseded, 1914, 359. (See 1910, 335.) R. L. 164.
208 See 1908, 195; 1914, 792. R. L. 75.
211 See 1907, 500 §§ 2, 3. R. L. 102.
213 Repealed, 1913, 205. (See 1908, 427; 1911, 375, 731.) R. L. 39, 42.
214 See 1910, 383. R. L. 102.
216 See 1908, 643. R. L. 56.
222 § 1 amended, 1912, 468. R. L. 88.
224 Superseded, 1909, 514 §§ 59, 145; 1913, 779 § 19; 1914, 580. R. L.
106.
225 See 1912, 64. R. L. 22.
226 See 1909, 504 §§ 98, 107. R. L. 87.
229 See 1912, 257. R. L. 96.
232 § 4 superseded, 1908, 604 § 170. R. L. 16.
240 § 1 amended, 1908, 182; 1910, 629; 1911, 391. R. L. 102.
241 Amended, 1910, 392. R. L. 102.
243 See 1908, 411 § 1 ; 1911, 297 § 6. R. L. 56, 75, 89.
246 Superseded, 1909, 490 III § 21; 1912, 189. (See 1911, 618.) R. L.
14.
250 See 1912, 567. R. L. 92.
251 § 1 superseded, 1914, 635. (See 1910, 316, 347; 1914, 743.) R. L.
220.
252 Superseded, 1910, 356. (See 1910, 316.) R. L. 220.
259 See 1908, 307; 1909, 375; 1910, 271, 387, 416, 451; 1911, 30, 289,
341, 372; 1912, 263, 283. R. L. 75, 213.
261 Amended, 1910, 332; 1911, 116. R. L. 217.
267 Superseded, 1909, 514 § 5l. (See 1911, 229, 313, 484.) R. L. 106.
269 Superseded, 1909, 514 §§ 37-40, 145. (See 1907, 570; 1911, 484,
494; 1914, 623.) R. L. 106. '
271 See 1908, 555, 598. (See 1909, 292, 391.) R. L. 84.
272 See 1911, 624. R. L. 19, 108.
274 Superseded, 1908, 385 § 2. R. L. 102, 313.
276 Amended, 1914, 589. (See 1908, 469, 597; 1911, 294.) R. L. 5, 6.
282 § 1 amended, 1908, 180. (See 1914, 742 §§ 59, 199.) R. L. 109,
110.
283 In part superseded, 1907, 534 § 3. (See 1909, 310, 424 § 2.) R. L.
62.
285 In part repealed, 1911, 411 § 10. § 4 amended, 1913, 504. R. L.
91.
286 See 1911, 567. R. L. 157.
287 Amended, 1908, 504. R. L. 69, 111.
289 Repealed, 1911, 388 § 12. R. L. 57.
294 Superseded, 1908, 149. (See 1909, 160; 1910, 273.) R. L. 127.
295 See 1907, 357. R. L. 42.
296 Superseded, 1909, 377; 1910, 469. R. L. 91.
1234 Changp:s in the
Chap. 1907
297 Repealed, 1909, 403; 1910, 177. (See 1908, 270.) R. L. 91.
299 Affected, 1911, 722 § 3. (See 1908, 255.) R. L. 91.
300 Superseded, 1908, 330. R. L. 92.
303 See 1908, 330. R. L. 91.
305 Superseded, 1908, 604 §§ 30, 95. (See 1912, 444; 1913, 468; 1914,
161.) R. L. 16.
306 Superseded, 1911, 285. R. L. 91.
307 Superseded, 1913, 529; 1914, 453. (See 1908, 377; 1909, 396; 1910,
545; 1912,388.) R. L. 92.
308 Amended, 1909, 261 § 1. R. L. 100.
309 § 1 amended, 1909, 254. (See 1908, 335.) R. L. 102.
315 See 1914, 200. R. L. 111.
316 Superseded, 1914, 742 §§ 133, 199. (See 1910, 539.) R. L. 121.
318 Superseded, 1909, 490 III § 51. R. L. 14.
319 § 1 revised, 1908, 520 § 14. § 2 amended, 1912, 73. (See 1909, 490
III § 37; 1910, 216, 399.) R. L. 116.
320 § 1 amended, 1908, 520 § 13. (See 1909, 342 § 2; 1914, 537 § 2, 661.)
R. L. 116.
321 Superseded, 1912, 507. (See 1909, 444; Res. 1911, 103.) R. L.
89.
323 Superseded, 1911, 454. R. L. 160.
328 Amended, 1913, 85. R. L. 175.
329 § 1 amended, 1908, 193; 1909, 490 I § 11. R. L. 12, 14.
330 Superseded, 1907, 560 §§ 111, 456. R. L. 11.
332 § 1 amended, 1913, 257. (See 1908, 528; 1911, 70; 1914, 626.)
R. L. 109, 167.
330 See 1914, 700. R. L. 160.
334 § 1 amended, 1912, 459. (See 1913, 305.) R. L. 167.
340 Repeal and substitute, 1908, 590 §§ 56, 57, 69; 1912, 70. (See 1907,
417.) R. L. 113.
343 § 1 amended, 1909, 201. R. L. 27, 106.
344 Amended, 1910, 608. R. L. 19.
351 Superseded, 1912, 623 § 30. (See 1913, 369.) R. L. 114.
354 Superseded, 1909, 468 §§ 17, 18; 1914, 587 §§ 17, 18. R. L. 79.
355 Amended, 1910, 532. R. L. 102.
356 Superseded, 1908, 604 §§ 26, 27. (See 1912, 444; 1913, 468.) R. L.
16.
359 Amended, 1909, 174; 1914, 710. (See 1914, 605.) R. L. 10.
363 See 1908, 133; 1909, 302; 1913, 281. R. L. 212.
364 See 1914, 792. R. L. 75.
365 See 1910, 284. R. L. 104.
366 Amended, 1913, 370. R. L. 214.
367 Superseded, 1909, 490 I § 5; 1910, 333. R. L. 12.
373 § 1 amended, 1911, 562 § 1; 1914, 451. § 2 amended, 1911, 562
§ 4; 1913, 209. § 3 amended, 1911, 562 § 6. § 4 amended, 1911,
562 § 7. (See 1907, 465; 1908, 563; 1909, 393; 1912, 726 § 5;
1913, 610.) R. L. 102, 105.
375 Amended, 1911, 31. R. L. 171.
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Chap. 1907
377 Affected, 1908, 493; 1910, 338; 1913, 178. § 1 amended, 1913, 179.
§ 7 repealed, 1909, 287 § 1. (See 1909, 450; 1910, 338; 1911, 358;
1912, 335.) R. L. 70, 109, 111.
378 Superseded, 1909, 490 II § 20. (See 1908, 299; 1909, 512; 1911, 75.)
R. L. 13.
383 Repealed, 1911, 428. (See 1912, 489; 1914, 288.) R. L. 110, 214.
384 Amended, 1914, 684. R. L. 10.
386 § 1 amended, 1909, 380. (See 1907, 445; 1909' 391.) R. L. 75.
392 § 1 amended, 1911, 635; 1912, 354. (See 1914, 553.) R. L. 111.
394 § 1 amended, 1911, 163. (See 1914, 346, 379, 387.) R. L. 62.
395 Superseded, 1909, 490 III § 41; 1910, 270. R. L. 14.
402 See 1908, 278; 1909, 118. R. L. 12.
408 Superseded, 1909, 534 §§ 24, 31. (See 1907, 494, 580; 1908, 648
§ 3; 1913, 803.) R. L. 47, 52, 54, 102.
410 § 1 superseded, 1908, 150. R. L. 213.
411 See 1908, 286, 465, 637; 1909, 216; 1910, 332; 1912, 187; 1913, 457.
R. L. 46, 160.
413 In part superseded, 1907, 537 § 5. (See 1909, 514 § 89; 1911, 603.)
R. L. 106.
417 See 1910, 370. R. L. 116.
421 See 1909, 504 § 59. R. L. 87.
427 Superseded, 1909, 490 II § 13; 1909, 512. R. L. 13.
428 § 2 amended, 1908, 450. R. L. 112.
429 Repealed, 1907, 560 § 456. R. L. 11.
431 Affected, 1909, 394; 1910, 398. R. L. 111.
432 Superseded, 1909, 504 §§ 57, 58, 107; 1911, 71. R. L. 87.
433 See 1908, 324. R. L. 28.
442 §§ 1, 2 amended, 1908, 541 §§ 1, 2. § 3 amended, 1909, 248; 1910,
266. § 4 revised, 1912, 584. (See 1911, 668.) R. L. 164.
443 See 1909, 49. R. L. 165, 210.
445 See 1909, 391; 1911,613. (See 1914, 647, 792.) R. L. 75, 84.
450 See 1914, 331 §§ 1, 3. R. L. 42.
451 Affected, 1908, 375; 1913, 610. (See 1909, 410; 1911, 561; 1912, 726
§ 5.) R. L. 108.
452 Affected, 1907, 563 § 11; 1909, 490 IV §§ 10, 11. (See 1908, 624.)
R. L. 15.
454 Amended, 1914, 664. (See 1914, 665.) R. L. 19.
458 See 1909, 398; 1910, 459; 1911, 725; 1912, 55, 447. R. L. 19, 106.
463 See 1908, 335, 494; 1910, 143. R. L. 102, 104.
465 § 1 amended, 1908, 563 § 1; 1909, 393 § 1; 1912, 531 § 1. § 2
amended, 1912, 531 § 2. § 4, see 1910, 284; 1911, 619, 656; 1912,
726 § 5. § 5 amended, 1912, 531 § 3. § 6, see 1909, 393 § 1.
§ 13 revised, 1912, 531 § 4. § 14 amended, 1912, 531 § 5. § 15
amended, 1912, 531 § 6. § 17 amended, 1912, 531 § 7. § 18
amended, 1908, 563 § 2. § 24, see 1914, 127 § 2, 649 § 2. § 25,
see 1907, 482; 1908, 479; 1911, 561; 1913, 610 § 5. § 26 amended,
1909, 393 § 2. (See 1914, 467.) § 28 amended, 1909, 393 § 3.
(See 1911, 561 § 3, 619, 656; 1913, 610.) R. L. 105, 108.
1236 Changes ix the
Chap. 1907
466 § 1 superseded, 1908, 178. (See 1908, 469; 1909, 218; 1914, 370.)
R. L. 6, 85, 223.
467 See 1914, 792. R. L. 75.
468 Superseded, 1907, 560 §§ 6, 456. R. L. 11.
471 Affected, 1910, 98. R. L. 119.
472 Amended, 1910, 296. R. L. 119.
473 § 1 amended, 1909, 263 § 1. § 2 affected, 1909, 452. (See 1908, 209
§§ 3, 4, 478; 1911, 474.) R. L. 28, 89.
474 § 1 amended, 1910, 198, 491. (See 1912, 592; 1914, 792.) § 5
amended, 1908, 532 § 1. § 7 revised, 1908, 532 § 2. § 10 amended,
1912, 17. (See 1908, 533; 1909, 414.) R. L. 88.
475 § 1 amended, 1913, 600 § 1. (See 1908, 209; 1909, 394; 1910, 398;
1911, 244, 722; 1914, 262.) § 2, see 1914, 101. R. L. 32, 53.
480 Amended, 1910, 269; 1914, 177. (See 1909, 380, 391; 1913, 670.)
R. L. 75.
482 Repealed, 1911, 561 § 3. (See 1908, 479; 1913, 610 § 5.) R. L. 108.
487 Amended, 1913, 206. R. L. 116.
489 Superseded, 1909, 504 §§ 65, 107. R. L. 87.
490 See 1907, 582 § 34; 1910, 214; 1911, 150. R. L. 68, 69.
494 Superseded, 1909, 534 §§ 19, 31. (See 1907, 580; 1908, 648; 1913,
803.) R. L. 47, 52, 54, 102.
499 Repealed, 1908, 487 § 3. R. L. 104.
503 § 2 superseded, 1909, 514 §§ 94, 103, 145; 1914, 328 § 2. (See 1913,
610 § 2; 1914, 726.) R. L. 104, 106.
504 See 1914, 648. R. L. 92.
517 § 1 amended, 1910, 497 § 1; 1912, 201. (See 1911, 423; 1914, 795
§ 13.) R. L. 100.
520 § 2, see 1914, 662. § 5 superseded, 1914, 662. (See 1907, 555; 1908,
303; 1909, 504 § 8; 1910, 220 § 3; 1913, 745; 1914, 762 § 9.)
R. L. 6, 89.
521 § 1 amended, 1910, 150; 1913, 600 § 2. § 2 amended, 1911, 474.
§ 3 amended, 1911, 242. (See 1908, 591; 1909, 263; 1913, 605;
1914, 404, 430, 431.) R. L. 25, 26, 89, 101.
524 §§ 3, 4 amended, 1909, 177 §§ 1, 2. (See 1914, 284, 397.) R. L. 75.
526 Superseded, 1908, 604 §§ 12, 127-140. R. L. 16.
533 See 1908, 590 § 16; 1909, 491 § 4. R. L. 113.
534 § 2 amended, 1910, 465; 1911, 632; 1912, 256. (See 1908, 195, 469;
1909, 424 § 2; 1913, 592.) § 3 affected, 1909, 310. § 5, see 1914,
452 §§ 1-3. R. L. 62.
535 See 1914, 633. R. L. 62.
537 § 1 superseded, 1914, 792. (See 1910, 523 § 1.) § 2 superseded,
1914, 792. (See 1910, 523 § 2.) §§ 3-5, see 1908, 325 § 3, 329;
1909, 514 §§ 89, 105, 106; 1910, 394, 405 § 1; 1911, 282, 603, 709;
1914, 792 § 5. § 5, see 1911, 603 §§ 1, 4; 1912, 726 § 5; 1914,
792 § 5. § 6 superseded, 1914, 792. (See 1910, 523 § 3.) § 7
superseded, 1914, 792. (See 1910, 405 § 4.) R. L. 75.
539 § 2 amended, 1908, 316. R. L. 109, 110, 214.
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543 Repealed, 1913, 835, § 503. (See 1907, 560 § 166; 1909, 356; 1910,
520.) R. L. 11.
549 See 1907, 553; 1911, 751 11 § 21; 1914, 699 § 3. R. L. 141.
550 § 1 amended, 1913, 704 §1. §4 amended, 1914,205 § 1. §5 amended,
1914, 205 § 2. § 6 amended, 1910, 631. §§ 6-8, see 1914, 782
§ 12. § 7, see 1913, 806. § 9 amended, 1914, 782 § 1. § 12 amended,
1912, 369; 1914, 782 § 2. § 13 amended, 1914, 782 § 3. § 17
amended, 1914, 782 § 4. § 32 amended, 1914, 782 § 5. § 36
amended, 1914, 595. § 38, see 1914, 782 § 6. § 39 superseded,
1914, 782 § 7. § 40 superseded, 1914, 782 § 8. (See 1913, 704
§ 2; 1914,248.) § 43 superseded, 1914, 782 § 9. § 45 amended,
1914, 782 § 10. § 68 amended, 1914, 628. § 75 in part repealed,
1913, 586 § 3. § 105 amended, 1912, 370; 1913, 50. § 111 amended,
1908, 336; 1909, 313. § 128 amended, 1913, 586 § 1. § 132
amended, 1913, 586 § 2. R. L. 104.
553 See 1914, 699 § 3. R. L. 141.
555 See 1908, 303; 1914, 662. R. L. 6.
560 Repealed, 1913, 835 § 503. (See 1907, 579, 581; 1908, 85, 345, 391,
423, 428, 461, 480, 518; 1909, 149, 264, 344, 356, 440, 492; 1910,
44, 55, 110, 147, 182, 200, 246, 520; 1911, 222, 243, 304, 353, 378,
517, 534, 679; 1912, 252, 254, 266, 398, 471, 515, 641; 1913, 286,
431, 679, 686; 1914, 345, 393, 435.) R. L. 11.
561 § 15 amended, 1914, 246. § 11 amended, 1908, 222. § 21 affected,
1914, 246. (See 1907, 576.) R. L. 113, 118.
563 In part superseded, 1909, 490 IV, 527; 1911, 191; 1912, 678; 1913,
689; 1914, 462. (See 1908, 550 § 4.) § 1 amended, 1909, 268
§ 1, 527 § 1; 1912, 678 § 1; 1913, 498. § 2 amended, 1912, 678
§ 2. § 3 in part repealed, 1912, 678 § 2. § 4 amended, 1909, 527
§ 2. (See 1914, 699 § 6.) § 5, see 1909, 527 § 9. § 6 amended,
1909, 527 § 3; 1913, 689. (See 1910, 440; 1911, 191; 1914, 462.)
§ 7 amended, 1909, 527 § 4. § 12, see 1912, 360. § 13 amended,
1909, 527 § 5. (See 1910, 440.) § 14 amended, 1908, 268; 1909,
527 § 6. §§ 15, 16 in part repealed, 1912, 678 § 2. § 16 revised,
1909, 527 § 7. § 19, see 1914, 462. §§ 20, 21, 24, see 1909, 266
§ 1; 1914, 462. § 23, see 1911, 191. § 25 in part repealed, 1909,
527 § 8; amended, 1914, 563. § 26 in part repealed, 1908, 104 § 2.
(See 1908, 624; 1909, 527 § 8; 1912, 678 § 3.) R. L. 14, 15.
564 §§ 1, 2 superseded, 1909, 490 III §§ 1, 2. § 2 amended, 1909, 430
§ 1; 1913, 792. (See 1907, 586; 1912, 543.) R. L. 14.
570 Superseded, 1909, 514 § 37; 1911, 494 § 1; 1914, 623. R. L. 106.
571 § 1 amended, 1912, 192. (See 1908, 208.) R. L. 65.
576 § 2, see 1909, 514 § 30. § 3, see 1910, 559 § 1. § 4, see 1908, 195,
469; 1911, 493. § 5 amended, 1911, 292; 1912, 149, 407. § 6
amended, 1911, 329. § 6 d seq., see 1910, 619 §§ 8-10; 1913,
474 §3. § 7, see 1910, 493 § 7. § 8, see 1911, 339. § 11 amended,
1911, 54, 315; 1912, 74. (See 1908, 151; 1911, 493; 1912, 162;
1914, 505, 661.) § 15 amended, 1911, 429 § 4. § 17 amended,
1238 Changes in the
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1911, 51. § 19, see 1909, 267, 490 I § 41 ; 1914, 661. § 20 amended,
1909, 345; 1914, 448 § 1. (See 1914, 661.) §§ 23, 24, see 1912,
139. § 26 amended, 1908, 473. (See 4914, 338.) § 27 amended,
1913, 613. § 29, see 1911, 361. § 32 amended, 1908, 248, 509;
1910, 499 § 1; 1913, 174, 334; 1914, 426; affected, 1908, 511,
543; 1909, 192; 1911, 251. CI. 2, see 1908, 511 § 3; 1910, 185.
Cls. 2, 7, 8 amended, 1913, 541. CI. 5 affected, 1908, 646; 1910,
493; amended, 1913, 334. (See 1911, 751 IV, V § 3; 1914, 464.)
CI. 7 revised, 1913, 235. §§ 32-35, see 1912, 139. § 33, see 1908,
163; 1914, 661. § 34 amended, 1908, 81; 1909, 488; 1910, 499
§ 2; 1911, 205; 1912, 524; 1913, 489. (See 1911, 251; 1912, 139;
1914, 464.) § 34a, see 1910, 493. § 35, see 1909, 294, 407, 514
§30; 1910,339; 1911,111,628. § 36, see 1910, 171. § 37 amended,
1909, 92, 95; 1910, 375. (See 1914, 505.) § 39 amended, 1912,
396. (See 1914, 661.) § 40, see 1914, 661. § 42 et seq., see 1914,
642. § 42 amended, 1912, 403. § 44 amended, 1908, 471. § 46
repealed, 1909, 390 § 2. § 47 revised, 1908, 482; 1909, 390 § 1;
1910, 463. § 50 revised, 1913, 343. § 57 et seq., see 1911, 493.
§ 59, see 1910, 552 § 2. § 60 amended, 1911, 406. (See 1910, 489,
552.) § 60 et seq., see 1913, 535, 625. § 61 revised, 1912, 330.
(See 1909, 256; 1911, 344.) § 66, see 1912, 119, 623. §§ 66, 68,
see 1909, 490 III §§ 26-36, 491 § 4. § 69 amended, 1910, 256.
§ 73 amended, 1909, 242. § 74 amended, 1909, 467. § 75, see
1910, 493; 1912, 119. § 80 amended, 1908, 166; 1910, 366; ex-
tended, 1911, 361. §§ 80, 81, see 1908, 436. § 83, see 1914, 626.
§ 84 amended, 1909, 415; 1913, 247. (See 1914, 626.) § 88
amended, 1908, 165. § 89 amended, 1914, 448 § 2. (See 1914,
626.) § 92 revised, 1911, 429 § 1. (See 1914, 661.) § 93 amended,
1908, 170; 1911, 429 § 1. (See 1914, 626, 661.) § 95 revised,
1911, 429 § 3; 1913, 181. (See 1913, 510.) § 100, see 1911, 628
§ 4. § 101 affected, 1912, 162. (See 1914, 505, 661.) § 110, see
1914, 661. § 121 amended, 1910, 426. § 177 amended, 1912,
446 § 1. R. L. 118, 119.
577 Superseded, 1909, 514 §§ 52, 145. (See 1908, 126, 273, 333, 343,
385.) R. L. 98, 106.
578 Superseded, 1909, 490 III § 56. R. L. 14.
579 Repealed, 1913, 835 § 503. R. L. 11.
580 Repeal and substitute, 1909, 534. (See 1908, 642, 648; 1913, 803;
1914, 190, 420.) R. L. 47, 52, 54, 102.
.581 Repealed, 1913, 835 § 503. (See 1908, 483; 1910, 55; 1911, 422, 679.)
R. L. 11.
582 § 18, see 1909, 227; 1912, 649; 1913, 228. R. L. 69, 173.
584 § 10 superseded, 1909, 329. R. L. 52, 102.
586 Superseded, 1909, 490 III §§ 72-79. (See 1908, 194, 615; 1909, 440
§ 2.) R. L. 14.
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Statutes of 1908.
Chap.
81 Amended, 1909, 488; 1910, 499 § 2; 1911, 205; 1912, 524; 1913, 489.
(See 1911, 251; 1912, 139.) R. L. 118.
83 Repealed, 1913, 835 § 503. R. L. 11.
85 Repealed, 1913, 835 § 503. R. L. 11.
98 See 1914, 795. R. L. 32.
99 § 1 superseded, 1909, 490 11 § 32. § 2 superseded, 1909, 490 II § 85.
R. L. 13.
104 See 1909, 180; 1911, 456; 1912, 154, 264, 310. R. L. 212.
110 § 1 amended, 1909, 166. § 2 amended, 1913, 211. R. L. 164.
116 Amended, 1908, 505. (See 1911, 389.) R. L. 116, 145.
120 Superseded, 1909, 490 I § 6; 1914,598 § 26. (See 1909, 187.) R. L.
12.
121 Amended, 1911, 736 § 5. R. L. 151.
126 Amended, 1908, 273; 1911, 328; 1914, 757. (See 1908, 333, 343,
385; 1909, 423 § 5; 1910, 327.) R. L. 98.
127 See 1912, 649 § 1.
133 Seel909, 302; 1913, 281. R. L. 212.
149 See 1909, 160; 1910, 273. R. L. 127.
163 See 1914, 742 §§ 58, 199. R. L. 109, 121.
166. Amended, 1910, 366; extended, 1911, 361; 1912, 52. R. L. 118.
169 Amended, 1910, 87. R. L. 102.
170 See 1914, 626. R. L. 118.
173 See 1908, 443; 1909, 50, 147; 1910, 80; 1911, 667; 1912, 109, 142.
R. L. 9.
177 See 1908, 516; 1909, 236; 1911, 212; 1912, 317; 1913, 716. R. L.
173.
178 See 1908, 469; 1909, 218; 1910, 488; 1912, 145; 1914, 370. R. L. 6.
179 Amended, 1910, 540 § 1. R. L. 158, 164.
181 Amended, 1910, 524. (See 1911, 247; 1912, 368 § 3.) R. L. 42.
182 Amended, 1910, 629; 1911, 391. R. L. 102.
185 See 1914, 577. R. L. 108.
191 Extended, 1912, 462. R. L. 160.
193 Superseded, 1909, 490 1 § 11. (See 1911, 135 § 3.) R. L. 12.
194 Superseded, 1909, 490 III §§ 72, 79. (See 1908, 615; 1909, 440 § 2.)
R. L. 14.
205 § 2 amended, 1909, 424 § 1. R. L. 57.
208 See 1912, 192. R. L. 65.
209 § 1 revised, 1911, 244 § 1; 1912, 419 § 2. (See 1914, 795 § 13.) § 4
revised, 1911, 244 § 2; 1912, 419 § 3. § 5 revised, 1911, 244 § 3.
(See 1909, 394; 1910, 398; 1911, 722.) R. L. 28, 32.
210 § 1 amended, 1909, 332. R. L. 19, 106.
217 Superseded, 1909, 514 §§ 27, 145. (See 1910, 445.) R. L. 106.
219 Repealed, 1908, 382 § 2. (See 1914, 742 §§ 91, 199.) R. L. 110.
220 See 1909, 490 III § 68, 517. R. L. 14.
221 Repealed, 1913, 655 § 61. (See 1913, 610 § 2.) R. L. 104, 108.
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226 Superseded, 1909, 490 III § 76. R. L. 13.
228 Superseded, 1909, 514 §§ 26, 145. R. L. 106.
229 See 1909, 60; 1913, 464. R. L. 2, 206.
230 See 1914, 571. R. L. 222.
231 Amended, 1913, 791. (See 1909, 248; 1910, 266.) R. L. 164.
233 See 1914, 742 §§ 197, 199. R. L. 122.
237 §§ 18-40, see 1910, 214. R. L. 68, 69.
238 See 1908, 525' § 3; 1911, 289; 1912, 283. R. L. 75, 76.
243 See 1914, 742 §§ 197, 199. R. L. 121.
245 § 3 amended, 1912, 500; 1914, 424. R. L. 89, 92.
247 Superseded, 1909, 490 II § 82. R. L. 13.
248 Amended, 1910, 499 § 1; 1913, 334. (See 1908, 509; 1911, 251;
1912, 139; 1914, 464.) R. L. 118. •
250 See 1908, 464, 594; 1909, 136, 148. R. L. 21, 27.
263 See 1909, 534 § 17; 1913, 803. R. L. 25, 26, 52.
266 See 1910, 518; 1911, 442. R. L. 112.
268 Superseded, 1909, 527 § 6. (See 1908, 550; 1909, 490 IV § 14; 1912,
678; 1913, 498.) R. L. 14, 15.
269 § 2 amended, 1912, 442 § 2. R. L. 87.
270 Repealed, 1909, 403; 1910, 177. R. L. 91.
273 Amended, 1911, 328; 1914, 757. (See 1908, 333, 343, 354, 385; 1909,
423 § 5; 1910, 327.) R. L. 98.
278 Extended, 1909, 118. R. L. 112.
281 Repealed, 1913, 413 § 4. R. L. 100.
284 Superseded, 1910, 564; 1911, 172. R. L. 92.
286 See 1908, 465, 637; 1909, 216; 1910, 332; 1912, 187; 1913, 457, 471.
R. L. 46, 160.
288 Superseded, 1910, 645. (See 1905, 370 § 2; 1910, 555 § 3.) R. L.
201.
289 See 1912, 672. R. L. 160.
294 § 2 superseded, 1909, 301; 1911, 377. R. L. 76.
295 See 1909, 256. R. L. 149.
296 Affected, 1910, 363. § 2 amended, 1910, 321. (See 1908, 297.)
R. L. 47, 53.
299 Superseded, 1909, 490 II § 20. (See 1909, 512; 1911, 75.) R. L. 13.
300 § 1 amended, 1909, 326. R. L. 109, 110.
303 See 1914, 662. R. L. 6.
304 Amended, 1910, 219 § 1. R. L. 57.
305 Amended, 1903, 324. (See 1910, 166; 1912, 221.) R. L. 51.
306 Superseded, 1909, 514 §§ 8, 9, 145. (See 1908, 462 § 5; 1909, 371
I 6.) R. L. 106, 107.
307 Repealed, 1910, 387 § 11. (See 1908, 525; 1909, 375; 1910, 271,
416; 1911, 289, 341; 1913, 705.) R. L. 75, 213.
308 See 1914, 478. R. L. 22, 35. '
314 Amended, 1908, 387 § 2. (See 1909, 490 I §§ 57, 60, 62; 1912, 222,
312; 1913, 694.) R. L. 12, 14.
315 Superseded, 1908, 604 § 90. R. L. 16.
317 Superseded, 1908, 604 § 174. R. L. 16.
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318 Superseded, 1909, 490 III § 59; 528 § 1. R. L. 14.
323 See 1914, 532. R. L. 160.
325 Affected, 1910, 543. (See 1909, 514 § 85; 1914, 792.) § 3, see
1912, 726 § 5. (See 1914, 792.) R. L. 106.
327 Increase, 1912, 353. R. L. 164.
328 Affected, 1914, 663. R. L. 164.
329 Amended, 1909, 474. (See 1914, 792 § 5.) § 2, see 1912, 726 § 5;
1914, 792 § 5. (See 1908, 411; 1909, 471, 474, 476; 1911, 297;
1912, 248; 1914, 792.) R. L. 56, 75.
333 See 1908, 343, 354, 385; 1909, 423 § 5; 1910, 327. R. L. 98, 106.
335 Repealed, 1913, 655 § 61. (See 1908, 385; 1910, 143; 1913, 610 § 2.)
R. L. 102, 104, 108.
336 Amended, 1909, 313. (See 1914, 795 § 13.) R. L. 104.
341 § 1 amended, 1911, 350. (See 1914, 742 § 98.) §§ 2, 4 superseded,
1914, 742 §§ 98, 199. R. L. 27.
342 Superseded, 1910, 421 § 2. R. L. 10.
343 See 1908, 354, 385; 1909, 423 § 5; 1910, 327; 1914, 757. R. L. 98,
106.
344 Superseded, 1908, 604 § 16. R. L. 16.
345 Repealed, 1913, 835 § 503. R. L. 11.
348 Revised, 1913, 339. R. L. 160.
349 Repealed, 1912, 174. R. L. 21.
350 § 1 amended, 1911, 548 § 2. § 2 amended, 1908, 583. (See 1912,
391.) R. L. 211, 214.
354 Superseded, 1908, 604 § 170. (See 1909, 423 § 5.) R. L. 16, 98, 106.
356 § 1 amended, 1910, 330; 1914, 450. R. L. 49.
358 § 2 superseded, 1909, 230. R. L. 165.
365 Amended, 1910, 273. R. L. 204.
371 Superseded, 1908, 604 § 174. R. L. 16.
372 § 1 repealed, 1914, 527. (See 1911, 214.) § 2 amended, 1909, 429.
(See 1908, 542; 1911, 486.) R. L. 111.
377 Superseded, 1913, 529; 1914, 453. (See 1909, 396; 1910, 545; 1912,
388, 438.) R. L. 92.
378 See 1911, 143, 297 § 6. R. L. 90.
380 Superseded, 1909, 514 §§ 141, 145. (See 1908, 457; 1909, 363;
1911, 751 I § 4.) R. L. 106.
382 See 1914, 742 §§ 91, 199. R. L. 110.
385 § 1 amended, 1909, 189. (See 1910, 143.) R. L. 98, 102.
386 See 1913, 259; 1914, 792. R. L. 212.
387 Superseded, 1909, 490 I §§ 56, 57. (See 1912, 312 § 1; 1913, 694.)
R. L. 12.
389 Repealed, 1913, 655 § 61. (See 1909, 354; 1912, 726 § 5; 1913, 610
§ 2.) R. L. 108.
390 § 1 amended, 1911, 486 §§ 1, 2. § 2 amended, 1914, IS. R. L. 111.
391 Repealed, 1913, 835 § 503. R. L. 11.
402 Repeal and substitute, 1911, 614. (See 1908, 484; 1909, 262, 325;
1910, 319, 614; 1911, 235; 1912, 379.) R. L. 92, 102.
405 Superseded, 1909, 468 § 4. R. L. 79.
1242 • Changes in the
Chap. 1908
411 § 1 amended, 1912, 448; 1914, 627. (See 1910, 590.) R. L. 56.
413 Superseded, 1911, 118; 1914, 120. (See 1909, 466; 1910, 533; 1911,
172.) R. L. 92.
418 Amended, 1913, 726. (See 1912, 649 § 10; 1913, 446.) R. L. 160.
420 Superseded, 1909, 514 §§ 127, 145. (See 1908, 553.) R. L. 106.
422 Amended, 1914, 291 § 2, 336. R. L. 9.
423 Repealed, 1913, 835 § 503. R. L. 11.
425 Repealed, 1913, 835 § 503. R. L. 11.
427 Amended, 1911, 537. (See 1911, 375; 1913, 396; 1914, 556.) R. L.
39, 42.
428 Repealed, 1913, 835 § 503. R. L. 11.
433 Superseded, 1909, 490 III § 5. (See 1912, 272.) R. L. 14.
434 § 1 amended, 1912, 71; 1914, 45. Repealed in part, 1914, 370
§ 3. (See 1912, 352.) R. L. 6.
435 See 1913, 761. R. L. 56, 75.
440 Amended, 1913, 612 § 2. (See 1909, 434; 1911, 8.) R. L. 160, 217.
441 Superseded, 1911, 356 § 5; 1912, 270. (See 1909, 272; 1910, 365;
1911, 236 § 2; 1914, 79.) R. L. 92.
443 See 1909, 50, 147; 1910, 80; 1912, 109; 1913, 392. R. L. 9.
452 In part superseded, 1909, 289. R. L. 25.
454 AflFected, 1911, 503. (See 1912, 651; 1913, 709.) R. L. 56, 214.
457 Superseded, 1909, 514 §§ 129, 130, 145. R. L. 106.
459 §§ 1, 2 amended, 1910, 429 §§ 1, 2; 1914, 91. (See 1911, 186.)
R. L. 89.
460 Repealed, 1909, 436 § 4. R. L. 89.
461 Repealed, 1913, 835 § 503. R. L. 11.
462 Superseded, 1909, 371 §§ 1-3. (See 1908, 481, 485.) R. L. 107.
463 See 1911, 628 § 33. R. L. 118, 119.
464 § 1 superseded, 1909, 490 I § 5 [15]. (See 1908, 594; 1909, 136.)
R. L. 12, 21, 27.
465 See 1908, 637; 1909, 216; 1911, 8; 1912, 187. R. L. 217.
467 See 1909, 534 § 17. R. L. 25, 52.
468 See 1909, 490 III § 40, cl. 3; 1912, 124. R. L. 14.
469 Amended, 1912, 66; 1914, 615. (See 1914, 589.) R. L. 7.
474 Amended, 1912, 61. (See 1912, 185.) R. L. 9.
476 Superseded, 1911, 210, 625. R. L. 25, 26.
477 §§ 1-3 superseded, 1909, 309. (See 1914, 401.) R. L. 92.
478 § 1 amended, 1909, 214. (See 1909, 452; 1912, 577; 1914, 598 §§ 17,
18, 720.) R. L. 89.
479 Amended, 1911, 561 § 5; 1913, 610 § 5. R. L. 108.
480 Repealed, 1913, 835 § 503. (See 1909, 440 § 2.) R. L. 11, 12.
481 Superseded, 1909, 371 §§ 2, 10. R. L. 107.
482 Amended, 1909, 390 § 1; 1910, 463. R. L. 118.
483 Repealed, 1913, 835 § 503. (See 1910, 55; 1911, 422, 679 § 7; 1912,
229.) R. L. 11.
484 Repeal and substitute, 1911, 614. (See 1909, 325; 1910, 319, 614;
1911, 235; 1912, 379.) R. L. 92, 102.
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485 Superseded, 1909, 514 §§ 2-7, 145; 1911, 158. (See 1909, 371 § 1.)
R. L. 106, 107.
486 Superseded, 1914, 742 §§ 114, 199. R. L. 34.
487 Repealed, 1913, 655 § 61. (See 1909, 514 § 105; 1913, 610.) R. L.
106, 108.
488 § 2, see 1910, 548; 1911, 614, 722. R. L. 91.
489 Superseded, 1909, 514 §§ 136-138, 145. (See 1909, 211; 1914, 792.)
R. L. 106.
493 See 1910, 338; 1911, 358; 1912, 335; 1913, 178, 179. R. L. 70, 111,
114.
496 See 1908, 508. R. L. 5.
498 In part repealed, 1913, 832 § 16. (See 1913, 832 § 15.) R. L. 42.
499 § 1 amended, 1911, 135 § 1. § 2 amended, 1911, 135 § 2. § 5
amended, 1911, 135 § 3. (See 1909, 243, 490 I §§ 10, 11.) R. L.
12, 75.
502 Amended, 1910, 223 § 1; 1913, 452. (See 1910, 284; 1911, 477;
1914, 795 §§ 3, 6.) R. L. 32, 102.
505 See 1911, 389. R. L. 116.
507 § 1 amended, 1914, 159. R. L. 4.
509 Amended, 1908, 543; 1910, 499 § 1; 1913, 541. (See 1908, 511 ; 1909,
192; 1911, 251; 1912, 139, 311; 1913, 235, 334.) R. L. 118.
510 § 1 amended, 1913, 246. § 2 amended, 1908, 621. R. L. 138.
511 §§ 1-3 revised, 1912, 401 §§ 1-3. (See 1910, 185.) R. L. 118.
513 See 1910, 508; 1912, 223. R. L. 25, 28.
515 § 1 amended, 1912, 608 § 5. R. L. 90.
516 See 1909, 236; 1911, 212; 1912, 317; 1913, 716. R. L. 173.
518 Repealed, 1913, 835 § 503. R. L. 11.
520 Affected, 1909, 342. (See 1909, 490 III §§ 37, 38; 1910, 399; 1911,
148, 389; 1912, 54, 90.) § 8 superseded, 1910, 377; 1914, 422.
(See 1914, 537 § 1.) §§ 8-10, see 1914, 537 § 1. § 11, see 1912,
128. § 12 superseded, 1909, 490 III § 37. § 13, see 1914, 537 § 2.
§§ 13, 14, see 1912, 70; 1914, 661. § 15, see 1914, 504 § 3. R. L.
14, 116.
525 § 1, see 1909, 375. § 2 revised, 1913, 720 § 1. § 3 amended, 1910,
172 § 1. (See 1910, 271, 387, 416; 1912, 263, 283.) R. L. 76, 100.
528 See 1911, 70; 1913, 257. R. L. 167.
529 Superseded, 1914, 742 §§ 56, 165-171, 199. (See 1909, 316, 477;
1910, 124, 374; 1911, 349.) R. L. 121, 122.
530 § 1 amended, 1910, 567. (See 1912, 566 § 6.) R. L. 42, 112.
531 See 1911, 218; 1914, 795 § 6. § 1 affected, 1911, 266 § 1. (See
1910, 495.) § 4 affected, 1911, 266 § 4. R. L. 56, 57, 75.
534 See 1909, 477; 1910, 374; 1911, 349; 1914, 742 §§ 35, 39, 199. R. L.
121.
536 Repealed, 1913, 317 § 3. (See 1914, 742 §§ 135, 178, 199.) R. L.
121.
537 See 1909, 423 § 5; 1910, 327. R. L. 98.
539 See 1910, 400. R. L. 26, 91.
1244 Changes in the
Chap. 1908
542 § 1 amended, 1909, 47 § 1. R. L. Ill, 112.
543 Affected, 1910, 499 § 1. (See 1909, 192; 1912, 139.) R. L. 118.
547 Superseded, 1909, 514 §§ 55, 145. (See 1914, 623.) R. L. 106, 224.
550 Superseded, 1909, 490 III §§ 2, 5-7. (See 1909, 440 § 2, 517, 527;
1913, 792.) R. L. 14, 15.
551 § 15 amended, 1909, 383. R. L. 112.
553 Superseded, 1909, 514 § 143. (See 1909, 363.) R. L. 106, 111.
555 Amended, 1913, 797. Affected, 1909, 292. (See 1909, 391.) R. L.
81, 85.
561 Amended, 1910, 66 § 1; 1912, 522; 1913, 717, 718. R. L. 5.
563 § 1 amended, 1909, 393 § 1; 1912, 531 § 1. (See 1912, 726 § 5; 1913,
610.) R. L. 105.
565 Repeal and substitute, 1914, 791. (See 1908, 566; 1909, 281; 1911,
48, 440; 1913, 610 § 2; 1914, 196.) R. L. 104.
566 Repeal and substitute, 1914, 791. (See 1909, 281; 1911, 48, 440;
1912, 182; 1913, 610 § 2; 1914, 196.) R. L. 102, 104.
570 See 1909, 405; 1910, 114. R. L. 56, 75.
572 §§ 1^ repealed, 1911, 471 § 11. (See 1909, 457, 540; 1910, 282;
1911, 466; 1912, 80; 1913, 295; 1914, 391.) R. L. 39, 42, 86.
583 Seel911, 548; 1912, 391. R. L. 211, 214.
589 § 5 superseded, 1909, 490 I § 53. R. L. 12.
590 §§ 1-8, see 1909, 399, 491 § 5; 1911, 81. § 3 amended, 1912, 516;
1913, 294. § 4 amended, 1909, 491 § 2. (See 1911, 148.) § 5
amended, 1909, 491 § 3; 1910, 622 § 1; 1912, 173. (See 1912, 128,
623; 1914, 537 § 2.) § 6, see 1914, 537 § 2. § 8 amended, 1910,
622 § 2. §§ 9-11 superseded, 1910, 399. § 12 amended, 1910,
622 § 3. § 13 amended, 1912, 97. (See 1914, 537 § 2, 661.) § 14,
see 1914, 661. § 15 revised, 1910, 393. § 16 amended, 1909,
491 § 4; 1914, 610. (See 1910, 343.) § 17 amended, 1914, 470.
(See 1909, 419 § 4; 1910, 281.) § 25 amended, 1909, 491 § 5.
§ 28 amended, 1910, 622 § 4. § 29 amended, 1910, 622 § 5. § 30
amended, 1910, 622 § 6; 1912, 357. § 32 revised, 1910, 622 § 7.
(See 1912, 629 § 1.) § 34 amended, 1910, 622 § 8. § 35, see 1912,
623 § 8. § 36 amended, 1911, 211. §§ 37-39, see 1914, 661.
§ 40 superseded, 1909, 491 § 6; 1912, 171. § 42 repealed, 1910,
622 § 9. § 46 amended, 1909, 491 § 7. (See 1911, 228, 337.)
§§ 55, 56, see 1913, 130. § 57 amended, 1912, 70. In part re-
pealed, 1913, 130. § 58 extended, 1912, 122. §§ 64, 65, see 1911,
228. § 68 amended, 1909, 491 § 8; 1910, 622 § 10; 1912, 580;
1913, 291. (See 1912, 128.) CI. 8 amended, 1909, 491 § 8; 1910,
358. CI. 9, see 1910, 281. R. L. 113, 116, 162.
591 Affected, 1909, 263; 1911, 474. (See 1910, 150; 1913, 600, 605;
1914, 404.) R. L. 28, 89;
594 See 1909, 136, 148, 490 I § 5 [15]; 1910, 379; 1914, 83. R. L. 21, 27.
595 See 1910, 255. R. L. 66, 96.
597 § 2 amended, 1911, 294; 1912, 512 § 1. § 4, see 1912, 79, 387. R. L. 6.
601 § 1 amended, 1911, 673. R. L. 222, 223.
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Chap. 1908
(304 § 12 superseded, 1914, 460. (See 1909, 300; 1911, 633; 1912, 720
§ 1; 1914, 758.) § 13, see 1909, 300. § 14 amended, 1910,
348 § 1; 1912, 593; 1913, 710. § 18 amended, 1912, 365 § 1.
§ 20 revised, 1912, 720 § 2. (See 1909, 298; 1910, 228; 1911, 145,
326, 633; 1912, 365 § 2; 1914, 758.) § 21 repealed, 1912, 365 § 4.
§ 22 superseded, 1914, 718 § 1. (See 1911, 670; 1912, 506; 1914,
362.) § 23, see 1914, 161. §§ 27-28, see 1914, 161. § 30, see
1914, 161, 758. § 39 amended, 1910, 348 § 2; 1911, 747; 1913, 733.
(See 1913, 268.) § 41 amended, 1911, 298. (See 1911, 326.) §42
amended, 1910, 299; 1912, 268; 1914, 715. (See 1911, 449; 1914,
788 § 3.) §§ 61-70 superseded, 1912, 464. (See 1912, 138.)
§§ 71-73, see 1912, 444 § 1, 464 § 4. § 79 repealed, 1909, 167
§ 1. § 81 affected, 1911, 449. § 83 superseded, 1914, 376. § 90,
see Res. 1910, 28. § 91 revised, 1912, 444 § 1. § 92 amended,
1912, 444 § 2. (See 1913, 468.) §§ 93, 94, see 1911, 449. § 96
revised, 1912, 441. (See 1913, 468.) § 103 revised, 1912, 87.
§ 106 amended, 1912, 67. • § 107 amended, 1911, 554. (See 1914,
758.) § 110 repealed, 1913, 321. § 124 amended, 1912, 142.
§ 133 amended, 1909, 323; 1912, 665; 1913, 812 § 1. (See 1914,
751, 752.) § 134 amended, 1913, 812 § 2. § 137 amended, 1913,
812 § 3. § 140 amended, 1914, 752. (See 1914, 196.) Affected,
1914, 751. §§ 141, 142, see 1910, 227; 1913, 530. § 149 repealed,
1912, 116. §§ 151, 152, see 1910, 227, 283; 1913, 530. § 152
affected, 1912, 117. § 158 amended, 1911, 642 § 1. § 160, see
1910, 227. § 162 revised, 1911, 594 § 1. (See 1911, 594 § 2; 1914,
380.) § 166, see 1912, 147. § 173 affected, 1909, 298; 1911, 514;
amended, 1913, 532; 1914, 350. § 174 amended, 1911, 642 § 2;
1912, 399; 1913, 664. (See 1909, 280; 1910, 227; 1914, 758 § 1.)
§ 175, see 1910, 283. § 176 amended, 1910, 225; 1912, 568. (See
1913, 530.) § 177 amended, 1914, 481. § 182 revised, 1912, 519.
§ 198 amended, 1909, 170; 1914, 380. § 200 amended, 1912, 58.
§§ 201, 202, see 1913, 268. § 206 affected, 1909, 300. § 207, see
1910, 283. R. L. 16.
605 Superseded, 1911, 727; 1912, 675. (See 1909, 278, 317, 419, 514
§§ 121-126; 1910, 563; 1914, 437.) R. L. 102, 106, 189.
613 §§ 1, 2, 4 superseded, 1909, 504 §§ 1, 107. (See 1909, 504 § 14.)
R. L. 87.
614 Superseded, 1909, 490 III § 64. (See 1909, 440 § 2.) R. L. 14.
615 See 1909, 490 III §§ 72-79. R. L. 14.
617 Superseded, 1914, 742, §§ 159, 160, 199. R. L. 121.
620 See 1912, 725 I § 6, II §§ 4, 5; 1914, 671. R. L. Ill, 112.
621 See 1913, 246. R. L. 138.
624 See 1909, 490 IV § 20; 1911, 191; 1912, 234. R. L. 15.
629 Superseded, 1909, 504 §§ 1, 107. R. L. 87.
636 § 1 amended, 1909, 369. (See 1909, 485.) R. L. Ill, 112.
637 § 1 amended, 1909, 216. (See 1910, 332; 1911, 8; 1912, 187.) R. L.
217.
1246 Changes in the
Chap. 1908
639 See 1909, 472, 489; 1911, 471; 1914, 128, 207. R. L. 42, 86.
642 Superseded, 1909, 534 §§ 30, 31. (See 1913, 803.) R. L. 47, 52, 102.
645 Superseded, 1909, 514 §§ 48, 145. R. L. 106.
648 Repeal and substitute, 1909, 534. (See 1913, 803; 1914, 190, 420.)
R. L. 47, 52, 54, 102.
650 Superseded, 1909, 514 §§ 112, 145. R. L. 106.
Statutes of 1909.
50 See 1909, 147; 1910, 80; 1911, 667; 1912, 109. R. L. 9.
60 See 1909, 229; Res. 1911, 5. R. L. 2, 42.
94 Superseded, 1913, 336. R. L. 6.
116 See 1909, 183. R. L. 159.
131 See 1912, 726 § 5; 1913, 610. R. L. 105.
133 Amended, 1912, 260; 1913, 240; 1914, 209, 276. R. L. 124.
136 See 1909, 148; 1912, 377. R. L. 6, 27.
147 See 1910, 80; 1911, 667; 1912, 109, 142; 1913, 392. R. L. 9.
148 Repealed, 1910, 137. R. L. 6.
149 Repealed, 1913, 835 § 503. R. L. 11.
160 See 1910, 273. R. L. 204.
170 Amended, 1914, 380. R. L. 16.
173 Superseded, 1914, 742 §§ 108, 199. R. L. 34.
174 Amende4, 1914, 710. (See 1914, 605.) R. L. 10.
177 See 1914, 284, 397. R. L. 75.
180 Superseded, 1911, 456 § 1; 1912, 310; 1914, 520. (See 1912, 264.)
R L 83 153 220
181 Affected, 1912, 165. ' (See 1911, 175; 1914, 272.) R. L. 83, 86.
186 Amended, 1913, 38. R. L. 204.
187 See 1914, 598. R. L. 12.
192 See 1909, 488; 1910, 499; 1912, 139. R. L. 118.
194 See 1911, 374. R. L. 91.
204 Superseded, 1910, 645. (See 1910, 555 § 3.) R. L. 201.
206 Repealed, 1913, 815 § 9. (See 1909, 225; 1911, 593; 1912, 276.)
R. L. 173.
211 Superseded, 1909, 514 §§ 139, 145. R. L. 106.
213 Repealed, 1913, 835 § 503. R. L. 11.
214 See 1912, 577; 1914, 720. R. L. 89.
216 See 1910, 275; 1911, 8; 1912, 187. R. L. 217.
218 Repealed, 1914, 370 § 3. (See 1910, 488; 1912, 145.) R. L. 6.
219 § 2 amended, 1911, 473 § 2. (See 1912, 232.) R. L. 160.
225 Repealed, 1913, 815 § 9. (See 1911, 593; 1912, 276.) R. L. 173.
227 Superseded, 1913, 228. (See 1912, 649 § 1.) R. L. 173.
229 Superseded, 1911, 232. R. L. 42.
233 See 1914, 745. R. L. 111.
235 See 1911, 150. R. L. 168.
236 See 1911, 212, 501; 1912, 317; 1913, 716. R. L. 173.
237 See 1911, 150. R. L. 197.
243 See 1909, 490 I §§ 10, 11; 1911, 135 § 3; 1914, 629. R. L. 12, 25, 26.
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Chap. 1909
248 See 1910, 266. R. L. 164.
250 See 1913, 73. R. L. 75, 84.
256 Superseded, 1912, 330. (See 1911, 344.) R. L. 118.
259 Superseded, 1909, 490 II § 45; 1912, 390. R. L. 13.
262 Repeal and substitute, 1911, 614. (See 1909, 325; 1910, 319, 614-
1911, 235; 1912, 379.) R. L. 92, 102.
263 See 1909, 452; 1910, 150; 1911, 474; 1914, 340, 341. R. L. 28, 89.
264 Repealed, 1913, 835 § 503. R. L. 11.
266 Affected, 1910, 440. (See 1909, 268, 490 IV § 24; 1911, 191; 1912,
360.) R. L. 15.
267 § 1, see 1909, 490 III § 40; 1911, 379; 1912, 124. § 2 amended, 1909,
439 § 2. (See 1909, 490 III § 34.) R. L. 14.
268 Superseded, 1909, 517 § 1; 1912, 678 § 1; 1913, 498. (See 1909,
490 IV § 1; 1911, 191; 1914, 462.) R. L. 15.
271 § 1 amended, 1910, 373. R. L. 22.
272 Superseded, 1911, 356; 1912, 270. (See 1910, 365; 1911, 236; 1914,
79.) R. L. 92.
273 § 2 superseded, 1912, 443. R. L. 24.
274 See 1909, 504 §§ 14, 69, 105, 106; 1910, 345. R. L. 87, 219, 225.
276 See 1910, 439. R. L. 7.
278 See 1911, 727. R. L. 119.
281 Repeal and substitute, 1914, 791 § 16. (See 1911, 48, 440; 1912,
182; 1914, 196.) R. L. 104, 108.
283 Superseded, 1912, 333. R. L. 21.
287 § 2 amended, 1909, 450; 1913, 245. (See 1910, 338; 1911, 338; 1912,
335; 1913, 178.) R. L. 70, 109.
291 See 1912, 63. R. L. 91.
294 See 1909, 407; 1910, 339; 1911, 111; 1912, 196. R. L. 119.
295 See 1914, 370 § 2. R. L. 225.
298 Superseded, 1912, 720 § 2. (See 1911, 145, 326, 623; 1912, 365 § 2.)
R. L. 16.
301 Amended, 1911, 377. R. L. 76.
302 See 1913, 281. R. L. 212.
303 See 1912, 380. R. L. 223.
309 See 1914, 401. R. L. 92.
316 Superseded, 1914, 742 §§ 56, 169, 174, 199. (See 1910, 124; 1911,
349.) R. L. 121, 122.
317 Repealed, 1911, 727 § 24. R. L. 102, 115.
318 Superseded, 1914, 742 §§ 177, 199. (See 1909, 483 § 8.) R. L. 58,
121.
319 Repealed in part, 1914, 787 § 12. (See 1913, 660; 1914, 792.) R. L.
75, 110.
320 § 2 amended, 1910, 32. R. L. 75.
323 Amended, 1912, 665; 1913, 812 § 1. R. L. 16.
325 Repeal and substitute, 1911, 614. (See 1910, 319, 614; 1911, 235;
1912, 379.) R. L. 92, 102.
328 Superseded, 1910, 533 § 2; 1911, 101. (See 1906, 278; 1911, 118 § 2;
1913, 626.) R. L. 92.
1248 Changes in the
Chap. 1909
342 § 1 limited, 1911, 337. (See 1909, 490 III §§ 21, 22, 37, 38; 1910,
216; 1911, 618.) § 2, see 1914, 661. R. L. 14, 116.
343 See 1911, 755 § 7. R. L. 111.
344 Repealed, 1913, 835 § 503. (See 1909, 440 §§ 2, 6; 1913, 679.) R. L.
11, 12.
345 See 1914, 661. R. L. 118.
346 § 3, see 1914, 792. R. L. 75.
348 See 1913, 610. R. L. 105.
353 Repealed, 1913, 386 § 2. R. L. 164.
354 Repealed, 1913, 655 § 61. (See 1913, 610.) R. L. 105, 108.
356 Repealed, 1913, 835 § 503. (See 1910, 520 § 3; 1911, 353, 354.)
R. L. 11.
357 See 1910, 501. R. L. 160.
358 Amended, 1914, 722 § 2. R. L. 111.
362 See 1911, 272, 410; 1912, 379. R. L. 92.
363 See 1909, 514 §§ 127, 134. R. L. 106, 111.
365 Amended, 1912, 336. R. L. 160.
369 See 1909, 485. R. L. 112.
370 § 2, see 1914, 792. R. L. 75.
371 See 1909, 514 §§ 1, 2; 1910, 598; 1911, 158; Res. 1909, 41; St. 1913,
706, 727. § 2 amended, 1912, 560 § 1. (See 1911, 59; 1912, 726
§ 15.) § 3 amended, 1910, 83; 1911, 74; 1913, 358. § 6, see
1912, 45; 1913, 706 § 3. § 7, see 1910, 692. (Res. 1914, 120.)
R. L. 106, 107.
375 Repealed, 1910, 387 § 11. (See 1910, 271, 416; 1911, 289, 341;
1912, 263, 283; 1913, 705.) R. L. 75, 213.
377 § 1 amended, 1910, 469. R. L. 91.
378 Repealed, 1911, 396. R. L. 88.
380 Seel909, 391; 1911, 613. R. L. 75.
381 Amended, 1910, 244. R. L. 219.
382 See 1914, 452 § 1. R. L. 62.
384 Affected, 1910, 329. R. L. 164.
390 § 1 amended, 1910, 463. R. L. 118.
391 See 1911, 613; 1913, 670; 1914, 792. R. L. 75.
393 § 1 amended, 1912, 531 § 1. (See 1911, 619; 1912, 726 § 5; 1913,
610.) § 2, see 1914, 467. R. L. 105, 108.
394 See 1910, 398; 1911, 722. R. L. 32.
396 Superseded, 1913, 529; 1914, 453. (See 1910, 545; 1912, 388, 438.)
R. L. 92.
398 Amended, 1910, 459. (See 1912, 447.) R. L. 19, 165.
399 Affected, 1910, 263. § 3 amended, 1911, 81. R. L. 114, 115.
402 § 1 amended, 1909, 542. R. L. 122.
403 Superseded, 1910, 177. R. L. 91.
404 See 1914, 176. R. L. 91.
405 See 1909, 443; 1910, 394, 457; 1911, 278; 1914, 744. § 1 amended,
1910, 114. § 3 superseded, 1909, 443 §§ 4, 5. R. L. 56.
407 Amended, 1910, 339. (See 1911, 111.) R. L. 119.
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Chap. 1909
410 Amended, 1911, 561 § 4; 1913, 610, 834. (See 1912, 726 § o.) R. L.
105, 108.
412 See 1914, 633. R. L. 62.
413 See 1912, 726 § 5; 1913, 610. R. L. 108.
415 Amended, 1913, 247. R. L. 118.
416 See 1910, 73. R. L. 8.
417 See 1911, 442, 481, 509. R. L. 112.
419 Extended, 1914, 437. (See 1909, 490 III § 25, 491 §§ 4, 7; 1912,
623; 1914, 661.) R. L. 113, 114.
420 § 1 amended, 1913, 590. (See 1913, 619 § 7.) R. L. 89.
421 See 1911, 18, 187; 1912, 567. R. L. 92.
423 §2 amended, 1913, 451. (See 1910, 327.) R. L. 98.
425 Superseded. St. 1912, 218. R. L. 56.
428 § 1 superseded, 1914, 298 § 1. (See 1913, 590.) § 3 superseded,
1914, 298 § 2. (See 1914, 276.) R. L. 89, 124.
430 See 1909, 490 III § 2; 1913, 792. R. L. 14.
431 Superseded, 1911, 73. R. L. 164.
432 See 1914, 577. R. L. 108.
433 § 3, see 1914, 792. R. L. 75.
436 Superseded, 1910, 627; 1911, 592. R. L. 89.
439 §§ 1, 2 amended, 1909, 440 § 2, 490 I § 23 [10]. (See 1909, 490 III
§§ 40, 41, 45; 1911, 382; 1912, 124.) § 3, see 1909, 490 III § 42.
§ 4, see 1909, 490 III § 45. R. L. 14.
440 Repealed, 1913, 835 § 503. But see 1914, 198. (See 1912, 471;
1913, 286, 679.) R. L. 11.
441 § 1 amended, 1914, 471. (See 1914, 770 § 10.) R. L. 109, 116.
443 See 1914, 744. R. L. 56.
444 Superseded, 1912, 507. (See Res. 1911, 103.) R. L. 89.
449 Repealed, 1911, 366 §2. (See 1909, 490 I § 101.) R. L. 12.
450 Amended, 1913, 245. (See 1910, 338; 1911, 358.) R. L. 70, 111.
452 See 1910, 150; 1911, 474; 1914, 431. R. L. 28, 89.
453 § 4 amended, 1913, 545. R. L. 28.
454 Extended, 1913, 773. (See 1914, 514.) R. L. 47.
457 § 3 revised, 1910, 282; 1911, 466; 1912, 80; 1913, 421. (See 1913,
295; 1914, 391.) R. L. 39.
466 Superseded, 1911, 118; 1914, 120. (See 1911, 172.) R. L. 92.
468 § 1 amended, 1912, 549; 1914, 407, 587 § 1. § 2 amended, 1910, 467;
1914, 587 § 2. § 3 amended, 1910, 470; 1913, 323; 1914, 349,
587 § 3. § 4 revised, 1912, 589. (See 1914, 589 § 4.) § 5, see 1914,
587 § 5. § 6 amended, 1914, 375, 589 § 6. § 7, see 1914, 587 § 7.
§ 8, see 1914, 587 § 8. § 9 amended, 1914, 587 § 9. § 10, see
1914, 587 § 10. § 11, see 1914, 587 § 11. § 12, see 1914, 587
§ 12. § 13, see 1914, 587 § 13. § 14, see 1910, 412; 1914, 587 § 14.
§ 15, see 1914, 587 § 15. § 16 amended, 1914, 587 § 16. § 17
amended, 1914, 587 § 17. § 18 amended, 1913, 475. (See 1914,
587 § 18.) R. L. 79.
469 See 1914, 597. R. L. 91.
1250 Chai^ges est the
Chap. 1909
470 See 1914, 587 § 3. R. L. 79.
471 Amended, 1911, 297 § 5; 1912, 248 § 1; 1914, 206. (See 1909, 474,
476; 1914, 792 § 2.) R. L. 75, 90.
472 § 2 revised, 1911, 605; amended, 1914, 207. R. L. 42, 86.
474 See 1912, 608. R. L. 90.
476 See 1911, 297 § 6; 1912, 248; 1914, 792 § 5. R. L. 75, 90.
477 Superseded, 1914, 742 §§ 43, 44, 199. (See 1910, 374; 1911, 849;
1914, 787 § 8.) R. L. 121.
481 See 1910, 606; 1912, 642; 1913, 543; 1914, 691, 693, 716, 717; Res.
1914, 109, 112, 115, 132, 135, 137. R. L. 96.
483 Superseded, 1914, 742 §§ 175-178, 180, 181, 183, 198, 199. (See
1912, 233; 1913, 317 § 3.) R. L. 58, 121.
485 See 1913, 764; 1914, 671. R. L. 112.
486 § 3, see 1914, 274. § 10 amended, 1912, 550. § 30, see 1910, 414
§ 6. § 31, see 1914, 128. § 39 affected, 1914, 646. R. L. 11.
488 Amended, 1910, 499 § 2; 1911, 205; 1912, 524. (See 1911, 251.)
R. L. 118.
490 I § 3, see 1913, 636. § 4 amended, 1914, 198 § 1. § 5 amended,
1910, 333; 1914, 83, 518; afFected, 1914, 761. § 6 repealed 1914,
598 § 26. § 7 amended, 1913, 473 § 2. § 8 amended, 1914, 629
§ 1. § 10 amended, 1914, 629 § 2. §§ 10, 11, see 1911, 135. § 12,
see 1910, 650. § 13 amended, 1914, 198 § 2. § 14 amended, 1914,
198 § 2. § 15 amended, 1914, 198 § 2. (See 1911, 75; 1913, 676.)
§§ 16-18, see 1914, 761 § 3. § 23 amended, 1909, 516 § 2; 1911,
383 § 2; 1912, 238, 621; 1913, 458; 1914, 198 § 2. (See 1902, 342
§ 1; 1914, 761 § 3.) § 26 amended, 1914, 198 § 2. § 27, see 1914,
761 § 3. §§ 24-40, see 1909, 490 III § 7; 1910, 260. § 34, see
1914, 692 § 3. § 41 superseded, 1914, 198 § 5. (See 1914, 523
§ 1.) §§ 41-43, see 1909, 517 §§ 1, 2; 1912, 238, 621; 1914,598
§ 25. § 42 amended, 1909, 515 § 1. §§ 46, 49, see 1912, 238. § 53
revised, 1913, 719 § 18. (See 1910, 521.) § 54 revised, 1913, 649,
823. § 57 amended, 1914, 198 § 2. (See 1912, 312 § 1.) § 60, see
1912, 222. § 62, see 1912, 312 § 2; 1913, 694; 1914, 598 § 14.
§ 70 repealed, 1913, 688 § 5. § 71 revised, 1913, 688 § 1. (See
1914, 625.) § 75 amended, 1909, 517 § 1. § 82, see 1910, 272.
§ 83 amended, 1913, 226. (See 1909, 517 § 2.) § 84 superseded,
1914, 198 § 5. § 85 amended, 1911, 89. § 88 amended, 1913,
599 § 1. (See 1912, 312 § 1.) § 93 superseded, 1914, 198 § 5.
(See 1913, 453 § 1.) § 94 amended, 1914, 198 § 2. § 96 repealed,
1911, 308. § 101 superseded, 1914, 198 § 5; amended, 1914, 689.
(See 1911, 366 § 1.) R. L. 12.
II § 3 amended, 1914, 198 § 2. § 13 amended, 1909, 512. § 14
amended, 1914, 198 § 2. § 19 amended, 1913, 599 § 2. § 19,
see 1913, 824. § 20, see 1911, 75. § 24, see 1910, 531. § 32
amended, 1913, 237. § 33, see 1912, 272. § 36 amended, 1914,
198 § 2. § 39 amended, 1913, 255; afFected, 1912, 360. § 44
amended, 1911, 370. § 45 amended, 1912, 390. § 50 amended.
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Chap. 1909
1914, 198 § 2. § 51 amended, 1914, 198 § 2. § 76, see 1913, 824.
§ 85, see 1912, 272. § 89 revised, 1913, 311. R. L. 13.
III Taxation of stock transfers, 1914, 770. § 2 amended, 1912, 543;
1913, 792. §§ 3-5, see 1912, 272. § 4 amended, 1914, 198 § 2.
§ 6 amended, 1914, 198 § 2. § 7 affected, 1910, 260. § 8 amended,
1914, 198 § 2. § 9, see 1914, 742 §§ 136, 199. § 10 amended, 1913,
473 §1. §11 amended, 1914, 198 §2. § 14 amended, 1914, 198 §2.
§ 18 amended, 1914, 198 § 2. § 21 amended, 1912, 189. (See 1911,
618.) §35 amended, 1910,235. §36, see 1911,339. §37 amended,
1910, 216; 1911, 383 § 1. § 39, see 1910,385. §§ 39-44, see 1910,
456, 650. § 40 superseded, 1914, 198 § 6. (See 1911, 379; 1912,
124, 457 § 1.) §§ 41-43 superseded, 1914, 198 § 6. (See 1910,
270; 1912, 491; 1913, 453 § 2; 1914, 742 § 166.) § 45 super-
seded, 1914, 198 § 6. § 47 amended, 1912, 457 § 2. § 54 ct scq.,
see 1914, 770. § 56, see 1914, 724. § 58 amended, 1914, 198 § 2.
§ 59 superseded, 1914, 198 § 6. (See 1909, 528 § 1.) §62, see 1911,
339. § 64 superseded, 1914, 198 § 6. § 68, see 1910, 607 § 2;
1911, 478; 1914, 724 § 2. § 69, see 1914, 724 § 2. § 72 amended,
1914, 198 § 2. § 73 amended, 1914, 198 § 2. § 75 amended, 1914,
198 § 2. § 78 superseded, 1914, 198 § 6. R. L. 14.
IV § 1 superseded, 1909, 527 § 1; 1912, 678 § 1; 1913, 498. (See
1909, 268; 1911, 191.) § 2 in part repealed, 1912, 678 § 2. § 3
amended, 1911, 502 § 1 ; in part repealed, 1912, 678 § 2. § 4
amended, 1909, 527 § 2. (See 1914, 699 § 6.) § 6 superseded,
1909, 527 § 3; 1913, 689. (See 1911, 191.) § 7 superseded, 1909,
527 § 4. § 12, see 1912, 360. § 13 superseded, 1909, 527 § 5;
1911, 359. (See 1910, 440.) § 14 superseded, 1909, 527 § 6.
§§ 15, 16 in part repealed, 1912, 678 § 2. § 16 superseded, 1909, 527
§ 7. §§ 19, 20, see 1911, 191; 1912, 234; 1914, 462. § 21, see
1910, 440. § 22 amended, 1911, 551. § 23 in part repealed, 1910,
481. § 24, see 1910, 440. § 25 amended, 1914, 563. (See 1909,
527 §§ 8, 10.) R. L. 15.
491 § 2, see 1911, 148. § 3 amended, 1912, 173. (See 1910, 399; 1912,
128.) § 4 amended, 1914, 610. (See 1910, 343.) § 6 amended,
1912, 171. § 7, see 1911, 228, 337, 389. § 8 amended, 1912, 580;
1913, 291. R. L. 113, 115, 116.
492 Repealed, 1913, 835 § 503. (See 1913, 679.) R. L. 11.
493 See 1911, 251. R. L. 118.
494 Amended, 1910, 503; 1913, 791. R. L. 164.
499 See 1911, 251. R. L. 118.,
502 § 1 amended, 1910, 558. R. L. 111.
504 §§ 2, 3 repealed, 1914, 762 § 9. §§ 4, 5 repealed, 1914, 762 § 9. (See
1911, 649.) § 7 repealed, 1914, 762 § 9. (See 1911, 334.) § 8
repealed, 1914, 762 § 9. (See 1914, 662.) § 10 repealed, 1914,
762 § 9. § 14 amended, 1914, 442. § 15 amended, 1914, 358 § 3.
§§ 18-20 repealed, 1914, 762 § 9. (See 1911, 649.) §§ 19-22, see
1911, 480. §§ 24, 25 repealed, 1914, 762 § 9. § 28 et seq., see 1911,
1252 Changes en the
Chap. 1909
273. § 29 amended, 1914, 473. (See 1911, 595 § 4.) § 32, see
1909, 526 § 5; 1911, 595 § 3. § 41, see 1911, 595 § 9. §§ 42-45
extended, 1911, 395. § 48, see 1911, 394, 595 § 3. § 49 revised,
1910, 420; 1911, 595 § 11. § 50 amended, 1914, 558 § 1. (See
1911, 273.) § 57 amended, 1911, 71 § 1. § 58 amended, 1911,
71 § 2. § 69 amended, 1911, 334 § 1. (See 1911, 334 § 2.) § 71
amended, 1914, 493. § 94 extended, 1911, 30. § 99 amended,
1911, 206. § 105 affected, 1910, 345; 1911, 604. (See 1911, 273.)
§ 106 amended, 1910, 122. R. L. 87, 145, 219.
508 § 3 in part repealed, 1910, 472. (See 1912, 567.) R. L. 92.
514 §§ 1-8, see 1910, 83. § 3 amended, 1911, 158. § 11 superseded,
1914, 681 § 1. (See 1910, 445; 1912, 545; 1914, 347. § 15 re-
vised, 1913, 444. (See 1914, 370.) § 16 superseded, 1914, 681 § 2.
§ 17 amended, 1911, 241; 1912, 191; in part repealed, 1913, 655
§ 61. (See 1913, 619 § 5.) § 21 amended, 1914, 474. § 27, see
1910, 445; 1912, 545; 1914, 347. § 28 amended, 1912, 495. (See
1913, 690.) § 30, see 1910, 339; 1911, 111, 431. § 37 superseded,
1911, 494 § 1. (See 1911, 151.) § 38 superseded, 1911, 494 § 2.
§ 42 extended, 1911, 494; 1913, 822. (See 1914, 623.) § 47 ex-
tended, 1911, 313; 1912, 452. (See 1911, 229; 1913, 365, 610
§ 2.) § 48 revised, 1911, 484; 1912, 477; 1913, 758. (See 1911,
151, 313; 1913, 610 § 2; 1914, 623.) § 52 affected, 1911, 151.
§ 56 revised, 1913, 779 § 14, 831 § 1. §§ 57-64 revised, 1913, 779
§§ 15-24. § 59 amended, 1913, 779 § 17; 1914, 580. (See 1910,
249,257; 1911,269,310; 1912,280; 1913, 330, 610 § 2; 1914,316.)
§§ 61-64, see 1913, 610 § 2. § 66 revised, 1913, 779 § 23. (See
1911, 241; 1913, 467.) §§ 67, 68, see 1912, 477. § 68, see 1911,
229. § 69, see 1913, 610 § 2. § 73 superseded, 1912, 96. § 74
affected, 1912, 479. (See 1911, 455; 1913, 806.) § 75 superseded,
1910, 404. (See 1912, 726 § 5; 1914, 792.) § 78, see 1914, 792.
§ 79 superseded, 1914, 328 § 1, 726. § 80 amended, 1910, 259
§ 1. §§ 80-82, see 1913, 610 § 2. § 82 amended, 1910, 259 § 2.
§§ 83, 84, see 1910, 543. § 89, see 1914, 792 § 5. § 93 superseded,
1914, 566. § 94 superseded, 1914, 328 § 2. (See 1912, 318.)
§ 96 in part repealed, 1913, 806 § 13. §§ 97-99 repealed, 1913,
655 § 61. (See 1913, 010 § 2.) § 100, see 1914, 795 §§ 3, 6. § 101,
see 1911, 281. § 104 superseded, 1914, 557. § 105 repealed,
1913, 655 § 61. (See 1910, 345; 1911, 603; 1914, 792 § 5.) § 106,
see 1911, 313. (See 1912, 726 § 5; 1914, 792 § 5.) § 112 amended,
1910, 350; 1911, 208, 249; 1914, 247. (See 1914, 370 § 1.) § 116
amended, 1911, 263. § 117, see 1913, 610 § 2. §§ 121-125 in
part superseded, 1911, 727 § 22; 1912, 675 § 6. § 125 amended,
1910, 563. (See 1911, 727 § 22.) §§ 127-135, 141-143 limited,
1911, 751 I § 4. (See 1911, 751 I § 5, IV § 23; 1914, 553.) § 132
amended, 1910, 166 § 2, 611; 1911, 178, 751 II § 16; 1912, 251.
(See 1912, 172.) §§ 136-140 repealed, 1911, 751 V § 4. § 144
repealed, 1913, 746 § 2. (See 1911, 751 § 18; 1912, 409, 726 § 13;
1913, 610 § 2.) § 145 amended, 1910, 63. R. L. 106-108.
General Laws. 1253
Chap. 1909
516 See 1911, 382 § 2; 1913, 458. R. L. 12.
527 § 1 revised, 1912, 678 § 1; 1913, 498. § 2, see 1914, 699 § 6. §§ 3,
5, 9 afPected, 1910, 440; 1911, 191. (See 1914, 462.) § 5 amended,
1911, 359. § 7 in part repealed, 1912, 678 § 2. § 8, see 1914,
563. R. L. 15.
528 Superseded, 1914, 198 § 6. (See 1911, 379.)
531 See 1910, 462; 1914, 653 § 4. R. L. 62.
534 § 1 amended, 1914, 204 § 1. § 2 amended, 1912, 400; 1914, 420.
§ 3 amended, 1910, 605 § 1 ; 1914, 204 § 2. § 5 amended, 1910,
605 § 2; 1914, 420. § 8 amended, 1910, 605 § 3. § 10 amended,
1910, 605 § 4; 1914, 204 § 3. § 12 amended, 1911, 37. § 14
amended, 1910, 605 § 5; 1914, 190. § 16 amended, 1910, 605 § 6.
§ 18 amended, 1913, 116. § 17, see 1913, 803. § 20 amended,
1913, 95. § 22 amended, 1913, 123. § 24 amended, 1912, 123.
§ 29 amended, 1914, 695. (See 1914, 420.) § 30 amended, 1910,
525; affected, 1914, 514 § 2. (See 1911, 250 § 2.) R. L. 47,
52, 54, 102.
536 §§ 1, 3 in part superseded, 1910, 597; 1912, 518. § 4, see 1914, 287.
§ 10 amended, 1914, 287. (See 1912, 726 § 5.) R. L. 102, 103,
108.
537 § 3 amended, 1913, 689. R. L. 15.
540 Repealed, 1911, 471 § 11. R. L. 42, 86.
Statutes of 1910.
44 Repealed, 1913, 835 § 503. R. L. 11.
55 Repealed, 1913, 835 § 503. (See 1911, 422; 1912, 229.) R. L. 11.
66 Amended, 1912, 522; 1913, 717. R. L. 5.
80 Amended, 1912, 109. (See 1911, 667.) R. L. 9.
83 Amended, 1911, 74; 1913, 358. R. L. 107.
93 § 1 superseded, 1912, 280. R. L. 29.
98 Extended, 1912, 82. (See 1911, 628 § 24.) R. L. 119.
114 See 1910, 394; 1914, 744. R. L. 56, 75.
123 See 1912, 3. R. L. 6.
124 Superseded, 1914, 742 §§ 52, 199. (See 1910, 374; 1911, 349.) R. L.
121, 122.
137 See 1912, 3. R. L. 6.
147 Repealed, 1913, 835 § 503. R. L. 11.
150 Amended, 1913, 600 § 2. Affected, 1911, 474. (See 1913, 605; 1914,
430, 431.) R. L. 28, 32, 89.
151 See 1913, 336. R. L. 6.
166 § 1 amended, 1912, 221. § 2 amended, 1910, 611; 1911, 178; 1912,
172. (See 1911, 751 II § 15 et seq.; 1913, 324.) R. L. 51, 106.
171 See 1914, 472 § 23, 770. R. L. 109, 110.
172 See 1910, 271, 387, 416; 1912, 263, 283. R. L. 75, 213.
182 Repealed, 1913, 835 § 503. R. L. 11.
185 Superseded, 1912, 401 § 3. R. L. 118.
197 Superseded, 1914, 742 §§ 61, 199. R. L. 109.
1254 Changes in the
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200 Repealed, 1913, 835 § 503. R. L. 11.
216 Amended, 1911, 383 § 1. R. L. 14.
220 Repeal and substitute, 1912, 719; 1914, 698. (See 1910, 268; 1911,
82; 1914, 662.) R. L. 6, 9.
223 § 1 amended, 1913, 452. (See 1910, 284, 588; 1911, 477; 1913, 610;
1914, 795 §§ 3, 6.) R. L. 102, 104.
227 See 1914, 758. R. L. 16.
228 Superseded, 1912, 720 § 2. (See 1911, 326, 633; 1912, 365 § 2.)
R. L. 16.
230 Superseded, 1913, 336 § 2. R. L. 6.
246 Repealed, 1913, 835 § 503. R. L. 11.
249 Revised, 1913, 779 § 19. (See 1911, 269, 310; 1912, 280; 1913, 831.)
R. L. 29, 106.
257 § 3 amended, 1911, 269. (See 1914, 316.) § 4 revised, 1913, 779
§ 18. (See 1913, 831.) R. L. 106.
259 See 1912, 726 § 5; 1914, 792. R. L. 75, 108.
263 See 1911, 81. R. L. 114, 115.
265 Superseded, 1913, 336. R. L. 6.
268 Amended, 1911, 43; 1913, 534. (See 1911, 82; 1912, 719; 1914,
698.) R. L. 6, 9.
269 Amended, 1914, 177. R. L. 75.
270 Superseded, 1914, 198 § 6. (See 1912, 491.) R. L. 14.
271 Repealed and superseded, 1914, 694, 788. (See 1910, 387, 416; 1911,
341,- 372; 1912, 263, 283; 1913, 705.) R. L. 75, 213.
275 See 1911, 8. R. L. 217.
282 Revised, 1912, 80; 1913, 421. (See 1911, 466; 1913, 295.) R. L. 39.
288 Superseded, 1912, 623 §§ 19-21. R. L. 114.
293 Amended, 1911, 7. R. L. 11.
297 Amended, 1912, 284; 1913, 176. R. L. 62.
299 Amended, 1912, 268; 1914, 715. (See 1914, 718 § 3.) R. L. 16.
306 See 1910, 342. R. L. 6.
310 See 1911, 485; 1914, 573. R. L. 7.
319 See 1910, 614. R. L. 92, 102.
321 See 1910, 363. R. L. 53.
330 Amended, 1914, 450. R. L. 49.
332 Amended, 1911, 116. R. L. 217.
333 See 1914, 83. R. L. 12.
335 Superseded, 1914, 359. R. L. 164.
338 See 1911, 358; 1912, 335; 1913, 179. § 1 amended, 1913, 178. R. L.
70, 109.
339 See 1911, 111. R. L. 119.
345 Amended, 1911, 604. R. L. 223.
347 See 1914, 635. R. L. 220, 223.
348 § 1 amended, 1912, 593; 1913, 710. § 2 amended, 1911, 747; 1913,
733. (See 1913, 268.) R. L. 16.
350 Amended, 1911, 208; 1914, 247. (See 1914, 370 § 1.) R. L. 106.
356 § 2, see 1913, 620. R. L. 212.
General Laws. 1255
Chap. 1910
364 Superseded, 1912, 623 § 38. R. L. 114.
365 Superseded, 1911, 356; 1912, 270. (See 1911, 236; 1912, 203, 1914,
79.) R. L. 92.
366 Extended, 1911, 361; 1912, 52. R. L. 118.
369 § 1 amended, 1911, 485; 1912, 576. R. L. 7.
374 Superseded, 1914, 742 §§ 43, 199. (See 1911, 349; 1914, 787 § 8.)
R. L. 121, 122.
376 See 1911, 284 § 3. R. L. 159.
377 Amended, 1914, 422. (See 1910, 399; 1914, 537 § 1.) R. L. 116.
378 Extended, 1913, 312. R. L. 208.
379 See 1914, 742 §§ 98, 199. R. L. 34.
387 § 5 revised, 1911, 341. § 7, see 1911, 372; 1912, 283. § 9, see 1910,
416; 1912, 263, 283; 1914, 694, 788. R. L. 75, 213.
389 Repealed, 1911, 126. R. L. 208.
394 See 1910, 405, 457, 523; 1914, 744, 792. R. L. 75.
396 § 1, see 1914, 522; § 2 amended, 1914, 373 § 2. R. L. 38.
398 § 1 amended, 1914, 262. R. L. 25, 32.
399 Amended, 1912, 472 § 1. § 2 amended, 1912, 472 § 2. (See 1912,
73, 97, 189, 623 § 18.) § 3 amended, 1913, 177. § 13, see 1911,
339, 618. R. L. 114, 115.
401 § 1 amended, 1912, 622. R. L. 111.
405 §§ 1, 2 revised, 1911, 282. (See 1910, 523; 1912, 726 § 5; 1914,
792 § 5.) §§ 2-4, see 1914, 792. R. L. 75, 224.
412 See 1914, 587 § 14. R. L. 79.
414 § 5 amended, 1912, 565 § 2. (See 1913, 724.) R. L. 225.
416 See 1911, 289, 341, 372; 1912, 283; 1914, 792. R. L. 75.
420 See 1911, 394. R. L. 87.
422 § 1 amended, 1913, 225. R. L. 4.
424 § 5 amended, 1914, 621. § 8, see 1914, 654. R. L. 212.
429 §§ 1, 2 amended, 1914, 91. R. L. 9.
430 Superseded, 1911, 542; 1914, 554. R. L. 223.
439 § 1 superseded, 1914, 542. § 3 amended, 1913, 602. R. L. 7.
440 See 1911, 191; 1912, 234, 360; 1914, 699 § 6. R. L. 15.
445 Repeal and substitute, 1914, 347. (See 1912, 545.) R. L. 106.
458 See 1914, 792. R. L. 75.
459 See 1912, 447. R. L. 19.
462 See 1914, 653 § 4. R. L. 62.
465 Amended, 1911, 632; 1912, 256. R. L. 62.
467 Amended, 1914, 587 § 2. R. L. 79.
470 Extended, 1913, 323. R. L. 79.
472 Amended, 1911, 198. (See 1912, 567.) R. L. 92.
473 See 1911, 136. R. L. 8.
481 See 1913, 498. R. L. 15.
483 § 1 amended, 1914, 447. (See 1914, 449.) R. L. 5, 9.
488 Repealed, 1914, 370 § 3. R. L. 6.
489 See 1910, 552; 1911, 406. R. L. 118.
493 See 1911, 751 V § 3. R. L. 118.
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Chap. 1910
494 Repealed, 1912, 449 § 4. (See 1911, 103.) R. L. 91.
495 See 1911, 266 § 3; 1914, 694, 788, 792. R. L. 56, 57.
497 § 1 amended, 1912, 201. (See 1911, 423.) R. L. 100.
499 § 1 amended, 1913, 334; 1914, 426. § 2 amended, 1911, 205; 1912,
524; 1913, 489. R. L. 118.
500 See 1911, 624. R. L. 19.
501 See 1914, 509. R. L. 160.
508 See 1912, 223. R. L. 25, 28.
517 Repealed, 1911, 526 § 3. R. L. 6.
518 See 1911, 442. R. L. 113.
520 Repealed, 1913, 835 § 503. (See 1911, 353, 354.) R. L. 11.
521 Superseded, 1913, 719 § 18. R. L. 12, 27.
523 Superseded, 1914, 792. (See 1911, 282, 603, 709; 1912, 726 § 5.)
R. L. 75.
524 See 1911, 247; 1912, 368 §3. R. L. 42.
525 Affected, 1914, 514 § 2. (See 1910, 605; 1911, 250 § 2; 1912, 368
§ 3; 1913, 95, 116, 123, 530, 592, 803.) R. L. 47, 102.
531 See 1914, 464. R. L. 11, 59.
533 § 1 amended, 1911, 101. § 2 repealed, 1911, 118 § 4. § 3 extended,
1911, 118 § 3. (See 1911, 215; 1912, 567.) R. L. 92.
534 Affected. 1912, 649 §§ 2-9. R. L. 160, 173.
538 Superseded, 1911, 305. R. L. 173.
539 Superseded, 1914, 742 §§ 133, 199. R. L. 121.
543 §§ 1-3, 5, see 1914, 792. § 6, see 1912, 726 § 5; 1914, 792. R. L.
75.
545 Superseded, 1913, 529; 1914, 453. (See 1912, 388, 438; 1913, 552.)
R. L. 92.
552 See 1911, 406. R. L. 118.
555 § 3 superseded, 1910, 645. § 4, see 1912, 649 § 9. § 5, see 1913, 716.
R. L. 173, 201.
559 See 1911, 532, 628 §§ 29a-33, 751. R. L. 106. 119.
563 In part superseded, 1911, 727 § 22. R. L. 102, 189.
564 Repealed, 1911, 172 § 3. (See 1912, 573; 1913, 270.) R. L. 92.
565 See 1914, 795 § 3. R. L. 32.
567 See 1912, 566 § 6. R. L. 89.
569 Amended, 1911, 264. (See 1914, 792.) R. L. 75.
591 § 6 in part repealed, 1912, 591 § 5. R. L. 47.
596 See 1911, 487. R. L. 112.
597 In part superseded, 1912, 518. (See 1914, 287.) R. L. 102, 103.
598 §§ 1-3 revised, 1913, 706 § 1. § 5, see 1910, 616. R. L. 27, 107.
605 § 1 amended, 1914, 204 § 2. § 2, see 1914, 420. § 4 amended, 1914,
204 § 3. § 5 amended, 1914, 190. (See 1912, 123; 1913, 95,
116, 123, 530, 592, 803.) R. L. 52, 102.
606 §§ 3, 4, 7 amended, 1913, 543 §§ 1-3; 1914, 204 § 2. R. L. 96.
607 §§ 2-4 amended, 1911, 478 §§ 1-3; 1914, 648 §§ 1, 2. (See 1914,
720 §5.) §6 amended, 1911, 478 §4. (See 1914, 720 § 5.) R. L.
12, 14.
General Laws. 1257
Chap. 1910
611 Amended, 1911, 178, 751 II § 16; 1912, 172, 251. R. L. 106.
614 Superseded, 1911,614. (See 1911, 235; 1912, 379; 1913, 479.) R. L.
92, 102.
616 § 2 amended, 1912, 45. § 4 amended, 1912, 49. (See 1913, 416;
1914, 742 § 98.) R. L. 25, 107.
619 §§ 1-6 amended, 1911, 338 §§ 1-6. § 10, see 1911, 339. § 11 (new)
added, 1911, 338 § 7. (See 1911, 532, 751; 1913, 657.) R. L. 106.
622 § 1 amended, 1912, 173. § 6 amended, 1912, 357. § 7, see 1912,
629 § 1. § 10 extended, 1912, 128. (See 1912, 580.) R. L. 113,
115.
624 § 1, see 1912, 387. § 6 amended, 1911, 207. (See 1913, 520, 669.)
R. L. 25.
627 Repealed, 1911, 592 § 3. R. L. 89.
629 Amended, 1911, 391. R. L. 102.
632 Amended, 1912, 256. R. L. 62.
634 Affected, 1914, 667. R. L. 10.
640 Extended, 1912, 652. (See 1913, 538; 1914, 545.) R. L. 56, 75,
102.
642 § 1, see 1914, 792. R. L. 75.
646 Affected, 1911, 557. § 1 amended, 1913, 639 § 1. R. L. 47.
648 Repealed, 1911, 748. (See 1912, 181.) R. L. 96.
651 § 1 amended, 1911, 10. R. L. 102.
653 Superseded, 1911, 220. R. L. 89.
Statutes of 1911.
8 See 1911, 456; 1912, 264; 1914, 739. R. L. 217.
19 See 1912, 567. R. L. 92.
30 See 1914, 694, 788. R. L. 75, 213.
35 § 1 amended, 1914, 216.
37 See 1912, 123, 400; 1913, 95, 116, 123, 530, 592, 803. R. L. 52, 102.
43 Amended, 1913, 534. R. L. 6, 9.
48 Repeal and substitute, 1914, 791. (See 1911, 440; 1912, 182.) R. L.
104, 108.
53 Repeal and substitute, 1911, 563. (See 1911, 150; 1912, 163.) R. L.
82.
54 See 1911, 315; 1912, 74. R. L. 118.
59 Repealed, 1912, 560 § 2. R. L. 107.
60 See 1914, 605. R. L. 10.
63 See 1911, 119. R. L. 19.
68 Repealed, 1911, 483. (See 1911, 254.) R. L. 157.
70 See 1913, 257; 1914, 626. R. L. 167.
73 See 1912, 498. R. L. 164.
74 Amended, 1913, 358. R. L. 107.
77 See 1911, 88. R. L. 100.
82 See 1912, 7l9; 1914, 662, 698. R. L. 6, 9.
89 See 1912, 312 § 1. R. L. 12.
101 See 1911, 215. R. L. 92.
1258 Changes in the
Chap. 1911
102 Repealed, 1912, 449 § 4. R. L. 91.
103 See 1912, 449; 1913, 124, 449. R. L. 91.
113 § 1 amended, 1913, 313. New section (3) added, 1912, 395. (See
1913, 657.) R. L. 19, 106.
115 Superseded, 1914, 710. R. L. 10.
118 § 1 amended, 1914, 120. (See 1911, 215; 1913, 626.) R. L. 92.
122 Amended, 1913, 419. R. L. 21.
129 See 1913, 655 §§ 42^7. R. L. 102, 104.
135 See 1914, 629, 792. R. L. 12.
137 See 1913, 657, 671, 681, 697. R. L. 25, 106.
140 Extended, 1914, 118. R. L. 25, 26.
143 See 1911, 297 § 6. R. L. 75, 89, 90.
145 See 1911, 296, 326, 633; 1912, 365. R. L. 16.
147 See 1914, 699 § 3. R. L. 141, 150.
163 See 1914, 346, 379, 387. R. L. 62.
164 See 1914, 257. R. L. 91.
172 § 1 amended, 1912, 523; 1913, 270. R. L. 92.
175 See 1912, 165; 1914, 272. R. L. 82, 86.
176 § 2 amended, 1911, 461. R. L. 208.
178 Amended, 1912, 251. (See 1911, 751 II § 15 et seq.; 1912, 172.)
R. L. 106.
184 See 1914, 661, 742 §§ 149, 199. R. L. 34.
187 Repealed, 1912, 490 § 2. R. L. 92.
191 See 1912, 234; 1913, 498. R. L. 15.
194 See 1913, 404. R. L. 87, 208.
199 Superseded, 1914, 116. R. L. 76.
204 See 1914, 795 §§ 3, 6. R. L. 32.
205 Amended, 1912, 524; 1913. 489. R. L. 118.
207 See 1912, 387. R. L. 25.
208 Amended, 1914, 247. (See 1911, 249; 1914, 370 § 1.) R. L. 106.
210 § 3 amended, 1911, 625. R. L. 25, 26.
212 See 1912, 317; 1913, 716. R. L. 173.
214 See 1914, 527. R. L. 111.
215 See 1911, 410 § 8; 1913, 626. R. L. 92.
218 See 1911, 266; 1914, 792. R. L. 56, 57, 75.
222 Repealed, 1913, 835 § 503. R. L. 11.
229 § 2, see 1912, 726 § 5. R. L. 75, 106.
235 Superseded, 1911, 614. (See 1912, 379.) R. L. 92, 102.
236 § 1 amended, 1912, 203, 523; 1914, 79. (See 1912, 567.) R. L. 92.
241 Amended, 1912, 191. (See 1913, 467, 619 § 5.) R. L. 44, 106.
244 §§ 1, 2 amended, 1912, 419 §§ 3, 4. (See 1911, 722; 1914, 795 § 13.)
R. L. 28, 32.
251 § 1 amended, 1912, 311; 1913, 750. (See 1912, 139, 524; 1914, 464,
642.) R. L. 118.
252 § 1 amended, 1912, 631 § 1. R. L. 78.
266 See 1914, 795 § 6. R. L. 32.
268 Revised, 1913, 779 §§ 3, 4. R. L. 44.
General Laws. 1259
Chap. 1911
269 Revised, 1913, 779 § 16. (See 1911, 310; 1913, 831; 1914, 316)
R. L. 46, 106.
271 See 1911, 410; 1912, 567; 1914, 648. R. L. 92.
282 See 1914, 792. R. L. 75.
283 Repealed, 1911, 548 § 4. (See 1912, 391.) R. L. 211, 214.
284 § 2, see 1911, 339. R. L. 159.
289 See 1911, 341, 372; 1912, 263, 283; 1913, 705. R. L. 75, 213.
292 Amended, 1912, 407. (See 1912, 149.) R. L. 118.
293 Superseded, 1914, 742 §§ 140, 199. R. L. 121.
294 See 1912, 512. R. L. 6.
297 § 1, see 1912, 608 § 4; 1914, 792. § 3 amended, 1911, 534 § 1. (See
1914, 792 § 5.) § 4, see 1914, 792 § 5. § 5 amended, 1912, 248
§ 2; 1914, 206. (See 1912, 603, 608; 1914, 792 § 5.) § 6 revised,
1911, 534 § 2. (See 1911, 381; 1914, 792 § 5.) R. L. 75, 89.
298 See 1911, 326, 633; 1912, 365. R. L. 16.
302 See 1913, 616. R. L. 164.
304 Repealed, 1913, 835 § 503. R. L. 11.
305 See 1913, 68. R. L. 48, 173.
309 See 1913, 467. R. L. 44.
310 Repealed, 1913, 779 § 25. (See 1913, 779 § 16, 831.) R. L. 46.
313 Amended, 1912, 452. (See 1913, 365.) R. L. 106.
315 See 1912, 74; 1914, 661. R. L. 118.
322 See 1912, 134. R. L. 165.
325 § 1 amended, 1914, 155. R. L. 102, 108.
326 Superseded, 1912, 720 § 2. (See 1911, 633; 1912, 365 § 2.) R. L. 16.
328 Amended, 1914, 757. R. L. 98.
338 See 1911, 532; 1912, 363; 1913, 657. R. L. 106.
339 See 1914, 624 § 10. R. L. 159, 110.
341 See 1913, 705. R. L. 75, 213.
342 Limited, 1912, 259. R. L. 104.
343 See 1912, 567. R. L. 92.
344 Superseded, 1912, 330. R. L. 118.
345 Amended, 1913, 598. R. L. 112.
348 Superseded, 1914, 742 §§ 190, 199. (See 1912, 437.) R. L. 121.
349 Superseded, 1914, 742 §§ 51, 199. R. L. 121.
353 Repealed, 1913, 835 § 503. R. L. 11.
354 Repealed, 1913, 835 § 503. R. L. 11.
355 Repealed, 1913, 835 § 503. R. L. 11.
356 § 1 amended 1912, 270, 523; 1914, 79. (See 1912, 567.) R. L. 92.
357 See 1912, 644. R. L. 113.
358 § 1 amended, 1912, 335. (See 1913, 178, 179.) R. L. 70, 109.
361 § 1 amended, 1912, 52. R. L. 118.
365 Amended, 1912, 466 § 1; 1913, 335. R. L. 24.
366 Superseded, 1914, 198 § 5. Amended, 1914, 689. R. L. 12.
367 § 1 amended, 1912, 320. Affected, 1913, 391; 1914, 538. (See
1912, 157.) R. L. 42, 104.
370 See 1912, 360. R. L. 13.
1260 Changes ix the
Chap. IMl
372 § 1 amended, 1912, 283 § 1. § 3 amended, 1912, 283 § 2. (See 1913,
705; 1914, 694, 788.) R. L. 75, 213.
378 Repealed, 1913, 835 § 503. R. L. 11.
379 Superseded, 1914, 198 § 6. (See 1912, 124, 457 § 1.) R. L. 112.
381 See 1912, 486, 608; 1914, 792. R. L. 75, 89.
382 § 2, see 1913, 458. R. L. 12.
383 See 1912, 238; 1914, 198 § 2, 761 § 3. R. L. 12.
384 See 1911, 444. R. L. 42.
399 Amended, 1912, 114. R. L. 42.
410 See 1914, 648. R. L. 92.
413 §§ 1, 2 amended, 1913, 367; 1914, 765. Extended, 1914, 536. (See
1913, 657.) R. L. 106.
416 § 8, see 1913, 626. R. L. 92.
422 Repealed, 1913, 835 § 503. (See 1912, 229.) R. L. 11.
423 See 1912, 201. R. L. 100.
428 See 1912, 489; 1914, 288. R. L. 214.
429 § 1, see 1914, 626. § 3 amended, 1913, 181. (See 1913, 510.) R. L.
118.
434 See 1911, 558; 1913, 254; 1914, 742 § 199. R. L. 121, 122.
436 Repealed, 1913, 835 § 503. R. L. 11.
440 Repeal and substitute, 1914, 791. (See 1912, 182; 1914, 196.) R. L.
102.
442 See 1911, 481, 509. R. L. 122.
443 § 1 amended, 1912, 155. R. L. 102.
444 See 1914, 714. R. L. 42.
451 Extended, 1912, 103. Limited, 1913, 829 § 3. R. L. 223, 225.
452 Amended, 1912, 160. R. L. 164.
455 Repealed, 1913, 806 § 13. (See 1912, 479; 1913, 610.) R. L. 104,
106.
456 § 6 amended, 1914, 520. § 8 amended, 1912, 310. (See 1912, 264;
1913, 563 §§ 6, 7.) R. L. 82, 153, 217.
466 Superseded, 1912, 80; 1913, 421. R. L. 39.
469 § 11 amended, 1913, 770. R. L. 26.
471 See 1912, 106; 1913, 295, 337; 1914, 174, 391, 494. R. L. 42, 89.
473 See 1912, 232. R. L. 160.
474 See 1913, 600, 605; 1914, 430, 431. R. L. 28, 101.
477 See 1913, 452. R. L. 37, 102.
478 § 1 amended, 1914, 648 § 1. § 3 affected, 1914, 648 § 2. (See 1914,
720 § 5.) R. L. 12, 14.
481 See 1911, 509. R. L. 122.
484 Amended, 1912, 477; 1913, 758. (See 1912, 726 § 5; 1914, 623.)
R. L. 106.
485 § 1 amended, 1912, 576; 1914, 326. R. L. 7.
490 See 1914, 272. R. L. 83.
491 § 1 amended, 1912, 581. R. L. 111.
494 Extended, 1914, 623. (See 1913, 758, 822.) R. L. 25, 106.
497 See 1913, 716. R. L. 173.
499 § 1 amended, 1914, 43. R. L. 91.
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501 See 1913, 716. R. L. 173.
502 In part repealed, 1912, 678 § 2. (See 1914, 462.) R. L. 15.
503 See 1912, 651; 1913, 709. R. L. 56, 214.
509 § 7, see 1914, 742 §§ 127, 199. R. L. 122.
517 Repealed, 1913, 835 § 503. R. L. 11.
518 Repealed, 1913, 835 § 503. R. L. 11.
532 § 1 amended, 1912, 363 § 1; 1914, 568 § 1. § 3 amended, 1912,
363 § 2. § 4 amended, 1912, 363 § 3. § 6 amended, 1912, 363
§ 4; 1913, 63; 1914, 582. (See 1911, 634, 751; 1913, 310, 657;
1914, 419.) R. L. 19, 106.
537 Amended, 1913, 396. (See 1913, 779 §§ 1, 4; 1914, 556.) R. L. 42.
541 Superseded, 1913, 685. R. L. 75, 106.
542 Superseded, 1914, 554. R. L. 223.
548 Affected, 1912, 391. R. L. 211, 214.
549 See 1913, 834. R. L. 108.
550 Repealed, 1913, 835 § 503. (See 1912, 254, 261, 265, 274, 275, 446,
483.) R. L. 11.
554 See 1914, 758. R. L. 16.
558 Superseded, 1914, 742 §§ 188, 199. (See 1913, 254.) R. L. 121.
561 §§ 1, 2 affected, 1913, 610 § 5. (See 1913, 834.) R. L. 108.
562 § 1 amended, 1914, 451. § 4 amended, 1913, 209. (See 1912, 726
§ 5; 1913, 610.) R. L. 102, 105.
576 Amended, 1914, 408. R. L. 75.
578 § 1 amended, 1914, 182. R. L. 52, 54.
592 Repealed, 1912, 705 § 3. R. L. 89.
593 Repealed, 1913, 815 § 9. R. L. 173.
594 § 3 amended, 1913, 524. R. L. 16.
595 § 5 revised, 1913, 796 § 1. § 12 amended, 1913, 796 § 2. (See 1914,
473.) R. L. 87.
597 § 1 revised, 1912, 637 § 1. § 2 amended, 1912, 637 § 2. (See 1914,
408.) R. L. 25, 75.
600 § 4, see 1914, 792. R. L. 75.
603 §§ 1, 2, see 1914, 792 § 5. (See 1912, 726 § 5.) R. L. 75.
605 Amended, 1914, 207. (See 1913, 471 § 2.) R. L. 217.
607 See 1912, 714; 1913, 494 § 3, 595; 1914, 283 § 2. R. L. 106.
610 § 1 revised, 1912, 474 § 1. R. L. 56, 75.
613 Superceded, 1912, 151; 1914, 647. Affected, 1914, 792. R. L. 75.
614 § 4 extended, 1913, 479. § 11 amended, 1912, 379; 1913, 249. R. L.
92, 102.
616 See 1912, 726 § 5; 1913, 610 § 1. R. L. 108.
618 See 1912, 189. R. L. 113.
619 See 1911, 656; 1912, 726 § 5; 1913, 610 § 2. R. L. 105, 108.
620 See 1912, 726 § 5; 1913, 610 § 1. R. L. 108.
621 II § 20 amended, 1912, 397. R. L. 100.
628 § 6 amended, 1913, 617 § 1. § 12 amended, 1913, 617 § 2; 1914,
320. § 22 amended, 1913, 617 § 3. § 23 repealed, 1913, 617 § 4.
§ 29 amended, 1913, 411, 617 § 5. (See 1911, 751 §§ 23, 24; 1912,
82.) R. L. 106. 119.
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Chap. 1911
633 Superseded, 1912, 720 § 2. (See 1912, 365 § 2.) R. L. 16.
634 § 1 amended, 1913, 817 §1. §3 amended, 1913, 817 §2. §6 amended,
1913, 817 § 3. (See 1913, 656.) R. L. 20, 21, 106.
635 See 1912, 354. R. L. 111.
642 § 2 amended, 1912, 399; 1913, 664. R. L. 16.
649 See 1914, 762 § 8. R. L. 87.
656 § 3, see 1912, 726 § 5; 1913, 610 § 2. R. L. 105, 108.
667 Amended, 1912, 144; 1913, 392. (See 1912, 109.) R. L. 9.
668 Amended, 1912, 378. R. L. 164.
669 § 3 amended, 1913, 266. (See 1914, 323.) R. L. 80, 81.
670 Superseded, 1914, 362, 718 § 1. (See 1912, 506.) R. L. 16.
675 See 1913, 657. R. L. 106.
679 Repealed, 1913, 835 § 503. R. L. 11.
697 § 1 amended, 1913, 639 § 2. R. L. 47.
709 Superseded, 1914, 792. (See 1912, 726 § 5.) R. L. 75.
727 § 1 amended, 1912, 675 § 1; 1913, 638. § 3 amended, 1912, 675 § 2;
1913, 347 § 1. § 10 amended, 1912, 675 § 3. § 13 amended, 1912,
675 § 4. §§ 14, 15, see 1913, 656. § 17 amended, 1912, 675 § 5;
1913, 347 § 2. § 22 amended. 1912, 675 § 6. R. L. 102, 189.
731 § 1 amended, 1913, 368. R. L. 42.
735 Repealed, 1913, 835 § 503. R. L. 11.
736 Affected, 1912, 535; 1913, 360. § 2 amended, 1912, 463 § 1; 1914,
428. § 4 revised, 1912, 463 § 2. R. L. 151, 152.
745 Repealed, 1912, 275 § 2; 1913, 835 § 503. R. L. 11.
747 Amended, 1913, 733. (See 1913, 268.) R. L. 16.
748 § 1 superseded, 1914, 712. § 9 amended, 1912, 181; 1912, 663.
§ 17, see 1914, 555. (See 1912, 46; 1913, 635; 1914, 602.) R. L.
66, 96.
751 I § 1, see 1914, 553. §§ 4, 5, see 1913, 807 § 4; 1914, 553, 618. § 5,
see 1912, 666 § 2. II § 3 amended, 1912, 571 § 1. § 5 superseded,
1914, 708 § 1. § 6 superseded, 1914, 708 § 20. (See 1914, 618.)
§§ 6-8, see 1913, 807 §§ 1, 5, 7. § 7 superseded, 1914, 708 § 3.
§ 9 amended, 1914, 708 § 4. § 10 superseded, 1914, 708 § 5. § 11
superseded, 1914, 708 § 6. (See 1912, 571 § 2; 1913, 445, 696.)
§ 13 amended, 1914, 708 § 7. § 16 revised, 1912, 571 § 3. (See
1912, 172, 251.) § 19 amended, 1912, 571 § 4. § 22 superseded,
1914, 708 § 8. § 23 added, 1912, 571 § 5. § 24 (new section)
added, 1914, 708 § 14. Ill, see 1914, 656. §§ 1-6 amended,
1912, 571 §§6-11. § 2 amended, 1913, 48. § 5 amended, 1914,
708 § 9. § 7 revised, 1912, 571 § 12. § 8 amended, 1914, 708
§ 10. § 10 amended, 1912, 571 § 13. § 11 revised, 1912, 571
§ 14. § 12 superseded, 1914, 708 § 11. § 13 superseded, 1914,
708 § 12. § 15 amended, 1913, 448. § 16 amended, 1912, 571
§ 15. § 18 revised, 1913, 746 § 1. (See 1912, 409, 726 § 13.)
IV § 2 superseded, 1914, 338. §§ 10, 12, see 1912, 684. § 17,
see 1912, 666 § 1. § 21 amended, 1912, 571 § 16. (See 1912, 196.)
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Chap. 1911
V § 2 amended, 1913, 568; 1914, 708 § 13. § 3 revised, 1912, 571
§17. (See 1912, 666.) § 4 amended, 1912, 571 § 18. § 6 amended,
1912, 571 § 19. §§ 7-9 new sections added, 1914, 708 § 15. R. L.
106, 118, 120.
Statutes of 1913.
45 See 1912, 49; 1913, 416, 709, 727. R. L. 6, 107.
46 See 1912, 181, 663; 1913, 635. R. L. 66.
61 See 1912, 185. R. L. 9.
66 Amended, 1914, 615. R. L. 7, 23.
70 Amended, 1913, 130. R. L. 6, 162.
71 Affected, 1914, 370. (See 1912, 145, 352; 1914, 45.) R. L. 6.
77 See 1912, 387. R. L. 6, 21.
80 Amended, 1913, 421. R. L. 39.
81 Superseded, 1914, 406. R. L. 175.
97 See 1914, 661. R. L. 113.
103 Limited, 1913, 829 § 3. R. L. 222, 225.
104 See 1914, 792. R. L. 75.
106 See 1913, 295; 1914, 174, 391. R. L. 39.
109 See 1912, 142; 1913, 392. R. L. 9.
110 Repealed, 1913, 573. R. L. 91.
120 Amended, 1913, 752 § 2; 1914, 121. fSee 1912, 463, 535; 1913, 360.)
R. L. 151, 152.
123 See 1912, 400; 1913, 95. R. L. 52, 102.
124 Superseded, 1914, 198 § 6. R. L. 14.
127 See 1912, 419. R. L. 32.
128 See 1912, 623; 1914, 643. R. L. 114.
134 See 1913, 501. R. L. 165.
138 See 1912, 464. R. L. 16.
144 See 1913, 392. R. L. 9.
145 Repealed, 1914, 370 § 3. (See 1912, 352.) R. L. 6.
151 Amended, 1914, 647. Affected, 1914, 792. R. L. 75.
154 Amended, 1913, 653. R. L. 220.
157 Repeal and substitute, 1912, 320. R. L. 42, 104.
162 See 1914, 661. R. L. 118.
163 Repeal and substitute, 1913, 563. R. L. 82.
165 See 1912, 264, 310; 1914, 272. R. L. 153, 217.
172 Superseded, 1912, 571 § 3. (See 1913, 290, 445.) R. L. 106.
181 Amended, 1912, 663. (See 1913, 635.) R. L. 66.
182 Repeal and substitute, 1914, 791. (See 1914, 196.) R. L. 104.
184 Repealed, 1913, 611 § 18. R. L. 204.
191 See 1913, 467, 619 § 5. R. L. 44.
203 Amended, 1912, 523. R. L. 92.
221 See 1913, 324. R. L. 51.
226 Amended, 1914, 390. R. L. 217.
229 Repealed, 1913, 835 § 503. R. L. 11.
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Chap. 1912
233 Superseded, 1914, 742 §§ 181, 199. R. L. 58.
237 See 1914, 648. R. L. 91.
238 See 1914, 198 § 1. R. L. 12.
241 § 1 amended, 1913, 180. R. L. 36.
246 Revised, 1913, 713. R. L. 57.
248 Amended, 1912, 603; 1913, 570. (See 1914, 206, 792.) R. L. 56,
75.
249 Superseded, 1914, 742 §§ 147, 199. R. L. 121.
251 See 1912, 571 § 3; 1913, 290. R. L. 106.
252 Repealed, 1913, 835 § 503. (See 1912, 308, 473.) R. L. 11.
254 Repealed, 1913, 835 § 503. R. L. 11.
260 Amended, 1913, 240; 1914, 209, 276. R. L. 124.
261 Repealed, 1913, 835 § 563. R. L. 11.
263 Amended, 1913, 505. (See 1912, 283.) R. L. 75, 213.
264 See 1912, 310. R. L. 153, 217.
265 Repealed, 1913, 835 § 503. R. L. 11.
266 Repealed, 1913, 835 § 503. R. L. 11.
268 Amended, 1914, 715. (See 1914, 718 § 3.) R. L. 16.
270 Amended, 1912, 523. (See 1914, 79.) R. L. 92.
271 See 1913, 656. R. L. 198.
273 Repealed, 1913, 835 § 503. (See 1913, 516.) R. L. 11.
274 Repealed, 1913, 835 § 503. (See 1912, 446 § 3.) R. L. 11.
275 Repealed, 1913, 835 § 503. (See 1912, 483.) R. L. 11.
276 Repealed, 1913, 815 § 9. R. L. 173.
283 See 1913, 705; 1914, 694, 788. R. L. 75, 213.
284 Amended, 1913, 176. R. L. 62.
289 See 1914, 759. R. L. 165.
307 Repealed, 1913, 835 § 503. R. L. 11..
308 See 1912, 473. R. L. 11, 25.
311 Amended, 1913, 750. (See 1914, 464, 642.) R. L. 118.
312 § 2, see 1913, 694. R. L. 12, 109.
314 § 2 amended, 1913, 387 § 1. § 12 revised, 1913, 387 § 2. R. L. IL
318 Superseded, 1914, 328 § 2. (See 1913, 806 § 13.) R. L. 104, 106.
320 Affected, 1913, 391; 1914, 538. R. L. 42.
322 Amended, 1913, 70. R. L. 164.
331 See 1914, 272. R. L. 81.
347 § 1 revised, 1913, 645. R. L. 25, 27.
352 Repealed, 1914, 370 § 3. R. L. 6.
360 Affected, 1914, 436. (See 1913, 255.) R. L. 13, 178.
363 § 1 amended, 1914, 568 § 1. (See 1913, 310; 1914, 419.) R. L. 19,
106.
365 § 2 superseded, 1912, 720 § 2. R. L. 16.
368 § 3 amended, 1913, 356; 1914, 443 § 2. R. L. 43.
369 Amended, 1914, 782 § 2. R. L. 104.
370 Amended, 1913, 50. R. L. 104.
371 See 1913, 536. R. L. 48, 50.
372 See 1912, 482; 1914, 654. R. L. 217.
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378 Superseded, 1914, 620. R. L. 164.
379 Amended, 1913, 249. (See 1913. 479.) R. L. 91.
388 Superseded, 1913, 529; 1914, 453. R. L. 92.
396 See 1914, 661. R. L. 118.
398 Repealed, 1913, 835 § 503. R. L. 11.
399 Amended, 1913, 664. R. L. 16.
400 See 1913, 95, 116, 123, 803; 1914, 420. R. L. 52, 102.
401 See 1913, 525. R. L. 48.
406 Amended, 1914, 546. R. L. 21.
409 Repealed, 1913, 746 § 2. (See 1912, 726 § 18.) R. L. 106, 107.
419 See 1914, 795 § 13. R. L. 32.
437 Superseded, 1914, 742 §§ 190-192, 199. R. L. 121.
441 See 1912, 444. R. L. 16.
444 See 1913, 468. R. L. 16.
446 Repealed, 1913, 835 § 503. R. L. 11.
447 See 1913, 657. R. L. 106.
448 Amended, 1914, 627. R. L. 56.
449 § 1 amended, 1913, 124. (See 1913, 449.) R. L. 91.
452 See 1913, 365. R. L. 106.
457 Superseded, 1914, 198 § 6. R. L. 14.
459 See 1913, 305. R. L. 167.
463 § 1 amended, 1914, 428 § 1. (See 1912, 535; 1913, 360.) R. L.
151, 152.
465 § 1 amended, 1913, 250. R. L. 91, 92.
466 § 1 amended, 1913, 335. R. L. 24.
467 § 2 amended, 1914, 765. R. L. 106.
471 Repealed, 1913, 835 § 503. R. L. 11.
472 § 2, see 1913, 177. R. L. 115.
473 Repealed, 1913, 835 § 503. R. L. 11.
475 See 1914, 587 § 18. R. L. 79.
477 Revised, 1913, 758. (See 1914, 623.) R. L. 106.
479 Repealed, 1913, 806 § 13. R. L. 104, 106.
481 § 1 amended, 1914, 56. R. L. 3.
483 Repealed, 1913, 835 § 503. R. L. 11.
489 § 1 amended, 1914, 288. R. L. 214.
491 Superseded, 1914, 198 § 1. R. L. 14.
495 See 1913, 690. R. L. 106, 211.
497 § 1 amended, 1914, 700. R. L. 160.
500 § 1 amended, 1914, 424. R. L. 89, 92.
502 § 6 amended, 1913, 369. R. L. 114, 126.
503 See 1913, 657, 671; 1914, 352 § 2. R. L. 106.
506 § 4 repealed, 1914, 362. Amended, 1914, 718 § 1. R. L. 16.
512 § 2, see 1914, 605. R. L. 6.
515 Repealed, 1913. 835 § 503. R. L. 11.
516 Amended, 1913, 294. R. L. 115.
518 See 1914, 287. R. L. 102, 103.
522 Amended, 1913, 717. R. L. 5.
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Chap. 1912
523 See 1913, 270; 1914, 79. R. L. 92.
524 Amended, 1913, 489. R. L. 118.
528 § 1 amended, 1914, 455. (See 1914, 688; Res. 96.) R. L. 28, 49,
106.
531 See 1912, 726 § 5; 1913, 610. R. L. 105.
533 §§ 2, 3 revised, 1913, 833 § 1. R. L. 106, 112.
535 See 1913, 360, 752. R. L. 151.
543 See 1913, 792. R. L. 14.
545 Repeal and substitute, 1914, 347. R. L. 106.
549 See 1914, 587 § 1. R. L. 79.
552 Superseded, 1912, 711. R. L. 46.
553 See 1913, 682. R. L. 22.
560 See 1914, 692 § 11. R. L. 107.
565 § 1, see 1913, 724. § 2, see 1914, 571. R. L. 225.
567 See 1914, 79. R. L. 92.
571 § 2 amended, 1913, 445, 696; 1914, 708 § 6. § 10 amended, 1914,
708 § 9. (See 1913, 807; 1914, 618.) R. L. 106.
574 See 1913, 800; 1914, 519. R. L. 32, 106.
580 Amended, 1913, 291. R. L. 113.
586 See 1912, 595. R. L. 110.
589 See 1914, 587 § 4. R. L. 79.
593 Amended, 1913, 710. R. L. 16.
595 Amended, 1914, 598 § 24. R. L. 110.
603 Amended, 1913, 570. R. L. 56, 75.
604 In part repealed, 1913, 748 § 2. (See 1914, 509.) R. L. 160.
608 § 3 amended, 1914, 490. § 4 amended, 1913, 329. R. L. 9, 90.
612 § 2 amended, 1913, 694. R. L. 12, 109.
614 See 1912, 726 § 5; 1913, 424, 610; 1914, 577. R. L. 104, 108.
623 § 4, see 1914, 661. § 6 amended, 1914, 643 § 1. (See 1913, 264.)
§ 10 amended, 1914, 643 § 2. § 11 amended, 1914,643 § 3. § 14
amended, 1914, 643 § 4. § 16 amended, 1914, 643 § 5. § 17
amended, 1914, 643 § 6. § 18 amended, 1914, 643 § 7. § 33
amended, 1914, 643 § 8. § 34 amended, 1914, 643 § 9. § 38,
see 1914, 661. R. L. 114.
632 See 1914, 605. R. L. 6.
635 § 7, see 1914, 792. §§ 19, 46, see 1913, 441, 786. § 54 amended,
1913, 614. §§ 55, 56 limited, 1913, 441. R. L. 25, 104.
637 See 1914, 408. R. L. 75.
641 Repealed, 1913, 835 § 503. R. L. 11.
648 See 1914, 673. R. L. 157, 204.
649 §§ 1, 3 affected, 1914, 371. § 2 superseded, 1914, 409. (See 1914,
35.) §§ 8 and 9 amended, 1914, 35 §§ 3, 4. § 10 amended,
1913, 726. § 1 1 amended, 1913, 430. (See 1913, 228, 289.) R. L.
160, 173.
651 See 1913, 709. R. L. 56, 214.
652 See 1913, 538, 654; 1914, 545, 792. R. L. 56, 75.
663 See 1913, 635; 1914, 712. R. L. 66, 96.
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Chap. 1912
665 Amended, 1913, 812 § 1. R. L. 16.
666 See 1913, 807; 1914, 708 § 16. R. L. 106, 108.
675 § 1 amended, 1913, 638. § 2 amended, 1913, 347 § 1. § 5 amended,
1913, 347 § 2. R. L. 102, 189.
678 § 1 amended, 1913, 498. (See 1914, 462.) R. L. 15.
694 See 1914, 601. R. L. 49.
695 See 1914, 198 § 6. R. L. 12.
702 § 2 amended, 1913, 443. § 7 amended, 1913, 105. R. L. 16.
706 § 4 amended, 1914, 368 § 1. § 5 amended, 1913, 673 §§ 1, 2. § 6
amended, 1913, 673 §§ 1, 2; 1914, 368 § 2. § 7 repealed, 1914,
368 §3. § 11 amended, 1913,330 §1; 1914, 368 §4. § 13 amended,
1913, 673 § 3; 1914, 368 § 5. R. L. 106.
712 See 1913, 518. R. L. 157.
714 See 1914, 283. R. L. 106.
719 § 1 superseded, 1914, 698. § 4, see 1914, 719 § 4. R. L. 6, 9.
720 § 1 superseded, 1914, 460. R. L. 16.
721 See 1914, 370. R. L. 6.
726 Affected, 1913, 766; 1914, 263, 474 § 2. § 13 repealed, 1913, 746
§ 2. (See 1913, 424, 610, 655 §§ 42-47, 716, 813; 1914, 328, 726.)
§ 14 amended, 1914, 533. R. L. 106-108.
Statutes of 1913.
38 See 1913, 563. R. L. 82.
63 See 1913, 657. R. L. 118.
81 Superseded, 1914, 406. R. L. 175.
105 See 1913, 443. R. L. 16.
116 See 1913, 803. R. L. 52, 102.
123 See 1913, 803. R. L. 52, 102.
124 See 1913, 449. R. L. 91.
164 Amended, 1913, 801. R. L. 62.
181 See 1913, 510. R. L. 118.
205 See 1913, 368. R. L. 42.
209 See 1913, 610. R. L. 105, 108.
214 § 1 amended, 1914, 76. R. L. 75, 207, 213.
235 Amended, 1913, 541. (See 1913, 334.) R. L. 118.
236 § 1 amended, 1913, 728. R. L. 208, 217.
240 Amended, 1914, 209. (See 1914, 276.) R. L. 124.
249 See 1913, 479. R. L. 92, 102.
254 Superseded, 1914, 742 §§ 186. 199. R. L. 121.
257 See 1914, 626. R. L. 126, 167. *
263 See 1914, 331 § 4. R. L. 42.
280 See 1914, 196, 791. R. L. 104.
286 Repealed, 1913, 835 § 503. R. L. 11.
310 See 1913, 657; 1914, 419. R. L. 106.
313 See 1913, 657. R. L. 106.
317 Superseded, 1914, 742 §§ 135, 178, 199. (See 1914, 787 § 3.) R. L.
121.
1268 Changes in the
Chap. 1913
319 Amended, 19i4, 267 § 1. R. L. 89.
323 See 1914, 587 § 3. R. L. 79. j
325 See 1914, 634. R. L. 56, 102. !
328 § 2, see 1914, 792. R. L. 75.
330 § 1 amended, 1914, 368 § 4. R. L. 106.
334 Seel913, 541; 1914, 464. R. L. 118.
336 See 1914, 605. R. L. 6.
337 See 1911, 471. R. L. 42.
344 § 1 amended, 1914, 440. R. L. 19, 106.
349 See 1913, 829. R. L. 225.
356 Amended, 1914, 443 § 2. R. L. 43.
360 See 1913, 752. R. L. 151.
367 Amended, 1914, 765. Extended, 1914, 536. (See 1913, 657.) R. L.
106.
391 § 1 amended, 1914, 538. R. L. 42.
396 See 1913, 779 § 1. R. L. 42.
408 Repealed, 1913, 835 § 503. R. L. 11.
411 See 1913, 617 § 5. R. L. 106, 119.
416 See 1913, 727. R. L. 27, 32, 107.
424 See 1913, 610, 813. R. L. 108.
426 § 1 amended, 1914, 241. R. L. 75, 106.
431 Repealed, 1913, 835 § 503. R. L. 11.
445 Amended, 1913, 696; 1914, 708 § 6. (See 1913, 807; 1914, 618.)
R. L. 106, 108.
452 See 1914, 795 §§ 3, 6. R. L. 32.
453 § 1 amended, 1914, 198 § 5. § 2 superseded, 1914, 198 § 6. R. L.
14.
454 See 1914, 471, 770 § 10. R. L. 116, 109.
457 Repealed, 1914, 465. (See 1913, 471; 1914, 272.) R. L. 86, 217.
458 See 1914, 198 § 2. R. L. 12.
464 Amended, 1914, 570. (See 1913, 604, 678, 810.) R. L. 1, 206.
467 See 1914, 590. R. L. 44.
471 § 2, see 1914, 207, 272. R. L. 46, 83, 86, 160.
480 See 1913, 834. R. L. 108.
487 § 1 amended, 1914, 138. R. L. 25, 26.
488 See 1913, 691. R. L. 160.
494 §§ 1, 3 amended, 1914, 283. (See 1913, 655 § 14.) R. L. 25, 26,
104.
498 See 1913, 689. R. L. 15.
499 See 1914, 742 §§ 173, 199. R.^. 121.
509 § 2 superseded, 1914, 742 §§ 150, 199. § 4 superseded, 1914, 742
§§ 151, 199. § 5, see 1914, 742 § 152. § 6, see 1914, 742 § 153.
§ 7, see 1914, 742 § 154. R. L. 121.
515 Amended, 1913, 840. (See 1914, 778 § 1.) R. L. 159, 166.
516 Repealed, 1913, 833 § 503. R. L. 11.
520 Amended, 1913, 825. (See 1913, 669.) R. L. 25, 27.
529 § 1 amended, 1913, 744; 1914, 453. (See 1913, 542.) R. L. 92.
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Chap. 1913
532 Amended, 1914, 350. R. L. 16.
534 See 1912, 719; 1914, 698. R. L. 6, 9.
535 See 1913, 643 §§ 3, 4. R. L. 91.
536 See 1914, 641 § 2, 652 § 2. R. L. 48, 50.
538 Amended, 1914, 545. (See 1914, 792.) R. L. 56, 75.
542 See 1914, 79. R. L. 92.
545 See 1913, 671, 681, 697. R. L. 25, 106.
549 See 1914, 597. R. L. 91.
559 Repealed, 1913, 835 § 503. R. L. 11.
563 §§ 6, 7, see 1914, 520. R. L. 82.
568 Amended, 1914, 708 § 13. (See 1913, 696, 807: 1914, 618.) R. L.
106, 118.
569 See 1913, 643 §§ 3, 4. R. L. 91.
577 §§ 1, 3, 4 amended, 1914, 119. R. L. 104.
578 § 1 amended, 1914, 523 § 1. § 2 repealed, 1914, 523 § 2. (See 1913,
719 § 17.) R. L. 78.
590 Superseded, 1914, 298 § 1. (See 1913, 619 § 7.) R. L. 89, 106, 124.
592 § 3, see 1914, 695. R. L. 54, 102.
596 See 1914, 471, 770 § 10. R. L. 109, 116.
600 See 1913, 605. R. L. 32, 101.
604 See 1913, 678, 818. R. L. 1, 206.
610 See 1913, 655, 834; 1914, 127, 451, 649, 791. R. L. 104, 108.
622 See 1914, 792. R. L. 75.
623 Superseded, 1914, 742 §§ 189, 199. R. L. 121.
629 Repealed, 1914, 649 § 10. (See 1914, 127.) R. L. 105.
633 § 2 amended, 1914, 180. (See 1913, 759 § 4; 1914, 720 § 4.) R. L.
225.
634 See 1913, 719 §§ 7, 12; 1914, 325. R. L. 27.
635 See 1914, 48, 602, 712. R. L. 96.
642 See 1913, 657. R. L. 106.
649 Superseded, 1913, 833. R. L. 12.
650 Repealed, 1914, 634 § 5. R. L. 213.
654 See 1914, 545, 792. R. L. 56, 75.
655 See 1914, 792, 795 § 13. R. L. 75.
657 See 1913, 681, 697. R. L. 25, 106.
660 See 1914, 661. R. L. 110.
669 See 1913, 719 § 8, 825. R. L. 27.
670 See 1914, 792. R. L. 75.
671 Repealed, 1914, 352 § 3. (See 1913, 681.) R. L. 25, 106.
673 §§ 2, 3 amended, 1914, 368 §§ 2, 5. R. L. 106.
678 § 1 repealed, 1913, 818. R. L. 1, 206.
681 See 1913, 697. R. L. 25, 106.
685 See 1914, 474; Res. 96. R. L. 106.
686 Repealed, 1913, 835 § 503. R. L. 11.
688 § 2 amended, 1913, 824. § 4 amended, 1914, 625. R. L. 13.
689 See 1914. 462. R. L. 15.
696 § 1 amended, 1914, 708 §. 6. (See 1913, 807; 1914, 618.) R. L. 106.
1270 Chaxges in the
Chap. 1913
701 § 1, see 1914, 694, 788. R. L. 75, 213.
704 Superseded, 1914, 782 § 8. (See 1914, 248.) R. L. 104.
705 See 1913, 720; 1914, 694, 788. R. L. 75, 76, 102.
706 See 1913, 727. R. L. 107.
709 § 2 superseded, 1914, 728. R. L. 7.
711 See 1914, 419. R. L. 19, 106.
713 § 6, see 1914, 742, § 99. R. L. 121.
716 See 1914, 35 § 1. R. L. 160, 173.
719 §§ 2, 3, 6, 8, 9 amended, 1914, 143. § 5 cl. 8 amended, 1914, 317.
(See 1914, 742 § 98.) R. L. 25-27.
727 § 2 amended, 1914, 55 § 1. § 3 amended, 1914, 55 § 2. R. L. 27,
31 32.
736 Amended, 1914, 666. R. L. 160.
742 § 4 amended, 1914, 20. R. L. 96.
743 §§ 1, 2 amended, 1914, 67. R. L. 56, 75.
744 See 1914, 453. R. L. 92.
745 See 1914, 662. R. L. 6.
746 See 1913, 807; 1914, 618. R. L. 106.
750 See 1914, 464, 642. R. L. 118.
752 § 2 amended, 1914, 121. R. L. 151.
758 See 1913, 831; 1914, 623. R. L. 106.
759 See 1914, 596 § 4, 180. § 5 amended, 1914, 596 § 2. § 6 affected,
1914, 596 § 2. § 7 amended, 1914, 596 § 3. R. L. 75, 89.
766 See 1913, 813. R. L. 106.
773 Amended, 1914, 514. R. L. 47.
774 See 1914, 711. R. L. 46.
779 § 1, see 1914, 590. § 5, see 1914, 581. §§ 6-8, 11, see 1914, 738.
§ 14 revised, 1913, 831 § 1. §§ 16-18, see 1914, 316. § 17
amended, 1914, 580. R. L. 44, 46, 106.
784 § 2 affected, 1914, 616. § 9, see 1914, 527. § 18 amended, 1914,
679. (See 1914, 722 § 1.) R. L. 111.
786 §§ 26, 54, 63, see 1914, 628, 792. R. L. 104.
800 Extended, 1914, 519. R. L. 32, 106.
805 See 1914, 174, 391, 494. R. L. 42.
806 See 1914, 328 § 3. § 6, see 1914, 782 § 6. § 13, see 1914, 328 § 2.
R. L. 104.
807 § 3, see 1914, 618, 636. R. L. 25, 26, 100, 120.
812 See 1914, 751, 752. R. L. 16.
816 See 1914, 577. R. L. 108.
822 See 1914, 623. R. L. 106.
829 § 5 affected, 1914, 179. R. L. 222, 225.
832 § 3 affected, 1914, 494. R. L. 42.
835 § 1 amended, 1914, 454, 783 § 1. (See 1914, 752 § 2.) § 13 amended,
1914, 345 § 1. § 68 superseded, 1914, 676 § 1. § 73 amended,
1914, 611 § 1. § 75 amended, 1914, 611 § 2. § 88 amended, 1914,
790 § 12. § 89 amended, 1914, 790 § 13. § 103 amended, 1914,
790 § 1. § 104 amended, 1914, 790 § 2. § 105 amended, 1914,
General Laws.
1271
Chap.
1913
790 § 3.
790 § 5.
790 § 7.
790 § 9.
790 § 11
676 § 2
§ 106 superseded, 1914, 790 § 4.
§ 109 amended, 1914, 790 § 6.
§ 111 superseded, 1914, 790 § 8.
§ 117 amended, 1914, 790 § 10.
133 amended, 1914, 345 § 2.
§ 107 amended, 1914,
§110 superseded, 1914,
§112 superseded, 1914,
§ 118 amended, 1914,
§ 216 amended, 1914,
(See 1914, 630.) § 218 amended, 1914, 676 § 3. § 219
superseded, 1914, 676 § 4. (See 1914, 630.) § 225, see 1914, 630
840
§ 279 amended, 1914, 329. §§
§ 318 amended, 1914, 393 § 1.
§ 348 superseded, 1914, 783 § 2.
§ 358 superseded, 1914, 783 § 4.
§ 362 amended, 1914, 783 § 6.
§ 364 amended, 1914, 783 § 8.
§ 369 superseded, 1914, 783 § 10. „ , . „
§ 497 superseded, 1914, 783 § 12. § 498 superseded, 1914, 783
§ 13. § 503, see 1914, 198. R. L. 11.
See 1914, 778 § 1. R. L. 159, 166.
292, 293 amended, 1914, 43o.
§ 319 amended, 1914, 393 § 2.
I 349 superseded, 1914, 783 § 3.
I 361 superseded, 1914, 783 § 5.
§ 363 amended, 1914, 783 § 7.
§ 368 superseded, 1914, 783 § 9.
§ 371 amended, 1914, 783 § 11.
Statutes of 1914.
33 See 1914, 569. R. L. 48, 49.
35 § 2 superseded, 1914, 409. R. L. 160, 173.
45 Repealed, 1914, 370 § 3. R. L. 6.
83 See 1914, 518, 761. R. L. 12.
116 See 1914, 750. R. L. 76.
127 Repealed, 1914, 649 § 10. R. L. 105.
174 See 1914, 391. R. L. 42.
196 See 1914, 751, 752, 791. R. L. 16, 102, 104, 108.
198 Amended, 1914, 689. R. L. 12.
206 See 1914, 792. R. L. 75.
209 See 1914, 276. R. L. 124.
247 See 1914, 370 § 1. R. L. 106.
248 See 1914, 782 § 8. R. L. 104.
291 § 2, see 1914, 336. R. L. 9.
311 See 1914, 587 § 17. R. L. 79.
325 See 1914, 634. R. L. 56, 75, 213.
328 § 1 amended, 1914, 726. R. L. 106.
336 See 1914, 291 § 2. R. L. 9.
346 See 1914, 633 § 3. R. L. 62.
349 See 1914, 587 § 3. ' R. L. 79.
356 Amended, 1914, 702. R. L. 137.
362 See 1914, 718 § 1. R. L. 16.
373 § 2, see 1914, 522. R. L. 38.
375 See 1914, 587 § 6. R. L. 79.
378 See 1914, 693. R. L. 96.
387 See 1914, 633 § 3. R. L. 62.
407 See 1914, 587 § 1. R. L. 79.
1272
Changes in the General Laws.
Chap.
421
422
447
449
455
470
471
472
484
506
518
536
537
569
587
589
610
621
624
627
628
633
634
647
655
664
688
689
691
693
694
742
744
747
751
752
761
782
791
See 1914
See 1914
See 1914
See 1914
See 1914
See 1914
See 1914
Superseded, 1914, 747. R. L. 67, 96.
See 1914
See 1914
See 1914
See 1914
§ 1, see 1914, 422. R. L. 116.
See 1914
§17, see
See 1914
See 1914
See 1914
See 1914
See 1914
See 1914
1914
795 §§ 3, 6. R. L. 102.
537 § 1. R. L. 116.
449. R. L. 5, 9.
447. R. L. 9.
688; Res. 96. R. L. 106.
610. R. L. 113, 116.
770 § 10. R. L. 109, 116.
792. R. L. 75.
691, 717. R. L. 96,
83,761. R. L. 12.
765. R. L. 106.
33. R. L. 48, 49.
1914, 311. R. L. 79.
615. R. L. 5.
470. R. L. 113-116.
624. R. L. 101, 212.
621. R. L. 101, 212.
792. R. L. 75.
792. R. L. 75.
§ 3, see 1914, 346, 387. R. L. 62.
See 1914, 325. R. L. 56, 75, 213.
See 1914, 792. R. L. 75.
See 1914, 792. R. L. 75.
See 1914, 665. R. L. 19.
See 1914, 455. R. L. 106.
See 1914, 198. R. L. 12.
See 1914, 506, 717. R. L. 96.
See 1914, 378. R. L. 96.
Amended, 1914, 788. R. L. 75, 76, 213.
§§ 36-43, 51, 68, 141-147, 149, 161-163, 190, 191 extended to water
companies, 1914, 787. R. L. 109, 121.
§§ 2, 5, see 1914, 792. R. L. 75.
See 1914, 472. R. L. 67, 96.
See 1914, 752. R. L. 16.
See 1914, 196, 751. R. L. 16.
See 1914, 83, 518. R. L. 12.
§ 8, see 1914, 248. R. L. 104.
See 1914, 196. R. L. 102, 104, 108.
INDEX
©I|? Olnmutflttm^altli of MtusBnt^nsfttB
Office op the Secretary, Boston, August 18, 1914.
I certify that the acts and resolves contained in this vokime are true
copies of the originals, and that the civil government and officers con-
nected therewith for 1914 are transcripts of official records and returns.
I further certify that the table of changes in general laws has been
prepared, and is printed as an appendix to this edition of the laws, by
direction of the governor, in accordance with the provisions of section 1
of chapter 9 of the Revised Laws.
FRANK J. DONAHUE,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
INDEX.
A. PAGE
Abington, town of, may refund certain indebtedness ..... 326
town of Pembroke may pm-chase water from ..... 373
Abolition of grade crossings, apportionment of the cost of . 753
rate of interest to be paid by cities and towns on money advanced for,
provision affecting . . . . . . . . .13
serial bonds for, appropriation for ....... 98
Accelerating the settlement of estates of deceased persons .... 716
Acceptance, of nominations ......... 403
written, of nominations, term defined ....... 403
Accident, board, industrial (see Industrial accident board) .
insurance (see Casualty insurance).
Accounts, county, controller of, may appoint a fourth deputy . . . 478
municipal, appropriation for expenses of auditing .... 69
of superintendents of shops in houses of correction, provision affecting
the examination of . . . . . .174
Achorn, Edgar O., justice of the peace, acts confirmed .... 1030
Actions, by creditors against the estates of deceased persons 716
for the recovery of damages for injuries, provision affecting proof of
contributory negligence in ...... . 485
civil, auditors appointed by courts in . . . . . 498
in the Boston municipal court, procedure and practice in . .29
removal of, from the Boston municipal court to the superior court,
affecting the procedure in ....... 368
Acton, West and South Water Supply District of, may make an additional
water loan .......... 109
Acta and resolves, certain, passed by the general court, publication of reports
as to the acceptance or rejection of . . . 396
general and special, passed by the general court, separate publication of 398
printing, etc., the cumulative index and the pamphlet and blue book
edition of, appropriation for ...... 52, 270
special, incurring of debt by cities, towns and districts under, provision
affecting .......... 777
tax, preservation of, in the state Ubrary ...... 1005
Actuary, state, determination of the ratio of actual to expected mortality
claims, of the savings and insurance banks by . . .213
Adams, town of, state highway between Cummington and, provision for
constructing .......... 1047
1278
Index.
PAGE
Additions to the state house, material to be used in the construction of . 475
Adjournment of examinations or trials in police, district and municipal courts 408
Adjutant general, appropriation for ........ 371
term of office of .......... 406
Administrators, and executors, settlement of estates by, accelerating . . 716
of estates, appointment of . . . . . . . 326, 722
Admission, in evidence of records of conviction of witnesses . . . 367
to the bar of attorneys-at-law ........ 643
Advances, by county treasurers, of necessary expenses of officers going out-
side the commonwealth for the purpose of producing persons under
indictment .........
from the treasury of the commonwealth to certain officials
475
37, 339
from the treasury of the commonwealth to the disbursing officer of the
state board of charity .......
Advertisements, untrue and misleading, provision affecting .
Advertising, for persons to take the places of employees during strikes, etc.
provision affecting ........
Adviser, of the free public library commissioners, office estabUshed
Agawam river, alewife fisheries in, provision affecting the election of com
mittee to sell .........
sale of privileges in ........ .
Age and schooling certificates, relative to the issuing of . . .
Aged persons, information relative to, provision for securing, in connection
with the decennial census ......
Agencies, loan (see Loan agencies).
Agent, of foreign insurance companies, service of process on .
of the board of registration in pharmacy, office established
of the prison commissioners, may aid discharged prisoners
purchasing, for the city of Worcester, the appointment of
Agreements, between employers or laborers relative to hours of labor, wages
etc., made lawful ........
Agricultural, College, Massachusetts, annual report of . . .
appropriation for .
disposal of sewage at, appropriation for .
new building at ........ .
demonstration work, towns may acquire real estate and appropriate
money for .........
school, Essex county may borrow money to equip
Essex county, may maintain a household art school .
independent, of Bristol county, provision for new buildings for .
provision for the maintenance of .
Smith's, city of Northampton reimbiirsed for the support of
schools, cpunty, appropriation for ..... .
vocational, in certain towns and counties, appropriation for
societies, granting of bounties to ......
payment of bounties to, regulated ......
37
247
320
464
46
62
282
1038
592
282
124
178
904
64
50
25
1025
729
180
750
468
477
994
131
256
170
238
Index. 1279
PAGE
Agriculture, corporations organized to promote, etc., counties may aid . 729
encouragement of, among children and youths . .231
endowment and support of colleges for the benefit of, grants of money
authorized by congress for, accepted ...... 752
state board of, annual report of, provision affecting the printing and
distributing of 250
appropriation for .......... 70
sale of posters containing extracts from the trespass laws by, pro-
vision affecting ......... 187
Aid, and pensions, state, appropriation for ...... 61
commissioner and deputy commissioner of, salaries estabUshed . . 367
for free pubUc libraries in small towns ...... 344
state and military, appropriation for payment of . . . . .61
giving of, to helpless children of certain soldiers and sailors, provision for 321
laws relative to, codified ........ 507
to certain recipients, amount increased ...... 345
to discharged prisoners, appropriation for ...... 124
to mothers with dependent children, appropriation for .... 552
to state paupers and shipwrecked seamen, by cities and towns, appro-
priation for .......... 552
Air, compressed, tanks containing, used in operating pneumatic machinery,
provision affecting the construction and inspection of . . 92, 626
Aldermen, of the city of Fall River, board of (see Fall River, city of).
Alewife fisheries, in the Agawam and Half-Way Pond rivers, sale of privi-
leges in ........... 62
belonging to the town of Wareham, provision affecting the election of
committee to sell ......... 46
Alewives in the Taunton Great river, city of Fall River may grant priv-
ilege of talving ......... 122
AUas executions (see Executions).
AUen, Emma A., in favor of ........ . 1040
Allowances, for expenses of printing briefs, to prevailing parties in the Boston
municipal court ......... 29
for regimental headquarters of the mihtia ...... 417
Almshouse, city of Fall River may borrow money for purposes of a poor farm
and ' 185
Alteration of buildings in the city of Boston, provision affecting . . . 524
Amendments, Pkoposed, to the Constitution:
land, the taking of, to reUeve congestion of population and to provide
homes for citizens ......... 1056
by right of eminent domain for parks, public reservations, wharves
and docks .......... 1057
male, striking the word, from the qualifications of voters, to provide for 1055
taxes on income, the authority of the general court to impose, relative to 1058
Amherst, town of, water loan of, provision affecting ..... 728
Ammonia compressors, to be equipped with safety valves .... 409
1280
Index.
Amortization of bonds of life insurance companies .....
Analysis, of intoxicating liquors, state board of health to make
Andover, town of, made a part of jurisdiction of the Lawrence district court
South Parish in. Trustees of the Ministerial Fund of, provision affect-
ing the annual meeting of .......
Andrews, Charles A., deputy tax commissioner, appropriation for salary of
Animal industry, appropriation for the department of ....
department of, employment of clerks in, provision affecting .
Animals, The Greenfield Society for the Protection of, incorporated
horses, cattle and other, appropriation for exterminating contagious
diseases among .........
Anniversary celebration (see Taunton).
Annual, meeting (see Meeting, annual).
report (see Report, annual).
Annuities :
Burr, John Albert, to .....
Butler, Fannie S., to .....
Cisco, James L., to .
Clay, Wilham H., widow of, city of Boston may pay to
Daley, Delia A., to .
Davern, Bernard, to widow and children of
Glavin, Robert J., to widow of .
GofT, John J., widow of, city of Boston may pay to
Hawkes, Thomas J., widow of, city of Melrose may pay to
Hunt, Timothy, to .
Leach, Angela M., to
Mills, Arthur C, to widow of .
Norton, Thomas J., widow of, city of Boston may pay to
Seuss, George W., to father of .
Sheppard, Frederick W., to widow of .
Sheppard, Mary A., to .
Stanley, Arthur, to .
Talbot, Samantha, to ... .
Washburn, Carrie C, to .
Winn, Henry, of Maiden, to . . .
Wood worth, Ruth, to ... .
Annuities, and pensions, for employees of the commonwealth, appropriation
for ........
to soldiers and sailors, appropriation for the payment of
and refunds, in the state employees retirement association, provision
afTecting .....
"Anti-injunction bill," so-called
"Anti-monopoly" trust company act
Apartment houses, operation of boilers in .
Apothecaries' weights and measures, testing and sealing, provision afTecting
Appellate division of municipal court of Boston, powers increased .
Appliances, toilet, defacing (see Toilet appliances).
PAGE
448
422
469
334
&
48
437
63
66
996
1037
995
173
996
1006
908
174
236
1037
996
998
868
993
991
252
1036
996
997
1032
1000
17
51
505
904
447
400
600
29
Index.
1281
PAGE
Appointment, and duties of sealers and deputy sealers of weights and measui es,
in cities and towns ......... 400
of additional masters in chancery for Suffolk county .... 370
of administrators ......... 326, 722
of chaplains in the militia ......... 745
of interpreters for the superior court . . . . . . . 646
of Ucense commissioners in the city of Worcester ..... 406
of officers in attendance on the East Boston district court . . .719
of women, as special police officers ....... 453
Apponagansett river, improvement of ...... . 1042
Apportionment, of cost of abolishing grade cx-ossings ..... 753
of cost of reconstructing Bass river upper bridge between the towns of
Dennis and Yarmouth, and the county of Barnstable . . 415
of sidewalk and curbstone assessments ...... 399
of the state tax ......... 695, 947
Appropriations:
abolition of grade crossings, serial bonds for ..... 98
accounts, municipal, in certain cities and towns, auditing of . . .69
acts and resolves, for printing and binding the pamphlet and blue book
editions, and the cumulative index of . . ... 52
adjutant general, salaries and expenses of . . . .371
agricultural schools, county ........ 131
agriculture, state board of, salaries and expenses of . . . .70
aid (see State and mihtary aid).
animal industry, salaries and expenses in the department of . . .48
animals, for exterminating contagious diseases among .... 66
annuities and pensions, for employees of the commonwealth . . 17
to soldiers and others, for the payment of . . .51
Arlington, town of, reimbursed for care of certain smallpox patients 442
armories, serial bonds for . . , . . . . . .98
armory expenses, sundry . . . . . . .91
Armory Loan sinking fund ........ 98
art classes, practical, maintenance of, in various cities and towns . . 255
artillery, the three batteries of, appropriation for . .91
attorney-general, publication of the opinions of . . . . . 270
salaries and expenses in the department of . . . . . 10
auditor of the commonwealth, salaries and expenses in the department of . 5
baUot law commission, salaries and expenses of . . 225
ballots, printing and distributing ....... 52
band concerts in parks, etc., under control of the metropolitan park
commission .......... 220
bank commissioner, salaries and expenses of ..... 70
blind, adult, instruction of ........ 131
bonds, serial 98, 492
sureties on, reimbursing certain officials for procuring . . 251
Boston state hospital, maintenance of ...... 230
boulevards and parkways, care and maintenance of . . . .231
1282
Index.
PAGE
53
184
51
251
442
91
6G
69
552
552
177
443
41
19
69
Appropriations — continued.
Boynton, Herbert H., deputy secretary, salary of ....
Brightman street bridge, in Fall River, maintenance of ...
brown tail and gypsy moths, for suppression of .
buildings, construction and improvement of certain, plans and specifica-
tions for ..........
Bureau of statistics (see Statistics, bureau of).
Burr, John Albert, annuity for ....... .
camp ground and buildings at Framingham, for care and maintenance of
cattle, horses and other animals, for exterminating contagious diseases
among .......
census, summer, expenses of taking, in towns
charitable expenses, sundry ....
charity, state board of, salaries and expenses of .
Charles river basin, for the care of . . .
Cisco, James L., annuity for ... .
civil service commission, salaries and expenses of .
conciliation and arbitration, state board of, salaries and expenses of
consumptives, hospitals for, certain expenses of the trustees for
controller of county accounts, salaries and expenses in the office of-
corporations, commissioner of, and tax commissioner, salaries and ex-
penses in the department of ...... . 6
dairy bureau, salaries and expenses of ...... 70
Daley, Deha A., annuity for ........ 444
Danvers state hospital, maintenance of ..... . 120
deaf pupils, education of ........ . 131
debt, direct, and temporary loans of the commonwealth, payment of
interest on ........ . 47, 492
decisions of supreme judicial court, for reports of .... 62
deer, wild, damage caused by . . . . . .251
deficiencies in, for expenses authorized in 1913 ..... 270
dentistry, board of registration in, expenses of . . .17
development of the port of Boston, serial bonds for . . .98
district, attorney, for the southeastern district, and assistant, salaries of 443
attorneys, salaries and expenses ...... 24, 270
police, salaries and expenses of . . . . . . .73
documents, public, for printing and binding ..... 52
economy and efficiency, commission on, salaries and expenses of . 6
education, board of, salaries and expenses in . . . .131
elections, blanks and instructions relating to . . . . 52
expense of advertising the state ticket at . . . .52
primary expenses in connection with ...... 52
employees of commonwealth, retirement system for, expenses in con-
nection with .......... 17
executive department, salaries and expenses in . . . . .18
firemen, death of, for payment of claims arising from .... 47
fisheries and game, commissioners on, salaries and expenses of 506
forester, state, salaries and expenses of ..... . 125
Index.
1283
Appropriations — continued. page
Foxborough state hospital, maintenance of . . . . . .118
Framingham, town of, for maintaining the sewage disposal system at
the reformatory for women ....... 354
free public Mbrary commissioners, expenses of . . . . .55
Gardner state colony, maintenance of . . . . . 270, 385
gas and electric light commissioners, salaries and expenses of . . 54
general court, bulletin of committee hearings of, for expenses of pub-
hcation of ......... . 3
committees of, for clerical assistance to ..... . 3
compensation and mileage of members and officers of ... 3
contingent expenses and stationery for ...... 3
hearings of committees of, for advertising ..... 3
summoning witnesses and paying fees by committees of, for expenses
of 3
general laws and public information, newspaper publication of the . . 52
Glavin, Robert J., widow of, annuity for ..... . 444
governor, salary of .......... 18
Grand Army of the Republic, headquarters of . . . .251
guide book, printing state house ....... 444
gypsy and brown tail moths, for the suppression of . . . 51, 184
harbor and land commissioners, salaries and expenses of ... 68
Haverhill Gas Light Company, expenses of certain litigation between
the commonwealth and . . . . . . . 270, 863
Hayden, Charles, payment to . . . . . 444
health, state board of, expenses of " . . . . . . 66, 959
highway commission, salaries and expenses of .... . 184
highways, state, maintenance of ....... 184
homestead commission, expenses of ..... . 270, 417
horses, cattle and other animals, for exterminating contagious diseases
among ........... 66
hospitals for consumptives, certain expenses of the trustees of . . .69
Hurd, Arno E., and EUen M., payment to . . . .251
independent industrial schools, certain, reimbursement of cities and
towns for tuition in ........ 259
certain, maintenance of . . . . . . . . . 268.
index, cumulative, of the acts and resolves ...... 270
industrial, accident board, salaries and expenses of ... . 387
and state board of labor and industries, expenses of . . . 490
school for boys, maintenance of ...... . 372
school for girls, maintenance of . . . . . . .391
infirmary, state, maintenance of ....... 358
inland waters, preserving the purity of ...... 270
insanity, state board of, salaries and expenses of . . . . .76
insurance commissioner, salaries and expenses of . . . . .60
interest on direct debt and temporary loans of commonwealth, payment of 47
judicial department, salaries and expenses in ..... 20
Kane, John, payment to ........ . 442
1284
Index.
Appropriations — continued.
labor and industries, state board of, salaries and expenses of
Lakeville state sanatorium, maintenance of .
land court, salaries and expenses of .
Leach, Angela M., annuity for .
lieutenant governor, salary of .
life insurance departments of savings banks, expenses in connection
with the establishment of . . .
loan agencies, supervisor of, salary and expenses of
Lyman school for boys, maintenance of . ' .
Mashpee, town of, construction and repair of roads in
Massachusetts, Agricultural College, expenses of .
disposal of sewage at .
commission for the blind, salaries and expenses of
hospital school, maintenance of
Institute of Technology .
nautical school, expenses of
reformatory, maintenance of .
School for the Blind
School for the Feeble-Minded, maintenance of .
School Fund, payment of premiums on securities purchased for
State Firemen's association
Teachers' Association
training schools, expenses of trustees of
Medfield state asylum, maintenance of
medical examiners, fees of .
medicine, board of registration in, salaries and expenses of
Merrimac valley waterways board, compensation of
metropolitan park commission, certain pensions in the department
reservations under the care of
metropolitan water system, for operating
military, and state aid
expenses, sundry ....
Mills, Arthur C, widow of, annuity
minimum wage commission, salaries and expenses of
miscellaneous expenses, sundry, authorized in 1914
Monson state hospital, maintenance of . . .
mimicipal accounts, expenses of auditing
Nantasket beach reservation, care and maintenance of .
Newburyport bridge, maintenance of .
Norfolk, county, assistant register of probate of .
state hospital, maintenance of ....
normal, school, state, at Hyannis, maintenance of
schools, state, support of .....
north metropolitan sj'stem of sewage disposal, for operating
North Reading state sanatorium, maintenance of
Northampton state hospital, maintenance of
PAGE
489
370
40
444
18
94
40
392
251
50
25
444
479
8
55
440
131
382
17
7
131
134
119
251
47
442
385
385
220
61
371
444
476
251, 442, 616, 767,
895, 984
120
69
230
184
251
118
442
131
177
352
119
of
Index.
1285
Appropriations — continued. page
Panama-Pacific international exposition, for representation of the coni-
monwealth at ......... 129
parole, boards of, and advisory board of pardons, salaries and expenses of 554
Penikese hospital, maintenance of ...... . 391
Perkins institution for the blind ........ 131
Peters, Charles, estate of, for the purpose of satisfying a decree of the
superior court relative to the . . . . . .251
pharmacy, board of registration m, salaries and expenses of . . .20
poUce, district, retired officers of ....... 228
salaries and expenses of ......... 73
port of Boston, development of ........ 39
directors of, salaries and expenses of ...... 269
poultry, breeding of, premium for the ...... 254
primary elections, expenses in connection with ..... 52
prison, camp and hospital, maintenance of . . . . . . 440
commissioners, salaries and expenses of ..... . 414
inspectors, retired .......... 228
Prisons, and Hospitals Loan Sinking Fund ...... 98
and hospitals, serial bonds for ....... 98
private secretary, and assistant, of the governor .... 18, 442
probate and insolvency, courts, salaries and expenses .... 20
probation, commission on, expenses of ...... 20
protective department, for payment of certain death claims in connection
with the .......... 47
province laws, continuing the publication of ..... 90
public, library (see Free pubUc library).
records, commissioner of, salaries and expenses of ... . 9
service commission, salaries and expenses of .... . 369
quartermaster general, salaries and expenses of . . . . .91
recess committees, of the general court of 1913, salaries and expenses of. 114
reformatory for women, maintenance of ..... . 354
registration books and blanks, indexing returns and editing registration
report for .......... 52
reimbursement of cities and towns for loss of taxes on land used for pub-
lic institutions ......... 42
retirement system, for employees of the commonwealth, expenses in
connection with ......... 17
for public school teachers, salaries and expenses of . . . . 386
Rutland state sanatorium, maintenance of . . . . .351
Salem, preservation of the health and safety of the inhabitants of . . 943
fire, military expenses in connection with ..... 893
savings banks, establishing life insurance departments by, expenses in 94
school registers and blanks for cities and towns . . . . . 131
schools, state nonnal, support of ....... 131
secretary's department, salaries and expenses in . . . . .53
sergeant-at-arms, salaries and expenses of . . . . . .10
Seuss, George, annuity for . . . . . . . . 442
1286
Index.
of the rebellion, publication
Appropriations — continued.
Sheppard, Mary A., annuity for
sinking funds, sundry, and serial bonds
soldiers', and sailors, who served in the war
of record of .
gratuity, serial bonds for
Home ......
south metropolitan system of sewage disposal, for operating
state, and military aid, payment of
board of agriculture (see Agriculture, state board of)
farm, maintenance of . . .
Highway Loan Sinking Fund .
highways, serial bonds for
house, loan sinking fund
old provincial, for maintenance of
infirmary, maintenance of
library, salaries and expenses in
printing, for paper used in the execution of the contract for the
prison, maintenance of .
statistics, bureau of, salaries and expenses of
Suffolk county court house serial bonds
superintendents of schools in small towns
superior court, salaries and expenses .
supreme judicial court, salaries and expenses ....
surgeon general of the militia, salaries and expenses of .
Talbot, Samantha, annuity for . .
Taunton state hospital, maintenance of .... .
tax commissioner and commissioner of corporations, salaries and
penses in the department of ..... .
teachers, associations, county .......
institutes, expenses of ....... .
testing sight and hearing of pupils, rules for . .
temporary loans and direct debt of commonwealth, payment of interest on
town officers, certain blanks for
transportation of certain high school pupils .
treasurer and receiver general, salaries and expenses in the department of
Truro,, town of, repair of a certain highway in .
tuberculosis hospitals, subsidies to cities and towns for maintaining
tuition of certain high school children .....
venereal diseases, to provide diagnostic facilities for
veterans, prison officers, etc., retired from the service of the common
wealth, compensation of .
veterinary medicine, board of registration in, salaries and expenses of
vocational agricultural schools, in certain towns and counties, maintenance
of
Waltham, city of, for maintaining a system of sewage disposal for the
Massachusetts School for the Feeble-Minded
Washburn, Carrie C, annuity for . • ' .
water power resources, investigation of
PAGE
251
98
133
98
237
177
61
189
98
98
98
8
358
9
52
440
69, 81
98
131
20
20
232
442
441
131
131
131
47
52
131
12
184
5
131
253
228
19
256
382
442
251
Index.
1287
Appropriations — concluded.
weights and measures, commissioner of, salaries and expenses of
Wellington bridge, care and maintenance of
Westborough state hospital, maintenance of
Westfield state sanatorium, maintenance of
women, certain, employed by the sergeant-at-arms
Woodworth, Ruth, annuity for .
Worcester, Polytechnic Institute
state asylum, maintenance of .
state hospital, maintenance of .
Wrentham state school, maintenance of
Arbitration, board of conciliation and (see Conciliation and arbitration,
board of).
Arlington, to^Ti of, reimbursed for expenses in caring for certain smallpox
patients .......
Armorer for regimental headquarters, allowance for
AiTnories, may be used for public purposes
organizations of boys under eighteen may use
serial bonds for, appropriation for ....
use of cinematograph by members of the militia in
Armory, expenses, sundry, appropriation for .
Loan Sinking Fund, appropriation for
Army, Grand, of the Republic (see Grand Army of the Republic)
Arrest, false, action for .......
in daytime without warrants .....
of persons who have committed a felony, provision affecting rewards for
on civil process ....
Arrests, duties of railroad and street railway police officers after making,
provision affecting ........
Art, classes, practical, in various cities and towns, appropriation for main
tenance of ........ .
school, state normal, provision for new buildings for
Articles, of clothing, second hand, sale of, in the city of Cambridge, regulated
of food, exposure of, regulations for the .....
Artillery, battalion of field, maximum enlisted strength of (see Militia).
field, provision for the maintenance of horses for ....
Ashland, town of, bathing or swimming pool in, the construction and maintc
nance of .........
Assabet river, protection of the public health in the valley of
Assessment, for pohce control of Lake Quinsigamond ....
of damages for taking or injury to real estate, commonwealth, counties
cities and towns may petition for
of expense of watering streets in cities
of legacy and succession taxes, tax commissioner authorized to summon
and examine persons under oath in connection with
of state tax, provision for .
of taxes, date established for .....
sewer entrance (see Sewer). •
Assessments, sidewalk and curbstone, provision affecting the apportionment of
399
1288
Index.
Assessors, to report to tax commissioner the classification of land .
assistant, in Lynn, provision for the appointment of
Assignation, places of, for abating ......
Assistance, clerical (see Clerical assistance).
Assistant, assessors, in Lynn, provision for the appointment of
clerk, of courts, for Bristol county, salary established .
of the house of representatives, appropriation for salary of .
of the senate, appropriation for salary of .
second, of the Roxbury municipal court, office established and salary
fixed .........
fourth, of the municipal court of Boston for criminal business, salary
established ........
district attorney of the southeastern district, salary estabUshed
doorkeepers and messengers to the senate and house of representatives,
appropriation for salaries of .... .
salaries established .......
private secretary to the governor, office established
register of probate, third, for Middlesex county, Nellie H. Philbrick, salary
established ........-■
superintendents, Boston school committee may limit the number of
Assisting officer in making an arrest (see Arrest, false action for).
Associate, county commissioners, returns of votes of, to be transmitted to the
secretary of the commonwealth ....
medical examiners, bonds of .
Associations:
county teachers', appropriation for .... .
Foxborough Village Improvement, limits extended
Leominster Hospital, town of Leominster may pay money to
Massachusetts, Employees Insurance, charter amended
State Firemen's, appropriation for .
Teachers', appropriation for .
Railway Mail, provision affecting .....
state, employees retirement, refunds and annuities in, provision affecting
teachers' retirement, certain teachers in the schools of Boston may
become members of ......
voluntary, under written instruments, provision affecting
Asylum, Medfield state, appropriation for .
made a hospital for the insane and name changed to the Medfield
state hospital .........
Worcester state, appropriation for ..... ■
Grafton colony of, certain improvements at ... •
certain buildings at, completing ......
time extended within which new buildings at, shall be completed
Asylums, conveyance of children to .
infant, appropriation for the support of unsettled pauper infants in
insane, taxation of ........ .
Athletic field, inclosed, in Revere, provision for .
Index.
1289
PAGE
Atlantic, Quincy shore reservation at, provision for the removal of certain
objectionable material from a part of ..... 1002
Attachments, bonds to dissolve, filing of, with clerk of Boston municipal
covirt, provision affecting ....... 340
bonds may be used to dissolve defendants, for removal of actions to the
superior court .. . . . . . . . . 340
Attleborough, city of, incorporated . . . . . . .651
Attorney, district (see District attorney).
Attorney-general:
advances from the treasury for the ....... 339
appropriation for salaries and expenses in the department of . . . 10
expenditures in prosecuting violations of law by . . 759
opinions of, appropriation for the pubUcation of . 270
to be member of a commission to investigate placing of the ice business
under pubhc regulation ........ 1044
to investigate and prosecute conspiracies to raise the price of certain
articles of food ......... 1028
Attorneys-at-law, admission to the bar of, law relative to, amended 643
persons not admitted to practice as, false representations by, provision
affecting 386
Auditing, of municipal accoimts, appropriation for the expenses of . .69
Auditor of the commonwealth:
appropriations in the department of ...... . 5
clerical and other assistance in the office of . . . . . 363
expert in printing employed by, relative to . . . . . 363
to determine rate of interest on advances for abolition of grade crossings 15
Auditors, appointed by courts in civil actions, provision affecting . 498
Automatic sprinklers, in certain buildings, required ..... 979
Automobiles, certain motor cycles to be registered as . . . . 378
garages for, in Boston, provision affecting ...... 87
motor cycles, to carry number plates similar to those carried by . . 378
with side-car attachments to be registered as . . . . . 378
(see also Vehicles).
Ayer, Clarence W., widow of, city of Cambridge may pay a sum of money to . Ill
B.
Bail, clerks of courts may admit prisoners to ..... . 355
forfeited in non-support cases, may be applied to the support of the
wife and minor children ........ 462
Ballot law commission, state, appropriation for ...... 225
compensation of, as the state board of voting machine examiners, pro-
vision for .......... 1051
Ballots, arrangement, printing, distribution, counting, etc., of, relative to 959
names of candidates inserted on, to be accompanied by residence . . 387
printing and distributing, appropriation for ..... 52
Band concerts in parks, etc., under control of the metropolitan park com-
mission, appropriation for ....... 220
1290 Index.
PAGE
Bank, commissioner, appropriation for ....... 70
powers of, in cases of unauthorized banking, enlarged . . .411
federal reserve, trust companies becoming stockholders in, to be subject
to the provisions of the " Federal Reserve Act " .... 472
Bankers, insolvent, receiving of deposits by, prohibited .... 493
Banking, unauthorized, provisions affecting ..... 411,572
Banks, co-operative, holding and voting of matured and other shares of,
regulated .......... 610
insolvent, receiving of deposits by, prohibited ..... 493
savings, expenses in establishing life insurance departments by, ap-
propriation for ......... 94
savings and insurance, mortality claims of, unified .... 213
Baptist Foreign Missionary Society, Woman's, name changed to Woman's
American Baptist Foreign Mission Society, and authority given
to hold additional estate ....... 181,252
Bar, admission to, of attorneys-at-law ....... 643
Barnstable, county, cost of reconstructing Bass river upper bridge apportioned
between the towns of Dennis and Yarmouth, and •. . . 415
county commissioners of Plymouth county and, with highway commis-
sion, to investigate the cost of constructing a new highway
bridge across Cohasset Narrows ...... 1026
489
1008
527
36
229
594
177
register of probate for, clerical assistance for .
tax granted for ........ .
towns in, may grant licenses for the cultivation, etc., of oysters .
town of, clams and quahaugs in, provision affecting the cultivation of
fish houses and bath houses in, selectmen may grant locations for
Basements and cellars in Boston, provision affecting the occupancy of .
Basin, Charles river, appropriation for care of . . . .
Baskets, boxes and other receptacles, moving of, by women in manufacturing
and mechanical establishments, provision affecting .
188
Bass river, town of Yarmouth may appropriate money to dredge the mouth of 219
upper bridge, apportionment of the cost of reconstructing . . 415
Bath houses, in Barnstable, selectmen may grant locations for . . 229
Bathing, beaches, throwing of glass on or near, prohibited .... 56
pool, in Ashland, provision for the construction and maintenance of . 722
Batteries (see Militia).
Battery of field artillery (see Artillery, field).
Bay, Buzzard's, fisheries of, provision for continuing the investigation of 1001
Dorchester, improvement by the city of Boston of a part of, provision for 187
Hull, taking of fish in the waters of, regulated ..... 274
South, in Boston harbor, investigation of ..... . 1043
Beaches, bathing, throwing of glass on or near, prohibited .... 56
Becket, town of, improvement of a highway in Washington, Hinsdale and,
provision for ......... . 864
Beetle, elm, cities and towns may suppress ...... 366
Bellevue hill, in Boston, reinforced concrete reservoir on, provision for building 547
Beneficiary societies, fraternal, ex-officiis directors and other officers, pro-
vision affecting ......... 286
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PAGE
Bennett, John C, in favor of ........ . 996
Berkshire county, county commissioners of, to make copies of certain records
in the registry of deeds for the middle district .... 416
register of probate and insolvency for, provision for additional clerical
assistance for . . . . . . . . . 640
tax granted for .......... 1009
treasurer of, Henry A. Brewster, acts confirmed ..... 1005
Berry, Hiram G., Post No. 40, Grand Army of the Republic, city of Maiden
may provide suitable quarters for ...... 647
Bethesda Society, The Refuge in the City of Boston may transfer its property
to 96
Beverages, malt, packages containing, tolerances in, established . . 465
Beverly, city of, commissioner of public works of, to be a member of the
Salem and Beverly water board ...... 599
may borrow money to build a public wharf and a bulkhead . . 286
may borrow money to relay certain water mains .... 886
may pension George O. Obear ....... 628
harbor, improvement of ........ . 1044
Billboards, misleading (see Advertisements, untrue and misleading).
Binding and printing, ordered by the general court, appropriation for . 4
the manual for the general court, appropriation for ... . 4
Biograph (see Cinematograph).
Blackstone, town of, may take additional land for water supply purposes . 893
Blasting operations, giving of bonds in . . . .> . . .111
Blind, Massachusetts commission for, appropriation for .... 444
may continue the investigation of defective eyesight .... 1023
Blodgett, Edward W., justice of the peace, acts confirmed .... 1003
Board, of Public Works, Woburn, abolished ...... 341
of survey, for the city of New Bedford, established .... 233
for the city of Quincy, established ....... 723
of Trade, Falmouth, incorporated ....... 79
Haverhill, Inc., incorporated ........ 33
Boards (see also Commission, commissioner, commissions and commissioners):
agriculture, annual report of, provision affecting the printing and dis-
tribution of • . 250
appropriation for . . . . . . .70
may expend a sum of money for the encouragement of agriculture
among children and youths . . . . . . .231
sale of posters containing extracts from the trespass laws by, pro-
vision affecting ......... 187
boiler rules, to formulate rules for safety valves on ammonia compressors 410
to make regulations for the construction, etc., of tanks used in oper-
ating pneumatic machinery ....... 627
charity, appropriation for ......... 552
may employ expert assistance ....... 639
to inspect wayfarers' lodges and public lodging houses .551
conciliation and arbitration, appropriation for salaries and expenses of . 19
powers relative to labor disputes, extended ..... 668
1292
Index.
Boards — continued.
dentistry, registration in, appropriation for .
education, appropriation for ...... .
may maintain classes for the training of teachers for state-aided voca-
tional and continuation schools .....
may take land for state normal school at Framingham
to acquire site for and to construct new buildings for the state normal
art school .........
to compile the laws relating to public education
to improve state normal school at Fitchburg ....
to make an investigation as to a more equitable method of supporting
the public schools ........
to make certain improvements at the state normal school at Framing
ham ..........
to report on the advisability of establishing a state university
elevator regulations, time extended for making report by
health, and metropolitan water and sewerage board, to report as to the
admission of the town of Reading, to the north metropolitan
sewerage district ........
appropriation for expenses of .
codification of the health laws by, time extended for filing .
inspection by, of all hospitals caring for diseases dangerous to the
public health, provision affecting .....
report on south metropolitan system of sewage disposal by, time
extended for making .......
to analyze intoxicating liquors ......
to inspect tuberculosis dispensaries ......
to investigate South bay in Boston harbor . .
to provide for the protection of the public health in the valley of the
Assabet river .........
to provide for the protection of the public health in the valley of the
Neponset river ........
to report plan for sewage disposal in Lynn ....
industrial accident, annual report of, provision for printing
appropriation for
and state board of labor and industries, appropriation for ex
penses of .........
insanity, appropriation for .......
may employ certain expert assistance .....
reorganization of ........ .
labor and industries, annual report of .
appropriation for .........
may require factories, shops, and mercantile estabhshments to provide
medical and surgical chests ......
may require posting of certain information in industrial establishments
medicine, registration in, appropriation for .....
metropolitan water and sewerage, and state board of health to report
as to the admission of the town of Reading to the north metro-
politan sewerage district ........
1036
Index.
1293
or disposal
Boards — concluded.
metropolitan water and sewerage, certain increases in wages paid by,
provision for ..........
laborers and mechanics employed by, provision for a half-holiday for
may allow residents of Framingham to bathe in Farm pond
may extend the outfall sewer at Deer Island
may make a payment to the city of Medford in lieu of taxes on lands, etc
may make certain improvements in the metropolitan water system
may make certain payments to James McGovern
may provide for the sewage of the town of Revere
taxation of property in Southborough held by, and the sale
of electricity by ..... .
to report as to the cost of drainage of Spot Pond brook
parole and advisory board of pardons, appropriation for
pharmacy, registration in, appropriation for
office of agent of, established ....
salaries of members and secretary of, established
veterinary medicine, registration in, appropriation for
examinations by ..... .
voting machine examiners, state board of, compensation of, for 1914
Boards, of health in cities and towns, to take necessary measures to control
cases of ophthalmia neonatorum .....
of health, in certain towns to grant licenses for the manufacture of sau
sages or chopped meat, or for the breaking or canning of eggs
in towns, regulation of the exposure of articles of food by .
regulations of, provision affecting the publication of
of recreation, cities of Waltham, Springfield and Medford may establish
planning, may be estabhshed by towns of less than 10,000 population
Boat, chief of district police authorized to purchase .....
Boiler rules, board of, to formulate rules for safety valves on ammonia com-
pressors ...........
to make regulations for the construction, etc., of tanks used in operating
pneumatic machinery .........
Boilers, in apartment houses, operation of .
steam, certain persons having charge of, provisions of the civil service
laws extended to ........ .
permits for the setting and maintenance of, in Cambridge, the issue of
Bond issues op the commonwealth:
appropriations, serial (see Serial bond appropriations).
Grafton colony loan ....
Lynn harbor .....
Merrimac river ....
metropolitan sewerage. Deer Island
metropolitan sewerage, town of Revere
metropolitan sewerage, town of Wellesley
metropolitan water loan
Neponset valley ....
New Bedford harbor
North Beacon street bridge
PAGE
1029
403
57
317
759
546
1051
227
885
1003
554
20
282
352
19
82
1051
123
290
592
63
458
245
501
410
627
400
426
171
1041
778
696
318
227
315
546
1046
703
906
1294 Index.
Bond issues of the commonwealth — concluded. page
state highway, Becket, Washington and Hinsdale .... 864
445
766
446
641
741
861
636
905
745
972
state highway, Dalton and Goshen
state highway, Egremont ....
state highway, Hinsdale and Chester .
state highway, Holden and Rutland .
state highway, Milford and Southborough .
state highway, New Marlborough
state highway, Salisbury ....
state highway, Southbridge, Dudley and Webster
Taunton river . . .
Wellington bridge ......
Bonds, certain officials to be reimbursed for amounts paid by them to sureties
on their 251, 584
dissolving attachments, certain masters in chancery to file, with clerk of
the Boston municipal court ....... 340
defendants may use, for the removal of actions to the superior court . 340
in blasting operations, provision affecting the giving of . . .111
issued by light, watch or improvement districts, exempted from taxation 60
of jailers, masters, keepers, and of sheriffs acting as jailers, masters and
keepers, relative to . . . . . . . .28
of life insurance companies, loans and surrender values and the amortiza-
tion of 448
of medical examiners and associates ......
registration and exemption from taxation of certain
serial, additional appropriation for certain, . .
taxation, exempt from, upon payment of registration fee
Book, state house guide, provision for reprinting of .
Books, free public libraries may lend, to non-residents
of jails and houses of correction, inspection of ... .
persons, associations or corporations publishing or selling books on text
regulated .........
Boston, and Eastern electric railroad company, time for building said road
and filing bond with the commonwealth extended
and Maine Railroad, the Boston Railroad Holding Company may sell the
stock and securities of ...... .
and Providence Interurban Electric Railroad Company, powers revived
and time for incorporation extended .....
Chamber of Commerce, may create a trust fund, etc. .
city of, authority of, extended, to obtain information on municipal
affairs ..........
bridge over the Charlea river between Watertown and, provision for the
construction of ....... .
building law of, amended .......
buildings in, erected for the storage of ice, provision affecting
having insufficient means of egress in case of fire, provision affecting
provision affecting use and alteration of . .
cellars and basements in, occupancy of .... .
603
869
492
869
997
87
466
634
649
878
638
58
236
906
914
218
166
524
594
Index.
1295
Boston, city of, certain parcel of land in, exempted from restrictions as to the
height of buildings ......... 944
city council of, acting as county commissioners of Suffolk county,
may pay a sum of money to Bernard S. Remick 378
nomination and election of members of ..... 620
Commercial Point channel in, widening and deepening 547
commissioner of public works of, etc., to investigate South bay in
Boston harbor . . . . . . . 1043
councilmen of, nomination and election of ..... 620
disciplinary day schools, establishment of . . • 775
East Boston district court, appointment of officers in attendance on . 719
fire department of, certain officers and operators in, to be eligible for
pensions .......... 462
garages for automobiles in ........ 87
improvement of a part of Dorchester bay by . . . .187
industrial school for boys in, land provided for ..... 93
inspection of buildings in, and duties of building commissioner of . 166
laborers, employed by, the retirement fund for ..... 877
mechanics and craftsmen of, formerly in the service of Hyde Park, the
retirement of ......... . 471
lamplighters to be appointed to other departments in, time extended
within which .......... 391
loans of, the rate of interest on ...... . 334
"market limits," exposure of articles of food in, relative to . . . 592
may appoint Eugene M. Byington to the fire department without civil
service examination ........ 465
may erect a high pressure fire pumping station in Fort Point channel 972
may extend East First street ........ 629
may pay an annuity to the widow of William H. Clay . . 173
may pay an annuity to the widow of John J. Goff .... 174
may pay an annuity to the widow of Thomas J. Norton 868
may pay a sum of money to Arthur Christie ..... 74
may pay a sum of money to the widow of Daniel M. Halloran 13, 372
may pay a sum of money to James Lynch ..... 46
may pay a sum of money to William T. McCormick . 100
may pay a sum of money to the widow of Charles McGovern . . 182
may pay a sum of money to Michael O'Keefe ..... 181
may pay a sum of money to William E. Staples .... 80
may pension Edwin J. Egan ........ 232
may pension John J. Griffin ........ 297
may reinstate Thomas Gaffney in the department of public works . 45
may reinstate Daniel J. Mahoney in the fire department . . .183
may restore James Collins to a place in the fire department' . . 162
may restore Henry B. Heymann to membership in the fire depart-
ment . . . . ■ .183
may restore Michael L. Hickey to membership in the fire department 180
1296
Index.
Boston, city of, may restore Michael N. Hoar to a place in the fire department
may restore Dennis F. O'Keefe to a place in the fire department
may restore Joseph H. Rose to a place in the fire department
mayor of, may send representatives to conventions, etc., to obtain
information on municipal affairs .....
payments to, as an annuity for Fannie S. Butler, provision for
municipal court of, civil actions removed from, to the superior court
the procedure in ...... .
defendants may use certain attachment bonds for the removal of
actions to the superior court from .....
for criminal business, fourth assistant clerk of, salary established
justices of, may commit dipsomaniacs, inebriates, etc.. .
masters in chancery to file certain bonds dissolving attachments
with the clerk of ....... .
probation officers of, may provide temporary support, etc.
procedure and practice in civil actions brought in, law relative to
amended .........
municipal election in, date changed .....
nomination of mayor and members of the city council and school
committee of .
parental school abolished .......
re-division of, into wards .......
• Refuge in, The, may transfer its property to the Bethesda Society
restrictions as to the height of buildings, provision exempting a certain
parcel of land from ........
Roxbury municipal court of, second assistant clerk of, office established
and salary fixed ........
school administration building in, constructing ....
school committee of, certain land to be used by the industrial school
for boys transferred to ....... .
may limit the number of assistant superintendents
may send representatives to conventions, etc., to obtain information
concerning public schools ......
to provide for payment of damages for taking lands to be used by the
industrial school for boys ......
schools of, certain teachers in, may become members of the state
teachers' retirement association .....
street commissioners of, authorized to take additional land for the
industrial school for boys ......
itesuing of permits for the erection of garages by the
supplemental fisting of male persons in .
taking of land for municipal purposes .....
to pay soldiers' relief to the widow of Russell M. Zuver
Washington street in the West Roxbury district of, the reconstruc
tion of ......... .
water system of, the use of the income from ....
Index.
1297
Boston, Fatherless and Widows 8ociet}% may hold additional property .
harbor, South bay in, investigation of .....
port of, development of, appropriation for ......
serial bonds for the, appropriation for ......
directors of, reorganization of, and salaries established
salaries and expenses of, appropriation for .....
to investigate South bay in Boston harbor .....
to widen and deepen Commercial Point channel ....
to widen and deepen the channel of the Mj'stic riv(>r
Railroad Holding Company, may sell the stock and securities of the
Boston and Maine Railroad held by it .
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company may transfer
its stock in, etc. .........
Safe Deposit and Trust Company, may increase its capital stock .
Sand and Gravel Company, town of Scituate may grant a location for
the erection of structures and wires to .... .
state hospital, appropriation for the maintenance of ... .
report of tlie trustees of, printing additional copies of ...
transit commission, and public service commis,sion, to investigate the
street railway service in the metropolitan district, time extended
for making report by . . . . .991
printing additional copies of the report of .
laborers employed by, provision for compensating, for injuries
term of office of members extended, etc. .....
Boulevard, around Lake Quannapowitt, in Wakefield, the construction of
Middlesex Fells, metropolitan park commission to investigate connecting
a proposed boulevard with ......
Boulevards and parkways in charge of the metropolitan park commission
appropriation for the care and maintenance of .
Boundary lines:
Montgomery and Russell, between the towns of, established .
Northampton, city of, and town of Easthampton, between, established
Bounties, to agricultural societies, payment of, regulated
the granting of .........
Bounty, poultry premium, provision affecting .....
Bourne, town of, new highway bridge across Cohasset Narrows between Ware-
ham and, investigating the cost of .... .
Boxes, in mills and workshops, moving by women of .
"Boy scouts," may use^nnories, parade grounds, etc.
Boynton, Herbert H., deputy secretary, appropriation for the salary of
Boys, industrial school for, appropriation for .....
certain improvements at .......
commitments to ........ .
in Boston, land provided for .......
Lyman school for, appropriation for .
under eighteen, organizations of, may use armories, parade grounds, etc.
PAGE
182
1043
39
99
742
269
1043
547
48(j
878
878
479
575
230
1002
1000
1024
603
616
1000
994
231
583
358
238
170
254
1026
188
859
53
372
1051
169
93
392
859
1298
Index.
PAGE
Bradford Durfee Textile School of Fall River, The, certain additional equip-
ment at ....••.••. • 1033
the maintenance of .....■■.. • 1034
Branding, of certain carcasses and of packages of meat .... 168
Breaking and entering places in which poultry are confined, the detaining of
persons for .......... 523
Breed, Nathan, trustees under the will of, authorized to (ronvey certain prop-
erty to the I^ynn Home for Children ..... 128
Breeding of poultry, to encourage and improve ...... 254
Brewster, Henry A., treasurer of Berkshire county, acts confirmed . . 1005
Bridgks:
Bass river upper, apportionment of the cost of reconstructing . .415
Brightman street, in Fall River, appropriation for the maintenance of . 184
Charles river, over, between Boston and Watertown at North Beacon
street, the construction of ....... 906
in Medfield and Sherborn, the construction of . . . . 726
Cohasset Narrows between Bourne and Wareham, investigating the
cost of constructing new highway, across ..... 1026
Connecticut river, over, between Northampton and Hadley, the control of 739
Hammond street in Worcester, over, Wright Wire Company may
maintain . ' . . . . . . . . 628
Merrimac river, over, city of Lawrence may borrow additional money
for the construction of ....... . 857
Mystic river, over the, between Somerville and Medford, metropolitan
park commission may reconstruct ...... 972
Newburyport, appropriation for the maintenance of . . . . 184
Shawsheen river, over, in Lawrence, rebuilding, etc. .... 886
South Church street in Pittsfield, Eaton, Crane and Pike Company may
maintain .......... 901
Wellington, appropriation for the care and maintenance of . . . 239
reconstruction of, between Somerville and Medford .... 972
Bridges, surfaces of, maintenance of, by railroad corporations ... . 161
vehicles carrying lights at night on ...... . 126
Bridgewater state normal school, appropriation for . . . .131
Bridgman, Frank E., assistant clerk of the house of representatives, appro-
priation for salary of ....... . 3
Briefs, allowance to prevailing party, in appeals in the Boston municipal
court incurred in printing ....... 29
Brigade, naval, of the militia, organization of . . .• . . . 747
Briggs, William J., in favor of ........ . 1006
Brightman street bridge, in Fall River, appropriation for the maintenance of 184
Bristol county^ assistant clerk of courts for, salary established . 366
cities and towns in, may grant licenses for the cultivation, etc., of oysters 527
independent agricultural school of, new buildings for . . . . 468
the maintenance of ......... 477
may refiuid certain indebtedness ....... 450
probate court for, sessions fixed . . . .62
tax grauted for ,.,....... 1010
Index. 1299
PAGE
Brockton, city of, act for compensation of public employees to be voted upon
at the next city election ........ 101
may appropriate money for the Brockton Hospital .... 100
may borrow money for public playgrounds and parks . 474
may borrow money for school purposes ...... 773
may extend its surface drainage system into the town of West Bridge-
water ........... 220
may make an additional surface drainage loan ..... 120
hospital, city of Brockton may appropriate money for ^ . . . 100
Hospital Company (see Brockton hospital).
Brook, Spot Pond, drainage of, report as to the cost of ... . 1003
Brookline, town of, municipal court of, justice and clerk of, salaries estabhshed 452
Brooks, William W., notary public, acts confirmed ..... 993
Brown, John, of Rehoboth, memorial to, the erection of ... . 1007
tail moths, appropriation for the suppression of . 51, 184, 315
on lands near to or adjoining park lands, metropolitan park commis-
sion may destroy . . . . .314
Brush or slash, followhig the cutting of wood or timber, the disposal of . . 72
Buckman Tavern Park, town of Lexington may lease a part of, to the Lexing-
ton Historical Society ........ 106
Building, law, of the city of Boston, amended ..... 524, 914
new, at the Massachusetts Agricultural College ..... 1025
permits, in the city of Cambridge . . .171
regulations, commission to investigate, time extended for making report
by 993
school administration, in Boston, for constructing .... 29(5
Buildings, at state or other institutions, the payment of certain expenses in-
curred in the construction and improvement of . . . 039
for the storage of ice in Boston ........ 218
height of, restrictions as to, provision exempting a certain parcel of land
in Boston from ......... 944
in Boston, having insufficient means of egress in case of fire, relative to . 166
the use and alteration of ....... 524, 914
in which operatives are employed, locking of doors in, prohibited . . 492
inspection of, in Boston ......... 166
new, at the Grafton colony, time for completion extended . . . 404
for the state normal art school, the construction of . . . • 912
school (see School buildings, and School houses).
Buperintendent of, in Cambridge, issuing of building permits by 171
training school, county of Hampden, may acquire land and procure
plans and estimate of cost of constructing ..... 503
Bulkhead, city of Beverly may take land and borrow money for the construc-
tion of 280
Bulletin of committee hcnirings of the general court, appropriation for expenses
of publication of ........ . 4
Bureau of statistics (see Statistics, bureau of).
Burglary of places in which poultry are confined, the detaining of persons
for 523
1300
Index.
^1 <j
507
d care of
1039
996
72
247
251
1037
1001
dopartincnt
465
999
92
Burial, act, for the wives and widows of veterans of the civil war, date of
eligibility for, extended .....
of indigent soldiers and sailors, laws relative to
place of John S. Hartford of Worcester, the improvement and
Burr, John Albert, in favor of .
Bushes, cutting of, disposal of slash or bush following
Business of plumbing, licenses for .... .
Busteed, Emma B., certain payment to, appropriation for .
Butler, Fannie S., in favor of ..... •
Buzzard's Bay, fisheries of, continuing the investigation of .
Byington, Eugene M., city of Boston may appoint to the fire
without civil service examination
Byram, Frederick B., justice of the peace, acts confirmed
Bystander, assisting in making an arrest, action for false imprisonment or
false arrest against, provision affecting .....
c.
Cables, overhead (see Wires, overhead).
Cadets, corps of, maximum enlisted strength of (see Mihtia).
Call men, in fire departments of cities and towns, promotion of, act to be sub-
mitted to the voters of Swampscott .....
the promotion of ........ .
Callahan, John, city of Woburn may pay a pension to . . .
Cambridge, city of, building permits in ..... .
may borrow money to pay salaries of school teachers
may pay a sum of money to the widow of Clarence W. Ayer
may pay a sum of money to John McDuffie ....
sale of second-hand clothing in, regulated .....
Camp, and hospital, prison, appropriation for . ....
grounds and buildings at Framingham, appropriation for, care and main
tenance of ...... .
Candidates, for school committees, women voters may sign nomination papers
and vote for the nomination of . . . . . .318
names of, inserted on ballot, to be accompanied by residence . 387
on ballot, the printing of, in primaries, relative to . . . 959
Cannabis, indica, sale of, regulated ....... 704, 947
sativa, sale of, regulated ........ 704, 947
Canton, town of, may supply KnoUwood Cemetery with water 128
Capital stock, of the Holyoke and Westfield Railroad Company, shares of,
owned by the city of Holyoke, the sale of .
to be held by one trust company in another, amount regulated
Carat weight, established as standard for diamonds and precious stones
Carcasses, certain, the branding of ...... .
Carter, George P., town of Sherborn may pay a sum of money to
Cases, in police, district and municipal courts, continuances of
Casualty insurance, payment of losses under contracts for, regulated
Catalogue, public card, for the state library .....
547
99
176
171
112
111
246
484
440
91
232
447
126
168
49
408
408
1005
Index.
1301
PAGE
Cataumet harbor, improvement of ....... . 1042
Caterpillar, tent, cities and towns may suppress ..... 366
Catholic Congregation, Polish, Roman, of Palm?r, Massachusetts, dissolved 127
conveyance of land to Albert and Honorata Kolbusz by, confirmed . 127
Cattle, contagious diseases among, appropriation for exterminating . 66
Cavalry, horses for, provision for the maintenance of . . . . . 867
squadron of, maximum enlisted strength of (sec Militia).
Cellars and basements in Boston, the occupancy of . . . . . 594
Cemeteky associations:
Knollwood, town of Canton may supply with water .... 128
Oak Grove, city of New Bedford may extend Liberty street through 647
Pleasant Street Cemetery Corporation may convey its cemetery, etc.,
to the city of Marlborough ....... r)S4
West Cummington Cemetery Corporation, part of Deer Hill state reserva-
tion may be conveyed to . . . . . . . .95
West Millbury, incorporated ........ 427
West Sutton Ccmeteiy Corporation, dissolved ..... 757
Cemetery lots, family, descent of, relative to . . . . . .438
personal property held for the care of, the taxation of . . . . 464
Census, decennial, information relative to aged and de})endent persons,
securing in connection with ....... 1038
taking of .......... . 697
of the fisheries and commerce of (he commonwealth, the taking of a . 701
summer, in towns, appropriation for the expenses of taking ... 69
Central district court of Worcester, justice of, salary estabhshed . . 676
Certificates, employment, issuance of, to children . 503
marriage, issued more than six months, return of, and penalty for ])vv-
forming marriage ceremony upon ...... 383
of stock, taxation of transfers of ....... 8SS
relating to minors, charging of fees for, prohibited .... 282
Chamber of Commerce, Boston, may create a trust fund, etc. . . 58
Lynn, incorporated .......... 60S
Chancery, masters in, to file with the clerk of the Boston municipal court
certain bonds, etc. ......... 340
for Suffolk county, appointment of additional ..... 370
Change of names of corporations:
Medfield state asylum ......... 392
Perkins Street Baptist Church of Somerville ..... 12
Taunton Hospital Company ........ 16
Trustees of the East Somerville Society of the Methodi.'^t Episcopal
Church ' 246
Woman's Baptist Foreign Missionary Society .... 181, 252
Channel, Commercial Point, in Boston, widening and deepening . 547
Fort Point, city of Boston may erect a high pressure fire i)umpirig station
in . . . . " 972
of the Mystic river, widening and deepening ..... 486
town of Rockport may dredge, in Long coyo . . . 496
1302
Index.
Chaplains, of the militia, the appointment of .... .
of the senate and house of representatives, appropriation for salaries of
Chapman, Sumner A., justice of the peace, acts confirmed .
Charitable expenses, simdry, appropriation for .
Charity, state board of, advances from the treasury to the .
appropriation for .......
may employ certain expert assistance ....
to inspect wayfarers' lodges and public lodging houses .
to make expenditures for relief of the needy of city of Salem
Charles river, basin, appropriation for the care of
bridge over, between Boston and Watertown, at North Beacon street
the construction of .
bridge over, in Medfield and Sherborn, the construction of
pollution of, prohibited ......
sanitary condition of, the improvement of, between Waltham and Water-
town ....
Charter, city of Attleborough, granted
city of Chelsea, amended .
city of Lawrence, amended
city of Revere, granted
city of Westfield, granted .
Essex Hosiery Com])any, revived
Gloucester Mutual Fishing Insurance Company, amended
Massachusetts Employees Insurance Association, amended
Old Colony Theatre, Inc., revived ....
Sagamore Water Company, amended ....
Chastity, crimes against, provision affecting
(See Prostitution, places of).
Chaubunagimgaiuaug, Lake, in Webster, fishing in the waters of
Chelmsford Wtiter Supply District, signing of bonds and notes issued by
Chelsea, (^Ity of, (charter amended ....
may refund certain indebtedness
may sell certain public park lands
police court of, justice and clerk of, salaries established
water commissioner of, made subject to civil service
Chester, town of, highway between Hinsdale and, through Middlefield, the
improvement of ...... .
Chests, medical and surgical, in factories, shops, etc., the providing of
Chicopee, city of, act providing for compensating certain public employees for
injuries, etc., to be submitted to the voters of
act relative to eight-hour day for city and town employees to be sub
mitted to the voters of ..... .
may pay a sum of money to the widow of William Thompson
protective work on the Connecticut river in, the extension of
Chief examiner, of the civil service commission, Joseph J. Reilly, salary
established ..........
640
Index. 1303
Children, and women (see Women and children). page
and youths, encouragement of agriculture among .... 231
conveyance of, to courts and asjdums ....... 235
dental clinic for, Taunton authorized to establish .... 62
dental dispensaries, cities and towns may establish . , . . 649
helpless, of certain soldiers and sailors, giving of state aid to . . . 321
issuance of employment certificates to ...... 503
Lynn Home for, incorporated . . . . . . .128
trustees under the will of Nathan Breed authorized to convey certain
property to ......... . 128
minor, bail forfeited in non-support cases may be applied to the sujiport of 462
unsettled pauper infants, approjjriation for support of . . . 552
Children's Friend Society, Worcester, may hold additional property . . 334
Christ Church, of Springfield, may hoKl additional estate .... 26
Christie, Arthur, citj^ of Boston may pay a sum of money to ... 74
Churches:
Christ, of Springfield, maj^ hold additional estate ..... 26
First, in Boston, may hold additional estate ..... 122
First Baptist, of Danvers, the First Baptist Societj^ in Danvers may
convey i>roperty to ......... 34
First Congregational, of Natick, may succeed to the property and duties
of the trustees of the Natick Ministerial Fund, etc. ... 26
Perkins Street Baptist, of Somerville, name changed to Grace Baptist
Church 12
Polish Roman Catholic Congregation, of Palmer, Massachusetts, dissolved 127
Trustees of the East Somerville Society of the Methodist Episcopal,
name changed to the Trustees of the Flint Street Methodist
Episcopal Church, and acts confirmed ..... 246
Cinematograph, operation of, etc., regulated ...... 965
use of, in annories by members of the militia .... 134
Circulars, misleading (see Advertisements, vmtrue and misleading).
Cisco, James L., in favor of ........ . 995
Cities:
Attleborough, incorporated ........ 651
Beverly, commissioner of public works to be a member of the Salem
and Beverly water board ........ 599
may borrow money to build a public wharf and a bulkhead . . 286
may borrow money to relay certain water mains .... 886
may pension George O. Obear ....... 628
Boston, authority of, to obtain information on municipal affairs, extended 236
bridge over the Charles river between Watertown and, at North
Beacon street, the construction of ..... . 906
building law of, amended ........ 914
buildings, in, the use and alteration of ..... . 524
for the storage of ice erected in . .218
the height of, exempted from restrictions as to, certain parcel of land
in 944
1304
Index.
Cities — continued.
Boston, cellars and basements in, occupancy of .
city council of, acting as county commissioners of Suffolk county
may pay a sum of money to Bernard S. Remick
Commercial Point channel in, widening and deepening
commissioner of public works of, etc., to investigate South bay in
Boston harbor ........
councilmen of, nomination and election of ....
East Boston district court, appointment of officers in attendance on
fire department of, certain officers and operators in, to be eligible for
pensions .........
garages for automobiles in ...... .
improvement of a part of Dorchester bay, by ....
industrial school for boys in, land provided for ....
inspection of buildings in, and duties of the building commissioner of
laborers, employed by, the retirement fund for ....
mechanics and craftsmen of, formerly in the service of the town of
Hyde Park, the retirement of .
lamphghters to be appointed to other departments in, time extended
within which ........
loans of, the rate of interest on ..... .
"mark(>t limits" of, exposure of articles of food in, provision affecting
may appoint Eugene M. Byington to the fire department without civil
service examination .......
may establish disciplinary day schools .....
may erect a high pressiu-e fire pumping station in Fort Point channel
may extend East First street . ...
may pay an annuity to the widow of William H. Clay
may pay an annuity to the widow of John J. Goff
may pay an annuity to tlie widow of Thomas J. Norton
may pay a sum of money to Arthur Christie ....
may pay a sum of money to the widow of Daniel M. Halloran 1
may pay a sum of money to James Lynch ....
may pay a sum of money to William T. McCormick .
may pay a sum of money to the widow of Charles McGovern
may pay a sum of money to Michael O'Keefe ....
may pay a sum of money to William E. Staples
may pension Edwin J. Egan .......
may pension John J. Gritfin .......
may reinstate Thomas Gaffney in the department of public works
may reinstate Daniel J. Mahoney in the fire department
may restore James Collins to a place in the fire department
may restore Henry B. Heymann to membership in the fire department
may restore Michael L. Hickey to membership in the fire department
may restore Michael N. Hoar to a place in the fire department .
may restore Dennis F. O'Keefe to a place in the fire dejiartment
may restore Joseph H. Rose to a place in the fire department
PAGE
594
378
547
1043
620
719
462
87
187
93
166
877
471
391
334
592
465
775
972
629
173
174
S6S
74
3, 372
46
100
182
181
80
232
297
45
183
162
183
180
219
220
225
Index.
1305
Cities — continued,
Boston, mayor of, may send representatives to conventions, etc., to
obtain information on municipal affairs ....
payments to, as an annuity for Fannie S. Butler, provision for
municipal court of, civil actions removed from, to the superior court
the procedure in ....... .
defendants may use certain bonds dissolving attachments for the
removal of actions to the superior court from the
for criminal business, fourth assistant clerk of, salary established
justices of, may commit dipsomaniacs, inebriates, etc.
masters in chancery to file certain bonds dissolving attachments with
the clerk of ........ .
probation officers of, may provide temporary support, etc.
l^rocedure and practice in civil actions brought in, law relative to
amended .........
municipal election in, date changed .....
nomination of mayor and members of the city council and schoo
committee of .
parental school in, abolished .......
redivision of, into wards .......
Refuge, The, in the city of, may convey its jiroperty to the Bcthesda
Society ..........
restrictions as to the height of buildings in, exempting a certain parcel
of land from .........
Roxbury municijjal court of, second assistant clerk of, office estab
lished and salary fixed .......
school administration building in, constructing ....
school committee of, certain land to be used by the industrial school
for the boj'S transferred to ..... .
may establish disciplinary day schools .....
may limit the number of assistant superintendents
may send representatives to conventions, etc., to obtain information
concerning public schools ......
to provide for payment of damages for taking of land to be used by
the industrial school for boys ......
schools of, certain teachers in, may become members of the state
teachers' retirement association .....
street commissioners of, authorized to take additional land for the
industrial school for boys . . . .
supplemental listing of male persons in .
taking of land for municipal purposes in .
to pay soldiers' relief to the widow of Russell M. Zuver
Washington street in the West Roxbury district of, the reconstruction of
water system of, the use of the income from ....
Brockton, act for compensation for public employees to be voted upon
at the next city election .......
may appropriate money for the Brockton Hospital .
236
1037
368
340
640
488
340
437
29
700
760
775
598
96
944
548
290
93
775
435
230
93
439
93
573
494
172
608
289
101
100
1306 Index.
Cities — continued.
Brockton, may borrow money for public playgrounds and parks
may borrow money for school purposes .....
may extend its surface drainage system into the town of West Bridge
water ..........
may make an additional surface drainage loan ....
Cambridge, building permits in .
may borrow monej' to pay salaries of school teachers
may pay a sum of money to the widow of Clarence W. Ayer
may pay a sum of money to John McDuffie
sale of second-hand clothing in, regulated
Chelsea, charter amended ....
may refund certain indebtedness
may sell certain public park lands .
police court of, justice and clerk of, salaries established
water commissioner of, made subject to civil service .
Chicopee, act providing for compensating certain public employees for
injuries, etc., to be submitted to the voters of .
act relative to eight-hour day for city and town employees to be sub
mitted to the voters of ...... .
may i)ay a sum of money to the widow of William Thompson
protective work on the Connecticut river in, extension of .
Fall River, approval of plans for the improvement of the Watuppa ponds
and Quequechan river by ......
Bradford Durfee Textile School of, The, certain additional equip
ment at . . . .......
maintenance of ........ .
Brightman street bridge in, appropriation for the maintenance of
may apix>int fish wardens .......
may borrow money for almshouse and poor farm purposes
may borrow money for playground jjurposes ....
may borrow money for the piu-chase of land and construction of build
ings for its police department . • .
may borrow money for school purposes .....
may lease certain public lands for the use of the naval militia
may sell fishing privileges in the Taunton Great river
members of the board of aldermen of, prohibited from holding certain
offices ..........
park and reservation police and watchmen in, provision for day off, etc
for ..........
port of, the development of .
South Watuppa pond in, improving the navigability of .
Fitchburg, act relative to eight-hour day for city and town employees to
be submitted to the voters of .
may increase its water supply ....
state normal school at, certain improvements at
Gloucester, commissioner of streets of, office established
mayor of, may appoint members of the licensing board
485
709
1036
322
360
port warden of, provision for suitable quarters for . . 413, 857
Index. 1307
Cities — continued. page
Haverhill, harbor line on the southerly side of the Merrimac river in,
established .......... 448
public landing in, part of, discontinued ...... 861
Holyoke, city messenger of, term of office, extended . . . .107
matrons in police stations employed by, pensioning of . . . 857
nominations and elections in ....... . 363
shares of the capital stock of the Holyoke and Westfield Railroad
Company owned by, affecting the sale of . . . 232
Lawrence, bridge over the Shawsheen river in, rebuilding, etc. . . 886
charter amended .......... 330
may borrow additional money for the construction of a bridge over the
Merrimac river ......... 857
police court of, name changed to district court and juri.sdiction en-
larged ........... 469
Lowell, may acquire structures for a municipal market . . . 1 10
may fund a certain part of its indebtedness ..... 171
Middlesex county commissioners may connect training school in North
Chelmsford with a public sewer in ..... . 294
Lynn, assistant assessors in, ai)pointment of ..... 97
may borrow money to build and furnish schoolhouses . . . 175
may pay a pension to John Fox ....... 104
may take Flax pond for public purposes ...... 240
preparation and opening of public ways for travel in . . . . 321
sewage disposal in, plan for ........ 1007
Maiden, may provide suitable quarters for Hiram G. Berry Post, No. 40,
Grand Army of the Republic ....... 647
Marlborough, may borrow money to pay final judgments . . . 645
may refimd or extend a j^art of its indebtedness .... 57
Pleasant Street Cemetery Corjwration may transfer its cemetery, et<'.,
to 584
Medford, may borrow money for filling in and grading publico pl:iy-
grounds ........... 354
may establish a board of recreation ...... 458
metropolitan water and sewerage board may make a payment to, in
lieu of taxes on lands, etc. ....... 759
Wellington bridge over the Mystic river between Somerville and, met-
ropoUtan park commission may reconstruct .... 972
Melrose, may pay an annuity to the widow of Thomas J. Hawkes . . 236
New Bedford, board of survey for, established ..... 233
harbor and terminal facilities of, improvement of ... . 703
harbor line, part of, estabhshed ....... 348
Ladies City Mission Society in, may hold additional property . . 34
may extend Liberty street through Oak Grove cemetery . . . 647
may remove overhead wires and construction ..... 298
may supply water to the town of Dartmouth ..... 129
permits and licenses in, may be granted by the city clerk . . .100
reimbursed for money advanced to meet a deficit arising under the
law relative to .shellfisheries ....... 1031
1308
Index.
Cities — Mntinucd.
Newton, municipal year of, date of beginning, changed
North Adams, highway between the valley of the Deerfield river and,
the construction of .
may take land, water rights, etc., for water supply purposes
Northampton, boundary line between the town of Easthampton and
established .........
bridge over the Connecticut river between Hadley and, control of
reimbursed for the support of Smith's agricultural school and the
Northampton school of industries .....
Pittsfield, bridge over South Church street in, Eaton, Crane and Pike
Company may maintain .......
Quincy, board of survey for, office established ....
may pay a sum of money to James R. Qualey and Patrick A. Milford
Revere, incorporated ........
Salem, director of public works of, to be a member of the Salem and
Beverly water supply board ......
fire in, military expenses in connection with, appropriation for .
harbor, cost of improving, harbor and land commissioners to estimate
may borrow money for municnpal purposes ....
may borrow money to place wires underground
may borrow money to replace abated taxes ....
preservation of the health and safety of (he inhabitants of, appropria-
tion for ......... .
reimbursing, from the treasury of the commonwealth for the abatement
of certain taxes ........
Somerville, may appoint Peter J. Kelley to the fire department
Wellington bridge over the Mystic river between Medford and, met
ropolitan park commission may reconstruct
Springfield, may appoint honorary members of the board of park com
missioners .........
may establish a board of recreation .....
may issue certain bonds .......
may repay certain sewer entrance fees .....
part of the town of Longmeadow to be annexed to .
Taunton, maintaining and repairing the sewers in, provision affecting the
cost of ......... .
may establish and maintain a dental clinic for school children
may furnish electricity in the town of Raynham
may pay a sum of money to the widow of Patrick Kenneally
may pay a sum of money to James Frank McManus
may pay a sum of money to the widow of John McNaraara
may pay a sum of money to Daniel J. Sullivan
may raise money for anniversary celebration ....
Waltham, may establish a board of recreation ....
system of sewage disposal for the Massa(^husetts School for the Feeble
Minded, appropriation for maintaining ....
Weslfield, incorporated ........
PAGE
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Index.
1309
Cities — concluded.
Woburn, board of public works of, abolished ....
may pay a pension to John Callahan .....
Worcester, assessment for police control of Lake Quinsigamond, provision
affecting .........
central district court of, justice of, salary established
certain members of the police department of, the promotion of .
city treasurer and collector of taxes of, the term of office of
coffee and tea houses, and places for refreshments, mvist be licensetl
license commissioners in, the appointment of .
may borrow money to increase its water supply
may maintain a fire alarm telegraph station on Newton Hill
may make ordinances to control smoke .....
may pay a sum of money to Catherine O'Reilly
may regulate the construction of fire escapes in public streets
purchasing agent for, the appointment of ....
Wright Wire Company maj^ maintain a bridge over Hammond street in
Cities, assessment of expense of watering streets in .
mayor and aldermen of, to grant licenses for the inanufufture of sausages
or chopped meat, of for the breaking or canning of eggs
re-division of, into wards and voting i)recincts ....
to take land by right of eminent domain to establish parks, public reserva-
tions, wharves and docks, pi'oposed amendment to the constitution
to authorize ..........
and towns, aid furnished to state paupers and shipwrecked seamen b>
appropriation for ........
annual returns of school statistics by, provision affecting .
apportionment of sidewalk and curbstone assessments in
boards of health in, regulations for the exposure and sale of foods by
to grant licenses for the manufacture of sausages or chopped meats
and breaking or canning of eggs .....
to take necessary measures to control cases of ophthalmia neonatorum
burial of state paupers by, appropriations for ....
dental dispensaries for children, may establish ....
distribution of public documents to certain, may be discontinued
employees of, act relative to eight-hour day for, to be submitted to
the voters of Chicopee .......
to be submitted to the voters of Fitchburg ....
to be submitted to the voters of Swampscott
expenditures for the repair of state highways by, provision affecting
fire departments of, appropriation for payment of claims arising from
death of members of ...... .
promotion of call men in, act to be submitted to the voters of Swamp
scott ..........
promotion of call men in, law relative to, amended
incurring of debt under special acts by .
independent agricultural and industrial schools, certain, appropriations
for maintenance of, by . . . . . . 259, 268
PAGE
341
176
15
676
276
48
161
106
38
498
90
99
183
178
628
149
290
647
1057
552
393
399
592
290
123
552
649
303
239
485
547
455
47
548
99
777
1310
Index.
PAGE
Cities and towns, inspectors of masonry construction employed by, the quali-
fications of ......... . 474
laborers employed by, vacations for, relative to .... 175
loss of taxes on land used for public institutions in, reimbursement for 42, 625
may appoint women police officers . . . .453
may borrow money for highway construction . . . . 283
may maintain dental dispensaries ....... 649
may make agreements with railroad corporations regarding surfaces of
bridges . . . .161
may petition for the assessment by a jury for taking of or injury to real
estate 28
may provide for the training of teachers for state-aided vocational and
continuation schools . . . .121
may raise money to procure privilege of borrowing books from the
libraries of other cities or towns ...... 87
may suppress the tent caterpillar, etc. ...... 366
notices of intention of marriage may bo sworn to before assistant
clerks, etc., of ......... 89
notices or warrants for calling elections in .... . 293
oysters, licenses for the cultivation, etc., of, may be granted by, in
certain counties ......... 526
public libraries of, may lend books to non-residents .... 87
rate of interest to be paid by, on money advanced for the abolition of
grade crossings . . . . . . .13
reimbursement of, for loss of taxes on land used for public institutions 42
for money paid on account of state and military aid, appropriation for 61
for tuition in independent agricultural schools, appropriation for 259
schools, public evening, to be maintained by certain .... 519
sealers and deputy sealers of weights and measures in certain, the ap-
pointment of . . . . . . . 400
subsidies to, for establishing and maintaining tuberculosis hospitals,
appropriation for ......... 5
support of sick state paupers by, appropriation for .... 552
to care for the graves of soldiers and sailors ..... 89
to give preference to citizens of the commonwealth for appointment or
employment on public work ....... 546
use of mufflers on motor vehicles in certain parts of, prohibited . . 1 30
vacation for laborers employed by, relative to . . . . 175
ward committees in, limiting number of members of . 959
Citizens, homes for, proposed amendment to the constitution to provide 1056
to be given preference in appointment and employment for public work 546
City charters:
Attleborough, granted
Chelsea, amended
Lawrence, amended
Revere, granted
Westfield, granted
651
520
330
677
554
Index. 1311
PAGE
City, clerk, notice of intentions of marriage may be sworn to before a clerk,
etc., in office of ......... 89
of New Bedford, may grant permits and licenses .... 100
clerks, prohibited from charging fees for certificates relating to minora . 282
council, of the city of Boston, nomination of members of, provision af-
fecting 760
elections, notices or warrants for calling ...... 293
messenger, oi the city of Ilolyoke (see Holyokc).
treasurer (sec Treasurer).
Civil, actions, in the Boston municipal court, procediue and i)ractice in, law
relative to, amended ........ 29
referred to auditors, relative to ...... . 498
removal of, from the Boston municipal court to the superior court,
affecting the procedure in . . . . . ... 368
government, list of persons connected with . . . . . 1065
process, arrest and examination on ...... . 384
service, commission, appropriation for salaries and expenses of . . 41
certification of, names of laborers and mechanics in the public service
for promotion, by . . .417
Warren P. Dudley, secretary of, salary established . . . 640
Joseph .J. Reilly, chief examiner of, salary estabhshed . 640
to prepare rules for extending the civil service lav.s to persons in
charge of steam boilers, etc. ....... 426
examination, city of Boston may appoint Eugene M. Byiiigton a mem-
ber of the fire department without ...... 465
lamp-lightera in Boston may be aj)pointed to other departments with-
out 391
laws, provisions of, extended to persons in charge of steam boilers, etc. 426
water commissioner of Chelsea made subject to ... . 282
war, state aid for helpless children of soldiers and sailors who served in . 321
veterans of, retired from the service of the commonwealth, appro-
priation for the compensation of ..... . 228
wives and widows of veterans of, date of eligibility under the burial act
for, extended .......... 275
Claims, arising frota the death of firemen, appropriation for the payment of . 47
for damages, prevention of fraud or imposition in the settlement of . 386
mortality, of savings and insurance banks, unified .... 213
Clams and quahaugs, in Barnstable, the cultivation of .... 36
Classes, for training teachers for state-aided vocational and continuation
schools, board of education and cities and towns may maintain 121, 356
practical art, in various cities and towns, appropriation for maintenance of 255
Classification of wild or forest land, for taxation pinposes .... 529
Clay, William H., widow of, city of Boston may pay an annuity to .173
"Clean shore," town of Nantucket may take certain land or flats at, for a
public park .......... 249
Cleaners, employed by Suffolk county, salaries fixed ..... 370
1312
Index.
PA.GB
Clerical assistance, additional, for the register of probate and insolvency
for Berkshire county ......
for municipal, police and district courts ....
in the office of the register of probate for Hampden county
in the office of the auditor of the commonwealth, provision for
in the office of the clerk of the house of representatives for the month
of July, compensation for ....
for the justices of the supreme judicial court
for the probation officer of the southern Essex district court
for the register of probate for Barnstable county .
for the register of probate for Norfolk county
for the superior court ......
Clerk, assistant (see Assistant clerk).
in charge of the legislative document room, salary established
of the Boston municipal court, masters in chancery to file certain bonds
dissolving attachments with ....
of the Brookline municipal court, salaiy established
of the Chelsea police court, salary' established
of courts, may admit jjrisoners to bail ....
of the executive department, title changed to assistant private secretary
of the house of representatives, appropriation for clerical assistance to
appropriation for salary of ...... .
clerical assistance in the office of, for the month of July, compensation
for .........
of the register of probate for Suffolk county, salary established
of the senate, appropriation for clerical assistance to
appropriation for salary of ..... .
of the Suffolk county superior court, for criminal business, may admit
prisoners to bail ......
Clerks, city and town, prohibited from charging fees for certificates relating to
minors ...........
employed in the departments of the commonwealth, grades established
for salaries of .
in the department of animal industry, employment of .
of courts, list of ...... .
to transmit a copy of the complaint, indictment, etc., in cases of com-
mitment in conviction of felony ...
Clinic, dental, for school children, city of Taunton may establish and maintain
Clinton, town of, may borrow money to increase its water supply
Close season on quail in Essex county, provision for
Clothing, second-hand, sale of, in Cambridge, regulated
Codeine, sale of, regulated ........ 701
Codification, of the health laws, time extended for filing
of laws relative to the manufacture, distribution and sale of gas and
electricity ........
of laws relating to public education, board of education to make
of laws relating to weights and measures ....
of state and military aid laws ......
Index. 1313
PAGE
Coffee houses, etc., in Worcester, must be licensed ..... 161
Cohasset Narrows, construction of a new highway bridge between Bourne
and Wareham across, investigating the cost of . . . . 1026
Cold storage, eggs taken from, the sale of . . . . . . . 477
Collection of unpaid taxes, time for, extended ...... 592
Collector of taxes (see Taxes) .
Colleges:
and other institutions of learning, granting degrees by . . . .45
for the benefit of agriculture, grants of money authorized by congress for
the more complete endowment and support of, accepted . . 752
Massachusetts Agricultural, annual report of ..... 64
appropriation for ......... 50
disposal of sewage at, appropriation for . . . . . .25
new buildings at ......... . 1025
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, appropriation for . . . 8
Smith, trustees of, may hold additional estate ..... 79
Williams, Trustees of Psi Omega Fraternity in, incorporated . . 182
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, appropriation for .... 7
Collins, James, city of Boston may restore, to a place in the fire department . 162
Colony, Gardner state, appropriation for ....... 385
certain improvements at ....... 1003, 1041
Grafton, certain improvements at ...... . 1041
certain buildings at, completing ....... 1041
time extended within which new buildings at, shall be completed . 404
Combinations in restraint of trade (see Agreements, certain, between em-
ployees or laborers).
Commerce, Boston Chamber of, may create a trust fund, etc. ... 58
Lynn Chamber of, incorporated ........ 608
of the commonwealth, census of, provision for taking .... 697
Commercial, motor, vehicles (see Vehicles, commercial, motor).
Point channel, in Boston, widening and deepening .... 547
Commission, authorized by special act of the general court, to take land by
right of eminent domain to estabhsh parks, public reservations,
wharves and docks, proposed amendment to the constitution to
authorize a ......... . 1057
building regulations, to investigate, time extended for making report by . 993
commodore Oliver H. Perry memorial, appropriation for . . . 1037
drunkenness, to investigate the subject of, time extended for making
report by ......... . 9S9
insurance rates and monopoly, to report upon questions of . . . 1053
joint, to investigate the street railway service in the metropolitan district,
time extended for making report by . . . . .991, 1000
printing additional copies of the report of ..... 1024
land, for public purposes, uniform methods and procedure for taking,
special, to report ......... 1030
of public works, in Marion, established ...... 454
on immigration, time extended for making report by . . . . 989
on pensions, report of, the distribution of ..... . 1004
1314 Index.
PAGE
Commission, on the white slave traffic, time extended for making report by . 990
report of, the distribution of ....... . 1004
pensions, state, county and municipal, to devise system of, time extended
for makiiig report by ....... . 990
public service and Boston transit commissions, to investigate street rail-
way service in the metropolitan district, printing additional copies
of report of . . . . . . ... . . 1024
Salem rebuilding, established ........ 902
special, to recommend changes in the laws relative to liens, mortgages,
tax collectors' deeds, and the taking of land for taxes . . . 1038
to consider and report upon the questions of monopoly and rates in
insurance, the appointment of . . . . . . 105.3
to investigate building regulations, time extended for making report by 993
to investigate the taxation of signs ....... 1028
to investigate the taxation of wild or forest lands, time extended for
making report by ........ . 989
transportation facilities in the commonwealth, to consider the improve-
ment of 1047
Commissioner, fire prevention, and deputy, offices established . . . 975
of streets, in Gloucester, office established ...... 322
Commissioners, associate county, returns of votes for, to be transmitted to the
secretary of the commonwealth ...... 356
county, may provide for additional clerical assistance for municipal,
police and district courts ........ 696
returns of votes for, to be transmitted to the secretary of the common-
wealth ........... 356
of Barnstable and Plymouth counties with highway commission to
investigate cost of constructing a new highway bridge across
Cohasset Narrows ......... 1026
of Berkshire county, to make copies of certain records in the registry
of deeds for the middle district . . . . .416
of Essex county, may borrow money to equip the independent agri-
cultural school ......... 180
of Hampden county, may acquire land and procure plans and estimates
of cost of constructing training school buildings .... 503
of Hampshire county, may convey a part of the Deer Hill state reserva-
tion to the West Cummington Cemetery Corporation . 95
to take control of the bridge over the Connecticut river between
Northampton and Hadley . . • , . • 739
of Middlesex county, may construct a sewer and road at the training
school in North Chelmsford ....... 294
may relocate certain pubhc ways in Sherborn and Framingham, etc. 876
and Norfolk, etc., to construct a bridge over the Charles river in
Medfield and Sherborn 726
of Suffolk county, Boston city^ council acting as, may pay a sum of
money to Bernard S. Remick ....... 378
of public works, in Framingham, office established .... 720
prison, wages of laborers employed by the ...... 405
Index.
1315
Commissions (see also Boards, commission, commissioner and commis-
sioners) :
animal industry, salary and expenses of, appropriation for
commissioner of, employment of clerks, etc., by
ballot law, compensation of, as state voting machine examiners
salaries and expenses of .
bank commissioner, appropriation for salaries and expenses of
powers of, in cases of unauthorized banking
blind, Massachusetts, appropriation for ... .
may continue the investigation of defective eyesight .
Boston transit, laborers employed by, provision for compensating for
injuries ........
term of office of members extended, etc.
civil service, appropriation for salaries and expenses of .
certification of names of laborers and mechanics in the public service
for promotion by ........ .
Warren P. Dudley, secretary of, salary established
Joseph J. Reilly, chief examiner of, salary established
to prepare rules for extending civil service laws to persons in charge
of steam boilers, etc. ......
economy and efficiency, appropriation for salaries and expenses of
reorganization of, and salaries established
to investigate readjustment of the finances of the commonwealth
fire prevention commissioner and deputy commissioner, for the metrO'
politan district, offices established
fisheries and game, commissioners on, appropriation for
for continuing the investigation of the fisheries of Buzzards Bay, by
may declare an open season on the killing of pheasants
forest commission, state, established ....
free public library commissioners, annual report of, printing
appropriation for expenses of .
expenses of, relative to .
general secretary and adviser of, office established
may aid libraries in small towns ....
gas and electric light commissioners, appropriation for salaries and
expenses of . . . . . .
employees and expenses of .... .
supervision by, of water companies ....
to investigate placing the ice business under public regulation
harbor and land commissioners, appropriation for salaries and expenses of
may improve Lynn harbor and the Saugus river
may improve the harbor and terminal facilities of New Bedford .
provision for the care and supervision of the non-tidal waters of the
Merrimac river, by .
provision for the improvement of part of the Taunton river under the
direction of ....■•■ •
to estimate the cost of improving certain harbors and rivers
to improve certain harbors and ponds ....
48
437
1051
225
70
411
444
1023
603
616
41
417
640
640
426
6
715
1052
975
506
1001
364
751
344
55
344
464
344
54
599
944
1044
68
778.
703
746
745
1035
1042
1316 Index.
Commissions — continued. page
harbor and land commissioners, to improve Smith's cove in Gloucester
harbor ........... 1044
to improve the Merrimac river ....... 696
to provide for the extension of protective work on the Connecticut river,
in the city of Chicopee ........ 1043
to provide suitable quarters for the port warden of Gloucester and
Rockport . . 413,857
health, commissioner of, office established ...... 969
highway, appropriation for ........ 184
further construction of the river road, so-called, from Williamstown to
Pittsfield 1023
may expend additional money on the construction of the highway be-
tween the city of North Adams and the valley of the Deerfield river 163
to certify amount of expenditures for repair of state highways, by 455
to construct state highway in New Marlborough .... 861
to improve highway in the towns of Becket, Washington and Hinsdale 864
to improve highway in Southbridge, Dudley, and Webster . . . 905
to improve highway leading from Holden to Rutland . . . 641
to lay out and construct Humphrey street in Swampscott . . . 362
to lay out a highway in Salisbury ....... 636
to remove certain obstructions upon lands bordering upon state
highways .......... 269
with county commissioners of Barnstable and Plymouth counties,
to investigate the cost of constructing a new highway bridge
across Cohasset Narrows ........ 1026
homestead, appropriation for ....... . 417
immigration, report of, distribution of ...... 1000
insurance commissioner, appropriation for salaries and expenses of . 60
labor, commissioner of, to compile the labor laws .... 999
legislation in the United States, to promote uniformity of, board of
commissioners for, established ....... 350
metropolitan park, appropriation for band concerts in parks, etc., under
control of 220
boulevards and parkways in charge of, appropriation for the care and
maintenance of ........ . 231
care and maintenance of the Nantasket beach reservation by, appro-
priation for .......... 230
care and maintenance of Wellington bridge by, appropriation for . 239
care of the Charles river basin by, appropriation for . . . . 177
certain pensions in the department of, appropriation for . . . 385
laborers and mechanics employed by, half-holiday for . . 403
may destroy certain insect pests on lands near to or adjoining park
lands .........*.. 314
may reconstruct Wellington bridge over the Mystic river between
Somerville and Medford 972
may remove certain objectionable material from the Quincy shore
reservation .......... 1002
Index.
1317
Commissions — concluded. page
metropolitan park, may use parts of Lake Quannapowitt in Wakefield
for a parkway or boulevard ....... 1000
reservations, parkways, etc., under control of, the lighting of . . 456
under the care of, etc., appropriation for ..... 385
to complete the sea wall at Winthrop shore reservation . . 669, 670
to construct a retaining wall to protect the sidewalk and driveway of
Revere beach reservation ....... 1026
to determine the cost of improving certain property in Nahant in
charge of 1001
to investigate connecting the Middlesex Fells boulevard with a pro-
posed boulevard ......... 994
to investigate the cost of acquiring land around Weymouth Great
pond in Weymouth ........ 995
to prohibit pollution of the Charles river . . . . . . 4Q9
minimum wage, appropriation for ....... 476
prison commissioners, agent of, may aid discharged prisoners . . 124
appropriation for .......... 414
examination of books of jails and houses of correction by . . . 466
laborers employed by, wages fixed ....... 405
may delegate certain authority to its chairman, etc. .... 495
probation, appropriation for expenses of ...... 20
expenses of, relative to ........ . 130
public records, commissioner of, appropriation for salary and expenses of 9
public service, and Boston transit, to investigate the street railway service
in the metropolitan district, time extended for making report by 991, 1000
printing additional copies of the report of ... .
appropriation for ........ .
engineer of, duties of the engineer of grade crossings transferred to
members of, to devote all their time to its business .
to investigate placing the ice business under public regulation
to investigate the relations of railroad companies to the statute law
of this and other states .......
to investigate the street railway and railroad service within the metrO'
politan district . . . . . .
to report certain information relative to public ownership of street
railways .........
state aid, commissioner, provision afi'ecting duties of .
and pensions, commissioner and deputy commissioner of, to devote
whole time to duties, and salaries established . .
state forest, established ........
tax commissioner, appropriation for salaries and expenses of .
may summon and examine persons under oath in assessing legacy and
succession taxes . . . . . . . .
notice of the apportionment of the state tax by the, provision affecting
returns made by corporations to ..... .
weights and measures, commissioner of, appropriation for salaries and
expenses of ........ .
to enforce law requiring marking of packages containing foods .
1024
369
466
584
1044
1052
1049
1031
507
367
751
6
407
695
148
41
630
1318
Index.
PAGE
488
413
Commitment, of dipsomaniacs, etc. .......
of insane persons by a justice of the superior court
on conviction of felony, transmission of copy of complaint or indictment
with the witnesses in cases of .
to the industrial school for boys ......
Committee, to sell alewife fisheries in Wareham, election of .
Committees, of the general court, advertising hearings of, appropriation for
expenses of ........ .
clerical assistance to, appropriation for .....
expenses of, appropriation for .
recess, of the general court, salaries and expenses of, appropriation for
of the house of representatives, provision for compensation and ex-
penses of ........ .
school, annual returns of school statistics by ... .
women voters may sign the nomination papers and vote for nomination
of candidates for ....... .
ward and town, membership of, limited .....
Commodities, use of improper weighing or measuring devices in the purchase
sale or exchange of, prohibited . . .
Commonwealth, citizens of, to be given preference in appointment and em-
ployment on public work ......
clerks and stenographers employed in the departments of, grades estab-
lished for salaries of .......
compensation of veterans, prison officers, etc., retired from the service
of, appropriation for .......
constitution of the, proposed amendment to the, for the taking of land
to relieve congestion of population and to provide homes for
citizens ...........
for the taking of land by right of eminent domain to establish parks,
public reservations, wharves and docks .....
relative to the authority of the general court to impose taxes on
income ...........
to strike the word "male" from the qualifications of voters
direct debt and temporary loans of, appropriation for payment of interest
on ...........
additional appropriation for ........
elevator men at the state house employed by, salaries increased
employees of, retirement system for, appropriation for expenses in
connection with .........
law relative to, amended ....... 378, 493
expenditures by heads of departments of, provision affecting . . . 992
finances of, commission on economy and efficiency, to investigate the
readjustment of . . . . . . . 1052
inspectors of masonry construction employed by, qualifications of . . 474
laborers, workmen and mechanics employed by, making Saturday a
half-holiday for ........ . 694
274
169
46
4
4
4
114
992
393
318
959
319
546
548
228
1056
1057
1058
1055
47
492
641
17
Index. 1319
PAGE
Commonwealth, lands belonging to, metropolitan water and sewerage board
may make a payment to the city of Medford in lieu of taxes on . 759
laws of, relating to labor, compiling ....... 999
litigation between the Haverhill Gas Light Company and, appropriations
for expenses in ....... . 270, 863
may petition for the assessment of damages by a jury for taking of or
injury to real estate ........ 28
may take or purchase certain stock of the Boston and Maine Railroad 878
ofl&cers going outside of, to produce persons under indictment, payment
of the necessary expenses of ...... . 475
porters at the state house employed by, salaries increased . . . 672
relations of railroad companies to the statute law of this and of other
states, public service commission to investigate .... 1052
representation of, at the Panama-Pacific international exposition, appro-
priation for .......... 129
rivers and streams of, conserving and equalizing the flow of waters in,
further investigation of methods of . . . . . . 1029
secretary of, salary established . . . . . . . .519
transportation facilities in, etc., commission to consider the improvement
of, appointment of ........ . 1047
treasury of, advances to certain disbursing officers and officials from 37, 339
reimbursing the city of Salem from, for the abatement of certain taxes 943
waters of, enforcement of law in, facilities of the district police for, in-
creased ........... 501
Compensation, and expenses of civil service commission, appropriation for . 41
of guardians ad litem in divorce proceedings, provision affecting expenses
and 352
of laborers employed by Boston transit commission for injuries . . 603
of members of the militia who are injured in the discharge of their duty . 349
of public employees for injuries, etc., city of Brockton to vote upon . . 101
city of Chicopee to vote upon ....... 239
town of Swampscott to vote upon ....... 547
to be submitted to the voters of certain towns and districts . . 585
of stenographers appointed for service in the superior court . . . 868
Competitions in the militia, prizes for ...... . 315
Compilation, of the general laws relating to towns ..... 1026
of the laws relating to labor ........ 999
Compressed air, tanks containing, used in operating pneumatic machinery,
construction and inspection of . . . . . . 92, 626
Compressors, ammonia, to be equipped with safety valves .... 409
Concerts, in parks, etc., under control of the metropolitan park commission,
appropriation for ........ . 220
Conciliation and arbitration, state board of, appropriation for salaries and
expenses of ...... . ... 19
powers relative to labor disputes, extended ...... 668
Concord, town of, may make an additional water loan .... 501
1320 Index.
PAGE
Congestion of population, empowering the general court to authorize the
taking of land to relieve, and to provide homes for citizens, pro-
posed amendment to the constitution ..... 1056
Congregation, Polish Roman Catholic, of Palmer, Massachusetts, conveyance
of land to Albert and Honorata Kolbusz by, confirmed and cor-
poration dissolved . . . . . . . .127
Congregational Church, the First, of Natick, may succeed to the property and
duties of the trustees of the Natick Ministerial Fund, etc. . . 26
Congress, grants of money by, for the more complete endowment and support
of colleges for the benefit of agriculture, accepted . . . 752
members of, from Massachusetts, names of . . . . . . 1088
Connecticut river, in South Hadley, protecting the easterly bank of . . 1034
bridge over, between Northampton and Hadley, the control of . . 739
protective work in Chicopee on, the extension of . . . . . 1043
Conspiracies, to raise the price of certain articles of food, attorney-general to
investigate and prosecute ....... 1028
Construction, and improvement of buildings or other state institutions, pro-
vision for the payment of expenses in connection with . . . 639
liens, mortgages, etc., laws relative to, appointment of special commis-
sion, to recommend changes in . . . . . . . 1038
masonry, qualifications of inspectors of, employed by the commonwealth,
counties, cities and towns ....... 474
of addition to the state house, relative to the material to be used in . 475
of buildings, in Boston, provision affecting ...... 524
permits for, in Cambridge ........ 171
of highways, municipalities may borrow money for the . . . 283
of public works, wages of mechanics employed in, regulated . . . 413
of tanks used in operating pneumatic machinery .... 92, 626
Constitution, proposed amendments to the:
land, the taking of, to relieve congestion of population and to provide
homes for citizens ......... 1056
by right of eminent domain for parks, public reservations, wharves
and docks .......... 1057
male, striking the word, from the qualifications of voters, to provide for . 1055
taxes on income, the authority of the general court to impose, relative to 1058
Consumptives, hospitals for, trustees of, appropriation for certain expenses of 69
Contagious diseases, among horses, cattle, etc., appropriation for extermi-
nating ........... 66
Contempt act, so-called .......... 386
Continuances of cases in police, district and municipal courts . . . 408
Continuation schools, state-aided, board of education may maintain classes
for the training of teachers for ..... . 356
training of teachers for, by cities and towns . . . . .121
Contracts, for casualty insurance, payment of losses under, regulated . . 408
in restraint of trade (see Agreements, certain, between employees or
laborers) .
Contributory negligence, in actions for the recovery of damages for injuries,
proof of .......... . 485
Index.
1321
Controller of county accounts, appropriation for salaries and expenses of
may appoint a fourth deputy .......
Conveyance of children to courts and asylums .....
Conviction, of felony, clerk of court shall transmit a copy of the complaint or
indictment, etc., with mittimus in cases of commitment on
of persons who have committed a felony, rewards for .
of witnesses, records of, the admission as evidence of .
Cooley Dickinson hospital, number of trustees of, increased
Coolidge, Henry D., clerk of the senate, appropriation for salary of
Co-operative banks, holding and voting of shares of, provision affecting
insolvent, receiving of deposits by, prohibited ....
Corporations created by the general court of 1914:
Attleborough, city of ......
Cummington Water Company .....
Falmouth Board of Trade ......
Greenfield Society for the Protection of Animals, The .
Haverhill Board of Trade, Inc. .....
Humarock Beach Water Company ....
Lawrence City Mission ......
Lunenburg Water Company .....
Lynn Chamber of Commerce . . . . .
Lynn Home for Children ......
Marshfield Water Company .....
Millington Village Improvement Society
Norwell Water Company ......
Revere, city of .......
Suffolk Law School .......
Trustees of the Psi Omega Fraternity in Williams College
West Millbury Cemetery Association ....
Westfield, city of ...... .
Corporations, commissioner of, appropriation for the department of
dissolution of certain ......
formation for the purpose of owning wild or forest land
making of false reports or statements concerning, prohibited
organized to promote agriculture, etc., counties may aid
returns made to tax commissioner by .
foreign, certain, to pay an additional excise tax
railroad, certain employees of, days of rest for
employees in and about the stations of, hours of labor fi.xed
giving of free passes by, to officers and employees of the general court
prohibited .........
maintenance of surfaces of bridges and approaches by
relations of, to statute law of this and other states, public service com-
mission to investigate .......
Correction, houses of, accounts of superintendents of shops in, the examina-
tion of ......... •
books of, the inspection of .......
Correspondence and other like schools, regulated ....
PAGE
8
478
235
274
463
367
15
3
610
493
651
479
79
63
33
672
291
307
608
128
576
271
429
677
105
182
427
554
6
189
543
638
729
151
756
756
856
650
161
1052
174
466
634
1322
Index.
Corrupt practices in elections, law relative to, amended
Cost of replacement or reconstruction of street railway property, funding
Council, city, of Boston, nomination of members of .
executive, salaries and expenses of, appropriation for
public health, office estabUshed .......
Councilmen of the city of Boston, nomination and election of
Counties:
Barnstable, cost of reconstructing Bass river upper bridge apportioned
between the towns of Dennis and Yarmouth, and
county commissioners of Plymouth county and, with highway com-
mission, to investigate the cost of constructing a new highway
bridge across Cohasset Narrows .....
register of probate for, clerical assistance for ....
tax granted for ........ .
towns in, may grant licenses for the cultivation, etc., of oysters .
Berkshire, county commissioners of, to make copies of certain records in
the registry of deeds for the middle district
register of probate and insolvency for, additional clerical assistance for
tax granted for ........ .
treasurer of, Henry A. Brewster, acts confirmed
Bristol, assistant clerk of courts of, salary established .
cities and towns in, may grant licenses for the cultivation, etc., of
oysters ..........
independent agricultural school of, new buildings for
maintenance of .
may refund certain indebtedness ......
probate court for, sessions fixed ......
tax granted for .........
Dukes County, judge and register of probate and insolvency for Nantucket
county and, salaries estabUshed .....
tax granted for ........ .
towns in, may grant licenses for the cultivation, etc., of oysters .
Essex, close season on quail for five years in ....
may borrow money to equip the independent agricultural school
may maintain a household arts school .....
tax granted for .........
Franklin, tax granted for ....... .
Hampden, may acquire land and procure plans and estimates of cost
of constructing training school buildings ....
register of probate for, additional clerical assistance in the office of
sheriff of, salary established . . .
tax granted for ........ .
Hampshire, county commissioners of, may convey a part of the Deer
Hill state reservation to the West Cummington Cemetery Cor-
poration ..........
tax granted for ......... .
to take control of the bridge over the Connecticut river between
Northampton and Hadley .......
95
1016
739
Index.
1323
Counties — concluded. page
Middlesex, county commissioners may relocate certain public ways in
Sherborn and Framingham, etc. ...... 876
county commissioners of Norfolk county and, etc., to construct a
bridge over the Charles river in Medford and Sherborn . . 726
probate court for, sessions in Framingham of . . . . .97
sewer and road at training school in North Chelmsford, county com-
missioners may construct ....... 294
tax granted for .......... 1018
third assistant register of probate for, Nellie H. Philbrick, salary es-
tablished .......... 365
Nantucket, judge and register of probate for towns in Dukes County
and, salaries established ........ 586
may grant licenses for the cultivation, etc., of oysters . . . 526
Norfolk, assistant register of probate for, appropriation for salary of . 251
county commissioners of Middlesex county and, etc., to construct a
bridge over the Charles river in Medfield and Sherborn . . 726
register of probate for, clerical assistance for ..... 396
tax granted for ......... . 1019
Plymouth, county commissioners of Barnstable county and, with high-
way commission, to investigate the cost of constructing a new high-
way bridge across Cohasset Narrows ..... 1026
may pension Frank H. Cushman ....... 252
tax granted for ......... . 1020
Suffolk, masters in chancery for, appointment of additional . . . 370
may pay a sum of money to Bernard S. Remick .... 378
may pension May I. Everett ........ 404
municipal and district courts of, imiforms for the court officers of . 773
register of probate for, clerk of, salary established .... 422
superior court for, clerk of, for criminal business, may admit prisoners
to bail ........... 355
women employed as cleaners and scrub women, salaries fixed . . 370
Worcester, tax granted for ........ 1021
Counties, certain employees of, hours of labor fixed ..... 587
certain, to pay expenses incurred in the prosecution of certain offenders
in respect to railroad property ....... 856
cities or towns, to take land by right of eminent domain, to establish
parks, public reservations, wharves and docks, proposed amend-
ment to the constitution to authorize ..... 1057
inspectors of masonry construction employed by, the qualifications of . 474
may petition for the assessment of damages by a jury for taking of or
injury to real estate ........ 28
levy upon land situated in different ....... 283
may aid corporations organized to promote agriculture, etc. . . . 729
notes issued by ........•• 353
sheriffs of, to be reimbursed for amounts paid by them to sureties on their
official bonds ......-•■• 584
vocational agricultural schools in certain, appropriation for maintenance of 256
Country life, corporations organized to improve, etc., counties may aid . 729
1324
Index.
County, accounts, controller of, appropriation for salaries and expenses of .
may appoint a fourth deputy .......
agricultural schools, appropriation for .
commissioners (see Commissioners, county).
officers, certain, returns of votes for, to be transmitted to the secretary
of the commonwealth ........
state and municipal pensions, commission to devise system of, time
extended for making report by .
teachers' associations, appropriation for ..... .
treasurer, may advance necessary expenses of officers going outside the
commonwealth for the purpose of producing persons under indict-
ment ...........
returns of votes for, to be transmitted to the secretary of the common-
wealth ..........
Court, central district, of Worcester, justice of, salary established .
clerk of, shall transmit copies of complaints or indictments, etc., with the
mittimus in cases of commitment on convictions of felony .
district, of Lawrence^ name changed from police court .
of southern Essex, probation officer of, clerical assistance for
East Boston district, appointment of officers in attendance on
general (see General court).
land, appropriation for salaries and expenses of .
court officer for the sessions of, the appointment of .
list of members of ........ .
municipal, of Boston, civil actions removed from, to the superior court
the procedure in ....... .
defendants may use certain attachment bonds for the removal of
actions to the superior court from the ....
for criminal business, fourth assistant clerk for, salary established
masters in chancery to file certain bonds to dissolve attachments
with the clerk of the .......
of Brookline, justice and clerk of, salaries established
probation officers of, may provide temporary support, etc.
procedure and practice in civil actions brought in, law relative to,
amended ..........
Roxbury, second assistant clerk of, office established and salary fixed
officers, duties of, in cases of commitment of prisoners on conviction of
felony ...........
of the municipal and district courts of the county of Suffolk, uniforms
for ...........
police, of Chelsea, justice and clerk of, salaries established .
of Lawrence, name changed to the district court and jurisdiction
enlarged ..........
probate, for Bristol county, sessions fixed ......
for Middlesex county, sessions in Framingham of ... .
may authorize the mortgage of land subject to vested remainder or
reversion ..........
478
131
356
990
131
475
356
676
274
469
777
719
40
709
1085
368
340
640
340
452
437
29
548
274
773
478
469
62
97
77
Index. 1325
PAGE
Court, superior, appropriation for salaries and expenses of . . . .21
certain stenographers appointed for service in, the compensation of . 868
civil actions removed from the Boston municipal court to, the pro-
cedure in ......... . 368
clerical assistance for .....,,.. 453
interpreters for, the appointment of ...... 646
justice of, may commit an insane person ...... 413
members of, list of ......... 1084
of Suffolk county, for criminal business, clerk of, may admit prisoners
to bail 355
supreme judicial, appropriation for salaries and expenses of . . .21
justices of, the expenses of ....... . 586
members of, list of ......... 1084
publication of decisions of, making contract for .... 994
Courts, assistant clerk of, for Bristol county, salary established . . . 366
auditors appointed by, in civil actions ...... 498
conveyance of children to . . . . . . . .• . 235
municipal, police and district, additional clerical assistance for . . 696
and district, of Suffolk county, uniforms for court officers of . . 773
of probate and insolvency, appropriation for salaries and expenses of . 21
police, district and municipal, continuances of cases in . . . . 408
returns of executions to ......... 42
Cove, Smith's, in Gloucester harbor, provision for the improvement of . . 1044
Credit unions, powers of, enlarged ........ 389
Credits, rural, facilitated .......... 389
Creeks, New Mattakessett, Proprietors of, rights of, in Great pond in Edgar-
town 242
Crime, prevention of, in the waters of the commonwealth, facilities of the
district police for, increased ....... 501
Crimes against chastity, morality, decency and good order .... 854
Criminal business, municipal court of Boston for, fourth assistant clerk of,
salary established ......... 640
Crops, damage of, by deer, relative to ...... . 402
Crossings, grade (see Grade crossings).
Cummington, town of, may supply itself with water ..... 283
state highway between Adams and, constructing . . . 1047
Water Company, incorporated ........ 479
Cumulative index (see Index, cumulative).
Curbstone assessments, apportionment of . . . . . . . 399
Cushman, Frank H., county of Plymouth may pension .... 252
Cut-out, muffler, on motor vehicles, use of, in certain parts of cities and
towns, prohibited ......... 130
1326
Index.
D.
Daley, Delia A., in favor of ....... .
Dalton, town of, highway between Goshen and, the improvement of
Fire District, may make an additional water loan
Dam, Sudbury, electric power plant at, building .....
Damage, done by a recent explosion at the pumping station of the met
ropolitan sewerage system in East Boston, repairing .
to motor vehicles, certain mutual insurance companies may insure
against ..........
Damages, claims for, prevention of fraud or imposition in the settlement of
for injuries, actions for the recovery of, proof of contributory negligence
in ....... . ...
for taking of certain land to be occupied by the industrial school for boys
relative to pajonent of ...... .
for taking or injury to real estate, commonwealth, counties, cities and
towns authorized to petition for assessment of .
Danvers, town of. The First Baptist Church in, the First Baptist Society in
Danvers may convey property to .... .
state hospital, appropriation for ......
Dartmouth, town of, city of New Bedford may supply water to .
Date for the assessment of taxes, established .....
Davern, Bernard, widow and children of, in favor of .
Day, eight hour (see Eight hour day).
schools, disciplinary, city of Boston may estabhsh
Day-work basis, laborers, workmen and mechanics employed by the common
wealth to be on .
Days of rest, for certain employees of railroad corporations .
for park and reservation police and watchmen in the city of Fall River
Daytime, arrest in, without a warrant ......
Deaf, mutes, New England Industrial School for, in favor of
pupils, education of, appropriation for .....
Death, claims (see Claims).
proof of contributory negligence in actions for the recovery of damages
for, provision affecting . ......
Debt, incurring of, by cities, towns and districts under special acts
direct, of the commonwealth, payment of interest on, appropriation for
additional appropriation for ...... .
Debtor, poor, arrest and examination of ..... .
Debts of deceased persons, payment of, for accelerating
Deceased persons, land of, levy of executions on ....
settlement of estates of, for accelerating .....
Decency, crimes against .........
Decennial census, information relative to aged and dependent persons, securing
in connection with ........
taking of .......... ,
Decisions, of the supreme judicial court, appropriation for reports of .
making contract for the publication of .....
Index. 1327
Declaration in set-off, in a civil action in Boston municipal court, plaintiff may
remove cause to superior court and claim jury trial after filing Oi 368
Deeds, register of, returns of votes for, to be transmitted to the secretary of
the commonwealth ......... 356
registry of, for the middle district, county commissioners of Berkshire
county to make copies of certain records in .... 416
tax collectors', laws relative to, the appointment of a special commission
to recommend changes in ....... 1038
Deer, damages caused by, appropriation for ...... 251
Hill state reservation, part of, may be conveyed to the West Cummington
Cemetery Corporation . . . . . . . .95
Island, outfall sewer at, metropolitan water and sewerage board may
extend 317
taking and killing of ......... . 402
Deerfield river, valley of, highway between the city of North Adams and, the
construction of ........ . 163
Defacing toilet appliances (see Toilet appliances).
Defective eyesight, investigation into the matter of, by the commission for
the blind, continuing ........ 1023
Deficiencies in appropriations for 1913, appropriations for .... 270
Degrees, granting of, by colleges and other institutions of learning . . 45
Harvard Medical School of China, Incorporated, may confer . . 523
Suffolk Law School authorized to grant ...... 105
Dennis, town of, apportionment of the cost of reconstructing Bass river upper
bridge between Yarmouth and . . . . . . .415
Dental, clinic, for school children, city of Taunton may establish and maintain 62
dispensaries, cities and towns may maintain ..... 649
Dentistry, board of registration in, appropriation for ..... 17
Dentists, prescription of opium, morphine and other narcotic drugs by,
regulated 704, 947
Department, fire (see Fire department).
of animal industry (see Animal industry, department of),
police (see Police department).
Dependent persons, information relative to, securing in connection with the
decennial census ......... 1038
Deposits, receiving of, by insolvent banks or bankers, prohibited . . . 493
Deputy, commissioner of state aid and pensions, salary established . . 367
to devote whole time to duties ....... 367
controller of county accounts, fourth, office established . . 478
district attorney, for the northern district, district attorney may ap-
point 497
fire prevention commissioner for the metropoUtan district, office estab-
lished 975
sealers of weights and measures in cities and certain towns, the appoint-
ment of 400
Destitute or neglected children, conveyance to courts and asylums of . . 235
Detention of persons, breaking and entering places in which poultry are
confined .......••• 523
1328
Index.
Detention of persons who have committed a felony, rewards for .
Devices, weighing or measuring, use of improper, in the purchase, sale or
exchange of commodities, prohibited . . . , .
Diamonds, carat weight established as standard for .
Dighton Water Supply District, time extended for estabhshing
Dipsomaniacs, commitment of .
Direct debt of the commonwealth (see Debt, direct).
Directors of the port of Boston (see Boston, directors of the port of).
Disbarred attorney, who attempts to practice law, penalty on . . .
Disbursing, officers, certain, advances from the treasury of the common-
wealth, to ........ .
Discharged prisoners, aiding .....,,.
Disciplinary day schools, city of Boston may establish
Discounts, cash, advancement of money from the treasury to secure, pro
vision affecting ........
Diseases, dangerous to the public health, expenses in connection with, appro-
priation for .........
inspection by the state board of health of hospitals caring for .
contagious, among horses, cattle and other animals, appropriation for
exterminating ........
venereal, diagnostic facilities for ......
Dispensaries, dental, cities and towns may maintain ....
tuberculosis, to be inspected by the state board of health
Disputes, labor, powers of the state board of conciliation and arbitration
relative to, extended .......
Dissolution of certain corporations .......
Distribution, of gas and electricity, laws relative to the manufacture, and sale
of, consolidated ........
District, attorney, and assistant district attorney, of the southeastern dis
trict, salaries increased .......
assistant, for northern district, appropriation for . . .
for the northern district, may appoint a deputy and employ clerical
assistance .........
name and address of, to be transmitted in cases of commitment of
prisoners on conviction of felony .....
attorneys, and assistants, appropriation for salaries and expenses of
list of .......... .
travelling expenses of, appropriation for .
court, East Boston, appointment of officers in attendance on
of Lawrence, name changed from the police court .
of southern Essex, probation officer of, clerical assistance for
of Worcester, central, justice of, salary estabUshed .
courts, additional clerical assistance for .... .
continuances of cases in .
of Suffolk county, uniforms for court officers of . . .
Mansfield fire, may borrow money for the use of its fire department
PAGE
463
319
126
131
488
386
37
124
775
339
552
624
66
253
649
367
668
189
779
291
616
497
274
24
1086
270
719
469
777
676
696
408
773
172
Index. 1329
PAGE
District, metropolitan, better prevention of fires throughout . . . 975
insane of, the purchase of land for a hospital for . . 1045
street railway and railroad service within, public service coniuiissiou to
investigate .......... 1049
term defined for fire hazard purposes ...... 975
police (see PoHce district),
sewage (see Sewage disposal).
Districts, composed of cities and towns may provide for the training of teach-
ers for state-aided vocational and continuation schools 121
fire (see Fire districts).
fire, water, watch, light and improvement, certain bonds, notes and cer-
tificates of indebtedness issued by, exempted from taxation . . 60
notes of, the issuing of ......... 43
may incur debt for temporary loans ....... 101
" majority vote " and " two-thirds vote " of , defined .... 101
incurring of debt under special acts by ...... 777
water (see Water districts, and Water supply districts).
certain, act providing for compensating certain public employees to be
submitted to the voters of ...... . 585
Divorce proceedings, guardians ad litem in, compensation and expenses of . 352
Docks, wharves, parks and public reservations, proposed amendment to the
constitution relative to taking land by right of eminent domain
to establish 1057
Document room, legislative, clerk in charge of, salary established . . 741
Documents, public, distribution of, by the secretary of the commonwealth 303
printing and binding, appropriation for . . . . . , . 52
Dogs, licensing, date changed for ........ 149
Domain, eminent, the taking of land by right of, to establish parks, public
reservations, wharves and docks, proposed amendment to the
constitution relative to ....... . 1057
Doorkeepers, of the senate and house of representatives, salaries established . 740
Doors of the buildings in which operatives are employed, locking of, pro-
hibited 492
Dorchester bay, improvement by the city of Boston of a part of . 187
district of Boston, Commercial Point channel in, widening and deepening 547
Dormitory, new, etc., at the Framingham state normal school, building and
furni.shing .......... 1045
Doulens, Emma B., appropriation for certain payment to . . . 251
Drainage, surface, city of Brockton may make an additional loan for 120
in the town of Lexington ........ 324
system, the city of Brockton may extend its, into town of West Bridge-
water ........... 226
water, town of Milton may provide for ..... . 243
Dredging, Bass river (see Bass river).
Drill grounds, organizations of boys under eighteen may use . . . 859
Drills, renflezvous (sec Militia drills).
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Index.
PAGE
Drugs, opium, morphine and other narcotic, sale regulated . . . 704, 947
Drums (see Industrial establishments, sanitary conditions in).
Drunkenness, commission to investigate the subject of, time extended for
making report by ....••• . 989
Dudley, town of, highway in Southbridge, Webster and, the improvement of 905
Warren P., secretary of the civil service commission, salary established . 640
Due care bill, so-called .......... 485
Dukes County, judge and register of probate and insolvency for Nantucket
county and, salaries established ...... 586
tax granted for .......... 1012
towns in, may grant licenses for the cultivation, etc., of oysters . 527
Duxbury Fire and Water District, established ...... 276
E.
Ear Infirmary, Massachusetts Charitable Eye and, in favor of
East, Boston, pumping station of the metropoUtan sewerage system at, re-
pairing the damage done by a recent explosion
district court, appointment of officers in attendance on
First street, city of Boston may extend ....
Somerville Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Trustees of,
name changed to Trustees of the Flint Street Methodist Epis-
copal Church, and acts confirmed ......
Easthampton, town of, boundary line between the city of Northampton and,
established ..........
Eaton, Crane and Pike Company may maintain a bridge over South Church
street in Pittsfield .......
Economy and efficiency, commission on, appointment, membership, duties
and remuneration of ...... .
appropriation for salaries and expenses of ... .
to investigate the readjustment of the finances of the commonwealth
Edgartown, harbor, cost of improvement of, harbor and land commissioners to
estimate ........
town of, rights of the Proprietors of the New Mattakessett "Creeks in
Great pond in, relative to .....
Education, board of, appropriation for .....
may maintain classes for the training of teachers for state-aided voca-
tional and continuation schools .....
may take land for the state normal school at Framingham
to acquire site for and to construct new buildings for the state normal
art school ........
to approve classes for training of teachers for continuation and vocational
schools .........
to compile the laws relating to public education .
to improve the state normal school at Fitchburg
to make an investigation as to a more equitable method of supporting the
public schools .........
1025
1040
719
629
246
358
901
715
6
1052
1035
242
131
356
502
912
121
1002
1036
1045
Index.
1331
PAGE
Education, board of, to make certain iniprovenuniis at the state normal school
at Framinghaui ••••..... 1045
to report on the advisability of establishing a state university . . 1032
Egan, Edwin J., city of Boston may pension ...... 232
Eggs, breaking or canning of, establishments for, licensing .... 290
taken from cold storage, the sale of ...... . 477
Egremont, town of, state highway to be constructed in ... . 766
Egress, means of, in case of fire (see Fire escapes).
Eight-hour day for city and town employees, act to be submitted to the
voters of Chicopee ......... 239
act to be submitted to the voters of Fitchburg ..... 485
act to be submitted to the voters of Swampscott . ." . . 547
Election, blanks and instructions on matters relating to elections, and ex-
pense of advertising the state ticket, appropriation for . 52
laws, amendments to . . . 293, 318, 356, 387, 403, 573, 647, 932, 959
municipal, in Boston, date changed ....... 760
of city -treasurer and collector of taxes of Worcester .... 48
of committee to sell alewife fisheries in Wareham ..... 46
of councilmen of the city of Boston ....... 620
of officers and elective committees of fraternal beneficiary societies . 286
of officers in the town of South Hadley, confirmed .... 328
returns (see Returns).
Elections, in the city of Holyoke ........ 363
corrupt practices in ......... . 932
names and residences of candidates to be inserted in the ballot at . . 387
state, city and town, notices or warrants for calling .... 293
(see Listing, supplemental, of male persons in Boston).
Electric, light, and power companies, the manufacture and sale of ice by, com-
mission to consider the feasibility of . . . . . 1044
commissioners (see Commissions, gas and electric light),
lighting system, at the state normal school at Hyannis, installing . . 995
lines, locations granted by the town of Hudson for, confirmed . 58
wires, overhead, in the city of New Bedford, act relative to the removal of 298
Electric railroad companies:
Boston and Eastern Electric, time extended for filing a bond by . 649
Boston and Providence Interurban, powers revived and time for in-
corporation extended ........ 038
Electricity, laws relative to the manufacture, distribution and sale of, con-
solidated .......... 824
sale or disposal of, by the metropohtan water and sewerage board . 885
town of Georgetown authorized to sell, to towns of Rowley and Newbury 774
Elevatoi", men at the state house, salaries increased ..... 641
regulations, board of, time extendetl for making report by . . . 991
Ehn beetle, cities and towns may suppress ....■• 366
Eminent domain, the taking of land lay right of, to estabhsh parks, public
reservations, wharves and docks, proposed amendment to the
constitution relative to ....... • 1057
1332
Index.
Employees, and employers, agreements relative to hours of labor, wages, etc.,
between, made lawful ......
city and town, act relative to an eight-hour day for, to be submitted to
the voters of Chicopee ......
act relative to eight-hour day for, to be submitted to the voters of
Fitchburg . . . • *•
act relative to an eight-hour day for, to be submitted to the voters of
Swampscott ........
county, certain, houi's of labor fixed .....
female, moving of boxes and other receptacles iu manufacturing and
mechanical establishments by .
Insurance Association, Massachusetts, charter amended
of cities and towns, vacations for .... .
of fire and water districts, pensioning certain
of the commonwealth, retirement system for, appropriation for expenses
in connection with .......
law relative to, amended ......
of the gas and electric light commissioners, appointment of
of the general court, giving of free passes by railroad corporations to
prohibited .....••■•
payments to, for personal injuries received in the course of their em^
ployment .....••
posting of certain information for, board of labor and industries may
require ....••■•
procuring of persons to take the places of, during strikes, lockouts or
other labor disputes, regulated .....
provisions of the civil service laws extended to certain .
pubUc, certain, act providing for compensating, for injuries, etc., to be
submitted to the voters of Brockton ....
to be submitted to the voters of Chicopee
to be submitted to the voters of Swampscott
to be submitted to the voters of certain towns and districts
railroad corporations, of, days of rest for .
hours of labor of, in and about the stations of, fixed .
regulation of employment of certain .....
retirement association, state, refunds and annuities in .
Saturday a half-holiday for certain .....
Employment, certificates, issuance of, to children
of expert assistance, in the enforcement of statutes relative to explosives
and inflammable fluids and compounds ....
of laborers, workmen and mechanics by the commonwealth, regulated
of prisoners in reclaiming and cultivating land and working on high
ways ..........
on public work, preference to be given to citizens in . .
Endowment and support of colleges for the benefit of agriculture, grants of
money authorized by congress for, accepted . . . .
904
239
485
547
587
188
307
175
322
17
378, 493, 505
599
650
731
230
320
426
101
239
547
585
756
856
694
505
694
503
379
694
125
546
752
Index.
1333
Enforcement, of law in the waters of the commonwealth, facihties of the
district police for, increased . . . . . .501
of statutes relative to explosives and inflammable fluids and compounds,
the employment of expert assistance in .... . 379
Engineer of grade crossings, duties of, transferred to the engineer of the pub-
lic service commission ........ 466
Engineers, certain, provisions of the civil service laws extended to . . 426
Enlisted men and officers of the militia, pay of . . . . . 322
Enrolment of members of political parties, abolished, etc. .... 959
Entering places in which poultry are confined, detaining of persons for . . 523
Equal suffrage, proposed amendment to the constitution in favor of . . 1055
Equity, issuing of injunctions by courts of, in certain cases limited . . 904
Escapes, fire (see Fire escapes) .
Essex, countj^, close season on quail for five years in . . .57
may borrow money to equip the independent agricultural scliool . 180
may maintain a household arts school ...... 750
tax granted for ......... . 1013
Hosiery Company, charter revived ....... 395
southern, district court of, probation officer of, clerical assistance for 777
Estates, administrators of, appointment of ..... 326, 722
of deceased persons, actions by creditors against ..... 716
settlement of, accelerating ........ 716
Evening schools, public, certain cities and towns to maintain . . 519
Everett, May I., Suffolk county may pension ...... 404
Evidence, of records of conviction of witnesses, the admission as . . . 367
Examination, civil service, city of Boston may appoint Eugene M. Byington
a .nember of the fire department without ..... 465
of accoimts of superintendents of shops in houses of correction . . 174
on civil process .......... 384
Examinations, by the board of registration in veterinary medicine . . 82
in police, district and municipal courts, adjournment of .... 408
Examiners, medical, and associates, bonds of ..... . 603
medical, fees of, appropriation for ....... 251
Excise tax, additional, certain foreign corporations to pay .... 756
on transfers of stock .......... 888
Executions, on land of deceased persons, levy of ..... 388
return and duration of alias or successive ...... 42
Executive department:
appro]:)riation for salaries and expenses in . . . . . .18
assistant private secretary to the governor, office and salary established 114
clerk of the, title changed to assistant private secretary to the governor 114
governor, salary increased ......... 395
persons comprising the, list of ....... . 1065
private secretary to the governor, salary increased . . . .114
Executors and administrators, settlement of estates by, for accelerating . 716
Exits, buildings in Boston having insufficient, relative to . . . 166
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Expenditures, by heads of departments of the commonwealth . . 992
for repair of state highways ........ 455
of the attorney-general in prosecuting violations of law . . . 759
Expenses, contingent, of the senate and house of representatives, appropri-
ation for .......... 4
guardians ad litem in divorce proceedings, provision affecting compensation
and 352
in and about the state house, appropriation for ..... 3
incurred under the provisions of the law relative to the construction
and improvement of buildings at state or other institutions, the
payment of certain ......... 639
incurred in the prosecution of certain offenders in respect to railroad prop-
erty, to be paid by certain counties ...... 856
military, in connection with the Salem fire, appropriation for 893
necessary, of officers going outside the commonwealth to produce persons
under indictment, payment of . 475
of advertising hearings of committees of the general court, appropria-
tion for ........... 4
of the board of free public library commissioners ..... 344
of certain litigation between the commonwealth and the Haverhill Gas
Light Company, appropriations for ..... 270, 863
of the commission on probation ........ 130
of committees of the general court, appropriation for .... 4
of the gas and electric light commissioners ...... 599
of the general court, appropriation for ...... 3
of the industrial accident board and the state board of labor and industries,
appropriation for ........ . 490
of the justices of the supreme judicial court ..... 586
of municipal, police and district courts, certain ..... 696
of publication of bulletin of committee hearings of the general court,
appropriation for ......... 4
of summoning witnesses by committees of the general court, appropriation
for . 4
state department of health, additional appropriation for . . . 969
sundry charitable, appropriation for . . . . . 552
sundry educational, appropriation for ....... 131
sundry military, appropriation for . . . . . .371
sundry miscellaneous, authorized in 1914, appropriations for . 251, 442, 616,
767, 895, 984
sundry reformatory, appropriation for . . . . .414
supreme judicial court, appropriation for ..... 20, 586
Expert assistance, gas and electric commissioners may employ . 599
in the enforcement of statutes relative to explosives and inflammable
fluids and compounds, the employment of . . 379
Explosion of tanks, etc., insurance companies may insure against losses caused
by 382
Index. 1335
PAGE
Explosives, expert assistance in the enforcement of statutes relative to, the
employment of 379, 616
use of, in blasting operations, giving of bonds to cover damage from . Ill
Exposition, Panama-Pacific intei-national, representation of the common-
wealth at, aijpropriation for ...... . 129
Eye and Ear Infirmary, Massachusetts Charitable, in favor of . . . 1025
Eyes, of new-born infants, inflammation of, control of .... 123
Eyesight, defective, investigation into the matter of, by the commission for
the blind, continuing ........ 1023
. 188
292, 757
. 487
292, 757
wharf . . 346
Factories, moving of boxes, etc., by female employees in
sanitary conditions in, law relative to, amended .
surgical and medical chests in, the providing of
toilet facilities in, provision affecting .
Fairhaven, town of, may acquire and maintain a free public
reimbursed for money advanced to meet a deficit arising under the law
relative to shellfisheries ........ 1031
Fall River, city of, approval of plans for the improvement of the Watuppa
ponds and Quequechan river by ..... . 186
Bradford Durfee Textile School of. The, certain additional equipment at 1033
maintenance of ......... . 1034
Brightman street bridge in, appropriation for the maintenance of . 184
may appoint fish wardens ......... 122
may borrow money for almshouse and poor farm purposes . . . 185
may borrow money for playground purposes ..... 188
may borrow money for the purchase of land and construction of buildings
for its police department . . . . . . . .178
may borrow money for school purposes ...... 179
may sell certain public lands for the use of the naval militia . . . 325
may sell fishing privileges in Taunton Great river .... 122
members of the board of aldermen of, prohibited from holding certain
offices ........... 124
park and reservation police and watchmen in, provision for day off, etc., for 765
port of, the development of ........ 765
South Watuppa pond in, improving the navigability of . . . 1036
Falmouth, town of, may appropriate money for improving landing at Woods
Hole 38
may borrow money to extend its water system to Sippewissett . . 272
may build a wharf at Megansett ....... 56
Board of Trade, incorporated ........ 79
False, arrest, action for .......... 92
imprisonment, action for, provision afTecting ..... 92
reports or statements concerning corporations, making of, prohibited . 638
weights and measures, complaints and prosecutions concerning . 354
penalty for use of . . . ■ . . . . . . 348
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Index.
Families, insane persons boarded out in, rate of support for, increased
Family cemetery lots, better protection for ... .
Farm, game, at Wilbraham, improvements at .
pond, metropolitan water and sewerage board may allow residents of
Framingham to bathe in .
state, appropriation for ......
certain improvements at .....
receipts from the labor of prisoners in . . .
"Federal Reserve Act," certain trust companies to be subject to the pro-
visions of . . .
Feeble-Minded, Massachusetts School for, appropriation for
certain improvements at .
Fees, and expenses of officers incurred in the prosecution of certain offenders
in respect to railroad property, payment of . . .
for certificates relating to minors, charging of, prohibited .
for the registration of motor trucks, established ....
sewer entrance (see Sewer).
upon presentation of certain bonds for registration, payment of
Felony, clerk of courts to transmit a copy of the complaint, indictment, etc.
with the mittimus in cases of commitment on conviction of .
persons who have committed, rewards for the detention, arrest and
conviction of .
women convicted of, to be committed to the reformatory for women, etc
Female employees, moving of boxes and other receptacles in manufacturing
and mechanical establishments by .
Field, athletic, in Revere, provision for .
Finances of the commonwealth, commission on economy and efficiency to
investigate the readjustment of . . .
Fire, alarm, and police systems, city of Salem may borrow money to place
underground the wires of .
service, of Boston, certain members of, to be eligible for pensions
telegraph station, on Newton Hill, city of Worcester may maintain
department, city of Boston, certain officers, etc., in, to be eligible for pen
sions ........
may appoint Eugene M. Byington a member of the
may restore James Collins to membership in
may restore Henry B. Heymann to membership in
may restore Michael L. Hickey to membership in .
may restore Michael N. Hoar to membership in
may reinstate Daniel J. Mahoney in .
may restore Dennis F. O'Keefe to membership in .
may restore Joseph H. Rose to membership in
city of Somerville authorized to appoint Peter J. Kelley to the
heads of, term defined under fire hazard law
Mansfield fire district may borrow money for the use of its
Middleboroiigh fire district may borrow money for the use of its
promotion of call men in, act to be submitted to the voters of Swamp
scott .....,,...
547
Index.
1337
PAGE
Fire, departments of cities and towns, call men in, the promotion of . .99
districts:
Dalton, may make an additional water loan ..... 545
Duxbury, established ......... 276
laborers in the employ of, pensioning ...... 322
Mansfield, may borrow money for the use of its fire department . 172
Middleborough, may borrow money for use of its fire department . 633
notes of, the issuing of ......... 43
temporary loans of ......... 101
escapes, buildings in Boston having insufficient, provision relative to 166
in public streets, city of Worcester may regulate the construction of . 183
hazard bill, so-called ......... 975
insurance companies, unadmitted, reinsurance in . . . . 397
prevention commissioner, for the metropolitan district, and deputy, of-
fices established ......... 975
pumping station, high pressure, city of Boston may erect, in Fort Point
channel ........... 972
Salem, military expenses in connection with, appropriation for . 893
Firemen, payment of claims arising from the death of, appropriation for . 47
Firemen's Association, Massachusetts State, appropriation for . . . 7
Fires, better prevention of, throughout the metropolitan district . . 975
forest, reimbursing towns for protection against ^ . . . . 229
First, Baptist Church of Danvers, The, First Baptist Society in Danvers may
convey property to . . . . .34
Church in Boston, may hold additional estate ..... 122
Congregational Church of Natick, may succeed to the property and
duties of the trustees of the Natick Ministerial Fund. etc. . 26
Fish, houses, in Barnstable, selectmen may grant locations for 229
sale of fresh food, at wholesale, regulate<l ...... 335
taking of, in the waters of Hingham harbor, etc., and adjacent waters,
regulated .......... 274
wardens, citj^ of Fall River may appoint ...... 122
Fisheries:
alewife, in the Agawam and Half-Way Pond rivers, sale of privileges in . 62
in the town of Wareham, the election of committee to sell ... 46
alewife and shad, in Taunton Great river, city of Fall River may sell the
privilege of taking ......... 122
and game, commissioners on, appropriation for ..... 506
may declare an open season on pheasants ...... 364
census of, provision for taking ........ 697
clams and quahaugs in Barnstable, the cultivation of . . . .36
fish, fresh food, to be sold by weight ....... 335
houses, in Barnstable, selectmen may grant locations for . . . 229
taking of, in the waters of Hingham harbor, etc., regulated . 274
wardens, city of Fall River may appoint ...... 122
fishing in the waters of I.iake Chaubunagungamaug in Webster . . 356
hatcheries, reimbursing cities and towns for loss of taxes on land used for 625
in Buzzard's bay, continuing the investigation of . . . . . 1001
1338
Index.
Fisheries — concluded. page
nets or seines in the waters of Winthrop, use of, regulated . . . 226
New Mattakessett creeks, rights of the proprietors of, in Great pond
and Edgartown, relative to ...... . 242
oysters, cultivation of ........ . 526
shellfisheries, city of New Bedford and town of Fairhaven reimbursed for
money advanced to meet a deficit arising under the law relative to 1031
smelts, in Rowley waters, selectmen may grant during close season jior-
mits for taking . . . . .113
Fishing Insurance Company, the Gloucester Mutual, charter amended . 410
Fitchburg, city of, act relative to eight-hour day for city and town employees
to be submitted to the voters of ..... . 485
may increase its water supply ........ 709
state normal school at, appropriation for . . . . . .131
certain improvements at . . . . . . 1036
Flag, United States and Massachusetts state, use of, evasion of the law relative
to, prevented .......... 494
Flax pond, city of Lynn may take, for public purposes .... 240
Flint Street Methodist Episcopal Church, Trustees of, name changed from
Trustees of the East Somerville Society of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church, and acts confirmed ...... 247
Flow of waters in rivers and streams, methods of conserving and equalizing,
further investigation of ....... . 1029
Fly wheels, breakage of, insiu-ance companies may insure against losses and
liabilitj' caused by ........ . 382
Food:
conspiracies to raise the price of certain articles of, attorney-general
to investigate and prosecute ....... 1028
eggs, establishments for the breaking or canning of, licensing . . 290
taken from cold storage, the sale of ...... 477
exposure of articles of, regulations for the, provision affecting . . 592
fish, sale of, at wholesale ......... 335
ice cream, manufacture and sale of ....... 50
inspection of articles of, etc., by boards of health .... 592
meat, certain carcasses and packages of, the branding of . . . 168
milk, sale and production of, regulated ...... 855
packages containing malt beverages, tolerances in, established . . 465
packages containing foods, marking of, required ..... 630
sausage meat, sale of, relative to ....... 601
sausages or chopped meat, or for the breaking or canning of eggs, licens-
ing establishments for manufacture of .... . 290
Foolish Hill, the Mansfield Water Supply District may acquire lands on . 304
Foreign, corporations, certain, to pay an additional excise tax . . . 756
insurance companies, service of process on . . . . . 592
Forest, classification and tax act ........ 529
commission, state, estabhshed . . . . . . . .751
fires, prevention and extinguishment of, appropriation . 125
reimbursing towns for protection against ...... 229
lands, classification and taxation of ...... , 529
Index.
1339
Forester, state, appropriation for .......
suppression of gypsy and brown tail moths by, appropriation for
to issue regulations for seeding and planting classified land
Forests, state, pui'chase of lands for .......
Fort Point channel, city of Boston may erect a high pressure fire pumping
station in ........ .
Fourth, assistant clerk of the municipal court of Boston for criminal business
salary established ........
assistant tax commissioner and examiners, ai)pointment of .
Fox, John, city of Lynn may pay a pension to .
Foxborough, state hospital, appropriation for .....
new board of trustees for .......
Village Improvement Association, lirnits extended
Framingham, town of, camp ground at (see Camp).
certain public ways in Sherborn and, relocation of . . .
commissioners of public works in, office estabhshed
maintaining the sewage disposal system at the reformatory for women
appropriation for expense of ..... .
metropolitan water and sewerage board may allow residents of, to bathe
in Farm pond ........
sessions of the Middlesex county probate court in
state normal school at, appropriation for .
new dormitory, etc., at, building and furnishing
taking of land for .........
Franklin, county, tax granted for .......
Typographical Society, may hold additional estate
Fraternal beneficiary societies, officers and elective members of standing com
mittees of, relative to ...... .
Fraternity, Psi Omega, in Williams college, incorporated
Fraud, in the settlement of claims for damages, the prevention of .
Free, passes, giving of, by railroad corporations to officers and employees of
the general court, prohibited ......
public hbraries, may lend books to non-residents ....
in small towns, aiding .
pubUc library commissioners, annual report of, printing
appropriation for .........
expenses of, relative to ....... .
general secretary and adviser of, appointment of . . .
Fund, Massachusetts School, appropriation for payment of premiums on
securities purchased for ...... .
Ministerial, of the South Parish in Andover, the annual meeting of the
Trustees of ........ .
retirement, for laborers employed by the city of Boston, relative to
Furnaces, permits for the setting and maintenance of, in Cambridge
1340
Index.
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PAGE
Gaffney, Thomas, city of Boston may reinstate, in the department of pubHc
works .........
Galligan, Peter, in favor of ...... .
Game:
deer, taking and kiUing of .
farm at Wilbraham, improvements at ....
hares and rabbits, protection and sale of ... .
pheasants, kilUng of .
preserves, reimbursing cities and towns for loss of taxes on land used for
quail, close season in Essex county for five years on
Garages, for automobiles in Boston ......
Garbage station, the industrial school for boys to occupy certain land taken for
Gardner state colony, appropriations for .....
certain improvements at ...... .
Garland, Frank L., of Concord, in favor of ....
Gas, and electric light commissioners, appropriation for
employees, the appointment and expenses of .
supervision by, of water companies .....
to investigate placing the ice business under public regulation, etc.
fittin^?, permits for, in Cambridge ......
laws relative to the manufacture, distribution and sale of, consolidated
Light Company, the Haverhill, appropriation for expenses of certain
litigation between the commonwealth and .... 270, 863
Gearing (see Industrial estabhshments, sanitary provisions in).
General court, certain acts passed by, publicatif)n of reports as to the accept-
ance or rejection of .
committee hearings of, appropriation for expenses of publication of
bulletins of ........ .
committees of, advances from the treasury for expenses of
advertising hearings of, appropriation for expenses of
clerical assistance to, appropriation for .
expenses of, appropriation for ......
summoning and paying fees for witnesses before, appropriation for
doorkeepers, messengers, etc., of, salaries established
general and special laws passed by, separate publication of .
income from certain property, to authorize the taxing of, proposed
amendment to the constitution empowering the ....
land, to authorize the taking of, to relieve congestion of population and
to provide homes for citizens, proposed amendment to the consti-
tution empowering the ........
to authorize the taking of, by right of eminent domain to establish
parks, public reservations, wharves and docks, proposed amend-
ment to the constitution empowering the .....
laws (see Laws).
passed by, changes in, tables showing ......
manual for, appropriation for printing and binding ....
45
1006
402
1053
88
364
625
57
87
93
270, 385, 616
1003, 1041
1030
54
599
944
1044
171
779
396
4
339
4
4
4
4
740
398
1058
members of, for 1914, list of
1056
. 1057
. 1091
4
1066-1083
Index. 1341
Geiicnil court, officers or emi)loyees of, giving of fioo i)assos by railroad
corporations to, jjrohibited ....... OoO
pages of, additional compensation for ....... 1 052
(see also Representatives, house of, and Senate).
Georgetown, town of, may sell electricity to the town of Rowley . . . 774
may supply electricity in a part of the town of Newbury . . . 774
Girls, industrial school for, appropriation for . . . . . .391
certain improvements at ........ . 1027
Glass, throwing of, on or near bathing beaches, prohibited .... 56
Glavin, Robert J., widow of, in favor of ...... . 998
Gloucester, city of, commissioner of streets of, office established . . . 322
mayor of, may appoint members of the licensing board . . . 360
port warden of, suitable quarters for .... . 413, 857
harbor. Smith's cove in, the improvement of .... . 1044
Mutual Fishing Insurance Company, charter amended .... 410
Goff, John J., widow of, city of Boston may pay an annuity to . . . 174
Goshen, town of, highway between Dalton and, the improvement of . . 445
Governor, appropriation for salary of ....... 18
assistant private secretary to, appointment of . . . . .114
private secretary of, salary increased . . . . . . .114
salary increased .......... 395
Grace Baptist Church, name of Perkins Street Baptist Church of Somerville
changed to .......... 12
Grade crossings, abolition of, rate of interest to be i)aid by cities and towns
on money advanced for . . . . .13
apportionment of the cost of abolishing ...... 753
engineer of, duties of, transferred to the engineer of the pubhc service
commission .......... 466
serial bonds for, appropriation for ....... 99
Grades, for salaries of clerks and stenographers employed in the departnients
of the commonwealth, established ...... 548
Graf ton, colony, certain buildings at, completing . ..... 1041
certain improvements at ........ 1041
time extended within which new buildings at, shall be completed 404
town of, payment of an annuity to James L. Cisco to be made through
the selectmen of ........ . 995
Grand Army of the Republic, Hiram G. Berry Post, No. 40, city of Maiden
may provide suitable quarters for ...... 647
Grants of money authorized by congress for the more complete endowment ^
and support of colleges for the benefit of agriculture, accepted . 752
Gratuity, soldiers', serial bonds for, appropriation for .... 99, 492
. 464
89
251
670
Graves, personal property held for the care of, the taxation of
of soldiers and sailors, cities and towns to care for
Gray, Hattie B., certain payments to, appropriation .
Great, Head, in Winthrop, the protection of . .
pond, ill Edgartown, rights of the Proprietors of tho New Mattakessett
' Creeks in ......■■• • !^42
Greenfield Society for the Protection of Animals, The, incorporated . . • 63
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Index.
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CirifTin, John J., city of Boston may pay a pension to . . . . . 297
Groton school, trustees of, corporate ]jowers of, extended .... 65
Guardians ad Htem, in divorce proceedings, compensation and expenses of . 352
Guide book, state house, reprinting ........ 997
Gypsy moths, etc., appropriation for the suppression of . . 51, 184, 315
on lands near to or adjoining park lands, metropolitan park commis-
sion may destroy . . . . . . .314
H.
Hadley, town of, bridge over the Connecticut river b(^tween Northampton
and, the control of . . . 739
Half holidays for laborers and mechanics of the metropolitan water and
sewerage board and the park connnissfon ..... 403
Half-Way Pond river, alewife fisheries in, the election of connnittee to sell . 46
alewife fisheries in, sale of privileges in ...... 62
Halloran, Daniel M., widow of, city of Boston may pay a sum of money to 13, 372
Hammond street in Worcester, Wright Wire Company may maintain a bridge
over 628
Hampden county, may acquire land and procure plans and estimates of cost
of constructing training school buildings ..... 503
register of probate for, additional clerical assistance in the office of . . 328
sheriff of, salary established ........ 298
tax granted for .......... 1015
Hampshire county, county commissioners of, may convey a part of the Deer
Hill state reservation to the West Cummington Cemetery Cor-
poration .......... 95
to take control of the bridge over the Connecticut river between North-
ampton and Hadley ........ 739
tax granted for .......... 1016
Hanover, town of, town of Pembroke may sell water to ... . 373
Harbor, and land commissioners, appropriation for ..... 68
may improve Lynn harbor and the Saugus river .... 778
may improve the harbor and terminal facilities of New Bedford . . 703
Merrimac river, care and supervision of the non-tidal waters of, by . 746
Taunton river, improvement of part of, by . . . . 745
to dredge the mouth of Bass river ....... 219
to estimate the cost of improving certain harbors and rivers . . 1035
to improve certain harbors and ponds ...... 1042
to improve Smith's cove in Gloucester harbor ..... 1044
to improve the Merrimac river from the sea to Hunt's Falls at Lowell 696
to provide for the extension of protective work on the Connecticut
river, in the city of Chicopee ....... 1043
to provide suitable (juarters for the port warden of Gloucester and
Rockport 413, 857
Beverly, improvement of . . . . 286, 1044
Boston, South bay in, investigation of ...... 1043
Cataumet, improvement of ........ 1042
Index.
1343
Harbor, Edgartuwti, cost of iinprovciiient of, harbor and laiul comiiiisyiouer
to ostiniatc .........
Gloucester, removal of rocks, etc., in .
Smith's cove in, the improvement of .... .
Hinghain, taking of fish in the waters of, regulated ....
line, on the southerly side of the Merrimac river in Haverhill, established
Lynn, improvement of . . ' .
New Bedford, part of harbor line in, established ....
terminal facilities of, for improving . ' .
Old, improvement of, by the city of Boston ....
Provincetown, cost of building a breakwater in, harbor and land com
missioners to estimate .......
Salem, harbor and land commissioners, to estimate cost of improving
Scituate, improvement of .
Wellfleet, cost of improving, harbor and land commissioners to estimate
Harbors, certain, and rivers, harbor and land commission to estimate the cost
of improving .........
and ponds, harbor and land commission to improve .
Hares and rabbits, protection and sale of .
Hartford, John S., of Worcester, burial place of, the improvement and care of
Harvard Medical School of China, Incorporated, may confer degrees .
Hatcheries, fish, reimbursing cities and towns for loss of taxes on land used for
Hatchery, state, at Palmer, ice house at .
Haverhill, Board of Trade, Inc., incorporated .....
city of, harbor line on the southerly side of the Merrimac river in, es
tablished .........
public landing in, part of, discontinued .....
Gas Light Company, appropriation for expenses of certain litigation
between the commonwealth and ..... 2'
Hawkes, Thomas J., widow of, city of Melrose may pay an annuity to .
Hayden, Charles, in favor of ....... .
Headquarters, regimental, allowances for ......
Health, boards of, inspection of articles of food, etc., by . . .
in tov\Tis, regulations of, the publication of ... .
to grant licenses for the manufacture of sausages or chopped meat
or for the breaking or canning of eggs ....
commissioner of, office created .......
council, public, created ........
laws, codification of, time extended for fihng ....
public, amended .........
of the inhabitants of Salem, appropriation for the preservation of .
public, diseases dangerous to, inspection by the state board of health of
all hospitals caring for .......
expenses in connection with smallpox and other dangerous diseases
appropriation .........
in the valley of the Assaljet river, the protection of .
in the valley of the Neponset river, the further protection of
PA(ili
103.-)
1042
1044
274
448
778
348
703
187
1035
1035
1042
1035
1035
1042
88
1039
523
625
1053
33
448
861
0, 863
236
997
417
592
63
290
969
969
990
969
943
624
552
632
1046
1344
Index.
1036
66
624
990
991
422
367
1043
632
1046
1007
969
426
PAGE
Health, state board of, and the nietro))»)litaii water and sewerage board, to
report as to the admission of the town of Heading to the north
metropoHtan sewerage district . . . . .
appropriation for ..........
inspection by, of all hospitals caring for diseases dangerous to the
public health .....•..•
time extended for filing codification of health laws by . . .
time extended for making report on south metropolitan system of
sewage disposal by .....•• •
to analyze intoxicating liquors .......
to inspect tuberculosis dispensaries ......
to investigate South bay in Boston harbor
to provide for the protection of the public health in the valley of the
Assabet river .......•••
to provide for the protection of the public health in the valley of the
Neponset river .........
to report plan for sewage disposal in Lynn
state department of, estabhshed .......
Hearings, committee, of the general court, appropriation for expenses of pub-
lication of bulletin of, and for advertising .....
Heating plants, certain persons having charge of, provisions of the civil service
laws extended to . . . . ...
Height of buildings, restrictions as to, provision exempting a certain parcel of
land in Boston from ........ 944
Heirs, ownership of cemetery lots to descend to . 438
Heroin, sale of, regulated ........ 704, 947
Heymann, Henry B., city of Boston may restore, to membership in the fire
department ........••
Hickey, Michael L., city of Boston may restore, to membership in the fire
department .......••
High schools, appropriation for the maintenance of certain departments in .
public, maintenance of .....•• •
Highway, commission, appropriation for .......
may expend additional money on the construction of the highway be-
tween the city of North Adams and the valley of the Deerfield river
repair of state highways by, certification of amount of expenditures for
to improve the highway leading from Holden to Rutland .
to lay out a highway in Salisbury . . . . . .
to lay out and construct Humphrey street in Swampscott .
to remove certain obstructions upon lands bordering upon state high-
ways ........-•
with county commissioners of Barnstable and Plymouth counties, to
estimate the cost of constructing a new highway bridge across
Cohasset Narrows ......•••
from Dal ton to Goshen, the improvement of .... .
from Hinsdale to Chester, the improvement of .
in Salisbury, highway commission to lay out .....
183
180
256
486
184
163
455
641
636
362
269
1026
445
446
636
Index.
1345
constructing
of
PAGE
905
864
GAl
741
886
72
1047
163
98
492
766
861
283
126
184
455
269
93, 492
49
274
Highway, in Southbridge, Dudley and Webster, the improvement of
in the towns of Becket, Washington and Hinsdale, the improvement of
leading from Holden to Rutland, the improvement of .
leading from Milford to Southborough through Hopkinton, the improve-
ment of .
leading to the Shawsheen river in Lawrence, improving
slash or brush following lumber operations near, disposal of
state, between Cummington and Adams, constructing .
between North Adams and the valley of the Deerfield river,
loan sinking fund, appropriation for ...
serial bonds for, appropriation for ....
to be constructed in Egremont ....
to be constructed in New Marlborough
Highways, municipalities may borrow money for the construction
public, vehicles carrying lights at night on .
state, appropriation for the maintenance of .
expenditures for repair of .... .
obstructions upon lands bordering upon, clearing
serial bonds for, appropriation for ....
Hildreth, Irving C, town of Sherborn may pay a sum of money to
Hingham, harbor, taking of fish in the waters of, regulated .
water company, may increase its capital stock and extend its suppty into
the town of Norwell ........ 418
Hinsdale, town of, highway in Becket, Washington and, the improvement of . 864
highway between Chester and, through ^Middlefield, the improvement of 446
Hiram G. Berry Post, No. 40, Grand Army of the Republic, city of Maiden
may provide suitable quarters for ...... 647
Historical Society, the Roxbury, income of a certain fund of ... 66
Hoar, Michael N., city of Boston may restore, to a place in the fire department 219
Holden, town of, highway leading from Rutland to, the improvement of . 641
Holiday, half, for laborers and mechanics employed by the metropolitan
water and sewerage board and metropolitan park commission . 403
for laborers, workmen and mechanics employed by the commonwealth,
etc., making Saturday a . . . . . . . 694
Holyoke, and Westfield Railroad Company, shares owned by the city of
Holyoke, the sale of ....... 232
city of, city messenger of, term of office, increased .... 107
matrons in police stations employed by, pensioning .... 857
nominations and elections in ....... . 363
shares of the capital stock of the Holyoke and Westfield Railroad Com-
pany owned by, the sale of ...... . 232
Home, for Children, the Lynn, incorporated ...... 128
trustees under the will of Nathan Breed authorized to convey certain
property to ......... . 128
Soldiers', appropriation for ....... . 237
trustees of, in favor of . . . . • . . . 995
Washingtonian, may hold additional property ..... 365
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Homes for citizens, proposed amendment to the constitution to provide
Homestead commission, appropriation for .
Hopkinton, town of, highway leading from Southborough to Milford through
improvement of ...... .
Horses, contagious diseases among, appropriation for exterminating .
for the mihtia, the maintenance of ..... .
Hosiery Company, the Essex, charter revived .....
Hospital, Association, the Leominster, town of Leominster may pay money to 297
Boston state, appropriation for the maintenance of ... . 230
report of the trustees of, printing additional copies of . . . 1002
Brockton, city of Brockton may appropriate money for . . . 100
Company, the Taunton, name changed to Morton Hospital, and powers
enlarged .......... 16
Cooley Dickinson, number of trustees of, increased . . . .15
Danvers state, appropriation for ....... 120
Foxborough state, appropriation for . . . . .118
new board of trustees for ....... . 326
insane, of the metropolitan district, purchase of land for . . . 1045
Ludlow, town of Ludlow may appropriate money for . . .94
Medfield state, annual report of, number of copies of, increased 498
Medfield state asylum made an insane hospital and name changed to 392
Monson state, appropriation for ....... 120
certain improvements at ........ 1046
Norfolk state, acts regarding commitment and admission of inebriates,
etc., to apply to . . . . . . . 326
appropriation for . . . . . . . . .118
certain improvements at ........ 1046
commitments to ......... . 488
trustees of the Foxborough state hospital to continue in charge of 326
Northampton state, appropriations for . . . . .119, 270
1040
1033
391
440
1023
441
117
248
certain additions and improvements at .
provision for a stable for .......
Penikese, appropriation for .......
prison camp and, appropriation for ......
school, Massachusetts, equipment for, the purchase of .
Taunton state, appropriation for ......
Westborough state, appropriation for .
Wing Memorial, town of Palmer may make appropriation for
Worcester state, appropriation for . . . .118, 270
Hospitals, caring for diseases dangerous to the public health, inspection by
for consumptives, trustees of, appropriation for ....
insane, taxation of ........ .
location of, law relative to, repealed ......
prisons and, loan sinking fund, appropriation for .
serial bonds for, appropriation for ......
state, settlements of patients who are inmates of, relative to .
tuberculosis, subsidies to cities and towns for establishing and main-
taining, appropriation for .......
PAGE
1056
417
741
66
867
395
624
69
460
505
98
98
288
Index.
1347
PAGE
Hours of labor, agreements between employees or laborers relative to, made
lawful 904
of certain employees in and about the stations of railroad corporations,
fixed 856
of officers, watchmen, and matrons employed by counties, in prisons and
reformatory institutions ........ 587
House of representatives (see Representatives, house of).
Household arts school, Essex county may maintain ..... 750
Houses, apartment, operation of boilers in ..... . 400
fish and bath houses, in Barnstable, selectmen may grant locations for . 229
of correction, accounts of superintendents of shops in, the examination of 174
books of, the inspection of ....... . 466
commitment of women to ....... . 602
pubUc lodging, state inspection of ...... . 551
Hudson, town Of, locations granted for electric lines by, confirmed . . 58
Hull, bay, taking of fish in the waters of, regulated ..... 274
Hingham and Weymouth may jointly grant permits to take fish in Hing-
ham harbor, Hull bay and Wejrmouth Back river . . . 274
Humarock Beach Water Company, incorporated ..... 672
Humphrey street, in Swampscott, highway commission to lay out and con-
struct 362
Hunt, Timothy, of Rutland, in favor of ...... . 1037
Hurd, Arno E. and Ellen M., appropriation for accident to . . . . 251
Hyannis, state normal school at, electric lighting system at, installing . . 995
Hyde Park, town of, laborers of Boston who were formerly in the service of,
the retirement of ........ . 471
I.
Ice, buildings erected in Boston for the storage of .... . 218
business, placing of, under public regulation, certain investigations of . 1044
cream, manufacture and sale of ....... 50
Immigration, commission on, the distribution of report of . . . . 1000
time extended for making report by ...... 989
Imposition, or fraud, in the settlement of claims for damages, prevention of . 386
Imprisonment, false, action for * . . . . . . .92
Improvement, and construction of buildings at state and other institutions, the
payment of expenses in connection with ..... 639
districts, certain bonds, notes and certificates of indebtedness issued by,
exempt from taxation ........ 60
. "majority vote" of, defined ........ 101
may incur debt for temporary loans ...... 101
may make certain temporary loans ....... 101
notes of, the issuing of ......... 43
of Dorchester bay (see Dorchester bay).
of highway, from Dalton to Goshen ....... 445
leading from Hinsdale to Chester through Middlefield . . . 446
of Lynn harbor and the Saugus river ....... 778
1348
Index.
Improvement, of part of the Taunton river, under the direction of the harbor
and land commissioners .
of the Merrimac river
of the sanitary condition of the Charles river, between Waltham and
Watertown ....
Income tax, proposed amendment to the constitution relative to the authority
of the general court to impose an .... .
Indebtedness, city of, Brockton may incur for public playgrounds and paiks
Chelsea may refund certain .......
Lowell may fund a certain part of its .
Marlborough may refund part of ..... .
count}'^ of Bristol may refund certain ......
municipal, provision affecting .......
Independent, agricultural school, of the county of Bristol, maintenance of
new buildings for ....... .
of the county of Essex, coimty commissioners may borrow money to
equip ........
may maintain a household arts school .
industrial schools, appropriation for maintenance of certain
certain, appropriation for reimbursement of cities and towns for
tuition in . . . .
Index, cumulative, of the acts and resolves, appropriation for
Indictment, persons under, payment of necessary expenses of officers going
outside the commonwealth to produce
Industrial, accident board, annual report of, printing
appropriation for ... .
and state board of labor and industries, appropriation for expenses of
establishments, board of labor and industries may require posting of
certain information in
sanitary conditions in .
toilet appliances in, defacing of, prohibited
school, for boys, appropriation for
certain improvements at
commitments to .
in Boston, land provided for
for Deaf Mutes, New England, in favor of *
for girls, appropriation for
certain improvements at
schools, certain independent, appropriation for maintenance of
appropriation for reimbursement of cities and towns for tuition in
Industries, board of labor and (see Labor and industries, board of).
Industry, animal, department (see Animal).
Inebriates, commitment of .....•■ •
Infantry, regiment of, maximum, enlisted strength of (see Militia).
Infants, inflammation of the eyes of, control of .
Infirmary, Massachusetts Charitable Eye and Ear, in favor of
state, appropriation for ....... .
certain improvements at . .
29
745
696
876
1058
474
471
171
57
450
101
477
468
180
750
268
259
270
475
632
387
490
230
2, 757
117
372
1051
169
93
1023
391
1027
268
259
488
123
1025
358
1041
Index. 1349
Inflammable fluids and compounds, expert assistance in the enforcement of
statutes relative to, the employment of .... . 379
Information, public, newspaper publication of certain, appropriation for 52
Inheritances, taxation of, law relative to, amended ..... 491
tax commissioner may summon and examine persons under oath in con-
nection with .......... 407
Injunctions, issuing of, in certain cases, limited ...... 904
Injuries, actions for the recovery of damages for, contributory negligence in,
proof of 485
compensating certain public employees for, act providing for, to be
submitted to the voters of Brockton ..... 101
act providing for, to be submitted to the voters of Chicopee . 239
, to be submitted to the voters of Swampscott .... 547
to be submitted to the voters of certain towns and districts . . 585
compensating laborers employed by the Boston transit commission for 603
compensation of members of militia or the naval brigade who, in dis-
charge of their duty, sustain ....... 349
personal, payments to employees for, received in the course of their em-
ployment .......... 731
Injury to real estate, on account of the taking of land by right of eminent
domain, petitions by the commonwealth, counties, cities and
towns for the assessment of damages by a jury for, authorized . 28
Inland waters (see Waters, inland).
Inmates of institutions, patients who are, the settlements of . . . 288
Insane, asylums, taxation of . ........ 460
justice of the superior court may commit . . . 413
Medfield state asylum, name changed to Medfield state hospital and
made a hospital for ........ 392
of the metropolitan district, the purchase of land for a hospital for . 1045
persons, boarded out in families, rate of support for, increased . 439
Insanity, state board of, appropriation for ...... 76
may employ certain expert assistance ...... 639
reorganization of ......... . 870
Insect pests, certain, cities and towns may suppress ..... 366
on lands near to or adjoining park lands, metropolitan park commis-
sion may destroy ......... 314
suppression of . . . . . . . 28, 51, 184
Insolvency, probate and (see Probate and insolvency).
Insolvent banks, etc., receiving of deposits by, prohibited .... 493
Inspection, by the state board of health of all hospitals caring for diseases
dangerous to the public health ...... 624
of books of jails and houses of correction ...... 466
of buildings having insufficient means of egress in case of fire, relative to 166
of buildings in the city of Boston and the duties of the building commis-
sioner ........... 166
of meat, provision affecting the ........ 168
of tanks used in operating pneumatic machinery, district police to
make 92, 626
1350
Index.
Inspectors, of masonry construction employed by the commonwealth, coun-
ties, cities and towns, the qualifications of ....
prison, retired from the service of the commonwealth, appropriation for
the compensation of .......
Institute, of Technology, Massachusetts, appropriation for .
Worcester Polytechnic, appropriation for .....
Institutes, teachers', appropriation for expenses of ... .
Institution, Newton Theological, may hold additional property
Institutions, of learning, and colleges, granting of degrees by, petitions to the
general court for .........
public, reimbursement of cities and towns for loss of taxes on land used
for 42,625
public penal, commitment of prisoners to, on conviction of felony, the
duties of court officers in cases of ..... .
reformatory, officers, etc., employed by counties in, hours of labor fixed
state, and other, construction and improvement of buildings at, the pay-
ment of certain expenses incurred in .
settlements of patients who are inmates of ... .
to which women convicted of felonies may be committed, provision
affecting .........
Instruments, written, voluntary associations under, law relative to, amended
Insurance, Association, the Massachusetts Employees, charter amended
casualty, payment of losses under contracts for, regulated
commissioner, appropriation for salaries and expenses of
companies, and savings banks, mortality claims of, unified
certain mutual, may insure against loss or damage to motor vehicles
foreign, service of process on .
life, loan and surrender values and the amortization of bonds of .
may insure against losses and liabihty caused by the explosion of steam
boilers, tanks, etc., and the breakage of machinery
unadmitted, reinsurance in ...... .
Company, the Gloucester Mutual Fishing, charter amended .
departments, life, establishment by savings banks of, appropriation for
expenses of ......... .
law, amendments to 213, 382, 397, 448, 592, 609
questions of monopoly and rates in, appointment of a commission to
consider .......... 1053
Intention of marriage, notices of ........ 89
Interest, on the direct debt and temporary loans of the commonwealth, appro-
priation for payment of ...... . 47, 492
rate of, on loans of the city of Boston ...... 334
to be paid by cities and towns on money advanced for the abolition
of grade crossings .........
Interpreters, for the superior court, the appointment of ... .
Interurban Electric Railroad Company, the Boston and Providence, powers
revived and time for incorporation extended ....
474
228
8
7
131
75
45
274
587
639
288
602
412
307
408
60
213
609
592
448
382
397
410
94
13
646
Intestate, persons deceased, administrators of estates of, the appointment of
Intoxicating liquors, state board of health to analyze ....
. 638
326, 722
422
Index.
1351
PAGE
Investigation, as to the admission of the town of Reading to the north metro-
pohtan sewerage district ........ 1036
as to the readjustment of the finances of the commonwealth . . . 1052
of the advisabiUty of establishing a state university .... 1032
of building regulations, time extended for making report by commission on 993
of conspiracies to raise the price of certain articles of food, attorney-
general to make ......... 1028
of the cost, of acquiring land around Weymouth Great pond . . 995
of constructing a new highway bridge across Cohasset Narrows between
Bourne and Wareham ........ 1026
of developing the port of FaU River ...... 765
of drainage of Spot Pond brook ....... 1003
of improving certain property in charge of the metropolitan park com-
mission in Nahant ......... 1001
of defective eyesight by the commission for the blind, continuing . . 1023
of drunkenness, time extended for making report by commission on . 989
of elevator regulations, time extended for making report by board on . 991
of the fisheries of Buzzard's bay, continuing ..... 1001
of immigration, time extended for making report by commission on . 989
of laws relative to liens, mortgages, tax collectors' deeds, and the taking
of land 1038
of the methods of conserving and equalizing the flow of waters in rivers
and streams, further ........ 1029
of a more equitable method of supporting the public schools . . . 1045
of public ownership of street railways ....... 1031
of the question of monopoly and rates in insurance .... 1053
of the relations of railroad companies to the statute laws of this and other
states 1052
of sewage disposal in the south metropolitan district, time extended for
making report on . . . . . . . . .991
of South bay in Boston harbor ........ 1043
of state, county and municipal pensions, time extended for making report
by commission on ........ . 990
of the street railway, and railroad service within the metropohtan district 1049
service in the metropolitan district, time extended for making report
by the joint commission on ..... . 991, 1000
printing additional copies of the report on .... . 1024
of the taxation of signs ......... 1028
of the taxation of wild or forest lands, time extended for making report
by commission on ........ . 989
of the transportation facilities in the commonwealth, and especially the
five western counties thereof ....... 1047
of uniform methods and procedure for taking land for public purposes . 1030
on connection of the Middlesex Fells boulevard with a proposed boule-
vard 994
on placing the ice business under public regulation .... 1044
white slave trafl&c, time extended for making report by commission on . 990
Ipswich, town of, may make an additional water loan .... 161
1352
Index.
J. PAGE
Jailer, appointed by a sheriff, to give a bond ...... 28
Jails, books of, the inspection of ' . . . . . . . . 466
or houses of correction, commitment of women to ... . 602
Judge, of probate and insolvency, for Dukes and Nantucket counties, salary
established .......... 586
presiding, name and address of, to be transmitted in cases of commit-
ment of prisoners on conviction of felony ..... 274
Judges, of probate and insolvency, list of . . . . . . 1085
Judgments, final, city of Marlborough maj' borrow money to pay . . 645
Judicial department, appropriation for salaries and expenses in . . .20
for 1914, list of persons comprising the ...... 1084
Jurisdiction of probate courts (see Probate courts).
Jurj', the assessment of damages by, for taking land by right of eminent
domain, petitions by the commonwealth, counties, cities and towns
for, authorized ......... 28
trial, right of plaintiff to, after filing declaration in set-off and removal of
cause from the Boston municipal court ..... 368
right to, in civil actions begun in the Boston municipal court . . 29
Justice, of the Brookhne municipal court, salary established . . 452
of the central district court of Worcester, salary established . . 676
of the Chelsea police court, salary established ..... 478
of the municipal court of the city of Boston, may commit dipsomaniacs,
inebriates, etc. ......... 488
of the superior court, may commit an insane person .... 413
Justices of the peace:
Achorn, Edgar O., acts confirmed ....... 1030
Blodgett, Edward W., acts confirmed ....... 1003
Byram, Frederick B., acts confirmed ....... 999
Chapman, Sumner A., acts confirmed ....... 997
Keniston, Davis B., Junior, acts confirmed ...... 992
Russo, James V., acts confirmed ....... 1030
Saunders, Arthur L., acts confirmed ....... 1049
Sullivan, John F., acts confirmed ....... 999
K.
Kane, John J., in favor of ' .
Keeper, appointed by a sheriff, to give a bond .....
Kelley, Peter J., city of Somerville may appoint, to the fire department
Keniston, Davis B., Junior, justice of the peace, acts confirmed
Kenneally, Patrick, widow of, city of Taunton may pay a sum of money to
Killing, of deer . .
of hares and rabbits .........
of pheasants ..........
Kimball, James W., clerk of the house of representatives, appropriation for
salary of " .
993
28
518
992
81
402
88
364
Index.
1353
PAGE
Knollwood Cemetery, town of Canton may supply with water 128
Kolbusz, Albert and Honorata, conversance of land by the Polish Roman
CathoUc Congregation of Palmer, Massachusetts, confirmed . 127
L.
Labels, misleading (see Advertisements, untrue and misleading).
Labor:
agreements relative to hours of labor, wages, etc., between employees
or laborers, made lawful ........ 904
and industries, state board of, annual report of . . . . 470
appropriation for ......... 489
may require factories, shops and mercantile establi.shnients to provide
medical and surgical chests ....... 487
may require posting of certain information in industrial establish-
ments 230
and industrial accident board, appropriation for expenses of . . 490
boxes and other receptacles, moving by women in mills of . . , 188
cleaners or scrub women employed by Suffolk county, salaries fixed . 370
clerks, employed in the departments of the commonwealth, grades estab-
lished for salaries of ........ 548
in the department of animal industry, the employment of . . 437
compensating certain pubhc employees for injuries, etc., act providing
for, to be submitted to the voters of Brockton .... 101
act providing for, to be submitted to the voters of Chicopee . . 239
act providing for, to be submitted to the voters of Swampscott . 547
act providing for, to be submitted to the voters of certain towns and
districts ........... 585
contributory negligence in actions for the recovery of damages for in-
juries, proof of ........ . 485
county employees, certain, hours of labor fixed ..... 587
disputes, powers of the state board of concihation and arbitration relative
to, extended .......... 668
eight-hour day for city and town employees, act to be submitted to the
voters of Chicopee ......... 239
act to be submitted to the voters of Fitchburg ..... 485
act to be submitted to the voters of Swampscott .... 547
elevator men at the state house, salaries increased .... 641
employees, of railroad corporations, certain, days of rest for . . 756
in and about the stations, hours of labor fixed .... 856
of the board of gas and electric light commissioners, provision affecting 599
of Boston transit commission, compensation for .... 603
employment certificates, issuance of, to children ..... 503
engineers, provisions of the civil service laws extended to . 426
hours of labor, of officers, watchmen, and matrons employed by counties,
in prisons and reformatory institutions, fixed .... 587
houses of correction, accounts of superintendents in, the examination of 174
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Labor — continued. page
industrial establishments, defacing of toilet appliances in, prohibited 117
sanitary conditions in, relative to ..... . 292, 7.57
injunctions, issuing of, in certain cases, Umited ..... 904
laborers, agreements relative to hours of labor, wages, etc., between,
made lawful .......... 904
and mechanics, employed by the metropolitan water and sewerage
board and metropolitan park commission, a half-holiday for . 403
in the public service, the promotion of . . . . . . 417
of Boston formerly in the service of the town of Hyde Park, the re-
tirement of ......... . 471
employed by the Boston transit commission, injured, etc., for com-
pensating .......... 603
employed by cities and towns, vacations for ..... 175
fire and water districts, in the employ of, pensioning . . . . 322
workmen and mechanics, employed by the commonwealth, etc., making
Saturday a half-holiday for ...... . 694
regulation of employment of certain ...... 694
lamplighters, to be appointed to other departments in Boston, time ex-
tended within which . . . . . .391
laws of the commonwealth relating to, compiling ..... 999
locking of doors of buildings in which operatives are employed, pro-
hibited 492
Massachusetts Employees Insurance Association, charter amended . 307
matrons in the police stations of the city of Holyoke, pensioning . 857
medical and surgical chests, in factories and machine shops, the pro-
viding of ... . . . . . . . . 487
minimum wages for women and minors, the determination of . 335
park and reservation poUce and watchmen in Fall River, day off, etc.,
for 765
payments to employees for personal injuries received in the course of
their employment . . . . . . . . .731
posting of certain information in industrial establishments, board of
labor and industries may require ...... 230
preference to be given citizens in appointment and employment on public
work 546
prisoners, employment of, in reclaiming and cultivating land . . . 125
in the state prison, etc., receipts from labor of . . . . . 642
retirement, fund for laborers employed by the city of Boston . . . 877
system for employees of the commonwealth, provision affecting . 378, 493
state employees' retirement association, refunds and annuities in, appro-
priation affecting ......... 505
stenographers employed in the departments of the commonwealth, grades
estabhshed for salaries of . . . . . • 548
strikes, lockouts, etc., procuring of persons to take the places of em-
ployees during, regulated ....... 320
vacations for laborers employed by cities and towns . . . .175
Index.
1355
Labor — concluded.
wages, of laborers employed by the prison commissioners, fixed
of mechanics employed in the construction of public works, regulatea
paid by the metropolitan water and sewerage board, certain increases
in ......... .
weekly payment of ......
watchmen and turnkeys iu the state prison and the Massachusetts re-
formatory, salaries established .....
Laborers, agreements relative to hours of labor, wages, etc., between, made
lawful .........
and mechanics, employed by the metropolitan water and sewerage boaifl
and metropolitan park commission, half-holiday for .
of Boston, who were formerly in the service of the town of Hyde Park
the retirement of ....... .
employed by the Boston transit commission injured, etc., compensating
employed by the city of Boston, the retirement fund for
employed by cities and towns, vacations for ....
employed by the commonwealth, making Saturday a haK-holiday for
employed by the prison commissioners, wages fixed
in the employ of fire and water districts, pensioning
in the public service, the promotion of .....
Ladies City Mission Society in New Bedford, may hold additional property
Lake, Chaubunagungamaug, in Webster, fishing in the waters of .
Pleasant Water Supply District, in Montague, may supply electricity
Quannapowitt, in Wakefield, parts of, may be used in the construction
of a parkway or boulevard .....
Quinsigamond, police control of .
Lakeville state sanatorium, appropriation for ....
buildings and improvements at .
sewerage system at, extending ......
Lamplighters, to be appointed to other departments in Boston, time extended
within which ........
Land, Boston, certain parcel of, in, exempted from restrictions as to the
height of buildings .......
court, appropriation for salaries and expenses of .
court officer for the session of, the appointment of
list of members of .
employment of prisoners in reclaiming and cultivating .
for a hospital for the insane of the metropohtan district, the purchase of
for a wharf and pubhc landing, town of Scituate may take
for pubhc purposes, uniform methods and procedure for taking, special
commission to report ......
for the state normal school at Framingham, the taking of
for training school buildings, county of Hampden may acquire
mortgage of, probate court may authorize, subject to vested remainder
or reversion ........
of deceased persons, levy of executions on .
situated in different counties, levy upon ....
PAGE
405
413
1029
216
485
904
403
471
603
877
175
694
405
322
417
34
356
253
1000
15
370
1027
1049
391
944
40
709
1085
125
1045
451
1030
502
503
77
388
283
1356
Index.
PAGE
Land, summary process for the possession of ..... . 105
taking of, by right of eminent domain, petitions by the commonwealth,
counties, cities and towns for the assessment of damages by a jury
for, authorized ......... 28
for municipal purposes in Boston ....... 494
for taxes, the appointment of a special commission to recommend
changes in the laws relative to . . . . 1038
to estabhsh parks, public reservations, wharves and docks, proposed
amendment to the constitution relative to . . . . . 1057
to relieve congestion of population and to provide homes for citizens,
proposed amendment to the constitution empowering the general
court to authorize ......... 1056
used for public institutions, reimbursement of cities and towns for loss
of taxes on 42, 625
wild or forest, classification and taxation of . . . . 529
Landing, public, at Woods Hole, towm of Falmouth may improve ... 38
in Haverhill, part of, discontinued ....... 861
town of Rockport may construct ....... 496
Lands, belonging to the commonwealth, metropolitan water and sewerage
board may make a payment to the city of Medford in lieu of taxes
on 759
bordering upon state highways, clearing obstructions upon . . 269
for state forests, the purchase of ....... 751
park, certain insect pests on lands near to or adjoining, metropolitan
park commission may destroy . . .314
public, for use of naval militia, city of Fall River may lease certain 325
taken for water supply purposes ....... 597
under control of metropolitan park commission, lighting of . . 456
used for public institutions, reimbursement of cities and towns, for loss
of taxes on ......... . 625
wet, reclamation of ......... ■ 525
wild or forest, commission to investigate the taxation of, time extended
for making report by . . . . . ■ • 989
Law, enforcement of, in the waters of the commonwealth, facilities of the
district police for, increased ....... 501
School, the Suffolk, incorporated . . . . . .105
statute, purchase of, for the state library ...... 1005
violations of, expenditures of the attorney-general in prosecuting 759
Lawrence, city of, bridge over the Shawsheen river in, rebuilding, etc. . . 886
charter amended .......-•■ 330
may borrow additional money for the construction of a bridge over the
Merrimac river ......... 857
police court of, name changed to district court and jurisdiction en-
larged 469
City Mission, incorporation confirmed . . . . . .291
Laws, general, appropriation for newspaper publication of . . . .52
general and special, passed by the general court, separate publication
of 398
Index.
1357
PAGE
Laws, labor, of the commonwealth, provision for compiling .... 999
province, publication of, appropriation for continuing .... 90
public health, amended ......... 969
relative to hens, mortgages, tax collectors' deeds, and the taking of
land for taxes, the appointment of a special commission to recom-
mend changes in ........ . 103S
relative to the manufacture, distribution and sale of gas and electricity,
consolidated . . . . . .779
relating to public education, board of education to compile . . 1002
relating to weights and measures, the codification of . . . . 1029
towns, relating to, compiling ........ 1026
trespass, posters containing extracts from, the sale by the state board
of agriculture of ........ . 187
Leach, Angela M., in favor of . . . . . . . . . 996
William I., in favor of ........ . 1032
Lectures, certain, at state normal schools ....... 1003
Legacies, taxation of .......... . 491
Legacy taxes, tax commissioner may summon and examine persons under
oath in assessing ......... 407
Legislation in the United States, promotion of uniformity of, board of com-
missioners for, established, and appropriation for . 350, 616
Legislative, department for 1914, members of .... . 1066-1083
document room, clerk in charge of, salary established . . .741
records, purchase of, for the state library ...... 1005
Legislature (see General court, also Representatives, house of, and Senate).
Leominster, town of, location and laying out of public ways in . . .491
may pay money to the Leominster Hospital Association . . . 297
Leopard moth, cities and towns may suppress ...... 366
Levy, of executions, of land of deceased persons ..... 388
upon land situated in different counties ...... 283
Lewdness, places of, provision for abating ....... 587
Lexington, town of, park commissioners of, maj' lease a part of Buckman
Tavern Park to the Lexington Historical Society . . 106
surface drainage in ......... 324
Libellant in divorce proceedings may be required to pay compensation and
expenses of guardian ad litem ....... 352
Liberty street, city of New Bedford may extend, through Oak Grove cemetery 647
Libraries, free public, may lend books to non-residents .... 87
in small towns, aiding ......... 344
Library, commissioners, board of free public, annual report of, printing . 344
appropriation for .......... 55
expenses of .......... . 344
general secretary and adviser of, appointment of ... . 464
Morrill memorial, certain powers of trustees of, transferred to the select-
men of Norwood ......... 140
state, appropriation for salaries and expenses in .... . 9
appropriation for purchase and preservation of certain records, and
a card catalogue for ........ 1005
1358
Index.
License commissioners, in Worcester, the appointment of .
Licenses, for fish houses and bath houses in Barnstable, selectmen may grant
for the business of plumbing .......
for the manufacture of sausages or chopped meat, or for the breaking or
canning of eggs .......
in New Bedford, may be issued by the city clerk ...
Licensing, board, of Gloucester, mayor may appoint members of .
dogs, date changed for ...... .
Liens, mechanics, laws relative to, the appointment of a special commission
to recommend changes in ......
Lieutenant governor, appropriation for salary of ....
Life, country, corporations organized to improve, etc., counties may aid
insurance, companies, loan and surrender values and amortization of
bonds of, relative to ......
departments, establishment by savings banks of, appropriation for
expenses of ......•• •
Light districts, certain bonds, notes and certificates of indebtedness issued by
exempt from taxation .......
"majority vote" and "two-thirds vote" of, defined ...
may incur debt for temporary loans ......
may make certain temporary loans ......
notes of, the issuing of ....... .
Lighting, District, Montague, established ......
of reservations, etc., under control of the metropolitan park commis-
sion ...........
plants, certain, persons having charge of, provisions of the civil service
laws extended to ...... .
Lights, vehicles carrying, at night on public highways and bridges
Liquors, intoxicating, state board of health to analyze
malt, packages containing, tolerances in, established
Listing, supplemental, of male persons in Boston
Litigation between the commonwealth and the Haverhill Gas Light Companj-,
certain, appropriation for expenses of . . .
Loan agencies, supervisor of, appropriation for salary and expenses of .
Loans, made by cities, towns and districts under special acts
of the city of Boston, the rate of interest on ....
of life insurance companies .......
revenue, city of Lowell may issue certain .....
tax, city of Lowell may extend certain .....
temporary, of the commonwealth, appropriation for payment of in
terest on .....••••
water (see Water loans).
Location, for the erection of structures and wires, town of Scituate, may
grant a ...■••••• •
of hospitals, law relative to, repealed
Locations, for electric lines, granted by town of Hudson, confirmation of
for fish houses and bath houses in Barnstable, selectmen may grant
PAGE
406
229
247
290
100
360
149
1038
18
729
448
94
60
101
101
101
43
603
456
426
126
422
465
573
270, 863
40
777
334
448
171
171
47
575
505
58
229
Index.
1359
PAGE
Locking of doors of buildings in which operatives are employed, prohibited 492
Lockouts, procuring of persons to take the places of employees during, reg-
ulated 320
Lodges, wayfarers', state supervision of ...... . 551
Lodging houses, public, state inspection of . . . .551
Longmeadow, town of, part of, to be annexed to the city of Springfield . 606
Lord's day, operation of motor vehicles on, permitted .... 866
Loss, of motor vehicles, certain insurance companies may insure against . 609
of taxes, on land used for public institutions, reimbursing cities and towns
for 42,625
Losses, and liability caused by the explosion of steam boilers, tanks, etc., and
the breakage of machinery, insurance companies may insure against 382
under contracts for casualty insurance, payment of, regulated . . 408
Lots, family cemetery, provision affecting descent of . . . . . 43S
Lowell, city of, may fund a certain part of its indebtedness .... 171
may acquire structures for a municipal market . . . .110
Middlesex county commissioners may connect training school in North
Chelmsford with a public sewer in . . , . . . 294
state normal school at, appropriation for ..,,.. 131
certain improvements at ........ 1005
■ Textile School, the maintenance of . . . . , . . 1034
Ludlow, Hospital, town of Ludlow may appropriate money for ... 94
Lumber operations, provision for disposal of slash or brush following . . 72
Lunenburg, town of, election of selectmen and other town officers in, confirmed 998
Water Company, incorporated ........ 307
Lj'man school for boys, appropriation for ....... 392
Lynch, James, city of Boston may pay a sum of money to . . . .46
L3mn, city of, assistant assessors in, the appointment of . . . .97
may borrow money to build and furnish schoolhouses . . .175
may pay a pension to John Fox ....... 104
may take Flax pond for public purposes ...... 240
preparation and opening of public ways for travel in ... 321
sewage disposal in, joint board to consider plan for . . . . 1007
Chamber of Commerce, incorporated ....... 608
harbor, improvement of ........ . 778
Home for Children, incorporated ....... 128
trustees under the will of Nathan Breed authorized to convey certain
property to the 128
M.
Machine shops, surgical and medical chests in, the providing of . . .487
Machinery, breakage of, insurance companies may insure against losses and
liability caused by ........ . 382
pneumatic, construction and inspection of certain tanks used in operating 92, 626
(see Industrial establishments, sanitary conditions in).
Mahoney, Daniel J., city of Boston may reinstate, in fire department . . 183
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PAGE
Maiden, city of, may provide suitable quarters for Hiram G. Berry Post, No
40, Grand Army of the Republic .....
Male, persons, supplemental listing of, in Boston ....
striking the word, from the qualifications of voters, proposed amend-
ment to the constitution .......
Malt beverages, packages containing, tolerances in, established
Mansfield, Fire District, may borrow money for use of its fire department
Water Supply District, may extend and improve its water works
Manual, for the general court, appropriation for printing and binding .
Manufacture, and sale, of gas and electricity, laws relative to, consolidated
of ice cream . .........
of sausages or chopped meat, or for the breaking or canning of eggs
licensing establishments for ......
Manufacturing and mechanical establishments, moving by female emploj'ees
of boxes and other receptacles in .... .
sanitary conditions in ....... .
toilet facilities in . " .
Marble, etc., used in constructing additions to the state house, purchase of
Marion, town of, commission of public works for, established
Market, limits of Boston, provision affecting .....
municipal, city of Lowell may acquire structure for
Marking of packages containing foods, required .....
Marlborough, city of, may borrow money to pay final judgments .
may refund or extend a part of its indebtedness ....
Pleasant Street Cemetery Corporation may transfer its cemetery, etc., to
Marriage, certificates, issued for more than six months, penalty for performing
marriage ceremony upon .
unused, return of .
intention of, notices of ... .
Married women, non-resident, sale of real estate within the commonwealth
by
Marshfield Water Company, incorporated ......
Mashers' bill, so-called .........
Mashpee, town of, appropriation for construction and repair of roads in
Masonry construction, inspectors of, emploj'ed by the commonwealth, counties
cities and towns, the qualifications of
Massachusetts, Agricultural College, annual report of
appropriation for . .
disposal of sewage at, appropriation for
new building at .... .
Charitable Eye and Ear Infirmary, in favor of
commission for the blind, appropriation for .
to continue its investigation regarding defective eye sight
Employees Insurance Association, charter amended
flag, use of, evasion of the law relative to, prevented
highway commission (see Highway commission),
hospital school, appropriation for . . .
equipment for, the purchase of and appropriation for . . 616,
479
1023
Index.
1361
Massachusetts, Institute of Technology, appropriation for .
nautical school, appropriation for ......
reformatory, appropriation for .......
receipts from the labor of prisoners in, provision affecting .
watchmen and turnkeys at, salaries established
school for the blind, appropriation for .....
School for the Feeble-Minded, appropriation for .
certain improvements at .......
School Fund, appropriation for payment of premiums on securities
purchased for .........
soldiers and sailors, who served in the war of the rebellion, appropriation
for publication of record of ..... .
teachers' association, appropriation for .....
training schools, trustees of, appropriation for expenses of
volunteer militia (see Militia, Massachusetts volunteer).
Master, appointed by a sheriff, to give a bond .....
Masters in chancery, to file with the clerk of the Boston municipal court
certain bonds, etc. ........
for Suffolk county, appointment of additional ....
Material to be used in the construction of the additions to the state house
Matfield river (see Salisbury Plain river).
Matrons, employed by counties in prisons, etc., hours of labor fixed
employed by the city of Holyoke in police stations, pensioning
Matured shares, co-operative banks may allow, to remain .
Mayor, of Boston, nomination of ...... .
payments to, as an annuity for Fannie S. Butler
of Gloucester, may appoint members of the licensing board
McCoole, Joseph R., assistant register of probate for Norfolk county, appro
priation for salary of ...... .
McCormick, William T., city of Boston may pay a sum of money to
McDuffie, John, city of Cambridge may pay a sum of money to .
"McElroy Estate", city of Chelsea may sell .....
McGovern, Charles, city of Boston may pay a sum of money to the widow of
James, in favor of . . .......
McManus, James Frank, city of Taunton may pay a sum of money to .
McNamara, John, widow of, city of Taunton may pay a sum of money to
Measures, weights and (see Weights and measures).
Measuring or weighing devices, use of improper, in the purchase, sale or ex-
change of commodities, prohibited ......
Meat, chopped, estabhshments for the manufacture of, the licensing of
packages of, the branding of ....... .
sausage, defined . . . . . . . . ' •
sale of, relative to ......... .
Mechanical and manufacturing estabhshments, moving by female employees
of boxes and other receptacles in ..... .
toilet facilities in ......... .
Mechanics, and laborers, employed by the metropoUtan water and sewerage
board and metropolitan park commission, a half-holiday for
PAGE
8
55
440
642
485
131
382
1040
17
133
131
134
28
340
370
475
587
857
610
760
1037
360
23
100
246
253
182
1051
32
36
319
290
168
601
601
188
757
403
1362
Index.
PAGE
Mechanics, employed by the commonwealth, regulation of the employment of
certain . . . . . . . .
employed in the construction of public works, wages regulated
in the pubhc service, the promotion of .....
liens, laws relative to, the appointment of special commission to recom
mend changes in ....... .
Medfield, insane asylum loan sinking fund, appropriation for
state asylum, appropriation for .......
made a hospital for the insane and name changed to the Medfield state
hospital ..........
state hospital, annual report of, number of copies of, increased
town of, bridge over the Charles river, etc., in Sherborn and, the con
struction of ........ .
Medford, city of, may borrow money for filling in and grading public play
grounds ..........
may estabhsh a board of recreation . . . .
metropolitan water and sewerage board may make a payment in lieu of
taxes on lands, etc., to ...... .
Wellington bridge over the Mystic river between Somerville and, metro
politan park commission may reconstruct ....
Medical, chests, etc., in factories, shops, and mercantile estabUshments, pro
viding ......
examiners, and associates, bonds of
fees of, appropriation ....
Medicine, board of registration in, appropriation for
veterinary, practice of, defined .
board of registration in, appropriation for
examinations by ....
Meeting, annual, of the Trustees of the Ministerial Fund of the South Parish
in Andover, when held .......
of town of Norwood, relative to change in date of .
political, armories may be used for ......
Megansett, town of Falmouth may build a wharf at .
Melrose, city of, may pay an annuity to the widow of Thomas J. Hawkes
Memorial, to Commodore Oliver H. Perry, state appropriation for
to John Brown of Rehoboth, the erection of ....
Mercantile establishments, sanitary conditions in, provision for
toilet facihties in, relative to ...... .
Merrimac river, bridge over, city of Lawrence may borrow additional money
for the construction of ...... .
harbor line in Haverhill on the southerly side of, established .
improvement of . . . . ...
non-tidal part of, the care and supervision of ... .
Messenger, city, of the city of Holyoke (see Holyoke).
Messengers, and doorkeepers to the senate and house of representatives, appro
priation for salaries of ...... .
salaries estabhshed ........
of the sergeant-at-arms, salaries established ....
4
740
740
Index. 1363
PAGE
Meters, water, testing of ... 361
unlawful use of water and injuring of, prohibited 246
Methodist Episcopal Church (see East Somerville Society of the Methodist
Episcopal church).
Methuen, town of, made a part of the jurisdiction of the Lawrence district
court ........... 469
Metropolitan, district, better prevention of fires throughout . 975
cities and towns comprising the, to provide for the better prevention
of fires in ......... . 975
insane of, the purchase of land for a hospital for ... . 1045
street railway service in, time extended for making report by joint com-
mission on ......... . 991
printing additional copies of ....... 1024
street railway and railroad service within, public service commission
to investigate .......... 1049
park commission, appropriation for band concerts in parks, etc., under
control of 220
care and maintenance of the Nantasket beach reservation by, appro-
priation for ......... . 230
care and maintenance of the Wellington bridge by, appropriation for . 239
care of the Charles river basin by, appropriation for ... 177
laborers and mechanics employed by, half-holiday for . . . 403
may destroy certain insect pests on lands near to or adjoining park
lands 314
may reconstruct Wellington bridge over the Mystic river between Som-
erville and Medford ........ 972
may remove certain objectionable material from the Quincy shore res-
ervation .......... 1002
may use parts of Lake Quannapowitt for construction of a parkway or
boulevard 1000
parkways and boulevards in charge of, appropriation for the care and
maintenance of . . . . . • • • 231
pensions, certain, appropriation for . . . . . . . 385
reservations under the care of, etc., appropriation for ... 385
parkways, etc., under control of, the lighting of ... . 456
to construct a bridge over the Charles river between Boston and Water-
town at North Beacon street .....•■ 906
to determine the cost of improving certain property in Nahant in charge
of 1001
to improve the sanitary condition of the Charles river between Waltham
and Watertown .....■••■ S'^G
to investigate connecting the Middlesex Fells boulevard with a proposed
boulevard .....•.■• 99^
to investigate cost of acquiring land for park purposes around Wey-
mouth Great Pond 995
to prohibit pollution of the Charles river 469
to protect the sea wall at Winthrop shore reservation . . 669, 670
parks loan sinking fund of, appropriation for ..... 98
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Index.
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Metropolitan, sewerage system, pumping station in East Boston of, repairing
the damage done by a recent explosion at
north, admission of the town of Reading to
appropriation for operating .
south, appropriation for operating ,
town of Wellesley included in tbe
water and sewerage board, certain increases in wages paid by .
laborers and mechanics employed by, half-holiday for
may allow residents of Framingham to bathe in Farm pond
may extend the outfall sewer at Deer Island ....
may make certain improvements in the metropolitan water system
may make certain payments to James McGovern
may make a payment to the city of Medford in lieu of taxes on lands
etc. .......
may provide for the sewage of the town of Revere
taxation of property in Southborough held by, and the sale or disposal
of electricity by ..... .
to report as to the admission of the town of Reading, etc
to report as to the cost of drainage of Spot Pond brook
water system, appropriation for operating .
certain improvements in .....
Middle district for Berkshire county, registry of deeds for, county commis-
sioners to make copies of certain records in . . .
Middleborough fire district may borrow money for the use of its fire depart
ment ..........
Middlefield, town of, highway between Hinsdale and Chester through, the
improvement of ... .
Middlesex, county, county commissioners, may relocate certain public ways
in Sherborn and Framingham, etc.
county commissioners of Norfolk county and, etc., to construct a bridge
over the Charles river in Medfield and Sherborn
probate court for, sessions in Framingham of .
sewer and road at training school in North Chelmsford, county commis
sioners may construct .......
tax granted for . . . . .
third assistant register of probate for, Nellie H. Philbrick, salary estab-
lished ......
Fells boulevard, Metropolitan park commission to investigate connecting
a proposed boulevard with
MiKord, Patrick A., city of Quincy and commonwealth may pay a sum of
money to ... . .... 76,
town of, highway leading from Southborough to, the improvement of
Military, aid, state and, appropriation for payment of . . .
giving of, to helpless children of certain soldiers and sailors
laws relative to, codified, .......
expenses, in connection with the Salem fire, appropriation for
sundry, appropriation for ...... .
Index.
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PAGE
Militia, Massachusetts volunteer, acting paymaster- general, advances from
the treasury to ...... . 339
adjutant general of, appropriation for ...... 371
armories of, appropriation for sundry expenses in connection with . . 91
organizations of boys may use ....... 859
use of, for public purposes ........ 859
artillery, the three batteries of, appropriation for . . 91
camp grounds and buildings at Framingham, appropriation for care and
maintenance of ......... 91
certain public lands for the use of, city of Fall River may lease . . 325
chaplains in, the appointment of ....... 745
compensation of members of, who are injured in the discharge of their
duty .... 349
horses for, the maintenance of ....... . 867
maximum enlisted strength of, commander-in-chief may authorize . 115
military expenses, sundry appropriation for . . . . . . 371
naval, application of United States naval regulations to, repealed . . 330
brigade of the, provision affecting the organization of . . . 747
compensation of members of, injured in discharge of their duty . 349
parade, drill and target practice grounds of, organizations of boys may
use ........... S59
pay of officers and enlisted men of ...... . 322
prizes for competitions in ........ . 315
quartermaster general of, appropriation for . . . . . .91
recruiting officers of, designated ........ 346
regimental headquarters of, allowances for ...... 417
rendezvous driUs, computing the attendance at . . . . .115
staff department of, established ........ 405
surgeon general of, appropriation for salaries and expenses of . . 232
use of cinematograph in armories by members of . . . . . 134
Milk, production and sale of, regulated ....... 855
Mill river, improvement of ........ . 1042
MilKngton Village Improvement Society, incorporated .... 271
Mills, and workshops, moving by women of boxes and other receptacles in . 188
Arthur C, widow of, in favor of ....... 998
Milton, town of, may provide for surface water drainage .... 243
Minimum, wage commission, appropriation for ...... 476
wages, of women and minors, the determination of ... ■ 335
Ministerial Fund, of the South Parish in Andover, Trustees of, the annual
meeting of, when held ....... 334
Minor children, bail forfeited in non-support cases may be applied to the
support of ......... • 462
Minors, and women, minimum wages for, the determination of . 335
charging of fees for certificates relating to, prohibited .... 282
Miscellaneous expenses, sundry, authorized in 1914, appropriations for 251, 442,
616, 767, 895, 984
Mission, Lawrence City, incorporation confirmed ..... 291
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Index.
Monopoly, and rates in insurance, appointment of a commission to report
upon questions of ........ .
Monson state hospital, appropriation for ...... .
certain improvements at ........ .
Montague, town of, Montague Lighting District in, estabUshed .
Lake Pleasant Water Supply District in, may supply electricity
Montgomery, town of, boundary line established between Russell and .
Morality, crimes against, relative to .... . ...
Morphine, sale of, regulated .....
Morrill memorial Ubrary, certain powers of the trustees of, transferred to the
selectmen of Norwood ........
MortaUty claims, of savings and insurance banks, unified ....
Mortgage, of land subject to vested remainder or reversion, probate court may
authorize ..........
Mortgages, laws relative to, the appointment of a special commission to
recommend changes in ....... .
Morton Hospital, name changed from Taunton Hospital Company, and
powers enlarged .........
Mothers with dependent children, appropriation for aid to .
Moths, gypsy and brown tail, appropriation for the suppression of 51, 184, 315
on lands near to or adjoining park lands, metropolitan park com-
mission may destroy ........
leopard, cities and towns may suppress ......
Motion pictures, exhibition of, regulated .......
(see also Cinematograph).
Motor, cycles, to carry number plates similar to those carried by automobiles
with side car attachment to be registered as automobiles, etc.
trucks, fees for the registration of, regulated
vehicles, commercial, fees for the registration of, regulated
loss or damage to, certain mutual insurance companies may
against .......
operation of, in Nantucket, regulated
on the Lord's day permitted
privileges of non-resident owners of, defined
use of muflBers on, in cities and towns, regulated
(see also Vehicles).
MuflBers, on motor vehicles, use of, in cities and towns, regulated .
Municipal, accounts, auditing of, by the bureau of statistics, appropriation for
affairs, authority of the city of Boston to obtain information on, extended
county and state pensions, commission to devise system of, time extended
for making report by ....... .
court, of Boston, civil actions removed from, to the superior court, the
procedure in . . . .
defendants may use certain bonds dissolving attachments for the
removal of actions to the superior court from the
for criminal business, fourth assistant clerk of, salary established .
justices of, may commit dipsomaniacs, inebriates, etc. .
. 1053
120
. 1046
603
253
583
854
704, 947
140
213
77
1038
16
552
314
366
965
378
378
706
706
609
506
866
163
130
130
69
236
990
368
340
640
488
Index.
1367
Municipal, court, of Boston, masters in chancery to file certain bonds to
dissolve attachments with the clerk of .... . 340
probation officers of, may provide temporary support, etc. 437
procedure and practice in civil actions brought in, law relative to,
amended ■•••■-.... 29
of Brookline, justice and clerk of, salaries established 452
of Roxbury, second assistant clerk of, office established and salary fixed 548
courts, additional clerical assistance for ...... 696
continuances of cases in . . . . . . . . . 408
of Suffolk county, uniforms for court oflBcers of . . . . 773
finance:
abolition of grade crossings, rate of interest to be paid by cities and
towns on money advanced by the commonwealth for . . 13
apportionment of sidewalk and curbstone assessments . . 399
assessment of damages by a jury for taking of or injury to real estate,
cities and towns may petition for ...... 28
incurring of debt by cities, towns and districts ..... 777
municipal indebtedness, law relative to, amended .... 101
municipal pensions, commission to devise system of, time extended for
making report by ........ . 990
municipalities may borrow money for highway construction 283
reimbursement of cities and towns for loss of taxes on land used for
public institutions, appropriation for .... 42, 625
vacations of laborers employed by cities and towns . . . .175
indebtedness, law relative to, amended . ..... 101
market (see Market).
year of city of Newton, relative to ....... 75
Municipalities, may borrow money for highway construction 283
Mutual insurance companies, certain, may insure against loss or damage to
motor vehicles ......... 609
Mystic river, channel of, widening and deepening ..... 486
Wellington bridge over, between Somerville and Medford, metropolitan
park commission may reconstruct ...... 972
N.
Nahant, town of, certain property in, metropolitan park commission to de-
termine the cost of improving ....... 1001
Names, of candidates, inserted on the ballot, to be accompanied by residence 387
on ballots, provision affecting the placing of . . . . 959
of corporations changed (see Change of names of corporations).
Nantasket beach reservation, appropriation for the care and maintenance of 230
Nantucket, county, judge and register of probate and insolvency for Dukes
county and, salaries established ...... 586
towns in, may grant licenses for the cultivation, etc., of oysters . 526
town of, may take certain land for a public park ..... 249
operation of motor vehicles in, regulated ..... 506
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Index.
PAGE
Narcotic drugs, opium, morphine and other, sale regulated . . . 704, 947
Narcotics, persons addicted to the intemperate use of, the commitment of . 488
Natick Ministerial Fund, the First Congregational Church of Natick may
succeed to the property and duties of the trustees of . . .26
Nautical school, Massachusetts, appropriations for . . . . .55
Naval, brigade of the militia, organization of . . . . . 747
mihtia, application of the United States naval regulations to, repealed 330
certain public lands for the use of, city of Fall River may lease . 325
compensation of members of, injured in the discharge of their duties 349
regulations. United States, application to naval militia of, repealed . 330
Neglected or destitute children, conveyance to courts and asylums of . 235
Negligence, contributary, in actions for the recovery of damages for injuries,
proof of .......... . 485
Neponset river, valley of, further protection of the public health in . . 1046
Nets or seines, use of, in the waters of Winthrop, regulated .... 226
New Bedford, city of, board of survey for, established .... 233
harbor and terminal facilities of, improving ..... 703
harbor line in, part of, established . . . .348
Ladies City Mission Society in, may hold additional property . 34
may extend Liberty street through Oak Grove cemetery . 647
may remove overhead wires and construction ..... 298
may supply water to the town of Dartmouth . . .129
permits and licenses in, may be granted by the city clerk . .100
reimbursed for money advanced to meet a deficit arising under the law
relative to shellfisheries . . . . . . .1031
Textile School, additional equipment for ...... 1033
in favor of .......... . 1024
New England Industrial School for Deaf Mutes, in favor of G16, 1023
New Marlborough, town of, state highway to be constructed in . . 861
New Mattakessett Creeks, rights of Proprietors of, in Great pond in Edgar-
town, provision affecting . . . . .242
New Salem, town of, Millington Village Improvement Society of, incorpo-
rated ........... 271
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company may transfer its
stock in the Boston Railroad Holding Company, etc. . 878
Newbury, town of, town of Georgetown may supply electricity in a part of . 774
Newburyport bridge, appropriation for the maintenance of . . . 184
Newton, city of, municipal year of, date of beginning, changed ... 75
Hill, city of Worcester may maintain a fire alarm telegraph station on . 498
Theological Institution, may hold additional property .... 75
Night, vehicles carrying Ughts at, on public highways and bridges, provision
affecting .......... 126
Nine working hours in ten, for certain railroad employees .... 856
Noise, unnecessary, by motor vehicles in cities and towns, prohibited 130
Nomination, of mayor and members of the citj' council and school committee
of Boston 620, 760
papers, for candidates for school committees, women voters maj' sign 318
provision affecting the contents, etc., of . . . . . 959
Index.
1369
PAGE
Nominations, in the city of Holyoke ........ 363
of councilmen of the city of Boston ...... 620, 760
"written acceptance" of, term defined ...... 403
Non-resident, married women, sale of real estate within the commonwealth bj' 415
owners of motor vehicles, privileges of, defined ..... 163
Non-support cases, bail forfeited in, may be applied to the support of the wife
and minor children ......... 462
Norfolk, county, county commissioners of Middlesex county and, etc., to con-
struct a bridge over the Charles river in Medfield and Sherborn . 726
register of probate for, clerical assistance for .... . 396
tax granted for ......... . 1019
state hospital, acts in regard to commitment, admission, etc., of inebriates,
etc., heretofore, applicable to the Foxborough state hospital, to
apply to 326
appropriation for . . . . . . . . . .118
certain improvements at ........ 1046
commitments to . . . . . . 488
trustees of the Foxborough state hospital to continue in charge of 326
Normal, art school, state, acquisition of a new site and construction of new
buildings for .......... 912
appropriation for . . . . . .131
school, state, at Bridgewater, appropriation for ..... 131
at Fitchburg, appropriation for and certain improvements at . 131, 1036
at Framingham, appropriation for ....... 131
new dormitory, etc., building and furnishing ..... 1045
taking of land for ......... 502
at Hyannis, appropriation for . . . .131
electric lighting system^ installing ...... 995
at Lowell, appropriations for ........ 616
certain improvements ........ 1005
at North Adams, appropriation for . . . . . . .131
at Salem, appropriation for . . . . . . . .131
at Westfield, appropriation for . . . . . . .131
at Worcester, certain improvements ..... 616, 1005
schools, state, appropriation for the support of .... . 133
certain lectures at ......... . 1003
improvements at certain ........ 1025
pupils in, aid to, appropriation for ....... 131
North Adams, city of, highway between the valley of the Deerfield river and,
the construction of . . . . . . . .163
may take land, water rights, etc., for water supply purposes ... 77
state normal school at, appropriation for . . . . .131
North Andover, town of, made a part of the jurisdiction of the Lawrence dis-
'trict court 469
North Beacon street, bridge over the Charles river between Boston and Water-
town at, the construction of ..... • 906
North Chelmsford, Middlesex county training school at, county commis-
sioners may construct sewer and road at . . . 294
1370 Index.
North raetropolitan, sewerage district, admission of the town of Reading to,
report on ......... . 1036
system of sewage disposal, appropriation for operating .... 177
metropolitan water and sewerage board may construct sewer at Deer
Island as a part of . 317
North Reading state sanatorimn, appropriation for .... . 352
buildings and improvements at ....... . 1027
North river, in Scituate, Marshfield, Norwell, Pembroke and Hanover, harbor
and land commissioners to estimate cost of improving 1035
Northampton, city of, boundary line between the town of Easthampton and,
estabhshed .......... 358
bridge over the Connecticut river between Hadley and, the control of 739
reimbursed for the support of Smith's agricultural school and the
Northampton school of industries ...... 994
state hospital, appropriations for . . . . .119, 270
certain additions and improvements at ..... . 1040
stable for 1033
Northern district, district attorney of, may appoint a deputy and employ
clerical assistance ......... 497
Norton, Thomas J., widow of, city of Boston may pay an annuity to 868
Norwell, town of, Hingham Water Company may extend its supply into 418
Scituate Water Supply Company may distribute water in . 422
Water Company, incorporated ........ 429
Norwood, town of, certain powers of the trustees of the Morrill memorial
library transferred to the selectmen of . . . .135
provision for change of date of town meeting, enlarging the powers and
duties of the selectmen, abolishing certain offices, and for the
administration of town affairs, in . . . . . .135
Notaries public:
Brooks, William W., acts confirmed . . 993
Russo, James V., acts confirmed ....... 1030
Notes, issued by counties, relative to ....... 353
issued by light, watch or improvement districts, exempt from taxation . 60
of fire, water, watch, light and improvement districts, the issuing of 43
Notices, of intention of marriage, relative to ...... 89
or warrants for calling state, city and town elections .... 293
Nuisances, places of prostitution and certain other, abating 587
o.
Oak Grove cemetery, city of New Bedford may extend Liberty street through 647
628
269
594
709
777
92
462
Obear, George O., city of Beverly may pension .....
Obstructions, upon lands bordering upon state highways, clearing
Occupancy of cellars and basements in Boston, limited
Officer, court, for the sessions of the land court, the appointment of
probation, of the southern Essex district court, clerical assistance for
Officers, actions for false imprisonment or false arrest against, relative to
certain, in the Boston fire department to be eligible for pensions
Index.
1371
PAGE
Officers, certain county, returns of votes for, to be transmitted to the secre-
tary of the commonwealth ...... 356
court, of municipal and district courts of Suffolk county, uniforms for 773
employed by counties in prisons, etc., hours of labor fixed 587
going outside the commonwealth to produce persons under indictment,
payment of necessary expenses of ..... . 475
in attendance on the East Boston district court, the appointment of 719
of the general court, giving of free passes by railroad corporations to, pro-
hibited 650
of the militia, pay of ......... 322
prison, retired from the service of the commonwealth, appropriation
for the compensation of ....... . 228
probation, of the Boston municipal court, may provide temporary sup-
port, etc. .......... 437
railroad, and street railway police, duties of, after making arrest 380
police, fees and expenses incurred in the prosecution of certain offenders
in respect to railroad property by, payment of . 856
recruiting, of the militia, designated ....... 346
state, city and town, elections of, notices or warrants for calling . 293
Officials, certain, advances of money from the treasury of the commonwealth
to 37, 339
to be reimbursed for amounts paid by them to sureties on their bonds 584
O'Keefe, Dennis F., city of Boston may restore, to a place in the fire depart-
ment 220
Michael, city of Boston may pay a sum of money to . . . 181
Old, age pensions, bureau of statistics to secure certain information relative
to 1038
Colony Theatre, Inc., charter revived . . . . .519
Harbor, improvement of, by the city of Boston ..... 187
provincial state house, appropriation for the maintenance of . . . 8
Operation, of boilers in apartment houses, relative to . . . . . 400
of motor vehicles in Nantucket prohibited ...... 506
of motor vehicles on the Lord's day, permitted ..... 868
Operations, blasting (see Blasting).
Operatives, doors of buildings in which, are employed, locking of, prohibited 492
Operators, certain, in the Boston fire department to be eligible for pensions . 462
Ophthalmia neonatorum, control of ...... • 123
Opinions of the attorney-general (see Attorney-general).
Opium, sale of, regulated ........ 704, 947
Order, good, crimes against ......•• ^54
O'Reilly, Catherine, city of Worcester may pay a sum of money to . .99
Organization, of certain mutual insurance companies ..... 609
of the naval brigade of the militia ....... 747
Organizations, of boys under eighteen, may use armories, parade grounds, etc. 859
Ornithologist, state, salary increased ....... 381
Ownership, of cemetery lots, relative to ...... . 438
public, of street railways, provision for certain information relative to . 1031
Oysters, cultivation of ......-• • 526
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Index.
P. PAGE
Packages, containing foods, marking of, required ..... 630
containing malt beverages, tolerances in, established .... 465
containing meat, the stamping or branding of, regulated . . . 168
Pages, of the general court, provision for additional compensation for . . 1052
Palmer, Massachusetts, Polish Roman Catholic Congregation of, conveyance
of land to Albert and Honorata Kolbusz by, confirmed, and cor-
poration dissolved ......... 127
town of, may make appropriation for the Wing memorial hospital . . 248
state hatchery at, ice house at ....... 1053
Panama-Pacific international exposition, representation of the commonwealth
at, appropriation for ....... . 129
Parade grounds, organizations of boys under eighteen may use . . . 859
Pardons, advisory boards of, appropriation for ...... 554
Parental school, city of Boston may aboUsh ...... 775
Parish, First Congregational, of Natick, the First Congregational Church of
Natick may succeed to the property of . . . . .26
South, in Andover, Trustees of the Ministerial Fund of, the annual
meeting of, when held ........ 334
Park, commission, metropolitan (see Metropolitan park commission).
lands under control of, relative to the lighting of ... . 456
commissioners, board of, city of Springfield may appoint honorary mem-
bers of .......... . 507
lands, certain public, city of Chelsea may sell ..... 253
metropolitan park commission may destroy certain insect pests on
lands near to or adjoining ....... 314
police of Fall River, provision for day off, etc., for ... . 765
public, town of Nantucket may take certain land or flats for . . 249
Parks, band concerts under the control of the metropolitan park commission
in, appropriation for . . . 220
city of Brockton may borrow money for ..... . 474
public reservations, wharves and docks, proposed amendment to the
constitution relative to taking land by right of eminent domain to
establish . . . . . . . . 1057
Parkway, around Lake Quannapowitt, in Wakefield, the construction of 1000
Parkways, and boulevards, in charge of the metropolitan park commission,
appropriation for the care and maintenance of . . . .231
under control of the metropohtan park commission, the Ughting of 456
Parole, boards of, appropriation for . . . . . . 554
Parties, political, enrolment of members of, abolished, etc. .... 959
political, state, ward and town committees of, number regulated . . 959
Passes, free, giving of, by railroad corporations to officers or employees of the
general court, prohibited ........ 650
Patients, in state institutions, settlements of ..... • 288
Pauper infant children, unsettled, appropriation for support of . . . 552
Paupers, state, burial of, appropriation for ...... 552
Index.
1373
Paupers, support of sick, by cities and towns, appropriation for .
temporary aid to, by cities and towns, appropriation for
transportation of, appropriation for ......
Pay of officers and enlisted men of the militia .....
Payment, of debts by executors and administrators, relative to
of losses under contracts for casualty insurance, regulated
of wages, weekly, law relative to, amended ....
Payments, to employees for personal injuries received in the course of their
employment .........
Pembroke, town of, may supply itself with water, etc.
Penikese hospital, appropriation for .
Pension, city of, Beverly, may pay, to George O. Obear
Boston, may pay, to Edwin J. Egan .....
may pay, to John J. Griffin .......
Lynn may pay, to John Fox .......
Woburn may pay, to John Callahan .....
county of Plymouth may pay, to Frank H. Cushman .
for May I. Everett, provision for ..... .
Pensions, and annuities, to soldiers and others, appropriation for the payment
of
certain, to be paid by the metropolitan park commission, appropria
tion for ..........
certain officers and operators in the Boston fire department to be eligible
for
commission on, report of, the distribution of ... .
commissioner and deputy commissioner of state aid and, salaries
estabUshed and to devote whole time to duties .
for employees of commonwealth, appropriation for . . .
for employees of commonwealth, provision affecting
for laborers, etc., of the city of Boston, formerly employed by the town
of Hyde Park
for laborers in the employ of fire and water districts
for matrons employed by the city of Holyoke in police stations
old age, bureau of statistics to secure certain information relative to
state, county, and municipal, commission to devise system of, time
extended for making report by .
(see also Annuities) .
Perkins, Institution and Massachusetts School for the Blind, appropriation
for .......-••■
Street Baptist Church of Somerville, name changed to Grace Baptist
Church ......••■••
Permits, and hcenses, in New Bedford, may be issued by the city clerk
building, in the city of Cambridge .......
for taking of smelts in Rowley waters during the close season, selectmen
may grant . . . . ■ •■
Perry, Commodore Oliver H., memorial to, state appropriation for
PAGE
552
552
552
322
716
40S
216
731
373
391
628
232
297
104
176
252
404
51
385
462
1004
367
17
378
471
322
857
1038
990
131
12
100
171
113
1037
1374
Index.
Personal, injuries, payments to employees for, received in the course of their
employment .........
proof of contributory negUgence in actions for the recovery of damages
for, relative to ........
property, held for the care of graves, cemetery lots, etc., the taxation
of
Persons, addicted to the intemperate use of narcotics and stimulants, the
commitment of ...... •
aged and dependent, information relative to, securing, in connection
with the decennial census ......
deceased, levy of executions on land of .... .
detaining of, for breaking and entering places in which poultry are con
fined ..........
insane, boarded out in famiUes, rate of support for, increased
justice of the superior court may commit ....
male, supplemental listing of, in Boston .....
under indictment, necessary expenses of officers going outside the com'
monwealth to produce, payment of .
who annoy those of the opposite sex, penalty for .
who have committed a felony, rewards for the detention, arrest and
conviction of .
who share in the proceeds of prostitution, the punishment of .
Pests, insect (see Insect pests).
Peters, Charles, estate of, appropriation for the purpose of satisfying a decree of
the superior court relative to the ......
Petitions by the commonwealth, counties, cities and towns for assessment of
damages by a jury for taking or injury to real estate .
Pharmacy, board of registration in, appropriation for . . .
office of agent of, established .......
salaries of members and secretary of, established ....
Pheasants, killing of .........
Philbrick, Nellie H., third assistant register of probate for Middlesex coimty,
salary established .........
Physicians, prescription of opium, morphine and other narcotic drugs by,
regulated 704,947
Pictures, motion, exhibition of, regulated ....... 965
Pier, town of Rockport may construct ....... 496
Pittsfield, city of, bridge over South Church street in, Eaton, Crane and Pike
Company may maintain ........
River road, so-called, from Wilhamstown to, the further construction of
Places of prostitution, etc., abating ........
Planning boards, may be established by towns of less than 10,000 population
Plant, electric power, at the Sudbury dam, building .....
Plantation, for taxation purposes, term defined ......
Plants, heating, lighting and power, certain, the civil service laws extended to
Playgrounds, public, city of Brockton may borrow money for .
city of Fall River may borrow money for ..... .
city of Medford may borrow money for filling in and grading
731
485
464
488
1038
388
523
439
413
573
475
854
463
586
251
28
20
282
352
364
365
901
1023
587
245
546
530
426
474
188
354
Index.
1375
Pleading and practice, equity (see Equity).
Pleasant Street Cemetery Corporation, may transfer its cemetery, etc., to the
city of Marlborough ........
Plumbing, licenses for the business of ...... .
permits for the installation of, in Cambridge .....
Plymouth, county, county commissioners of Barnstable county and, with high-
way commission, to estimate the cost of constructing a new high-
way bridge across Cohasset Narrows .....
may pension Frank H. Cushman .......
tax granted for ..........
town of, alewife fisheries belonging to, sale of, relative to . . .
Pneumatic machinery, construction and inspection of certain tanks used in
PAGE
584
247
171
1026
252
1020
62
operating
92, 626
Police, and fire alarm systems, city of Salem may borrow money to place
underground the wires of ......
control of Lake Quinsigamond .......
court, of Chelsea, justice and clerk of, salaries established
of Lawrence, name changed to the district court and jurisdiction en
larged . . . . . • .
courts, additional clerical assistance for .....
continuances of cases in .
department, Fall River may purchase land and construct buildings for its
of Worcester, promotion of certain members of ...
district, appropriation for ........
boiler inspection department of, to enforce provisions of law relative
to safety valves on ammonia compressors ....
chief of, may demand blanket bond in blasting operations .
may employ expert assistance in the enforcement of statutes relative
to explosives and inflammable fluids and compounds .
compensation for retired officers of, appropriation
facilities of, for the enforcement of law and prevention of crime in
the waters of the commonwealth, increased
storekeeper in the department of, office established .
to inspect tanks used in operating pneumatic machinery
116
15
478
469
696
408
178
276
73
409
111
379
228
oflBcers, actions for false imprisonment or false arrest against, relative to
certain, fees and expenses of, incurred in the prosecution of certain
offenders in respect to railroad property, payment of .
park and reservation, of Fall River, day off, etc., for .
railroad and street railway, duties of, after making arrests
special, cities and towns may appoint women as . . .
stations, matrons employed by the city of Holyoke in, pensioning of
Polish Roman Catholic Congregation of Palmer, Massachusetts, conveyance
of land to Albert and Honorata Kolbusz by, confirmed, and cor-
poration dissolved . . . . ■
Political, parties, enrolment of members of, abolished .
state, ward and town committees of, relative to
rallies, armories may be used for
Pollution of the Charles river, prohibited .
501
587
92, 626
92
856
765
380
453
857
127
959
959
859
469
1376
Index.
Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, appropriation for .... .
Pond, Farm, metropolitan water and sewerage board may allow residents of
Framingham to bathe in .
Flax, city of Lynn may take, for public purposes .
Great, in Edgartown, rights of the Proprietors of the New Mattakessett
Creeks in .....-■• •
South Watuppa, in Fall River, improving the navigability of
Squeteague, improvement of ...... •
Weymouth Great, in Weymouth, metropolitan park commission to in
vestigate the cost of acquiring land around
Ponds, certain, harbor and land commission to improve
Watuppa, improvement of, approval of plans by the city of Fall River
for ......
Pool, bathing or swimming, in Ashland, the construction and maintenance of
Poor, debtor, arrest and examination of .
farm, city of Fall River may borrow money for the purposes of an alms'
house and .........
Poorhouse (see Almshouse).
Population, to authorize the taking -of land to relieve congestion of, and to
provide homes for citizens, proposed amendment to the constitu-
tion empowering the general court
Port, of Boston, development of, appropriation for
serial bonds for, appropriation for .
directors of, appropriation for .
reorganization of, and salaries established
to investigate South bay in Boston harbor
to widen and deepen Commercial Point channel
to widen and deepen the channel of the Mystic river
of Fall River, the development of ... .
warden of Gloucester and Rockport, suitable quarters for
Porters at the state house, salaries increased
Posters, containing extracts from the trespass laws, sale by the state board
of agriculture of ... .
Posting of certain information, in industrial establishments, board of labor
and industries may require
Postmaster at the state house, appropriation for salary of
salary established ......
Poultry, breeding of, to encourage and improve .
places in which, are confined, the detaining of persons for breaking and
entering .......
Powder Horn Park Reservation, city of Chelsea may sell part of
Power, of attorney, acceptance of nominfltions by written .
plant, electric, at the Sudbury dam, building
plants, certain persons having charge of, the civil service laws extended to
Practice, and procedure in civil actions in the municipal court of Boston, la-w
relative to, amended ....
of law, disbarred attorney who attempts, penalty for
of veterinary medicine, defined ....
413
PAGE
7
57
240
242
1036
1042
995
1042
186
722
384
185
1056
39
98
269
742
1043
547
486
765
857
672
187
230
3
740
254
523
253
403
547
426
29
386
858
Index.
1377
PAGE
932
647
126
546
254
17
Practices, corrupt, in elections, law relative to amended, ....
Precincts, voting, re-division of cities into .......
Precious stones, carat weight established as standard for
Preference, to be given citizens in appointment and employment on public
work ••••.......
Premium bounty, for poultry .........
Premiums, on securities purchased for the Massachusetts School Fund, appro-
priation for payment of ....... _
Prescription of opium, morphine and other narcotic drugs, regulated . 704, 947
Preserves, game (see Game preserves).
Prevention, of crime in the waters of the commonwealth, facilities of the dis-
trict police for, increased . . . . . . . .501
of smoke (see Smoke).
Price, of certain articles of food, conspiracies to raise, attorney-general to 1028
investigate and prosecute .......
Primary elections, expenses in connection with, appropriation for . . 52
Printing, and binding, the manual for the general court, appropriation for . 4
ordered by the general court, appropriation for .... 4
briefs, allowance to prevaiUng party in appeals in the Boston municipal
court for expenses incurred in . . . . . . .29
expert in, employed by the auditor of the commonwealth, relative to . 363
Prison, camp and hospital, appropriation for ...... 440
commissioners, advances from the treasury to, relative to . . . 339
agent of, may aid discharged prisoners ...... 124
appropriation for . . . . . . . . . .414
examination of books of jails and houses of correction by . . . 466
laborers employed by, wages fixed ....... 405
may delegate certain authority to its chairman, etc. .... 495
inspectors, retired, appropriation for ....... 228
officers, retired from the service of the commonwealth, appropriation for
the compensation of ........ 228
state, aid for prisoners discharged from ...... 124
appropriation for .......... 440
commitment of prisoners to, on conviction of felony, duties of court
officers in cases of ........ . 274
receipts from the labor of prisoners in, provision affecting . . . 642
watchmen at, salaries established ....... 485
Prisoners, clerks of courts may admit, to bail ...... 355
commitment of, on conviction of felony, clerk of courts to transmit a
copy of the indictment, etc., with the mittimus in cases of . . 274
discharged, aiding .......... 124
employment of, in reclaiming and cultivating land .... 125
in the state prison, etc., receipts from the labor of, provision affecting . 642
Prisons, and hospitals, loan sinking fund, appropriation for . . . .98
serial bonds for, appropriation for ...... 98, 492
officers, etc., employed by counties in, hom-s of labor fixed for . . 587
Private secretary to the governor, salary increased . . . . .114
assistant, office established . . . . . . . .114
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PAGE
Prizes for competitions in the militia . . . . . . .315
Probate, and insolvency, assistant register of, for Norfolk county, appropria-
tion for salary of ........ . 251
courts of, appropriation for salaries and expenses of . . . .21
judge and register of, for Dukes and Nantucket counties, salaries estab-
Ushed 586
judges and registers of, list of . . . . . . . 1086, 1086
register of, for Barnstable county, clerical assistance for . . . 489
for Berkshire county, additional clerical assistance for . . . 640
for Hampden county, additional clerical assistance in the office of . 328
for Norfolk county, clerical assistance for ..... 396
for Suffolk county, clerk of, salary estabUshed .... 422
third assistant register of, for Middlesex county, Nellie H. Philbrick,
salary established ......... 365
court, for Bristol county, sessions fixed ...... 62
for Middlesex county, sessions in Framingham of . . . .97
may authorize the mortgage of land subject to vested remainder or re-
version ........... 77
Probation, commission, appropriation for expenses of . . . . .25
expenses of, relative to ........ . 130
officer, of the southern Essex district court, clerical assistance for . . 777
officers, of the Boston municipal court, may provide temporary support,
etc 437
prisoners on, transportation of, appropriation for ..... 552
visitors, expenses of, appropriation for . . ... . . 552
Procedure, and practice, in civil actions brought in the municipal court of
Boston, law relative to, amended ...... 29
for taking land for pubhc purposes, special commission to report uniform
methods and .......... 1030
in the removal of civil actions from the Boston municipal court to the
superior court ......... 368
Process, civil, arrest and examination on ...... . 384
service of, on foreign insurance companies ...... 592
summary, for the possession of land ....... 105
Production of milk, regulated ......... 855
Promotion of laborers and mechanics in the pubUc service, relative to . . 417
Proof of contributory neghgence in actions for the recovery of damages for
injuries, relative to . . . . . . . . . 485
Property, certain, in Nahant, metropoUtan park commission to determine the
cost of improving ......... 1001
held by the metropoUtan water and sewerage board in Southborough, the
taxation of ......... • 885
personal, held for the care of graves, cemetery lots, etc., affecting the
taxation of, law relative to, amended ..... 464
proof of contributory negligence in actions for the recovery of damages
for injuries to, relative to ....... 485
Index.
1379
PAGE
Property, public school, use of, for certain purposes ..... 473
railroad, prosecutions of certain offenders in respect to, certain counties
to pay expenses incurred in ...... . 856
street railway, cost of replacement or reconstruction of, funding of . 644
Proprietors of the New Mattakessett Creeks (see New Mattakessett creeks).
Prosecution of certain offenders in respect to railroad property, certain counties
to pay expenses incurred in ...... . 856
Prosecutions concerning false weights and measures ..... 354
Prostitution, persons who share in the proceeds of, the punishment of . . 586
places of, etc., abating ......... 687
Protection and sale of hares and rabbits, relative to . . . . .88
Protective Department, Incorporated, appropriation for payment of claims
arising from death of members of ...... 47
Province laws, appropriation for continuing the publication of . . .90
Provincetown, harbor, cost of building a breakwater in, harbor and land com-
missioners to estimate ........ 1035
Psi Omega Fraternity in WUliams College, Trustees of, incorporated . . 182
Public, card catalogue for the state library ...... 1005
documents, appropriation for printing and binding .... 52
distribution of, by the secretary of the commonwealth . . . 303
education, laws relating to, board of education to compile . . . 1002
employees (see Employees),
evening schools, certain cities and towns to maintain . . . .519
health, diseases dangerous to, inspection by the state board of health of
all hospitals caring for . . ...... 624
in the valley of the Assabet river, the protection of . . . . 632
in the valley of the Neponset river, the further protection of . . 1046
smallpox and other diseases dangerous to, appropriation for expenses
in connection with ......... 552
high schools, maintenance of ....... . 486
highways (see Highways, public).
institutions (see Institutions, public).
landing, town of Scituate authorized to take land for a wharf and . . 451
lands, certain, city of Fall River may lease for the use of the naval militia 325
libraries, free, in small towns, provision for aiding .... 344
may lend books to non-residents ....... 87
library commissioners, free (see Free public library commissioners).
lodging houses, state supervision of ...... . 551
ownership of street railways, to provide certain information relative to . 1031
park, Nantucket may take certain land or flats for .... 249
lands, city of Chelsea may sell, certain ...... 253
playgrounds (see Playgrounds).
purposes, armories may be used for ....... 859
land for, uniform methods and procedure for taking, special commission
to report .......... 1030
records (see Records, pubhc).
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Index.
PAGE
Public, regulation, placing the ice business under, investigation of . . 1044
reservations, parks, wharves and docks, proposed amendment to the
constitution relative to taking land by right of eminent domain to
estabhsh .......... 1057
road (see Road, public).
school property, use of, for certain purposes ..... 473
schools, teachers and superintendents of, tenm-e of office of , . . 743
schools (see Schools).
service, promotion of laborers and mechanics in . . . . . 417
service commission, and Boston transit commission, to investigate the
street railway service in the metropoUtan district, time extended
for making report by 991, 1000
printing additional copies of the report of .... . 1024
appropriation for .......... 369
engineer of, duties of the engineer of grade crossings transferred to . 466
members of, to devote all their time to its business .... 584
to investigate placing the ice business under pubhc regulation, etc. . 1044
to investigate the relations of railroad companies to the statute law of
this and other states ........ 1052
to investigate the street railway and railroad service within the metro-
politan district ......... 1049
to report certain information relative to public ownership of street rail-
ways ........... 1031
streets (see Streets, public),
ways (see Ways, pubhc).
wharf (see Wharf).
works, mechanics employed in the construction of, wages regulated . 413
board of, of Woburn, abolished . . . . . . .341
commission of, in Marion, estabhshed ...... 454
commissioner of, in Boston, authorized to reinstate Thomas Gaffney . 45
commissioners of, in Framingham, office established .... 720
Publication, of the decisions of the supreme judicial court, authorizing con-
tract for 994
of opinions of the attorney-general, appropriation for .... 270
of the province laws, appropriation for continuing .... 90
of the record of soldiers and sailors who served in the war of the rebelhon,
appropriation for ........ . 133
of regulations of boards of health in towns ...... 63
of reports as to the acceptance or rejection of certain acts passed by the
general court .......... 396
separate, of the general and special laws passed by the general court . 398
Pumping station, city of Boston may erect a high pressure .... 972
of the metropoUtan sewerage system in East Boston, repairing the dam-
age done by a recent explosion at ..... . 1040
Purchase of commodities, use of improper weighing or measuring devices in the 319
Purchasing agent, for the city of Worcester, the appointment of . . . 178
Put-in-Bay, Ohio, memorial to Commodore OUver H. Perry at, state ap-
propriation for ......... 1037
Index.
1381
Q. PAGE
Quahaugs and clams, in Barnstable, the cultivation of .... 36
Quail, close season in Essex county for five years on . . . . .57
Qualey, James R., city of Quincy and commonwealth may pay a sum of
money to 76, 1004
Qualifications, of inspectors of masomy construction, employed by the com-
monwealth, counties, cities and to-^Tis, relative to . . . 474
of voters, striking the word "male" from the, proposed amendment to
the constitution ......... 1055
Quannapowitt, Lake, in Wakefield, parts of, may be used in the construction
of a parkway or boulevard ....... 1000
Quartermaster general of the mihtia, appropriation for . . . .91
Quequechan river, improvement of, approval by the city of FaU River of
plans for .......... 186
Quincy, city of, board of survey for, office estabhshed . . .723
may pay a sum of money to James R. Qualey and Patrick A. Milford 76
shore resei'vation, certain objectionable material on, the removal of . 1002
Quinsigamond, Lake, relative to expense for pohce control of . . . 15
R.
Rabbits and hares, protection and sale of ....... 88
Railroad, companies, relations of, to the statute law of this and other states,
public service commission to investigate ..... 1052
corporations:
Boston and Eastern Electric, time extended for filing a bond by . 649
Boston and Maine, the Boston Railroad Holding Company may sell
the stock and securities of ....... 878
Boston and Providence Interurban Electric, powers revived and time
for incorporation extended ....... 638
Holyoke and Westfield, shares owned by the city of Holyoke of the
capital stock of, affecting the sale of . ... . . . 232
New York, New Haven and Hartford, may "transfer its stock in the
Boston Railroad Holding Company, etc. ..... 878
corporations, certain employees of, days of rest for .... 756
employees in and about the stations of, hours of labor of, fixed . . 856
giving of free passes by, to officers .or employees of the general court,
prohibited .......... 650
maintenance of surfaces of bridges and approaches by . . .161
poHce officers, duties of, after making arrests ..... 380
property, prosecutions of certain offenders in respect to, certain counties
to pay expenses incurred in ...... . 856
service, within the metropohtan district, pubKc service commission to
investigate .......... 1049
stations, employees at, provision affecting hours of labor of . . . 856
Railway, Mail Association, provision affecting ...... 470
street, cost of replacement or reconstruction of property, funding of . 644
Railways, street, public ownership of, provision for securing certain infor-
mation relative to . . . . . . . . .1031
1382
Index.
Rallies, political, armories may be used for ......
Rate, of interest, on loans of the city of Boston ......
to be paid by cities and towns on advances by the commonwealth for
abolition of grade crossings .......
of support for insane persons boarded out in families, increased
of taxes, uniform, throughout the commonwealth, upon income derived
from different classes of property, proposed amendment to the
constitution relative to ....••• •
Rates, in insurance, commission to report upon questions of monopoly and .
Raynham, town of, city of New Bedford may furnish electricity in
Reading, town of, admission of, to the north metropolitan sewerage district,
report on ....••••• •
Real estate, sale of, within the commonwealth by non-resident married women
taking of or injury to, commonwealth, counties, cities or towns may
petition for the assessment of damages by a jury for .
Rebellion, war of the, soldiers and sailors who served in, pubUcation of record
of, appropriation for ........
Receptacles, in manufacturing or mechanical estabUshments, moving by
women of boxes and other, law relative to amended
Recess committees, of the general court, appropriation for salaries and ex
penses of .....••• •
of the house of representatives, compensation and expenses of
Reclamation of wet lands ........
Reconstruction of street railway property, the funding of the cost of
Record, of names of judge, district attorney, etc., to be transmitted in cases
of commitment of prisoners on conviction of felony
of soldiers and sailors who served in the war of the rebellion, appropria-
tion for the publication of .......
Records, certain, in the registry of deeds of the middle district of Berkshire
county, county commissioners to make copies of
legislative, purchase of, for the state Ubrary ....
of conviction of witnesses, admission as evidence of . . .
pubUc, commissioner of, appropriation for salary and expenses of .
Recovery of damages for injuries, actions for, proof of contributory negli
gence in .........
Recreation, boards of, cities of Waltharn, Springfield and Medford may es
tablish ......••••
purposes, city of Lynn may take Flax pond for .
town of Nantucket may take land or flats for .
Recruiting ofl&cers of the miUtia, designated .....
Re-division of cities into wards and voting precincts ....
Reforestation, provisions for .....-• •
Reformatory, expenses, sundry, appropriation for . . • •
institutions, officers, etc., employed by counties in, hours of labor fixed
Massachusetts, appropriation for
commitment of prisoners to, on conviction of felony, the duties of
court officers in cases of .....•• •
PAGE
859
334
13
439
1058
1053
129
1036
415
28
133
188
114
992
525
644
274
133
416
1005
367
9
485
458
240
249
346
647
125, 751
414
587
440
274
Index. 1383
Reformatory, Massachusetts., receipts from the labor of prisoners in, provision
affecting .........
watchmen and turnkeys at, salaries estabhshed
for women, appropriation for .......
certain improvements at .......
certain public ways in Sherborn and Framingham near, for relocating
commitment of prisoners to, on conviction of felony, the duties of
court officers in cases of .
females convicted of felonies to be committed to, etc.
receipts from the labor of prisoners in, provision affecting .
Refreshment, places for, in Worcester, must be Ucensed
Refuge in the City of Boston, The, may transfer its property to the Bethesda
Society ..........
Refunds and annuities, in the state employees' retirement association .
Regimental headquarters of the mihtia, allowances for
Register, of deeds, returns of votes for, to be transmitted to the secretary of
the commonwealth ........
of probate and insolvency, for Barnstable county, clerical assistance for
for Berkshire cOunty, additional clerical assistance for
for Dukes and Nantucket counties, salaries estabhshed
for Hampden county, additional clerical assistance in the office of
for Norfolk county, assistant, appropriation for salary of .
clerical assistance for ........
for Suffolk county, clerk of, salary estabhshed ....
third assistant, for Middlesex county, Nellie H. Philbrick, salary estab'
fished ..........
Registered land, summary process to recover possession of, relative to .
Registers of probate and insolvency, fist of .....
Registrars, notice of intention of marriage may be sworn to before assistant
registrars, or before certain clerks in the office of
prohibited from charging fees for certificates relating to minors
Registration, and exemption from taxation of certain bonds
books and blanks, indexing returns and editing registration report
appropriation for ....... .
in medicine, board of, appropriation for .....
in pharmacy, board of, appropriation for .....
office of agent of, established .......
salaries of members and secretary of, established
in veterinary medicine, board of, appropriation for
relative to examinations by ...... .
of motor trucks, fees for, regulated ......
Registry of deeds, for the middle district, county commissioners of Berkshire
■ county to make copies of certain records in . . .
Regulations, for the sale of food in the Boston "market limits," law relative to
amended .........
for seeding and planting classified land, state forester to make
of boards of health in towns, publication of .
PAGE
642
485
3.54
1043
876
274
602
642
161
96
505
417
3.56
489
640
586
328
251
396
422
365
105
1086
89
282
869
52
47
20
282
352
19
82
706
416
592
542
63
1384
Index.
Regulations, United States naval, application to naval militia of, repealed .
Rehoboth, John Brown of, memorial to, the erection of ... .
ReiUy, Joseph J., chief examiner of the civil service commission, salary estab-
Hshed ...........
Reimbursement, of cities and towns for loss of taxes on land used for fish
hatcheries or game preserves .......
of cities and towns for loss of taxes on land used for pubhc institutions .
Reinsmance in unadmitted companies .......
Relief, soldiers' (see Soldiers' rehef).
Religious societies:
Christ Church, of Springfield, may hold additional estate
First Baptist Church of Danvers, The, First Baptist Society in Danvers
may convey property to .
First Church in Boston, may hold additional estate ....
Perkins Street Baptist Church of SomerviJle, name changed to Grace
Baptist Church .........
Pohsh Roman Catholic Congregation, of Palmer, Massachusetts, dissolved
Trustees of the Ministerial Fund of the South Parish in Andover, the
annual meeting of, when held .......
Woman's Baptist Foreign Missionary Society, name changed to Woman's
American Baptist Foreign Mission Society, and authority given
PAGE
330
1007
640
625
42
397
26
34
122
12
127
334
to hold additional estate
181, 252
Remainders, vested, or reversions, probate couit may authorize mortgage of
lands subject to ... . ...
Remick, Bernard S., county of Suffolk may pay a sum of money to
Removal, of actions, to the superior court, defendants may use certain bonds
to dissolve attachments for .......
of buildings, in Cambridge, permits for > ... .
Repair of state highways, expenditures for .
Replacement of street railway property, funding the cost of
Report, annual, of the board of free public library commissioners, printing
of the industrial accident board, printing additional copies of
of the Medfield state hospital, number of copies of, increased
of the secretary of the commonwealth, to contain returns on the accept-
ance or rejection of certain legislative acts
of the state board of agriculture, the printing and distributing of
of the state board of labor and industries, printing additional copies of
of the trustees of the Massachusetts Agricultural College, printing
additional copies of ........
as to changes in the laws relative to hens, mortgages, tax collectors'
deeds, and the taking of land for taxes . . . • .
as to improving the transportation faciUties in the commonwealth, etc.
by assessors to the tax commissioner of the classification of land
of a more equitable method of supporting the public schools
of board of elevator regulations, time extended for making
of commission on pensions, the distribution of ... .
of commissioner of labor compiling the labor laws
77
378
340
171
455
644
344
632
498
396
250
470
64
1038
1047
529
1045
991
1004
999
Index.
1385
Report, of question of monopoly and rates in insurance ....
of readjustment of the finances of the commonwealth ....
of trustees of the Boston State Hospital, printing additional copies of .
on admission of the town of Reading to the north metropohtan sew-
erage district ..........
on advisability of establishing a state university .....
on building regulations, time extended for making ....
on connecting the Middlesex Fells boulevard with a certain other boulevard
oa cost of acquiring land around Weymouth Great pond in Weymouth .
on cost of drainage of Spot Pond brook ......
on cost of improving certain property in Nahant, to be made by the met-
ropolitan park commission .......
on development of the port of Fall River ......
on drunkenness, time extended for making ...
on immigration, time extended for making ......
the distribution of .
on methods of conserving and equalizing the flow of waters in rivers
and streams ..........
on placing the ice business under public regulation ....
on public ownership of street railways, pubHc service commission to make
on relations of the railroad companies to the statute law of this and
other states ..........
on South bay in Boston harbor ........
on south metropolitan system of sewage disposal, time extended for
making ...........
on street railway service in the metropolitan district, time extended for
making .......... 991
printing additional copies of ...... .
on street railway and railroad service within the metropolitan district
on system of state, county and municipal pensions, time extended for
making ..........
on taxation of signs .........
on taxation of wild or forest lands, time extended for making
on uniform methods and procedure for taking land for public purposes
on white slave traffic, time extended for making ....
the distribution of ........
Reports, as to the acceptance or rejection of certain acts passed by the general
court, the publication of .
in the public document series, distribution of, by the secretary of the
commonwealth, relative to ..... .
false, concerning corporations, making of, prohibited
Representatives, house of, assistant clerk of, appropriation for salary of
clerk of, appropriation for salary of .
clerical assistance to, appropriation for .
clerical assistance in the office of, for the month of July, compensa-
tion for ..........
doorkeepers and messengers of, salaries established .
PAGE
1053
1052
1002
1036
1032
993
994
995
1003
1001
765
989
989
1000
1029
1044
1031
1052
1043
991
1000
1024
1049
990
1028
989
1030
990
1004
396
303
638
3
3
3
1052
740
1386
Index.
PAGE
992
4
Representatives, house of, recess committees of, compensation and expenses of
stationery for, appropriation for
and senate, assistant doorkeepers and messengers to, appropriation for
salaries of .
salaries established .....
chaplains of, appropriations for salaries of
doorkeepers of, appropriation for salaries of .
salaries established .....
manual for, appropriation for printing and binding
pages to, appropriation for salaries of .
additional compensation for
postmaster of, appropriation for salary of
salary established .....
printing and binding ordered by, appropriation for
in congress, from Massachusetts, names of .
in general court, for 1914, names of .
Reservation, Deer Hill state, part of, may be conveyed to the West
mington Cemetery Corporation
Nantasket beach, appropriation for the care and maintenance of
police, etc., of Fall River, provision for day off, etc., for
Quincy shore, certain objectionable material on, the removal of
Revere Beach, retaining wall to protect, etc., constructing
Winthrop shore, protection of, from ocean and storms . . . 669, 670
Reservations, under care of the metropoUtan park commission, etc., appro-
priation for ...... .
the lighting of ...... .
public, parks, wharves and docks, proposed amendment to the con-
stitution relative to taking land by right of eminent domain to
establish ..........
Reserve, Act, Federal, certain trust companies to be subject to the provi-
sions of .......... .
of certain trust companies, provision affecting .....
Reservoir, reinforced concrete, to be built on Bellevue hill in Boston
Resolves (see Acts and resolves).
Restraint of trade, agreements and combinations in (see Agreements, certain,
between employees or laborers).
Restrictions, as to the height of buildings, provision exempting a certain
parcel of land in Boston from .......
Retirement, association, state employees', refunds and annuities in
state teachers', certain teachers in the schools of Boston may become
members of ......... •
fund, for laborers employed by the city of Boston, relative to
of laborers of Boston who were formerly in the service of the town
of Hyde Park •
system, for employees of the commonwealth, appropriation for expenses
in connection with ......
members of the, may be retired for permanent disability
for pubUc school teachers, appropriation for .
4
740
4
4
740
4
4
1052
4
740
4
1088
1068-1083
Cum-
95
230
765
1002
1026
385
456
1057
472
379
547
944
505
439
877
471
17, 505
378
386
Index.
1387
Return, of executions ........
of unused marriage certificates ......
Returns, annual, of school statistics ......
made by corporations to the tax commissioner
of votes for county treasurer, register of deeds and county commissioners
relative to ....... .
Revenue loans, city of Lowell, may issue certain
Revere, Beach reservation, retaining wall to protect, etc., constructing
town of, incorporated as a city ......
inclosed athletic field in, provision for ....
metropolitan sewer may be built to provide for the sewage of
Reversions, or vested remainders, probate court may authorize mortgage of
lands subject to ...... .
Revised laws, tables showing changes in .
Rewards, for the detention, arrest and conviction of persons who have com-
mitted a felony .........
Right of eminent domain, the taking of lands by, petitions by the common-
wealth, counties, cities and towns for the assessment of damages
by a jury for, authorized ......
River, Agawam, alewife fisheries in, the election of committee to sell
sale of privileges in .......
Apponagansett, improvement of .....
Assabet, protection of the public health in the valley of
Bass, town of Yarmouth may appropriate money to dredge the mouth of
upper bridge, apportionment of the cost of reconstructing .
Charles, appropriation for care of the basin of ... .
bridge over, between Boston and Watertown, at North Beacon street
construction of ....... .
bridge over, in Medfield and Sherborn, construction of
pollution of, prohibited ........
sanitary condition of, the improvement of ....
Connecticut, in South Hadley, protecting the easterly bank of
bridge over, between Northampton and Hadley, the control of .
protective work in Chicopee on, the extension of . . .
Deerfield, valley of, highway between the city of North Adams and, the
construction of ....... .
Half-Way Pond, alewife fisheries in, the election of committee to sell
sale of privileges in ........
Matfield (see Salisbury Plain river).
Merrimac, bridge over, city of Lawrence may borrow additional money
for the construction of ..... .
harbor line in Haverhill on the southerly side of, established
improvement of, from the sea to Hunt's Falls at Lowell .
non-tidal part of, the care and supervision of .
Mill, improvement of .......
Mystic, channel of, widening and deepening
Wellington bridge over, between Somerville and Medford, metropolitan
park commission may reconstruct ......
972
1388
Index.
PAGE
1046
River, Neponset, valley of, further protection of the public health in
North, in Scituate, Marshfield, Norwell, Pembroke and Hanover, har^
bor and land commissioners to estimate cost of improving .
Quequechan, improvement of, approval by the city of Fall River of plans
for ..........
road, so-called, from Wilhamstown to Pittsfield, the further construction
of
Salisbury Plain, city of Brockton may widen and deepen, for the pur-
pose of extending its drainage system ....
Saugus, improvement of ....... .
Shawsheen, bridge over, in Lawrence, rebuilding, etc. ...
street, in Dorchester, water main from, through Milton to Quincy, con^
struction of ........ •
Taunton, improvement of a certain part of .
Taunton Great, taking of alewives and shad from, city of Fall River may
sell the privilege of . . . . . . . .
Wareham, in the town of Wareham, cost of improvement of, harbor and
land commissioners to estimate .....
Weymouth Back, taking of fish in the waters of, regulated
Rivers, of the commonwealth, methods of conserving and equalizing the flow
of waters in, further investigation of .
certain, harbor and land commission to estimate the cost of improving
Road, material, municipalities may borrow money for purchase of
pubhc, provision for disposal of slash or brush following lumber opera
tions near or within the limits of a .
River, so-called, from Williamstown to Pittsfield, the further construc-
tion of ......... ■
Robinson, Walter B., of Natick, in favor of .... .
Rockland, town of, may make an additional water loan
town of Pembroke may purchase water from ....
Rockport, town of, may construct a town landing and pier and dredge a
channel ...........
port warden of, suitable quarters for, to provide for . . 413, 857
Roman Catholic Congregation, PoHsh, of Palmer, Massachusetts, convey-
ance of land to Albert and Honorata Kolbusz by, confirmed, and
corporation dissolved ........
Rose, Joseph H., city of Boston may restore to a place in the fire department
Rowlej'^, town of, taking of smelts during close season in, selectmen may grant
permits for ..........
town of Georgetown may sell electricity to .
Roxbury, Historical Society, income of a certain fund of, provision affecting
municipal court of Boston, second assistant clerk of, office established
and salary fixed ........
•'Runners," soliciting the settlement of claims by, prohibited
Rural credits facilitated .........
Russell, town of, boundary line established between Montgomery and .
Russo, James V., notary pubUc and justice of the peace, acts confirmed
1035
186
1023
226
778
886
546
745
122
1035
274
1029
1035
283
72
1023
1002
758
373
496
127
225
113
774
66
548
386
389
583
1030
Index.
1389
Rutland, state sanatorium, appropriation for .
certain improvements at ......
Timothy Hunt of, in favor of ..... .
town of, highway leading from Holden to, the improvement of
PAGE
351
1025
1037
641
S.
Safe Deposit and Trust Company, Boston, may increase its capital stock
Safety, of the inhabitants of Salem, appropriation for the preservation of
valves, ammonia compressors to be equipped with
Sagamore Water Company, charter amended .....
Sailors and soldiers, certain, giving of state aid to helpless children of .
graves of, cities and towns to care for .....
indigent, burial of, laws relative to, codified ....
who served in the war of the rebellion, publication of record of, appro-
priation for .........
St. Mark's school, provision affecting the trustees of .
S.4L.\RIES:
adjutant general, department of, appropriation for
agent of the board of registration in pharmacy, salary established .
agriculture, state board of, appropriation for ....
animal industry, appropriation for the department of .
assistant, clerk of courts for Bristol county, salary established
clerk of the house of representatives, appropriation for
doorkeepers and messengers to the senate and house of representatives
appropriation for ........
salaries established ........
private secretary to the governor, salary established .
attorney-general, appropriation for the department of .
auditor of the commonwealth, appropriations for the department of
ballot law commission, appropriation for .....
bank commissioner, appropriation for ......
Boston mimicipal court, financial business, fourth assistant clerk of
salary established ........
Boynton, Herbert H., deputy secretary, appropriation for
Bridgman, Frank E., assistant clerk of the house of representatives
appropriation for ........
chaplains of the senate and house of representatives, appropriation for
charity, state board of, appropriation for .....
civil service commission, appropriation for .....
clerk, in charge of the legislative document room, salary established
of the house of representatives, appropriation for
of the register of probate for Suffolk county, salary estabHshed .
of the senate, appropriation for ......
clerks and stenographers employed in the departments of the common^
wealth, grades and salaries established ....
conciliation and arbitration, state board of, appropriation for
479
943
409
213
321
89
507
133
35
371
282
70
48
366
3
4
740
114
10
5
225
70
640
53
3
4
552
41
740
o
O
422
3
548
19
1390
Index.
Salaries — continued.
controller of county accounts, appropriation for .
Coolidge, Henry D., clerk of the senate, appropriation for
dairy bureau, appropriation for .
dentistry, board of registration in, appropriation for
deputy, controller of county accounts, fourth, salary established
fire prevention commissioner, for the metropolitan district, salary
established .........
directors of the port of Boston, reorganized and salaries established
district, attorney and assistant district attorney of the southeastern dis
trict, salaries increased .......
attorneys and assistants, appropriation for ....
doorkeepers of the senate and house of representatives, appropriation for
salaries established ....
Dudley, Warren P., secretary of the civil service commission, salary
established .........
economy and efficiency, commission on, appropriation for
salaries estabUshed ........
education, board of, appropriation for .....
elevator men at the state house, salaries increased
executive, council, appropriation for .
department, appropriation for
fire prevention commissioner, for the metropolitan district, and deputy
salaries established ........
fisheries and game, commissioners on, appropriation for
forester, state, appropriation for ......
fourth assistant clerk of the municipal court of Boston for criminal
business, salary estabUshed
gas and electric light commissioners, appropriation for
governor, of the commonwealth, appropriation for
of the commonwealth, salary increased
harbor and land commissioners, appropriation for
health, commissioner of, salary estabUshed .
state board of, appropriation for
highway commission, appropriation for
industrial accident board, appropriation for
insanity, state board of, appropriation for .
salaries estabUshed ....
insurance commissioner, appropriation for .
judge and register of probate and insolvency for Dukes and Nantucket
counties, salaries established ......
judicial department, appropriation for .....
justice, of the central district court of Worcester, salary estabUshed
and clerk, of the Brookline municipal court, salaries estabUshed .
of the Chelsea police court, salaries estabUshed
Kimball, James W., clerk of the house of representatives, appropriation for
labor and industries, state board of, appropriation for
land court, appropriation for .
court officers for the sessions of, salaries estabUshed
PAGE
8
3
70
17
478
975
742
291
24
4
740
640
6
715
131
641
18
18
975
506
125
640
54
18
395
68
969
66
184
387
76
870
60
586
20
676
452
478
3
489
40
709
Index.
1391
Salaries — continued.
librarian, state, appropriation for ......
lieutenant governor, appropriation for .....
loan agencies, supervisor of, appropriation for ... .
Massachusetts nautical school, secretary of, appropriation for
McCoole, Joseph R., register of probate for Norfolk county, appro
priation for ........ .
medicine, board of registration in, appropriation for .
board of registration in veterinary, appropriation for
messengers, of the senate and house of representatives, salaries established
of the sergeant-at-arms, salaries established
minimum wage commission, appropriation for .
ornithologist, state, salary increased ......
pages to the senate and house of representatives, appropriation for
parole, boards of, and advisory board of pardons, appropriation for
pharmacy, board of registration in, appropriation for
members and secretary of, salaries established .
salary of the agent of, estabhshed .
Philbrick, Nellie H., third assistant register of probate and insolvency
for Middlesex county, salary established .
police, district, appropriation for ...
port of Boston, directors of, appropriation for
salaries estabhshed .....
porters at the state house, salaries increased
postmaster of the senate and house of representatives, appropriation for
salary established ......
prison commissioners, appropriation for
private secretary to the governor, appropriation for
salary increased ......
probate and insolvency, courts of, appropriation for
public, records, commissioner of, appropriation for
service commission, appropriation for
quartermaster general, appropriation for
recess committees of the general court, appropriation for
Reilly, Joseph J., chief examiner of the civil service commission, salary
established .........
representatives, members of the house of, appropriation for .
retirement system, for public school teachers, appropriation for
Roxbury municipal court, second assistant clerk of, salary estabhshed
Sanger, William H., assistant clerk of the senate, appropriation for
school teachers (see Teachers, school).
second assistant clerk of the Roxbm-y municipal court, office of, and
salary estabhshed .........
secretary, executive, appropriation for ......
of the commonwealth, appropriation for the department of
salary established .........
to the fire prevention commissioner, for the metropoUtan district,
salary estabhshed .........
senators, appropriation for ........
PAGE
9
18
40
55
20
47
19
740
740
476
381
4
554
20
352
282
365
73
269
742
672
4
740
414
18
114
20
9
369
91
114
640
3
386
548
3
548
18
53
519
975
3
1392
Index.
Salaries — concluded. page
sergeant-at-arms, appropriation for ....... 10
sheriff of Hampden county, salary established ..... 298
state, aid and pensions, commissioner and deputy commissioner of,
salaries estabhshed ......... 367
Ubrary, appropriation for ....... . 9
statistics, binreau of, appropriation for ...... 81
storekeeper in the department of the district pohce, salary estabhshed . 587
superior court, appropriation for ....... 20
supreme judicial court, appropriation for . . . . . .20
surgeon general of the mihtia, appropriation for . . . . . 232
tax commissioner, department of, appropriation for .... 6
treasurer and receiver general, appropriation for ..... 12
veterinary medicine, board of registration in, appropriation for . . 19
voting machine examiners, state board of ..... . 1051
watchmen and tiu-nkeys at the state prison and the Massachusetts re-
formatory, salaries estabhshed ....... 485
weights and measures, commissioner of, appropriation for . . . 41
women employed as cleaners or scrub women by the county of Suffolk,
salaries fixed .......... 370
Sale, of alewife fisheries of town of Wareham, relative to . . . .46
of classified forest and wild lands ....... 529
of commodities, use of improper weighing or measuring devices in, pro-
hibited 319
of eggs taken from cold storage, regulated ...... 477
of electricity, by the metropohtan water and sewerage board . . 885
of electricity, by the town of Georgetown to the towns of Rowley and
Newbury .......... 774
of food, regulations for ........ . 592
of fresh food fish at wholesale, to be by weight ..... 335
of gas and electricity, laws relative to, consohdated .... 779
of hares and rabbits .......... 88
of ice cream ........... 50
of milk, regulated .......... 855
of opium, morphine and other narcotic drugs, regulated . . 704, 947
of posters containing extracts from the trespass laws .... 187
of real estate within the commonwealth by non-resident married women 415
of sausage meat, regulated ........ 601
of second-hand clothing, in Cambridge, regulated .... 484
Salem, and Beverly water supply board, membership of ... . 599
city of, director of public works of, to be a member of the Salem and
Beverly water supply board ....... 599
fire in, militai-y expenses in connection with, appropriation for . . 893
harbor, cost of improving, harbor and land commissioners to estimate . 1035
may borrow money to place wires underground . . . . .116
may borrow money to replace abated taxes ...... 894
may borrow money for municipal purposes ...... 894
preservation of the health and safety of the inhabitants of, appropriation
for 943
Index.
1393
PAGE
Salem, Rebuilding Commission, established ...... 902
reimbursing, from the treasury of the commonwealth for the abate-
ment of certain taxes ........ 943
state normal school at, appropriation for ...... 131
Salisbury, beach reservation commission, certain expenses of, appropriation
for 616
Plain river, city of Brockton may widen and deepen, for the purpose of
extending its surface drainage system ..... 226
town of, highway commission to lay out a highway in . . . . 636
Sanatorium, Lakcville state, apjn-opriation for . . . . . 370
buildings and improvements at ...... . 1027
sewerage system at, extending ....... 1049
North Reading state, appropriation for ..... . 352
buildings and improvements at ...... . 1027
Rutland state, appropriation for ....... 351
certain improvements at ........ 1025
state, settlements of patients who are inmates of . . . . . 288
Westfield state, appropriation for ....... 405
improvements at ......... . 1042
Sanger, William H., assistant clerk of the senate, appropriation for salary of . 3
Sanitary, condition of the Charles river, between Waltham and Watertown,
improvement of ......... . 876
conditions in industrial establishments, provision for . . 292, 757
Saturday a half holiday for laborers, workmen and mechanics employed by the
commonwealth, making ........ 694
Saugus, town of, may make an additional water loan ..... 96
provision affecting the school committee of . . . . . .31
river, improvement of ........ . 778
Saunders, Arthur L., justice of the peace, acts confirmed .... 1049
Sausage meat, sale of, relative to . . ...... 601
Sausages, estabhshments for the manufacture of, licensing .... 290
Savings, and insurance banlcs, mortality claims of, unified .... 213
banks, expenses in estabhshing life insurance departments by, appropria-
tion for ........... 94
insolvent, receiving of deposits by, prohibited ..... 493
Savoy, town of, may refund certain indebtedness ..... 288
School, administration building in Boston, constructing .... 296
books, persons, associations or corporations, publishing or selling, regu-
lated 634
Bradford Durfee Textile, of Fall River, The, certain additional equip-
ment at .......... . 1033
the maintenance of ......... 1034
buildings, city of Fall River may borrow money for the construction
and equipping of ........ . 179
training, county of Hampden may acquire land and procure plans
and estimates of cost of constructing ..... 503
children, dental clinic for, city of Taunton may establish and main-
tain ........... 62
1394
Index.
School, committee, of Boston, certain land to be used by the industrial school
for boys transferred to the
may hmit the number of assistant superintendents
may send representatives to conventions, etc., to obtain information
concerning pubhc schools
nomination of members of .
to provide for payment of damages for taking of certain land to be
used by the industrial school for boys ....
of Saugus, provision affecting .......
committees, of cities and towns, annual returns of school statistics by
relative to ........ .
may provide for the training of teachers for state-aided vocational
and continuation schools .......
women voters may sign the nomination papers and vote for the nomi
nation of candidates for .......
county agricultural, appropriation for .
evening, certain cities and towns to maintain ....
for boys, industrial, appropriation for ......
certain improvements at .......
commitments to ........ .
in Boston, land provided for .
for Deaf Mutes, New England, in favor of .
for the Feeble-Minded, Massachusetts, appropriation for
certain improvements at .......
for girls, industrial, appropriation for .
certain improvements at .......
Fund, Massachusetts, appropriation for payment of i^remiums on sc
curities purchased for ......
Groton, trustees of, corporate powers of, extended
Harvard Medical, of China, Incorporated, may confer degrees
household arts, Essex county may maintain ....
houses, city of Lynn may borrow money to build and furnish
independent agricultural, of Bristol county, new buildings for
the maintenance of ....
Essex county may borrow money to equip
Lowell Textile, the maintenance of
Lyman, appropriation for ....
Massachusetts, hospital, appropriation for
equipment for, the purchase of
nautical, appropriation for
Middlesex county training, in North Chelmsfor
may construct sewer and road at
New Bedford textile, additional equipment for
in favor of ..... .
normal (see Schools, state normal).
of industries, Northampton, city of Northampton reimbursed for the
support of ......... .
county commissioners
994
Index.
1395
tlie tenure
the Kuppoj
construction of new
ber of
School, parental, in city of Boston, abolished
property, public, use of, for certain purposes
public, teachers and superintendents of, provision affecting
of offices and salaries of .
transportation of children to, appropriation for
tuition in, appropriation for .
registers and blanks for cities and towns, appropriation for
St. Mark's, provision affecting the trustees of
Smith's agricultural, city of Northampton numburscd for
of
state normal, at Fitchburg, certain improvements at
at Framingham, taking of land for .
new dormitory, etc., building and furnishing .
at Hyannis, electric lighting system, installing .
at Lowell, certain improvements
at Worcester, certain improvements
state normal art, acquisition of a new site and
buildings for ....
statistics, annual returns of . . .
Suffolk Law, incorporated ....
superintendents, Boston school committee may limit the nun
superintendents, in small towms, appropriation
teachers (see Teachers, school) .
vocational and continuation, training of teachers for
Wrentham state, appropriation for .
buildings, etc., at, the construction of . . .
Schools, of Boston, certain teachers in, may become members
teachers' retirement association
correspondence and other like, regulated
disciplinary day, city of Boston may establish
high, appropriation for maintenance of certain departments
independent industrial, appropriation for maintenance of certain
appropriation for reimbursement of cities and towns for tuition ii
certain ...
Massachusetts training, trustees of, appropriation for expenses of
pubhc, supporting, investigation of a more equitable method of
teachers and superintendents of, the tenure of office and salaries of
relative to ... .
public evening, certain cities and towns to maintain
public high, maintenance of . . . ' "
state-aided vocational and continuation, board of education may main
tain classes for the training of teachers for
the training of teachers for, by cities and towns
state normal, appropriation for the support of
certain lectures at .
certain, improvements at . . .
vocational agricultural, appropriation for the maintenance of
of the state
PAGE
775
473
743
552
552
131
35
994
1036
502
1045
995
1005
1005
912
393
105
435
131
121
381
1050
439
634
775
256
268
259
134
1045
743
519
486
356
121
133
1003
1025
256
1396
Index.
PAGE
Scituate, harbor, improvement of ....... . 1042
town of, may take land for a wharf and pubhc landing . . . .451
selectmen of, may grant a location for the erection of structures and
wires ........... 575
Water Supply Company, may distribute water in Norwell . . . 422
Scrub women, employed by Suffolk county, salaries fixed .... 370
Sea wall, at Winthrop shore reservation, the extension of . 669, 670
Sealers and deputy sealers of weights and measures, in cities and certain towns,
the appointment of .
may seize improper weighing or measuring devices ....
Sealing, of apothecaries' weights and measures . .
Seamen, shipwrecked, temporary aid by cities and towns to, appropriation
for ...........
Season, close (see Close season).
Second, assistant clerk, of the Roxbury municipal court, office established and
salary fixed .........
hand clothing, sale of, in Cambridge, regulated ....
Secretary, board of registration in pharmacy, salary established .
civil service commission, Warren P. Dudley, salary established
executive, appropriation for salary of .
general, of the free public library commissioners, office established
private, assistant, to the governor, office and salary established
to the governor, appropriation for salary of ... .
salary increased .........
to the fire prevention commissioner, for the metropolitan district, office
established .........
Secretary of the commonwealth:
appropriation for salaries and expenses of .
certain acts passed by the general court, acceptance or rejection of, to
be printed in the annual report of .... .
distribution of public documents by ..... .
general and special laws passed by the general court, to be printed sep
arately by ........ .
general laws relating to towns, to compile .....
may make contract for publication of decisions of the supreme judicial
court ..........
salary established .........
Securities, Massachusetts School Fund, jmyment for, appropriation .
Seines or nets, use of, in the waters of Winthrop, regulated .
Senate, chaplain of, appropriation for salary of .
clerk of, additional clerical assistance to, appropriation for
approi)riation for salary of ...... .
assistant, appropriation for salary of .... .
doorkeepers and messengers of, salaries established
stationery for, appropriation for .
(see also. Representatives, house of).
400
319
600
552
548
484
352
640
18
464
114
18
114
975
53
396
303
398
1026
994
519
17
226
4
3
4
3
740
4
Index.
1397
Senators, in the congress of the United States, from Massachusetts, names of
state, for 1914, names of .,....,. .
Sergeant-at-arms, advances from the treasury to the .....
appropriation for salaries and expenses of ..... .
messengers of, salaries established .......
women employed by, appropriation for certain .....
Serial bond appropriations:
armories ....
grade crossings, abolition of
PAGE
1088
1066
339
10
741
228
port of Boston, development of
prisons and hospitals
soldiers' gratuity
state highways
state house construction
Suffolk county court house
Service, civil (see Civil service commission).
of process on foreign insurance companies ......
public, commission (see Public service commission).
promotion of laborers and mechanics in the . . . . .
street railway and railroad, within the metropolitan district, public
service commission to investigate ......
Set-oflf, declaration in (see Declaration in set-off).
Settlement, of claims for damages, provision for the prevention of fraud or
imposition in the
of estates, accelerating
Settlements of patients who are inmates of state institutions, determination of
Seuss, George W., father of, in favor of
Sewage disposal:
Amherst .....
board, water and sewerage (see Metropolitan water and sewerage board)
Deer Island .......
East Boston pumping station ....
Lakeville state sanatorium ....
Lynn ........
Massachusetts School for the Feeble-minded
north metropolitan system ....
reformatory for women . . ...
Revere . . . . . . .
south metropolitan system ....
time extended for making report on
Taunton, maintaining sewers in, relative to cost of
Wellesley .......
Sewer entrance fees, city of Springfield may repay certain
Shad, in the Taunton Great river, city ot Fall River may grant privilege of
taking ...........
Shafting (see Industrial estabhshments, sanitary conditions in).
98
98
98
98, 492
98, 492
98, 492
492
98
592
417
1049
386
716
288
99.S
25
317
1040
1049
1007
382
177, 317, 1036
354
227
315
991
32
315
115
122
77,
1398
Index.
PAGE
Shanley, Arthur, in favor of ........ . 1036
Shares, co-operative banks may allow, to remain after maturity . . . 610
Shawsheen river, bridge over, in Lawrence, rebuilding, etc. .... 886
Shellfisheries, city of New Bedford and town of Fairhaven reimbursed for
money advanced to meet a deficit for ..... 1031
Sheppard, Frederick W., widow of, in favor of . . . . . 991
Mary A., annuity for, appropriation ....... 251
Sherborn, town of, bridge over the Charles river in Medfield and, the con-
struction of ......... . 726
certain public ways in Framingham and, relocating .... 876
maj'^ pay a sum of money to George P. Carter ..... 49
may paj'^ a simi of money to In'ing C. Hildreth . . . * 49
maj' supply itself with water ....... 82, 407
Sheriff, acting as jailer, master or keeper, to give a bond .... 28
of Hampden county, salary established ...... 298
prisoners employed in reclaiming and cultivating land to be in the cus-
tody of 125
Sheriffs, of the several coimties, list of ...... . 1086
to be reimbursed for amount j)aid by them to sureties on official bonds . 584
Shipwrecked seamen (see Seamen, shipwrecked).
Shops, in houses of correction, provision affecting the examination of accounts
of superintendents of .... .
machine, etc., surgical and medical chests in, providing for
work, moving by female employees of boxes and other receptacles in, law
relative to, amended .......
Shrewsbury, town of, assessment of, for police control of Lake Quinsigamond
may make an additional water loan ......
Shrubbeiy, bordering upon state highways, Massachusetts highway commis
sion may remove limbs from ......
Sidewalk assessments, apportionment of .
Sight and hearing of pupils, appropriation for furnishing rules for testing the
Signs, misleading (see Advertisements, untrue and misleading).
taxation of, commission to report upon .....
Sinking fund appropriations:
armorj' loan ....
Medfield insane asylum loan
metropolitan parks loan
prisons and hospitals loan .
state highway loan
state house loan
Sippewissett, town of Falmouth may borrow money to extend its water system
to
Slash or brush, following the cutting of wood or timber, disposal of
Smallpox, expenses in connection with, appropriation for
patients, town of Arlington reimbursed for caring for certain .
Smelts, taking of, during close season in Rowley waters, selectmen may grant
permits for ......... .
174
487
188
15
328
269
399
131
1028
98
98
98
98
98
98
272
72
552
170
113
Index.
1399
PAOE
Smith College, trustees of, may hold additional estate . . . . 79
Smith's, agricultural school, city of Nortliampton reimbursed for the support of 994
cove in Gloucester harbor, the improvement of . . . . 1044
Smoke, control of, city of Worcester may make ordinances for ... 90
Societies:
Bethesda, The Refuge in the City of Boston may transfer its property to 96
Boston Fatherless and Widows', may hold additional property . . 182
Franklin Typographical, may hold additional estate .... 454
Greenfield Society for the Protection of Animals, The, incorporated . 63
Ladies City Mission, in New Bedford, may hold additional property 34
Lexington Historical, town of Lexington may lease a part of Buckinan
Tavern Park to 106
Millington Village Improvement, incorporated . . . . .271
Psi Omega Fraternity in Williams Colk^ge, trustees of the, incorporated . 182
Roxbury Historical, income of a certain fund of, provision affecting . 66
Woman's Baptist Foreign Missionary, name changed to Woman's
American Baptist Foreign Mission Society and authority given to
hold additional estate . . . . . . .181
Worcester Children's Friend, may hold additional i)roperty
Societies, agricultural, g)-anting of hounti(^s to .
payment of bounties to, regulated ......
fraternal beneficiary, officers and elective members of standing committees
of, relative to .
Soldiers, and others, annuities and pensions to, appropriation for the payment
of
and sailors, who served in the war of the rebellion, publication of record
of, appropriation for .......
certain, giving of state aid to helpless children of .
gi'atuity, serial bonds for, appropriations for ....
graves of, cities and towns to care for .....
Home, appropriation for ........
trustees of, in favor of .
indigent, burial of, laws relative to, codified ....
relief, to widow of Russell M. Zuver, city of Boston to pay
Somerset, town of, may supply itself and the town of Swansea with water
Somerville, city of, may appoint Peter J. Kelley to the fire department
Wellington bridge over the Mystic river between Medford and, met
ropoUtan park commission may reconstruct
South, bay, in Boston harbor, investigation of .
Boston, city of Boston may extend East First street in
Church street in Pittsfield, bridge over, Eaton, Crane and Pike Company
may maintain ........
Hadley, town of, Connecticut river in, protecting the easterly bank of
election of certain town officers at the annual town meeting of, confirmed
metropolitan sewerage district, town of Wellesley included within .
metrojwlitan system of sewage dispo.sal, appropriatksn for operating
time extended for making report on .....
252
334
170
238
286
51
133
321
99, 492
89
237
995
507
172
221
518
972
1043
629
901
1034
328
315
177
991
1400
Index.
South, Parish in Andover, Trustees of the Ministerial Fund of, holding the
annual meeting of ........ .
Watuppa pond in Fall River, improving the navigability of .
Southborough, town of, highway leading from Milford to, the improvement of
property held by the metropolitan water and sewerage board in, the
taxation of ......... .
Southbridge, town of, highway in Dudley, Webster and, the improvement of
Southeastern district, district attorney and assistant district attorney of,
salaries increased .........
Spanish-American war, state aid for helpless children of soldiers and sailors
who served in the, provision for .....
Special, judges of probate and insolvency, names of .
laws (see Laws).
Spot Pond brook, drainage at, report as to the cost of .
Springfield, city of, may appoint honorary members of the board of park
commissioners ........
may estabh.sh a board of recreation ......
may issue certain bonds ........
may repay certain sewer entrance fees .....
part of the town of Longmeadow annexed to ... .
Sprinklers, automatic, in certain buildings, provision for .
Squeteague pond, improvement of ...... .
Stable, for the Northampton state hospital .....
Staff department of the militia, established .....
Standard, for diamonds and ])recious stones, carat weiglit established as
Staples, William E., city of Boston may i)ay a sum of money to .
State, actuary (see Actuary, state).
aid, ajipropriation for ........
giving of, to helpless children of certain soldiers and sailors
laws relative to, codified .......
to certain recipients, amount increased .....
aided vocational and continuation schools, board of education may
maintain classes for the training of teachers for .
and miUtary aid, appropriation for payment of .
and pensions, commissioner and deputy commissioner of, salaries
estabhshed, and to devote whole time to duties .
laws relative to, codified .......
asylum, Medfield, appropriation for ..... .
Worcester, appropriation for .......
ballot law commission (see Ballot law commission),
board, of agriculture (see Agriculture, state board of) .
of charity (see Charity, state board of).
of health (see Health, state board of).
of insanity (see Insanity, state board of).
of labor and industries (see Labor and industries, state board of),
census, information relative to aged and dependent persons, securing
in connection with .........
taking of .......... .
PAGE
334
1036
741
885
905
291
321
1086
1003
507
458
743
115
606
975
1042
1033
405
126
80
61
321
507
345
356
61
367
507
119
441
1038
697
Index.
1401
State, colony, Gardner (see Gardner state colony).
county and municipal pensions, commission to devise system of, time
extended for making report by .
department of health, created ........
election, notices or warrants for calling ......
employees' retirement association (see Retirement association, state
employees'),
farm, appropriation for ....
certain improvements at . . .
receipts from the labor of prisoners in, provision affecting
forest commission, established
forester, appropriation for ....
to be a member of the state forest commission
to issue regulations for seeding and planting classified lanrl
forests, purchase of land for . . .
hatchery at Palmer, ice house at
highway loan sinking fund, appropriation for
highways, expenditures for the repair of
maintenance, widening and re-construction of, appropriation for
obstruction upon lands bordering upon, clearing
serial bonds for, appropriation for .
(see also Highways).
hospital (see Hospital).
house, and grounds, advances from the treasury for the care of the
construction, serial bonds for, appropriation for . . . .
elevator men at, salaries increased .......
guide book, reprinting .........
loan sinking fund, appropriation for ......
material to be used in the construction of the additions to
old provincial, appropriation for the maintenance of .
porters at, salaries increased ........
postmaster of, salary established .......
infirmary, appropriation for ........
certain improvements at ........
institutions, construction and improvement of buildings at, the payment
of certain expenses incurred in .
library, appropriation for salaries and expenses in . . . .
appropriation for purchase and preservation of certain tax acts and
card catalogue for ........ .
normal school (see Normal school, state).
ornithologist, salary increased ........
police (see Police, district).
printing, paper used in the execution of the contract for, appropriation for
prison, appropriation for ....... .
commitment of prisoners to, on conviction of felony, the duties of court
officers in cases of ........ .
receipts from the labor of prisoners in, provision affecting .
watchmen and turnkeys, salaries established .....
990
969
293
189
1050
642
751
125
751
542
751
1053
98
455
184
269
98, 492
339 >
492
641
997
98
475
8
672
740
358
1041
639
9
1005
381
440
274
642
485
1402 Index.
State, reservation, Deer Hill, part of, may be conveyed to the West Cum-
mington Cemetery Corporation ...... 95
tax, apportioned and assessed ....".... 947
apportionment of ......... . 695
teachers' retirement association (see Teachers' retirement association,
state),
sanatorium (see Sanatorium, state),
university, advisability of establishing, report on . . . . . 1032
Statements, false, concerning corporations, making of, prohibited . . 638
Stationery, for the house of representatives, appropriation for . . . 4
for the senate, appropriation for ....... 4
Stations of railroad corporations, employees in and .about, hours of labor of,
fixed 856
Statistics, bureau of, appropriation for . . . . . . .81
auditing of municipal accounts and taking of summer census in towns
by, appropriation for ........ 69
taking the decennial census by ...... . 697
to secure certain information relative to old age pensions . 1038
school, annual returns of ........ . 393
Statute law, of the commonwealth, etc, relations of railroad companies
to, public service commission to investigate .... 1052
purchase of, for the state library ....... 1005
Statutes, general and special (see Laws, general and special).
relative to explosives, etc., expert assistance in the enforcement of,
the employment of . . . . . . . . . 379
Steam boilers, certain persons having charge of, civil service laws extended to 426
explosion of, insurance companies may insure against loss or liability
caused by ......... . 382
permits for the setting and maintenance of, in Cambridge, relative to 171
Stenographers, certain, appointed for service in the superior court, the com-
pensation of ......... . 868
employed in the departments of the commonwealth, grades established
for salaries of ......... . 548
Stimulants, persons addicted to the intemperate use of, the commitment of . 488
Stock, transfers of, the taxation of ....... . 888
capital, to be held by one trust company in another, amount regulated 447
Stone and brick material to be used in the construction of addition to the
state house, relative to purchase of . . . . 475
Stones, precious, carat weight established as standard for .... 126
Storage, cold, eggs taken from, the sale of, regulated ..... 477
of ice, buildings erected in Boston for, relative to . . . 218
Storekeeper, in the department of the district police, office estabhshed . . 587
Streams, of the commonwealth, methods of conserving and equalizing the flow
of waters in, further investigation of . . . . . 1029
Street, commissioners, of Boston, granting of permits for the erection of
garages by .......••• 87
may extend East First street in South Boston ..... 629
may reconstruct Washington street in the West Roxliury district 608
Index. 1403
PAGE
Street, commissioners, of Boston may take additional land for the industrial
school for boj'S ....... . . 93
railway police officers, duties of, after making arrests .... 380
railway property, cost of replacement or reconstruction of, funding . 644
railway service, in the metropolitan district, report on, printing additional
copies of .......... 1024
time extended for making report by joint commission on . . 991,1000
within the metropolitan district, public service commission to investi-
gate 1049
railways, public ownership of, certain information relative to . . 1031
Streets, commissioner of, in Gloucester, office established .... 322
in cities, watering, the assessment of expense of . . . . . 149
])ubli(', fire escapes in, city of Worcester may regulate the construction
of 1S3
Strikes, procuring of persons to take the places of employees during, regulated . 320
Subsidies, to cities and towns for establishing and maintaining tuberculosis
hospitals, appropriation for ....... 5
Succession taxes, tax commissioner may summon and examine persons under
oath in assessing ......... 407
law relative to, amended . . . . . . . . .491
Successive executions (see Executions).
Sudbury dam, electric power plant at, building ...... 547
Suffolk, county, Court House serial bonds, appropriation for ... 98
masters in chancery for, appointment of additional .... 370
may pay a sum of money to Bernard S. Remick .... 378
may pension May I. Everett ........ 404
municipal and district courts of, uniforms for the court officers of . 773
register of probate for, clerk of, salary established .... 422
superior court for, clerk of, for criminal business, may admit prisoners
to bail 355
women employed as cleaners and scrub women by, salaries fixed . 370
Law School, incorporated ......... 105
Suffrage for women, proposed amendment to the constitution favoring . ' . 1055
Sullivan, Daniel J., city of Taunton may pay a sum of money to . . .81
John F., justice of the peace, acts confirmed ..... 999
Summary process, for the possession of land, law relative to, amended . . 105
Summer census, in towns, appropriation for the expenses of taking . . 69
Summons or writ, service upon foreign insurance corporations . . . 592
Sundry miscellaneous expenses, authorized in 1914, appropriation for 251 , 442
616, 767, 895, 984
Superintendent, of buildings, in Cambridge, issuing of buikling permits by,
relative to ........ . 171
Superintendents, assistant, school committee of Boston may limit the num-
ber of 435
of public schools, the tenure of office and salaries of, relative to . 743
of shops in houses of correction, examination of the accounts of . . 174
Superior court, appropriation for salaries and expenses of . . . 21
certain stenographers appointed ff)r service in, the compensatioTi of 868
1404
Index.
Superior court, civil actions removed from the Boston municipal court to,
affecting the procedure in
clerical assistance for ....
interpreters for, the appointment of
justice of, may commit an insane person
justices of, list of .... .
removal of actions to, defendants may use certain bonds dissolving at
tachments for the ........
Suffolk county, clerk of, for criminal business, may admit prisoners to
bail
Supervisor of loan agencies, appropriation for salaries and expenses of
Support, and endowment of colleges for the benefit of agricultm-e, grants of
money authorized by congress for, accepted
for insane persons boarded out in families, rate of, increased
of the wife and minor children, bail forfeited in non-support cases may be
applied to ...... .
Supreme judicial court, appropriation for salaries and expenses of
justices of, list of ...... .
relative to the expenses of .... .
publication of decisions of, contract for
Sureties, certain officials to be reimbursed for amounts paid by them on their
bonds, to ........ .
Surface, drainage (see Drainage, surface).
water drainage, town of Milton may provide for ....
Surgeon general of the militia, appropriation for salaries and expenses of
Surgical chests, etc., in factories, shops, and mercantile establishments, the
providing of ....... .
Surrender values of life insurance companies, provision alTecting .
Survey, board of, for the city of New Bedford, office established .
for the city of Quincy, office established ....
Swampscott, town of, certain acts to be submitted to the voters of
Humphrey street in, highway commission to lay out and construct
Swansea, town of, town of Somerset may supply, with water
Swimming pool, in Ashland, the construction and maintenance of
System, sewerage (see Sewerage disposal).
Water (see Water system).
PAGE
368
453
646
413
1084
340
355
40
752
439
462
21
1084
586
994
584
243
232
487
448
233
723
547
362
221
722
T.
Tables, showing changes in Revised and general laws ..... 1091
Tags, on inspected meat, provision requiring certain . . . . .168
Taking, and killing of deer (see Game),
of game (see Game),
of land, for the industrial school for boys ...... 93
for municipal purposes in Bo.ston, relative to . . . . 494
for state normal school at Framingham, authorized .... 502
for taxes, laws relative to, appointment of special commission to rec-
ommend changes in ........ 1038
Index.
1405
River may sell the
Taking, of smelts (see Smelts, taking of).
or injiu-y to real estate, commonwealth, counties, cities and towns may
petition for assessment of damages by a jury for
Talbot, Samantha, in favor of . . . . . . . .
Tanks, explosion of, insurance companies may insure against losses or lia-
bility caused by ........ .
used in operating pneumatic machinery, the construction and inspec-
tion of .......... <
Target practice, grounds for, organizations of boys under eighteen may use
Taunton, city of, maintaining antl repairing sewers in, the cost of
may establish and maintain a dental clinic school for school children
may furnish electricity in the town of Raynham
may pay a sum of money to the widow of Patrick Kenneally
may pay a sum of money to James Frank McManua
may pay a sum of money to the widow of John McNamara
may pay a sum of money to Daniel J. Sullivan
may raise money for an anniversary celebration
Great river, taking of alewives and shad in, city of Fall
privilege of ..... .
Hospital Company, name changed to Morton Hospital, and powers en-
larged ......
river, improvement of a certain part of
state hospital, appropriation for
Tax, county:
Barnstable ......
Berkshire ......
Bristol .......
Dukes County . . . . . .
Essex .......
FrankUn .......
Hampden ......
Hampshire ......
Middlesex . . . . . .
Norfolk
Plymouth ......
Worcester ......
Tax, acts, preservation of, in the state liljrary
collectors' deeds, laws relative to, the appointment of
sion to recommend changes in .
commissioner, appropriation for department of
may summon and examine persons under oath in assessing legacy and
succession taxes .....
notice of the apportionment of the state tax by the
returns made by corporations to, provision affecting
excise, certain foreign corporations to pay additional
loans, city of Lowell may extend certain
state, apportioned and assessed ....
apportionment of .
28
996
a special commis
382
2, 626
859
32
62
129
81
32
36
81
108
122
16
745
441
1008
1009
1010
1012
1013
1014
1015
1016
1018
1019
1020
1021
1005
1038
6
407
695
148
756
171
947
695
1406
Index.
PAGE
Taxation, certain bonds, notes and certificates of indebtedness issued by light
watch or improvement districts, exempt from
commission to investigate, time extended for making report by
exemption of certain bonds from, by registration
laws, amendments to ....
of foreign corporations ....
of insane asylums and like institutions
of lands taken for water supply purposes
of legacies and successions
of personal property held for the care of graves, cemetery lots, etc.
of property held by the metropolitan water and sewerage board
Southborough, etc. ....
of signs, commission to report upon
of transfers of stock .....
of wild or forest lands, classification and
Taxes, assessment of, date established for .
collector of, and city treasurer, of the city of Worcester, term of office of
legacy and succession, tax commissioner may summon and examine per-
sons under oath in assessing .......
on income, proposed amendment to the constitution relative to the au-
thority of the general court to impose .....
on land belonging to the commonwealth, metropolitan water and sewer-
age board may make a payment to the city of Medford in lieu of .
on land used for public institutions, reimbursement of cities and towns for
loss of 42,625
Salem, city of, may borrow money to replace abated .... 894
reimbursing, from the treasury of the commonwealth, for the abatement
of certain ...........
taking of land for, the appointment of a special commission to recommend
changes in the laws relative to ..... .
unpaid, time for collection of, extended ......
Tea houses, etc., in Worcester, to be licensed ......
Teachers, associations, appropriation for .......
board of education may maintain classes for the training of certain
certain, in schools of Boston, may become members of the state teachers'
retirement association
60
989
869
460, 464, 491, 592, 597
756
460
597
491
464
885
1028
888
529
148
48
407
1058
759
943
1038
592
161
131
356
institutes, expenses of, appropriations for .
Massachusetts, Association, appropriation for
pubHc school, retirement system for, appropriation for . '
tenure of office and salaries of, relative to
school, city of Cambridge may borrow money to pay salaries of
state-aided vocational and continuation schools, the training of, for
Tearing down of buildings (see Removal of buiklings).
Technology, Massachusetts Institute of, appropriation for .
Telegraph wires (see Wires, overhead).
Telephone wires (see Wires, overhead).
Temporary loans of commonwealth (see Loans).
Tent caterpillar, cities and towns may suppress . . . .
131,
439
616
131
386
743
112
121
366
Index.
1407
selling
Tenure of office of teachers and superintendents of public schools
Term of office, of city treasurer and collector of taxes of Worcester
of members of the Boston transit commission, extended
Terminal facilities of New Bedford, improving .
Testing, of apothecaries' weights and measures .
of water meters .......
Text-books, persons, associations or corporations publishing
regulated .........
Textile School, Bradford Durfee, The, of Fall River, certain additional equip
ment at ......... .
the maintenance of ........
Lowell, the maintenance of .......
New Bedford, additional equipment for .... .
in favor of ......... .
Theatre, Old Colony, Inc., charter revived .....
Theological Institution, Newton, may hold additional property
Thompson, William, widow of, city of Chicopee may pay a sum of money to
Three mill registration fee on bonds .......
Timber or wood, cutting of, disposal of slash or brush following .
Toilet, appliances, in industrial establishments, defacing of, prohibited .
facilities in industrial establishments, provision for
Tolerances, m packages containing malt beverages, established
Town, clerks, prohibited from charging fees for certificates relating to minors
committees, pohtical, membership of, limited
elections, notices or warrants for calling
landing at Woods Hole, town of Falmouth may appropriate money for
improving .......
officers, blanks for certain, appropriation for
election of certain, at the annual town meeting of South Hadley, con-
firmed ..........
Towns :
Abington, may refund certain indebtedness ....
town of Pembroke may purchase water from ....
Adams, state highway between Cummington and, construction of .
Amherst, water loan of, provision affecting .....
Andover, made a part of the jurisdiction of the Lawrence district court
South Parish in. Trustees of the Ministerial Fund of, date of holding
annual meeting of ....... .
Arlington, reimbursed for expenses in caring for certain smallpox patient
Ashland, bathing or swimming pool in, the construction and maintenance
of
Barnstable, clams and quahaugs in, the cultivation of .
fish houses and bath houses in, selectmen may grant locations for
Becket, improvement of a highway in Washington, Hinsdale and .
Blackstone, may take additional land for water supply purposes .
Bourne, new highway bridge across Cohasset Narrows between Wareham
and, estimating the cost of constructing ....
Brookline, municipal court of, justice and clerk of, salaries established
PAGE
743
48
616
703
600
361
634
1033
1034
1034
1033
1024
519
75
107
869
72
117
292, 757
465
282
959
293
38
52
328
326
373
1047
728
469
334
170
722
36
229
864
893
1026
452
1408 Index.
Towns — continued. page
Canton, may supply KnoUwood Cemetery with water .... 128
Chester, highway between Hinsdale and, through Middlefield, the im-
provement of ......... . 446
Clinton, may borrow money to increase its water system . . . 460
Concord, may make an additional water loan ..... 501
Cummington, may supply itself with water ...... 283
state highway between Adams and, constructing .... 1047
Dalton, highway between Goshen and, the improvement of . . . 445
Dartmouth, city of New Bedford may supply water to .... 129
Dennis, apportionment of the cost of reconstructing Ba«s river upper
bridge between Yarmouth and . . . . . .415
Dudley, highway in Southbridge, Webster antl, the improvement of 905
Easthampton, boundary line between the city of Northampton and,
established .......... 358
Edgartown, harbor of, cost of improving, harbor and land commissioners
to estimate .......... 1035
rights of the Proprietors of the New Mattakessett Creeks in Great
pond in, extended ......... 242
Egremont, state highway to be constructed in .... . 766
Fairhaven may acquire and maintain a free public wharf . . 346
reimbursed for money advanced to meet a deficit relative to shell-
fisheries ........... 1031
Falmouth, may appropriate money for improving landing at Woods Hole 38
may borrow money to extend its water system to 8ippewissett . . 272
may build a wharf at Megansett ....... 56
Framingham, certain public ways in Sherborn and, relocating . . 876
commissioners of public works in, office established .... 720
maintaining the sewage disposal system at the reformatory for women,
appropriation for expense of ...... . 354
metropolitan water and sewerage board may allow residents of, to
bathe in Farm pond ........ 57
sessions of the Middlesex county probate court in . . .97
state normal school at, new dormitory, etc., at, building and furnishing 1045
state normal school at, taking of land for ...... 502
Georgetown, may sell electricity to the town of Rowley .... 774
may supply electricity in a part of the town of Newbury . . 774
Goshen, highway between Dalton and, the improvement of . 445
Grafton, payment of an annuity to James L. Cisco to be made through
the selectmen of . . . . . . 995
Hadley, bridge over the Connecticut river between Northampton and,
the control of . . . . . . • . . 739
Hanover, town of Pembroke may sell water to .... . 373
Hingham, Hull and Weymouth may jointly grant jicrinits to take fish
in Hingham harbor, Hull bay and Weymouth Back river . . 274
Hinsdale, highway in Becket, Washington and, the improvement of 864
highway between Chester and, through Middlefield, the improvement of 446
Holden, highway leading from Rutland to, the improvement of , . 641
Index.
1409
Towns — conlinual.
Hopkinton, highway leading from couthboro to Milford through
provement of .
Hudson, locations for electric lines granted by, confirmed
Hyannis, state normal school at, electric lighting system at, provision
for installing ........
Hyde Park, laborers of Boston who were formerly in the service of, the
retirement of ........ .
Ipswich, may make an additional water loan ....
Leominster, may pay money to the Leominster Hospital Association
public ways of, provision for laying out, confirmed
Lexington, park commissioners of, may lease a part of Buckman Tavern
Park to the ]^o.\iiigtoii Historical Society
surface drainage in, i)rovision affecting ....
I;ongmeadow, part of, to be annexed to the city of Si)riiigfi('l(l
Ludlow, may appropriate money for the Ludlow hospital
Lunenburg, election of selectmen and other town officers in, confirmed
Marion, commission of public works for, office established
Mashpee, approjjriation for construction and repair of roads in
Medfield, bridge over the Charles river in Sherborn and, construction of
Methuen, made a part of the jurisdiction of the Lawrence district court
Middleborough fire district, may borrow money for housing and equip-
ment . .
■Middlefield, improvement of highway from Chester to Hinsdale
Milford, highway from Southborough to, the improvement of
Milton, may provide for surface water drainage .
Montague, Lake Pleasant Water Supply District in, may supply elec
tricity .........
Montague Lighting District in, established
Montgomery, boiuidary line established between Russell and
Nahant, certain property in, metropolitan park commission to det(
the cost of improving ......
Nantucket, may take certain land for a ])ublic park
operation of motor vehicles in, regulated ....
New Marlborough, state highway to be constructed in .
New Salem, the Millington Village Improvement Society of, incorporated
Newbury, town of Georgetown may supply electricity in a part of
North Andover, made a part of the jurisdiction of the Lawrence district
court .........
Norwell, the Hingham water company may extend its supply into
Scituate Water Supply Company may distribute water in .
Norwood, certain powers of the trustees of the Morrill memorial library
transferred to the selectnien of .
provision for change of date of town meeting, enlarging the powers and
duties of the selectmen, abolishing certain offices and for the ad
n)inistration of town affairs in .
Palmer, may make appropriation for the Wing Memorial Hospital
state hatchery at, provision for an ice house at ...
PAGE
741
58
995
471
161
297
491
106
324
606
94
998
454
251
726
469
633
446
741
243
253
603
583
1001
249
506
861
271
774
469
418
422
135
135
248
1053
1410
Index.
Towns — continued.
Pembroke may supply itself with water, etc.
Plymouth, sale of alewife fisheries in .
■ Provincetown, cost of building a breakwater in the harbor of, harbor and
land commissioners to estimate
Kaynham, city of Taunton may furnish electricity in
Reading, admission of, to the north metropolitan sewerage district, report
on ........ .
Revere, inclosed athletic field in, provision for
incorporation of, as a city ......
metropolitan sewer may be built to i)rovide for the sewage of
Rockland, may make an additional water loan
town of Pembroke may purchase water from
Rockport, may construct a town landing and pier and dredge a cliannol
port warden of, suitable quarters for, to provide . 413, 857
Rowley, taking of smelts during close season in waters of, selectmen may
grant permits for .......
town of Georgetown may sell electricity to . . .
Russell, boundai-y line established between Montgomery and
Rutland, highway leading from Holden to, the improvement of
Salisbury, highway commission to lay out a highway in
Saugus, may make an additional water loan
school committee of, provision affecting . . .
Savoy, may refund certain indebtedness ....
Scituate, may take land for a wharf and public landing
selectmen of, may grant a location for the erection of structures and
wires .......
Sherbom, bridge over the Charles river, etc., in Medfield and, the con-
struction of ..... .
certain public ways in Framingham and, relocating
may pay a sum of money to George P. Carter .
may pay a sum of money to Ir\Mng C. Hildreth
may supply itself with water ....
Shrewsbury, assessment of, for police control of lake Quinsigamond
may make an additional water loan .....
Somerset, may supply itself and the town of Swansea with water
South Hadley, Connecticut river in, protecting the easterly bank of
election of certain town officers at the annual town meeting of, con-
firmed ...........
Southborough, highway leading from Milford to, the improvement of
property held by the metropolitan water and sewerage board in, the
taxation of ........ .
Southbridge, highway in Dudley, Webster and, the improvement of
Swampscott, certain acts to be submitted to the voters of
Humphrey street in, highway commission to lay out and construct
Swansea, town of Somerset may supply, with water
Truro, repair of a certain highway in, appropriation for
PAGE
373
62
1035
129
103G
409
677
227
758
373
496
113
774
583
641
636
96
31
288
451
575
726
876
49
49
82,407
15
328
221
1034
328
741
885
905
547
362
221
184
Index. 1411
Towns — concluded. page
Wakefield, Lake Quannapowitt in, parts of, may be used in the cunstriic-
tion of a parkway or boulevard ■•.... 1000
Wareham, alewife fisheries belonging to, relative to sale of . 46 62
new highway bridge across Cohasset Narrows between Bourne and,
estimating the cost of constructing . . . 1026
river, in the town of Wareham, improvement of, harbor and land com-
missioners to estimate cost of . IO35
Washington, improvement of a highway m Becket, Hinsdale and . 864
Watertown, bridge over the Charles river between Boston ami, the
construction of ..... . q(J(^
Webster, fishing in the waters of Lake Chaubunagungamaug in, regu-
lated 356
highway in Southbridge, Dudley and, the improvement of . 905
may borrow money to improve its water supply .... 466
Wellesley, included within the south metropolitan sewerage district 315
may compensate certain laborers, workmen and mechanics . . 411
proceedings of, in accepting a certain act, validated . . .411
Wellfieet, harbor of, cost of improvement of, harbor and land commis-
sioners to estimate •••...... 1035
West Bridgewater, city of Brockton may extend its surface drainage
system into ......... 226
Weymouth, land around Weymouth Great pond in, metropolitan park
commission to investigate the cost of acquiring .... 995
may refund part of its water loan ...... 324
Whitman, may refund certain indebtedness ..... 339
Wilbraham, game farm at, improvements at . . . IO53
Winthrop, protection of Great Head, and shore reservation in, from
storms 669,670
use of nets and seines in the waters of, regulated .... 226
Yarmouth, apportionment of the cost of reconstructing Bass river upper
bridge between Dennis and . . . . . . .415
may appropriate money to dredge the mouth of Bass river . .219
Towns, certain, act providing for compensating certain public employees for
injuries, etc., to be submitted to the voters of . . . . 535
general laws relating to, compilation of .... . 1026
free public libraries in small, aiding ....... 344
licenses for the manufacture of sausages or chopped meat, or the break-
ing or canning of eggs •••■.... 290
may acquire real estate, and appropriate money for agricultural demon-
stration work ......... 729
may provide for the training of teachers for state-aided vocational and
continuation schools . . . . .121
of less than 10,000 po|)nlation, may establish plannhig hoard.s 245
parks, public reservations, wharves and docks, to take land by right of
eminent domain to establish, proposed amendment to the con-
stitution to authorize ........ 1057
regulations of boards of health in, the publication of . . . .63
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Towns, reimbursing, for protection against forest fires .... 229
svuiuner census in, appropriation for taking ...... 69
superintendents of schools in small, appropriation for . 131
vocational agricultural schools in certain, appropriation for maintenance
of 256
Towns and cities, aid furnished to state paupers and shipwrecked seamen by,
appropriation by ........ . 552
annual returns of school statistics by, relative to . . . . . 393
apportionment of sidewalk apd curbstone assessments in . . . 399
boards of health in, inspection of articles of food, etc., by . . . 593
to grant li(;enses for the manufacture of sausages or chopped meats, or
for the breaking or canning of eggs ...... 290
to take necessary measures to control cases of oj)hthalrnia neonatorum 123
burial of state paupers by, ai)propriation for .... . 552
claims arising from death of i)ersons doing duty at request of authorities
ini towns having no organized fire department, appropriation for 47
dental dispensaries for children, may establish ..... 649
distribution of public documents to certain, may be discontinued . . 303
elections, notices or warrants for calling, relative to . . 293
employees of, act relative to an eight-hour day for, to be submitted to
the voters of Chicopee ........ 239
act relative to eight-hour day for, to be submitted to the voters of
Fitchburg 485
act relative to eight-hour day for, to be submitted to voters of Swamp-
scott 547
certain public, act providing for compensating for injuries, etc., to be
submitted to the voters of Swampscott ..... 547
expenditures for the repair of state highways by, relative to . 455
fire departments of, payment of claims for death of members of . 47
I)romotion of call men in, law relative to, amended .... 99
l>romotion of call men in, act to be submitted to the voters of Swamp-
scott 547
incurring of debt xmder special acts by ..... . 777
independent industrial schools, in, appropriation for niaintenance of 268
reimbursement of, for tuition in ...... . 259
inspectors of masonry construction employed by, the qualifications of 474
laborers employed by, vacations for ....... 175
may aiipoint women police officers ....... 453
may borrow money for highwaj' construction ..... 283
may make agreements with railroad corporations regarding surfaces
of bridges .......... 161
may petition for the assessment of damages by a jury for taking of or
injury to real estate ........ 28
may raise money to procure privilege of borrowing books from other
cities and towns ......... 87
may suppress the tent (^-xterpillnr, etc. ...... 366
notices of intent ion of marriage, may be sworn to before assistant registrar, .
certain clerks, etc., of ........ 89
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1413
Towns and cities, oysters, the cultivation, etc., of, licenses may be granted in,
of Barnstable, Bristol and Dukes Counties, for .... ,526
public libraries of, may lend books to non-residents .... 87
rate of interest to be paid by, on money advanced for the abolition of
grade crossings . . . . . .13
reimbursement of, for loss of taxes on land used for public institutions 42, 625
for payments made on account of state and military aid . . 61
schools, public evening, to be maintained by certain . . . fjlO
sealers and deputy sealers of weights and measures in certain, the ap-
pointment of ......... . 400
subsidies to, for establishing and maintaining tuberculosis hospitals,
appropriation for ......... 5
support of sick state paupers by appropriation for .... 552
to care for the graves of soldiers and sailors ..... 89
to give preference to citizens of the commonwealth in appointment and
employment on public work ....... 546
use of mufflers on motor vehicles in certain parts of, prohibited . . 130
vacations for laborers employed by, provision for . . . .175
Trade, agreements and combinations in restraint of (see Agreements, cer-
tain, between employees or laborers).
Falmouth Board of, incorporated ....... 79
Training, of teachers for state-aided vocational and continuation schools,
relative to . . . . . . . 121, 356
school buildings, county of Hampden may acquire land and procure plans
and estimates of cost of constnicting ..... 503
schools, Massachusetts, appropriation for expc^nse of . . . .134
Transfers of stock, taxation of ....... . 888
Transit commission, Boston (see Boston transit conunission).
Transportation, facilities in the commonwealth, etc., appointment of a com-
mission to consider the improvement of .... . 1047
free, giving of, by railroad corporations to officers and employees of the
general court, prohibited ........ 650
of certain high school pupils, appropriation for the payment of . . 131
of children to public school, appropriation for . . . . 552
of state paupers, relative to ....... . 552
Travel, expenses of, of certain state officers and employees, advances from
the treasury to pay, relative to ...... 339
of representatives, appropriation for ....... 3
of senators, appropriation for ........ 3
public ways for, in Lynn, preparation and opening of . . . .321
Treasurer, city, and collector of taxes, of the city of Worcester, the term of
office of, relative to . . . . . . . .48
county, may advance necessary expenses of officers going outside the
commonwealth for the purpose of producing persons imder indict-
ment ........... 475
returns of votes for, to be transmitted to the secretary of the common-
wealth 356
of Berkshire county, Henry A. Brewster, acts confirmed . . 1005
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Index.
PAGE
Treasurer and receiver-general:
appropriation for salaries and expenses in the department of . . . 12
Treasury of the commonwealth, advances to certain disbursing officers and
officials from 37, 339
reimbursing the city of Salem from, for the abatement of certain tJixes 943
Trees, bordering upon state highways, Massachusetts highway commission
may remove limbs from ......
cutting of, provision for disposal of slash or brush following .
fruit or ornamental, damage of, by deer, provision relative to
Trespass laws, sale by the state board of agriculture of posters containing
extracts from .........
Trial by jury (see Jury trial).
Trials, in police, district and municipal courts, adjournment of, relative to
Troop of cavalry (see Cavalry).
Trucks, motor, registration of, regulated ......
Truro, town of, repair of a certain highway in, appropriation for .
Trust, companies, acceptance of certain drafts and rediscounting of certain
notes, etc., relative to ...... .
capital stock in other companies to be held by, amount regulated
certain, reserve of, relative to .
to be subject to the provisions of the "Federal Reserve Act" .
collateral security for deposits of public, etc., funds, relative to .
consolidation with other companies and merger of, relative to
establishment of branches in foreign countries by . . .
insolvent, receiving of deposits by, prohibited ....
maintenance of branch offices by ..... .
use of word, in authorized banking ......
Company, the Boston Safe Deposit and, may increase its capital stock
Trustees:
Boston state hospital, report of, printing additional copies of.
Cooley Dickinson hospital, number of, increased ....
East Somerville Society of the Methodist Church, name changed to
Trustees of the Flint Street Methodist Episcopal Church, and
acts confirmed .......
Foxborough state hospital, provision for new board of .
Groton school, corporate powers of, extended
hospitals for consumptives, appropriation for certain expenses of
Massachusetts, Agricultural College report of, relative to
training schools, appropriation for expenses of .
Ministerial Fund of the South Parish in Andover, holding the annual
meeting of ....... .
Natick Ministerial Fund, the First Congregational Church of Natick
may succeed to the property and duties of .
Psi Omega Fraternity in Williams College, incorporated
St. Mark's school, regulating the powers of .
Smith College, may hold additional estate ....
Soldiers' Home in Massachusetts, in favor of . . .
voluntary associations under a written instrument, duties of .
269
72
.402
187
408
706
184
472
447
379
472
472
447
472
493
447
572
479
1002
15
246
326
65
69
64
134
334
26
182
35
79
995
412
Index. 1415
Tuberculosis, checking spread of, recess committee of general court to investi-
gate methods of , appropriation for . . . . .114
dispensaries to be inspected by the state board of health . . 367
hospitals, subsidies to cities and towns for establishing and maintaining,
appropriation for ......... 5
Tuition, in certain independent industrial schools, appropriations for reim-
bursement of cities and towns for . . . . . 256
in the public schools, appropriation for ...... 552
of children in certain high schools, appropriation for the payment of . 131
Turnkeys and watchmen, in the state prison and the Massachusetts reform-
atory, salaries establi.shed ....... 4S5
Typographical Society, the Franklin, may hold additional estate . . . 454
u.
Unauthorized banking, prohibited . . . . .411, 572
Undergrowth, cutting of, provision for disposal of slash or brush following . 72
Uniform rate of taxes, throughout the commonwealth, upon income derived
from different classes of property, proposed amendment to the
constitution relative to ....... . 105S
Uniformity of legislation, in the United States, board of commissioners for
the promotion of, established ....... 350
Uniforms, for court officers of the municipal and district courts of Suffolk
county ........... 773
Unions, credit, powers of, enlarged ........ 389
United States, uniformity of legislation in, board of commissioners for the
promotion of, established ....... 350
flag, use of, evasion of the law relative to, prevented .... 494
naval regulations, application to the naval militia, repealed . 330
Universities, colleges and other institutions of learning, filing of petitions by,
relative to granting degrees ....... 45
University, state, advisability of establishing, report on . . . . 1032
Unpaid taxes, time for collection of, extended ...... 592
Use, and alteration of buildings in the city of Boston, relative to . . . 524
of cellars and basements in Boston, limited ...... 594
of public school property for educational and recreation purposes,
relative to ......... . 473
Y.
Vacations, for laborers employed by cities and towns . . . . . 175
Valley, of the Assabet river, protection of the public health in . . 632
of the Deerfield river, highway between the city of North Adams and,
the construction of ........ . 163
of the Neponset river, further protection of the public health in . . 1046
Values, surrender, of life insurance companies ...... 448
Valves, safety, ammonia compressors to be equipped with . . . . 409
Vehicles, to carry lights at night on public highways and bridges . . . 126
commercial motor, fees for the registration of, regulated . . . 706
14 IG Index.
Vehicles, motor, loss or damage to, certain mutual insurance companies may
insure against ......... 609
operation of, in Nantucket, regulated ...... 506
operation of, on the Lord's day, permitted ..... 866
privileges of non-resident owners of, defined . .163
use of mufflers on, in certain parts of cities and towns, regulated . 1.30
Venereal diseases, provision for diagnostic facilities for .... 253
Ventilation in industrial establishments, relative to . . . . 292, 757
Venue of complaints and prosecutions concerning false weights and measures 354
Vested remainders or reversions, probate court may authorize the mortgage of
lands subject to ......... 77
Veterans, of the civil war, retired from the service of the commonwealth, ap-
propriation for the compensation of . . 228
state aid for helpless children of ...... . 321
wives and widows of, date of eligibility under the burial act for, ex-
tended 275
of the Spanish war, state aid for helpless children of . . . . 321
Veterinary medicine, and surgery, prescription of ophmi, morphine and other
narcotic drugs by practitioners of, regulated . . 704, 947
board of registration in, approj^riation for ...... 19
examinations by .......... 82
practice of, defined .......... 858
Violations of law, expenditures of the attorney-general in prosecuting . 7.59
Vocational, agricultural schools in certain towns and counties, appropriation
for maintenance of. ........ 2.56
schools, state-aided, training of teachers for, by cities and towns . . 121
board of education may maintain classes for the training of teachers for 356
training of teachers for, appropriation for ..... 131
Voluntary associations, under written instruments, provision affecting . 412
Volunteer militia, Massachusetts (.see Militia, Massachusetts volunteer).
Voters (see Listing, supplemental, of male persons in Boston).
in city of Brockton, act for compensation for certain public employees
to be submitted to . . . . 101
in the town of Wareham, act relative to the election of a committee to
sell certain alewife fisheries to be submitted to . . .46
names of candidates to be accompanied by residence when inserted in
ballots by 387
striking the word male from the qualifications of, proposed amendment
to the constitution ......... 1055
women, may sign the nomination papers and vote for the nomination of
candidates for school committee ...... 318
Votes, returns of, for county treasiu'er, register of deeds and comity com-
missioners, relative to ....... . 356
Voting, machine examiners, state board of, compensation of . . . 1051
precincts, re-division of cities into ....... 647
Index. 1417
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/TIT- ■ • ^ PAGE
Wage commission, mmimum (see Minimum wage commission).
Wages, agreements between employees or laborers relative to hours of labor or,
made lawful .......... 904
certain increases in, paid by the metropolitan water and sewerage board,
authorized .......... 1029
minimum, for women and minors, the determination of . . 335
of laborers emploj^ed by the prison commissioners, fixed 405
of mechanics employed in the construction of public works, regulated . 413
weekly payment of, law relative to, amended ..... 216
advancement of money from the treasury for the, relative to . . 339
Wakefield, town of, Lake Quannapowitt in, parts of, may be used in the con-
struction of a parkway or boulevard ...... 1000
Wall, retaining, to protect, etc., the Revere Beach reservation, constructing 1026
sea, at Winthrop shore reservation, the extension of . . . (iGO, 670
Waltham, city of, maintaining system of sewage disposal for the Massachu-
setts School for the Feeble-Minded, appropriation for . . 382
may establish a board of recreation ....... 458
War, civil, soldiers and sailors who served in, jjublication of record of, ap-
propriation for . . .133
state aid for helpless children of soldiers and sailors who served in the 321
veterans of tlve, retired from the service of the commonwealth, appro-
priation for the compensation of . . 228
wives and widows of veterans of, date of eligibility under the burial
act for, extended ......... 275
Spanish, state aid for helpless children of sailors and soldiers who ser\ed
in the 321
Ward committees, political, membership of, limited ..... 959
Warden, port, of Gloucester and Rockport, suitable quarters for, to be pro-
vided 413, 857
Wardens, fish, city of Fall River ma}^ appoint ...... 122
Wards, re-division of cities into ........ 647
re-division of the city of Boston into ....... 598
Wareham, river, in the town of Wareham, improvement of. harbor and land
commissioners to estimate cost of ..... . 1035
town of, alewife fisheries belonging to, the sale of ... 46, 62
new highway bridge across Cohasset Narrows between Bourne and,
estimating the cost of constructing ...... 1026
Warrant, arrest in the daytime without ....... 631
Warrants or notices for calling state, city and town elections . . . 293
Washburn, Carrie C, in favor of ....... . 997
Washing facilities, etc., in industrial establishments, relative to . . 292
Washington, street, in the West Roxbury district, city of Boston may recon-
struct 608
town of, improvement of a highway in Becket, Hinsdale and 864
1418
Index.
Washingtonian Home, may hold additional property . . . . .
Watch districts, certain bonds, notes and certificates of indebtedness issued
by, exempt from taxation
"majority vote," and "two thirds vote" of, defined
may incur debt for temporary loans .
notes of, the issuing of .... .
temporary loans of .
Watchmen, at the state prison and the Massachusetts reformatory, salaries
estabUshed .........
employed by counties in prisons, etc., hours of labor fixed for
in Fall River, provision for day off, etc., for ....
Water, and sewerage board (see Metropolitan water and sewerage board).
closets, etc., in industrial establishments, relative to . . .
commissioner, of Chelsea, made subject to civil service
companies, supervision of, by the gas and electric light commissioners
district, Chelmsford, signing of bonds and notes issued by, relative to
districts (see also Water supply districts),
laborers in the employ of, pensioning
meters, testing of . . .
notes of, the issuing of .... .
power resources, investigation of, appropriation for
supply, districts, taxation of lands held by .
purposes, taxation of lands taken for, relative to
surface, drainage, town of Milton may provide for
system, metropolitan, appropriation for operating
certain improvements in the, relative to .
temporary loans of .
unlawful use of, and injuring of water meters, prohibited
Water companies:
Cummington, incorporated ....
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365
Hingham, may increase its capital stock and extend it
town of Norwell
Humarock Beach, incorporated
Lunenburg, incorporated
Marshfield, incorporated
Norwell, incorporated
Sagamore, charter amended
Scituate, may distribute water in the town of Norwell
Water loans:
Acton, West and South Water Supply District of
Amherst .
Chelmsford
Clinton .
Concord .
Cummington .
Dalton Fire District
Duxbury .
Falmouth
s supply into the
Index.
1419
Water loans — concluded.
Fitchburg
Ipswich .
Lunenburg
Mansfield Water Supply District
Marshfield
Metropolitan water loan
Middleborough
Milton
Norwell .
Pembroke
Rockland
Saugus
Sherborn .
Shrewsbury
Somerset .
Webster .
Weymouth
Worcester
Water supply:
Abington
Blackstone
Boston
Canton
CUnton .
Cummington
Falmouth
Fitchburg
Hanover .
Hingham
New Bedford, may supply the town of Dartmouth
North Adams
Norwell .
Pembroke
Rockland
Sherborn .
Somerset .
Swansea .
Webster .
Worcester
Water supply districts:
Acton, the West and South
Chelmsford, signing of bonds and notes issued by
Dighton, time extended for establishing
Duxbury, established
Lake Pleasant, may supply electricity
Mansfield, may extend and improve its water works
Salem and Beverly, provision affecting the board of
PAGE
709
161
307
304
576
546
633
243
418, 422, 429
373
758
96
82
328
221
466
324
38
373
893
289
128
460
283
272
709
373
418
129
77
422
373
373
82, 407
221
221
466
38
109
108
131
276
253
304
599
1420
Index.
PAGE
Watering streets, in cities, the assessment of expense of ... . 149
Waters, flow of, in rivers and streams, methods of conserving and equalizing,
further investigation of ....... . 1029
inland, appropriation for preserving the purity of .... 270
of the commonwealth, enforcement of law and prevention of ciimo in,
facilities of the district police for, increased .... r^Ol
Watertown, construction of bridge over the Charles river between Boston and
Cambridge at North Beacon street in .... . 906
Watuppa, pond, south, in Fall River, improving the navigability of 1036
ponds, improvement of, approval by the city of Fall River of plans for . 186
Wayfarer's lodges, state supervision of ...... . 551
Ways, pubUc, in Leominster, the location and laying out of . . 491
certain, in 8herborn and Framingham, etc., relocating . . . 876
for travel, in Lynn, preparation and opening of . . 321
Webster, town of, fishing in the waters of Lake Chaub\magungam.aug in,
regulated .......... 356
highway in Southbridge, Dudley and, the impro^•(•nlent of . . 905
may borrow money to improve its water suj)ply ..... 466
Weighing or measuring devices, use of improper, in the pur<hase, sale or ex-
change of commodities, prohibited ...... 319
Weight, fresh food fish to be sold by ....... 335
carat, established as standard for diamonds and precious stones . . 126
Weights and measukks:
carat weight, established as standard for diamonds and jMccious stones . 126
commissioner of, appropriation for ....... 41
to enforce law requiring marking of i)ackages containing foods . 630
false weights and measures, venue of complaints and ])rosecutions con-
cerning ........... 354
penalty for use of ......... . 348
fish, fresh food, to be sold by weight, at t ime of deli\'ery . . . 335
laws relating to, provision for the codification of . . 1029
sealers and deputy sealers of, in cities and certain towns, the appoint-
ment of 400
testing and seaUng of apothecaries' ....... 600
weighing and measuring devices, use of improper, in the purchase, sale
or exchange of commodities, prohibited ..... 319
Wellesley, towTi of, included within the south metropolitan sewerage district . 315
may compensate certain laborers, workmen and mechanics . . .411
proceedings of, in accepting a certain act, validated . . .411
Wellfleet harbor, cost of improving, harbor and land commissioners to esti-
mate ........... 1035
Wellington bridge, appropriation for the care and maintenance of 239
over the Mystic river, between Somerville and Medford, metropolitan
park commission maj^ reconstruct ...... 072
West, and South Water Supply District of Acton, authorizetl to make an
additional water loan ........ 109
Index.
1421
West, Bridgewater, town of, city of Brockton may extend its surface drainage
system into .......... 226
Cummington Cemetery Corporation, part of Deer Hill state reservation
may be conveyed to ........ 95
Millbury Cemetery Association, incorporated ..... 427
Roxbury district of Boston, Washington street in, the reconstruction of . 608
Sutton Cemetery Corporation, dissolved ...... 757
Westborough state hospital, appropriation for . . . .117
Western counties, five, transpoi'tation facilities of, appointment of a com-
mission to consider the improvement of .... . 1047
Westfield, city of, incorporated ........ 554
state normal school, appropriation for . . . . . .131
state sanatorium, ajjpropriation for ....... 405
improvements at ......... . 1042
Wet lands, reclamation of ......... 525
Weymouth, Back river, taking of fish in the waters <tf, regulated . . . 274
Hingham and Hull, may jointly grant permits to take fish in Hingham
harbor, Hull bay and Weymouth Back river .... 274
town of, land around Weymouth Great pond in, metropolitan park
commission to investigate the cost of acquiring .... 995
may refund part of its water loan ....... 324
Wharf, at Megansett, town of Falmouth may build ..... 56
city of Beverly, may take land and borrow money for a public . . 286
towTi of Fairhaven, may acquire and maintain a free public . . . 346
town of Scituate may take land for . . . . .451
Wharves, docks, parks and pubMc reservations, proposed amendment to the
constitution relative to taking land by right of eminent domain
to estabhsh 1057
Wheels, fly (see Fly wheels).
White slave, laws, so-called 586, 587, 854
traffic, commission on, report of, the ilistribution of ... . 1004
time extended for making rei)ort by ...... 990
Whitman, town of, may refund certain indebtedness ..... 339
Widows, and wives, of veterans of the civil war, date of eligibility under the
burial act for, extended ........ 275
Society, the Boston Fatherless and, may hold additional property . 182
Wife, bail forfeited in non-support cases may be appUed to the support of 462
Wilbraham, town of, game farm at, improvements at . . 1053
Wild or forest land, classification and taxation of 529
commission to investigate the taxation of, time extended for making
report by . 989
Williams College, Trustees of Psi Omega Fraternity in, incorporated 182
Williamstown, town of, River road, so-called, from Pittsfield to, the further
construction of ....... , 1023
Wing Memorial Hospital, town of Palmer may make appropriation for 248
Winn, Henry, of Maiden, in favor of ....... 1032
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Index.
PAGE
Wintlii'op, shore reservation, protection of, from ocean antl storms . 669, 670
town of, protection of Great Head in . . . . . . 670
use of nets and seines in the waters of, regulated .... 226
Wires, overhead electric, removal of, in city of New Bedford, relative to . 298
city of Salem may borrow money to place, underground . .116
selectmen of Scituate may grant a location for the erection of . . 575
Witnesses, records of conviction of, the admission as evidence of . 367
Wives and widows, of veterans of the civil war, date of eligibility under the
burial act for, extended ........ 275
Woburn, city of, board of public works of, abolished . . . . .341
may pay a pension to John Callahan ....... 176
Woman suffrage, proposed amendment to the constitution favoring . 1055
Woman's American Baptist Foreign Mission Society, authorized to hold
additional real and personal estate and name changed from
Woman's Baptist Foreign Missionary Society . 181, 262
Women, and children, appropriation for salaries and expenses of recess com-
mittees of the general court to investigate the circumstances
surrounding . . . . . . . . .114
and minors, minimum wages for, the determination of . . 335
convicted of felonies to be committed to the reformatory for women,
etc 602
employed by the county of Suffolk, as cleaners and scrub women, salaries
fixed 370
employed by the sergeant-at-arms, appropriation for certain . . . 228
may be appointed as special police officers ...... 453
moving of boxes and other receptacles in mills and workshops by, law
relative to, amended ........ 188
non-resident married, sale of real estate within the commonwealth by 415
reformatory for, appropriation for ...... . 354
certain improvements at ........ 1043
certain public ways in Sherborn and Framingham near, relocating . 876
commitment of prisoners to, on conviction of felony, the duties of
court officers in cases of ....... . 274
females convicted of felonies to be committed to, etc. . . . 602
receipts from the labor of prisoners in, provision affecting . . . 642
voters may sign the nomination papers and vote for the nomination of
candidates for school committees ...... 318
Wood or timber, cutting of, disposal of slash or brush following ... 72
Woodlot, term defined for taxation purposes ...... 530
Woods Hole, towm of Falmouth may appropriate money for improving landing
at ............ 38
Woodworth, Ruth, of Revere, in favor of . . 1000
Worcester, city of, assessment in, for police control of Lake Quinsigauiond 15
certain members of the police department of, the promotion of . 276
city treasurer and collector of taxes of, the term of office of .48
coffee and tea houses, and places for refreshment, must be licensed . 161
license commissioners in, the appointment of . . . • 406
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Worcester, city of, may borrow money to increase its water supply
may maintain a fire alarm telegraph station on Newton Hill
may make ordinances to control smoke ....
may pay a sum of money to Catherine O'Reilly
may regulate the construction of fire escapes in public streets
purchasing agent for, the appointment of ...
Wright Wire Company may maintain a bridge over Hanunontl street in
central district court of, justice of, salary established
Children's Friend Society, may hold additional property
county, tax granted for ........
Polytechnic Institute, appropriation for .....
state asylum, appropriation for ......
Grafton colony of, certain buildings at, completing . .
certain improvements at ...... .
time extended within which new buildings at, shall be completed
state hospital, appi'opriations for ......
state normal school, appropriation for .....
certain improvements at .......
Workmen, employed by the commonwealth, making Saturday a half-holiday
for
regulation of the employment of certain ....
Workmen's compensation act, amendments to .
to be submitted to the voters of Brockton ....
to be submitted to the voters of Chicopee ....
(see also Labor).
Works, public (see Public works).
Workshops, and mills, moving by wonaen of boxes and other receptacles in,
law relative to, amended ......
sanitary conditions in, relative to .... .
toilet facilities in, relative to ..... .
Wrentham state school, appropriation for .
buildings, etc., at, the construction of ... .
Wright Wire Company, may maintain a bridge over Hammond street in
Worcester ........
Writ or summons, service of, upon foreign insurance companies .
Written acceptance, of nominations, term defined
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Yarmouth, town of, apportionment of the cost of reconstructing Bass river
upper bridge between Dennis and . . . .415
may appropriate money to dredge the mouth of Bass river . . . 219
Year, municipal, city of Newton, relative to ...... 75
Youths and children, encouragement of agriculture among .... 231
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Zuver, Russell M., widow of, city of Boston to pay soldiers' relief to
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